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Memoirs of Queen Anne: being a compleat supplement to the History of her reign, wherein the transactions of the four last years are fully related. To which is prefix'd, by way of introduction, a succinct account of affairs from the Reformation, concerning the continual struggles between the two opposite parties, in the kingdom; viz. those who stood up for the Protestant religion, liberty and property, and those who favoured Popery and arbitrary power. With the issue thereof, in the great crisis before the said Queen's death, and the succession of the present royal family to the crown of Great Britain. Wherein the many artifices set on foot at that time to defeat the said succession are now fairly laid open, and the whole history of that affair put in a clear light; from original papers, and other sufficient vouchers.
Gibson.Date: M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]- Books
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The history and antiquities of the cathedral church of Canterbury, and the once-adjoining monastery: containing, an account of its first establishment, Building, Re-Edifications, Repairs, Endowments, Benefactions, Chapels, Altars, Shrines, Reliques, Chauntries, Obiits, Ornaments, Books, Jewels, Plate, Vestments; before the Dissolution of the Monastery: And the Manner of its Dissolution. A survey of the present church and cloysters, Monuments and Inscriptions; with other Things remarkable: Which, with the several Prospects of the Church, are Engraven by the best Hands. The lives of the Archbishops, Priors, &c. of Christ-Church: With an Account of Learned Men there flourishing in their several Times. An appendix of ancient charters and writings relating to the Church and Monastery. A Catalogue of the Church-Wealth in Prior Estrey's Time. An Ancient Saxon Obituary, and a Large One continu'd Thence downward. By the Reverend Mr. J. Dart.
Dart, John, -1730.Date: MDCCXXVII. [1727]- Books
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A distinct and impartial history of the conspiracies, trials, characters, behaviour and dying speeches of all those who have suffered an account of the House of Stewart, from the Revolution down to the commencement of the last Rebellion. Being A Compendious View of the Plots hatched by That House and their Adherents, and the Fate of the Instruments employed by them.
Date: MDCCXLVII. [1747]- Books
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The new universal geographical grammar: wherein the situation and extent of the several countries are laid down according to the most exact geographical observations, and the history of all the different kingdoms of the world, is interspersed in such a manner, as to render the study of geography both useful and entertaining. Under these three Heads: I. A Compendious System of Astronomy. II. The Geographical Definitions, Problems, and General Divisions of the Earth, necessary to be understood as an Introduction to this Grammar. III. A particular description of the Countries contained in each quarter of the World; their Cities, chief Towns, respective forms of Government, Forces, Revenues, Taxes, and History. Together with An Account of the Air, Soil, Produce, Traffic, Curiosities, Arms, Religion, Language, Universities, Bishoprics, Manners, Customs, Habits, and Coins, in use in the several Kingdoms and States treated of. Illustrated with a New and Correct Set of Maps of the Countries Described. The whole being an improvement and continuation of Mr. Salmon's grammar. Brought down to the present time by J. Tytler.
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: M.DCC.LXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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The History of Lord North's administration, to the dissolution of the thirteenth Parliament of Great-Britain.
Date: M.DCC.LXXXI. [1781]- Books
Acid : a new secret history of LSD / David Black.
Black, DavidDate: 2001- Books
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A Museum for young gentlemen and ladies: or, A private tutor for little masters and misses. Containing a variety of useful subjects, and in particular, I. Directions for reading with elegance and propriety. II. The ancient and present state of Great-Britain; with a compendious history of England. III. An account of the solar system. IV. Historical and geographical description of the several countries in the world; with the manners, customs, and habits of the people. V. Tables of weights and measures. VI. The seven wonders of the world. VII. Prospect and description of the burning mountain. VIII. Dying words and behaviour of great men, when just quitting the stage of life; with many other useful particulars, all in a plain familiar way for youth of both sexes. With letters, tales, and fables, for amusement and instruction; illustrated with cuts.
