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Some minor arts as practised in England / by A.H. Church, W.Y. Fletcher [and others].
Church, A. H. (Arthur Herbert), 1834-1915.Date: 1894- Pictures
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Joseph Lister giving thanks for a testimonial and portrait presented to him at King's College Hospital, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1895. Process print after A.S. Boyd, 1895.
Boyd, A. S. (Alexander Stuart), 1854-1930.Date: 1895Reference: 545241i- Archives and manuscripts
George John Romanes (1848-1894), biologist and physiologist
Date: 1884-1891Reference: MS.7545/15-17Part of: Miscellaneous: English, 19th-20th centuries- Archives and manuscripts
Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892)
Owen, Richard, Sir, 1804-1892.Date: 1835-1891Reference: MS.5786- Books
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The history of the life and sufferings of that eminent and faithful servant of Jesus Christ, Mr. John Welch, sometime Minister of the Gospel at Ayr. With some remarkable prophecies while he was prisoner in the castle of Edinburgh, and in France, together with two prophetical letters. One from the castle of Blackness to Dame Lilias Graham, Countess of Wigtoun, January 6. 1606. The other wrote to Sir William Livingstoun of Kilsyth, one of the lords of the College of Justice from Blackness, 1605.
Kirkton, James, 1628-1699.Date: 1750?]- Pictures
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Pensioners of the Royal Naval Hospital, Greenwich, celebrating the anniversary of Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. Engraving by J. Burnet, 1836.
Burnet, John, 1784-1868.Date: 10 June 1836Reference: 24957i- Archives and manuscripts
Lecture notes
Date: 1913-1931Reference: PP/AWD/C/4Part of: Daley, Sir (William) Allen (1887-1969)- Books
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The Newlanders cure : Aswell of those violent sicknesses which distemper most minds in these latter dayes: as also by a cheape and newfound dyet, to preserue the body sound and free from all diseases, vntill the last date of life, through extreamity of age. Wherein are inserted generall and speciall remedies against the scuruy. Coughes. Feauers. Goute. Collicke. Sea-sicknesses, and other grieuous infirmities. Published for the weale of Great Brittaine, by Sir William Vaughan, Knight.
Vaughan, William, 1577-1641Date: 1630- Books
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The history of London from its foundation to the present time: Containing, I. The original Constitution of London: The ancient and present State of its several Wards, Churches, Parishes, Liberties, and Districts: Accounts of all the Religious Foundations in London and its Suburbs, before the Reformation: The Names of all the Streets, Squares, Courts, Lanes, &c. within the City and Suburbs: With curious Calculations touching the Number of its Inhabitants; and Parallels between London and many of the most celebrated ancient and modern Cities; whereby it will appear that the Inhabitants of London, at present, are almost equal in Number to those of the Cities of Paris, Amsterdam, and Rome together, and superior in Number to any one City in the World. II. Historical and particular Accounts of the City Governments, Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Military, in all their Branches: With the several Charters, rendered into English; where in are set forth their many great and valuable Privileges, Immunities, and numerous Benefactions. III. Accounts of the several Incorporations of Merchants and Trades; shewing the Institutions of their respective Companies; with their ancient Rights, Privileges, and Coats of Arms. IV. Accounts of the present State of Learning, and of the Colleges, Schools, Inns of Court, Common-Pleas, King's-Bench, Chancery, Exchequer, High Court of Parliament, &c. V. Full and particular Accounts of all the Hospitals, Alms-Houses, and other Charitable Foundations, within the City and the Parts adjacent. VI. The ancient and present State of the Tower, and of the Curiosities therein contained. Also an Account of Sir Hans Sloane's Collection, lately purchused by Parliament. And Including The several Parishes in Westminster, Middlesex, Southwark, &c. within the Bills of Mortality. By William Maitland, F. R. S. and Others. Illustrated With a Complete Set of the Churches, Palaces, Publick Buildings, Hospitals, Bridges, &c. within and adjacent to this great Metropolis: The Plans of London, exhibiting its Appearance before the Fire; in its Ruins after that Conflagration in 1666; and as it is now rebuilt and extended: And with a large Map of all the Villages and Country within ten Miles Circumference: Exactly drawn, and curiously engraved on One Hundred and Twenty Copper-Plates, by the best Hands, and on so large a Scale, that each Plate could not be sold separate for less than One Shilling. And Improved With a great Variety of Authentick Pieces, relating to the Progressive Alterations it has undergone from its first Foundation, both in its Political, Ecclesiastical, and Commercial State; and describing those Charitable Foundations, and other Additional Buildings, with which it has been lately adorned, and increased to such a prodigious Extent, as to carry the Appearance of a large County in the Number of its Houses and Inhabitants. By which Means All the Defects in the former Edition of this Work, and in other Authors on this Subject, will be supplied, their Errors corrected, and the History brought down, with great Care and Impartiality, to the present Time. In two volumes. Vol. I. By the King's Authority.
