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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03018	Great Brittans mourning garment Giuen to all faithfull sorrowfull subiects at the funerall of Prince Henry.		1612 (1612)	STC 13158; ESTC S103979	4,818	24
A00358	A treatise perswadynge a man patientlye to suffre the deth of his frende; De morte declamatio. English	Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.	1531 (1531)	STC 10476.3; ESTC S2113	11,664	42
A75227	A New-Years gift: or, Advice to a god-son. By P.A. Gent.	P. A., Gent.	1696 (1696)	Wing A25A; ESTC R203728	16,553	78
A06931	The famous whore, or noble curtizan conteining the lamentable complaint of Paulina, the famous Roman curtizan, sometimes mes. vnto the great Cardinall Hypolito, of Est. By Garuis Markham.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.; Du Bellay, Joachim, 1525 (ca.)-1560. Vieille courtisane.	1609 (1609)	STC 17359; ESTC S109847	19,724	42
A62171	The infancy of elders a short treatise composed for vindication of the Christian liberty of freeborne denizens of England, or A refutation of the tyrannicall unlawfull mis-government of our church by lay-elders / written by J.S. minister of the Word in Lancashire.	J. S., Minister of the Word in Lancashire.	1647 (1647)	Wing S68; ESTC R8376	22,428	29
A11375	A mirrhor mete for all mothers, matrones, and maidens, intituled the Mirrhor of Modestie no lesse profitable and pleasant, then necessarie to bee read and practiced.	Salter, Thomas.	1579 (1579)	STC 21634; ESTC S101647	23,495	70
A11917	The ninth tragedie of Lucius Anneus Seneca called Octauia. Translated out of Latine into English, by T.N. student in Cambridge; Octavia (Praetexta). English.	T. N. (Thomas Nuce), d. 1617.; Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D., attributed name.	1566 (1566)	STC 22229; ESTC S110938	25,224	58
B07947	Bon-acords decorement. Or, Newes from the North. Wherein is truely expressed the forme (or situation) of the famous citie of new Aberdeene, the vertues of the honourable and renowned governours thereof, together with these Grampians anagrames. : Wherewith is adjoyned the proofe, and praise of chast beautie, and the scorne of idols. / By William Mercer..	Mercer, William, 1605?-1676?	1633 (1633)	STC 17828.5; ESTC S94167	28,166	62
A12773	Colin Clouts come home againe. By Ed. Spencer	Spenser, Edmund, 1552?-1599.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.	1595 (1595)	STC 23077; ESTC S111281	32,136	80
A18296	The table of Cebes the philosopher. How one may take profite of his enemies, translated out of Plutarche. A treatise perswadyng a man paciently to suffer the death of his freend; Pinax. English.	Plutarch. De capienda ex inimicis utilitate. aut; Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536. De morte declamatio. aut; Poyntz, Francis, Sir, d. 1528.; Elyot, Thomas, Sir, 1490?-1546, attributed name.; Cebes, of Thebes, attributed name.	1545 (1545)	STC 4891; ESTC S109138	35,783	158
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
B08095	The life of the most honourable and vertuous lady the Lady Magdalen Viscountesse Montague written ... by Richard Smith. And now translated into English, by C. F[ursdon]..; Vita illustrissimae Dominae Magdalenae Montis Acuti in Anglia vicecomitissae. English	Smith, Richard, 1566-1655.; Fursdon, Cuthbert.	1627 (1627)	STC 22811; ESTC S95235	39,355	62
A38771	The universall medicine, or, The virtues of the magneticall, or antimoniall cup confirmed to be a health-procuring, health-preserving, and health-restoring effectuall medicine by extant monuments of antiquity, by testimonies of Honourable personages, by 100 admirable and rare experiments, by 200 persons of quality that have experienced the same / collected by John Evans ...	Evans, John, Minister and preacher of God's word.	1651 (1651)	Wing E3452; ESTC R7392	45,036	66
