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A97315 William the Third, by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. To all the nobility and gentry of our kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, and to all other our loving subjects of what degree and quality soever, greeting. Whereas Richard Blome of London Gent. our cosmographical printer, hath represented unto us, that he hath undertaken the printing a new survey, or description of our cities of London and Westminster, with the liberties and parts adjacent; as also of the several American plantations ... England and Wales. Sovereign (1694-1702 : William III); William III, King of England, 1650-1702. 1695 (1695) ESTC R175587 5,703 3

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of the first and present Planters of note And for the better Explanation and use of those concern'd there shall be several Maps taken from the last Surveys or Draughts Part III. Viz. Honour Civil and Military for these Cities being the Royal Seat and Chamber of the King the Residence of the Nobility and Gentry for the Management of the Affairs of the Nation in Peace and War with the Grand Assembly of the High Court of Parliament there shall be given an Account of his Majesty's Royal Prerogatives as extracted out of Authentick Authors with the chief Offices and Officers of Church and State And as his Majesty is the Fountain of Honour there shall be Chapters of each Degree of the Nobility both Spiritual and Temporal with their Priviledges c. together with a List of their Names c. according to the Parliament Roll. There shall be also given the Priviledges c. enjoyed by the Gentry And for the Explanation and Illustration of the said VVork there shall be Ichnographical Maps of the Wards of London and the Parishes in Westminster and Parts adjacent taken from actual Surveys by able hands with the Additions of the Streets Alleys and Courts Built since the last Survey together with Maps of the said American Plantations and other Ornamental Sculptures as to the prospect of Eminent Buildings c. Which said Work thus Embellished with the Labouriousness in Collecting the several Remarks by an Actual Survey of all the Streets Lanes Alleys Courts c. as to their present State and digested into a Geographical Method never yet attempted by any cannot but render it useful and acceptable Yet in this VVork not only Stow but all Authors of Note shall be consulted as to the Antiquities For the Face of these Cities are so much altered to what they were when Stow took his Remarks Fields Waste-Grounds Gardens and Great Houses being converted into Streets Alleys Courts c. Nay Streets themselves altered so that nothing can in the least be made use of save only as to the Antiquities and what shall be found therein Material shall be consulted and taken notice of in their proper places to the end that nothing tending to the Honour and Grandure of the Citys may be omitted for the compleating the said Undertaking And as this VVork cannot but be acknowledged to be worthy of Encouragment so 't is hoped it will not be wanting Wherefore the Undertaker Richard Blome Publishes these his Proposals The PROPOSALS I. Those that please for the Advancement of so Good and Honourable a VVork to Subscribe and ●…y to the said Richard Blome or his lawful Assigns Thirty five shillings shall have one of the said Books in Sheets Fifteen shillings to be paid upon the delivery of a printed Receipt Engraven on Copper and signed by the said Richard Blome and Twenty shillings upon the delivery of one of the said Books in Sheets and upon the Finishing publick notice shall be given to the end the Subscribers may repair for their Books bringing with them their said printed Receipts signed by the said Richard Blome And as a Memorial of their Encouragments there shall be printed at the beginning of the Book a List of the Names and Titles of such Subscribers that return the same to the said Richard Blome to be so inserted II. Those that please to be further Encouragers of the said VVork may have their Names Titles and Coats of Arms so as allowed by the Heralds Engraven to a Sculpture paying the Charges thereof And such as please may have the Prospect of their House Engraven paying the Charges thereof and supplying the said Richard Blome with a Draught of the same and upon the Receipt of the Money for the same the said Richard Blome to give his Receipt with an Obligation that the same shall be printed to the said Books III. Such as procure Subscriptions for six of the said Books and return the same to the said Richard Blome shall have one in Sheets gratis 'T is desired that such as think fit to be Subscribers do return their Subscriptions and first Payments to the said Richard Blome at his House in new VVeldstreet as aforesaid by or before our Lady-day 1696 at which time the Book will be put into the Press in order to a speedy Finishing hoped not to exceed Michaelmas Term 1696. The Impression being intended to consist but of a sufficient quantity of Books as-to Accomodate the Subscribers with And for the conveniency to such as Subscribe the said Richard Blome hath made choice of these