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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01023	A letter from Sarient Maior Forbes from the King of Swethens army to his reverend father Mr. Iohn Forbes, minister to the Worshipful Company of Marchant Adventurers residing in Delft touching the great battle fought by Lypsick betweene the King of Swethen, the Duke of Saxons army, and the Emperours army, and that commanded by Generall Tilly, of the Catholique League the 7. of September, 1631.	Forbes, John, Captain.	1631 (1631)	STC 11128.5; ESTC S2127	1,940	6
A02991	The continual follovving of the French king vpon the Duke of Parma, the Duke of Guise, the Duke of Maine, and their armies From the seuenteenth of Aprill, vntill the 20. of the same month. Togither with the honourable attempts of Sir Roger Williams and his men.		1592 (1592)	STC 13130; ESTC S116648	1,956	10
B04917	A particular relation of the raising of the siege of Vienna, and the defeat of the Turkish army on the 12th of September, 1683.		1683 (1683)	Wing P604; ESTC R181489	2,224	2
A86038	A glorious victory obtained by Sr. Thomas Fairfax, June, the 14. 1645. Shewing, how he routed the Kings army, and took the ordnance, cariages, bag, and baggage; the Kings standard, and divers colours; with many horse, armes, officers and common souldiers: between Naseby, and Clipston, in the county of Northampton. Also, the manner of the fight. Collonel Cromwels pursuing the victory; and which vvay those that escaped were fled. How Major Generall Skippon was unfortunately hurt: and on what grounds it is thought Prince Rupert is taken.		1645 (1645)	Wing G870; Thomason E288_21; ESTC R200105	2,410	7
A87717	A full and true relation of the great battle fought between the Kings army, and His Excellency, the Earle of Essex, upon the 23. of October last past (being the same day twelve-moneth that the rebellion broke out in Ireland:) sent in a letter from Captain Edward Kightley, now in the army, to his friend Mr. Charles Lathum in Lumbard-street London. Wherein may bee clearely seene what reason the cavaliers have to give thankes for the victory which they had over the Parliaments forces.	Kightley, Edward.	1642 (1642)	Wing K427; Thomason E126_13; ESTC R20129	2,435	8
A40557	A Full and true account of all the proceedings in Ireland since His Majesties first embarking for that kingdom to his present march to besiege Limerick being a particular relation of all the sieges, battles, skirmishes and towns surrender'd, likewise the number of men killed and wounded on both sides and also King James's last speech to the Lord Mayor of Dublin when he departed thence.		1690 (1690)	Wing F2297; ESTC R23377	3,297	2
A85672	The game at chesse. A metaphoricall discourse shewing the present estate of this kingdome. The kings, the queenes, the bishops, the knights, the rooks, the pawns. The knights signifie the high Court of Parliament; the rookes, the cavaleers.	Cartwright, William, 1611-1643, attributed name.	1643 (1643)	Wing G188; Thomason E88_2; ESTC R21326	3,435	9
A00553	The copie of a letter, sent by and English gentleman out of France to a friend of his in England, concerning the great victorie which the French king obtained against the duke de Maine, and the Romish rebels in his kingdome, vpon the fourth daie of March last past. 1589. Wherein is particularly expressed the names of sundrie noblemen, with the number of horsemen & footmen which were drowned, slaine, hurt, and taken prisoners in the sayd battaile.	T. B., English gentleman out of France.	1590 (1590)	STC 1069.5; ESTC S117960	3,448	10
A91812	A perfect list of the many victories by Gods blessing upon the Parliaments forces under the command of his excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax since the 14. of June last 1645. to this present month of April, Anno. Dom. 1646. with the names of the garrisons, towns, and castlestaken [sic] from the enemy.	Ricraft, Josiah, fl. 1645-1679.	1646 (1646)	Wing R1434; Thomason 669.f.10[46]; ESTC R210436	3,591	1
A84109	The Earle of Essex his letter to Master Speaker. July 9. 1643. With some briefe animadversions on the said letter.	Essex, Robert Devereux, Earl of, 1591-1646.	1643 (1643)	Wing E3322; Thomason E64_3; ESTC R1626	4,224	11
A52349	A journal of the most remarkable occurrences that happened between His Majesties army and the forces under the command of Mareschal de Schomberg in Ireland from the twelfth of August to the 23th of October, 1689 faithfully collected by James Nihell, Esq; Under Secretary to the R.H. the Earl of Melfort, His Majesties P.S. of S.	Nihell, James.	1689 (1689)	Wing N1157B; ESTC R41435	4,537	9
A96195	The VVelsh-mans postures, or, The true manner how her doe exercise her company of souldiers in her own countrey in a warlike manners with some other new-found experiments, and pretty extravagants fitting for all Christian podies to caknow.		1643 (1643)	Wing W1332; Thomason E89_3; ESTC R12171	4,934	11
A41395	Good and seasonable advice to the male-contents in England shewing that it is neither the duty, nor the interest of the people of England to re-call the late King.		1689 (1689)	Wing G1035A; ESTC R2519	5,570	4