Date: 1778- Books
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The works of William Smith M.A. In three parts. I. The history of the life, death, and resurrection and ascension of our blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; with the lives and deaths of the holy evangelists and apostles. II. The lives, acts, and martyrdoms, of those blessed Christians, who were contemporary with or immediately succeeded the apostles; as also, the most eminent fathers of the primitive church, who professed and suffered for the Christian faith. III. Pious breathings: or, The soul's ascent to the throne of grace; containing forms of devotion, both upon ordinary and extraordinary occasions. With a rational account of all the feasts and fasts observed in the Church of England. Adorned with forty curious cuts. humbly dedicated by the author to Her Most Excellent Majesty, Anne Queen of Great Britain.
Smith, William, A.M.Date: 1718- Books
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Bibliotheca curiosa: or, a catalogue of very curious, scarce, and uncommon books and tracts, relating to the history and antiquities of Great-Britain and Ireland, and divers other Nations. With a large Collection of, Parliamentary Affairs, Travels, Uoyages, Trade, Coin, Husbandry, Heraldry, Battles, Sieges, Physick, Alchemy, Mathematicks, Mines, Minerals, Lives, &c. With a Collection of Manuscripts, of History, Heraldry, and Parliamentary Affairs, and a great Number of Trials, Speeches, Proclamations, and Declarations, &c. Which will be sold very Cheap, (the Lowest Price fixed in each Book) on Thursday the 30th of this instant March 1732, by L. Lawlor, Bookseller, In St. Martin's Church-Yard, near the Strand, Beginning at Eight in the Morning. Catalogues may be had at Mr. Strahan's in Cornhill; Mr. Wotton's over-against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street; Mr. Brindley's in New-Bond-Street; Mr. Jackson's, Pall-Mall, Booksellers; at Forest's Coffee-House against the Mews-Gate, Charing-Cross; the British Coffee-House in the Court of Requests; and at the Place of Sale.
Lawlor, L.Date: 1732]- Books
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A new and accurate history of South-America: Containing A particular Account of some Accidents leading to the Discovery of the New World; of the Discovery made by Columbus, and other Adventurers; of the several Attempts made to find out a North-East and North-West Passage; and what Parts of America are subject to the different European Powers. With a full description of the Spanish Provinces of Chili, Paraguay, Peru, and Terra Firma. Of Guiana; particularly of Surinam belonging to the Dutch, and of Cayenne belonging to the French; of Brazil, subject to the Crown of Portugal; of that Part of Paraguay possessed by the Jesuits, where they have established a New Monarchy; and of the various Nations of Indians throughout this extensive Territory: As also of all the most remarkable Islands adjacent to its Coasts. Including the Geographical, Natural, Political, and Commercial History of every Province: With the Religion, Manners, and Customs of the Inhabitants. With Dissertations on the British, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and Indian Settlements. By Mr. Rolt.
Rolt, Richard, 1724 or 1725-1770.Date: M.DCC.LVI. [1756]- Books
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Kemmish's Annual-Harmonist; or, the British Apollo; being a complete lyric repository and banquet of amusement: containing the whims of the night and day: with all the monstrous good, and convivial songs catches, glees, duets, &c. sung this season, in the Prisoner, Just in time, Hartford bridge, Pirates, at Vauxhall, Bermondsey Spa, And various other polite Assemblies. Likewise, the president's companion; or, compleat toast-master. For the better encouragement of this work, W. K. offers for the best song, that comes to hand by September, 1793, a silver medal, Value 1d. 1s. - --Second Best, an Annual Harmonist bound in Morocco. - -- Third Best in Calf.
