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A view of human nature: or, select histories; giving an account of persons who have been most eminently distinguish'd by their virtues or vices, their Perfections or Defects, either of Body or Mind; or who have been, in any Respect, remarkable Instances of Divine Providence. The Whole collected from the best Authors in various Languages, with the Addition of several curious Particulars never before publish'd; and digested under the following Heads, amongst many others, viz. Monstrous and preternatural Births. Giants and Dwarfs. Vast Strength of some Persons. Extraordinary Longevity. Persons who have return'd to Life after they have been supposed to be dead. Strange Discoveries of Murder. The Strength of Imagination. Great Memory. Loving Husbands and Wives. $$gent Parents, and dutiful children. Gratitude and Friendship. Singular Chastity. Uncommon Patience and Fortitude. Pride and Ambition. Great Eaters and Drinkers. Instance of Temperance and long Abstinence. Great Sleepers, and Walkers in their Sleep. Dreams, Presages, and Predictions. Magicians, Wizards, and Witches. Apparitions. Persons wonderfully preserv'd from Death. Horrid Imprecations, and Appeals to God, &c. &c. &c. With Miscellaneous Notes.
Date: MDCCL. [1750]- Books
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An Act for the relief of debtors, with respect to the imprisonment of their persons.
Great Britain.Date: 1729]- Books
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Some observations on a bill entituled, An Act for Indemnifying such Persons as shall upon Examination make Discoveries touching the Disposition of Publick Money, or concerning the Disposition of Offices, or any Payments or Agreements in Respect thereof; or concerning other Matters relating to the conduct of Robert Earl of Orford.
Date: [1742]- Books
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Some observations on a bill entituled, An Act for Indemnifying such Persons as shall upon Examination make Discoveries touching the Disposition of Publick Money, or concerning the Disposition of Offices, or any Payments or Agreements in Respect thereof; or concerning other Matters relating to the conduct of Robert Earl of Orford.
Date: [1742]- Books
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The Lords protest May 25, 1742, on the bill intitled, An act for indemnifying such persons as shall upon examination, make discoveries touching the disposition of publick money, or concerning the disposition of offices, or any payments or agreements in respect thereof, or concerning other matters relating to the conduct of Robert Earl of Oxford.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords.Date: [1742]- Books
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Thoughts on executive justice, with respect to our criminal laws, particularly on the circuits. Dedicated to the Judges of Assize; And recommended to the Perusal of All Magistrates; and to all Persons who are liable to serve on Crown Juries. By a sincere well-wisher to the public.
Madan, Martin, 1726-1790.Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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The experienc'd secretary: or, citizen and countryman's companion. In two parts. Part I. Containing the most curious art of inditing familiar letters, in an excellent Stile, relating to Business in Merchandize, Trade, Correspondency, Familiarity, Friendship, and on all occasions; also Instructions for Directing, Superscribing and Subscribing of Letters, with due respect to the Titles of Persons of Quality and others; Rules for Pointing and Capitalling in Writing, &c. The Prizes of Inland and Out-Land Letters by way of Postage, Post-Days and Post-Miles, with Towns and Villages to which the Penny Post goes, and how often in a Day Letters may be sent, and Answers Expected: Likewise a short Vocabulary or Dictionary, explaining hard English Words. Part II. Containing the nature of writings obligatory, &c. with Examples or Precedents of Bonds, Bills, Letters of Attorney, General Releases, Acquittances, Warrants of Attorney, Deeds of Gift, Assignments, Counter Security, Bills of Sale, Letters of License, Apprentices Indentures, Bills of Exchange Foreign and Inland, and other Writings made by Scriveners, Notaries, &c. The Prizes of Stamps on Paper, &c. A continued Table of Terms, and their Returns. Tables of Interest and Annuity. &c. The Latin Names of Men, Women, Counties, Cities, Trades, Sums of Money, Date of the Months, Years, Reigns, &c. in their proper Latin Cases. The fourth edition. By T. Goodman, Esq.
Goodman, T. (Thomas).Date: 1707- Books
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Thoughts on executive justice, with respect to our criminal laws, particularly on the circuits. Dedicated to the Judges of Assize; And recommended to the Perusal of All Magistrates; and to all Persons who are liable to serve on Crown Juries. With an appendix, occasioned by a charge given to the Grand Jury for the County of Surrey. By a sincere well-wisher to the public.
Madan, Martin, 1726-1790.Date: M.DCC.LXXXV. [1785]- Books
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Heads of a bill for relief of insolvent debtors and other persons imprisoned for debt, with an abstract of the laws and customs of other nations, with respect to unfortunate debtors and bankrupts. Most humbly address'd and submitted to the consideration of both Houses of Parliament.
Ireland. Parliament.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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A Bill to repeal the Lunacy and Mental Treatment Acts, 1890 to 1930, and the Mental Deficiency Acts, 1913 to 1938, and to make fresh provision with respect to the treatment and care of mentally disordered persons and with respect to their property and affairs, and for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid / presented by Derek Walker-Smith, supported by The Prime Minister, Mr Secretary Butler, Mr Attorney General, Mr Renton and Richard Thompson.
Great Britain.Date: [1958?]- Books
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An Act for relief of debtors with respect to the imprisonment of their persons; and to oblige debtors, who shall continue in execution in prison beyond a certain time, and for sums not exceeding what are mentioned in the Act, to make discovery of, and deliver upon oath, their estates for their creditors benefit.