A88019	A letter sent to George Wither, poetica licentia Esquire, by a plain dealing friend of his to prevent his future pseudography.	Alethegraphus.	1646 (1646)	Wing L1617; Thomason E365_24; ESTC R38553	5,617	8
A48135	A Letter sent from a countrey gentleman to a friend, a member of the House of Commons concerning the taking of Marleborough : of the disorders of the Parliament souldiers : perswading to an accomodation.		1642 (1642)	Wing L1594; ESTC R36348	5,624	10
A88129	The life and death of King Richard the second, who was deposed of his crown, by reason of his not regarding the councell of the sage and wise of his kingdom, but followed the advice of of [sic] wicked and lewd councell, and sought as farre as in him lay, to deprive many good English subjects of their lives and estates, who stood wholly for the good of the commonalty; but at a Parliament holden, his counsellors were all called, whereof some fled, others received condigne punishment according to the law. Published by a Well-wisher to the common-wealth, being worthy the observation of all men in these times of distractions.	Well-wisher to the Common-wealth.	1642 (1642)	Wing L2002; Thomason E155_15; ESTC R13683	5,772	8
A03016	A iournall, or briefe report of the late seruice in Britaigne, by the Prince de Dombes generall of the French Kings army in those partes assisted with her Maiesties forces at this present there, vnder the conduct of Sir Iohn Norreis: aduertised by letters from the said prince to the Kings ambassadour here resident with her Maiesty, and confirmed by like aduertisements from others, imployed in that seruice. Published, to aunswere the slanderous bruites raised of late by some euill affected to that and other good actions, vndertaken against the enemy of Gods true religion.		1591 (1591)	STC 13156; ESTC S103972	5,789	16
A74657	A trve and perfect diurnall: of the most remarkeable passages in Ireland, from the second of April to this present. / Sent over by a gentleman of very good worth, and an eye-witnesse. To a brother of his in London.	Gentleman of very good worth and an eye-witnesse.	1642 (1642)	Thomason E145_19	6,280	9
A13792	A true relation of a mighty giant named Theutobocus, sometimes king of the Theutons and Cimbrians, overthrown by Consul Marius 1700 yeares agone buried then by the castle of Langon, neere the towne of Romans in the prouince of Daufiné in Fraunce, whole bones were found of by chaunce, an. 1613, in a place called to this day, The Giants Ground, and vpon his tombe ingrauen in old letters Theutobocus Rex.	Tissot, Jacques.	1615 (1615)	STC 24091.5; ESTC S2933	6,641	18
A74387	An act for setting apart Tuesday the eighth of October next, for a day of publique thanks-giving· Together with a narrative and declaration of the grounds and reasons thereof. Die Martis, 17 Septembr. 1650. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act, narrative and declaration be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1061_17; ESTC R209251	6,749	14
A63429	A True and perfect journal of the affairs in Ireland since His Majesties arrival in that kingdom by a person of quality.	Person of quality.	1690 (1690)	Wing T2528; ESTC R12153	7,335	16
A72085	Good newes from Fraunce a true discourse of the winning of sundry cheefe townes, castles, and holdes in Fraunce, which are now in the obedience of the French king : with the great victorie which his Maiestie hath had in sundry late battels, skirmishes, and pursuites made vpon the enemy at Mouncounter in Brittanie, and elsewhere, since the winning of Chartres, which was in April last : together with the defeating, drowning, and taking of much victuaile, corne, and money sent by the enemy to the cittie of Paris / published by authoritie.		1592 (1592)	STC 11273.5; ESTC S5365	7,799	19
A48757	A Lively pourtraicture of the face of this common-wealth exactly drawn by Lewis the Fourth of France of famous memory.	Louis IV, King of France, 921-954.	1659 (1659)	Wing L2594A; ESTC R30995	8,900	18
A13982	A trumpet to call souldiers on to noble actions By the rare and new examples of two Christian kings and a prince, personally meeting in the open field of warre. Viz. Gustanus [sic] the now-present King of Sweden, against Sigismond King of Poland, and the Prince his sonne, in remouing of the siege of Meve, a towne in Poland, which was formerly gotten by the Sweden King, from the Poland. With many memorable stratagems and military occurrences attending on so honourable a designe. Sent out of Sweden, from a great man in the state, and written with his owne hand. Translated out of the Latine copie.		1627 (1627)	STC 24295; ESTC S102475	8,971	18
A40533	A full account of the late siege and surrender of the city of Mons[.] With the number of the slain and wound[ed] as well within the city, as in the French ca[illegible.] To which is added, the articles of surrende[r.] With the Dauphin, and Monsieur Vauban's entry [into] the city: the manner of the governor's marching [illegible?] and his speech to the Dauphin: with the French behaviour and [illegible]ment of the inhabitants of Mons, and the towns and villages a[illegible] and several other material occurences, that has happened since th[illegible.] Licensed, J. Fraiser. 1691.		1691 (1691)	Wing F2269A; ESTC R215795	9,395	18
