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A37398 A letter from an English merchant at Amsterdam, to his friend at London, concerning the trade and coin of England P. D.; D'Aranda, Paul, 1624?-1669. 1695 (1695) Wing D77; ESTC R17693 6,269 13 View Text
A50873 A short dissertation concerning the four last kings of Judah occasioned by a small tract intituled Josephi Scaligeri judicium de thesi quadam chronologica and more especially by some passages in Lud. Cappellus's Notes upon the twelfth table of his Chronologia sacra. Milner, John, 1628-1702. 1689 (1689) Wing M2081; ESTC R3289 6,666 11 View Text
A14914 Two memorable relations The one a letter vvritten from Colonell Generall VVeerdenburk, out of the VVest-India from Farnabuck, to the lords of the States Generall of the Vnited Provinces, touching the suprisall of the towne of Olinda in Farnabuck, with the forts thereunto belonging. Translated out of Dutch into English. The other, the coppy of the true relation of all that hath passed and beene done at the taking and reducing of the citty and cittadell or castle of Pignerolle, after a very hot and furious assault was given. Together with all the passages and occurrences that happened at the pillaging of Rivolle. By the Lord Marshall De Crequy. Faithfully translated out of the French coppy. With priviledge, printed at Roane by Tho. Mallard dwelling at the Pallace. 1630.; Copie vande missive, gheschreven byden Generael Weerdenburch. English Waerdenburgh, Dirk van.; Créquy, Charles de Blanchefort de Canaples, Marquis de, ca. 1578-1638. aut 1630 (1630) STC 25219; ESTC S119755 7,547 16 View Text
A03230 Londini speculum: or, Londons mirror exprest in sundry triumphs, pageants, and showes, at the initiation of the right Honorable Richard Fenn, into the Mairolty [sic] of the famous and farre renowned city London. All the charge and expence of these laborious projects both by water and land, being the sole undertaking of the Right Worshipful Company of the Habberdashers. Written by Tho. Heywood. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641. 1637 (1637) STC 13349; ESTC S106211 8,168 22 View Text
A19381 Mr Thomas Coriat to his friends in England sendeth greeting from Agra the capitall city of the dominion of the great Mogoll in the Easterne India, the last of October, 1616. Thy trauels and thy glory to ennamell, with fame we mount thee on the lofty cammell; ... . Coryate, Thomas, ca. 1577-1617.; Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1618 (1618) STC 5809; ESTC S118544 13,789 49 View Text
A14273 The honourable prentice: or, This taylor is a man Shewed in the life and death of Sir John Hawekwood, sometime prentice of London: interlaced with the famous history of the noble Fitzwalter, Lord of Woodham in Essex, and of the poisoning of his faire daughter: Also of the merry customes of Dunmow, where any one may freely haue a gammon of bacon, that repents not mariage in a yeere and a day. Whereunto is annexed the most lamentable murther of Robert Hall at the high altar in Westminster Abbey. Vallans, William. 1615 (1615) STC 24588; ESTC S101782 18,713 40 View Text
A62907 The faith of the saints as to a future house and happiness in the other world set forth in a sermon preached at the funeral of that worthy servant of Christ, Mr. Walter Marshal / by S. Tomlyns. Tomlyns, Samuel, 1632 or 3-1700. 1680 (1680) Wing T1859; ESTC R23761 22,228 33 View Text
A35629 The accomplished commander being necessary instructions for the prudent conduct of officers in an army / written by a person of great experience in military affairs, and published for the common benefit, by R.C. Person of great experience in military affairs.; R. C. 1689 (1689) Wing C96; ESTC R3979 26,949 149 View Text
A06525 A very comfortable and necessary sermon in these our dayes made by the right reuerend father and faithfull seruaunt of Iesus Christ Martin Luther ; concerning the comming of our Sauior Christ to Iudgement and the signes that go before the Last Day, which sermon is an exposition of the Gospell appointed to be red in the church on the second Sonday in Aduent ; and is now newly translated out of Latin into English and something augmented and enlarged by the translator with certaine notes in the margent. Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.; Becon, Thomas, 1512-1567. 1570 (1570) STC 16997.5; ESTC S2800 32,573 96 View Text
A01555 The defence of militarie profession Wherein is eloquently shewed the due commendation of martiall prowesse, and plainly prooued how necessary the exercise of armes is for this our age. Gates, Geffrey. 1579 (1579) STC 11683; ESTC S102948 39,169 64 View Text
A11423 A second and third blast of retrait from plaies and theaters the one whereof was sounded by a reuerend byshop dead long since; the other by a worshipful and zealous gentleman now aliue: one showing the filthines of plaies in times past; the other the abhomination of theaters in the time present: both expresly prouing that that common-weale is nigh vnto the cursse of God, wherein either plaiers be made of, or theaters maintained. Set forth by Anglo-phile Eutheo.; De gubernatione Dei. Book 6. English Salvian, of Marseilles, ca. 400-ca. 480.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633, attributed name. 1580 (1580) STC 21677; ESTC S105761 39,276 142 View Text
A89453 The hope of Israel: written by Menasseh ben Israel, a Hebrew divine, and philosopher. Newly extant, and printed in Amsterdam, and dedicated by the author to the High Court, the Parliament of England, and to the Councell of State. Translated into English, and published by authority. In this treatise is shewed the place wherein the ten tribes at this present are, proved partly by the strange relation of one Anthony Montezinus, a Jew, of what befell him as he travelled over the Mountaines Cordillære, with divers other particulars about the restoration of the Jewes, and the time when.; Miḳṿeh Yiśraʼel. English Manasseh ben Israel, 1604-1657.; Wall, Moses. 1650 (1650) Wing M375; Thomason E1350_3; ESTC R18014 43,634 105 View Text
A02262 Christs passion a tragedie, with annotations.; Christus patiens. English Grotius, Hugo, 1583-1645.; Sandys, George, 1578-1644. 1640 (1640) STC 12397; ESTC S4330 44,388 132 View Text
