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New-England's ensigne : it being the account of cruelty, the professors pride, and the articles of their faith... This being an account of the sufferings sustained by us in New-England (with the Dutch) the most part of it in these two last years, 1657 ... With a letter to John Indicot, and John Norton, governor, and chief priest of Boston ... [etc.]

Norton, Humphrey (1655-1659); Rous, John (1695); Hodgshone, Robert

1659

Includes brief first-person narratives by John Copeland, Robert Hodgshone, Christopher Holder, John Rous, William Newland and others. Authors named, pp. 20, 109. By Humphrey Norton, Robert Hodgsho...

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Security for money lent

10 May 1648

1 Walter Vavasour of Heslewood 2 William Midleton

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Grant of a toft and croft, four acres of arable and one acre of meadow

13 Aug 1346

1 Robert called the tanner of Spofforth 2 John his son

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Copy of summons to surrender the town and garrison of Newark

28 Mar 1646

Summons by Rutland and Louden at Balderton, with reply of John Bellasis

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Inquisition post mortem of Thomas Lister of Westby

28 Oct 1612

Jury declaration taken at Skipton that Lister died 6 Feb 1608, seised of the manor of Newsholme with premises in Rimington and Arnoldsbigging, the manor of Gisburn and premises in Twiston and Clither...

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The epistles of Phalaris, the tyrant of Agrigentum in Sicily

Pseudo-Phalaris; W. D (fl. 1634); Phalaris Tyrant of Agrigentum

1634

Not in fact by Phalaris. The first leaf is blank.

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Truth's defence against lies. In a brief answer to a book, intituled The Worcestershire petition defended; set forth by one (of Englands blind guides) who calls himself a minister of Christ... [etc.]

Nicholson, Benjamin (1653-1655)

[1655]

A reply to "The Worcester-shire petition to the Parliament for the ministry of England defended" [anon.]. Author named, p.6.

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Indenture of receipt

1546

old refs: 602 ink c 16th cent 1 ringed in modern pencil Indenture of receipt of £60 in full payment of £364 6d due Sir John Williams knt treasurer of the augmentations for the purchase of the farm o...

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Consilia, quaestiones et allegationes

Homodeis, Signorolus de (1362); Scinzenzeler, Ulrich (1450-1500?); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno domini.Mcccclxxxxvii.die.xv.Maij. [15 May 1497]

Signatures: a⁸ b-z⁶ [et]⁶ [con]⁶ [rum]⁶ A-E⁶ aa-ii⁶. Title from ISTC. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on E5v reads: Expliciunt Consilia Questiones [et] allegationes famosissimi lewgum...

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Notes in English and Latin, apparently for a course of sermons for Sundays throughout the year, by Anthony Higgin

Higgin, Anthony

c.1587

Contains: (1) f.6: in festo Matthaei, Matth.9.9; (2) f.8: Math.9.9. Euangelium on Mathews day 1587; (3) f.11: Dominica 1a post trinit. Luke 16 Dives and Lazarus; (4) f.12: Dominica 2a post trinit. Luk...

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