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A37373 A Declaration of the daily grievances of the Catholiques recusants of England with protestations to the same for their loyaltie and truth to their King and countrey : whereunto is annexed by them a prayer for the King, and also a prayer for the honourable house of Parliament, for their quiet proceedings, good succession, and happie ending. 1641 (1641) Wing D663; ESTC R41087 2,353 8 View Text
A51430 A pindarick poem consecrated to the memory of his much honoured friend, William Fox Esquire. Who died of the fatal small pox April 12, 1680. In the 19th year of his age. Dedicated to his most afflicted parents the right honourable Sir Stephen Fox knight, one of the lords commissioners of the treasury, clerk of the green cloath, &c. and his most vertuous lady. Maidwell, Lewis, 1650-1715. 1680 (1680) Wing M284A; ESTC R217729 2,799 4 View Text
A60709 Sober and seasonable queries humbly offered to all good Protestants in England in order to a choice of the new Parliament 1679 (1679) Wing S4402; ESTC R13345 2,958 5 View Text
A63958 A congratulatory poem to the Reverend Dr. John Tillotson upon his promotion to the arch-episcopal-see of Canterbury / by Mr. Tutchin. Tutchin, John, 1661?-1707. 1691 (1691) Wing T3372; ESTC R7763 2,964 8 View Text
B05380 The Privy Council of Scotland's letter to the King, together with the arch-Bishops and bishops as also several English addresses to His Majesty. Scotland. Privy Council 1685 (1685) Wing S1509B; ESTC R218102 4,991 6 View Text
A19244 An approved medicine against the deserued plague Anderson, Anthony, d. 1593. 1593 (1593) STC 566; ESTC S108496 7,273 18 View Text
A08064 A shorte catechisme of Cardall Bellarmine illustrated with the images.; Dichiarazione piu copiosa della dottrina cristiana. English. Abridgments Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621.; Mayr, Georg, 16th cent.; Gibbons, Richard, 1550?-1632. 1614 (1614) STC 1843; ESTC S101600 10,094 124 View Text
A60710 Sober and seasonable queries humbly offered to all good Protestants in England in order to a choice of the new Parliament 1679 (1679) Wing S4403; ESTC R14618 10,212 16 View Text
A28910 A sermon preached in the parish-church of St. Swithin, London, March 10th, 1694/5, upon the much lamented death of our most gracious Queen by Tho. Bowber ... Bowber, Thomas, b. 1662 or 3. 1695 (1695) Wing B3866; ESTC R17575 11,149 34 View Text
A43453 The importance of religion to young persons represented in a sermon preached at the funeral of Sir Thomas Vinor, Baronet, in St. Hellens Church, London, May the 3d, 1683 / by Hen. Hesketh ... Hesketh, Henry, 1637?-1710. 1683 (1683) Wing H1612; ESTC R12084 11,579 35 View Text
A65982 A sermon preached before the King and Queen at White-hall, on Sunday, Jan. 8, 1692/3 by William Wigan ... Wigan, William, d. 1700. 1693 (1693) Wing W2099; ESTC R39394 11,810 30 View Text
A03688 The scourge of drunkennes. By William Hornby Gent Hornby, William. 1618 (1618) STC 13815; ESTC S106238 12,067 32 View Text
A30327 Charitable reproof a sermon preached at the Church of St. Mary-le-Bow to the Societies for Reformation of Manners, the 25th of March, 1700 / by the Right Reverend Father in God, Gilbert Lord Bishop of Sarum. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715.; Societies for the Reformation of Manners. 1700 (1700) Wing B5766; ESTC R3956 13,374 32 View Text
A14954 VVits A.B.C. or A centurie of epigrams West, Richard, fl. 1606-1619, attributed name.; Willet, Roland, b. 1588 or 9, attributed name. 1608 (1608) STC 25262; ESTC S111647 14,168 44 View Text
