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Unsigned paper arguing for lower duties on medicinal plants imported from the East to Great Britain
Date: Late 18th century - early 19th centuryReference: MS.7226/1Part of: Medicinal Plants: miscellany- Books
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House of Lords. Richard Beckford, Esq. - - - Appellant. William Beckford, Esq. - - - Respondent. The Respondent's case. Upon the Appeal against an Order of the Right Honourable the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, made the 18th of July, 1782.
Beckford, William, 1760-1844.Date: 1783]- Audio
The history of legal medicine in Britain and Europe.
Date: 9-11 April, 1987- Books
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Dengan sale. Part the first; containing the books. A catalogue of the extensive and valuable library, prints, paintings, Statues, Music, Mathematical Instruments And Superb Furniture Of At The Chapel which belonged to the late Right Hon. Earl of Mornington, at Dengan Castle, and which will begin to be sold by auction by R. E. Mercier and Co. at their house, No. 31, Anglesea-Street, Dublin, on Monday 18th May 1795, And The Following Days, Until All Are Sold. The Library consists of near 10,000 Volumes; amongst which are the following: Addison's Works, 4 vols. 410. Fielding's Works, 4 vols. 410. Milton's Works, 4 vols. 410. Pope's Works, 15 vols. 410. Spencer's Fairy Queen, 3 vols. 410. Dives and Pauper, 1493. Hackluyt's Voyages, 3 vols. Purchas's Pilgrims, 5 vols. Arnold's Chronicle, or Customs of London. Fabian, Grasion, Halle, and Holinshed's Chronicles. Anecdotes of Painting, 4 vols. - Strawberry Hill. Willourbby's Ornithology. Morison Plantarum Historia Universalis Oxoniensis, 2 vols large paper. Vitruvius Britannicus, 5 vols. large paper. Hogarth's Works, finest impressions. Darley's Comic Prints. Kip's Britannia Illustrata, 3 vols. Ionian Antiquities. Wood's Palmyra. Montfaucon's Antiquities. Spence's Polymetis, first edition. Evangelium Sanctum Arabice, 1590, Editio Princeps, a splendid copy. Ciceronis Opera, Oliveti, 9 vols. Platonis, Serrani, 2 vols. large paper. Albertus, Magnus, typis Wilhelmum de Mechlinia. Aratus. Editso Princeps. Lucretius, 1486. Editio princeps. Lactantius, 1478. Martialis, 1475. Ovidius, 1486. Valerius Maximus, 1478. Magna Charta, a curious MS. Illustrious Heads, imperial paper.
R. E. Mercier and Co.Date: [1795]- Books
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A letter to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, M. P. Secretary of State, &c. &c. or, an appeal to the people of Great-Britain, being An answer to some Reflections cast upon ̀̀a Citizen, whose Loyalty (it was said) was ̀̀only confined to his Razor!'' In a debate in the House of Commons, February 21st, 1794, Occasioned by an intercepted Letter, Signed J. Harrison, A Sans Culotte, to which is added, an abstract of A Trial for an Assault committed on the Author, in the Name of ̀̀church and King for Ever.'' By Citizen John Harrison, Sheffield.
Harrison, John, active 18th century.Date: 1794- Books
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House of Lords. Evan Pugh and Samuel Pugh, - - - plaintiffs in error. Joseph Goodtitle on demise of Bailey and others, - defendant in error. Case of the defendant in error.
