Translation of Persian Tales Into English Novel Volume
A 18th century advertisement notes the fourth edition of Persian and Turanian tales translated into French by la Croix and now into English by Dr. King and others. It lists the publisher Richard Ware at the Bible and Sun in Amen Corner and mentions two letters from a French abbot about Madagascar and the French ambassador’s reception by the king of Siam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Madagascar
Richard Ware
Amenomer
Lately publish'd New Editions of Notable Books
A catalog announces recent editions and reprint updates across multiple works. Included are South's Sermons in six volumes with headers and an index, Shaftsbury's Characteristicke in three volumes with notes, Dr Burnee and Keill astronomy works, Dr Trapp and Welwood texts, Katharine Phillips letters, King's account of heathen gods, Horace odes with Bentley notes, Wylde's Practical Surveyor, Clergyman and Gentleman's Recreation, Aristesiettis lectures, a list of noble libraries, and the British Compendium with noble arms. Printed for H Lintot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. South
Earl of Shaftsbury
Burnee
Keill
Trapp
Welwood
England
Katharine Philip
Orinda
Po Narchos
King
Bentley
Wylde
Laurence
Aristesiettis
Stephen Lewis
Merton College
H. Lintot
Law of Evidence by Francis Bacon from 17th century
An edition corrected and enlarged presents the Law of Evidence with general principles, witnesses, written evidence, actions on the case, crimes, and public authority. It catalogs rules and maxims from Treason to Crown pleas, includes chancery ordinances, and reflects Bacon's legal commentary and digest plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macaus
Yas
de Canie
R. Gosling
Fetter-Lane
Fleet-streee
England
Ewes
Curious Table on Gold Silver Values and Exchange Rates
Publication by Richard Hayes offering a table comparing standard gold and silver bars with Amsterdam London exchange rates. Includes notes on ship bookkeeping methods and how to value lands, revenues, and public funds. Author also advertises companion volumes on merchant accounts and investment calculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hayes
Princes-street
Bank of England
Amsterdam
London
W.meadows
East-Indies
The English Malady and Other Medical Treatises Listed
A catalog of medical treatises including The Erectx Enpirion of Fray of the true Nature and Bath Waters with cures for chronic distempers and a new theory of fevers. It also lists Philosophical Principles of Religion and an Essay on Health and long life. Printed for George Strahan at the Golden Ball Cornhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Strahan Ag
Royal Exchange
Cornhill
Supplement to the New Version of Psalms by Dr Baapy
An 8th edition supplement adds plain instructions for learning psalmody. Includes tunes for Holy Sacrament prayers and Ten Commandments, Glotia Pathis and treble bass parts, and a table aligning psalms with church feasts. Also offers Sternhold Hopkins psalms and musical settings by Tat, with price notes and publisher details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baapy
Tate
R. Ware
The
Bible
Thomas Sternhold
John Hopkins
Angelick Snuff Remedy Advertises Universal Cure
An 18th century advertisement touts Angelick Snuff as a universal cure for head and brain disorders, vapors, giddiness, lethargy, deafness, eye soreness, catarrh, toothache, falling sickness, and more. It claims rapid relief, brain fortification, and nerve revival, with over a thousand experiments and a price of one shilling per paper, sold at Jacob's Coffee-house near the Ange and Crown Tavern in Broad Street behind the Royal Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelick
D.forders
Jacob’s
Ange and Crown
Broad-street
Royal Exchange
The Tooth-Health Tincture Promises Universal Cure
An 18th century advertisement touts a “Specifick Tinure” for tooth ache and dental disorders. It claims instant pain relief, permanent cure of toothache, whitening effects, strengthened teeth, cured gum scurvy, and fresh breath. The product is sold by Auchor’s Appointment at the Gentlewoman’s Two Blue Posts, Haydon-Yard in the Minories, London, with export allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auchor
Haydon-Yard
Minories
London
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Elizabeth Haywood
Francis Bacon
J. Mess
Baily
Ludgate
I. Cagper
Globe
Pater-nofter-Row
George I
Elizabeth
George Dhe
King’s Bench
Rosert Forex
T. Woodward
Temple Gates
Fleet-Street
Tnner-Temple
Coke
Sir John Keyling
Common Pleas
N.B
West
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