A19455 The life, apprehensio[n,] arraignement, and execution of Char[les] Covrtney, alias Hollice, alias Worsley, and Clement Slie fencer with their escapes and breaking of prison: As also the true and hearty repentance of Charles Courtney w[ith] other passages, worthy the note and reading.; Life, apprehension, arraignement, and execution of Charles Courtney, alias Hollice, alias Worsley, and Clement Slie fencer. Courtney, Charles, d. 1612. 1612 (1612) STC 5878; ESTC S113923 14,342 28 View Text
A14592 A paterne of a passionate minde conteining a briefe description of the sundry straunge affects of the minde of man : in the ende where-of is set downe a lesson, meete to be learned of all estates in generall. Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616.; Rogers, Thomas, d. 1616. Philosophical discourse, entituled, The anatomie of the minde.; H. W. 1580 (1580) STC 24905.3; ESTC S2952 14,715 50 View Text
A49384 The Christian race a sermon preach'd before the Queen at Kensington on Sunday the 31th of July, 1692 / by Richard Lucas ... Lucas, Richard, 1648-1715. 1692 (1692) Wing L3394; ESTC R13000 14,824 32 View Text
A12947 A breef discour[s] wherin is declared, of y[e] trauailes an[d] miseries of this painful life, & that death is t[he] dissoluer of mans miserie. Gathered out of d[i]uers good writers, by Leonard Staueley. Wh[er]vnto is annexed the authors muse of this life, in English vearse and his prayse likewise of vertue, felicitie and true sentillitie [Staveley, Leonard]. 1575 (1575) STC 23239.5; ESTC S111282 14,869 46 View Text
A29614 A sermon preach'd before the King and Queen at Hampton-Court, May the 12th, 1689 by Robert Brograve ... Brograve, Robert, b. 1656 or 7. 1689 (1689) Wing B4841; ESTC R4264 14,952 42 View Text
A11236 Be wise and be warned. Per I.S. Sutton, J., fl. 1567-1573. 1573 (1573) STC 21498; ESTC S110773 15,781 42 View Text
A27362 Christian doctrine composed by Robert Bellarmine ; translated into better English than formerly. Bellarmino, Roberto Francesco Romolo, Saint, 1542-1621. 1676 (1676) Wing B1822; ESTC R23680 16,685 73 View Text
A19600 The deyenge creature 1514 (1514) STC 6035; ESTC S122481 16,768 36 View Text
A73775 [The dyenge creature]; Here begynneth a lytell treatyse of the dyenge creature. 1507 (1507) STC 6034; ESTC S124062 16,795 42 View Text
A62643 The unreasonableness and mischief of atheism a sermon preached before the Queen at White-Hall on Friday the 30th of March, 1694 / by W. Talbot ... Talbot, William, 1658 or 9-1730. 1694 (1694) Wing T127; ESTC R10300 17,166 33 View Text
A59557 A sermon preached at the second general meeting of the gentlemen and others in and near London who were born within the County of York in the Church of St. Mary-le-Bow, February 17, 1679/80 / by John Sharpe ... Sharp, John, 1645-1714. 1680 (1680) Wing S2985; ESTC R18978 18,137 40 View Text
A14204 The little world, or, A liuely description of all the partes and properties of man for inuention wittie, for iudgement learned, and for practise necessarie / by Ro. Vn. ... Underwood, Robert, fl. 1605.; Vaughan, Robert, 1592-1667. 1612 (1612) STC 24519.5; ESTC S123184 18,273 48 View Text
A43053 King David's sanctuary, or, A sermon preached before His Majesty the fourth of Febr. 1643 at Christ-Church in Oxford by Richard Harwood ... Harwood, Richard, d. 1669. 1644 (1644) Wing H1106; ESTC R18253 18,335 31 View Text
A60409 Clod-pate's ghost, or, A dialogue between Justice Clod-Pate and his [quondam] clerk honest Tom Ticklefoot wherein is faithfullly related all the news from purgatory, about Ireland, Langhorn, &c / the author, T.T. Smith, Francis, fl. 1657-1689. 1670 (1670) Wing S4025; ESTC R638 18,724 14 View Text
A14205 A nevv anatomie VVherein the body of man is very fit and aptly (two wayes) compared: 1 To a household. 2 To a cittie. With diuers necessarie approoued medicines, not commonly practised heretofore: wittie, and pleasant to be read, and profitable to be regarded.; New anatomie. Underwood, Robert, fl. 1605. 1605 (1605) STC 24519; ESTC S105362 18,892 50 View Text
