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James Sadler setting off on the proposed first crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin by balloon, 1812. Watercolour.
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A short history of the Irish Sea herring fisheries during the eighteen and nineteen centuries / by W.C. Smith.
Smith, W. C.Date: 1923- Pictures
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James Sadler setting off on the proposed first crossing of the Irish Sea from Dublin by balloon, 1812; with details of the hydrogen barrels and equipment. Engraving.
Date: 1800-1899Reference: 36294i- Books
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The general history of Ireland. Containing, I. A full and impartial account of the first inhabitants of that Kingdom ; with the Lives and Reigns of an hundred and seventy four succeeding Monarchs of the Milesian Race. II. The Original of the Gadelians, their Travels into Spain, and from thence into Ireland. III. Of the frequent Assistance the Irish afforded the Scots against their Enemies the Romans and Britons; particularly their obliging the Britons to make a Ditch from Sea to Sea between England and Scotland. IV. A genuine Description of the Courage and Liberality of the ancient Irish, their severe Laws to preserve their Records and Antiquities, and the Punishments inflicted upon those Antiquaries who presumed to vary from the Truth; with an Account of the Laws and Customs of the Irish, and their Royal Assemblies at Tara, &c. V. A relation of the long and bloody wars of the Irish against the Danes, whose Yoke they at last threw off, and restored Liberty to their Country, which they preserved till the Arrival of Henry II. King of England. Collected by the learned Jeoffry Keating, D. D. Faithfully translated from the original Irish Language; with many curious Amendments taken from the Psalters of Tara and Cashel, and other Authentick Records. Illustrated with above one Hundred and Sixty Coats of Arms of the ancient Irish; with particular Genealogies of many noble Families, curiously Engraven upon Forty-Two Copper Plates, by the best Masters.
Keating, Geoffrey, 1570?-1644?.Date: MDCCXXXII. [1732]- Books
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The general history of Ireland. Containing I. A full and impartial account of the first inhabitants of that kingdom; with the Lives and Reigns of an hundred and seventy four succeeding Monarchs of the Milesian Race. II. The Original of the Gadelians, their Travels into Spain, and from thence into Ireland. III. A succinct Account of the Reigns of all the Kings of Ireland, with the several Attempts and Invasions upon that Island. IV. Of the frequent Assistance the Irish afforded the Scots against their Enemies the Romans and Britons, particularly their obliging the Britons to make a Ditch from Sea to Sea between England and Scotland, to guard themselves from the Surprizes and frequent Incursions of the Scots and Irish. V. A genuine Description of the Courage and Liberality of the ancient Irish, their severe Laws to preserve their Records and Antiquities, and the Punishments inflicted upon those Antiquaries who presumed to vary from the Truth; with an Account of the Laws and Customs of the Irish, and their Royal Assemblies at Tara, &c. VI. A relation of the long and bloody wars of the Irish against the Danes, whose Yoke they at last threw off, and restored Liberty to their Country, which they preserved till the Arrival of Henry II. King of England. Collected by the learned Jeoffry Keating, D. D. Faithfully translated fro the original Irish Language, with many curious Amendments taken from the Psalters of Tara and Cashel, and other authentick Records, by Dermo'd O Connor, Antiquary of the Kingdom of Ireland. Illustrated with above one hundred and sixty Coats of Arms of the ancient Irish, with particular Genealogies of many noble Families, curiously engraved upon forty two Copper Plates, by the best Masters.
