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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
A03200 A pleasant new ballad you here may behold, how the devill, though subtle, was guld by a scold To the tune of, The seminary priest. 1635 (1635) STC 1332; ESTC S114848 1,803 2 View Text
A34591 Cornu-copia, or, Roome for a ram-head wherein is described the dignity of the ram-head above the round-head or rattle-head. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1642 (1642) Wing C6328; Wing T445; ESTC R14987 3,090 7 View Text
A84926 The Friers last fare-well, or, Saint Francis must pack for France. Shewing, how the mass-monging fathers were by order of Parliament, brought from Somerset-House in the Strand, by many officers, watch-men, and others: and by them put into safe custody, till the next faire winde shall blow for Paris. On Saturday the 26. of February. An. Dom. 1642. Being a dolefull dialogue between Pere Robert, and Pere Cyprian, two lamenting fathers. 1642 (1642) Wing F2210; Thomason E136_27; ESTC R372 3,956 8 View Text
A70762 The illustrious wife: viz. that excellent poem, Sir Thomas Overburie's wife illustrated by Giles Oldisworth, nephew to the same Sir T.O. Oldisworth, Giles, 1619-1678.; Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613. Sir Thomas Overburie his wife. aut 1673 (1673) Wing O608A; ESTC R214465 5,062 55 View Text
A92039 The royal academy of complements. Wherein is set forth, a new packet of letters erected for ladies, gentlewomen, courtiers, gentlemen, scholars, souldiers, citizens, country-men, and all persons of what degree soever of both sexes, viz Complemental expressions towards men and women; leading to the art of courtship. 1. A tender of service to a King. 2. A tender of service to a Queen. 3. Respects from an honourable Lady to a Queen. 4. A fair young virgin to an old rich miser, whom her guardian did design should wed her. 5. A gentlemans request to his friend, to borrow money. 6. A gentleman to his friend, that sent to borrow money. 7. A virgin to her parents, that would have matched her to one whom she cannot love. 8. A courteous lass to her paramour, who had gotten her with child. 9. A husband to his lascivious wife. 10. A wife to her extravagant husband! 11. Civilities from one lady to another. 12. The forsaken maid, to her treacherous friend. 13. One ladies advice to another near marriage. 14. A gentleman to his lady, upon his urgent occasion to taking a journey. Composed by the most refin'd wits of this age. 1687 (1687) Wing R2099A; ESTC R230171 6,304 16 View Text
B10121 A testimony and wholesome advice concerning marriage. Seaton, Alexander.; Edmundson, William, 1627-1712.; Bingley, William, 1651-1715. Epistle of love and tender advice, to friends and brethren in America, or elsewhere.; Whitehead, Anne, 1624-1686. Epistle for true love, unity, and order in the Church of Christ.; Elson, Mary, 1623 or 4-1707. Epistle for true love, unity, and order in the Church of Christ 1680 (1680) Wing T807A; ESTC R221301 6,513 15 View Text
A26718 The good womans champion, or, A defence for the weaker vessell being fit for widdowes, wives, maidens, or others to read or heare : wherein is vindicated the bitter reproaches, scandalous writings of some fantastick men against poor, harmlesse women and maides, with a carefull wives good counsell to a carelesse, bad husband / by I.A. I. A. 1650 (1650) Wing A9A; ESTC R11216 7,287 20 View Text
A19646 Loves court of conscience written upon two severall occasions, with new lessons for lovers. Wherunto is annexed a kinde husband's advice to his wife. By Humfrey Crowch. Crouch, Humphrey, fl. 1635-1671.; Mason, George, fl. 1610-1617. Ayres that were sung and played, at Brougham Castle in Westmerland, in the Kings entertainment. Selections. 1637 (1637) STC 6074; ESTC S119167 7,451 26 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
