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W. and S. Jones take this opportunity of informing the public, that they have purchased the stock and copyright of the several philosophical works by the late Mr. George Adams, deceased, of Fleet Street; and that they are sold, as follow, at their Shop, No. 30, Lower Holborn.
W. and S. Jones (Mathematical Instrument Makers)Date: [1800]- Books
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Dublin, Sunday 11 November, 1781. Whereas an advertisement of a very alarming nature, respecting a pamphlet which is to published to-morrow, concerning the Roman Catholics of this kingdom, (calculated, as we apprehend, by some enemy to the interests of that people), appeared in Faulkner's Journal, and the Dublin Evening Post, of yesterday: ...
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Apollo Anglicanus : The English Apollo. Assisting all persons in the right understanding of this years revolution, as also of things past, present, and to come. With necessary tables plain and useful. A twofold kalendar, viz. Julian or English, Gregorian or forain computations, more plain and full than any other, with the rising and setting of the sun, the nightly rising and setting of the moon, and also her southing, exactly calculated for every day. Of general use for most men. Being the first after bissextile or leap-ye [sic]. To which is added the moons application to the fixed stars: with the calculation of the eclipses: also rules and tables for the measuring of timber: with many other things both pleasant, useful and necessary. Calculated according to art and fitted to the meridian of Leicester, whose latitude is 52 degrees 41 minutes, exactly fi[t]ting all the middle counties of England, and wit[h]out sensible error the whole kingdom. / By Richard Saunder.
Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675Date: 1697- Books
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Apollo Anglicanus : The English Apollo. Assisting all persons in the right understanding of this years revolution, as also of things past, present, and to come. With necessary tables plain and useful. A twofold kalendar, viz. Julian or English, Gregorian or forain computations, more plain and full than any other, with the rising and setting of the sun, the nightly rising and setting of the moon, and also her southing, exactly calculated for every day. Of general use for most men. Being the first after bissextile or leap-ye [sic]. To which is added the moons application to the fixed stars: with the calculation of the eclipses: also rules and tables for the measuring of timber: with many other things both pleasant, useful and necessary. Calculated according to art and fitted to the meridian of Leicester, whose latitude is 52 degrees 41 minutes, exactly fi[t]ting all the middle counties of England, and wit[h]out sensible error the whole kingdom. / By Richard Saunder.
Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675Date: 1697- Books
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Polygraphice, or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming : in seven books : exemplified in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countreys and figures of various forms, the way of engraving, etching, and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments, the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities, the paintings of the antients ... : never published till now, together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting, and a discourse of perspective, chiromancy and alchymy,: to which is added, I, the one hundred and twelve chymical arcanums of Petrus Johannes Faber, a most learned and eminent physician, translated out of Latin into English, II, an abstract of choice chymical preparations, fitted for vulgar use, for curing most diseases incident to humane bodies / by William Salmon.
Salmon, William, 1644-1713Date: 1685- Books
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The mischief of persecution exemplified, by a true narrative of the life and deplorable end of Mr. John Child, who miserably destroy'd himself Octob. 13, 1684 : giving an account of his despair, and divers conferences had with him by several of his friends : together with his answer and papers written by his own hand : also a discourse of the nature and office of conscience, with a postscript shewing the reason of its publication at this time / attested by us, Tho. Plant, Benj. Dennis.
Plant, Thomas, active 17th centuryDate: 1688- Books
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The gentlemans jockey, and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use, as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr\ Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Halfpenny, John, active 18th centuryDate: 1676- Books
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The gentleman's jockey, and approved farrier : instructing in the natures, causes, and cures of all diseases incident to horses. With an exact and easie method of breeding, buying, dieting, and otherwise ordering all sorts of horses, as well for common and ordinary use; as the heats and course. With divers other curiosities collected by the long practice, experience and pains of J.H. Esquire, Matthew Hodson, Mr. Holled, Mr. Willis, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Holden, Thomas Empson, Mr. Roper, Mr. Medcalf, and Nathaniel Shaw.
Halfpenny, John, active 1671Date: 1674- Books
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A survey of the heavens : being a plain description of the admirable fabrick and motions of the heavenly bodies, as they are discovered to the eye by the telescope, and several eminent consequences illustrated thereby. I. The infinite wisdom, power, glory, and incomprehensibility of God in the creation. II. The verifying of the Copernican hypothesis. III. The probability of more inhabited worlds. IV. The clearing of some difficult places of scripture from doubtful interpretations. V. The higher exaltation of Gods attributes in the business of our redemption. VI. An essay to prove the Sun to be the seat of the blessed, with several other useful notions. To which is added the gout raptures. Augmented and improved in English, Latin, and Greek lyrick verse. By Robert Witty Dr in physick in both universities, and fellow of the Colledge of Physicians in London.
