A60475
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A short introduction to the art of painting and varnishing
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Smith, John, fl. 1673-1680.
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1685
(1685)
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Wing S4108; ESTC R219106
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3,592
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17
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A04979
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wyl bucke his testament
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Lacy, John, fl. 1560.
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1560
(1560)
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STC 15118.5; ESTC S120687
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8,178
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18
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B03572
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The gentlewomans cabinet unlocked wherein is contained many excellent receipts for neat dressing of divers sorts of meats, both flesh and fish, with their proper sauces. Also directions for the best way of making pancakes, fritters, tansies, puddings, custards, cheesecakes ; and such like fine knacks, and other delicate dishes, which are most frequently used in gentlemens houses.
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1675
(1675)
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Wing G523CA; ESTC R177375
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8,823
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27
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A02275
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The honest and plaine dealing fa[r]rier or, A present remedy for curing diseases and hurts in horses Gathered and written as well for the good [o]f any that will practise it, as for my self, there being nothing contained therein but what is of my owne experience and practise. By Thomas Grymes.
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Grymes, Thomas.
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1636
(1636)
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STC 12406; ESTC S119059
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9,192
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44
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A22687
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Orders, thought meete by Her Maiestie, and her Priuie Counsell to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same : also, an aduise set dovvne vpon Her Maiesties expresse commaundement, by the best learned in physicke within this realme, containing sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswell for the preseruation of her good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shall be infected.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.; England and Wales. Privy Council.
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1593
(1593)
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STC 9200.3; ESTC S811
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9,923
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12
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A77080
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The book of pretty conceits. Or, The green forest of youthful delights Being merry and pleasant to all such as delight in slights, tricks, stratagems, devises, and fancies. Natural and artifical inventions and conclusions. Experimented as well to profit and delight.
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1685
(1685)
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Wing B3714; ESTC R231085
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10,200
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25
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A25314
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An antidote against melancholy. Or, A treasury of 53. rare secrets & arts discovered, by an expert artist, Richard Amyas. Licensed, and entred according to order
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Amyas, Richard.
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1659
(1659)
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Wing A3032A; ESTC R213453
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10,820
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15
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A69358
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Orders, thought meete by her Maiestie, and her priuie Councell, to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same Also, an aduise set downe vpon her Maiesties expresse commaundement, by the best learned in physicke within this realme, contayning sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswell for the preseruation of her good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shalbe infected.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I); Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.; England and Wales. Privy Council.
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1578
(1578)
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STC 9187.9; ESTC S115132
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11,035
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28
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A22700
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Orders, thought meete by his Maiestie, and his Priuie Counsell, to be executed throughout the counties of this realme, in such townes, villages, and other places, as are, or may be hereafter infected with the plague, for the stay of further increase of the same Also, an aduise set downe by the best learned in physicke within this realme, containing sundry good rules and easie medicines, without charge to the meaner sort of people, aswel for the preseruation of his good subiects from the plague before infection, as for the curing and ordering of them after they shalbe infected.
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England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I); James I, King of England, 1566-1625.; England and Wales. Sovereign (1558-1603 : Elizabeth I).; England and Wales. Privy Council.
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1603
(1603)
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STC 9209; ESTC S100731
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11,439
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25
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A43015
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A discourse of the plague containing the nature, causes, signs, and presages of the pestilence in general, together with the state of the present contagion : also most rational preservatives for families, and choice curative medicines both for rich and poor, with several waies for purifying the air in houses, streets, etc. / published for the benefit of this great city of London, and suburbs by Gideon Harvey.
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Harvey, Gideon, 1640?-1700?
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1665
(1665)
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Wing H1062; ESTC R9710
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14,104
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31
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A03731
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The good hous-wiues treasurie Beeing a verye necessarie booke instructing to the dressing of meates. Hereunto is also annexed sundrie holsome medicines for diuers diseases.
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1588
(1588)
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STC 13854; ESTC S108615
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14,105
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40
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A49646
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The English academy a drawing book, containing variety of examples of the external parts of men, women, and childrens bodies with the shapes of several creatures frequently used amongst heralds, gold-smiths, &c. : likewise, the arts of drawing, etching, engraving in copper and wood, painting and limning, all being carefully performed : wherein the aforesaid arts are exemplified, with plain and easie directions to guide you to their attainment with much delight : also the real method how to wash colour globes, maps, pictures, landskips, flowers, fruits, birds beasts, fish and fowl : a vvork worthy acceptation of all those that are friends to art, as, drawers, embroiderers, stone-cutters, carvers, gold smiths, needle-workers, gum-workers, &c. performed according to the order of the first eminent masters of proportion, viz. / P.L., H.G., P.R., H.B.
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P. L.
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1672
(1672)
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Wing L50; ESTC R13512
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15,353
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32
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A11920
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The vveapon-salves maladie: or, A declaration of its insufficiencie to performe what is attributed to it Wherein also is described, 1. The severall wayes of making the weapon-salve. 2. The manner of vsing it. 3. Reasons of confirmation to justifie it. 4. Arguments of confutation to overthrow it. By the learned and judicious physitian Daniell Sennertus, Doctor and publique professor at Wittenberg. Translated out of his 5th. booke, part. 4. chap. 10. Practicæ medicinæ.; Practicae medicinae. Booke 5. Part 4. English
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Sennerts, Daniel, 1572-1637.
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1637
(1637)
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STC 22232; ESTC S105181
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15,432
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35
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A65208
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A necessary family-book both for the city & country, in two parts. Containing exact, plain and short rule and directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermin on land and in water: as, Part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpiller, frog, mile, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice, fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dob-chick, coot, or more-hen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which are added, many natural and artificial conclusions, both pleasant and profitable. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R. W. gent.