A51869 Good news to the good women, and to the bad women too that will grow better the like to the men, but here the women are put in the first place, (the which is now out of their place) because this book chiefly treats of the women : shewing what the Scripture saith of the good women, and also what the Scripture saith of the bad women : and for satisfaction to the Jews, herein is proved whose seed it is the serpents head shall bruise. Marsin, M. 1700 (1700) Wing M55; ESTC R11287 11,206 16 View Text
A33544 The dignity and duty of a married state in a sermon preach'd at the celebration of a marriage in the English Episcopal Church at Amsterdam / by John Cockburn. Cockburn, John, 1652-1729. 1697 (1697) Wing C4806; ESTC R29616 11,220 20 View Text
A40992 The Female advocate, or, An ansvver to a late satyr against the pride, lust and inconstancy, &c. of woman written by a lady in vindication of her sex. S. F.; Egerton, Sarah Fyge. 1686 (1686) Wing F56; ESTC R16722 11,727 26 View Text
A92800 A wedding ring fit for the finger: or, The salve of divinity on the sore of humanity. Laid open in a sermon at a wedding in Edmonton, / by William Secker preacher of the Gospel. Secker, William, d. 1681? 1658 (1658) Wing S2254; Thomason E1648_4; ESTC R209103 12,466 54 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
A67503 Female policy detected. Or, The arts of a designing woman laid open In maxims proper to be observ'd by all, especially the youth of this nation, to arm themselves against the subtilties and devices of intreiguing women. Divided into six chapters. I. Of their allurements. II. Of their inconstancy. III. Of their love. IV. Of their revenge. V. Of their pride. VI. Of their ingratitude. To which is added, two poems, one in commendation of vertue, the other in dispraise of vice. Dedicated to the apprentices of London. Ward, Edward, 1667-1731. 1695 (1695) Wing W734; ESTC R219388 13,859 51 View Text
A51502 The loves of Mars & Venus a play set to music, as it is acted at the New Theatre, in Little Lincolns Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's servants / written by Mr. Motteux. Motteux, Peter Anthony, 1660-1718.; Eccles, John, d. 1735.; Finger, Godfrey, ca. 1660-1730.; Ravenscroft, Edward, 1654?-1707. Anatomist. 1696 (1696) Wing M2954; ESTC R19141 13,992 42 View Text
A96462 The just devil of Woodstock. Or, A true narrative of the several apparitions, the frights, and punishments, inflicted upon the rumpish commissioners sent thither, to survey the mannors and houses belonging to His Majestie. Widdows, Thomas, 1612-1655. 1661 (1661) Wing W2091; Thomason E1055_10; ESTC R207997 14,057 19 View Text
A78461 Certain considerable and most materiall cases of conscience, wherewith divers wel-affected in this kingdom are much perplexed, the cleering wherof would worthily deserve the paines of the Assembly at London. 1645 (1645) Wing C1688; Thomason E270_7; ESTC R212357 14,633 26 View Text
A01960 The prayse of all women, called Mulieru[m] pean Very fruytfull and delectable vnto all the reders. Loke [et] rede who that can. This boke is prayse to eche woman. Gosynhyll, Edward. 1542 (1542) STC 12102; ESTC S105770 14,967 42 View Text
A73427 The merchant royall A sermon preached at White-Hall before the Kings Maiestie, at the nuptials of the Right Honourable the Lord Hay and his Lady, vpon the Twelfe day last being Ianuar. 6. 1607. Wilkinson, Robert, Dr. in Divinity. 1607 (1607) STC 25658.5; ESTC S123341 16,628 46 View Text
A01794 A neaste of vvaspes latelie found out and discouered in the Law-Countreys, yealding as sweete hony as some of our English bees Goddard, William, fl. 1615. 1615 (1615) STC 11929; ESTC S123090 17,024 58 View Text