A54729 The first book of architecture, by Andrea Palladio. Translated out of Italian: with an appendix touching doors and windows, by Dr Le Muet architect to the French King: translated out of French by G.R. Also rules and demonstrations, with several designs for the framing of any manner of roofs either above pitch or under pitch, whether square or bevel, never published before. With designes of floors of variety of small pieces of wood, lately made in the pallace of the Queen Mother, at Sommerset-House; a curiosity never practiced in England before; Quattro libri dell'architettura. English Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580.; Le Muet, Pierre, 1591-1669. Divers traictez d'architecture pour l'art de bien bastir. aut; Richards, Godfrey. 1668 (1668) Wing P205; ESTC R220416 50,205 249 View Text
A34122 The Belgick, or, Netherlandish hesperides that is, the management, ordering, and use of the limon and orange trees, fitted to the nature and climate of the Netherlands / by S. Commelyn ; made English by G.V.N.; Nederlantze Hesperides. English Commelin, Johannes, 1629-1692.; G. V. N. 1683 (1683) Wing C5544; ESTC R16507 51,718 210 View Text
A79571 An epitomy of history. Wherein is shewn how severall princes and nations, came to their particular countries and dominions; also many great affaires in Judea, Tartaria, Russsia, Poland, Swethland, Germany Italy, Piedmont, Scotland, England, and many other places throughout the world, from the birth of our Saviour to this present time. H. C. 1661 (1661) Wing C39; ESTC R223831 56,492 161 View Text
A43097 The English school-master compleated containing several tables of common English words, from one, to six, seven, and eight syllables, both whole and divided, according to the rules of true spelling; with prayers, and graces both before and after meat, and rules for childrens behaviour at all times and places, with several other necessaries suitable to the capacities of children and youth. Also brief and easie rules for the true and exact spelling, reading, and writing of English according to the present pronunciation thereof in the famous University of Oxford, and City of London. To which is added, an appendix containing the principles of arithmetick, with an account of coins, weights, measure, time, &c. Copies of letters, titles of honour, suitable for men of all degrees, and qualities, bills of parcels, bills of exchange, bills of debt, receipts, and several other rules and observations fit for a youths accomplishment in the way of trade. John Hawkins school-master at St. Georges Church in Southwark. Hawkins, John, 17th cent. 1692 (1692) Wing H1175; ESTC R213434 60,375 140 View Text
A08538 An epitome of Ortelius his Theater of the vvorld, vvherein the principal regions of the earth are descrived in smalle mappes. VVith a brief declaration annexed to ech mappe. And donne in more exact manner, then lyke declarations in Latin, French, or other languages. It is also amplyfied with new mappes wanting in the Latin editions; Theatrum orbis terrarum. English. Abridgments Ortelius, Abraham, 1527-1598. 1601 (1601) STC 18857; ESTC S120945 62,009 264 View Text
A93109 Of corporations, fraternities, and guilds. Or, a discourse, wherein the learning of the law touching bodies-politique is unfolded, shewing the use and necessity of that invention, the antiquity, various kinds, order and government of the same. Necessary to be known not only of all members and dependants of such bodies; but of all the professours of our common law. With forms and presidents, of charters of corporation. / By William Shepheard, serjeant at law. Sheppard, William, d. 1675? 1659 (1659) Wing S3195; Thomason E1912_2; ESTC R203559 65,245 193 View Text
A34614 Remarks of the government of severall parts of Germanie, Denmark, Sweedland, Hamburg, Lubeck, and Hansiactique townes, but more particularly of the United Provinces with some few directions how to travell in the States dominions : together with a list of the most considerable cittyes in Europe, with the number of houses in each citty / written by Will. Carr ... Carr, William, 17th cent. 1688 (1688) Wing C636; ESTC R5052 66,960 226 View Text
A34622 The travellours guide and historians faithful companion giving an account of the most remarkable things and matters relating to the religion, government, custom, manners, laws, pollicies, companies, trade, &c. in all the principal kingdoms, being the 16 years travels of William Carr, Gentleman ... Carr, William, 17th cent.; E. T. 1695 (1695) Wing C637; ESTC R20467 67,698 243 View Text
A26964 The nonconformists advocate, or, A farther account of their judgment in certain things in which they are misunderstood written principally in vindication of A letter from a minister to a person of quality, shewing some reasons for his nonconformity, modesty answering the exceptions of two violent opposers of the said reasons. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1680 (1680) Wing B1318; ESTC R1328 72,144 90 View Text
A27068 Whether parish congregations be true Christian churches and the capable consenting incumbents, be truly their pastors, or bishops over their flocks ... : written by Richard Baxter as an explication of some passages in his former writings, especially his Treatise of episcopacy, misunderstood and misapplied by some, and answering the strongest objections of some of them, especially a book called, Mr. Baxters judgment and reasons against communicating with the parish assemblies, as by law required, and another called, A theological dialogue, or, Catholick communion once more defended, upon mens necessitating importunity / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1684 (1684) Wing B1452; ESTC R16512 73,103 142 View Text
A69796 An historical and geographical account of the Morea, Negropont, and the maritime places, as far as Thessalonica illustrated with 42 maps of the countries, plains, and draughts of the cities, towns and fortifications / written in Italian by P.M. Coronelli .... ; Englished by R. W., Gent.; Memorie istoriografiche del regno di Morea e Negroponte. English Coronelli, Vincenzo, 1650-1718.; R. W., Gent. 1687 (1687) Wing C6342; ESTC R21598 73,597 239 View Text
