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B01481 Advice to batchelors, or, A caution to be careful in their choice. As also, the deserved praise of a careful industrious wife. If thou wilt change a single life, to live free from annoy, chuse then a kind and careful wife, she'll crown thy days with joy. To the tune of, A touch of the times. Or, The country farmer. This may be printed. R.P. 1688 (1685-1688?) Wing A644; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[1]; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[6] 1,387 1 View Text
B01625 The batchelour's guide, and the married man's comfort. A good wife she is the comfort of a man, if a man be carefull to comfort her again; for love is so rare a thing to see, betwixt man and wife, if they do well agree: but where man and wife do's live at the debate, they say the curse of God do's lye at the gate, therefore honest young men and maids have a care I desire when you are married to live in God's fear: and those that are married and has been long wed, to make much of there wives both at board & at (bed; and let them be carefull they do not offend but be true to their husband to the latter end. To the tune of, The sorrowfull damsels lamentation for want of a husband. This may be printed, R.P. 1688 (1685-1688?) Wing B262; Interim Tract Supplement Guide EBB65H[15] 1,993 1 View Text
B05984 Strange and true news from Westmoreland. Being a true relation of one Gabriel Harding, who coming home drunk, struck his wife a blow on the breast, and killed her outright, and then denyed the same: likewise how a stranger did come to the house cloathed in green, the people that were eye witnesses said it was an angel; and how the stranger or angel did give sentence on the man for killing of his wife: also how Satan did break the mans neck that did forswear himself, and the stranger or angel did command Satan to hurt none else, and to vanish; then did the stranger cloathed in green take his leave of the people; whereof he [sic] chiefest in the parish desired it might be put into print, and have hereunto set their hands. Tune is, In summer time. 1690 (1690) Wing S5837; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[432] 2,029 2 View Text
A53560 A copy of verses, humbly presented to all his worthy masters and mistrisses in the town of Lambeth. By Thomas Ouldman, bell-man. Ouldman, Thomas. 1689 (1689) Wing O590E; ESTC R214545 2,345 1 View Text
A95114 The True narrative of the proceedings at the sessions house in the Old-Bayly, which began on Thursday the 24th of this instant May and ended on Thursday the 24th following giving an account of most of the remarkable trials there, viz. for murder, fellonies and burglaries, &c. with a particular relation of their names and the places of their commiting their facts, and th [sic] number of those condemned to die, burn'd in the hand, transported andto [sic] be whipt. England and Wales. Court of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery (London and Middlesex) 1683 (1683) Wing T2833; ESTC R43797 2,965 5 View Text
A91115 A prospect of bleeding Irelands miseries presented in a brief recitement to the eyes and hearts of all her commiserating friends in England and Scotland, as one maine motive to move their Christian courage for her assistance, when we consider there hath been at the least two hundred thousand Protestants slain and most inhumanely massacred by the barbarous and blood-thirsty rebels, putting them to the most cruell kinds of death they could invent, as you may read by this following relation. Diligently collected from the most certain intelligence. 1647 (1647) Wing P3805; Thomason 669.f.11[4]; ESTC R210404 3,092 1 View Text
A89917 Parables reflecting upon the times, newly past, and yet present; by P:D: the writer of the Problemes lately printed, and now recommended to the attentive reading, serious consideration, and devout meditation of all the generals, officers, & souldiers, that have been imployed on either side in the late unnaturall warre; more especially of His Excellency, the Lord Faifax, and those of his victorious Army. Nethersole, Francis, Sir, 1587-1659. 1648 (1648) Wing N496; Thomason E470_31; ESTC R865 3,951 8 View Text
A87968 The ladies champion confounding the author of The wandring whore, by Eugenius Theodidactus, powder-monkey, roguy-crucian, pimp-master-general, universal mountebank, mathematician, lawyer, fortune-teller, secretary to naturals, and scribler of that infamous piece of non-sense, Advice to a daughter, against advice to a son. Approved of by Megg. Spenser Damrose Page Priss. Fetheringham Su. Leming Betty Lawrence Mother Cunny Heydon, John, b. 1629. 1660 (1660) Wing L151; Thomason E1053_10; ESTC R207982 7,348 15 View Text
