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War to the last itch.
Date: 1973- Books
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The merry companion, containing The following new songs. 1. What argufies Pride, &c. 2. The Tobacco Box. 3. The Plough Boy. 4. The Medley. 5. The Ladies Wants. 6. The Charming Fellow. 7. The Sweetheart. 8. The Happy Soldier.
Date: [1780?]- Books
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The statutes in force relating to the poor laws : to Boards of Guardians, district school and asylum managers, overseers, and the Local Government Board, from 43 Eliz. c.2, to 35 & 36 Vict, c.93, together with digests of the decisions of the courts upon each statute / by William Cunningham Glen.
Glen, W. Cunningham (William Cunningham), 1814-1892.Date: 1873- Books
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Three essays 1. Essay on the new project for a land mint, &c. 2. A second essay concerning the land mint. 3. A scheme proposing a true touch-stone, for the due trial of a proper union betwixt Scotland and England. &c. By the Author of the Character of the true publick spirit.
Brown, Andrew, active 1679-1706.Date: Printed Anno Domini MDCCVI. [1706]- Books
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A paraphrase and notes on St. Paul's IId Epistle to the Thessalonians: in Imitation of Mr. Locke's Manner. To which are annexed, two brief dissertations, I. Concerning the Kingdom of God, 2 Thess. i. 5. II. Concerning the Man of Sin, &c. 2 Thess. ii. 3, &c. By the author of the Paraphrase and notes on St. Paul's Epistles to Philemon, and 1st to the Thessalonians.
Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Books
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Voyages and descriptions vol.II. In three parts, viz. I. A supplement of the voyage round the world, describing the Countries of Tonquin, Achin, Malacca, &c. their Product, Inhabitants, Manners, Trade, Policy, &c. 2. Two voyages to Campeachy; with a Description of the Coasts, Product, Inhabitants, Logwood-Cutting, Trade. &c. of Jucatan, Campeachy, New-Spain, 3. A discourse of trade-winds, breezes, storms, Seasons of the ear, Tides and Currents of the Torrid Zone throughout the World: With an Account of Natal in Africk, its Product, Negro's, &c. By Capt. William Dampier. Illustrated with particular maps and draughts. To which i added, a general index to both volumes. The third edition.
Dampier, William, 1651-1715.Date: MDCCV. [1705]- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets, and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses. Comprized under three general heads. Viz. of [brace] 1. Preserving, conserving, candying, &c 2. Physick and chirurgery. 3. Cookery and houswifery. Whereunto is added, sundry experiments, and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / Collected and practised; by the late Right Honorable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen. With a particular table to each part.
Date: 1654- Books
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The Goldfinch. Being a collection of the newest songs now singing at the theatres, public gardens, and other, places of public and polite amusement. [1.] Then say, my sweet girl, &c. [2.] I never lov'd any, dear Mary, but you. [3.] Humours of London. [4.] War's alarms. [5.] We conquer, dear girls, but for you. [6.] When homeward steering. [7.] Patrick O'Neal's return from drubbing the French. 8. Tom careless. 9. Old man killed with a cough. [10.] Women's glory; or, the teadrinker's delight. [11.] Night before larry was stretch'd 12. Chapter of admirals. 13. The poor little blind beggar boy. 14. Artillery driver. 15. Patt's ramble. 16. Henry's cottage maid. 17. Sleeping chloe. 18. Wanton loves and graces. 19. Early horn. 20. An anacrcontic song. 21. Kathleen. 22. William's Farewell. 23. Land of Hibernia. 24. Circling glass. 25. Glee and chorus.
Date: [between ca. 1791 and 1800?]- Books
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Epēmeris, or, A diary astronomical and astrological for the year of grace 1666 : it being the second after the bissextile, or leap-year, containing 1. The motions and aspects of the planets, eclipses of the luminaries, full sea, terms and their returns, monthly observations, weather, &c. 2. A general judgment upon this (supposed wonderful) year, from eclipses, and the Suns ingress into the vernal equinox : with many other matters pertinent to such a work / by John Gadbury.
Gadbury, John, 1627-1704Date: [1666]- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets, and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses : comprized under three general heads, viz. of 1. preserving, conserving, candying, &c., 2. physick and chirurgery, 3. cookery and houswifery : whereunto is added sundry experiments and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / collected and practised, by the late Right Honorable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen ; with a particular table to each part.
