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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A38761	A breviary of Roman history from the building of Rome, to the year 1119 ... / writ in Latin by Eutropius ; translated into English by several young gentlemen privately educated in Hatton-Garden.; Breviarium ab urbe condita. English	Eutropius, 4th cent.; Maidwell, Lewis, 1650-1715.	1684 (1684)	Wing E3434; ESTC R15840	65,465	239
A59452	The squire of Alsatia a comedy, as it is acted by Their Majesty's servants / written by Tho. Shadwell.	Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692.	1688 (1688)	Wing S2874; Wing S2865_PARTIAL; ESTC R11237	66,681	98
A59229	A letter of thanks from the author of Sure-footing to his answerer Mr. J.T.	Sergeant, John, 1622-1707.	1666 (1666)	Wing S2575; ESTC R10529	66,859	140
A67201	Love in a wood, or, St. James's Park a comedy / written by Mr. Wycherley.	Wycherley, William, 1640-1716.	1672 (1672)	Wing W3747; ESTC R7945	66,886	108
A63194	The tryal of Sr Thomas Gascoyne Bar. for high-treason in conspiring the death of the King, the subversion of the government, and alteration of religion, on Wednesday the 11th of February 1679 : at the Bar of the Kings Bench, before the Right Honourable Sir William Scroggs, Lord Chief Justice, and the rest of the judges of that court.	Gascoigne, Thomas, Sir, 1593?-1686, defendant.	1680 (1680)	Wing T2219; ESTC R6828	66,907	70
A27287	The Dutch lover a comedy acted at the Dvkes theatre / written by Mrs. A. Bhen [sic]	Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.	1673 (1673)	Wing B1726; ESTC R3716	67,106	112
A67192	The country-wife a comedy acted at the Theatre Royal / written by Mr. Wycherley ...	Wycherley, William, 1640-1716.; Molière, 1622-1673.	1675 (1675)	Wing W3738; ESTC R21398	67,694	107
A37489	Delightful novels exemplifyed in eight choice and elegant histories lately related by the most refined wits ; with interludes in which are comprised the gallant adventures, amorous intrigues and famous enterprizes of several English gentry ; with the most pathetick oratory and subtil stratagems used in love-affairs.		1686 (1686)	Wing D904; ESTC R37723	67,955	176
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
A64768	Magia adamica or the antiquitie of magic, and the descent thereof from Adam downwards, proved. Whereunto is added a perfect, and full discoverie of the true cœlum terræ, or the magician's heavenly chaos, and first matter of all things. By Eugenius Philalethes.	Vaughan, Thomas, 1622-1666.	1650 (1650)	Wing V151; ESTC R203905	72,517	175
A18423	Tvvo vvise men and all the rest fooles: or A comicall morall, censuring the follies of this age as it hath beene diverse times acted.	Chapman, George, 1559?-1634.	1619 (1619)	STC 4991; ESTC S107717	72,694	112
A44366	Amanda, a sacrifice to an unknown goddesse, or, A free-will offering of a loving heart to a sweet-heart by N.H. of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge	Hookes, Nicholas, 1628-1712.; Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631. England's heroical epistles. Latin & English. Selections.	1653 (1653)	Wing H2665; ESTC R15079	72,741	216
A86166	Clarastella together with poems occasional, elegies, epigrams, satyrs. / By Robert Heath, Esquire.	Heath, Robert, fl. 1636-1659.	1650 (1650)	Wing H1340A; Thomason E1364_1; ESTC R202387	74,802	191
A34267	The passionate lovers a tragi-comedy : the first and second parts ... / written by Lodowick Carlell, Gent.	Carlell, Lodowick, 1602?-1675.	1655 (1655)	Wing C581; ESTC R7439	75,839	162
A06468	Bosvvorth-field with a taste of the variety of other poems, left by Sir Iohn Beaumont, Baronet, deceased: set forth by his sonne, Sir Iohn Beaumont, Baronet; and dedicated to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie.	Beaumont, John, Sir, 1583-1627.; Beaumont, John, Sir, d. 1644.	1629 (1629)	STC 1694; ESTC S101234	77,419	230
A64062	B. Taylor's Opuscula the measures of friendship : with additional tracts : to which is now added his moral demonstration proving that the religion of Jesus Christ is from God : never before printed in this volume.; Selections. 1678	Taylor, Jeremy, 1613-1667.	1678 (1678)	Wing T355; ESTC R11770	78,709	214
A01403	The secretaries studie containing new familiar epistles: or directions, for the formall, orderly, and iudicious inditing of letters. ... By Thomas Gainsford, Esq.	Gainsford, Thomas, d. 1624?	1616 (1616)	STC 11523; ESTC S102834	84,541	142
A67889	The vindication of Sr. John Stawells remonstrance, against a scurrilous pamphlet written by Mr. John Ash; entituled An answer to divers scandalls mentioned in the humble remonstrance of Sr. John Stawell. As also an answer to a petition of William Lawrence of Edenburgh, Esq; whereunto certain reasons are annexed, directed to the honourable the referrees of his highness most honourable council. With a conclusion humbly offered unto his highnesse the Lord Protector. / Written by Sr. John Stawell. Wherunto are annexed, a letter of Sir Anthony Irbyes, and a short reply of Sr. David Watkins relating unto some parts of the said pamphlet.	Stawell, John, Sir, 1599-1662.; Irby, Anthony, Sir, d. 1682.; Watkins, David, Sir.	1655 (1655)	Wing S5352; ESTC R208228	86,641	91