A61800 The Bishop of Chester's charge in his primary visitation at Chester, May 5, 1691 Stratford, Nicholas, 1633-1707. 1692 (1692) Wing S5929; ESTC R17221 18,998 32 View Text
A46710 A sermon preached in the Cathedral Church of Norwich at the primary visitation of the Right Reverend Father in God, John, Lord Bishop of Norwich May 18, 1692 by John Jeffery ... Jeffery, John, 1647-1720. 1692 (1692) Wing J519; ESTC R1693 21,384 36 View Text
A14250 The translation of a letter written by a Frenche gentilwoman to an other gentilwoman straunger, her frind, vpon the death of the most excellent and vertous ladye, Elenor of Roye, Princes of Conde, contaynyng her last wyll and testament. Doone by Henry Myddelmore gentylman at the request of the Ladye Anne Throkmorton I. D. V., fl. 1564.; Myddelmore, Henry. 1564 (1564) STC 24565; ESTC S105901 21,518 65 View Text
A16798 The soules immortall crowne consisting of seauen glorious graces I. Vertue. 2. Wisedome. 3. Loue. 4. Constancie. 5. Patience. 6. Humilitie. 7. Infinitenes. : devided into seaven dayes workes, and dedicated to the Kings most excellent Maiestie. Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1605 (1605) STC 3701; ESTC S1523 22,368 72 View Text
A03674 Odes of Horace the best of lyrick poets contayning much morallity, and sweetnesse. Selected, and translated by Sr: T:H: 1625.; Selections. English Horace.; T.H., Sir (Thomas Hawkins), d. 1640. 1625 (1625) STC 13800; ESTC S104228 22,829 78 View Text
A10473 The life and death of Gamaliell Ratsey a famous theefe of England, executed at Bedford the 26. of March last past, 1605. Ratsey, Gamaliel, d. 1605. Repentance. 1605 (1605) STC 20753; ESTC S102571 24,142 47 View Text
A12634 Saint Peters complaynt With other poems. Southwell, Robert, Saint, 1561?-1595. 1595 (1595) STC 22956; ESTC S117658 24,262 74 View Text
A01795 A satirycall dialogue or a sharplye-invectiue conference, betweene Allexander the great, and that truelye woman-hater Diogynes Goddard, William, fl. 1615.; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.; Diogenes, d. ca. 323 B.C. 1616 (1616) STC 11930; ESTC S105741 24,308 48 View Text
A29934 The certainty of the future judgment asserted and proved in a sermon preached at St Michael's Crooked Lane, London, Octob. xxvi, 1684 / by Matth. Bryan ... Bryan, Matthew, d. 1699. 1685 (1685) Wing B5246; ESTC R19907 26,200 46 View Text
A30883 A discourse of trade by N.B. ... Barbon, Nicholas, d. 1698. 1690 (1690) Wing B707; ESTC R12426 26,245 107 View Text
A02227 The tragedy of Mustapha Greville, Fulke, Baron Brooke, 1554-1628. 1609 (1609) STC 12362; ESTC S103431 27,607 54 View Text
A68991 The hauen of hope containing godlie praiers and meditations for diuers purposes. Gathered by R.A. Allin, Ralph. 1585 (1585) STC 376.3; ESTC S115873 28,164 222 View Text
A03405 Histrio-mastix· Or, The player vvhipt Marston, John, 1575?-1634. 1610 (1610) STC 13529; ESTC S122282 28,428 60 View Text
A15781 A briefe treatise in which, is made playne, that Catholikes liuing and dying in their profession, may be saued, by the iudgement of the most famous and learned Protestants that euer were. Agaynst a minister [N.E.] who in his epistle exhorteth an honourable person, to forsake her ancient Catholike Roman Religion, & to become one of his new-found-out Protestant congregation. Wright, William, 1563-1639. 1623 (1623) STC 26044; ESTC S103083 31,010 52 View Text
A02248 The castell of laboure Gringore, Pierre, ca. 1475-1538?; Bruyant, Jean, 14th cent.; Barclay, Alexander, 1475?-1552, attributed name. 1506 (1506) STC 12381; ESTC S109550 31,627 108 View Text
