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A08951 The distressed virgin: or, The false young-man, and the constant maid, the qualities of them both displaid To an excellent new tune. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? 1633 (1633) STC 19228; ESTC S112529 1,805 2 View Text
B04215 Love without measure. Or, The young-mans delight, and the maidens joy. This youngman woo'd a damosel fair, and call'd her his joy and dear, but she was coy, as maids will be, and said he came with flattery. But he did protest it was not so, and at last brought her unto his bow: now they live in love, in peace, and joy, and she very fain would have a boy. To a rare new tune, called, Du-Vals delight. 1688 (1686-1688?) Wing L3224; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[164] 2,217 1 View Text
A00989 The argument of the pastorall of Florimene with the discription of the scœnes and intermedij. Presented by the Queenes Maiesties commandment, before the Kings Maiesty in the hall at White-hall, on S. Thomas day the 21. of December. M.DC.XXXV. 1635 (1635) STC 11095; ESTC S102451 7,323 22 View Text
A19646 Loves court of conscience written upon two severall occasions, with new lessons for lovers. Wherunto is annexed a kinde husband's advice to his wife. By Humfrey Crowch. Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.; Mason, George, fl. 1610-1617. Ayres that were sung and played, at Brougham Castle in Westmerland, in the Kings entertainment. Selections. 1637 (1637) STC 6074; ESTC S119167 7,451 26 View Text
A80390 A continuation of the true narration of the most observable passages in and about Plymouth, from Ianuary 26. 1643. till this present; wherein you may observe how the Lord doth alwaies work, for that poore, and remote garrison. Together with the letter of Sir Richard Greenvile with the answer to it, as also the burning of a booke inclosed in his letter by the hand of the hangman, the book being intituled, The iniquity of the Covenant. With the discovery of a shee traytor together with the articles prooved on oath against her at a councell of warre. Published by authoritie.; True narration of the most observable passages, in and at the late seige of Plymouth. Continuation. Grenville, Richard, Sir, 1600-1658. 1644 (1644) Wing C5973; Thomason E47_1; ESTC R23225 7,623 15 View Text
A27542 Cupid's court of salutations full of complemental dialogues, and other amorous passages, as well commodious as delightful for young-men and maids to read and exercise. W. B. 1687 (1687) Wing B207; ESTC R37046 8,069 26 View Text
A40856 The famous history of stovt Stukley: or, His valiant life and death 1650 (1650) Wing F378A; ESTC R221219 10,160 26 View Text
A11095 The bride by S.R. Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630? 1617 (1617) STC 21365.5; ESTC S2862 12,668 38 View Text
A75577 Aristotle's legacy: or, his golden cabinet of secrets opened. In five treatices 1. The wheel of fortune. 2. The art of Palmestry. 3. A treatise of moles 4. The interpreter of dreams. 5. Observations on fortunate and unfortunate days. With many other secrets and experiments, never before published. To which is added, a compleat book of riddles. 1. The fortune teller, or knowledge of good & bad fortune, ... 7. Also the best and most powerful receipt for making love powder. To which are added twenty merry and pleasant riddles, with their solutions or explanations: the whole illustrated throughout with curious cuts, proper to each particular: being the best, most exact, and accomplished book of this nature. 1699 (1699) Wing A3697dA; ESTC R230117 12,702 27 View Text
A67068 God made visible in his workes, or, A treatise of the externall workes of God first, in generall, out of the words of the Psalmist, Psalm 35, 6 : secondly, in particular of the Creation, out of the words of Moses, Genesis, Chap. 1 and 2 : thirdly, of Gods actuall Providence / by George Walker ... Walker, George, 1581?-1651. 1641 (1641) Wing W358; ESTC R38408 12,999 22 View Text
A77743 A sermon preached at the funeral of that truly pious and faithful minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Nich. Thorowgood at Godelman in Surrey. / By John Buck, Minister of the Gospel. Buck, John. 1692 (1692) Wing B5308A; ESTC R173204 13,879 25 View Text