Keating, Geoffrey, 1570?-1644?.Date: MDCCXXIII. [1723]- Books
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The general history of Ireland. Containing I. A full and impartial account of the first inhabitants of that kingdom; with the Lives and Reigns of an hundred and seventy four succeeding Monarchs of the Milesian Race. II. The Original of the Gadelians, their Travels into Spain, and from thence into Ireland. III. A succinct Account of the Reigns of all the Kings of Ireland, with the several Attempts and Invasions upon that Island. IV. Of the frequent Assistance the Irish afforded the Scots against their Enemies the Romans and Britons, particularly their obliging the Britons to make a Ditch from Sea to Sea between England and Scotland, to guard themselves from the Surprizes and frequent Incursions of the Scots and Irish. V. A genuine Description of the Courage and Liberality of the ancient Irish, their severe Laws to preserve their Records and Antiquities, and the Punishments inflicted upon those Antiquaries who presumed to vary from the Truth; with an Account of the Laws and Customs of the Irish, and their Royal Assemblies at Tara, &c. V I. A relation of the long and bloody wars of the Irish against the Danes, whose Yoke they at last threw off, and restored Liberty to their Country, which they preserved till the Arrival of Henry II. King of England. Collected by the learned Jeoffry Keating, D. D. Faithfully translated from the original Irish Language, with many curious Amendments taken from the Psalters of Tara and Cashel, and other authentick Records, by Dermo'd O Connor, Antiquary of the Kingdom of Ireland. Illustrated with above one hundred and sixty Coats of Arms of the ancient Irish, with particular Genealogies of many noble Families, curiously engraved upon forty two Copper Plates, by the best Masters.
Keating, Geoffrey, 1570?-1644?.Date: MDCCXXIII. [1723]- Books
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A discourse on trade, and other matters relative to it. Viz. Of Trade in general: Of the Trade of England: Of Husbandry, Feeding, Tillage, Corn, Fruit, Fish, Minerals, Trees, Manufactures, Sheep-Wool, Cotton-Wool. Hemp and Flax: Glass, Earthen-Ware, Silk, Distilling: The great Advantages of a universal National Bank demonstrated: Sugar-Baking, Tobacco, Tanning, Clock-Work, Paper - Mills, Powder - Mills: Method to improve our Manufactures, by imploying the Poor: Of Courts of Merchants, Silver Coin: An effectual Method to prevent the Running of Wool: Of our Trade to the East and West-Indies, Africa, the Plantations, Iceland, the Canaries, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, Holland, Hamburgh, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, France, South-Sea, &c. What foreign Trades are profitable, and what not. An Essay on National Credit, and the Irish Linnen Manufacture, &c. &c. &c. Wrote at the request of several Members of Parliament. And now Published for universal Benefit. By John Cary, Esq; Merchant of Bristol.
Cary, John, -1720?.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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A discourses on trade, and other matters relative to it. Viz. Of trade in general: of the trade of England: of husbandry, feeding, tillage, corn, fruit, fish, minerals trees, manufactures, sheep-wool, cotton-wool, hemp and flax: glass, earthen-ware, silk, distilling: the great advantages of a universal national bank demonstrated: sugar-baking, tobacco, tanning, clock-work, paper-mills, powder-mills: method to improve out manufactures, by imploying the poor: of courts of merchants, silver coin: an effectual method to prevent the running of wool: of our trade to the East and West-Indies, Africa, the plantations, iceland, the canaries, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Italy, Holland, Hamburgh, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway, France, South-Sea, &c. What foreign, trades are profitable, and what not. An essay on national credit, and the Irish linnen manufacture; &c. &c. &c. Wrote at the request of several members of Parliament; and now published for universal benefit. By John Cary, Esq; merchant of Bristol.