Maitland, William, 1693?-1757.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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Love of our country. A sermon, preached in the Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, Dublin, March 17th, 1756, being the anniversary festival of St. Patrick; before the Right Honourable Sir Arthur Gore, grand president; and the friendly brothers of the ancient and most benevolent order of St. Patrick. And with all humility and respect inscribed to the grand president and friendly brothers. By William Henry, D.D. rector of Urney, F.R.S.
Henry, William, -1768.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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The respondents case. Francis Lord Bishop of Rochester, Dean of the Collegiate Church of St. Peter Westminster, Michael Evans Clerk, Lawrence Broderick, Rob. Cannon, and Harry Barker, Doctors in Divinity, four of the Prebendaries of the said Collegiate Church, Appnts. Sir Robert Raymond His Majesty's Attorney-General, Nicholas Onley, Thomas Dent, Thomas Lynford, and Edward Gee Doctors in Divinity, and Samuel Lord Bishop of Carlisle, five of the Prebendaries of the Collegiate Church aforesaid, Robert Freind Doctor in Divinity, Master of Westminster School, and William Farrer, Esq.Respnts.
Great Britain. Attorney-General.Date: 1721]- Books
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Love of our coun[try] A sermo[n] preached in the Cathedral Church of St. Patrick, Dubli[n] March 17th, 1756, being the anniv[ersary] festival of St. Patrick; before the Right Honourable Sir Arthur Gore, grand president ... and the friendly brothers of the ancien[t] and most benevolent order of St. Patrick. And with all humility and respect inscribed to the grand president and friendly brothers. By William Henry, D.D. rector of Urney, F.R.S.
Henry, William, -1768.Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
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A briefe declaration for vvhat manner of speciall nusance concerning private dwelling houses, a man may have his remedy by assise, or other action as the case requires : Vnfolded in the arguments, and opinions of foure famous sages of the common law; together with the power, and extent of customes in cities, townes, and corporations, concerning the same: together with the determination of the law, concerning the commodity, and use of houses, and their appurtenances. Whereunto is added, the iustices of assise their opinion, concerning statute law for parishes, and the power of iustices of peace, church wardens, and constables; and to know what they are to doe concerning bastards borne in their parishes, reliefe of the poore, and providing for poore children, what remedy for the same.
Date: 1636- Archives and manuscripts
Smith, Robert Angus (1817-1884), chemist
Date: 1865-1876Reference: MS.7655/85-86Part of: Miscellany: English, 18th-20th centuries- Archives and manuscripts
General Correspondence (Che-Cl)
Date: 1945-1983Reference: PP/WDP/B/1/9Part of: Paton, Sir William Drummond Macdonald (1917-1993), Pharmacologist- Books
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A critical commentary on Archbishop Secker's Letter to the Right Honourable Horatio Walpole, concerning bishops in America. [Three lines of Latin quotations]
Blackburne, Francis, 1705-1787.Date: M,DCC,LXXI. [1771]- Books
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The antiquities of Warwickshire illustrated; From Records, Leiger-Books, Manuscripts, Charters, Evidences, Tombes, and Armes: Beautified with maps, prospects, and portraictures. By Sir William Dugdale. The second edition, in two volumes, printed from a copy corrected by the author himself, and with the original copper plates. The whole revised, augmented, and continued down to this present Time; by William Thomas, D. D. Sometime Rector of Exhall, in the same County. With the Addition of several Prospects of Gentlemens Seats, Churches, Tombs, and new and correct Maps of the County, and of the several Hundreds, from an Actual Survey made by Henry Beighton, F. R. S. Also Compleat Lists of the Members of Parliament and Sheriffs taken from the Original Records; and an Alphabetical Index and Blazonry of the Arms upon the several Plates.
