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Earls Court House, with animals from John Hunter's menagerie. Watercolour attributed to J. Foot, ca. 1822.
Foot, Jesse, 1744-1826.Date: [between 1794 and 1826]Reference: 591213iPart of: The life of John Hunter / By Jessé Foot.- Pictures
Earl's Court House, London: the gardens with several women, walking, skipping, playing badminton, etc. Coloured lithograph by G. E. Madeley after himself.
Madeley, George Edward.Reference: 38576i- Pictures
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Earls Court House, John Hunter's residence. Coloured wood engraving.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 561251i- Books
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A sermon, preached at Northampton, on the twenty-eighth of November, 1781: occasioned by the capture of the British Army, under the command of Earl Cornwallis. Dedicated to the subscribers.
Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817.Date: [1781]- Books
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A letter from the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, to a noble lord, on the attacks made upon him and his pension, in the House of Lords, by the Duke of Bedford, and the Earl of Lauderdale, early in the present sessions of Parliament.
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.Date: 1796- Books
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A letter from the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, to a noble lord, on the attacks made upon him and his pension, in the House of Lords, by the Duke of Bedford, and the Earl of Lauderdale, early in the present session of Parliament.
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.Date: 1796- Books
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The trial of James Carnegie of Finhaven, for the murder of Charles Earl of Strathmore, on the 9th May 1728. Extracted out of the records of the Court of Justiciary.
Carnegie, James, of Finhaven.Date: M.DCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
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A letter from the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, to a noble lord, on the attacks made upon him and his pension, in the House of Lords, by the Duke of Bedford, and the Earl of Lauderdale, early in the present sessions of Parliament.
Burke, Edmund, 1729-1797.Date: 1796- Books
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Remains of the Right Honourable John, Earl of Rochester. Being satyrs, songs, and poems; never before published. From a manuscript found in a gentleman's library that was contemporary with him.
Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680.Date: [1718]- Books
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A prospectus of Earl's Court House, Mrs. Bradbury's establishment at Old Brompton, for the recovery of ladies labouring under affections of the mind : with plan and illustrations.
Date: 1836- Books
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Memoirs of the lives and characters of the illustrious family of the Boyles: Containing, I. The life of Richard Boyle, commonly known by the name of the great Earl of Cork, one of the lord justices, and lord high-treasurer of Ireland. II. - Richard, his second son, first Earl of Burlington, and, after his father, Earl of Cork. III. - Charles Boyle, gentleman of the bedchamber, and privy-counsellor to K. William, afterwards Earl of Burlington and Cork. IV. - Roger, Lord Broghill, the first Earl of Orrery. V.- the Hon. Robert Boyle, famous in the literary world for his improvements in philosophy and other learned works. VI. - Henry Boyle, Lord Carleton, chancellor of the Exchequer to K. William, and secretary of state to Q. Anne.VII. - Charles Boyle, late Earl of Orrery, grandson to Roger, Lord Broghill; his character as a statesman, a soldier, and scholar; with a particular relation of his learned controversy with Dr. Bently. VIII. - John Boyle, the present Earl of Orrery and Cork. IX. - Francis Boyle, Lord Viscount Shannon, late general of the forces in Ireland. Also, X. An impartial account of the life, character, and parliamentary conduct of the Right. Hon. Henry Boyle, Esq; speaker of the Hon. House of commons, one of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy-Council, and twelve times sworn one of the lord justices of Ireland. Illustrated with many curious pieces of English history, not extant in any other author. The whole extracted from original papers and manuscripts.
Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737.Date: MDCCLV. [1755]- Books
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The trial at large between James Annesley, Esq; and the Right Honourable the Earl of Anglesea, before the barsons of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland; begun on Friday, November 11. 1743, and by adjournments continued until the 25th of the same month inclusive. Containing the pleadings at large of the council on both sides; particularly the very learned speech of the Prime Serjeant Malone, which lasted four hours and a half. The whole carefully taken in court, and revised by an eminent counsellor concerned in the cause.
Annesley, James, 1715-1760.Date: MDCCXLIV. [1744]- Books
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An address to the Right Honourable Henry Grattan, Esq. by the Independent Dublin Volunteers, relative to The simple repeal, and the recent Interference of the earl of mansfield, in deciding, in an English Court, upon an Appeal from Ireland; with Mr. Grattan's answer: and observations on Mr. grattan's and Mr. Y-L-N's Conduct, in a letter to Mr. Y-L-N, the A-y-G-I of Ireland. To which is annexed, the resolutions of the lawyers committee and corps. Printed from correct copies.