A56370 A brief sum of certain worm-wood lectures Translated out of all languages into Billings-Gate dialogue. By Martin Parker. M. P. (Martin Parker), d. 1656? 1682 (1682) Wing P434B; ESTC R216944 9,625 26 View Text
A10362 Sir Walter Raleighs instructions to his sonne and to posterity; Instructions to his son and to posterity Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618. 1632 (1632) STC 20641.5; ESTC S940 9,884 109 View Text
A61199 The bride-womans counseller being a sermon preach'd at a wedding, May the 11th, 1699, at Sherbourn, in Dorsetshire / by John Sprint. Sprint, John. 1699 (1699) Wing S5084; ESTC T29597 9,973 16 View Text
B08841 A meet help, or, A wedding sermon preached at New-Castle in New-England, June 19th 1694, at the marriage of Mr. John Clark, and Mrs. Elizabeth Woodbridge / by Mr. John Cotton. Cotton, John, 1658-1710. 1699 (1699) Wing C6473A; ESTC W38820 10,037 28 View Text
A13515 The vnnaturall father, or, The cruell murther committed by [one] Iohn Rowse of the towne of Ewell, ten m[iles] from London, in the county of Surry, vpon two of his owne children with his prayer and repentance in prison, his arrai[gn]ment and iudgement at the Sessions, and his execution for the said fact at Croydon, on Munday the second of Iuly, 1621. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1621 (1621) STC 23808A; ESTC S1148 10,295 21 View Text
A92810 A second discovery of Hind's exploits or a fuller relation of his ramble, robberies, and cheats in England, Ireland, Scotland, with his voyage to Holland. Wherein is set forth the notorious villanies of theeves and highway-men. Full of delight, and may serve as a guide to gentlemen and travellers, to avoyd their treacheries. 1651 (1651) Wing S2274; Thomason E1349_1; ESTC R209281 10,593 40 View Text
A50031 Leicestor's commonvvealth fully epitomized conceived, spoken, and published, with most earnest protestation of all dutifull good-will and affection towards this realme, for whose good onely it is made common to many : contracted in a most briefe, exact, and compendious way, with the full sense and whole meaning of the former booke, every fragment of sence being interposed : with a pleasant description of the first originall of the controversies betwixt the two houses of York, and Lancaster.; Leycesters commonwealth. Parsons, Robert, 1546-1610. 1641 (1641) Wing L969A; ESTC R11905 10,841 16 View Text
A41701 A satyr against wooing with a view of the ill consequences that attend it / written by the author of The satyr against woman. Gould, Robert, d. 1709? 1698 (1698) Wing G1435; ESTC R28043 10,962 30 View Text
A52854 A parliament of ladies with their lawes newly enacted. Neville, Henry, 1620-1694. 1647 (1647) Wing N512A; ESTC R19918 11,625 17 View Text
A11095 The bride by S.R. Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630? 1617 (1617) STC 21365.5; ESTC S2862 12,668 38 View Text
A00332 A mery dialogue, declaringe the propertyes of shrowde shrewes, and honest wyues not onelie verie pleasaunte, but also not a lytle profitable: made by ye famous clerke D. Erasmus Roterodamus. Translated into Englyshe. Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Rastell, John, d. 1536. 1557 (1557) STC 10455; ESTC S115556 13,032 42 View Text
A07233 A sermon preached at Trafford in Lancashire at the mariage of a daughter of the right worshipfull Sir Edmond Trafforde Knight, the 6. of September Anno. 1586. By William Massie bacheler in diuinity, and fellow of Brasennose Colledge in Oxforde Massie, William, d. 1610. 1586 (1586) STC 17631; ESTC S105628 14,758 35 View Text
A16771 Pasquils mistresse: or The vvorthie and vnworthie woman VVith his description and passion of that furie, iealousie. Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1600 (1600) STC 3678; ESTC S104767 14,911 50 View Text
A03457 Naumachia, or Hollands sea-fight Holland, Abraham, d. 1626. 1622 (1622) STC 13580; ESTC S104141 15,847 40 View Text
A13636 The seconde book of Tertullian vnto his wyf, translated into Englyshe, wherei[n] is co[n]teined most godly cou[n]sel how those that be vnmaryed, may chose vnto them selfes godly companyons, and so to liue quyetly in this world and blessedlye in the worlde to come; Ad uxorem. Book 2. English Tertullian, ca. 160-ca. 230.; Hooper, John, d. 1555.; Rhenanus, Beatus, 1485-1547. aut 1550 (1550) STC 23916; ESTC S104898 18,381 70 View Text
A67504 A frolick to Horn-fair with a walk from Cuckold's-point thro' Deptford and Greenwich. Ward, Edward, 1667-1731. 1700 (1700) Wing W735; ESTC R854 19,942 16 View Text
A67524 A step to the Bath with a character of the place. Ward, Edward, 1667-1731. 1700 (1700) Wing W758; ESTC R38065 22,047 16 View Text