A15801	The true vse of armorie shewed by historie, and plainly proued by example: the necessitie therof also discouered: with the maner of differings in ancient time, the lawfulnes of honorable funerals and moniments: with other matters of antiquitie, incident to the aduauncing of banners, ensignes, and marks of noblenesse and cheualrie, by William Wyrley.	Wyrley, William, 1565-1618.	1592 (1592)	STC 26062; ESTC S120446	88,285	157
A53480	Two new tragedies ... both written by the Right Honourable the Earl of Orrery.	Orrery, Roger Boyle, Earl of, 1621-1679.; Orrery, Roger Boyle, Earl of, 1621-1679. Black Prince.; Orrery, Roger Boyle, Earl of, 1621-1679. Tryphon.	1669 (1669)	Wing O501; ESTC R23007	93,845	130
A03224	The first and second partes of King Edward the Fourth Containing his mery pastime with the tanner of Tamworth, as also his loue to faire Mistrisse Shoare, her great promotion, fall and miserie, and lastly the lamentable death of both her and her husband. Likewise the besieging of London, by the bastard Falconbridge, and the valiant defence of the same by the Lord Maior and the citizens. As it hath diuers times beene publikely played by the Right Honorable the Earle of Derbie his seruants.; King Edward the Fourth	Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.	1600 (1600)	STC 13342; ESTC S106204	101,074	176
A50799	Two new playes ... written by Tho. Middleton, Gent.	Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.	1657 (1657)	Wing M1989; ESTC R16830	103,962	222
A36298	Letters to severall persons of honour written by John Donne ... ; published by John Donne, Dr. of the civill law.; Correspondence. Selections	Donne, John, 1572-1631.; Donne, John, 1604-1662.	1651 (1651)	Wing D1864; ESTC R1211	107,493	328
A34159	The Complaisant companion, or, New jests, witty reparties, bulls, rhodomontado's, and pleasant novels		1674 (1674)	Wing C5627; ESTC R20756	109,488	244
A41898	The remarkable sayings, apothegms and maxims of the Eastern nations abstracted and translated out of their books written in the Arabian, Persian and Turkish language, with remarks / by Monsieur Galland ... translated out of French.; Paroles remarquables, les bon mots, et les maximes des Orientaux. English	Galland, Antoine, 1646-1715.	1695 (1695)	Wing G169; ESTC R7403	112,508	250
A43170	Nugæ venales, or, Complaisant companion being new jests, domestick and forreign, bulls, rhodomontados, pleasant novels and miscellanies.	Head, Richard, 1637?-1686?	1675 (1675)	Wing H1266; ESTC R30764	118,870	333
A41698	Poems, chiefly consisting of satyrs and satyrical epistles by Robert Gould.	Gould, Robert, d. 1709?	1689 (1689)	Wing G1431; ESTC R14024	124,654	348
A25703	An apology for the Protestants of France, in reference to the persecutions they are under at this day in six letters.; Apologie pour les Protestans. English.	L'Estrange, Roger, Sir, 1616-1704.	1683 (1683)	Wing A3555A; ESTC R12993	127,092	130
A50093	Three new playes; viz. The [brace] bashful lover, Guardian, Very woman. As they have been often acted at the private-house in Black-Friers, by His late Majesties Servants, with great applause. / Written by Philip Massenger, Gent. Never printed before.	Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625,	1655 (1655)	Wing M1050; ESTC R202151	128,623	294
A95862	Versatile ingenium, The Wittie companion, or Jests of all sorts. From citie and countrie, court and universitie. : With an account of the life of the laughing philosopher Democritus of Abder̀a. / By Democritus Junior.	Burton, Robert, 1577-1640.	1679 (1679)	Wing V257A; ESTC R185956	129,090	241
A47372	Comedies and tragedies written by Thomas Killigrew ...; Works. 1664	Killigrew, Thomas, 1612-1683.	1664 (1664)	Wing K450; ESTC R7715	133,168	650
A04633	Bartholmew fayre : a comedie, acted in the yeare, 1614 by the Lady Elizabeths seruants, and then dedicated to King Iames, of most blessed memorie ; The diuell is an asse : a comedie acted in the yeare, 1616, by His Maiesties seruants ; The staple of newes : a comedie acted in the yeare, 1625, by His Maiesties seruants by the author, Beniamin Iohnson.; Plays. Selections	Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.	1631 (1631)	STC 14753.5; ESTC S4350	137,976	257
A16682	A strappado for the Diuell Epigrams and satyres alluding to the time, with diuers measures of no lesse delight. By Misosukos, to his friend Philokrates.	Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.	1615 (1615)	STC 3588; ESTC S106309	140,723	366