A11254	The phoenix nest Built vp with the most rare and refined workes of noble men, woorthy knights, gallant gentlemen, masters of arts, and braue schollers. Full of varietie, excellent inuention, and singular delight. Neuer before this time published. Set foorth by R.S. of the Inner Temple Gentleman.	R. S., of the Inner Temple.; Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. aut; Stapleton, Richard, fl. 1595, attributed name.	1593 (1593)	STC 21516; ESTC S101929	50,100	122
A70588	An apology against a pamphlet call'd A modest confutation of the animadversions upon the remonstrant against Smectymnuus	Milton, John, 1608-1674.	1642 (1642)	Wing M2090; ESTC R12880	51,868	62
A09553	The philosopher of the court, written by Philbert of Vienne in Champaigne, and Englished by George North, gentlema[n].; Philosophe de court. English	Philibert, de Vienne, 16th cent.; North, George, gentleman.	1575 (1575)	STC 19832; ESTC S114638	55,136	134
A04989	The resolued gentleman. Translated out of Spanishe into Englyshe, by Lewes Lewkenor Esquier; Chevalier délibéré. English	La Marche, Olivier de, ca. 1426-1502.; Lewkenor, Lewis, Sir, d. 1626.	1594 (1594)	STC 15139; ESTC S108201	70,399	158
A28945	The Christian virtuoso shewing that by being addicted to experimental philosophy, a man is rather assisted than indisposed to be a good Christian / by T.H.R.B., Fellow of the Royal Society ; to which are subjoyn'd, I. a discourse about the distinction that represents some things as above reason, but not contrary to reason, II. the first chapters of a discourse entituled, Greatness of mind promoted by Christianity, by the same author.	Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.; Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. Reflections upon a theological distinction.; Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691. Greatness of mind promoted by Christianity.	1690 (1690)	Wing B3931; ESTC R19536	74,134	240
A68079	The enimie of idlenesse teaching the maner and stile how to endite, compose and write all sorts of epistles and letters: as well by answer, as otherwise. Deuided into foure bokes, no lesse plesaunt than profitable. Set forth in English by William Fulwood marchant, &c. The contentes hereof appere in the table at the latter ende of the booke.; Stile et maniere de composer, dicter, & escrire toutes sortes d'epistres. English.	Fulwood, William.	1568 (1568)	STC 11476; ESTC S102757	94,193	322
A14316	Velleius Paterculus his Romane historie in two bookes. Exactly translated out of the Latine edition supervised by Ianus Gruterus. According to the reformations in such parts of him, in which the Latin hath suffered either by time, or negligence in the transcribers of the ablest commenters upon him. And rendred English by Sr. Robert Le Grys Knt.; Historiae Romanae libri II. English	Velleius Paterculus, ca. 19 B.C.-ca. 30 A.D.; Gruterus, Janus, 1560-1627.; Le Grys, Robert, Sir, d. 1635.	1632 (1632)	STC 24633; ESTC S119054	101,589	446
A08452	The valiant actes and victorious battailes of the English nation: from the yeere of our Lord, one thousand three hundred twentie and seuen: being the first yeare of the raigne of the most mightie Prince Edvvard the third, to the yeere 1558. Also, of the peaceable and quiet state of England, vnder the blessed gouernement of the most excellent and vertuous Princesse Elizabeth: a compendious declaration written by C.O. And newly translated out of Latine verse into English meeter. By I.S.; Anglorum prælia, ab anno Domini. 1327. anno nimirùm primo inclytiss. principis Eduardi eius nominis tertii, usque ad annum Do. 1558. carmine summatim perstricta. English	Ocland, Christopher, d. 1590?; Ocland, Christopher, d. 1590? Eirēnarchia. English. aut; Sharrock, John.	1585 (1585)	STC 18777; ESTC S110231	101,841	114
