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The catterpillers of this nation anatomized, in a brief yet notable discovery of house-breakers, pick-pockets, &c. together with the life of a penitent high-way-man, discovering the mystery of that infernal society : to which is added, the manner of hectoring & trapanning, as it is acted in and about the city of London.

Publication: London :: Printed for M.H. ...,; 1659.
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The Character of a town-gallant exposing the extravagant fopperies of some vain self-conceited pretenders to gentility, and good breeding.

Publication: London :: Printed for Rowland Reynolds ...,; 1680.
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The Character of a town-misse

Publication: London :: Printed for Rowland Reynolds ...,; 1680.
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Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess. Together with all manner of games either on cards, or dice. To which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.

Author: Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.
Publication: London :: Printed by Charles Brome ...,; 1687.
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A congratulation in honour of the annual festival of the lords, knights, esq. and yeomandry of the county of Hertford, at Merchant Taylors Hall, on Thursday Sept. 6, 1655 ...

Author: Crouch, John, fl. 1660-1681.
Publication: [London :: s.n.,; 1655]
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The vvandering-Jew, telling fortunes to English-men

Author: Gad ben-Arod, ben-Balaam, ben-Ahimoth, ben-Baal, ben-Gog, ben-Magog.
Publication: London :: Printed by Iohn Raworth, for Nathaniel Butter,; 1640.
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Gallantry a-la-mode a satyrical, in III parts, representing the vanities of several humours of this present age.

Publication: London :: Printed by T.R. & N.T. for the author, and are to be sold by Booksellers,; 1674.
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A letter from a matron of rank quality in Windsor to one of the same in Druery-lane

Author: Kéroualle, Louise-Renée de, Duchess of Portsmouth and Aubigny, 1649-1734.
Publication: [London?] :: Printed for J. Shuter,; 1682.
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Thursday noon, being Feb. (26) 84/85: My dearest soul, Thou only preserver of my life ...

Author: Knox, W., Sir.
Publication: London :: [s.n.],; Printed in the Year 1689.
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The London bully, or The prodigal son, displaying the principal cheats of our modern debauchees. With the secret practices and cabals of the lewd apprentices of this town: discovered in the life & actions of an eminient citizens son,

Publication: London, :: Printed by Hen. Clark, for Tho Malthus ...; 1683.
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The complaint of English subjects delivered in two parts. First part, is the complaint, of the poor, middle, and meanest sorts of subjects, concerning their bodily assistance. Second part, is the true Christians complaint, against vice, and wickedness, for the good of their soul's health. Also, werein is set forth, the late prodigious growth, of atheism, errors, and vice: with a call to repentance. As also, how needful it is, in these times, for every one of us, first of all, to look into our own hearts, and endeavour to amend what is their amiss. And lastly, a brief discourse, concerning our late unfruitful, and cold summers: as also, what is thought to be the real causes of it, by way of opposition, to the opinion of astrologers. By Richard Newnam of Tiverton in Devonshire.

Author: Newnam, Richard.
Publication: London :: printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster,; 1700.
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News from Whetstones Parke, or, A relation of the late bloody battle there, between the bawds and whores, and how both parties after a sharp dispute, and much loss on either side, were at last reconciled by the mediation of the pimps and hectors, with the articles of peace concluded upon between them.

Publication: London, :: Printed for D. M.,; 1674.
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Pleasant quippes for vpstart nevvfangled gentlevvomen.

Publication: Imprinted at London :: by Richard Iohnes,; 1596.
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The justice of peace: or a vindication of peace from several late pamphlets, written by Mr. Congreve, Dennis, &c. In doggrel verse. Written at the request of a young lady, and dedicated to her. By a poet.

Author: Poet, fl. 1697.
Publication: London :: [s.n.],; printed in the year, 1697.
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[The boke of nurture for men, seruauntes, and chyldren]

Author: Rhodes, Hugh, fl. 1550.
Publication: [London :: s.n.,; ca. 1570]
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Discourses useful for the vain modish ladies and their gallants under these following heads, viz. I. Of some of the common ways many vertuous women take to lose their reputation, &c. II. Of meer beauty-love, &c. III. Of young mens folly in adoring young handsom ladies, &c. IV. Of the power womens beauty exercises over most young men. V. Of the inconstancy of most ladies, especially such as are cry'd-up beauties, &c. VI. Of marriage, and of wives who usurp a governing power over their husbands. VII. Of the inequality of many marriages, with the sad end that usually attend such matches. VIII. Against maids marrying for meer love, &c. IX. Against widows marrying. X. Against keeping of misses. XI. Of the folly of such women as think to shew their wit by censuring of their neighbours. XII. Of the French fashions and dresses, &c. XIII. Of worldly praises which all ladies love to receive, but few strive to deserve. XIV. Useful advices to the vain and modish ladies, for the well regulating their beauty and lives. By the right honourable Francis Lord Viscount Shannon.

