Further Account of the Trials of New England Witches, Publishers advertisement 1
Books now in the Preſs, and going to it, Printed for John Dunton, at the Raven in the Poultry.
MEmoirs of the Right Honourable Arthur Earl of Angleſey, late Lord Privy-Seal intermixt with Moral, …olitical and Hiſtorical Obſervations, and many Secret Paſſages not before made publick. To which is added, A Letter written by his Lordſhip, containing the Reaſons of his retiring from Court, in the late King's Reign. Publiſhed by Sir Peter Pet, Knight, according to his Lordſhip's Requeſt upon his Death bed.
The Genuine Remains of that Learned Prelate, Dr. Thomas Barl…w, late Lord Biſhop of Lincoln; containing various Points, Theological, Philoſophical, Hiſtorical, &c in Letters to ſeveral Perſons of Honour and Quality; with ſome Remarkable Paſſages in his Lordſhip's Life; written with his own Hand. To which is added the Reſolution of many abſtruſe Points in Divinity, with great Variety of other Subjects; written by his Lordſhip; and Publiſhed by Sir Peter Pet, Knight.
A Directory for Young Communicants. Wherein the Nature of the Haly Sacrament is Explain'd, the moſt weighty Caſes of Conſcience about it are reſolv'd, and all thoſe Scruples alledg'd for the Omiſſion of it, are conſider'd. By a Divine of the Church of England. To which is added Menſalia Sacra, or Meditations ſuited to all the parts of that Solemn Ordinance.
The Hiſtory of the Famous Edicts of Nants: Containing the moſt Remarkable things that have happened in France both before and ſince its Publication, upon Occaſion of the Diverſity of Religions, and eſpecially a full Account of all the Contraventio…s, Non-Executions, Eluſions, Artifices, Violences, and other Injuſtices, which the Proteſtants reaſonably Pretend, and Complain they have Suffered, contrary to the Tenour of the ſaid Edict, called and held Sacred and Irrevocable, to the time of its moſt Perfidious Revocation in October, 1685. with all the Remarkable Occurrences that have followed ſince the ſaid New Edict. In Four Volumes. This French Book of Martyrs, which the World has been ſo long expecting (is Licenſed and Entered in the Hall-Book, and) will be Tranſlated with all the Accuracy ſo great a Work requires.
A Peaceable Enquiry into the Nature of the preſent Controverſie among the Ʋnited Brethren, about Juſtification. By a Reverend Divine.
A New and Comprehenſive Book of Trade, by William Leybourn, Author if the late book entituled, Eurſus Mathematicus.
The Third Edition of the firſt Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches.
The Compleat Library for June (will be publiſht in a few days) containing an Hiſtorical Account of the Choiceſt Books newly printed in England, and in the Forreign Journals; as alſo the State of Learning in the World.
A Directory for Youth, through all the Difficulties attending that State of Life. By the Reverend Mr. Pomphret.
May the 16th, 1693. New Propoſals for the Printing of a Book of William Leybourn's, Author of the Late Curſus Mathematicus, and of divers other Mathematical Tractates: Who hath now by him, a Miſcellanious Manuſcript ready for the Preſs, which he Intends to entitle, Pleaſure with Profit: It conſiſting of Recreations of divers Kinds: Viz. Numerical, Geometrical, Mechanical, Optical, Aſtronomical, Horometrical, Cryptographical, Statical, Magnetical, Automatical, Chymical, Hiſtorical. Publiſhed for Ingenious Spirits to make farther Scrutiny into theſe (and the like) Sublime Sciences; and to divert them from following ſuch Vices, as Youth (in this Age) are too much inclin'd to.
This Book, when Printed of a good Letter, will contain above One Hundred Sheets, with near Two Hundred Cutts. And as he hath already Publiſhed his Two laſt Treatiſes, viz. Dialling, Plain, Concave, Convex, Projective, Reflective, Refractive, &c. And Curſus Mathematicus, by way of Subſcription; he now again offers this to all Lovers of Laudable, Pleaſant, and Profitable Recreations.
And to the end that This may come to Publick View in his Life time, he preſents the following Overture (for the promotion of it) to all Maſters, Heads, Provoſts, Fellows, Scholars, &c. of both Univerſities.—To all Publick and Private Schoolmaſters, Uſhers and Scholars under them—To all Gentlemen of Inns of Courts or Chancery—And to all other Private Gentlemen of what Degree ſoever.
The New PROPOSALS are as follow, Viz.
I. THE Subſcribers to give Thirteen Shillings and ſix pence for each Book in Quires; whereof ſix ſhillings is▪ to be paid at the time of Subſcription, and ſeven ſhillings ſix pence at the delivery of the Book.
II. To encourage all perſons, they that ſhall contribute to the procuring Subſcriptions for ſix books, ſhall have a ſeventh Gratls.
III. All who intend to aſſiſt in the advancement of this Ʋſeful Work are deſiſired to ſend in their Subſcriptions with all ſpeed unto the perſons here under-named, where printed Receipts ſhall be given them.
IV. In this Work will be inſerted (above what was at firſt propoſed) a New Syſtem of Algebra, according to the laſt Improvements and Diſcoveries that have been made in that Art, particularly as to the Nature and application of Couverging Series, whereby all poſſible Equations however adfected, devolv'd, or interrupted, are readily reſolv'd, and the buſineſs of Equations now brought to perfection.
As alſo a demonſtration of the proceſs of all the Rules commonly given for Addition, Subſtraction, Multiplication and Diviſion, eſpecially in Fractions, not ſufficiently clear'd by any Algebraic Author whatever: The whole is now made familiar and eaſie to an Ordinary Capacity, by Richard Sault, Profeſſor of the Mathematicks, in Adam's Court in Broadſtreet, near the Royal Exchange.
There will alſo be added ſeveral Great Curioſities in Cryptography, Horometria, &c. by another Hand.
VI. This Addition will occaſion its not being publiſhed ſo ſoon as at first propoſed, and will inhance each book to ſixteen ſhillings in Quires to thoſe that do not ſubſcribe; thoſe who expect the henefit of the Propoſals, are deſired to ſend in their first payment, viz. ſix ſhillings, before the 26th of July next, after which time no Subſcriptions will be taken in under Eight ſhillings in hand, and the like at delivery.
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