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WATSON, RICHARD. Historical Collections of Ecclesiastick affairs in Scotland and politick related to them, including the murder of the Cardinal of St. Andrews, and the beheading of their Queen Mary in England. London, by G. D. for John Garfield, 1657. 12mo.

-Effata Regalia. Aphorismes divine, moral, politick: scattered in the books, speeches, letters, &c. of Charles I. Icon Animæ Basilicæ : the Pourtraiture of a Royal Soul. Caroli I. Monita et observata Britannica. Collected and published by Richard Watson. London, for Robert Horn, 1661.

18mo. M.

WATSON, RICHARD. Anecdotes of the Life of Richard Watson, Bishop of Landaff; written by himself at different intervals, and revised in 1814. in 1.

London, 1818. 8vo. 2 vol.

Two excellent letters from the late Lord Carysfort (to whom Bp. Watson was tutor) relating to the work are inserted in the Volume.

WATSON, THOMAS. Two notable Sermons, made the thirde and fyfte Fridayes in Lent last past, before the Queenes highnes concerninge the reall presence of Christes body and bloude in the blessed Sacrament and also the Masse, which is the sacrifice of the Newe Testament. London, by John Cawood, 1554. 16mo. Bl. L.

These two Catholick Sermons were preached before Q. Mary.

WATTS, WILLIAM. The seats of the nobility and gentry, in a collection of the most interesting and picturesque Views, engraved by W. Watts from drawings by the most eminent artists. With descriptions

A beautiful copy with PROOF impressions of the plates.

WAYNFLEET, WILLIAM. Gulielmi Patteni, cui Waynfleti agnomen fuit, Wintoniensis Ecclesiæ Præsulis quondam pientissimi, summi Angliæ cancellarii, Collegiique Beatæ Mariæ Magdalenæ apud Oxonienses fundatoris celeberrimi, vita obitusque. Oxoniæ, excud. Josephus Barnesius, 1602. 4to.

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WEAVER, CAPTAINE THOMAS. Plantagenet's Tragicall Story: or the Death of King Edward the Fourth with the unnaturall Voyage of Richard the Third, through the Red Sea of his Nephews innocent bloud, to his usurped Crowne. Metaphrased by T. W. Gent. London, by M. F., for Richard Tomlins, 1649. Portrait by Marshall. 12mo.

"For an account of Weaver see Walker's

Sufferings of the Clergy; he is also mentioned by Ant. à Wood. Lowndes says this is sometimes attributed to Whichcot." MS. note.

WEBB, JOHN. An historical essay endeavoring a Probability that the Language of the Empire of China is the Primitive Language. London, for Nath. Brook, 1669. 8vo.

WEBBE, EDWARD. The Rare and most wonderful thinges which Edward Webbe an Englishman borne, hath seene and passed in his troublesome trauailes, in the Cities of Jerusalem, Dammasko, Bethelem and Galely and in the Landes of Jewrie, Egipt, Grecia, Russia, and in the Land of Prester John. Wherein is set foorth his extreame slauerie sustained many yeres togither in the Gallies, and wars of the great Turk against the Landes of Persia, Tartaria, Spaine and Portugall, with the manner of his releasement, and comming into Englande in May last. London, by Ralph Blower, for

"First Edition. The only other copy as yet known is that purchased at Nassau's Sale by Mr. Jadis, at whose sale it was sold for Fourteen Guineas." MS. note.

The rare and most wonderfull

formation on the coasting navigation of Cape Horn, and the adjacent lands. London, 1827. Charts. 8vo.

neral Monuments with in the vnited monarchie of Great Britaine, Ire

lishman borne, hath seene and passed in his troublesome trauailes, in the Cities of Jerusalem, Damasko, Bethlehem and Galely and in the landes of Jewrie, Egypt, Grecia,

Russia, and Prester John. Wherein is set forth his extreame slauery sustained many yeeres together in the Gallies and warres of the great Turke, against the landes of Persia, Tartaria, Spaine and Portugale, with the maner of his releasement and

comming into England in May last. Newly enlarged and corrected by

the Author. London, for William Wright, 1590. Wood cuts. 4to.

