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Mercy remembered in wrath. A sermon, the substance of which was preached on the 19th of February, 1795, observed throughout the United States as a day of thanksgiving and prayer. By John M. Mason, Pastor of the Scotch Presbyterian Church, in the city of New-York.
Mason, John M. (John Mitchell), 1770-1829.Date: M,DCC,XCV. [1795]- Books
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A sermon, preached September 20th, 1793; a day set apart, in the city of New-York, for public fasting, humiliation and prayer, on account of a malignant and mortal fever prevailing in the city of Philadelphia. By John Mitchel Mason, Minister of the Scotch Presbyterian Church in the city of New-York. [Five lines of Scripture texts]
Mason, John M. (John Mitchell), 1770-1829.Date: MDCCXCIII. [1793]- Books
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The apocrypha at large; with comments and annotations, Theological, Historical, Critical, and Moral: By the Reverend W. Rider, A. B. late of Jesus College, Oxford, Sur-Master of St. Paul's School, and Chaplain to the Worshipful Company of Mercers.
Date: MDCCLXVI. [1766]- Books
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An Address to the inhabitants of Pennsylvania, by those freemen, of the city of Philadelphia, who are now confined in the Mason's lodge, by virtue of a general warrant. Signed in Council by the vice president of the Council of Pennsylvania.
Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing, Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic, in an easier Way than any yet published; and how to qualify any Person for Business, without the Help of a Master. Instructions to write Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties and Market-Towns in England and Wales; with a List of Fairs according to the New Stile. Together with the Method of measuring Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers, and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with the Description of Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix Dials; with Instructions for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours: and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, the family's best companion: With Instructions for Marking on Linen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plasters, and Medicines, necessary in all Families: and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; Containing a brief Description of the different Parts of the Earth, and a Survey of the Celestial Bodies. Also some useful Interest-Tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant. The Twenty-Third Edition, Corrected and Improved.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LXXIX. [1779]- Books
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The Maryland Ahiman Rezon, of free and accepted Masons; --containing-- the history of Masonry, from the establishment of the Grand Lodge to the present time; with their ancient charges, addresses, prayers, lectures, prologues, epilogues, songs, &c. Collected from their old records, faithful traditions, & lodge-books. Compiled by order of the Grand Lodge of Maryland, by Brother G. Keatinge, W.M.B.L.
Keatinge, George, -1811?.Date: 1797- Books
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A congratulatory poem on the late successes of the British arms, particularly the triumphant evacuation of Boston. To which is added, An ode to Mr. Pinchbeck, upon his newly-invented patent candle-snuffers.
Preston, William, 1753-1807.Date: 1776- Books
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Spiritual songs: or, songs of praise, with Penitential cries to almighty God, upon several occasions. Together with the Song of songs, which is Solomon's: first turned, then paraphrased in English verse: with an addition of a sacred poem on Dives and Lazarus.
Mason, John, 1646?-1694.Date: MDCCLXI. [1761]- Books
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Oedème persistant héréditaire des jambes avec exacerbations aiguës / par W.B. Hope et Herbert French.
Hope, Walter Bayard.Date: 1908- Books
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The young man's companion: or, the several branches of useful learning made perfectly easy. Containing Plain Directions for a Young Man's attaining to Read and Write true English; the best and easiest Instructions for Writing Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters of Compliment, Friendship, or Business. Forms of Notes, Receipts, Bills, Bonds, Indentures, Leases, and Releases, Letters of Attorney, Wills, &c. A short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping, Merchants Accompts, &c. An Explanation of the Gregorian Kalendar, or New Style, Shewing the Method of finding the Golden Number, Epact, Dominical Letter, the Age of the Moon, Easter Day, &c. with an Account of the several Aeras, or Epochas, used by Historians. The art of Mensuration, Applied to the Measuring of Boards and Timber, Carpenters, Joyners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plaisterers, Plummers, Masons, Glaziers, and Painters Work. How to compute the Charge of Building an House, or any Part thereof. Gauging, Surveying, Plotting of Land by Gunter's Chain, and taking Heights and Distances by the Quadrant, &c. Astronomy, or an Account of the Motions, Distances, Periods, &c. of the Planets and Fixed Stars. A Description of the Earth, and also of the Counties, Parishes, &c. in England and Wales. Monthly Observations in Gardening, Planting, Grafting, and Inoculating Fruit-Trees, and the best Time to prune them. To which is added, The Family Companion for Marking on Linen, Pickling, Preserving, Making Wine of Fruit; with many approved and experienced Medicines for the Poor. And Exact lists of all the Fairs in England and Wales, both Fixed and Moveable; wherein Market-Towns are likewise distinguished by the Days of the Week on which their Markets are held. Together with a compendium of interest, Shewing the Method of finding the Interest due at any Time for any Sum of Money, at 2, 21/2, 3, 31/2, 4, 41/2, 5 and 6 per Cent. per Annum Written by W. Mather, in a plain and easy Style, that a Young Man may both readily and easily improve and qualify himself for Business, without the Help of a Master. The Twenty-First Edition, with large Additions and Improvements, By J. Barrow.
