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The reformer of England. A new song. Tune - "the roast beef of old England."
Date: 1793]- Books
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The Reformer of England, a new song. Tune - The roast beef of Old England.
Date: 1790?]- Books
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Upon the most hopefull and ever-flourishing sprouts of valour, the indefatigable centrys of the physick-garden.
J. D. (John Drope), 1626-1670Date: Printed, 1666- Books
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Londons disease, and cure: being a soveraigne receipt against the plague, for prevention sake. By John Qvarles, philo-medicus.
Quarles, John, 1624-1665Date: 1665- Books
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A statute for swearers and drunkards, or Forsake now your follies, your booke cannot saue you, for if you sweare and be drunke, the stockes will haue you : To the tune of When canons are roaring.
Date: [1624]- Books
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A description of a strange (and miraculous) fish : cast upon the sands in the meads, in the hundred of Worwell, in the county Palatine of Chester, (or Chesshiere. The certainty whereof is here related concerning the said most monstrous fish. To the tune of Bragandary.
M. P. (Martin Parker), -1656?Date: [1635?]- Books
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Londons Lord have mercy upon us : A true relation of seven modern plagues or visitations in London with the number of those that were buried of all diseases; viz the first in the year of Queen Elizabeth, anno 1592. The second in the year 1603 the third in (that never to be forgotten year) 1625. The fourth in anno 1630. The fift in the year 1636. The sixt in the year 1637. and 1638 the seventh this present year 1665.
Date: 1665- Books
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The Oxfordshire garland. In four parts
Date: [1736 - 1763]- Books
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An hymn, To be sung by the charity children belonging to St. Alphage Society, at Clapham Church, Surry, on Sunday next, the 29th of July, 1781; after a sermon preached in the morning by the Rev. Mr. Moore, Minor Canon of St. Paul's, and Lecturer of St. Sepulchre's; for the benefit of the said children. - Prayers will begin at Half past Ten O'Clock.
St. Alphage Society (London, England)Date: 1781]- Books
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Deux essays d'arithmetique politique, touchant les villes et hospitaux de Londres et Paris. Dedie's au Roy, par le chevalier Petty, de la Société Royale.
Petty, William, Sir, 1623-1687Date: 1686- Books
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The 11th of February, 1799, The English Lottery begins Drawing. English Lottery, 1798. Scheme. No. of Prizes. Value of each. Total Value. 3 of -20,000 is -60,000 4 - 10,000 - 40,000 5 - 5,000 - 25,000 5 - 2,000 - 10,000 10 - 1,000 - 10,000 15 - 500 - 7,500 30 - 100 - 3,000 100 - 50 - 5,000 16,900 - 20 - 338,000 17,072 Prizes 498,500 First-Drawn Blank First Day 1,000 First-Drawn Blank Last Day 500 32,928 Blanks 50,000 Tickets -500,000 Not two Blanks to a Prize. The following Captial Prizes Have lately been sold and shared at T. Bish's office. No. 24,206 a Prize of 30,000 Pounds 279 -- 20,000 Pounds 7,108 -- 20,000 Pounds 10,296 -- 20,000 Pounds 17,256 -- 20,000 pounds 30,342 -- 20,000 Pounds 34,512 -- 20,000 Pounds 34,800 -- 20,000 Pounds 40,196 -- 20,000 Pounds 124 -- 10,000 Pounds 3,685 -- 10,000 Pounds 5,257 -- 10,000 Pounds 7,940 -- 10,000 Pounds 10,136 -- 10,000 Pounds 18,795 -- 10,000 Pounds 23,876 -- 10,000 Pounds 24,270 -- 10,000 Pounds 36,374 -- 10,000 Pounds 49,591 -- 10,000 Pounds Besides Prizes of -5,000, -2,000, -1,000, -500, &c. Tickets and Shares Are selling in Variety at the old State Lottery Office of T. Bish, Stock Broker, No. 4, Cornhill, London; and at James Thomson's, Bookseller, Manchester.
