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A catalogue of the valuable and choice collection of books, prints, books of prints, sketches, original drawings, portraits, paintings, by the first masters, viz. Trivisani, Zucki, Studio, Leonardo da Vinci, Snyder, Agostina, Cuyp, Canaloli, Guido, Rembrandt, Raphael, Poussin, Salvator Rosa, Worton, Bourbonion, Bergham, &c. Also a large collection of bows and arrows, guns, pistols, swords, spears, daggers, shields or targets, And other Ancient Armour of all Nations. And, coins and medals, engraved copperplates, An eight-barrelled hand organ; With many Curious and uncommonly Scarce Articles, well worth the Attention of the artist, connoisseur, and antiquary. The property of the late David Martin, esquire, portrait painter to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Which will be sold by auction, viz. the books, and part of the prints, by C. Elliot, and the other articles - by William Bruce, on Monday the 14th of January 1799, And the Twenty following Days, (sundays excepted), at Mr. Martin's house, no. 4. St. James's Square, near the Register-Office, Edinburgh, To begin each Day at Twelve O'Clock Noon. To be viewed Six days preceding the Sale, from Twelve to Three o'clock, the Prints and Coins excepted, which will be seen on the Mornings of the respective Days of Sale. Catalogues to be had at Mr Creech's at the Cross-And of C. Elliot; also of William Bruce, No. 37. North Bridge Street, Edinburgh; likewise of Mr George Nicol and Mr Edwards Booksellers, Pall Mall, London-Price One Shilling-to be allowed to Purchasers, on the Catalogue being returned; which will admit the Bearer during the time of Exhibition and Sale. No Person to be admitted to either View, or Sale, without a Catalogue. No.
Elliot, C., active 1799.Date: 1799]- Books
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The office and duty of executors: or, a treatise directing testators to form, and executors to perform their wills and testaments according to law. Originally compiled by that judicious and approved author, Tho. Wentworth, Late Bencher of Lincoln's Inn. And now enlarged with A supplement, Containing Divers Matters and Things omitted or not comprized in former Impressions, relating to Wills, Executors, Administrators, Devises, Legacies, &c. Collected from the Common and Statute Laws, and Methodically Digested, Rendring the whole compleat, and in all it parts conformable to the present Time and Laws now in force. With References to the divers Acts of Parliament and Authentick Books of Reports both Antient and Modern Authorizing and Approving the same. By H Curson of the Inner Temple, Gent.
Wentworth, Thomas, 1568?-1628.Date: 1703- Books
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Report of the trial of Charles N. Baldwin, for a libel : in publishing, in the Republican chronicle, certain charges of fraud and swindling, in the management of lotteries in the State of New-York. Containing, the publications in relation to this interesting subject - the evidence - the speeches of the counsel on both sides, and the charge of His Hon. C. D. Colden, Mayor of the city of New-York, to the jury ... / the whole being taken down in short hand, at the trial, with great accuracy, by H.W. Warner, esquire.
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A catalogue of the genuine and entire collection of Roman and English coins and medals, in gold, silver and brass, of Mr. Joshua Blew, many years librarian of the Inner temple, and Fellow of the Anti[qu]arian Society, (who has lest off collecting) Which will be sold by auction, by Mr. Langford, at his House in the Great Piazza, Covent-Garden, on Tuesday the 30th of this instant March 1762. [The] same may be viewed on Saturday the 27th, and every day after (Sunday excepted) till the time of sale, which will begin punctually at twelve o'clock. [C]atalogues of which may be had gratis at Mr. Langford's in the Great Piazza aforesaid. Conditions of sale as usual.
Langford, Mr. (Abraham), 1711-1774.Date: 1762]- Books
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Camb. SS. Rates and proporti[on of] wages for artificers, labourers [and] servants, within the said county; assessed, appointed and set forth at the general quarter-sessions of the peace, holden for the said county, at the castle of Cambridge, aforesaid, on Thursday in the first week ... the clause of e... being the 12th day of April, in the second year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland King, defender of the faith, &c. An. Dom. 1716. before William Lunn, clerk, Christopher Hatton, bart. Anthony Thompson, John Brownett, Thomas Cotton, Christopher Jeaffreson, and Gregory Wale, Esquires; ...
