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A new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and mark'd with Initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, &c. Languages. Together with A Supplement, Of the proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World. As also Of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, Generals, &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mahometan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the use of such as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford-le-Bow. Author of the Guide to the English Tongue, the Spelling-Dictionary, &c. and now finished by William Pardon, gent.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: [1760]- Books
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A new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the Difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architectury, Arithmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and mark'd with Initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, &c. Languages. Together with A Supplement, Of the Proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World. As also Of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, Generals &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mahometan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the Use of such, as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford-le-Bow. Author of the Guide to the English Tongue, the Spelling-Dictionary, &c. and now finish'd by William Pardon, gent.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
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A new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explained, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and marked with Initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, and other Languages. Together with A Supplement Of the proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World. As also Of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, Generals, &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mohametan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the Use of such as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford-le-Bow, Author of The Guide to the English Tongue, The Spelling-Dictionary, &c. and finished by the late William Pardon, gent.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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A new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unaquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the Difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and mark'd with Initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, &c. Languages. Together with A Supplement, Of the Proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World. As also Of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, Generals, &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mahometan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the Use of such, as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford-le-Bow, Author of the Guide to the English Tongue, the Spelling-Dictionary, &c. and now finish'd by William Pardon, gent.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: MDCCLIV. [1754]- Books
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A new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Arithmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawkings, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and mark'd with initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech, to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefixed, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, &c. Languages. Together with a Supplement, Of the proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World. As also, Of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers; Generals, &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mahometan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the Use of such, as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford le Bow, Author of the Guide to the English Tongue, the Spelling Dictionary, &c. and now finish'd by William Pardon, gent.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: MDCCXL. [1740]- Books
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A new general English dictionary; peculiarly calculated for the use and improvement of such as are unacquainted with the learned languages. Wherein the difficult Words, and Technical Terms made use of in Anatomy, Architecture, Aritmetick, Algebra, Astronomy, Botany, Chymistry, Divinity, Gardening, Grammar, Hawking, Heraldry, History, Horsemanship, Hunting, Husbandry, Law, Logick, Mathematicks, Mechanicks, Milit. Affairs, Musick, Navigation, Painting, Poetry, Rhetorick, Sculpture, Surgery, &c. Are not only fully explain'd, but accented on their proper Syllables, to prevent a vicious Pronunciation; and mark'd with Initial Letters, to denote the Part of Speech to which each Word peculiarly belongs. To which is prefix'd, A Compendious English Grammar, with general Rules for the ready Formation of one Part of Speech from another; by the due Application whereof, such as understand English only, may be able to write as correctly and elegantly, as those who have been some Years conversant in the Latin, Greek, &c. Languages. Together with A Supplement, Of the Proper Names of the most noted Kingdoms, Provinces, Cities, Towns, Rivers, &c. throughout the known World: As also Of the most celebrated Emperors, Kings, Queens, Priests, Poets, Philosophers, Generals, &c. whether Jewish, Pagan, Mahometan, or Christian; but more especially such as are mentioned either in the Old or New Testament. The Whole Alphabetically digested, and accented in the same Manner, and for the same Purpose, as the preceding Part; being collected for the Use of such, as have but an imperfect Idea of the English Orthography. Originally begun by the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Dyche, School-Master at Stratford-le-Bow, Author of the Guide to the English Tongue, the Spelling Dictionary, &c. and now finish'd by William Pardon, gent.
Dyche, Thomas, -approximately 1733.Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
Before photocopying : the art & history of mechanical copying, 1780-1938 : a book in two parts / by Barbara Rhodes & William Wells Streeter.