B04311	A sermon preached on Sunday the XXVI of July, 1685. Being the day appointed for solemn thanksgiving to almighty God, for his Majesties late victory over the rebels. / Preached at Wakefield by Obadiah Lee, M.A. and vicar there.	Lee, Obadiah, 1636 or 7-1700.	1685 (1685)	Wing L885B; ESTC R222844	9,795	31
A77543	Britains king revived: or, a seasonable warning to the kingdom of Scotland assembled in Parliament, upon the first of January, 1660. By Scotlands true friend.	Scotlands true friend.	1660 (1660)	Wing B4811A; ESTC R223959	9,797	17
A58469	A Relation of what most remarkably happened during the last campaign in Ireland betwixt His Majesties army royal, and the forces of the Prince of Orange, sent to joyn the rebels, under the command of the Count de Schomberg.		1689 (1689)	Wing R896; ESTC R39095	9,940	16
A77755	Certain queries concerning the lawfullnes of imposing, and taking of the negative oath; propounded by some ministers under restraint in the garrison of Weymouth. / And answered by [brace] E.B. and P.I. [brace] Ministers of [brace] Weymouth, and Melcomb-regis.	Buckler, Edward, 1610-1706.; Ince, Peter, b. 1614 or 1615.	1646 (1646)	Wing B5347; Thomason E369_1; ESTC R201276	10,400	22
A01162	A iournall, wherein is truely sette downe from day to day, what was doone, and worthy of noting in both the armies, from the last comming of the D. of Parma into Fraunce, vntill the eighteenth of May 1592, according to the French computation Wherevnto is added other newes from Genes, the which are confirmed by sondry letters of credite. Translated out of French by E. A.	Aggas, Edward.	1592 (1592)	STC 11277.5; ESTC S119978	10,594	24
A88548	The Lord Merlins prophecy concerning the King of Scots: foretelling the strange and wonderfull things that shall befall him in England. As also, the time and manner of a dismal and fatall battel; the event and success thereof: a great blowe to be given, and the Northern Chicken inforced to flie to forraign countries for aid & succour. Also, King James his dream. and Queen Ann's prophecy touching the King, and the redusing of England, Scotland, and Ireland from monarchy. With the Lady Sybilla's prophecy, touching the destroying of the nobility, and what shall afterwards befall this nation in government and discipline. Likevvise, the prophecy of Paul Grebner (a German) concerning Charles son of Charles the Emp: foretelling his greatness and victorious conquests. Presented to Queen Elizabeth anno 1582. and recorded in the library of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge, by Dr. Nevill, clerk of her Majesties closet.	Merlin Ambrosius, attributed name.; Grebner, Paul.; Anne, Queen, consort of James I, King of England, 1574-1619, attributed name.; James I, King of England, 1566-1625, attributed name.	1651 (1651)	Wing L3053; Thomason E640_15; ESTC R202765	10,907	18
A68022	Certaine letters declaring in part the passage of affaires in the Palatinate, from September to this present moneth of April Together, with the articles of agreement betweene the princes of the Vnion and the Lord Marquis Spinola.	I. B.	1621 (1621)	STC 1037; ESTC S104443	11,014	20
A75714	A true relation, of the most chiefe occurrences, at, and since the late battell at Newbery, untill the disjunction of the three armies, of the Lord Generall, the Earle of Manchester, and Sir William Waller, together with the London brigade, under the command of Sir Iames Harrington. Published upon necessity, both to undeceive the mistaken multitude, and to vindicate the Earle of Manchester, from many undeserved aspersions commonly cast upon him, either through ignorance or prejudice. / Penned by Simeon Ash, who as his chaplaine did waite upon his Lordship, in the westerne expedition.	Ashe, Simeon, d. 1662.	1644 (1644)	Wing A3968; Thomason E22_10; ESTC R21597	11,292	15
B07965	A continuation of more newes from the Palatinate, the 13. of Iune 1622. Relating the surprising of the landtgrave of Dermstadt, with the skirmish betweene Count Mansfield and Mounsieur Tillye in the returne. Together with the expedition of the Duke of Brunswicke: and the reason of the preparations of Bethlem Gabor against the Emperour. In the end is added a comparison of two souldiers letters concerning former occurrences; and some newes from other places..		1622 (1622)	STC 18507.51A; ESTC S94464	12,154	34
A60616	The banner of love, under which the Royal Army is preserved, and safely conducted being a clear and perfect way out of wars & contentions : with a short testimony unto the way of peace, given forth for the edification and comfort of all that truly fear God / written by ... William Smith.	Smith, William, d. 1673.	1661 (1661)	Wing S4288; ESTC R3922	13,186	26
A40027	A true and exact relation of the marchings of the two regiments of the trained-bands of the city of London being the red & blevv regiments, as also of the three regiments of the auxiliary forces the blew, red, and orange who marched forth for the reliefe of the city of Glocester from August by Henry Foster ...	Foster, Henry.	1643 (1643)	Wing F1625; ESTC R14214	13,599	16
A33325	The life and death of the thrice noble and illustrious Edvvard, surnamed the Black Prince son to our victorious King Edward the Third, by whom he was made the First Knight of the most honourable Order of the Garter / by Samuel Clark ...	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1673 (1673)	Wing C4532; ESTC R19883	15,827	34
