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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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Practical navigation, or an introduction to the whole art, containing many useful geometrical definitions and problems; The Doctrine of Plain and Spherical Triangles; Plain, Mercator, and Great-Circle Sailing; Sundry useful Problems in Astronomy; The Use of Instruments; The Azimuth-Compass and Ring - Dial. The Fore-Staff, Quadrant, and Nocturnal; The Plain - Scale, Gunter's - Scale, Plain - Chart, Mercator's-Chart, both Globes, and Virtues of the Loadstone. Useful Tables of the Moon's Age, of the Tides, of the Sun's Place, Declination and Right Ascension; of the Star's Right-Ascension and Declination; The Latitude and Longitude of Places, and a Table of Meridional Parts; Likewise a new Traverse - Table, and the Use thereof in keeping a Reckoning at Sea: Also a Table of 10000 Logarithms, and of the Logarithm - Sines, Tangents, and Secants. All carefully Corrected with many useful Additions. By John Seller, Hydrographer to the King
Seller, John, active 1658-1698.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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Joseph Cortisos, gent. - - - - appellant. Anthony Mendes, James Mendes, and Lewis Mendes, the three surviving sons and executors of Dr. Fernando Mendes, late of London, deceased, respondents. The case of the respondent James Mendes.
Mendes, James, -1739.Date: 1733]- Books
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A funeral sermon upon the death of Mrs. Urith Bunchley, Daughter to Sir Austin Palgrave, Bart. who Departed this Life May the 21st. Preached at Clavering in Essex, May the 24th, 1708. Published at the Request of several of Her Relations. By a Presbyter of the Church of England.
Presbyter of the Church of England.Date: 1708- Books
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Military reflections on the attack and defence of the city of London; Proved by the Author to have been the most vulnerable Part of Consequence in the whole Island, in the Situation it was left in the Year 1794. to which is added, reflections on the loss of Plymouth or Harwich, and on the greater safety of Portsmouth. -Desultory Invasions in various Parts. - District where 3000 men may land, occupy, and maintain for a considerable Time against the whole Force of Britain. - That celebrated Officer, General Lloyd's Abilities and System used in the Defence of the Capital, and his general System on the Defence of Rivers applied to the Thames. - Treatise on Floating Batteries and Gallies. - Treatise on Riflemen, Sharp Shooters, Jaegers, and Chasseurs; the Utility of them in all Countries, and the particular Want of them in this Country and the British Army. - Remarks on Landguard and Tilbury Forts, and other Fortifications. - --Reflections on the Dearness of Bread. - --Proposals how the laborious and industrious Poor might be supplied with Bread at a moderate Price in Times of Scarcity. - --Improper Application of His Majesty's generous Donation of one Pound and a Half of Bread per Day to the Soldier, and how it ought to be applied. - --Including general Remarks on the whole Island. By Lieut. Col. George Hanger. Most respectfully addressed to the Right Hon. Thomas Skinner, Lord Mayor of London.
Hanger, George, 1751?-1824.Date: 1795- Books
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A collection for the improvement of husbandry and trade. Consisting of many valuable materials relating to corn, cattle, coals, hops, wool, &c. With a compleat catalogue of the several sorts of earths, and their proper product; the best sorts of manure for each; with the art of draining and flooding of lands; as also full and exact histories of trades, as malting, brewing, &c. the description and structure of instruments for husbandry, and carriages, with the manner of their imrovement; an account of the rivers of England, &c. and how far they may be made navigable; of weights and measures, of woods, cordage, and metals; of building and stowage the vegetation of plants, &c. with many other useful particulars, communicated by several eminent members of the Royal Society, to the collector, John Houghton, F.R.S. Now revised, corrected, and published, with a preface and useful indexes, by Richard Bradley, F.R.S. and professor of botany in the University of Cambridge. In three volumes.
Houghton, John, 1640-1705.Date: M,DCC,XXVII. [i.e. 1727 - 1728]- Books
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Three days before the patient is brought to Bethlem to be viewed, you are to leave in writing at the Clerk's Office in Bridwell Hospital, Fleet-street - the names of two housekeepers within the bills of mortality, with the particular places of theri abode, and in what parish, and what business they follow - to be security for the patient upon admittance.