A02775	Pierces supererogation or A new prayse of the old asse A preparatiue to certaine larger discourses, intituled Nashes s. fame. Gabriell Haruey.	Harvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631.	1593 (1593)	STC 12903; ESTC S103899	142,548	254
A54240	The wits academy, or, The muses delight consisting of merry dialogues upon various occasions composed of mirth, wit, and eloquence, for a help to discourse to such as have had but small converse with the critical sort of people, which live in this censorious age : as also, divers sorts of letters upon several occasions both merry and jocose, helpful for the inexpert to imitate, and pleasant to those of better judgement, at their own leisure to peruse : with a perfect collection of all the newest and best songs, and catches, that are, and have been lately in request at court, and both the theatres.	W. P.	1677 (1677)	Wing P139; ESTC R4337	143,775	351
A50030	Leicester's common-wealth conceived, spoken and published with most earnest protestation of dutifull goodwill and affection towards this realme / by Robert Parsons Jesuite ; whereunto is added Leicesters-ghost.; Leycesters commonwealth.	Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610.; Rogers, Thomas, 1573 or 4-1609 or 10. Leicester's ghost.	1641 (1641)	Wing L969; Wing L970_VARIANT; ESTC R12740	146,895	230
A29623	Songs and other poems by Alex. Brome ...	Brome, Alexander, 1620-1666.	1664 (1664)	Wing B4853; ESTC R4313	148,082	391
A10411	Poems with the Muses looking-glasse: and Amyntas· By Thomas Randolph Master of Arts, and late fellow of Trinity Colledge in Cambridge.	Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635.; Randolph, Robert, 1612 or 13-1671.	1638 (1638)	STC 20694; ESTC S115618	150,754	394
A88963	Mr. Mauger's French grammar enriched with severall choise dialogues, containing an exact account of the state of France, ecclesiasticall, civil, and military, as it flourisheth at present under King Louis the fourteenth. Also a chapter of Anglicismes; vvith instructions for travellers into France.; Grammaire françoise. English.	Mauger, Claude.	1656 (1656)	Wing M1336; Thomason E1581_2; ESTC R208947	155,029	293
A18722	Churchyards challenge	Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604.	1593 (1593)	STC 5220; ESTC S104961	155,134	297
A07541	A nights search· Discovering the nature and condition of all sorts of night-walkers; with their associates. As also, the life and death of many of them. Together with divers fearfull and strange accidents, occasioned by such ill livers. Digested into a poeme by Humphry Mill.; Nights search. Part 1.	Mill, Humphrey, fl. 1646.	1640 (1640)	STC 17921; ESTC S112683	172,120	346
A31023	Mirza a tragedie, really acted in Persia, in the last age : illustrated with historicall annotations / the author, R.B., Esq.	Baron, Robert, b. 1630.	1647 (1647)	Wing B891; ESTC R17210	172,168	287
A26780	An account of the life and death of Mr. Philip Henry, minister of the gospel near Whitechurch in Shropshire, who dy'd June 24, 1696, in the sixty fifth year of his age	Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714.	1698 (1698)	Wing B1100A; ESTC R14627	175,639	290
A22608	A tragi-comicall history of our times, under the borrowed names of Lisander and Calista; Histoire trage-comique de nostre temps, sous les noms de Lysandre et de Caliste. English	Audiguier, Vital d', 1569-1624.; Duncomb, William.	1635 (1635)	STC 907; ESTC S106882	182,194	252
A87005	Syons redemption, and original sin vindicated: wherein are these particulars largely handled and discovered. I. That sprinkling of water in the name of the father, son and Holy Ghost is not baptism, ... II Infants not the subjects appointed by God to be baptized, ... III That the second death was never threatned to be inflicted upon Adam ... IV A clear and large discourse as touching Gods decree, of election and reprobation. V A large exposition upon the ninth chapter to the Romanes, ... VI A brief disproof of the unlawfulness of the paying or receving of tithes, ... VII The ordination of the national ministery examined and disproved. VIII The answer of objections against the Jews return out of their captivity ... IX A clear discovery of the glorious effects (or that which will be effected) under the sound of the seventh trumpet. X A full discovery of Judah and Israels glory to be enjoyed in their own land, ... Published for the instruction and comfort of all that wait for the appearing of the Lord Jesus and Zions redemption. Being an answer to a book of Mr. Hezekiah Holland, sometimes preacher in Sutton-Valence in Kent. By George Hammon pastor to the Church of Christ, meeting in Biddenden in Kent.	Hammon, George.	1658 (1658)	Wing H504; Thomason E958_1; ESTC R207642	184,723	213
