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Rocks Improved

by William Prynne · 1600–1669

Published: 1641
Length: 10,774 words
Reading: 45 min
Divisions: 10

From the title page

Rockes improved comprising certaine poeticall meditations extracted from the contemplation of the nature and quality of rockes, a barren and harsh soyle, yet a fruitfull and delightfull subject of meditation / by VVilliam Prynne ...

London Printed by T. Cotes fo Michael Sparke ... 1641.

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Contents

Front matter
Title page
DedicationTO THE RIGHT WORſhipfull his moſt highly honoured, ſpeciall kind Friend, the truly vertuous, and religious…
ErrataCourteour Reader, I ſhall requeſt thee to correct theſe few Preſſe errors, which have ſcaped in ſome…
Text
ProemTHE PROEME.
Part 1Meditations of the firſt Ranke, Parallelling Chriſt and Rockes together.
Part 2Meditations of the ſecond Kinde, comparing Rockes and Sinnes together.

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The Perpetuity of a Regenerate Mans Estate

Part 3Meditations of the third Sort, ſuiting Rockes, and Gods Elect together.

Part 4Meditations of the fourth Claſſe, ſampling Rockes, and Rockie Hearts, with ungodly Men, together.

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Part 5Miſcellanie Meditations of the fifth Kinde.
ConclusionThe Concluſion.

10 divisions in the TEI outline

Subjects

MeditationsRocks · Poetry

Details

Author: William Prynne (1600–1669)
Imprint: London Printed by T. Cotes fo Michael Sparke ... 1641.
Extent: [4], 52 p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing P4054 · ESTC R11087
Source: TCP A70872
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

