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By the King. A proclamation for calling in and suppressing of two books written by John Milton : the one intituled, Johannis Miltoni Angli pro populo Anglicano defensio, contra Claudii Anonymi aliàs Salmasii, defensionem regiam, and the other in answer to a book intituled, The pourtraicture of His Sacred Majesty in his solitude and sufferings : and also a third book intituled, The obstructors of justice, written by John Goodwin / by the King.

London : Printed by John Bill and Christopher Barker ..., 1660.

PML 17243.3

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Political rulers authoriz'd and influenc'd by God Our Saviour, to decree and execute justice: a sermon preached at Boston: in the audience of His Honour Spencer Phips, esq; ... the honourable His Majesty's Council, and the honourable House of representatives, of the province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, on May 30th. 1750. Being the anniversary for the election of His Majesty's Council for the said province.

Phillips, Samuel, 1690-1771.

Boston, New England, Printed by John Draper, 1750.

PML 3533.3

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This evening, Saturday, December 20, 1834, will be performed the interesting new drama called Secret service, or The home department ... At the end of the drama, Mr Frampton will dance his comic medley. After which will be performed the popular farce of Perfection, or The lady of Munster .. The whole to conclude with, for the first time this season, the popular burletta called Midas, or Olympus in an uproar.

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PMC 1220.7

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[Edinburgh : publisher not identified, 1834].

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Music Manuscripts and Printed Music

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The memoirs of Sir James Melvil of Halhill; containing an impartial account of the most remarkable affairs of state during the sixteenth century, not mention'd by other historians, more particularly relating to the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, under the reigns of Queen Elizabeth, Mary Queen of Scots, and King James, in most of which transactions the author was personally and publickly concerned. Published form the original manuscript by George Scott.

Melville, James, Sir, 1535 or 1536-1617.

Edinburgh : Printed by T. and W. Ruddimans. Sold by G. Hamilton, A. Martin [and others] 1735.

PML 150554

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The American reader : a selection of lessons for reading and speaking, wholly from American authors : embracing a great variety of entertaining subjects of history, biography, divinity, laws, natural and moral philosophy, and of other branches of useful and elegant learning : furnishing numerous specimens of American eloquence, from the Presidential chair, the head quarters of the military commander, the seat in Congress, the pulpit on various occasions, the bench of the judge, the bar, station of literary honor, the seat of the muses, and from the shade of private life : containing rules for the proper use of the pauses, for graceful and persuasive pronunciation, and for appropriate and impressive gesture, to improve the scholar in reading and speaking, while enriching the mind with religious, virtuous, and useful knowledge : with an appendix of definitions of the words in this book most difficult for youth to understand : designed for the use of schools / by Joseph Richardson.

Richardson, Joseph, 1778-1871.

Boston : Printed by Lincoln & Edmands, 1810.

PML 85613

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A history of New York, from the beginning of the world to the end of the Dutch dynasty : containing among many surprising and curious matters, the unutterable ponderings of Walter the Doubter, the disastrous projects of William the Testy, and the chivalric achievements of Peter the Headstrong, the three Dutch governors of New Amsterdam : being the only authentic history of the times that ever hath been, or ever will be published / by Diedrich Knickerbocker ...

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.

New York : Printed for the Grolier Club, 1886.

PML 196626-27

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The myrrour or glasse of helth necessary and nedefull for every person to loke in that wyll kepe theyr body from the sekenes of the pestylence; and it sheweth howe the planettes reygne in every houre of the daye and the nyght with the natures and exposycyons of the .xii. sygnes, devyded by the .xii. monthes of the yere. And sheweth the remedyes, for many dyvers infyrmytes and dyseases that hurteth the body of man.

Moulton, Thomas.

[London, Wyllyam Myddelton, 1545?]

PML 6456

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Unique collection of drawings & prints, a catalogue of all the great and valuable collection of ancient drawings, scarce prints, and books of prints, which belonged to Sir Joshua Reynolds, deceased ... : also, a few bronzes ... [etc.] and a small library of books, treating of the arts : which ... will be sold by auction by Mr. H. Phillips, at his Great Room, 67, New Bond Street, on Monday, March 5, 1798, and seventeen successive days ...

Phillips, H.

[London] : Catalogues ... may be had of Mr. Lloyd, bookseller ... at Mr. Phillips's house ... and at his Great Room ..., 1798.

PML 79585.1

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A form, or order of thanksgiving and prayer : to be used in London, and ten miles round it, on Sunday the 15th of this instant January, and throughout England on Sunday the 29th of the same month, by all parsons, vicars, and curates, in their respective parish churches, and chapels, in behalf of the King, the Queen, and the royal family, upon occasion of the Queen's being with child. By His Majestie's special command.

London : Printed by Charles Bill, Henry Hills, and Thomas Newcomb, printers to the Kings most Excellent Majesty, 1687 [i.e. 1688]

PML 7789

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Silva : or, A discourse of forest-trees, and the propagation of timber in His Majesty's dominions: as it was delivered in the Royal Society on the 15th day of October, 1662, upon occasion of certain quæries propounded to that illustrious assembly, by the honourable the principal officers and commissioners of the Navy. Together with an historical account of the sacredness and use of standing groves / By John Evelyn. With notes by A. Hunter.

Evelyn, John, 1620-1706.

York : Printed by A. Ward for J. Dodsley, 1786.

PML 152633.1-2

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