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A41893 A Great cry and little wool, or, An Answer to a coppy of verses on the death of the Lord General Monk 1670 (1670) Wing G1682; ESTC R36555 1,665 1 View Text
B02872 Good manners for schools, or, A paraphrase upon qui mihi, &c. Done into English verse by O. Dykes, for the use of the grammar-school at the Academy in Chancery-Lane. Dykes, Oswald, 1670?-1728. 1700 (1700) Wing D2967; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.2[213] 3,013 1 View Text
A51321 A letter from Doctor More with passages out of several letters from persons of good credit relating to the state and improvement of the province of Pennsilvania : published to prevent false reports. More, Nicholas, d. 1689.; Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1687 (1687) Wing M2684; ESTC R9620 4,783 12 View Text
A29439 A brief description of the province of Carolina on the coasts of Floreda, and more perticularly of a new-plantation begun by the English at Cape-Feare, on that river now by them called Charles-River, the 29th of May, 1664 wherein is set forth the healthfulness of the air, the fertility of the Earth and waters, and the great pleasure and profit will accrue to those that shall go thither to enjoy the same : also, directions and advice to such as shall go thither whether on their own accompts, or to serve under another, together with a most accurate map of the whole province. 1666 (1666) Wing B4571; ESTC R6714 4,996 13 View Text
A93048 Briefe demonstrations of certaine, plaine and easie wayes, and meanes for the improving of any manner of barren-land although not worth xij.d. the acre, and shewing how to make the same become worth xx.s. xxx.s. or xl.s. the acre yearely. Published for the benefit of the nation, and for the increasing of the wealth and prosperity of all nations, that shall in time practice the same. By J. S. One that is desirous of the publicke good. Sha., J., 17th cent. 1650 (1650) Wing S3020A; ESTC R230008 5,404 8 View Text
A20493 A direction to the husbandman in a nevv, cheape, and easie way of fertiling [sic], and inriching areable grounds, by a mixture of certaine native materialls, in small quantities with the seed to sow, and strowing the same vpon the ground sowed. VVherein is declared the ordering and preparation of the materialls, the manner and proportion of mingling them with the seed, and strowing them upon the ground: with sundrie other particualrs tending to a full and plaine instruction of such as shall desire to make use thereof. Mowet, Charles, attributed name.; Keeling, Edward, attributed name.; Waterhouse, Nathanael, attributed name. 1634 (1634) STC 6902; ESTC S109710 5,485 20 View Text
A84156 Mr. Evans and Mr. Penningtons prophesie: concerning seven yeers of plenty, and seven yeers of famine and pestilence. Fore-shewing, what strange events and effects will fall in this present yeer, 1655, now the seven years of plenty are past, and the seven yeers of famine and pestilence are now at hand. Declared in vision of visions out of the prophet David. Together with the coming of the Fifth monarchy. Also, a great conflict with that great and terrible dragon Satan. With divers other notable visions and revelations necessary to be published. Evans, Arise, b. 1607.; Pennington, William, fl. 1655. 1655 (1655) Wing E3462; Thomason E823_6; ESTC R207669 5,748 8 View Text
A72335 A newe A,B,C paraphrasicallye applied, as the state of the worlde doeth at this daye require Huggarde, Miles. 1557 (1557) STC 13559.5; ESTC S124866 6,092 17 View Text
A77686 Concerning the judgements of God; for and against what they are decreed, and what judgement is in it self. : And also what is the eternal judgement of God against the wicked and ungodly. R. B. (Richard Baker) 1669 (1660-1669) Wing B514A; ESTC R170429 6,726 6 View Text
A07216 A briefe discourse of the Nevv-found-land with the situation, temperature, and commodities thereof, inciting our nation to goe forward in that hopefull plantation begunne. Mason, John, 1586-1635. 1620 (1620) STC 17616; ESTC S109928 7,050 16 View Text
A87122 Vox populi, or, Glostersheres desire: with, the way and means to make a kingdome happy (by Gods help.) By setting up of schoole-masters in every parish throughout the land generally. Being fit for the help of religious ministers in their heavenly worke. And for the removing of the three capitall enormities of this land, viz. ignorance, prophanesse and idlenesse. Set forth for the benefit of all the young children in the kings dominions: with schoole-lawes and orders, for every English schoole-master, and family, to have in their houses. For the training up young children, both in godlinesse and manners, for the good of the land. With the confuting of certain objections that would hinder and make void so good a worke. by Samuel Harmar. Harmar, Samuel. 1642 (1642) Wing H799; Thomason E146_2; ESTC R22931 7,948 12 View Text
A19525 The craft of graffing and planting of trees 1563 (1563) STC 5954; ESTC S121130 8,059 16 View Text