A23769 A sermon preached before the King at White-hall, October the 12th 1662 by Richard Allestrey ... Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681. 1663 (1663) Wing A1165; ESTC R15228 15,707 44 View Text
A19481 Poetical blossomes by A.C. Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver. 1633 (1633) STC 5906; ESTC S108970 17,550 62 View Text
A90641 Philadelphia, or, Brotherly love to the studious in the hermetick art. Wherein is discovered the principles of hermetick philosophy, with much candor and plainness. / Written by Eyreneus Philoctetes. Philoctetes, Eyreneus.; Starkey, George, d. 1666. 1694 (1694) Wing P1982A; ESTC R204402 19,199 104 View Text
A54354 A spiritual looking-glass wherein is briefly discoursed the excellency and the necessity of saving faith and likewise how it may be known whether we have this faith or no : being the substance of two sermons / preached in London July the 23, 1671 by Sam. Pack. Pack, Samuel. 1671 (1671) Wing P152; ESTC R30079 19,268 44 View Text
A52250 A sermon preached at the funeral of Mr. Joseph Aleine by George Newton ... Newton, George, 1602-1681. 1672 (1672) Wing N1047; ESTC R16860 20,159 39 View Text
A12318 Psalmes, or songs of Sion turned into the language, and set to the tunes of a strange land. By W.S. Intended for Christmas carols, and fitted for divers of the most noted and common, but solemne tunes, every where in this land familiarly used and knowne. Slatyer, William, 1587-1647. 1631 (1631) STC 22635; ESTC S113750 20,325 64 View Text
A88118 The character of a true Christian: described in a sermon at the parish church of St. Botolph Bishopsgate. At the funeral of Mr. William Cade, deputy of that ward. By John Lake, D. D. late rector of that parish; and now Lord Bishop of Chichister Lake, John, 1624-1689. 1690 (1690) Wing L195A; ESTC R227280 20,673 64 View Text
A48382 Stephanos pistou, or, The true Christians character & crown described in a sermon at the parish church of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, July 15, 1669 at the funeral of Mr. William Cade, deputy of that ward / by John Lake. Lake, John, 1624-1689. 1671 (1671) Wing L198; ESTC R26150 20,722 50 View Text
A11261 An hundred heauenly thoughts And resolutions, tending to draw the minde from euill to good. Written by W. S. preacher of Gods worde in S. Iohns of Mathermarket in Norwich. Stinnet, William. 1616 (1616) STC 21527; ESTC S112134 22,139 174 View Text
A12205 Tvvo sermons vpon the first words of Christs last sermon Iohn XIIII. I. Being also the last sermons of Richard Sibbs D.D. Preached to the honourable society of Grayes Inne, Iune the 21. and 28. 1635. Who the next Lords day follwing, died, and rested from all his labours Sibbes, Richard, 1577-1635.; Goodwin, Thomas, 1600-1680.; Nye, Philip, 1596?-1672. 1636 (1636) STC 22515; ESTC S102407 24,191 77 View Text
A47565 The life and death of that old disciple of Jesus Christ and eminent minister of the Gospel Mr. Hanserd Knollys who dyed in the ninety third year of his age written with his own hand to the year 1672 ; and continued in general in an epistle by Mr. William Kiffin. Knollys, Hanserd, 1599?-1691.; Kiffin, William, 1616-1701. 1692 (1692) Wing K715; ESTC R25128 24,815 65 View Text
A21136 The merry deuill of Edmonton As it hath beene sundry times acted, by his Maiesties Seruants, at the Globe, on the banke-side. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, attributed name.; Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632, attributed name.; Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641, attributed name. 1608 (1608) STC 7493; ESTC S106285 25,601 46 View Text
A01428 Linsi-woolsie. Or Two centuries of epigrammes. Written by William Gamage Batchelour in the Artes Gamage, William. 1621 (1621) STC 11545; ESTC S113824 25,856 94 View Text
A03419 A Christian caueat for al estates. Or A sermon, preached by that religious seruant of God, Master George Hockin, Bachelor of Diuinitie, Fellow of Excester Colledge, and preacher to the towne of Totnes in Deuon Hockin, George, b. 1569 or 70.; I. C., fl. 1622. 1622 (1622) STC 13542; ESTC S116598 26,164 49 View Text
A16767 An olde mans lesson, and a young mans loue. By Nicholas Breton Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1605 (1605) STC 3674; ESTC S104769 26,174 52 View Text
