A84290
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Exhortation of the Friends and Brethren of London to all youths and young men; who are children of Friends, and apprentices, or have been apprentices to Friends, who are convinc'd in their judgments of the way of truth, and inhabiting in and about this city.
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1672
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Wing E3866A; ESTC R176885
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A06679
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The strange fortune of Alerane: or, My ladies toy. By H.M. of the middle Temple in London
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H. M., of the Middle Temple in London.
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1605
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STC 17135; ESTC S108313
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34
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A02166
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The repentance of Robert Greene Maister of Artes. Wherein by himselfe is laid open his loose life, with the manner of his death
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Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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1592
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STC 12306; ESTC S119749
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13,805
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32
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A45686
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A funeral sermon preached upon the death of Mrs. Rebecka Goddard, November the 13th. 1692 At Joyners-Hall. By Tho. Harrison.
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Harrison, Thomas, fl. 1700.
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1692
(1692)
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Wing H910A; ESTC R213017
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15,833
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A05092
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The theater of fine deuices containing an hundred morall emblemes. First penned in French by Guillaume de la Perriere, and translated into English by Thomas Combe.; Théâtre des bons engins. English
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La Perrière, Guillaume de, 1499-1565.; Combe, Thomas, fl. 1593-1614.
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1614
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STC 15230; ESTC S109335
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17,968
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112
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A14322
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The right way to heauen and the true testimonie of a faithfull and loyall subiect. Compiled by Richard Vennard of Lincolnes Inne.
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R. V. (Richard Vennard), d. 1615?
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1601
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STC 24637; ESTC S120185
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25,162
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65
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A11388
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Picturæ loquentes. Or Pictures drawne forth in characters VVith a poeme of a maid. By Wye Saltonstall.
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Saltonstall, Wye, fl. 1630-1640.
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1631
(1631)
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STC 21645; ESTC S101219
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25,570
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132
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A08000
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The anatomie of absurditie contayning a breefe confutation of the slender imputed prayses to feminine perfection, with a short description of the seuerall practises of youth, and sundry follies of our licentious times. No lesse pleasant to be read, then profitable to be remembred, especially of those, who liue more licentiously, or addicted to a more nyce stoycall austeritie. Compiled by T. Nashe.
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Nash, Thomas, 1567-1601.
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1589
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STC 18364; ESTC S110083
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31,239
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A07064
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Antonios reuenge. The second part. As it hath beene sundry times acted, by the children of Paules. Written by I.M.; Antonio and Mellida. Part 2
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Marston, John, 1575?-1634.
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1602
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STC 17474; ESTC S112254
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82
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A37506
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The garland of good-will divided into three parts : containing many pleasant songs and pretty poems to sundry new notes : with a table to find the names of all the songs / written by T.D.
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Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600.
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1678
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Wing D946; ESTC R13235
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A62223
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Tamerlane the Great a tragedy : as it is acted by Their Majesties servants at the Theatre Royal / by C. Saunders, Gent.
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Saunders, C. (Charles), fl. 1681.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.; Banks, John, d. 1706.
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1681
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Wing S741; ESTC R17093
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37,675
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72
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A43595
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Fortune by land and sea a tragi-comedy, as it was acted with great applause by the Queens servants / written by Tho. Haywood and William Rowly.
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Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Rowley, William, 1585?-1642?
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1655
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Wing H1783; ESTC R10165
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39,171
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50
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A68144
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Foure letters, and certaine sonnets especially touching Robert Greene, and other parties, by him abused: but incidently of diuers excellent persons, and some matters of note. To all courteous mindes, that will voutchsafe the reading.
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Harvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631.
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1592
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STC 12900.5; ESTC S103854
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40,293
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78
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A36266
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The country-wake a comedy, as it is acted at the New Theatre in Little Lincoln's-Inn-Fields by His Majesty's servants / written by Mr. Tho. Dogget.
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Dogget, Thomas, d. 1721.
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1696
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Wing D1828; ESTC R5372
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45,756
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82
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A03783
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The deplorable life and death of Edward the Second, King of England Together with the downefall of the two vnfortunate fauorits, Gauestone and Spencer. Storied in an excellent poëm.
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Hubert, Francis, Sir, d. 1629.
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1628
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STC 13900; ESTC S104257
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65,064
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152
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A07129
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Youths instruction. Composed and written by William Martyn Esquire. Recorder of the honourable citie of Exeter
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Martyn, William, 1562-1617.
