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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81733	A Dreadful account of a barbarous bloody murther committed on the body of one Mr. Cymball, at his own house, in Old Soho, on the 31st of January, 1694 ...		1695 (1695)	Wing D2148A; ESTC R42484	1,572	2
A42033	The pleasant companion: or New lessons and instructions for the flagelet. By Thomas Greeting, Gent	Greeting, Thomas, d. 1682.	1675 (1675)	Wing G1874B; ESTC R216442	4,256	73
A10856	New citharen lessons with perfect tunings of the same, from foure course of strings to fourteene course, euen to trie the sharpest teeth of enuie, with lessons of all sortes, and methodicall instructions for all professors and practitioners of the citharen. By Thomas Robinson, student in all the seuen liberall sciences.	Robinson, Thomas, fl. 1589-1609.	1609 (1609)	STC 21127; ESTC S101592	4,603	98
A69856	Digiti-lingua, or, The most compendious, copious, facil, and secret way of silent converse ever yet discovered shewing, how any two persons may be capable, in half an hours time, to discourse together by their fingers only, and as well in the dark as the light / by a person who has conversed no otherwise in above nine years.	Person who has conversed no otherwise in above nine years.	1698 (1698)	Wing D1472; ESTC R14754	6,548	33
A18565	Jack vp Lande compyled by the famous Geoffrey Chaucer	Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400, attributed name.	1536 (1536)	STC 5098; ESTC S104967	10,438	36
A20495	Directions for musters Wherein is shevved the order of drilling for the musket and pike. Set forth in postures, with the words of command, and brief instructions for the right use of the same.		1638 (1638)	STC 6903; ESTC S116596	11,637	60
A30936	The art of angling wherein are discovered many rare secrets, very necessary to be knowne by all that delight in that recreation.; Barker's delight	Barker, Thomas, fl. 1651.	1653 (1653)	Wing B783; ESTC R22795	11,807	22
A10857	The schoole of musicke wherein is taught, the perfect method, of true fingering of the lute, pandora, orpharion, and viol de gamba; with most infallible generall rules, both easie and delightfull. Also, a method, how you may be your owne instructer for prick-song, by the help of your lute, without any other teacher: with lessons of all sorts, for your further and better instruction. Newly composed by Thomas Robinson, lutenist.	Robinson, Thomas, fl. 1589-1609.	1603 (1603)	STC 21128; ESTC S101591	14,879	58
A65208	A necessary family-book both for the city & country, in two parts. Containing exact, plain and short rule and directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermin on land and in water: as, Part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpiller, frog, mile, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice, fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dob-chick, coot, or more-hen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which are added, many natural and artificial conclusions, both pleasant and profitable. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R. W. gent.	R. W.	1688 (1688)	Wing W100; ESTC R217643	17,312	95
A39240	Approved medicines of little cost, to preserve health and also to cure those that are sick provided for the souldiers knap-sack and the country mans closet / written by Richard Elkes, Gent. ...	Elkes, Richard.	1651 (1651)	Wing E536; ESTC R20307	17,617	49
A38471	The English military discipline exactly described by copper cutts, in forty eight postures of the musquet and thirty fix of the pike, with instructions for all young souldiers, and such who are disposed to learn and have knowledge of the military discipline, wherein, are set down the conditions and qualities which are required in every several officer of a private company, and the maner of drawing up of companies and placing them in battail rank.		1672 (1672)	Wing E3105; ESTC R17166	18,221	66
A22383	The military garden, or instructions for all young souldiers and such who are disposed to learne, and have knowledge of the militarie discipline. ... Observed and set in order according to the best military practice by Iames Achesone gentleman at armes, burges of Edinburgh	Achesone, James.	1629 (1629)	STC 88; ESTC S100407	18,977	40
A04909	Mars, his triumph. Or, the description of an exercise performed the XVIII. of October, 1638. in Merchant-Taylors Hall by certain gentlemen of the Artillery Garden London	Barriffe, William.	1639 (1639)	STC 1505; ESTC S101042	21,544	52
A13656	The mirror of diuine prouidence Containing a collection of Theodoret his arguments: declaring the prouidence of God to appeare notably both in the heauens and in the earth, and in all things therein contained: taken out of his workes De prouidentia.; De providentia. English. Selections	Theodoret, Bishop of Cyrrhus.; I. C., fl. 1602.	1602 (1602)	STC 23939; ESTC S101993	23,638	96
A41151	Gulielm, Fabricius Hildamus, his experiments in chyrurgerie concerning combustions or burnings made with gun powder, iron shot, hot-water, lightning, or any other fiery matter whatsoever : in which is excellently described the differences, signs, prognostication and cures, of all accidents and burning themselves : very necessary and useful for all gentlemen, and soldiers as well of the trayned bands, as others, especially upon sudden occasions / translated out of Latine by Iohn Steer, Chyrurgeon.; De combustionibus. English	Fabricius Hildanus, Wilhelm, 1560-1634.; Steer, John, Chyrurgeon.	1642 (1642)	Wing F72; ESTC R22891	26,833	64
A03420	Hocus Pocus Junior The anatomy of legerdemain. Or, The art of iugling set forth in his proper colours, fully, plainly, and exactly; so that an ignorant person may thereby learn the full perfection of the same, after a little practise. Unto each trick is added the figure, where it is needfull for instruction.		1638 (1638)	STC 13544; ESTC S116933	27,129	57