A20497 A discourse against flatterie Chandos, Grey Brydges, Baron, d. 1621.; Devonshire, William Cavendish, Earl of, 1590-1628, attributed name.; Cavendish, Gilbert, attributed name.; Hobbes, Thomas, 1588-1679, attributed name. 1611 (1611) STC 6906; ESTC S116952 26,793 158 View Text
A45463 The fables of young Æsop, with their morals with a moral history of his life and death, illustrated with forty curious cuts applicable to each fable.; Aesop's fables. English. Aesop.; Harris, Benjamin, d. 1716? 1700 (1700) Wing H6; ESTC R39503 27,046 102 View Text
A00401 The triall of true friendship or perfit mirror, wherby to discerne a trustie friend from a flattering parasite. Otherwise, A knacke to know a knaue from an honest man: by a perfit mirrour of both: soothly to say; trie ere you trust; beleeue no man rashly. No lesse profitable in obseruing, then pleasant in reading. By M.B. M. B., fl. 1596. 1596 (1596) STC 1053; ESTC S110413 27,177 37 View Text
A05140 Phyala lachrymarum. Or A few friendly teares, shed over the dead body of Mr Nathaniel Weld Mr of Arts of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge who in the short journey of his life, died betwene the five and sixe and twentieth yeare of his youth, 1633. Together with sundry choyce meditations of mortalitie. Lathum, William. 1634 (1634) STC 15270; ESTC S108346 27,413 58 View Text
A02136 Morando the tritameron of loue wherein certaine pleasaunt conceites, vttered by diuers woorthy personages, are perfectly dyscoursed, and three doubtfull questyons of loue, most pithely and pleasauntly discussed: shewing to the wyse howe to vse loue, and to the fonde, howe to eschew lust: and yeelding to all both pleasure and profitt. By Robert Greene, Maister of Artes in Cambridge.; Morando the tritameron of love. Part 1 Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1584 (1584) STC 12276; ESTC S105814 28,889 48 View Text
A01502 The tragedie of Antonie. Doone into English by the Countesse of Pembroke; Marc Antoine. English Garnier, Robert, 1544-1590.; Pembroke, Mary Sidney Herbert, Countess of, 1561-1621. 1595 (1595) STC 11623; ESTC S105701 30,093 112 View Text
A10301 A president for young pen-men. Or The letter-writer Containing letters of sundry sortes, with their seuerall answeres. Full of variety, delight, and pleasure, and most necessary for the instruction of those that can write, but haue not the guift of enditing. M. R., fl. 1638. 1615 (1615) STC 20584; ESTC S120927 31,955 64 View Text
A79909 Agapai aspiloi, or The innocent love-feast. Being a sermon preached at S. Lawrence Jury in London, the sixth day of September, Anno Domini 1655. On the publick festival of the county of Hertford; and published this present May 1656. / By William Clarke. Clarke, William, d. 1679. 1656 (1656) Wing C4566; ESTC R206588 32,538 47 View Text
A26807 A short description of the blessed place and state of the saints above in a discourse upon the words of Our Blessed Saviour, John XIV, 2, in my father's house are many mansions, if it were not so, I would have told you, I go to prepare a place for you / by William Bates. Bates, William, 1625-1699. 1687 (1687) Wing B1125; ESTC R25866 33,196 119 View Text
A02093 Theeues falling out, true-men come by their goods: or, The belman wanted a clapper A peale of new villanies rung out; the sound being musicall to all gentlemen, lawyers, farmers, and all sorts of people that come vp to the tearme: shewing that the villanies of leawd women, excell those of men.; Disputation, betweene a hee conny-catcher, and a shee conny-catcher Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1615 (1615) STC 12235; ESTC S113894 33,505 44 View Text
A15873 The sophister· A comedy. Zouch, Richard, 1590-1661. 1639 (1639) STC 26133; ESTC S120621 33,518 72 View Text
A06933 Hobsons horse-load of letters: or A president for epistles The first [-second] booke. Being a most exact method for men, of what qualitie soeuer, how to indight, according to the forme of these times, whether it be for serious negotiations, priuate businesses, amorous accomplyment, wanton merryment, or the defence of honor and reputation. A worke different from all former publications, and not vnworthy the eyes of the most noblest spirits. Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. 1613 (1613) STC 17360; ESTC S104461 33,831 65 View Text
