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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A74515	An ordinance for continuation of one act of Parliament, entituled, An act for redemption of captives. Saturday the 24. of December 1653. Ordered by His Highness the Lord Protector, and His Council, that this ordinance be forthwith printed and published. Hen. Scobell, Clerk of the Council.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State.	1653 (1653)	Thomason E1063_2; ESTC R209528	754	4
A77342	A breviate of the bill for relief of antient tenants of church-lands That divers persons of great loyalty, held several church lands by lease before the wars, and paid rents in time of wars to the clergy, and many of them were forced to purchase their own tenements....		1662 (1662)	Wing B4411; ESTC R232535	862	1
A74401	An act for the continuance of the committee for the Army and treasurers at vvars	England and Wales. Parliament.	1650 (1650)	Thomason E1061_2; ESTC R209224	1,312	5
A06227	An acte of common Councell Where at a court of common Councell, holden at the Guildhall of this citty of London, on the tenth day of Nouember, in the xxix. yeere of the raigne of our soueraigne Lady the Queenes most excellent Maiesty that now is.; Acts & Orders. 1587-11-10	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1587 (1587)	STC 16713; ESTC S121256	1,720	1
B21532	The Earle of Essex his desires to the Parliament also a catalogue of those tradesmen volunteers with the number of them in each trade : and the true copie of a speech made to them by Captaine Floyd.	Floyd, Captain.	1642 (1642)	Wing E73	2,622	9
A82390	An Act for impresting of seamen. June 28. 1659. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Tho. St Nicholas Clerk of the Parliament.	England and Wales.	1659 (1659)	Wing E1040; Thomason E1074_7; ESTC R208297	2,743	8
B04698	To the learned and worthy artist Mr. Grinsted [sic] Gibbons.	Philipps, Samuel.	1684 (1684)	Wing P2024; Interim Tract Supplement Guide 806.k.16[131]; ESTC R5867	3,065	4
A49203	The French King's appeal from the proceedings of the Pope to a general council, September 28, 1688 faithfully translated from the French copy printed at Paris.	Louis XIV, King of France, 1638-1715.; France. Parlement (Paris). Chambre des vacations.	1688 (1688)	Wing L3100; ESTC R12492	3,744	11
A37580	An Act for the exportation of several commodities of the breed, growth and manufacture of this Commonvvealth· At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th day of September, an. Dom. 1656.; Public General Acts. 1656-11-27.	England and Wales.	1657 (1657)	Wing E1110C; ESTC R213286	4,510	15
A82453	An Act for the exportation of several commodities of the breed, growth and manufacture of this Commonvvealth. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the 17th day of September, an. Dom. 1656.; Public General Acts. 1656-11-27.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament. Proceedings. 1656-11-27. aut	1657 (1657)	Wing E1110B; ESTC R29378	4,512	12
B02975	Anno 43. Elizabethæ Reginæ. Chap XII. Commissions awarded to hear and determine policies of assurances made among merchants, and the commissioners authority	England and Wales. Parliament.	1680 (1680)	Wing E1283A; ESTC R175074	4,909	5
A82450	An act for the exportation of several commodities of the breed growth, and manufacture of this Commonvvealth.; Public General Acts. 1656-11-27	England and Wales.	1656 (1656)	Wing E1109; Thomason 669.f.20[50]; ESTC R211928	5,207	3
A88391	A satyr, occasioned by the author's survey of a scandalous pamphlet intituled, The king's cabanet opened.	Lluelyn, Martin, 1616-1682.	1645 (1645)	Wing L2627A; ESTC R200198	5,214	13
A74463	An act for the exposing to sale divers castles, houses, parks, lands and hereditaments belonging to the late King, Queen or Prince, exempted from sale by a former act. Friday the 31th of December, 1652. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1652 (1652)	Thomason E1061_86; ESTC R209373	5,283	12
A87307	An Act for the relief and release of poor distressed prisoners for debt or dammages	Ireland.	1699 (1699)	Wing I322A; ESTC R232096	5,486	14
A82481	Anno Regni Caroli II Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, vicesimo secundo. At the Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth day of May, Anno Dom. 1661. in the thirteenth year of the reign of ... Lord Charles ... And there continued by several prorogations to the 14th day of February 1670 ...; Act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles	England and Wales.	1670 (1670)	Wing E1153AB; ESTC R21509	6,018	15