B09153	Theatre of wits ancient and modern attended with severall other ingenious pieces from the same pen [brace] viz. I. Faenestra in pectore, or, A century of familiar letters, II. Loves labyrinth: A tragi-comedy, III. Fragmenta poetica, or, Poetical diversions, IV. Virtus redivivi, a panegyrick on our late king Charles of ever blessed memory concluding with A panegyrick on His Sacred Majesties most happy return / by T.F.	Forde, Thomas.	1661 (1661)	Wing F1548A; ESTC R177174	187,653	418
A84701	Virtus rediviva a panegyrick on our late King Charles the I. &c. of ever blessed memory. Attended, with severall other pieces from the same pen. Viz. [brace] I. A theatre of wits: being a collection of apothegms. II. Fœnestra in pectore: or a century of familiar letters. III. Loves labyrinth: a tragi-comedy. IV. Fragmenta poetica: or poeticall diversions. Concluding, with a panegyrick on his sacred Majesties most happy return. / By T.F.	Forde, Thomas.	1660 (1660)	Wing F1550; Thomason E1806_1; ESTC R200917	187,771	410
A11333	Narbonus The laberynth of libertie. Very pleasant for young gentlemen to peruse, and passing profitable for them to prosecute. Wherein is contained the discommodities that insue, by following the lust of a mans will, in youth: and the goodnesse he after gayneth, being beaten with his owne rod, and pricked with the peeushnesse of his owne conscience, in age. VVriten by Austin Saker, of New Inne.	Saker, Austin.	1580 (1580)	STC 21593; ESTC S101648	202,886	286
A18331	The Spanish bavvd, represented in Celestina: or, The tragicke-comedy of Calisto and Melibea Wherein is contained, besides the pleasantnesse and sweetnesse of the stile, many philosophicall sentences, and profitable instructions necessary for the younger sort: shewing the deceits and subtilties housed in the bosomes of false seruants, and cunny-catching bawds.; Celestina. English	Rojas, Fernando de, d. 1541.; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?	1631 (1631)	STC 4911; ESTC S107195	207,517	216
A92757	Scrinia sacra; secrets of empire, in letters of illustrious persons. A supplement of the Cabala. In which business of the same quality and grandeur is contained: with many famous passages of the late reigns of K. Henry 8. Q. Elizabeth, K. James, and K. Charls.; Cábala. Part 2.	Bedell, Gabriel, d. 1668.; Collins, Thomas, fl. 1650-1682.	1654 (1654)	Wing S2110; Thomason E228_2; ESTC R8769	210,018	264
A53064	CCXI sociable letters written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princess, the Lady Marchioness of Newcastle.	Newcastle, Margaret Cavendish, Duchess of, 1624?-1674.	1664 (1664)	Wing N872; ESTC R33623	211,049	486
A33611	A chain of golden poems embellished with wit, mirth, and eloquence : together with two most excellent comedies, (viz.) The obstinate lady, and Trappolin suppos'd a prince / written by Sr Aston Cokayn.; Chain of golden poems	Cokain, Aston, Sir, 1608-1684.; Cokain, Aston, Sir, 1608-1684. Obstinate lady.; Cokain, Aston, Sir, 1608-1684. Trappolin creduto principe.	1658 (1658)	Wing C4894; ESTC R20860	211,316	545
A53407	Eikōn vasilikē tetartē, or, The picture of the late King James further drawn to the life in which is made manifest by several articles, that the whole course of his life hath been a continued conspiracy against the Protestant religion, laws and liberties of the three kingdoms : in a letter to himself : the fourth part / by Titus Oates ...	Oates, Titus, 1649-1705.	1697 (1697)	Wing O40; ESTC R7727	224,388	196
A01108	North-vvest Fox, or, Fox from the North-west passage Beginning vvith King Arthur, Malga, Octhur, the two Zeni's of Iseland, Estotiland, and Dorgia; following with briefe abstracts of the voyages of Cabot, Frobisher, Davis, Waymouth, Knight, Hudson, Button, Gibbons, Bylot, Baffin, Hawkridge ... Mr. Iames Hall's three voyages to Groynland, with a topographicall description of the countries, the salvages lives and treacheries, how our men have beene slayne by them there, with the commodities of all those parts ... demonstrated in a polar card, wherein are all the maines, seas, and ilands, herein mentioned. With the author his owne voyage, being the XVIth. with the opinions and collections of the most famous mathematicians, and cosmographers ... By Captaine Luke Foxe of Kingstone vpon Hull, capt. and pylot for the voyage, in his Majesties Pinnace the Charles. Printed by his Majesties command.	Foxe, Luke, 1586-1635.	1635 (1635)	STC 11221; ESTC S105645	224,546	311
A42079	Gregorii posthuma, or, Certain learned tracts written by John Gregorie. Together with a short account of the author's life and elegies on his much-lamented death published by J.G.	Gregory, John, 1607-1646.; Gurgany, John, 1606 or 7-1675.	1649 (1649)	Wing G1926; ESTC R2328	225,906	381
A31530	Delight in severall shapes, dravvne to the life in six pleasant histories by the elegant pen of that famous Spaniard, Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ... ; now rendred into English.; Novelas ejemplares. English. Selections	Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?	1654 (1654)	Wing C1770; ESTC R8969	227,136	334