following persons to take Subscriptions and to receive the first payments viz. Mr. Samuel Lounds by the Savoy Gate in the Strand Mr. Abel Roper at the Black Boy in Fleetstreet against St. Dunstans Church Mr. Robert Clavel at the Peacock at the West end of St. Pauls and Mr. John Southby at the Harrow in Cornbill Booksellors And for the avoiding of mistakes such as Subscribe are desired to se●… their Names entred down in a Subscription Book left with each party with their Titles and Seats how to be taken notice of in the Book as aforesaid and upon their first Payment to take a printed Receipt signed by the said Richard Blome which is to be kept as Entituling them to a Book which upon the Receipt thereof is to be delivered up as aforesaid For Advancement of the said Work I promise to take of the said Richard Blome his Executors Administrators or lawful Assigns One of the said Books and pay the Mony due according to the first Proposal by me signed unto _____ Witness my Hand this _____ day of _____ Anno Domini 169 An Account of some Volumes Printed for the said Richard Blome dwelling in New Weldstreet at the Green Pallisade Pails near Clare Market which the Nobility and Gentry may be accommodated with at easie Rates THe History of the Did and New Testament treating of the most remarkable Transactions therein with good and useful Morals for the better government of our Actions in all Conditions To which areadded the Travels Voyages and Lives of the Apostles with a large Historical Chronology of such Matters of Note that are related in the Bible Collected and Translated by good Hands from Authentick Authors The whole Illustrated with about 240 Sculptures of the most remarkable Passages performed by good Artists far surpassing any Collection hitherto done to the end it may be the more accepable to the Curious This Work is Printed in Two Volumes in large Folio of a fair Print and chiefly designed for the Curious The said Work is likewise Printed in large Octavo with all the Sculptures as designed for a more general Sale to Instruct Youth in the Historical parts of the Bible Sculptures being lively Emblems to imprint the same in their Memories The Gentleman's Recreation in Two Parts in large Folio The first of the Liberal and Mathematical Sciences which in a brief and clear Method treats of the Doctrin and General Parts of each Art with Eliptical Tables engraven on Copper Plates for the better comprehending the same The Second Part at large treats of Horsmanship Hawking Hunting Fowling fishing and Agriculture all being Collected from the most Authentick Authors and the many gross Errors therein Corrected with great Enlargments made by those well Experienced therein And for the better Explanation thereof great variety of useful Sculptures as Nets Engins Traps c. are added for the taking of Beasts Fowl and Fish not Published by any Nothing material being omitted for the rendring them Compleat The whole Illustrated with about 86 Ornamental Copper Plates in Folio Legrand's Body of Philosophy in Folio according to the Principles of the Famous Renate Des Cartes in 3 Books The first the Institution in 10 Parts 1. Logick 2. Natural Theology 3. Daemonology or Created Spirits 4. Physicks or Natural Philosophy generally considered 5. Special Natural Philosophy those World and Heavens 6. Of the four great Bodies Earth Water Air and Fire and what have their rise from them where of Mettals and Meteors 7. Of Living Creatures in general and in particular of Plants and Animals 8. Of Man in respect of his Body 9. Man as to his Mind and Soul And 10. Ethicks or Moral Philosophy treating of Man's right ordering his Life The Second Book viz. the History of Nature which Illustrates the Institution and consists of great variety of Experiments relating thereto and explained by the same Principles in 9 Parts 1. Of Bodies 2. Of Qualities 3. Of the Earth and Heavens 4. Of the Earth Water Air and Fire 5. Of Things dug out of the Earth 6. Of Meteors 7. Of Plants 8. Of Animals And 9. Of Man The Third Book Being a Dissertation of the want of Sense and Knowledge in Brute Animals giving a Mechanical account of their Operations The whole carefully Translated from the last Corrections Alterations and large Additions of the said Author Mr. Le Grand never yet published And Illustrated with about 96 Ornamental Sculptures dispersed to such places as best admit thereof designed and done by good Artists Besides the Figures and Schemes for the Explanation of the Philosophical Parts that require the same by a Mathematical Demonstration Endeavoured to be so done as to be of Use and Delight to the Curious of both Sexes Cosmography and Geography in Two Parts in Folio The First of the Arts of Cosmography and Geography being a Translation of the much Esteemed VARENIUS The Second Part is a Geographical Description of the World from the Works of the Famous Geographer Monsieur SANSON with about 100 Geographical Tables of the Kingdoms and Isles in the World with their Chief Places drawn from the Maps of the several Kingdoms which Illustrates this Work And to this Impression are added the County Maps of England drawn from those of Speed's in a smaller Scale