A86361 A New-Years-gift for women. Being a true looking-glass which they seldome have in their own closets, where (for the most part) are none but flattering ones: but hereby, and herein, they may truly, plainly, and directly, see their duties, both towards God, and their own husbands. With an epistle dedicatory, directed to the feminine gender (never done before) nor the like extant in no printed book. However, many have dedicated to one or two vertuous ladies, upon some good reasons moving the author thereunto. But never any (as this is) to the whole sex of women, of what rank or quality soever they be. Hill, William, 1619-1667. 1660 (1660) Wing H2035; Thomason E2114_1; ESTC R212662 17,927 71 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
A07447 Gods arithmeticke. Written by Francis Meres, Maister of Arte of both Vniuersities, and student in diuinity ... Meres, Francis, 1565-1647. 1597 (1597) STC 17833; ESTC S107039 18,861 56 View Text
A28558 A defence of Sir Robert Filmer, against the mistakes and misrepresentations of Algernon Sidney, esq. in a paper delivered by him to the sheriffs upon the scaffold on Tower-Hill, on Fryday December the 7th 1683 before his execution there. Bohun, Edmund, 1645-1699. 1684 (1684) Wing B3450; ESTC R2726 20,559 19 View Text
A56033 The hour of God's judgments come and coming upon the wicked world shewing how iniquity will prove the ruin of all people, who do not repent and turn to God, whilst yet they have time : with an exhortation in the love of God to people of all nations, to cease to do evil, and to forsake those provoking sins, that hath kindled the wrath of God, that the judgments now threatning many nations may be turned away. Parke, James, 1636-1696. 1690 (1690) Wing P373; ESTC R7298 20,874 26 View Text
A12750 A mouzell for Melastomus, the cynicall bayter of, and foule mouthed barker against Euahs sex. Or an apologeticall answere to that irreligious and illiterate pamphlet made by Io. Sw. and by him intituled, The arraignement of women. By Rachel Speght Speght, Rachel. 1616 (1616) STC 23058; ESTC S117735 21,062 52 View Text
A53929 Advice to Balam's ass, or, Momus catechised in answer to a certaine scurrilous and abusive scribler, one John Heydon, author of Advice to a daughter / by T.P., Gent. Pecke, Thomas, b. 1637. 1658 (1658) Wing P1039; ESTC R7861 22,600 69 View Text
A00689 A briefe description of the portes, creekes, bayes, and hauens, of the Weast India: translated out of the Castlin tongue by I.F. The originall whereof was directed to the mightie Prince Don Charles, King of Castile, &c.; Suma de geographia que trata de todas las particlas & provinces del mundo: en especial de las Indias. English Enciso, Martin Fernández de, d. 1525.; Frampton, John, fl. 1577-1596. 1578 (1578) STC 10823; ESTC S105589 23,212 34 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
A09053 Boaz and Ruth blessed: or A sacred contract honoured with a solemne benediction By Bartholomew Parsons B. of Divinity and rector of Ludgershall in the county of Wiltes. Parsons, Bartholomew, 1574-1642. 1633 (1633) STC 19345; ESTC S100854 23,776 50 View Text
A02152 Penelopes vveb VVhere, in a christall mirror of feminine perfection represents to the view of euery one those vertues and graces, which more curiously beautifies the mind of women, then eyther sumptuous apparell, or iewels of inestimable value: the one buying fame with honour, the other breeding a kinde of delight, but with repentance. In three seuerall discourses also are three speciall vertues, necessary to be incident in euery vertuous woman, pithely discussed: namely obedience, chastity, and sylence: interlaced with three seuerall and comicall histories. By Robert Greene Master of Artes in Cambridge. Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1601 (1601) STC 12294; ESTC S103424 24,622 40 View Text
A63181 Knavery in all trades, or, The coffee-house a comedy : as it was acted in the Christmas holidays by several apprentices with great applause. Tatham, John, fl. 1632-1664. 1664 (1664) Wing T220; ESTC R3000 24,976 42 View Text
