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The historie of the Councel of Trent: conteining eight bookes: in which (besides the ordinarie Actes of the Councell) are declared many notable occurrences, which happened in Christendome, during the space of fourtie yeeres and more: and, particularly, the practises of the Court of Rome, to hinder the reformation of their errors, and to maintaine their greatnesse

Tags: 1600-1699, Council of Trent

The historie of the Church: since the dayes of our Saviour Iesus Christ, untill this present age. Divided into foure bookes. l. The first containeth the whole proceedings and practises of the emperours, both of the West and East, for, or against the Church ... 2. The second containeth a briefe catalogue of the beginnings, and proceedings of all the bishops, popes, patriarches, doctors, pastors, and other learned men ... 3. The third containeth a short summe of all the heretiques ... 4. The fourth containeth a short compend of all the councels generall, nationall, and provinciall

Tags: 1600-1699

The historie of Philip de Commines, knight, Lord of Argenton

Tags: 1600-1699, France, History, House of Valois 1328-1589

The historie of Great Britaine: vnder the conqvests of the Romans, Saxons, Danes and Normans: their originals, manners, habits, warres, coines, and seales: with the successions, liues, acts, and issues of the English monarchs from Ivlivs Caesar, vnto the raigne of King Iames, of famous memorie

Tags: 1600-1699, History, Tudors 1485-1603

The historie of Edward the Fourth, King of England

Tags: 1600-1699, Edward IV 1461-1483, History

The herball, or, Generall historie of plantes

Tags: 1600-1699, Binding labels, Botany, England, Engravings, Gold tooled bindings, Half bindings, Leather bindings, Marbled paper bindings, Marginalia, Medicinal plants, Medicine, Paper defects, Paper repairs, Pre-Linnean works, Water damage, Woodcuts

The Harleian miscellany, or, A collection of scarce, curious and entertaining pamphlets and tracts, as well in manuscript as in print, found in the late Earl of Oxford's library interspersed with historical, political and critical notes: with a table of contents and an alphabetical index

Tags: 1700-1799, History, Miscellanea, Stuarts 1603-1714

The great exemplar of sanctity and holy life according to the Christian institution: described in the history of the life and death of the ever blessed Jesus Christ the saviour of the world: with considerations and discourses upon the several parts of the story: and prayers fitted to the several mysteries

Tags: 1600-1699, Devotional literature, Jesus Christ

The golden boke of Marcus Aurelius Emperour and eloquent oratour

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Tags: 1500-1599, Marcus Aurelius, Princes

The glory of their times, or, The liues of ye Primitiue Fathers: co[n]tayning their chiefest actions, workes, sentences, and deaths

Tags: 1600-1699, Biography, Church Fathers

The generall historie of the Turkes, from the first beginning of that nation to the rising of the Othoman familie: with all the notable expeditions of the Christian princes against them: together with the lives and conquests of the Othoman kings andn emperours faithfullie collected out of the best histories, both auntient and moderne, and digested into one continuat historie untill this present yeare 1603.

Tags: 1600-1699, History, Turkey

The Generall historie of the magnificent state of Venice: from the first foundation thereof untill this present collected by Thomas de Fougasses ... out of all authors, both ancient and moderne, that haue written of that subiect ; englished by W. Shute.

Tags: 1600-1699, Autographs, Gold tooled bindings, History, Leather bindings, Marginalia, Panel stamped bindings, Raised bands, Stained edges, Venice Italy, Woodcuts

The generall historie of Spaine: containing all the memorable things that haue past in the realmes of Castille, Leon, Nauarre, Arragon, Portugall, Granado, &c. and by what meanes they were vnited, and so continue vnder Philip the Third, King of Spaine, now raigning

Tags: 1600-1699, History, Spain

The general history of the Reformation of the Church, from the errors and corruptions of the Church of Rome: begun in Germany by Martin Luther, with the progress thereof in all parts of Christendom, from the year 1517, to the year 1556

Tags: 1600-1699, Charles V 1519-1556, Europe, Germany, History, Reformation

The Funeral sermon of Margaret, Countess of Richmond and Derby, mother to King Henry VII and foundress of Christ's and St John's College in Cambridge: with a preface containing some farther account of her charities and foundations, together with a catalogue ... at Cambridge

Tags: 1700-1799

The firste-[laste] volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande faithfully gathered and set forth by Raphaell Holinshed.