A37089	A compendious chronicle of the kingdom of Portugal, from Alfonso, the first King, to Alfonso the Sixth, now reigning together with a cosmographical description of the dominions of Portugal / by John Dauncey.	Dauncey, John, fl. 1663.	1661 (1661)	Wing D289; ESTC R22503	109,540	240
A40791	The History of the life, reign, and death of Edward II, King of England, and Lord of Ireland with the rise and fall of his great favourites, Gaveston and the Spencers / written by E.F. in the year 1627, and printed verbatim from the original.	Falkland, Henry Cary, Viscount, d. 1633.; E. F.; Fannant, Edward.	1680 (1680)	Wing F313; ESTC R23073	114,792	166
A03875	The mirrour of mindes, or, Barclay's Icon animorum, Englished by T.M.; Satyricon. Part 4. English	Barclay, John, 1582-1621.; May, Thomas, 1595-1650.	1631 (1631)	STC 1399; ESTC S100801	121,640	564
A15035	Aurelia. The paragon of pleasure and princely delights contayning the seuen dayes solace (in Christmas holy-dayes) of Madona Aurelia, Queene of the Christmas pastimes, & sundry other well-courted gentlemen, and gentlewomen, in a noble gentlemans pallace. A worke most sweetely intercoursed (in ciuill and friendly disputations) with many amorous and pleasant discourses, to delight the reader: and plentifully garnished with morall notes, to make it profitable to the regarder. By G.W. Gent.; Heptameron of civill discourses	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1593 (1593)	STC 25338; ESTC S119821	126,076	172
A15034	An heptameron of ciuill discourses Containing: the Christmasse exercise of sundrie well courted gentlemen and gentlewomen. In whose behauiours, the better sort, may see, a represe[n]tation of thier own vertues: and the inferiour, may learne such rules of ciuil gouernme[n]t, as wil rase out the blemish of their basenesse: wherin, is renowned, the vertues, of a most honourable and braue mynded gentleman. And herein, also, as it were in a mirrour the vnmaried may see the defectes whiche eclipse the glorie of mariage: and the wel maried, as in a table of housholde lawes, may cull out needefull preceptes to establysh their good fortune. A worke, intercoursed with ciuyll pleasure, to reaue tediousnesse from the reader: and garnished with morall noates to make it profitable, to the regarder. The reporte, of George Whetstone. Gent.	Whetstone, George, 1544?-1587?	1582 (1582)	STC 25337; ESTC S111679	129,236	194
A02237	The counsellor Exactly pourtraited in two bookes. VVherein the offices of magistrates, the happie life of subiectes, and the felicitie of common-weales is pleasantly and pithilie discoursed. A golden worke, replenished with the chiefe learning of the most excellent philosophers and lawgiuers, and not onely profitable, but verie necessarie for all those that be admitted to the administration of a well-gouerned common-weale. Written in Latin by Laurentius Grimaldus, and consecrated to the honour of the Polonian empyre. Newlie translated into English.; De optimo senatore. English	Goślicki, Wawrzyniec, 1530-1607.	1598 (1598)	STC 12372; ESTC S106731	134,196	158
A02775	Pierces supererogation or A new prayse of the old asse A preparatiue to certaine larger discourses, intituled Nashes s. fame. Gabriell Haruey.	Harvey, Gabriel, 1550?-1631.	1593 (1593)	STC 12903; ESTC S103899	142,548	254
A68436	The gallant, delectable and pleasaunt hystorie of Gerileon of Englande containyng the haughtie feates of armes, and knightlie provvesse of the same Gerileon, with his loues and other memorable aduentures. Composed in the Frenche tongue, by Steuen De Maison Neufue Bordelois. And now newly translated into English.; Gerileon d'Angleterre. Part 1. English	Maisonneufve, Estienne de.; Jennings, Miles.	1578 (1578)	STC 17203; ESTC S109828	154,715	236