"This Edition is also extremely rare. This little volume is full of the most marvellous tales. The author in his address to the reader says 'Some foolish persons perhaps will cavil and say, that these are lies and fained fables, but to those I answere-let them but come and conferre with me-and they doubtles shall be resolued that this is true which is here expressed.' In this epistle he complains of some faults in the first edition." MS. note.

WEBSTER, JOHN. The Displaying of supposed Witchcraft. London, by J. M., 1677. Fol. L. P. See Retrospective Review, V. pp. 87

136.

WEBSTER, JOHN. Works, now first collected, with some Account of the Author and Notes by Dyce. London, 1830. 8vo. L. P. 4 vol. Only twelve copies printed on Large Paper.

WEDDELL, JAMES. A voyage towards the South Pole performed in the years 1822-24, containing an examination of the Antarctic Sea : and a visit to Tierra del Fuego.

the dissolued Monasteries therein contained; their Founders, and what eminent persons haue beene the death and buriall of certaine of in the same interred. As also of Gentrie of these Kingdomes enthe bloud Roiall, the Nobilitie, and other matters, &c. Composed by tombed in forraine Nations with the Travels and Studies of John Weever. London, by Thomas HarSadler, 1631. Frontispiece and Porper, and are to be sold by Laurence trait by Cecill: with wood cuts. Fol.

L. P.

and adorned with three hundred and thirty sculptures. The Cuts done by J. Sturt. London, 1716. 12mo. 3 vol. F. P. R. M.

WEST, THOMAS. The antiquities of Furness; or, an account of the Royal Abbey of St. Mary in the vale of Nightshade, near Dalton in Furness. London, 1774. Plates. 4to.

WESTE, RICHARD. The Booke of Demeanor: from small poems

entitled The Schoole of Vertue. London, by Edward Griffin, for Nathaniel Butter, 1619. 12mo. Bl. L.

This is one of the Thirty-six copies reprinted by Bensley in (1817).

WEST INDIES. A description in Arabick of the West Indies, from the Discovery. Printed at Constantinople, 1729. 4to.

With singular Turkish wood cuts, coloured.

WESTMINSTER, MARQUIS OF. The Eaton Chronicle; or the Salt Box. 8vo.

Twenty numbers. (1788).

"These miscellaneous impromptus were produced at the celebration of Lord Belgrave's (now Marquis of Westminster) coming of age. The title has no relation to the Etonian Seminary near Windsor, but to Eaton-Hall a seat of Lord Grosvenor's, where the Festival took place. A Salt Box was the receptacle in which the papers were daily deposited." MS. note by T. Park.

Many of the papers were by William Gifford, the editor of Massinger, &c.

WESTMONASTERIENSIS, MATTHEUS. Flores historiarum per Matthæum Westmonasteriensem collecti, præcipuè de rebus Britannicis ab exordio mundi usque ad Annum Dominum, 1307. Londini, ex off. Thomæ Marshii, 1570. Fol.

WESTMORELAND, MILDMAY FANE, EARL OF. Otia Sacra. London, printed by Richard Cotes, 1648. Frontispiece and Plates. 4to. G. M. "Privately printed as the author states

in the verses 'To my Book' which close the Volume. It is rare, very few copies having been printed. The Frontispiece or Engraved Title Page and the plate on page 124 are engraved by Marshall. The three have not any Engraver's name. other plates on pages 99, 101 and 105 Between pp. 110 and 111 is a folded leaf' Regula nullo modo Spernanda.' The volume contains 174 pages besides the engraved Title Page." MS. note.

