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The art of speaking. Containing, I. An essay; in which are given rules for expressing properly the principal passions and humours, which occur in reading, or public speaking; and II. Lessons taken from the ancients and moderns (with additions and alterations where thought useful) exhibiting a variety of matter for practice; the emphatical words printed in italics; with notes of direction referring to the essay. : To which are added, a table of the lessons, and an index of the various passions and humours in the essay and lessons. : [Three lines in Latin from Cicero]

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Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. By His Excellency, Richard, Earl of Bellomont ... A proclamation for a general fast. ... Thursday the twenty-fifth of April next ... Given at the Council-chamber in Boston the twentieth day of March, 1699 [new style, 1700].

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Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England. By His Excellency, Richard, Earl of Bellomont ... A proclamation. ... Given at the Council-chamber in Boston the fourteenth day of March, 1699 [new style, 1700].

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An oration delivered at the Orphan-House of Charleston, South-Carolina, October 18th, 1795, being the sixth anniversary of the institution. / By the Reverend George Buist, D.D. Minister of the Presbyterian Church of Charleston.

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An essay on free trade and finance, humbly offered to the consideration of the public. / By a citizen of Philadelphia.

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The importance of the early and proper education of children, both as it respects themselves and mankind in general, --considered in a sermon, preached at Wareham, (Massachusetts) March 31st, 1795. / By Clark Brown, a licensed candidate preacher. ; [Four lines from Deuteronomy]

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Durable riches. Two brief discourses, occasioned by the impoverishing blast of heaven, which the undertakings of men, both by sea and land, have met withal. : The one, handling, the true cause of loosing; the other, giving, the true way of thriving. / By Cotton Mather. ; [Four lines of quotations in Latin]

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Ramus olivæ, sive Concio e̕irēno-deētiké habita ad clerum in Templo Beatæ Mariæ Oxon. 8⁰ Iunii pro inchoando termino. A Johanne Wall, Doctore in theologiâ, & Collegii Ædis Christi præbendario.

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Whereas the late Parliament dissolving themselves and resigning their powers and authorities, the government of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland, by a Lord Protector, and successive triennial parliaments, is now established ...

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Memoria Wilsoniana. Or, Some dues unto the memory of the truly Reverend & renowned Mr. John Wilson, the first Pastor of Boston: who expired August. 7. 1667. Aged, 79. Paid by Cotton Mather. ; [Two lines of Latin quotation]

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An invitation to Lubberland, with an account of the great plenty of that fruitful country. There is all sorts of fowl and fish, with wine, and store of brandy; ye have there what your hearts can wish, the hills are sugar-candy. The tune of, Billy and Molly. Or, The journey-man shoe-maker. This may be printed, R.P.

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The countrey lasse. To a daintie new note, which if you can hit, there's another tune will as well fit. To the tune of, The mother beguild daughter.

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Acts and laws, passed by the Great and General Court or Assembly of His Majesties province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in New-England. Begun and held at Boston on Wednesday the twenty-seventh of May, 1696. Anno regni Guilielmi tertii, Angliae, Scotiae, Franciae, et Hiberniae, regis, octavo.

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A journal of the House of Representatives for His Majesties province of New-York in America begun the 20th day of June, in the seventh year of His Majesties reign, annoq; Dom. 1695.

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A copy of Dr. Swift's Memorial to the Queen

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The othe of euerie free man, of the city of London.

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The manner of holding Parliaments in England. Collected forth of our ancient records. Whereunto is added. Certaine ancient customs of this kingdome. The prerogative and power of Parliaments. The order and forme of the placing and sitting of the Kings Majesty and peeres in the upper house of Parliament. The order and course of passing bills in Parliament. With the stately and magnificent order, of proceeding to Parliament, of the most high and mighty prince, King Charles, on Monday the 13th. of Aprill 1640. in the 16th. yeare of his Majesties reigne, first on horse backe from White Hall to Westminster-Abby-Church, and from thence on foot to the Parliament house.

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By His Excellency Coll. Benjamin Fletcher captain general and governour in chief of His Majesties province of New-York, &c. A proclamation[.] Whereas the French and Indians of Canade have lately invaded the country of the Indians of the Five Nations ... I have therefore ... prohibited the transportation of Indian corn and pease from the county of Albany, Ulster and Dutches County, to any other county or place down the river, until the first day of April now next ensuing ... Given at Fort William Henry the twelfth day of September ... annoq; Domini 1696.

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An honorable and learned speech made by Mr. Waller in Parliament against the prelates innovations, false doctrin and discipline, reproveing the perswation of some clergie-men to His Majestie of inconveniencies : vvho themselves instead of tilling the ground are become sowers of tares : vvith a motion for the fundamentall and vitall liberties of this nation which it was wont to have.

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The case of several hackney-coachmen in and about the cities of London and Westminster and the suburbs, occasioned by one Robert Murrey, and his adherents, to the utter ruin of many families, for his and his accomplices private interest.

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The co-incidence of natural with revealed religion. A sermon at the annual lecture instituted in Harvard College by the last will and testament of the Honorable Paul Dudley, Esq; delivered November 1, 1775. / By Samuel Langdon, D.D. president of Harvard College. ; [Three lines from Acts]

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An answer to a late Dialogue between a new Catholick convert and a Protestant to prove the mystery of the Trinity to be as absurd a doctrine as transubstantiation : by way of short notes on the said dialogue.

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The artificial spaw, or, Mineral-waters to drink imitating the German spaw-water in its delightful and medicinal operations on humane bodies, &c. / by T. Byfield.

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George Barnwell. A new novel. / By T.S. Surr, author of Consequences, a novel; and Christ's hospital, a poem. ; [Four lines from Cowper] ; Two volumes in one.

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Searching and Concordancing

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