A10054 A treatise of the nobilitie and excellencye of vvoman kynde, translated out of Latine into englysshe by Dauid Clapam; Declamatio de nobilitate et praecellentia foeminei sexus. English Agrippa von Nettesheim, Heinrich Cornelius, 1486?-1535.; Clapham, David, d. 1551.; Margaret, of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, 1480-1530. 1542 (1542) STC 203; ESTC S104365 25,704 101 View Text
A58573 Prophylaktikon, or, Some considerations of a notable expedient to root out the French pox from the English nation with excellent defensive remedies to preserve mankind from the infection of pocky women : also an advertisement, wherein is discover'd the dangerous practices of ignorant pretenders to the cure of the disease / by L.S., Dr. of physick. L. S. 1673 (1673) Wing S112; ESTC R29344 26,159 98 View Text
A62597 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Reverend Mr Thomas Gouge, the 4th of Novemb. 1681 at S. Anne's Blackfriars with a brief account of his life / by John Tillotson ... Tillotson, John, 1630-1694. 1682 (1682) Wing T1234; ESTC R17437 26,169 94 View Text
A95860 A brief relation of the strange and unnatural practices of Wessel Goodwin, Mehetabell Jones the wife of Edward Jones, and Elizabeth Pigeon the wife of John Pigeon. Vernon, Samuel. 1654 (1654) Wing V253A; Thomason E818_19; ESTC R18598 26,213 37 View Text
A86948 A wonder and yet no wonder a great red dragon in heaven. Hyde, Edward, 1607-1659. 1650 (1650) Wing H3869; Thomason E1361_2; ESTC R209183 27,059 66 View Text
A45556 Love and fear the inseparable twins of a blest matrimony : characterized in a sermon occasioned by the late nuptialls between Mr. William Christmas and Mrs. Elizabeth Adams / Preached by Nathanael Hardy. Hardy, Nathaniel, 1618-1670. 1658 (1658) Wing H733; ESTC R28059 27,576 36 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
A13520 Wit and mirth chargeably collected out of tauernes, ordinaries, innes, bowling greenes, and allyes, alehouses, tobacco shops, highwaies, and water-passages : made vp, and fashioned into clinches, bulls, quirkes, yerkes, quips, and ierkes : apothegmatically bundled vp and garbled at the request of old Iohn Garrets ghost / by Iohn Taylor, water-poet. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1628 (1628) STC 23813.7; ESTC S3387 27,900 82 View Text
A08592 A wife novv the widdow of Sir Thomas Overburye Being a most exquisite and singular poem of the choice of a wife. Whereunto are added many witty characters, and conceited newes, written by himselfe and other learned gentlemen his friends.; Wife now a widowe Overbury, Thomas, Sir, 1581-1613. 1614 (1614) STC 18904; ESTC S120266 28,037 66 View Text
A13778 A briefe and pleasant discourse of duties in mariage, called the flower of friendshippe Tilney, Edmund, d. 1610. 1571 (1571) STC 24077; ESTC S113934 28,918 78 View Text
A63272 Scripture redemption, restrayned and limited, or, An antidote against universal redemption in ten reasons or arguments deduced from plain Scripture ... : Whereunto is added The saints declining state under gospel administrations ... / by William Troughton ... Troughton, William, 1614?-1677? 1652 (1652) Wing T2320; ESTC R33853 29,739 82 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
A19975 Humour out of breath A comedie diuers times latelie acted, by the Children of the Kings Reuells. Written by Iohn Day. Day, John, 1574-1640? 1608 (1608) STC 6411; ESTC S109423 31,124 60 View Text
A19864 A briefe discourse of the Spanish state vvith a dialogue annexed intituled Philobasilis. Daunce, Edward. 1590 (1590) STC 6291; ESTC S109300 31,421 60 View Text
A51611 An essay to revive the antient education of gentlewomen in religion, manners, arts & tongues with an answer to the objections against this way of education.; Essay to revive the antient education of gentlewomen, in religion, manners, arts & tongues Makin, Bathsua, fl. 1612-1673. 1673 (1673) Wing M309; ESTC R8034 31,566 44 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
