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England's bloody tribunal: or, popish cruelty displayed. Containing a compleat account of the lives, religious principles, cruel persecutions, sufferings, tortures, and triumphant deaths, of the most pious English Protestant martyrs, Who have sealed the Faith of our Holy Religion with their Blood. Exhibiting A full View of Popery, with all its superstitious and horrid Practices; and tending to promote the Protestant Religion, by displaying the Errors of Popish Idolatry, and confirming the true Believer in the Faith of Our Blessed Redeemer, who was crucified for our Sins, and rose again for our Justification, and now sitteth at the Right Hand of God, making Intercession for us. To Which IS Added, A faithful Narrative of the many hortid Cruelties and Persecutions that have been inflicted by the Roman Catholics on the Protestants of Scotland, Ireland, France and Germany. With A particular Description of the various Tortares and Barbarities, that are practiced by the Inquisition in Different Parts of the World. Also The Lives of the Primitive Reformers, whose Effigies are given in the Frontispiece to the Work. Together With A full and plain Refutation of the Errors of the Romish Church, laid down in such a Manner as to enable the unlearned Protestants to confute the chief Arguments of the most artful Popish Priests and their Emissaries. By the Reverend Matthew Taylor, D. D. By the King's Authority.
Taylor, Matthew, D.D.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]
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The sportsman, farrier and shoeing-smiths new guide. being the substance of the works of the late Charles Vial de St. Bell. ... to which is prefixed a short account of his life, ... Also, an appendix, containing valuable extracts, from the most approved veterinary writers. By John Lawrence. ...
Vial de Sainbel, Charles, 1753-1793.Date: [1796]
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The compleat gamester: or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess : Together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice. To which is added, the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.
Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687Date: 1676
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The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess : together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards, or dice : to which is added, the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.
Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687Date: 1680
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The general and particular principles of animal electricity and magnetism, &c. in which are found Dr. Bell's secrets and practice, AS Delivered To His Pupils In Paris, London, Dublin, Bristol, Glocester, Worcester, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Shrewsbury, Chester, Liverpool, Manchester, &c. &c. Shewing how to Magnetise and Cure different Diseases; to produce Crises, as well as Somnambulism, or Sleep-Walking; and in that State of Sleep to make a Person eat, drink, walk, sing and play upon any Instruments they are used to, &c. to make Apparatus and other Accessaries to produce Magnetical Facts; also to Magnetise Rivers, Rooms, Trees, and other Bodies, animate and inanimate; to raise the Arms, Legs of a Person awake, and to make him rise from his Chair; to raise the Arm of a Person absent from one Room to another; also to treat him at a Distance. All the New Experiments and Phenomena are explained by Monsieur le Docteur Bell, Professor of that Science, And Member of the Philosophical Harmonic Society at Paris, Fellow Correspondent of M. Le Court de Geblin's Museum; and the only Person authorised by Patent from the First Noblemen in France, to teach and practise that Science in England, Ireland, &c. Price Five Shillings.
Bell, John, Professor of Animal Magnetism.Date: 1792
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A practical essay on the venereal disease. To which are subjoined observations on the causes and cure of tabes dorsalis. By J. Smyth, M.D.
Smyth, J. H. (J. Hamilton).Date: 1798
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Religious advices; or, an address to the young generation In general: and particularly, to young people, in these seven parishes, viz. Dunnipace, Cumbernauld, Monkland, Kirkintilloch, Campsie, Kilsyth, And Denny. In seven letters, On Different subjects.
Russell, James, active 1784.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]
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Observations on the present war, the projected invasion, and a decree of the national convention, for the emancipation of the slaves in the French Colonies.
Hampson, John, 1760-1817.Date: [1793]
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An exellcent [sic] new ballad.
Date: 1717 - 1718]
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Edward Macculloch, - - - - - - - - appellant. Janet Macculloch, - - - - - - - - - respondent. The appellant's case.
MacCulloch, Edward.Date: 1759]
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The christian's dictionary; or, sure guide to divine knowledge. Containing a full and familiar explanation of all the remarkable words made use of, in the Holy Scriptures, And In the Writings of the most eminent and pious Divines, whether ancient or modern. Wherein All the various Terms, Phrases, Titles, and Allusions, are traced from their Originals: The several Acceptations in which they are held, are clearly pointed out, in such a Manner as will enable the serious Christian to give an Account of the Faith that is in him, and render him Wise unto Salvation. In Every Part Of This Body Of Divinity, Great care has been taken to apply the subject matter to the Faith, Experience, And Duty Of Every Sincere Believer In The Doctrines Of The Gospel. The Whole being a Work calculated to promote the interests of Religion and Virtue, by conveying Knowledge with Simplicity, even to the most ignorant, rectifying the Errors that too many are apt to run into, and representing real Religion in its Native Colours, as taught in the Sacred Volume of Inspiration. To which is added, a brief explication of all the proper names found in sacred scripture, Including The Senses Wherein They Were Used BY The Ancient Jews: Every one of them being significant of some remarkable Transaction, or providential Event. B the Reverend John Fleetwood, D. D. Author of the Life of Our blessed Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, &c. Published by the King's Authority. Illustrated and adorned with Thirty curious and emblematical Engravings, executed, from the Original Drawings of the celebrated Wale, by the most eminent English Artists, particularly Grignion, Walker, Taylor, and Rennoldson.
Fleetwood, John.Date: MDCCLXXV. [1775]
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The watermen and lightermen's case, in relation to the bill before this Honourable House, for the explanation of former laws made, touching wherrymen and watermen, and joyning the lightermen to them, and providing one good government for both.
Date: 1700 - 1705?]
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Edward Fitzgerald, Esq; - - appellant. Thomas Fitzgerald, gent. - - respondent. The appellant's case.
Fitzgerald, Edward, active 1706-1731.Date: 1731]
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Henry Gillies, and others, Magistrates, Councellors and Deacons of the Burrough of Linlithgow, - - - - appellants in the original, and respondents in the cross appeal. Allan Wauch, and others, pretended Magistrates, Councellors and Deacons of the said burrough of Linlithgow, - - - - - - - - respondents in the original, and appellants in the cross appeal. Case of Henry Gillies, and others.
Gillies, Henry.Date: 1756]
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Ethics, Rational and Theological, with cursory reflections on the general principles of deism. By John Grose, F. A. S.
Grose, John, 1758-1821.Date: [1782]
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A review of the debate now in agitation, amongst the Baptists in the west of England; the subject of unscriptural prayers and doxologies. By a friend to all parties.
Friend to all parties.Date: [1790?]
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A key to The tutor and scholar's assistant. By Joseph Saul.
Saul, Joseph, active 1797.Date: MDCCXCVII. [1797]
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A poetical epistle, addressed to William, Earl of Mansfield. By the author of The Ciceroniad.
Author of The Ciceroniad.Date: 1778
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House of Lords. John Ambrose, Gentleman, - - - - - - Appellant. And Robert Hodgson, Clerk, and Catherine his Wife, late Catherine Jolland, Spinster, - - - Respondents. The Respondents case, Upon the Appeal against the Decree of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, of the 15th Day of July, 1780.
Hodgson, Robert, 1741 or 1742-1800.Date: 1780]
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William Fergusone of Auchinblane, - - - - appellant. Mr. William Maitland, Minister of Mauchline, - respondent. The respondent's case.
Maitland, William, 1671-1739.Date: 1732]
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The hidden life of a Christian exemplified in the diary, meditations, and letters of a young minister. Published from authentic manuscripts. By Thomas Gibbons.
Thomas, Timothy, -1720.Date: 1756
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The genuine and uncommon will of a clergyman lately deceas'd; whose son now deservedly possesses one of the highest stations in the church: containing his remarkable apology for adultery.
J. B. (John Butler)Date: [1750]
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Musical relicks of the Welsh bards: preserved, by tradition and authentic manuscripts, from very remote antiquity; and never before published. To the bardic tunes are added variations for the harp, harpsichord, violin, or flute. dedicated, by permission, to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, by Edward Jones, (teacher of the Harp,) and Bard to the Prince. Native of Henblas, Llanddervel, Merionethshire. Part the second, containing the music of the first volume.
Jones, Edward, 1752-1824.Date: 1800
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Games most in use, in England, France and Spain, viz. basset, picquet, primero, l'ombre, chess, billiards, grand-tricktrack, verquere, &c. Some of which were never before printed in any language. All regulated by the most experienc'd masters. With a table to the whole.
Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.Date: [1715?]
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Instant relief to the asthmatic, or those afflicted with shortness of breath; being an essay on the nature of the lungs and their several disorders, and the only possible and certain means of cure proposed and demonstrated. With the places of sale of the remedy. From a ms. of the late Dr. Lucas.
Date: MDCCLXXIV. [1774]

