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Partus Iii Continens 51 Breves Antiphonas, Cajetan Kolberer

Rare Books

Marian music score in four separate part books titled Vox Prima, Vox Secunda, Vox Tertia, Basso Continuo. In mensural notation.

A New Method Of Making Common-Place-Books, John Locke

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

The Negro Christianized. An Essay To Excite And Assist That Good Work, The Instruction Of Negro- Servants In Christianity, Cotton Mather

Zea E-Books in American Studies

There were enslaved Negroes in New England before there were Puritans there, and by 1700 they numbered about 1,000 out of a total population of 90,000. Roughly half of them lived in Massachusetts, and were concentrated in Boston and the coastal towns. Puritans actively participated in the colonial slave trade, importing them from the West Indies and sometimes selling Indian prisoners into overseas slavery.

Cotton Mather was a slave-owner, and his congregation at the Second (or North) Church included both slave merchants and Negroes. The pamphlet reprinted here appeared in 1706 without his name, but his authorship of it was …

Stabat Mater, Giovanni Pergolesi

Marian Sheet Music

Giovanni Battista's Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater," or the Sorrows of Mary, for voice with unidentified accompaniment (likely for organ or piano).

A Vindication Of The Royal Martyr King Charles I. From The Irish Massacre In The Year 1641 : Cast Upon Him In The Life Of Richard Baxter, Wrote By Himself. And Since In The Abridgment By E. Calamy. Being A Case Of Present Concern. In A Letter To A Member Of The House Of Commons, Thomas Carte

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

No abstract provided.

Historica Notitia Della Miracolosa Imagine Della Madonna Santissima Della Consolata: Venerata Nella Chiesa Di S. Andrea De'mm. Rr. Monaci Di S. Bernardo Dell'ordine Cisterciense Di Torino, D. Domenico Arcourt

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220 pages; frontispiece engraving of Our Lady of Consolation icon in Turin

Clugnet Collection.

“[D]ata in luce dal molto reuerendo padre D. Domenico Arcourt, priore de'sudetti monaci, e consultore del Sant'Ufficio; consecrata alle glorie dell'istessa regina consolatrice, sotto li fortunati auspicj dell'altezza serenissima di Vittorio Amedeo Filippo Giuseppe, prencipe di Piemonte”—from title page.

The ancient icon of Our Lady of Consolation at the Santuario della Consolata in Turin, believed to be miraculous, has been drawing pilgrims for centuries. It was placed in a chapel in the fifth-century Chiesa di Sant’Andrea, becoming an important shrine of Marian devotion. In the tenth …

Magnalia Christi Americana, Cotton Mather, Thomas Parkhurst

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Full title: Magnalia Christi Americana: or, the Ecclesiastical history of New-England, from its first planting in the year 1620. unto the year of Our Lord, 1698. In seven books ... By the Reverend and learned Cotton Mather. London: Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, at the Bible and Three Crows in Cheapside. MDCCII.

Early New England history.

7 parts in 1 volume

Hunting License, England 1700, Charles Beauclerk

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

Charles Beauclerk, natural son of King Charles I and his mistress Nell Gwynne was given the title of Duke of St. Albans in 1684. With the title came land, and the wild game living on it. This slip of paper grants permission for Christopher Roleston to hunt in the Duke�s parks. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.

A Light Shining Out Of Darkness, Or, Occasional Queries Submitted To The Judgment Of Such As Would Enquire Into The True State Of Things In Our Times, Henry Stubbe

Historical Quaker Books

Sometimes attributed to Sir Henry Vane (1613-1662)

Henry Stubbe (1632-1676)

3rd edition, 230 pages

Essays About The Poor, Manufactures, Trade, Plantations, & Immorality And Of The Excellency And Divinity Of Inward Light, Demonstrated From The Attributes Of God And The Nature Of Mans Soul, As Well As From The Testimony Of The Holy Scriptures (1699), John Bellers

Historical Quaker Books

A series of essays by John Bellers.