Date: [1793]- Books
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Modern history: or, the present state of all nations. Describing their respective situations, persons, habits, Buildings, Manners, Laws and Customs, Religion and Policy, Arts and Sciences, Trades, Manufactures and Husbandry, Plants, animals and minerals. By Mr. Salmon. Vol. XIV. Treats of the Islands of Britain, and more at large of the South Part of Great Britain call'd England, describing the Face of the Country, the Mountains, Forests, Seas, Rivers, Fisheries, Soil, Vegetables, and the several Species of Animals it produces. 2. The Persons and Habits of the Natives. 3. Their Genius and Temper, Virtues and Vices. 4. Their Diet, Rural Sports and other Diversions. 5. Their Husbandry and Gardening: And, 6thly and lastly, Treats of the several Antient Divisions of England, and the Modern Division of it into Circuits and Counties, and herein more particularly of the County of Middlesex and City of London, shewing the Antient as well as Present State of that Metropolis. Illustrated with cuts and maps, accurately Drawn, according to the Geographical Part of this Work, by Herman Moll,
Salmon, Thomas, 1679-1767.Date: MDCCXXXI. [1731]- Books
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The history and antiquities of the Cathedral Church of Canterbury, and the once-adjoining monastery: Containing, an account of its first establishment, building, reedifications, repairs, endowments, benefactions, chapels, altars, shrines, reliques, chauntries, obiits, ornaments, books, jewels, plate, vestments; before the dissolution of the monastery: and the manner of its dissolution. A survey of the present church and cloysters, monuments and inscriptions; with other things remarkable: which, with the several prospects of the church, are engraven by the best hands. The lives of the archbishops, priors, &c. of Christ-Church: with an account of learned men there flourishing in their several times. An appendix of ancient charters and writings relating to the church and monastery. A catalogue of the church-wealth in prior Estrey's time. An ancient Saxon obituary, and a large one continu'd thence downward. By the Reverend Mr. J. Dart.
Dart, John, -1730.Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]- Books
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Proposald for reprinting, in four volumes octavo, Bishop Burnet's history of his own time, from the restoration of King Charles II. to the conclusion of the treaty of peace at Utrecht, in the reign of Queen Anne. To which is prefixed, a summary recapitulation of affairs in Church and state, from King James I. to the restoration in the year 1660. And to which will be added, the author's life by the editor. Together with some explanatory notes. The whole revised and corrected by him. Those who intend to encourage this work, are desired to send their names and places of abode to A. Millar, in the Strand; and S. Bladon, at the Paper-mill, In Pater-noster-Row. By whom the volumes will be carefully sent to such as order them. Subscriptions are also taken in by all the booksellers in Great Britain and Ireland.
Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.Date: 1752]- Books
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A critical history of the administration of Sr Robert Walpole, Now Earl of Orford. Collected chiefly from the debates in Parliament, and the political writings on both sides; And Digested under the following Heads: First, with regard to Domestic Affairs, The Bank Contract, and other Measures in consequence of the South-Sea Project. Grants to the Civil List, Votes of Credit, and annual Provisions for the current Service. The Excise and other Schemes reputed destructive of the People's Liberty, and subversive of the Constitution. Undue Influence in Elections and on the Elected, with other suspected Branches of Corruption. Discouragement of Commerce, Industry, Arts, Capacity, and Literature. Vast Expences incur'd, without any visible Advantage to Great-Britain. Secondly, with regard to Foreign Affairs, Negotiations and Treaties with foreign Nations, exclusive of those with Spain that regard the present Quarrel. Transactions between Spain and us, from the first Treaty of Vienna to the last Convention. Conduct of the War. And Thirdly, as consequential of both, The History of the Opposition within Doors and without. The Secession; the Motion; the Defeat, and Resignation. To the whole are prefix'd, some particulars of Mr. Walpole's public life, before the year 1721. By a gentleman of the Middle-Temple.