A49005	An act of Common Council for the better regulation of hackney-coaches	City of London (England). Court of Common Council.	1683 (1683)	Wing L2857G; ESTC R34998	6,350	18
A74449	An act for several lands and estates forfeited to the Commonvvealth for treason, appointed to be sold for the use of the Navy. Wednesday, 4th August, 1652. Ordered by the Parliament, that this Act be forthwith printed and published. Hen: Scobell, Cleric. Parliamenti.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1652 (1652)	Thomason E1061_73; ESTC R209352	6,681	15
A47475	The King's power in ecclesiastical matters truly stated		1688 (1688)	Wing K605; ESTC R30485	6,852	12
A74554	An ordinance for sale of four forrests or chases reserved for collateral securitie to the souldiers.	England and Wales. Lord Protector (1653-1658 : O. Cromwell); England and Wales. Council of State. aut	1654 (1654)	Thomason E1064_34; ESTC R210344	7,265	16
A00234	Newes out of France for the gentlemen of England a stratagem most ventrously attempted, and valiantly atchiued by the French King, the 27. day of Iuly. anno Domini 1591 : wherein is desciphered, what trust His Royall Maiestie reposeth on the valour of the English, and their duetifull seruice vnto him at all assayes : newes also touching 16. shippes taken nigh the hauen of deepe, and the discomfiture of the Popes forces transported into France towards the ayde of the leaguers, both concurring on the 28. of Iuly last past : vvith a report of the princely meeting, and honorable conioyning of the whole power of the French King the sixt day of this present moneth of August, consisting of English, Germane, and his owne people.	G. B.	1591 (1591)	STC 1030.7; ESTC S1049	8,050	23
A37642	Anno Regni Caroli Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo septimo, at the Parliament begun at Westminster the third day of November, Anno Dom. 1640 in the 16. year of the reign of our Most Gracious Sovereign Lord, Charles, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)	1641 (1641)	Wing E1246; ESTC R5264	8,420	13
A23077	An act for the preventing of inconveniences hapning by the long intermission of Parliaments	England and Wales.	1640 (1640)	STC 9510.7; ESTC S4260	8,741	17
A37588	Anno regni Caroli regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, decimo septimo at the Parliament begun at Westminster the third day of November, anno Dom. 1640 ... : an act for the speedie and effectuall reducing of the rebells in His Majesties kingdom of Ireland to their due obedience to His Majestie and the Crown of England.	England and Wales.	1641 (1641)	Wing E1127; ESTC R41133	9,354	15
A53030	An act for the better enabling the executors of Thomas Lloyd Esq., deceased, for selling of land for the payment of debts and portions settled by the said Thomas Lloyd and Patience his wife upon her children by her former husband Robert Story, deceased	New York (State)	1696 (1696)	Wing N829; ESTC W16333	9,961	10
B03316	The several statutes in force for the observation of Lent: and fish-dayes, at all other times of the year With full and ready notes in the margent, shewing the effect in brief. / Published by a well-wisher to peace, for the information of all persons subject to the violation of the said laws.	England and Wales. Parliament.	1661 (1661)	Wing E923C; ESTC R207986	10,809	15
A48361	A sermon preach'd at the anniversary meeting of the sons of clergy-men in the church of St. Mary-le-Bow, on Thursday, December the 7th, 1693 printed at the request of the stewards of the feast, to whom it is humbly presented / by Edward Lake ...	Lake, Edward, 1641-1704.	1694 (1694)	Wing L194; ESTC R2388	11,284	33
A74040	Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethe At the parliament begonne at Westmynster, the xxiii. of January in the fyrste yeare of the reigne of oure Soueraigne Ladye, Elizabeth by the grace of God, of England, Fraunce and Ireland, Quene, defendoure of the faithe, [et]c. And there proroged tyll the. xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued vntill the dissolution of the same, beyng the eyght day of May, then nexte ensuynge, were enacted as foloweth.; Public General Acts. 1559-1560. 1 Elizabeth I	England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.	1559 (1559)	STC 9459; ESTC S124846	11,386	16