A19705 Cupids messenger: or, A trusty friend stored with sundry sorts of serious, wittie, pleasant, amorous, and delightfull letters. Newly written 1629 (1629) STC 6122; ESTC S105143 34,686 64 View Text
A02143 Pandosto the triumph of time. VVherein is discouered by a pleasant historie, that although by the meanes of sinister fortune truth may be concealed, yet by time in spight of fortune it is most manifestlie reuealed. Pleasant for age to auoyde drowsie thoughtes, profitable for youth to eschue other wanton pastimes, and bringing to both a desired content. Temporis filia veritas. By Robert Greene Maister of Artes in Cambridge. Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1588 (1588) STC 12285; ESTC S108586 34,700 55 View Text
A09197 The duty of all true subiects to their King as also to their native countrey, in time of extremity and danger. With some memorable examples of the miserable ends of perfidious traytors. In two bookes: collected and written by H.P. Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? 1639 (1639) STC 19505; ESTC S119806 35,298 78 View Text
A12078 The fleire· As it hath beene often played in the Blacke-Fryers by the Children of the Reuells. Written by Edward Sharpham of the Middle Temple, Gentleman. Sharpham, Edward, 1576-1608.; Marston, John, 1575?-1634. Parasitaster. 1607 (1607) STC 22384; ESTC S117249 35,402 62 View Text
A13345 The hogge hath lost his pearle A comedy. Diuers times publikely acted, by certaine London prentices. By Robert Tailor. Tailor, Robert, fl. 1614. 1614 (1614) STC 23658; ESTC S118056 35,632 62 View Text
A12143 Loves crueltie A tragedy, as it vvas presented by her Majesties Servants, at the private House in Drury Lane. Written by James Shirley Gent. Shirley, James, 1596-1666. 1640 (1640) STC 22449; ESTC S117371 35,959 66 View Text
A29956 An explanation of some truths, of the carriage of things about this great work Buchanan, David, 1595?-1652? 1645 (1645) Wing B5272; ESTC R19658 36,798 68 View Text
A07065 The Dutch courtezan As it vvas playd in the Blacke-Friars, by the Children of her Maiesties Reuels. VVritten by Iohn Marston. Marston, John, 1575?-1634. 1605 (1605) STC 17475; ESTC S112255 39,378 64 View Text
A01503 The countrie gentleman moderator Collections of such intermarriages, as haue beene betweene the two royall lines of England and Spaine, since the Conquest: with a short view of the stories of the liues of those princes. And also some obseruations of the passages: with diuers reasons to moderate the country peoples passions, feares, and expostulations, concerning the Prince his royall match and state affaires. Composed and collected by Edm. Garrard. Garrard, Edmund. 1624 (1624) STC 11624; ESTC S102860 39,587 76 View Text
A02092 A disputation, betweene a hee conny-catcher, and a shee conny-catcher whether a theefe or a whoore, is most hurtfull in cousonage, to the common-wealth. Discouering the secret villanies of alluring strumpets. With the conuersion of an English courtizen, reformed this present yeare, 1592. R.G. Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1592 (1592) STC 12234; ESTC S105909 39,793 48 View Text
A02151 The pleasant historie of Dorastus and Fawnia VVherein is discovered, that although by the meanes of sinister fortune, truth may be concealed; yet by time, in spight of fortune, it is manifestly revealed. ... By Robert Greene, Master of Arts in Cambridge.; Pandosto Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1636 (1636) STC 12292; ESTC S103413 39,826 56 View Text
A88290 The starry messenger; or an interpretation of that strange apparition of three suns seene in London, 19. Novemb. 1644. being the birth day of King Charles. The effects of the eclips of the sun, which will be visible in England, 11. August 1645. whose influence continues in force, from January, 1646 to Decemb. 1647. almost two whole yeares; and cannot but be the fore-runner of some extraordinary mutation in most common-wealths of Europe, but principally in England. With an answer to An astrologicall judgement. Printed at Oxford, upon his Majesties present martch. / By William Lilly student in astrologie. Lilly, William, 1602-1681.; Wharton, George, 1617-1681. Astrologicall judgement upon His Majesties present martch. 1645 (1645) Wing L2245; Thomason E288_17; ESTC R200103 40,051 61 View Text
