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The praise of York-shire ale : wherein is enumerated several sorts of drink : with a discription of the humors of most sorts of drunckards : To which is added, a York-shire dialogue, in its pure natural dialect, as is now commonly spoken in the north parts of York-shire : With the addition of some observations, of the dialect and pronuntiation of words in the East Ryding of York-shire : Together with a collection of significant and usefull proverbs
Meriton, George (1634-1711)
1697
The "Dialogue" has a separate title-page. Pagination slightly irregular. "An alphabetical clavis, unfolding the meaning of all the York-shire words made use of in the foregoing dialogue" : p. 89-1...
Restitution of decayed intelligence in antiquities, concerning the most noble and renowned English nation
Verstegan, Richard (1550-1640)
1673
Dedicated unto the Kings most Excellent Majesty. Preface signed: Richard Verstegan [formerly Rowlands]. Index: p. [1]-[18] at end.
A dictionarie of the French and English tongues
Cotgrave, Randle; Sherwood, Robert (1632-1680)
1632
"Dictionaire, anglois et françois, pour l'utilité de tous ceux, qui sont desireux de deux langues. A dictionarie English and French; compiled for the commoditie of all such as are desirous of both t...
A French-English dictionary
Cotgrave, Randle; Howell, James (1594?-1666); Sherwood, Robert (1632-1680)
1673
Dictionaire Anglois and François... = A Dictionary English and French ... London, 1672, is by Robert Sherwood, with special title-page.
Etymologicon linguæ anglicanæ, seu explicatio vocum anglicarum etymologica ex propriis fontibus, scil. ex linguis duodecim... Omnia alphabetico ordine in quinque distinctas classes digesta
Skinner, Stephen (1623-1667); Henshaw, Thomas (1618-1700)
1671
Edited by Thomas Henshaw. Head-pieces; initials. Imprimatur: leaf pi1. Contents:Prolegomena etymologica -- Etymologicon linguæ Anglicanæ -- Etymologicon botanicum -- Etymologica expositio vocu...
Vocabolario italiano & inglese = a dictionary Italian & English
Florio, John (1553?-1625); Torriano, Giovanni (fl. 1640)
1688
The "Dictionary English & Italian" has a special title-page: Vocabolario inglese & italiano... London, Printed by E. Horton and R. Holt and are to be sold by Thomas Sawbridge ... 1687. First edition...
Glossographia : or, A dictionary, interpreting the hard words of whatsoever language, now used in our refined English tongue : with etymologies, definitions, and historical observations on the same. Also the terms of divinity, law, musick, physick, mathematicks, war, heraldry, and other arts and sciences explicated. Very useful for all such as desire to understand what they read
Blount, Thomas (1618-1679); Sergeant, John (1622-1707)
1674
Edition statement precedes statement of responsibility on title page. Final leaf is blank. Printed in double columns.
An English expositour, or compleat dictionary : teaching the interpretation of the hardest words, and most usefull terms of art used in our language
J. B
1680
"Begun by Dr. John Bulloker." - Pref. First edition 1616.
An English dictionary, explaining the difficult terms that are used in divinity, husbandry, physick, philosophy, law, navigation, mathematicks, and other arts and sciences. Containing many thousands of hard words (and proper named of places) more than are in any other English dictionary or expositor. Together with the etymological derivation of them from their proper fountains, whether Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, or any other language. In a method more comprehensive than any that is extant
Coles, Elisha (1640?-1680)
1696
Indexed in: Not Wing C5075. Alston 68.