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The Red-Crosse: or, Englands Lord haue mercy vpon vs : [A lament]able relation of many visitations by the plague in times past, as well in other countries as in the city of London, and the certaine causes thereof: with a true number of all those that dyed in the last great visitation, at the comming in of King Iames: and also the number of all those that haue dyed this present visitation; with two speciall medicines against the plague.
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An almanack for the year of our Lord God, 1692 : Being the bissextil or leap-year, and from the creation 5692. Calculated for the meridian of the centre or middle of England, whose latitude is 54 deg. And therefore far more usefull for the kingdom in general, than any other extant. By W. Turner, Gent. In this almanack are contained these particluars. 1. A description of England, and a general tide-table. 2. A chronology of memorable things. 3. The sun's rising, setting, length of the day & night, and his place in the ecliptick, and break of day. 4. The change, full and quarters of the moon, with the time that every planet meets with the moon. 5. Choice rules for husbandry and gardening. 6. Presidents for making bills, bonds, wills, leases, &c. 7. Tables for interest of money, and for the purchasing of lands or leases of houses. 8. To measure and set out land, --- 9. To gauge vessels. - 10. And to find the hour of the day by the sun.
Turner, W. (William), active 1687-1701Date: 1692- Books
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At the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane, to-morrow, To-Morrow, Wednesday, March 5, 1788, Will be performed Acis and Galatea. A serenata. Set to Music by Mr. Handel. The Principal Vocal Parts by Mr. Reinhold, Mr. Dignum, Mrs. Crouch, Miss George and Madame Mara. Part the third overture -- artaxerxes (by particular Desire) ̀the Soldier tir'd of War's Alarms,'' By Madame Mara Concerto Hautboy -- Mr. W. Parke Quartetto, ̀̀where the Bee sucks.'' Miss George Mrs. Crouch, Mr. Dignum, and Mr. Reinhold. Concerto French-Horn, Mr. Ponto Song - Mr. Reinhold Coronation Anthem ̀̀my Heart is inditing.'' Handel First Violin by Mr. Shaw. 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 past Six. Vivant Rex & Regina.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)Date: 1788]- Books
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By authority of the Lord chamberlain, Lyceum, Strand. Every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Evening, during Lent only, Will be presented, (in Three Parts,) Mr. Reeve's new entertainment, with additions, called, Mirth's Museum, or The Country Club: Consisting of Introductory readings and recitals, With original songs. The music, entirely New, by Mr. Reeve. The recitals by Mr. J. Wewitzer: Vocal Parts by Mr. Gray, Mr. Masters, Mrs. Iliff, and Mrs. Reeve. In Part I. will be introduced, among others, the following Subjects: Exordium-Humanity-a Tar's Gratitude-Charity-a Seaman's Preface to heaving off a Stave-Hibernian Remarks on Bull-Making, &c. &c. - and the following new songs: Exordium Ingratitude, or the Captive The Lavender Girl The Vestry Dinner Messmates at Sea, and The Antiquity of Bulls, or Paddy's Origin Bonny Wully End of Part I. the Celebrated overture to Oscar and Malvina, In which Mr. Courtenay will perform on The Union Pipes, Accompanied on the Harp by Mr. Wieppart. Part II. A Digression-Theatrical Hint-Matrimonial Congratulations-Extraneous Conversation-Introduction of a Market Girl-Bacchanalian Apology, &c. and the following new songs: Knowing Joe, and the Shew-Folk Goddess of the Silver Stream The Pedlar The Market Lass and The Huntsman's Rhapsody End of the Second, and in the Course of the Third Part. Several favourite Airs by Messrs. Courtenay & Wieppart. Part III. Digressive Hints on Love and Affection-Nautic Friendship-Loyalty, &c. &c. and the following new songs: My Journey is Love I never will Marry Ben Block, or the Sailor's Friend The Knife Grinder Finale, Song, and Chorus May Loyalty Flourish for ever Boxes, 4s. - Pit, 2s. 6d. - Gallery, 1s. 6d. The Doors to be opened at Half past Six O'Clock, and the Performance to begin at Half past Seven, precisely. Places for the Boxes to be taken at the Lyceum, every Day. - Mr. Lingham, the Proprietor, begs Leave to assure the Public, that the Lyceum is elegantly fitted up for their Reception, with New Decorations, &c. &c. and, studious to please, every Endeavour will be exerted on his Part to merit Patronage and Support - Books of the songs to be had at the Lyceum.