A34337	The Conquest of France with the life and glorious actions of Edward the Black Prince, son to Edward the Third, King of England, his victory, with about twelve thousand archers, and men at arms, over Phillip of France, and a hundred thousand French-men, near Cressey, his vanquishing King John of France, and taking him, and his son prisoners, at the Battle of Poietiers, his love to the Earl of Kent's fair daughter, and marriage with her : also all that passed during that glorious and successful war against France, with the Battle of Agen-Court, and King Henry the Fifth being crowned King of France at Paris, being a history full of great and noble actions in love and arms, to the honour of the English nation, and the encouragement of the horoes [sic] of the present age.		1680 (1680)	Wing C5895; ESTC N70022	17,173	22
A38874	An Exact and compleat journal of all the considerable actions of the confederate fleets and armys from the opening of the campaigne, for this present year, 1695, untill the conclusion thereof.		1696 (1696)	Wing E3594; ESTC R21208	17,362	38
A88366	A true experimentall and exact relation upon that famous and renovvned siege of Nevvcastle, the diverse conflicts and occurrances fell out there during the time of ten weeks and odde dayes: and of that mightie and marveilous storming therof, with power, policie, and prudent plots of warre. Together with a succinct commentarie upon the battell of Bowdon Hill, and that victorious battell of York or Marston Moore, never to be forgotten. / By him who was an eye witnesse to the siege of Nevvcastle, William Lithgovv.	Lithgow, William, 1582-1645?	1645 (1645)	Wing L2545; Thomason E292_31; ESTC R200156	18,343	31
A40841	The famous and renowned histor[y] of Valentine and Orso[n] sons to the famous and renowned Emperour of Constantinop[le] containing their marvelous adventures in love and [...]; Valentin et Orson. English. Abridgments.		1700 (1700)	Wing F361B; ESTC R215035	19,040	27
A02405	The great and famous battel of Lutzen fought betweene the renowned King of Sweden, and Walstein; vvherein were left dead vpon the place between 5 and 6000. of the Swedish party, and between 10 and 12000. of the Imperialists, where the King himselfe was vnfortunatly slain ... Here is also inserted an abridgment of the Kings life, and a relation of the King of Bohemia's death. Faithfully translated out of the French coppie.		1633 (1633)	STC 12534; ESTC S103558	19,504	46
A11795	Sir VValter Ravvleighs ghost, or Englands forewarner Discouering a secret consultation, newly holden in the Court of Spaine. Together, with his tormenting of Count de Gondemar; and his strange affrightment, confession and publique recantation: laying open many treacheries intended for the subuersion of England.	Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626.	1626 (1626)	STC 22085; ESTC S116986	20,870	44
A30564	A briefe answer to Doctor Fernes booke tending to resolve conscience about the subjects taking up of arms / by Jer. Burroughes.	Burroughs, Jeremiah, 1599-1646.	1643 (1643)	Wing B6059; ESTC R36307	21,417	16
A25712	An Appeal to all Protestant kings, princes, and states, concerning the apparent danger of the Protestant religion, and the great decay of its interest in Europe with a most awakening account of the unjust and cruel methods for the destruction thereof, that are practiced in several countries.		1700 (1700)	Wing A3567; ESTC R8897	21,558	40
A80115	A Collection of speciall passages and certaine informations of all the most memorable accidents, and remarkable truths, from London, Westminster, and divers other parts of this Kingdome, from Munday Octob. 17. till Tuesday Novemb. 1. 1642. With a summary collection of all the declarations, orders, messages, remonstrances, petitions, letters, and other passages that have been published by order of both Houses of Parliament. And what other relations of newes have been any other ways published within that time from all other parts. Collected for the satisfaciton of all those that desire to be truely informed.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1642 (1642)	Wing C5194; Thomason E242_2; ESTC R2829	21,616	17
A43620	The good old cause, or, The divine captain characteriz'd in a sermon (not preach'd, nor needful to be preach'd, in any place so properly as in a camp) by Edm. Hickeringill ...	Hickeringill, Edmund, 1631-1708.	1692 (1692)	Wing H1807; ESTC R7616	21,900	38
A44934	Two sermons preach'd on the ninth of September 1683 (being the Thanksgiving Day) at St. Thomas Hospital, in Southwark by William Hughes ... ; together with a candid plea to a cruel charge, by the same author.	Hughes, William, b. 1624 or 5.	1684 (1684)	Wing H3348; ESTC R16292	22,415	42
A35231	The famous and renowned history of the nine worthies of the world ... giving a true historical account of their glorious lives, victories, and deat[hs].	R. B., 1632?-1725?	1700 (1700)	Wing C7325; ESTC R246	22,652	24
A74620	The camp at Gilgal. Or, A view of the Kings army, and spirituall provision made for it.	Ferne, H. (Henry), 1602-1662.	1643 (1643)	Wing F788; Thomason E1178_2; ESTC R208093	26,230	60