A12819 Meditations, and resolutions, moral, divine, politicall century I : written for the instruction and bettering of youth, but, especially, of the better and more noble / by Antony Stafford ... ; there is also annexed an oration of Iustus Lipsius, against calumnie, translated out of Latine, into English. Stafford, Anthony.; Lipsius, Justus, 1547-1606. 1612 (1612) STC 23127; ESTC S1001 32,969 235 View Text
A17343 The first part of youths errors. Written by Thomas Bushel, the superlatiue prodigall Bushell, Thomas, 1594-1674. 1628 (1628) STC 4187; ESTC S114222 35,791 180 View Text
A33618 Cardan his Three books of consolation English'd ...; De consolatione. English Cardano, Girolamo, 1501-1576. 1683 (1683) Wing C490; ESTC R13031 35,955 168 View Text
A54800 The revengeful queen a tragedy : as it was acted at the Theatre-Royal by His Majesty's servants / written by William Philips, Esq. Philips, William, d. 1734.; D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668. Tragedy of Albovine. 1698 (1698) Wing P2118; ESTC R17970 36,008 54 View Text
A49605 Ethice christiana, or, The school of wisdom wherein the grounds of moral philosophy are demonstrated to comply with the principles of Christian religion, by a mixt exercise of grace and vertu / written originally in French ... by M. De la Serre ; and done into English by J.A. La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), ca. 1600-1665.; Alardis, James. 1664 (1664) Wing L457; ESTC R24425 37,313 130 View Text
A59356 The world in the moon an opera as it is perform'd at the Theatre in Dorset-Garden by His Majesty's servants / by E.S. Settle, Elkanah, 1648-1724.; Clarke, Jeremiah, 1669?-1707.; Purcell, Daniel, 1660?-1717. 1697 (1697) Wing S2729; ESTC R11490 37,403 53 View Text
A09208 The valley of varietie: or, Discourse fitting for the times containing very learned and rare passages out of antiquity, philosophy, and history. Collected for the use of all ingenious spirits, and true lovers of learning. By Henry Peacham Mr. of Arts, sometime of Trinitie Colledge in Cambridge. Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643?; Panciroli, Guido, 1523-1599. 1638 (1638) STC 19518; ESTC S114364 37,535 204 View Text
A59548 The duty and happiness of doing good two sermons : the former, preached at the Yorkshire feast, in Bow-Church, Feb. 17, 1679 : the other, before the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London, at the Spittle, Apr. 14, 1680 / by John Sharpe ... Sharp, John, 1645-1714. 1680 (1680) Wing S2976; ESTC R6463 37,896 84 View Text
A21187 The ethiques of Aristotle, that is to saye, preceptes of good behauoute [sic] and perfighte honestie, now newly tra[n]slated into English; Nicomachean ethics. English. Abridgments Aristotle.; Wilkinson, John, servant to the Earl of Derby.; Latini, Brunetto, 1220-1295. 1547 (1547) STC 754; ESTC S104425 38,935 167 View Text
A05111 The logike of the moste excellent philosopher P. Ramus martyr, newly translated, and in diuers places corrected, after the mynde of the author. Per M. Roll. Makylmenæum Scotum, rogatu viri honestissimi, M. Ægidii Hamlini; Dialectica. English Ramus, Petrus, 1515-1572.; MacIlmaine, Rollo. 1574 (1574) STC 15246; ESTC S107927 38,954 102 View Text
A59496 The history of King Richard the Second acted at the Theatre Royal under the name of The Sicilian usurper : with a prefatory epistle in vindication of the author, occasion'd by the prohibition of this play on the stage / by N. Tate. Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II. 1681 (1681) Wing S2921; ESTC R15526 39,736 70 View Text
A63158 The Sicilian usurper a tragedy as it was acted at the Theatre-Royal : with prefatory epistle in vindication of the author, occasioned by this play on the stage / written by N. Tate. Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. King Richard II. 1691 (1691) Wing T216; ESTC R37870 40,266 69 View Text