A73707 A plaine explanation of the vvhole Revelation of Saint John Very necessary and comfortable in these dayes of trouble and affliction in the church. Penned by a faithfull preacher, now with God, for more priuate vse, and now published for the further benefit of the people of God. Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603. 1622 (1622) STC 4710.5; ESTC S124379 79,172 144 View Text
A46994 A vindication of the Surey demoniack as no impostor, or, A reply to a certain pamphlet publish'd by Mr. Zach. Taylor, called, The Surey impostor with a further clearing and confirming of the truth as to Richard Dugdale's case and cure / by T.J. ... ; to which is annexed a brief narrative of the Surey demoniack, drawn up by the same author ... Jollie, Thomas, 1629-1703. 1698 (1698) Wing J889; ESTC R10650 80,797 80 View Text
A69794 An accurate description of the United Netherlands, and of the most considerable parts of Germany, Sweden, & Denmark containing a succinct account of what is most remarkable in these countries, and necessary instructions for travellers : together with an exact relation of the entertainment of His Most Sacred Majesty King William at the Hague / written by an English gentleman. English gentleman.; Carr, William, 17th cent. 1691 (1691) Wing C631; Wing E3688; ESTC R20438 82,243 192 View Text
A05414 A discourse not altogether vnprofitable, nor vnpleasant for such as are desirous to know the situation and customes of forraine cities without trauelling to see them Containing a discourse of all those citties wherein doe flourish at this day priuiledged vniuersities. Written by Samuel Levvkenor Gentleman. Lewkenor, Samuel. 1600 (1600) STC 15566; ESTC S108534 83,597 168 View Text
A01759 The epistle of Gildas, the most ancient British author who flourished in the yeere of our Lord, 546. And who by his great erudition, sanctitie, and wisedome, acquired the name of sapiens. Faithfully translated out of the originall Latine.; Liber querulus de excidio Britanniae. English Gildas, 516?-570?; Abingdon, Thomas.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver. 1638 (1638) STC 11895; ESTC S103163 93,511 458 View Text
A00446 A briefe chronicle, where in are described shortlye the originall, and the successiue estate of the Romaine weale publique the alteratyon and chaunge of sondrye offices in the same: the order and successyon of the kinges, consuls and emperoures therof, together wyth sondry gestes & actes of many famous princes and valiaunt captaines, from the first foundatyon of the city of Rome, vnto the. M.C. and. xix. yeare there of consequently: ryght plesant and profitable to be red, marked and folowed of all men. Collected and gathered first by Eutropius, and Englished by Nicolas Havvard, studiente of Thauies In. Anno. 1564.; Breviarium ab urbe condita. English Eutropius, 4th cent.; Haward, Nicholas. 1564 (1564) STC 10579; ESTC S101794 96,813 274 View Text
A59189 Troades, or, The royal captives a tragedy / written originally in Latin by Lucius Annæus Seneca ... ; English'd by Edward Sherburne, Esq. ; with annotations.; Troades. English Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; Sherburne, Edward, Sir, 1618-1702. 1679 (1679) Wing S2528; ESTC R13947 96,897 136 View Text
A14315 The foure bookes of Flauius Vegetius Renatus briefelye contayninge a plaine forme, and perfect knowledge of martiall policye, feates of chiualrie, and vvhatsoeuer pertayneth to warre. Translated out af [sic] lattine, into Englishe, by Iohn Sadler. Anno. 1572. Seene and allovved, accordinge to the order appointed.; De re militari. English Vegetius Renatus, Flavius.; Sadler, John, d. ca. 1595. 1572 (1572) STC 24631; ESTC S119043 105,292 170 View Text
A30170 The pilgrim's progress from this world to that which is to come delivered under the similitude of a dream, wherein is discovered the manner of his setting out, his dangerous journey, and safe arrival at the desired countrey / by John Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1678 (1678) Wing B5557; ESTC R27237 105,951 244 View Text
A38634 An Essay to the explaining of the Revelation wherein amongst other things of great moment, is proved, that by the beast is meant an universal monarch which shall hereafter arise out of the Roman empire : that there shall be a fifth kingdom upon the earth, (namely that of the saints) together with the manner thereof, and that the New Jerusalem is a city properly so called, which God hath reserved in heaven for the saints. 1661 (1661) Wing E3294C; ESTC R36197 107,276 171 View Text
A36047 The exposition of Dionysius Syrus written above 900 years since on the evangelist St. Mark / translated by Dudley Loftus ... anno 1672 ; wherewith are bound up several other tracts of the same authour, and an ancient Syriack scholia on the four evangelists, as also some Persian, Armenian, and Greek antiquities, translated as aforesaid : the titles whereof are set down immediately after the Epistle to the reader, with refereuce [sic] to the several pages where they are. Dionysius Exiguus, d. ca. 540.; Loftus, Dudley, 1619-1695. 1672 (1672) Wing D1525; ESTC R37278 110,280 261 View Text
A68174 A briefe and moderate answer, to the seditious and scandalous challenges of Henry Burton, late of Friday-Streete in the two sermons, by him preached on the fifth of November. 1636. and in the apologie prefixt before them. By Peter Heylyn. Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662. 1637 (1637) STC 13269; ESTC S104014 111,208 228 View Text
A66701 The new help to discourse or, Wit, mirth, and jollity. intermixt with more serious matters consisting of pleasant astrological, astronomical, philosophical, grammatical, physical, chyrurgical, historical, moral, and poetical questions and answers. As also histories, poems, songs, epitaphs, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, riddles, jests, poesies, complements, &c. With several other varieties intermixt; together with The countrey-man's guide; containing directions for the true knowledge of several matters concerning astronomy and husbandry, in a more plain and easie method than any yet extant. By W. W. gent. Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.; Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698. Country-man's guide. aut. 1680 (1680) Wing W3070; ESTC R222284 116,837 246 View Text