Lyceum Theatre (Westminster, London, England)Date: [1794?]- Books
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A catalogue of a collection of ancient and modern coins and medals, in gold, silver, and copper, consisting of Greek, Roman, Saxon, English, &c. Many of them rare, and in fine preservation; a cabinet of casts in Sulphur, from the antique impressions in wax; and casts in Plaister, from the antique, and from modern medals; prints, Books of Prints of scarce Portraits, &c. Which will be sold by auction, By Mr. Skinner and Co. On Tuesday the 8th of March, 1785, At Eleven O'Clock, At Mr. Hutchins's Rooms, in King-Street, Covent - Garden. To be viewed till the Sale. Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale; and of Mr. Skinner and Co. Aldersgate-Street.
Skinner and Co. (London, England)Date: 1785]- Books
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A catalogue of all the entire and well-chosen library of the late Mrs. Letitia Wiggett, deceased, At her late Dwelling-House, in St. George's Colgate, Norwich: which will be sold by auction, by Edward Crane, on Wednesday the 28th inst. and two following days: Consisting of an Air Pump, Mathematical, Philosophical, and other Instruments. - Amongst the books are Picart's Religious Ceremonies, 6 vol. Spence's Polymetis, best Edition-Rapin and Continuation, 5 vol. - Montfaucon's Antiquities and Supplement, 7 vol. - Ancient and Modern Universal History, 27 vol. - Hill's Natural History of Fossils-Hook's Micographia, best Edition-Pennant's British Zoology, Elegant-Pitt's Atlas, 4 vol. Catalogues may be had at the Auctioneer's Upholstery Warehouse, White-Lion-Lane, Norwich, at 3d. each, which will be returned to every purchaser to the amount of five shillings. The whole to be viewed on Tuesday next from Eleven O'Clock in the Forenoon 'till Three in the Afternoon. The Sale begins each Morning precisely at Half past Ten.
Crane, Edward, active 18th century.Date: 1790?]- 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?]- Books
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Kearsley's gentleman and tradesman's pocket ledger, for the year 1796. containing One Hundred and Four ruled Pages for Receipts and Payments; with Spaces for Memorandums for every Day in the Year. Term Table. Holidays in 1796. Bankers of London. Hours of Transfer of Stock and receiving Interest thereon. Tables of Wages, Rent, Annuities, Expences, Interest, Buying and Selling, &c. &c. Rules for finding the Moveable Feasts and Holidays. American States, Local Description of, &c. Table shewing the Latitude and Longitude of the principal Towns in the United States and their Vicinity. London Agents for the Purchase of American Lands. American Banks. Consumption and Supply of Provisions in England. A Table of the Proportions, the Value of the different Funds bear each other. A new Table for the Time of High Water at a mean Rate. Abstracts of the most important Acts of Parliament which have passed in the 35th Year of the reign of Goerge III. viz. Hair-Powder. - Sweets. - Tea, Coffee, and Cocoa Nuts. - Wine. - Receipts-Benefit Societies. - Franking. - --Insurance. --Soldiers' Quarters. - Weights. Directions for the Management of Sheep. Of the Nature, Use and Choice of Swine. List of the Sovereigns of France, Spain, Germany, Russia, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal, and Prussia. Hackney-Coach Fares. An Alphabetical List of the House of Peers. An Alphabetical List of the House of Commons. And many other Articles equally useful, for which the Reader is referred to the Table of Contents.
