|
A20492
|
The surueye of the vvorld, or situation of the earth, so muche as is inhabited Comprysing briefely the generall partes thereof, with the names both new and olde, of the principal countries, kingdoms, peoples, cities, towns, portes, promontories, hils, woods, mountains, valleyes, riuers and fountains therin conteyned. Also of seas, with their clyffes, reaches, turnings, elbows, quicksands, rocks, flattes, shelues and shoares. A work very necessary and delectable for students of geographie, saylers, and others. First vvritten in Greeke by Dionise Alexandrine, and novv englished by Thomas Twine, Gentl.; Orbis terrae descriptio. English
|
Dionysius, Periegetes.; Twyne, Thomas, 1543-1613.
|
1572
(1572)
|
STC 6901; ESTC S112016
|
35,765
|
93
|
View Text
|
|
A45353
|
An account of familism as it is revived and propagated by the Quakers shewing the dangerousness of their tenets, and their inconsistency with the principles of common reason and the declarations of Holy Scripture / by Henry Hallywell.
|
Hallywell, Henry, d. 1703?
|
1673
(1673)
|
Wing H458; ESTC R25413
|
52,525
|
144
|
View Text
|
|
A09832
|
The hystories of the most famous and worthy cronographer Polybius discoursing of the warres betwixt the Romanes [and] Carthaginenses, a riche and goodly worke, conteining holsome counsels [and] wonderfull deuises against the incombrances of fickle fortune. Englished by C.W. Wherevnto is annexed an abstract, compendiously coarcted out of the life & worthy acts, perpetuate by our puissaunt prince king Henry the fift.; Historiae. English
|
Polybius.; Watson, Christopher, d. 1581.
|
1568
(1568)
|
STC 20097; ESTC S114792
|
81,252
|
276
|
View Text
|
|
A50509
|
The new art of gardening with the gardener's almanack containing the true art of gardening in all its particulars ... / by Leonard Meager.
|
Meager, Leonard, 1624?-1704?
|
1683
(1683)
|
Wing M1573B; ESTC T83110
|
98,013
|
168
|
View Text
|
|
A09826
|
The second part of the booke of battailes, fought in our age taken out of the best authors and writers in sundrie languages. Published for the profit of those that practise armes, and for the pleasure of such as loue to be harmlesse hearers of bloudie broiles.; All the famous battels that have bene fought in our age throughout the worlde, as well by sea as lande. Part 2.
|
Polemon, John.
|
1587
(1587)
|
STC 20090; ESTC S114774
|
134,054
|
198
|
View Text
|
|
A14021
|
The noble arte of venerie or hunting VVherein is handled and set out the vertues, nature, and properties of fiutene sundrie chaces togither, with the order and maner how to hunte and kill euery one of them. Translated and collected for the pleasure of all noblemen and gentlemen, out of the best approued authors, which haue written any thing concerning the same: and reduced into such order and proper termes as are vsed here, in this noble realme of England. The contentes vvhereof shall more playnely appeare in the page next followyng.
|
Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577.; Turberville, George, 1540?-1610?, attributed name.; Fouilloux, Jacques du, 1521?-1580. Vénerie.
|
1575
(1575)
|
STC 24328; ESTC S121817
|
161,973
|
257
|
View Text
|
|
A12568
|
[Certen] instruct[ions, obseruati]ons and orders militarie, requisit for all chieftaines, captaines [and?] higher and lower men of charge, [and officers] to vnderstand, [knowe and obserue] / Composed by Sir Iohn Smythe, knight, 1591. And now first imprinted. 1594.
|
Smythe, John, Sir, ca. 1534-1607.
|
1594
(1594)
|
STC 22884; ESTC S111035
|
176,497
|
220
|
View Text
|
|
A08867
|
The zodiake of life written by the godly and zealous poet Marcellus Pallingenius stellatus, wherein are conteyned twelue bookes disclosing the haynous crymes [and] wicked vices of our corrupt nature: and plainlye declaring the pleasaunt and perfit pathway vnto eternall lyfe, besides a numbre of digressions both pleasaunt [and] profitable, ; newly translated into Englishe verse by Barnabæ Googe.; Zodiacus vitae. English
|
Palingenio Stellato, Marcello, ca. 1500-ca. 1543.; Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594.
|
1565
(1565)
|
STC 19150; ESTC S113950
|
211,798
|
732
|
View Text
|
|
A09824
|
All the famous battels that haue bene fought in our age throughout the worlde, as well by sea as lande set foorth at large, liuely described, beautified, and enriched with sundry eloquent orations, and the declaratio[n]s of the causes, with the fruites of them. Collected out of sundry good authors, whose names are expressed in the next page.; All the famous battels that have bene fought in our age throughout the worlde, as well by sea as lande. Part 1.