A62048 The life and death of Mr. Tho. Wilson, minister of Maidstone, in the county of Kent, M.A. Swinnock, George, 1627-1673. 1672 (1672) Wing S6277; ESTC R34633 41,246 112 View Text
A18421 The reuenge of Bussy D'Ambois A tragedie. As it hath beene often presented at the priuate play-house in the White-Fryers. VVritten by George Chapman, Gentleman. Chapman, George, 1559?-1634. 1613 (1613) STC 4989; ESTC S122391 42,695 82 View Text
A50787 Any thing for a quiet life a comedy, formerly acted at Black-Fryers, by His late Majesties servants ... / written by Tho. Middleton, Gent. Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627. 1662 (1662) Wing M1979; ESTC R16685 43,112 58 View Text
A09319 The sinners safetie, if heere hee looke for assurance by Richard Barnerd ... Bernard, Richard, 1568-1641. 1609 (1609) STC 1963.3; ESTC S1489 43,261 108 View Text
A39706 Enigmaticall characters, all taken to the life from severall persons, humours, & dispositions by Rich. Fleckno. Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678? 1658 (1658) Wing F1213; ESTC R18248 43,329 154 View Text
A11994 The tragedie of King Richard the second As it hath beene publikely acted by the right Honourable the Lorde Chamberlaine his Seruants.; King Richard II Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 1597 (1597) STC 22307; ESTC S111135 43,360 75 View Text
A91480 Chymia cœlestis. Drops from heaven; or, Pious meditations and prayers on several places of Scripture. / By Ben. Parry, Gent. Parry, Benjamin, 1634-1678. 1659 (1659) Wing P553; Thomason E1883_1; ESTC R210109 44,032 137 View Text
A47387 Pandora a comedy. Killigrew, William, Sir, 1606-1695. 1664 (1664) Wing K464; ESTC R2648 44,254 102 View Text
A07025 Hollands leaguer An excellent comedy as it hath bin lately and often acted with great applause, by the high and mighty Prince Charles his Servants; at the private house in Salisbury Court. Written by Shackerley Marmyon, Master of Arts. Marmion, Shackerley, 1603-1639. 1632 (1632) STC 17443.5; ESTC S112203 44,590 88 View Text
A00979 Sicelides a piscatory, as it hath beene acted in Kings Colledge, in Cambridge. Fletcher, Phineas, 1582-1650. 1631 (1631) STC 11083; ESTC S102382 44,717 86 View Text
A29078 Vox populi, or, The sense of the sober lay-men of the Church of England concerning the heads proposed in His Majesties commission to the Convocation. Boyse, J. (Joseph), 1660-1728. 1690 (1690) Wing B4084; ESTC R19826 46,104 48 View Text
A28430 Anima mundi, or, An historical narration of the opinions of the ancients concerning man's soul after this life according to unenlight[e]ned nature / by Charles Blount, Gent. Blount, Charles, 1654-1693. 1679 (1679) Wing B3298A; ESTC R18935 47,250 120 View Text
A33619 The tragedy of Ovid written by Sir Aston Cokain, Baronet. Cokain, Aston, Sir, 1608-1684.; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687. 1669 (1669) Wing C4900; ESTC R1341 48,432 158 View Text
A10850 The vineyarde of vertue collected, composed, and digested into a tripartite order, conteining XXXII. most excellent plants of fruitful vertue: in most beautiful and blessed maner enuironing the true elect churche of God vpon earth. Euery plant conteining this tripartite order: namely definition testimonie examples of vertue by R.R. Robinson, Richard, citizen of London.; Uvedale, E. 1579 (1579) STC 21121; ESTC S105759 48,653 138 View Text
A58187 The pattern of pure and undefiled religion exhibited in the preaching and life of the holy Jesus, shewing the true genius and spirit of Christianity, with an introduction concerning the restoring of true religion by Jesus Christ and his kingdom / by George Raymond. Raymond, George, A.M. 1689 (1689) Wing R412; ESTC R33512 50,348 160 View Text
