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B02140 The chearful husband: or, The despairng [sic] wife. In a dialogue between a loving couple, about the cares and crosses of these troublesome times. To the tune of, The jealous lover. 1690 (1689-1690?) Wing C3769; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.8[53] 994 1 View Text
A51527 The mourning conquest. Or, the womans sad complaint, and doleful cry, to see her love in fainting fits to lye The tune is, A loving husband will not be unto his wife unkind. 1681 (1681) Wing M2991; ESTC R172536 1,106 2 View Text
A20572 Any thing for a quiet life, or, The Married mans bondage to a curst wife to the tune of Oh no, no, no, not yet, or, Ile neuer loue thee more. 1620 (1620) STC 698.5; ESTC S4120 1,513 2 View Text
B06688 A vvomans vvork is never done Here is a song for maids to sing, both in the winter and the spring; it is such a pretty conceited thing, which will much pleasure to them bring. Maids may sit still, go, or run, but a womans work is never done. To a delicate northern tune, A womans work is never done, or, The beds making. 1660 (1660) Wing W3326; Interim Tract Supplement Guide C.20.f.7[534] 1,758 2 View Text
B04837 Prides fall: or, A warning for all English women By the example of a strange monster, born of late in Germany, by a merchants proud wife in Geneva. The tune is, All you that love good fellows. 1674 (1674) Wing P3447; ESTC R216025 1,886 1 View Text
A76890 Bloody nevvs from Clerkenwel, or, A full and true relation of a most horrid and barbarous cruelty, comited by a journey-man-cooper, vvho lived in Tumble-Down-Dick's-Court, over-against Wood's-Close· After he had been out 3 or 4 days on a ramble, coming home, on Munday the 18th. of this instant May, most inhumanely and without any provocation, kill'd his wife in a most cruel manner: she being then great with child. Together with his examination before a justice, and wishing that he had kill'd more: and his comitment the same evening to Newgate. With allowance. 1670 (1670) Wing B3264A; ESTC R210976 2,736 8 View Text
A49634 The Last dying words and execution of Jonathan Tue, and John Richardson, who were this 17th day of September, executed at Tyburn also an account of their behaviour in Newgate after sentence, to the day of execution. 1684 (1684) Wing L483; ESTC R41454 3,287 4 View Text
A34169 A Compleat narrative of the tryal of Elizabeth Lillyman found guilty of petty treason and condemned at the sessions at the Old Bayly the 10th of this instant Iuly, to be burned to death, for the barbarous and bloody murther of VVilliam Lillyman her late husband : with her confession and penitent behaviour, since such her condemnation. 1675 (1675) Wing C5647; ESTC R39379 3,490 9 View Text
A24223 Accommodation discommended as incommodiovs to the Common-wealth plainly shewing by five undenyable arguments, that none but papists or popishly affected can stand for accommodation in these perilous times ... 1643 (1643) Wing A167; ESTC R13131 3,571 8 View Text
A58977 A Second letter from Legorn with a farther account as incredible and unparalell'd as the first : from aboard the Van-Herring, December 10, 1679. 1679 (1679) Wing S2283A; ESTC R32136 4,219 1 View Text
A85091 False prophets discovered. Being a true story of the lives and deaths of two weavers (late of Colchester) viz. Richard Farnham and Iohn Bull; who affirmed themselves the two great prophets which should come in the end of the world, mentioned Revel. 11. Also that the plague should not come nigh their dwelling. Neverthelesse being prisoners, the one in Old-Bridewell, the other in New-Bridewell, by a strange providence of almighty God, both the one and the other dyed of of the plague in a house where they usually met, in Rosemary-Lane, in Ianuary last, 1641. Here also is laid down their strange prophecies, and the Scriptures which they most blasphemously wrested, to the seducing of divers proselytes, who yet remaine obstinate, and confidently affirme that they are risen from the dead, and gone in vessels of bullrushes to convert the tenne Tribes; the which they will also seeme to prove, as may be seene by this ensuing discourse. 1642 (1642) Wing F346; Thomason E138_4; ESTC R16465 5,325 8 View Text
