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An almanack for the year of Christian account 1698, but by Bishop Usher's account 1702, by the account of others 1700 : being the second after bessextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world 5665, but by Dove's computation 5702 : containing a general ephemerides of the planets motions, with many other matters useful & necessary : chiefly accomodated to the latitude of 40 degrees north and longitude of about 73 degr. west from London, but may without sensible error serve the adjacent places even from Newfound-land to the Capes of Virginia / by Daniel Leeds.

Leeds, Daniel, 1652-1720.

New-York : Printed and sold by William Bradford at the Bible, 1698.

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Under the immediate patronage of Her Most Gracious Majesty ... Wombwell's mammoth zoological no. 1 menagerie, the largest in the world : Sevenoaks, during the fair ... Performing male elephant ... Lion & lioness! ... The monster Bengal tiger! ... Senegal leopardess ... Great Arctic monsters; or polar bears. Striped or untameable hyaenas! ... Highly trained group of 13 performing leopards! ... Mrs. Wombwell ... begs to assure her patrons, that her agents, whom she has appointed in every seaport, are constantly sending fresh novelties, so as to render it in every respect unique and replete.

Manchester : John Port, Riding Court, St. Mary's Gate, [186-?]

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The Hive, or, A collection of thoughts on civil, moral, sentimental, and religious subjects / selected from the writings of near one hundred of the best and most approved authors of different nations; but chiefly from the most celebrated English writers, who have been esteemed the most correct and elegant models of fine composition : Intended as a repository of sententious, ingenious and pertinent sayings, in verse and prose, to which youth may have recourse upon any particular topic; and by which they may be taught to think justly, write correctly and elegantly, and speak with propriety.

Worcester [Mass.] : From the press of Isaiah Thomas, Jun. Sold at his bookstore, and by the booksellers in Boston, 1795.

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The Hive, or, A collection of thoughts on civil, moral, sentimental, & religious subjects / selected from the writings of near one hundred of the best and most approved authors of different nations; but chiefly from the most celebrated English writers, who have been esteemed the most correct and elegant models of fine composition : Intended as a repository of sententious, ingenious, and pertinent sayings, in verse and prose, to which youth may have recourse upon any particular topic; and by which they may be taught to think justly, write correctly and elegantly, and speak with propriety.

Worcester, (Massachusetts) : From the press of Thomas, Son and Thomas: sold at their bookstore and by the booksellers in Boston, June, 1796.

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The mysteries of Udolpho, a romance : founded on facts comprising The adventures & misfortunes of Emily St. Aubert, who being left as an orphan, was placed under the care of an unfeeling aunt, who treated her with great unkindness : her attachment to Monsr. Valancourt, and the particular circumstances that so long prevented their union : her confinement & adventures in the Castle of Udolpho, the attempt of Count Morano to forcibly carry her off and obtain possession of her inheritance : and how she escaped from thence through the bravery of Ludovico, servant of Count de Villefort.

London : Printed and published by W. Mason, 21, Clerkenwell Green, [18--]

PML 136666.6

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Evidences in proof of the Book of Mormon, being a divinely inspired record, written by the forefathers of the natives whom we call Indians, (who are a remnant of the Tribe of Joseph) and hid up in the earth, but come forth in fulfilment of prophesy for the gathering of Israel and the re-establishing of the Kingdom of God upon the earth. Together with all the objections commonly urged against it, answered and refuted--to which is added a proclamation and warning to the gentiles who inhabit America by Charles Thompson.

Thompson, Charles.

Batavia, N.Y., D. D. Waite, 1841.

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Anthropometamorphosis: man transform'd: or, the artificall changling historically presented, in the mad and cruell gallantry, foolish bravery, ridiculous beauty, filthy finenesse, and loathsome loveliness of most nations, fashioning and altering their bodies from the mold intended by nature; with figures of those transfigurations. To which artificiall and affected deformations are added, all the native and nationall monstrosities that have appeared to disfigure the humane fabrick. With a vindication of the regular beauty and honesty of nature. And an appendix of the pedigree of the English gallant / Scripsit J. B. Cognomento Chirosophus. M.D.

J. B. (John Bulwer), 1606-1656.

London : Printed by William Hunt, 1653.

PML 150958

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Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the church, with a universal historie of the same. Wherein is sot forth at large, the whole race and course of the church, from the primitive age to these later times of ours ... especially in this realme of England and Scotland. Now again, as it was recognised, perused, and recommended to the studious reader, by the author, Mr. John Foxe, the eight time newly imprinted. Whereunto are annexed certain additions of like persecutions, which have happened in these latter times.

Foxe, John, 1516-1587.

London, Printed for the Company of Stationers, 1641.

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A discourse and discovery of New-found-land : with many reasons to proove how worthy and beneficiall a plantation may there be made, after a far better manner than now it is : Together with the laying open of certaine enormities and abuses committed by some that trade to that countrey, and the meanes laid downe for reformation thereof / Written by Captaine Richard Whitbourne of Exmouth ... and published by authority ; As also, an invitation: and likewise certaine letters sent from that countrey; which are printed in the latter part of this booke.

Whitbourne, Richard, 1561-1635.

London : Imprinted by Felix Kingston, 1622.

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The saints everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory, wherein is shewed its excellency and certainty, the misery of those that lose it, the way to attain it, and assurance of it, and how to live in the continual delightful foretasts of it, by the help of meditation / written for the authors own use, in the time of his languishing, when God took him off from all publike imployment, and afterwards preached in his weekly lecture, by Richard Baxter.

Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.

London : Printed for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, 1654.

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