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R. W.
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1688
(1688)
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Wing W100; ESTC R217643
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17,312
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95
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A39240
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Approved medicines of little cost, to preserve health and also to cure those that are sick provided for the souldiers knap-sack and the country mans closet / written by Richard Elkes, Gent. ...
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Elkes, Richard.
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1651
(1651)
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Wing E536; ESTC R20307
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17,617
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49
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A16436
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A booke of secrets shewing diuers waies to make and prepare all sorts of inke, and colours: as blacke, white, blew, greene, red, yellow, and other colours. Also to write with gold and siluer, or any kind of mettall out of the pen: with many other profitable secrets, as to colour quils and parchment of any colour: and to graue with strong water in steele and iron. ... Translated out of Dutch into English, by W.P. Hereunto is annexed a little treatise, intituled, instructions for ordering of wines: shewing how to make wine, that it may continue good and faint not ... Written first in Italian, and now newly translated into English, by W.P.; Ettliche Künste, auff mancherley Weisz Dinten und allerhand Farben zu bereyten. English.
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Phillip, William, attributed name.; W. P., fl. 1618.
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1596
(1596)
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STC 3355; ESTC S103623
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18,499
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42
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A28996
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Medicinal experiments, or, A collection of choice and safe remedies, for the most part simple and easily prepared very useful in families and fitted for the service of country people : the third and last volume, published from the author's original manuscripts : whereunto is added several other useful notes explicatory of the same / by ... R. Boyle ...
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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
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1694
(1694)
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Wing B3992; ESTC R1739
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19,675
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120
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B07761
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A Briefe and pleasaunt treatise, intituled: Naturall and artificiall conclusions: written firste by sundry schollers of the Vniuersitie of Padua in Italie, at the instant request of one Bartholmew a Tuscane: and now Englished by Thomas Hyll Londoner, as well for the commoditye of sundrye artificers, as for the matters of plesure, to recreat witts at vacant times..
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Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280.; Batholomaeus, Anglicus, 13th cent.; Cardano, Girolamo, 1501-1576.; Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.; Mizauld, Antoine, 1510-1578.; Wecker, Johann Jacob, 1528-1586.
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1586
(1586)
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STC 13481; ESTC S92994
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21,157
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68
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A60467
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The art of painting wherein is included the whole art of vulgar painting, according to the best and most approved rules for preparing an [sic] laying on of oyl colours : the whole treatise being so full, compleat, and so exactly fitted to the meanest capacity, that all persons whatsoever may by the directions contained therein be sufficiently able to paint in oyl colours, not only sun-dials, but also all manner of timber work ... / composed by John Smith, philomath.
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Smith, John, b. 1648?
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1676
(1676)
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Wing S4099; ESTC R37566
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21,817
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100
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A03361
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A briefe and pleasaunt treatise, intituled, Naturall and artificiall conclusions: written first by sundrie scholers of the Vniuersitie of Padua in Italie, at the instant request of one Barthelmewe a Tuscane: and now Englished by Thomas Hill Londoned [sic], as well for the commoditie of sundrie artificers, as for the matters of pleasure, to recreate wittes at vacant tymes; Naturall and artificiall conclusions.
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Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.
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1581
(1581)
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STC 13480.5; ESTC S106219
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21,960
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64
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A16437
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A booke of soueraigne approued medicines and remedies as well for sundry diseases within the body as also for all sores, woundes, ... Not onely very necessary and profitable, but also commodious for all suche as shall vouchsafe to practise and vse the same.
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1577
(1577)
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STC 3356; ESTC S116179
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22,192
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74
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A09740
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A discovery of subterraneall treasure viz. of all manner of mines and mineralls, from the gold to the coale; with plaine directions and rules for the finding of them in all kingdoms and countries. And also the art of melting, refining, and assaying of them is plainly declared, so that every ordinary man, that is indifferently capacious, may with small change presently try the value of such oares as shall be found either by rule or by accident. Whereunto is added a reall experiment whereby every ignorant man may presently try whether any peece of gold that shal come to his hands be true or connterfeit [sic] ... Also a perfect way to try what colour any berry, leafe, flower, stalke, root, fruit, seed, barke, or wood will give: with a perfect way to make colours that they shall not stayne nor fade like ordinary colours. ...
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Plattes, Gabriel, fl. 1638-1640.
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1639
(1639)
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STC 20000; ESTC S100866
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25,150
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76
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A07931
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A daily exercise for ladies and gentlewomen Whereby they may learne and practice the whole art of making pastes, preserues, marmalades, conserues, tartstuffes, gellies, breads, sucket candies, cordiall vvaters, conceits in sugar-vvorkes of seuerall kindes. As also to dry lemonds, orenges, or other fruits. Newly set forth, according to the now approued receipts, vsed both by honourable and vvorshipfull personages. By Iohn Murrell, professour thereof.
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Murrell, John, 17th cent.
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1617
(1617)
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STC 18301; ESTC S101449
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26,053
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168
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A03420
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Hocus Pocus Junior The anatomy of legerdemain. Or, The art of iugling set forth in his proper colours, fully, plainly, and exactly; so that an ignorant person may thereby learn the full perfection of the same, after a little practise. Unto each trick is added the figure, where it is needfull for instruction.
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1638
(1638)
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STC 13544; ESTC S116933
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27,129
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57
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A25811
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Aristotle's manual of choice secrets, shewing the whole mystery of generation : with receipts to prevent barrenness, and cause conception : very necessary to be known and practiced by all midwives, nurses, & young married women / translated out of Latin by J.P.
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Aristotle, pseud.; P. J.