A67525 A step to the Bath with a character of the place. Ward, Edward, 1667-1731. 1700 (1700) Wing W759; ESTC R218893 22,521 17 View Text
A06133 The choyce of ievvels. By Lodowik Lloid Esquier Lloyd, Lodowick, fl. 1573-1610. 1607 (1607) STC 16618; ESTC S108763 23,505 48 View Text
A35666 The lawfulnes of mixt-marriages weighed, or, An answer to a dialogue between A. and B., written by Stephen Tory in vindication of mixt-marriages, by a conference between C. and D. concerning the same dialogue by J.D. J. D. (John Denne) 1681 (1681) Wing D1026; ESTC R9598 24,959 48 View Text
A32910 The female advocate; or, A plea for the just liberty of the tender sex, and particularly of married women. Being reflections on a late rude and disingenuous discourse, delivered by Mr. John Sprint, in a sermon at a wedding, May 11th, at Sherburn in Dorsetshire, 1699. / By a Lady of Quality. Chudleigh, Mary Lee, Lady, 1656-1710. 1700 (1700) Wing C3984; ESTC R4679 27,821 63 View Text
A04978 The incomparable jevvell Shewed in a sermon, which was preached in the church of B. in S. at the solemnization of a marriage, had betweene W.B. and E.S. the daughter of I.S. of London, merchant. Wherein, is recommended to every good and well disposed minde the matchless worth of a vertuous wife; and wherein also is discovered the hatefull company and hellish condition of a vitious - Loe, William, d. 1645. 1632 (1632) STC 15115; ESTC S108175 30,993 54 View Text
A52447 Observations and advices oeconomical North, Dudley North, Baron, 1602-1677. 1669 (1669) Wing N1286; ESTC R616 31,061 156 View Text
A14984 VVestward for smelts. Or, the vvater-mans fare of mad-merry vvestern wenches whose tongues albeit like bell-clappers, they neuer leaue ringing, yet their tales are svveet, and will much content you. VVriten by Kinde Kit of Kingstone. Kinde Kit, of Kingstone. 1620 (1620) STC 25292; ESTC S101857 31,657 44 View Text
A20684 Of diuorcement A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the 10. of May. 1601. By Iohn Doue, Doctor of Diuinitie. Dove, John, 1560 or 61-1618. 1601 (1601) STC 7083; ESTC S116967 31,910 78 View Text
A01945 The gospelles of dystaues; Evangiles des quenouilles. English. Watson, Henry, fl. 1500-1518.; Fouquart, de Cambray, maistre, attributed name.; Duval, Antoine, attributed name.; Jean, d'Arras, 14th cent, attributed name. 1510 (1510) STC 12091; ESTC S105756 33,007 63 View Text
A93436 The conspiracie of the wicked against the just. Laid open in a sermon preached at Eyke in Suffolk, Jan. 23. anno Dom. 1647. / By Zeph. Smyth. Preached and published, to set forth the grounds why the wicked lay such crimes to the charge of Gods people, as they are cleare of. Smyth, Zeph. (Zephaniah), fl. 1646-1648. 1648 (1648) Wing S4361; Thomason E467_8 33,776 32 View Text
A36759 The mock-tempest, or, The enchanted castle acted at the Theatre Royal / written by T. Duffett. Duffett, Thomas.; Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692. Tempest.; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Tempest. 1675 (1675) Wing D2448; ESTC R11449 35,407 66 View Text
A01541 Marriage duties briefely couched togither out of Colossians, 3. 18, 19. By Thomas Gataker Bachelar of Diuinitie and pastor of Rotherhith. Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654. 1620 (1620) STC 11667; ESTC S102975 35,459 56 View Text
A19308 A religious inquisition: or, A short scrutinie after religion Wherein the large cope of true religion is narrowly inquired. By Iohn Cope, of Grayes-Inne, Esquire. Cope, John, of Gray's Inn. 1629 (1629) STC 5722; ESTC S118371 36,759 136 View Text
A28900 A gold chain of directions, with twenty gold-linkes of love, to preserve love firm between husband and wife during their lives ... by Immanuel Bourne ... Bourne, Immanuel, 1590-1672. 1669 (1669) Wing B3853; ESTC R846 36,985 212 View Text
A01553 Tvvo mariage sermons the former on Prov. 19. 14. By Thomas Gataker B. of D. and pastor of Rotherhith. The latter on Iohn 2. 1--12. By that learned and judicious divine Mr William Bradshaw some time fellow of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge. Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.; Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618. aut 1620 (1620) STC 11680; ESTC S102990 37,583 70 View Text
A42887 God give you joy The hearty wish of a Christian friend to the bridegroom and the bride. A marriage-present for the new-married-couple: containing considerations and advices, in order to perswade young married people to begin the married life in the fear of the Lord. With directions and prayers. With plainness, intended for the meanest understanding. By one that desires to be a true son of the church of Christ, as by the gospel established. 1691 (1691) Wing G906A; ESTC R223684 39,458 63 View Text