A88437	The civil wars of France, during the bloody reign of Charls the Ninth: wherein is shewed, the sad and bloody murthers of many thousand Protestants, dying the streets and rivers with their blood for thirty daies together, whose innocent blood cries to God for vengeance. And may stand as a beacon tired to warn, and a land-mark to pilot all Protestant princes and states to a more secure harbour than peace with Papists. / Faithfully collected out of the most antient and modern authors, by a true Protestant, and friend to the Common-wealth of England.	London, William, fl. 1658.	1655 (1655)	Wing L2851; Thomason E1696_1; ESTC R209434	160,389	298
A20143	The three orations of Demosthenes chiefe orator among the Grecians, in fauour of the Olynthians, a people in Thracia, now called Romania with those his fower orations titled expressely & by name against king Philip of Macedonie: most nedefull to be redde in these daungerous dayes, of all them that loue their countries libertie, and desire to take warning for their better auayle, by example of others. Englished out of the Greeke by Thomas Wylson doctor of the ciuill lawes. After these orations ended, Demosthenes lyfe is set foorth, and gathered out of Plutarch, Lucian, Suidas, and others, with a large table, declaring all the principall matters conteyned in euerye part of this booke. Seene and allowed according to the Queenes Maiesties iniunctions.; Selections. English	Demosthenes.; Wilson, Thomas, 1525?-1581.	1570 (1570)	STC 6578; ESTC S109558	171,123	198
A06202	Ecclesiastes, othervvise called The preacher Containing Salomons sermons or commentaries (as it may probably be collected) vpon the 49. Psalme of Dauid his father. Compendiously abridged, and also paraphrastically dilated in English poesie, according to the analogie of Scripture, and consent of the most approued writer thereof. Composed by H.L. Gentleman. Whereunto are annexed sundrie sonets of Christian passions heretofore printed, and now corrected and augmented, with other affectionate sonets of a feeling conscience of the same authors.	Lok, Henry.; Lok, Henry. Sundry Christian passions contained in two hundred sonnets.	1597 (1597)	STC 16696; ESTC S104588	172,130	348
A17081	A discourse of ciuill life containing the ethike part of morall philosophie. Fit for the instructing of a gentleman in the course of a vertuous life. By Lod: Br.	Bryskett, Lodowick.; Giraldi, Giambattista Cinzio, 1504-1573. Ecatommiti. VIII.5.	1606 (1606)	STC 3958; ESTC S116574	181,677	286
A96592	Jura majestatis, the rights of kings both in church and state: 1. Granted by God. 2. Violated by the rebels. 3. Vindicated by the truth. And, the wickednesses of this faction of this pretended Parliament at VVestminster. 1. Manifested by their actions. 1. Perjury. 2. Rebellion. 3. Oppression. 4. Murder. 5. Robberies. 6. Sacriledge, and the like. 2. Proved by their ordinances. 1. Against law. 2. Against Equity. 3. Against conscience. Published 1. To the eternall honour of our just God. 2. The indeleble shame of the wicked rebels. And 3. To procure the happy peace of this distressed land. Which many feare we shall never obtaine; untill 1. The rebels be destroyed, or reduced to the obedience of our King. And 2. The breaches of the Church be repaired. 1. By the restauration of Gods (now much profamed) service. And 2. The reparation of the many injuries done to Christ his now dis-esteemed servants. By Gryffith Williams, Lord Bishop of Ossory.	Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672.; Burgess, Anthony, d. 1664.	1644 (1644)	Wing W2669; Thomason E14_18b	215,936	255
A11909	Seneca his tenne tragedies, translated into Englysh; Tragedies. English	Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, ca. 4 B.C.-65 A.D.; Heywood, Jasper, 1535-1598.; Neville, Alexander, 1544-1614.; Studley, John, 1545?-1590?; T. N. (Thomas Nuce), d. 1617.; Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.	1581 (1581)	STC 22221; ESTC S117108	299,823	450
