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An analysis of the true principles of security against forgery : exemplified by an enquiry into the sufficiency of the American plan for a new bank note : with imitations of four of the most difficult specimens of those notes, made by ordinary means; by which it is proved that there is no adequate security to be achieved in one colour, in the present state of the arts, and that the true basis of security is in the due application of relief engraving, and printing in two or more colours / by William Congreve.

Congreve, William, Sir, 1772-1828.

[S.l. : s.n.], 1820 (London : Printed by J. Whiting)

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A letter to a friend : Giving a concise, but just, representation of the hardships and sufferings the town of Boston is exposed to, and must undergo in consequence of the late act of the British-Parliament; which, by shutting up it's [sic] port, has put a fatal bar in the way of that commercial business on which it depended for it's [sic] support. Shewing, at the same time, wherein this edict, however unintended, is powerfully adapted to promote the interest of all the American colonies, and even of Boston itself in the end / By T. W. a Bostonian.

Chauncy, Charles, 1705-1787.

Boston, N.E. : Printed and sold at Greenleaf's printing-office, 1774.

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The union of the two noble and illustre famelies of Lancastre and Yorke : beeyng long in continual discension for the croune of this noble realme, with all the actes done in bothe the tymes of the princes, bothe of the one linage and of the other, begynnyng at the tyme of kyng Henry the fowerth, the first aucthor of this deuision, and so successiuely proceadyng to the reigne of the high and prudent kynge Henry the eight, the undubitate flower and very heire of both the sayde linages.

Hall, Edward, 1497-1547.

London : Imprinted by Richard Grafton, 1548.

PML 9816

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The whole booke of Psalmes / collected into English meter by Tho. Sternhold, John Hopkins, W. Whittingham, and others, conferred with the Hebrew, with apt notes to sing them withall. Newly 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: moreover, in private houses, for their godly solace and comfort: laying apart all ungodly songs and ballads, which may tend onely to the nourishing of vice and corrupting of youth.

Sternhold, Thomas, -1549.

London : Imprinted by M.F. for the Company of Stationers, 1641.

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An answer to Thomas Tillams book called The seventh-day-sabbath : wherein it is shewed how the Christian sabbath is Christ who is the Lord of the day, who was before any day was made and is the rest for man-servants and maid-servants and strangers, Jewes and Gentiles that believe in him who gives rest unto the creation : and how the Jews sabbath was a day given to them since the fall ... and this sabbath was a shadow and sign of rest to them all ... / by G.F.

Fox, George, 1624-1691.

London : Printed for Thomas Simmons, 1659.

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The child's grammar : designed to enable ladies who may not have attended to the subject themselves to instruct their children : containing a very plain and easy explanation of the several parts of speech, exemplified in the most familiar manner in sentences suited to the capaci[t]ies of children, followed by parsing lessons, resolved into their elements to try the progress of the pupil : and also the plainest explanation of the modes and tenses, and a second set of parsing lessons suited to a scholar more advanced in grammar : with directions for full examination.

London (No. 4, Aldermary Church-yard, Bow-Lane; and, No. 17, Queen-Street, Cheapside) : Printed by and for John Marshall, [1794]

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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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The adventures of Theagenes and Chariclia : a romance, being the rise, progress, tryals and happy success of the heroic loves of those two illustrious persons : wherein the following histories are intermix'd, I. The treacherous slave, or, Cruel Step-mother, II. The wandering prelate, III. The fighting priest, IV. The royal adultress : with several other curious events : in two volumes / written originally in Greek by Heliodorus ... in the fourth century of Christianity, who chose to be depriv'd of his bishoprick rather than destroy this book, design'd by him for the promotion of virtuous loves.

Heliodorus, of Emesa.

London : Printed for W. Taylor ..., E. Curll, R. Gosling and J. Hooke ... and J. Browne ... and J. Osborn ..., 1717.

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The new book of constitutions of the most ancient and honourable Fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons : containing their history, charges, regulations ... also some rules necessary to be observed by the committee of charity, not published before, together with a choice collection of mason's songs, poems, prologues, and epilogues pub. by the order, and with the sanction of the Grand-lodge / collected from the book of constitutions published in England, in the year 1738, by ... James Anderson ... for the use of the lodges in Ireland, by Edward Spratt ...

Anderson, James, approximately 1680-1739.

Dublin : Printed by J. Butler, for the editor, 1751.

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The art of glass : Shewing how to make all sorts of glass, crystal and enamel. Likewise the making of pearls, precious stones, china and looking-glass. To which is added, the method of painting on glass and enameling. Also how to extract the colours from minerals, metals, herbs and flowers. A work containing many secrets and curiosities never before discovered. Illustrated with proper sculptures / Written originally in French, by Mr. H. Blancourt, and now first translated into English. With an appendix, containing exact instructions for making glass-eyes of all colours.

Haudicquer de Blancourt, Jean, b. ca. 1650.

London : Printed for Dan. Brown [etc.], 1699.

PML 151129

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