B03851 Dr. Jacque's vindication against Mr. Kirkwood's defamation in his plea before the kirk, and civil judicature of Scotland. Jacque, W. Dr., fl. 1698. 1698 (1698) Wing J120A; ESTC R178828 6,337 12 View Text
A13792 A true relation of a mighty giant named Theutobocus, sometimes king of the Theutons and Cimbrians, overthrown by Consul Marius 1700 yeares agone buried then by the castle of Langon, neere the towne of Romans in the prouince of Daufiné in Fraunce, whole bones were found of by chaunce, an. 1613, in a place called to this day, The Giants Ground, and vpon his tombe ingrauen in old letters Theutobocus Rex. Tissot, Jacques. 1615 (1615) STC 24091.5; ESTC S2933 6,641 18 View Text
A48502 A groats worth of wit for a penny, or, The interpretation of dreams ... by Mr. Lilly. Lilly, William, 1602-1681. 1670 (1670) Wing L2224; ESTC R36475 7,287 18 View Text
A91614 The qualifications of persons, declared capable by the Rump, Parliament to elect, or be elected, Members to supply their House. 1660 (1660) Wing Q37; Thomason E1015_6; ESTC R203349 7,291 18 View Text
A64213 Tailors travels from London to the Isle of VVight, vvith his returne, and occasion of his iourney Taylor, John, 1580-1653. 1648 (1648) Wing T520; ESTC R10069 7,303 14 View Text
A58436 A Relation of the bloody massacre in Ireland acted by the instigation of the Jesuits, priests, and friars who were promoters of those horrible murders, prodigious cruelties, barbarous villanies, and inhuman practices executed by the Irish papists upon the English Protestants with an account of the Spanish Inquisition. 1689 (1689) Wing R817; ESTC R6131 8,092 12 View Text
A97349 The Strange and wonderful history of Mother Shipton plainly setting forth her prodigious birth, life, death, and burial, with an exact collection of all her famous prophecys, more compleat than ever yet before published, and large explanations, shewing how they have all along been fulfilled to this very year. 1686 (1686) Wing S5848; ESTC R217360 8,121 24 View Text
A09574 The brideling, sadling and ryding, of a rich churle in Hampshire, by the subtill practise of one Iudeth Philips, a professed cunning woman, or fortune teller VVith a true discourse of her vnwomanly vsing of a trype wife, a widow, lately dwelling on the back side of S. Nicholas shambles in London, whom she with her conferates, likewise cosoned: for which fact, shee was at the Sessions house without New-gate arraigned, where she confessed the same, and had iudgement for her offence, to be whipped through the citie, the 14. of February, 1594. 1595 (1595) STC 19855; ESTC S110442 8,812 18 View Text
A11119 Humors looking glasse; Humors antique faces. Selections Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630?; Rowlands, Samuel, 1570?-1630? Letting of humors blood in the head-vaine. Selections. aut 1608 (1608) STC 21386; ESTC S110737 9,008 34 View Text
A13412 Epithalamium vpon the all-desired nvptials of Frederike the fift, Prince Palatine of Rhene, chiefe elector, Duke of Bauier, and arch-sewer to the Romane Empire And Elizabeth, the onely daughter of Iames, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. VVritten by Augustine Taylor. Taylor, Augustine. 1613 (1613) STC 23722; ESTC S102628 9,223 24 View Text
A24880 An Accompt of the bloody massacre in Ireland acted by the instigation of the Jesuits, priests, and friars who were promoters of those horrible murthers ... executed by the Irish papists upon the English Protestants. 1678 (1678) Wing A250; ESTC R19375 9,329 8 View Text
A01791 Gods handy-vvorke in vvonders Miraculously shewen vpon two women, lately deliuered of two monsters: with a most strange and terrible earth-quake, by which, fields and other grounds, were quite remoued to other places: the prodigious births, being at a place called Perre-farme, within a quarter of a mile of Feuersham in Kent, the 25. of Iuly last, being S. Iames his day. 1615. 1615 (1615) STC 11926; ESTC S105736 11,528 24 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