Ralph, James, -1762.Date: 1743- Books
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Devonshire hospital and Buxton Bath charity : instituted for the relief of poor persons from all parts of Great Britain and Ireland suffering from rheumatism, gout, sciatica, and neuralgia ; pains, weakness or contractions of joints or limbs, arising from these diseases, or from sprains, fractures, or other local injuries ; chronic forms of paralysis ; dropped hands, and other poisonous effects of lead, mercury, or other minerals ; spinal affections ; dyspeptic complaints, uterine obstructions, etc. etc. ; supported by annual subscriptions and voluntary contributions : annual report for the year 1881 ; completion of the hospital extension ; action and purpose of the governors of the cotton districts convalescent fund ; management, history, annual statement, accounts, meteorological report and tables, rules and regulations, list of subscriptions and benefactions &c., Bath charity report for 1785, and copies of conveyances of hospital and baths from the Duke of Devonshire to the trustees.
Devonshire Royal Hospital (Buxton, Derbyshire, England)Date: 1882- Books
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The new and complete book of martyrs, or, an universal history of martyrdom: being Fox's Book of martyrs, revised and corrected with Additions and great Improvements. Containing Not only a New, Copious, Complete, Universal and Authentic Account of the Lives, Actions, Characters, Trials, Religious Principles, Sufferings, Tortures, and Triumphant Deaths, of the English Protestant Martyrs, In the Reign of Queen Mary the First. But also a Genuine, Full, and Circumstantial History of all the many dreadful and cruel Persecutions against the Church of Christ, in all Parts of the World, by Papists, Pagans, Jews, Turks, and Others, From the very Earliest Ages of the Church, to the Present Period. Comprehending the Life, Meritorious Sufferings, and Martyrdom of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, with the Martyrdoms of the Apostles, Evangelists, Disciples, and other Primitive Martyrs. - And including the Ten Great Persecutions, under the Roman Emperors, and many other Particulars under the following General Heads: An Ecclesiastical History of the Persecutions in Persia, under Sapores: and the Persecutions under the Arian Vandals. - The horried Persecutions under the Papacy; particularly the Martyrdoms of the Waldenses and Albigenses in France. - The Persecutions in Germany and Poland. - The Cruelties exercised in Bohemia and Lusatia. - The Martyrdoms in Italy. - The shocking Barbarities practised by the Inquisitions of Spain, Portugal, Goa, &c. and the Popish Persecutions of the Protestants during the Massacre of Paris. - A full Account of all the English Martyrdoms, particularly those in the Times of King Henry Viii. and Queen Mary I. wherein are amply displayed all the Butcheries, Tortures, and Cruelties exercised by the Roman Catholics against the Protestants, in the Reign of that tyrannical King and bloody Queen. - The Persecutions of the Quakers, &c. - Persecutions in the West of England by Judge Jeffreys. - Persecutions in Holland, Flanders, Scotland, &c. - The bloody Irish Massacre. - The great Spanish Invasion. - The dreadful Fire of London. - The shocking Gunpowder Plot. - The horrid Conspiracies in 1678. - The barbarous Murder of Sir Edmundbury Godfrey, and the Designs of Perkins, Friend, and Fenwick, for the Re-Establishment of Popery, and the Extirpation of Protestantism. - The Martyrdoms of the Missionaries in China. - The Persecutions in the East-Indies. - The Barbarities exercised in America. - The Cruelties practised on the Christians of Abyssinia and Georgia. - The late Persecutions in France against the Calas Family. - Also the final Establishment of the Reformed Religion in the various Protestant Countries. - With a great Number of other Cruelties exercised against the Christian Martyrs, not related in any other Work of the Kind. Together with the Martyrdoms of The Faithful and Virtuous in the first Ages of the World; the Persecutions of the Maccabees by the Greeks; of the Hebrews by the Egyptians; and of the Children of Israel by the Philistiries, and other barbarous Nations. Throughout this Work will be Interspersed Accounts of several singular Judgments against Persecutors, a great Variety of Original Anecdotes, the Letters which passed between the Martyrs, Letters from Bishop Bonner, and other Papists, to the Magistrates, &c. concerning the Methods of Indictment and Treatment, Translations of Popish Bulls, and other Deeds of Destruction, levelled against