A60582 Remarks upon the manners, religion and government of the Turks together with a survey of the seven churches of Asia, as they now lye in their ruines, and a brief description of Constantinople / by Tho. Smith ...; Epistolae duae. English Smith, Thomas, 1638-1710. 1678 (1678) Wing S4246; ESTC R4103 118,462 352 View Text
A35240 The natural history of the principality of Wales in three parts ... together with the natural and artificial rarities and wonders in the several counties of that principality / by R.B. R. B., 1632?-1725? 1695 (1695) Wing C7339; ESTC R23794 124,814 195 View Text
A06137 The first part of the diall of daies containing 320. Romane triumphes, besides the triumphant obelisks and pyramydes of the Aegyptians, the pillers, arches, and trophies triumphant, of the Græcians, and the Persians, with their pompe and magnificence: of feastes and sacrifices both of the Iewes and of the Gentils, with the stately games and plaies belonging to these feastes and sacrifices, with the birthes and funeral pomps of kinges and emperours, as you shall finde more at large in the 2. part, wherein all kind of triumphes are enlarged. By Lodowick Lloid Esquire. Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610. 1590 (1590) STC 16621; ESTC S108766 125,621 204 View Text
A32862 The memory of the righteous revived being a brief collection of the books and written epistles of John Camm & John Audland, those two faithful and honourable servants of the Lord, who were called to the work of the ministry in the morning of Gods blessed day dawned in this generation, and, with other brethren, bore the heat and burden of the day faithfully, to the end and finishing of their course, being entered into the joy of their Lord : together with several testimonies relating to those two faithful labourers / published for the service of truth and friends, by Thomas Camm & Charles Marshal. Camm, John, 1604?-1656.; Audland, John, 1630-1664.; Camm, Thomas, 1641-1707.; Marshall, Charles, 1637-1698. 1689 (1689) Wing C390; ESTC R22076 130,282 441 View Text
A42416 English exercises for school-boys to translate into Latin comprising all the rules of grammar, and other necessary observsations : ascending gradually from the meanest to higher capacities / by J. Garretson ... Garretson, J. (John) 1691 (1691) Wing G272A; ESTC R40441 133,039 252 View Text
A16281 The fardle of facions conteining the aunciente maners, customes, and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affrike and Asia.; Omnium gentium mores. Book 1-2. English Joannes, ca. 1485-1535.; Josephus, Flavius. Antiquitates Judaicae.; Waterman, William, fl. 1555? 1555 (1555) STC 3197; ESTC S102775 133,143 358 View Text
A12581 The excellent and pleasant worke of Iulius Solinus Polyhistor Contayning the noble actions of humaine creatures, the secretes & prouidence of nature, the description of countries, the maners of the people: with many meruailous things and strange antiquities, seruing for the benefitt and recreation of all sorts of persons. Translated out of Latin into English, by Arthur Golding. Gent.; Polyhistor. English. Solinus, C. Julius, 3rd cent.?; Golding, Arthur, 1536-1606. 1587 (1587) STC 22896.5; ESTC S117641 133,961 228 View Text
A02237 The counsellor Exactly pourtraited in two bookes. VVherein the offices of magistrates, the happie life of subiectes, and the felicitie of common-weales is pleasantly and pithilie discoursed. A golden worke, replenished with the chiefe learning of the most excellent philosophers and lawgiuers, and not onely profitable, but verie necessarie for all those that be admitted to the administration of a well-gouerned common-weale. Written in Latin by Laurentius Grimaldus, and consecrated to the honour of the Polonian empyre. Newlie translated into English.; De optimo senatore. English Goślicki, Wawrzyniec, 1530-1607. 1598 (1598) STC 12372; ESTC S106731 134,196 158 View Text
A06767 Gerileon of England. The second part of his most excellent, delectable, morall, and sweet contriued historie continuing his meruailous deeds of armes, haughtie provvesse, and honourable loue: with sundrie other verie memorable aduentures. Written in French by Estienne de Maisonneufue, Bordelois: and translated into English, by A.M., one of the messengers of his Maiesties chamber.; Plaisante et delectable histoire de Gerilon d'Angleterre. Part 2. English Maisonneufve, Estienne de.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. 1592 (1592) STC 17206; ESTC S102735 135,690 214 View Text
A28489 The theatre of the world in the which is discoursed at large the many miseries and frailties incident to mankinde in this mortall life : with a discourse of the excellency and dignity of mankinde, all illustrated and adorned with choice stories taken out of both Christian and heathen authors ... / being a work of that famous French writer, Peter Bovistau Launay, in three distinct books ; formerly translated into Spanish by Baltazar Peres del Castillo ; and now into English by Francis Farrer ...; Theatrum mundi. English Boaistuau, Pierre, d. 1566.; Farrer, Francis. 1663 (1663) Wing B3366; ESTC R14872 135,755 330 View Text
A65182 Voyages and discoveries in South-America the first up the river of Amazons to Quito in Peru, and back again to Brazil, perform'd at the command of the King of Spain by Christopher D'Acugna : the second up the river of Plata, and thence by land to the mines of Potosi by Mons Acarete : the third from Cayenne into Guiana, in search of the lake of Parima, reputed the richest place in the world by M. Grillet and Bechamel : done into English from the originals, being the only accounts of those parts hitherto extant : the whole illustrated with notes and maps. Acuña, Cristóbal de, b. 1597. Nuevo descubrimiento del gran rio de las Amazonas. English.; Acarete, du Biscay, 17th cent. Relation des voyages dans la rivière de la Plate. English.; Grillet, Jean, 1624-1677. Journal du voyage qu'on fait les Per̀es Jean Grillet et François Bećhamel ... dans la Goyane l'an 1674. English.; Béchamel, François, 1637-1676. 1698 (1698) Wing V746; ESTC R1215 153,168 365 View Text
