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The glasse of mans folly : and meanes to amendment, for the health and wealth of soule and body. This glasse of mans folly, is that we may know, the cause of the cruelty, which dayly doth flow.
B. H., active 1595Date: 1615
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A strange and true relation of one Mr. John Leech : who lived in Huntington-Shire, at a place called Ravely, not farre distant froom Huntington Town, who was (about ten dayes agoe) carried twelve miles in the ayre, by two finnes, and also of his sad and lamentable death. attested by persons of unquestionable credit, who have hereunto set their hands. John Webber Jeffery Hobkins Robert Shipton Gent. Frances Hall James Smith Thomas Cracroft Yeo.
Date: 1662
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Foure treatises : tending to disswade all Christians from foure no lesse hainous then common sinnes; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkennesse, whoredome, and briberie. Wherein the greatnes and odiousnesse of these vices is discouered; and the meanes and remedies, which may either preserue, or weane men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. By Iohn Dovvname Batcheler in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
Downame, John, -1652Date: 1609
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The blemish of government, shame of religion, disgrace of mankinde. Or, a charge drawn up against drunkards : and presented to his Highness the Lord Protector, in the name of all the sober partie in the three nations. Humbly craving, that they may be kept alone by themselves from infecting others; compelled to work and earne what they consume: and that none may be suffered to sell drink, who shall either swear, or be drunk themselvs, or suffer others within their walls. By R. Younge of Roxwell in Essex.
Younge, RichardDate: 1655
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The drunkard's character, or, A true drunkard with such sinnes as raigne in him : viz. pride. Ignorance. Enmity. Atheisme. Idlenesse. Adultery. Murther. with many the like. Lively set forth in their colours. Together with Compleat armour against evill society. The which may serve also for a common-place-booke of the most usuall sinnes. By R. Iunius.
Younge, RichardDate: 1638
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Englands bane: or, The description of drunkennesse. Composed and written by Thomas Young, sometimes student of Staple-Inne.
Young, Thomas, student of Staple InnDate: 1617
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By the Queen, a proclamation, for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for the preventing and punishing of vice, prophaneness, and immorality.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1702-1707 : Anne)Date: 1702
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Englands bane: or, The description of drunkennesse / Composed and written by Thomas Young, sometimes student of Staple-Inne.
Young, Thomas, student of Staple InnDate: 1617
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By the King. A proclamation for the suppressing of disorderly and unseasonable meetings, in taverns and tipling-houses, and also forbidding footmen to wear swords, or other weapons, within London, Westminster, and their liberties.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)Date: 1660
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A treatise against drunkennesse : described in its nature, kindes, effects and causes, especially that of drinking of healths : to which are added two short sermons of S. Augustine's, De tempore / faithfully translated by Matthew Scrivener.
Scrivener, MatthewDate: [1685]
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Foure treatises : tending to disswade all Christians from foure no less hainous then common sinnes; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkenesse, whoredome, and briberie. Wherein the greatnes and odiousnesse of these vices is discouered; and the meanes and remedies; which may either preserue, or weane men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. / By Iohn Dovvname batcheler in diuinitie, and preacher of Gods word.
Downame, John, -1652Date: 1608
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By the King. A proclamation for the suppressing of disorderly and unseasonable meetings, in taverns and tipling-houses, and also forbidding footmen to wear swords, or other weapons, within London, Westminster, and their liberties.
England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)Date: 1660
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Englands bane: or, The description of drunkennesse. Composed and written by Thomas Young, sometimes student of Staple. Inne.
Young, ThomasDate: [1634]
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Bacchus bountie : describing the debonaire dietie of his bountifull godhead, in the royall obseruance of his great feast of Pentecost. Necessarie to be read and marked of all, for the eschuing of like enormities. By Philip Foulface of Ale-foord, student in good felloship.
Foulface, PhilipDate: 1593
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The swearer and the drunkard, two brethren in iniquity, arraigned at the bar, or, A charge drawn up against those two great sins of these nations, swearing and drunkenness : wherein is laid open the heinousness of these sins, by several agravations [sic], and the dangerous consequences which will ensue upon the same : to the end that swearers and drunkards my be perswaded to repent in time, and not wilfully destroy their own souls : very seasonable and profitable to read.
Killiray, MatthewDate: 1673
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Foure treatises : tending to disswade all Christians from foure no lesse hainous then common sinnes; namely, the abuses of swearing, drunkennesse, whoredome, and bribery. Wherein the greatnesse and odiousnesse of these vices is discouered; and the meanes and remedies, which may either preserue, or weane men from them, are propounded. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of anger. By Iohn Dovvname Batcheler in Diuinity, and preacher of Gods word.
Downame, John, -1652Date: 1613