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At the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, This present Friday, March 13, 1789, the Coronation anthem, God save the King. After which Will be performed Judas Maccabaeus. A sacred oratorio. Composed by Mr. Handel, the principal vocal parts by Mr. Reinhold, Mr. Dignum, and Mr. Kelly. Mrs Crouch, Miss Lockhart, Miss Hagley, (pupil of Mr. Linley) And Mrs. Ambrose. After Part I. A Solo on the Harp, by the Celebrated Madame Krumpholtz, Being her Fourth Appearance in this Kingdom. End of Part II. a New Grand Concerto on the Harp. By Madame Krumpholtz, to conclude with God Save Great George our King! First Violin by Mr. Shaw, N.B. The Band, both Vocal and Instrumental, is considerably Augmented with the Boys of His Majesty's Chapels Royal, The Choirs of St Paul's, and Westminster-Abbey. Consisting of more than 130 Performers, - Tickets to be had, and Places for the Boxes to be taken of, Mr. Fosbrook, at the Stage-Door of the Theatre. Boxes 10s. 6d. - Pit 5s. - First Gallery 3s. 6d. - Second Gallery 2s. The Doors to be opened at Half past Five O'Clock. To begin at Half after Six. Vivant Rex & Regina! No Money to be returned.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)Date: 1789]- 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 duty and obligation, Of Ministers and People, To endeavour to spread the Gospel, universally, Throughout the Kingdom, Being, peculiarly, the Work of the Day: and, That Missions to Heathen Countries, in the present juncture, are Ill-Judged, And Highly Unseasonable, Demonstrated. Respectfully addressed to the Religious World in general, and to the Readers of the Evangelical Magazine in particular. By A Clergyman.
Clergyman.Date: 1796- Books
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Seventh night. Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane, This present Wednesday, April 2, 1794, Will be performed a grand selection of sacred music From the Works of Handel. Part I. Coronation Anthem. God save the King. Song. Mr. Meredith, He layeth the Beams. Etius. Air. Mrs. Bland, O had I Jubal's lyre, Joshua. Chorus. Gird on thy sword, Saul. Air. Signora Storace Holy, holy, Rodelinda. Air. Mr. Harrison, Softly rise, Chorus, Ye southern breezes. Solomon Air. Master Welsh. Let me wander. L'allegro. Air and Chorus. Signora Storace. Sing ye to the Lord. Double Chorus. The horse aud his rider. Part II. Introduction & Chorus. Ye sons of Israel. Joshua Air. Mrs. Crouch, What tho' I trace. Solomon. Air. Mr. Harrison. Pleasure my former ways. Air. Master Welsh, Would you gain. Acis & Gal. Chorus. Welcome! welcome! Saul. Concerto Violin, Mr. Giornovich, Air Mr. Meredith. Honour and Arms. Sampson. Air. Miss Leake. O magnify the Lord. Anthems. Chorus. Hallelujah. Messiah. Part III. Chorus. How excellent thy name. - - Saul. Air. Mr. Harrison, Lord, remember David, - - Sosarmes. Air Mrs. Crouch, Ask if you damask rose be sweet, Susanna Chorus He gave them hailstones, - - Israel in Egypt. Air Miss Leake, The smilling dawn. Jeptha. Chorus See the conquering Hero comes. Judas Macchaboeus. Air. Master Welsh, Angels ever bright and fair. Theodora. Double Chorus. From the Censor. - - Solomon. Directors, Mr. Linley, and Mr. Storace. The Principal vocal performers Mr. Harrison, Mr. Meredith, Mr. Dignum Master Welsh, Signora Storace, Miss Leake, Mrs. Bland, Mrs. Crouch. In Part II. a Concerto on the Violin by Mr. Giornovich. Amongst the Principal Instrumental Performers are Messrs. Ashe, W. Parke, Parkinson, Mason, Hyde, Flacks, Ashbridge, Ely, &c. Leader of the Band Mr. Shaw. Boxes 6s. Pit 3s. 6d. Gall. 2s. Upper Gall. 1s. No Money to to be Returned. Books of the Performance to be had at the Theatre.