WESTON. A declaration of egregious Popish Impostures, to with-draw the harts of her Majesties Subjects from their allegeance, and from the truth of Christian Religion professed in England, under the pre tence of casting out devils. Prac tised by Edmunds, alias Weston a Jesuit, and divers Romish Priests his wicked Associates. London, by James Roberts, 1603. 4to.

WESTON, ELIZABETH JOANNA. Parthenicon Elizabethæ Joannæ Westoniæ Virginis nobilissimæ, poetriæ florentissimæ, linguarum plurimarum peritissimæ, Libri 1. opera ac studio G. Mart. a Baldhoven, Sil. collectus; et nunc denuò amicis desiderantibus communicatus. Pragæ, typis Pauli Sessii (circa 1605 ). 8vo.

"A very uncommon book."

"See an account of this writer, in Ballard's Memoirs of Learned Ladies. Bought at the sale of my friend Mr. Southgate's Library 1795. J. B." Note by Mr. Bindley.

Elisabethæ Joanna Westoniæ, Nobilis Angle et Poetriæ longe celeberrimæ Opuscula cum vita Auctoris a J. Chr. Kalckhoff. Francof. 1723. 8vo.

WESTON, STEPHEN. Persian Recreations, or New Tales, with explanatory notes on the original text, and curious details of two Ambassadors to James I. and George III. London, 1812. 8vo.

WHARTON, SIR GEORGE. The Works of the Late Most Excellent Philosopher and Astronomer Sir G. Wharton, by John Gadbury. London, 1683. Portrait. 8vo.

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WHETSTONES, GEORGE. Mirour for Magestrates of Cyties: representing the Ordinaunces, policies, and diligence, of the noble Emperour, Alexander (surnamed) Severus, to suppresse and chastise

the notorious Vices noorished in Rome, by the superfluous number of Dicing-houses, Tauarns, and common Stewes: suffred and cheerished, by his beastlye predecessour, Helyogabalus; with sundrie graue orations by the said noble Emperor, concerning Reformation. And herevnto, is added, a Touchstone for the Time: containyng, many perillous mischiefes, bred in the Bowels of the Citie of London: by the infection of some of theare Sanctuaries of Iniquitie. London, by Richard Jones, 1584. 4to. R. M.

The English Myrror. A regard wherein al estates may behold the Conquests of Enuy: &c. London, by J. Windet, for G. Seton, 1586. 4to. Bl. L.

See Herbert's Ames, II. 1225, who gives the full title. Two hundred and forty-nine pages, besides the Title, Dedications and a leaf of Verses.

The Censure of a Loyall Subject upon certaine noted Speach and behaviours of those fourteene notable Traitors, at the place of the executions the 20 and 21 of September last past. Wherein is handled matter of necessarye instruction for all dutifull Subjectes; especially the multitude of ignorant people. Feare God: be true to thy Prince and obey the Lawes. Printed by Richarde Jones, 1587. 4to. Bl. L.

B. M.

An interesting historical volume: those executed were J. Ballard, A Babington, J. Savage, R. Barnwell, C. Tichburn, Tilney, C. Abington, the Earl of Northumberland, the Duke of Norfolk, Felton, Storie, Earl of Desmond, T. Salisburie, Hen. Dun, Edw. Jones, J. Travis, J. Charnock, R. Gage, J. Bellamy and Mary Queen of Scots. It contains also curious matter relating to the rebellion in the North, &c.

WHISTON, WILLIAM. Primitive New Testament in Four Parts. Stamford, 1745. 8vo.

Memoirs of his Life, contain

ing memoirs of several of his Friends also. London, 1749. 8vo. 3 vol.

"This is the original uncastrated edition, much more desirable than that of 1753."

WHITAKER, ALEXANDER. Good newes from Virginia. Sent to the counsell and company of Virginia, resident in England. From A. Whitaker, the minister of Henrico in Virginia. Wherein also is a narration of the present state of that Countrey, and our Colonies there. London, by Felix Kyngston, for William Welby, 1613. 4to. Ꭱ.

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