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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XI. Contains a Description of France, and of the several Provinces it comprehends; with an Abstract of the History of that Kingdom. Illustrated with cuts and maps, accurately Drawn, according to the Geographical Part of this Work, by Herman Moll.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol. XIV. Treats of the Islands of Britain, and more at large of the South Part of Great Britain call'd England, describing the Face of the Country, the Mountains, Forests, Seas, Rivers, Fisheries, Soil, Vegetables, and the several Species of Animals it produces. 2. The Persons and Habits of the Natives. 3. Their Genius and Temper, Virtues and Vices. 4. Their Diet, Rural Sports and other Diversions. 5. Their Husbandry and Gardening: And, 6thly and lastly, Treats of the several Antient Divisions of England, and the Modern Division of it into Circuits and Counties, and herein more particularly of the County of Middlesex and City of London, shewing the Antient as well as Present State of that Metropolis. Illustrated with cuts and maps, accurately Drawn, according to the Geographical Part of this Work, by Herman Moll,
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Books
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A general history of Ireland, in its antient and modern state. On a new and concise plan. Comprehending an accurate Account of the Provinces, Counties, Cities, Post-Towns, Harbours, Rivers, Lakes, Mountains, Capes, Forts and Head-Lands, Metals, Mines and Minerals, Vegetable and Animal Productions, Antient and Modern History, Language, Learning, Religion, Laws, Constitution, Government, Civil and Military Establishments, Revenues, Gentlemen's Seats, Great and Bye Post Roads, &c. The state of its importations, exportations, And agriculture, with observations on its trade and manufactures, And the Means to extend and improve them, in consequence of the late Grant of a Free-Trade. The whole containing such a comprehensive Description of all the Provinces, Counties, &c. as may be necessary to elucidate and render this Work the compleatest History of the present State of Ireland yet extant. Illustrated with a considerable Number of such necessary and interesting Particulars as render it really useful to the foreigner, the gentleman, and the traveller. Collected by a gentleman during his travels through the principal parts of this kingdom. Revised, corrected and enlarged, with many important additions, by John Angel, Editor of Stenography, or the Art of writing Short-Hand, which has been honoured with The Approbation and Recommendation of the Right Hon. and Hon. the Dublin Society. ...
Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
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Modern history; or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XXV. Contains Part of the Reign of Queen Anne; with Remarks on Bishop Burnet's History of that Reign.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The rise, progress, and present state of the northern governments; viz. the United Provinces, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and Poland: or, Observations on The Nature, Constitution, Religion, Laws, Policy, Customs, and Commerce of each Government; The Manners and Dispositions of the People; Their Military Forces by Land and Sea; The Revenues and Resources of each Power; and on The Circumstances and Conjunctures which have Contributed to Produce the Various Revolutions which Have Happened in them. The Whole Digested from the Most Authentic Records and Histories, and from the Reflections and Remarks Made During a Tour of Five Years through these Nations. By J. Williams, Esq. In two volumes. ...
Williams, John, active 1783.Date: M.DCC.LXXVII. [1777]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XVII. Contains the History of England, during the Reigns of Henry III. Edward I. Edward II. and Edward III. With Remarks on the Partiality and Errors in a late History, publish'd under the Name of Rapin. Illustrated with cuts.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures, and Husbandry, Plants, animals, and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XXIII. Contains the latter Part of the Reign of King Charles II. and the entire Reign of King James II. Comprehending a Full and Impartial Account of the Steps taken to bring about the Revolution; with the Debates in the Convention-Parliament concerning the Abdication and Vacancy of the Throne, and Remarks upon them.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol. XVIII. Contains the History of England, from the Reign of Richard II. to that of Henry Viii. being about the Space of 150 Years. With Reflections on the Partiality and Errors in a late History, publish'd under the Name of Rapin. Illustrated with cuts.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XVI. Contains the History of England, from the Invasion of the Romans to the Reign of K. Henry III. including the Space of Twelve Hundred Years and upwards; with Remarks on the Partiality and Errors in a late History publish'd under the Name of Rapin. Illustrated with cuts.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XIX. Contains the History of England, during Part of the Reign of Henry Viii. with the Entire Reigns of King Edward VI. and Queen Mary. With Reflections on the Partiality and Errors in a late History, publish'd under the Name of Rapin. Illustrated with cuts.