Great Britain. Court of Quarter Sessions of the Peace (Cambridgeshire)Date: 1716]- Books
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Conversations on the plurality of worlds. By M. de Fontenelle. A new translation from the last edition of the French. With great additions, extracted from the best modern authors, on many Curious and Entertaining Subjects. Adorned with copper-plates, containing a great Variety of Figures for illustrating the Additions: Also, an Explanation of the Terms of Art used in the Work, in Alphabetical Order, &c. By a gentleman of the Inner-Temple.
Fontenelle, M. de (Bernard Le Bovier), 1657-1757.Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
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A kalendar of the prisoners for the Assizes, to be holden at Guildford, in and for the county of Surrey, on Monday the 14th day of July, 1778. before the Right Honble. Alexander Lord Loughborough, Chief Justice of our Lord the King, of his Court of Common Pleas; and the Honble. John Heath, Esquire, one of the Justices of our said Lord the King; Justices of our said Lord the King, assigned to take the Assizes, and deliver the gaol of the prisoners therein being, &c. John Creuze, Esq. Sheriff.
Great Britain. Assizes (Surrey, England)Date: 1788]- Books
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State law: or, the Doctrine of Libels, Discussed and Examined. Shewing, I. Every species of defamatory-writing, what shall be deemed and taken for such; and how far the same are Punishable by the Laws of the Land. II. The Sense of both Civil and Canon Lawyers in this Points with great Variety of Precedents, and Adjudged Cases. Faithfully cited from all our Reports. III. Particular Instances of Printed Libels; with the Proceedings against, 1. H. Carr, for writing The Weekly Packet of Advices from Rome, 31 Car. II. 2. Of S. Johnson and R. Baxter for Libelling King James II. 3. Of Hurt, for printing The Flying Post, 12 Anne. 4. Of Curll, for printing Ker of Kersland's Memoirs, &c. 10 Geo. ... With two remarkable cases: 1. Temp. Hen. 70. of Several Persons executed for a Libel against his Ministry, which was deemed High-Treason. 2. The Case of Sir William Williams, (speaker of the House of Commons) fined 10000l. for a Libel. Also, the opinions of Lord Chief Justice Hale, Holt, and Parker, concerning state-libels.
Date: [1730?]- Books
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Librorum in omni facultate & scientiæ præstantissimorum, catalogus. Or, A catalogue of the libraries of Henry Smith, Esq; late one of the benchers of the Inner-Temple; and the Reverend Mr. Ilive, M.A. (Both deceased;) among which are very near a compleat set of the King of France's cabinet of prints, bound in Morocco, with the King's-Arms. Græ vius and Gronovius, 28 vol, large paper. Grævius's antiquities of Italy, 27 vol. large paper. Grævius's antiquities of Sicily, 15 vol. large paper. Tractatus Tractatuum, 28 vol. best edition. Rymer's Fœdera, 19 vol. Montfaucon's antiquities, 15 vol. large paper. Ciceronis opera, 4 vol. apud Juntas. Biblia sacra, 8 vol. Parisiis è typographia regia. Philosophical transactions, 30 vol. compleat. As also a compleat set of the best editions of the classicks, with a very large number of books of prints, architecture, painting, &c. Together with a compleat set of the Common Law. Which will begin to be sold very cheap, the lowest price fixed in each book, on Wednesday the 2d of May, at nine of the clock in the morning; at Thomas Osborne's shop in Gray's-Inn. 1733. Catalogues to be had at the place of sale, and money for any library of books.
Osborne, Thomas, -1743.Date: 1733]- Books
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An essay on the virtues of lime-water in the cure of the stone. The third edition corrected, with additions. By Robert Whytt, M.D. F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh. With an Appendix, containing the Cases of the Right Hon. Horace Walpole, Esquire; the Reverend Dr. Newcome, Canon of Windsor, &c.
