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An appeal to his Majesty's most gracious promise of never forgetting those that have distinguished themselves in his service; the humble petition of John Dunton, gent.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1730?]- Books
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Neck or nothing: in a letter to the Right Honourable the Lord - being a supplement To the short History of the Parliament. Also the new scheme (mention'd in the foresaid History) which the English and Scotch Jacobites have concerted for bringing in the Pretender, Popery and Slavery. With the True Character or Secret History of the Present Ministry. Written by his Grace John Duke of -----
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1713- Books
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The state-weathercocks: or, a new secret history of the most distinguished favourites, both of the late and present reign. ... Writ by that Person of honour, that sent to Mr. John Dunton all those Jacobite secrets that composed Neck or nothing, ... To these new discoveries is added, the twentieth edition of Neck or nothing, ... Also Mordecai kneeling at the King's gate: ...
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1719]- Books
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A cat may look on a queen: or, A satyr on Her present Majesty.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: Printed in the year 1705- Books
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A supplement to the Athenian oracle : being a collection of the remaining questions and answers in the old Athenian mercuries intermixt with many cases in divinity, history, philosophy, mathematicks, love, poetry, never before publish'd. To which is prefix'd the history of the Athenian Society, and an essay upon learning / [by J. Dunton?] By a member of the Athenian Society.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733Date: 1710- Books
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Mordecai's memorial: or, There's Nothing done for Him. Being A Satyr upon Some-Body, but I name No-Body: (or, in Plainer English, A Just and Generous Representation of Unrewarded Services, by which the Protestant Succession has been sav'd out of Danger.) Written By an Unknown and Disinterested Clergy-Man, And most humbly Inscrib'd to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, Guardian of these Realms.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1716]- Books
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The manifesto of K. John the Second; and of those noblemen, gentlemen and others, now arming in defence of his indefeasible and hereditary right to the imperial crown ... With a satyr upon royalty, writ by King John the Second, ... The whole printed by the special order of His Majesty King John; ...
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1715?]- Books
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A collection of choice, scarce, and valuable tracts, being taken from manuscripts and printed books, very uncommon, and not to be found but in the libraries of the curious, by a gentleman who has search'd after them for above twenty years.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1721- Books
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Athenæ redivivæ: or, the new Athenian oracle, under three general heads, viz. the divine, philosophick, and secret oracle.
Date: 1704- Books
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The new practice of piety: writ in imitation of Dr. Browne's Religio medici: or, the Christian virtuoso: Discovering The Right Way to Heaven, Between all Extreams: Together with I. The character of a moderate (or right) Christian, in all the Degrees of Perfection attainable in this World. II. A specimen of holy living and dying; copied from the Lives of the Primitive Christians. III. The secret diary, Shewing how the Author intends to govern his Thoughts, Words and Actions, for the remaining part of his Life. The whole being a System of Uncommon Thoughts (speculative and Practical) extracted from the Christian Experiences of Forty Years. By a member of the New Athenian Society: the second edition. Dedicated to the Learned Mr. John Lock, Author of the Essay upon Humane Understanding.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1704- Books
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The case is alter'd: or, Dunton's re-marriage to the same wife. Being the first instance of that nature that has been in England. To which is added, the tender letters that pass'd between this new bride and bridegroom; the history of their courtship, &c. As also The Articles Agreed on for The Ruling a Wife, &c. With A Poem on the Re-Marriage. Sent (in Letters) to those Two Ladies who Publish'd Dialogues Concerning the Management of Husbands. Dedicated to Madam June Nicholas of St. Albans.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1701]- Books
Athenian sport: or, two thousand paradoxes merrily argued, to amuse and divert the age ... / With improvements from the Honourable Mr. Boyle, Lock, Norris, Collier, Crowley, Dryden, Garth, Addison, and other illustrious wits. By a member of the Athenian Society [i.e. J. Dunton].