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1699
(1699)
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Wing A3688B; ESTC R172506
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27,224
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144
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A63801
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Monthly observations for the preserving of health with a long and comfortable life, in this our pilgrimage on earth; but more particularly for the spring and summer seasons. By Phylotheus Phystologus. With allowance.
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Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.
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1688
(1688)
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Wing T3186A; ESTC R219418
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27,306
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103
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A68556
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The treasurie of commodious conceits, & hidden secrets and may be called, the huswiues closet, of healthfull prouision. Mete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates both men and women: and also pleasaunt for recreation, with a necessary table of all things herein contayned. Gathered out of sundrye experiments lately practised by men of great knowledge. By I. Par.
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Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573.
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1573
(1573)
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STC 19425.5; ESTC S110299
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27,425
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98
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A14295
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Naturall and artificial directions for health deriued from the best philosophers, as well moderne, as auncient. By William Vaughan, Master of Artes, and student in the ciuill law.
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Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.
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1600
(1600)
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STC 24612; ESTC S105370
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29,116
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96
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A77078
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A Book of fruits & flovvers. Shewing the nature and use of them, either for meat or medicine. As also: to preserve, conserve, candy, and in wedges, or dry them. To make powders, civet bagges, all sort of sugar-works, turn'd works in sugar, hollow or frutages; and to pickell them. And for meat. To make pyes, biscat, maid dishes, marchpanes, leeches, and snow, craknels, caudels, cakes, broths, fritter-stuffe, puddings, tarts, syrupes, and sallets. For medicines. To make all sorts of poultisses, and serecloaths for any member swell'd or inflamed, ointments, waters for all wounds, and cancers, salves for aches, to take the ague out of any place burning or scalding; for the stopping of suddain bleeding, curing the piles, ulcers, ruptures, coughs, consumptions, and killing of warts, to dissolve the stone, killing the ring-worme, emroids, and dropsie, paine in the ears and teeth, deafnesse.
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1653
(1653)
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Wing B3708; Thomason E690_13; ESTC R206996
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29,551
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51
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A06820
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A new booke, intituled, I am for you all, complexions castle as well in the time of the pestilence, as other times, out of the which you may learne your complexion, your disease incident to the same, and the remedies for the same. Published by Iames Manning, minister of the word.; I am for you all, complexions castle
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Manning, James, minister at Wellingborough.
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1604
(1604)
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STC 17257; ESTC S109784
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29,810
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50
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A14584
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A book of cookrye Very necessary for all such as delight therin. Gathered by A.W.
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A. W.
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1591
(1591)
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STC 24897; ESTC S103616
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29,830
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82
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A33534
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Kitchin-physick, or, Advice to the poor by way of dialogue betwixt Philanthropos, physician, Eugenius, apthecary [sic], Lazarus, patient. With rules and directions, how to prevent sickness, and cure diseases by diet ...
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Cock, Thomas.
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1676
(1676)
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Wing C4793_PARTIAL; Wing C792; ESTC R12679
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32,867
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159
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A43811
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Natvrall and artificiall conclvsions. Compiled first in Latine, by the worthiest and best authors, both of the famous University of Padua in Italy, and divers other places. Englished since, and set forth by Thomas Hill, Londoner, whose own experiments in this kinde, were held most excellent. And now againe published, with a new addition of rarities, for the practise of sundry artificers; as also to recreate wits withall at vacant times.
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Hill, Thomas, b. ca. 1528.
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1649
(1649)
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Wing H2018; ESTC R209384
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33,564
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110
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A16627
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Helps for suddain accidents endangering life By which those that liue farre from physitions or chirurgions may happily preserue the life of a poore friend or neighbour, till such a man may be had to perfect the cure. Collected out of the best authours for the generall good, by Stephen Bradvvell. physition.
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Bradwell, Stephen.
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1633
(1633)
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STC 3535; ESTC S104676
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34,535
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144
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A64795
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The experienc'd angler, or, Angling improv'd being a general discourse of angling, imparting many of the aptest wayes and choicest experiments for the taking of most sorts of fish in pond or river.
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Venables, Robert, 1612?-1687.
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1662
(1662)
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Wing V183; ESTC R16184
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35,054
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125
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A09123
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The widowes treasure plentifully furnished with sundry precious and approoued secretes in phisicke and chirurgery for the health and pleasure of mankinde : hereunto are adioyned, sundry pretie practises and conclusions of cookerie : with many profitable and holesome medicines for sundrie diseases in cattell.
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Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573.
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1588
(1588)
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STC 19433.7; ESTC S3385
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35,594
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114
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A20450
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A boke named Tectonicon briefely shewynge the exacte measurynge, and speady reckenynge all maner lande, squared tymber, stone, steaples, pyllers, globes. [et]c. Further, declaringe the perfecte makinge and large vse of the carpenters ruler, conteyninge a quadrant geometricall: comprehendinge also the rare vse of the squire. And in thende a lyttle treatise adioyned, openinge the composicion and appliancie of an instrument called the profitable staffe. With other thinges pleasaunt and necessary, most conducible for surueyers, landemeaters, ioyners, carpenters, and masons. Published by Leonarde Digges gentleman, in the yere of our Lorde. 1556.; Tectonicon
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Digges, Leonard, d. 1571?
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1562
(1562)
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STC 6850; ESTC S116098
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36,034
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67
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A57364
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The secrets of the famous Lazarus Riverius, councellor & physician to the French king, and professor of physick in the University of Montpelier newly translated from the Latin by E.P., M.D.; Selections. English. 1685
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Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655.; Prat, E.