1626

Healths Sickness

1628

Survey and Censure of Mr Cozens

1628

The Unloveliness of Love-Locks

1628

God No Impostor Nor Deluder

1629

The Church of Englands Antithesis to Arminianism

1629

Lame Giles Halting

1630

The Players Scourge

1633

A Looking Glass for All Lordly Prelates

1636

News from Ipswitch 3

1636

News from Ipswitch

1636

Queries Propounded to the Bowers

1636

The Unbishoping of Timothy and Titus

1636

A Quench-Coal

1637

Of the Prelates Intolerable Usurpations

1637

Sixteen New Queries

1637

Lord Bishops None of the Lords Bishops

1640

Against the Tax of Ship Money

1641

Canterburys Tools

1641

Comfortable Cordials Against Discomfortable Fears

1641

Discover of the Prelates Tyranny

1641

Divine Meditations Raised from Three Leaves of Nature

1641

Humble Petition

1641

News from Ipswitch 2

1641

Testimonies in All Ages

1641

The Antipathy of the English Lordly Prelacy

1641

A Pleasant Purge for a Roman Catholic

1642

Reply to a Declaration Printed December 8

1642

Sovereign Antidote to Prevent Appease

1642

Vindication of Psalm 105:15 2

1642

Vindication of Psalm 105:15

1642

A Revindication of the Anointing and Privileges of Faithful Subjects

1643

The Doom of Cowardice

1643

The Opening of the Great Seal of England

1643

The Popish Royal Favorite

1643

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments Part 4

1643

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms Part 3

1643

The Sovereign Power of Parliaments and Kingdoms

1643

The Treachery and Disloyalty of Papists

1643

A Check to Brittanicus

1644

Against a Late Pamphlet

1644

Apology Against a Pretended Calumny

1644

Faces About

1644

Four Serious Questions Concerning Excommunication

1644

Independency Examined and Refuted

1644

Life of William Laud

1644

Relation of the Prosecution of Nathaniel Fiennes

1644

Reply to Observations and Anti-Queries 2

1644

Reply to Observations and Anti-Queries

1644

Romes Masterpiece

1644

Twelve Considerable Serious Questions

1644

Hidden Works of Darkness Brought to Public Light

1645

Some New Blazing Stars Styling Themselves New Lights

1645

The Antidote Animadverted

1645

The Liar Confounded

1645

Truth Triumphing Over Falsehood

1645

Vindication of Four Serious Questions

1645

Canterburys Doom

1646

Diotrephes Catechized 2

1646

Diotrephes Catechized

1646

Minors No Senators

1646

Scotlands Ancient Obligation to England

1646

Scotlands Public Acknowledgment of Gods Just Judgment

1646

Suspension Suspended

1646

A Brief Justification of the 11 Accused Members

1647

A Counterplea to the Cowards Apology

1647

Account of the Kings Late Revenues and Debts

1647

Eight Queries

1647

Expedient to Settle the Present Distractions of Both Kingdoms

1647

Full Vindication and Answer of the 11 Accused Members

1647

Illegal Proceedings Against the 11 Impeached Members

1647

New Presbyterian Light Springing out of Independent Darkness

1647

Oxfords Plea Refuted

1647

Proposals by Way of Interrogation

1647

Queries Upon the Printed Charge of the Army

1647

The Hypocrites Unmasking

1647

The Levelers Leveled

1647

Twelve queries

1647

Vindication of William Lewis

1647

A Brief Memento 3

1648

A New Magna Carta

1648

Against the Unfaithfulness of Knights

1648

Articles of Impeachment of High Treason

1648

Charge Against the King

1648

Collection of Statutes and Petitions

1648

Concerning the Armys Force and Violence Part 2

1648

Demand of His Liberty

1648

Last and Final Declaration

1648

Letter to the Newport

1648

Part of Famous Speech

1648

Plea for the Lords

1648

Practical Law Controlling and Countermanding the Common Law

1648

Protestation of the Freemen of England Against Free-Quarter

1648

Relation of the Officers and Armys Forcible Seizing of Eminent Members

1648

Remonstrance of the Lord Mayor

1648

The Case of the Impeached Lords Commons and Citizens

1648

The County of Somerset Divided into Several Classes

1648

The Machiavellian Cromwellist

1648

The Petition of Right of Freeholders and Freemen

1648

Twelve Arduous Doubts

1648

A Brief Memento 2

1649

A Brief Memento

1649

Against the Late Treasonable Proceedings

1649

Against the New Oath and Engagement

1649

Against the Present Actings and Proceedings

1649

Ancient Parliaments Part 1

1649

Apology for All Non-Subscribers 2

1649

Defense of Stage Plays

1649

Legal Vindication of the Liberties of England Against Illegal Taxes 2

1649

Letter to the General

1649

Prynne the Member Reconciled to Prynne the Barrister

1649

Reasons Assigned

1649

Speech 4 December 1648

1649

The Arraignment of the Westminsterian-Junctos Engagement

1649

Vindication of Imprisoned and Secluded Members of the House of Commons

1649

Vindication of William Prynne

1649

Apology for All Non-Subscribers

1650

Sad and Serious Political Considerations

1650

The Time-Serving Proteus

1650

The Sword of Christian Magistracy

1653

Against the Illegal New Tax

1654

Legal and Rational Plea

1654

Vindication of Old Fundamental Liberties 2

1654

Vindication of Old Fundamental Liberties

1654

An Old Parliamentary Prognostication

1655

Discovery of Free-State Tyranny

1655

Historical Vindication Part 1 and 2

1655

Historical Vindication Part 2

1655

The Quakers Unmasked

1655

The True Time of the Lords Day Sabbath

1655

A Short Demurrer to the Jews Part 2

1656

Demurrer to the Jews 2

1656

Demurrer to the Jews

1656

Discovery of Some Romish Emissaries

1656

Legal Resolution of Two Queries 2

1656

Legal Resolution of Two Queries

1656

The Principal Rights of all English Freemen

1656

Vindication of Free-Admission to Holy Communion

1656

Appendix to a Vindication of Free Admission to the Lords Supper

1657

Historical Vindication Part 3

1657

King Richard III Revived

1657

Pendennis and All Other Standing Forts Dismantled

1657

Eight Military Aphorisms

1658

Some Popish Errors Unadvisedly Embraced and Pursued

1658

The Asserter of the Peoples Liberty

1658

The Lords Supper Briefly Vindicated

1658

The Subjection of All Traitors

1658

A Brief Register Calendar Part 1

1659

A Gospel Plea Part 2

1659

Answer to a Proposition of a Commonwealth

1659

Beheaded John Hewytts Ghost

1659

Legal Medicinal to Recover our Kingdom 2

1659

Legal Medicinal to Recover our Kingdom

1659

Loyalty Banished

1659

Narrative of what was Spoken by Mr Prynne 2

1659

Narrative of what was Spoken by Mr Prynne

1659

Plea for the Lords and House of Peers

1659

Six Important Queries 2

1659

Six Important Queries

1659

Ten Considerable Queries Concerning Tithes

1659

Ten Queries Upon the Ten New Commandments of the General Council

1659

The Curtain Drawn

1659

The Dissonant Harmony of Sacred Public Oaths

1659

The Exact Recorder

1659

The Faithful Admonisher

1659

The Good Old Cause

1659

The New Cheaters Forgeries Detected

1659

The Re-Publicans

1659

The True Good Old Cause

1659

To The Lord Mayor

1659

Vindication of Fundamental Rights and Governments of English Freemen

1659

Vindication of the Old and New Secluded Members

1659

A Brief Register Part 2

1660

A Gospel Plea for Maintenance of the Ministers

1660

Catalogue of all Printed Books and Papers of William Prynne

1660

Legal Vindication of the Liberties of England Against Illegal Taxes

1660

Letter and Proposals to King Charles

1660

Members of House of Commons Illegally and Unjustly Imprisoned

1660

Plea for George Booth

1660

Seasonable and Healing Instructions

1660

Seven Additional Queries

1660

The Case of the Old Secured Secluded Members

1660

The Privileges of Parliament

1660

The Signal Loyalty and Devotion of Gods Saints Part 2

1660

The Signal Loyalty and Devotion of Gods True Saints Part 1 and 2

1660

The Title of Kings Jure Divino

1660

The True State of the Secluded Members

1660

Theological and Legal Queries 2

1660

Theological and Legal Queries

1660

Against the New Intended Bill

1661

Discourse Upon 1 Corinthians 14:40

1661

Examination of Common Prayer

1661

Passages out of a Book Entitled No Senators

1661

Apology for Indulging Just Christian Liberty

1662

The Quakers Unmasked 2

1664

Vindication of Ecclesiastical Volume 3 2

1665

Vindication of Ecclesiastical Volume 3

1665

Chronological History of Popes Intolerable Usurpations

1666

Additional Appendix to Aurum Regina

1668

Aurum Regina

1668

Why Some do Not Conform to Common Prayer

1673

The Grand Designs of the Papists

1678

The Signal Loyalty and Devotion of Gods Saints

1680