Great Britain. Army. Corps of Independent Dublin Volunteers.Date: 1782- Books
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Faction display'd: or, a short history of the second Parliament of Great Britain called in the year 1710, upon the change of the ministry; containing, Among many other Curious Articles, I. Some Observations on the present State of Affairs at Home; with the Motives that prevail'd on the Queen to change her Ministry. II. Mr. Walpole's Speech at the Bar of the House of Lords, upon Dr. Sacheverel's Trial. III. A Piece intitled, Fair Warning IV. Dr. Sacheverel's Cavalcade-Way of Travelling. V The Parliament's Proceedings against the following Illustrious Persons; viz the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Godolphin, the Ld. Viscount Townshend, the Earl of Galway; the Bishop of St Asaph, Robert Walpole, Esq; and the then late Ministry in general; which gain'd them the Title of, The Censuring Parliament. VI. Mr. Hampden's Speech (never before publish'd) in the House of Commons, ̀march 6, 1712, on Mr Walpole's being deny'd his Seat in Parliament upon his Re-Election. Vii. An Account of the Steps taken in order to destroy the Liberty of the Press, and introduce the Pretender. Viii. The Fate of the French Bill of Commerce. IX Of the Duke of Marlborough's Disgrace. X. Verses addressed to the Earl of Galway, and the Dukes of Marlborough and Ormond, on different Occasions. XI. The French Ambassador's Compliment to the Queen, upon the Conclusion of the Peace at Utrecht, and the famous British Embassadress's Speech to the French King.
Date: MDCCXXXIX. [1739]- Books
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A description of the air-pump, according to the late Mr. Hawksbee's best and last improvements; with the manner of making fifty of the most curious experiments upon it: The Figures of the Air-Pump-Glasses, and all the Machines belonging to it, being curiously engraven in Copper-Plates. By William Vream, Pneumatical Instrument-Maker.
Vream, William.Date: 1717- Books
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Physico-Mechanical lectures. Or, an account of what is explain'd and demonstrated in the course of mechanical and experimental philosophy, given by J. T. Desaguliers, M. A. F. R. S. Wherein the Principles of Mechanics, Hydrostatics and Optics, are demonstrated and explain'd by a great Number of Experiments. Design'd for the Use of all such as have seen, or may see Courses of Experimental Philosophy.
Desaguliers, J. T. (John Theophilus), 1683-1744.Date: 1717- Ephemera
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Ashwood House, Kingswinford, Staffordshire : a private asylum for ladies and gentlemen.
Bodington, George Fowler.Date: [1880?]- Books
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[In the] House of Lords. Constantine Phipps, Esq; claiming as heir at law of the Right Honourable James Earl of Anglesey, deceased, - - appellant. The Right Honourable Richard Earl of Anglesey, one of the devisees in the wills and codicils of the said James Earl of Anglesey, deceased, who died about 50 years since; Dame Mary Levynge, otherwise Annesley, the widow, executrix, and devisee, of Charles Annesley, Esq; who was the only son and heir of Charles Annesley, Esq; deceased, another devisee in the said wills and codicils; Mark Whyte, gentleman, an incumbrancer on the estates of the said Charles Annesley the son; and Charles Coote, an infant, by his mother and guardian, eldest son and heir at law of Charles Coote, Esq; who was the only son and heir of Thomas Coote, Esq; his late father, deceased, who was the surviving trustee named in the said wills and codicils of the said James Earl of Anglesey,- - - - - - respondents. Upon an appeal from an order of dismission, of the Court of Exchequer in Ireland, made 20th June 1749. The case of the respondent, Richard Earl of Anglesey.
Anglesey, Richard Annesley, Earl of, 1694-1761.Date: 1751]- Books
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The trial of Ford Lord Grey of Werk, Robert Charnock, Anne Charnock, David Jones, Frances Jones, Rebecca Jones. and At the King's-Bench-Barr, on Thursday the 23d. day of November, A.D. 1682. in Michaelmas-Term, 34 Car. II. Rs. Before all the Judges of the said Court of King's-Bench, upon an Information Exhibited there by His Majesty's Attorney General, for unlawful tempting and inticing, the Lady Henrietta Berkeley, One of the Younger Daughters of the Rt. Honble. George Earl of Berkeley, to Unlawful Love, and carying her away from her Father's House in Surry, with an intent to cause her to live in a Scandalous manner with the said Lord Grey. Upon which Trial, the five first named Defendants in the said Information were found Guilty.
Tankerville, Forde Grey, Earl of, 1655-1701.Date: 1716- Books
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A new and accurate survey of the cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, with the country about it for nineteen miles in length, and thirteen in depth . In which is Contain'd an exact Description of St. James's, Kensington, Richmond, and Hampton-Court Palaces, all the Main and Cross-Roads, Lanes and Paths, Bye-Ways, Walls, Pales, Hedges, Hills, Vallies, Rivers, Bridges, Ferries, Brooks, Springs, Ponds, Woods, Heaths, Commons, Parks, Avenues, Churches, Houses, Gardens, &c. This Map will be of general Use to all Persons who have Occasion to travel round this Metropolis, for Business, Health or Pleasure, and to all curious Persons at Home or Abroad. Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 1748, in sixteen sheets, price two guineas. By John Rocque, surveyor Begun in 1741, finish'd in 1745, and publish'd in 1746 and 1748, According to Act of Parliament.
