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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.

PML 150314.2

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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.

PML 12946

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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.

PML 20999-21000

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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.

PML 142057

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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]

PML 86060

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This present Thursday, July 1, 1824, will be acted the comedy of The School for scandal. Previous to the play, Cherubini's celebrated Overture to Anacreon ... at the end of the play, Master Birch (a boy only twelve years old) will perform on the flute, Drouet's celebrated variations to "God save the King" ... A comic song, Mr. Rayner, after which will be acted, the interlude of A day after the wedding ; or, A wife's first lesson ... to which will be added the melo-drama of The Forest of Bondy or, The dog of Montargis.

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PMC 1119.1

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[London] : W. Reynolds, 9, Denmark-court, Strand, 1824.

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Music Manuscripts and Printed Music

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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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Joh. Amos Comnienii Orbis sensualium pictus : hoc est, omnium fundamentalium in mundo rerum, & in vita actionum, pictura & nomenclatura = Joh. Amos Commenius's Visible world, or, A picture and nomenclature of all the chief things that are in the world, and of mens employments therein / a work newly written by the author in Latine, and High-Dutch (being one of his last essays, and the most suitable to childrens capacities of any that he hath hither to made) ; & translated in[to] English by Charles Hoole ... for the use of young Latine-scholars.

Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670.

London : Printed for J. Kirton, at the Kings-Arms, in Saint Paul's Church-yard, 1664.

PML 152131

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Eden: or, A compleat body of gardening. : Containing plain and familiar directions for raising the several useful products of a garden, fruits, roots, and herbage; from the practice of the most successful gardeners, and the result of a long experience. : Together with the culture of all kinds of flowers, according to the methods of the English, French, and Dutch florists. And the knowledge of curious plants, after the system of Linnaeus. ... / Compiled and digested from the papers of the late celebrated Mr. Hale, by the authors of the Compleat body of husbandry. ...

Hill, John, 1714?-1775.

London : Printed for T. Osborne, ... ; T. Trye, ... ; S. Crowder and Co. ... ; and H. Woodgate, ... , MDCCLVII. [1757]

PML 151819

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The saints everlasting rest, or, A treatise of the blessed state of the saints in their enjoyment of God in glory, wherein is shewed its excellency and certainty, the misery of those that lose it, the way to attain it, and assurance of it, and how to live in the continual delightful foretasts of it, by the help of meditation / written for the authors own use, in the time of his languishing, when God took him off from all publike imployment, and afterwards preached in his weekly lecture, by Richard Baxter.

Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691.

London : Printed for Thomas Underhill and Francis Tyton, 1654.

PML 195319

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