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Title: The Character of a town-gallant exposing the extravagant fopperies of some vain self-conceited pretenders to gentility, and good breeding. Publication info: London : Printed for Rowland Reynolds ..., 1680. subjects: [Dandies -- England -- Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] [Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714] Title: The Character of a town-misse Publication info: London : Printed for Rowland Reynolds ..., 1680. subjects: [Prostitutes -- England] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] Title: 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 info: [London : s.n., 1655] subjects: [Festivals -- England] [Hertfordshire -- Local history] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] Title: The vvandering-Jew, telling fortunes to English-men Author: Gad ben-Arod, ben-Balaam, ben-Ahimoth, ben-Baal, ben-Gog, ben-Magog. Publication info: London : Printed by Iohn Raworth, for Nathaniel Butter, 1640. subject: Title: Gallantry a-la-mode a satyrical, in III parts, representing the vanities of several humours of this present age. Publication info: London : Printed by T.R. & N.T. for the author, and are to be sold by Booksellers, 1674. subject: [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Anecdotes] Title: 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 info: [London?] : Printed for J. Shuter, 1682. subjects: [English letters] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] Title: 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 info: London, : Printed by Hen. Clark, for Tho Malthus ..., 1683. subjects: Title: 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 info: London : printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1700. subjects: [Christian life -- Early works to 1900] [Conduct of life -- Early works to 1900] [Great Britain -- Social conditions -- Early works to 1900] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] Title: 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 info: London, : Printed for D. M., 1674. subjects: Title: 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 info: London : [s.n.], printed in the year, 1697. subjects: [Congreve, William, -- 1670-1729. -- Birth of the muse -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800] [Dennis, John. -- Nuptials of Britain's genius and fame -- Controversial literature -- Early works to 1800] [Peace -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Humor -- Early works to 1800] Title: 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 info: [London] : Printed for J. Taylor, at the Ship in S. Paul's Church-yard, 1696. subjects: [Women -- Great Britain -- Social conditions -- Early works to 1800] [Manners and customs -- Early works to 1800] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] Title: Several discourses and characters address'd to the ladies of the age wherein the vanities of the modish women are discovered Author: Shannon, Francis Boyle, Viscount, 1623-1699. Publication info: London : Printed for Christopher Wilkinson, and are to be sold by Thomas Salusbury ..., 1689. subjects: [Women -- Social conditions] [Manners and customs] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] Title: 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. Author: Societies for the Reformation of Manners. Publication info: London : Printed for John Dunton ..., 1694. subject: [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] Title: 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 Author: Woodward, Josiah, 1660-1712. Publication info: London : Printed for B. Aylmer ... and are to be sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, MDCXCIX [1699] subjects: [Societies for the Reformation of Manners] [Social problems] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century] Title: 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 info: [London] : Printed for the author, and sold by Ra Simpson, at the Harp in St. Pauls Churchyard, 1697. subjects: [Sermons, English -- 17th century] [Spiritual life -- Early works to 1800] [Prayers -- Early works to 1800] [Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century -- Early works to 1800] |