Forth and Brentford, Patrick Ruthven, Earl of, 1573?-1651Date: 1654- Books
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Six small tracts; Viz. I. A somewhat more express and explicit Enarration, or Character of the That wicked, &c. 2 Thess. ii. 8. II. A Conjecture on the 36th, 37th, 38th, 39th Verses of the XIth Chapter of Daniel. III. Considerations on the Lth, and LIst Chapters of Jeremiah, with respect to what is there Prophesied concerning Babylon. IV. A third Conjecture touching the right Epocha, or very and true Beginning of the LXX Weeks of Daniel. V. Rev. VI. 9, 10. compared with Rev. XX. 4. proved to be meant of the Jews. VI. An Explication of the Seven Seals, grounded upon that Proof. By N. Marwick, S. T. B. Author of Stricturae Lucis.
Markwick, Nathaniel, 1664-1735.Date: 1733- Books
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The New handmaid to arts, sciences, agriculture, &c. Containing 1. Prognostications for the weather, by the moon, stars, rainbow, &c. 2. Monthly observations in the orchard, kitchen-garden and flower-garden. 3. Observations in husbandry. 4. Complete farriery, or Rules for the management of horses. 5. The vermin killer, containing methods to prevent and destroy bugs, fleas, lice, pismires, flies, and all other kinds of vermin. 6. The most rare secret how to catch fish; also the method to make bird-lime. Together with the whole art of limning and painting, in oil and water-colours. Also the art of gilding wilth [sic] gold and silver, wood, metals, leather, &c. with an oily size, and water gold. The method of colouring maps, with directions for laying metzotinto prints on glass. The curious art and mystery of japanning, to imitate the Indian way, with receipts for making the several varnishes. The mystery of dying silks, stuffs, cloth, thread, and other things. To stain wood, horn, bone, leather, &c. of various colours. To extract lake, and other curious colours from flowers, herbs, seeds, &c. The art of making glass of christal of all sorts and colours. To take spots or stains pitch, tar, rosin, wax, and ironmoulds out of silks, stuffs, linen or wollen, and recover faded, silks: with many other things worthy of note. To which are added, many curiosities and rare secrets, known to few, but exceeding useful.
Date: In the 1789- Books
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Ephēmeris, or, A diary astronomical and astrological for the year of grace 1662 : containing 1. The motions and aspects of the planets, and eclipses of the luminaries, full sea, &c., 2. An astrological account of what the stars portend to these islands the ensuing years, 3. A probable demonstration of the ascendent of England, & London in particular / by John Gadbury.
Gadbury, John, 1627-1704Date: 1662- Books
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A guide to the knowledge of the rights and privileges of Englishmen. Containing commentaries on I. King John's Magna Charta; II. Henry III's Magna Charta; III. The bishops curses against the breakers of this charter; IV. A statute declaring what crimes shall be adjudged treason; V. The Petition of Right; VI. The Habeas Corpus Act; Vii. The Bill of Rights; and Viii. The Act of Settlement: in which the whole of the text is preserved. Also, the security of Englishmens lives; or, the trust, power, and duty of the Grand Juries of England.
Date: MDCCLXXI. [1771]- Books
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Miscellanea in usum juventutis academicæ: containing 1. Characters of the classick authors, and some of our English Writers: Collected from Kenner, Addison, Pope, Garth, Dryden, Rapin, &c. 2. Instructions for Reading the Classick Authors: Drawn from Hales, Felton, and Blackwall. 3. A Chronology of the Classick Authors: together with some short Instructions for Reading Chronology. 4. A Catalogue of the Best Classick Authors, and other Books of Polite Learning, and their Best Editions. 5. Pagan Mythology: Collected out of Vossius, Macrobius, Lampridius, Bochartus, Diodorus Siculus, Philostratus, Diogenes, Lucian, Plato, Plutarch, &c. 6. Latin Exercises; viz. Themes, Declamations, Poems, Philosophical Epigrams and Orations. 7. A Correction of several palpable Mistakes made by some of our English Historians and other Authors, as Daniel, Trussel, Temple, Brerewood, Hearne, Ayliffe, Puffendorf, Heylin, Savage, Spon, Brown, Walker, Dacier, Rapin, Virgil, Seneca, Tibullus, Paterculus, Sleidan, &c. By John Pointer, M.A. Chaplain of Merton College in Oxford, and Rector of Slapton in Northampton-Shire.
