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The worcestershire garland; compos'd of three excellent new songs. I. The Constant Lover of Worcestershire. II. The Shoolmaster's Advice about choosing of a Wife. III. The Downfal of Piracy; being a full and true Account of a desperate and bloody Sea-Fight between Lieutenant Maynard, and that noted Birate Captain Teach, commonly call'd by the Name of Black-Beard; Maynard had fifty Men, thirty five of which where kill'd and wounded in the Action: Teach had twenty one, most of which were kill'd, and the rest carried to Virginia, in order to take their Tryal.
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A voyage into the Levant: perform'd by command of the late French king. Containing the antient and modern state of the islands of the Archipelago; as also of Constantinople, the Coasts of the Black Sea, Armenia, Georgia, the Frontiers of Persia, and Asia Minor. With plans of the principal towns and Places of Note; an Account of the Genius, Manners, Trade, and Religion of the respective People inhabiting those Parts: And an Explanation of Variety of Medals and Antique Monuments. Illustrated with full descriptions and curious copper-plates of great Numbers of Uncommon Plants, Animals, &c. And several Observations in Natural History. By M. Tournefort, of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Chief Botanist to the late French King, &c. To which is prefix'd, the author's life, in a Letter to M. Begon: As also his Elogium, pronounc'd by M. Fontenelle, before a publick Assembly of the Academy of Sciences. Adorn'd with an accurate map of the Author's Travels, not in the French Edition: Done by Mr. Senex. In two volumes.
Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de, 1656-1708.Date: M.DCC.XVIII. [1718]- Books
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A voyage into the Levant: perform'd by command of the late French King. Containing the ancient and modern state of the islands of the Archipelago; as also of Constantinople, the Coasts of the Black Sea, Armenia, Georgia, the Frontiers of Persia, and Asia Minor. With plans of the principal towns and Places of Note; an Account of the Genius, Manners, Trade and Religion of the respective People inhabiting those Parts: And an Explanation of Variety of Medals and Antique Monuments. Illustrated with full descriptions and curious copper-plates of great Numbers of Uncommon Plants, Animals, &c. And several Observations in Natural History. By M. Tournefort, of the Royal Academy of Sciences, Chief Botanist to the late French King, &c. To which is prefix'd, the author's life, in a Letter to M. Begon: As also his Elogium, pronounc'd by M. Fontenelle, before a public Assembly of the Academy of Sciences. Adorn'd with an Accurate M A P of the Author's Travels, not in the French Edition: Done by Mr. Senex. In three volumes.
Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de, 1656-1708.Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]- Books
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The original plan, progress, and present state of the South-Sea-Company: or, some occasional thoughts upon the state of the British trade in the West-Indies, more especially the South-Seas: Shewing, By a short and accurate View, how advantageous that Commerce may be render'd to this Nation thro' a prudent Management, and how disadvantageous from a contrary Conduct. Submitted to Sir John Eyles. Published from the original manuscript of John Pullen, Esq; late Governor of Bermudas.
Pullen, John.Date: M.DCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
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A dialogue: or, a familiar discourse, concerning Sir Humphry Mackworth's proposal for payment of the publick debts, for relief of the South-Sea Company, and for Easing the Nation of the Land and Malt Taxes, founded on the Nature and Excellency of the Constitution of the Government of Great-Britain. Between a noble lord, an old member of Parliament, an Eminent Merchant, a Learned Lawyer, a Country Gentleman, a Master Weaver, a notable Broker, all met together Accidentally on Purpose in Exchange-Alley; and occasioned by the Hawkers coming among them with the following Cry, Here is a New Proposal, a New Scheme, for Payment of Publick Debts, for Relief of the South-Sea Company, &c.
M. C.Date: [1720]- Books
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A Continuation of the dialogue: Or, A familiar discourse, concerning Sir Humphry Mackworth's proposal for payment of the publick debts, for relief of the South-Sea Company, and for easing the nation of the land and malt taxes, founded on the nature and excellency of the constitution of the government of Great Britain. Between a Noble Lord, an old member of Parliament, an eminent merchant, a learned lawyer, a country gentleman, a master weaver, a notable broker, all met together accidentally on purpose in Exchange-Alley; and occasioned by the Hawkers coming among them with the following cry, here is a new proposal, a new scheme, for payment of publick debts, for relief of the South-Sea Company, &c.
Date: 1721- Books
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The unfortunate marriage exemplify'd in the life and surprising adventures of the Marchioness De Frene, Her Husband's Extravagant Jealousy towards her. II. His selling her for a Slave to a Turkish Pyvate, and reporting her to be drown'd at Sea. III. An Account how the Turk fell so desperately in Love with her, that he promised to turn Christian and marry her. IV. The great Riches they acquir'd by Pyracy. V. Of their sailing to Rome to get a Dispensation from the Pope, to set her former Marriage aside; on the Pope's Refusal, he entered into a Monastery VI. Of her going to France, where the French King espoused her Cause against her Husband, to the great Surprize of all her Relations, who thought her dead. The whole interspersed with several Strange and Remarkable Providences, seldom met withal in History.