A19256	The prospectiue glasse of vvarre Shevving you a glimpse of vvarres mystery, in her admirable stratagems, policies, wayes; in victualling of an armie, prouiding money to pay souldiers, finding out the enemies purposes, traps, and stratagems: ordering of marches, framing of battails, sundry fights, retreats, and the like, to auoide battell or fight. Furnished with argument to encourage and skill to instruct. By C.E. Warre is a schoole of necesary knowledge.	Cooke, Edward, fl. 1626-1631.	1628 (1628)	STC 5669; ESTC S120766	26,668	55
A83948	Englands apology, for its late change: or, A sober persvvasive, of all disaffected or dissenting persons, to a seasonable engagement, for the settlement of this common-vvealth. Drawne from the workings of providence. The state of affaires. The danger of division.		1651 (1651)	Wing E2943; Thomason E623_12; ESTC R201917	29,152	43
A38376	Englands apology for its late change, or, A sober persvvasive of all disaffected or dissenting persons to a seasonable engagement for the settlement of this common-vvealth drawne from the workings of providence, the state of affaires, the danger of division.		1651 (1651)	Wing E2942; ESTC R20286	29,201	44
A66948	The bow-mans glory, or, Archery revived giving an account of the many signal favours vouchsafed to archers and archery by those renowned monarchs, King Henry VIII, James, and Charles I, as by their several gracious commissions here recited may appear : with a brief relation of the manner of the archers marching on several days of solemnity / published by William Wood ...	Wood, William, Sir, 1609-1691.	1682 (1682)	Wing W3416; ESTC R22583	29,211	98
A53879	Verses by the University of Oxford on the death of the most noble and right valiant Sir Bevill Grenvill, alias Granvill, Kt. who was slain by the rebells at the battle on Lansdown-Hill near Bathe, July the 5, 1643.	University of Oxford.; Birkhead, Henry, 1617?-1696.	1684 (1684)	Wing O989; ESTC R18022	30,066	120
A16632	Almansor the learned and victorious king that conquered Spaine. His life and death published by Robert Ashley, out of the librarie of the Uniuersitie of Oxford.; Verdadera historia del rey Don Rodrigo. Part 2. English. Selections	Luna, Miguel de, 16th/17th cent.; Ashley, Robert, 1565-1641.	1627 (1627)	STC 354; ESTC S100094	34,400	96
A40459	The French intrigues discovered with the methods and arts to retrench the potency of France by land and sea and to confine that monarch within his antient dominions and territories : humbly submitted to the consideration of the princes and states of Europe, especially of England / written in a letter from a person of quality abroad to his corrsepondent here.	Person of quality abroad.	1681 (1681)	Wing F2185; ESTC R9404	35,025	34
A00734	The Spaniards monarchie, and Leaguers olygarchie. Layd open in an aduerisement [sic], written by Signor Vasco Figueiro a gentleman of Portingale to the rebellious French: wherein is discouered the tyrannie of the one ouer the kingdome of Portingale, and the treacherous rebellion of the other in the kingdome of France, with a patheticall persuasion to the French to returne to the obedience of their naturall and legitimate king. Englished by H.O.	Figueiro, Vasco, gentleman of Portingale.; H. O., fl. 1592.	1592 (1592)	STC 10865; ESTC S102056	35,479	50
A14599	The valiant Scot. By I.W. Gent	I. W., gent.; Henry, the Minstrel, fl. 1470-1492. Wallace.	1637 (1637)	STC 24910; ESTC S119334	35,929	80
A43162	The life and death of Mother Shipton being not only a true account of her strange birth and most important passages of her life, but also all her prophesies, now newly collected and historically experienced from the time of her birth, in the reign of King Henry the Seventh until this present year 1667, containing the most important passages of state during the reign of these kings and queens of England ... : strangely preserved amongst other writings belonging to an old monastary in York-shire, and now published for the information of posterity.	Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?	1677 (1677)	Wing H1257; ESTC R16009	35,932	55
B09764	The second part of the heroine musqueteer, or, The female warrier a true history very delightful and full of pleasant adventures in the Campagnes of 1676, & 1677 / Translated out of French.; Héroïne mousquetaire. Seconde partie English	Préchac, Jean de, 1647?-1720.	1678 (1678)	Wing P3208; ESTC R182015	37,293	133
A02153	Perimedes the blacke-smith a golden methode, how to vse the minde in pleasant and profitable exercise: wherein is contained speciall principles fit for the highest to imitate, and the meanest to put in practise, how best to spend the wearie winters nights, or the longest summers euenings, in honest and delightfull recreation: wherein we may learne to auoide idlenesse and wanton scurrilitie, vvhich diuers appoint as the end of their pastimes. Heerein are interlaced three merrie and necessarie discourses fit for our time: with certaine pleasant histories and tragicall tales, which may breed delight to all, and offence to none.	Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.	1588 (1588)	STC 12295; ESTC S105812	37,452	59
