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Total number of records: 953

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Brotherton Collection237
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Fox, George (1624-1691)41
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)40
Hawkesworth, John (1715?-1773)36
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques (1712-1778)33
Penn, William (1644-1718)30
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Counterpart lease for 21 years of a cottage and 1a 18p land

21 Mar 1631

1 Sir Peter Middelton of Stockeld, knight 2 John Lyster [signs 'Lister'] of Ilkley, labourer

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Bond

28 Dec 1773

Richard Pearson of Sheffield, jeweller and refiner, to Katherine Nevile of Chevet, parish Royston, widow. Relating to property in Doncaster

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Critical observations on Shakespeare

Upton, John (1707-1760)

1746

Advertisements: p. [17]-[18] at end.

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Hermanni Witsii Exercitationes sacrae in symbolum quod Apostolorum dicitur : Et in Orationem dominicam

Wits, Herman (1636-1708)

1697

"Exercitationes in Orationem dominicam": 242, [18] p. at end.

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The scripture doctrine of the redemption of man by Jesus Christ : in two parts

Sykes, Arthur Ashley (1756)

1756

Advertisements: p. [16]-[18] at end.

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An essay on the nature and cure of phthisis pulmonalis

Reid, Thomas (1739-1802)

1798

NLM 18th cent., p. 376; Waller, 7862.

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The tragedy of Jane Shore. : Written in imitation of Shakespear's style

Rowe, Nicholas (1674-1718); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

[1714]

p. 18, line 3: "the heart"; variant "their heart". First edition.

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The works of Jonathan Swift : with notes historical and critical (v.1)

Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Hawkesworth, John (1715?-1773)

1778

"Account of the life of Dr. Jonathan Swift...": v.1, p.18-153.

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