Bish, Thomas, 1779-Date: 1799]- Books
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The beginning, progress, and end of man.
Date: 1654- Books
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Supplement to Boletarium: or, a collection of papers, squibs, songs, &c. written on the second mushroom contest at Carlisle, December, 1786. Together with complete lists of the legal freemen who voted for Rowland Stephenson and Edward Knubley, Esqrs. the candidates. Also the celebrated song of the poacher: - verses on my sweet pretty kitty, by a Member of the House of Commons:-&c. &c.
Date: printed in the year, [1787]- Books
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An introduction to arithmetic; containing arithmetical tables; with the most useful Rules in common Arithmetic. Vulgar and decimal Fractions. - --Extraction of the Square and of the Cube Root. Rules for working on the Carpenters sliding Rule, and on Gunters Scale. - --Duodecimals, or cross Multiplication. - --Practical Questions in Mensuration. The Gregorian Calendar; with a perpetuai Almanac. - --A Table for finding on what Day of the Week, any Month begins; also a Table for Planting. A few Forms of Bills and promissory Notes; with a small Collection of miscellaneous Questions. By James Gray, Author of the Concise Spelling Book, for the use of Children.
Gray, James, -1810.Date: [1797]- Books
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A protestant catechism: shewing the principal errors of the Church of Rome. In four parts. I. Of the Rule of Faith, and the Infallibility of the Church. II. Of the Pope's Supremacy, and the Treatment of Hereticks. III. Of Errors in the Worship of God. IV. Of the Sacraments, and other Points of Doctrine and Practice. Earnestly contend for the Faith, which was once delivered unto the Saints. Jude 3. In Doctrine shewing Uncorruptness, Gravity, Sincerity, found Speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary Part may be ashamed, having no evil Thing to say of you. Titus ii. 7. 8. Published by order of the Incoporated Society in Dublin for promoting English Protestant schools in Ireland. - And re-printed by order of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge
Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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J. Todd's catalogue of ancient and modern books, prints, & books of prints, for the year 1791. The Books in general are in good Condition, many of them the best Editions, and in various elegant Bindings' amongst many others equally scarce and curious are the following valuable Articles: -. s. d. Miller's Sexual System of Linnaeus, 2 vol. col. - - 18 18 0 Curtis's Flora Londinensis, 60 No. in 5 vol. col. - - 14 0 0 Fifty Plans of Cities, by Faden and others, col. - - 10 0 0 De L'isle's Atlas, eighty-four Maps, 2 vol. col. - 8 0 0 Camden's Britannia, by Mr. Gough, 3 vol. - - 10 18 0 Chambers's Dict. of Arts and Sciences, by Rees, 5 vol. 12 12 0 Journals of the House of Commons, 40 vol - - 9 9 0 Herbarium. Blackwellianum cura Trew, 3 v. tab. depict. 15 15 0 Montfaucon L'antiquite Expliquee, 15 tom. - - - 14 14 0 Grosse's Antiquities of England and Wales, 8 vol. Cook's Voyages round the Worls, 9 vol. - - - 18 6 0 Latham's General Synopsis of Birds, 7 vol. col. - - - 8 18 6 Lavater's Essays on Physiognomy, 16 Numbers - 10 13 0 -. s. d. Encyclopedic Methodique, 20 Livraisons in 66 tom. 25 0 0 Bibliotheca Topographica Britannica, 11 vol. - - 13 13 0 Archaeologia, Tracts relating to Antiquity, 9 vol. - - 9 9 0 Bp. Warburton's Works 7 v. 6 6 0 Ruffhead's Statutes at Large 11 vol. - - - - - 14 14 0 Dow's Hindostan, 3 vol. - 4 14 6 Schreber Histoire Naturelle des Animaux, 2 tom. col. 6 6 0 Annual Register, with a General Index, 31 vol. - - 10 10 0 Monthly Review, from 1749 to the End of 1739, 83 vol. 25 0 0 Gentleman's Magazine, from 1731 to 1789, 62 vol. - 18 18 0 Statutes at Large, by Picketing, 36 vol. - - - - 14 0 0 Oeuvres de Voltaire, 27 tom. 5 15 6 Johnson's Works of the English Poets, 75 vol. - - 13 15 0 Bell's Poets of Great Britain, 109 vol. in 51 - - - 10 10 0 Bell's Shakespeare, 20 vol. 5 10 0 Which will begin to be sold extremely Cheap, at the Prices printed in the Catalogue, on Tuesday the 7th of December, 1790. By J. Todd, bookseller, stationer, and print-seller, In Stonegate, york. - The full Value for Libraries and Parcels of Books: Also Books exchanged and Libraries catalogued. Catalogues, Price 6d. may be had of Mr. Baldwin, Bookseller, Paternoster-Row, London, and at the Place of Sale.