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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The present state of Great Britain, and Ireland, Being A Complete Treatise of Their several Inhabitants; their Religion, Policy, Manufactures, Customs, Government and Commerce. Of the Britons Original: Their Sciences, and Arts; Nobility and People, and Strength by Sea and Land. With a large Description of London; and a curious Abstract of each King's Reign from Ecbert, to the End of George I. Also His Majesty's German dominions, and genealogy of his family. The whole consisting of four parts. To which are added lists of all the offices in England, Scotland, and Ireland; with their whole Establishment, Civil, Military and Ecclesiastical. Done in a New Method, Regular, Copious, and Correct. The eleventh edition. Begun by Mr Miege; and now greatly improved, revised and completed to the present time, by Mr. Bolton.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: MDCCLIVIII. MDCCLIVIII [1748]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XXI. Contains the latter Part of the Reign of King James I. and most Part of that of King Charles I. Illustrated with cuts.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XII. Concludes the Description of France, and brings down the History of that Kingdom to the present Year 1730.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol.XXII. Contains the latter End of King Charles I, and most Part of the Reign of King Charles II; including, The Usurpations of the Rump Parliament, and of Cromwell and the Army: The History of the Restoration; the Dutch Wars, and the Popish Plot. Illustrated with cuts.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXIV. [1734]- Books
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The new state of England, under our Sovereign, Queen Anne. In three parts. Containing, I. An exact and particular Description both of England and Wales, through their several Counties; with all Things Remarkable therein, and the best Account hitherto of London and Westminster. II. Of the Original, Temper, Genius, Language, Trade, Laws, and Religion of the English. Of our several Orders of Men, the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. III. Of the English Monarchy in general, its Greatness and Power, the Sovereign's Prerogative, Dignity, Titles and Arms; With a compendious History of the Kings and Queens of England to this Time. Of the Present Queen in particular, Her Court, Forces, and Revenues, with the Management thereof. Of the present Princes and Princesses of the Royal Blood, and the Succession to the Crown as it stands settled in the Protestant Line. Of the High-Court of Parliament, Privy Council, and all Courts of Judicature. With the newest and exactest lists of Her Majesty's Officers in Church and State, and of the present Parliament and Convocation that has been Published.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: 1707- Books
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The new state of England, under our Sovereign Queen Anne. In three parts. Containing, I. An exact and particular Description both of England and Wales, through their several Counties; with all Things Remarkable therein, and the best Account hitherto of London and Westminster. II. Of the Original, Temper, Genius, Language, Trade, Laws, and Religion of the English. Of our several Orders of Men, the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty III. Of the English Monarchy in general, its Greatness and Power, the Sovereign's Prerogative, Dignity, Titles, and Arms; With a compendious History of the Kings and Queens of England to this Time. Of the present Queen in particular, Her Court, Forces, and Revenues, with the Management thereof. Of the present Princes and Princesses of the Royal Blood, and the Succession to the Crown as it stands settled in the Protestant Line. Of the High Court of Parliament, Privy Council, and all Courts of Judicature. With the newest and exactest lists of Her Majesty's Officers in Church and State, and of the present Parliament and Convocation.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: 1703- Books
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A letter to the Lay-Expositor, concerning his exposition of the orthodox system of civil rights and church power, &c. in which the merits of his system are examined and stated. Truth and Religion, rejected by the Alliance; the supports of a Protestant-Dissent. By the author of The comment on Mr. Warburton's alliance between church and state.
Fleming, Caleb, 1698-1779.Date: [1749]- Books
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Survey of the Russian Empire, according to its present newly regulated state, divided into different governments: shewing Their Situation and Boundaries, the Capital and District Towns of each Government; Manners, and Religion of the various Nations that compose that extensive Empire; Seas, Lakes, and Rivers; Climates; Commerce, Agriculture and Manufactures; Population and Revenues; Mountains, Minerals, Metals, and other Natural Productions. The whole illustrated with a correct map of Russia, and an Engraving, exhibiting the Arms and Uniforms of the several Governments of that Empire. By Capt. Sergey Pleschééf. The third edition, published at St. Petersburg. Translated from the Russian, with considerable additions, by James Smirnove, Chaplain to the legation of H. I. M. of all the Russias, at the court of Great Britain.
Pleshcheev, Sergeĭ Ivanovich, 1752-1802.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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The history of North America and its United States. Including also, a distinct history of each individual state; Including Also, A Distinct History Of Each Individual State: Its Manners And Customs, Trade, Commerce, Religion, And Government, Manufactures And Agriculture, Climate, Soil, And Produce: With New Tables Of The Whole Of Their Imports And Exports, Revenue, Debt, Expenditure, Currency Of Coins, &c. &c. &c. To which is annexed, an account of new discoveries. By Edward Oliphant, Esq.