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Tags: 1500-1599, Armorial bookplates, Autographs, Binding damage, Binding labels, Clasps, Drawings, Gold tooled bindings, Great Britain, History, Leather bindings, Manuscript waste, Marginalia, Paper defects, Tudors 1485-1603, Water damage, William Shakespeare, Woodcuts

The first[-seconde] tome or volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus upon the Newe Testamente

Tags: 1500-1599, Bible, Commentaries

The first[-seconde] tome or volume of the paraphrase of Erasmus upon the Newe Testamente

Tags: 1500-1599, Bible, Commentaries

The first and seconde partes of the herbal of William Turner Doctor in Phisick : lately ouersene, corrected and enlarged with the thirde parte, lately gathered, and nowe set oute with the names of the herbes, in Greke Latin, English, Duche, Frenche, and in the apothecaries and herbaries Latin, with the properties, degrees, and naturall places of the same ; here vnto is ioyned also a booke of the bath of Baeth in England, and of the vertues of the same with diuerse other bathes, moste holsom and effectuall, both in Almanye and England / set furth by William Turner Doctor in Phisick ; God saue the Quene.

Tags: 1500-1599, Binding labels, Botany, English, Genealogical notes, Gold tooled bindings, Hebrew, Herbs, Leather bindings, Marginalia, Medicinal plants, Paper repairs, Pre-Linnean works, Raised bands, Sammelband, Water damage, William Turner, Woodcuts

The first [-seconde] tome or volume of the Paraphrases of Erasmus upon the Newe Testamente

Tags: 1500-1599, Bible, Commentaries

The Fatall Douury: a tragedy: as it hath beene often acted at the priuate house in Blackefryers, by His Maiesties seruants

Tags: 1600-1699

The faerie queene ...

Tags: 1600-1699, Spenser Edmund

The extinct peerage of England: containing a succinct account of all the peers whose titles are expired: with their descents, marriages, and issues: offices in government, and memorable actions: from the conquest to the year 1769

Tags: 1700-1799, England, Nobility

The essayes, or, Morall, politike, and militarie discourses of Lord Michael de Montaigne...

Tags: 1600-1699, Montaigne Michel de

The eight volumes of letters writ by a Turkish spy, who liv'd five and forty years undiscover'd at Paris: giving an impartial account to the Divan at Constantinople of the most remarkable transactions of Europe: and discovering several intrigues and secrets of the Christian courts (especially of that of France) continued from the year 1637, to the year 1682

Tags: 1700-1799, Europe, History

The due right of presbyteries, or, A peaceable plea for the government of the Church of Scotland: wherein is examined 1. The way of the Church of Christ in New England, in brotherly equality, and independency, or coordination, without subjection of one church to another. 2. Their apology for the said government, their answers to thirty and two questions are considered. 3. A treatise for a church covenant is discussed. 4. The arguments of Mr. Robinson in his justification of separation are discovered. 5. His treatise, called, The people's plea for the exercise of prophecy, is tryed. 6. Diverse late arguments against presbyteriall government, and the power of synods are discussed, the power of the Prince in matters ecclesiastical modestly considered, & divers incident controversies resolved

Tags: 1600-1699, Presbyterianism

The dramatick works of John Dryden, Esq.: in six volumes

Tags: 1700-1799

The dramatic works of Mr. Philip Massinger, compleat.: in four volumes

Tags: 1700-1799

The double-armed man, by the new inuention : briefly shewing some famous exploits atchieued by our Brittish bowmen: with seuerall portraitures proper for the pike and bow

Tags: 1600-1699, Charles I 1625-1649, Illustrated books

The dictionary historical and critical of Mr. Peter Bayle

Tags: 1700-1799, Biography, Dictionary, encyclopedias and dictionaries, Grand dictionnaire historique, Gustaf II Adolf King of Sweden 1594-1632, History, Languet Hubert, Moréri Louis

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