Whytt, Robert, 1714-1766.Date: M,DCC,LXII. [1762]- Books
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A catalogue of the particulars of the dwelling house, coach-house, and stables for four horses, with another House, Ware-House, and Court-Yard adjoining, near Old Bethlem, of Sir Joseph Eyles, Deceas'd. Likewise, all the houshold and other furniture; consisting of Damask and other Beds, Window-Curtains, and Hangings; Pier, Chimney, and Glass Sconces; India, Rose-Wood and Mahogany Cabinets, Screens, Chests, Tables, and Chairs; rich Brussels Tapestry; Persia, and other Carpets; great Choice of the old fine Japan China, and particularly, a most exquit site Set of fine Landskip Dresden China; a Sideboard of useful Plate; a Wardrobe of exceeding good Houshold Linnen, fine wrought Quilts, Counterpanes, &c. together with sundry Fire-Arms, a very handsome Town Chariot, with a Pair of good Coach-Horses, and other valuable Effects. To which is added, the collection of Edward Jeffryes, of the Inner Temple, Esq; deceas'd. The Furniture, Pictures, &c may be view'd at the Place of Sale on Friday the 12th instant, and every Day after (sunday excepted) till the Time of Sale, which will begin each Day at Eleven in the Forenoon. Which will be sold by auction, on Tuesday the 16th of this instant December, 1740, and the Five following Days, at his House in Alderman's Walk, Bishopsgate. Catalogues of which may be had gratis on Thursday the 11th, at the Place of Sale; at Batson's Coffee-House, Cornhill; and at Mr. Cocks, in the Great Piazza Covent-Garden. N. B. By order of the Executors of an Eminent Weaver Deceas'd, Immediately after the Holydays will be exposed to Sale at Mr. Cock's in the Great Piazza Covent Garden, A very large Parcel of the newest fashioned Silks, which were designed for the Spring Trade, such as Brocades, Damasks, Padesoys, Tabbies, New Striped and Plain Ducapes. Mantua's, &c. Which will be cut into proper Quantities, for the Accomodation of the Town.
Cock, Mr. (Christopher), active 1720-1749.Date: 1740]- Books
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The complete conveyancer; or, the theory and practice of conveyancing in all its branches. The practical part consisting of Precedents of every Kind that the Practisers of the Law of every Denomination can posiibly have Occasion to consult in the Course of Business. Particularly under the following heads, viz. Acknowledgments Acquittances Acts of Parliament relating to Conveyancing Affidavits Agreements of all Kinds Annuities Appointments Articles Assignments of all Kinds Awards Bargain and Sale Bills Bonds of all Kinds Certificates Charter-Parties Collateral Securities Compositions of Creditors Conditions Confirmations Consent Consideration Copartnership Copyhold Precedents Covenants Declarations Deseasances Demise Deputations Disclaimer Distribution Distress Enfranchisement Exceptions Exchange Feosments Fines Gift (deeds of) Grants Indemnity Indorsements Inrollment of Deeds Jointures Leases of all Kinds Lease and Release Letters of Attorney Letters of Licence Limitations of Uses Licence Livery of Seizin Memorials Mortgages Orders Partition Petitions Presentation Provisoes Receipts Recitals Reconveyances Recoveries Releases Resignations Revocations Separation (deeds of) Settlements Surrenders Uses Warrants of Attorney Warrants Will, &c. the theoretical part consists of the Law of Conveyancing; or, the Various Methods of Acquiring and Conveying Estates, both real and personal. By William Newnam of the Inner Temple, Esq. and others.