B09731	The beau's academy, or, The modern and genteel way of wooing and complementing after the most courtly manner in which is drawn to the life, the deportment of most accomplished lovers, the mode of their courtly entertainments, the charms of their persuasive language in their addresses or more secret dispatches, to which are added poems, songs, letters of love and others : proverbs, riddles, jests, posies, devices, with variety of pastimes and diversions as cross-purposes, the lovers alphabet &c. also a dictionary for making rhimes, four hundred and fifty delightful questions with their several answers together with a new invented art of logick : so plain and easie that the meanest capacity may in a short time attain to a perfection of arguing and disputing.	Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?	1699 (1699)	Wing P2064; ESTC R181771	227,423	431
A18334	Exemparie nouells in sixe books. The two damosels. The Ladie Cornelia. The liberall lover. The force of bloud. The Spanish ladie. The jealous husband. Full of various accidents both delightfull and profitable. By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra; one of the prime wits of Spaine, for his rare fancies, and wittie inventions. Turned into English by Don Diego Puede-Ser.; Novelas ejemplares. English	Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.; Mabbe, James, 1572-1642?	1640 (1640)	STC 4914; ESTC S107640	227,875	330
A63798	Tryon's letters upon several occasions ... by Tho. Tryon.	Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.	1700 (1700)	Wing T3184; ESTC R27544	228,706	258
A47514	Mr. Kirkwood's plea before the Kirk, and civil judicatures of Scotland Divided into five parts.	Kirkwood, James, fl. 1698.	1698 (1698)	Wing K649; ESTC R220381	232,754	148
A02322	Nevv epistles of Mounsieur de Balzac. Translated out of French into English, by Sr. Richard Baker Knight. Being the second and third volumes; Correspondence. English. Selections	Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez, seigneur de, 1597-1654.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.; Baker, Richard, Sir, 1568-1645.	1638 (1638)	STC 12454; ESTC S103515	233,613	520
A54745	The mysteries of love & eloquence, or, The arts of wooing and complementing as they are manag'd in the Spring Garden, Hide Park, the New Exchange, and other eminent places : a work in which is drawn to the life the deportments of the most accomplisht persons, the mode of their courtly entertainments, treatments of their ladies at balls, their accustom'd sports, drolls and fancies, the witchcrafts of their perswasive language in their approaches, or other more secret dispatches ...	Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?	1685 (1685)	Wing P2067; ESTC R25584	236,029	441
A36898	The Dublin scuffle being a challenge sent by John Dunton, citizen of London, to Patrick Campbel, bookseller in Dublin : together with small skirmishes of bills and advertisements : to which is added the billet doux sent him by a citizens wife in Dublin, tempting him to lewdness, with his answers to her : also some account of his conversation in Ireland, intermixt with particular characters of the most eminent persons he convers'd with in that kingdom ... : in several letters to the spectators of this scuffle, with a poem on the whole encounter.	Dunton, John, 1659-1733.	1699 (1699)	Wing D2622; ESTC R171864	245,842	426
A63966	A new martyrology, or, The bloody assizes now exactly methodizing in one volume comprehending a compleat history of the lives, actions, trials, sufferings, dying speeches, letters, and prayers of all those eminent Protestants who fell in the west of England and elsewhere from the year 1678 ... : with an alphabetical table ... / written by Thomas Pitts.	Tutchin, John, 1661?-1707.	1693 (1693)	Wing T3380; ESTC R23782	258,533	487
A77567	Five nevv playes, viz. The English moor, or the mock-marriage. The love-sick court, or the ambitious politique: Covent Garden weeded. The nevv academy, or the nevv exchange. The queen and concubine. / By Richard Brome.	Brome, Richard, d. 1652?; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? English Moor.; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? Love-sick court.; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? Covent Garden weeded.; Brome, Ricahrd, d. 1652?. New academy.; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? Queen and concubine.	1659 (1659)	Wing B4872; Thomason E1782_1; Thomason E1782_2; Thomason E1782_3; Thomason E1782_4; Thomason E1782_5; ESTC R209758	271,627	554
A18337	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	Céspedes y Meneses, Gonzalo de, 1585?-1638.; Digges, Leonard, 1588-1635.	1622 (1622)	STC 4919; ESTC S107646	292,536	482