A35911 A Dialogue between two young ladies, lately married, concerning management of husbands 1696 (1696) Wing D1345; ESTC R32401 12,671 37 View Text
A12313 The new-yeeres gift presented at court, from the lady Parvula to the Lord Minimus, (commonly called Little Jefferie) Her Majesties servant, with a letter as it was penned in short-hand: wherein is proved little things are better then great. Written by Microphilus. Slater, Master.; Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641, attributed name.; Slater, Master, attributed name. 1636 (1636) STC 22631; ESTC S111064 13,046 128 View Text
A19673 The way to wealth wherein is plainly taught a most present remedy for sedicion. Wrytten and imprinted by Robert Crowley the .vii. of Februarye in the yere of our Lorde. a thousand fiue hu[n]derd [et] fiftie. In Elie rentes in Holburne cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum. Crowley, Robert, 1518?-1588. 1550 (1550) STC 6096; ESTC S105142 14,029 36 View Text
A16807 VVits priuate vvealth Stored with choise commodities to content the minde. Breton, Nicholas, 1545?-1626? 1612 (1612) STC 3708; ESTC S104693 14,081 30 View Text
A30722 Explanatory notes upon a mendacious libel called Concubinage and poligamy disproved; written by a nameless author, in answer to a book writ by J.B. as being a scurrilous libel, as not fit to be stiled an answer. As may appear, by a catalogue of notorious and villainous lies, and Billingsgate raileries, and dunghil language, to be shewed therein. By J.B. B.D. J. B. (John Butler) 1698 (1698) Wing B6271; ESTC R219424 14,505 32 View Text
A36890 A few vvords of truth from the spirit of truth to all who are convinced of the truth, and stand in opposition to the cross ... also a few words to all the litteral professors, who can own the ministration of Christ without them but deny him within them and to those that have their dependance upon the teaching of men, in oppostion to the ministration of the spirit within : together with a short discovery of the Presbyterian government, and some reasons of dissenting from it / William Dundas. Dundas, William, fl. 1665-1673. 1673 (1673) Wing D2612; ESTC R17235 15,054 23 View Text
A96701 The Muses cabinet, stored with variety of poems, both pleasant and profitable. / By W.W. Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698. 1655 (1655) Wing W3067; Thomason E1479_5; ESTC R208734 17,312 55 View Text
A46239 Claraphil and Clarinda in a forrest of fancies. By Tho: Jordan, Gent. Jordan, Thomas, 1612?-1685? 1650 (1650) Wing J1023; ESTC R213546 17,335 56 View Text
A63169 The trial, conviction and condemnation of Andrew Brommich and William Atkins, for being Romish priests, before the Right Honourable the Lord Chief Justice Scroggs, at summer assizes last at Stafford held there for the county of Stafford, where they received sentence of death accordingly together with the tryal of Charles Kern, at Hereford assizes last for being a Romish priest. Bromwich, Andrew, defendant.; Kern, Charles, defendant. 1679 (1679) Wing T2176; ESTC R18341 18,035 21 View Text
B08855 The man of sin discover'd or George Whitehead unmask't. And his sheep's clothing pull'd off, that his wolvish nature and spirit may be seen. By several instances of G.VV's lyes, false accusations, and base perversions in his book, entituled Judgement fixed, &c. wherein, altho he subscribes himself a constant servant of Christ, yet by his fruits he's discover'd to obey Antichrist. Crisp, Thomas, 17th cent. 1682 (1682) Wing C6952A; ESTC R233492 18,663 17 View Text
A09626 Festum voluptatis, or The banquet of pleasure furnished with much variety of speculations, wittie, pleasant, and delightfull. Containing divers choyce love-posies, songs, sonnets, odes, madrigals, satyrs, epigrams, epitaphs and elegies. For varietie and pleasure the like never before published. By S.P. Gent. Pick, Samuel. 1639 (1639) STC 19897; ESTC S114710 19,277 64 View Text