A14270 The casket of iewels contaynynge a playne description of morall philophie [sic], diligently and after a very easie methode declared by the well learned and famous author Cornelius Valerius: lately turned out of Latin into Englishe, by I.C. Valerius, Cornelius, 1512-1578.; Chardon, John, d. 1601. 1571 (1571) STC 24583; ESTC S119018 51,195 190 View Text
A68396 The practice of policy written by Lodowike Lloyd ... Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610. 1604 (1604) STC 16627; ESTC S1335 51,274 90 View Text
A10791 A guide vnto godlinesse moste worthy to bee followed of all true Christians: a treatise wherein is set forth the folly of man in prolonging the amendment of his sinful life, togither with the chiefe causes thereof, and souereigne remedies againste the same. Written in Latin by Iohn Riuius: Englished by W.G.; De stultitia mortalium, in procrastinanda correctione vitæ. English Rivius, Johann, 1500-1553.; Gace, William. 1579 (1579) STC 21064; ESTC S100606 51,601 134 View Text
A18760 A pleasaunte laborinth called Churchyardes chance framed on fancies, vttered with verses, and writte[n] to giue solace to euery well disposed mynde: wherein notwithstanding are many heauie epitaphes, sad and sorowfull discourses and sutche a multitude of other honest pastymes for the season (and passages of witte) that the reader therein maie thinke his tyme well bestowed. All whiche workes for the pleasure of the worlde, and recreation of the worthie, are dedicated to the right honourable sir Thomas Bromley knight, lorde Chancelour of Englande.; Churchyardes chance Churchyard, Thomas, 1520?-1604. 1580 (1580) STC 5250; ESTC S105045 53,461 90 View Text
A03434 Straunge, lamentable, and tragicall hystories translated out of French into Englishe by R.S. Bandello, Matteo, 1485-1561.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.; Smythe, R. 1577 (1577) STC 1356.5; ESTC S141 53,770 122 View Text
A11789 The high-waies of God and the King Wherein all men ought to vvalke in holinesse here, to happinesse hereafter. Deliuered in tvvo sermons preached at Thetford in Norfolke, anno 1620. By Thomas Scot Batchelor in Diuinity. Scott, Thomas, 1580?-1626. 1623 (1623) STC 22079; ESTC S116969 53,883 90 View Text
A44467 Horace. The best of lyrick poets Containing much morality, and sweetnesse. Together with Aulus Persius Flaccus, his satyres. Translated into English by Barten Holyday sometime student of Christ-Church in Oxford.; Selections. English. Horace.; Persius. Works. English. aut; T. H., Sir (Thomas Hawkins), d. 1640.; Holyday, Barten, 1593-1661. 1652 (1652) Wing H2770; Wing P1662; ESTC R215958 54,400 133 View Text
A41623 Pulpit-sayings, or, The characters of the pulpit-papist examined in answer to the Apology for the pulpits and in vindication of the representer against the stater of the controversie. Gother, John, d. 1704. 1688 (1688) Wing G1347; ESTC R18623 55,138 78 View Text
A17968 The deseruing fauorite As it was lately acted, first before the Kings Maiestie, and since publikely at the Black-Friers. By his Maiesties seruants. Written by Lodovvicke Carlell, Esquire, Gentle-man of the Bovves, and Groome of the King and Queenes Priuie Chamber. Carlell, Lodowick, 1602?-1675.; Castillo Solórzano, Alonso de, 1584-1648? Duquesa de Mantua. 1629 (1629) STC 4628; ESTC S107554 55,341 120 View Text
A10138 The schoole of honest and vertuous lyfe profitable and necessary for all estates and degrees, to be trayned in: but (cheefely) for the pettie schollers, the yonger sorte, of both kindes; bee they men or women. by T.P. Also, a laudable and learned discourse, of the worthynesse of honorable wedlocke, written in the behalfe of all (aswell) maydes as wydowes, (generally) for their singuler instruction, to choose them vertuous and honest husbandes: but (most specialy) sent writte[n] as a iewell vnto a worthy gentlewoman, in the time of her widowhood, to direct & guide her in the new election of her seconde husband. By her approoued freend and kinseman. I.R. Pritchard, Thomas, fl. 1579.; Wied, Hermann von. Brefe and a playne declaratyon of the dewty of maried folkes.; Kingsmill, Andrew, 1538-1569. Viewe of mans estate. Selections. 1579 (1579) STC 20397; ESTC S115267 56,077 90 View Text