A10749	The art of iugling or legerdemaine VVherein is deciphered, all the conueyances of legerdemaine and iugling, how they are effected, & wherin they chiefly consist. Cautions to beware of cheating at cardes and dice. The detection of the beggerly art of alcumistry. &, the foppery of foolish cousoning charmes. All tending to mirth and recreation, especially for those that desire to haue the insight and priuate practise thereof. By S.R.	Rid, Samuel.	1612 (1612)	STC 21027; ESTC S115935	28,381	48
A05334	A briefe and plaine instruction to set all musicke of eight diuers tunes in tableture for the lute With a briefe instruction how to play on the lute by tablature, to conduct and dispose thy hand vnto the lute, with certaine easie lessons for that purpose. And also a third booke containing diuers new excellent tunes. All first written in French by Adrian Le Roy, and now translated into English by F. Ke. gentleman.; Instruction de partir toute musique des huit divers tons en tablature de luth. English	Le Roy, Adrian, ca. 1520-1598.; Kinwelmersh, Francis, d. 1580? aut; Le Roy, Adrian, ca. 1520-1598. Breve et facile instruction pour apprendre la tablature, a bien accorder, conduire, et disposer la main sur le luth.; Alford, J., fl. 1574.	1574 (1574)	STC 15487; ESTC S106692	29,169	184
A01673	The exercise of armes for caliures, muskettes, and pikes after the ordre of his Excellence. Maurits Prince of Orange Counte of Nassau etc. Gouernour and Captaine generall. ouer Geldreland. Holland, Zeeland, Vtrecht. Overyssel. etc. Sett forthe in figures. by Iacob de Gheyn. With written instructions. for the service of all captaines and comaundours. For to shewe hereout the better vnto their jong or vntrayned souldiers the playne and perfett maner to handle these armes.; Wapen-handelinghe van roers, musquetten, en spiessen. English	Gheyn, Jacob de, 1565-1629.	1608 (1608)	STC 11810; ESTC S122015	30,984	270
A06964	The souldiers accidence. Or an introduction into military discipline containing the first principles and necessary knowledge meete for captaines, muster-masters, and all young souldiers of the infantrie, or foote bandes. Also, the cavallarie or formes of trayning of horse-troopes, as it hath beene received from the latest and best experiences armies. A worke fit for all noble, generous, and good spirits, that loue honor, or honorable action. G.M.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1625 (1625)	STC 17388; ESTC S102642	32,968	76
A14621	The present estate of Spayne, or A true relation of some remarkable things touching the court, and gouernment of Spayne with a catalogue of all the nobility, with their reuenues. Composed by Iames Wadsworth, Gent. late pensioner to his Maiesty of Spayne, and nominated his captaine in Flanders.	Wadsworth, James, 1604-1656?	1630 (1630)	STC 24929A; ESTC S119416	34,892	98
A43479	The first part of the principles of the art military practiced in the warres of the United Netherlands, vnder the command of His Highnesse the Prince of Orange our Captaine Generall, for as much as concernes the duties of a souldier, and the officers of a companie of foote, as also of a troupe of horse, and the excerising of them through their severall motions : represented by figure, the word of commaund and demonstration / composed by Captaine Henry Hexham, Quartermaster to the Honourable Colonell Goring.; Principles of the art militarie Part 1	Hexham, Henry, 1585?-1650?	1642 (1642)	Wing H1652; ESTC R11968	36,185	55
A39056	The exercise of the foot with the evolutions, according to the words of command, as they are explained : as also the forming of battalions, with directions to be observed by all colonels, captains and other officers in Their Majesties armies.	England and Wales. Army.	1690 (1690)	Wing E3863; ESTC R22461	37,031	238
A42527	A treatise of the arms and engines of vvar of fire-works, ensigns, and military instruments, both ancient and modern; with the manner they are at present used, as well in French armies, as amongst other nations. Inriched with many figures. Written originally in French by Lewis de Gaya, author of the treatise called The art of war. Translated for publick advantage.	Gaya, Louis de.	1678 (1678)	Wing G402A; ESTC R217414	40,394	159
A22422	The art of riding set foorth in a breefe treatise, with a due interpretation of certeine places alledged out of Xenophon, and Gryson, verie expert and excellent horssemen: wherein also the true vse of the hand by the said Grysons rules and precepts is speciallie touched: and how the author of this present worke hath put the same in practise, also what profit men maie reape thereby: without the knowledge whereof, all the residue of the order of riding is but vaine. Lastlie, is added a short discourse of the chaine or cauezzan, the trench, and the martingale: written by a gentleman of great skill and long experience in the said art.	Astley, John, d. 1595.	1584 (1584)	STC 884; ESTC S100278	41,323	88
A41780	Hear the church, or, An appeal to the mother of us all to all the baptized believers in England, exhorting them to stedfastness in the truth, according to the scriptures : together with some farther considerations of seven queries, sent to the baptized believers in Lincolnshire, concerning the judge of contriversies in matters of religion : in three parts / by Thomas Grantham.	Grantham, Thomas, 1634-1692.	1687 (1687)	Wing G1536; ESTC R5931	41,980	66
A51540	An epitome of the whole art of war In two parts. The first of military discipline, containing the whole exercise of the pike and musquet, &c. with plain directions for the various postures. Also the drawing up of battalions, and way of forming them; with the art of doubling, wheeling, forming and drawing up an army into any figure. The way of conducting armies in hilly, woody or plain countries: of encampings, besiegings, giving of battle, &c. The second of fortification and gunnery, which shews the principles and practices of fortification, as now used, as well by the English, as several other European nations, (especially by Their Majesties army) at the late siege of Athlone, Galoway, Limerick, &c. ... Of casements, cittadels, crownworks, ravelins, &c. Of gunnery, ... morters, demy-cannon, &c. with the manner of batteries, &c. All illustrated and further explained by 18 copper-plates, curiously designed and engraven.	Moxon, Joseph, 1627-1691.; J. S., Capt. Military discipline.; J. S., Capt. Fortification and military discipline.	1692 (1692)	Wing M3002; ESTC R217907	42,745	122