the Protellants, in England, Scotland, Ireland, &c. &c. suitable Notes and practical Reflections adapted to the various Subjects, and many curious Lives and Memoirs; to which will be added; an Account of the Life and Death of the original Author, the Rev. Mr. John Fox. The Whole Forming At Once A General Christian Martyrology, and Complete History of Persecutions. A Work Calculated to promote the Protestant Religion, and expel Romish Superstition, and by giving a pious and Christian Turn to the Mind, be general Use and Advantage to Mankind. The whole originally composed by the Rev. Mr. John Fox, M. A. formerly of Magdalen College, Oxford, And Prebendary in the Church of Balisbury; And now revised, corrected and improved, with many necessary additional Articles relating to the Acts and Monuments of the Church, not to be found in any other Publication of this Sort, and written in a clear intelligible Stile, free from that Obscurity of Language, and Tediousness of Diction, as well as that impertect Brevity and Coheiseness, which have been so much complained of in former Works of this kind. By Paul Wright, D. D. F. S. A. Vicar of Oakley and Rector of Snoreham in Essex. late of Pembroke-Hall, Cambridge; and Author of the Complete British Family Bible, and of the New and Complete Life of Our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, elegantly printed in Folio; both of which Works (with the inimitable Sets of fine Copper-Plates) have met with universal Approbation, as the best and most perfectly complete Works of the Kind, for the Use of all Christian Families. Embellished with a great variety of copper-plates, representing the various Modes of cruelly torturing the Christian Martyrs for their Constancy.
Foxe, John, 1516-1587.Date: [1800?]- Books
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Itinerarium Novi Testamenti: or, the sacred history and doctrine of the New Testament, in question and answer, divided into twelve examinations, with notes, &c. Containing The Lives and Travels of the Virgin Mary and Joseph, of our Saviour Jesus Christ, his Apostles, &c. an Explanation of the fixed and moveable Feasts, in Commemoration of their Lives and Martyrdoms, and their Successors in the Church, carried down to the present Time. Designed for the Use of Schools, to be used in Churches, and necessary in all Families of every Protestant Denomination. And A Form of Prayer, with Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, founded on the Scriptural Accounts of our Fall in Adam, and glorious Restoration by Jesus Christ. To which is added, Remarks on the right education of youth ; and a brief Chronology from the Creation, to our Saviour's Birth; Illustrated with seven curious copper-plates. By the Rev. C. Brown, Catechist.
Brown, Christopher, Rev.Date: [1785]- Books
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The history of Ireland, from the earliest account of time, to the invasion of the English under King Henry II. being a Series of the principal Transactions in that Kingdom, for upwards of 3000 Years. Also An Account of the most eminent Men who flourish'd in the Irish Church, in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Centuries; and of those famous Irish who converted to the Christian Faith, the Kingdoms of the Picts, Northumbrians, Mercians, East-Anglians, and East-Saxons, in Great-Britain; Switzerland, Franconia, Part of Flanders, and Part of Germany. Likewise of those famous Irish who founded the Universities of Oxford, Paris, and Pavia, and others of less Note. With a Dissertation on the Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Antient Irish. And the Genealogies of their Principal Families. By T. Comerford, Esq;
Comerford, T.Date: 1751- Books
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The history of Ireland, from the earliest account of time, to the invasion of the English under King Henry II. Being a Series of the principal Transactions in that Kingdom, for upwards of 3000 Years. Also An Account of the most eminent Men who flourished in the Irish Church, in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Centuries; and of those famous Irish who converted to the Christian Faith, the Kingdoms of the Picts, Northumbrians, Mercians, East-Anglians, and East-Saxons, in Great-Britain, Switzerland, Franconia, Part of Flanders, and Part of Germany. Likewise of those famous Irish who founded the universities of Oxford, Paris, and Pavia, and others of less Note. With a dissertation on the Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Antient Irish. And the genealogies of their Principal Families. By T. Comerford, Esq.