A16786 A poste with a packet of madde letters. The second part Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1606 (1606) STC 3691.3; ESTC S237 40,782 62 View Text
A59525 Titus Andronicus, or, The rape of Lavinia acted at the Theatre Royall : a tragedy, alter'd from Mr. Shakespears works / by Mr. Edw. Ravenscroft. Ravenscroft, Edward, 1654?-1707.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Titus Andronicus. 1687 (1687) Wing S2949; ESTC R17448 41,406 66 View Text
A33849 A Collection of poems written upon several occasions by several persons with many additions, never before in print. Sedley, Charles, Sir, 1639?-1701. Poems. Selections. 1673.; Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691. Poems. Selections. 1673.; Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1648-1720 or 21. Poems. Selections. 1673.; Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. Poems. Selections. 1673. 1673 (1673) Wing C5175; ESTC R13357 41,515 190 View Text
A96148 A cure for a cuckold A pleasant comedy, as it hath been several times acted with great applause. Written by John VVebster and VVilliam Rowley. Placere cupio. Webster, John, 1580?-1625?; Rowley, William, 1585?-1642? aut 1661 (1661) Wing W1220; ESTC R230815 41,689 62 View Text
A13240 The araignment of leuud, idle, froward, and vnconstant women or the vanitie of them, choose you whether : with a commendation of wise, vertuous and honest women : pleasant for married men, profitable for young men, and hurtfull to none.; Arraignment of lewd, idle, froward, and unconstant women. 1615 Swetnam, Joseph, fl. 1617. 1615 (1615) STC 23534; ESTC S529 43,338 78 View Text
A68982 Choice, chance, and change: or, Conceites in their colours Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1606 (1606) STC 3636; ESTC S104711 44,432 94 View Text
A03197 The fayre mayde of the Exchange with the pleasant humours of the cripple of Fanchurch. Very delectable, and full of mirth. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641, attributed name. 1607 (1607) STC 13317; ESTC S106110 45,010 76 View Text
A08200 A true report of the late apprehension and imprisonnement of Iohn Nichols minister at Roan and his confession and ansvvers made in the time of his durance there. VVherevnto is added the satisfaction of certaine, that of feare or frailtie haue latly fallen in England.; True report of the late apprehension and imprisonnement of John Nichols minister at Roan. Allen, William, 1532-1594. 1583 (1583) STC 18537; ESTC S105146 45,115 86 View Text
A34260 The fool would be a favourit, or, The discreet lover a trage-comedy / written by Lodowick Carlell, Gent. Carlell, Lodowick, 1602?-1675. 1657 (1657) Wing C580; ESTC R7497 45,157 94 View Text
A73454 [Relation of sixtene martyrs glorified in England in twelve moneths] [with a declaration, that English catholiques suffer for the catholique religion, and that the seminarie priests agree with the Jesuites / by Thomas Worthington] Worthington, Thomas, 1549-1627. 1601 (1601) STC 26000.9; ESTC S5341 46,158 101 View Text
A04831 The marriage of the lambe Or a treatise concerning the spirituall espousing of Christ, to a beleeving soule, wherein the subject is fully handled in the nature of it, in the effects, priviledges, symptomes, with the comforts that arise to a beleever from this relation, wherein also the excellencie of Christ, and many other spirituall truths flowing from the subject are by way discovered. By Benjamin King, minister of Gods Word at Flamsteed in Hartford-shire. King, Benjamin, b. 1611 or 12. 1640 (1640) STC 14963; ESTC S103355 46,240 182 View Text
A29112 The cause of the innocent pleaded, his accusers pretended charge confvted, their unparallel'd actings, ungospel-like dealings, and unrighteous proceedings against their pastor, declared, or, Truth breaking forth, through the mist of clouds and slanders published by Samuel Bradley ... Bradley, Samuel. 1664 (1664) Wing B4126; ESTC R37453 47,126 59 View Text
A33947 A second generall epistle to all the saints wherein is unfolded the covenant of grace, as its a law in the spirit, of light, liberty, righteousness, holinesse, power and glory : as likewise as it is a law of peace, love and edification : published for the good of those who love peace and holinesse / written by T. Collier. Collier, Thomas, fl. 1691. 1649 (1649) Wing C5297; ESTC R12986 48,646 138 View Text