A04975 The pleasaunt playne and pythye pathewaye leadynge to a vertues and honest lyfe no lesse profytable, then delectable. V.L. Leigh, Valentine, fl. 1562.; Lynyng, Urban, attributed name. 1522 (1522) STC 15113.5; ESTC S121899 32,141 48 View Text
A10703 The honestie of this age· Proouing by good circumstance that the world was neuer honest till now. By Barnabee Rych Gentleman, seruant to the Kings most excellent Maiestie. Rich, Barnabe, 1540?-1617. 1614 (1614) STC 20986; ESTC S115916 33,743 58 View Text
A10790 The heroinæ: or, The lives of Arria, Paulina, Lucrecia, Dido, Theutilla, Cypriana, Aretaphila; Heroinæ. Rivers, George. 1639 (1639) STC 21063; ESTC S101215 33,813 186 View Text
A42646 Elogium heroinum, or, The praise of worthy women written by C.G., Gent. C. G. (Charles Gerbier) 1651 (1651) Wing G583; ESTC R7654 34,740 214 View Text
A58780 The saints privilege, or, Gain by dying Scott, Chr. (Christopher), fl. 1655. 1673 (1673) Wing S2034; ESTC R39520 34,854 40 View Text
A35785 The husband forc'd to be jealous, or, The good fortune of those women that have jealous husbands a translation by N. H. Villedieu, Madame de, d. 1683. 1668 (1668) Wing D1188A; ESTC R32399 35,642 170 View Text
A91806 A sermon preached at the funeral of the Right Honorable Anne, Countess of Pembroke, Dorset, and Montgomery who died March 22, 1675/6, and was interred April the 14th following at Appleby in Westmorland : with some remarks on the life of that eminent lady / by the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward, Lord Bishop of Carlile. Rainbowe, Edward, 1608-1684. 1677 (1677) Wing R142; ESTC R11144 35,773 69 View Text
A14989 A bride-bush, or A vvedding sermon compendiously describing the duties of married persons: by performing whereof, marriage shall be to them a great helpe, which now finde it a little hell. Whately, William, 1583-1639. 1617 (1617) STC 25296; ESTC S101310 36,172 54 View Text
A07978 Totenham Court A pleasant comedie: acted in the yeare MDCXXXIII. At the private house in Salisbury-Court. The author Thomas Nabbes. Nabbes, Thomas, 1605?-1645? 1638 (1638) STC 18344; ESTC S113041 36,725 80 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
A39712 Erminia, or, The fair and vertuous lady a trage-comedy / written by Rich. Flecknoe. Flecknoe, Richard, d. 1678? 1661 (1661) Wing F1220; ESTC R25430 38,813 104 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
A42526 Matrimonial customs, or, The various ceremonies and divers ways of celebrating weddings practised amongst all the nations in the whole world done out of French.; Cérémonies nuptiales de toutes les nations. English Gaya, Louis de. 1687 (1687) Wing G401; ESTC R40885 39,619 108 View Text
A13461 A iuniper lecture With the description of all sorts of women, good, and bad: from the modest to the maddest, from the most civil, to the scold rampant, their praise and dispraise compendiously related. Also the authors advice how to tame a shrew, or vexe her. Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1639 (1639) STC 23766; ESTC S111401 39,881 238 View Text
A26841 The history of the court of the king of China out of French.; Histoire de la cour du roy de la Chine. English Baudier, Michel, 1589?-1645. 1682 (1682) Wing B1165; ESTC R13758 39,916 119 View Text
A02266 A sermon preached at St. Maries Spittle on Munday in Easter weeke the fourteenth day of Aprill, anno Dom. 1623. By Walter Bancanqual ... Balcanquhall, Walter, 1586?-1645. 1623 (1623) STC 1240; ESTC S100541 40,503 108 View Text
A00967 Rule a vvife and have a wife A comoedy. Acted by His Majesties Servants. Written by John Fletcher Gent. Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Casamiento engañoso. 1640 (1640) STC 11073; ESTC S102374 40,528 76 View Text