Rocque, John, -1762.Date: M,DCC,XLVIII. [1748]- Books
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House of Lords. Mary Mandeville, Widow of Edmond Mandeville, Plaintiff in Error. Robert Lackey, Lessee of the Right Honourable Henry-Thomas Earl of Carrick, and also Lessee of John Cronyn, - - Defendant. Copy of a writ of error of the third of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, and the whole record as sent up from the Court of King's Bench; the Plaintiff's assignment of Errors and the Defendant's joinder in Error, as now before Parliament.
Mandeville, Mary.Date: [1795]- Books
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A catalogue of choice and valuable books, in most languages and faculties. With the entire library of Francis Calliault, Esq; deceased, (Secretary to the Earl of Chesterfield, when ambassador at the Hague.) Consisting chiefty of Greek, Latin, English and French, most of them in very good case; which will begin to the sold (the lowest price fix'd to each book in the catalogue) on Wednesday the 13th of this instant December, by Tho. Davies, bookseller, in Duke's Court, over-against St. Martin's Church, St. Martin's-Lane. Catalogues to be given gratis, at the Smyrna Coffee-house, Pall-Mall; Daniel's Coffee-house, over-against the Temple-Gate; the Union Coffee-house in Cornhill; and at the place of sale.
Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785.Date: 1738]- Books
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Abstracts from the companion to the grave; or, every man his own undertaker; lately published by the Rev. Augustus Carrion, L. L. D. Of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin;-F. S. A. Chaplain to the Earl of Cavan;-A Governor of the Protestant Charter Schools;-Author of a much truly and justly admired Book, called A Geographical Account of the Magdalens, with historical Notes, representing the Manner of their Seduction;-Also, of an Historical and Chronological Account of all the Archbishops and Bishops that have been for the three last Centuries;-And likewise, of an Historical, Chronological, Philosophical, Philological, Philomedical, and Philantical Account of the late terrible Flood and Overflowings of the river Poddle;-Late Spiritual Comforter to the Magdalens, &c. &c. Comprised in 42 vols. folio. Illustrated with copper plates designed by the author, and engraved by the most eminent Artists in Italy, France, England, and Ireland. With Notes, Historical, Chronological, Explanatory, and Observatory, by the following most ingenious, facetious, and learned Gentlemen:-The Rev. Thomas Carr, D. D. - John Gilbourne, M. D. - The Right Worshipful John Christian, L. L. B. and Deputy Judge of the Admiralty Court;-John Chamberlaine, M. D. late punning Surgeon to the Yacht;-And the Author himself.
Carrion, Augustus.Date: 1778- Books
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[A new and accurate survey of the] cities of London and Westminster, the borough of Southwark, with the country about it for nineteen miles in length and thirteen in depth, in which is contain'd an exact description of St. James's, Kensington, Richmond, and Hampton-Court palaces, all the main and cross roads, lanes and paths, bye-ways, walls, pales, hedges, hills, vallies, rivers, bridges, ferries, brooks, springs, ponds, woods, heaths, commons, parks, avenues, churches, houses, gardens, &c. This map will be of general use to all persons who have occasion to travel round this metropolis, for business, health or pleasure, and to all curious persons, at home or abroad, published according to act of Parliament 1747; price two guineas in sheets. By John Rocque, surveyor. Begun in 1741, and finished in 1745, and publish'd in 1746, according to act of Parliament. Urbium maxime insignium Londini et Westmonasterii, municipii sudovercencis, regionumque ad decem quasi milliaria circumjacentium, delineatio Ichnographica Anno 1741, incohata 1745, absoluta. A Johanne Rocque, topographo. Carte topographique des villes de Londres, Westminster bourg de Southwark, et deleurs environs. Contenant l'espace de dixneus miles, en longeur et de treize en largeurdans la quelle font compris les palais de St. James's, de Kensington, D'Hampton-Court, tous les chemins, sentiers, rivieres, ruisseaux, bacs, ponts, sources, etangs, collines, bois, bruyeres, communes, pares, avenues, eglises, maisons, jardins, &c. Levee tres exactement sur les lieux, et publiee selon un acte de Parlement, En 1747. Par Jean Rocque.
Rocque, John, -1762.Date: [1746]- Pictures
King Charles I at Titchfield, Hampshire, having escaped from Hampton Court, learns that the governor of the Isle of Wight will betray him to Cromwell. Engraving by B. Baron after P. Angellis.
Angellis, Pieter, 1685-1734.Date: [1728]Reference: 2897017iPart of: Ten curious prints of the most remarkable transactions of the reign of King Charles 1st