A13501 Taylors farevvell, to the Tovver-bottles Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1622 (1622) STC 23797; ESTC S118290 8,539 16 View Text
A40748 A Further explication of the proposal relating to the coyne 1700 (1700) Wing F2557; ESTC R23350 8,611 16 View Text
A63485 A true copy of several affidavits and other proofs of the largeness and richness of the mines, late of Sir Carbery Pryse the original whereof are fil'd in the High Court of Chancery. Published at the request of several persons of quality, subscribers to the mine-adventure. 1698 (1698) Wing T2635A; ESTC R235319 10,505 4 View Text
A66582 An account of the province of Carolina in America together with an abstract of the patent, and several other necessary and useful particulars, to such as have thoughts of transporting themselves thither : published for their information. Wilson, Samuel, fl. 1682. 1682 (1682) Wing W2932; ESTC R14591 11,836 28 View Text
A28304 A description of the province and bay of Darian giving an full account of all it's situation, inhabitants, way and manner of living and religion, solemnities, ceremonies and product, being vastly rich with gold and silver, and various other commodities / by I.B., a well-wisher to the company who lived there seventeen years. I. B. (Isaac Blackwell) 1699 (1699) Wing B3091; ESTC R37075 12,095 21 View Text
A70268 England's great happiness, or, A dialogue between Content and Complaint wherein is demonstrated that a great part of our complaints are causeless, and we have more wealth now, than ever we had at any time before the restauration of His Sacred Majestie / by a real and hearty lover of his king and countrey. Houghton, John, 1640-1705. 1677 (1677) Wing H2922; ESTC R15629 12,224 32 View Text
A63101 A treatise of Nevv England published in anno Dom. 1637. And now reprinted. 1645 (1645) Wing T2092A; ESTC R220167 12,916 18 View Text
A25996 Carolina, or, A description of the present state of that country and the natural excellencies thereof viz. the healthfulness of the air, pleasantness of the place, advantage and usefulness of those rich commodities there plentifully abounding, which much encrease and flourish by the industry of the planters that daily enlarge that colony / published by T.A., Gent ... Amy, Thomas. 1682 (1682) Wing A3934aA; ESTC R31 14,528 46 View Text
A59592 Certaine plaine and easie demonstrations of divers easie wayes and meanes for the improving of any manner of barren land ... published for the increasing of the wealth and prosperitie of the nation, and the benefit of the poore, and all of those as are owners of any barren land. Sha., J., 17th cent. 1657 (1657) Wing S3021; ESTC R17832 14,668 25 View Text
A19160 A curious treatise of the nature and quality of chocolate. VVritten in Spanish by Antonio Colmenero, doctor in physicke and chirurgery. And put into English by Don Diego de Vades-forte; Curioso tratado de la naturaleza y calidad del chocolate. English Colmenero de Ledesma, Antonio.; Wadsworth, James, 1604-1656? 1640 (1640) STC 5570; ESTC S108510 14,787 28 View Text
A58921 A seasonable corrective to the one project for the good of England intended for God's glory and the good of souls, and dedicated to the King and his great Council. 1680 (1680) Wing S2226; ESTC R13156 15,035 12 View Text
A41287 A speech of the Honourable Nathanael Fiennes, second son to the right honourable the Lord Say, in answere to the third speech of the Lord George Digby concerning bishops and the city of Londons petition : both which were made the 9th of Feb. 1640 in the honourable House of Commons : in which is plainely cleared the severall objections that are made against the Londoners petition and also the great and transcendent evills of episcopal government, are demonstrated and plainly laid open. Fiennes, Nathaniel, 1607 or 8-1669. 1641 (1641) Wing F880; ESTC R226088 15,328 32 View Text
A18766 A sparke of frendship and warme goodwill, that shewest the effect of true affection and vnfoldes the finenesse of this world VVhereunto is ioined, the commoditie of sundrie sciences, the benefit that paper bringeth, with many rare matters rehearsed in the same: with a description & commendation of a paper mill, now and of late set vp (neere the towne of Darthford) by an high Germayn called M. Spilman, Ieweller to the Qu[een's]. most excellent maiestie. Written by Thomas Chvrchyard Gent. Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604. 1588 (1588) STC 5257; ESTC S109866 15,367 36 View Text
A29410 A Brief account of the province of East-New-Jarsey in America published by the Scots proprietors having interest there, for the information of such as may have a desire to transport themselves or their families thither ; wherein the nature and advantage of, and interest in a forraign plantation to the country is demonstrated. 1683 (1683) Wing B4518; ESTC R10995 15,463 16 View Text
A45741 A sermon preached before the right honourable the lord mayor and court of alderman, at St. Bride's church, on Wednesday in Easter-week, April 11th. 1694 by John Hartcliffe ... Hartcliffe, John, 1651-1712. 1694 (1694) Wing H969; ESTC R10311 15,681 35 View Text