A67264	Some instructions concerning the art of oratory collected for the use of a friend a young student.	Walker, Obadiah, 1616-1699.	1659 (1659)	Wing W410; ESTC R17434	42,754	136
A51271	The perfect major shewing the easiest way of handling arms, the millitary motions, with the manner how to enter into a field, and to form a batallion. By F. d' Morains, formerly an officer in the French army's [sic]. Licensed April the 24th. 1686. Ro. L'Estrange.	Morains, François de.	1686 (1686)	Wing M2613D; ESTC R217864	47,994	201
A19369	The art of riding conteining diuerse necessarie instructions, demonstrations, helps, and corrections apperteining to horssemanship, not herettofore expressed by anie other author: written at large in the Italian toong, by Maister Claudio Corte, a man most excellent in this art. Here brieflie reduced into certeine English discourses to the benefit of gentlemen and others desirous of such knowledge.; Cavallarizzo. English	Corte, Claudio.; Bedingfield, Thomas, d. 1613.	1584 (1584)	STC 5797; ESTC S100322	49,081	122
A34636	The compleat angler being instructions how to angle for a trout or grayling in a clear stream.	Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.	1676 (1676)	Wing C6381; ESTC R22475	49,857	120
A06768	The Buckler of bodilie health whereby health may bee defended, and sickesse repelled: consecrate by the au[thor] the vse of his cou[...] [...]shing from his heart (though it were to his hurt) to see the fruites of his labour on the constant wellfare of all his countrie-men. By Mr. Iohn Makluire, Doctor in Medicine.	Makluire, John.	1630 (1630)	STC 17207; ESTC S104449	53,323	152
B01298	An abridgment of military discipline, for the use of His Majesties forces in the kingdom of Scotland. By His Majesties special command.		1686 (1686)	Wing A101; ESTC R170013	55,339	274
B03201	The exercise of the foot with the evolutions, according to the words of command, as they are explained : as also the forming of battalions, with directions to be observed by all colonels, captains and other officers in His Majesties armies. Likewise, the exercise of the dragoons both on horse-back and foot. With the rules of war in the day of battel, when encountering the enemy, ordered by Sir Thomas Livingston, Major General, and commander in chief of their Majesties forces in Scotland. Recommended to all (officers as well as souldiers) in their Majesties armies.	England and Wales. Army.; Teviot, Thomas Livingston, Viscount, 1652?-1711. Exercise of dragoons both on horse-back and foot.; Mackay, Hugh, 1640?-1692. Rules of war for the infantry, ordered to be observed by their Majesties subjects encountring with the enemy upon the day of battel.	1693 (1693)	Wing E3863A; ESTC R232864	57,720	178
A06916	A discource of horsmanshippe Wherein the breeding and ryding of horses for seruice, in a breefe manner is more methodically sette downe then hath been heeretofore. With a more easie and direct course for the ignorant, to attaine to the same arte or knowledge. Also the manner to chuse, trayne, ryde and dyet, both hunting-horses, and running-horses: with all the secretes thereto belonging discouered. An arte neuer heeretofore written by any authour.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1593 (1593)	STC 17346; ESTC S107909	59,189	84
A19255	The character of vvarre, or The image of martiall discipline contayning many vsefull directions for musters & armes, and the very first principles in discipline, the ground postures, all the military motions now vsed ... By Edvvard Cooke.	Cooke, Edward, fl. 1626-1631.	1626 (1626)	STC 5668; ESTC S108654	60,094	84
A54357	The perfection of military discipline after the newest method, as practised in England and Ireland, &c., or, The industrious souldiers golden treasury of knowledge in the art of making war containing instructions for the exercising the pike and musket in all their postures, with the signs of the drum, by its beating the several points of war, the exercise of granadeers, horse, and dragoons : the explanation of the words of command, and how to be put in practice ... : the several doublings, wheelings, and drawing up of battalions, squadrons of horse, &c. with the conduct of armies in open or inclosed countries, or upon any occasion or immergency ... the method to be observed in garrisons, and the manner of fortification, with that of besieging strong holds, &c. to which is added, as a second part, The art of gunnery, or, The compleat engineer : shewing the practice of the ordnance, mortars, &c. with the manner of making and using fire-works for war, at sea and land, and many other things necessary to be known for the improvement of souldiers.		1690 (1690)	Wing P1532; ESTC R18339	60,614	163
A55066	An introduction to the skill of musick in two books : the first, the grounds and rules of musick, according to the gam-ut, and other principles thereof, the second, instructions & lessons for the bass-viol, and instruments & lessons for the treble-violin / by John Playford ; to which is added, The art of descant, or composing musick in parts, by Dr. Tho. Campion ; with annotations thereon, by Mr. Chr. Simpson.	Playford, John, 1623-1686?; Simpson, Christopher, d. 1669.; Lowe, Edward, d. 1682.; Campion, Thomas, 1567-1620. Art of descant.	1674 (1674)	Wing P2480; ESTC R11472	60,656	189