A78017	Balzac's remaines, or, His last letters· Written to severall grand and eminent persons in France. Whereunto are annexed the familiar letters of Monsieur de Balzac to his friend Monsieur Chapelain. Never before in English.; Correspondence. English. Selections	Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez, seigneur de, 1597-1654.; Chapelain, Jean, 1595-1674.; Dring, Thomas.	1658 (1658)	Wing B616; Thomason E1779_1; ESTC R209057	331,826	458
A67127	Reliquiae Wottonianae, or, A collection of lives, letters, poems with characters of sundry personages : and other incomparable pieces of language and art : also additional letters to several persons, not before printed / by the curious pencil of the ever memorable Sir Henry Wottan ...	Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.	1672 (1672)	Wing W3650; ESTC R34765	338,317	678
A64311	Letters written by Sir W. Temple, Bart., and other ministers of state, both at home and abroad containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665-1672 : in two volumes / review'd by Sir W. Temple sometime before his death ; and published by Jonathan Swift ...	Temple, William, Sir, 1628-1699.; Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.	1700 (1700)	Wing T641; ESTC R14603	342,330	1,298
A43531	Examen historicum, or, A discovery and examination of the mistakes, falsities and defects in some modern histories occasioned by the partiality and inadvertencies of their severall authours / by Peter Heylin ...	Heylyn, Peter, 1600-1662.	1659 (1659)	Wing H1706; ESTC R4195	346,443	588
A12824	Pacata Hibernia Ireland appeased and reduced· Or, an historie of the late vvarres of Ireland, especially within the province of Mounster, vnder the government of Sir George Carew, Knight, then Lord President of that province, and afterwards Lord Carevv of Clopton, and Earle of Totnes, &c. VVherein the siedge of Kinsale, the defeat of the Earle of Tyrone, and his armie; the expulsion and sending home of Don Iuan de Aguila, the Spanish generall, with his forces; and many other remarkeable passages of that time are related. Illustrated with seventeene severall mappes, for the better understanding of the storie.	Stafford, Thomas, Sir, fl. 1633.; Totnes, George Carew, Earl of, 1555-1629, attributed name.	1633 (1633)	STC 23132; ESTC S117453	356,720	417
A42072	Gregorii Opuscula, or, Notes & observations upon some passages of Scripture with other learned tracts / written by John Gregory ...; Works. 1650	Gregory, John, 1607-1646.; Gurgany, John, 1606 or 7-1675.	1650 (1650)	Wing G1921_PARTIAL; Wing G1925_PARTIAL; Wing G1927_PARTIAL; ESTC R14029	370,916	594
A28378	Resuscitatio, or, Bringing into publick light severall pieces of the works, civil, historical, philosophical, & theological, hitherto sleeping, of the Right Honourable Francis Bacon, Baron of Verulam, Viscount Saint Alban according to the best corrected coppies : together with His Lordships life / by William Rawley ...	Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626.; Rawley, William, 1588?-1667.	1657 (1657)	Wing B319; ESTC R17601	372,122	441
A00113	The right plesaunt and goodly historie of the foure sonnes of Aimon the which for the excellent endytyng of it, and for the notable prowes and great vertues that were in them: is no les pleasaunt to rede, then worthy to be knowen of all estates bothe hyghe and lowe.; Renaut de Montauban (Chanson de geste). English.	Caxton, William, ca. 1422-1491.	1554 (1554)	STC 1011; ESTC S106657	375,588	358
A44716	Epistolæ Ho-elianæ familiar letters domestic and forren divided into sundry sections, partly historicall, politicall, philosophicall, vpon emergent occasions / by James Howell.; Correspondence	Howell, James, 1594?-1666.	1650 (1650)	Wing H3072; ESTC R711	386,609	560
A41427	The English-American, his travail by sea and land, or, A new survey of the West-India's containing a journall of three thousand and three hundred miles within the main land of America ... : also, a new and exact discovery of the Spanish navigation to those parts ... : with a grammar, or some few rediments of the Indian tongue called Poconchi, or Pocoman / by the true and painfull endeavours of Thomas Gage ... 1648.	Gage, Thomas, 1603?-1656.	1648 (1648)	Wing G109; ESTC R22621	392,970	244
A19014	The third booke of Amadis de Gaule Containing the discords and warres which befell in Great Brittaine, and there about, occasioned by the bad counsell, which King Lisuart receiued from Gandandell and Brocadan, against Amadis and his followers: whereby many good knights (afterward on either side) cruelly concluded their liues. VVritten in French by the Lord of Essars, Nicholas de Herberay ... Translated into English by A.M.; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 3-4. English.	Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1618 (1618)	STC 543; ESTC S106808	427,906	389
