A85672
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The game at chesse. A metaphoricall discourse shewing the present estate of this kingdome. The kings, the queenes, the bishops, the knights, the rooks, the pawns. The knights signifie the high Court of Parliament; the rookes, the cavaleers.
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Cartwright, William, 1611-1643, attributed name.
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1643
(1643)
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Wing G188; Thomason E88_2; ESTC R21326
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3,435
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9
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A11524
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The famous game of chesse-play truely discouered, and all doubts resolued; so that by reading this small booke thou shalt profit more then by the playing a thousand mates. An exercise full of delight; fit for princes, or any person of what qualitie soeuer. Newly published by A.S. Gent.
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Saul, Arthur.
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1614
(1614)
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STC 21772; ESTC S116800
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17,752
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61
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A41975
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The royall game of chesse-play sometimes the recreation of the late king, with many of the nobility : illustrated vvith almost an hundred gambetts / being the study of Biochimo, the famous Italian.; Trattato del nobilissimo giuoco degli scacchi. English
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Greco, Gioachino.; Beale, Francis.
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1656
(1656)
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Wing G1810; ESTC R23418
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37,590
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146
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A07498
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A game at chæss as it was acted nine dayes to gether at the Globe on the banks side.
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Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.
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1625
(1625)
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STC 17883; ESTC S106481
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40,052
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77
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A42641
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Subsidium peregrinantibus, or, An assistance to a traveller in his convers with 1. Hollanders, 2. Germans, 3. Venetians, 4. Italians, 5. Spaniards, 6. French : directing him after the latest mode, to the greatest honour, pleasure, security, and advantage in his travells : written to a princely traveller for a vade mecum / by Balthazar Gerbier.
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Gerbier, Balthazar, Sir, 1592?-1667.
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1665
(1665)
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Wing G572; ESTC R25458
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45,784
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144
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A11862
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The booke of honor and armes
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Jones, Richard, fl. 1564-1602.; Segar, William, Sir, d. 1633, attributed name.; Saviolo, Vincentio.
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1590
(1590)
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STC 22163; ESTC S116992
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81,597
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191
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A11863
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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.
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Segar, William, Sir, d. 1633.; Rogers, William, b. ca. 1545, engraver.
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1602
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STC 22164; ESTC S116891
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203,415
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258
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B07157
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The fift [sic] booke of the most pleasant and [d]electable historie of Amadis de Gaule. [Contai]ning the first part of the most strange vali[ant and] worthy actes of Esplandian sonne to Amadis [de Gaule] as his strange sailing in the great serpent, the winning of his sword, [co]nquest of the castle La montaigne defendu, his warres with Armato King of Turkie, his loue to Leonorine daughter to the Emperour of Constantinople, with diuers seruices done in her behalfe: the b[e]sieging of Constantinople by the Turks and pagans, with their ouerthrow by the Christian princes: his marriage with Leonorine, his investing in the Empire of Greece: and lastly his enchantment with diuers other princes in the pallace of [Apol]lidon deuised by Urganda..; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance). Book 5. English.
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1598
(1598)
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STC 542.5; ESTC S125824
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217,125
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280
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A48868
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The fifth book of the most pleasant and delectable history of Amadis de Gaule containing the first part of the most strange, valiant, and worthy acts of Esplandian, son to Amadis de Gaule ...; Amadís de Gaula (Spanish romance)
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Lobeira, Vasco de, d. 1403.; Lobeira, Joâo de, d. 1386?
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1664
(1664)
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Wing L2731; ESTC R12437
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221,431
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272
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A07894
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A briefe chronicle, of the successe of times, from the creation of the world, to this instant· Containing, the originall & liues of our ancient fore-fathers, before and after the Floude, as also, of all the monarchs, emperours, kinges, popes, kingdomes, common-weales, estates and gouernments, in most nations of this worlde: and how in alteration, or succession, they haue continued to this day.
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Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.
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1611
(1611)
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STC 18263; ESTC S112963
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308,814
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636
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A08882
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The [first-] second part of the no lesse rare, then excellent and stately historie, of the famous and fortunate prince Palmerin of England and Florian de Desart his brother. Containing their knightly deeds of chiualry, successe in their loues pursuite, and other admirable fortunes. Wherein gentlemen may finde choyse of sweete inuentions, and gentlewomen be satisfied in courtly expectations. Translated out of French, by A.M. one of the messengers of her Maiesties chamber.; Palmerin of England (Romance). Part 1-2. English.
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Hurtado, Luis, ca. 1510-ca. 1598, attributed name.; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; Morias, Francisco de, ca. 1500-1572, attributed name.
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1616
(1616)
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STC 19163; ESTC S112858
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625,182
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895
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A11527
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The love and armes of the Greeke princes. Or, The romant of the romants. Written in French by Monsieur Verdere, and translated for the Right Honourable, Philip, Earle of Pembroke and Montgomery, Lord Chamberlaine to his Majesty; Romant des romans. English
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Duverdier, Gilbert Saulnier, d. 1686.
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1640
(1640)
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STC 21775; ESTC S116707
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725,096
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608
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A14916
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Ancient funerall monuments within the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ireland, and the islands adiacent with the dissolued monasteries therein contained: their founders, and what eminent persons haue beene in the same interred. As also the death and buriall of certaine of the bloud royall; the nobilitie and gentrie of these kingdomes entombed in forraine nations. A worke reuiuing the dead memory of the royall progenie, the nobilitie, gentrie, and communaltie, of these his Maiesties dominions. Intermixed and illustrated with variety of historicall obseruations, annotations, and briefe notes, extracted out of approued authors ... Whereunto is prefixed a discourse of funerall monuments ... Composed by the studie and trauels of Iohn Weeuer.
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Weever, John, 1576-1632.; Cecil, Thomas, fl. 1630, engraver.
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1631
(1631)
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STC 25223; ESTC S118104
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831,351
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907
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A70580
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A general chronological history of France beginning before the reign of King Pharamond, and ending with the reign of King Henry the Fourth, containing both the civil and the ecclesiastical transactions of that kingdom / by the sieur De Mezeray ... ; translated by John Bulteel ...; Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire de France. English.
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Mézeray, François Eudes de, 1610-1683.; Bulteel, John, fl. 1683.
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1683
(1683)
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Wing M1958; ESTC R18708
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1,528,316
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1,014
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