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1612
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STC 17530; ESTC S102312
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67,049
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142
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A56861
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The Quakers art of courtship, or, The Yea-and-nay academy of complements calculated for the meridian of the Bull-and-Mouth and may indifferently serve the brethren of the wind-mill order for noddification in any part of will-a-wisp land / by the author of Teagueland jests.
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Author of Teagueland jests.
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1689
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Wing Q14; ESTC R28162
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67,642
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169
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A06165
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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.
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Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.; Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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1592
(1592)
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STC 16656; ESTC S109569
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72,106
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104
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A03784
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The historie of Edward the Second, surnamed Carnarvan, one of our English kings together with the fatall down-fall of his two vnfortunate favorites Gaveston and Spencer : now published by the author thereof, according to the true originall copie, and purged from those foule errors and corruptions, wherewith that spurious and surreptitious peece, which lately came forth vnder the same tytle, was too much defiled and deformed : with the addition of some other observations both of vse and ornament / by F.H. knight.
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Hubert, Francis, Sir, d. 1629.
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1629
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STC 13901; ESTC S122596
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77,301
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183
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A15606
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Wits recreations. Selected from the finest fancies of moderne muses
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Herbert, George, 1592-1637.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.
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1640
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STC 25870; ESTC S120256
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79,337
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324
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A53744
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John Owen's Latine epigrams Englished by Tho. Harvey, Gent. ; dedicated by the author Mr. John Owen unto the Lady Mary Nevil, daughter of the Earl of Dorset.; Epigrammata. English
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Owen, John, 1560?-1622.; Harvey, Thomas.
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1677
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Wing O825E; ESTC R11234
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92,073
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212
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A43142
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The canting academy, or, The devils cabinet opened wherein is shewn the mysterious and villanous practices of that wicked crew, commonly known by the names of hectors, trapanners, gilts, &c. : to which is added a compleat canting-dictionary, both of old words, and such as are now most in use : with several new catches and songs, compos'd by the choisest wits of the age ...
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Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?
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1673
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Wing H1243; ESTC R9723
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96,642
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212
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A04494
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The golden trade: or, A discouery of the riuer Gambra, and the golden trade of the Aethiopians Also, the commerce with a great blacke merchant, called Buckor Sano, and his report of the houses couered with gold, and other strange obseruations for the good of our owne countrey; set downe as they were collected in trauelling, part of the yeares, 1620. and 1621. By Richard Iobson, Gentleman.
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Jobson, Richard, fl. 1620-1623.
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1623
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STC 14623; ESTC S107773
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101,832
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172
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A06590
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Euphues. The anatomy of vvyt Very pleasant for all gentlemen to reade, and most necessary to remember: wherin are contained the delights that wyt followeth in his youth, by the pleasauntnesse of loue, and the happynesse he reapeth in age, by the perfectnesse of wisedome. By Iohn Lylly Master of Arte. Oxon.
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Lyly, John, 1554?-1606.
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1578
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STC 17051; ESTC S105598
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115,224
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186
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A50616
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Recreation for ingenious head-peeces, or, A pleasant grove for their wits to walk in of epigrams 700, epitaphs 200, fancies a number, fantasticks abundance : with their addition, multiplication, and division.
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Mennes, John, Sir, 1599-1671.; Smith, James, 1605-1667.
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1654
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Wing M1714; ESTC R31890
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117,409
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410
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A43430
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Herodian's history of the Roman emperors containing many strange and wonderful revolutions of state in Europe, Asia, and Africa : also, their most remarkable embassies, speeches, antiquities, &c. : together with the most solemn ceremonies us'd at the deification of the Roman emperors : with a character of the ancient Britains / done from the Greek by a gentleman at Oxford.; History. English
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Herodian.; Gentleman at Oxford.
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1698
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Wing H1581; ESTC R13737
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140,954
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430
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A18722
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Churchyards challenge
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Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.
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1593
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STC 5220; ESTC S104961
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155,134
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297
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A00617
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The counseller a treatise of counsels and counsellers of princes, written in Spanish by Bartholomew Phillip, Doctor of the ciuill and cannon lawe. Englished by I.T. graduate in Oxford.; Tractado del consejo y de los consejeros de los principes. English
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Filippe, Bartholomeu.; Thorie, John, b. 1568.