A19674	A true relation of all the remarkable places and passages observed in the travels of the right honourable Thomas Lord Hovvard, Earle of Arundell and Surrey, Primer Earle, and Earle Marshall of England, ambassadour extraordinary to his sacred Majesty Ferdinando the second, emperour of Germanie, anno Domini 1636. By Wiliam Crowne Gentleman	Crowne, William.	1637 (1637)	STC 6097; ESTC S109122	38,521	77
A90065	A sermon, tending to set forth the right vse of the disasters that befall our armies. Preached before the honourable houses of Parliament, at a fast specially set apart upon occasion of that which befell the army in the west. In Margarets Westminster, Sept. 12. Anno 1644. / By Matthew Newcomen, Minister of the Gospell at Dedham in Essex.	Newcomen, Matthew, 1610?-1669.	1644 (1644)	Wing N913; Thomason E16_1; ESTC R18134	39,055	48
A64914	The lives of the illustrious Romans writ in Latin by Sextus Aurelius Victor ; and translated by several young gentlemen educated by Mr. Maidwell.; De viris illustribus urbis Romeo. English.	Pliny, the Younger.; Suetonius, ca. 69-ca. 122.; Nepos, Cornelius.; Victor, Sextus Aurelius.; Maidwell, Lewis, 1650-1715.	1693 (1693)	Wing V342; ESTC R13291	41,581	228
A01354	The flovver of fame Containing the bright renowne, & moste fortunate raigne of King Henry the viii. Wherein is mentioned of matters, by the rest of our cronographers ouerpassed. Compyled by Vlpian Fulwell. Hereunto is annexed (by the aucthor) a short treatice of iii. noble and vertuous queenes. And a discourse of the worthie seruice that was done at Hadington in Scotlande, the seconde yere of the raigne of king Edward the sixt.	Fulwell, Ulpian, fl. 1586.; Harman, Edmund.	1575 (1575)	STC 11475; ESTC S102758	42,413	130
A16857	The vvarnings of Germany By wonderfull signes, and strange prodigies seene in divers parts of that countrey of Germany, betweene the yeare 1618. and 1638. Together with a briefe relation of the miserable events which ensued. All faithfully collected out of credible High Dutch chronicles, and other histories by L. Brinckmair Captaine. As also a learned and godly sermon preached before the lords the States at Norrimberg. Anno 1638.	Brinckmair, L.	1638 (1638)	STC 3758; ESTC S121731	42,464	105
A19328	The ungirding of the Scottish armour: or, An ansvver to the informations for defensive armes against the Kings Majestie which were drawn up at Edenburgh, by the common help and industrie of the three tables of the rigid covenanters of the nobility, barons, ministry, and burgesses, and ordained to be read out of pulpit by each minister, and pressed upon the people, to draw them to take up armes, to resist the Lords anointed, throughout the vvhole kingdome of Scotland. By Iohn Corbet, minister of Bonyl, one of the collegiate churches of the provostrie of Dunbartan.	Nicanor, Lysimachus, 1603-1641.	1639 (1639)	STC 5753; ESTC S119005	43,296	68
A20476	The explanation. of the true and lavvful right and tytle, of the most excellent prince, Anthonie the first of that name King of Portugall, concering his warres, againste Phillip King of Castile, and against his subiectes and adherentes, for the recouerie of his kingdome. Together vvith a briefe historye of all that hath passed aboute that matter, vntill the yeare of our Lord. 1583. Translated into English and conferred with the French and Latine copies. By the commanundement and order of the superiors.; Explanatio veri ac legitimi juris, quo serenissimus Lusitaniae Rex Antonius eius nominis primis nititur. English	António, Prior of Crato, 1531-1595.; Hollyband, Claudius, 16th cent.	1585 (1585)	STC 689; ESTC S100205	44,552	60
A40792	The history of the most unfortunate prince King Edward II with choice political observations on him and his unhappy favourites, Gaveston & Spencer, containing several rare passages of those times, not found in other historians / found among the papers of, and (supposed to be) writ by Henry Viscount Faulkland ...	Falkland, Henry Cary, Viscount, d. 1633.; Fannant, Edward.	1680 (1680)	Wing F314; ESTC R8909	44,640	88
A00459	The Christian conflict and conquest set forth in a sermon at Pauls-crosse, upon Sunday the 19th of Iuly, 1635. By W.E.B.D. of St Mary Hall in Oxford	Evans, William, b. 1598 or 9.	1636 (1636)	STC 10595; ESTC S114790	45,067	78
A59704	The loves of Amandus and Sophronia, historically narrated a piece of rare contexture, inriched with many pleasing odes and sonnets, occasioned by the jocular or tragicall occurrences hapning in the progresse of the historie : disposed into three books or tracts / by Samuel Sheppard.	Sheppard, S. (Samuel)	1650 (1650)	Wing S3167; ESTC R14694	45,667	179
A96039	Wisdome and innocence, or prudence and simplicity in the examples of the serpent and the dove, propounded to our imitation. By Tho. Vane doctor in divinity and physick.	Vane, Thomas, fl. 1652.	1652 (1652)	Wing V89; Thomason E1406_1; ESTC R209492	46,642	189
A33324	The life and death of Pompey the Great with all his glorious victories and triumphs : as also the Life and death of Artaxerxes Mnemon, one of the great Persian emperours / by Sa. Clarke, sometime pastor in St. Bennet Finck London.	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1665 (1665)	Wing C4531; ESTC R43101	46,759	67