Goodtitle, Joseph.Date: 1787]- Books
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy, hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, revenue and excise cutters, packets, and India ships, with their commanders and stations. To which are added the following lists, &c. Navy-Agents Page 2 Master-Builders at the King's Yards 2 Navy-List, with the Pursers 3 to 16 Statement of the British Nav. Force 17 Terms of purchasing British Vessels taken by the Enemy 17 Advertisements - 17 Admirals 16 Admirals Pay, Pensions, Superannuation, and Secretaries - 19 Greenwich-Hospital 19 Governors & Lieutenants to Royal-Hospitals - 19 Bost-Captains - 20 Captains Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions - Page 21 Commanders - 22 Lieutenants 23 Lieutenants Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions - 29 Matters 29 Masters Pay, Half-Pay, and Superannuation 30 Physicians and Surgeons 31 Surgeons Pay, Half-Pay, & Bounty 32 Widows Pensions in general - 33 Agent Victuallers - 33 Packets 33 Marine Forces - 34 Signal Towers - 36 French Ships taken 37 British Ships taken - 42 Dutch and Spanish Ships taken Page 41 Impress-Service - 43 Revenue and Hired Cutters - 44 India Ships - 46 Monthly Calendar of Head and Prize Money - 47 Command, who have lost their Lives 48 Lords of the Admiralty 49 Admiralty Judges - 49 Navy Pay-Office - 49 Commissioners of Navy, Transport, Victualling, Sick and Hurt, and Greenwich-Hospital 49 Agents for Transports 49 Elders of the Trinity 49 Distrib. of Prize-Money & Gratuities 50 Corrected to February, 1797, And to be continued monthly, during War, and quarterly, during Peace, price sixpence.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: [1797]- Books
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, &c. packets, excise and revenue cutters, &c. With their commanders and stations. To which are Added the Following Lasts, &c. Admirals --- Page 18 Admirals & their Secretaries Pay 19 Admirals Pensions --- 19 Admirals Stations and Secretaries 19 Admiralty, Navy, and other Public Offices ---- 52 Advertisements to Correspondents 17 Agent Victualiers --- 51 Appointment of Officers 2 British Ships lost, taken, &c. - 44 Captains' Pay & Half-Pay - 21 Commanders --- 21 & 22 Compand who have lop their Lives 47 Comparative Rank of Others - 2 Contractions explained 2 Dutch Ships taken, &c. - 42 Establishment of Rates and Men - 2 Establishment of Ships in Ordinary 2 Excise and Revenue Cutters - 50 French Ships taken, &c. - 37 Governors of Royal Hospitals - 51 Gun and Fire Vessels --- 16 Hired Armed Vessels, Cutt. & Lug. 15 Impress Service --- 51 Lieutenants 23 to 28 Lieuts. Pay. Half-Pay, and Pensions 29 Marine Forces 34 to 36 Master Builders at the different Yards 51 Masiers ---- 29 & 30 Masters Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuations, and Pensions 30 Naval Fencibles --- 17 Navy-Agents ---- 2 Navy-List, with the Pursers 3 to 14 Packets ---- 33 Pentioned Captains --- 19 Phyticians and Surgeons - 31 & 32 Poor Knights of Windsor 47 Post Captains ---- 20 & 21 Prize and Head-Money payable 48 & 49 Pursers Superrannuation - 2 Retired Lieutenants 23 Signal Towers --- 30 Spanish Ships taken, &c. - 43 Statement of the British Nav.Force 17 Superannuated Admirals & Captains 19 Surgeons Pay-Half-Pay, & Bounty 32 Total of all Captures - 17 Widows Annual Pensions 2 Corrected to August, 1800, And to be continued Monthly. Price Sixpence.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: [1800]- Books
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Steel's original and correct list of the Royal Navy, hired armed-vessels, gun-boats, revenue and excise cutters, and packets, with their commanders and stations. To which are Added the Following Lists, &c. Establishment of Rates and Men Page 2 Appointment of Officers - 2 Pursers Superrannuation - 2 Establishment of Ships in Ordinary 2 Contractions explained 2 Advance of Pay to Officers - 2 Widows Annual Pensions 2 Navy-Agents ---- 2 Navy-List, with the Puriers 3 to 14 Gun and Fire Vessels --- 15 Hired Armed Vessels, Cutt. & Lug. 16 Revenue and Excise Cutt. 16 Naval Fencibles --- 16 Statement of the British Nav.Force 17 Total of all Captures - 17 Advertisements to Correspondents 17 Admirals ---- 18 Admirals & their Secretaries Pay Page 19 Admirals Stations and Secretaries 19 Admirals Pensions --- 19 Superannuated Admirals 19 Post-Captains --- 20 Captains Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuation, and Pensions 21 Commanders --- 22 Retired Lieutenants 23 Lieutenants 23 to 28 Lieuts. Pay, Half-Pay, and Pensions 29 Masters ---- 29 Masters Pay, Half-Pay, Superannuations, and Pensions 30 Physicians and Surgeons - Page 31 Surgeons Pay, Half-Pay, & Bounty 32 Packets ---- 33 Marine Forces 34 to 36 Signal Towers --- 36 French Ships taken, &c. - 37 Dutch Ships taken, &c. - 42 Spanish Ships taken, &c. - 43 British Ships lost, taken, &c. - 45 Prize and Head-Money payable - 46 Command who have lost their Lives 47 Impress Service --- 48 Agent Victuallers --- 48 Governors of Royal Hospitals - 48 Master Builders at the different Yards 48 Admiralty, Navy, and other Public Offices --- 48 to 49 Corrected to October, 1799, And to be continued Monthly. Price Sixpence.
