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Collection Of Civil War Pamphlets

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

This book, originally from the library of Wallace Notestein, has a compilation of approximately thirty-four pamphlets. The included pamphlets are listed below, each pamphlet can be viewed separately by clicking the link.

• Good Newes From Colonel Hollis His Regiment
  
  
• The Order and Forme for Church Government
  
  
• The Reasons of the House of Commons
  
  
• An Ordinance of the Lords and Commons Assembled in Parliament
  
  
• The Form of Church-Government to be used in the Church of England and Ireland
  
  
• A True Relation of the Unparalleled breach of Parliament (as is conceivd) by His Majesty, on Tuesday the 4 of January 1641
  
  
• Two …

A True And Perfect Relation Of The Manner Of The Apprehension And Taking Of 46. Rebellious Cavalliers At Brackly In Northamptonshire, Under The Command Of Sir John Byron Colonell, Who Were Surprised By The Lord Brookes His Regiment, And First Committed To The Goale Of Northampton For Ten Dayes Space ... Whereunto Is Annexed The True Coppy Of A Letter From Sir John Byron Colonell To Master Clarke

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

No abstract provided.

A Short And Trve Relation Of The Life And Death Of Sir Thomas Wentworth ... Who Was Beheaded On Tower-Hill, The 12. Of May, 1641. With Certaine Caveats To All Men, Of What Degree Soever, To Take Warning By His Fall

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

No abstract provided.

The Intentions Of The Army Of The Kingdome Of Scotland, Declared To Their Brethren Of England By The Commissioners Of The Late Parliament, And By The Generall, Noblemen, Barons, And Others, Officers Of The Army

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

Written by Alexander Henderson. cf. Glasgow Bibl. Soc.: Records. V.XII(1936), p. 35-36 Probably first of several editions of the same year. cf. Pollard & Redgrave With the monogram (R.B) of Robert Bryson on t.p. cf.Pollard & Redgrave Paging irregular

New England's Prospect, William Wood

Settler Literature Archive

No abstract provided.

Via Recta Ad Vitam Longam : Or, A Plain Philosophicall Demonstration Of The Nature, Faculties, And Effects Of All Such Things As By Way Of Nourishments Make For The Preservation Of Health, With Divers Necessary Dieteticall Observations; As Also Of The True Use And Effects Of Sleep, Exercise, Excretions And Perturbations, With Just Applications To Every Age, Constitution Of Body, And Time Of Yeere ... Whereunto Is Annexed ... A Necessary And Compendious Treatise Of The Famous Baths Of Bathe, With A Censure Of The Medicinable Faculties Of The Water Of Saint Vincent's Rocks Neere The City Of Bristoll. As Also An Accurate Treatise Concerning Tobacco, Tobias Venner

Rare Books at James White Library

The baths of Bathe" and "A briefe and accurate treatise concerning the taking of the fume of tobacco" have special title pages dated 1637. Imperfect: p. 265-272 mutilated.

Newes From America; Or, A New And Experimentall Discoverie Of New England, John Underhill

Settler Literature Archive

No abstract provided.

Four English Histories Of The Pequod War, P. Vincentius, John Underhill, Lion Gardener, John Mason

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P. Vincentius, A True Relation of the Late Battell fought in New England, between the English, and the Salvages : With the present state of things there (1637)

John Underhill, Newes From America; or, A New and Experimentall Discoverie of New England; Containing, a Trve Relation of Their War-like proceedings these two yeares last past, with a Figure of the Indian Fort, or Palizado (1638)

Lion Gardener, Relation of the Pequot Warres [1660]

John Mason, A Brief History of the Pequot War: Especially of the memorable Taking of their Fort at Mistick in Connecticut in 1637 (1736)

Indenture: September 1633

Historical Legal Documents

Indenture between John Woolrich and Tobias Foxe, of Dynemore, being a Marriage Settlement, by which John Woolrich guaranteed certain rooms and lands adjoining the Mansion House at Dynemore to Tobias Foxe.

The First Part Of The Institutes Of The Lawes Of England, A Commentary Upon Littleton, Not The Name Of A Lawyer Only, But Of The Law Itself, Sir Edward Coke

The Institutes of the Lawes of England

No abstract provided.

The Life Of Coriolanus (Selections), Plutarch, Thomas North

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Section from Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Coriolanus. The story of Coriolanus, a highly successful and infamous Roman aristocratic general. William Shakespeare took inspiration from Plutarch's account and incorporated them into his own play, Coriolanus. Scholars surmise that earlier editions of North's translations influenced Shakespeare's work.

The Life Of Julius Caesar (Selections), Plutarch, Thomas North

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Section from Sir Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Julius Caesar. William Shakespeare took inspiration from Plutarch's account and incorporated it into his own play, Julius Caesar. Scholars surmise that earlier editions of North's translations influenced Shakespeare's work.