Cary, John, -1720?.Date: MDCCXLV. [1745]- Books
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Miscellaneous letters on several subjects in philosophy and astronomy. Wrote to the learned Dr. Nicholson, late Archbishop of Cashell. Viz. I. An account of the great variety of plants, shell-stones, and many other Curiosities, in the parish of Magilligan, in the County of Londonderry in Ireland; together with a curious Account of the forming the Land, being formerly under Sea. II. On the Declension of the Level of the Sea. III. On the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Light. IV. On the Irish Bogs, Timber found under these Bogs, and several curious Remarks on the first Planting the World and Ireland, drawn from the Natural History of such Bogs and Timber. V. On the General Tides in the Atlantic Ocean, by a New Hypothesis, and that the Moon hath no Influence on the Tides. VI. On the Cause of Gravity, and the Continuation of Motion, by a New and Curious Hypothesis. Vii. On the Load-Stone, that the Old Hypotheses were Insufficient, and a new one drawn from the Northern Light. Viii. An endeavour to clear astronomy of the incredible, by a new System of the World, wherein the Projectile Power, and Gravitating Principles of Sir Isaac Newton, are proved to be not according to Nature, and Impossible; and that the Theory of the Moon is particularly very ill accounted for by Sir Isaac's Principles; and New Principles, drawn from the Nature of Fluids, and a repelling Power in the Sun, and that the long Telescopes help to deceive us. By Robert Innes, A.M.
Innes, Robert.Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Books
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A general collection of treatys of peace and commerce, renunciations, manifestos, and other publick papers, from the Year 1642, to the End of the Reign of Queen Anne. Vol.III. Containing, Treaty betwixt King Charles I. and the Irish Roman Catholicks, 1646. English Parliament's Manifesto against the Dutch, 1652. Dutch Manifesto, in Answer to it. Their Placaert, forbidding Commerce with England, 1652. Treatys betwixt Oliver Cromwell and the Dutch, 1654. &c. His Treatys with Sweden, Portugal, Denmark, and France, 1654, &c. Richard Cromwell's Treaty with France. Treaty at Oliva betwixt Poland, Sweden, &c. 1660. Several Treatys betwixt K. Charles II. and Brandenburg, Sweden, and Denmark, 1661. Holland, and Spain, 1674, 1677, 1680. His Treatys with Algiers, Tripoli, and Tunis, 1662. His Treaty with the Duke of Courland relating to the Island of Tobago, 1664. His Treaty of Commerce with the Grand Seignior, 1675. His Treaty with some Indian Princes, 1677. Treaty betwixt King James II. and Holland, 1685. Treaty betwixt King William III. Holland, and Savoy, 1690. Treaty betwixt the Emperor, England, and Portugal, 1703. Treatys at Utrecht, betwixt Great Britain, France, and Spain; with several Renunciations; 1713. The Assiento Treaty for the Importation of Negroes by the South-Sea Company, 1713. With many others, to be seen in the Contents.
Date: M.DCC.XXXII. [1732]- Archives and manuscripts
Tuberculosis patient 5 - memories of Irish landscapes (artwork)
Date: 1940-1960Reference: PP/RSI/B/1/5/3Part of: Rita Simon Collection- Books
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The english rogue: or, the life of Jeremy Sharp, commonly called, Meriton Latroon. Shewing, his birth and parentage; the many pranks he play'd whilst a Child; his wonderful Escape from the Irish Rebels; his running away from his Mother, and entering into a Gang of Gypsies, and the villanies he committed, whilst he followed that Profession. His coming to London, his Commitment to Newgate; his being entertained in the Service of a Merchant, who took a Fancy to him seeing him beg in the Street. His turning Strolling-Player, and his Adventures and Intrigues with the Princess Cordelia. The exploits he performed in bawdy-houses; how he gets into a Boarding-School in Woman's Apparel, as a Maid-Servant, and gets several of the young Ladies with Child; runs away towards Ireland, is shipwreck'd on the Isle of Man, arrives at Dublin, the Tricks he plays there; returns to England, is imprisoned at Oxford; ransomed by his Comrades; falls in love with a rich Widow, whom he enjoys, robs, and forsakes; is condemned for another Robbery, and obliged to transport himself for seven Years out of the Kingdom; is shipwreck'd at Sea, taken by the Turks, sold to a Jew, makes his Escape to the East-Indies, his Adventures there. Returns to England, commits more villanies, grows honest, and dies penitent.