|
Polemon, John.
|
1578
(1578)
|
STC 20089; ESTC S114773
|
256,062
|
348
|
View Text
|
|
A16229
|
The fower chiefyst offices belongyng to horsemanshippe that is to saye. The office of the breeder, of the rider, of the keper, and of the ferrer. In the firste parte wherof is declared the order of breding of horses. In the seconde howe to breake them, and to make theym horses of seruyce, conteyninge the whole art of ridynge lately set forth, and nowe newly corrected and amended of manye faultes escaped in the fyrste printynge, as well touchyng the bittes as other wyse. Thirdely howe to dyet them, aswell when they reste as when they trauell by the way. Fourthly to what diseases they be subiecte, together with the causes of such diseases, the sygnes howe to knowe them, and finally howe to cure the same. Whyche bookes are not onely paynfully collected out of a nomber of aucthours, but also orderly dysposed and applyed to the vse of thys oure cou[n]trey. By Tho. Blundeuill of Newton Flotman in Norff.
|
Blundeville, Thomas, fl. 1561.; Grisone, Federico. Ordini di cavalcare.
|
1566
(1566)
|
STC 3152; ESTC S104611
|
267,576
|
513
|
View Text
|
|
A00698
|
A vvoorke of Ioannes Ferrarius Montanus, touchynge the good orderynge of a common weale wherein aswell magistrates, as priuate persones, bee put in remembraunce of their dueties, not as the philosophers in their vaine tradicions haue deuised, but according to the godlie institutions and sounde doctrine of christianitie. Englished by william Bauande.; De republica bene instituenda, paraenesis. English
|
Ferrarius, Johannes, 1485 or 6-1558.; Bavand, William.
|
1559
(1559)
|
STC 10831; ESTC S102013
|
301,803
|
438
|
View Text
|
|
A03069
|
Foure bookes of husbandry, collected by M. Conradus Heresbachius, counseller to the hygh and mighty prince, the Duke of Cleue: conteyning the whole arte and trade of husbandry, vvith the antiquitie, and commendation thereof. Nevvely Englished, and increased, by Barnabe Googe, Esquire; Rei rusticae libri quatuor. English
|
Heresbach, Conrad, 1496-1576.; Googe, Barnabe, 1540-1594.
|
1577
(1577)
|
STC 13196; ESTC S103974
|
336,239
|
412
|
View Text
|
|
A11527
|
The love and armes of the Greeke princes. Or, The romant of the romants. Written in French by Monsieur Verdere, and translated for the Right Honourable, Philip, Earle of Pembroke and Montgomery, Lord Chamberlaine to his Majesty; Romant des romans. English
|
Duverdier, Gilbert Saulnier, d. 1686.
|
1640
(1640)
|
STC 21775; ESTC S116707
|
725,096
|
608
|
View Text
|
|
A13820
|
The historie of foure-footed beastes Describing the true and liuely figure of euery beast, with a discourse of their seuerall names, conditions, kindes, vertues (both naturall and medicinall) countries of their breed, their loue and hate to mankinde, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, preseruation, and destruction. Necessary for all diuines and students, because the story of euery beast is amplified with narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: wherein are declared diuers hyerogliphicks, emblems, epigrams, and other good histories, collected out of all the volumes of Conradus Gesner, and all other writers to this present day. By Edward Topsell.
|
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?
|
1607
(1607)
|
STC 24123; ESTC S122276
|
1,123,245
|
767
|
View Text
|
|
A42668
|
The history of four-footed beasts and serpents describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues ... countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work by Edward Topsell ; whereunto is now added, The theater of insects, or, Lesser living creatures ... by T. Muffet ...; Historie of foure-footed beasts
|
Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?; Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625? Historie of serpents.; Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 1. English.; Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565. Historia animalium Liber 5. English.; Moffett, Thomas, 1553-1604. Insectorum sive minimorum animalium theatrum. English.; Rowland, John, M.D.
|
1658
(1658)
|
Wing G624; ESTC R6249
|
1,956,367
|
1,026
|
View Text
|
|
A06128
|
The Romane historie vvritten by T. Livius of Padua. Also, the Breviaries of L. Florus: with a chronologie to the whole historie: and the Topographie of Rome in old time. Translated out of Latine into English, by Philemon Holland, Doctor in Physicke; Ab urbe condita. English
|
Livy.; Florus, Lucius Annaeus. Epitomae de Tito Livio bellorum omnium annorum DCC libri II. English. Selections.; Marliani, Bartolomeo, d. 1560. Topographia antiquae Romae. English.; Holland, Philemon, 1552-1637.
|
1600
(1600)
|
STC 16613; ESTC S114001
|
2,515,844
|
1,456
|
View Text
|