B09030	Anno Regni Caroli II regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ & Hiberniæ, vicesimo secundo & vicesimo tertio at the Parliament begun at Westminster the eighth day of May, Anno Dom. 1661. In the thirteenth year of the regin of our most gracious sovereign Lord Charles by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland King, defender of the faith, &c., and there continued by several prorogations, to the fourteenth day of February 1669/70, and thence continued to the 22th of April 1671 on which day the said Parliament was prorogued to the 16th day of April which shall be in the year 1672.	England and Wales. Laws, statutes, etc.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1690 (1690)	Wing E1120A; ESTC R175040	11,659	17
A83529	Two acts of Parliament, the one for the preventing of the inconveniences happening by the long intermission of Parliament. : And the other for regulating of the Privie Councell, and for taking away the court, commonly called, The Star-Chamber.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Parliament.	1640 (1640)	Wing E2382C; ESTC R230802	14,291	17
A51204	The Magistrates monitor, or, Several considerations & observations upon the Act against seditious conventicles humbly offered to the serious consideration of all judges, justices of the peace and other inferiour officers concern'd in the prosecution of Protestant dissenters and submitted to the judgment of all conforming and nonconforming Protestants.		1682 (1682)	Wing M252; ESTC R26791	14,677	18
A67129	A short view of the life and death of George Villers, Duke of Buckingham written by Henry Wotten ...	Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639.	1642 (1642)	Wing W3652; ESTC R21346	18,072	31
A38873	An exact account of the whole proceedings against the Right Reverend Father in God, Henry, Lord Bishop of London, before the Lord Chancellor and the other ecclesiastical commissioners	Compton, Henry, 1632-1713.; England and Wales. Ecclesiastical Commission (1686)	1688 (1688)	Wing E3591; ESTC R5368	18,930	34
A35589	The Case between Sir Jerom Alexander, Knight ... and Sir William Ashton, Knight ... concerning precedency	Alexander, Jerome, Sir.; Ashton, William, Sir.	1661 (1661)	Wing C853; ESTC R7783	21,183	14
A30919	Votum pro Caesare, or, A plea for Caesar discovering briefly the great sinfulness of opposing the authority of the higher powers : delivered in a sermon Octob. 7, 1660 / by Edm. Barker ...	Barker, Edmund, b. 1620 or 21.	1660 (1660)	Wing B767; ESTC R5334	22,992	42
A77117	Religio jurisconsulti.	Botrie, J.	1649 (1649)	Wing B3811; Thomason E1344_3; ESTC R209157	23,749	69
A45968	An act for granting a supply to His Majesty, by raising money by way of a poll	Ireland.	1697 (1697)	Wing I304; ESTC R39282	26,462	58
A46334	Some observations upon the life of Reginaldus Polus Cardinal of the royal bloud of England sent in a pacquet out of Wales, by G.L. gentleman, and servant to the late Majesty of Henrietta Maria of Bourbon, mother to the present King.	Joyner, William, 1622-1706.	1686 (1686)	Wing J1160; ESTC R16025	27,100	144
A22946	An acte for certayne ordinaunces in the Kynges Maiesties dominion and principalitie of VVales	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)	1543 (1543)	STC 9409.9; ESTC S1962	27,893	28
A04079	An act for the graunt of one entier subsidie by the temporaltie; Public General Acts. 1615	Ireland.	1615 (1615)	STC 14133; ESTC S101339	28,003	35
A65678	The Bishops Courts dissolved, or, The law of England touching ecclesiastical jurisdiction stated wherein it appears that the spiritual courts want both power and might to execute their wills upon his Majesties good subjects at his day : being a short and brief account of the several statutes made concerning the spiritual and ecclesiastical jurisdiction / by E.W.	Whitaker, Edward.	1681 (1681)	Wing W1701; ESTC R186469	32,330	43
A40484	A friend to Cæsar, or, An humble proposition for the more regular, speedy, and easie payment of his Majesties treasure, granted, or to be granted by the Lords and Commons assembled in Parliament, for the carrying on of his Majesties expences, whether ordinary or extraordinary, both in time of peace and in time of war and also the causes of those many debts which the crown is so heavily clogged with, and sound propositions for the cure thereof / by a person of honour.	Person of honour.	1681 (1681)	Wing F2213; ESTC R226983	34,769	33
A50883	Areopagitica; a speech of Mr. John Milton for the liberty of vnlicens'd printing, to the Parlament of England.	Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1644 (1644)	Wing M2092; ESTC R210022	36,202	42
B13269	An acte of the relief graunted to the Kinges Maiestie by the Lordes and commons.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Edward VI, King of England, 1537-1553.	1549 (1549)	STC 9427.3; Interim Tract Supplement Guide Harl.7615[14]	36,677	37