Mather, W. (William), active 1695.Date: 1761- Books
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The midnight-Cry. A sermon preached on the parable of the ten virgins. By J. M. M.A. Rector of W---- in the county of B----
Mason, John, 1646?-1694.Date: 1707- Books
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The instructor: or, young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any Person for Business, without the Help of a Master. Instructions to write Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties and Market-Towns in England and Wales; with a List of Fairs according to the New Stile. Together with the Method of measuring Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers, and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with the Description of Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix Dials; with Instructions for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, the family's best companion: With Instructions for Marking on Linen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plasters, and Medicines, necessary in all Families: and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; Containing A brief Description of the different Parts of the Earth, and a Survey of the Celestial Bodies. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LXVII. [1767]- Books
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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties and market-towns in England and Wales; with a list of fairs according to the new stile. Together with the method of measuring carpenters, jointers, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers, and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with the description of G[a]nter's line, and Coggershall's sliding-rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and fix dials; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion: with instructions for marking on linen; how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plasters, and medicines, necessary in all families: and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; containing a brief description of the different parts of the Earth, and the survey of the celestial bodies. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LXV. [1765]- Books
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The two disciplines in education : an address delivered at the opening of the medical session, Mason University College, Birmingham / by Sir William T. Gairdner, M.D., K.C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., Professor of Medicine in the University of Glasgow.
Gairdner, W. T. (William Tennant), Sir, 1824-1907.Date: 1899- Books
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The complete measurer: or, the whole art of measuring. In two parts. The first part teaching decimal arithmetick, with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots: And also the Multiplication of Feet and Inches, commonly called Cross Multiplication. The second part teaching to measure all sorts of superficies and solids, by Decimals; by Cross Multiplication, and by Scale and Compasses: Also the Works of several Artificers, relating to Building; and the Measuring of Board and Timber. Shewing the common Errors. And some Practical Questions. The fourteenth edition. To which is added, an appendix. 1. Of Gauging. 2. Of Land-Measuring. Very useful for all tradesmen; especially Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Painters, Joyners, Glasiers, Masons, &c. By William Hawney, Philomath. Recommended by the Rev. Dr. John Harris, F. R. S.
Hawney, William, active 1710-1750.Date: 1775- Books
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Palladio Londinensis; or, the London art of building. In three parts. I. Containing a demonstration of all the geometrical problems which are necessary to describe Squares, Circles, Ovals, Polygons, Arches, and Groins. The most approved Methods for Mensuration of Superficies and Solids, applied to the Measurement of all Sorts of Artificers Works concerned in Building. The Prices of the Labour and Materials of the several Kinds of Works performed by Diggers, Bricklayers, Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Smiths, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Glasiers, Painters, and Paviours; with Directions for making an Estimate of the Expence of any Fabric, great or small. The Prices of all Sorts of Iron work; viz. Nails, and what each Sort ought to weigh. The Prices of Locks, Bolts, Hinges, Latches, &c. Axes, Hammers, Saws, Chizzles, Augers, &c. II. Containing plain and easy Directions for the Construction of the Five Orders of Architecture, with their several Pedestals, Columns, and Entablatures, accurately described; and a Parallel drawn between this and Mr. Gibbs's Method, and that of the Builder's Repository; shewing how the Orders are to be used over each other; with their Intercolumniations, &c. A large Variety of Frontispieces and Doors, suited to each Order; the Proportion of Windows, Piers for Gates, Obelisks, Block Cornices, with the Proportion of Rooms, Cieling-Pieces, Frets; also Chinese Lattice-Works for Pailings, Gates, Hatches, &c. An easy and entirely New Method of finding the exact Module or Diameter for the erecting Columns or Pilasters Three several Ways in a just Proportion. I. Arithmetically. 2. Geometrically, by Scale and Compass. 3. Inspectionally, by a Table; which shews, in Proportion to any Height given, the exact Diameter; also how to calculate the Diameter of the Orders, according to the Proportions laid down by Mr. Gibbs, or any other Author. And also the Method of Reducing any Module or Diameter (from 6 to 24 Inches) into Feet and Inches, by a New Inspectional Table; whereby the Trouble of dividing a Module into Minutes is avoided, and the whole performed by the common two Foot Rule. III. Copiously treating of the several kinds of staircases; the various Forms of their twisted Rails: Also the best Rules, with Variety of Examples, for Forming, Framing, and Trussing all Manner of Roofs for Buildings, Publick or Privatc, though the Plan be Square or Bevel. With a Collection of the Ground-Rules necessary to be observed in Architecture and Building. The Whole illustrated with Fifty-Four Copper-Plates. To which is annexed, The builder's dictionary. By William Salmon.
