The Journals of Parliaments, Catalogue
A Catalogue of Books Printed for John Starkey Bookseller, at the Mitre in Fleetstreet near Temple-Bar.
DIVINITY.
1. A Discourse of the Freedom of the Will: By Peter Sterry sometime Fellow of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge, in folio.
2. The Jesuits Morals, collected by a Doctor of the Colledge of Sorbon in Paris, who hath faithfully extracted them out of the Jesuits own Books, which are printed by the permission and approbation of the Superiors of their Society. Written in French, and exactly translated into English, in folio.
3. The Christians Consolations against the fears of Death; with Prayers and Meditations sit to prepare all manner of persons for it. Written in French by the late famous Mr Drelincourt, Minister of the Protestant Church at Charenton near Paris; and from the twelfth Edition of it much corrected and enlarged by the Author. Now newly translated into English by Marius a Assigny, in octavo.
4. The Living Temple, or the Notion improved; that A good man is the Temple of God. By John Howe M. A. sometimes Fellow of Magdalen Colledge, Oxon. in octavo.
5. A Confutation of the Millenarian Opinion, plainly demonstrating that Christ will not reign visibly and personally upon earth with the Saints for a thousand years, either before the day of Judgment, in the day of Judgment, or after it. By Tho. Hall B. D.
PHYSICK.
6. The Royal Pharmacopoeia, Galenical and Chymical, according to the Practice of the most Eminent and Learned Physicians of France, and Published with their several Approbations. By Moses Charras, the Kings Chief Operator in his Royal Garden of Plants, faithfully Englished. Illustrated with several Copper Plates, in folio.
7. Basilica Chymica & Praxis Chymiatricae, or Royal and Practical Chymistry; augmented and enlarged, by John Hartman. To which is added his Treatise of Signatures of internal things, or a true and lively Anatomy of the greater and lesser World. As also the Practice of Chymistry of John Hartman, M. D. Augmented and enlarged by his Son, with considerable Additions; all faithfully Englished, by a lover of Chymistry.
8. The Compleat Chymist, or a New Treatise of Chymistry, teaching by a short and easy Method all its most necessary Preparations. Written in French by Christopher Giaser, Apothecary in Ordinary to the French King, and the Duke of Orleans. And from the fourth Edition Revised and Augmented by the Author. Now faithfully Englished by a Fellow of the Royal Society. Illustrated with Copper Plates, in octavo.
9. The Art of Chymistry, as it is now practised. Written in French by P. Thybault, Chymist to the French King, and Englished by W. A. Doctor in Physick, and Fellow of the Royal Society, in octavo.
10. Medicina Instaurata, or a brief Account of the true Grounds and Principles of the Art of Physick; with the insufficiency of the vulgar way of preparing Medicines, and the Excellency of such as are made by Chymical Operations. By Edward Bolnest, Med. Lond. in octavo.
11. Aurora Chymica, or a rational way of preparing Animals, Vegetables and Minerals for a Physical Use; by which preparations they are made most efficacious, safe and pleasant Medicines, for the preservation of the life of man. By Edward Bolnest, Med. Reg. Ord. in octavo.
12. The Chirurgions Store-house, furnished with forty three Tables cut in Brass, in which are all sorts of Instruments both Ancient and Modern; useful to the performance of all Manual Operations; with an exact description of every Instrument, together with one hundred choice Observations of famous Cures performed, with three Indexes; 1. Of the Instruments. 2. Of Cures performed. 3. Of things remarkable. Written in Latin by Johannes Scultetus a famous Physician and Chirurgeon of Ulme in Suevia: and faithfully Englished by E. B. Dr of Physick; in octavo.
13. Medicina Statica: or Rules of Health, in eight Sections of Aphorisms. Originally Written by Sanctorius, Chief Professor of Physick at Padua, in twelves.
LAW.
14. An Abridgment of divers Cases and Resolutions of the Common Law, Alphabetically digested under several Titles. By Henry Rolls Serjeant at Law, published by the Lord Chief Baron Hales, and approved by all the Judges, in folio.
15. The Reports of that famous Lawyer Henry Rolls Serjeant at Law, sometime Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, of divers Cases in the Law adjudged in the time of King James; approved by all the Judges, in folio.
16. The Reports of Sir George Crook Knight, in three Volumes, in English: allowed of by all the Judges. The second Edition, carefully corrected by the Original, in folio.
17. The History of Gavel-kind, with the Etymology thereof, containing a Vindication of the Laws of England; together with a short History of Will. the Conqueror. By Silas Taylor, in quarto.
18. Action upon the Case of Slander, or a Methodical Collection of thousands of Cases in the Law, of what words are Actionable, and what not. By William Shepherd Esq in octava.