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1685
(1685)
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Wing R1565; ESTC R12068
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37,235
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136
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A17489
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An hospitall for the diseased wherein are to bee founde moste excellent and approued medicines, as well emplasters of speciall vertue, as also notable potions or drinkes, and other comfortable receptes, bothe for the restitution and the preseruation of bodily healthe : very necessary for this tyme of common plague and immortalitie, and for other tymes when occasion shall require : with a newe addition / gathered by T.C.
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T. C., fl. 1579.; Cartwright, T.
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1579
(1579)
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STC 4304; ESTC S4169
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37,724
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94
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A47168
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Art's master-piece, or, A companion for the ingenious of either sex ... by C.K.
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C. K.
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1697
(1697)
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Wing K2; ESTC R20096
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38,268
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173
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A36763
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The manner of making of coffee, tea, and chocolate as it is used in most parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, with their vertues / newly done out of French and Spanish.; De l'usage du caphé, du thé, et du chocolate. English
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Dufour, Philippe Sylvestre, 1622-1687.; Colmenero de Ledesma, Antonio. Curioso tratado de la naturaleza y calidad del chocolate. English.; Chamberlayne, John, 1666-1723.
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1685
(1685)
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Wing D2455; ESTC R4072
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38,381
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122
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A66843
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The cook's guide: or, Rare receipts for cookery Published and set forth particularly for ladies and gentlwomen; being very beneficial for all those that desire the true way of dressing of all sorts of flesh, fowles, and fish; the best directions for all manner of kickshaws, and the most ho-good sawces: whereby noble persons and others in their hospitalities may be gratified in their gusto's. Never before printed. By Hannah Wolley.
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Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670.
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1664
(1664)
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Wing W3276; ESTC R221168
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38,430
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129
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A55577
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A new digester or engine for softning bones containing the description of its make and use in these particulars : viz. cookery, voyages at sea, confectionary, making of drinks, chymistry, and dying : with an account of the price a good big engine will cost, and of the profit it will afford / by Denys Papin ...
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Papin, Denis, 1647-1714.
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1681
(1681)
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Wing P309; ESTC R17820
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39,592
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64
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A49322
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Dr. Lowers, and several other eminent physicians, receipts containing the best and safest method for curing most diseases in humane bodies : very useful for all sorts of people, especially those who live remore [sic] from physicians.
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Lower, Richard, 1631-1691.
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1700
(1700)
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Wing L3309; ESTC R30508
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41,273
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122
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A75271
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Five treatises of the philosophers stone. Two of Alphonso King of Portugall, as it was written with his own hand, and taken out of his closset: translated out of the Portugez into English. One of John Sawtre a Monke, translated into English. Another written by Florianus Raudorff, a German philosopher, and translated out of the same language, into English. Also a treatise of the names of the philosophers stone, by William Gratacolle, translated into English. To which is added the Smaragdine Table. / By the paines and care of H.P.
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Afonso V, King of Portugal, 1432-1481.; H. P.
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1651
(1651)
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Wing A2900; Thomason E654_5; ESTC R205924
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41,579
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80
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A90748
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The second part of the Garden of Eden. Or An accurate description of all flowers and fruits growing in England; with partuicular [sic] rules how to advance their nature and growth, as well in seeds and herbs, as the secret ordering of trees and plants. / By that learned and great observer, Sir Hugh Plat Knight. Never before printed.; Garden of Eden. Part 2
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Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1611?
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1659
(1659)
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Wing P2392; Thomason E1804_2; ESTC R203175
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42,070
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161
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A09117
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The treasurie of commodious conceits, and hidden secretes Commonlie called The good huswiues closet of prouision, for the health of her houshold. Meete and necessarie for the profitable vse of all estates. Gathered out of sundry experiments, lately practised by men of great knowledge: and now newly corrected, and inlarged, with diuers necessary phisicke helpes, not impertinent to euery good huswife to vse in her house amongst her own famelie.
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Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573.
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1591
(1591)
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STC 19429; ESTC S100351
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42,215
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97
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A30869
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The French perfumer teaching the several ways of extracting the odours of drugs and flowers and making all the compositions of perfumes for powder, wash-balls, essences, oyls, wax, pomatum, paste, Queen of Hungary's Rosa Solis, and other sweet waters ... : also how to colour and scent gloves and fans, together with the secret of cleansing tobacco and perfuming it for all sorts of snuff, Spanish, Roman, &c. / done into English from the original printed at Paris.; Parfumeur françois qui enseigne toutes les manieres de tirer les odeures des flours. English
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Barbe, Simon.
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1696
(1696)
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Wing B689A; Wing F2192_CANCELLED; ESTC R20672
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43,178
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142
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A43017
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The family-physician, and the house-apothecary containing I. Medicines against all such diseases people usually advise with apothecaries to be cured of, II. Instructions, whereby to prepare at your own houses all kinds of necessary medicines that are prepared by apothecaries, or prescribed by physicians, III. The exact prices of all drugs, herbs, seeds, simple and compound medicines, as they are sold at the druggists, or may be sold by the apothecaries, IV. That it's plainly made to appear, that in preparing medicines thus at your own houses, that it's not onely a far safer way, but you shall also save nineteen shillings in twenty, comparing it with the extravagant rates of many apothecaries / by Gideon Harvey ...
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Harvey, Gideon, 1640?-1700?
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1678
(1678)
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Wing H1065; ESTC R13943
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43,731
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199
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A08906
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The secrets of physick and philosophy divided into two bookes: in the first is shewed the true and perfect order to distill, or draw forth the oyles of all manner of gummes, spices, seedes, roots, and hearbs, with their perfect taste, smell and vertues. In the second is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue all manner of minerals, and how ye shall draw forth their oyles and salts, which are most wonderfull in their operations, for the health of mans bodie. First written in the German tongue by the most learned Theophrastus Paraselsus, and now published in the English tongue, by Iohn Hester, practitioner in the art of distillation.; True and perfect order to distill oyles out of al maner of spices.
