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A02153
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Perimedes the blacke-smith a golden methode, how to vse the minde in pleasant and profitable exercise: wherein is contained speciall principles fit for the highest to imitate, and the meanest to put in practise, how best to spend the wearie winters nights, or the longest summers euenings, in honest and delightfull recreation: wherein we may learne to auoide idlenesse and wanton scurrilitie, vvhich diuers appoint as the end of their pastimes. Heerein are interlaced three merrie and necessarie discourses fit for our time: with certaine pleasant histories and tragicall tales, which may breed delight to all, and offence to none.
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Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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1588
(1588)
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STC 12295; ESTC S105812
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37,452
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59
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A11241
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Clidamas, or The Sicilian tale. VVritten by I.S.
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I. S., fl. 1639.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.
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1639
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STC 21501; ESTC S116311
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60,002
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164
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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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A47954
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Il nipotismo di Roma, or, The history of the popes nephews from the time of Sixtus the IV to the death of the last Pope Alexander the VII in two parts / written originally in Italian in the year 1667 ; and Englished by W.A.; Nipotismo di Roma. English
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Leti, Gregorio, 1630-1701.; Aglionby, William, d. 1705.
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1669
(1669)
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Wing L1335; ESTC R2244
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180,003
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346
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A67715
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Cyrus le Grand the entire story Done into English by a person of quality and dedicated to the late King; Anabasis. English.
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Xenophon.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.
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1654
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Wing X3B; ESTC R221067
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278,614
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229
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A15807
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Cyrupædia The institution and life of Cyrus, the first of that name, King of Persians. Eight bookes. Treating of noble education, of princely exercises, military discipline, vvarlike stratagems, preparations and expeditions: as appeareth by the contents before the beginning of the first booke. Written in Greeke by the sage Xenophon. Translated out of Greeke into English, and conferred with the Latine and French translations, by Philemon Holland of the city of Coventry Doctor in Physick. Dedicated to his most excellent Maiesty.; Cyropaedia. English
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Xenophon.; Holland, Abraham, d. 1626. Naumachia. aut; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637.; Marshall, William, fl. 1617-1650, engraver.
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1632
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STC 26068; ESTC S118709
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282,638
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236
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A51699
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A cloud of witnesses, or, The sufferers mirrour made up of the swanlike-songs, and other choice passages of several martyrs and confessors to the sixteenth century, in their treatises, speeches, letters, prayers, &c. in their prisons, or exiles, at the bar, or stake, &c. / collected out of the ecclesiastical histories of Eusebius, Fox, Fuller, Petrie, Scotland, and Mr. Samuel Ward's Life of faith in death, &c. and alphabetically disposed by T.M., M.A.; Cloud of witnesses. Part 1
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Mall, Thomas, b. 1629 or 30.; Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.
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1665
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Wing M329; ESTC R21709
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379,698
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602
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A96700
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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.
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Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.
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1660
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Wing W3058; Thomason E1736_1; ESTC R204115
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429,255
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671
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A57970
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Joshua redivivus, or, Mr. Rutherfoord's letters divided into two parts, the first, containing these which were written from Aberdeen, where he was confined by a sentence of the high commission ... partly on account of his non-conformance : the second, containing some which were written from Anwoth ... / now published for the use of all the people of God ... by a wellwisher to the work & people of God.
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Rutherford, Samuel, 1600?-1661.
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1664
(1664)
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Wing R2381; ESTC R31792
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483,441
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628
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A41017
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Thrēnoikos the house of mourning furnished with directions for the hour of death ... delivered in LIII sermons preached at the funerals of divers faithfull servants of Christ / by Daniel Featly, Martin Day, John Preston, Ri. Houldsworth, Richard Sibbs, Thomas Taylor, doctors in divinity, Thomas Fuller and other reverend divines.
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Featley, Daniel, 1582-1645.
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1660
(1660)
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Wing F595; ESTC R30449
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896,768
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624
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A18528
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The workes of Geffray Chaucer newlye printed, wyth dyuers workes whych were neuer in print before: as in the table more playnly doth appere. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.; Works
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.; Thynne, William, d. 1546.
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1542
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STC 5069; ESTC S107198
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770
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A32749
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The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate ... : together with The life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words ... that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular notes for the better understanding of their original.; Works. 1687
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.; Speght, Thomas, fl. 1600.; Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451? Siege of Thebes.
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1687
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Wing C3736; ESTC R3920
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1,295,535
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A47682
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Cassandra the fam'd romance : the whole work : in five parts / written originally in French ; now elegantly rendred into English by a person of quality.; Cassandre. English
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La Calprenède, Gaultier de Coste, seigneur de, d. 1663.; Cotterell, Charles, Sir, d. 1701.
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1652
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Wing L106A; ESTC R42095
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1,385,752
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872
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A70988
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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
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Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.; F. G., Gent.
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1653
(1653)
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Wing S2144; Wing S2162; ESTC R2914
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3,507,532
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2,018
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