19. An Exact Abridgment in English, of the Cases reported by Sir Francis Moor Knight; with the Resolution of the Points of the Law therein by the Judges. By Will. Hughes, in octavo.
20. The Touchstone of Wills, Testaments, and Administrations, being a Compendium of Cases and Resolutions touching the same, carefully collected out of the Ecclesiastical, Civil, and Canon Laws, as also out of the Customs, Common Laws, and Statutes of this Kingdom. By G. Meriton, in twelves.
HISTORY.
21. The Voyages and Travels of the Duke of Holstein's Ambassadors into Moscovy, Tartary, and Persia, begun in the year 1633. and finished in 1639. containing a Compleat History of those Countries: whereunto are added, the Travels of Mandelslo, from Persia into the East-Indies, begun in 1638. and finished in 1640. The whole Illustrated with divers accurate Maps and Figures. Written originally by Adam Olearius, Secretary to the Embassy. Englished by J. Davies: The second Edition, in folio.
22. The Works of the famous Nicholas Machiavel Citizen and Secretary of Florence; containing the History of Florence, the Prince, the Original of the Guelf and Ghibilin, the Life of Castruccio Castracani, the Murther of Vitelli, &c. By Duke Valentino, the State of France, the State of Germany, the Discourses on Titus Livius, the Art of War, the Marriage of Belphegor: All from the true Original newly and faithfully translated into English, in folio.
23. I Ragguagli di Parnasso, or Advertisements from Parnassus, in two Centuries, with the Politick Touchstone. Written Originally in Italian by that famous Roman, Trajano Bocalini. Englished by the Earl of Menmouth, in folio.
24. The History of Barbadoes, St Christophers, Mevis, St Vincents, Antego, Martinico, Monserret, and the rest of the Caribby Islands, in all twenty eight: in two Books, containing the Natural and Moral History of those Islands: Illustrated with divers pieces of Sculpture, representing the most considerable Rarities therein described, in folio.
25. The History of the Affairs of Europe in this present Age, but more particularly of the Republick of Venice. Written in Italian by Battista Nani Cavalier, and Procurator of St Mark. Englished by Sir Robert Honywood Kt, in folio.
26. The History of the Turkish Empire from the year 1623. to the year 1677. Containing the Reigns of the three last Emperours, viz. Sultan Morat, or Amurat IV. Sultan Ibrahim, and Sultan Mahomet IV. his Son, the XIII. Emperour now Reigning. By Paul Rycaut Esq late Consul of Smyrna, in folio.
27. The present State of the Ottoman Empire in three Books; containing the Maxims of the Turkish Polity, their Religion and Military Discipline: Illustrated with divers Figures. Written by Paul Rycant Esq late Secretary to the English Ambassador there, now Consul of Smyrna. The fourth Edition, in octavo.
28. The present State of the Greek and Armenian Churches AnnoChristi 1678. Written at the Command of His Majesty, by Paul Rycaut Esq late Consul of Smyrna, and Fellow of the Royal Society, in octavo.
29. The Memoirs of Philip deComines Lord of Argenton; containing the History of Lewis XI. and Charles VIII. Kings of France; with the most remarkable occurrences in their particular Reigns from the year 1464. to 1498. Revised and Corrected from divers Manuscripts, and ancient Impressions, by Denis Godfroy, Counseller and Historiographer to the French King, and from his Edition lately Printed at Paris, newly translated into English, in octavo.
30. A Relation of Three Embassies, from his Majesty Charles the Second, to the Great Duke of Muscovy, the King of Sweden, and the King of Denmark, performed by the Right Honourable the Earl of Carlisle, in the year 1663, and 1664. Written by an Attendant on the Embassies; in octavo.
31. A Relation of the Siege of Candia, from the first Expedition of the French Forces, to its Surrender, the 27th of September 1669. Written in French by a Gentleman who was a Voluntier in that Service, and faithfully Englished, in octavo.
32. The Present State of Egypt, or a new Relation of a late Voyage into that Kingdom, performed in the years 1672, and 1673. By F. Vansleb R. D. Wherein you have an exact and true account of many rare and wonderful particulars of that Ancient Kingdom. Englished by M. D. B. D. in octavo.
33. The History of the Government of Venice, wherein the Policies, Councils, Magistrates, and Laws of that State are fully related; and the use of the Balloting-Box exactly described. Written in the year 1675. by the Sieur Amelott de la Houscaie, Secretary to the French Ambassador at Venice, in octavo.
34. An Historical and Geographical Description of the great Country and River of the Amazones in America, with an exact Map thereof. Translated out of French, in octavo.
35. The Novels of the famous Don Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, Knight of the Order of St James; whereunto is added, the Marriage of Belphegor, an Italian Novel: Translated from Machiavel: faithfully Englished, in octavo.