Selected Pages From A New Discovery Of A Vast Country In America : Extending Above Four Thousand Miles, Between New France And New Mexico : With A Description Of The Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers, Plants, And Animals : Also, The Manners, Customs, And Languages Of The Several Native Indians, And The Advantage Of Commerce With Those Different Nations : With A Continuation, Giving An Account, Louis Hennepin

Selections from Special Collections

[24], 243, [33], 228 p., [9] leaves of plates (8 folded) : ill., maps ; 20 cm. (8vo).

Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Spring 2009. The abstract was prepared by Kyle Brennan.

Les Metamorphoses D'Ovide, T. 1 (Selections), Ovid, Thomas Corneille

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; "mises en vers francois par T. Corneille"

Les Metamorphoses D'Ovide, T. 3 (Selections), Ovid, Thomas Corneille

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; "mises en vers francois par T. Corneille"

Selected Pages From A Short View Of The Immorality And Profaneness Of The English Stage..., Jeremy Collier

Selections from Special Collections

288 p. 20 cm.

Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Spring 2012. The abstract was prepared by Megan Hagar.

A New Discovery Of A Vast Country In America, Louis Hennepin, Jacob Tonson

Osher Map Library Rare Books

Full title: A new discovery of a vast country in America, extending above four thousand miles, between New France and New Mexico with a description of the Great Lakes, cataracts, rivers, plants, and animals also, the manners, customs, and languages of the several native Indians, and the advantage of commerce with those different nations with a continuation, giving an account of the attempts of the Sieur de la Salle upon the mines of St. Barbe, &c. : the taking of Quebec by the English, with the advantages of a shorter cut to China and Japan : both parts illustrated with …

Phaenomena Quaedam Apocalyptica Ad Aspectum Novi Orbis Configurata. Or, Some Few Lines Towards A Description Of The New Heaven, Samuel Sewall, Reiner Smolinski

Zea E-Books in American Studies

SAMUEL SEWALL (1652-1730) is best remembered as a colonial judge during the Salem Witchcraft trials, as a significant diarist, and as an ardent millenarian, who published a number of eschatological tracts on his favorite obsession. Apart from his political achievements in the colonial judicature, Sewall published a number of significant works. The Selling of Joseph (1700) is one of the earliest abolitionist documents in American history. His famous Diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729 (1878-82) is a Puritan document par excellence and a window on a crucial period in the development of the colony. His millenarian tract Proposals Touching the Accomplishment …

Truth's Innocency And Simplicity Shining Through The Conversion ... (With The Long And Patient Sufferings) Of That Ancient And Faithful Minister And Servant Of Jesus Christ, Thomas Taylor

Historical Quaker Books

First few pages partially missing. Numbers 97-104 are skipped in the page numbering. The group of 54 pages are inserted between p. 130 and 131.
351, 54 pages ; 21 cm

The Talking Deaf Man, Or, A Method Proposed, Whereby He Who Is Born Deaf May Learn To Speak, Johann Conrad Amman

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Mercury, Or, The Secret And Swift Messenger : Shewing, How A Man May With Privacy And Speed Communicate His Thoughts To A Friend At Any Distance, John Wilkins

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Indenture: March 17, 1692

Historical Legal Documents

Indenture between Elizabeth Palmer of St. Giles, Middlesex (?) and John and Edward Roper of St. Giles, Middlesex.

Old Mens Tears For Their Own Declensions, Mixed With Fears Of Their And Posterities Further Falling Off From New-England’S Primitive Constitution, Joshua Scottow

Zea E-Books in American Studies

This is an online edition of Scottow’s popular tract, published in Boston in 1691, based on the first edition. Later editions were published in Boston in 1715, 1733, and 1749, and in New London in 1769. It is a searchable PDF document. The characteristics of Scottow’s original text (spelling, punctuation, capitalization, italics, etc.) have been retained. Obvious typographical errors have been corrected, and a list of emendations is included at the end. Its typographic design is based on that of the original. The work decries the falling off of New England from the purity and purpose of its original founding, …

Examination Of A Witness, Charleston, Massachusetts Bay Colony, July 20, 1687, Simon Lynde

Todd A. Herring Archival Collection

This document, signed by Simon Lynde, Justice of the Peace of Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony, documents the testimony of Thomas Richards of Boston on the subject of his knowledge of an accusation of murder of a child against parties unknown. This item was included in the Scrawl and Order exhibit, http://lib.msstate.edu/exhibits/past/.