Gods Promise To His Plantation, John Cotton

Zea E-Books in American Studies

The work reprinted here, in an online electronic text edition, is Cotton’s famous farewell sermon preached at the departure of the Winthrop fleet in Southampton in 1630. Gods Promise to His Plantation (1630)—courtesy of the American Antiquarian Society—is an ideological justification for engaging in such a risky venture, a promotional tract to encourage emigration, and a typological argument for possessing the wilderness. Like Winthrop’s famous A Model of Christian Charity (1630), John Cotton’s sermon is central to the Puritan experiment in the New World.

Pvb. Ovidii Nasonis Opera, Volume 1 (Selection), Ovid, Daniel Heinsius

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

Selection from Ovid's work. Scholars surmise the author was another source of inspriation for Shakespeare; "Daniel Heinsius textum recensuit"

Votivae Angliae: Or, The Desires And Wishes Of England. Contayned In A Patheticall Discourse, Presented To The King On New-Yeares Day Last. Wherein Are Vnfolded And Represented, Manie Strong Reasons ... To Perswade His Majestie ... For The Restoring Of The Pallatynat And Electorat, To His Sonne In Lawe Prince Fredericke, To His Onlie Daughter The Ladie Elizabeth, And Theyr Princelie Issue. Against The Treacherovs Vsvrpation, And Formidable Ambition And Power Of The Emperor, The King Of Spayne, And The Duke Of Bavaria ... Written By S. R. N. I

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

This pamphlet is forty-three pages long, the pages are discolored from age, there are stains, and the title page has text cut off on the bottom. It was written by S.R.N.I., and there are two letters included within. The first letter is addressed to Charles, Prince of Wales, the great hope of Great Britain. In this letter, the author writes that he is forwarding his prior letter to the King to the Prince. The second letter is the letter that was previously sent to the king on the last New Year's Day. On the page before the second letter begins, …

An Experimentall Discoverie Of Spanish Practises; Or, The Counsell Of A Well-Wishing Souldier, For The Good Of His Prince And State

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

This text, written by an English author, describes Spanish practices as supposedly witnessed first hand. The writing is in favor of the English monarchy and thinks poorly of Spaniards. The author refers to James I, King of England and Ireland, as “as one of the greatest monarchs of the Earth” and praises his majesty for being more powerful than any of his predecessors.

A Trve Relation And Iovrnall, Of The Manner Of The Arrivall, And Magnificent Entertainment, Giuen To The High And Mighty Prince Charles, Prince Of Great Britaine, By The King Of Spaine In His Court At Madrid

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

This text is tells of Prince Charles, the son of King James I of Great Britain, and the Lord Marquess of Buckingham (George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham) visiting Madrid, Spain in March 1623. King James and Philip III of Spain, proposed a marriage between Prince Charles and Infanta Maria Anna of Spain. The events detailed in the writing, describe the meeting of the Prince and Infanta. This visit to the Courts in Madrid took place during the height of negotiation for the marriage, despite the fact that the Infanta was opposed to it.

A Tongve-Combat, Lately Happening Betvveene Tvvo English Souldiers In The Tilt-Boat Of Grauesend, The One Going To Serue The King Of Spaine, The Other To Serue The States Generall Of The United Prouinces. Wherein The Cause, Course, And Continuance Of Those Warres, Is Debated, And Declared., Henry Hexham

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

No abstract provided.

The High-Waies Of God And The King. Wherein All Men Ovght To Vvalke In Holinesse Here, To Happinesse Hereafter. Deliuered In Tvvo Sermons Preached At Thetford In Norfolke, Anno 1620. By Thomas Scot Batchelor In Diuinity

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

This pamphlet was produced in the year 1623 by Thomas Scot is titled, "The Highwaies of God and the King." The 86 pages are worn and stained from time, and they feature two sermons which Thomas Scot preached at Thetford in Norfolk in the year 1620. The first sermon is from page three to fifty-three. The second sermon begins on the fifty-fourth page.

A Sermon Preached At White-Hall On The 24. Of March, 1621 : Being The Day Of The Beginning Of His Majesties Most Gracious Reigne / By The Bishop Of S. Dauids

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

This text is a sermon preached at the Palace of Whitehall in London, England on the date of March 24th 1621 by the Bishop of St. Davids, William Laud. The sermon begins with Laud quoting Psalm 21.6,7. The digitized copy of this text from Wallace Notestein’s collection, has lines 7 through 15 on page 21, marked with handwritten notes. Other notes appear on pages 5, 24, 35, and 39.

Vox Populi : Or, Nevves From Spayne, Translated According To The Spanish Coppie, Which May Serve To Forewarn Both England And The United Provinces How Farre To Trust To Spanish Pretences

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

This is a pamphlet titled "Newes from Spayne" from 1620 that was distributed to the people in England. There are thirty-one pages within the pamphlet. The text on the fourth-page states, "Which may serve to forwarn both England and the United Provinces how farre to trust to Spanish pretences." The edges of the pages are worn, and they are discolored. The text is translated from a Spanish original. The pamphlet details the meeting of the principal States of Spain and the presidents of certain councils.