Salmon, William, approximately 1703-1779.Date: 1767- Books
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A sermon, delivered at the installation of Pythagoras Lodge, of Free Masons; in Lyme, Connecticut. October 7th, 1800. By Frederick W. Hotchkiss, A.M. Minister of the First Church, Say-brook. [Five lines from Magaw's Oration]
Hotchkiss, Frederick William, 1762-1844.Date: 1800- Books
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A course of lectures on elocution. By Thomas Sheridan, A.M.
Sheridan, Thomas, 1719-1788.Date: M.DCC.XCVI. [i.e., 1797]- Books
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The instructor: or, young, man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick; in an easier Way than any yet published; and how to qualify and Verson for Business, without the Help of a Master. Instructions to write Variety of Hands, with Copies both in Prose and Verse. How to write Letters on Business or Friendship. Forms of Indentures, Bonds, Bills of Sale, Receipts, Wills, Leases, Releases, &c. Also Merchants Accompts, and a short and easy Method of Shop and Book-Keeping; with a Description of the Product, Counties and Market-Towns in England and Wales; with a List of Fairs according to the New Stile. Together with the Method of measuring Carpenters, Joiners, Sawyers, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Plumbers, Masons, Glasiers, and Painters Work. How to undertake each Work, and at what Price; the Rates of each Commodity, and the common Wages of Journeymen; with the Description of Gunter's Line, and Coggeshall's Sliding-Rule. Likewise the Practical Gauger made Easy; the Art of Dialling, and how to erect and fix Dials; with Instruments for Dying, Colouring, and making Colours; and some General Observations for Gardening every Month in the Year. To which is added, the family's best companion: With Instructions for Marking on Linen; how to Pickle and Preserve; to make divers Sorts of Wine; and many excellent Plastors, and Medicines, necessary in all Families: and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; Containing A brief Description of the different Parts of the Earth, and a Survey of the Celestial Bodies. Also some useful interest-tables. By George Fisher, Accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]- Books
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The complete measurer: or, the whole art of measuring. In two parts. The first part teaching decimal arithmetick, with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots: And also the Multiplication of Feet and Inches, commonly called Cross Multipication. The second part teaching to measure all sorts of superficies and solids, by Decimals; by Cross Multiplication, and by Scale and Compasses: Also the Works of several Artificers, relating to Building; and the Measuring of Board and Timber. Shewing the common Errors. And some Practical Questions. The thirteenth edition. To which is added, an appendix. 1. Of Gauging. 2. Of Land-Measuring. Very useful for all Tradesmen; especially Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plasterers, Painters, Joyners, Glasiers, Masons, &c. By William Hawney, Philomath. Recommended by the Rev. Dr. John Harris, F. R. S.
Hawney, William, active 1710-1750.Date: 1769- Books
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The complete measurer: or, the whole art of measuring. In two parts. The first part teaching decimal arithmetick, with the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots: And also the Multiplication of Feet and Inches, commonly called Cross Multiplication. The second part teaching to measure all sorts of superficies and solids, by Decimals; by Cross-Multiplication, and by Scale and Compasses: Also the Works of several Artificers, relating to Building; and the Measuring of Board and Timber. Shewing the common Errors. And some Practical Questions. The eleventh edition. To which is added, An appendix. 1. Of Gauging. 2. Of Land-Measuring. Very useful for all Tradesmen; especially Carpenters, Bricklayers, Plasteters, Painters, Joiners, Glasiers, Masons, &c. By William Hawney, Philomath. Recommended by the Reo. Dr. John Harris, F. R. S.
Hawney, William, active 1710-1750.Date: 1763- Books
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A sermon preached at St. Peter's Church in Colchester on Tuesday, June 24, 1777, Being the festival of St. John the baptist, before the provincial grand master, and the provincial grand lodge, of the antient and honorable society of free and accepted Masons of Essex. By the Revd. William Martin Leake, L.L.B. late of St. Peter's College, Cambridge, and vicar of Fingringhoe, Essex. To which is added a charge which was delivered to the members of a lodge, held at the Castle Inn, Marlborough, at a meeting for the distribution of charity, to twenty-four poor people, at which most of the ladies in Marlborough were present, September 11, A.L. 5769; by Thomas Dunckerley, Esq. then provincial grand master for Hampshire, and now for Essex. Also an address which was delivered by the Rev. Henry Chalmers, A.M. & P.M. in the lodge of prefect friendship, held in the town of Chelmsford, Essex, on the festival of St. John the baptist, A.L. 5767.