Rhodes, Barbara (Barbara J.)Date: 1999- Books
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A catalogue of the remaining part of this collection of prints being matchless both for number, variety, beauty, and scarcity; Consisting of All the Great Masters in Europe, and their Disciples in every School. The Topography of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, Which comprehends the Geography, Churches, Monuments, Views, Plans, and Elevations of the Different Seats, &c. Heraldry and all other Antiquities in each Country; Likewise a wonderful Collection both of English and Foreign Portraits; In the former is found almost every Print that has been engraved from the earliest to the present Time. Which will be sold by Mr. Greenwood, At his Room, in Leicester Square, on Tuesday the 21st Day of February, 1786, and Seventeen following Days (sundays excepted) Where Catalogues may be had at Five Shillings each, (which will be allowed to the Purchaser) also at Mr. Alderman Boydell's, in Cheapside; Mr. Robson, Bookseller, New Bond Street, and Mr. Payne, Bookseller, Mews Gate. The Nobility and Gentry have now a singular Opportunity of possessing not only every Portrait of their Families, but also the Topography of their respective Counties. To be Viewed Two Days preceeding the Sale, which will begin each Night at Six O'Clock. N. B. No Person to be admitted to the View without a Catalogue.
Greenwood, John, 1727-1792.Date: 1786]- Books
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The universal etymological English dictionary: in two parts: containing, I. An additional collection 1. of some thousands of words not in the former volume, with their Etymologies and Explications: Also accented, to direct to their proper Pronunciation. 2. Of Ata considerable Number of Terms of Ait in Anatomy, Botany, Heraldry, Logick, Mathematicks, Philosophy, Physick, and all other Arts and Sciences, together with their Explications, Etymologies and engraven Schemes, where necessary, for the more easy and clear apprehending them. 3 Of proper Names of Persons and Places in Great Britain, with their Etymologies from the antient British, Saxon, and Norman French Languages, &c. 4. The Theogony, Theology, and Mythology of the Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, &c. being an Account of their Deities, Solemnities, Religious or Civil, Oracles, Auguries, Hieroglyphicks, &c. necessary to be understood; especially by the Readers of English Poetry. II. An orthographical dictionary, shewing both the Orthography and Orthoepia of the English Tongue, by 1. Accents placed on each Word, directing to their true Pronunciation. 2. Asterisms, distinguishing those Words of approv'd Authority from those that are not. 3. Their various Senses and Significations, in English, and also French and Latin, for the sake of Foreigners, who desire an Acquaintance with the English Tongue. 4. The Idiom, Phrases, and proverbial Sentences, peculiar to it. A work useful for such as would understand what they read, and hear; speak what they mean in a proper and pure Diction; and write true English. Vol. II. By N. Bailey .
Bailey, N. (Nathan), -1742.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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A catalogue of the entire and valuable library of John Ives, jun. Esq; Fellow of the Royal and Antiquarian Societies, and Suffolk Herald Extraordinary: with the valuable library of Another Gentleman: The whole containing a fine Collection of Books of Antiquities, curious Manuscripts (both on Vellum and Paper) in Heraldry, Family pedigrees, Visitations, and Antiquities of various Counties, fine illuminated Missals, &c. &c. Which will be sold by Auction, By S. Baker and G. Leigh, Booksellers, At their House in York-Street, Covent-Garden, Beginning Monday, March the 3d, 1777, and to continue the six following Days, The Auction to begin exactly at Twelve O'Clock. The Books may be viewed on Monday, February the 24th, to the Time of Sale.
S. Baker and G. Leigh (London, England)Date: 1777]- Books
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Bibliotheca Pearsoniana. A catalogue of the library of Thomas Pearson, Esq. (deceased) containing A very Extensive Collection of the best and rarest books in Every Branch of English Literature. Including Most of the Writers on the History, Antiquities, Topography and Heraldry of Great Britain and Ireland; Foreign History, Voyages and Travels, Natural History, Books of Prints and some Missals; also the most compleat Assemblage of English Poetry, Old Romances and Dramatic Writers, that have been ever brought to Public Sale. Which will be sold by auction by T. and J. Egerton, Booksellers, At their room, in Scotland Yard, Opposite the Admiralty, on Monday, the 14th of April, 1788, And the Twenty-Two following Days, (sundays excepted). To be viewed on Wednesday, April 9th, and to the Sale, which will begin each Day punctually at Twelve O'clock.