A14705 Boke of husbandry; Dite de hosbondrie. Englsh Henley, Walter de.; Grosseteste, Robert, 1175?-1253, attributed name. 1508 (1508) STC 25007; ESTC S108151 15,689 25 View Text
A87187 A Designe for plentie, by an universall planting of fruit-trees: tendred by some wel-wishers to the publick. Hartlib, Samuel, d. 1662. 1652 (1652) Wing H984; Thomason E686_5 16,045 32 View Text
A39070 The Expert gardener, or, A treatise containing certaine necessary, secret, and ordinary knowledge in grafting and gardening with divers proper new plots for the garden, also sundry expert directions to know the time and season when to sow and replant all manner of seeds : with divers remedies to destroy snailes, canker-wormes, moths, garden-fleas, earth-wormes, moles, and other vermine / faithfully collected out of sundry Dutch and French authors. 1654 (1654) Wing E3881; ESTC R40195 17,375 58 View Text
A00515 The fruiterers secrets Containing directions, for the due time, and manner, of gathering all kindes of fruite, aswell stone-fruite as other: and how they are afterwards to be ordered in packing, carrying and conueighing them by land or by water; then in separating or culling them into diuers sorts; and lastly, in resruing or laying them vp, so, as may bee for their best lasting and continuance. Enterlaced with diuerse other secrets (and their naturall causes) touching trees, and their fruite. No treatise, to this purpose, being heretofore published. N. F., fl. 1604. 1604 (1604) STC 10650; ESTC S103478 17,384 33 View Text
A19122 The spectacle to repentance Colclough, George. 1571 (1571) STC 5532; ESTC S118186 17,494 70 View Text
A43838 A relation of a discovery lately made on the coast of Florida (from lat. 31 to 33 deg. 45 min. north-lat.) / by William Hilton, Anthony Long and Peter Fabian, in the ship Adventure, which set sayl from Spikes Bay, Aug. 10. 1663. and was set forth by several gentlemen and merchants of the Island of Barbadoes ; giving an account of the nature and temperature of the soyl, the manners and disposition of the natives, and whatsoever else is remarkable therein ; together with proposals made by the commissioners of the lords proprietors to all such persons as shall become the first setlers on the rivers, harbors, and creeks there. Hilton, William, d. 1675.; Long, Anthony.; Fabian, Peter. 1664 (1664) Wing H2043; ESTC R35440 17,500 38 View Text
A54481 An Advertisement concerning the province of East New-Jersey in America published for the information of such as are desirous to be concerned therein, or, to transport themselves thereto. Perth, James Drummond, Earl of, 1648-1716. 1685 (1685) Wing P1672; ESTC R24153 17,989 26 View Text
A84694 The times anatomiz'd, in severall characters. By T.F. Ford, Thomas, 1598-1674. 1647 (1647) Wing F1518; Thomason E1203_3; ESTC R208774 18,397 119 View Text
A43575 A sermon preached at the funeral of the right honourable William Lord Pagett, Baron of Beaudefert, &c. By John Heynes, A.M. and preacher of the New Church, Westminster Heynes, John. 1679 (1679) Wing H17646A; ESTC R216791 19,530 47 View Text
A96863 The saints entrance into peace and rest by death: as it was held forth in a sermon / preached at the funerall of that honourable statesman, and ever to be valued father and lover of his country, Sir William Armyne baronet one of the members of the high court of Parliament: in the day when hee was buryed with his fathers, being honourably but mournfully attended from London where he dyed, to Lenton in Lincolnshire, where he was interred, in the ancient sepulchre of his ancestors, May 10. 1651. By Seth Wood preacher of the Gospel at Lenton. Wood, Seth. 1651 (1651) Wing W3406; Thomason E632_8; ESTC R206455 20,106 28 View Text
A67755 The improvement improved by a second edition, or, The great improvement of lands by clover, or, The wonderful advantage by, and right management of clover by Andrew Yarranton ... Yarranton, Andrew, 1616-1684. 1663 (1663) Wing Y16; ESTC R9553 21,827 63 View Text
A24051 An Abstract or abbreviation of some few of the many (later and former) testimonys from the inhabitants of New-Jersey and other eminent persons who have wrote particularly concerning that place 1681 (1681) Wing A147; ESTC R6922 21,948 34 View Text
A13396 Certaine experiments concerning fish and fruite: practised by Iohn Tauerner Gentleman, and by him published for the benefit of others Taverner, John. 1600 (1600) STC 23708; ESTC S118167 22,240 46 View Text
A07549 The custumers apology That is to say, a generall answere to informers of all sortes, and their iniurious complaints, against the honest reputation of the collectors of her Maiesties custumes, specially in the out-portes of this realme. Written onely for vnderstanding readers and wise in highest authoritie, to reade and discerne by. Alwaies prouided, in reading reade all, or nothing at all. Milles, Tho. (Thomas), 1550?-1627? 1599 (1599) STC 17928; ESTC S100765 23,308 30 View Text