A37231	Political and military observations a new collection / by J.D. of Kidwelly.	Davies, John, 1625-1693.	1679 (1679)	Wing D396; ESTC R16079	38,546	161
A84520	A collection of certaine statutes in force, vvith full and ready notes in the margent, containing their effect in briefe. As also the ordinances for the better observation of the Lords day, and the fast dayes. Published for the better caution of such as are inclinable to delinquency against the severall effects of those statutes and ordinances. And also for the better information of all such officers and ministers as are by late speciall warrants authorised and commanded to put the same statutes and ordinances in execution. For the better suppressing 1. Of unlawfull pastimes and abuses on the Lords day. 2. Of prophane swearing and cursing. 3. Of the loathsome sin of drunkennesse. 4. Of the severall offences committed by inne-keepers, ale-house-keepers, and unlicensed ale-house-keepers. 5. Of unlawful games. And severall other abuses. Being appointed by the Lord Mayor of the City of London to be published in all congregations within his jurisdiction.	England and Wales.; W. B., co-author.	1644 (1644)	Wing E887; Thomason E16_26; ESTC R8377	42,137	48
A62224	Observations upon the statute of 22 Car. II. cap. I. entituled, An act to prevent and suppress seditious conventicles by Sir Edmund Saunders, Kt. ...	Saunders, Edmund, Sir, d. 1683.	1685 (1685)	Wing S742; ESTC R9546	42,853	166
A25451	Animadversions upon Mijn Heer Fagels letter concerning our penal laws and tests with remarks upon that subject, occasioned by the publishing of that letter.		1688 (1688)	Wing A3204; ESTC R37289	44,038	32
A63832	Memoires of the life and death of Sir Edmondbury Godfrey, late justice of the peace for Middlesex, who was barbarously murthered by the papists, upon the first discovery of the horrid plot together with a full account of the strange discovery of the murther, the tryal of the murtherers, and the sham-plot of the papists to charge the murther of Sir Edm. Godfrey upon himself, detected.	Tuke, Richard, fl. 1672.	1682 (1682)	Wing T3227; ESTC R40676	44,126	162
A16279	The discription of the contrey of Aphrique the fyrst part of the worlde, with the cituation of al the countreys together, with the perticuler maners lawes, and ceremonies, of dyuers people inhabityng in the same part. Translated out of Frenche into Englyshe by Wyllyam Prat of London, the fyrst daye of the newe yere, M.CCCCC.LIIII. Rede it dylygently, marke it perfectly, reuolue it thorowly, beare it equally, beholde the auctours simplicitie, and prayse God almyghty.; Omnium gentium mores. Book 1. English	Joannes, ca. 1485-1535.; Prat, William.	1554 (1554)	STC 3196.5; ESTC S112745	45,413	174
A51818	The traveller's guide and the country's safety being a declaration of the laws of England against high-way-men or robbers upon the road : what is necessary and requisite to be done by such persons as are robbed in order to the recovering their damages : against whom they are to bring their action and the manner how it ought to be brought : illustrated with variety of law cases, historical remarks, customs, usages, antiquities and authentick authorities / by J.M.	J. M.	1683 (1683)	Wing M50; ESTC R2818	46,636	144
A33959	A perfect guide for Protestant dissenters in case of prosecution upon any of the penal statutes made against them together with the statutes of 35 Eliz. and 22 Car. 2 at large : to which is added a post-script about ecclesiastical courts and prosecution in them.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1682 (1682)	Wing C531; ESTC R5384	47,546	38
A60881	A discourse concerning generosity	Somers, John Somers, Baron, 1651-1716.	1693 (1693)	Wing S4640; ESTC R221638	48,520	157
A39612	Statuta vetera & recentiora a methodical collection & abridgement of the statutes that relate to the knowledge and practice of the common-law / by D.F.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; D. F.	1672 (1672)	Wing F11; ESTC R32949	51,770	143
A74028	Anno. XXVIII. Henrici VIII. Actes made in the parliament bego[n]ne and holden at Westm[inster], the. VIII. daye of Iune, in the. XXVIII. yere of the reygne of our most drad soueraine lord kyng Henry the. VIII. and there continued and kepte tyll the dissolution of the same parliament the. XVIII. of Iuly, to the honour of God, and for the common weale and profyt of this realme.; Public General Acts. 1536-1537. 28 Hen.VIII	England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII); Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.	1545 (1545)	STC 9394.7; ESTC S124830	54,327	56