A70632 An answer to Sir Peter Leicester's Addenda, or, Some things to be added in his Answer to Sir Thomas Mainwarings book written by the said Sir Thomas Mainwaring. Mainwaring, Thomas, Sir, 1623-1689. 1674 (1674) Wing M298; ESTC R18031 20,134 55 View Text
A04762 That vvhich seemes best is worst Exprest in a paraphrastical transcript of Iuuenals tenth satyre. Together with the tragicall narration of Virginias death interserted. By W.B.; Satura 10. English Juvenal.; Barksted, William, fl. 1611, attributed name.; W. B., fl. 1613-1617. 1617 (1617) STC 14893; ESTC S107965 21,830 54 View Text
A64265 A warning piece to England, or, The wrath of God revealed against sinners his judgments being already entered upon the nation / by S.T.G. S. T. G., Lover of truth and peace. 1676 (1676) Wing T59; ESTC R184832 22,392 78 View Text
A43274 A hellish murder committed by a French midwife on the body of her husband, Jan. 27, 1687/8 for which she was arraigned at the Old-Baily, Feb. 22, 1687/8, and pleaded guilty and the day following received sentence to be burnt. Hobry, Marie, d. 1688. 1688 (1688) Wing H1384; ESTC R34455 22,437 46 View Text
A14659 A manifest detection of the moste vyle and detestable vse of diceplay, and other practises lyke the same a myrrour very necessary for all yonge gentilmen [and] others sodenly enabled by worldly abu[n]dace [sic], to loke in. Newly set forth for their behoufe. Walker, Gilbert, attributed name. 1555 (1555) STC 24961; ESTC S121809 23,976 66 View Text
A01795 A satirycall dialogue or a sharplye-invectiue conference, betweene Allexander the great, and that truelye woman-hater Diogynes Goddard, William, fl. 1615.; Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C.; Diogenes, d. ca. 323 B.C. 1616 (1616) STC 11930; ESTC S105741 24,308 48 View Text
A56780 The worth of a peny, or, A caution to keep money with the causes of the scarcity and misery of the want hereof in these hard and mercilesse times : as also how to save it in our diet, apparell, recreations, &c.: and also what honest courses men in want may take to live / by H.P. ... Peacham, Henry, 1576?-1643? 1641 (1641) Wing P949A; ESTC R12154 24,730 40 View Text
A42138 Gospel truths scripturally asserted in answer to Joseph Hallett's twenty seven queries by John Gannacliff and Joseph Nott. Gannacliff, John.; Nott, Joseph, d. 1699. 1692 (1692) Wing G199; ESTC R30399 24,916 51 View Text
A56512 Nebulo Anglicanus, or, The first part of the black life of John Gadbury it is the same John Gadbury that was in the Popish Plot to murther Charles II in the year 1678 : it is the same John Gadbury that was accused of being in another plot, to dethrone and destroy King William, in the year 1690 : it is the same John Gadbury that at this time is so strait-lac'd in conscience that he cannot take the oaths to their majesties : together with an answer to a late pamphlet of his / by J. Partridge. Partridge, John, 1644-1715. 1693 (1693) Wing P622; ESTC R6007 27,139 36 View Text
A07135 The myracles of oure blessyd lady 1496 (1496) STC 17539; ESTC S119571 27,929 58 View Text
A90975 VValwins vviles: or The manifestators manifested viz. Liev. Col. John Lilburn, Mr Will. Walwin, Mr Richard Overton, and Mr Tho. Prince. Discovering themselves to be Englands new chains and Irelands back friends. Or the hunting of the old fox with his cubs and the picture of the picturers of the Councel of State. Declaring the subtle and crafty wiles the athiesticall blasphemous, soul-murthering principles, and practises of Mr William Walwin, in plentifull instances, confirming the same with some advertisements to Liev. Col. John Liburn, and Mr Tho. Prince. / By a lover of the present and eternall interest of man-kinde. April. 23. 1649. Imprimatur, Henry Whalley. Price, John, Citizen of London.; Kiffin, William, 1616-1701. 1649 (1649) Wing P3351; Thomason E554_24; ESTC R205778 28,417 40 View Text