A06694 Nevves of Sr. VValter Rauleigh With the true description of Guiana: as also a relation of the excellent gouernment, and much hope of the prosperity of the voyage. Sent from a gentleman of his fleet, to a most especiall friend of his in London. From the riuer of Caliana, on the coast of Guiana, Nouemb. 17. 1617. R. M., fl. 1617. 1618 (1618) STC 17148.3; ESTC S109776 23,360 50 View Text
A16209 A reuelation of the true Minerua The effect of this booke. Who on earth be gods: and by what meanes mortall men may bee made immortall. Blenerhasset, Thomas. 1582 (1582) STC 3132; ESTC S104618 23,597 62 View Text
A03450 More excellent obseruations of the estate and affaires of Holland In a discourse, shewing how necessarie and conuenient it is for their neighbouring countries, as well as the Netherland prouinces, to trade into the West Indies. ... Faithfully translated out of the Dutch copie.; Missive daer in kortelijck ende grondigh werdt vertoont, hoe veel de Vereenighde Nederlanden gheleghen is aen de Oost ende West Indische navigatie. English. Usselincx, Willem, 1567-ca. 1647. 1622 (1622) STC 13573; ESTC S104122 25,329 40 View Text
A15365 E.W. his Thameseidos Deuided into three bookes, or cantos.; Thameseidos Wilkinson, Edw. (Edward), fl. 1600-1603. 1600 (1600) STC 25642; ESTC S111739 25,393 49 View Text
A07323 A declaration of the estate of clothing now vsed within this realme of England 1 The royaltie and benefit of wooll and woollen cloth. 2 The condition of the makers, being two sorts. 3 The antiquitie and power of the alneger. 4 The manner of search and searchers, now vsed. 5 The seuerall faults and abuses practised in cloth. 6 The inconuenience and hurt by the abuses. 7 The remedie to be made by the alnegers prouision. VVith an apologie for the alneger, shewing the necessarie vse of his office. Written by Iohn May, a deputie alneger. May, John, fl. 1613. 1613 (1613) STC 17710; ESTC S120174 26,796 60 View Text
A00463 The barren tree a sermon preached at Pauls crosse October 26. 1623 / by Tho. Adams. Adams, Thomas, fl. 1612-1653. 1623 (1623) STC 106.5; ESTC S121018 27,714 66 View Text
B08132 New directions of experience to the Commons complaint by the incouragement of the Kings most excellent Maiesty, as may appeare, for the planting of timber and fire-wood. With a neere estimation what millions of acres the kingdome doth containe; what acres is waste ground, whereon little profit for this purpose will arise. : What millions hath bin woods, and bushy grounds, what acres are woods, and in how many acres so much timber will be contained, as will maintaine the kingdome for all vses for euer. : And how as great store of fire-wood may be raised, as may plentifully maintaine the kingdome for all purposes, without losse of ground; so as within thirty yeares all spring-woods may be conuerted to tillage and pasture. / Inuented by Arthur Standish. Standish, Arthur, fl. 1611-1613. 1613 (1613) STC 23204.7; ESTC S95384 27,947 41 View Text
A11622 A perfite platforme of a hoppe garden and necessarie instructions for the making and mayntenaunce thereof, with notes and rules for reformation of all abuses, commonly practised therein, very necessary and expedient for all men to haue, which in any wise haue to doe with hops. Made by Reynolde Scot. Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599. 1574 (1574) STC 21865; ESTC S103209 29,169 66 View Text
A97368 The art of ringing. [etc. ; pt 2: Artificial fireworks; and The art of gardening] giving exact rules for ringing all sorts of plain changes and cross peals, with directions for pricking; also how to hang bells, with easie directions for every thing which necessarily belongs to that art. Also Artificial fireworks; being directions to order and make moulds, ... rockets, fisgigs, and other curiosities too tedious to mention likewise The art of gardening: giving an account of the tools, or instruments necessary therein; and also what is to be done every month in the year; as likewise how to order cattle, orchards and hop-gardens, &c. To which is added, an excellent receipt to make a valuable liquor agreeable to all constitutions. By J. White, gent. White, John, d. 1671. 1690 (1680-1690) Wing W1787; ESTC R220952 29,341 48 View Text
A27339 The countrey-mans rudiments, or, An advice to the farmers in East-Lothian, how to labour and improve their ground Belhaven, John Hamilton, Baron, 1656-1708. 1699 (1699) Wing B1786; ESTC R4942 29,366 64 View Text
A16711 A briefe and true relation of the discouerie of the north part of Virginia being a most pleasant, fruitfull and commodious soile: made this present yeere 1602, by Captaine Bartholomew Gosnold, Captaine Bartholowmew [sic] Gilbert, and diuers other gentlemen their associats, by the permission of the honourable knight, Sir Walter Ralegh, &c. Written by M. Iohn Brereton one of the voyage. Whereunto is annexed a treatise, of M. Edward Hayes, conteining important inducements for the planting in those parts, and finding a passage that way to the South sea, and China. Brereton, John, 1572-ca. 1619.; Hayes, Edward, fl. 1602. 1602 (1602) STC 3611; ESTC S122400 31,034 49 View Text
