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An authentic account of the weights, measures, exchanges, customs, duties, port-charges, &c. &. made use of, and paid at the several ports in the East-Indies, traded unto by Europeans: together with an account of all the different coins (both real and imaginary,) by whic all accompts in Asia are kept. Also The Coins, Weights, Names and Touches of Gold, Emperor's and Hoppo's Duties on the Measurage of European-Ships; with the Duties on all Good; Imported and Exported at Canton in China. To which are added, Tables, reducing Troy-Weights into Canton-Weight; and Canton-Weights into Troy-Weights, for the readier Payment of Silver to the Chinese-Merchants, calculated with the greatest Exactness from one Penny-Weight to 100,000 Ounces, and from one Mace to 100,000 Tales &c, &c. Great Part whereof is from the Author's own Experience, and the Remainder compiled from the most outkentick Accounts, taken by the Armenian and Portuguese Merchants, who are continually trading from Port to Port in the East-Indies. The whole being of great Use to all Gentlemen trading to those parts, by preventing the many and too frequent Impositions and Frauds committed by the Natives, By Thomas Brooks.
Brooks, Thomas (Accountant)Date: MDCCLII. [1752]- Books
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An authentick account of all the different coins, (both real and imaginary) by which accompts in the East Indies are kept. Together with a general account of all the weights, measures, exchanges, customs, port-charges, and duties, at the following places: viz. Madras, Suratt, Pegu, Salangore, Combay, Bengal, Minilla, Goa, Saiam, Carwar, Bombay, Mocha, Cochin, Tocopa, Achin, Combroon, Canton, Tonquin, Malacca, Rusorah, Batavia, Calcutta, Muscat, Anjengo, Tellicherry. To which are added a variety of examples and tables, reducing Troy-Weight into Canton-Weight, and Canton-Weight into Troy-Weight, with the greatest Exactness.
Brooks, Thomas (Accountant)Date: M.DCC.LXIII. [1763]- Books
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An authentick account of all the different coins, (both Real and Imaginary) by which Accompts in the East Indies are kept. Together with a general account of all the weights, measures, exchanges, customs, port-charges, and duties, at the following Places: Viz. Madras, Suratt, Pegu, Salangore, Combay Bengal, Minilla, Goa, Saiam, Carwar, Bombay, Mocha, Cochin, Tocopa, Achin, Combroon, Canton, Tonquin, Malacca, Rusorah, Batavia, Calcutta, Muscat, Anjengo, Tellicherry. To which are added, A Variety of examples and tables, Reducing Troy-Weight into Canton-Weight, and Canton-Weight into Troy-Weight, with the greatest Exactness.
Brooks, Thomas (Accountant)Date: M.DCC.LXVI. [1766]- Books
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Misconceptions of facts, and mistatements of the public accounts, by the Right Hon. John Foster, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, proved & corrected ... In a letter to Wm. Johnson, Esq. ... from the Rev. Dr. Clarke, ...
Clarke, Thomas Brooke.Date: 1799- Books
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Misconceptions of facts, and mistatements of the public accounts, by the Right Hon. John Foster, Speaker of the Irish House of Commons, proved & corrected According to the Official Documents and Authentic Evidence of the Inspector General of Great Britain. In a letter to Wm. Johnson, Esq. Member of the Irish Parliament, from the Rev. Dr. Clarke, Secretary for the Library, and Chaplain in Ordinary to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Clarke, Thomas Brooke.Date: 1800- Books
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Misconceptions of facts, and mistatements of the public accounts, By the Right Hon. John Foster, speaker of the Irish House of Commons, proved & corrected according to the official documents and authentic evidence of the inspector general of Great Britain. In a letter to Wm. Johnson, Esq. member of the Irish Parliament, from the Rev. Dr. Clarke, secretary for the library, and chaplain in Ordinary to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.
Clarke, Thomas Brooke.Date: 1800- Books
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The guilt of innocent blood put away. A sermon, preached at Worcester, July 2, 1778. On occasion of the execution of James Buchanan, William Brooks, Ezra Ross, and Bathshua [sic] Spooner, for the murder of Mr. Joshua Spooner, at Brookfield, on the evening of the first of March preceeding. Together with an appendix, giving some account of those prisoners in their last stage. By Thaddeus Maccarty, A.M. Pastor of the church in said Worcester.
Maccarty, Thaddeus, 1721-1784.Date: MDCCLXXVIII. [1778]- Books
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Observations on the signs and duties of the present times: with some account of a society of clergymen in London, who have agreed to preach in rotation weekly lectures in each other's churches and chapels, on this important subject: and a summary of their views and endeavours to excite a spirit of prayer, and of exertion to promote vital godliness at this alarming period. Drawn up by the desire of the society, and published with their approbation, By Thomas Scott, Chaplain to the Lock Hospital.
Scott, Thomas, 1747-1821.Date: 1799- Books
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The practice of painting and perspective made easy: in which is contained, the art of painting in oil, with the method of colouring, under the heads of first painting, or dead-colouring; second painting; third or last painting; painting back-grounds; on copying; drapery-painting; landschape-painting; and a new, short, and familiar account of the art of perspective, illustrated with copper-plates, engraved by Mr. Vivares. By Thomas Bardwell, painter.
Bardwell, Thomas, 1704-1767.Date: M.DCC.LVI. [1756]- Books
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The sacred theory of the earth: containing an account of its original creation, and of all the general changes which it hath undergone, or is to undergo, until the consummation of all things. In two volumes. The Two First Books Concerning the Deluge, and Paradise: The Two Last Concerning the General Conflagration, and The New Heavens and New Earth. With a Review of the Theory, especially in Reference to Scripture. By Thomas Burnet, D. D. Late Master of the Charter-House. The seventh edition. To which are now added, memoirs of the author's life an writings, and His Defences of this Work, against Mr. Warren, and Mr. Keil's Objections.