Kearsley, George, active 1791-1813.Date: [1796]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. Chinsurah, and its dependencies. Appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of England, on behalf of Thomas Morton, Esq. The said Thomas Morton, Esq. syndic of the United Company of Merchants of England, trading to the East Indies, - - - - - appellant, against Sir Edward Hughes, Knight of the Most Honourable order of the Bath, late commanders in chief of His Majesty's squadron in the East-Indies, and the officers and crew of His Majesty's sloop of war the Nymph, one of the said squadron, and James Heseltine, Esq. His Majesty's procurator-general, - - - - - respondents appeal on the behalf of Sir Edward Hughes. The said Sir Edward Hughes, and the officers and crew of His Majesty's sloop of war the Nymph, - appellants, against the said Thomas Morton, Esq. syndic of the said United Company of Merchants of England, trading to the East-Indies, - - - - respondent. Case on behalf of Sir Edward Hughes, and the officers and crew of His Majesty's sloop of war the Nymph.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1792?]- Books
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Heads of the proposed bill, or, second Magna Charta of England; mentioned in a letter address'd to the people of Great Britain, lately published, and as laid before L.N - and L.H -.
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A critical review of the public buildings, statues, and ornaments, In and about London and Westminister. Originally written by - Ralphk, architect, and now reprinted with very large additions. The whole being digested into a six days tour, in which every thing worthy the attention of the judicious enquirer, is pointed out and described.
Ralph, James, -1762.Date: 1783- Books
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The merchants miscellany, and travellers complete compendium; containing a mercantile state and public view of the county of Bedford for 1785. Being a short description of each market town, list of tradesmen, the conveyances, &c. by John Franklin Henington, auctioneer an printer, at Northampton. Price 6 d.
Henington, John Franklin.Date: [1785]- Books
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Folly predominant; or, The town taken in. With the palpable deception, and frothy orations, of four public orators, three of which suddenly springing up like mushrooms, must as soon decay: to which is added, a dissertation upon the impossibility of curing lunatics in Bethlem, except with those that would amend of themselves under proper Government in any other Place: And why more Cures are not performed in other Hospitals. - Also, (in Compliment to the Ladies) another upon the Felicity of Matrimony. - Likewise, an humourous and diverting Raree-Show. With the four orators effigies, in folio, sketched from the life, annexed to it. By Peter Billings, M.D. And Sole Professor of the Cure of Lunatics, experimentally, by a new and gentle Method, and in the highest Degree of Madness, proceeding from Pride or Love; Hypocondriacs, or Hysterics, now in London, or in any other Part of the World; who may be heard of at Mr. Mark Noble's, Peruke-Maker, next Door to Mr. John Taylor's, Oculist, in Hatton-Garden.
Billings, Peter.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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Hand bills, following an Advertisement in the News-Papers, having been circulated, stating Distances, Prices of Carriage, &c. for a New Canal Undertaking, and comparing them with the Price of Carriage paid upon the present Canals. - ----That the Public might not be deceived by spurious Productions, the following is a true State of Facts; the Calculation on the New Scheme is taken from one in Mr. Pratt's own Hand-Writing.
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At play-house prices. At the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane, To-Morrow Wednesday March 29, 1786, Will be performed (for the fifth night) 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: Consisting of the following capital pieces. Part the first. Overture to the occasional Oratorio. Chorus. Oh! First created Beam. Sampson. Air-Mr. Bellamy. He layeth the beams. Eatius. Chorus. When his loud voice. Jephtha. Air-Miss George. Lord, what is Man! Semele. Chorus. How excellent thy Name. Saul. Air-Mrs. Forster. Speak ye who best can tell. Ptelomy. Air-Master Pring. Abraham enough. Susannah. Air-Mr. Arrowsmith. Jehovah is my Shield. Occasional Oratorio. Chorus. Blest be the Man. Joseph. Air-Miss George. Pious Orgies. Judas Macc. Chorus. He gave them hail-stones Israel in Egypt. Duetto-Messrs. Bellamy & Arrowsmith. The Lord is a Man of War. Israel in Egypt. Chorus. Moses and the Children of Israel. Israel in Egypt. Part the second. Chorus. Ye Sons of Israel. Joshua Air-Miss George. Oh! had I Jubal's lyre. Joshua. Air-Mrs. Forster. Angels ever bright and fair. Theodora. Chorus. Jehovah crowned. Esther. Chorus. Welcome mighty King. Saul. March in Judas Maccabaeus. Air and Chorus, Master Pring. In sweetest harmony. Saul. Chorus. Their Bodies are buried in Peace. Funeral Anthem. Dead March in Saul. Air-Miss George. Lord remember David. Sosarmes. Chorus. Gird on thy Sword. Saul. Air-Mr. Bellamy. The Sword that's drawn. Occasional Oratorio. Chorus. God save the King. Coronation Anthem. Part the third. Air-Master Pring. Where is this stupendous Stranger? Alcina. Air-Mr. Arrowsmith. There beneath a lowly shade. Alexander Balus. Air-Miss George. He was Eyes unto the Blind. Siroe. Chorus. - Hosannah to the Son of David. Air-Mr. Bellamy. He was brought as a Lamb. Diadamia. Chorus-He Sitteth at the Right Hand of God. Te Deum. Air-Miss George. Holy, Lord God Almighty. Rodelinda. Chorus-Glory be to the Father. Jubilaie. First Violin by Mr. Shaw. End of the First Part, a Solo on the Violoncello, by Mr. Mason. - Tickets to be had, and Places for the Boxes to be taken of Mr. Fosbrook, at the Stage-Door of the Theatre, Boxes 5s Pit 3s. First Gallery 2s. Second Gallery 1s. Books of the Performance to be had at the Theatre only. The Doors to be opened at Half after Five O'Clock. To begin at Half after Six. Vivant Rex & Regina.