Reduction De Las Letras Y Arte Para Enseñar A [H]Ablar Los Mudos, Juan Pablo Bonet

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Archontorologion, Or The Diall Of Princes (Title Page), Antonio De Guevara, Thomas North

As Good Luck Would Have It: The Rich Tradition of Shakespeare Scholarship in the Library

"containing the golden and famous booke of Marcvs Avrelivs by Don Antonio of Guevara and translated out of French by Thomas North"; Another work translated by Sir Thomas North, earlier editions were widely known during Shakespeare's lifetime.

Rb005: Anatomia In Qua Tota Humani Corporis Fabrica... Amstelodami, Ioannes Ianssonius, 1617, Andreas Vesalius 1514-1564, Thomas Geminus D. 1562

Anatomical Texts

A paper affixed to the rear free endpaper of the item states that is edition contains “fine reproductions of the Gemini plates.”

“Thomas Geminus was a a pseudonym for Thomas Lambrit, an engraver and printer…shown as active from about 1540; he died in May 1562.” http://www.arsanatomica.lib.ed.ac.uk/geminus.html accessed 11/20/2012. Geminus (Lambrit) printed Compendiosa totius anatomiae delineation aere exarata in 1545 copied from Vesalius’ 1543, De humani corporis fabrica . (Wellcome Library catalog, accessed 11/20/2012.)

This book is a 1617 reproduction of the engraved copperplates which Lambrit himself copied from the original woodblock prints of the Vesalius’ book.

Because the illustrations were …

A Description Of New England, John Smith

Zea E-Books in American Studies

John Smith (1580-1631) made one voyage to the coast of Massachusetts and Maine in 1614, and attempted a second one the following year, only to be captured by French pirates and detained for several months near the Azores before escaping and making his way back to England. This book is the story of these two voyages.

Smith went to the coasts of America north of Virginia to explore the opportunities for fisheries, fur trading, and settlement. Smith was a veteran soldier, sailor, traveller, explorer, cartographer, and colonist: he had fought the Spanish in France and Italy, the Turks in Hungary …

Pages From Exodus And Genesis From King James Bible Printed By Robert Barker, Robert Barker

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Two leaves from Exodus and two leaves from Genesis, each from different printings of the Bible, printed by Robert Barker at London, England in 1614 and 1615. Leaves reveal differences between "black letter" type and roman type printings.

A Monument Of Remembrance, Erected In Albion, In Honor Of The Magnificent Departure From Britannie, And Honorable Receiving In Germany, Namely At Heidelberge, Of The Two Most Noble Princes Fredericke, First Prince Of The Imperiall Blood ... Count Palatine Of Rhine, Duke Of Bavier ... & Elizabeth Infanta Of Albion, Princesse Palatine, And Dutchesse Of Bavier ... / By James Maxwell, James Maxwell

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

Text in verse and in prose, with copious side notes to the poetical text Celebrating the marriage of James First's daughter Elizabeth to Frederick, Count Palatine and later King of Bohemia Signatures: Ap4s ap4s B-Fp4s

Letters Patent

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

Letters patent were legal documents normally issued by a head of state to grant something to the recipient, such as money, a title, or a right. This one was issued to William Blackstone (Blaxton), of Gibside in County Durham, squire to Sir Nicholas Tempest, Knight, also of County Durham, and a Mr. Chapman, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, during the reign of James I/IV. The purpose of the document is unknown. William Blackstone went on to become the first European settler of Boston and Rhode Island, in 1625. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.

Don Philippe, Por La Gracia De Dios, Rey De Castilla, De Leon, De Aragon, De Las Dos Sicilias ..

Rare Books and Manuscripts

Manuscript on parchment. Illuminated. Ruled in red. Elaborate double title page, with colored illus. Contemporary leather binding, gold-tooled

The last 5 leaves were added between 1611-1632, in various hands

Details the rights and privileges of the Campuzano family as granted by the kings of Spain. The signature of King Philip III appears at the end of this petition

The Argument Of Master Nicholas Fuller In The Case Of Thomas Lad And Richard Maunsell, His Clients : Wherein It Is Plainely Proved, That The Ecclesiasticall Commissioners Have No Power, By Vertue Of Their Commission, To Imprison, To Put To The Oath Ex Officio, Or To Fine Any Of His Majesties Subjects

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

This is a text by English lawyer Nicholas Fuller, published in the year 1607. The writings detail the legal case of Thomas Lad and Richard Maunsell vs. the Ecclesiastical Commissioners who charged the men with refusing to take the ex officio oath. Fuller sets out to prove, through this text, that the Ecclesiastical Commissioners do not have the power to imprison individuals, as they did with Lad and Maunsell. Fuller makes five points in his argument to prove stance.