A22844	Certaine statutes especially selected, and commanded by his Maiestie to be carefully put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme with his Maiesties proclamation for further direction for executing the same. Also certaine orders thought meete by his Maiestie and his Priuie Counsell, to bee put in execution, together with sundry good rules, preseruatiues, and medicines against the infection of the plague, set downe by the Colledge of the Physicians vpon his Maiesties speciall command: as also a decree of the Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates.; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I); Royal College of Physicians of London.	1630 (1630)	STC 9342; ESTC S125901	56,831	142
A06288	Certain necessary directions, aswell for the cure of the plague as for preuenting the infection; with many easie medicines of small charge, very profitable to His Maiesties subiects / set downe by the Colledge of Physicians by the Kings Maiesties speciall command ; with sundry orders thought meet by His Maiestie, and his Priuie Councell, to be carefully executed for preuention of the plague ; also certaine select statutes commanded by His Maiestie to be put in execution by all iustices, and other officers of the peace throughout the realme ; together with His Maiesties proclamation for further direction therein, and a decree in Starre-Chamber, concerning buildings and in-mates.	Royal College of Physicians of London.	1636 (1636)	STC 16769.5; ESTC S108814	57,021	154
A65697	Considerations humbly offered for taking the oath of allegiance to King William and Queen Mary	Whitby, Daniel, 1638-1726.	1689 (1689)	Wing W1720; ESTC R30191	59,750	73
A13763	Newes from the north. Otherwise called The conference betvveen Simon Certain, and Pierce Plowman, faithfully collected and gathered by T.F. student	T. F., student.	1579 (1579)	STC 24062; ESTC S118412	60,813	88
A26178	Reflections upon a treasonable opinion, industriously promoted, against signing the National association and the entring into it prov'd to be the duty of all subjects of this kingdom.	Atwood, William, d. 1705?	1696 (1696)	Wing A4179; ESTC R16726	61,345	70
A77860	Reasons shewing the necessity of reformation of the publick [brace]1. doctrine, 2. worship, [double brace] 3. rites and ceremonies, 4. church-government, and discipline, reputed to be (but indeed, not) established by law. Humbly offered to the serious consideration of this present Parliament. By divers ministers of sundry counties in England.	Burges, Cornelius, 1589?-1665.	1660 (1660)	Wing B5678; Thomason E764_4; ESTC R205206	61,780	69
A29884	The case of allegiance to a king in possession	Browne, Thomas, 1654?-1741.	1690 (1690)	Wing B5183; ESTC R1675	63,404	76
A46389	The continuation of the laws of Jamaica passed by the Assembly, and confirmed by His Majesty in Council, December 26th, 1695 :being the second volume of the said laws.; Laws, etc.	Jamaica.	1698 (1698)	Wing J123A; ESTC R42084	65,159	110
A66345	An end to discord wherein is demonstrated that no doctrinal controversy remains between the Presbyterian and Congregational ministers fit to justify longer divisions : with a true account of Socinianism as to the satisfaction of Christ / by Daniel Williams.	Williams, Daniel, 1643?-1716.	1699 (1699)	Wing W2647; ESTC R26372	65,210	134
A66961	Concerning images and idolatry	R. H., 1609-1678.	1689 (1689)	Wing W3441; ESTC R38732	65,462	92
A28155	The judges resolutions upon the several statutes concerning bankrupts with the like resolutions on the statutes of 13 Eliz. and 27 Eliz. touching fraudulent conveyances / by George Billinghurst ...	Billinghurst, George.	1676 (1676)	Wing B2906; ESTC R4175	68,407	208
A03941	A Nevv-Yeares gift for English Catholikes, or A briefe and cleare explication of the new Oath of Allegiance. By E.I. student in Diuinitie; for a more full instruction, and appeasement of the consciences of English Catholikes, concerning the said Oath, then hath beene giuen them by I.E. student in Diuinitie, who compiled the treatise of the prelate and the prince.	E. I., student in divinitie.; Preston, Thomas, 1563-1640.	1620 (1620)	STC 14049; ESTC S119291	68,467	212
A69901	England's independency upon the papal power historically and judicially stated by Sr. John Davis ... and by Sr. Edward Coke ... in two reports, selected from their greater volumes ; with a preface written by Sir John Pettus, Knight.	Davies, John, Sir, 1569-1626.; Coke, Edward, Sir, 1552-1634.; Pettus, John, Sir, 1613-1690.	1674 (1674)	Wing D397; ESTC R21289	68,482	102