A00001 [The passoinate [sic] morrice] A., fl. 1593. 1593 (1593) STC 1; ESTC S115782 48,724 70 View Text
A13981 A Christian memorandum, or advertisement wherein is handled the doctrine of reproofe What it is, how we must reproue, how necessary it is: with exhortations and arguments moving vs to the right performance of that duty, and reproofe for neglecting reproofe. By Richard Truman Mr of Arts and minister of Gods word at Dallington neere Northampton. Truman, Richard. 1629 (1629) STC 24294; ESTC S102656 49,898 141 View Text
A07482 The famous historie of Chinon of England with his strange aduentures for the loue of Celestina daughter to Lewis King of Fraunce. VVith the worthy atchiuement of Sir Lancelot du Lake, and Sir Tristram du Lions for fair Laura, daughter to Cador Earle of Cornewall, beeing all knights of King Arthurs round table. By Chr. Middleton. Middleton, Christopher, 1560?-1628. 1597 (1597) STC 17866; ESTC S109998 50,146 96 View Text
A16800 The strange fortunes of two excellent princes in their liues and loues, to their equall ladies in all titles of true honour. Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1600 (1600) STC 3702; ESTC S109673 51,587 74 View Text
A04604 Adrasta: or, The vvomans spleene, and loves conquest A tragi-comedie. Never acted. Jones, John, fl. 1635. 1635 (1635) STC 14721; ESTC S107861 51,774 90 View Text
A14083 Asylum veneris, or A sanctuary for ladies Iustly protecting them, their virtues, and sufficiencies from the foule aspersions and forged imputations of traducing spirits. D. T. (Daniel Tuvill), d. 1660. 1616 (1616) STC 24393; ESTC S118753 52,443 161 View Text
A10869 Eustathia, or the constancie of Susanna containing the preservation of the godly, subversion of the wicked, precepts for the aged, instructions for youth, pleasure with profitte. Penned by R.R.G. Roche, Robert, 1575 or 6-1629. 1599 (1599) STC 21137; ESTC S112042 52,757 126 View Text
A57098 The town-shifts, or, The suburb-justice a comedy, as it is acted at His Royal Highness the Duke of York's theatre. Revet, Edward, fl. 1671. 1671 (1671) Wing R1194; ESTC R635 52,834 76 View Text
A58838 The life of God in the soul of man, or, The nature and excellency of the Christian religion with the method of attaining the happiness it proposes : and An account of the beginnings and advances of a spiritual life : in two letters written to persons of honour. Scougal, Henry, 1650-1678.; Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1677 (1677) Wing S2101; ESTC R2701 52,875 148 View Text
A02080 Ciceronis amor· = Tullies loue VVherein is discoursed the prime of Ciceroes youth, setting out in liuely portraitures how young gentlemen that ayme at honour should leuell the end of their affections, holding the loue of countrie and friends in more esteeme then those fading blossomes of beautie, that onely feede the curious suruey of the eye. A worke full of pleasure as following Ciceroes vaine, who was as conceipted in his youth as graue in his age, profitable as conteining precepts worthie so famous an orator. By Robert Greene in Artibus magister. Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1589 (1589) STC 12224; ESTC S105897 54,105 88 View Text
A30282 Mans whole duty and Gods wonderful intreaty of him thereunto set forth from 2 Cor. 5, 20, and published at the request of some hearers / by Daniel Burgess. Burgess, Daniel, 1645-1713. 1690 (1690) Wing B5709; ESTC R23833 54,814 178 View Text
A18931 A breefe methode or way teachinge all sortes of Christian people, how to serue God in a moste perfect manner written first in Spanishe, by a religious man, named Alphonso ; and reduced owte of Latin into English in manner of a dialogue for the easier vnderstanding and capacities of the simpler sorte, by I.M. Alonso, de Madrid. 1605 (1605) STC 535.5; ESTC S641 54,991 168 View Text
A35407 Morall discourses and essayes, upon severall select subjects written by T.C., Esquire. Culpeper, Thomas, Sir, 1626-1697. 1655 (1655) Wing C7559; ESTC R13555 55,194 182 View Text
A89557 Marsh his mickle monument. Raised on shepherds talkings, in moderate walkings, in divine expressions, in humane transgressions. Marsh, John, writer of verse. 1645 (1645) Wing M733; Thomason E301_11; ESTC R200267 56,402 94 View Text