A25743 The history of Algiers and it's slavery with many remarkable particularities of Africk / written by the Sieur Emanuel D'Aranda, sometime a slave there ; English'd by John Davies ...; Relation de la captivité du sieur Emanuel d'Aranda. English Aranda, Emanuel d', b. 1602.; Davies, John, 1625-1693. 1666 (1666) Wing A3595; ESTC R12929 153,439 290 View Text
A69075 Christian religion: substantially, methodicalli[e,] [pla]inlie, and profitablie treatised Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603. 1611 (1611) STC 4707.5; ESTC S118584 158,929 324 View Text
A08239 The nauigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie by Nicholas Nicholay Daulphinois, Lord of Arfeuile, chamberlaine and geographer ordinarie to the King of Fraunce conteining sundry singularities which the author hath there seene and obserued: deuided into foure bookes, with threescore figures, naturally set forth as well of men as women, according to the diuersitie of nations, their port, intreatie, apparrell, lawes, religion and maner of liuing, aswel in time of warre as peace: with diuers faire and memorable histories, happened in our time. Translated out of the French by T. Washington the younger.; Quatre premiers livres de navigations et peregrinations orientales. English Nicolay, Nicolas de, 1517-1583.; Washington, Thomas, fl. 1585.; Stell, John, fl. 1580. 1585 (1585) STC 18574; ESTC S113220 160,097 302 View Text
A43173 Proteus redivivus, or, The art of wheedling or insinuation obtain'd by general conversation and extracted from the several humours, inclinations, and passions of both sexes, respecting their several ages, and suiting each profession or occupation / collected and methodized by the author of the first part of the English rogue. Head, Richard, 1637?-1686? 1675 (1675) Wing H1272; ESTC R13684 160,760 370 View Text
A31298 The New atlas, or, Travels and voyages in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, thro' the most renowned parts of the world ... performed by an English gentleman, in nine years travel and voyages, more exact than ever. T. C. 1698 (1698) Wing C139; ESTC R6334 161,632 252 View Text
A51903 The eighth and last volume of letters writ by a Turkish spy who lived five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris : giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople of the most remarkable transactions of Europe, and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France) continued from the year 1642 to the year 1682 / written originally in Arabick, translated into Italian, and from thence into English, by the translator of the first volume. Marana, Giovanni Paolo, 1642-1693.; Bradshaw, William, fl. 1700.; Midgley, Robert, 1655?-1723. 1694 (1694) Wing M565EA; ESTC R35024 164,847 384 View Text
A35248 The surprizing miracles of nature and art in two parts : containing I. The miracles of nature, or the strange signs and prodigious aspects and appearances in the heavens, the earth, and the waters for many hundred years past ... II. The miracles of art, describing the most magnificent buildings and other curious inventions in all ages ... : beautified with divers sculptures of many curiosities therein / by R.B., author of the Hist. of the wars of England, Remarks of London, Wonderful prodigies, Admirable curiosities in England, and Extraordinary adventures of several famous men. R. B., 1632?-1725? 1683 (1683) Wing C7349; ESTC R11001 165,303 248 View Text
A38818 Gymnasiarchon, or, The schoole of potentates wherein is shewn, the mutability of worldly honour / written in Latine by Acatius Evenkellius ; Englished, with some illustrations and observations, by T. N. ...; Sejanus, seu, De praepotentibus regum ac principum ministris, commonefactio. English Ennenckel, Georgius Acacius, b. 1573.; Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601. 1648 (1648) Wing E3526A; ESTC R39517 168,645 466 View Text
A06476 The Christian against the Iesuite Wherein the secrete or namelesse writer of a pernitious booke, intituled A discouerie of I. Nicols minister &c. priuily printed, couertly cast abrod, and secretely solde, is not only iustly reprooued: but also a booke, dedicated to the Queenes Maiestie, called A persuasion from papistrie, therein derided and falsified, is defended by Thomas Lupton the authour thereof. Reade with aduisement, and iudge vprightly: and be affectioned only to truth. Seene and allowed. Lupton, Thomas. 1582 (1582) STC 16946; ESTC S107762 169,674 220 View Text
A87137 The prerogative of popular government. A politicall discourse in two books. The former containing the first præliminary of Oceana, inlarged, interpreted, and vindicated from all such mistakes or slanders as have been alledged against it under the notion of objections. The second concerning ordination, against Dr. H. Hamond, Dr. L. Seaman, and the authors they follow. In which two books is contained the whole commonwealth of the Hebrews, or of Israel, senate, people, and magistracy, both as it stood in the institution by Moses, and as it came to be formed after the captivity. As also the different policies introduced into the Church of Christ, during the time of the Apostles. By James Harrington. Harrington, James, 1611-1677. 1657 (1657) Wing H820; Thomason E929_7; ESTC R202382 184,546 252 View Text
A03097 The famous hystory of Herodotus Conteyning the discourse of dyuers countreys, the succession of theyr kyngs: the actes and exploytes atchieued by them: the lavves and customes of euery nation: with the true description and antiquitie of the same. Deuided into nine bookes, entituled vvith the names of the nine Muses.; History. Book 1-2. English Herodotus.; B. R., fl. 1584.; Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617, attributed name. 1584 (1584) STC 13224; ESTC S106097 186,488 248 View Text
A25255 The history of the government of Venice wherein the policies, councils, magistrates, and laws of that state are fully related, and the use of the balloting box exactly described : written in the year 1675 / by the sieur Amelott de la Houssaie ...; Histoire du gouvernement de Venise. English Amelot de La Houssaie, Abraham-Nicolas, Sieur 1634-1706. 1677 (1677) Wing A2974; ESTC R14759 189,107 348 View Text