A01364	The historie of the troubles of Hungarie containing the pitifull losse and ruine of that kingdome, and the warres happened there, in that time, betweene the Christians and Turkes. By Mart. Fumée Lord of Genillé, Knight of the Kings order. Newly translated out of French into English, by R.C. Gentleman.; Histoire des troubles de Hongrie. English	Fumée, Martin, ca. 1540-ca. 1590.; Churche, Rooke.	1600 (1600)	STC 11487; ESTC S121249	449,209	400
A08840	The second tome of the Palace of pleasure conteyning store of goodly histories, tragicall matters, and other morall argument, very requisite for delighte and profit. Chosen and selected out of diuers good and commendable authors: by William Painter, clerke of the ordinance and armarie. Anno. 1567.; Palace of pleasure. Vol. 2	Painter, William, 1540?-1594.	1567 (1567)	STC 19124; ESTC S110236	560,603	890
A12231	The Countesse of Pembrokes Arcadia. Written by Sir Philip Sidney Knight. Now since the first edition augmented and ended; Arcadia	Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586.; Sanford, Hugh, d. 1607.	1593 (1593)	STC 22540; ESTC S111872	580,659	488
A66367	Truth vindicated, against sacriledge, atheism, and prophaneness and likewise against the common invaders of the rights of Kings, and demonstrating the vanity of man in general. By Gryffith Williams now Lord Bishop of Ossory.	Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672.	1666 (1666)	Wing W2674; ESTC R222610	619,498	452
A66361	The chariot of truth wherein are contained I. a declaration against sacriledge ..., II. the grand rebellion, or, a looking-glass for rebels ..., III. the discovery of mysteries ..., IV. the rights of kings ..., V. the great vanity of every man ... / by Gryffith Williams.	Williams, Gryffith, 1589?-1672.	1663 (1663)	Wing W2663; ESTC R28391	625,671	469
A42794	The history of the life of the Duke of Espernon, the great favourite of France Englished by Charles Cotton, Esq. ; in three parts, containing twelve books ; wherein the history of France is continued from the year 1598 where D'Avila leaves off, down to our own times, 1642.; Histoire de la vie du duc d'Espernon. English	Girard, Guillaume, d. 1663.; Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.	1670 (1670)	Wing G788; ESTC R21918	646,422	678
A16248	The decameron containing an hundred pleasant nouels. Wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen.; Decamerone. English	Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.; Florio, John, 1553?-1625, attributed name.	1620 (1620)	STC 3172; ESTC S106639	719,575	777
A02299	Archontorologion, or The diall of princes containing the golden and famous booke of Marcus Aurelius, sometime Emperour of Rome. Declaring what excellcncy [sic] consisteth in a prince that is a good Christian: and what euils attend on him that is a cruell tirant. Written by the Reuerend Father in God, Don Antonio of Gueuara, Lord Bishop of Guadix; preacher and chronicler to the late mighty Emperour Charles the fift. First translated out of French by Thomas North, sonne to Sir Edward North, Lord North of Kirthling: and lately reperused, and corrected from many grosse imperfections. With addition of a fourth booke, stiled by the name of The fauoured courtier.; Relox de príncipes. English	Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545?; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.; North, Thomas, Sir, 1535-1601?; Guevara, Antonio de, Bp., d. 1545? Aviso de privados. English.	1619 (1619)	STC 12430; ESTC S120712	985,362	801
A34964	The church-history of Brittany from the beginning of Christianity to the Norman conquest under Roman governours, Brittish kings, the English-Saxon heptarchy, the English-Saxon (and Danish) monarchy ... : from all which is evidently demonstrated that the present Roman Catholick religion hath from the beginning, without interruption or change been professed in this our island, &c. / by R.F., S. Cressy of the Holy Order of S. Benedict.	Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674.	1668 (1668)	Wing C6890; ESTC R171595	1,241,234	706