Thomas and John Egerton.Date: 1788]- Books
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A catalogue of the libraries of the ingenious Mr. Herbert, an Eminent Engineer; and of the Rev. Mr. Parkins, both deceas'd. Containing some Thousands of valuable and scarce Books in most Languages and Faculties, in very good Condition, many curiously bound, and all gilt or letter'd; among which are in Folio: Buchanani Opera omnia 2 Tom. Guillim's Heraldry, best Opere di Bembo, 4 Tom. Traite de la Police, 4 Tom. Hudson's Josephus, 2 Vol. Kennet's Hist. of England, 3 Vol. Du Fresne's Hist. Byzant. Vetus, &c. Test. 3 Tom. Gr. Lat. Traitez de Paix, 4 Tom. Dew's Journal Q. Eliz. Parliament Dict. de Furetiere. 4 Tom. best Spanhemii Numismata, 2 Tom. Corpus Juris Civilis, 2 Tom. Ed. opt. Patini Rom. Imp. Numismata Ovid in Latin and French, with Picart's fine Cuts Duke of Newcastle's Horsemanship, with fine Cuts Books of Prints, &c. Ricaut's Turkish History, 3 Vol. Verona Illustrata par Maffei Winwood's State Papers, 3 Vol. Le Bruyn's Travels into the Levant, in Dutch, with fine Cuts Nisbet's Heraldry Carte's Life of the Duke of Ormoud, 3 Vol. Harris's Lexicon, 2 Vol. best Stone's Mathematical Instruments Gales Scriptores, 3 Vol. J. Pollux Onomast. 2 Vol. Ed. opt. Reyner de Antiq. Benedict. Davies Welch Dictionary and a Welch Grammar. Several Reports, best Edition Pozzo's Perspective Rolli's Boccace, in Morocco, large and small Paper Duke of Buckingham's Works, with the Original Castrations in Morocco. Castiglione's Courtier, in Morocco. With many more in Folio, Quarto Octavo, &c. equally good. Which will be sold very cheap (many ten Shillings in the Pound less than a Gentleman would buy them for if he wanted them) on Thursday the 21st of July, by Olive Payne, Bookseller, At Horace's Head in Round Court opposite York Buildings in the Strand and to continue till all are sold. Catalogues, with the Prices printed, to be had gratis at the Place of Sale. Where may be had, Most Money for Books in any Language or ... especially foreign.
Payne, Olive, active 1731-1739.Date: 1737]- Books
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A catalogue of valuable manuscripts in Greek, Latin, English, French, Italian, and Spanish; Many of them relating to Heraldry, History, the Antiquities and Families of England, with several Missals curiously illuminated. All which were collected at the expence of the late Lord Somers, and since belonged to the Right Hon. Sir Joseph Jekyll Knt. Master of the Rolls, lately deceased. To which are added some choice printed books out of his Library; among which are, Tractatus Tractatuum, 28 vol. Labbaei Concilia, 17 vol. Blaeu's Atlas, curiously illuminated, 12 vol. Janssonius's Atlas, 5 vol. & Theatrum Urbium, 8 vol. Cujacii Opera, 13 vol. Byzantine Historians, 31 vol. compleat. Votes, 13 vol. Gazettes, 17 vol. Baronii Annales, 12 vol. Together with a very large and curious Collection of Miscellaneous Tracts in Latin, French, Italian, English, &c. in above Seven Hundred Volumes, Folio, Quarto, and Octavo. Which will be sold by auction by Order of the Executor at Paul's Coffee-House in St. Paul's Church-Yard, on Monday, February 26, and the Four following Evenings, beginning exactly at Six O'Clock. Catalogues to be had Gratis, at Mr. Stagg's in Westminster-Hall, Mr. Whiston's in Fleetstreet, and at the Place of Sale. N. B. The Books and Mss. may be viewed the Week before the Sale.
