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The British monarchy, : or, A new chorographical description of all the dominions subject to the King of Great Britain. Comprehending the British Isles, the American colonies, the electoral state, the African and Indian settlem'ts. And enlarging more particularly on the respective counties of England and Wales. To which are added, alphabets in all the hands made use of in this book. The whole illustrated with suitable maps and tables ... / / and engrav'd by George Bickham.

Bickham, George, 1684?-1758?

[London] : G. Bickham, 1748.

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Joe Miller's jests: or, The wits vade-mecum. Being a collection of the most brilliant jests; the politest repartees; the most elegant bon mots, and most pleasant short stories in the English language. First carefully collected in the company, and many of them transcribed from the mouth of the facetious gentleman, whose name they bear; and now set forth and published by his lamentable friend and former companion, Elijah Jenkins, esq; [pseud.] ...

London, Printed and sold by T. Read, 1739.

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The clear sun-shine of the gospel breaking forth upon the Indians in New-England, or, An historicall narration of Gods wonderfull workings upon sundry of the Indians, both chief governors and common-people : in bringing them to a willing and desired submission to the ordinances of the gospel ; and framing their hearts to an earnest inquirie after the knowledge of God the Father, and of Jesus Christ the Saviour of the world / by Thomas Shepard.

Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.

London : Printed by R. Cotes for J. Bellamy, 1648.

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Select tales and fables with prudential maxims and other little lessons of morality, in prose and verse : equally instructive & entertaining for the use of both sexes, wherein their foibles as well as beauties are presented to their view in the fairest & most inoffensive point of light : the whole embellish'd with threescore original designs, expressive of each subject, neatly engrav'd on copper plates, and publish'd according to Act of Parliament / by B. Cole, engraver.

Cole, B. (Benjamin)

London : Printed for T. Osborn, Grays-Inn, and J. Nourse, at the Lamb, over against Catherine Street in the Strand, [1746].

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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?]

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Manifest, ofte reden van den oorlogh tusschen Portugael, ende de Vereenichde Provintien van de Nederlanden, met de aenwijsinge vande oorsaeck waer uyt die ontstaen is. / Tot Lisbon in de Portugesche en Castiliaensche taelen gedruckt ende uytgegeven, in't iaer 1657. Ende nu getrouwelijck en verstandelijck inde Nederduytsche taele overgeset. ; Mitsgaders manifestatie van de leugenen ende valsheden waer mede het is vervult, ende een kort ende waerachtich verhael van des Conincks van Portugael ...

In 's Graven-Haghe, : By Henricus Hondius, inde Hofstraet, inde nieuwe Konst-en-Boeck-Druckery., 1659.

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The whole book of Psalms ; collected into English metre, by Thomas Sternhold, John Hopkins, and others. Set forth and allowed to be sung in all churches, of all the people together, before and after morning and evening prayer; and also before and after sermons: and moreover in private houses, for their godly solace and comfort, laying apart all ungodly songs and ballads, which tend only to the nourishing of vice, and corrupting of youth ...

Sternhold, Thomas, -1549.

London : Printed by E.T.R.H. [sic] for the Company of Stationers, 1679.

PML 152437.3

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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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Problemata Aristotelis cum commento : Aristotelis peripateticorum principis problemata, cum duplici translatione, antiqua videlicet & nova Theodori Gazes Thessalonicensis. Una cum Petri de Apono doctissimis co[m]me[n]tariis, noviter in margine q[uam]pluribus annotationibus insignitis. Necnon magistri Petri de Tussignano in eisdem copioso repertorio. Adiu[n]ctis insup[er] Alexandri Aphrodisei ac Plutarchi Cheronei utilissimis problematibus. Novissime post omnes impressio[n]es ubiq[ue] locorum excussas, que reperiri potuernt affatim recognita cunctisq[ue] mendis et erroribus expurgata.

Venice : Luca-Antonio Giunta, 15 November 1518.

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An argument in defence of the exclusive right claimed by the colonies to tax themselves, with a review of the laws of England, relative to representation and taxation. To which is added, an account of the rise of the colonies, and the manner in which the rights of the subjects within the realm were communicated to those that went to America, with the exercise of those rights from their first settlement to the present time.

London, Printed for the Author, and sold by Brotherton and Sewell [etc.] 1774.

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