A01395 The glory of England, or A true description of many excellent prerogatiues and remarkeable blessings, whereby she triumpheth ouer all the nations of the world vvith a iustifiable comparison betweene the eminent kingdomes of the earth, and herselfe: plainely manifesting the defects of them all in regard of her sufficiencie and fulnesse of happinesse. By T.G. Gainsford, Thomas, d. 1624? 1618 (1618) STC 11517; ESTC S102803 192,041 344 View Text
A81938 Geographia universalis: the present state of the whole world giving an account of the several religions, customs, and riches of each people; the strength and government of each polity and state; the curious and most remarkable things in every region; with other particulars necessary to the understanding history and the interests of princes. Written originally by the Sieur Duval, Geographer in Ordinary to the French King; and made English, and enlarged by Ferrand Spence. Duval, P. (Pierre), 1619-1682.; Spence, Ferrand. 1685 (1685) Wing D2919A; ESTC R229216 199,644 399 View Text
A36244 A discourse concerning the one altar and the one priesthood insisted on by the ancients in their disputes against schism wherein the ground and solidity of that way of reasoning is explained, as also its applicableness to the case of our modern schismaticks, with particular regard to some late treatises of Mr. Richard Baxter ... / by H. Dodwell. Dodwell, Henry, 1641-1711. 1683 (1683) Wing D1808; ESTC R24298 200,473 497 View Text
A04472 An expositio[n] vpon the two epistles of the apostle S. Paul to the Thessalonians by the reuerend Father Iohn Ievvel ... ; vvhereunto is adioined a very necessarie table of the principal matters contained in this exposition. Jewel, John, 1522-1571.; Garbrand, John, 1542-1589. 1584 (1584) STC 14604; ESTC S1254 203,148 439 View Text
A45520 What is truth. Or, the patern in the mount Wherein many places of scripture are (in pursuit of truth, and the churches peace) explained. Therein, most false opinions and heresies (both modern and ancient) are clearly detected and refelled. By Tho. Harby.; What is truth. Harby, Thomas. 1671 (1671) Wing H686; ESTC R216529 205,140 354 View Text
A69076 A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole bodie and substance of diunintie. By T.C.; Christian religion Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618. 1616 (1616) STC 4707.7; ESTC S107471 214,101 390 View Text
A20479 A righte noble and pleasant history of the successors of Alexander surnamed the Great, taken out of Diodorus Siculus: and some of their lives written by the wise Plutarch. Translated out of French into Englysh. by Thomas Stocker; Bibliotheca historica. Book 18-20. English Diodorus, Siculus.; Plutarch. Lives. English. Selections.; Stocker, Thomas, fl. 1569-1592. 1569 (1569) STC 6893; ESTC S109708 214,981 340 View Text
A05855 The tactiks of Ælian or art of embattailing an army after ye Grecian manner Englished & illustrated wth figures throughout: & notes vpon ye chapters of ye ordinary motions of ye phalange by I.B. The exercise military of ye English by ye order of that great generall Maurice of Nassau Prince of Orange &c Gouernor & Generall of ye vnited Prouinces is added; Tactica. English Aelianus.; Gelius, Aegidius, engraver.; Bingham, John, Captain. 1616 (1616) STC 161; ESTC S106791 215,223 256 View Text
A31085 Sermons preached upon several occasions by Isaac Barrow ... Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677.; Loggan, David, 1635-1700? 1679 (1679) Wing B958; ESTC R36644 220,889 535 View Text
A48803 The marrow of history, or, The pilgrimmage of kings and princes truly representing the variety of dangers inhaerent to their crowns, and the lamentable deaths which many of them, and some of the best of them, have undergone : collected, not onely out of the best modern histories, but from all those which have been most famous in the Latine, Greek, or in the Hebrew tongue : shewing, not onely the tragedies of princes at their deaths, but their exploits and sayings in their lives, and by what virtues some of them have flourished in the height of honour, and overcome by what affections, others of them have sunk into the depth of all calamities : a work most delightfull for knowledge, and as profitable for example / collected by Lodowick Lloyd ... ; and corrected and revived by R.C. ... Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.; Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665. 1653 (1653) Wing L2660; ESTC R39067 223,145 321 View Text
A19304 The historie of tvvo the moste noble capitaines of the worlde, Anniball and Scipio of theyr dyuers battailes and victories, excedyng profitable to reade, gathered and translated into Englishe, out of Titus Liuius, and other authoures, by Antonye Cope esquier. Cope, Anthony, Sir, d. 1551.; Livy. 1544 (1544) STC 5718; ESTC S108669 233,285 302 View Text
A36373 Observations concerning the present state of religion in the Romish Church, with some reflections upon them made in a journey through some provinces of Germany, in the year 1698 : as also an account of what seemed most remarkable in those countries / by Theophilus Dorrington ... Dorrington, Theophilus, d. 1715. 1699 (1699) Wing D1944; ESTC R8762 234,976 442 View Text
A94143 Calamus mensurans the measuring reed. Or, The standard of time. Containing an exact computation of the yeares of the world, from the creation thereof, to the time of the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans. Stating also, and clearing the hid mysteries of Daniels 70. weekes, and other prophecies, the time of Herods reigne; the birth, baptisme and Passion of our Saviour, with other passages never yet extant in our English tongue. In two parts. / By John Swan. Swan, John, d. 1671. 1653 (1653) Wing S6235; Thomason E706_4; ESTC R203659 246,136 350 View Text
A06340 The pleasant historie of the conquest of the VVeast India, now called new Spayne atchieued by the vvorthy prince Hernando Cortes Marques of the valley of Huaxacac, most delectable to reade: translated out of the Spanishe tongue, by T.N. Anno. 1578.; Historia general de las Indias. Part 2. English. López de Gómara, Francisco, 1511-1564.; Nicholas, Thomas, b. ca. 1532. 1578 (1578) STC 16807; ESTC S108920 249,653 422 View Text