A27198 Rule a wife, and have a wife a comedy, as it is acted at the new theatre in Little Lincolns Inn-fields, by His Majesty's servants. Fletcher, John, 1579-1625.; Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de, 1547-1616. Casamiento engañoso.; Beaumont, Francis, 1584-1616. 1697 (1697) Wing B1606; ESTC R18001 40,729 62 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
A37210 The city-night-cap, or, Crede quod habes a tragi-comedy / by Robert Davenport ; as it was acted with great applause by Her Majesties servants at the Phoenix in Drury Lane. Davenport, Robert, fl. 1623. 1661 (1661) Wing D369; ESTC R6448 41,317 66 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
A55296 The gallant ladies, or, The mutual confidence. The first part a novel / translated out of the French.; Dames galantes. English Poisson, Raymond, 1633-1690. 1685 (1685) Wing P2745; ESTC R40074 41,773 139 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
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
A10214 The secretary in fashion: or, A compendious and refined way of expression in all manner of letters. Composed in French by P. Sr de la Serre, historiographer of France. And translated into English, by John Massinger, Gent; Secrétaire à la mode. English La Serre, M. de (Jean-Puget), ca. 1600-1665.; Massinger, John. 1640 (1640) STC 20491; ESTC S115331 42,861 162 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
A01773 The Hollander A comedy written 1635. The author Henry Glapthorne. And now printed as it was then acted at the Cock-pit in Drury lane, by their Majesties Servants, with good allowance. And at the court before both their Majesties. Glapthorne, Henry. 1640 (1640) STC 11909; ESTC S103204 43,077 72 View Text
A13240 The araignment of leuud, idle, froward, and vnconstant women or the vanitie of them, choose you whether : with a commendation of wise, vertuous and honest women : pleasant for married men, profitable for young men, and hurtfull to none.; Arraignment of lewd, idle, froward, and unconstant women. 1615 Swetnam, Joseph, fl. 1617. 1615 (1615) STC 23534; ESTC S529 43,338 78 View Text
A34436 The Quakers cleared from being apostates, ok [sic], The hammerer defeated and proved an impostor being an answer to a scurrilous pamphlet falsly intituled William Penn and the Quakers either apostates or impostors, subscribed Trepidantium Malleus : with a postscript containing some reflections on a pamphlet intituled The spirit of Quakerism and the danger of their divine revelation, laid open / by B.C. Coole, Benjamin, d. 1717. 1696 (1696) Wing C6047; ESTC R29716 43,852 97 View Text
A11981 The excellent history of the merchant of Venice VVith the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Iew towards the saide merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare.; Merchant of Venice Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. 1619 (1619) STC 22297; ESTC S111195 44,114 80 View Text
A20078 The ravens almanacke foretelling of a [brace] plague, famine, and ciuill warre, that shall happen this present yeare 1609, not only within this kingdome of Great Britaine, but also in France, Germany, Spaine, and other parts of Christendome : with certaine remedies, rules, and receipts, how to preuent or at least to abate the edge of these vniuersall calamities. Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. 1609 (1609) STC 6519.2; ESTC S327 44,288 66 View Text
A00546 Fancies ague-fittes, or beauties nettle-bed Wherein, one nightes lodging, will cost nine monethes nettling. Handled in sixe discourses, pithie, pleasing, and profitable. Patere, aut abstine. 1599 (1599) STC 10684; ESTC S114626 44,643 143 View Text
A56118 Instructions to a nobleman's daughter concerning religion at first designed for one, now directed to all of that rank, and useful to young persons of quality, and others of that sex : with sacramental and other suitable devotions / by John Provoste. Provoste, John. 1700 (1700) Wing P3877; ESTC R35367 45,590 134 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