A51926	The general history of Spain from the first peopling of it by Tubal, till the death of King Ferdinand, who united the crowns of Castile and Aragon : with a continuation to the death of King Philip III / written in Spanish by the R.F.F. John de Mariana ; to which are added, two supplements, the first by F. Ferdinand Camargo y Salcedo, the other by F. Basil Varen de Soto, bringing it down to the present reign ; the whole translated from the Spanish by Capt. John Stevens.; Historiae de rebus Hispaniae. English	Mariana, Juan de, 1535-1624.; Camargo y Salgado, Hernando, 1572-1652.; Varen de Soto, Basilio, d. 1673.; Stevens, John, d. 1726.	1699 (1699)	Wing M599; ESTC R18800	1,371,898	749
A04680	The famous and memorable vvorkes of Iosephus, a man of much honour and learning among the Iewes. Faithfully translated out of the Latin, and French, by Tho. Lodge Doctor in Physicke; Works. English	Josephus, Flavius.; Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.	1602 (1602)	STC 14809; ESTC S112613	1,686,824	856
A46286	The works of Josephus with great diligence revised and amended according to the excellent French translation of Monsieur Arnauld D'Andilly : also the Embassy of Philo Judæus to the Emperor Caius Caligula; Works. English. 1676	Josephus, Flavius.; Philo, of Alexandria. De legatione ad Gaium. English.; Lodge, Thomas, 1558?-1625.; Arnauld d'Andilly, Monsieur (Robert), 1588-1674.	1676 (1676)	Wing J1078; ESTC R11907	1,698,071	934
A11931	A general inuentorie of the history of France from the beginning of that monarchie, vnto the treatie of Veruins, in the year 1598. Written by Ihon de Serres. And continued vnto these times, out off the best authors which haue written of that subiect. Translated out of French into English, by Edward Grimeston Gentleman.; Inventaire general de l'histoire de France. English	Serres, Jean de, 1540?-1598.; Grimeston, Edward.; Matthieu, Pierre, 1563-1621.	1607 (1607)	STC 22244; ESTC S117097	1,983,454	1,322
A14900	Balletts and madrigals to fiue voyces with one to 6. voyces: newly published by Thomas Weelkes.	Weelkes, Thomas, 1575 (ca.)-1623.	1608 (1608)	STC 25204; ESTC S103041	2,366,144	144
A15408	Hexapla in Genesin & Exodum: that is, a sixfold commentary upon the two first bookes of Moses, being Genesis and Exodus Wherein these translations are compared together: 1. The Chalde. 2. The Septuagint. 3. The vulgar Latine. 4. Pagnine. 5. Montanus. 6. Iunius. 7. Vatablus. 8. The great English Bible. 9. The Geneva edition. And 10. The Hebrew originall. Together with a sixfold vse of every chapter, shewing 1. The method or argument: 2. The divers readings: 3. The explanation of difficult questions and doubtfull places: 4. The places of doctrine: 5. Places of confutation: 6. Morall observations. In which worke, about three thousand theologicall questions are discussed: above forty authors old and new abridged: and together comprised whatsoever worthy of note, either Mercerus out of the Rabbines, Pererius out of the fathers, or Marloran out of the new writers, have in their learned commentaries collected. By Andrew Willet, minister of the gospell of Iesus Christ.	Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621.; Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. Hexapla in Genesin. aut; Willet, Andrew, 1562-1621. Hexapla in Exodum. aut	1633 (1633)	STC 25685; ESTC S114193	2,366,144	1,184
A70988	Artamenes, or, The Grand Cyrus an excellent new romance / written by that famous wit of France, Monsieur de Scudery ... ; and now Englished by F.G., Gent.; Artamène. English	Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701.; F. G., Gent.	1653 (1653)	Wing S2144; Wing S2162; ESTC R2914	3,507,532	2,018