A80295	The compleat soldier, or expert artillery-man Containing the several postures and exercises of the pike and musquet; the various beats of the drum; and what else is necessary for a young soldier to understand. Also, divers ways of exercising a company, very useful for all officers, and others, that delight in military affairs.		1681 (1681)	Wing C5653A; ESTC R228408	63,468	258
A62853	A treatise of lithotomy, or, Of the extraction of the stone out of the bladder written in French by Mr. Tolet ... ; translated into English by A. Lovell.; Traité de la lithotomie. English	Tolet, François, 1647-1724.; Lovell, Archibald.	1683 (1683)	Wing T1775; ESTC R18681	65,586	200
A80034	The poor-mans physician and chyrurgion, containing above three hundred rare and choice receipts, for the cure of all distempers, both inward and outward: together with necessary considerations before purgation; easie rules for the opening of a vein, and the manner of bleeding by horse-leeches, with a method for drawing teeth. All being of great worth, and now published for the publique good: / by Lancelot Coelson student in Physick and Astrology.	Coelson, Lancelot, 1627-ca 1687.	1656 (1656)	Wing C4884; Thomason E1666_2; ESTC R208391	66,632	176
A96354	Arts treasury: or, A profitable and pleasing invitation to the lovers of ingenuity Contained in many extraordinary experiments, rareties, and curious inventions. In two parts. Part I. Containing the mystery of dying cloths, silks stuffs, hair, feather, bone, horn, ivory, leather, &c. ... Part II. Containing the quality, generation and product of metals and minerals, natural and artificial; directions to harden or soften them for use. ...	White, John, d. 1671.	1688 (1688)	Wing W1788; ESTC R230882	69,510	179
A25812	Aristoteles Master-piece, or, The secrets of generation displayed in all the parts thereof ...; Aristotle's Masterpiece.		1684 (1684)	Wing A3689; ESTC R4283	73,397	190
A94280	The true fortune-teller, or, Guide to knowledge Discovering the whole art of chiromancy, physiognomy, metoposcopy, and astrology. Containing 1. A discription of the planets, their power and influence over the bodies of men, women, and children. 2. Of the several lines, ... characters in the hand and wrist; ... 3. Of physiognomy. ... 4. Observations on the eyes, ... 5. Metoposcopy, or the signification of the lines in the face. 6. of moles, and their signification. 7. Of dreams and interpretations. 8. Of nativities, ... 9. If the rod ... 10. Of marriages, ... 11. Rules to know the dangers of death. 12. The manner of resolving doubtful questions, ... 13. Of Pythagoras his wheel of fortune. 14. Of the good and bad days of each month relating to health.	J. S.	1698 (1698)	Wing S99; ESTC R232143	73,968	200
A32790	The angler's vade mecum, or, A compendious, yet full, discourse of angling discovering the aptest methods and ways ... for the catching all manner of fresh-water fish ... : together with a brief discourse of fish ponds, and not only the easiest but most palatable ways of dressing all sorts of fish ... / by a lover of angling.	Chetham, James, 1640-1692.	1681 (1681)	Wing C3788; ESTC R23536	82,686	193
A34637	The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice : to which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.	Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.	1674 (1674)	Wing C6382; ESTC R23124	83,437	249
B02403	Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess. Together with all manner of games either on cards, or dice. To which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.	Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.	1687 (1687)	Wing C6386A; ESTC R174281	83,437	197
A67066	The leper, and the leper's house, cleansed being, an exposition upon some part of the XIVth chapter of Leviticus; the mystery of which is explained and applied to the state and condition of a sinner's becoming a saint. With profitable uses and applications. As also, what chapter may be applied to, as to the cleansing or destroying of any particular church of Christ, in and under the time of the gospel. Divided into ten parts. Written for the information of those which seldom concern themselves about the types and shadows of the Old Testament: very useful for all people. By Thomas Worden, author of, The types unvailed.	Worden, Thomas.	1695 (1695)	Wing W3578; ESTC R218033	86,936	103
A40781	Cryptomenysis patefacta, or, The art of secret information disclosed without a key containing, plain and demonstrative rules, for decyphering all manner of secret writing with exact methods, for resolving secret intimations by signs or gestures, or in speech : as also an inquiry into the secret ways of conveying written messages, and the several mysterious proposals for secret information, mentioned by Trithemius, &c. / by J. F.	J. F. (John Falconer)	1685 (1685)	Wing F296; ESTC R6319	86,972	206
A44420	The compleat fencing-master in which is fully described the whole guards, parades & lessons belonging to the small-sword : as also the best rules for playing against either artists or ignorants with blunts or sharps : together with directions how to behave in a single combat on horse-back : illustrated with figures representing the most necessary postures / by Sir W. Hope, Kt.	Hope, William, Sir.	1691 (1691)	Wing H2711; ESTC R11392	89,808	235
A44818	The school of recreation, or, A guide to the most ingenious exercises of hunting, riding, racing, fireworks, military discipline, the science of defence, [brace] [brace] hawking, tennis, bowling, ringing, singing, cock-fighting, fowling, angling by R.H.	Howlett, Robert.	1696 (1696)	Wing H3195; ESTC R41004	93,643	192
A68694	An abridgeme[n]t of all the canonical books of the olde Testament written in Sternholds meter by VV. Samuel minister. The names of the books are in the next leaf following.	Samuel, William, fl. 1551-1569.	1569 (1569)	STC 21690; ESTC S110818	97,894	378
A07423	The masse displayed. VVritten in French by Mr Iohn Bede, advocate to the Parliament of Paris, and now translated into English; Messe en françois exposée. English	Bédé de la Gormandière, Jean.; Chaloner, Edward, 1590 or 91-1625, attributed name.	1619 (1619)	STC 1781; ESTC S101392	100,322	152
