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Illustrations of British history, biography, and manners: in the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary, Elizabeth, and James I, exhibited in a series of original papers selected from the manuscripts of the noble families of Howard, Talbot, and Cecil: containing, among a variety of interesting pieces, a great part of the correspondence of Elizabeth, and her ministers, with George, the Sixth Earl of Shrewsbury, during the fifteen years in which Mary Queen of Scots remained in his custody: with numerous notes and observations

Tags: 1700-1799, History, James I 1603-1625, Tudors 1485-1603

Historical collections of private passages of state, weighty matters in law, remarkable proceedings in five Parliaments: beginning the sixteenth year of King James, anno 1618. and ending the fifth year of King Charls, anno 1629

Tags: 1600-1699, Early Stuarts 1603-1649, History

Historia de episcopis & decanis Londinensibus: necnon de episcopis & decanis Assavensibus: a primâ sedis utriusque fundatione ad annum MDXL. Accessit appendix duplex instrumentorum quorundam insignium, ad utramque historiam spectantium

Tags: 1600-1699, Bishops, Clergy, England, Great Britain, London England, St. Asaph Wales, Wales

[England's worthies: select lives of the most eminent persons of the English nation, from Constantine the Great, down to these times

Tags: 1600-1699

Ecclesia restaurata, or, The history of the Reformation of the Church of England: containing the beginning, progress, and successes of it, the counsels, by which it was conducted; the rules of piety, and prudence, upon which it was founded; the several steps, by which it was promoted, or retarded, in the change of times: from the first preparations to it by King Henry the Eight, untill the legal settling, and establishment of it under Queen Elizabeth: together with the intermixture of such civil actions, and affairs of state, as either were co-incident with it, or related to it

Tags: 1600-1699, Armorial bindings, Church and state, England, Extra-illustrated copies, History, Reformation, Tudors 1485-1603

Bishop Burnet's history of his own time: carefully corrected, and revised by the folio copy

Tags: 1700-1799, Extra-illustrated copies, History, Restoration 1660-1688

A help to English history: containing a succession of all kings of England ... the kings and princes of Wales: the kings and lords of Man: and the isle of Wight: as also of all the dukes, marquises, earls and bishops thereof: together with the names and ranks of the viscounts, barons, and baronets, of England

Tags: 1700-1799, History, Nobility

A collection of articles, injunctions, canons, orders, ordinances, and constitutions ecclesiastical: with other publick records of the Church of England, chiefly in the times of K. Edward VIth, Q. Elizabeth and K. James: published to vindicate the Church of England and to promote uniformity and peace in the same: and humbly presented to the Convocation

Tags: 1600-1699, Ecclesiastical law

A collection of articles, injunctions, canons, orders, ordinances, and constitutions ecclesiastical: with other publick records of the Church of England, chiefly in the times of K. Edward VI., Q. Elizabeth, K. James & K. Charles I: published to vindicate the Church of England, and to promote uniformity and peace in the same

Tags: 1600-1699, Ecclesiastical law

A chronicle of the kings of England: from the time of the Romans government, unto the death of King James: containing all passages of state and Church, with all other observations proper for a chronicle: faithfully collected out of authors ancient and modern, and digested into a method

Tags: 1600-1699, History, Nobility

The history and antiquities of Windsor Castle: and the Royal College, and Chapel of St. George: with the institution, laws, and ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter: including, the several foundations in the castle, from their first establishment to the present time: with an account of the town and corporation of Windsor: the royal apartments, and paintings in the castle: the ceremonies of the installation of a knight of the Garter

Tags: 1700-1799, Berkshire England, Windsor England

The antiquities of Canterbvry, or, A svrvey of that ancient citie, with the svbvrbs, and cathedrall: containing principally matters of antiquity in them all: collected chiefly from old manuscripts, lieger-bookes, and other like records, for the most part, never as yet printed: with an Appendix here annexed: wherein (for better satisfaction to the learned) the manuscripts, and records of chiefest consequence, are faithfully exhibited

Tags: 1600-1699, Antiquities, Canterbury England

L'arte poetica

Tags: 1700-1799, Italian poetry, Poetics, Tuscany Italy

The history of the Council of Trent: containing eight books, in which besides the ordinary acts of the Council are declared many notable occurrences which happened in Christendom, during the space of forty years and more, and particularly the practices of the court of Rome, to hinder the reformation of their errours, and to maintain their greatness

Tags: 1600-1699, Council of Trent, Inquisition, Sarpi Paolo, Venice Italy

Roma trionfante de Biondo da Forli tradotta pur hora per Lucio Fauno di latino in buona lingua uolgare.