Wittie, Robert, 1613?-1684Date: 1685- Books
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Culpeper's school of physick. Or The experimental practice of the whole art : Wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot, with their proper and effectuall cures, such diet set down as ought to be observed in sickness or in health. With other safe wayes for preserving of life, in excellent aphorismes, and approved medicines, so plainly and easily treated of, that the free-born student rightly understanding this method, may judge of the practice of physick, so far as it concerns himself, or the cure of others, &c. A work never before publisht, very necessary for all that desire to be rightly informed in physick, chyrurgery, chymistry, &c. / By Nich. Culpeper, late student in physick and astrology. The narrative of the authors life is prefixed, with his nativity calculated, together with the testimony of his late wife, Mrs. Alice Culpeper, and others. The general contents of this work are in the next page. With two perfect tables very useful to the reader.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1659- Books
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The deaf and dumb man's discourse. Or A treatise concerning those that are born deaf and dumb : containing a discovery of their knowledge or understanding; as also the method they use, to manifest the sentiments of their mind. Together with an additional tract of the reason and speech of inanimate creatures. By Geo. Sibscota.
Sibscota, GeorgeDate: 1670- Books
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Culpeper's last legacy : left and bequeathed to his dearest wife for the publick good, being the choicest and most profitable of those secrets which while he lived were lockt up in his breast, and resolved never to be publisht till after his death. : Containing sundry admirable experiences in several sciences, more especially in chyrurgery, and physick, viz. compounding of medicines, making of waters, syrups, oyles, electuaries, conserves, salts, pills, purges and trochischs. : With two particular treatises, the one of feavers, the other of pestilence. : As also other rare and choice aphorisms, fitted to the understanding of the meanest capacities. Never publisht before in any of his other works. / by Nicholas Culpeper.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1662- Books
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The compleat midvvife's practice enlarged : In the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man. Containing perfect rules for midwives and nurses, as also for women in their conception, bearing, and nursing of children: from the experience, not onely of our English, but also the most accomplisht and absolute practicers among the French, Spanish, Italian, and other nations. A work so plain, that the weakest capacity may easily attain the knowledge of the whole art. With instructions of the Queen of France's midwife to her daughter, a little before her death, touching the practice of the said art. Published with the approbation and good liking of sundry the most knowing professors of midwifry, now living in the City of London, and other places. Illustrated with severall cuts in brasse.
Chamberlayne, ThomasDate: 1659- Books
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Alcali vindicatum, or, The acid opiniator [sic] not guilty of truth : being an impartial enquiry into the fallacious reasons and erroneous philosophy of a late physico-medical essay touching alcali & acid : especially as they relate to the cause or cure of the small pox, scurvy, gout, rheumatism and consumption : to which is added a discourse of the nature and usefulness of an hypothesis in relation to the practice of physick : with a description of a most excellent medicine call'd tinctura sanitatis, of great use in all diseases of the head and stomack especially / by William Coward.
Coward, William, 1657?-1725Date: 1700- Books
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A treatise of dreams & visions : wherein the causes, natures, and uses, of nocturnal representations, and the communications both of good and evil angels, as also departed souls, to mankind. Are theosophically unfolded; that is, according to the Word of God, and the harmony of created beings. To which is added, a discourse of the causes, natures and cure of phrensie, madness or distraction. By Tho. Tryon, student in physick.
Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703Date: [1700]- Books
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Vade mecum : or, a companion for a chyrurgion: fitted for times of peace or war. Compendiously shewing the yong artist the use of every severall instrument belonging to a chyrurgion; and the vertues and qualities of all such medicines as are needfull and necessary, with the maner of compounding them, according to the most approved authors. As also the perfect cure of green wounds, either incised or contused, ulcers, fistulaes, fractures, and dislocations. To which is added the maner of making reports before a judge of assize, of any one that hath come to an untimely end. By Tho. Brugis Doctor in Physick.
Brugis, Thomas, active 1640?Date: 1652 [i.e. 1651]- Books
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Paratērēmata: or, Select physical and chyrurgical observations : containing divers remarkable histories of cures, done by several famous physicians. And above seven hundred eminent cures, in the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies: performed by the author hereof William Salmon: professor of physick. With useful tables for the whole work, as also large and plain directions for the use of every instrument. Licensed, December 8th. 1685. Rob. Midgley.
Salmon, William, 1644-1713Date: 1689- Books
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The royal almanack, or, A diary of the true places of the sun [figure of moon] and planets : their rising and setting, high-water at London-bridge, with rules to serve other places after the new theory of tides, and directions of Sir Jonas Moore : to which are added the eclipses, tables of the [sun's] rising, [moon's] southing, [moon's] rising and setting, with the [moon], and other the planets apulses to the fixed stars, for the meridian of London, anno 1675. and of His Majesties happy reign 27 / all done with great pains, according to the rules of art, for His Majesties use, and at his command, by N. Stephenson.