Author: Shannon, Francis Boyle, Viscount, 1623-1699.
Publication: [London] :: Printed for J. Taylor, at the Ship in S. Paul's Church-yard,; 1696.
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Several discourses and characters address'd to the ladies of the age wherein the vanities of the modish women are discovered / written at the request of a lady, by a person of honour.

Author: Shannon, Francis Boyle, Viscount, 1623-1699.
Publication: London :: Printed for Christopher Wilkinson, and are to be sold by Thomas Salusbury ...,; 1689.
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Proposals for a national reformation of manners humbly offered to the consideration of our magistrates & clergy : to which is added, I. the instrument for reformation : II. an account of several murders, &c. and particularly a bloody slaughter-house discover'd in Rosemary-lane ... : as also the black roll, containing the names and crimes of several hundreds persons, who have been prosecuted by the society, for whoring, drunkenness, Sabbath-breaking, &c. / published by the Society for Reformation.

Author: Societies for the Reformation of Manners.
Publication: London :: Printed for John Dunton ...,; 1694.
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An admonition to the magistrates of England upon our new settlement

Author: Stephens, Edward, d. 1706.
Publication: [S.l. :: s.n.,; 1689]
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The good vvomens cryes against the excise of all their commodities. Shewing, as the businesse now stands, they are in no case able to bear such heavy pressures, and insupportable burthens, occasioned by the iuncto's new impost on their wares, whereby they are like to fall into great want of trading, and putting off their commodities at the prizes formerly, to the utter undoing of their deare husbands and families for ever. Therefore having a fellow-feeling of one anothers lamentable and languishing cases, (notwithstanding any act to the contrary) have put forwards themselves to seeke redresse of their aggrievances, and inabilities of their over-burthened husbands insufficiencies, and unsatisfying performances in their severall occupations; have convened together in a feminine convention in Doe-little-lane, and tendred their aggrievances and complaints to the consideration of the Common-wealth; desiring speedy redresse therein. / Written by Mary Stiff, Chair-woman, in vineger verse.

Author: Stiff, Mary.
Publication: Westminster :: Printed at the signe of the Hornes in Queen-street, neere my Lord Fairfax's house, and are to be sold at the Dildoe in Distaffe-Lane,; 1650.
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An account of the societies for reformation of manners in London and Westminster and other parts of the kingdom with a persuasive to persons of all ranks, to be zealous and diligent in promoting the execution of the laws agaist prophaneness and debauchery, for the effecting a national reformation / published with the approbation of a considerable number of the lords spiritual and temporal.

Author: Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.
Publication: London :: Printed for B. Aylmer ... and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster,; MDCXCIX [1699]
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An earnest admonition to all, but especially to young persons: to turn to God by speedy repentance and reformation. Being the substance of six sermons, deliver'd in the chappel at Popler To which is added, an account of the rise and progress of the religious societies of young-men; and of the societies for reformation, lately erected in the cities of London and Westminster, with a copy of their orders, vindicated from the common objections. And sundry directions relating to the religious conferences of these societies; with devotions suited to them; and prayers for the use of private families, and for seamen. By Josiah Woodward, minister of Popler.

Author: Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712.
Publication: [London] :: Printed for the author, and sold by Ra Simpson, at the Harp in St. Pauls Churchyard,; 1697.
Links: Item Information of An earnest admonition to all, but especially to young persons: to turn to God by speedy repentance and reformation. Being the substance of six sermons, deliver'd in the chappel at Popler To which is added, an account of the rise and progress of the religious societies of young-men; and of the societies for reformation, lately erected in the cities of London and Westminster, with a copy of their orders, vindicated from the common objections. And sundry directions relating to the religious conferences of these societies; with devotions suited to them; and prayers for the use of private families, and for seamen. By Josiah Woodward, minister of Popler.

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