A95596 Common-good: or, The improvement of commons, forrests, and chases, by inclosure. Wherein the advantage of the poor, the common plenty of all, and the increase and preservation of timber, with other things of common concernment, are considered. / By S.T. S. T. (Silvanus Taylor) 1652 (1652) Wing T552; Thomason E663_6; ESTC R203768 31,192 59 View Text
B01023 Britaines glorie, or An allegoricall dreame: with the exposition thereof. Containing [brace]the heathens infidelitie, the Turkes blasphemie, the popes hypocrisie, Amsterdams varietie, the Church of Englands veritie [brace] in religion. And in our Church of England, [brace] the kings excellency. His issues integritie. The nobles and gentries constancie. The councels and iudges fidelitie. The preachers puritie. The bishops sinceritie. / Conceiued and written by Robert Carlyle gent. for the loue and honour of his king and country. Carliell, Robert, d. 1622? 1618 (1618) STC 4650; ESTC S91360 33,166 58 View Text
A28984 General heads for the natural history of a country great or small drawn out for the use of travellers and navigators / imparted by ... Robert Boyle ...; to which is added, other directions for navigators, etc. with particular observations of the most noted countries in the world ; by another hand. Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. 1692 (1692) Wing B3980; ESTC R16299 33,190 146 View Text
A13297 A paradoxe, prouing by reason and example, that baldnesse is much better than bushie haire, &c. Written by that excellent philosopher Synesius, Bishop of Thebes, or (as some say) Cyren. A prettie pamphlet, to pervse, and replenished with recreation. Englished by Abraham Fleming. Herevnto is annexed the pleasant tale of Hemetes the Heremite, pronounced before the Queenes Maiestie. Newly recognised both in Latine and Englishe, by the said A.F. Synesius, of Cyrene, Bishop of Ptolemais.; Fleming, Abraham, 1552?-1607.; Gascoigne, George, 1542?-1577. 1579 (1579) STC 23603; ESTC S101246 34,859 90 View Text
A09138 Pasquils iestes mixed with Mother Bunches merriments. Whereunto is added a bakers doozen of guiles. Very prettie and pleasant, to driue away the tediousnesse of a winters evening. Pasquil.; Fennor, William, attributed name. aut 1609 (1609) STC 19451.5; ESTC S106447 35,222 52 View Text
A12788 A learned and gracious sermon preached at Paules Crosse by that famous and iudicious diuine, Iohn Spenser ... ; published for the benefite of Christs vineyard, by H.M. Spenser, John, 1559-1614.; Marshall, Hamlett. 1615 (1615) STC 23096; ESTC S521 35,428 60 View Text
A36235 The designe for the perfect draining of the great level of the fens, called Bedford level, lying in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridge, Huntingtonshire, Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire and the isle of Ely as it was delivered to the honourable corporation for the draining of the said great level the 4th of June, 1664 : as also several objections answered since the delivery of the said designe now in agitation : and as for the new works intended in this designe appears in the annexed map : and the charge of the whole calculated / by Collonel William Dodson. Dodson, William. 1665 (1665) Wing D1801; ESTC R12203 36,672 50 View Text
A09766 The secrets and wonders of the world A booke right rare and straunge, containing many excellent properties, giuen to man, beastes, foules, fishes and serpents, trees, plants &c. Abstracted out of that excellent naturall historiographer Plinie. Translated out of French into English.; Naturalis historia. English. Abridgments Pliny, the Elder.; Alday, John, attributed name.; I. A. 1585 (1585) STC 20032; ESTC S110483 38,595 64 View Text
A02655 A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia of the commodities and of the nature and manners of the naturall inhabitants. Discouered by the English colon there seated by Sir Richard Greinuile Knight in the eere 1585. Which remained vnder the gouernement of twelue monethes, at the speciall charge and direction of the Honourable Sir Walter Raleigh Knight lord Warden of the stanneries who therein hath beene fauoured and authorised b her Maiestie :and her letters patents: This fore booke is made in English by Thomas Hariot seruant to the abouenamed Sir Walter, a member of the Colon, and there imploed in discouering Cum gratia et priuilegio Caes. Matis Speciali Hariot, Thomas, 1560-1621.; Bry, Theodor de, 1528-1598. America.; White, John, fl. 1585-1593, artist.; Hakluyt, Richard, 1552?-1616.; Veen, Gijsbert van, 1558-1630, engraver. 1590 (1590) STC 12786; ESTC S106427 39,246 83 View Text
A01456 The way to heauen In a sermon deliuered at Saint Maries Spittle on Wednesday in Easter weeke the 27. of March. 1611. By Samuel Gardiner, Doctor of Diuinitie. Gardiner, Samuel, b. 1563 or 4. 1611 (1611) STC 11582; ESTC S115875 39,861 90 View Text
A45229 The husbandman's jewel directing how to improve land from 10 l. per annum to 50 l. with small charge by planting ... Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637. 1695 (1695) Wing H3806; ESTC T36873 39,874 54 View Text