A50426 St. Paul's travailing pangs, with his legal-Galatians, or, A treatise of justification wherein these two dissertions are chiefly evinced viz. 1. That justification is not by the law, but by faith, 2. That yet men are generally prone to seek justification by the law : together with several characters assigned of a legal and evangical spirit : to which is added (by way of appendix) the manner of transferring justification from the law to faith / by Zach. Mayne ... Mayne, Zachary, 1631-1694. 1662 (1662) Wing M1485; ESTC R4815 251,017 422 View Text
A41575 An antidote against the common plague of the world, or, An answer to a small treatise (as in water, face answereth to face) intituled Saltmarsh returned from the dead and by transplacing the letters of his name, this is Smartlash : ascend into the throne of equity, for the arraignment of false interpretours of the word of God : summoned out of all ages to appear, under the penalty of death, challenging the consent, or forbidding to gainsay the common approved priesthood of this age. Gorton, Samuel, 1592 or 3-1677. 1657 (1657) Wing G1305; ESTC R24349 253,337 351 View Text
A47586 An historical relation of the island Ceylon, in the East-Indies together, with an account of the detaining in captivity the author and divers other Englishmen now living there, and of the authors miraculous escape : illustrated with figures, and a map of the island / by Robert Knox. Knox, Robert, 1640?-1720. 1681 (1681) Wing K742; ESTC R16598 257,665 227 View Text
A50332 A defence of diocesan episcopacy in answer to a book of Mr. David Clarkson, lately published, entituled, Primitive episcopacy / by Henry Maurice ... Maurice, Henry, 1648-1691. 1691 (1691) Wing M1360; ESTC R8458 258,586 496 View Text
A41559 Geography anatomiz'd, or, The compleat geographical grammar being a short and exact analysis of the whole body of modern geography after a new and curious method / collected from the best authors and illustrated with divers maps by Pat. Gordon ... Gordon, Patrick, fl. 1700. 1699 (1699) Wing G1288; ESTC R15742 267,427 492 View Text
A57329 An abridgement of Sir Walter Raleigh's History of the world in five books ... : wherein the particular chapters and paragraphs are succinctly abrig'd according to his own method in the larger volume : to which is added his Premonition to princes. Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.; Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. A premonition to princes. 1698 (1698) Wing R151A; ESTC R32268 273,979 474 View Text
A61814 Breviarium chronologicum being a treatise describing the terms and most celebrated characters, periods and epocha's us'd in chronology, by which that useful science may easily be attained to / writ in Latin by Gyles Strauchius ... ; and now done into English from the third edition, with additions. Strauch, Aegidius, 1632-1682.; Sault, Richard, d. 1702. 1699 (1699) Wing S5941; ESTC R39107 274,730 510 View Text
A13830 The Spanish Mandeuile of miracles. Or The garden of curious flowers VVherin are handled sundry points of humanity, philosophy, diuinitie, and geography, beautified with many strange and pleasant histories. First written in Spanish, by Anthonio De Torquemeda, and out of that tongue translated into English. It was dedicated by the author, to the right honourable and reuerent prelate, Don Diego Sarmento de soto Maior, Bishop of Astorga. &c. It is deuided into sixe treatises, composed in manner of a dialogue, as in the next page shall appeare.; Jardin de flores curiosas. English Torquemada, Antonio de, fl. 1553-1570.; Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626.; Walker, Ferdinand. 1600 (1600) STC 24135; ESTC S118471 275,568 332 View Text
A35513 The life and death of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon in ten books / by Curtius Rufus ... done into English by the same hand that translated the last volume of The holy court. Curtius Rufus, Quintus.; Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665. 1674 (1674) Wing C7697B; ESTC R29693 278,363 514 View Text
A55202 The third volume of Plutarch's lives. Translated from the Greek, by several hands; Lives. English. Vol. III. Plutarch.; Burghers, M., engraver. 1693 (1693) Wing P2638BA; ESTC R219473 279,037 652 View Text
A08629 The sixt lampe of virginitie conteining a mirrour for maidens and matrons: or, the seuerall duties and office of all sorts of women in their vocation out of Gods word, with their due praise and dispraise by the same: togither with the names, liues, and stories of all women mentioned in holie Scriptures, either good or bad ... Newlie collected and compiled to the glorie of God, by T.B. Gentleman. Bentley, Thomas, student of Gray's Inn. 1582 (1582) STC 1894; ESTC S101565 285,239 337 View Text
A07559 The history of the vvarres betvveene the Turkes and the Persians. Written in Italian by Iohn-Thomas Minadoi, and translated into English by Abraham Hartvvell. Containing the description of all such matters, as pertaine to the religion, to the forces to the gouernement, and to the countries of the kingdome of the Persians. Together with the argument of euery booke, & a new geographicall mappe of all those territories. A table contayning a declaration aswell of diuerse new and barbarous names and termes vsed in this history, as also how they were called in auncient times. And last of all, a letter of the authors, wherein is discoursed, what cittie it was in the old time, which is now called Tauris, and is so often mentioned in this history; Historia della guerra fra Turchi, et Persiana. English Minadoi, Giovanni Tommaso, 1545-1618.; Hartwell, Abraham, b. 1553.; Whitwell, Charles, engraver. 1595 (1595) STC 17943; ESTC S122232 286,033 442 View Text
A50038 The natural history of Lancashire, Cheshire, and the Peak in Derbyshire with an account of the British, Phœnician, Armenian, Gr. and Rom. antiquities in those parts / by Charles Leigh ... Leigh, Charles, 1662-1701? 1700 (1700) Wing L975; ESTC R20833 287,449 522 View Text
A19723 The history of Quintus Curcius conteyning the actes of the greate Alexander translated out of Latine into Englishe by Iohn Brende.; Historia Alexandri Magni. English Curtius Rufus, Quintus.; Brende, John. 1553 (1553) STC 6142; ESTC S3998 287,606 468 View Text