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1589
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STC 10753; ESTC S101905
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175,643
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206
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A05562
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Politeuphuia VVits common wealth.
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N. L. (Nicholas Ling), fl. 1580-1607.; Bodenham, John, fl. 1600, attributed name.
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1598
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STC 15686; ESTC S108557
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193,341
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576
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A53064
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CCXI sociable letters written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.
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Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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1664
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Wing N872; ESTC R33623
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211,049
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486
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A48803
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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. ...
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Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.; Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.
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1653
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Wing L2660; ESTC R39067
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223,145
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321
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A64910
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Q Valerius Maximus his collections of the memorable acts and sayings of orators, philosophers, statesmen, and other illustrious persons of the ancient Romans, and other foreign nations, upon various subjects together with the life of that famous historian / newly translated into English.; Factorum et dictorum memorabilium. English. 1684
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Valerius Maximus.; Speed, Samuel, 1631-1682.
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1675
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Wing V33A; ESTC R24651
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255,577
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462
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A64912
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Romæ antiquæ descriptio a view of the religion, laws, customs, manners, and dispositions of the ancient Romans, and others : comprehended in their most illustrious acts and sayings agreeable to history / written in Latine by ... Quintus Valerius Maximus ; and now carefully rendred into English ; together with the life of the author.; Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri IX. English
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Valerius Maximus.; Speed, Samuel, 1631-1682.
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1678
(1678)
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Wing V34; ESTC R22311
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255,720
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462
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A50572
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The memoires of Sir James Melvil of Hal-hill containing an impartial account of the most remarkable affairs of state during the last age, not mention'd by other historians, more particularly relating to the kingdoms of England and Scotland, under the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James : in all which transactions the author was personally and publickly concern'd : now published from the original manuscript / by George Scott, Gent.
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Melville, James, Sir, 1535-1617.; Scot, George, d. 1685.
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1683
(1683)
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Wing M1654; ESTC R201
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279,416
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250
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A06140
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The pilgrimage of princes, penned out of sundry Greeke and Latine aucthours, by Lodovvicke Lloid Gent
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Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610.
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1573
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STC 16624; ESTC S108781
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286,699
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458
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A18337
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Gerardo the vnfortunate Spaniard. Or A patterne for lasciuious louers Containing seuerall strange miseries of loose affection. Written by an ingenious Spanish gentleman, Don Gonçalo de Cespedes, and Meneçes, in the time of his fiue yeeres imprisonment. Originally in Spanish, and made English by L.D.; Español Gerardo. English
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Céspedes y Meneses, Gonzalo de, 1585?-1638.; Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635.
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1622
(1622)
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STC 4919; ESTC S107646
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292,536
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482
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A46439
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The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent hands ; together with the satires of Aulus Persius Flaccus, made English by Mr. Dryden ; with explanatory notes at the end of each satire ; to which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satire ... by Mr. Dryden.; Works. English. 1693
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Juvenal.; Persius. Works. English.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
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1693
(1693)
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Wing J1288; ESTC R12345
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297,921
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482
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A53048
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Natures picture drawn by fancies pencil to the life being several feigned stories, comical, tragical, tragi-comical, poetical, romanicical, philosophical, historical, and moral : some in verse, some in prose, some mixt, and some by dialogues / written by ... the Duchess of Newcastle.
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Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.
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1671
(1671)
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Wing N856; ESTC R11999
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321,583
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731
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A35020
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The general history of the Quakers containing the lives, tenents, sufferings, tryals, speeches and letters of the most eminent Quakers, both men and women : from the first rise of that sect down to this present time / being written originally in Latin by Gerard Croese ; to which is added a letter writ by George Keith ...
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Croese, Gerardus, 1642-1710.; Keith, George, 1639?-1716.
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1696
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Wing C6965; ESTC R31312
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344,579
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528
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A89527
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Heptameron or the history of the fortunate lovers; written by the most excellent and most virtuous princess, Margaret de Valoys, Queen of Navarre; published in French by the privilege and immediate approbation of the King; now made English by Robert Codrington, Master of Arts.
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Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549.; Codrington, Robert, 1601-1665.
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1654
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Wing M593; Thomason E1468_2; ESTC R208683
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403,927
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599
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A65112
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The works of Virgil containing his Pastorals, Georgics and Aeneis : adorn'd with a hundred sculptures / translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden.