Dugdale, William, 1605-1686.Date: MDCCXXX. [1730]- Archives and manuscripts
Letters by Sclater, written from the Zoological Society of London
Date: 1868-1889Reference: MS.7579/1-3Part of: Sclater, Philip Lutley (1829-1913), zoologist- Books
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Monasticon Anglicanum, sive, Pandectae coenobiorum Benedictinorum, Cluniacensium, Cisterciensium, Carthusianorum a primordiis ad eorum usque dissolutionem / ex MSS. codd. ad monasteria olim pertinentibus, archivis Turrium, Londinensis, Eboracensis, Curiarum Scaccarii, Augmentationum, bibliothecis Bodleianâ, Coll. Reg. Coll. Bened., Arundellianâ, Cottonianâ, Seldenianâ, Hattonianâ aliisque digesti per Rogerum Dodsworth ... Gulielmum Dugdale.
Dugdale, William, 1605-1686Date: 1661-1682- Archives and manuscripts
HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844-1900)
Date: 1889Reference: MS.7105- Books
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A list of the Committee of Almoners of Christ's Hospital. Philip Scarth, Esq; treasurer. Zachariah Foxall, Esq; Bloomsbury-square. Mr George Dottin, at Mr. Penny's in Brick-lane, Spital-fields. Mr Hugh Bonfoy, Highgate. Mr. John Markham, Paternoster-row. William Wynne, Esq; Essex-street, in the Strand. Mr Thomas Moore, Richmond. Deputy Samuel Ballard, Little-Britain. Mr. Thomas Salter, Cornbill. Mr Thomas Bigg, Lincoln's-Inn-Fields. Thomas Rawstorn, Esq; James-street, Bedford-row. Mr Robert Cranmer, Christ's Hospital. Deputy Joseph Ayliffe, Bread-street-hill. Mr. Richard Bridgman, without Aldgate. Mr. John Turner, Fleet-street. Deputy Robert Pycrost, Minories. Charles Boehm, at Mr. Boehm's in Sikes-Lane. Miles Man, Esq; Guild-Hall. Sir Thomas Hankey, Knt, Lime-street. Mr Barnaby Backwell, Norfolk-street in the Strand. Mr John Lancashire, Bow-Lane. Mr Benjamin Cleeve, near St Michael's-Church, Wood-street. Mr. Philip Bromfield, Lombard-street. Deputy James Hodges, London-Bridge. Peter Du Cane, Esq; St James's-square. Charles savage, Esq; Mark-Lane. Mr. Daniel Webb, Lothbury. Mr John Townsend, Cullum-street. Mr William Innys, Pater-noster-row. Mr. Thomas Hardwich, Draper's-Hall. To the Right Worshipful the President, the Worshipful treasurer, and Governors of Christ's Hospital. Sir, your worship's vote and interest are most humbly desired for Richard Reily, printer, (citizen and stationer) that he may succeed Mr John Wright, deceas'd, as printer to Christ's-Hospital. And your petitioner as in duty bound, shall ever pray. N.B. your petitioner has been tenant to the said hospital thirty years.
Christ's Hospital (London, England). Committee of Almoners.Date: 1754]- Archives and manuscripts
Letters to Sir John Bowring from various correspondents
Date: 1810-1871Reference: MS.6128/1-29Part of: Bowring, Sir John (1792-1872), linguist, writer and traveller- Books
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A catalogue of a large collection of books, including the valublae libraries of Sir Thomas Gatehouse. William Huggins, Esq, of Headly-Park, Hants. deceased; Mr. Nathaniel Hammond, late accountant general of the bank; and of a clergyman. The books are in general fair, and in good condition; and many in elegant bindings. Now selling for ready money, (the prices being marked in the catalogue) By J. Russell, bookseller, at the Bible, in Guildford, Surrey. To continue on sale till all are sold where may be had the full value for any library, or parcel of books. Catalogues may be had at the place of sale; and at London, of Mr. Faden the ... of St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross; at the Mount Coffee House in Grosvenor0Street; of Mess Wright, Gill & Co. stationers Abchurch-Lane, Mr. Evans, bookseller, Pater Noster-Row; and of Mr.Brett, opp the St. Clement's Church in the Strand,
Russell, John, -1804.Date: 1775?]- Archives and manuscripts
Commonplace book
Date: c. 1730Reference: MS.2800Part of: Head, Erasmus (1711- )- Archives and manuscripts
Professional and other correspondence
Date: 1794-1944Reference: PP/BAR/CPart of: Barlow, Sir Thomas (1845-1945)