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Cases of divorce for several causes; viz. I. Memoirs of the life of Robert Feilding, Esq; containing an Account of his Amours; A Collection of his Love-Letters; Characters of his Mistresses; and a True Copy of his Last Will and Testament. II. The case of Barbara, late Dutchess of Cleaveland, with the whole Proceedings between Her Grace, and Major General Feilding, in Doctors-Commons; and Sir John cooke's Definitive Sentence at Large in this Remarkable Tryal. III. The Case of John Dormer, Esq; IV. The Case of Sir George Downing, Bart. and Mrs. Mary Forester. V. Depositions taken in the Lady Howard's case: Also the Judgment of the most Eminent Divines, &c. Concerning The Dissolution of Marriage. Publish'd from original manuscripts.
Date: [1715]- Books
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Roman stories: or, the history of the seven wise mistresses of Rome: containing seven days entertainment, ...
Howard, Thomas, active 17th century-18th century.Date: 1754- Books
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The lewes newsmen's address to their worthy masters and mistresses, for the new year, 1792.
Date: 1792]- Books
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Morning and evening prayers for families and private persons. As masters, mistresses, children and servants.
Date: 1771- Books
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Morning and evening prayers for families and private persons, as masters, mistresses, children and servants.
Date: [1758]- Books
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Morning and evening prayers for families and private persons, as masters, mistresses, children and servants.
Date: 1795- Books
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Morning and evening prayers for families and private persons. As masters, mistresses, children, and servants.
Date: 1739- Books
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Morning and evening prayers for families and private persons. As masters, mistresses, children, and servants.
Date: 1726- Books
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Morning and evening prayers for families and private persons. As masters, mistresses, children, and servants.
Date: 1734- Books
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The renowned history of the seven champions of Christendom: St. George of England, St. Denis of France, St. James of Spain, St. Anthony of Italy, St. Andrew of Scotland, St. Patrick of Ireland, and St. David of Wales: Epitomized. Shewing their Valiant Exploits both by Sea and Land, their Combating with Giants, Monsters, Lions, and Draguns: Their Tilts and Tournaments, in Honour of their Mistresses: Their overcoming Magicians and Necromancers, putting an end to their diresul Enchantment: Their Knighthoods, Chivally, and Magnificent Prowess against the Enemies of Chris, and in Honour of Christendom, in Europe, Asia, and Africa. To which is added, The true manner of their Deaths, and how they came to be Entituled, The Seven Saints of Christendom. Illustrated with variety of pictures Licensed and Entored according to Order.
Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659?.Date: [1725?]- Books
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The lewes newsmens' new-year's verses, for 1791. Humbly addressed to all their worthy masters and mistresses.
Date: 1791]- Books
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The Newsman's present to his worthy masters and mistresses, on the entrance of the new year, 1785.
Date: [1784?]- Books
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Beeton's every-day cookery and housekeeping book : a practical and useful guide for all mistresses and servants.
Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary), 1836-1865.Date: 1891- Books
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English housewifry exemplified in above four hundred and fifty receipts, giving directions in most parts of cookery; And how to prepare various Sorts of Soops, Made-Dishes, Pastes, Pickle's, Cakes, Creams, Jellies, Made-Wines, &c. With Cuts for the orderly placing the Dishes and Courses; also Bills of Fare for every Month in the Year; and an alphabetical Index to the whole. A Book necessary for Mistresses of Families, higher and lower Women Servants, and confined to Things Useful, Substantiaz and Splendid, and calculated for the Preservation of Health, and upon the Measures of Frugality, being the Result of thirty Years Practice and Experience. By Elizabeth Moxon. With an appendix, never before printed, containing upwards of sixty receipts, of the most valuable Kind, communicated to the Publisher by several Gentlewomen in the Neighbourhood, distinguished by their extraordinary Skill in Housewifry
Moxon, Elizabeth.Date: 1758- Books
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English housewifery. Exemplified in above four hundred and fifty receipts, giving directions in most parts of cookery; And how to prepare various Sorts of Soops, Made-Dishes, Pastes, Pickles, Cakes, Creams, Jellies, Made-Wines, &c. With Cuts for the orderly placing the Dishes and Courses; also Bills of Fare for every Month in the Year; and an alphabetical Index to the Whole. A Book necessary for Mistresses of Families, higher and lower Women Servants, and confined to Things Useful, Substantial and Splendid, and calculated for the Preservation of Health, and upon the Measures of Frugality, being the Result of thirty Years Practice and Experience. By Elizabeth Moxon. With an appendix, Containing upwards of Seventy Receipts, of the most valuable Kind, (many never before printed) communicated to the Publisher by several Gentlewomen in the Neighbourhood, distinguished by their extraordinary Skill in Housewifery.
Moxon, Elizabeth.Date: 1769- Books
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The lamp-lighter's poem, humby [sic] presented to all his worthy masters and mistresses. Composed by a lamp-lighter.