Comerford, T.Date: [1780?]- Books
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The history of Ireland, from the earliest account of time, to the invasion of the English under King Henry II. being a Series of the principal Transactions in that Kingdom, for upwards of 3000 Years. Also An Account of the most eminent Men who flourish'd in the Irish Church, in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Centuries; and of those famous Irish who converted to the Christian Faith, the Kingdoms of the Picts, Northumbrians, Mercians, East-Anglians, and East-Saxons, in Great-Britain; Switzerland, Franconia, Part of Flanders, and Part of Germany. Likewise of those famous Irish who founded the Universities of Oxford, Paris, and Pavia, and others of less Note. With a Dissertation on the Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Antient Irish. And the Genealogies of their Principal Families. By T. Comerford, Esq;
Comerford, T.Date: 1754- Books
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The history of Ireland, from the earliest account of time, to the invasion of the English under King Henry II. being a Series of the principal Transactions in that Kingdom, for upwards of 3000 Years. Also an account of the most eminent men who flourish'd in the Irish Church, in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th, Centuries; and of those famous Irish who converted to the Christian Faith, the Kingdoms of the Picts, Northumbrians, Mercians, East-Anglians, and East-Saxons, in Great-Britain; Switzerland, Franconia, Part of Flanders, and Part of Germany. Likewise of those famous Irish who founded the Universities of Oxford, Paris, and Pavia, and others of less Note. With a Dissertation on the Laws, Customs, and Manners of the Antient Irish. And the Genealogies of their Principal Families. By T. Comerford. Esq;
Comerford, T.Date: 1755- Books
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The history of Ireland, From the earliest account of time, to the invasion of the English under King Henry II. being a series of the principal transactions in that kingdom, for upwards of 3000 years. Also an account of the most eminent men who flourish'd in the Irish Church, in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries; and of those famous Irish who converted to the Christian faith, the kingdoms of the Picts, Northumbrians, Mercians, East-Anglians, and East-Saxons, in Great-Britain; Switzerland, Franconia, part of Flanders, and part of Germany. Likewise of those famous Irish who founded the universities of Oxford, Paris, and Pavia, and others of less note. With a dissertation on the laws, customs, and manners of the antient Irish. And the genealogies of their principal families. By T. Comerford Esq:
Comerford, T.Date: 1752- Books
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The history of Ireland, From the earliest account of time, to the invasion of the English under King Henry II. Being a series of the principal transactions in that kingdom, for upwards of 3000 years. Also an account of the most eminent men who flourish'd in the Irish Church, in the 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th centuries; and of those famous Irish who converted to the Christian faith, the kingdoms of the Picts, Northumbrians, Mercians, East-Anglians, and East-Saxons, in Great-Britain, Switzerland, Franconia, part of Flanders, and part of Germany. Likewise of those famous Irish who founded the universities of Oxford, Paris, and Pavia, and others of less note. With a dissertation on the laws, customs, and manners of the antient Irish. And the genealogies of their principal families. By T. Comerford, Esq;
Comerford, T.Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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Itinerarium Novi Testamenti: or, the sacred history and doctrine of the New Testament, in question and answer: With The Lives and Travels of the Virgin Mary and Joseph, of our Saviour Jesus Christ, his Apostles, &c. an Explanation of the Fixed and Moveable Feasts, in Commemoration of their Lives and Martyrdoms, and their Successors in the Church, carried down to the present Time. Designed for the Use of Schools, and necessary in all Families. To which is added, a supplement describing the universe, the Calculation of Time, and the Regulation of Seasons, Months, and Years. A brief chronology from the creation to our Saviour's birth, tables of Scripture-Measures, weight and coins, accurately calculated, and by Decimal Arithmetick reduced to our English Valuation; a large catalogue of remarkable Scripture names, the Characters and Conditions of them in general. And a form of prayer sounded on the scriptural Accounts of our Fall in Adam, and glorious Restorotion by Jesus Christ. Illustrated with eleven curious copper-plates engraved by the best hands. The third edition improved. By the Rev. Mr. C. Brown, Catechist.
Brown, Christopher, Rev.Date: [1753]