A29636 The debauchee, or, The credulous cuckold a comedy acted at His Highness the Duke of York's Theatre. Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689.; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? Madd couple well matcht. 1677 (1677) Wing B4869; ESTC R6961 46,517 70 View Text
A39884 The Christian directed in his race to heaven, or, A short account of that knowledge and practice that leads thither by James Forbs. J. F. (James Forbs), 1629?-1712. 1700 (1700) Wing F1442; ESTC R29428 47,247 90 View Text
A27291 The false count, or, A new way to play an old game as it is acted at the Duke's Theatre / written by Mrs. A. Behn. Behn, Aphra, 1640-1689. 1682 (1682) Wing B1730; ESTC R3743 47,687 72 View Text
A17485 A true historicall discourse of Muley Hamets rising to the three kingdomes of Moruecos, Fes, and Sus The dis-vnion of the three kingdomes, by ciuill warre, kindled amongst his three ambitious sonnes, Muley Sheck, Muley Boferes, and Muley Sidan. The religion and police of the More, or barbarian. The aduentures of Sir Anthony Sherley, and diuers other English gentlemen, in those countries. With other nouelties. Cottington, R.; Sherley, Anthony, Sir, 1565-1635? 1609 (1609) STC 4300; ESTC S107368 47,807 84 View Text
A41854 The Great advocate and oratour for women, or, The Arraignment, tryall and conviction of all such wicked husbands (or monsters) who held it lawfull to beate their wives or to demeane themselves severely and tyrannically towards them where their crafty pleas are fully heard and their objections plainly answered and confuted ... 1682 (1682) Wing G1631; ESTC R40508 48,310 156 View Text
A61664 An essay on a question relating to divine worship viz. whether it be contrary to the apostolical laws of decency and reverence for a man to have his head covered in the time and place of Gods solemn publick worship? : aff. / by Samuel Stoddon ... Stoddon, Samuel. 1682 (1682) Wing S5712; ESTC R34621 48,463 62 View Text
A20100 Vvest-vvard hoe As it hath been diuers times acted by the Children of Paules. By Tho: Decker, and Iohn Webster. Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632.; Webster, John, 1580?-1625? aut 1607 (1607) STC 6540; ESTC S109554 48,534 70 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
A34208 Concubinage and poligamy disprov'd, or, The divine institution of marriage betwixt one man, and one woman only, asserted in answer to a book, writ by John Butler, B.D. for which he was presented as follows : We the grand jury, sworn to enquire for the body of the city of London, on Wednesday, the first day of December, 1697, present one John Butler, for writing and publishing a wicked pamphlet : wherein he maintains concubinage to be lawful, and which may prove very destructive to divers families, if not timely suppress'd. 1698 (1698) Wing C5714; ESTC R1558 49,472 113 View Text
A12074 Cupids vvhirligig As it hath bene sundry times acted by the Children of the Kings Majesties Reuels. Sharpham, Edward, 1576-1608.; Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375. Decamerone. Day 7. Novel 6. 1607 (1607) STC 22380; ESTC S117216 49,723 86 View Text
A41024 Feign'd friendship, or, The mad reformer as it was acted at the theatre in Little Lincolns-Inn-Fields. 1699 (1699) Wing F601; ESTC R17867 50,219 56 View Text
A89721 Hæc & hic; or, The feminine gender more worthy than the masculine. Being a vindication of that ingenious and innocent sex from the biting sarcasms, bitter satyrs, and opprobrious calumnies, wherewith they are daily, tho undeservedly, aspers'd by the virulent tongues and pens of malevolent men. ... Norris, James, fl.1682-1684; Harefinch, John, fl. 1682-1690, printer 1683 (1683) Wing N1242A; ESTC R228457 50,405 172 View Text