Great Britain.Date: 1759- Books
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A copy of the clauses in an Act of Parliament, made in the thirty second year of the reign of His Majesty King George the Second, entituled, an act for relief of debtors, with respect to the imprisonment of their persons, and so forth; ...
Great Britain.Date: 1760?]- Books
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Anno vicesimo nono Georgii II. Regis. An act for reviving and continuing an act for the relief of debtors, with respect to the imprisonment of their persons; and for continuing an act made in the last session of Parliament, to continue several laws relating to the distemper now raging among the horned cattle in this kingdom.
Great Britain.Date: 1756]- Books
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Reasons for further explanations and amendments of a late act of Parliament, entitled, an act for relief of debtors, with respect to the imprisonment of their persons; Humbly offer'd to the consideration of the legislature, and more particularly of the honourable committee of the House of Commons, appointed to inspect the state of the jayls in this kingdom.
Date: 1731- Books
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The Right of Protestant dissenters to a compleat toleration, asserted; Or An essay, containing an historical review of their situation under the laws imposing the Sacramental test on persons admitted to offices; and shewng, the imposition of that test to be unjust with respect to the Protestant dissenters of England and the natives of North Britain, as well as inexpedient; with an answer to the objection urged from the act of union with Scotland; and proofs that the present is the proper time for applying to Parliament for the necessary redress. To which is added a postscript, in reply to the arguments of Bishop Sherlock on the subject of the Test Laws, lately republished.
Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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The right of protestant dissenters to a compleat toleration, asserted; or an essay, containing an historical Review of their Situation under the Laws imposing the Sacramental Test on Persons admitted to Offices; and shewing the Imposition of that Test to be unjust with Respect to the Protestant Dissenters of England and the Natives of North Britain, as well as inexpedient; with an Answer to the Objection urged from the Act of Union with Scotland; and Proofs that the present is the proper Time for applying to Parliament for the necessary Redress. To which is added a postscript, in reply to the arguments of Bishop Sherlock on the subject of the Test laws, lately republished.
Heywood, Samuel, 1753-1828.Date: MDCCLXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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A vindication of the Athanasian creed, in respect to the explicit explanation of the three distinct persons in the Godhead; And of the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. By Francis Lloyd, A.M. rector of Trotterscliffe, Kent. These Catholick declarations (speaking of the three creeds) of our belief, delivered by them, who were so much nearer than we are unto the first publication thereof, and continuing needful for all men to know; these confessions, as testimonies of our continuance in the same faith to this present day, we rather use than any Gloss or paraphrase devised by ourselves; which, though it were to the same effect, notwithstanding could not be of the like authority and credit. Hooker's ecclesiastical polity.
Lloyd, Francis.Date: MDCCLXIX. [1769]- Books
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The works of Armand de Bourbon Prince of Conti, viz. I. The Duties of Persons in High Stations. II. The Obligations of a Governour of a Province, particularly with respect to the Prevention of Duelling. III. Rules for the Government of his House. IV. His Last Will and Testament. V. A Treatise of Plays and Shews, with the Decrees of the Councils, and the Sentiments of the Fathers on that Subject. With a short account of his life. Translated from the French. Also, A discourse of Christian perfection by the Archbishop of Cambray, and some other pieces, by which may appear, how little the Life of a Player, and the Diversion of the Play-House in its present State is consistent with the Profession of Christianity.
Conti, Armand de Bourbon, Prince de, 1629-1666.Date: 1713- Books
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Anno Vicesimo Nono Georgii II. Regis. An act to obviate a doubt arisen on an act made in the last session of Parliament, intituled, An act for relief of insolvent debtors; and for relief of sheriffs and keepers of prisons, in respect to escapes of such persons as were prevented by the said doubt from being discharged under the said act.
Great Britain.Date: 1756]- Books
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Observations on the inconveniencies that might have happened to the publick, if a bill lately depending, had pass'd into a law, intituled, An act for the relief of debtors, with respect to the imprisonment of their persons, &c. which were offer'd in behalf of the petitioners, to the Right Honourable the House of Lords, against the passing of said bill.
Date: Printed in the year MDCCXXX. [1730]- Books
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Observations, &c. Upon the act for taxing income; In which the principles and provisions of the act are fully considered, with a view to facilitate its execution, both with respect to persons chargable, and the officers chosen to carry it into effect. With the act at large. By the King's printer. Together with the substance of clauses of the assessed tax act that have a reference to this, and copious index, referring both to the act and observations.
Date: 1799- Books
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Observations, &c: Upon the act for taxing income; in which the principles and provisions of the act are fully considered, with a view to facilitate its execution, both with respect to persons chargeable, and the officers chosen to carry it into effect. With the act at large. Together with the substance of the clauses of the assessed tax act that have a reference to this, and a copious index, referring both to the act and observations[.]
Date: 1799- Books
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Observations, &c. upon the act for taxing income; in which the principles and provisions of the act are fully considered, with a view to facilitate its execution, both with respect to persons chargeable, and the officers chosen to carry it into effect. With the act at large. Together with the substance of the clauses of the assessed tax act that have a reference to this, and a copious index, referring both to the act and observations
Date: 1799- Books
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Some considerations touching the sugar colonies, with political observations in respect to trade. By a person well acquainted with the sugar trade, but at present residing in the island of Antigua.
Person well acquainted with the sugar trade.Date: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
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The idea of a patriot king: with respect to the constitution of Great Britain. By a person of quality.
Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, Viscount, 1678-1751.Date: [1740]