Courtilz de Sandras, Gatien, 1644-1712.Date: MDCCXXII. [1722]- Books
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A voyage into the Levant ... Containing the ancient and modern state of the islands of the Archipelago; as also of Constantinople, the coasts of the Black Sea, Armenia, Georgia, the frontiers of Persia, and Asia Minor. With plans of the principal towns and places of note; an account of the genius, manners, trade, and religion of the respective people ... and an explanation of variety of medals and antique monuments ... / By M. Tournefort ... To which is prefixed the author's life, in a letter to M. Begon [by P.J.B. Lauthier]: ... as also his elogium, pronounc'd by M. Fontenelle ... Adorn'd with an accurate map of the author's travels, not in the French edition.
Tournefort, Joseph Pitton de, 1656-1708.Date: 1741- Books
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The new bucks delight: or, the merry companion; being a choice collection of two hundred of the most celebrated songs, sung at the theatres, Vauxhall, Renelagh, Marybone, Sadlers-Wells, and at all other public places of diversion: and at the Societies of Free-Masons, Bucks, Bloods, Sea-Serjeants True-Britons, Choice-Spirits, &c.
Date: [1766]- Books
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Chyrurgic memoirs: being an account of many extraordinary cures which occurred in the series of the author's practice, especially at Sea, when imploy'd in the Governments Service. Among which are some things of the greatest Importance, not formerly discovered, very useful to be known in the Art of Chyrurgery. By John Moyle, Sen. One of Her. Majesties Antient Navy Chyrurgions.
Moyle, John.Date: MDCCVIII. [1708]- Books
From the deep of the sea : being the diary of the late Charles Edward Smith, M.R.C.S., surgeon of the whale-ship Diana, of Hull / edited by his son, Charles Edward Smith Harris.
Smith, Charles Edward, 1838-1879.Date: 1922- Ephemera
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Hellma (England) Ltd., 23 Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex SS0 7RA... : your letter of.
Hellma (England) Limited.Date: [1993?]- Books
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Meteorology, sea-side, English Channel, winter / by W.G. Black.
Black, William George, 1857-1932.Date: [1893]- Books
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Summer meteorology, sea-side : with diagrams / by W.G. Black.
Black, William George, 1857-1932.Date: [1889]- Ephemera
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The Vegan Society : 7 Battle Road, St. Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7AA.
Vegan Society.Date: [1992?]- Books
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The Hardship of the south-sea suffers consider'd, and some proper remedies for their relief propos'd: With an exact calculation of their capital stock, and what they may be able at present to divide. To which is added, some reflections on the late proposal for an ingrasment with the bank and East-India Company.
Date: 1722- Books
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Travels in Circassia, Krim-tartary, &c. : including a steam voyage down the Danube, from Vienna to Constantinople, and round the Black sea, in 1836.
Spencer, Edmund.Date: 1837- Ephemera
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The Association that works for ALL war widows / War Widows Association of Great Britain.
War Widows Association of Great Britain.Date: [1992?]- Books
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The dippers plunged in a sea of absurdities, or An ansvver to Doctor Chamberlaine concerning sprinkling the baptized / By Thomas Bakewell.
Bakewell, Thomas, 1618 or 1619-Date: 1650- Ephemera
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Application for membership / The Vegan Society.
Vegan Society.Date: [1992?]- Books
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A new method for discovering the longitude both at sea and land, humbly proposed to the consideration of the publick. By William Whiston, M. A. sometime Professor of the Mathematicks in the University of Cambridg. and Humphry Ditton, Master of the New Mathematick School in Christ's Hospital, London.
Whiston, William, 1667-1752.Date: 1714- Ephemera
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The milk marketing fraud / The Vegan Society.
Vegan Society.Date: Vegan Society,- Ephemera
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Slaughter of the innocent : captive bolt pistols, electrodes, knives, scalpels, guns, rods, goads... the obsolete weapons of a needless war / The Vegan Society.
Vegan Society.Date: [1990?]- Books
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A complete collection of tables for navigation and nautical astronomy. With simple, concise, and accurate methods, for all the calculations useful at sea; particularly for deducing the longitude from lunar distances, and the latitude from two altitudes of the sun and the interval of time between the observations / By Joseph de Mendoza Rios.
Mendoza y Riós, José de, 1763-1816.Date: 1809- Books
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The compleat fisherman. Being a large and particular account, of all the several ways of fishing now practised in Europe; with abundance of curious secrets and niceties in the art of fishing, as well in the sea, as in lakes, meers, ponds, rivers or brooks; whether by darts, spears, harpoons, nets, hook and line, or any other way whatsoever. More particularly calculated for the sport of angling. With directions for preparing the angle rods, lines, hooks, and baits, proper for every part of the sport respectively; and also for the angler's conduct in rightly applying them. Also, an account of all the principal rivers, lakes, &c. in England; and what kinds of fish are more especially found in them. Collected from the best authors, and from the long experience of James Saunders, Esq; of Newton-Awbery, upon the River Trent.
Saunders, James.Date: 1724