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A coppy of a letter sent by Lieu. Col. John Lilburne to Mr. Wollaston keeper of Newgate or his Deputy.

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An introduction to astronomy and geography being a plain and easie treatise of the globes : in VII parts ... / by William Leybourn.

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[A booke of cookerie, otherwise called the good huswiues handmaid.]

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The devils conquest, or, a Wish obtained: Shewing how one late of Barnsby-Street ... carried home some work to her mistris ... who asked her how much shee [sic] owed her for; the maid answered eight pounds; her mistris said 'twas but six ... the maid began to swear and curse, and wisht the Devil fetch her, if there was no eight pounds owing her ... one came and throwed her down ... and suddenly he vanished away ... which caused them to say, it was the Devil ... at midnight she heard a voice ... she swore she would come, and being got out of the bed, fell down upon her face ... her body moving in a most terrible manner ... her mistris was sent for, who freely forgave her, and wisht God might forgive her too ... her body was found as black as pitch all over; and all this was for no more than the value of eleven pence / ...written for a warning to all, to avoid the like course. The tune is, Summer Time.

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The old Puritan detected and defeated, or, A brief treatise shewing how by the artifice of pulpit-prayers our dissenters, at all times, have endeavour'd to undermine the liturgy of the reformed Church of England together with the fault and danger of such prayers, whether vented extempore, or forethought by the speaker / by a most learned and reverend divine now with God.

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A narrative of the proceedings at the Sessions, held in justice-hall at the Old-Baly Shewing the several crimes of the mallefactors; viz. treasons, murthers, robberies, burglaries, and fellonies. There were sixteen burned in the hand, three men, and three vvomen condemned, but two of them pleaded ther bellies, and were reprieved by the court, there were four to be transported, and one to stand in the pillory. With allowance; Roger L'Estrange.

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The curse of corne-horders with the blessing of seasonable selling. In three sermons, on Pro. II.26. Begun at the general sessions for the county of Cornwall, held at Bodmyn, and continued at Fowy. By Charles Fitz-Geffrie.

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To the most hon[ble] assemblie of the high court of Parliament the humble petition of many thousands of poore distressed carpenters, bricklayers, smithes, plaisterers, glaziers, painters and other handy-crafts men.

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The disloyal favourite or, The unfortunate states-man. Who seeks by fond desire for to climb may chance to catch a fall before his time for fortune is as fickle, as the wind, to him that bears a proud ambious [sic] mind. Tune of, Sawny will ne'r be my love again.

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The Gray's-Inn Journal: In two volumes. ... [pt.1]

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A dialogue between ald John M'clatchy, and young Willie Ha, about the marriage of his daughter Maggy M'clatchy. To an excellent new tune.

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The famous historie of Albions queene VVherein is discoursed King Edwards ielosie, Queene Katherines chastetie, the Duke of Suffolkes loyaltie, and the Barron of Buckinghams treacherie.

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Official letters to the Honorable American Congress, written, during the war between the United Colonies and Great-Britain, by His Excellency George Washington, commander in chief of the Continental forces: now president of the United States. ; Copied, by special permission, from the original papers preserved in the office of the secretary of state, Philadelphia. ; Vol. I[-II].

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A justification of the directors of the Netherlands East Indie Company As it was delivered over unto the high and mightly lords the States General of the United Provinces, the 22th of July, 1686. Upon the subject and complaint of Mr. Skelton, Envoye Extraordinary from the King of Great Brittain, touching the affair of Bantam, and other controversies at Macassar, and on the coast of Mallabar and at Gamron, in the Gulf of Persia. Likewise a justification in anwser to the several memorials lately given unto the States General by the Marques of Albeville, touching Meslepatam and other places in the Indies. Translated out of Dutch by a good friend, for the satisfaction of all such as are impartial judges of the matters now in dispute between the two companies.

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To the people of the United States. Friends and fellow citizens, The period for a new election of a citizen to administer the executive government of the United States being not far distant ... I should now apprise you of the resolution I have formed, to decline being considered ...

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The art of numbring by speaking-rods, vulgarly termed Nepeirs bones by which the most difficult parts of arithmetick, as multiplication, division, and extracting of roots both square and cube, are performed with incredible celerity and exactness (without any charge to the memory) by addition and subtraction only / published by W.L.

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A vindication of the commands and doctrine of Christ Jesus and of his people in their faithful obedience to him against all swearers and swearing whatsoever, according to the scriptures of truth : with a few words unto all such rulars [sic], teachers, and people ... that have a hand in afflicting, persecuting, and casting such into prisons ... / W.B.

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An account of a strange appearance in the heavens on Tuesday-night, March 6. 1716. As it was seen over Stow-Market in Suffolk in England. / By Thomas Prince, M.A. Of Harvard College in Cambridge in N. England. ; [Five lines from Joel]

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President Washington's resignation, and address to the citizens of the United States, September 17, 1796. An invaluable legacy to Americans.

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The Present melancholy circumstances of the province consider'd, and methods for redress humbly proposed, in a letter from one in the country to one in Boston.

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Twelve sermons upon several occasions by Samuel Scattergood ...

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Sionis reductio, & exultatio. Or, Sions return out of captivity with Sions reioycing for her return. A discourse, intended for the solemn festivity of the English nation, at Livorno in Italy, upon the happy news of King Charles the Second his return into England, which was there celebrated with munificent feasting, and magnificent shows, fire-works, and other signs of triumph, three days together, in the month of July anno Dom. 1660. Since occasionally preached in part, at St. Margarets in Westminster, the Sonday [sic] after the solemnization of the Kings birth-day, and entry into London; and now presented to publick view, as to correct the mis-apprehension, and mis-interpretation of some that were present; so to prevent the mis-information, and depravation of others that were absent. By Ro. le Grosse, cleric. An orthodox priest of the Church of England; and D. Oecumenical, then residing in Livorno, at his return from grand Cairo in Egypt.

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A letter from the Rt. Honourable Edmund Burke to His Grace the Duke of Portland, on the conduct of the minority in Parliament. Containing fifty-four articles of impeachment against the Rt. Hon. C.J. Fox. : From the original copy, in the possession of the noble duke.

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A discourse, delivered at Amherst, August 10, 1797; before the most worshipful Nathaniel Adams of the Grand Lodge of Newhampshire, and the officers of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts; at the installation of the Benevolent Lodge, under the right worshipful Samuel Dana, Esq. : [Three lines of quotations] / By the Rev. Brother William Bentley, A.M. F.H.S.

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An inaugural dissertation on the bilious malignant fever. Read at a public examination, held by the medical professors, before the Rev. Joseph Willard, S.T.D. president, and the governors in the university at Cambridge, for the degree of Bachelor in Medicine, July 10, 1797. / By Samuel Brown, A.M. ; [Four lines of quotations]

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