A57030	The second book of the works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick treating of the heroick deeds and sayings of the good Pantagruel. Written originally in the French tongue, and now faithfully translated into English. By S.T.U.C.; Pantagruel. Book 2. English.	Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553?; Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1653 (1653)	Wing R108; ESTC R202205	100,489	230
A35316	Military instructions for the cavallrie, or, Rules and directions for the service of horse collected out of divers forrein authours, ancient and modern, and rectified and supplied according to the present practice of the Low-Countrey warres.	Cruso, John, d. 1681.	1644 (1644)	Wing C7433; ESTC R23795	103,386	72
A68179	A most excellent and perfecte homish apothecarye or homely physik booke, for all the grefes and diseases of the bodye. Translated out the Almaine speche into English by Ihon Hollybush; Apoteck für den gemainen Man. English	Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512.; Hollybush, John.	1561 (1561)	STC 13433; ESTC S122407	103,663	90
A17027	The new invention, intituled, calligraphia: or, the arte of faire writing vvherein is comprehended the whole necessarie rules thereof; by which anie who is capable and carefull to learne, may without the helpe of any other teacher, under God, both bee informed concerning the right writing of the most usuall characters in the world; and perfectly instructed how to write one of the most frequent in Europe, called the secretarie. ... By His Majesties scribe, Master David Browne.	Browne, David, fl. 1622-1638.	1622 (1622)	STC 3905; ESTC S105906	110,703	284
A26373	The present state of the Jews (more particularly relating to those in Barbary) wherein is contained an exact account of their customs, secular and religious : to which is annexed a summary discourse of the Misna, Talmud, and Gemara / by L. Addison ...	Addison, Lancelot, 1632-1703.	1675 (1675)	Wing A526; ESTC R421	113,028	274
A74931	The country-mans recreation, or The art of [brace] planting, graffing, and gardening, [brace] in three books. The first declaring divers waies of planting, and graffing, and the best times of the year, with divers commodities and secrets herein, how to set or plant with the root, and without the root; to sow or set pepins or curnels, with the ordering thereof, also to cleanse your grafts and cions, to help barren and sick trees, to kill worms and vermin, and to preserve and keep fruit; how to plant and proin your vines, and to gather and presse your grape; to cleanse and mosse your trees, to make your cider and perry, with many other secret practises which shall appear in the table following. The second treateth of the hop-garden, with necessary instructions for the making and maintenance thereof, ... with some directions for tabaco. Whereunto is added, The expert gardener, containing divers necessary and rare secrets belonging to that art, ... hereunto is likewise added the Art of angling.	Barker, Thomas, fl. 1651.; Barker, Thomas, fl. 1651.	1654 (1654)	Thomason E806_16; ESTC R207486	120,559	229
A91933	Diapoliteia. A Christian concertation with Mr. Prin, Mr. Baxter, Mr. Harrington, for the true cause of the Commonvvealth. Or, An answer to Mr. Prin's (perditory) anatomy of the Republick, and his true and perfect narrative, &c. To Mr. Baxter's (purgatory) pills for the Army: and his wounding answer to the healing question. With some soft reflections upon his Catholick (or rather Cathulactick) key; and an examen of the late petition of the sixth of July to this Parliament. In all which we have a most necessary vindication of the cause; of the honourable persons now in Parliament and Council, from the venome and vilification of their pens. By Joh. Rogers, thorugh grace kept (under many sufferings) a faithful servant to Jesus Christ, his cause and the Commonwealth.	Rogers, John, 1627-1665?	1659 (1659)	Wing R1806; Thomason E995_25; ESTC R207812	125,898	138
A62237	Palmistry, the secrets thereof disclosed, or, A familiar, easy and new method whereby to judge of the most general accidents of mans life from the lines of the hand withal its dimensions and significations as also that most useful piece of astrology (long since promised) concerning elections for every particular occasion, now plainly manifested from rational principles of art, not published till now / by Richard Saunders ...	Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675.	1663 (1663)	Wing S751; ESTC R12393	128,974	473
A18998	The schoole of horsmanship VVherein is discouered vvhat skill and knowledge is required in a good horseman, practised by perfect experience. And also how to reforme anie restie horse, of what nature and disposition so euer. Briefely touching the knowledge of the breeder, sadler, smith, and the horseleach. With a strange and rare inuention how to make a new kinde of racke, and how to teach a horse to lie vpon his bellie vntill the rider take his backe. By Christ. Clifford, Gent.	Clifford, Christopher.	1585 (1585)	STC 5415; ESTC S105109	130,605	210
A61139	The gentleman's compleat jockey with the perfect horseman, and experienc'd farrier. Containing, I. The nature of horses; their breeding, feeding and management in all paces, to fit them for war, racing, travel, hunting, or other recreations and advantages. II. The true method, with proper rules and directions to order, diet and physick the running-horse, to bring him to any match, or race, with success. III. The methods to buy horses, and prevent being cheated; noting the particular marks of the good and bad horses, in all their circumstances. IV. How to make blazes, stars and snips: to fatten a horse with little charge, and to make him lively and lovely. V. The whole art of a farrier, in curing all diseases, griefs and sorrances incident to horses; with their symptoms and causes. VI. The methods of shooing, blooding, roweling, purging, and prevention of diseases, and many other things, from long experience and approved practice. by A. S. gent.	A. S.; Speed, Adolphus, fl. 1652-1659.	1697 (1697)	Wing S5; ESTC R219778	132,086	185