36. The Amours of certain Great Men, and famous Philosophers. Written in French, and Englished by J. D. in octavo.
37. Deceptio visus, or Seeing and Believing are two things, a pleasant Spanish History; faithfully translated, in octavo.
38. The History of France, under the Ministry of Cardinal Mazarine, viz. from the death of King Lewis XIII. to the year 1664. wherein all the Affairs of State to that time are exactly related. By Benjamin Priolo, and faithfully Englished by Christopher Wase, Gent. in octavo.
39. The History of the Twelve Caesars, Emperours of Rome. Written in Latin by C. Suetonius Tranquillus, newly translated into English, and illustrated with all the Caesars Heads in Copperplates, in octavo.
40. The Annals of Love, containing select Histories of the Amours of divers Princes Courts, pleasantly related. By a person of Honour, in eight Parts, in octavo.
41. A new Voyage into the Northern Countries, being a description of the Manners, Customs, Superstition, Buildings, and Habits of the Norwegians, Laplanders, Kilops, Borandians, Siberians, Samojedes, Zemblans, and Islanders, in twelves.
42. The present State of the United Provinces of the Low Countries, as to the Government, Laws, Forces, Riches, Manners, Customs, Revenue, and Territory of the Dutch. Collected out of divers Authors, by W. A. Fellow of the Royal Society. The second Edition in twelves.
43. The present State of the Princes and Republicks of Italy: The second Edition enlarged, with the manner of Election of Popes, and a Character of Spain. Written Originally in English; by J. Gailhard, Gent. in twelves.
44. The Policy and Government of the Venetians, both in Civil and Military Affairs. Written in French by the Sieur de la Hay; and faithfully Englished, in twelves.
45. The Voyage of Italy, or a compleat Journey through Italy: in two Parts, with the Character of the People, and the Description of the chief Towns, Churches, Palaces, Villas, Gardens, Pictures, Statues, Antiquities; as also of the Interest, Government, Riches, Forces, &c. of all the Princes, with Instructions concerning Travel. By Richard Lassells Gent. who travelled through Italy five times, as Tutor to several of the English Nobility; Opus Posthumum, corrected and set forth by his old Friend and Fellow-Traveller S. W. Never before extant, in twelves.
46. A Relation of the French King's late Expedition into the Spanish Netherlands, in the years 1667, and 1668. with an Introduction discoursing his Title thereunto, and an account of the Peace between the two Crowns, made May 2. 1667. Englished by G. H. in twelves.
POETRY and PLAYS.
47. The Works of Sir William Davenant Kt, consisting of those which were formerly Printed, and those which he designed for the Press. Now published out of the Author's Original Copies in folio.
48. Andronicus Comnenius, a Tragedy. By John Wilson, in quarto.
49. Heraclius Emperour of the East, a Tragedy. By Lodowic Carlel Esq in quarto.
50. The Shepherds Paradise, a Pastoral. By Walter Montague Esq in octavo.
51. Paradise Regain'd, a Poem in four Books, to which is added Sampson Agonistes. The Author John Milton, in octavo.
MISCELLANIES.
52. A General Collection of Discourses of the Virtuosi of France, upon Questions of all sorts of Philosophy, and other Natural Knowledge, made in the Assembly of the Beaux Esprits at Paris, by the most ingenious Persons of that Nation. Englished by G. Havers. in two Volumes, in folio.
53. A Justification of the late War against the United Netherlands, in two Parts, illustrated with several Sculptures, by Henry Stubbs, in quarto.
54. The Compleat Gentleman: or Directions for the Education of Youth, as to their Breeding at home and Travelling abroad. In two Treatises, by J. Gailhard Gent. who hath been Tutor abroad to several of the Nobility and Gentry, in octavo.
55. The Temperate Man, or the right Way of Preserving Life and Health, together with Soundness of the Senses, Judgment, and Memory, unto an extream Old Age. In three Treatises. The first written by the learned Leonardus Lessius. The second by Lodowick Cornaro, a Noble Gentleman of Venice. The third by a famous Italian: faithfully Englished, in twelves.
56. The Golden Calf, in which is handled the most rare and incomparable wonder of Nature, in transmuting Metals, viz. how the entire substance of Lead was in one moment transmuted into Gold Obrizon, with an exceeding small Particle of the true Philosophers Stone, at the Hague in the year 1666. Written in Latin, by John Frederick Helvetius, Doctor of Medicine at the Hague; and faithfully Englished, in twelves.
57. Accidence commenc'd Grammar, and supplied with sufficient Rules; or a new and easy method for the learning of the Latin Tongue. The Author John Milton, in twelves.
58. The Rules of Civility, or certain ways of Deportment observed in France amongst all persons of Quality, upon several occasions; faithfully Englished, in twelves.
59. The Art of Complaisance, or the means to oblige in Conversation, in twelves.
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