Newnam, William.Date: [1781]- Archives and manuscripts
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Receipt-Book, 17th-18th century
Date: c. 1685-c. 1720Reference: MS.4053- Books
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The complete conveyancer; or, the theory and practice of conveyancing in all its branches. The practical part consisting of Precedents of every Kind that the Practisers of the Law of every Denomination can possibly have Occasion to consult in the Course of Business. Particularly under the following heads, viz. Acknowledgments Acquittances Acts of Parliament relating to Conveyancing Affidavits Agreements of all Kinds Annuities Appointments Articles Assignments of all Kinds Awards Bargain and Sale Bills Bonds of all Kinds Certificates Charter-Parties Collateral Securities Compositions of Creditors Conditions Confirmations Consent Consideration Copartnership Copyhold Precedents Covenants Declarations Deafeasances Demise Deputations Disclaimer Distribution Distress Enfranchisement Exceptions Exchange Feoffments Fines Gift (deeds of) Grants Indemnity Indorsements Inrollment of Deeds Jointures Leases of all Kinds Lease and Release Letters of Attorney Letters of Licence Limitations of Uses Licence Livery of Scizin Memorials Mortgages Orders Partition Petitions Presentation Provisoes Receipts Recitals Reconveyances Recoveries Releases Resignations Revocations Separation (deeds of) Settlements Surrenders Uses Warrants of Attorney Warrants Will, &c. The theoretical part consists of the law of conveyancing; or, the Various Methods of acquiring and conveying Estates, both real and personal. A new edition in three volumes, with additions and improvements. By William Newnam, of the Inner Temple, Esq. and Others.
Newnam, William.Date: [1788]- Books
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Catalogus librorum in omni ferè scientiâ & facultate præstantium; ex Bibliothecis Caroli Killigrew et Bartholomaei Beale Armig. or a catalogue of the libraries of Charles Killigrew, late Master of the Revels; and of Bartholomew Beale, of Bilderston in the County of Suffolk, Esquires; both lately deceased. Containing several Thousand Volumes of the most Valuable Books in Greek, Latin, English, French, Italian, and Spanish; more particularly near Eight Hundred relating to the History, Laws, Antiquities, and Parliamentary Affairs of Great Britain and Ireland. Also a Large Collection of Greek and Latin Historians of divers Nations; together with a very Curious Collection of Books of Medals, Architecture, Sculpture, Perspective, Painting, Drawings, Antient Inscriptions, Mathematicks, Husbandry, Trade, Voyages, Travels, Poetry, Novels, Physick, &c. Likewise near a Compleat Sett of the Classicks, printed at Paris, in Usum Delphini, & cum Notis Variorum. Which will begin to be sold at very Reasonable Rates (the lowest Price fixed in each Book) on Tuesday the 7th day of December, 1725. by Fletcher Gyles, Bookseller, over against Grey's-Inn, in Holborn; beginning at 9 in the Morning. N.B. The Books may be viewed every Day till the Time of Sale. Catalogues may be had, at 6 d. each, of Mr. King, in Westminster-Hall; Mr. Graves, in St. James's-Street; Mr. Lewis, next Tom's Coffee-House, in Covent-Garden; Mr. Lintot, between the two Temple-Gates, in Fleet-Street; Mr. Innys, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Strahan, against the Royal-Exchange in Cornhill; Booksellers: and at the Place of Sale. Where any Person may have Ready Money for a Library or Parcel of Books.
Gyles, Fletcher, -1741.Date: 1725]- Books
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Cosmography: or, A description of the whole world : represented (by a more exact and certain discovery) in the excellencies of its scituation, commodities, inhabitants, and history: of their particular and distinct governments, religions, arms, and degrees of honour used amongst them. Enlarged with very many and rare additions. Very delightful to be read in so small a volum. By Robert Fage Esquire.
Fage, RobertDate: 1666- Books
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An essay on the virtues of lime-water in the cure of the Stone. The second edition corrected, with additions. By Robert Whytt, M.D. F. R. S. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, and Professor of Medicine in the University of Edinburgh. With an appendix, containing the cases of the Right Hon. Horace Walpole, Esquire; the Reverend Dr. Newcombe, Canon of Windsor, &c.