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane (London, England)Date: 1786]- Books
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A catalogue of books for 1783; containing a Variety of scarce Articles in every Branch of Literature; Which will be sold at the Prices printed in the Catalogue, for Ready Money only, By John Marsom, No. 187, opposite the Windsor Castle, High Holborn. The full Value given for any Library, or Parcel of Books - or Books Exchanged. - To prevent Mistakes, Gentlemen are desired to send the First Word of the Article they want, with the Number. Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, and of the following Booksellers, Messrs. Denis and Son, No. 2, New Bridge Street, near the Obelisk, Fleet Street; Mr. Law, St. Martin's Church Yard; Mr. Coad, No. 12, Silver Street, Golden Square; and Mr. Barker, Russell Court, Covent Garden.
Marsom.Date: 1783]- Books
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Knavery unmask'd, in a letter to Mr. P-y. N.B. the following letter superscrib'd to Mr. P-y at the T- exchange - H- in H- garden, being drop'd in the street, it was printed at the request of the person who took it up.
B. D.Date: printed in the year MDCCIX. [i.e. 1709]- Books
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A catalogue of the libraries of the late Nicholas Munckley, Esq; of Hampstead, and several other gentlemen: Containing upwards of twenty thousand volumes of valuable books, and in fine Condition, many of them elegantly bound in Morocco, with a large Collection of modern French Books, and a good Collection of Law. Amongst which are the following, Folio. Rapin and Tindal's Continuat. 5 vol. with all the cuts Sir James Ware's Works, 2 vol. Whitlock's Memorials, best edit. State Tryals, 6 vol. Rushworth's Collections, 8 vol. Journals H. Commons, with Indexes, 31 vol. Clarendon's Hist. and Continuat. 4 vol. Dugdale's Baronage, 2 vol. l. p. - Warwickshire, 2 vol. Mortan's Northamptonshire, l. pap. Thoresby's Leeds, l. pap. - small paper, in russia leather Religious Ceremonies. 6 vol. Antient and modern Hist. 23 vol. Le Brun's Voyages, 3 vol. Wheeler and Spon's Travels, Hackluyt's Voyages, 3 vol. Voyages de Norden, 2 tom. - de Thevenot, 2 tom. Locke, 3 vol. Bacon, 3 vol. Boyle, 5 vol. Picart's Ovid, fine cuts, large and sm. pap. Dictionaries, viz. Ainsworth, 2 vol. Bayle, 5 vol. General, 10 vol. Chambers and Supplem. 4 vol. Collier, 4 vol. Miller's Postlethwayte, 2 vol. Portuguese and English Dict. Bible, l pap. by Buck and Daniel - with fine cuts, in turkey leather, printed by Watson, - - Edinb. Patrick, Lowth and Whitby, 6 vol. Bp. Stillingfleet's Works, 6 vol. Dr. Clarke's Works, 4 vol. Cay's Statutes at large, 6 vol. Viner's Abridgment, 24 vol. Cases in the House of Lords, 18 vol. Coke's Institute, 2, 3, 4, last edit. Reports, by Croke, 3 vol. Raymond, 2 vol. Leonard, Bulstdoe, Shower, 2 vol. Siderfin, Hardress, Ventris, Vernon, &c. Bracton de Legibus Selden's Works, 6 vol. Le Grand Coustumier de Normandie Plinius Harduini, 3 tom. Diod. Siculus, 2 tom. Diod. Siculus, 2 tom. Herodotus Wesselingius Thucidides Duckeri Strabo, 2 tom. Thuanus, 7 tom. Gale Scriptores Ang. 3 tom. Twysden, Script. Ang. Anderson Diplomat. Scotiae Kircheri Oedip-Aegypt. 