Great Britain. Royal Navy.Date: [1799]- Books
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Case - The Rev. Mr. M'Naught, against John Thomson, and others. Case for the Reverend Mr. M'Naught, minister of the gospel at Girthon, respondent; against John Thomson, factor for Mr. Murray of Broughton, and others, appellants. (To be heard at the bar of the venerable Assembly, May 1793.)
M'Naught, John, -1808.Date: 1793]- Books
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Bibliotheca elegans. A catalogue of the entire and valuable library of Sir Robert Baylis, Knt. and Alderman, deceas'd. Containing a fine Collection of the best Editions of the Classics, printed by the most celebrated Printers; also the most approved Authors relating to the History and Antiquities of divers Nations, particularly Great-Britain and Ireland. And a curious Collection of Voyages and Travels. Which will be sold by auction, at the Rose Tavern near Temple-Bar, on Monday, November 20, 1749. and the Eleven following Evenings, (sunday excepted) beginning each Evening at Five O'Clock. N. B. The Books are very fine Copies, and most of them elegantly bound. Among many other valuable Articles are, Folio. De Bry's East and West Indies, 25 Parts, 12 vol. compleat Antiquite expliquee, par Montfaucon, 15 vol. 1st Impr. R. P. finely bound Dr. Clarke's Caesar, fine Prints Cicero, by Vascosan 70 vol. 410 - C. Steph. 2 v. beautiful Copy - Manutius, 4 vol. folio Dugdale Monasticon Angl. 3 vol. Plato, Serrani, 3 vol. exemp. elegans Overbeeke's Antiq. of Rome Purchas's Pilgrims, 5 vol. fine Copy Hakluyt's Voyages, 3 vol. Churchill's Voyages, 4 vol. Stukeley's Itinerary Madox's History of the Exchequer Somner's Saxon Dictionary. Octavo. Classics, notis variorum, 34 vol. Elzevir Classics, 35 v. very fair and neat Hearne's Antiquities, 24 vol. Together with some curious single Prints, and eight handsome Book Cases with Glass Doors; which will be Sold in the 12th Days Sale at Noon. Catalogues may be had of Mr. Whiston in Fleetstreet, Mr. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, Mr. Millar in the Strand, Mr. Clarke under the Royal Exchange, Messrs. Thurlbourn and Merril at Cambridge, Mr. Fletcher in the Turl, Oxford, And at the Place of Sale. - The Books may be viewed on Thursday, November 16, Friday 17, and Saturday the 18th.
Baker, Samuel, approximately 1711-1778.Date: 1749]- Books
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A poem on the nuptials of Anne, Princess-Royal of Great-Britain, With his Highness Frederick, Prince of Orange.
Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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Letters on political liberty, and the principles of the English and Irish projects of reform; addressed to a member of the English House of Commons.
Williams, David, 1738-1816.Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Books
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A letter from the Right Hon. - - to the Reverend. N. N.
O. O.Date: 1724]- Books
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The Norfolk tragedy, or, The unfortunate squire and unhappy lady.
Date: [1791 - 1803]- Books
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Translation of the representation, or, the memorial of Col. Wm. Stanhope, the King of Great Britton's ambassador - extraordinary at the Court of Madrid to the King of Spain.
Harrington, William Stanhope, Earl of, approximately 1690-1756.Date: 1726]- Books
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Before the Most Noble and Right Honorable the Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes. De Vleyt, Claas Ehlers, Master. Joseph Wright, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Look-Out, and Jeremiah Major, Commander of the Private Ship of War the Prince of Orange, the Captors, - - - - Appellants. Anthony Songa, of London, Merchant, Claimant of all the Cargo on behalf of the Brothers Von Obwexer, and others, Imperial and Neutral Subjects, the pretended Owners thereof, - - - - - Respondent. An appeal from the High Court of Admiralty of England. Appendix to the appellants Further case.
