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A discourse on "the good news from a far country" : Deliver'd July 24th [1766] A day of thanks-giving to almighty God, throughout the province of Massachusetts-Bay in New-England, on occasion of the repeal of the Stamp-act; appointed by His Excellency, the governor of said province, at the desire of it's House of Representatives, with the advice of His Majesty's Council. / By Charles Chauncy, D. D., a pastor of the First Church in Boston.

Chauncy, Charles, 1705-1787.

Boston, N.E. : Printed by Kneeland and Adams, in Milk-street, for Thomas Leverett, in Corn-hill., 1766.

PML 9724

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Possession above profession; : being a discourse in which it may be clearly seen that many make a profession of Christ in the flesh, and deny him in his light...And how that many Turks and heathen will own his divine light more then many of them that make a profession of Christ in the flesh. And likewise, how that all such as profess Christ Jesus has bought them are to be goverend and ordered by him.

Fox, George, 1624-1691.

[London, 1675]

PML 12983

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Memorable accidents, and unheard of transactions : containing an account of several strange events: as the disposing of tyrants, lamentable shipwrecks, dismal misfortunes, stratagems of war, perilous adventures, happy deliverances, with other remarkable occurrences, and select historical events, which have happened in several Countries in this last age / translated from the French, printed at Brussels in 1691, and dedicated to His present Majesty William King of England, &c. ; published in English by R.B.

Léonard, T.

London : A. Bettsworth and C. Hitch at the Red-Lyon, 1733.

PML 8217.1

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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 T. Wilson and R. Spence, 1801.

PML 151632-33

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The art of drawing in its various branches : exemplified in a course of twenty-eight progressive lessons, calculated to afford those who are unacquainted with the art the means of acquiring a competent knowledge without the aid of a master; being the only work of the kind in which the principles of effect are explained in a clear, methodical, and at the same time familiar style / by Thomas Smith. Illustrated with coloured designs and numerous wood engravings.

Smith, Thomas, active 1825.

London : Sherwood, Jones, 1825.

PML 150240

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Worshiper facing god with stylus on dragon and goddess with star scepter

between 1000 B.C. and 700 B.C.

Morgan Seal 691

Southern Mesopotamia.

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Decem librorum moralium Aristotelis : tres conversiones : prima Argyropili Byzantii, secunda Leonardi Aretini, tertia vero antiqua per capita et numeros conciliate, communi, familariq[ue] commentario ad Argyropilum adiecto.

Aristotle.

PML 37785

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Pontificale.

Impressus collibus vallis Tro[m]pie [Rome?] : per Mafeu[m] de Fracazinis, M.ccccciij. Die. xii. Augusti [12 August 1503]

PML 20462

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The generall historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles : with the names of the adventurers, planters, and governours from their first beginning ano: 1584. to this present 1624. With the procedings of those severall colonies and the accidents that befell them in all their journyes and discoveries. Also the maps and descriptions of all those countryes, their commodities, people, government, customes, and religion yet knowne. Divided into sixe bookes. / By Captaine Iohn Smith ...

Smith, John, 1580-1631.

London : Printed by I.D. and I.H. for Michael Sparkes, 1627.

PML 15910

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A letter from William Shirley, Esq; governor of Massachusetts-Bay, to His Grace the duke of Newcastle : with a journal of the siege of Louisbourg, and other operations of the forces, during the expedition against the French settlements on Cape-Breton; drawn up at the desire of the Council and House of Representatives of the province of Massachusetts-Bay; approved and attested by Sir William Pepperrell, and the other principal officers who commanded in the said expedition. : Published by authority.

[Boston] : London: printed 1746. Boston: re-printed by Rogers and Fowle, for Joshua Blanchard, at the Bible and Crown in Dock-Square., 1746.

PML 3651

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