A77422	A brief description of the future history of Europe, from Anno 1650 to An. 1710. Treating principally of those grand and famous mutations yet expected in the world, as, the ruine of the Popish hierarchy, the final annihilation of the Turkish Empire, the conversion of the eastern and western Jews, and their restauration to their ancient inheritance in the Holy Land, and the Fifth Monarchie of the universall reign of the Gospel of Christ upon Earth. With principal passages upon every of these, out of that famous manuscript of Paul Grebner, extant in Trinity-Colledge Library in Cambridge. Composed upon the occasion of the young Kings arrival into Scotland, to shew what will in probability be the event of the present affairs in England and Scotland.	Grebner, Paul.	1650 (1650)	Wing B4570; Thomason E616_13; ESTC R9126	47,993	51
A52344	Prudential reflections, moral considerations, and stoical maximes In three centuries: written originally in the Spanish tongue, and thence put into French, by a R.F. of the Society. English'd by J. D. of Kidwelly.	Nieremberg, Juan Eusebio, 1595-1658.; J. D.	1674 (1674)	Wing N1150B; ESTC R217842	50,700	197
A05277	A breefe discourse, concerning the force and effect of all manuall weapons of fire and the disability of the long bowe or archery, in respect of others of greater force now in vse. With sundrye probable reasons for the verrifying therof: the which I haue doone of dutye towards my soueraigne and country, and for the better satisfaction of all such as are doubtfull of the same. Written by Humfrey Barwick ...	Barwick, Humfrey.	1592 (1592)	STC 1542; ESTC S101056	50,878	86
A33328	The life of Tamerlane the Great with his wars against the great Duke of Moso, the King of China, Bajazet the Great Turk, the Sultan of Egypt, the King of Persia, and some others ... : wherein are rare examples of heathenish piety, prudence, magnanimity, mercy, liberality, humility, justice, temperance, and valour.	Clarke, Samuel, 1599-1682.	1653 (1653)	Wing C4535; ESTC R3775	50,971	60
A02375	The contre-Guyse vvherein is deciphered the pretended title of the Guyses, and the first entrie of the saide family into Fraunce, with their ambitious aspiring and pernitious practises for the obtaining of the French crowne.		1589 (1589)	STC 12506; ESTC S120871	51,697	96
A43552	A short view of the life and reign of King Charles (the second monarch of Great Britain) from his birth to his burial.	Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1658 (1658)	Wing H1735B; ESTC R213444	52,561	166
A10148	Of the knovvledge and conducte of warres two bookes, latelye wrytten and sett foorth, profitable for suche as delight in hystoryes, or martyall affayres, and necessarye for this present tyme.	T. P.; Proctor, Thomas, poet, attributed name.	1578 (1578)	STC 20403; ESTC S119050	54,163	112
A42524	The art of war and the way that it is at present practised in France in two parts : wherein the duties and functions of all the officers of horse and foot, artillery and provisions from the general of the army to the private souldier are treated of ... written in French by Louis de Gaya ... ; translated for publick satisfaction and advantage.; Art de la guerre et la manière dont on la fait à présent. English	Gaya, Louis de.	1678 (1678)	Wing G398; ESTC R23334	55,226	220
A26058	The cry of royal innocent blood heard and answered being a true and impartial account of Gods extraordinary and signal judgments upon regicides : with an historical relation of the deposing, murthering, and assasinating of several kings of England, Scotland, France, &c. ...	Assheton, William, 1641-1711.	1683 (1683)	Wing A4026; ESTC R23635	56,072	143
A35913	A relation of the French kings late expedition into the Spanish-Netherlands in the years 1667 and 1668 with an introduction discoursing his title thereunto, and an account of the peace between the two crowns, made the second of May, 1668 / Englished by G.H., Gent.; Campagne royale. English	Dalicourt, P.; G. H., Gent.	1669 (1669)	Wing D135; ESTC R5204	56,374	222
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
A28174	An useful case of conscience learnedly and accuratly discussed and resolved concerning associations and confederacies with idolaters, infidels, hereticks, malignants, or any other knoun enemies of truth and godlinesse : useful for these times and therefore published for the benefit of all those who desire to know or retain the sworn to principles of the sometimes famous Church of Christ in Scotland / by Hugh Binning.	Binning, Hugh, 1627-1653.	1693 (1693)	Wing B2934; ESTC R24656	57,320	52
A30652	Colonel Joseph Bamfield's Apologie written by himself and printed at his desire.	Bampfield, Joseph, fl. 1639-1685.	1685 (1685)	Wing B618; ESTC R16264	58,236	72
A53246	The Oglin of traytors including the illegal tryall of His Late Maiesty : with a catalogue of their names that sat as judges and consented to the judgment : with His Majesties reasons against their usurped power and his late speech : to which is now added the severall depositions of the pretended witnesses as it is printed in the French coppy : with the whole proceedings against Colonel J. Penruddock of Compton in Wilts and his speech before he dyed : as also the speech of the resolved gentleman, Mr. Hugo Grove of Chissenbury, Esquire, who was beheaded the same day, not before printed.		1660 (1660)	Wing O188; ESTC R28744	59,070	192
