Rare 18th Century Multi Volume History Catalogue
An extensive 18th century prospectus advertises Bell and Newbery publications. It lists England and Wales county histories with copper plate cuts, and adds natural history compendia by R Brookes and Danes Northern Antiquities by Mallet. Also promoted are Plutarch’s Lives and Cosmography works. Prices in old currency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Wales
F. Carnan
F. Newbery
St. Paul’s Churchyard
R. Brookes
M.D
Royal Societies of
London
Paris
Berlin
Petersburgh
Twickenham
Ili
Mallet
Dannémare
Gorahi_n
Price
Plutarch
Letter on Subscription by Dr Simon Patrick in 1682 3
Postscript announces a lengthy discourse and a curiously revealing letter from Dr Simon Patrick about subscription to the Thirty Nine Articles. The text notes Patrick’s stance that articles are articles of faith or peace, and discusses implications for clergy and conformity in Restoration England. It cites Jesuit and papal context, with mentions of Bramhall Saunderson and a March 3 ordination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Newbery
John Newbery
St. Paul’s Churchyard
London
His Majesty’s Navy
W. B
Newbery
Sun
General Evening Post
Jak
Evanson
Weliwisners
Church of England
Tinker
Lord Cornwallis
Moletoft
Chertsey
Surry
Simon Patrick
Peterborough
Chichester
Ely
Mapletoft
Trinity College
Cambridge
Braybrook
Northamptonshire
Bramhall
Chalcedon
Saunderson
Patrick
Church
Republic of Letters
Ignatius of Loyola
Emperor of Germany Returns From Cracow With Dispatches
Warsaw reports the Emperor of Germany, on returning from Cracow to Lemburg, receives dispatches from Vienna and immediately departs for the Austrian capital. News from Vienna says the Emperor arrived in perfect health. Milan notes Jesuits of St Jerome beginning to gather corn wine and other goods but the government halts their trafficking. Count de Firmiari summons Jesuit leaders to advise them to quit the habit and retire to country houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Germany
Cracow
Lemburgh
Vienna
Poland
Milan
St. Jérome
Count de Firmiari Yasterday
London Letters Review with Political and Crime Details
A London correspondence notes Parliament delaying meetings until after Christmas, hints at improved fiscal planning, and discusses colonial issues, trade, and the East Indies. Reports include a chaotic Half Moon meeting with voting friction, Roman and Paris dispatches, and a sensational Irish trial. Also covered are highway robbery, thefts, executions, theater politics, and East India Company notices.
High Water at London Bridge Tomorrow and Thursday
Weather note lists high waters at London Bridge with times and depths. Tomorrow at 38 minutes after midnight and 2 after the meridian, then Thursday at 28 minutes after 1 oclock morning and 14 minutes after 1 oclock afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lond N Bridge
Fragmentary 19th Century Market Notes
Readable fragments show references to financial instruments and bonds such as India Bonds and Navy Bills with numbers like 85 3 per cent and 1274 dite. The text appears as scattered market briefings or ledger entries without complete context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siut
South- Sea
India
Ndjia
Pr. Navy
Banks Long Ags
Also Mentioned on This Page
Awlas
Bing
Mon Danville
Samuel Dunn
Bimis
DY Anwilea
Robert
Thomas Kitchen
Fenv
Eyinigat
Sayer
Fleetstreet
Cornhill
Lallier
Daran
Callies
Bougits
Ble
Rathborne-place
Nicoll
Fiech Lane
Corbi
Diane
Dr. Mariefort
Fauxley
Daventree
Gensa
Hotel d'Evreux
Marchioness de Pompadour
Flanders
Baltic
Portugal
Meff
Sawbridge
Oliver
Judd
Rome
Papal
Braganca
Lisbon
Great Britain
Battile
M. F
Hague
Chevalier de M——r
Hamburgh
Campbell
Chance
Dover
Virginia
Fairweather
Gibraltar
France
Brussels
Sligo
Ireland
Samuel Slack
Slack
D—y L—E
Roscins
Cymbeline
Anthony Readthrop
Gilwrands
Rotherhithe
Thames Street
Lincoln’s Inn-Fields
Highgate
Smithfield Market
Barford
Oxford Street
Wandsworth
Westminster-bridge
Sir John Fielding
Wigan
Lancashire
Roger Holt
Aft
India-House
East- Indies
Leadenhall-street
Fock
Ludlow
Foy
Ross
Herefordshire
Abrahall
Newhouse
Francis Charlton
Philadelphia
Captain Kinson
Barbadoes
William and Catharine
M‘neil
Boston
Dublin
Daury-Lane
Bank Am
Consol
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