Oliphant, Edward.Date: 1800- Books
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Religion, the best security to church and state. A sermon preach'd at the assizes held at Kingston in Surrey, March the 10th 17 14/15, Before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief-Justice Parker, and Mr. Justice Tracy. By Edm. Gibson, D. D. Archdeacon of Surrey, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Majesty. Published at the Request of the High-Sheriff, Grand Jury, and other Gentlemen.
Gibson, Edmund, 1669-1748.Date: 1715- Books
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Dialogue between a nobleman and a farmer, upon the reduction of the national debt, and other affairs of state: also, the distressed condition of the farmers in Scotland, considered ; with the probable means of their relief, and their Landlords advantage; -- And A more effectual Method than any hitherto, for suppressing Vice and Immorality, and encouraging of Religion and Virtue. -- The whole calculated exceedingly to promote the Prosperity and Grandeur of the British Nation. By William Suttor a Native of Banff. Righteousness exalteth a Nation.
Suttor, William.Date: 1788- Books
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The present state of Great Britain, under the auspicious government of Her Most Sacred Majesty Queen Anne. Containing, I. A general description of England, Scotland, and Wales, through their several Cities, Counties, Districts, Principalities, &c. II. Of the Present Genius, Language, Trade, Laws, and Religion of the Britains. III. Of the several Ranks and Orders of Men; the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and Commonalty. With a particlar Account of Precedency, from First Peer, to the Meanest Peasant. Taken from the Authorities of the best Lawyers, both Common and Civil, as well as Antiquaries, Heralds, &c. such as Cambden, Selden, Segar, Ferne, and many others. IV. Of the Present Monarchy of Great Britain; its Greatness and Power; the Sovereign's Prerogative, Dignity, Title, and Arms; Her Court, Forces, and Revenues of the present Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal, and the Succession to the Crown, as settled by Act of Parliament. V. Of the High-Court of Parliament, Privy-Council, and all Courts of Judicature. With the Newest and most Perfect List of Her Majesty's Officers in church and State, and of the present Parliament and Convocation of Great Britain.
Date: 1707- Books
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The present state of Europe: exhibiting a view of the natural and civil history of the Several countries and kingdoms: Their Present Constitution and Form of Government; their Customs, Manners, Laws, and Religion; their Arts, Sciences, Manufactures, and Commerce; their Military Establishments, Public Treaties, and Political Interests and Connexions. To which is prefixed, An Introductory Discourse on the Principles of Polity and Government. By M.E. Totze, Late Secretary to the University of Gottingen, and now Professor of History in the University of Butzow, and Duchy of Mecklenburg. Translated from the German by Thomas Nugent, LL.D. And Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. ...
Toze, Eobald, 1715-1789.Date: MDCCLXX. [1770]- Books
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The new state of England, under our present monarch K. William III. In three parts. Containing, I. A General Account of England. With a particular Description of its several Counties, Cities, Universities, Markets and Borough-Towns: And a Survey of Wales. II. Of the Original, Temper, Genius, Language, Trade, Religion and Government of the English. Of the King's Prerogative, Power, Court, and Revenues, &c. Of the Nobility and Gentry, Clergy and Commonalty. With a Succinct History of the Kings and Queens of England, to this Time. III. A Description of the High Court of Parliament, Privy Council, and all Courts of Judicature. And a more Exact List of the present Officers, in Church and State.
Miège, Guy, 1644-1718?.Date: 1701- Books
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Natural religion insufficient; and reveal'd necessary to man's happiness in his present state: or, a rational enquiry into the principles of the modern deists: Wherein is largely discovered their utter Insufficiency to answer the great Ends of Religion, and the Weakness of their Pleadings for the Sufficiency of Nature's Light to eternal Happiness; And particularly the Writings of the learn'd Lord Herbert, the great Datron of Deism, to wit, His Books de Veritate, de Religione Gentilium, and his Religio Laici, in so far as they assert Nature's Light able to conduct us to future Blessedness, are consider'd, and fully answer'd: to which treatise are annex'd several essays upon other subjects. By the late Reverend Mr. Thomas Halyburton Professor of Diyinity in the University of St. Andrews.
Halyburton, Thomas, 1674-1712.Date: M.DCC.XIV. [1714]