A55496 A witty combat, or, The female victor a trage-comedy : as it was acted by persons of quality in Whitson-week with great applause / written by T.P., Gent. Porter, T. (Thomas), 1636-1680. 1663 (1663) Wing P2998; ESTC R9998 28,890 42 View Text
A29353 The merry jests of Smug the smith, or, The life and death of the merry divel of Edmonton with the pleasant pranks of Smug the smith, Sir John and mine host of the George about the stealing of venison : whereunto is added Mr. Peter's fables and Smugs ghost / by T. Brewer. T. B. (Thomas Brewer) 1657 (1657) Wing B4431; ESTC R30248 29,690 42 View Text
A71304 The life and death of the merry deuill of Edmonton With the pleasant prancks of Smug the smith, Sir Iohn, and mine host of the George, about the stealing of venison. By T.B. T. B. (Thomas Brewer) 1631 (1631) STC 3719; ESTC S104669 29,733 52 View Text
A30127 A case of conscience resolved viz. whether, where a church of Christ is situate, it is the duty of the women of that congregation, ordinarily, and by appointment, to separate themselves from their brethren, and so to assemble together to perform some parts of divine worship, as prayer, &c. without their men? : And the arguments made use of for that practice examined / by John Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1683 (1683) Wing B5490; ESTC R41305 30,288 39 View Text
A77072 The spirit of prelacie, yet working. Or, Truth from under a cloud, in a relation, of that great, and publike contestation had in Glocester, July, 1644. Written then, and now published, as it were of necessity. Together, with a postscript, containing some generall and perticular observations, upon Master Edwards his Gangræna. / By Robert Bacon, M.A. minister of the Gospel. Bacon, Robert, M.A. 1646 (1646) Wing B370; Thomason E334_5; ESTC R9476 30,348 42 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
A88892 The sacramental stumbling-block removed. Or a brief discourse concerning examination by the congregational eldership, before admittance to the sacrament. Wherein all contrary scruples are silenced : the equity and necessity of that duty vindicated, both by scripture, and undenyable arguments. Set forth for, 1. The satisfaction of the weake. 2. The information of the ignorant. 3. The conviction of the obstinate. 4. The edification of the Church of God. / by W.L. L. W. 1648 (1648) Wing L96; Thomason E425_16; ESTC R204558 31,401 51 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
A14715 The tyde taryeth no man A moste pleasant and merry commody, right pythie and full of delight. Compiled by George Wapull. Fovvre persons may easily play it. ... Wapull, George, fl. 1576. 1576 (1576) STC 25018; ESTC S111582 31,918 122 View Text
A36212 An apostate-conscience exposed, and the miserable consequences thereof disclosed, for information and caution By an ancient woman, and lover of truth, and the sincere friends thereof, A.D. Docwra, Anne, 1624-1710. 1699 (1699) Wing D1777A; ESTC R222630 32,446 69 View Text
A03963 A vvorld of vvonders. A masse of murthers. A couie of cosonages Containing many of the moste notablest wonders, horrible murthers and detestable cosonages that haue beene within this land. Not imagined falso to delight vaine heads ociose, not practised trans mare to breed trueth cum ambiguitate, but commited euen at home re vera, and may be prooued cum honestate. A matter moste fit to be knowen, well wayed and considered of all men. T. I., fl. 1595.; Johnson, Thomas, d. 1644, attributed name. 1595 (1595) STC 14068.5; ESTC S109081 33,922 48 View Text
A08434 The lamentation of Troy, for the death of Hector Wherevnto is annexed an olde womans tale in hir solitarie cell. Ogle, John, Sir, 1569-1640. 1594 (1594) STC 18755; ESTC S110186 34,123 66 View Text
A93284 Rare verities. The cabinet of Venus unlocked, and her secrets laid open. : Being a translation of part of Sinibaldus, his Geneanthropeia, and a collection of some things out of other Latin authors, never before in English.; Geneanthropeiae. Selections. English Sinibaldi, Giovanni Benedetto, 1594-1658. 1658 (1658) Wing S3863; ESTC R184190 34,716 116 View Text