A96700	England's vvorthies. Select lives of the most eminent persons from Constantine the Great, to the death of Oliver Cromwel late Protector. / By William Winstanley, Gent.	Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.	1660 (1660)	Wing W3058; Thomason E1736_1; ESTC R204115	429,255	671
A48796	The states-men and favourites of England since the reformation their prudence and policies, successes and miscarriages, advancements and falls; during the reigns of King Henry VIII. King Edward VI. Queen Mary. Queen Elizabeth King James. King Charles I.	Lloyd, David, 1635-1692.	1665 (1665)	Wing L2648; ESTC R200986	432,989	840
A78009	Letters of Mounsieur de Balzac. Translated out of French into English. Now collected into one volume, with a methodicall table of all the letters. 1. 2. 3. and 4th parts. By Sr Richard Baker Knight, and others.; Correspondence. English	Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez, seigneur de, 1595-1654.	1654 (1654)	Wing B614; Thomason E1444_1; ESTC R209109	450,799	529
A48794	State-worthies, or, The states-men and favourites of England since the reformation their prudence and policies, successes and miscarriages, advancements and falls, during the reigns of King Henry VIII, King Edward VI, Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth, King James, King Charles I.	Lloyd, David, 1635-1692.	1670 (1670)	Wing L2646; ESTC R21786	462,324	909
A71328	The ancient, famous and honourable history of Amadis de Gaule. [books 1 and 2] Discoursing the aduentures, loues and fortunes of many princes, knights and ladies, as well of Great Brittaine, as of many other kingdomes beside, &c. Written in French by the Lord of Essars, Nicholas de Herberay, ordinarie commissarie of the Kings artillerie, and his lieutenant thereof, in the countrie and gouernment of Picardie, &c.; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 1-2. English.	Pyott, Lazarus.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1619 (1619)	STC 544_copy2; ESTC S106806	494,517	445
A69120	The ancient, famous and honourable history of Amadis de Gaule Discoursing the aduentures, loues and fortunes of many princes, knights and ladies, as well of Great Brittaine, as of many other kingdomes beside, &c. Written in French by the Lord of Essars, Nicholas de Herberay, ordinarie commissarie of the Kings artillerie, and his lieutenant thereof, in the countrie and gouernment of Picardie, &c.; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 1-2. English.	Pyott, Lazarus.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.	1619 (1619)	STC 544; ESTC S106806	502,699	458
A03886	The ancient, honorable, famous, and delighfull historie of Huon of Bourdeaux, one of the peeres of Fraunce, and Duke of Guyenne Enterlaced with the loue of many ladies, as also the fortunes and aduentures of knights errant, their amorous seruants.; Huon de Bordeaux. English.	Berners, John Bourchier, Lord, 1466 or 7-1533.	1601 (1601)	STC 13999; ESTC S104310	503,912	674
A31592	Cabala, sive, Scrinia sacra mysteries of state & government : in letters of illustrious persons, and great agents, in the reigns of Henry the Eighth, Queen Elizabeth, K. James, and the late King Charls : in two parts : in which the secrets of Empire and publique manage of affairs are contained : with many remarkable passages no where else published.; Cabala, sive, Scrinia sacra.		1654 (1654)	Wing C184_ENTIRE; Wing C183_PARTIAL; Wing S2110_PARTIAL; ESTC R21971	510,165	642
A30389	The memoires of the lives and actions of James and William, Dukes of Hamilton and Castleherald, &c. in which an account is given of the rise and progress of the civil wars of Scotland, with other great transactions both in England and Germany, from the year 1625, to the year 1652 : together with many letters, instructions, and other papers, written by King Charles the I : never before published : all drawn out of, or copied from the originals / by Gilbert Burnet ; in seven books.	Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649. Selections. 1677.	1677 (1677)	Wing B5832; ESTC R15331	511,397	467
A67906	Bentivolio and Urania in four bookes / by N.I. D.D.	Ingelo, Nathaniel, 1621?-1683.	1660 (1660)	Wing I175; ESTC R16505	565,427	738
A47019	A compleat history of Europe, or, A view of the affairs thereof, civil and military from the beginning of the Treaty of Nimeguen, 1676, to the conclusion of the peace with the Turks, 1699 including the articles of the former, and the several infringements of them, the Turkish Wars, the forming of the Grand Confederacy, the revolution in England, &c. : with a particular account of all the actions by sea and land on both sides, and the secret steps that have been made towards a peace, both before, as well as during the last negotiation : wherein are the several treaties at large, the whole intermix'd with divers original letters, declarations, papers and memoirs, never before published / written by a gentleman, who kept an exact journal of all transactions, for above these thirty years.	Jones, D. (David), fl. 1676-1720.	1699 (1699)	Wing J928A; ESTC R13275	681,693	722