A83515 The third part of Gangræna. Or, A new and higher discovery of the errors, heresies, blasphemies, and insolent proceedings of the sectaries of these times; with some animadversions by way of confutation upon many of the errors and heresies named. ... Briefe animadversions on many of the sectaries late pamphlets, as Lilburnes and Overtons books against the House of Peeres, M. Peters his last report of the English warres, The Lord Mayors farewell from his office of maioralty, M. Goodwins thirty eight queres upon the ordinance against heresies and blasphemies, M. Burtons Conformities deformity, M. Dells sermon before the House of Commons; ... As also some few hints and briefe observations on divers pamphlets written lately against me and some of my books, ... / By Thomas Edvvards Minister of the Gospel.; Gangraena. Part 3 Edwards, Thomas, 1599-1647. 1646 (1646) Wing E237; Thomason E368_5; ESTC R201273 294,455 360 View Text
A33925 The body of divinity, or, A confession of faith being the substance of Christianity, containing the most material things relating to matters both of faith and practice : published for the benefit and profit of all, especially those who love the Lord Jesus ... / by Thomas Collier. Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691. 1674 (1674) Wing C5268; ESTC R23929 303,320 630 View Text
A70427 An historical and geographical description of France extracted from the best authors, both ancient and modern. By J. De Lacrose, Eccl. Angl. Presb. Lacroze, Jean Cornand de, d. ca. 1705. 1694 (1694) Wing L136A; ESTC R223644 308,707 674 View Text
A07894 A briefe chronicle, of the successe of times, from the creation of the world, to this instant· Containing, the originall & liues of our ancient fore-fathers, before and after the Floude, as also, of all the monarchs, emperours, kinges, popes, kingdomes, common-weales, estates and gouernments, in most nations of this worlde: and how in alteration, or succession, they haue continued to this day. Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. 1611 (1611) STC 18263; ESTC S112963 308,814 636 View Text
A37779 The Roman history from the building of the city to the perfect settlement of the empire by Augustus Caesar containing the space of 727 years : design'd as well for the understanding of the Roman authors as the Roman affairs / by Laurence Echard ... Echard, Laurence, 1670?-1730. 1696 (1696) Wing E152; ESTC R34428 311,501 532 View Text
A09442 Lectures vpon the three first chapters of the Reuelation: preached in Cambridge anno Dom. 1595. by Master William Perkins, and now published for the benefite of this Church, by Robert Hill Bachelor in Diuinitie. To which is added an excellent sermon, penned at the request of that noble and wise councellor, Ambrose, Earle of Warwicke: in which is proued that Rome is Babylon, and that Babylon is fallen Perkins, William, 1558-1602.; Hill, Robert, d. 1623. 1604 (1604) STC 19731; ESTC S114472 318,460 389 View Text
A06713 The Florentine historie. Written in the Italian tongue, by Nicholo Macchiavelli, citizen and secretarie of Florence. And translated into English, by T.B. Esquire; Istorie fiorentine. English Machiavelli, Niccolò, 1469-1527.; Bedingfield, Thomas, d. 1613. 1595 (1595) STC 17162; ESTC S113983 322,124 238 View Text
A59088 Of the dominion or ownership of the sea two books : in the first is shew'd that the sea, by the lavv of nature or nations, is not common to all men, but capable of private dominion or proprietie, as well as the land : in the second is proved that the dominion of the British sea, or that which incompasseth the isle of Great Britain is, and ever hath been, a part or appendant of the empire of that island writen at first in Latin, and entituled, Mare clausum, seu, De dominio maris, by John Selden, Esquire ; translated into English and set forth with som additional evidences and discourses, by Marchamont Nedham.; Mare clausum. English Selden, John, 1584-1654.; Nedham, Marchamont, 1620-1678. 1652 (1652) Wing S2432; ESTC R15125 334,213 600 View Text
A35310 The antient and present state of Muscovy containing a geographical, historical, and political account of all those nations and territories under the jurisdiction of the present czar : with sculptures and a new map / by J.C., M.D., Fellow of the Royal Society, and a member of the College of Physicians, London. Crull, J. (Jodocus), d. 1713? 1698 (1698) Wing C7424; Wing C7425; ESTC R2742 334,877 511 View Text
A76653 The book of the Revelation paraphrased; with annotations on each chapter. Whereby it is made plain to the meanest capacity; Bible. N.T. Revelation. English. Authorised. Waple, Edward, 1647-1712. 1693 (1693) Wing B2707bA; ESTC R228092 335,011 550 View Text
A28402 A treatise of the sibyls so highly celebrated, as well by the antient heathens, as the holy fathers of the church : giving an accompt of the names, and number of the sibyls, of their qualities, the form and matter of their verses : as also of the books now extant under their names, and the errours crept into Christian religion, from the impostures contained therein, particularly, concerning the state of the just, and unjust after death / written originally by David Blondel ; Englished by J.D. Blondel, David, 1591-1655.; Davies, John, 1625-1693. 1661 (1661) Wing B3220; ESTC R38842 342,398 310 View Text
A16282 The manners, lauues, and customes of all nations collected out of the best vvriters by Ioannes Boemus ... ; with many other things of the same argument, gathered out of the historie of Nicholas Damascen ; the like also out of the history of America, or Brasill, written by Iohn Lerius ; the faith, religion and manners of the Aethiopians, and the deploration of the people of Lappia, compiled by Damianus a ̀Goes ; with a short discourse of the Aethiopians, taken out of Ioseph Scaliger his seuenth booke de emendatione temporum ; written in Latin, and now newly translated into English, by Ed. Aston.; Omnium gentium mores, leges, et ritus. English. 1611 Boemus, Joannes, ca. 1485-1535.; Góis, Damião de, 1502-1574.; Nicolaus, of Damascus.; Léry, Jean de, 1534-1611. Histoire d'un voyage fait en la terre du Brésil.; Scaliger, Joseph Juste, 1540-1609. De emendatione temporum.; Aston, Edward, b. 1573 or 4. 1611 (1611) STC 3198.5; ESTC S102777 343,933 572 View Text