A Relation Of The Invasion And Conquest Of Florida By The Spaniards, Under The Command Of Hernando De Soto, Unknown

Select Florida Studies Publications

An English translation of "A Relation of the Invasion and Conquest of Florida by the Spaniards, Under the Command of Fernando de Soto." The book provides a detailed history of Spain's obtainment, occupation and rule of Florida. Originally published in 1686.

A Form Of Prayer With Thanksgiving, To Be Used On Sunday September The 9th; Being The Day Of Thanksgiving, Appointed By The Kings Declaration: To Be Solemnly Observ'd In All Churches, And Chappels Within This Kingdom, Church Of England

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

No abstract provided.

His Majesties Declaration To All His Loving Subjects, Concerning The Treasonable Conspiracy Against His Sacred Person And Government, Lately Discovered. Appointed To Be Read In All Churches And Chappels Within This Kingdom. / By His Majesties Special Command, England And Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles Ii)

English Historical Library of Wallace Notestein

No abstract provided.

The Compleat Troller : Or, The Art Of Trolling, With A Description Of All The Utensils, Instruments, Tackling, And Materials Requisite Thereto : With Rules And Directions How To Use Them : As Also A Brief Account Of Most Of The Principal Rivers In England., Nobbes, Robert, 1652-1706?

Angling

Dedication signed: Ro. Nobbes. Advertisement on p. [2] at end.

Selected Pages From The History Of The Reformation Of The Church Of England, Gilbert Burnet

Selections from Special Collections

3 v. engr. fronts., ports. ; 32 cm. 2nd ed., corr. London, Printed by T.H. for R. Chiswell, 1681-1753.

Some of the pages in this document were selected as part of a class project for Professor Garth Bond’s History of the Book seminar, Spring 2012. The abstract was prepared by Alexander George.

Didascalocophus : Or The Deaf And Dumb Mans Tutor, To Which Is Added A Discourse Of The Nature And Number Of Double Consonants: Both Which Tracts Being The First (For What The Author Knows) That Have Been Published Upon Either Of The Subjects, George Dalgarno

Deaf Rare Books

No abstract provided.

Prophesies Concerning Christs 2d Coming, Isaac Newton

Rare Books at James White Library

Written sometime in the early 1680s, in English and Latin with quotations in Greek and Hebrew, c. 19,367 words, 40 pp. on 5 quarto signatures

For more information see Kimakwa, Sarah, "James White Library Hidden Treasures Isaac Newton: Early Adventist Pioneer? A Physicist’s Perspective" (2014) at https://digitalcommons.andrews.edu/library-pubs/13/

The Testimony Of Truth Exalted: By The Collected Labours Of That Worthy Man, Good Scribe, And Faithful Minister Of Jesus Christ, Samuel Fisher Who Died A Prisoner For The Testimony Of Jesus And Word Of God, Samuel Fisher, Luke Howard, William Penn, Ellis Hookes

Historical Quaker Books

Contents: The scorned Quakers true and honest account --The scorned Quakers second account of his second attempt to give testimony to the truth of Jesus --The burden of the Word of the Lord to the people at Lydd --To the Parliament of England and the several members thereof -- Rusticus ad academico, therusticks alarum to the rabbics -- An additional appendix to Rusticus ad academicos -- Christ's light springing, arising up, shining forth and displaying itself throw the whole world -- One antidote more against that provoking sin of swearing -- Supplementum sublatum -- Velata quaedam revelata --Thebishop busied beside …