A53074	A new method, and extraordinary invention, to dress horses, and work them according to nature as also, to perfect nature by the subtility of art, which was never found out, but by ... William Cavendishe ...	Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676.	1667 (1667)	Wing N887; ESTC R18531	135,086	431
A05408	The vnmasking of the masse-priest vvith a due and diligent examination of their holy sacrifice. By C.A. Shewing how they partake with all the ancient heretiques, in their profane, impious, and idolatrous worship.; Melchizedech's anti-type	Lewis, John, b. 1595 or 6.	1624 (1624)	STC 15560; ESTC S103079	137,447	244
A11368	An admirable method to loue, serue and honour the B. Virgin Mary With diuers practicable exercises thereof. Al inriched with choice examples. Written in Italian by the R. F. Alexis de Salo, Capuchin. And Englished by R.F.	Salo, Alessio Segala de.; R. F., fl. 1639.	1639 (1639)	STC 21628; ESTC S100011	150,784	636
A28318	The epitome of the whole art of husbandry comprising all necessary directions for the improvement of it ... : together with the gentlemans heroick exercise, discoursing of horses, their nature and use ... : to which is annexed by way of appendix, a new method of planting fruit trees and improving of an orchard / by J.B. Gent.	Blagrave, Joseph, 1610-1682.	1669 (1669)	Wing B3115; ESTC R28488	152,593	332
A60569	An account of the Greek church as to its doctrine and rites of worship with several historicall remarks interspersed, relating thereunto : to which is added an account of the state of the Greek church under Cyrillus Lucaris, Patriarch of Constantinople, with a relation of his sufferings and death / by Tho. Smith.	Smith, Thomas, 1638-1710.	1680 (1680)	Wing S4232; ESTC R30646	152,931	340
A09641	The vision of pierce Plowman nowe the second time imprinted by Roberte Crowlye dwellynge in Elye rentes in Holburne whereunto are added certayne notes and cotations in the mergyne, geuyng light to the reader. And in the begynning is set a brefe summe of all the principal matters spoken of in the boke. And as the boke is deuided into twenty partes called Passus: so is the summary diuided, for euery parte hys summarie, rehearsynge the matters spoken of in euery parte. euen in suche order as they stande there.; Piers the Plowman	Langland, William, 1330?-1400?	1550 (1550)	STC 19907; ESTC S104327	153,375	262
A49891	The compleat surgeon or, the whole art of surgery explain'd in a most familiar method. Containing an exact account of its principles and several parts, viz. Of the bones, muscles, tumurs, ulcers, and wounds simple and complicated, or those by gun-shot; as also of venereal diseases, the scruvy, fractures, luxations, and all sorts of chirurgical operations; together with their proper bandages and dressings. To which is added, a chirurgical dispensatory; shewing the manner how to prepare all such medicines as are most necessary for a surgeon, and particularly the mercurial panacæa. Written in French by M. le Clerc, physician in ordinary, and privy-counsellor to the French King; and faithfully translated into English.; Chirurgie complette. English	Le Clerc, M. (Charles Gabriel), b. 1644.; Le Clerc, Daniel, 1652-1728.	1696 (1696)	Wing L810A; ESTC R224148	161,414	374
B16297	An explication of the iudiciall lawes of Moses. Plainely discovering divers of their ancient rites and customes. As in their governours, government, synedrion, punishments, civill accompts, contracts, marriages, warres, and burialls. Also their oeconomicks, (vizt.) their dwellings, feasting, clothing, and husbandrie. Together with two treatises, the one shewing the different estate of the godly and wicked in this life, and in the life to come. The other, declaring how the wicked may be inlightned by the preaching of the gospel, and yet become worse after they be illuminated. All which are cleered out of the originall languages, and doe serue as a speciall helpe for the true understanding of divers difficult texts of scriptures. ... / By Iohn Weemse, of Lathocker in Scotland, preacher of Gods word.	Weemes, John, 1579?-1636.	1632 (1632)	STC 25214; ESTC S112662	170,898	257
A57041	The third book of the works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick containing the heroick deeds of Pantagruel the son of Gargantua / now faithfully translated into English by the unimitable pen of Sir Thomas Urwhart.; Pantagruel. English. 1693	Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553?; Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1693 (1693)	Wing R110; ESTC R26911	173,631	446
A06901	Fiue decades of epistles of vvarre. By Francis Markham	Markham, Francis, 1565-1627.	1622 (1622)	STC 17332; ESTC S114265	181,052	212
A30105	Chirologia, or, The naturall language of the hand composed of the speaking motions, and discoursing gestures thereof : whereunto is added Chironomia, or, The art of manuall rhetoricke, consisting of the naturall expressions, digested by art in the hand, as the chiefest instrument of eloquence, by historicall manifesto's exemplified out of the authentique registers of common life and civill conversation : with types, or chyrograms, a long-wish'd for illustration of this argument / by J.B. ...	J. B. (John Bulwer), fl. 1648-1654.	1644 (1644)	Wing B5462A; ESTC R208625	185,856	386
A93039	The midwives book, or, The whole art of midwifry discovered. Directing childbearing women how to behave themselves in their conception, breeding, bearing, and nursing of children in six books, viz. ... / By Mrs. Jane Sharp practitioner in the art of midwifry above thirty years.; Midwives book	Sharp, Jane, Mrs.	1671 (1671)	Wing S2969B; ESTC R203554	186,081	442
