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Arbasto The anatomie of fortune. Wherein is discoursed by a pithie and pleasant discourse, that the highest state of prosperitie, is oft times the first steppe to mishappe, and that to stay vpon fortunes lotte, is to treade on brittle glasse. VVherein also gentlemen may finde pleasant conceits to purge melancholie, and perfit counsell to preuent misfortune. By Robert Greene Master of Arte.

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An apology for the liberties of the churches in New England: to which is prefix'd, a discourse concerning congregational churches. / By Samuel Mather, M.A. Pastor of a church in Boston, New England. ; [Nineteen lines of quotations]

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The Parliament under the power of the sword.

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Severall speeches delivered at a conference concerning the power of Parliament, to proeeed [sic] against their King for misgovernment. In which is stated: I. That government by blood is not by law of nature, or divine, but only by humane and positive laws of every particular common-wealth, and may upon just causes be altered. II. The particular forme of monarchies and kingdomes, and the different laws whereby they are to be obtained, holden and governed ... III. The great reverence and respect due to kings, ... IV. The lawfulnesse of proceeding against princes: ... V. The coronation of princes, ... VI. What is due to onely succession by birth, and what interest or right an heire apparent hath to the crown, ... VII. How the next in succession by propinquity of blood, have often times been put back by the common-wealth, ... VIII. Divers other examples out of the states of France and England, for proofe that the next in blood are sometimes put back from succession, ... IX. What are the principall points which a common-wealth ought to respect in admitting or excluding their king, wherein is handled largely also of the diversity of religions, and other such causes.

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The blacke bookes messenger Laying open the life and death of Ned Browne one of the most notable cutpurses, crosbiters, and conny-catchers, that euer liued in England. Heerein hee telleth verie pleasantly in his owne person such strange prancks and monstrous villanies by him and his consorte performed, as the like was yet neuer heard of in any of the former bookes of conny-catching. By R.G.

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Ciceronis amor· = Tullies loue VVherein is discoursed the prime of Ciceroes youth, setting out in liuely portraitures how young gentlemen that ayme at honour should leuell the end of their affections, holding the loue of countrie and friends in more esteeme then those fading blossomes of beautie, that onely feede the curious suruey of the eye. A worke full of pleasure as following Ciceroes vaine, who was as conceipted in his youth as graue in his age, profitable as conteining precepts worthie so famous an orator. By Robert Greene in Artibus magister.

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The Parliaments X. commandements.

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The Parliaments praise, reforming our bad wayes. Iacobs wrastling for a blessing.

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A cedars sad and solemn fall. Delivered in a sermon at the parish-church of Waltham Abbey in Essex ... At the funeral of James late Earl of Carlisle. By Thomas Reeve, D.D. preacher of Gods word there.

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The Parliaments knell.

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A letter of enquiry to the reverend fathers of the Society of Jesus written in the person of a dissatisfied Roman Catholick.

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Meditations and disquisitions upon the Lords prayer. By Sr. Richard Baker, Knight

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A conspiracre [sic] of the twelve bishops in the Tower, against Mr. Calamie, Mr. Burton, Mr. Martiall, and many other worthy divines, &c. As also how they obseurely [sic] made those articles, wherein Mr. Pym and the other Parliament men were impeached. Shewing likewise their treacherie, how they would have escaped out ot the Tower. With a description of the true cause that the City of London and Westminster are day and night in armes. And of that notable abuse, which was done last Thursday night, when the city was called up to rise in arms in the night, both in Cheapside, Covent-Garden, and St. Georges field in Southwark.

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A sermon vpon the parable of the King that taketh an accompt of his seruants Math. 18. 23. Wherein is declared, the iustice, mercy, and seueritie of God: the crueltie of man, and his reward for the same. Rising vpon St. Peters question to Christ, viz. How oft shall I forgiue my brother? seauen times? 21. vers. [...] By Iohn Hoskin, minister of Gods holy word, student in Diuinitie.

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The humble presentation of Richard Delamain the younger, to the right honorable House of Peers, assembled in Parliament.

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The True narrative of the proceedings at the sessions house in the Old-Bayly which began on Wednesday the 18th of this instant April and ended on Thursday the 19th following giving an account of most of the remarkable trials there, viz. for murder, fellonies, and burglaries &c., with a particular relation of their names and the places of their commiting their facts and the number of those condemned to die, burn'd in the hand, transported, and to be whipt.

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Cum bono deo. A remonstrance to the Godly party. Two maine quæries, which stand much usefull fo these our times. ... And a vindication of both. / By Andrew Logie sometime Arch-Deane of Aberdene; Penned by the author, ann. 1654, and printed 1661.

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A list of the names of such of the subscribers of land and money towards a fund for the national land-bank, who having paid in their subscription-money, or subscribed the last instrument, are intituled to elect or be elected directors of the said bank.

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A letter from the King of Spain written to the Pope of Rome Licens'd, September 29. 1690.

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A dialogue between the ghosts of the two last Parliaments, at their late interview

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Sixteen antiquæries propounded to the catechiser of Diotrephes.

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A True narrative of the whole proceedings at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bayly, begun on Thursday the 12th of this instance July, 1683, against Captain Thomas Walcot, William Lord Russel, William Hone, Joyner, John Rouse, Captain William Blage, for conspiring the death of the King, &c. as also, an account of the tryals of several notorious malefactors for treason, felonies, &c., together with the judgment of the Court upon the same.

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The True narrative of the proceedings at the Sessions-House in the Old-Bayly, which began on Wednesday the 10th of this instant October, and ended on Saturday the 12th of the same month giving an account of all the remarkable tryals there, viz, for high-treason, murders, fellonies and burglaries &c., with the criminals, names and places of committing their facts, with the number of those condemn'd to be hang'd, transported, and to be whip [sic]

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A great victory obtained by Collonell Scroope against the Duke of Buckingham, at Saint Needs in Huntingtonshire. On Munday July the 10th. 1648. Where was slain Col. Dolbier, quartermaster Generall. 3 officers more. 8 troopers. Taken prisoners: Earl of Holland, 30 officers and gentlemen, 120 troopers. The Duke of Buckhingham fled with 200 horse. Taken besides. 200 horse, 150 fire armes, 100 great saddles. Powder some pounds. Silver, and gold and store of other good plunder. The Earle of Hollands blew ribbon and his George.

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The interest of England how it consists in vnity of the Protestant religion. With expedients moderate and effectuall to establish it by the extirpation of the papacy. By a member of the House of Commons.

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