Sharp, Jeremy.Date: MDCCXLI. [1741]- Books
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The Charms of melody; or Siren medley. Being the most extensive collection of love, sentimental, war, hunting, bacchanalian, humorous, sea,-and political songs, old English, Irish, Scotch and German ballads, legendaries, &c. Ever brought together in a single publication, selected from the best poets and most admired writers.
Date: [1795?]- Books
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The general history of Ireland. Containing I. A full and impartial account of the first inhabitants of that kingdom; with the lives and reigns of an hundred and seventy four succeeding monarchs of the milesian race. II. The original of the gadelians, their travels into Spain, and from thence into Ireland. III. Of the frequent assistance the Irish afforded the Scots against their enemies the Romans and Britons, particularly their obliging the Britons to make a ditch from sea to sea between England and Scotland. IV. A genuine description of the courage and liberality of the ancient Irish, their severe laws to preserve their records and antiquities, and the punishments inflicted upon those antiquaries who presumed to vary from the truth; with an account of the laws and customs of the Irish, and their Royal Assemblies at Tara, &c. V. A relation of the long and bloody wars of the Irish against the danes, whose yoke they at last threw off, and restored liberty to their country, which they preserved till the arrival of Henry II. King of England. Collected by the learned Jeoffry Keating, D.D. Faithfully translated from the original Irish language, by Dermo'd O Connor. With many curious amendments taken from the psalters of Tara and Cashel, and other authentick records. Illustrated with above one hundred and sixty coats of arms of the ancient Irish, with particular genelogies of many noble families, curiously engraven upon forty two copper-plates, by the best masters. The second edition. With an appendix, collected from the remarks of the learned Dr. Anthony Raymond of Trim. Not in the former edition.
Keating, Geoffrey, 1570?-1644?.Date: MDCCXXVI. [1726]- Books
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Apollo: or, The Songster's Universal Library. Being a collection of all the new and old songs on love, mirth, war, hunting, and drinking. Likewise, the pastoral ballads, loyal and sea songs, duetts, cantatas, &c. Contained in the several theatrical pieces and oratorios, or those sung at the gardens in these kingdoms. Interspersed with many original Irish, English, and Scotch songs, of mirth and oddity, that have hitherto been only handed about incorrectly in manuscript. First part of vol. I.
Date: [1775?]- Books
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The Odd fellow's song book, and merry medley. Containing a numerous collection of comical, tragical, farcical, satirical, pathetical & convivial songs, including Irish hunting, characteristic, sea-songs, medleys, &c. The odd fellow's club-a comic, characteristic descriptive sketch. The odd fellow's whim-a whimsical ditty with a few sentimental toasts, well baked & buttered dedicated to the man in the moon. Written, compiled, & selected, &c. By Brother Funny Whimsy, O.F.-C.T. and P.E.
Date: [1796?]- Books
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Two letters wherein the sovereignty of the British seas, and sole right of fishing in them is asserted and maintained: with remarks on the foreign fisheries, and the Means of Rendring our Own successful. - The author's discoveries on the Nymph-Fishing-Bank, near the South Coast of Ireland; with a curious map, wherein the same is now first included. Some account of the deficiency of our sea charts, and Means proposed to rectify them at an easy Charge to the Publick. Being the second edition. To which is annexed a third letter and certificates, with a Preface concerning the Nymph-Bank and Coast adjacent, with Proposals for Establishing a Company for Executing a Fishery there, from whence (to the great Benefit of the Undertakers as well as to the Publick) the chief Cities of Ireland, and all the West and South Coast of: England and Wales, and even the City of London might be supplied with Live Cod, and other excellent Fish, far cheaper and better, than hath yet been done by Foreigners and Others. Most Humbly Inscrib'd to Sir John Barnard, Knt. and every Well-Wisher of the British and Irish Trade and Navigation. By William Doyle, hidrographer.