Whiston, John, 1711-1780.Date: 1739]- Books
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British heraldry / by Cyril Davenport.
Davenport, Cyril, 1848-1941.Date: [1921]- Books
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English heraldry / [Charles Boutell].
Boutell, Charles, 1812-1877.Date: 1889- Books
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A complete and universal English dictionary: including not only I. An explanation of difficult words and technical terms in all faculties and professions whether in Algebra Anatomy Architecture Arithmetic Astronomy Botany Chymistry Dialling Divinity Gardening Geography Geometry Grammar Heraldry History Husbandry Hydrostatics Law Mathematics Mechanics Military art Music Natural history Navigation Optics Painting Perspective Philosophy Pneumatics Poetry Rhetoric Sculpture Surveying &c. But also II. A pronouncing dictionary in which the proper sounds of English words are so given, that both natives and foreigners may acquire a just pronunciation. III. The origin of each word; with its different meanings; illustrated by authorities, properly accented; and followed by initial letters denoting the part of speech to which it is appropriated. IV. The differences pointed out between words esteemed synonimous. V. An epitome of the history of England; from the time of Egbert to the year 1798, arranged alphabetically under every sovereign's name. VI. A description of the various states, provinces and chief towns of the known world. VII. A statement of the sects and divisions in the Christian church; together with a brief history of the prophets and apostles. VIII. An account of the counties, cities and market-towns in Great Britain, with their distances from London. To which are prefixed a free inquiry into the origin and antiquity of letters: an essay on and grammar of the English language, besides a sketch of the constitution, government and trade of Britain. To the whole is added a chronological series of remarkable events, from the creation to the present period together with a list of the Grecian, Roman and English classics. A new edition corrected and improved by the addition of nearly five hundred articles. By the Rev. James Barclay, curate of Edmonton in Middlesex, and many years master of an academy in Goodman's Fields and at Tottenham.
Barclay, James, Curate of Edmonton.Date: 1799- Archives and manuscripts
Penrose Origins and Family Arms
Date: c.1945-c.1952Reference: PENROSE/1/1/5/1Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Library of the Society of Friends
Date: 26 Sep 1962Reference: PENROSE/1/1/5/3Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Archives and manuscripts
Quaker Burial Ground, Fakenham
Date: Nov-Dec 1961Reference: PENROSE/1/1/5/2Part of: L. S. Penrose Papers- Books
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Encyclopaedia heraldica, or complete dictionary of heraldry / [William Berry].
Berry, William, 1774-1851.Date: [1828?-40?]- Books
Lancashire family histories, pedigrees, heraldry / edited by Sidney Horrocks.
Date: 1972- Books
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A short and easy introduction to heraldry, in two parts. Part I. The use of arms and armory, ... Part II. A dictionary of heraldry, ... Embellished with thirty-eight copperplates, ... The whole compiled from the most approved authorities. By Hugh Clark and Thomas Wormull
Clark, Hugh.Date: 1788- Books
The antiquities of heraldry : collected from the literature, coins, gems, vases, and other monuments of pre-Christian and mediæval times / with a catalogue of early armorial seals: tending to show that modern heraldry embodies, or is derived from the religious symbols, the military devices, and the emblems of the heathen deities of antiquity. By William Smith Ellis.
Ellis, William Smith, 1817-1890.Date: 1869- Books
Handbook of heraldry : with instructions for tracing pedigrees and deciphering ancient mss., rules for the appointment of liveries, &c / by John E. Cussans.
Cussans, John Edwin, 1837-1899.Date: 1893- Books
The manual of heraldry : a concise description of the several terms used, and containing a dictionary of every designation in the science / edited by Francis J. Grant.
Grant, Francis J. (Francis James), Sir, 1863-1953.Date: 1929