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Brown bread and honour, : a tale. Moderniz'd from an ancient manuscript of Chaucer
1716
Satire, in verse. The ascription to Chaucer is false. Anon.
A Prophesie, which hath been in a manuscript, in the Lord Powis's family sixty years
[1679]
Forms the left half of a double broadside (meant to be separated), of which the right half is "The Jesuits justification, proving they died as innocent as the child unborn" [London? : s.n., 1679]. V...
Old Mother Grim's tales, found in an old manuscript, dated 1527 : never before published
Meston, William (1688?-1745)
1737
Signatures: A-M⁴ N2. Published anonymously; by William Meston. False imprint. Published in Edinburgh. Cf. Foxon. A second decade was published in 1738. In verse.
The story of the St. Alb-ns ghost : or The apparition of Mother Haggy. Collected from the best manuscripts
Wagstaffe, William (1685-1725); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735)
1712
Attributed also to Swift and Arbuthnot, possibly in collaboration. Published in "Miscellaneous works of Dr. William Wagstaffe" under title: The story of the St. A----n's ghost. Seems to correspond...
Count Piper's packet : being a choice and curious collection of manuscript papers, in prose and verse that were found
Pensioner of Chelsea Hospital
1732
Anon. Indexed in: Case 375.
A choice collection of poetry : by the most ingenious men of the age.... Most carefully collected from original manuscripts, by Joseph Yarrow
Yarrow, Joseph
1738
Titlepage to vol.1 in red and black. With a list of subscribers in vol.1.
The genuine remains in verse and prose of Mr. Samuel Butler : published from the original manuscripts, formerly in the possession of W. Longueville, esq (v.1)
Butler, Samuel (1612-1680); Thyer, Robert (1709-1781)
1759
The genuine remains in verse and prose of Mr. Samuel Butler : published from the original manuscripts, formerly in the possession of W. Longueville, esq (v.2)
Butler, Samuel (1612-1680); Thyer, Robert (1709-1781)
1759
The Pope's advice to his sons : a conference in the Castle St. Angelo between the Pope, the Emperour, and the King of Spain : printed from an ancient manuscript
1679
The conference is between Pope Innocent XI, Leopold I, emperor of Austria, and Charles II, king of Spain [pp.1-6]; and between Pope Innocent XI and a cardinal [pp.6-10]. The text is headed "The cons...
The miscellaneous works in prose and verse of Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe : The greater part now first published, by her order, from her original manuscripts (v.1)
Rowe, Elizabeth Singer (1674-1737); Rowe, Theophilus; Rowe, Thomas (1687-1715)
1739
First edition.
The miscellaneous works in prose and verse of Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe : The greater part now first published, by her order, from her original manuscripts (v.2)
Rowe, Elizabeth Singer (1674-1737); Rowe, Theophilus; Rowe, Thomas (1687-1715)
1739
First edition.