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1707- Books
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The new practice of piety; writ in imitation of Dr. Browne's Religio medici: or The Christian virtuoso: Discovering the Righ way to heaven between all extreams. To which is added, a satyr on the House of Lords, for their throwing out the bill against occasional conformity.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1704- Books
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Dunton's recantation; or, his reasons for deserting his whiggish principles and turning jacobite, at this time when a new rebellion is so much talk'd of. ...
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1716- Books
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The merciful assizes: or, a panegyric on the late Lord Jeffreys hanging so many in the west. With the lives, characters, and dying speeches of the many hundreds that were converted by his Lordship's sentence. As also some secret memoirs relating to the west, never publish'd till now. In a letter to Madam H- who had a brother drawn, hang'd and quarter'd at Taunion.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1701- Books
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Ox---- and Bull---- or, a funeral sermon for the two beasts that are to be slaughter'd upon Tower-Hill, next session of Parliament, Upon these Words, With the Serious Advice that was given to Ox-And Bull-, to prepare for the Axe; at a time when Beasts could Speak, and pretended to Reason and Loyalty. Also, An Elegy upon their Untimely End, to be sung the same Day they are Quarter'd. The whole dedicated to that State-Butcher, Jack Catch, Esq; By Mr. John Dunton, (author of Neck or Nothing, and the Sermon, intituled, The Hereditary-Bastard) and is his second Attempt to Reform the Pulpit.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1715] [1716]- Books
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The conventicle, or A narrative of the dissenters new plot against the present constitution in church and state. With the names of the plotters. And their places of meeting. Humbly addres'd to Her Most Excellent Majesty; a fortnight before her death, by one of the principal conspirators, and is now ready to be depos'd upon oath, before Our present Sovereign King George, or the principal Secretary of State. With a true copy of the treasonable memorials that were publich'd by the dissenting Ministers, by which it appears what enemies they are to monarchy, episcopacy, and the House of Hanover. To which is added the reasons for disabling all dissenters for ever voting for Parliament, men, and for wholly repealing the Act of Toleration. With a few queries to those English schismaticks, whose further growth is now prevented by Act of Parliament. With a vindication of the said Act, against all dissenters and low churchmen whatsoever.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1715- Books
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The shortest way with the King: or, plain English spoke to His Majesty. Being the third part of Neck or nothing; containing, The Secret History of King George's Reign, from the Death of the late Queen, to the Report made in the House of Commons, by the Committee of Secrecy. Introduc'd with the Secret Reign of the Monarchs of Great-Britain, for the last Sixty Years. The whole Discoveries humbly submitted to the Consideration of the Right Honourable James Stanhope, Esq; one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State. By Mr. John Dunton, Author of the First and Second Part of Neck or Nothing.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1715]- Books
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The preaching-Weathercock: a paradox, proving Mr. W- R-Dson (lately a dissenting minister, and now a presbiter of the Church of England) will cant, recant, and re-recant, till (to prove he is no Schismatick) he has set his religion and conscience to all the points of the compass: Fairly argued from - The Secret History of his Life, Conversation and Doctrines - Whilst (tho' a Presbyterian) he stickled hard to be chose Pastor to an Independent Congregation in Moorfields; - Or, a Letter to that Universal Turncoat, concerning his so often changing his Religion. The whole Compleating the Weathercock-Paradox in III Parts. Written by John Dunton, a true and constant Son of the Church of England, without Respect to Parties, and Author of those Two Answers to Dean Kennet, and Dr. Sacheverel, intituled - The Bull-Baiting, - and Hazard of a Death-Bed-Repentance.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1712]- Books
The young-students-library, containing extracts and abridgments of the most valuable books printed in England, and in the forreign journals, from the year sixty five, to this time. To which is added, a new essay upon all sorts of learning. Wherein the use of the sciences is distinctly treated on / By the Athenian Society. [Ed. by John Dunton] Also, a large alphabetical table, comprehending the contents of this volume. And of all the Athenian mercuries and supplements, &c. printed in the year 1691.
Athenian Society (London, England)Date: 1692- Books
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The Devil's martyrs: or, plain dealing, in answer to the Jacobite speeches of ... William Paul ... and John Hall. ... To which is added, The high-church martyrology: ... Written by Mr. John Dunton, ....