A07358 A patterne for women: setting forth the most Christian life, & most comfortable death of Mrs. Lucy late wife to the worshipfull Roger Thornton Esquire, of Little Wratting in Suffolke Whereunto is annexed a most pithy and perswasive discourse of that most learned & holy Father Ierom, being his last speech before his death, which is able to rouze vp the most drowzy and dead in firme. And finally, the last most heauenly prayer of the sayd Ierom, a singular help for a poare soule, wrestling with the pangs of death, to addresse herselfe towards her saviour. By I.M. Bachelour of Diuinity. Mayer, John, 1583-1664. 1619 (1619) STC 17742; ESTC S100842 34,723 168 View Text
A00951 Miles Christianus, or The campe royal set forth in briefe meditations on the words of the Prophet Moses, Deut. 23, 9, 14. here under following, preached in the armie as Dungen-Leager, profitable for all sorts of men to reade; and published for the generall good of all that will read, By Samuel Bachiler, Preacher to the English at Gorinchem. Bachiler, Samuel. 1625 (1625) STC 1106; ESTC S114807 35,497 56 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
A05156 A moste faithfull sermo[n] preached before the Kynges most excelle[n]te Maiestye, and hys most honorable Councel, in his court at Westminster, by the reuerende Father Master. Hughe Latymer Latimer, Hugh, 1485?-1555. 1553 (1553) STC 15290; ESTC S108277 36,053 114 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
A73721 Jocabella, or a cabinet of conceits. Whereunto are added epigrams and other poems, by R. C. Chamberlain, Robert, b. 1607. 1640 (1640) STC 4943; ESTC S124726 36,256 200 View Text
A02480 A touchestone for this time present expresly declaring such ruines, enormities, and abuses as trouble the Churche of God and our Christian common wealth at this daye. VVherevnto is annexed a perfect rule to be obserued of all parents and scholemaisters, in the trayning vp of their schollers and children in learning. Newly set foorth by E.H. Hake, Edward, fl. 1560-1604.; Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536. De pueris ad virtutem instituendis. 1574 (1574) STC 12609; ESTC S105953 36,378 106 View Text
A66963 A discourse concerning the celibacy of the clergy R. H., 1609-1678. 1687 (1687) Wing W3445; ESTC R7162 36,602 46 View Text
A46869 The devil of a wife, or, A comical transformation as it is acted by Their Majesties servants at the Queens theatre in Dorset Garden. Jevon, Thomas, 1652-1688.; Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586. Arcadia. 1686 (1686) Wing J731; ESTC R20673 36,632 67 View Text
A15676 Euerie vvoman in her humor 1609 (1609) STC 25948; ESTC S120276 37,150 80 View Text
A02153 Perimedes the blacke-smith a golden methode, how to vse the minde in pleasant and profitable exercise: wherein is contained speciall principles fit for the highest to imitate, and the meanest to put in practise, how best to spend the wearie winters nights, or the longest summers euenings, in honest and delightfull recreation: wherein we may learne to auoide idlenesse and wanton scurrilitie, vvhich diuers appoint as the end of their pastimes. Heerein are interlaced three merrie and necessarie discourses fit for our time: with certaine pleasant histories and tragicall tales, which may breed delight to all, and offence to none. Greene, Robert, 1558?-1592. 1588 (1588) STC 12295; ESTC S105812 37,452 59 View Text
A20460 The philosophers satyrs, written by M. Robert Anton, of Magdelen Colledge in Cambridge Anton, Robert, b. 1584 or 5. 1616 (1616) STC 686; ESTC S104412 38,539 96 View Text
A05458 Chrestoleros Seuen bookes of epigrames written by T B. Bastard, Thomas, 1565 or 6-1618. 1598 (1598) STC 1559; ESTC S104516 39,162 192 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