Stephenson, N. (Nicholas), active 1674-1680Date: 1675- Books
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Paraiēremata, or, Select physical and chyrurgical observations : containing divers remarkable histories of cures, done by several famous physicians, and above seven hundred eminent cures, in the most usual diseases happening to humane bodies, performed by the author William Salmon, professor of physick : with useful tables for the whole work, as also large and plain directions for the use of every instrument.
Salmon, William, 1644-1713Date: 1687- Books
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The perfect cook : being the most exact directions for the making all kinds of pastes, with the perfect way teaching how to raise, season, and make all sorts of pies, pasties, tarts, and florentines, &c. now practised by the most famous and expert cooks, both French and English. As also the perfect English cook, or right method of the whole art of cookery, with the true ordering of French, Spanish, and Italian kickshaws, with alamode varieties for persons of honour. To which is added, the way of dressing all manner of flesh, fowl, and fish, and making admirable sauces, after the most refined way of French and English. The like never extant; with fifty five ways of dressing of eggs. / By Mounsieur Marnettè.
Marnettè, Mounsieur, active 17th centuryDate: 1656- Books
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The path-vvay to health : wherein are to be found most excellent and approved medicins of great vertue, as also notable potions and drinks, with the art of distilling divers precious waters, for making of oyles, and other comfortable receipts, for the health of the body, never before printed. First gathered by Peter Levens, Mr. of Arts in Oxford, and student in Physick and Chirurgery, and now newly corrected and augmented. Published according to order.
Levens, Peter, active 1587Date: MDCLXIV. [1654]- Books
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The complete midvvife's practice enlarged in the most weighty and high concernments of the birth of man : Containing a perfect directory or rules for midwives and nurses. As also a guide for women in their conception, bearing and nursing of children: from the experience of our English [sic] Viz. [brace] Sir Theodore Mayern, Dr. Chamberlain, Mr. Nich. Culpeper [brace] and others of foreign nations. With instructions of the queen of France's midwife to her daughter ... touching the practice of the said art. With a further discovery of those secrets kept close in the breast of Mr. Nich. Culpeper ... Illustrated with several cuts in brass.
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Mr. Mason's Bible with notes. This day is published, no.I. price sixpence, (to be continued weekly) of the Holy Bible, containing the sacred text of the old and new testament at large. With explanatory notes on the most interesting passages. By the Rev. Henry Cox Mason, M. A. Morning Preacher and Lecturer of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey; and Chaplain to the Rt. Hon. Lord Onssow. Conditions. I. That the Work shall be printed in Quarto, on fine Royal Paper made for this purpose. II. That the Print shall be elegant; new Types having been cast on purpose, by Mr. Caston. III. That the Work shall be fully completed in 70 Numbers, at Sixpence each: but if it should unavoidably exceed that quantity, the overplus shall be given gratis so that this valuable Edition of the Holy Scriptures with Notes, may be had at the very moderate price 1l. 15s. IV. That every succeeding Number shall be as well executed as the first, both as to Paper and Print, and that a Number thall be regularly published every Saturday till the whole is finished. Also, this Day is Published (price One Shilling). No. 1. Of the same Work, printed on the best move super-royal Paper, Hot-Pressed, to be also continued weekly, and compicted in 70 Numbers, which will be one of the most clegant Editions of the Bible in the English Language. The whole of the Old Testament and a part of the New being already printed, such persons as prefer taking two or three Numbers weekly, may be assured of being supplied regularly till the whole is finished. London: painted for V. Grifftths, No. 1. Paternoster-Row; And sold by all Booksellers and News-Carriers in the Kingdom.
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The gentlewomans companion; or, A guide to the female sex : containing directions of behaviour, in all places, companies, relations, and conditions, from their childhood down to old age: viz. As, children to parents. Scholars to governours. Single to servants. Virgins to suitors. Married to husbands. Huswifes to the house Mistresses to servants. Mothers to children. Widows to the world Prudent to all. With letters and discourses upon all occasions. Whereunto is added, a guide for cook-maids, dairy-maids, chamber-maids, and all others that go to service. The whole being an exact rule for the female sex in general. By Hannah Woolley.
Woolley, Hannah, active 1670Date: 1673- Books
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Paracelsus his Aurora, & treasure of the philosophers· : As also the water-stone of the wise men; describing the matter of, and manner how to attain the universal tincture. Faithfully Englished· And published by J. H. Oxon.
Paracelsus, 1493-1541Date: 1659