A09765 A summarie of the antiquities, and wonders of the worlde, abstracted out of the sixtene first bookes of the excellente historiographer Plinie, vvherein may be seene the wonderful workes of God in his creatures, translated oute of French into Englishe by I.A.; Naturalis historia. English. Abridgments Pliny, the Elder.; Alday, John, attributed name.; I. A. 1566 (1566) STC 20031; ESTC S110480 40,229 130 View Text
A26231 A dialogue (or familiar discourse) and conference betweene the husbandman and fruit-trees in his nurseries, orchards, and gardens wherein are discovered many usefull and profitable observations and experriments [sic] in nature, in the ordering fruit-trees for temporall profitt ... / by Ra. Austen ... Austen, Ralph, d. 1676. 1676 (1676) Wing A4233; ESTC R5888 40,239 128 View Text
A59660 The church-membership of children, and their right to baptisme according to that holy and everlasting covenant of God, established between Himself and the faithfull ... cleared up in a letter, sent unto a worthy friend of the author ... / by Thomas Shepard ... Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649. 1663 (1663) Wing S3108; ESTC R14745 40,639 50 View Text
A63802 A new art of brewing beer, ale, and other sorts of liquors so as to render them more healthfull to the body and agreeable to nature, and to keep them longer from souring, with less trouble and charge then generally practised, which will be a means to prevent those torturing distempers of the stone, gravel, gout, and dropsie : together with easie experiments for making excellent drinks with apples, currans, goodberries, cherries, herbs, seeds, and hay &c., and the way to preserve eggs five or six months from being musty or rotten : wih an appendix how to make fruit trees constantly fruitful : also a way how every one may purge themselves with common salad herbs and roots, and a method how to prevent constiveness in the body / by the author of The way to long life, health, and happiness &c. Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703. 1690 (1690) Wing T3187; ESTC R26334 40,831 148 View Text
A93639 Adam out of Eden or, an abstract of divers excellent experiments touching the advancement of husbandry. Shewing, among very many other things, an aprovement of ground by rabbiss [sic],from 200 l. annual rent, to 2000 l. yearly profit, all charges deducted. / By Ad. Speed. Gent. Speed, Adolphus, fl. 1652-1659. 1658 (1658) Wing S4877; Thomason E2135_1; ESTC R203589 41,178 190 View Text
A40875 The sacrifice a tragedy / by the Honorable Sir Francis Fane. Fane, Francis, Sir, d. 1689? 1687 (1687) Wing F412; ESTC R29807 41,628 88 View Text
A04816 The burthen of a loaden conscience: or the miserie of sinne set forth by the confession of a miserable sinner. Kilby, Richard, d. 1617. 1608 (1608) STC 14950; ESTC S100262 42,020 107 View Text
A90748 The second part of the Garden of Eden. Or An accurate description of all flowers and fruits growing in England; with partuicular [sic] rules how to advance their nature and growth, as well in seeds and herbs, as the secret ordering of trees and plants. / By that learned and great observer, Sir Hugh Plat Knight. Never before printed.; Garden of Eden. Part 2 Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1611? 1659 (1659) Wing P2392; Thomason E1804_2; ESTC R203175 42,070 161 View Text
A54142 Good advice to the Church of England, Roman Catholick and Protestant dissenter, in which it is endeavoured to be made appear that it is their duty, principle & interest to abolish the penal laws and tests Penn, William, 1644-1718. 1687 (1687) Wing P1296; ESTC R203148 42,315 65 View Text
A28392 A Description of the island of Jamaica with the other isles and territories in America, to which the English are related ... : taken from the notes of Sr. Thomas Linch, Knight, governour of Jamaica, and other experienced persons in the said places : illustrated with maps / published by Richard Blome. Blome, Richard, d. 1705.; Lynch, Thomas, Sir, d. 1684? 1672 (1672) Wing B3208; ESTC R7437 42,330 208 View Text
A43443 Poor Robin's visions wherein is described the present humours of the times, the vices and fashionable fopperies thereof, and after what manner men are punished for them hereafter : discovered in a dream. Poor Robin.; Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.; Winstanley, Robert, b. 1647?; Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698. 1677 (1677) Wing H1598; ESTC R1859 42,525 135 View Text
A77126 A general idea of the Epitomy of the works of Robert Boyle, Esq. to which are added general heads for the natural history of a country / by R. Boulton ... Boulton, Richard, b. 1676 or 7. 1700 (1700) Wing B3830A; ESTC R36502 45,232 127 View Text