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Paracelsus, 1493-1541, attributed name.; Hermanni, Philippus. Constich distillierboeck.; Hester, John, d. 1593.
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1633
(1633)
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STC 19182; ESTC S113991
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44,162
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238
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A69185
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The second part of the good hus-wiues iewell Where is to be found most apt and readiest wayes to distill many wholsome and sweet waters. In which likewise is shewed the best maner in preseruing of diuers sorts of fruits, & making of sirrops. With diuers conceits in cookerie with the booke of caruing.; Good huswifes jewell. Part 2
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Dawson, Thomas.
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1597
(1597)
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STC 6395; ESTC S105210
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44,704
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120
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A96121
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The way to save wealth shewing how a man may live plentifully for two-pence a day. Likewise how to make a hundred noble dishes of meat, without either flesh, fish, or fowl. To make bread of roots, herbs, and leafs of trees. To brew good cheap liquor, without malt or hops. To make shoes last long. To make coals last long. To save soap in washing. To save cloth in cutting out a shirt. To make coffee of horse-beans To feed cattel well, without hay, grass, or corn. To save candles. To know any one's mind by signs; if there be twenty in company, they cannot apprehend it. To order bees aright. To settle your estate with Christian prudence. To know Scripture-weights and measures. Of dreams. To cure wounds by sympathy. The way to live long. To make spring-potage. To cure all sorts of cattle for 12 d. charge. To improve land, order and cure all deseases in singing birds. To kill vermin. To brew pale ales. To make wines, and all sorts of liquor, and an easy way to fine, and order them. With divers other curious matter
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Tryon, Thomas, 1634-1703.
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1695
(1695)
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Wing W1172; ESTC R204135
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45,191
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78
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A19957
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The good husvvifes ievvell VVherein is to be found most excellent and rare deuises for conceits in cookerie, found out by the practise of Thomas Dawson. Whereunto is adioyned sundry approued reseits for many soueraine oyles, and the way to distill many precious waters, with diuers approued medicines for many diseases. Also certaine approued points of husbandry, very necessarie for all husbandmen to know.; Good huswifes jewell. Part 1
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Dawson, Thomas.
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1587
(1587)
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STC 6391; ESTC S113079
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45,591
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114
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A00309
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Epulario, or The Italian banquet wherein is shewed the maner how to dresse and prepare all kind of flesh, foules or fishes. As also how to make sauces, tartes, pies, &c. After the maner of all countries. With an addition of many other profitable and necessary things. Translated out of Italian into English.; Epulario. English
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Rosselli, Giovanne de.
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1598
(1598)
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STC 10433; ESTC S105525
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46,482
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80
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B03765
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The young cooks monitor: or, Directions for cookery and distilling. Being a choice compendium of excellent receipts. Made publick for the use and benefit of my schollars. / By M.H.
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M. H.
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1683
(1683)
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Wing H95; ESTC R177779
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46,855
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167
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A50472
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The memoires of the Dutchess Mazarine written in French by her own hand, and done into English by P. Porter Esq. ; together with the reasons of her coming into England ; likewise, a letter containing a true character of her person and conversation.; Mémoires. English
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Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, duchesse de, 1646-1699.; Porter, P.
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1676
(1676)
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Wing M1538; ESTC R19039
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48,247
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134
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A60046
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The memoires of the Dutchess Mazarine out of French.; Mémoires de Madame la duchesse Mazarin. English. 1676
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Mazarin, Hortense Mancini, duchesse de, 1646-1699.; Saint-Réal, M. l'abbé de (César Vichard), 1639-1692.; Porter, P.
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1676
(1676)
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Wing S355; ESTC R28396
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48,573
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134
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A07166
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A booke of fishing with hooke & line, and of all other instruments thereunto belonging. Another of sundrie engines and trappes to take polcats, buzards, rattes, mice and all other kindes of vermine & beasts whatsoeuer, most profitable for all warriners, and such as delight in this kinde of sport and pastime. Made by L.M.
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Mascall, Leonard, d. 1589.; Berners, Juliana, b. 1388? Boke of Saint Albans.
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1590
(1590)
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STC 17572; ESTC S120078
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48,617
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97
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A47270
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A true gentlewomans delight Wherein is contained all manner of cookery: together with preserving, conserving, drying and candying. Very necessary for all ladies and gentlewomen. Published by W. I. gent.
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Kent, Elizabeth Grey, Countess of, 1581-1651.; W. J.
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1653
(1653)
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Wing K317A; ESTC R220380
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49,935
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161
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A39003
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The Excellency of the pen and pencil exemplifying the uses of them in the most exquisite and mysterious arts of drawing, etching, engraving, limning, painting in oyl, washing of maps & pictures, also the way to cleanse any old painting, and preserve the colours : collected from the writings of the ablest masters both ancient and modern, as Albert Durer, P. Lomantius, and divers others ; furnished with divers cuts in copper, being copied from the best masters ...
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Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528.
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1668
(1668)
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Wing E3779; ESTC R22483
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50,246
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138
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B00420
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A profitable booke declaring dyuers approoued remedies, to take out spottes and staines, in silkes, veluets, linnnen [sic] and woollen clothes. With diuers colours how to die velvets and silkes, linnen and woollen, fustian and threade. Also to dresse leather, and to colour felles. How to gylde, graue, sowder and vernishe. And to harden and make softe yron and steele. : Very necessarie to all men, speciallye for those which hath or shall haue any doinges therein: with a perfite table herevnto, to fynde all thinges readye, not the like reuealde in English heretofore. / Taken out of Dutche, and englished [sic] by L.M..