A26144	The power, jurisdiction and priviledge of Parliament and the antiquity of the House of Commons asserted occasion'd by an information in the Kings Bench by the attorney general against the Speaker of the House of Commons : as also A discourse concerning the ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the realm of England, occasion'd by the late commission in ecclesiastical causes / by Sir Robert Atkins, Knight ...	Atkyns, Robert, Sir, 1621-1709.	1689 (1689)	Wing A4141; ESTC R16410	69,431	78
A51170	A discourse concerning supreme power and common right at first calculated for the year 1641, and now thought fit to be published / by a person of quality.	Monson, John, Sir, 1600-1683.	1680 (1680)	Wing M2462; ESTC R7043	76,469	186
B01271	Anno quarto et quinto, Philippi & Mariæ. Actes made at a Parliament begon and holden at Westminster, the .xx daye of January, in the fourth and fift yeare of the reigne of oure soueraigne Lorde and Lady, Philippe and Marye by the grace of God, kinge and Quene of England, Spayne, Fraunce, both the Sicilles, Jerusalem, and Jrelande, defendours of the faith, archidukes of Austria, dukes of Burgondie, Millaine and Brabant, counties of Haspurge, Flaunders, and Tyrol, and there continued and kepte vntyll the vij. day of Marche, then next folowinge, and enacted as foloweth..; Laws, etc.	England and Wales.; Mary I, Queen of England, 1516-1558.; Philip II, King of Spain, 1527-1598.	1558 (1558)	STC 9457; ESTC S832	78,057	91
A31642	Treason's master-piece, or, A conference held at Whitehall between Oliver, the late usurper, and a committee of the then pretended Parliament who desired him to take upon him the title of King of England ... : wherein many of the leading-men of those times did, by unanswerable arguments, assert and prove monarchy to be the only legal ancient, and necessary form of government in these kingdoms / collected by a faithful hand.; Monarchy asserted to be the best, most ancient and legall form of government	Fiennes, Nathaniel, 1607 or 8-1669.; Whitlocke, Bulstrode, 1605-1675 or 6.	1680 (1680)	Wing C19; ESTC R14983	78,281	128
A02618	A happy husband or, Directions for a maide to choose her mate As also, a wiues behauiour towards her husband after marriage. By Patricke Hannay, Gent. To which is adioyned the Good wife, together with an exquisite discourse of epitaphs, including the choysest thereof, ancient or moderne. By R.B. Gent.	Hannay, Patrick, d. 1629?; Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673. Good wife. aut	1619 (1619)	STC 12747; ESTC S103737	79,392	200
A28990	The martyrdom of Theodora and of Didymus by a person of honour.	Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.	1687 (1687)	Wing B3987; ESTC R2732	80,960	270
A65564	Two discourses for the furtherance of Christian piety and devotion the former asserting the necessity and reasonableness of a positive worship, and particularly of the Christian : the later considering the common hinderances of devotion and the divine worship, with their respective remedies / by the author of The method of private devotion.	Wettenhall, Edward, 1636-1713.	1671 (1671)	Wing W1522; ESTC R38254	87,149	410
A19643	The schoole of pollicie: or The araignement of state-abuses Directing magistrates, adorning the court, and beautifying the whole common-wealth.	Crosse, Henry.	1605 (1605)	STC 6071; ESTC S113496	92,346	156
A26840	The history of the administration of Cardinal Ximenes, great minister of state in Spain written originally in French, by the sieur Michael Baudier of Languedoc ... and translated into English By W. Vaughan.; Histoire de l'administration du Cardinal Ximenes, grand ministre d'estat en Espagne. English	Baudier, Michel, 1589?-1645.; Vaughan, Walter.	1671 (1671)	Wing B1164; ESTC R6814	92,466	210
A07608	A treatise of mental prayer· In vvhich is briefly declared the manner how to exercise the inward actes of vertues by Fr. Ant. de Molina Carthusian. Whereunto is adioyned a very profitable treatise of exhortation to spirituall profit. VVritten by F. Francis Arias of the Society of Iesus. Togeather with a dialogue of contrition and attrition. All translated out of Spanish into English by a Father of the Society of Iesus.; Exercicios espirituales. English	Molina, Antonio de, d. 1619?; Sweetnam, John, 1581-1622.; Everard, Thomas, 1560-1633.; Arias, Francisco. aut; Haller, Richard. Breve apuntamiento acerca de la contricion. English. aut; Wilson, John, ca. 1575-ca. 1645?	1617 (1617)	STC 18000; ESTC S112795	94,576	370