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At the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane, To-Morrow, Wednesday, March 11, 1789, An Occasional Prelude on the Happy Recovery of His Majesty. After which Will be performed Redemption. A sacred oratorio. Selected from the Great and Favourite Works of Mr. Handel, That were performed at his Commemoration in Westminster Abbey, and at the Pantheon. The Principal Vocal Parts by Mr. Reinhold, Mr. Dignum, and Mr. Kelly. Mrs Crough, Miss Lockhart, Miss Hagley, (pupil of Mr. Linley) And Mrs. Ambrose. After Part I. A Solo on the Harp, by the Celebrated Madame Krumpholtz, Being her Third Appearance in this Kingdom. End of Part II. a New Grand Concerto on the Harp. By Madame Krumpholtz, to conclude with God Save Great George our King! First Violin by Mr. Shaw, N. B. The Band, both Vocal and Instrumental, is considerably Augmented with the Boys of His Majesty's Chapels Royal, The Choirs of St. Paul's, and Westminster-Abbey. Consisting of more than 130 Performers. - Tickets to be had, and Places for the Boxes to be taken of, Mr. Fosbrook, at the Stage-Door of the Theatre. Boxes 10s. 6d. - Pit 5s. - First Gallery 3s. 6d. - Second Gallery as. The Doors to be opened at Half past Five O'Clock. To begin at Half after Six. Vivant Rex & Regina! No Money to be returned.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)Date: 1789]- Books
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Advice to a son at the university, design'd for holy orders. By a clergyman.
Curteis, Thomas, approximately 1660-1747.Date: MDCCXXV. [1725]- Books
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The preaching-Weathercock: a paradox, proving Mr. W- R-Dson (lately a dissenting minister, and now a presbiter of the Church of England) will cant, recant, and re-recant, till (to prove he is no Schismatick) he has set his religion and conscience to all the points of the compass: Fairly argued from - The Secret History of his Life, Conversation and Doctrines - Whilst (tho' a Presbyterian) he stickled hard to be chose Pastor to an Independent Congregation in Moorfields; - Or, a Letter to that Universal Turncoat, concerning his so often changing his Religion. The whole Compleating the Weathercock-Paradox in III Parts. Written by John Dunton, a true and constant Son of the Church of England, without Respect to Parties, and Author of those Two Answers to Dean Kennet, and Dr. Sacheverel, intituled - The Bull-Baiting, - and Hazard of a Death-Bed-Repentance.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1712]- Books
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Hints to juries in trials for libel. By a freeholder.
Freeholder.Date: [1793]- Books
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The very best round coals. At Walker's New Coal Repository, Bell-Wharf, near Joiners-Hall, Dowgate, Upper Thames-Street. A Real Advantage of 3 Shillings per Chaldron, is saved by the Purchasers of coals, (for Ready Money) as above With a Certainty of being faithfully Supply'd with Round Coal, of the very best quality, Measured under the Inspection of the Lord Mayor's Sworn Meters. Orders by the Penny-Post, &c. punctually attended to and executed with Dispatch. - One sack extra in every Chaldron, - Mr. Walker returns his most grateful thanks to the several Nobility, Gentry, &c. who are the kind Promoters and Encouragers of his new Plan, for reducing the extortioned price of so necessary an Article, in opposition to Combinators, forming to render this useful Commodity, dear and expensive to the Public. Large Scotch Coal upon the most reasonable Terms, 1775.
Walker's New Coal Repository (London, England)Date: 1775]- Books
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The Governor and Company of the Bank of England, - - - - appellants. Katharine Morice, widow, and executrix of Humphrey Morice, late of London, merchant, deceased, Ann Morice, Judith Morice, and Elizabeth Morice, an infant, children of the said Humphrey Morice by Judith his first wife, Sir Thomas Lee, bart. and his Children, Thomas, William and Ann Lee, infants, Ann Sandes, Widow, John Claxton, and Sarah his wife, Brown Claxton their son, Ann Colemore, wife of Thomas Colemore, by her next friend, and Stephen Ram and Isaac Milner, her trustees, James Henckell, Mary Glover and Henry Voght, William Snelgrave, Jame Pearce, in his own right, and as executor of Jeremiahh Pearce, deceased, Robert Moore, and Mary his wife, Executrix of John Dagg, deceased, and Elizabeth Grove, Administratrix of Joseph Grove, deceased, Theodosia Crowley, Joseph Gascogne Nightingale, Dame Sarah Shaw, Mary Shaw, Jane Shaw, Richard Arnold, Thomas Grosse, George Coldham, Thomas White, Smauel Massey, and Susannah his wife, Ricahrd Lechmere, John Lateward, Jonathan Smith, Hester Wickham, Peter Delamotte, Samuel Davenport, James Rutlin, Joseph Broad, Thomas Dinely, John Cook, Ann Job, John Thompson, John Chapman, Benjamin Weale, Lawrence Victorin, Francis Hayford, John Beardoe and Bearcrost Beardoe, Henry Sewdley, Margaret Greaves, widow, and executrix of John Greaves, deceased, Thomas Hardwell, Abraham Rutland, Thomas Poole, Sherman Godfrey, Joseph North, John Fell the elder, and John Fell the younger, respondents. ... The said several other parties above-named, - - - - - respondents. The case of the said Katharine Morice, widow, and executrix of Humphery Morice, late of London, merchant, deceased, one of the respondents in all the said four appeals.
