Cotton, Priscilla (d. 1664)
Cotton, Priscilla (d. 1664)
British religious writer. Died 1664; m. Arthur Cotton.
Wrote Quaker pamphlets arguing for social justice, religious tolerance, and equality of women preachers, including To the Priests and People of England (with Mary Cole, 1655), As I was in the Prison-House (1656), A Brief Description by way of Supposition (1659) and A Visitation of Love unto all People (1661).
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