A53033	The laws & acts of the General Assembly for Their Majesties province of New-York, as they were enacted in divers sessions, the first of which began April, the 9th, annoq[ue] Domini, 1691; Laws, etc.	New York (State)	1694 (1694)	Wing N831; ESTC R3503	96,003	114
A67315	Baptism anatomized being propounded in five queries, viz. I. What water-baptism is? II. What is the end for which it was instituted? III. What giveth right to it? IV. Who are the true administrators of it? V. Whether it be lawful for a man to baptize himself? Wherein the right that the infants of believers have to water-baptism is vindicated: the duty of believing parents in that matter, asserted: and that by the contrary tenet and practise, they ought themselves to be excluded from the Lords-Supper, is plainly and fully proved. And wherein also is proved, that the covenant which God made with Abraham, Gen. 17. and with Israel Exod. ch. 19. and Deut. 29. are the Covenant of Grace in Christ, and not part of the covenant of works made with Adam before his fall. By Thomas Wall.	Wall, Thomas.	1691 (1691)	Wing W474; ESTC R218344	98,232	196
A23013	Anno primo Reginæ Elizabethæ at the Parliament begunne at Westminster, the xxiij of Januarie, in the fyrst yere of the raigne of our soueraigne lady Elizabeth, by the grace of God, of Englande, Fraunce, and Irelande, queene, defender of the fayth &c., and there prorogued till the xxv. of the same moneth, and then and there holden, kept, and continued, vntyll the dissolution of the same, being the eight day of May then next ensuyng, were enacted as foloweth.; Laws, etc. (Session laws : 1559 Jan.-May)	England and Wales.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I)	1572 (1572)	STC 9460; ESTC S4086	98,906	110
A65227	Some observations upon the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the kings of England with an appendix in answer to part of a late book intitled, The King's visitatorial power asserted.	Washington, Robert.	1689 (1689)	Wing W1029; ESTC R10904	101,939	296
A30142	Letters write [sic] to a friend by the learned and judicious Sir Andrew Balfour ... containing excellent directions and advices for travelling thro' France and Italy, with many curious and judicious remarks and observations made by himself, in his voyages thro' these countreys, published from the author's original m.s.	Balfour, Andrew, Sir, 1630-1694.	1700 (1700)	Wing B552; ESTC R5283	102,544	331
A28643	Precepts and practical rules for a truly Christian life being a summary of excellent directions to follow the narrow way to bliss : in two parts / written originally in Latin by John Bona ; Englished by L.B.; Principia et documenta vitae Christianae. English	Bona, Giovanni, 1609-1674.; Beaulieu, Luke, 1644 or 5-1723.	1678 (1678)	Wing B3553; ESTC R17339	106,101	291
A58640	The laws and acts of the first Parliament of our most high and dread soveraign Charles the Second ... holden at Edinburgh the first of January, 1661 by a noble Lord, John, Earl of Middleton ... with the special advice and consent of the estates of Parliament / extracted and collected from the records of Parliament by Sir Archibald Primerose.; Laws, etc.	Scotland.; Primrose, Archibald, Sir, 1616-1679.	1661 (1661)	Wing S1271; ESTC R30550	109,236	124
A45975	An act for the better execution of His Majesties gracious declaration for the settlement of his kingdome of Ireland and satisfaction of the several interests of adventurers, souldiers, and other His Majesties subjects there.; Public General Acts. 1662. 14 & 15 Car.II Session 3 c.2	Ireland.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II).	1662 (1662)	Wing I309A; ESTC R223687	110,568	130
A14614	The copies of certaine letters vvhich haue passed betweene Spaine and England in matter of religion Concerning the generall motiues to the Romane obedience. Betweene Master Iames Wadesworth, a late pensioner of the holy Inquisition in Siuill, and W. Bedell a minister of the Gospell of Iesus Christ in Suffolke.	Wadsworth, James, 1572?-1623.; Bedell, William, 1571-1642. aut; Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656.	1624 (1624)	STC 24925; ESTC S119341	112,807	174
A59729	The offices of constables, church wardens, overseers of the poor, supravisors of the high-wayes, treasurers of the county-stock and some other lesser country officers plainly and lively set forth by William Sheppard.	Sheppard, William, d. 1675?	1650 (1650)	Wing S3202; ESTC R30564	113,836	230