A50245 An apologie of the churches in New-England for church-covenant, or, A discourse touching the covenant between God and men, and especially concerning church-covenant ... sent over in answer to Master Bernard, in the yeare 1639 ... Mather, Richard, 1596-1669.; Peters, Hugh, 1598-1660.; Davenport, John, 1597-1670. 1643 (1643) Wing M1267; ESTC R180449 39,536 50 View Text
A46333 The Roman empress a tragedy : acted at the Royal Theater, by His Majesties servants / and written by William Joyner, Gent. Joyner, William, 1622-1706. 1671 (1671) Wing J1159; ESTC R695 40,297 78 View Text
A14853 The araignement of an vnruly tongue Wherein the faults of an euill tongue are opened, the danger discouered, the remedies prescribed, for the taming of a bad tongue, the right ordering of the tongue, and the pacifying of a troubled minde against the wrongs of an euill tongue. By George Web, preacher of Gods word at Stepleashton in Wiltshire. Webbe, George, 1581-1642. 1619 (1619) STC 25156; ESTC S102125 41,207 214 View Text
A19453 The court of good counsell VVherein is set downe the true rules, how a man should choose a good wife from a bad, and a woman a good husband from a bad. Wherein is also expressed, the great care that parents should haue, for the bestowing of their children in mariage: and likewise how children ought to behaue themselues towardes their parents: and how maisters ought to gouerne their seruants, and how seruants ought to be obedient towards their maisters. Set forth as a patterne, for all people to learne wit by: published by one that hath dearely bought it by experience. Guazzo, Stefano, 1530-1593. Civil conversatione. 1607 (1607) STC 5876; ESTC S105096 41,315 73 View Text
A13439 Divers crabtree lectures Expressing the severall languages that shrews read to their husbands, either at morning, noone, or night. With a pleasant relation of a shrewes Munday, and shrewes Tuesday, and why they were so called. Also a lecture betweene a pedler and his wife in the canting language. With a new tricke to tame a shrew. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1639 (1639) STC 23747; ESTC S113015 41,576 242 View Text
A26097 Some reflections upon marriage occasion'd by the Duke & Dutchess of Mazarine's case, which is also considered. Astell, Mary, 1668-1731. 1700 (1700) Wing A4067; ESTC R32824 41,614 105 View Text
A13395 The womens sharpe revenge: or an answer to Sir Seldome Sober that writ those railing pamphelets called the Iuniper and Crabtree lectures, &c. Being a sound reply and a full confutation of those bookes: with an apology in this case for the defence of us women. Performed by Mary Tattle-well, and Ioane Hit-him-home, spinsters. Tattle-well, Mary.; Hit-him-home, Ioane. aut; Taylor, John, 1580-1653. aut 1640 (1640) STC 23706; ESTC S101732 41,796 236 View Text
A23127 A woorke of the holy bishop S. Augustine concernyng adulterous mariages written by him to Pollentius, diuided into two bookes, very necessary to be knowen of all men and women; De adulterinis coniugiis. English Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo. 1550 (1550) STC 955; ESTC S113335 42,086 158 View Text
A12570 A looking glasse for maried folkes Wherein they may plainly see their deformities; and also how to behaue themselues one to another, and both of them towards God. Set forth dialogue-wise for the more tastable and plainnesse sake. By R. S. Snawsel, Robert. 1610 (1610) STC 22886; ESTC S106906 42,687 118 View Text
A30312 The reform'd wife a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury Lane. Burnaby, William, 1672 or 3-1706. 1700 (1700) Wing B5745; ESTC R7058 43,057 55 View Text
A33187 The City law shewing the customes, franchises, liberties, priviledges and immunities of the famous city of London : together with the names, natures, kinds, jurisdictions, powers, and proceedings of the severall courts within the same : as also the titles, qualities, advantages and profits of the severall offices in London and in whose dispose those offices are. 1658 (1658) Wing C4354; ESTC R24831 43,516 135 View Text
A67449 A dialogue concerning women, being a defence of the sex written to Eugenia. Walsh, William, 1663-1708.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700. 1691 (1691) Wing W645; ESTC R13108 44,218 144 View Text
A59056 The mulberry-garden a comedy : as it is acted by His Majestie's servants at the Theatre-Royal / written by the Honourable Sir Charles Sidley. Sedley, Charles, Sir, 1639?-1701.; Molière, 1622-1673. Ecole des maris. 1668 (1668) Wing S2402; ESTC R8813 44,292 84 View Text