Burnet, Thomas, 1635?-1715.Date: MDCCLIX. [1759]- Archives and manuscripts
Journal and notebook containing the following: notes for sermons at South Brooke chapel, London; journal, with sketches, and accounts of a tour of northern France, 4-14 April 1879 (ff.16v.-24, 85v.-89); miscellaneous case notes, some from Pendlebury Children's Hospital, Manchester (ff.12v.-14)
Date: 23 November 1878-29 December 1879Reference: PP/BAR/A/12Part of: Barlow, Sir Thomas (1845-1945)- Books
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Lex mercatoria rediviva: or, a complete code of commercial law. Being a general guide to all men in business, Whether AS Traders, Remitters, Owners, Freighters, Captains, Insurers, Brokers, Factors, Supercargoes, OR Agents. With an account of our mercantile companies; of our colonies and factories abroad; of our Commercial Treaties with Foreign Powers; of the duty of consuls, and of the Laws concerning Aliens, Naturalization, and Denization. To Which IS Added, a sketch of the present state of the commerce o the whole world; describing the Manufactures and Products of each particular Nation; with Tables of the Correspondence and Agreement of their respective Coins, Weights, and Measures. Compiled from the works of the most celebrated British And Foreign Commercial writers. The whole equally calculated for the Information and Service of the Merchant, Lawyer, Member of Parliament, and private Gentleman. By the late Wyndham Beawes, Esq; His Britannick Majesty's Consul at Seville and St. Lucar. The fifth edition, considerably enlarged, and improved, by Thomas Mortimer, Esq; Formerly his Majesty's Vice Consul at Ostend.
Beawes, Wyndham.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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An appendix, or, Second part to the complete treatise on perspective; Containing a brief history of perspective, from the earliest and most authentic accounts of it, down to the eighteenth century, when it first began to flourish in England; in which the methods of practice, used by the ancients, are exemplisied and compared with those now in use. Military perspective; bird's eye views; &c. The appearances of ascending and descending on an upright plane; such deceptions in vision accounted for, and illustrated by stricking representations: with useful and critical remarks on round subjects in general. The application of perspective to scenery; also to a ship; and in landscape; projection on curved surfaces; with other distortions, or anamorphoses; inverse perspective. Also the doctrine of reflection on plane mirrours. And, lastly, it contains a parallel and criticism on all the English authors who have wrote treatises on perspective; and the principles of Dr. Brook Taylor's perspective compared with Guidus Ubaldus, and S'sgravesande. The whole delivered in nine sections, and illustrated by ten plates. Second edition, with additions and improvements. Price one guinea. By Thomas Malton, sen.
Malton, Thomas, 1726-1801.Date: 1800- Books
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The reports of the County Lunatic Asylums at Lancaster, Prestwich, & Rainhill : presented to the Court of Adjourned Annual Session held on the 4th of January 1854 with the accounts of the receipts and payments of the respective treasurers of the said asylums.
Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum.Date: 1854- Books
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The exemplary life of the pions Lady Guion, translated from her own account in the original French. To which is added, a new translation of her Short and easy method of prayer, by Thomas Digby Brooke. Which Treatise was the first Rise of her Severe Persecutions.
Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte, 1648-1717.Date: M,DCC,LXXV. [1775]- Books
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The reports of the County Lunatic Asylums at Lancaster, Prestwich, & Rainhill : presented to the Court of Adjourned Annual Session held on the 3rd of January 1855 with the accounts of the receipts and payments of the respective treasurers of the said asylums.
Lancaster County Lunatic Asylum.Date: 1855- Books
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Lex mercatoria rediviva: or, a complete code of commercial law. Being a general guide to all men in business, whether as Traders, Remitters, Owners, Freighters, Captains, Insurers, Brokers, Factors, Supercargoes, or Agents. With an account of our mercantile companies; of our colonies and factories abroad; of our Commercial Treaties with Foreign Powers; of the duty of consuls, and of the Laws concerning Aliens, Naturalization, and Denization. To which is added, a sketch of the present state of the commerce o f the whole world; describing the Manufacturers and Products of each particular Nation; with Tables of the Correspondence and Agreement of their respective Coins, Weights, and Measures. Compiled from the works of the most celebrated British and Foreign Commercial writers. The whole equally calculated for the Information and Service of the Merchant, Lawyer, Member of Parliament, and private Gentleman. By the late Wyndham Beawes, Esq; His Britannick Majesty's Consul at Seville and St. Lucar. The fifth edition, considerably enlarged, and improved, by Thomas Mortimer, Esq; Formerly his Majesty's Vice Consul at Ostend.
Beawes, Wyndham.Date: MDCCXCII. [1792]- Books
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Annual report for the year 1910 : (13th year of issue) / Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Metropolitan Asylums Board (London, England)Date: 1911- Archives and manuscripts
Family Planning Association
Family Planning AssociationDate: c.1930-c.2000sReference: SA/FPA- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HAR
Date: 1756-1952Reference: MS.8912- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HED-HOO
Date: 1804-1913Reference: MS.8916- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: GO
Date: 1680-1922Reference: MS.9142- Archives and manuscripts
English Language Autograph Letters: HEA-HEY
Date: 1765-1910Reference: MS.8854- Archives and manuscripts
Strangeways Research Laboratory
Strangeways, T.S.P., 1866-1926.Date: c.1901-1999Reference: SA/SRL- Archives and manuscripts
British Societies and Organisations, etc
Date: 1938-1982Reference: PP/ASP/DPart of: Parkes, Sir Alan Sterling (1900-1990)