A47535	Gold refin'd, or, Baptism in its primitive purity proving baptism in water an holy institution of Jesus Christ ... : wherein it is clearly evinced that baptism ... is immersion, or dipping the whole body, &c : also that believers are only the true subjects (and not infants) of that holy sacrament : likewise Mr. Smythies arguments for infant-baptism in his late book entitled, The non-communicant ... fully answered / by Benj. Keach ...	Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1689 (1689)	Wing K68; ESTC R17190	114,897	272
A66957	[Catholick theses]	R. H., 1609-1678.	1689 (1689)	Wing W3438; ESTC R222050	115,558	162
A71013	Origo protestantium, or, An answer to a popish manuscript (of N.N.'s.) that would fain make the Protestant Catholick religion bear date at the very time when the Roman popish commenced in the world wherein Protestancy is demonstrated to be elder than popery : to which is added, a Jesuits letter with the answer thereunto annexed / by John Shaw ...	Shaw, John, 1614-1689.; N. N.	1677 (1677)	Wing S3032C; ESTC R20039	119,193	138
A17571	The altar of Damascus or the patern of the English hierarchie, and Church policie obtruded upon the Church of Scotland	Calderwood, David, 1575-1650.	1621 (1621)	STC 4352; ESTC S107401	125,085	228
A45983	An act for the explaining of some doubts arising upon an act intituled, An act for the better execution of His Majesties gracious declaration for the settlement of His kingdom of Ireland and satisfaction of the several interests of adventurers, souldiers, and other his subjects there; and for making some alterations of, and additions unto the said act, for the more speedy and effectual settlement of the said kingdom.; Public General Acts. 1665 17 Charles II c. 2.	Ireland.	1665 (1665)	Wing I316B; ESTC R216259	132,385	160
A67872	Fourteen papers		1689 (1689)	Wing B5794; ESTC R23746	134,299	83
A51282	An account of virtue, or, Dr. Henry More's abridgment of morals put into English.; Enchiridion ethicum. English	More, Henry, 1614-1687.; Southwell, Edward, 1671-1730.	1690 (1690)	Wing M2637; ESTC R9573	136,263	290
A33823	English liberties, or, The free-born subject's inheritance containing, I. Magna Charta, the petition of right, the Habeas Corpus Act ... II. The proceedings in appeals of murther, the work and power of Parliament, the qualifications necessary for such ... III. All the laws against conventicles and Protestant dissenters with notes, and directions both to constables and others ..., and an abstract of all the laws against papists.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1680 (1680)	Wing C515; ESTC R31286	145,825	240
A35959	Truths victory over error, or, An abridgement of the chief controversies in religion which since the apostles days to this time, have been, and are in agitation, between those of the Orthodox faith, and all adversaries whatsoever, a list of whose names are set down after the epistle to the reader : wherein, by going through all the chapters of The confession of faith, one by one, and propounding out of them, by way of question, all the controverted assertions, and answering by yes, or no, there is a clear confirmation of the truth, and an evident confutation of what tenets and opinions, are maintain'd by the adversaries : a treatise, most useful for all persons, who desire to be instructed in the true Protestant religion, who would shun in these last days, and perillous times, the infection of errors and heresies, and all dangerous tenets and opinions, contrary to the word of God.	Dickson, David, 1583?-1663.; Sinclair, George, d. 1696.	1684 (1684)	Wing D1412; ESTC R3405	145,943	378
A70912	The history of the five wise philosophers: or, The wonderful relation of the life of Jehosaphat son of Avenario King of Berma in India. To which is added, meditations on the seven stations of life, with the three great stepts [sic] to eternal salvation: as faith; to be our guide: hope, to be or comfort; and, charity to hide a multitude of faults. Also, instructions for children to be obedient to their parents. A treatise both pleasant, profitable, and pious, / by H.P. Gent.	H. P., Gent.; Parsons, H.; Peachum, Henry.	1672 (1672)	Wing P946	155,713	206
A14194	The historie of the life and death of Mary Stuart Queene of Scotland; Annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum regnante Elizabetha. English. Abridgments	Camden, William, 1551-1623.; Udall, William.; Elstracke, Renold, fl. 1590-1630, engraver.	1624 (1624)	STC 24509A; ESTC S117760	156,703	264
A16859	The Christians guide For his better, and more comfortable passage through the wildernesse of this troublesome world, vnto that promised rest in that heauenly Canaan, the kingdome of glory. Consisting of diuers holy meditations and prayers seruing to that purpose.	Alliston, Joseph.	1614 (1614)	STC 376.7; ESTC S115949	163,621	588