Leake, William Martin, 1746 or 1747-1801.Date: 1778- Books
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An ode to the Humane Society, performed at Free-Masons' Hall, February 13, 1786, under the direction of Dr. Arnold, Dr. Hayes, T. S. Dupuis, Esq. Wm. Parsons, Esq. Dr. Worgan, Dr. Cooke, The. Aylward, M. P. G. C. R. Hudson, M. B. Written by Edward Burnaby Green, Esq. to which is added, several detach'd parts of an oratorio called Elijah, by Tho. Sk. Dupuis. The music (entirely new) composed by J. W. Callcott, M.B.
Greene, Edward Burnaby, -1788.Date: Printed in the Year 1786- Books
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Palladio Londinensis; or, the London art of building. In three parts. I. Containing a demonstration of all the geometrical problems which are necessary to describe Squares, Circles, Ovals, Polygons, Arches, and Groins. The most approved Methods for Mensuration of Superficies, and Solids, applied to the Measurement of all Sorts of Artificers Works concerned in Building. The Prices of the Labour and Materials, of the several Kinds of Works performed by Diggers, Bricklayers, Masons, Carpenters, Joiners, Smiths, Plaisterers, Plumbers, Glasiers, Painters, and Paviours; with Directions for making an Estimate of the Expence of any Fabric, great or small. The Prices of all Sorts of Iron-Work: viz. Nails, and what each Sort ought to weigh. The Prices of Locks, Bolts, Hinges, Latches, &c. Axes, Hammers, Saws, Chizzels, Augers, &c. II. Containing plain and easy Directions for the Construction of the Five Orders Of Architecture, with their several Pedestals, Columns, and Entablatures, accurately described; and a Parallel drawn between this and Mr. Gibbs's Method, and that of the Builder's Repository; shewing how the Orders are to be used over each other; with their Intercolumniations, &c. A large Variety of Frontispieces and Doors, suited to each Order; the Proportion of Windows, Piers for Gates, Obelisks, Block Cornices, with the Proportion of Rooms, Cieling-Pieces, Frets; also Chinese Latice-Works for Pailings, Gates, Hatches, &c. An easy and entirely New Method of finding the exact Module or Diameter for the erecting Columns or Pilasters Three several Ways in a just Proportion. 1. Arithmetically. 2. Geometrically, by Scale and Compass. 3. Inspectionally, by a Table; which shews, in Proportion to any Height given, the exact Diameter; also how to calculate the Diameter of the Orders, according to the Proportions laid down by Mr. Gibbs, or any other Author. And also the Method of Reducing any Module or Diameter (from 6 to 24 Inches) into Feet and Inches, by a New Inspectional Table; whereby the Trouble of dividing a Module into Minutes is avoided, and the Whole performed by the common two Foot Rule. III. Copiously treating of the several kinds of stair-cases; the various Forms of their twisted Rails: Also the best Rules, with Variety of Examples for Forming, Framing, and Trussing all Manner of Roofs for Buildings, Publick or Private, though the Plan be Square or Bevel. With a Collection of the Ground Rules necessary to be observed in Architecture and Building. The whole illustrated with fifty-four copper plates. To which is annexed The builder's dictionary. By William Salmon.
Salmon, William, approximately 1703-1779.Date: 1762- Books
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The instructor: or, Young man's best companion. Containing, spelling, reading, writing, and arithmetick, in an easier way than any yet published; and how to qualify any person for business, without the help of a master. Instructions to write variety of hands, with copies both in prose and verse. How to write letters on business or friendship. Forms of indentures, bonds, bills of sale, receipts, wills, leases, releases, &c. Also merchants accompts, and a short and easy method of shop and book-keeping; with a description of the product, counties and market-towns in England and Wales; with a list of fairs according to the new stile. Together with the method of measuring carpenters, joiners, sawyers, bricklayers, plasterers, plumbers, masons, glasiers, and painters work. How to undertake each work, and at what price; the rates of each commodity, and the common wages of journeymen; with the description of Gunter's line, and Coggeshall's sliding-rule. Likewise the practical gauger made easy; the art of dialling, and how to erect and fix dials; with instructions for dying, colouring, and making colours; and some general observations for gardening every month in the year. To which is added, the family's best companion: with instructions for marking on linen; how to pickle and preserve; to make divers sorts of wine; and many excellent plasters, and medicines, necessary in all families: and a compendium of the sciences of geography and astronomy; containing a brief description of the different parts of the Earth, and a survey of the celestial bodies. Also some useful interest tables. By George Fisher, accomptant.
Fisher, George, accomptant.Date: M.DCC.LX. [1760]