Doyle, William, 1705?-Date: 1739- Books
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Trick upon trick or The Garland of councel, in two parts. Part I. Being a full account of one Richard Brown of Yarmouth, how his father left him five hundred pounds, how in half a year he spen it all on his landlady's daughter. Part II. How he afterwards went to sea, and what fortune he had there; also how he got five hundred pounds from his landlady. To which is added, Tom and Polly. 92
Date: [between 1746 and 1791?]- Books
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The King of Bohemia: or, The Royal Courtly garland. In six parts. [I.] How the King of Bohemia having married a most virtuous Queen, and being afterwards visited by a foreign prince, of whom the King became jealous, and hired his cup-bearer to poyson him: the Prince being acquainted of it, went to his own country, and was soon after crowned there. [II.] How the King put his wife in prison, where she was delivered of a daughter, which was by the King's order put in a boat, and left to the mercy of the sea. [III.] How the King in a vision being assured of his wife's innocency, released her, who soon after died with grief. [IV.] How the child was drove into that country where the Prince reign'd, took up by a shepherd, and kept as his own. [V.] How the King's son fell in love with her, and imbarked with her, and the old shepherd for Italy. [V.] Being by a storm drove into Bohemia, were confin'd, and how the King thereof knew she was his daughter.
Date: 1760- Books
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The True and interesting history of William Owen and Polly Morgan, both of Monmouth Town: Containing, I. An account of William and Polly's relations. II. William and Polly's regard for each other. III. Their love's discovered by William's father, who forbids him seeing Polly. IV. Their meeting by stealth, which being also discovered William is sent to sea. VI. Polly proving with child sets off for London. VII. Polly gets acquainted with an old Lady in the Stage-Coach, who invites her to her house, where she lies in. VIII. Polly finds the old lady to be a procuress. IX. Polly is addressed by a Lord; is kept by several people; afterwards by an Irish fortune-hunter, who robs her. X. Polly becomes poor, falls sick, and goes to an hospital. XI. Polly meets with her brother, returns into the country and dies. XII. William returns, and finds his father and Polly are dead; he d[i]es a bachelor; with a caution to parents and maidens.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXII. [1782]- Books
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The mariner's new calendar. Containing the principles of arithmetic and practical geometry, with the extraction of the square and cuberoots: also rules for singing the prime, epact, moon's-age, time of high-water, with tables for the same. Together with exact tables of the sun's place, declination, and right ascension. Of the right ascension and declination of the principal fixed stars. Of the latitude and longitude of places: a large table of the difference of latitude and departure, for the exact working a traverse. Also, the description and use of the sea-quadrant, fore-staff, and nocturnal: necessary problems in plain-sailing and astronomy wrought by the logarithms, and by gunter's scale. A tidk table. the courses and distances on the coast of Great-Britain, Ireland, France, &c. and the soundings at coming into the channel. With directions for sailing into some principle harbours. Nathaniel Colson, student in the mathematicks. The whole revis'd and adjusted to the New-Stile, by William Mountaine, F.R.S. To this edition is added, the compleat Irish Coaster.
Colson, Nathaniel, active 1674.Date: M,DCC,LIV. [1754]- Books
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The mariner's new calendar. Containing the principles of arithmetic and practical geometry, with the extraction of the square and cube-roots: Also Rules for finding the Prime, Epact, Moon's-Age, Time of High-Water, with Tables for the same. Together with exact tables of the sun's place, declination, and right ascension. Of the Right Ajcension and Declination of the principal fixed Stars. Of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. A large Table of the Difference of Latitude and Departure, for the exact working a Traverse. Also the description and use of the sea-quadrant, fore-staff, and nocturnal: Necessary Problems in Plane-Sailing and Astronomy, wrought by the Logarithms, and by Gunter's Scale. A Tide-Table. The Courses and Distances on the Coast of Great-Britain, Ireland, France, &c. and the Soundings at coming into the Channel. With Directions for sailing into some Principal Harbours. By Nathaniel Colson, Student in the Mathematicks. The whole revised and adjusted to the new-stile. By William Mountaine. . F. R. S. To this edition is added, The compleat Irish coaster.