A60739	Polygraphice, or, The arts of drawing, engraving, etching, limning, painting, washing, varnishing, gilding, colouring, dying, beautifying, and perfuming in four books : exemplifyed in the drawing of men, women, landskips, countries and figures of various forms, the way of engraving, etching, and limning, with all their requisites and ornaments, the depicting of the most eminent pieces of antiquities, the paintings of the antients, washing of maps, globes or pictures, the dying of cloth, silk, horns, bones, wood, glass, stones and metals, the varnishing, colouring and gilding thereof according to any purpose or intent, the painting, colouring and beautifying of the face, skin and hair, the whole doctrine of perfumes, never published till now, together with the original, advancement and perfection of the art of painting / by William Salmon ...	Salmon, William, 1644-1713.	1673 (1673)	Wing S445; ESTC R16620	189,914	371
A11863	Honor military, and ciuill contained in foure bookes. Viz. 1. Iustice, and iurisdiction military. 2. Knighthood in generall, and particular. 3. Combats for life, and triumph. 4. Precedencie of great estates, and others.	Segar, William, Sir, d. 1633.; Rogers, William, b. ca. 1545, engraver.	1602 (1602)	STC 22164; ESTC S116891	203,415	258
A91655	The first [second] book of the works of Mr. Francis Rabelais, Doctor in Physick, containing five books of the lives, heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua, and his sonne Pantagruel. Together with the Pantagrueline prognostication, the oracle of the divine Bachus, and response of the bottle. Hereunto are annexed the navigations unto the sounding isle, and the isle of the Apedests: as likewise the philosophical cream with a Limosm epistle. / All done by Mr. Francis Rabelais, in the French tongue, and now faithfully translated into English.; Gargantua et Pantagruel. English. 1653	Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553?; Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.; Hall, John, 1627-1656.	1653 (1653)	Wing R105; Thomason E1429_1; ESTC R202203	215,621	504
A57001	The works of the famous Mr. Francis Rabelais, doctor in physick treating of the lives, heroick deeds, and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel : to which is newly added the life of the author / written originally in French, and translated into English by Sr. Thomas Urchard.; Works. English. 1664	Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553?; Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1664 (1664)	Wing R103; ESTC R24488	220,658	520
A39331	The compleat body of the art military ... divided into three books, the first containing the postures of the pike and musket ... the second comprehending twelve exercises ... the third setting forth the drawing up and exercising of regiments ... illustrated with varietie of figures of battail ... / by Richard Elton.	Elton, Richard, fl. 1650.	1650 (1650)	Wing E653; ESTC R24314	241,863	247
A88969	The diseases of women with child, and in child-bed: as also, the best directions how to help them in natural and unnatural labours. : With fit remedies for the several indispositions of new-born babes. : Illustrated with divers fair figures, newly and very correctly engraven in copper. : A work much more perfect than any yet extant in English: being very necessary for all chirurgeons and midwives that practise this art. / Written in French by Francis Mauriceau. ; Translated, and enlarged with some marginal-notes, by Hugh Chamberlen ...	Mauriceau, François, 1637-1709.; Chamberlen, Hugh.	1672 (1672)	Wing M1371B; ESTC R202898	249,555	467
A02364	The Frenche chirurgerye, or all the manualle operations of chirurgerye , vvith divers, & sundrye figures, and amongst the rest, certayne nuefovvnde instrumentes, verye necessarye to all the operationes of chirurgerye. Through Iaques Guillemeau, of Orleans ordinarye chirurgiane to the Kinge, and sworen in the citye of Paris. And novv truelye translated out of Dutch into Englishe by A.M.; Oeuvres de chirurgie. English	Guillemeau, Jacques, 1550?-1613.; A. M., fl. 1598.	1598 (1598)	STC 12498; ESTC S122176	253,267	144
A04863	The theorike and practike of moderne vvarres discoursed in dialogue vvise. VVherein is declared the neglect of martiall discipline: the inconuenience thereof: the imperfections of manie training captaines: a redresse by due regard had: the fittest weapons for our moderne vvarre: the vse of the same: the parts of a perfect souldier in generall and in particular: the officers in degrees, with their seuerall duties: the imbattailing of men in formes now most in vse: with figures and tables to the same: with sundrie other martiall points. VVritten by Robert Barret. Comprehended in sixe bookes.	Barret, Robert, fl. 1600.	1598 (1598)	STC 1500; ESTC S106853	258,264	244
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
A39333	The compleat body of the art military in three books : I. The postures of the pike and musket ..., II. Twelve exercises ..., III. The drawing up and exercising of regiments after the manner of private companies ... : also, the duties of all souldiers and officers ... / by Richard Elton ... ; to which is added a supplement comprehending these particulars, I. the duties and qualifications of all officers belonging to an army .., formerly written by Capt. Tho. Rudd ...	Elton, Richard, fl. 1650.; Rudd, Thomas, 1584?-1656.	1668 (1668)	Wing E655	278,856	257
A06950	Markhams maister-peece, or, What doth a horse-man lacke containing all possible knowledge whatsoeuer which doth belong to any smith, farrier or horse-leech, touching the curing of all maner of diseases or sorrances in horses : drawne with great paine and most approued experience from the publique practise of all the forraine horse-marshals of Christendome and from the priuate practise of all the best farriers of this kingdome : being deuided into two bookes, the first containing all cures physicall, the second whatsoeuer belongeth to chirurgerie, with an addition of 130 most principall chapters and 340 most excellent medicines, receits and secrets worthy euery mans knowledge, neuer written of nor mentioned in any author before whatsoeuer : together with the true nature, vse, and qualitie of euerie simple spoken of through the whole worke : reade me, practise me, and admire me / written by Geruase Markham gentleman.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.	1610 (1610)	STC 17376.5; ESTC S4777	291,300	517