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1716- Books
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Neck for nothing or, A satyr upon two great little men now in the ministry. Who (as 'tis generally thought) have been the sole occasion why the author of Neck or nothing has gone five years unrewarded for his early, expensive, and successful hazards in detecting His Majesty's enemies in the worst of times. As 'twas sent in a letter to the Right Honourable James Graggs, Esq; one of His Majesty's principal secretaries of state. With some reflections upon his honour's answer to this letter, which was only this, i don't know Mr. Dunton. To which is added, Mordecai's dying groans from the fleet-prison: or, Mr. John Danton's humble appeal to His Majesty's royal honour, justice, gratitude, and the rest of his princely virtues, whether he deserves a royal bounty to pay his debts (as a reward for the frequent venture of his life and fortune of secure the protestant succession in the illustrious House of Hanover) or else to be starved in a jayl to gratify the revenge of a covetous Duke and his proud son-in-law, for his having satyriz'd their scandalous avarice and ingratitude in the new secret history of the Court Whiggs, intitled, The state weathercocks. The whole written by Mr. John Dunton, author of Neck or nothing, and will be presented to the king at his return to London, by Mr. Dunton himself, that his distinguish'd services to His Majesty's sacred person and government might be no longer conceald from the royal family, by those Whigg-favourites, who (tho' they know that Mordecai has ruin'd himself to save his country) han't yet inform'd the king that nothing is done for him. His Majesty's first speech from the throne. I will never forget the obligations I have to those that have distinguish'd themselves by their zeal and firmness to the Protestant succession, against all the open and secret practices that have been us'd to defeat it.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1719?]- Books
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The hanover-Spy: or, secret history of St. James's. From the reign of Queen Robin, down to the late misunderstanding in the royal palace. Publish'd by order of that person of honour who detected those Jacobite secrets that furnish'd out Neck or nothing; and consists only of such State Secrets as this Spy was privy to, or can prove by Persons now living at Court. The whole discoveries ascrib'd to that true Englishman and generous patriot, Benjamin Childe, Esq; late High-Sheriff for the County of Berks. By Mr. John Dunton, (author of Neck or Nothing) And is his Tenth successful Attempt to detect the Enemies to King George, and His Illustrious House, at the Hazard of his Life and Fortune, as is prov'd in-A Secret History of Whiggish Ingratitude, Inscrib'd to the King - And in - A Most Humble Petition to His Majesty-That he might be Presently Hang'd or Rewarded. - Both which are prefix'd to these New Discoveries.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1718]- Books
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Athenianism: or, the new projects of Mr. John Dunton, author of the essay entitl'd, The hazard of a death-bed-repentance being, six hundred distinct treatises (in prose and verse) written with his own hand; and is an entire collection of all his writings, both in manuscript, and such as were formerly printed. To which is added, Dunton's farewel to printing. In some serious thoughts on those words of Solomon, Of making many Books there is no End, and muc[h] study is a weariness of the flesh. Vol. I. With the author's effigies, to distinguish the original and true copies from such as are false and imperfect. Take care also of being cheated by wooden cuts the right is that which is drawn and 'grav'd by then two celebrated artists, Knight and Vander Gucht. To this work is prefix'd an heroick poem upon Dunton's projects, written by the Athenian Society; with an alphabetical table of the several projects, questions, novelties, poems and characters inserted in this volume[.]
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1710]- Books
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The athenian spy: discovering the secret letters which were sent to the Athenian society by the most ingenious ladies of the three kingdoms. Relating to the management of their affections. Being a Curious System of Love Cases, Platonic and Natural. I. The Principles of Love, according to Plato's Idea, in an intire Series of Platonic Courtship between several Philosophic Gentlemen and Ladies. With the Form of Platonic Matrimony. II. The Way of a Man with a Maid: Or, The Whole Art of Amour: With all its Intrigues and Amusements, till its Consummation in Enjoyment. Intermix'd with great variety of poems. Being as intire Collection of Love-Secrets Communicated from time to time to the Arbenian Society.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: 1704