A68246 His Maiesties gracious letter to the Earle of South-Hampton, treasurer, and to the Councell and Company of Virginia heere commanding the present setting vp of silke works, and planting of vines in Virginia. And the letter of the treasurer, Councell, and Company, to the gouernour and Councell of State there, for the strict execution of his Maiesties royall commands herein. Also a treatise of the art of making silke ... Together with instructions how to plant and dresse vines, and to make wine, and how to dry raisins, figs, and other fruits ... Set foorth for the benefit of the two renowned and most hopefull sisters, Virginia, and the Summer-Ilands. By Iohn Bonoeil Frenchman, seruant in these imployments to his most excellent Maiesty of Great Brittaine, France, Ireland, Virginia, and the Summer-Ilands. Published by authority. Bonoeil, John.; Southampton, Henry Wriothesley, Earl of, 1573-1624.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I).; Virginia Company of London.; Counseil for Virginia (England and Wales) 1622 (1622) STC 14378; ESTC S109109 46,285 96 View Text
A01786 A knowledge for kings, and a warning for subiects conteyning the moste excellent and worthy history of the Raellyans peruerted state, and gouernment of their common wealth: no lesse rare, then strange ... First written in Latine, by Iames Glaucus a Germaine: and now translated into enlgish by VVilliam Cleuer scholemaster. By speciall recorde, this monument was two thousande yeares of antiquity: and so dusked and forworne with age, that being in a plaine writte[n] letter, could scarce be read ... I with my painefull indeuour haue now renewed it into fresh memorye. Glaucus, James.; Clever, William, schoolmaster. 1576 (1576) STC 11920; ESTC S105734 46,323 138 View Text
A89495 Ashrea: or, The grove of beatitudes represented in emblemes: and, by the art of memory, to be read on our blessed Saviour crucifi'd: with considerations & meditations suitable to every beatitude. Manning, Edward. 1665 (1665) Wing M483; ESTC R225638 48,223 156 View Text
A38806 A philosophical discourse of earth relating to the culture and improvement of it for vegetation, and the propagation of plants, &c. as it was presented to the Royal Society, April 29, 1675. Evelyn, John, 1620-1706. 1676 (1676) Wing E3507; ESTC R21425 50,232 182 View Text
A81515 A discourse of money Being an essay on that subject, historically and politically handled. With reflections on the present evil state of the coin of this kingdom; and proposals of a method for the remedy. In a letter to a nobleman, &c. 1696 (1696) Wing D1600A; ESTC R213093 50,241 226 View Text
A29547 Historical and political essays or discourses on several subjects viz. money, government, peace, war, trade, arts, navigation, exchange, usury, banks : with other projects for the improvement and raising the credit of money and trade in all parts of the world, but more particularly, relating to England : in a letter to a noble peer.; Discourse of money. 1698 Briscoe, John, fl. 1695. 1698 (1698) Wing B4751A; ESTC R37474 50,328 221 View Text
A14500 Virgil's Georgicks Englished. by Tho: May Esqr; Georgica. English Virgil.; May, Thomas, 1595-1650.; Vaughan, Robert, engraver. 1628 (1628) STC 24823; ESTC S119392 50,687 160 View Text
B07743 Hereafter foloweth the knowledge, properties, and the vertues of herbes. Wyer, Robert, fl. 1530-1556, printer. 1540 (1540) STC 13175.6; ESTC S92946 51,055 124 View Text
A87178 Trodden dovvn strength, by the God of strength, or, Mrs Drake revived. Shewing her strange and rare case, great and many uncouth afflictions, for tenne yeares together : together, with the strange and wonderfull manner how the Lord revealed himselfe unto her, a few dayes before her death. / Related by her somtime unworthy friend, Hart On-Hi. Hart, John, D.D. 1647 (1647) Wing H960; Thomason E1156_1; ESTC R204874 52,707 199 View Text
A03046 A newe herball of Macer, translated out of Laten in to Englysshe; Herbal. Macer, Floridus, attributed name. 1543 (1543) STC 13175.8C; ESTC S103752 52,907 122 View Text
A55718 The present state of Hungary. Or, A geographical and historical description of that kingdom giving an account of the nature of the country, and of its inhabitants, of its government and policy; its religion and laws; of its division into counties and provinces; of its towns, castles, forts, rivers lakes, mountains, product, mines, minerals, and other rarities. Together, with the memorable battles and sieges that have happened there since the time of the Romans; but more particularly since the Turkish invasions. To which is added, a short account of Transilvania, and the lofty titles taken by those Turkish emperours, who have made war in those countries. 1687 (1687) Wing P3266; ESTC R218986 53,134 187 View Text
A11585 The relation of a wonderfull voiage made by VVilliam Cornelison Schouten of Horne Shewing how south from the Straights of Magelan, in Terra Del-fuogo: he found and discouered a newe passage through the great South Sea, and that way sayled round about the world. Describing what islands, countries, people, and strange aduentures he found in his saide passage.; Journal ofte beschryvinghe van de wonderlicke reyse. English Schouten, Willem Corneliszoon, d. 1625.; Phillip, William. 1619 (1619) STC 21828; ESTC S116796 53,362 91 View Text