A07332 The tragedy of Julia Agrippina; Empresse of Rome. By T.M. May, Thomas, 1595-1650. 1639 (1639) STC 17718A; ESTC S122054 40,303 104 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
A16597 [The copye of a letter, sent by Iohn Bradforth to ... the Erles of Arundel, Darbie, Shrewsburye, and Penbroke, declaring the nature of the Spaniardes, and discovering the most detestable treasons, which thei haue pretended ... agaynste ... Englande. Wherunto is added a tragical blast of the papisticall tro[m]pet. by T.E.] Bradford, John, serving-man.; Bradford, John, 1510?-1555, attributed name.; T. E., fl. 1556. A tragicall blast of the papisticall trompette for maintenaunceof the popes kingdome in Englande. 1556 (1556) STC 3504.5; ESTC S112650 41,263 110 View Text
A30413 Romes glory, or, A collection of divers miracles wrought by popish saints, both during their lives and after their deaths collected out of their own authors for information of all true-hearted Protestants ; together with a prefatory discourse declaring the impossibility and folly of such vain impostures. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1673 (1673) Wing B5868; ESTC R34774 41,373 148 View Text
A20083 The shomakers holiday. Or The gentle craft VVith the humorous life of Simon Eyre, shoomaker, and Lord Maior of London. As it was acted before the Queenes most excellent Maiestie on New-yeares day at night last, by the right honourable the Earle of Notingham, Lord high Admirall of England, his seruants. Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. 1600 (1600) STC 6523; ESTC S105232 41,481 82 View Text
A50090 The city-madam a comedie, as it was acted at the private house in Black Friers with great applause / written by Phillip Massinger, Gent. Massinger, Philip, 1583-1640.; Pennycuicke, Andrew, b. 1620. 1659 (1659) Wing M1047; ESTC R154 41,481 86 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
A12137 The gamester As it vvas presented by her Majesties Servants at the private house in Drury-Lane. Written by Iames Shirly. Shirley, James, 1596-1666. 1637 (1637) STC 22443; ESTC S105182 42,746 78 View Text
A00535 A briefe refutation of Iohn Traskes iudaical and nouel fancyes Stiling himselfe Minister of Gods Word, imprisoned for the lawes eternall perfection, or God's lawes perfect eternity. By B. D. Catholike Deuine. Falconer, John, 1577-1656. 1618 (1618) STC 10675; ESTC S114688 42,875 106 View Text
A07505 Michaelmas terme As it hath been sundry times acted by the Children of Paules. Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627. 1607 (1607) STC 17890; ESTC S112589 42,918 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
A94886 A True account of the proceedings before the House of Lords (from Jan. 7, 1691 to Feb. 17 following) between the Duke and Dutchess of Norfolk, upon the the duke's bill entituled An act to dissolve the marriage, &c. occasioned by two libellous pamphlets lately published, and dispersed under the same pretence and title. 1692 (1692) Wing T2393A; ESTC R42600 43,859 44 View Text
A37513 The honour of the gentle craft a discourse of mirth and wit to the renown of those two princes Crispine and Crispianus, and all the true lovers thereof : the last and best part being a most merry and pleasant history not altogether unprofitable, nor any way hurtful : and for the glory of the gentle craft, let all men say that a shoemakers son is a prince born / by T.D. ; with a new merry song in the praise of the gentle craft, and to be sung by them every morning on the 25th day of October. Deloney, Thomas, 1543?-1600. 1660 (1660) Wing D954A; ESTC R30293 44,173 70 View Text
A41817 Two letters written to the author of a pamphlet entituled Solomon and Abiathar, or, The case of the deprived bishops and clergy discussed Grascome, Samuel, 1641-1708? 1692 (1692) Wing G1579; ESTC R37402 44,307 44 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
A30201 Scriptural poems being several portions of Scripture digested into English verse / by John Bunyan. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1700 (1700) Wing B5591; ESTC R25312 44,776 103 View Text