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Mascall, Leonard, d. 1589.
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1583
(1583)
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STC 17590; ESTC S126114
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50,650
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94
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A05403
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The ordering of bees: or, The true history of managing them from time to time, with their hony and waxe, shewing their nature and breed As also what trees, plants, and hearbs are good for them, and namely what are hurtfull: together with the extraordinary profit arising from them. Set forth in a dialogue, resolving all doubts whatsoever. By the late unparalell'd experience of Iohn Levett, Gent.
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Levett, John.
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1634
(1634)
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STC 15555; ESTC S108514
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50,655
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92
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A09713
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Delightes for ladies to adorne their persons, tables, closets, and distillatories with beauties, banquets, perfumes and waters.
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Plat, Hugh, Sir, 1552-1611?
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1602
(1602)
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STC 19978; ESTC S1267
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50,686
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193
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A47169
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The Kitchin-physician, or, A guide for good-housewives in maintaining their families in health wherein are described the natures, causes, and symptoms of all diseases, inward and outward, incident to the bodies of men, women, and children : prescribing natural, useful and proper published for the common good ... by T.K., Doctor in Physick.
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T. K., Doctor in physick.
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1680
(1680)
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Wing K20; ESTC R18406
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50,933
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148
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A19018
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A closet for ladies and gentlevvomen. or, The art of preseruing, conseruing, and candying With the manner hovve to make diuers kinds of syrups: and all kind of banqueting stuffes. Also diuers soueraigne medicines and salues, for sundry diseases.
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1608
(1608)
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STC 5434; ESTC S118904
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51,165
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202
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A16381
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[A booke of cookerie, otherwise called the good huswiues handmaid.]; Book of cookery.
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1597
(1597)
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STC 3299; ESTC S121381
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51,289
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116
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A63235
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Dr. Trigg's secrets, arcana's & panacea's approved by his long admired experience and practice, whereby he wrought such wonderfull cures. With his most experienced secrets particularly appropriated to womens distempers. Now after his death to fulfill his request published as a legacy to his patients. By Eugenius Philanthropos.
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Trigg, William, practicioner of physick.
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1665
(1665)
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Wing T2274; ESTC R221780
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51,579
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177
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A34122
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The Belgick, or, Netherlandish hesperides that is, the management, ordering, and use of the limon and orange trees, fitted to the nature and climate of the Netherlands / by S. Commelyn ; made English by G.V.N.; Nederlantze Hesperides. English
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Commelin, Johannes, 1629-1692.; G. V. N.
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1683
(1683)
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Wing C5544; ESTC R16507
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51,718
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210
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A89394
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The compleat bone-setter wherein the method of curing broken bones, and strains, and dislocated joynts, together with ruptures, vulgarly called broken bellyes, is fully demonstrated. Whereunto is added The perfect oculist, and The mirrour of health, treating of the pestilence, and all other diseases incident to men, women and children. Also, the acute judgement of urines. / Written originally by Friar Moulton, of the Order of St. Augustine. Now revised, Englished and enlarged by Robert Turner philomathēs.
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Moulton, Thomas.; Turner, Robert, fl. 1654-1665.
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1657
(1657)
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Wing M2967; Thomason E1673_1; ESTC R208418
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52,056
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191
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A34445
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The art of cookery refin'd and augmented containing an abstract of some rare and rich unpublished receipts of cookery / collected from the practise of that incomparable master of these arts, Mr. Jos. Cooper, chiefe cook to the late king ; with severall other practises by the author ; with an addition of preserves, conserves, &c., offering an infallible delight to all judicious readers.
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Cooper, Joseph, chiefe cook to the late king.
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1654
(1654)
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Wing C6055; ESTC R20750
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52,071
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206
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A50963
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Medicina militaris, or, A body of military medicines experimented by Raymundus Mindererus ... ; Englished out of High-Dutch.; Medicina militaris. English
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Minderer, Raymund, 1570?-1621.
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1674
(1674)
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Wing M2189; ESTC R20182
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52,898
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167
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A64846
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Private devotions digested into six letanies; I. Of confession. II. Of deprecation. III. Of supplication. IV. Of Thanksgiving. V. Of intercession. VI. For the sick. VVith directions and prayers for the Lords day. Sacrament. day of Death. Judgment. And two daily prayers, one for the morning, another for the evening.
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Valentine, Henry, d. 1643.
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1654
(1654)
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Wing V23B; ESTC R219631
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53,520
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386
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A66839
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The compleat servant-maid; or, The young maidens tutor Directing them how they may fit, and qualifie themselves for any of these employments. Viz. Waiting woman, house-keeper, chamber-maid, cook-maid, under cook-maid, nursery-maid, dairy-maid, laundry-maid, house-maid, scullery-maid. Composed for the great benefit and advantage of all young maidens.
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Woolley, Hannah, fl. 1670.
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1677
(1677)
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Wing W3273A; ESTC R221142
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53,634
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187
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A16175
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Two sermons preached the one at Paules Crosse the eight of Ianuarie 1580. The other, at Christes Churche in London the same day in the after noone: by Iames Bisse maister of Art, and fellowe of Magdalen Colledge in Oxenford.
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Bisse, James, 1551 or 2-1607.
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1581
(1581)
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STC 3099; ESTC S112803
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54,089
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142
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A47218
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A brief treatise of the nature, causes, signes, preservation from, and cure of the pestilence collected by W. Kemp ...