A77503 A looking-glasse for good vvomen, held forth by way of counsell and advice to such of that sex and quality, as in the simplicity of their hearts, are led away to the imbracing or looking towards any of the dangerous errors of the times, specially that of the separation. / As it was lately presented to the Church of God at Great-Yarmouth, by John Brinsley. Octob. 9. 1645. Imprimatur Ja: Cranford. Brinsley, John, 1600-1665. 1645 (1645) Wing B4717; Thomason E305_23; ESTC R200330 44,390 54 View Text
A53190 A dialogue of polygamy, written orginally in Italian rendred into English by a person of quality ; and dedicated to the author of that well-known treatise call'd, Advice to a son. Ochino, Bernardino, 1487-1564. 1657 (1657) Wing O126; ESTC R9210 45,713 173 View Text
A67327 Spiritual armour to defend the head from the superfluity of naughtiness being a loving and Christian tender, humbly offered to the pious and serious consideration of the ministers of the Gospel and to all others it may concern : wherein is proved that it is unlawful for women to cut their hair polled or shorn and men to wear the same to cover their heads : together with how men and women ought according to the written law of God and nature to wear their hair. Wall, Thomas. 1688 (1688) Wing W488; ESTC R26304 45,767 52 View Text
A29293 Gallant memoirs, or, The adventures of a person of quality written in French by Monsieur S. Bremond ; and translated into English by P. Belon.; Memoires galans. English Brémond, Gabriel de. 1681 (1681) Wing B4347; ESTC R30244 46,135 137 View Text
A00327 The censure and iudgement of the famous clark Erasmus of Roterodam: whyther dyuorsemente betwene man and wyfe stondeth with the lawe of God With diuers causes wherfore it is permitted, with the mynde of the olde doctours, wrytten by the said Erasmus in the booke of his Annotations, vpon these wordes of Paule. i. cor, vii. She is delyuered fro[m] the bond of the lawe, let her marry to whom she wyll, translated by Nycolas Lesse.; Annotationes in Novum Testamentum. English. Selections Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Lesse, Nicholas. 1550 (1550) STC 10450; ESTC S105526 46,826 162 View Text
A34476 Poems, songs and love-verses, upon several subjects by Matthew Coppinger ... Coppinger, Matthew. 1682 (1682) Wing C6108; ESTC R20376 46,831 175 View Text
A03455 Hollandi posthuma A funerall elegie of King Iames: With a congratulatory salve to King Charles. An elegie of the magnanimous Henry Earle of Oxford. A description of the late great, fearefull and prodigious plague: and divers other patheticall poemes, elegies, and other lines, on divers subiectes. The post-humes of Abraham Holland, sometimes of Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge. The authors epitaph, made by himselfe. Holland, Abraham, d. 1626. 1626 (1626) STC 13579; ESTC S114142 46,929 184 View Text
A68157 The vocacyon of Ioha[n] Bale to the bishiprick of Ossorie in Irela[n]de his persecucio[n]s in ye same, & finall delyueraunce ... Bale, John, 1495-1563. 1553 (1553) STC 1307; ESTC S100629 47,183 114 View Text
A67171 The female vertuoso's a comedy : as it is acted at the Queen's Theatre, by Their Majesties servants / written by Mr. Thomas Wright. Wright, Thomas, fl. 1693.; Molière, 1622-1673. Femmes savantes. 1693 (1693) Wing W3711; ESTC R34768 48,417 62 View Text
A03192 A curtaine lecture as it is read by a countrey farmers wife to her good man. By a countrey gentlewoman or lady to her esquire or knight. By a souldiers wife to her captain or lievtenant. By a citizens or tradesmans wife to her husband. By a court lady to her lord. Concluding with an imitable lecture read by a queene to her soveraigne lord and king. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641. 1637 (1637) STC 13312; ESTC S104055 48,969 275 View Text
A07314 The mirrour of religious men, and of godly matrones Exhibited in the golden legends of these six famous and faithfull persons. Abraham & Sara, Isack [&] Rebecca: Iacob [&] Rahel. Very comfortable to be read of all the sonnes and daughters of such faithfull parents according to the promise, for the rectifying of their liues and the confirming of their faith. By I.M. Master in Arts. Maxwell, James, b. 1581. 1611 (1611) STC 17702; ESTC S119447 49,058 174 View Text
A57118 Considerations concerning marriage the honour, duties, benefits, troubles of it whereto are added 1. directions in two particulars, 1. how they that have wives may be as if they had none, 2., how to prepare for parting with a dear yoke-fellow by death, or other-wife : 2. resolution of this case of conscience, whether a man may lawfully marry his wives sister? / by Edward Reyner ... Reyner, Edward, 1600-1668. 1657 (1657) Wing R1221; ESTC R3111 49,078 102 View Text