Todd, John, -1811.Date: 1790]- Books
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The One thing needful discovered; or, Which is the best religion? Being a serious enquiry what church or communion is best and safest to join with, in order to obtain everlasting life? In which are truly and fairly stated the different principles of most professions in the Church of Christ, viz. that of Rome, England, Presbyterians, Independants, Anabaptists, Quakers, Arians, Socinians, Arminians, Pelagians, Muggletonians, Libertines, Ranters. Adamites, and Seekers: these are sixteen opinions dividing the Church of Christ. In a dialogue between the Bishop of London, and a country farmer. Entered according to order.
Date: between ca. 1740 and 1770?]- Books
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The One thing needful discovered; or, Which is the best religion: Being a serious enquiry what church or communion is best and latest to join with, in order to obtain everlasting life: in which are truly and fairly stated the different principles of most professions in the Church of Christ, viz. that of Rome, England, Presbyterians, independants, Anabaptists, Quakers, Arians, Sociniaas, Arminians pelagians, Muggletonians, libertines, ranters, adamites, and seekers: there are the fifteen opinions dividing the Church of Christ. In a dialogue between the bishop of London and a country farmer. Licensed and entered according to order.
Date: between ca. 1740 and 1770?]- Books
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Samuel Hayes's catalogue of books, for the year 1789. (no. 332, Oxford - Street). Part II. Including Three Valuable Libraries, purchased since the First Part of the Catalogue was printed.
Hayes, Samuel, active 1779-1795.Date: 1789]- Books
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The companion to the play-house: or, an historical account of all the dramatic writers (and their works) that have appeared in Great Britain and Ireland, from the commencement of our theatrical exhibitions, down to the present year 1764. Composed in the form of a dictionary, For the more readily turning to any particular Author, or Performance. In Two Volumes. ... Contains, A Critical and Historical Account of every Tragedy, Comedy, Farce, &c. in the English Language. The respective Merits of each Piece; and of the Actors who performed the principal Characters, are particularly examined and pointed out. ... Contains, The Lives and Productions of every Dramatic Writer for the English or Irish Theatres, including not only all those Memoirs that have been formerly writeen, but also a great Number of new Lives and curious Anecdotes never before communicated to the Public. - Also the Lives of our most celebrated Actors, who were likewise Authors of any Theatrical Composition from Shakespear and Johnson, down to the present Times.
Baker, David Erskine, 1730-1767.Date: 1764- Books
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Magazin des estamps, 1777. A catalogue of a large and capital collection of historical prints, English and foreign portraits, books of prints, drawings and pictures, Containing the Finest Historical Prints, By Raphael, Rubens, Van Dyck, Hollar, And other Great Masters, also a large and very fine collection of Scarce English portraits, By Faithorne, Hollar, Pass, Loggan, Vertue, &c. drawings By the most Esteemed Masters; Fine Capital Pictures By the Greatest Masters: also Fine Books of Prints. In this beautiful Collection are the compleat Works of Hollar, many of which are exceeding rare, some Proofs, and others with Variations. The Whole now Selling, At the Magazin des estamps, In Cockspur-Street, facing the Haymarket; Where may be had Catalogues at 2s. 6d each; as also at Mr. Pinchbeck's Repository. - To prevent Confusion, none can be admitted without a Catalogue.