A66831	Loyalty amongst rebels the true royalist, or, Hushay the Archite, a happy counsellour in King David's greatest danger / written by Edward Wolley ...	Wolley, Edward, 1603-1684.	1662 (1662)	Wing W3266; ESTC R31822	59,179	224
A19255	The character of vvarre, or The image of martiall discipline contayning many vsefull directions for musters & armes, and the very first principles in discipline, the ground postures, all the military motions now vsed ... By Edvvard Cooke.	Cooke, Edward, fl. 1626-1631.	1626 (1626)	STC 5668; ESTC S108654	60,094	84
A56200	Sad and serious politicall considerations touching the invasive war against our Presbyterian Protestant brethren in Scotland, their late great overthrow, and the probable dangerous consequences thereof to both nations and the Prorestant [sic] religion which may serve as a satisfactory apology for such ministers and people, who out of conscience did not observe the publike thanksgiving against their covenant, for the great slaughter of those their brethren in covenant.	Prynne, William, 1600-1669.	1650 (1650)	Wing P4058; ESTC R5356	63,285	75
B23787	China and France, or, Two treatises the one, of the present state of China as to the government, customs, and manners of the inhabitants thereof ... from the observation of two Jesuites lately returned from that country, written and published by the French Kings cosmographer and now Englished : the other, containing the most remarkable passages of the reign and life of the present French King, Lewis the Fourteenth, and of the valour of our English in his armies.	Magalotti, Lorenzo, conte, 1637-1712. Viaggio del P. Giovanni Grueber tornando per terea da China in Europa. English.; Grueber, Johann, 1623-1680.; Orville, Albert, comte d', 1621-1662.; Thévenot, M. (Melchisédech), 1620?-1692.	1676 (1676)	Wing G2163	63,324	224
A80295	The compleat soldier, or expert artillery-man Containing the several postures and exercises of the pike and musquet; the various beats of the drum; and what else is necessary for a young soldier to understand. Also, divers ways of exercising a company, very useful for all officers, and others, that delight in military affairs.		1681 (1681)	Wing C5653A; ESTC R228408	63,468	258
B11899	Diatelesma. The second part of the moderne history of the vvorld containing the last summers actions, in Languedock, Italy, Piemont, Montferrat, Lorrain, the Dukedome of Burgundy, the Franch country, and generally in France, Holland, the West-Indies, and marine occurrences; with some passages of Rome, and Turkey, brought downe to Novemb. 1637.; Diatelesma. Part 4.	N. C.	1637 (1637)	STC 4293.6; ESTC S107082	64,140	113
A61485	Florus Britannicus, or, An exact epitome of the history of England, from William the Conquerour to the twelfth year of the reign of His Sacred Majesty Charls the Second, now flourishing illustrated with their perfect portraictures in exact copper plates ... / by Mathew Stevenson, Gent.	Stevenson, Matthew, fl. 1654-1685.	1662 (1662)	Wing S5501; ESTC R18156	64,856	62
A29627	An historical account of Mr. Rogers's three years travels over England and Wales giving a true and exact description of all the chiefest cities, towns and corporations in England, Dominion of Wales, and town of Berwick upon Twede : together with the antiquities, and places of admiration, cathedrals, churches of note in any city, town or place in each county, the gentleman above-mentioned having made it his whole business (during the aforesaid time) to compleat the same in his travelling, : to which is annexed a new map of England and Wales, with the adjacent parts, containing all the cities and market towns bound in just before the title.	Brome, James, d. 1719.; D. J.	1694 (1694)	Wing B4857; ESTC R39940	65,229	160
A32797	A discourse of the original, countrey, manners, government and religion of the Cossacks with another of the Precopian Tartars : and the history of the wars of the Cossacks against Poland.; Histoire de la guerre des Cosaques contre la Pologne. English	Chevalier, Pierre, 17th cent.; Brown, Edward, 1644-1708.	1672 (1672)	Wing C3800; ESTC R17946	66,376	210
A89620	Bellum Tartaricum, or The conquest of the great and most renowned empire of China, by the invasion of the Tartars, who in these last seven years, have wholy subdued that vast empire. Together with a map of the provinces, and chief cities of the countries, for the better understanding of the story. / Written originally in Latine by Martin Martinius, present in the country at most of the passages herein related, and now faithfully translated into English.; De bello Tartarico historia. English	Martini, Martino, 1614-1661.	1654 (1654)	Wing M858; Thomason E1499_2; ESTC R208642	67,043	251
A09851	The preceptes of warre, setforth [sic] by Iames the erle of Purlilia, and tra[n]slated into englysh by Peter Betham; De rei militari. English	Porcia, Jacopo di, conte, 15th cent.; Betham, Peter.	1544 (1544)	STC 20116; ESTC S114959	68,223	210
A19807	A continuation of the historie of France from the death of Charles the eight where Comines endeth, till the death of Henry the second. Collected by Thomas Danett Gentleman.	Danett, Thomas, fl. 1566-1601.	1600 (1600)	STC 6234; ESTC S109248	69,757	158