A66697 The honour of merchant-taylors wherein is set forth the noble acts, valliant deeds, and heroick performances of merchant-taylors in former ages, their honourable loves, and knightly adventures ... together with their pious acts and large benevolences, their building of publick structures, especially that of Blackwell-Hall, to be a market place for the selling of woollen cloaths ... / written by VVilliam VVinstanley. Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698. 1668 (1668) Wing W3064; ESTC R41412 58,050 83 View Text
A41038 The life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond written by John Fell ... Fell, John, 1625-1686.; Waring, Robert, 1614-1658.; Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681.; Langbaine, Gerard, 1609-1658. 1662 (1662) Wing F618; ESTC R35672 58,303 255 View Text
A15818 The hould of humilitie adioyned to the Castle of courtesie. Compiled by Iames Yates Seruingman. Captious conceipts, good reader doe dismis: and friendly weigh the willing minde of his, which more doth write for pleasure then for praise, whose worthlesse workers are simplie pend alwaies.; Castell of courtesie. Part 2 Yates, James, servingman. 1582 (1582) STC 26080; ESTC S113975 60,199 147 View Text
A89716 Gods great care of his good people in bad times discovered in several sermons / preached by Mr. James Nalton (late minister of St. Leonards Foster-Lane) immediately upon his return from Holland, about twelve years since ; published by J.F., teacher of short- writing, who took them in characters from the said Mr. J. Nalton. Nalton, James, 1600-1662. 1655 (1655) Wing N122A; ESTC R42508 60,551 169 View Text
A01971 An exposition of the Song of Solomon: called Canticles Together with profitable obseruations, collected out of the same. Perused and published by William Gouge, preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London. Finch, Henry, Sir, d. 1625.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653. 1615 (1615) STC 12113; ESTC S103279 60,898 144 View Text
A28854 The chast and lost lovers living shadowed in the person of Arcadius and Sepha and illustrated with the several stories of Haemon and Antigone, Eramio and Amissa, Phaon and Sappho, Delithason and Verista ... : to which is added the contestation betwixt Bacchus and Diana, and certain sonnets of the author to Aurora / digested into three poems by Will. Bosworth. Bosworth, William, 1607-1650? 1653 (1653) Wing B3800; ESTC R4184 62,993 144 View Text
A21085 The historie of Ariodanto and Ieneura, daughter to the King of Scottes, in English verse, by Peter Beuerley Beverley, Peter, of Staple Inn.; Ariosto, Lodovico, 1474-1533. Orlando Furioso. Book 5. English. Selections. 1575 (1575) STC 745.5; ESTC S104573 64,300 183 View Text
A06078 The praise of solitarinesse set down in the forme of a dialogue, wherein is conteyned, a discourse philosophical, of the lyfe actiue, and contemplatiue. Baynes Roger, 1546-1623. 1577 (1577) STC 1651; ESTC S101586 64,469 96 View Text
A43179 The Christians dayly solace in experimentall observations; or, cordials for crosses in thse sad and calamitous times of affliction. By R.H. Head, Richard, Rev. 1659 (1659) Wing H1277A; ESTC R222583 65,001 166 View Text
A02453 Castara the third edition. Corrected and augmented. Habington, William, 1605-1654.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver. 1640 (1640) STC 12585; ESTC S103611 65,258 262 View Text
A27474 The female prince, or, Frederick of Sicily in three parts. Bernard, Catherine, 1662-1712.; Spence, Ferrand. 1682 (1682) Wing B1984; ESTC R26538 65,886 254 View Text
A88621 The loves and adventures of Clerio & Lozia. a romance. Written originally in French, and translated into English by Fra. Kirkman, Gent. Du Périer, Antoine.; Kirkman, Francis, 1632-ca. 1680. 1652 (1652) Wing L3260; Thomason E1289_2; ESTC R202767 66,013 191 View Text
A79400 Political and military observations, remarks and maxims, of Charles V. late duke of Lorrain, general of the Emperor's forces From a manuscript left by him, and never printed before. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, 1643-1690.; Beck, Rupert.; Savage, John, fl. 1680, engraver. 1699 (1699) Wing C3650; ESTC R200475 66,262 303 View Text