A26681 Truths manifest revived, or, A farther discovery of Mr. Stucley and his churches causeless excommunication of Mrs. Mary Allein wherein the former narrative and observations on Mr. Stucleys sermon are reprinted, and his late scandulous pamphlet, falsly intituled Manifest truth, answered and refuted / by Tobie Allein ... Allein, Toby. 1659 (1659) Wing A959; ESTC R4931 50,071 112 View Text
A19071 The vvell of wisedome, conteining chiefe and chosen sayinges vvhiche may leade all men to perfect and true vvisedome, as vvell to Godvvard as to the vvorlde Gathered out of the five bookes of the olde testament, especially belonging to vvisedome, that is to say, the prouerbes of Salomon, Ecclesiastes, Canticum, Sapientia and Ecclesiasticus, and bestowed in usuall common places in order of A. B. C. By T. C.; Bible. O.T. Selections. Cogan, Thomas, 1545?-1607. 1577 (1577) STC 5485; ESTC S111199 50,862 132 View Text
A34315 The old batchelour a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre Royal, by Their Majesties servants / written by Mr. Congreve. Congreve, William, 1670-1729. 1693 (1693) Wing C5863; ESTC R1182 51,682 70 View Text
A30128 Christian behaviour, or, The fruits of true Christianity shewing the ground from whence they flow in their godlike order in the duty of relations, as husbands, wives, parents, children, masters, servants &c. : with a word of direction to all backsliders / by John Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1663 (1663) Wing B5492; ESTC R14817 52,342 160 View Text
A89598 The womens advocate, or, Fifteen real comforts of matrimony being in requital of the late fifteen sham-comforts : with satyrical reflections on whoring, and the debauchery of this age / written by a person of quality of the female sex. Marsin, M. 1683 (1683) Wing M813EA; ESTC R228951 53,453 143 View Text
A07524 The roaring girle. Or Moll Cut-Purse As it hath lately beene acted on the Fortune-stage by the Prince his Players. Written by T. Middleton and T. Dekkar. Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.; Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. aut 1611 (1611) STC 17908; ESTC S121842 53,995 94 View Text
A41292 Fifteen real comforts of matrimony being in requital of the late fifteen sham comforts, with satirical reflections on whoring and the debauchery of this age / written by a person of quality of the female sex. 1683 (1683) Wing F887; ESTC R34438 54,358 147 View Text
A60971 The wives excuse, or, Cuckolds make themselves a comedy, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal by Their Majesties servants / written by Tho. Southern. Southerne, Thomas, 1660-1746.; Dryden, John, 1631-1700. 1692 (1692) Wing S4769; ESTC R28172 54,916 66 View Text
A34017 Poesis rediviva, or, Poesie reviv'd by John Collop ... Collop, John. 1656 (1656) Wing C5395; ESTC R19451 55,817 126 View Text
A49085 The London jilt, or, The Politick whore. The second and last part shewing all the artifices and stratagems which the ladies of pleasure make use of for the intreaguing and decoying of men interwoven with several pleasant stories of the misses ingenious performances. Oldys, Alexander. 1683 (1683) Wing L2897C; ESTC R37996 55,938 134 View Text
A10138 The schoole of honest and vertuous lyfe profitable and necessary for all estates and degrees, to be trayned in: but (cheefely) for the pettie schollers, the yonger sorte, of both kindes; bee they men or women. by T.P. Also, a laudable and learned discourse, of the worthynesse of honorable wedlocke, written in the behalfe of all (aswell) maydes as wydowes, (generally) for their singuler instruction, to choose them vertuous and honest husbandes: but (most specialy) sent writte[n] as a iewell vnto a worthy gentlewoman, in the time of her widowhood, to direct & guide her in the new election of her seconde husband. By her approoued freend and kinseman. I.R. Pritchard, Thomas, fl. 1579.; Wied, Hermann von. Brefe and a playne declaratyon of the dewty of maried folkes.; Kingsmill, Andrew, 1538-1569. Viewe of mans estate. Selections. 1579 (1579) STC 20397; ESTC S115267 56,077 90 View Text
A25306 The Amorous convert being a true relation of what happened in Holland. 1679 (1679) Wing A3019A; ESTC R170298 56,784 194 View Text