Lamp-lighter.Date: [1750?]- Books
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The lewes newsmen's new year's verses, for the year 1788, humbly addressed to all their worthy masters and mistresses.
Date: 1788]- Books
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Domestic economy and household science : for home education: and for school mistresses and pupil teachers / by Robert James Mann.
Mann, Robert James, 1817-1886.Date: 1892- Books
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The muse in good humour: or, a collection of the best poems, comic tales, choice fables, enigmas, &c. From the most eminent poets. With some Originals. Part I. Containing, Bashful Ben. The Ladies Looking Glass. The Merchant's Tale. Desire and Possession. The Eachentment. The Wife of Bath. Truth and Falshood. Simple Simon. The imperfect Enjoyment. The English Padlock. The Vision. Middle aged Man and his two Mistresses. Sauntring Jark and idle Joan. Baueis and Philemon. The Original of Matrimony. Susannah and the two Elders. Female Virtue. Love Disarmed. Delia's Wedding-Night. Vertumnus and Pomona. The Conscientious Keeper. The Fox and Dragon. The Button-Hole. The Elbow Chair. Love attones for little Crimes. Saying and Doing are two Things. Woman's Logicle. The Substitute Father. To Cloe. A Fragment. The Exorcism. The Widow's Excuse. Falling in Love. Balaam's Pedigree. The Happy Night. A Game at Put.
Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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The french scholar's guide: or, an easy help for translating French into English. Containing 1. Select Fables. 2. Diverting Tales. 3. Witty Repartees. 4. Rarities of different Countries. 5. Familiar Letters. 6. Moral Sentences. 7. Bills, Receipts, and other Forms of Business, &c. With an index, in an exact alphabetical Order, of all the Words contained in the Book, their proper Signication in English, and their Grammatical Derivation. Designed for the Use of Schools, as well as private Learners; very useful to Foreigners who understand French, and want to learn English; and also very assisting to the Mistresses of French Boarding-Scbools, &c. who, if they should understand but little of Grammar or English, may, by the Index, easily correct their Scholar's Translations. By Peter Hudson, Teacher of French, Writing and Accompts, &c. and Author of the New English Introduction to the Latin Tongue.
Hudson, Peter.Date: M.DCC.LXVI. [1766]- Books
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The fortune hunters: shewing, (from experience) 1. How people may improve their fortunes, and raise themselves in London, by different and quite opposite Ways. II. How Servants, of various Denominations, may obtain the Favour of their Masters and Mistresses, the Love of their Fellow Servants, the Esteem of all People, and gain Preferment. III. Many useful Instructions and Receipts for a great Variety of Businesses; as Brewing, Gardening, Making Wines, Dressing a Turtle, and Victuals of all Sorts, &c. &c. IV. The most distinguishing Characteristics of the several Sects and Professions of Religion in this great City; with some Queries proposed to the Atheistical Clubs. V. How pernicious some epidemic vices practised in London are to the welfare of society; with Proposals for the Suppression thereof. Being a Guide to such as are Strangers to the Ways and Customs of London. By John Breues, Late of Perth, Merchant, &c.
Breues, John.Date: [1754]- Books
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[T]he [L]ewes newsmen's new-year's verses, for the year 1786. Humbly addressed to all their worthy masters and mistresses.
Date: 1786]- Books
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Augusta triumphans: or, the way to make London the most flourishing city in the universe. First, by establishing an university where Gentlemen may have Academical Education under the Eye of their Friends. II. By an Hospital for Foundlings. III. By forming an Academy of Sciences at Christ's-Hospital. IV. By suppressing pretended Mad-Houses, where many of the fair Sex are unjustly confin'd, while their Husbands keep Mistresses, &c. and many Widows are lock'd up for the Sake of their Jointure. V. To save our Youth from Destruction, by clearing the Streets of impudent Strumpets. Suppressing Gaming - Tables, and Sunday Debauches. VI. To save our lower Class of People from utter Ruin, and render them useful by preventing the immoderate Use of Geneva: With a frank Explosion of many other common Abuses, and incontestable Rules for Amendment. Concluding with an effectual method to prevent street robberies; and a letter to Coll. Robinson, on account of the orphan's tax. By Andrew Moreton, Esq;
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: [1729]- Books
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Roman stories: or, The history of the seven wife mistresses of Rome: Containing seven days entertainment, in many pleasant and witty tales, or stories. Wherein the treachery of evil counsellors is discovered, innocency cleared, and the wisdom of seven wise mistresses displayed. Newly corrected, and better explain'd, and enlarg'd. Adorned with many pretty pictures, lively expressing the history.
Howard, Thomas, active 17th century-18th century.Date: MDCCLXXII. [1772]- Books
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The lives and amours of queens and royal mistresses. Extracted from the histories of England, France, Turky, and Spain. With some intrigues of popes.
Date: Printed in the Year MDCCXXVI. [1726]