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This manuscript, along with two others, comprise the earliest illuminated copies of Fiore dei Liberi’s treatise on fencing and martial arts entitled Fior di battaglia (The Flower of Battle).

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A history of New-England. From the English planting in the yeere 1628. untill the yeere 1652. Declaring the form of their government, civill, military, and ecclesiastique. Their wars with the Indians, their troubles with the Gortonists, and other heretiques. Their manner of gathering of churches, the commodities of the country, and description of the principall towns and havens, with the great encouragements to increase trade betwixt them and old England. With the names of all their governours, magistrates, and eminent ministers.

Johnson, Edward, 1599?-1672.

London, Printed for N. Brooke, 1654.

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A faythful and moste godly treatyse concernynye [sic] the most sacred sacrament of the blessed body and bloude of our Sauiour Christ / compiled by John Caluine ... ; and translated into Lattin by Lacius ... ; and now last of all, translated into Englishe by a faythfull brother, no lesse desyrous to profite the weake brothers then to exercise the talent of the Lorde to hys honoure and glorye ; wher vnto is added the order that the church and congregatio[n] of Christe in Denmarke doth vse.

Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564.

[S.l. : W. Hill, 1548?]

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A treatise of fruit-trees : shewing the manner of grafting, planting, pruning, and ordering of them in all respects ... Discovering some errors in the theory, and practise of this art to be avoyded. With the alimentall, and physicall use of fruits ... Of cider and perry ... Of vineyards in England ... To which may be annexed the second part, viz. The spirituall use of an orchard, or garden: in divers similitudes between naturall and spirituall fruit-trees, according to Scripture, and experience.

Austen, Ralph, d. 1676.

Oxford : Printed by H. Hall for T. Robinson, 1657.

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A complete dictionary of practical gardening : comprehending all the modern improvements in the art; whether ... raising of the various esculent vegetables, or in the forcing and managing of different sorts of fruits and plants, and that of laying out, ornamenting, and planting gardens and pleasure grounds : with correct engravings of the necessary apparatus, in buildings and other contrivances, as well as of the more rare and curious plants cultivated for ornament or variety : from original drawings by Sydenham Edwards / by Alexander McDonald, gardener.

Dickson, R. W.

London : Printed for George Kearsley ... by R. Taylor and Co. ..., 1807.

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The history of the Church of Englande / compiled by Venerable Bede, Englishman ; Translated out of Latin in to English by Thomas Stapleton, Student in Diuinite. You being sometimes straungers and enemies in vnderstanding &c. He hath now reconciled in the body of his fleshe through death &c. If yet ye continew grounded and stedfast in the Faith, and be not moued away from the hope of the ghospell, which ye haue heard, which hath ben preached amonge all creatures vnder heauen.

Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735.

Imprinted at Antwerp : By Iohn Laet, at the signe of the Rape; with Priuilege, Anno, 1565.

PML 7809

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A form of prayer : to be used in all churches and chapels throughout England, and Wales, and the town of Berwick upon Tweed, on Wednesday the twenty eighth day of this instant March : being the day appointed by Her Majesty for a general fast and humiliation, to be observed ... for obtaining the pardon of our sins ... and imploring Gods blessing and assistance on the arms of Her Majesty, and her allies, engaged in the present war, and for restoring and perpetuating peace ...

London : Printed by the assigns of Thomas Newcomb, and Henry Hills, deceas'd ..., 1710/11.

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The house that Jack built : a diverting story for children of all ages. To which is added, some account of Jack Jingle. Shewing by which means he acquired his learning, and in consequence thereof got rich and built himself a house. With a collection of riddles written by him. The whole adorned with a variety of cuts by Master Collett. And set forth at large for the benefit of those, who from being quite destitute, friendless, and poor, would have a fine house, and a coach at the door.

London : Printed and sold by John Marshall, at No. 4, Aldermary Church-Yard in Bow-Lane; and no. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside, [between 1787 and 1798]

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