A23710 A discourse concerning the beauty of holiness by the author of The duty of man, laid down in express words of Scripture. Allestree, Richard, 1619-1681. 1679 (1679) Wing A1109; ESTC R22680 56,782 148 View Text
A09789 A president for parentes, teaching the vertuous training vp of children and holesome information of yongmen. / Written in greke by the prudent and wise phylosopher Chœroneus [sic] Plutarchus, translated and partly augmented by Ed. Grant: very profitable to be read of all those that desire to be parents of vertuous children. Anno. 1571. Seene and allowed according to the Quenes iniunctions.; De educatione puerorum. English Plutarch.; Grant, Edward, 1540?-1601. 1571 (1571) STC 20057.5; ESTC S110518 57,885 148 View Text
A11116 A most excellent treatise containing the way to seek heavens glory, to flie earths vanity, to feare hells horror with Godly prayers and the bell-mans summons. Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630? 1639 (1639) STC 21384; ESTC S502 58,638 288 View Text
A03082 The gouernement of all estates, wherein is contayned the perfect way to an honest life gathered out of many learned authors, a boke right profitable for all estates, but especiallie for the trayning [and] bringing vp of the yonger sort: written in Latin by that excellent learned man Andreus Hesse, translated into Englishe. Schottennius, Hermannus.; Baarland, Adriaan van, 1486-1538. aut; Bourman, Nicholas.; Hermann IV, Landgrave of Hesse and Archbishop of Cologne, d. 1508, attributed name. aut 1566 (1566) STC 13207; ESTC S116007 59,116 260 View Text
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 View Text
A45331 Comarum akosmia the loathsomnesse of long haire, or, A treatise wherein you have the question stated, many arguments against it produc'd, and the most materiall arguguments [sic] for it refell'd and answer'd : with the concurrent judgement of divines both old and new against it : with an appendix against painting, spots, naked breasts, &c. / by Thomas Hall ... Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665. 1654 (1654) Wing H429; ESTC R13863 61,394 134 View Text
A40635 Peace and holiness in three sermons upon several occasions / by Ignatius Fuller. Fuller, Ignatius, 1624 or 5-1711. 1672 (1672) Wing F2390; Wing F2391; Wing F2392; ESTC R2184 61,487 158 View Text
A02315 A looking glasse for the court. Composed in the Castilian tongue by the Lorde Anthony of Gueuarra Bishop of Mondouent, and chronicler to the Emperour Charles. And out of Castilian drawne into Frenche by Anthony Alaygre. And out of the French tongue into Englishe by Sir Fraunces Briant Knight one of the priuy Chamber, in the raygne of K. Henry the eyght; Menosprecio de corte. English Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545?; Tymme, Thomas, d. 1620.; Bryan, Francis, Sir, d. 1550. 1575 (1575) STC 12448; ESTC S103507 62,967 162 View Text
A18601 The ghosts of the deceased sieurs, de Villemor, and de Fontaines A most necessarie discourse of duells: wherein is shewed the meanes to roote them out quite. With the discourse of valour. By the Sieur de Chevalier. To the King. The third edition reviewed, corrected, and augmented in French, and translated by Tho. Heigham, Esquire.; Ombres des défuncts sieurs de Villemor et de Fontaines. English Chevalier, Guillaume de, ca. 1564-ca. 1620.; Heigham, Thomas. 1624 (1624) STC 5129; ESTC S107802 63,364 172 View Text