A04560 The most pleasant history of Tom a Lincolne that renowned souldier, the Red-rose Knight, who for his valour and chivalry, was surnamed the boast of England. Shewing his honourable victories in forraigne countries, with his strange fortunes in the Fayrie land: and how he married the faire Anglitora, daughter to Prester Iohn, that renowned monarke of the world. Together with the lives and deathes of his two famous sonnes, the Blacke Knight, and the Fayrie Knight, with divers other memorable accidents, full of delight.; Tom a Lincoln Johnson, Richard, 1573-1659? 1631 (1631) STC 14684; ESTC S105584 66,530 98 View Text
A13572 The strangest aduenture that euer happened: either in the ages passed or present Containing a discourse concerning the successe of the King of Portugall Dom Sebastian, from the time of his voyage into Affricke, when he was lost in the battell against the infidels, in the yeare 1578. vnto the sixt of Ianuary this present 1601. In which discourse, is diuerse curious histories, some auncient prophesies, and other matters, whereby most euidently appeareth: that he whom the Seigneurie of Venice hath held as prisoner for the space of two yeres and twentie two dayes, is the right and true king of Portugall Dom Sebastian. More, a letter that declareth, in what maner he was set at libertie the xv. of December last. And beside, how he parted from Venice and came to Florence. All first done in Spanish, then in French, and novv lastly translated into English.; Adventure admirable, par dessus toutes autres des siecles passez & present. English Teixeira, José, 1543-1604.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. 1601 (1601) STC 23864; ESTC S118296 67,947 90 View Text
A15817 The castell of courtesie whereunto is adioyned the holde of humilitie: with the chariot of chastitie thereunto annexed. Also a dialogue betwéene age and youth, and other matters herein conteined. By Iames Yates seruingman. 1582. Yates, James, servingman. 1582 (1582) STC 26079; ESTC S111810 69,664 174 View Text
A84087 Pearls of eloquence, or, The school of complements Wherein ladies, gentlewomen, and schollars, may accommodate their courtly practice with gentile ceremonies, complemental, amorous, and high expressions of speaking, or writing of letters. By VV. Elder, Gent. Elder, William, fl. 1680-1700.; J. G. (John Gough), fl. 1640, attributed name. 1656 (1656) Wing E325AB; ESTC R229809 69,698 138 View Text
A08477 Barneuels apology: or Holland mysterie· With marginall castigations.; Mysteria Hollandica. English Oldenbarnevelt, Johan van, 1547-1619.; Holderus, Petrus. 1618 (1618) STC 18800; ESTC S121064 70,746 62 View Text
A10701 Faultes faults, and nothing else but faultes Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617. 1606 (1606) STC 20983; ESTC S115897 70,812 133 View Text
A06165 Euphues shadow, the battaile of the sences Wherein youthfull folly is set downe in his right figure, and vaine fancies are prooued to produce many offences. Hereunto is annexed the deafe mans dialogue, contayning Philamis Athanatos: fit for all sortes to peruse, and the better sorte to practise. By T.L. Gent. Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1592 (1592) STC 16656; ESTC S109569 72,106 104 View Text
A65152 God's mighty power magnified as manifested and revealed in his faithful handmaid Joan Vokins, who departed this life the 22d of the 5th month, 1690, having finished her course, and kept the faith : also some account of her exercises, works of faith, labour of love, and great travels in the work of the ministry, for the good of souls. Vokins, Joan, d. 1690. 1691 (1691) Wing V685; ESTC R9069 73,393 156 View Text
A29033 Some motives and incentives to the love of God pathetically discours'd of, in a letter to a friend / by the Hon[ora]ble R.B., Esq. Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. 1659 (1659) Wing B4032; ESTC R11830 73,891 200 View Text
A77108 An exposition of the doctrine of the Catholic Church in matters of controversie by the Right Reverend James Benigne Bossuet ... ; done into English from the fifth edition in French.; Exposition de la doctrine de l'Eglise catholique sur les matières de controverse. English Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, 1627-1704.; Johnston, Joseph, d. 1723. 1685 (1685) Wing B3783; ESTC R223808 74,712 98 View Text