Colson, Nathaniel, active 1674.Date: 1776- Books
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The mariner's new calendar. Containing the principles of arithmetic and practical geometry, with the Extraction of the Square and Cube-Roots: Also Rules for finding the Prime, Epact, Moon's-Age, Time of High-Water, with Tables for the same. Together with exact tables of the sun's place, Declination, and Right Ascension. Of the Right Ascension and Declination of the Principal Fixed Stars. Of the Latitude and Longitude of Places. A large Table of the Difference of Latitude and Departure, for the exact Working a Traverse. Also, the description and use of the sea-quadrant, Fore-Staff, and Nocturnal: Necessary Problems in Plane-Sailing and Astronomy, wrought by the Logarithms, and by Gunter's Scale. A Tide-Table. The Courses and Distances on the Coast of Great-Britain, Ireland, France, &c. And the Soundings at coming into the Channel. With Directions for Sailing into some Principal Harbours. By Nathaniel Colson, Student in the Mathematicks. The whole revised and adjusted to the new-stile, by William Mountaine, F.R.S. *** To this edition is added, The compleat Irish coaster.
Colson, Nathaniel, active 1674.Date: M.DCC.LXIV. [1764]- Books
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Britannicus estimator: or, The trader's complete guide. In two parts. Part I. Contains, a correct, full, and useful table, shewing the value or price of any quantity of goods or merchandizes, from one pound, yard, &c. to 100, 1000, or 10,000, at all the various prices, increasing progressively from a farthing to a pound sterling.-With a practical table of all the cases in the rule of practice prefixed to it, in order to prove the same. Part II. Consists of sundry mercantile tables, viz. I. A table of the value of Portugal pieces in English money. II.-How to buy and sell by the [hand]. Weight to advantage. III.-Simple interest at 3 per cent. for days, months, &c. IV.-Commission or brokage. V.-The number of days from any day in one month to the same day in any other month. VI.-Of annuities for lives. VII.-The dominical letters ot the year 1800. VIII. A perpetual diary, shewing the day of the week corresponding to the day of the month in any year: and the day of the week that begins any month for ever. IX. Table of the gold and silver coins assayed in the Mint, and rated as [billion]. X.-Value of gold and silver. XII.-The agreement which the court measures, and other weights and measures have with each other, in all the principal places in Europe. XIII.-The weights and measures used in England. XIV.-English money equated in Irish, and Irish in English. XV. Tide table for all the sea[ports] in Great-Britain and the channel, &c. &c. By Thomas, merchant. Author of the British negociator, or Foreign exchange made easy.
Slack, Thomas, 1718 or 1719-1784.Date: M.DCC.LXIV. [1764]- Books
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The Worlds wonder, or, joyful newes from Scotland and Ireland : Comprized in the ensuing predictions, and monethly observations, for this present year, 1651. Foreshewing the great things that will come to passe in England, Ireland and Scotland, the several fights that will happen between the Lord Gen. Cromwel and the Scots, and the Lord Gen, Deputy Ireton, and the Irish; the event and success thereof, and what will befall the King of Scots, and Major Gen. Massey. A great victory to be obtained by the English, in the moneth of July, upon the eclipsing of the sun, as it was in Jermany, when the renouned King of Sweden, charging in the van against the emperour, with his sword in one hand, and his pistol in the other, in his buf-coat, was slain upon the place; with a description of the said fight, and the Kings speech to his souldiery, ... A great fight in Ireland, and the total routing of the enemy in Scotland, ... A great fight at sea by the Parliaments navy. ... joyful tydings for the London merchants, and exceeding good news for the countrey farmers, and citizens. Together, with a new prophesie of the Presbyterians, ... Extracted out of the original, licensed according to order.
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