A69655 Autarchy, or, The art of self-government in a moral essay : in three parts : first written to a gentleman in the university, and since fitted for publick use. G. B. (George Burghope) 1691 (1691) Wing B5730; ESTC R4200 63,862 179 View Text
A31080 Practical discourses upon the consideration of our latter end, and the danger and mischief of delaying repentance by Isaac Barrow ... Barrow, Isaac, 1630-1677. 1694 (1694) Wing B951; ESTC R17257 64,090 182 View Text
A10147 A gorgious gallery, of gallant inuentions Garnished and decked with diuers dayntie deuises, right delicate and delightfull, to recreate eche modest minde withall. First framed and fashioned in sundrie formes, by diuers worthy workemen of late dayes: and now, ioyned together and builded vp: By T.P. Proctor, Thomas, poet. 1578 (1578) STC 20402; ESTC S102575 64,661 122 View Text
A09173 The Lord Marques idlenes conteining manifold matters of acceptable deuise; as sage sentences, prudent precepts, morall examples, sweete similitudes, proper comparisons, and other remembrances of speciall choise. No lesse pleasant to peruse, than profitable to practise: compiled by the right Honorable L. William Marques of Winchester that now is. Winchester, William Paulet, Marquis of, 1535?-1598. 1586 (1586) STC 19485; ESTC S114139 64,844 115 View Text
A08772 The prentises practise in Godlinesse, and his true freedome Diuided into ten chapters. Written by B.P. B. P., fl. 1608.; T. R., fl. 1608. 1608 (1608) STC 19057; ESTC S120852 65,287 210 View Text
A12817 Honour and vertue, triumphing over the grave Exemplified in a faire devout life, and death, adorned with the surviving perfections of Edward Lord Stafford, lately deceased; the last baron of that illustrious family: which honour in him ended with as great lustre as the sunne sets within a serene skye. A treatise so written, that it is as well applicative to all of noble extraction, as to him, and wherein are handled all the requisites of honour, together with the greatest morall, and divine vertues, and commended to the practise of the noble prudent reader. By Anth. Stafford his most humble kinsman. This worke is much embelish'd by the addition of many most elegant elegies penned by the most accute wits of these times. Stafford, Anthony. 1640 (1640) STC 23125; ESTC S117763 67,272 160 View Text
A07523 The wisdome of Solomon paraphrased. Written by Thomas Middleton Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627. 1597 (1597) STC 17906; ESTC S110004 68,372 186 View Text
A00276 A dialogue betweene a vertuous gentleman and a popish priest [ ... ]pleasaunt and profitable, both for ministers and gentlemen, men and vvomen, old and yong, made by I.B. I. B., fl. 1581. 1581 (1581) STC 1039; ESTC S120239 70,214 160 View Text
A00410 Questions of profitable and pleasant concernings talked of by two olde seniors, the one an ancient retired gentleman, the other a midling or new vpstart frankeling, vnder an oake in Kenelworth Parke, where they were met by an accident to defend the partching heate of a hoate day, in grasse or buck-hunting time called by the reporter the display of vaine life, together with a panacea or suppling plaister to cure if it were possible, the principall diseases wherewith this present time is especially vexed. O. B., fl. 1594. 1594 (1594) STC 1054; ESTC S120718 71,141 94 View Text
A01013 The picture of a perfit common wealth describing aswell the offices of princes and inferiour magistrates ouer their subiects, as also the duties of subiects towards their gouernours. Gathered forth of many authors, aswel humane, as diuine, by Thomas Floyd master in the Artes. Floyd, Thomas, M.A., of Jesus College, Oxford. 1600 (1600) STC 11119; ESTC S122030 71,774 330 View Text