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Virgil.; Virgil. Bucolica.; Virgil. Georgica.; Virgil. Aeneis.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700.
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1697
(1697)
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Wing V616; ESTC R26296
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421,337
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914
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A46420
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Decimus Junius Juvenalis, and Aulus Persius Flaccus translated and illustrated as well with sculpture as notes / by Barten Holyday ...; Works. English. 1673
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Juvenal.; Persius. Works. English.; Holyday, Barten, 1593-1661.
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1673
(1673)
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Wing J1276; ESTC R12290
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464,713
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335
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A45110
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A general history of Scotland together with a particular history of the Houses of Douglas and Angus / written by Master David Hume of Godscroft.
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Hume, David, 1560?-1630?
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1648
(1648)
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Wing H3656; ESTC R33612
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530,146
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482
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A45112
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The history of the houses of Douglas and Angus written by Master David Hume ...
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Hume, David, 1560?-1630?
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1643
(1643)
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Wing H3658; ESTC R398
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531,313
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470
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A61287
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The history of philosophy, in eight parts by Thomas Stanley.
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Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678.
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1656
(1656)
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Wing S5238; ESTC R17292
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629,655
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827
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A45754
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The ladies dictionary, being a general entertainment of the fair-sex a work never attempted before in English.
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N. H.; Dunton, John, 1659-1733.
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1694
(1694)
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Wing H99; ESTC R6632
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671,643
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762
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A15791
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The Countesse of Mountgomeries Urania. Written by the right honorable the Lady Mary Wroath. Daughter to the right noble Robert Earle of Leicester. And neece to the ever famous, and renowned Sr. Phillips Sidney knight. And to ye most exele[n]t Lady Mary Countesse of Pembroke late deceased
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Wroth, Mary, Lady, ca. 1586-ca. 1640.; Pass, Simon van de, 1595?-1647, engraver.
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1621
(1621)
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STC 26051; ESTC S122291
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691,315
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600
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A16248
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The decameron containing an hundred pleasant nouels. Wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen.; Decamerone. English
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Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625, attributed name.
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1620
(1620)
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STC 3172; ESTC S106639
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719,575
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777
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A43532
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Scrinia reserata a memorial offer'd to the great deservings of John Williams, D. D., who some time held the places of Ld Keeper of the Great Seal of England, Ld Bishop of Lincoln, and Ld Archbishop of York : containing a series of the most remarkable occurences and transactions of his life, in relation both to church and state / written by John Hacket ...
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Hacket, John, 1592-1670.
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1693
(1693)
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Wing H171; ESTC R9469
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790,009
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465
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A02296
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The dial of princes, compiled by the reuerend father in God, Don Antony of Gueuara, Byshop of Guadix, preacher, and chronicler to Charles the fifte, late of that name Emperour. Englished out of the Frenche by T. North, sonne of Sir Edvvard North knight, L. North of Kyrtheling; Relox de príncipes. English
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Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545?; North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?; Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545? Aviso de privados. English.; Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.
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1568
(1568)
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STC 12428; ESTC S120709
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960,446
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762
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A02299
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Archontorologion, or The diall of princes containing the golden and famous booke of Marcus Aurelius, sometime Emperour of Rome. Declaring what excellcncy [sic] consisteth in a prince that is a good Christian: and what euils attend on him that is a cruell tirant. Written by the Reuerend Father in God, Don Antonio of Gueuara, Lord Bishop of Guadix; preacher and chronicler to the late mighty Emperour Charles the fift. First translated out of French by Thomas North, sonne to Sir Edward North, Lord North of Kirthling: and lately reperused, and corrected from many grosse imperfections. With addition of a fourth booke, stiled by the name of The fauoured courtier.; Relox de príncipes. English
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Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545?; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?; Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545? Aviso de privados. English.
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1619
(1619)
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STC 12430; ESTC S120712
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985,362
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801
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A09800
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The philosophie, commonlie called, the morals vvritten by the learned philosopher Plutarch of Chæronea. Translated out of Greeke into English, and conferred with the Latine translations and the French, by Philemon Holland of Coventrie, Doctor in Physicke. VVhereunto are annexed the summaries necessary to be read before every treatise; Moralia. English
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Plutarch.; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637.
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1603
(1603)
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STC 20063; ESTC S115981
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2,366,913
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1,440
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