A16248	The decameron containing an hundred pleasant nouels. Wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen.; Decamerone. English	Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625, attributed name.	1620 (1620)	STC 3172; ESTC S106639	719,575	777
A71189	Astrea. Part 2. a romance / written in French by Messire Honoré D'Urfe ; and translated by a person of quality.; Astrée. English	Urfé, Honoré d', 1567-1625.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.	1658 (1658)	Wing U132_pt2; ESTC R23560	720,550	420
A31537	The history of the renown'd Don Quixote de la Mancha written in Spanish by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra ; translated from the original by several hands ; and publish'd by Peter Motteux ... ; adorn'd with sculptures.; Don Quixote. English	Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616.; Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718.	1712 (1712)	Wing C1775; ESTC R21655	804,786	1,366
A61861	Memorials of the Most Reverend Father in God, Thomas Cranmer sometime Lord Archbishop of Canterbury wherein the history of the Church, and the reformation of it, during the primacy of the said archbishop, are greatly illustrated : and many singular matters relating thereunto : now first published in three books : collected chiefly from records, registers, authentick letters, and other original manuscripts / by John Strype ...	Strype, John, 1643-1737.	1694 (1694)	Wing S6024; ESTC R17780	820,958	784
A62144	A compleat history of the life and raigne of King Charles from his cradle to his grave collected and written by William Sanderson, Esq.	Sanderson, William, Sir, 1586?-1676.	1658 (1658)	Wing S646; ESTC R5305	1,107,377	1,192
A27177	Comedies and tragedies written by Francis Beaumont and Iohn Fletcher ...	Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.; Shirley, James, 1596-1666.; Lowin, John, 1576-1659.; Taylor, Joseph, 1586?-1653?	1647 (1647)	Wing B1581; ESTC R22900	1,572,322	946
A11954	Mr. VVilliam Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies Published according to the true originall copies.; Plays	Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.; Heminge, John, ca. 1556-1630.; Condell, Henry, d. 1627.	1623 (1623)	STC 22273; ESTC S111228	1,701,097	916
A47834	Hymen's præludia, or Loves master-peice being that so much admired romance, intituled Cleopatra : in twelve parts / written originally in the French, and now elegantly rendred into English by Robert Loveday.; Cléopatre. English	La Calprenède, Gaultier de Coste, seigneur de, d. 1663.; Loveday, Robert, fl. 1655.; Davies, John, 1625-1693.; J. C. (John Coles), b. 1623 or 4.; J. W. (James Webb)	1674 (1674)	Wing L123; ESTC R3406	2,056,707	1,117
A09802	The lives of the noble Grecians and Romanes compared together by that graue learned philosopher and historiographer, Plutarke of Chæronea ; translated out of Greeke into French by Iames Amyot ... ; and out of French into Englishe, by Thomas North.; Lives. English. 1579	Plutarch.; North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?; Amyot, Jacques, 1513-1593.; Acciaiuoli, Donato, 1429-1478.; Goulart, Simon, 1543-1628.	1579 (1579)	STC 20066; ESTC S1644	2,087,933	1,206
A27178	Fifty comedies and tragedies written by Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher, Gentlemen ; all in one volume, published by the authors original copies, the songs to each play being added.; Plays. Selections	Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616.; Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.	1679 (1679)	Wing B1582; ESTC R13766	2,374,878	1,160
A70988	Artamenes, or, The Grand Cyrus an excellent new romance / written by that famous wit of France, Monsieur de Scudery ... ; and now Englished by F.G., Gent.; Artamène. English	Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.; F. G., Gent.	1653 (1653)	Wing S2144; Wing S2162; ESTC R2914	3,507,532	2,018
A02495	The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation. [vols. 1-3] made by sea or ouer-land, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600. yeres: deuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed. The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English ... The second volume comprehendeth the principall nauigations ... to the south and south-east parts of the world ... By Richard Hakluyt preacher, and sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.; Principall navigations, voiages, and discoveries of the English nation.		1599 (1599)	STC 12626A; ESTC S106753	3,713,189	2,072