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Kemp, W. (William)
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1665
(1665)
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Wing K260; ESTC R6407
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54,200
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102
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A14298
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Approved directions for health, both naturall and artificiall deriued from the best physitians as well moderne as auncient. Teaching how euery man should keepe his body and mind in health: and sicke, how hee may safely restore it himselfe. Diuided into 6. sections 1. Ayre, fire and water. 2. Meate, drinke with nourishment. 3. Sleepe, earely rising and dreames. 4. Auoidance of excrements, by purga. 5. The soules qualities and affections. 6. Quarterly, monethly, and daily diet. Newly corrected and augmented by the authour.; Naturall and artificial directions for health
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Vaughan, William, 1577-1641.
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1612
(1612)
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STC 24615; ESTC S106222
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54,245
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162
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A35976
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A late discourse made in a solemne assembly of nobles and learned men at Montpellier in France touching the cure of wounds by the powder of sympathy : with instructions how to make the said powder : whereby many other secrets of nature are unfolded / by Sr. Kenelme Digby, knight ; rendred faithfully out of French into English by R. White.
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Digby, Kenelm, Sir, 1603-1665.; White, R., Gent.
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1658
(1658)
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Wing D1435; ESTC R27859
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54,616
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164
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A66357
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Virginia's discovery of silke-vvorms, with their benefit and the implanting of mulberry trees : also the dressing and keeping of vines, for the rich trade of making wines there : together with the making of the saw-mill, very usefull in Virginia, for cutting of timber and clapbord, to build with-all, and its conversion to other as profitable uses.
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Williams, Edward, fl. 1650.
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1650
(1650)
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Wing W2659; ESTC R235035
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55,527
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81
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A92202
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Most excellent and approved medicines & remedies for most diseases and maladies incident to man's body, lately compiled and extracted out of the originals of the most famous and best experienced physicians both in England and other countries, by A. R. Doctor in Physick decesased. And since revised by an able practitioner in the same science, and now published for the universall good and benefi [sic] of this Common-wealth.
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Read, Alexander, 1586?-1641.
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1651
(1651)
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Wing R434; Thomason E1301_1; ESTC R209005
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55,664
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160
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A38822
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Panacea, or, The universal medicine being a discovery of the wonderfull vertues of tobacco taken in a pipe : with its operation and use both in physick and chyrurgery / by Dr Everard, &c.
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Everard, Giles.
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1659
(1659)
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Wing E3530; ESTC R1871
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56,313
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160
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A50384
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Archimagirus anglo-gallicus: or, Excellent & approved receipts and experiments in cookery Together with the best way of preserving. As also, rare formes of sugar-works: according to the French mode, and English manner. Copied from a choice manuscript of Sir Theodore Mayerne Knight, physician to the late K. Charles. Magistro artis, edere est esse.; Archimagirus anglo-gallicus.
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Mayerne, Théodore Turquet de, Sir, 1573-1655.
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1658
(1658)
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Wing M1427; ESTC R217403
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57,608
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146
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A65957
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The whole duty of a woman: or a guide to the female sex From the age of sixteen to sixty, &c. Being directions, how women of all qualities and conditions, ought to behave themselves in the various circumstances of this life, for their obtaining not only present, but future happiness. I. Directions how to obtain the divine and moral virtues of piety, meekness, modesty, chastity, humility, compassion, temperance and affability, with their advantages, and how to avoyd the opposite vices. II. The duty of virgins, directing them what they ought to do, and what to avoyd, for gaining all the accomplishments required in that state. With the whole art of love, &c. 3. The whole duty of a wife, 4. The whole duty of a widow, &c. Also choice receipts in physick and chirurgery. With the whole art of cookery, preserving, candying, beautifying, &c. Written by a lady.
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Lady, fl. 1701.
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1696
(1696)
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Wing W2054B; ESTC R221014
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59,390
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159
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A66881
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Speculum matricis hybernicum, or, The Irish midwives handmaid catechistically composed by James Wolveridge, M.D. ; with a copious alphabetical index.
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Wolveridge, James, d. 1671.
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1670
(1670)
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Wing W3319; ESTC R15116
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60,220
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225
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A02129
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Mamillia A mirrour or looking-glasse for the ladies of Englande. Wherein is disciphered, howe gentlemen vnder the perfect substaunce of pure loue, are oft inueigled with the shadowe of lewde lust: and their firme faith, brought a sleepe by fading fancie: vntil with ioyned with wisedome, doth awake it by the helpe of reason. By Robert Greene graduate in Cambridge.; Mamillia. Part 1
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Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592.
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1583
(1583)
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STC 12269; ESTC S119748
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60,462
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82
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A26733
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Of natural & supernatural things also of the first tincture, root, and spirit of metals and minerals, how the same are conceived, generated, brought forth, changed, and augmented / [by] Basilius Valentinus ; translated out of high Dutch by Daniel Cable ; whereunto is added Frier Roger Bacon, Of the medicine or tincture of antimony; Mr. John Isaac Holland, his Work of Saturn; and Alex. Van Suchten, Of the secrets of antimony.
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Basilius Valentinus.; Cable, Daniel.; Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294.; Hollandus, Johan Isaäc, 15th cent.; Suchten, Alexander von, ca. 1520-ca. 1590.
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1671
(1671)
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Wing B1020; ESTC R29247
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60,576
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242
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A10887
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The byrth of mankynde, newly translated out of Laten into Englysshe. In the which is entreated of all suche thynges the which chaunce to women in theyr labor, and all suche infyrmitees whiche happen vnto the infantes after they be delyuered. And also at the latter ende or in the thyrde or last boke is entreated of the conception of mankynde, and howe manye wayes it may be letted or furtheryd, with diuers other fruytefull thynges, as doth appere in the table before the booke; Swangern Frawen und hebammen Rosegarten. English
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Roeslin, Eucharius, d. 1526.; Jonas, Richard.