Morice, Catherine, -1743.Date: 1737]- Books
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Thomas Frederick, Esq; eldest son of Sir Thomas Frederick, Kt. deceased, and eldest grandson -- of Tho. Frederick, Esq; deceased, -- appellant. Sir John Frederick, Bart. executor of his late mother, and --- eldest son ----[] Tho. Powell, Esq; and Mary his wife, eldest daughter - - []ney Diggle, Esq; and Leonora his wife, second daughter - [] His Grace James Duke of Athol, and her Grace Jane Dutchess of Athol his wife, youngest daughter William Peer Williams & John Borrett, Esqs; surviving executors [] Frederick and Charles Frederick, younger sons of Sir Thomas, and - grandsons ---- [] and [] Mary Frederick, widow and executrix of the said Sir Thomas Frederick, deceased, ----- respondents. The appellant's case.
Frederick, Thomas, 1707-1740.Date: 1731]- Books
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John Prat, Esq; - - - - appellant. William Hopkins, Benjamin Midford, Henry Talbot, and Joseph Farmer, - - respondents. The appellant's case.
Prat, John.Date: 1730]- Books
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Kent's directory for the year 1769. Containing An Alphabetical list of the Names and Places of Abode of the directors of Companies, Persons in Public Business, Merchants, and other eminent Traders in the Cities of London and Westminster, and Borough of Southwark. With the numbers as they are affixed to their Houses, agreeable to the late Acts of Parliament. Also separate lists of the Lord-Mayor and Court of Aldermen, Bank, South-Sea, East-India, Royal Exchange - Assurance, Sun - Fire, and London - Assurance Companies; Commissioners for Trade and Plantations, and Commissioners of Excise and Customs.
Kent, Henry, active 1732-1771.Date: [1769]- Books
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Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals. January 16, 1792. Your worship is desired to meet at a court at Bridewell Hospital, on Thursday the 2d of February next, at Eleven o'clock in the forenoon, about business concerning the said hospitals. - And particularly to elect a physician, in the room of Dr. John Monro, deceased. ...
Bridewell Royal HospitalDate: 1792]- Books
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Bridewell and Bethlem Hospitals. January 2, 1792. Your worship is desired to meet at a court at Bridewell Hospital, on Tuesday the 10th day of January instant, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, about business concerning the said hospitals. - And particularly to declare the vacancy of a physician, on th death of Doctor John Monro. ...
Bridewell Royal HospitalDate: 1792]- Books
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[In the] House of Lords. Constantine Phipps, Esq; claiming as heir at law of the Right Honourable James Earl of Anglesey, deceased, - - appellant. The Right Honourable Richard Earl of Anglesey, one of the devisees in the wills and codicils of the said James Earl of Anglesey, deceased, who died about 50 years since; Dame Mary Levynge, otherwise Annesley, the widow, executrix, and devisee, of Charles Annesley, Esq; who was the only son and heir of Charles Annesley, Esq; deceased, another devisee in the said wills and codicils; Mark Whyte, gentleman, an incumbrancer on the estates of the said Charles Annesley the son; and Charles Coote, an infant, by his mother and guardian, eldest son and heir at law of Charles Coote, Esq; who was the only son and heir of Thomas Coote, Esq; his late father, deceased, who was the surviving trustee named in the said wills and codicils of the said James Earl of Anglesey,- - - - - - respondents. Upon an appeal from an order of dismission, of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, made 20th June 1749. The case of the respondent, Richard Earl of Anglesey.
Anglesey, Richard Annesley, Earl of, 1694-1761.Date: 1751]- Books
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[Be]fore the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of England. De Vrouw Catherina, Franz Janz Panck, master. The said Franz Janz Pank, the master and claimant of the said ship De Vrouw Catherina and of 360 lasts of salt, being part of the cargo, as the property of Messrs. Jacob and William Middlehoven of Zaandam in Holland, merchants, and others; all subjects of the states general of the United Provinces; and also claimant of the rest and residue of the cargo as the property of divers other persons mentioned in the manifest and bills of lading, subjects of the said states general, - - - - - - - - appellant. Against Thomas Stinger, commander of the private ship of war the free trade, his owners, officers, and mariners, the captors of the said ship and goods, - - - respondents. Appendix to the appellant's case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1786?]