A45720 The firebrand taken out of the fire, or, The wonderfull history, case, and cure of Mis Drake, sometimes the wife of Francis Drake of Esher in the county of Surrey, Esq., who was under the power and severe discipline of Satan for the space of ten yeares, and was redeemed from his tyranny in a wonderfull manner a little before her death,by the great mercy of God, and (instrumentally) by the extraordinary paines prayers, and fastings, of fource reverend divines, whose names are here subscribed, viz. B. Vsher, D. Preston, M. Hooker, M. Dod; Trodden down strength by the God of strength Hart, John, D.D. 1654 (1654) Wing H949; ESTC R15516 54,457 202 View Text
B12473 A sub-poena from the star-chamber of heauen A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the 4. of August. 1622. With some particular enlargements which the limited time would not then allow. By Dan. Donne, Master of Arts, and minister of the Word. Donne, Daniel, d. 1646. 1623 (1623) STC 7021; ESTC S121163 55,741 137 View Text
A26987 Poetical fragments heart-imployment with God and it self : the concordant discord of a broken-healed heart ... / by Richard Baxter. Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691. 1681 (1681) Wing B1349; ESTC R5795 56,143 158 View Text
A15808 Xenophons treatise of housholde; Oeconomicus. English Xenophon.; Hervet, Gentian, 1499-1584. 1532 (1532) STC 26069; ESTC S108099 56,979 130 View Text
A09810 A relation or iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plimoth in New England, by certaine English aduenturers both merchants and others With their difficult passage, their safe ariuall, their ioyfull building of, and comfortable planting themselues in the now well defended towne of New Plimoth. As also a relation of foure seuerall discoueries since made by some of the same English planters there resident. I. In a iourney to Puckanokick ... II. In a voyage made by ten of them to the kingdome of Nawset ... III. In their iourney to the kingdome of Namaschet ... IIII. Their voyage to the Massachusets, and their entertainment there. With an answer to all such obiections as are in any way made against the lawfulnesse of English plantations in those parts. Bradford, William, 1588-1657.; Morton, George, d. 1624.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655. aut; Cushman, Robert, 1579?-1625. aut 1622 (1622) STC 20074; ESTC S110454 57,053 87 View Text
A26659 The church triumphant, or, A comfortable treatise of the amplitude and largeness of the kingdom of Christ wherein is proved by Scriptures and reason, that the number of the damned is inferiour to that of the elect / by Joseph Alford ... Alford, Joseph. 1649 (1649) Wing A921; ESTC R22399 57,799 139 View Text
A00437 The lyves, of philosophers and oratours: vvritten in Greeke, by Eunapius, of the cittie of Sardeis in Lydia. Brought into light, translated into Latine, and dedicated to the Queenes most excellent Maiestie, our moste gracious princesse and soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth. By the great learned man, Hadrianus Iunius Hornanus. 1568. And now set foorth in English, at his request: and dedicated to the right Honourable, the Lord Chauncellour of England. 1579; Vitae sophistarum. English Eunapius, ca. 345-ca. 420.; Junius, Hadrianus, 1511-1575. 1579 (1579) STC 10566; ESTC S101779 59,568 112 View Text
A18057 A shorte and briefe narration of the two nauigations and discoueries to the northweast partes called Newe Fraunce: first translated out of French into Italian, by that famous learned man Gio: Bapt: Ramutius, and now turned into English by Iohn Florio; worthy the reading of all venturers, trauellers, and discouerers; Voyages. 1 and 2. English Cartier, Jacques, 1491-1557.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625. 1580 (1580) STC 4699; ESTC S104896 60,030 90 View Text
A42350 The Christians labour and reward, or, A sermon, part of which was preached at the funeral of the Right Honourable the Lady Mary Vere, relict of Sir Horace Vere, Baron of Tilbury, on the 10th of January, 1671, at Castle Heviningham in Essex by William Gurnall ... Gurnall, William, 1617-1679. 1672 (1672) Wing G2258; ESTC R10932 62,221 185 View Text
A34454 A true description of the mighty kingdoms of Japan and Siam written originally in Dutch by Francis Caron and Joost Schorten ; and novv rendred into English by Capt. Roger Manley.; Benschrijvinghe van het machtigh coninckrijcke Japan. English Caron, François, 1600-1673.; Schouten, Joost.; Manley, Roger, Sir, 1626?-1688. 1663 (1663) Wing C607; ESTC R22918 62,553 163 View Text
A68588 A discovery of infinite treasure, hidden since the vvorlds beginning VVhereunto all men, of what degree soever, are friendly invited to be sharers with the discoverer, G.P. Plattes, Gabriel, fl. 1638-1640. 1639 (1639) STC 19998; ESTC S114836 64,131 128 View Text
A04906 The triall of truth wherein are discouered three greate enemies vnto mankinde, as pride, priuate grudge, and priuate gaine, ... Knight, Edward. 1580 (1580) STC 15047; ESTC S106835 64,206 178 View Text
A00895 Here begynneth a ryght frutefull mater: and hath to name the boke of surueyeng and improume[n]tes; Book of surveying Fitzherbert, John, d. 1531.; Fitzherbert, Anthony, Sir, 1470-1538.; Berthelet, Thomas. aut 1523 (1523) STC 11005; ESTC S112253 64,833 130 View Text