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1540
(1540)
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STC 21153; ESTC S116014
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64,564
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160
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A05560
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The godly mans iourney to heauen containing ten seuerall treatises. Viz. 1. An heauenly chariot the first part. 2. An heauenly chariot the second part. 3. The blessed chariots man. 4. The lanthorne for the chariot. 5. The skilfull chariot driuer. 6. The gard of the chariot. 7. The sixe robbers of the chariot. 8. The three rocks layd in the way. 9. The only inne Gods babes aime at. 10. The guests of the inne. By maister David Lindsey Minister of Gods word at Leith.
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Lindsay, David, 1566?-1627.; Lindsay, David, 1565?-1627. Heavenly chariot. aut
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1625
(1625)
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STC 15684; ESTC S120399
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64,820
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628
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A05657
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The mysteryes of nature, and art conteined in foure severall tretises, the first of water workes the second of fyer workes, the third of drawing, colouring, painting, and engrauing, the fourth of divers experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly collected, and partly of the authors peculiar practice, and invention by I.B.
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Bate, John.
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1634
(1634)
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STC 1577.5; ESTC S122341
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64,824
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187
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A28994
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Medicinal experiments, or, A collection of choice and safe remedies for the most part simple and easily prepared, useful in families, and very serviceable to country people / by R. Boyle ; to which is annexed a catalogue of his theological and philosophical books and tracts.
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Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691.
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1693
(1693)
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Wing B3990; ESTC R10015
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64,874
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347
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A29282
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Living water, or, Waters for a thirsty soul drawn out in severall sermons upon Rev. 21:6 / by W. Bagshavve ...
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Bagshawe, William, 1628-1702.
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1653
(1653)
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Wing B433; ESTC R2699
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66,248
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270
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A80034
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The poor-mans physician and chyrurgion, containing above three hundred rare and choice receipts, for the cure of all distempers, both inward and outward: together with necessary considerations before purgation; easie rules for the opening of a vein, and the manner of bleeding by horse-leeches, with a method for drawing teeth. All being of great worth, and now published for the publique good: / by Lancelot Coelson student in Physick and Astrology.
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Coelson, Lancelot, 1627-ca 1687.
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1656
(1656)
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Wing C4884; Thomason E1666_2; ESTC R208391
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66,632
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176
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A49545
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Plain and full instructions to raise all sorts of fruit-trees that prosper in England in that method and order, that everything must be done in, to give all the advantage, may be, to every tree as it is rising from its seed, till it come to its full growth : together with all necessary directions about those several ways of making plantations, either of wall-fruit, or dwarf-trees in gardens, or large standard-trees in orchards or fields : touching which last, because it's so vast in improvement of land, all the profitable and practical ways are here directed to with all exactness : and in the last place the best directions are given for making liquors of the several sorts of fruit / by T. Langford.
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Langford, T.
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1681
(1681)
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Wing L388; ESTC R13964
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68,292
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176
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A51636
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Murrels tvvo books of cookerie and carving; Murrels two books of cookerie and carving.
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Murrell, John, 17th cent.; Murell, John, 17th century. New book of cookerie. aut; Murrell, John, 17th cent. Second book of cookerie. aut; Murrell, John, 17th cent. New book of carving and serving. aut
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1641
(1641)
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Wing M3125; ESTC R220259
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69,058
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217
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A08904
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A hundred and fouretene experiments and cures of the famous physitian Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Paracelsus; translated out of the Germane tongue into the Latin. Whereunto is added certaine excellent and profitable workes by B.G. a Portu Aquitano. Also certaine secrets of Isacke Hollandus concerning the vegetall and animall worke. Also the spagericke antidotarie for gunne-shot of Iosephus Quirsitanus. Collected by Iohn Hester; Centum quindecim curationes experimentaque è Germanico idiomate in Latinum versa. English
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Paracelsus, 1493-1541.; Hester, John, d. 1593.; Hollandus, Johan Isaäc, 15th cent. Opera mineralia et vegetabilia. English. Selections.; Penot, Bernard Georges.; Du Chesne, Joseph, ca. 1544-1609. Antidotarium spagiricum. English.
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1596
(1596)
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STC 19180; ESTC S120733
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69,978
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98
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A02277
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Miscelanea. Meditations. Memoratiues. By Elizabeth Grymeston.
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Grymeston, Elizabeth.
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1604
(1604)
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STC 12407; ESTC S118970
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71,688
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108
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A02327
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The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W.
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Guybert, Philbert, d. 1633.; I. W., fl. 1639.
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1639
(1639)
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STC 12457; ESTC S118958
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71,688
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186
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A29815
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Ars pictoria, or, An academy treating of drawing, painting, limning, and etching to which are added thirty copper plates expressing the choicest, nearest and most exact grounds and rules of symetry / collected out of the most eminent Italian, German, and Netherland authors by Alexander Browne ...
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Browne, Alexander, fl. 1660-1677.
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1669
(1669)
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Wing B5097; ESTC R19752
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72,506
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182
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A37944
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A treatise concerning the plague and the pox discovering as well the meanes how to preserve from the danger of these infectious contagions, as also how to cure those which are infected with either of them.
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Edwards, 17th cent.
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1652
(1652)
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Wing E190; ESTC R207034
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72,684
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132
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A13300
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A rich store-house or treasury for the diseased Wherein, are many approued medicines for diuers and sundry diseases, which haue been long hidden, and not come to light before this time. Now set foorth for the great benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people that are not of abilitie to go to the physitions. By A.T.
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A. T., practitioner in physicke.
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1596
(1596)
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STC 23606; ESTC S118082
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73,526
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156
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B22628
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Acetaria a discourse of sallets / by J. E. ...
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Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.
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1699
(1699)
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Wing E3480
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73,713
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288
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