A30785	The Jewish synagogue, or, An historical narration of the state of the Jewes at this day dispersed over the face of the whole earth ... / translated out of the learned Buxtorfius ... by A.B., Mr. A. of Q. Col. in Oxford.	Buxtorf, Johann, 1599-1664.; A. B., Mr. A. of Q. Col. in Oxford.	1657 (1657)	Wing B6347; ESTC R23867	293,718	328
A34843	The gentleman's recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.	Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673-1721.; Langbaine, Gerard, 1656-1692. Hunter, a discourse in horsemanship.	1686 (1686)	Wing C6705; ESTC R33687	308,510	564
A71161	The history of all religions in the world, from the creation down to this present time in two parts : the first containing their theory, and the other relating to their practices ... : to which is added, a table of heresies : as also a geographical map, shewing in what countrey each religion is practised ... / by William Turner ...	Turner, William, 1653-1701.	1695 (1695)	Wing T3347; ESTC R6111	329,028	716
A13203	[The Pentateuch]; Bible. O.T. Pentateuch. English. Tyndale. 1530.	Tyndale, William, d. 1536.	1530 (1530)	STC 2350; ESTC S1193	348,761	749
A56634	A commentary upon the third book of Moses, called Leviticus by ... Symon Lord Bishop of Ely.	Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.	1698 (1698)	Wing P776; ESTC R13611	367,228	602
A04062	An hipponomie or the vineyard of horsemanship deuided into three bookes. 1. The theorick part, intreating of the inward knowledge of the man.2. The first practicke part, shewing how to worke according to that knowledge. 3. The second practicke part, declaring how to apply both hunting and running horses to the true grounds of this art. In which is plainly laid open the art of breeding, riding, training and dieting of the said horses. Wherein also many errors in this art, heretofore published, are manifestly detected. By Michaell Baret ...	Baret, Michael.	1618 (1618)	STC 1412; ESTC S100900	371,618	446
A29861	Pseudodoxia epidemica, or, Enquiries into very many received tenents and commonly presumed truths by Thomas Browne.	Browne, Thomas, Sir, 1605-1682.	1646 (1646)	Wing B5159; ESTC R1093	377,301	406
A64804	Military and maritine [sic] discipline in three books.	Venn, Thomas. Military observations.	1672 (1672)	Wing V192; ESTC R25827	403,413	588
A57242	The experienced farrier, or, Farring compleated In two books physical and chyrurgical. Bringing pleasure to the gentleman, and profit to the countrey-man. ... For here is contained every thing that belongs to a true horse-man, groom, farrier or horse-leach, viz. breeding; the manner how, the season when, ... and what are fit for generation; the feeder, rider, keeper, ambler and buyer; as also the making of several precious drinks, suppositories, balls, purgations, ... and directions how to use them for all inward and outward diseases. Also the paring and shooing of all manner of hoofes, ... The prices and vertues of most of the principal drugs, both simple and compound belonging to farring, ... also a large table of the virtues of most simples set down alphabetically, and many hundreds of simples placed one after another, for the cure of all ... diseases, ... with many new receipts of excellent use and value; never yet printed before in any author. By E.R. Gent.	E. R., Gent.	1681 (1681)	Wing R13A; ESTC R220639	427,228	473
A13821	The historie of serpents. Or, The second booke of liuing creatures wherein is contained their diuine, naturall, and morall descriptions, with their liuely figures, names, conditions, kindes and natures of all venemous beasts: with their seuerall poysons and antidotes; their deepe hatred to mankind, and the wonderfull worke of God in their creation, and destruction. Necessary and profitable to all sorts of men: collected out of diuine scriptures, fathers, phylosophers, physitians, and poets: amplified with sundry accidentall histories, hierogliphicks, epigrams, emblems, and ænigmaticall obseruations. By Edvvard Topsell.	Topsell, Edward, 1572-1625?	1608 (1608)	STC 24124; ESTC S122051	444,728	331
A57009	The works of F. Rabelais, M.D., or, The lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and Pantagruel with a large account of the life and works of the author, particularly an explanation of the most difficult passages in them never before publish'd in any language / done out of French by Sir Tho. Urchard, Kt., and others.	Rabelais, François, ca. 1490-1553?; Urquhart, Thomas, Sir, 1611-1660.	1694 (1694)	Wing R104; ESTC R29255	455,145	1,095
A46420	Decimus Junius Juvenalis, and Aulus Persius Flaccus translated and illustrated as well with sculpture as notes / by Barten Holyday ...; Works. English. 1673	Juvenal.; Persius. Works. English.; Holyday, Barten, 1593-1661.	1673 (1673)	Wing J1276; ESTC R12290	464,713	335
A62395	Scot's Discovery of vvitchcraft proving the common opinions of witches contracting with divels, spirits, or familiars ... to be but imaginary, erronious conceptions and novelties : wherein also, the lewde unchristian all written and published in anno 1584, by Reginald Scot, Esquire.; Discoverie of witchcraft	Scot, Reginald, 1538?-1599.	1651 (1651)	Wing S943; ESTC R19425	465,580	448
A31102	Bartholinus anatomy made from the precepts of his father, and from the observations of all modern anatomists, together with his own ... / published by Nich. Culpeper and Abdiah Cole.	Bartholin, Thomas, 1616-1680.; Bartholin, Caspar, 1585-1629.; Walaeus, Johannes, 1604-1649.	1668 (1668)	Wing B977; ESTC R24735	479,435	247