Magazin des Estampes (London, England)Date: 1777]- Books
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English state-lottery, 1794. Begins Drawing February 16, 1795. The Scheme of the present Lottery being entirely different from any former one, - Ten Thousand tickets less, - The Public are requested to observe, that Five Hundred Thousand Pounds (the usual Amount of the Prize-Money) is divided amongst 40,000, instead of 50,000 Tickets, and that there are more Prizes than Blanks in this Lottery, when, in most former ones, there have been from Two to Three Blanks to a Prize. And divided into Half, Fourth, Eighth, and Sixteenth, shares, At their Licensed State-Lottery Offices, No. 104, Bank-Buildings, Cornhill, and No. 8, opposite the King's Mews, Charing-Cross.
Richardson, Goodluck, and Co.Date: 1794]- Books
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Magazin des Estamps, 1778. A catalogue of a very large and capital collection of prints, drawings, and books of prints, comprehending the work of the most celebrated masters, both ancient and modern, viz. Albert Durer Parmegiano Rubens Rembrandt Sal. Rosa Hollar Woollet Mic. Angelo Marc Antonio Van Dyck Visscher Claud Lorrain Brughel Bartolozzi Raphael Julio Romano Poussin Carrache Guido Hogarth, &c. &c. &c. Likewise A Curious and Valuable Collection Of Scarce and Fine English Portraits, by Faithorne Pass Vertue Hollar White Houbracken Loggan Payne &c. &c. &c. Also Fine Metzotinto Portraits, by Gascar Becket Macardel Loggan Smith Watson Faithorne Faber &c. &c. &c. The Whole (of this fine Collection) now selling, at the Magazin des Estamps, in Cockspur-Street, facing the Haymarket; Where may be had Catalogues at 2s. 6d. each; as also at Mr. Pinchbeck's Repository. - To prevent Confusien, none can be admitted without a Catalogue.
Magazin des Estampes (London, England)Date: 1778]- Books
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A catalogue of a collection of ancient and modern coins and medals, in gold, silver, and copper, consisting of Greek, Roman, Saxon, English, &c. Many of them rare, and in fine preservation; a cabinet of casts in Sulphur, from the antique impressions in wax; and casts in Plaister, from the antique, and from modern medals; prints, Books of Prints of scarce Portraits, &c. Which will be sold by auction, By Mr. Skinner and Co. On Tuesday the 8th of March, 1785, At Eleven O'Clock, At Mr. Hutchins's Rooms, in King-Street, Covent - Garden. To be viewed till the Sale. Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale; and of Mr. Skinner and Co. Aldersgate-Street.
Skinner and Co. (London, England)Date: 1785]- Books
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The life and adventures of Roxana, the forunate mistress; Or, Most unhappy wife. Containing, I. An account of her birth in France, in 1683. II. Her marriage in London with a brewer, who ran out his estate, and left her in a destitute condition whith five children. III. Her cohabiting with her landlord, their journey to Paris, where her gallant was robbed, and murdered. IV. Her being fell in love with by the Prince of - by whom she had a son; her going with the Prince to the palace of Mendon, where she saw her husband, who had entered in the gensd' arms guard, the Prince leaves her. V. The dealings she had with a Dutch merchant and a Jew, the latter of whom wanted to defraud her of a great parcel of her jewels, her return, in a dagerous storm to England; her going afterwards to Rotterdam, where she fees the Dutch merchant, to whom she soon after became a bedfellow. VI. Her return to England again, living a great lady, where she had the name of Roxana. Her marriage with the Dutch merchatn in London, who was naturalized, and created a baronet; the miseries she and her maid Amy sell afterwards into. Embellished with curious copper plates.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]