A20098 North-vvard hoe Sundry times acted by the Children of Paules. By Thomas Decker, and Iohn Webster. Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632.; Webster, John, 1580?-1625? aut 1607 (1607) STC 6539; ESTC S109552 45,165 64 View Text
B10237 A Vindication of Her Grace, Mary Dutchess of Norfolk. Being a true account of the proceedings before the House of Lords, (from Jan. 7th. 1691. to Febr. 17th. following) upon His Grace the Duke of Norfolk's bill, entituled, An act to dissolve the marriage, &c. occasioned, by several libellous pamphlets lately published, and dispersed, under the same pretence and title. / [Publis]hed by the direction of Her Grace the Dutchess of Norfolk. Norfolk, Mary Howard, Duchess of, 1659?-1705.; Norfolk, Henry Howard, Duke of, 1655-1701.; England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords. 1693 (1693) Wing V478; ESTC R186015 45,346 28 View Text
A23301 Hæc homo wherein the excellency of the creation of woman is described, by way of an essay. By William Austin Esquire. Austin, William, 1587-1634. 1637 (1637) STC 974; ESTC S100237 46,771 198 View Text
A13354 A. C. mery talys 1526 (1526) STC 23663; ESTC S101635 46,782 60 View Text
A03258 The late Lancashire vvitches A well received comedy, lately acted at the Globe on the Banke-side, by the Kings Majesties Actors. Written, by Thom. Heyvvood, and Richard Broome. Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641.; Brome, Richard, d. 1652? aut 1634 (1634) STC 13373; ESTC S104080 47,298 82 View Text
A58141 Tom Essence, or, The modish wife a comedy : as it is acted at the Duke's Theatre. Rawlins, Thomas, 1620?-1670.; Molière, 1622-1673. Sganarelle.; Corneille, Thomas, 1625-1709. D. César d'Avalos. 1677 (1677) Wing R366; ESTC R13535 47,636 74 View Text
A30470 The story of Jetzer, taken out of Dr. G. Burnet's letters with a collection of miracles wrought by popish saints, during their lives, and after their deaths, out of their own authours, for information of all true-hearted Protestants : with a prefatory discourse, declaring the impossibility and folly of such vain impostures. Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715. 1689 (1689) Wing B5927; ESTC R7486 47,653 43 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
A61956 Mulierum amicus: or, The womans friend plainly discovering all those diseases that are incident to that sex only, and advising them to cure, either 1. By those receipts prescribed. Or, 2. By certain secret arcanums and specifical medicines. The author hereof living at the sign of the Golden Ball and Flower-Pot in Mark-Lane in Tower-street, and is lycensiate in physick, and student in chymistry; known commonly by the name of Nich. Sudell. Sudell, Nicholas. 1666 (1666) Wing S6143; ESTC R222116 48,072 115 View Text
A11153 A nevv vvonder, a woman never vext A pleasant conceited comedy: sundry times acted: never before printed. Written by VVilliam Rowley, one of his Maiesties servants. Rowley, William, 1585?-1642? 1632 (1632) STC 21423; ESTC S116272 48,618 84 View Text
A25881 The arraignment, tryal, conviction and condemnation of Henry Harrison, Gent. for the barbarous murther of Andrew Clenche, of Brownelowe-Street, in the parish of St. Andrew's Holborne, in the county of Middlesex, Doctor of physick at the sessions of the goal-delivery of Newgate, holden for the city of London, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on the 6th, 7th, and 9th days of April, 1692, in the fourth year of Their Majesties reign : and also the examination of the said Henry Harrison, taken the 6th day of January, 1691, before the Right Honourable Sir John Holt, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of Their Majesties Court of King's and Queen's Bench at Westminster : to which is also added, The tryal of John Cole, for the murther of the said Doctor Clenche. Harrison, Henry, d. 1692, defendant.; Cole, John, Plumber, defendant. 1692 (1692) Wing A3765; ESTC R13688 48,727 49 View Text