Pointer, John, 1668-1754.Date: 1718- Books
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The ladies cabinet enlarged and opened : containing many rare secrets and rich ornaments of several kindes, and different uses, comprized under three general heads viz. of 1. preserving, conserving, candying &c. 2. Physick and chirurgery. 3. Cookery and housewifety : whereunto is added sundry experiments and choice extractions of waters, oyls, &c. / collected and practised by the late right honourable and learned chymist, the Lord Ruthuen.
M. BDate: 1655- Books
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The tradesman's lawyer and countrey-man's friend. 1. Directing them in Contracts, Bargains and Agreements, whereby they may learn to buy and contract safely, and cautiously avoid being over-reached in their Bargains, &c. 2. Concerning borrowing, lending and restoring, and of Goods pledged and pawned. 3. Setting forth several other adjudged Cases relating to Tradesmen, &c. 4. Cases relating to Farmers, and concerning stoppage of Ways, Watercourses, Lights, Commons, and several other Nusances. 5. Concerning scandalous Words purposely spoken to prejudice and abuse Tradesmen, &c. 6. Conccruing Leases, Mortgages, Corn, Waste, Distresses, &c. Also many other matters relating to Landlord and Tenant. 7. Concerning discharging and ending of Actions, Suits, and Controversies, and therein largely concerning Arbitrements. Awards and Umpirage, with all their Circumstances. 8. Certain Statute Laws, concerning Labourers, Tradesmen, Artificers, Apprentices, Servants, Petty Chapmen, &c. Collected from the antient and modern law books, and confirmed by several Authorities, and therefore may be useful as well to the Professors of the Law, as to Tradesmen and others.
Date: 1703- Books
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The gentleman's assistant, tradesman's lawyer, and country-man's friend. 1. Directing them in Contracts, Bargains and Agreements, whereby they may learn to buy and contract safely, and cautiously avoid being over-reached in their Bargains, &c. 2. Concerning borrowing, lending and restoring, and of Goods pledged and pawned. 3. Setting forth several other adjudged Cases relating to Tradesmen, &c. 4. Cases relating to Farmers, and concerning stoppage of Ways, Watercourses, Lights, Commons, and several other Nusances. 5. Concerning scandalous Words, purposely spoken to the Prejudice of a Man, &c. 6. Concerning Leases, Mortgages, Corn, Waste, Distresses, &c. Also many other matters relating to Landlord and Tenant. 7. Concerning discharging and ending of Actions, Suits and Controversies, and therein largely concerning Arbitrements, Awards and Umpirage, with all their Circumstances. 8. Certain Statute-Laws, concerning Labourers, Tradesmen, Artificers, Apprentices, Servants, Petty-Chapmen, &c. Collected from the ancient and modern law-books, and confirmed by several Authorities, and therefore may be useful as well to the Professors of the Law, as to Gentlemen, Tradesmen and others.
Date: 1709- Books
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The character of the times delineated. In two parts. Part I. Containing a description of the most notorious impieties, viz. 1. Common Swearing, &c. 2. Perjury. 3. Want of Common Honesty. 4. Drunkenness, and prophane Clubs. 5. Insidelity and Atheism. Part II. Containing a further character of the times, and of the state of religion amongst us. 1. Of true Christians, the Number small. 2. Irreverent Behaviour in Church. 3. Irreverence in reading, and joining in the Common Prayer. 4. Neglect of Family Prayer, and Instruction. 5. Closet and private Devotion. 6. Penitential Exercises. 7. Appointed Days of Abstinence. 8. Notice neglected to be given. 9. Blemishes in our Clergy. 10. Neglect of Ecclesiastical Discipline. 11. Worldly Friendships, and Undue Compliances. 12. Party Spirit. 13. Internal Religion. 14. Controversial Writings. 15. Further View of Internal Religion. 16. Two Sure Rules; viz. the Means of Grace, and Fruits of the Spirit. 17. Of Spiritual Joy. 18. A Mark to spiritual Persons only; with a Caution. Design'd for the Use of those who mourn in secret for the Iniquities of the Nation, and are convinc'd by sad Experience, that Private Vices are Publick and Real Mischiefs.
Date: MDCCXXXV. [1735]- Books
Ephemeris: or, A diary astronomical and astrological for the year of grace 1667. : Being the third year after the bissextile, or leap-year. Containing I. The motions and aspects of the planets; eclipses of the luminaries, full sea, termes and their returns, high-water, weather, &c. 2. A general judgement on the year, from the suns ingress into Aries; and the several eclipses that happen therein, with other observations proper for a work of this nature. / By John Gadbury, Philomathematikos.
Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.Date: [1667]- Books
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Ephēmeris, or, A diary astronomical and astrological for the year of grace 1665 : being the first after the bissextile, or leap-year containing 1. The motions and aspects of the planets, eclipses of the luminaries, full sea, terms and their returns, monthly observations, weather, &c., 2. A general judgement on the year from suns ingress into the vernal equinox, 3. A short discourse of the holy feast of Easter, with other things of necessary use and consequence / by John Gadbury.
Gadbury, John, 1627-1704Date: [1665]- Books
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The works of the Reverend Mr. Edm. Hickeringill, late rector of All-Saints, Colchester. In two volumes. Containing 1. The History of the Whigs, their Plots, Principles, and Practices, in two Parts; being the Secret History of the Whigs, from the time of the Civil Wars, &c. 2. The horrid Sin of Man-Catching, or a true Idea and Character of wicked Magistrates, Apparitors, Bumms, and Catchpoles. 3. Curse ye Meroz, a Sermon, containing the Standard of our Obeto Soveraign Power, that Kings can do no Wrong with respect to the Doctrin of Passive Obedience and Non-Resistance. 4. An Apology for Distress'd Innocence, a Sermon, preach'd on the 30th of January, setting forth the restless Spirit of Republican Principles and King-Killing Practices. 5. The Lay-Clergy, or Lay-Elder, a short Essay on the Lawfulness of the Clergy's exercising Temporal Offices. 6. The Trimmer's friendly Debate with the Observator, concerning the Uniformity and Benediction of Charters; and the House of Commons not a House of Courtiers. 1. The Black Non-Conformist. 2. The Postscript to the same, on Excommunication. 3. Some Considerations on the Nature of Marriage, and a Description of Matrimony made by the Inspiration of the Holy Ghost. 4. The Author's Thoughts on Confirmation. 5. An Essay on the Vertue of Sequestration. 6. An Epistle to the Tories. 7. The Mushroom; in Answer to Mr. Drydens Satyr against Sedition. 8. A Postscript to the same. 9. The Ceremony-Monger. 10. The Good-Old-Cause; or, the Divine Captain: containing Arguments to make a Soldier Religious and Brave against the Fears of Death, in the Service of his Country. With several other Tracts. Corrected and revis'd by the author, some time before his death: with an index to the whole.
Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.Date: 1709- Books
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A resolution of some questions, upon the clause in 12. & 13. W. III. c. 2. which Enacts, That after the said Limitation shall take effect, as aforesaid, No Person Born out of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland or Ireland, or the Dominions thereunto belonging, although he be Naturalized, or made a Denizen (except such as are Born of English Parents) shall be capable to he of the Privy Council, or a Member of either House of Parliament; or to enjoy any Office or Place of Trust, either Civil or Military, or to have any Grant of Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments from the Crown to himself, or to any other or others in Trust for him.
Date: 1715- Books
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The Manner, order, and ceremonies observed at the coronation of the Kings and Queens of England: 1. A description of the royal crowns, scepters, &c. 2. The form of the royal letters of summons sent to the peers and peeress[e]s to assist at the coronation. 3. The ceremony of presenting the regalia to their majesties in Westminster-hall, and of the grand procession from thence to the abbey. 4. The ceremony of the coronation, as it is performed in the church, with the King's Oath, and the homage of the nobles to His Majesty. 5. The anointing, crowing, and inthronizing of a Queen co[n]fort. 6. The recess and manner of their majesties return to Westminster-hall. 7. The ceremony of the services done by several lords of the manors, and of the champion's entering the hall, with the form of his challenge, and the Heralds proclaiming the King's stile, &c. extracted from several antient and modern histories of the coronation of Kings and Queens of England, and from several publick records, &c.
Date: [1727?]- Books
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A guide to the knowledge of the rights and privileges of Englishmen. Containing, I. Magna Charta, with remarks thereon; II. The bishops curses; III. The Habeas Corpus Act; IV. The Bill of Rights; and, V. The Act of Settlement: with an exhortation to the Christian and Independent Clergy, the Gentry, Freeholders, and other electors of members to serve in Parliament. To which is added, The security of Englishmens lives; or, the trust, power, and duty of the Grand Juries of England. Published in consequence of the recommendation of the author of, Advice to posterity, in his sequel thereof. With a short prefatory address to the public by the editor.
Date: MDCCLVII. [1757]