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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- Archives and manuscripts
Personal material
Date: 18th century - 19th centuryReference: MS.6137Part of: Jurin, James (1684-1750), physician and Secretary of the Royal Society- Books
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The hanover-Spy: or, secret history of St. James's. From the reign of Queen Robin, down to the late misunderstanding in the royal palace. Publish'd by order of that person of honour who detected those Jacobite secrets that furnish'd out Neck or nothing; and consists only of such State Secrets as this Spy was privy to, or can prove by Persons now living at Court. The whole discoveries ascrib'd to that true Englishman and generous patriot, Benjamin Childe, Esq; late High-Sheriff for the County of Berks. By Mr. John Dunton, (author of Neck or Nothing) And is his Tenth successful Attempt to detect the Enemies to King George, and His Illustrious House, at the Hazard of his Life and Fortune, as is prov'd in-A Secret History of Whiggish Ingratitude, Inscrib'd to the King - And in - A Most Humble Petition to His Majesty-That he might be Presently Hang'd or Rewarded. - Both which are prefix'd to these New Discoveries.
Dunton, John, 1659-1733.Date: [1718]- 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]- Archives and manuscripts
Company-wide Newsletters & Journals (internal)
Date: 1942 - 2000Reference: WF/M/PB/01Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- 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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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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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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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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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]- Pictures
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A man suffering from attack by blue devils; representing depression or mental illness. Coloured etching after R. Newton, 1795.
Newton, Richard, 1777-1798.Reference: 11867i- 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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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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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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The irish protest to the ministerial manifesto, contained in the address of the British Parliament to the King. Containing, I. The address. II. Remarks on the address. III. Authentic copy of Mr. Pitt's bill.
Date: 1785- Books
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The whole proceedings in the House of Peers, upon the indictments against William Earl of Kilmarnock, George Earl of Cromertie, and Arthur Lord Balmerino; for high treason, in levying war against his Majesty: the proceeding in Westminster Hall being begun on Monday the 28th day of July, and continued on Wednesday the 30th of July, and Friday the first of August, 1746: on the last of which days judgment of high treason was given against them. Published by order of the House of Peers.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.Date: M.DCC.XLVI. [1746]- 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]- Pictures
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A young man, in the presence of his father, is examined by an academic for admission to university. Etching by J. Bretherton after H.W. Bunbury.
Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811.Date: May 23. 1799Reference: 35692i- 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]- Pictures
An affluent man receiving galvanic electric therapy from a French quack doctor, while staring intently out of the window. Coloured etching.
Reference: 11822i- Books
The development of hospitals in Britain since 1700 and their changing role in health care / Lindsay Granshaw.
Granshaw, Lindsay Patricia, 1954-Date: 1989- Books
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The polite correspondence: or, rational amusement; being a series of letters, philosophical, poetical, historical, critical, amorous, moral, and satyrical. Wherein Are introduc'd a great Variety of instructive and delightful Incidents, both in Prose and Verse. Among those of the Entertaining Kind, are, The Story of Alonzo and Elvira, - of Torquatus and Melissa - of Belinda and Adolphus. Remarkable Story of a Scottish Lady, - another of a Divine who married a Shrew. History of Sophronia, - of Phaon and Eliza - of Honoria and Myrtillo. - of Celadon. Adventures of a Foot-Boy. Pleasant Story of a Romish Monk, - of Pope Innocent XI. A strange Story of a Turkish Slave. An odd Story of a Criminal in the Inquisition, - Remarkable Accident in a Conclave. A short History of the Mounts of Piety, or legal Lumber Houses. Story of pretended Magician at Naples, - an Indian Tale, &c. &c. Poetry. A Birth-Day Ode, - Verses on the Power of Love. - The Bracelet, a Poem, - Life, an Elegiac Poem, - Verses on Hope, in the Manner of Spencer. - An Instance of British Poetry. 1200 Years old, - A Specimen of Saxon Poetry, - of Danish Poetry, - and several Specimens from various Nations - Verses by a Jesuit on the Death of his Cat, - A Poem in the Manner of Phaedrus, &c.
Campbell, John, 1708-1775.Date: 1750?]