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The sportsman, farrier and shoeing-smiths new guide. being the substance of the works of the late Charles Vial de St. Bell. ... to which is prefixed a short account of his life, ... Also, an appendix, containing valuable extracts, from the most approved veterinary writers. By John Lawrence. ...

The compleat gamester: or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess : Together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice. To which is added, the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.

The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess : together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards, or dice : to which is added, the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.

A practical essay on the venereal disease. To which are subjoined observations on the causes and cure of tabes dorsalis. By J. Smyth, M.D.

Religious advices; or, an address to the young generation In general: and particularly, to young people, in these seven parishes, viz. Dunnipace, Cumbernauld, Monkland, Kirkintilloch, Campsie, Kilsyth, And Denny. In seven letters, On Different subjects.

Observations on the present war, the projected invasion, and a decree of the national convention, for the emancipation of the slaves in the French Colonies.

An exellcent [sic] new ballad.

Edward Macculloch, - - - - - - - - appellant. Janet Macculloch, - - - - - - - - - respondent. The appellant's case.

The watermen and lightermen's case, in relation to the bill before this Honourable House, for the explanation of former laws made, touching wherrymen and watermen, and joyning the lightermen to them, and providing one good government for both.

Edward Fitzgerald, Esq; - - appellant. Thomas Fitzgerald, gent. - - respondent. The appellant's case.

Ethics, Rational and Theological, with cursory reflections on the general principles of deism. By John Grose, F. A. S.

A review of the debate now in agitation, amongst the Baptists in the west of England; the subject of unscriptural prayers and doxologies. By a friend to all parties.

A key to The tutor and scholar's assistant. By Joseph Saul.

A poetical epistle, addressed to William, Earl of Mansfield. By the author of The Ciceroniad.

William Fergusone of Auchinblane, - - - - appellant. Mr. William Maitland, Minister of Mauchline, - respondent. The respondent's case.

The hidden life of a Christian exemplified in the diary, meditations, and letters of a young minister. Published from authentic manuscripts. By Thomas Gibbons.

The genuine and uncommon will of a clergyman lately deceas'd; whose son now deservedly possesses one of the highest stations in the church: containing his remarkable apology for adultery.

Games most in use, in England, France and Spain, viz. basset, picquet, primero, l'ombre, chess, billiards, grand-tricktrack, verquere, &c. Some of which were never before printed in any language. All regulated by the most experienc'd masters. With a table to the whole.

Instant relief to the asthmatic, or those afflicted with shortness of breath; being an essay on the nature of the lungs and their several disorders, and the only possible and certain means of cure proposed and demonstrated. With the places of sale of the remedy. From a ms. of the late Dr. Lucas.