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Brotherton Collection12
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lawyers1
physicians1
precedence1
spanish succession, war of, 1701-17141
trials (impeachment)1

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Roberts, James (1754)13
Roberts, James12
Young, Edward (1683-1765)4
Gay, John, 1685-17322
Arbuthnot, John, 1667-17351
Blandford, N1
Blandford, N (1730-)1
Brotherton, James1
Brotherton, James (1775)1
Broxholme, Noel1

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Articles of impeachment of high-treason and misdemeanors, against Robert Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer. July 9. 1715 : With his Lordship's answer, paragraph by paragraph. To which is added, A short state of the late war and peace

Oxford, Robert Harley Earl of (1661-1724); Roberts, James (1754); Dod, Anne (fl.1726-1743); Nutt, Edward (fl.1725-1730); Blandford, N (fl.1726-1730); Great Britain. Parliament

1727

Below imprint: (Price Two Shillings and Six Pence.) -- Articles and answers are in parallel columns. Most of the articles of impeachment presented by Commons concerned Harley's conduct regarding the...

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Cato Major : A poem. Upon the model of Tully's Essay of old age. : In four books

Catherall, Samuel (1661?-1723); Roberts, James (1754); Richardson, Samuel (1689-1761)

1725

At least two states exist. One has an asterisk as press figure on p. vi. Page [i] and t.p. verso (p. [iv]) blank. First edition. Signatures: 3 leaves unsigned, a⁴, B-M⁴. Head and tailpiece...

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The Female faction: or, The Gay subscribers : A poem

Roberts, James (1754)

1729

"On the subscribers to Gay's Polly"--Foxon. "D'Anvers" is apostrophised in the opening. Title vignette, initial, head-piece. Anon.

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Horace his ode to Venus : Lib. IV. Ode I

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Horace; Horace; Hamilton, William (1704-1754); Roberts, James (1754); Wright, J (fl. 1735-1737)

1737

Parallel Latin and English texts. Signatures: pi¹ A-B⁴ C³. The half-title is signature C4, folded back. Half-title: 'Two odes of Horace imitated'. Printed in Edinburgh -- Foxon. Includes...

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A letter to Mr. John Gay : concerning his late farce, entituled, A comedy

Drub, Timothy; Roberts, James (1754)

1717

Dedication, 'To Mr.Wilkes, Mr.Cibber and Mr.Booth' is signed Timothy Drub. "Advertisement": p. 35.

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The Younger brother: or, The sham marquis : A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields

Brotherton, James (1775); Meadows, W (fl. 1719-1725); Roberts, James (1754); Dodd, Anne

1719

Anon.

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The right of precedence between physicians and civilians enquir'd into

Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Roberts, James (1754); Curll, Edmund (1675-1747)

1720

A-D⁴. A satirical essay on law and medicine, sometimes attributed to Swift. At foot of half-title: (Price Six-Pence.).

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A letter from a lady to her husband abroad

Broxholme, Noel; Roberts, James (1754)

1729 [i.e. 1728?]

In verse. Cover title; head and tail pieces. Anon.; attributed to Noel Broxholme.

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The weather-menders : a tale. A proper answer to Are these things so?

Spiltimber Mr, pseud; Roberts, James (1754)

1740

First edition.

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The universal passion. Satire I : To His Grace the Duke of Dorset

Young, Edward (1683-1765); Roberts, James (1754)

1725

First edition. Anonymous. By Edward Young. Press figure 4 on p. 11. (There is a variant with press figure 4 on pages 2 and 8.). With half-title. Signatures: [A]² B-E². Advertisement at the...

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The universal passion. Satire II

Young, Edward (1683-1765); Roberts, James (1754)

1725

Anonymous. By Edward Young. With a half-title. Signatures: pi¹ [A]² B-D² E¹. The final page is blank. Without a press figure on p. 14. Title vignette, initial, head- and tail-piece.

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The universal passion. Satire IV : To the Right Honourable Sir Spencer Compton

Young, Edward (1683-1765); Roberts, James (1754)

1725

Anonymous. By Edward Young. With a half-title. The final leaf is blank. Signatures: [A]² B-E². Title vignette, initial, head- and tail-piece.

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