4 tom. Hill's Nat. Hist. 3 vol. coloured - Fossils, l. p. coloured Hortus Elthamens, 2 tom. Gualtieri Index Testac. Hippocrates & Galeni Opera a Chartatis, 9 tom. cum fig. Wood's Palmyra and Balbec Stuart's Athens Rossi's Statues Campbell's Vitruvius Brit. 3 tom. l. pap. Vitruve, par Perrault L'ediffices de Rome, par Desgodeta With many Hundreds more equally good. Which will begin to be sold (for Ready Money only) the Prices printed in the Catalogue, on August 5th, 1765. and continue on Sale till all are sold, By Thomas Payne, Bookseller, Next the Mews-Gate, in Castle-Street, St. Martin's. Catalogues to be had (price 6d) Mr. Brotherton's Cornhill; at Child's Coffee House, St. Paul's Church-Yard; Owen's, Temple-Bar; Lewis, in Russel-Street, Covent Garden; Walter, Charing-Cross; Ridley, St. James's-Street; Shropshire, New Band-Street; Mr. Merrie, at Cambridge; and at the Place of Sale.
Payne, Thomas, 1719-1799.Date: 1765]- Books
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A new plan for speedily increasing the number of bee-hives in Scotland; and which may be extended, with equal success, to England, Ireland, America, To Any Other Part Of The World Capable Of Producing Flowers. By James Bonner, Bee-Master, author of practical warping made east, &c.
Bonner, James, writer on bee-keeping.Date: [1795]- Books
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Upon the most hopefull and ever-flourishing sprouts of valour, the indefatigable centrys of the physick-garden.
J. D. (John Drope), 1626-1670Date: Printed, 1666- Books
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Samuel Hayes's catalogue of books, for the year 1789. (no. 332, Oxford - Street). Part II. Including Three Valuable Libraries, purchased since the First Part of the Catalogue was printed.
Hayes, Samuel, active 1779-1795.Date: 1789]- 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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A catalogue of all the books in the library of St. Paul's-School, London: with The Names of the Benefactors; As given in By George Charles, L.L.D. High-Master, in the Time of John Nodes, Esq; Surveyor-Accomptant of the said School. Dated the 2d Day of March, 1743. Note, This Collection Books was begun in the Year 1670. - All, or the greatest Part of the Books, which have not the Names of the Benefactors annex'd, or References thereto, have been purchased since that Time, by the Masters of the School, with the Surplus of the Candle-Money.
St. Paul's School (London, England)Date: 1743?]- Books
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Bibliotheca Askeviana. Sive catalogus librorum rarissimorum Antonii Askew, M.D. Quorum auctio fiet apud S. Baker & G. Leigh, In Vico dicto York Street, Covent Garden, Londini, die Lunae 13 Februarii MDCCLXXV. & in undeviginti sequentes Dies. Catalogi venundantur apud Londini Bibliopolas; Baker & Leigh, York-Street, Covent-Garden; Dodsley, Pall-Mall; Robson, Bond-Street; Walter, Charing-Cross; Owen, Temple-Bar; Brotherton & Sewell, Cornhill; & a Paris chez J. B. Gibert, Hotel de Cluny, Rue des Mathurins, St. Jaques; & Amsterdam chez Marc Michel Rey. (price One Shilling and Six-Pence.) - There are a few Copies printed on Royal Paper. Price Four Shillings.
S. Baker and G. Leigh (London, England)Date: 1774]- Books
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A sermon, or occasional discourse on the late great flood in the north of England, Nov.16, 1771. preached November 24, - and the 29th of December. By the Rev. Isaac Farrer, Curate of Eggleston.
Farrer, Isaac.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]