Tags: 1500-1599, Antiquities, Biondo Flavio, Rome Italy

Michaelis Ritij Neapolitani De regibus Francorum lib. III: De regibus Hispaniae lib. III, De regibus Hierosolymoru[m] lib. I, De regibus Neapolis & Siciliae lib. IIII, De regibus Vngariae lib. II

Tags: 1500-1599, France, History, Hungary, Jerusalem, Latin Kingdom 1099-1244, Naples (Kingdom), Sicily (Italy), Spain, World history

M. Antonij Sabellici Historiae rerum Venetarum ab urbe condita, libri XXXIII: eiusdem in singulos libros epitome: additus in fine est index rerum memorabilium copiosus

Tags: 1500-1599, History, Venice Italy

I felici pronostichi da verificarsi contro à infedeli a fauor della Chiesa Christiana contenuti in cinque canzoni: fatte sopra l'Italia, la città di Venetia, la Guerra di Cipro, la Santissima Lega, & la miracolosa & felice vittoria già ottenuta contro l'armata turchesca

Tags: 1500-1599, Cyprian War 1570-1571, Italy, Venice Italy

Della historia vinitiana di m. Pietro Bembo card. volgarmente scritta: Libri XII

Tags: 1500-1599, History, Venice Italy

Admiranda et vere admiranda, siue, De magnitudine et vrbis et Ecclesiae Romanae

Tags: 1600-1699, Antiquities, Rome Italy

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

Opinione del Padre Paolo Seruita, consultor di stato: come debba gouernarsi internamente & esternamente la Republica Venetiana, per hauere il perpetuo dominio: con la quale si ponderano anco gli interessi di tutti i principi

Tags: 1600-1699, Politics and government, Venice Italy

Le antichita di Roma

Tags: 1600-1699, Antiquities, Rome Italy

L'antichità di Roma

Tags: 1500-1599, Antiquities, Rome Italy

Historia di M. Bernardo Giustinianio gentilhuomo vinitiano, dell'origine di Vinegia & delle cose fatte da Vinitiani: nella quale anchora ampiamente si contegono le guerre de' Gotthi, de Longobardi, & de' Saraceni

Tags: 1500-1599, History, Venice Italy

Discorso dell' origine, forma, leggi, ed vso dell' Vfficio dell' Iquisitione nella citta, e dominio di Venetia

Tags: 1600-1699, History, Inquisition, Venice Italy

Della republica et magistrati di Venetia libri V di M. Gasparo Contarini ; con vn ragionamento intorno alla medesima di M. Donato Giannotti Fiorentino ; eti discorsi de' gouerni ciuili di M. Sebastian Erizzo, & XV discorsi di M. Bartolomeo Caualcanti ; aggiuntoui di nuouo vn discorso dell' eccellenza delle republiche ... et di nuouo postoui la tauola nel fine ...

Tags: 1600-1699, Autographs, Insect damage, Politics and government, Thongs, Vellum bindings, Venice Italy, Woodcuts, Yapp style bindings

Casparis Contareni ... De republica Venetorum: libri quinque. Item Synopsis reip[ublicae] Venetae et alii de eadem discursis politici

Tags: 1600-1699, History, Politics and government, Venice Italy

Le storie della citta di Firenze

Tags: 1500-1599, Florence Italy, History

Historie di Nicolò Machiauelli, cittadino, et secretario fiorentino: al santissimo et beatissimo padre signore nostro Clemente VII. Pont. Mas

Tags: 1500-1599, Florence Italy, History, Italy, Politics and government

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