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The military memoirs of Capt. George Carleton : from the Dutch war, 1672 : in which he serv'd, to the conclusion of the peace at Utrecht, 1713 : illustrating some of the most remarkable transactions, both by sea and land, during the reigns of King Charles and King James II. hitherto unobserv'd by all the writers of those t imes : together with an exact series of the war in Spain and a particular description of the several places of the author's residence in many cities, towns, and countries; their customs, manners, &c : also observations on the genius of the Spaniards (among whom he continued some years a prisoner) their monasteries and nunneries (especially that fine one at Montserat) and on their public diversions more particularly their famous bull-feasts
Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731); Carleton, George (fl. 1728); Symon, Edward (1741)
1728
First leaf and title-leaf of dedication are cancels. Formerly attributed to the real Captain George Carleton, but now known to have been written by Daniel Defoe. First edition, third issue. Earlie...
The preachers travels : wherein is set downe a true iournall to the confines of the East Indies, through the great countreyes of Syria, Mesopotamia, Armenia, Media, Hircania and Parthia : with the author's returne by the way of Persia, Susiana, Assiria, Chaldaea, and Arabia
Cartwright, John of Magdalen College, Oxford
1611
Epistle dedicatory signed: John Cartwright. Includes, pp.67-71, part of G.Manwaring's 'True discourse of Sir Anthony Sherley's travels into Persia,' first published in full in 'The three brothers,' ...
The travels of foure English men and a preacher into Africa, Asia, Troy, Bythinia, Thracia, and to the Blacke Sea : and into Syria, Cilicia, Pisidia, Mesopotamia, Damascus, Canaan, Galile, Samaria, Iudea, Palestina, Ierusalem, Iericho, and to the Red Sea: and to sundry other places
Biddulph, William; Biddulph, Peter; Biddulph, Bezaliel; Lavender, Theophilus
1612
Compiled by Theophilus Lavender from letters by William and Peter Biddulplh to Bezaliel Biddulph. Author's name, William Biddulph, appears in the text. Editor's preface signed: Theophilus Lavender...
Sir Anthony Sherley his relation of his travels into Persia : the dangers and distresses which befell him in his passage both by sea and land and his strange and unexpected deliverances
Shirley, Sir Anthony (1565-1635?)
1613
Indexed in: STC 22424.