A84383 Pseudochristus: or, A true and faithful relation of the grand impostures, horrid blasphemies, abominable practises gross deceits; lately spread abroad and acted in the county of Southampton, by William Frankelin and Mary Gadbury, and their companions. The one most blasphemously professing and asserting himself to be the Christ, the Messiah, the Son of God who dyed and was crucified at Jerusalem for the sins of the people of God. The other as wickedly professing and asserting her self to be the Spouse of Christ, called, the Lady Mary, the Queen, and Bride, and Lambs Wife. Together with the visions and revelations, to which they did pretend their ways of deceiving, with the names and actions of sundry persons deceived by them. As also their examinations and confessions before the justices of the peace, their imprisonment, and their tryal before the judg of assize, at the last assize holden at Winchester, March 7. 1649. Published for a publique benefit and warning to every one to take heed to himself, that he be not deceived by the errors and deceits of these present times. / By Humphry Ellis, minister of the word in the city of Winton. Ellis, Humphrey, d. 1676. 1650 (1650) Wing E579; Thomason E602_12; ESTC R206414 57,353 63 View Text
A18994 The triall of bastardie that part of the second part of policie, or maner of gouernement of the realme of England: so termed, spirituall, or ecclesiasticall. Annexed at the end of this treatise, touching the prohibition of marriage, a table of the Leuitical, English, and positiue canon catalogues, their concordance and difference. By William Clerke. Clerke, William, fl. 1595. 1594 (1594) STC 5411; ESTC S108078 57,457 127 View Text
A65060 The provok'd wife a comedy : as it is acted at the new theatre in Little Lincolns-Inn-Fields / by the author of a new comedy call'd the Relapse, or, Virtue in danger. Vanbrugh, John, Sir, 1664-1726. 1697 (1697) Wing V55; ESTC R23 57,683 90 View Text
A42786 Remarks on remarks, or, The Rector of Bury's sermon vindicated his charge exhibited against the dissenters for endeavouring to corrupt the word of God justified and farther confirmed : also the absurdities and notorious falsities of Mr. Owen and other pretended ministers of the Gospel are detected and expos'd / by Thomas Gipps, Rector of Bury. Gipps, Thomas, d. 1709. 1698 (1698) Wing G780; ESTC R34916 57,995 68 View Text
A43360 The arguments of Monsieur Herard for Monsieur the Duke of Mazarin against Madam the Dutchess of Mazarin, his spouse and the factum for Madam the Dutchess of Mazarin against Monsieur the Duke of Mazarin, her husband / by Monsieur de St. Evremont.; Plaidoyez de Mr. Herard pour Monsieur le duc de Mazarin contre Madame la duchesse de Mazarin. English Erard, Claude, 1646-1700.; Saint-Evremond, 1613-1703. Factum pour Madame la duchesse de Mazarin contre Monsieur le duc Mazarin, son mari. English. 1699 (1699) Wing H1490; Wing S302_CANCELLED; ESTC R236541 59,638 177 View Text
A16823 The pisse-prophet, or, Certaine pisse-pot lectures Wherein are newly discovered the old fallacies, deceit, and jugling of the pisse-pot science, used by all those (whether quacks and empiricks, or other methodicall physicians) who pretend knowledge of diseases, by the urine, in giving judgement of the same. By Tho. Brian, M.P. lately in the citie of London, and now in Colchester in Essex. Never heretofore published by any man in the English tongue. Brian, Thomas, 17th cent. 1637 (1637) STC 3723; ESTC S114775 61,310 120 View Text
A45331 Comarum akosmia the loathsomnesse of long haire, or, A treatise wherein you have the question stated, many arguments against it produc'd, and the most materiall arguguments [sic] for it refell'd and answer'd : with the concurrent judgement of divines both old and new against it : with an appendix against painting, spots, naked breasts, &c. / by Thomas Hall ... Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665. 1654 (1654) Wing H429; ESTC R13863 61,394 134 View Text
A27945 The Batchellors banquet, or, A banquet for batchellors wherein is prepared sundry dainty dishes to furnish their tables curiously drest and seriously served in : [p]leasantly discoursing the variable humours of women, their quickness of wits and unsearchable deceits. 1677 (1677) Wing B259; ESTC R25901 61,402 71 View Text
A20038 The bachelers banquet: or A banquet for bachelers vvherein is prepared sundry daintie dishes to furnish their tables, curiously drest, and seriously serued in. Pleasantly discoursing the variable humours of vvomen, their quicknesse of wittes, and vnsearchable deceits. Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632, attributed name.; La Sale, Antoine de, b. 1388?, attributed name.; Tofte, Robert, 1561-1620, attributed name. 1604 (1604) STC 6477; ESTC S115691 61,544 79 View Text
A20126 The pleasant historie of Iohn VVinchcomb in his yonguer [sic] yeares called Iack of Newbery, the famous and worthy clothier of England; declaring his life and loue, together with his charitable deeds and great hospitalitie. And how hee set continually fiue hundred poore people at worke, to the great benefit of the common-wealth. Now the tenth time imprinted, corrected and enlarged by T.D. Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600. 1626 (1626) STC 6560; ESTC S105317 62,768 92 View Text