Great Britain. Lords Commissioners of Appeals in Prize Causes.Date: 1788?]- Books
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Venus attiring the graces. Addressed to -
Date: [1777]- Books
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The elections. A proper new ballad by a candidate. - To the tune of ye commons and peers ...
Candidate.Date: [1727?]- Pictures
A fashionable mother wearing a dress with slits across the breasts in order to feed her baby before she dashes off to the carriage waiting outside. Coloured etching by J. Gillray, 1796.
Gillray, James, 1756-1815.Date: 15 February 1796Reference: 17465i- Books
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Electors of Westminster. In a just - in an honourable cause, ye will be crowned with success ...
Ghost of Chatham.Date: 1788]- Books
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A new epitome of the annals of Great-Britain: or, a succinct, impartial history of England, from the remotest period of intelligence to the conclusion of the last war. Containing A satisfactory Account of every interesting Occurrence and memorable Character, relative to English History, both at Home and Abroad. Particularly its Origin; the Progress of its Empire; Laws; Civil and Religious Establishment; its various remarkable Operations, Naval and Military; with the Transactions of the most celebrated Personages who distinguished themselves in a Political, Ecclesiastical, or Military Capacity. - Interspersed with Cuts of all the Kings and Queens of England, from William the Conqueror to George III. inclusive. - With an Introduction, on the Constitution and Polity of Great-Britain; its Division into Counties, and the principal Towns in each, their Disance from London, &c. To which is prefixed, a new and correct Map of England. Useful for Youth at Schools, as well as others who are desirous of retaining what they have read of the History of their Country. The second edition, enlarged and corrected. By G. Grey.
Grey, G. (Gilbert).Date: MDCCLXXVII. [1777]- Books
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An exhortation to that greatest of charities, rescuing the infant poor from sin, and educating them in the principles of virtue and religion. A sermon preached in the Parish-Church of Towcester, and Diocese of Peterborough, on Sunday, the first of October, 1786, for the benefit of the Sunday school established in that place. By the Rev. William Peters, of Exeter-College, Oxford, rector of Litchborough, in Northamptonshire, chaplain to the Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and R.A.
Peters, William, active 1786.Date: [1786]- Books
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The universal masquerade: or, the world turn'd inside-out. Delineating and detecting the virtues and vices of mankind, From The Court to the Cottage, In all Professions, for the benefit of both sexes. Representing, I. A Perspective View of the Court and Courtiers; their Gallantries, Promises, and Entertainments display'd; as Gaming, Intriguing, Balls, Ridotto's and Assemblies. II. City Pride and Luxury; Fraud and Impositions of Vintners, Exchange - Brokers, Discounters, Lottery-Mongers, Insurers, &c. with the Trick practised by a Jew of the Alley on the D-ss of M-lb-b. III. The Foppery of Freemasonry, &c. IV. The Corruption of Magistracy exemplified, in a True Secret History of some Tr-Ing J-st-s, &c. V. Literary Bites; or, The Tricks of Author, Printers and Booksellers: with the Trials of many Criminals in Elysium, &c. VI. The two Temples of True and False Fame; the Pretensions of many Writers; with the Remarkable Receptions of Mr. Pope and Dr. Young. Vii. Fops, Epicures, &c. justly ridicul'd; and the notorious Impositions of Lawyers, Physicians, and Apothecaries detected. Viii. Fornication no Sin; or, Adultery a la Mode, defended in the Case of a First - Rate Keeper and a New-Made C-nt-Ess, &c. IX. A Sketch of the Last Judgment, whereat strict Justice is administred, and many Offenders now first brought to Light. By O. Sedgewick, Gent. ...
Sedgewick, O.Date: 1742- Books
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The present influence and conduct of Great-Britain impartially considered. In a letter from a foreign minister at the Hague, to Count - residing at the court of London. Faithfully translated from the original French.
Foreign minister at the Hague.Date: [1741]