Whytt, Robert, 1714-1766.Date: M,DCC,LV. [1755]- Archives and manuscripts
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Lhyfr o fedheginiaeth a physygwriaeth [Book of remedies and medicine]
Date: c.1600Reference: MS.417- Books
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The true state of England. Containing, lists of the Privy-Council; of the King's Houshold; of the Houshold of the Prince and Princess of Wales; and that of the Princesses Anne, Carolina, and Amelia. Of the Great Officers of State, and the several other Officers employ'd in the Civil and Military Government of this Kingdom. together with the particular duty, business and salary of each officer; done in a more exact and correct Manner than any Performance of this kind, for several Years past. To which is added, A compleat List of the Knights of the Bath, and their Esquires: With a Table of Fees paid by each Knight Yearly, and at their Election, never before published. Also An Account of the Government of the City of London, with the Names of the Magistrates, principal Officers, &c.
Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]- Books
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The surgions directorie, for young practitioners, in anatomie, wounds, and cures, &c : shewing, the excellencie of divers secrets belonging to that noble art and mysterie. Very usefull in these times upon any sodaine accidents. And may well serve, as a noble exercise for gentle-women, and others; who desire science in medicine and surgery, for a generall good. Divided into X. parts. (Whose contents follow in the next page.) / Written by T. Vicary, Esquire, chyrurgion to Hen 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz.
Vicary, Thomas, -1561Date: [1651]- Books
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A new law-dictionary: containing the interpretation and definition of words and terms used in the law; as also the law and practice, under the proper heads and titles. Together With Such Learning as explains The History and Antiquity of the Law; our Manners, Customs, and Original Government. Collected and Abstracted from All Dictionaries, Abridgments, Institutes, Commentaries, Reports, Year-Books, Charters, Registers, Chronicles, and Histories, Published to this Time. Adapted to the Use of Barristers, Students, and Practisers of the Law, Members of Parliament, Justices of Peace, Clergymen, and other Gentlemen, &c. Originally compiled by Giles Jacob. And now corrected and greatly enlarged by J. Morgan, Esquire.
Jacob, Giles, 1686-1744.Date: MDCCLXXXII. [1782]- Books
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The good husband's jewel : Containing, plain and easy directions how to know the means whereby horses, beasts, &c. come to have many diseases; the way to cure them perfectly, and with little cost or charge. Written by a very skilful hand, who had his knowledge, not by reading or perusing any book, but by above thirty years experience, besides the practice of his ancestors; being very useful for all country men, whereby they may be able to save their cattle. With an admirable and safe way for gelding and spaving [sic] both male and female, approved by the testimony of divers worthy gentlemen, both knights and esquires, in the counties of York, Lincoln, &c. Also proper directions, for the destroying all manner of vermin in houses, gardens, fields, &c. To which is added, the true tutor for pacing of horses.
Crawshey, JohnDate: [1700]- Books
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An oration, delivered at the town of Sunbury, in the county of Northumberland, on the anniversary of St. John the Evangelist, December 27, 1787. At the request of the members of the Antient and Honorable Society of Free and Accepted Masons--Lodge No. 22. And published at the earnest desire of the said lodge. By Charles Smith, Esquire, member of the Sublime Lodge, &c. at Philadelphia--and master of Lodge No. 22. held in the town of Sunbury and its vicinity. [One line of quotation in Latin]
Smith, Charles, 1765-1836.Date: M,DCC,LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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The good-husbands jevvel : or, Plain and easie directions how to know the meanes, whereby horses, beasts, sheep, &c. come to have many diseases, and the way to cure them perfectly, and that with little cost or charges. Written by a very skilfull hand, who had this knowledge, not by reading or perusing any books, but by above thirty years experience, besides the practice of his ancestors. Most usefull for all country-men, whereby they may be enabled to preserve their cattel. Also an admirable and safe way for gelding and spaying both the male and female. Approved by the testimony of divers worthy gentlemen; both knights and esquires in the county of York, and Lincolne.
Crawshey, JohnDate: 1651- 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