A35190 England's jests refin'd and improv'd being a choice collection of the merriest jests, smartest repartees, wittiest sayings, and most notable bulls yet extant, with many new ones never before printed to which are added XIII ingenious characters drawn to the life / the whole work compil'd with great care and exactness, and may serve as the witty-man's companion, the busie-man's diversion and the melancholy man's physick and recreation, calculated for the innocent spending of the winter evenings by H.C. Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671. 1693 (1693) Wing C7277B; ESTC R37703 63,227 205 View Text
A14005 A theological discourse of the gracious and blessed coniunction of Christ and a sincere Christian. By Tho: Tuke Preacher of Gods word. The blessed virgin Mary brought foorth Christ, and the Catholique Church brings foorth all true Christians Tuke, Thomas, d. 1657. 1617 (1617) STC 24315; ESTC S101279 63,242 166 View Text
A44628 The six days adventure, or, The new Utopia a comedy as it is acted at his Royal Highness the Duke of York's theatre. Howard, Edward, fl. 1669. 1671 (1671) Wing H2974; ESTC R16302 64,652 106 View Text
A56861 The Quakers art of courtship, or, The Yea-and-nay academy of complements calculated for the meridian of the Bull-and-Mouth and may indifferently serve the brethren of the wind-mill order for noddification in any part of will-a-wisp land / by the author of Teagueland jests. Author of Teagueland jests. 1689 (1689) Wing Q14; ESTC R28162 67,642 169 View Text
A42258 Gleanings, or, A collection of some memorable passages, both antient and moderne many in relation to the late warre. Grove, Robert, 1634-1696. 1651 (1651) Wing G2150A; ESTC R24265 68,241 186 View Text
A73757 The poesie of floured prayers Containing sundrie meditations and prayers gathered out of the sacred letters and vertuous writers: disposed in forme of the alphabet, of the most vertuous Lady, the Lady Elizabeths name. Set forth by Sir Iohn Convvay.; Meditations and praiers gathered out of the sacred letters and vertuous writers Conway, John, Sir, d. 1603. 1611 (1611) STC 5653; ESTC S124809 68,917 431 View Text
A06891 The queen of Nauarres tales Containing, verie pleasant discourses of fortunate louers. Now newly translated out of French into English.; Heptaméron. English Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549.; A. B., fl. 1597. 1597 (1597) STC 17323; ESTC S120742 69,714 98 View Text
A00378 An exhortation to the diligent studye of scripture, made by Erasmus Roterodamus. And tra[n]slated in to inglissh. An exposition in to the seventh chaptre of the first pistle to the Corinthians; Paraclesis. English Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536.; Roy, William, fl. 1527-1531, attributed name.; Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. aut 1529 (1529) STC 10493; ESTC S109910 70,722 156 View Text
A19239 Meditations and praiers gathered out of the sacred letters and vertuous writers disposed in fourme of the alphabet of the Queene Her most excellent Maiesties name : whereunto are added comfortable consolations (drawen out of the Latin) to afflicted mindes. Conway, John, Sir, d. 1603. 1571 (1571) STC 5652; ESTC S4590 71,691 468 View Text
A91883 Liberty of conscience: or The sole means to obtaine peace and truth. Not onely reconciling His Majesty with His subjects, but all Christian states and princes to one another, with the freest passage for the gospel. Very seasonable and necessary in these distracted times, when most men are weary of war, and cannot finde the way to peace. Robinson, Henry, 1605?-1664?; Walwyn, William, 1600-1681, attributed name. 1643 (1643) Wing R1675; Thomason E39_1; ESTC R20544 74,273 74 View Text
A34775 A treatise of jealousie, or, Means to preserve peace in marriage wherein is treated of I. The nature and effects of jealousie, which for the most part is the fatal cause of discontents between man and wife, II. And because jealousy is a passion, it's therefore occasionally discoursed of passions in general ... III. The reciprocal duties of man and wife ... / written in French, and faithfully translated.; Traité de la jalousie. English Courtin, Antoine de, 1622-1685. 1684 (1684) Wing C6606; ESTC R40897 75,205 185 View Text
A01891 The saints interest in God opened in severall sermons, preached anniversarily upon the fifth of November. By John Goodwin pastor of S. Stephens Coleman-street. Goodwin, John, 1594?-1665. 1640 (1640) STC 12031; ESTC S117964 75,238 484 View Text