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16881.
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Five hundred points of good husbandry As well for the champion or open countrey, as also for the woodland or several, mixed in every moneth, with houswifery, over and besides the book of houswifery. Corrected, better ordered, and newly augmented to a fourth part more, wit divers other lessons, as a diet for the farmer, of the properties of winds, plants, hops, hearbs, bees, and approved remedies for sheep and cattel; with many other matters both profitable, and not unpleasant to the reader. Also two tables, one of husbandry, and the other of houswifery, at the end of the book, for the better and easier finding out of any matter contained in the same. Newly set forth by Thomas Tusser, gent. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by T[homas]. R[atcliffe]. and M[ary]. D[aniel]. for the Company of Stationers 1672
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: HUSBANDRY OCTAVO 1672 TUSSER.
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16882.
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England's improvement reviv'd in a treatise of all manner of husbandry & trade by land and sea. Plainly discovering the several ways of improveing all sorts of waste and barren grounds, and enriching all earths; with the natural quality of all lands, and the several seeds and plants which most naturally thrive therein. Together with the manner of planting all sorts of timber-trees, and under-woods, with two several chains to plaint seeds or sets by; with several directions to make walks, groves, orchards, gardens, planting of hops and good fences; with the vertue o trees, plants, and herbs, and their physical use; with an alphabet of all herbs growing in the kitchin, and physick-gardens; and physical directions. Also, the way of ordering cattel, with several observations about sheep, and choice of cows for the dairy, ... with many other remarks never before extant. Experienced in thirty years practise, and digested into six books, by John Smith, gent. Published for the common good by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by Tho. Newcomb, for Benjamin Southwood, at the Star next to Sergeants-Inn in Chancery-lane; and Israel Harrison near Lincolns-Inn 1673
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: HUSBANDRY OCTAVO 1673 SMITH.
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16883.
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16884.
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Tenants lavv a treatise of great use, for tenants and farmers of all kinds, and all other persons whatsoever. Wherein the several natures, differences and kinds of tenures and tenants are discussed, and several cases in the law touching leases, rents, distresses, replevins, and other accidents between landlord and tenant, and tenant and tenant between themselves and others; especially such who have suffered by the late conflagration in the city of London. The third edition. By R.T. gent by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for, and sold by John Amery at the Peacock, over against Fetter-Lane in Fleet-Street 1674
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1674 R.T..
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16885.
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A sure guide to the practical surveyor in two parts. The first, shewing how to plot all manner of grounds, whether small inclosures, champain-ground, wood-lands, mountains, and dales, by the semicircle, plain table, and chain. As also, how to find the area, or content thereof, with the manner of protracting, reducing, and dividing the same; and also how to inclose a mannor lying in a common field, with the drawing of a perfect draught or map thereof, and how to deck and beautifie the same. And likewise how to convey water from any spring-head, to any appointed place. The second, shewing how to take the ground-plot of any city or corporation: as also the mensuration of roads, highways, and rivers, with the manner of making a map of any county or kingdom. The like never before extant. By John Holwell, philomath. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by W. Godbid, for Christopher Hussey, at the Flower de Luce in Little-Britain 1678
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1678 HOLWELL.
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16886.
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Fragmenta antiquitatis Antient tenures of land, and jocular customs of some mannors· Made publick for the diversion of some, and instruction of others. By T.B. of the Inner-Temple Esquire by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires. For Abel Roper, at the Sun, Tho. Basset, at the George, and Christopher Wilkinson, at the Black-Boy, all in Fleetstreet 1679
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (2)Collection, call number: LANDOWNING & ESTATE MANAGEMENT OCTAVO 1679 BLOUNT, ...
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16887.
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A pocket book containing severall choice collections in arithmetick, astronomy, geometry, surveying, dialling, navigation, astrology, geography, measuring, gageing by Language: English
Publication details: [London] and are sold by him at the Hermitage in Wapping and at his shoop [sic] ... in Cornhill, London [1683]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1683 SELLER.
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16888.
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Cocker's decimal arithmetick wherein is shewed the nature and use of decimal fractions, in the usual rules of arithmetick, and in the mensuration of planes and solids. Together with tables of interest, and rebate for the valuation of leases and annuities, present, or in reversion, and rules for calculating of those tables. Whereunto is added his Artificial arithmetick, shewing the genesis or fabrick of the logarithmes, and their use in the extraction of roots, the solving of questions in anatocisme, and in other arithmetical rules in a method not usually practised. Also his Algebraical arithmetick, containing the doctrine of composing and resolving an equation; with all other rules requisite for the understanding of that mysterious art, according to the method used by Mr. John Kersey in his incomparable treatise of algebra. Composed by Edward Cocker, late practitioner in the arts of writing, arithmetick, and engraving. Perused, corrected, and published by John Hawkins, ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by J. Richardson, for Tho. Passinger, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, and Tho. Lacy, at the Golden-Lyon in Southwark MDCLXXXV. [1685]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1685 COCKER.
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16889.
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16890.
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16891.
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The marrow of the mathematicks contracted into a small compass, and made plain and easie to the understanding of any ordinary capacity. Containing the doctrines of arethmetick, geometry, astronomy, gauging, the use of the sector, surveying, dyalling, and the art of navigation, &c. Illustrated with several cuts for the better explanation of the whole matter. After a new, compendious, easie method, by W. Pickering, merchant-adventurer. Licensed Octob. 9th 1685. Rob. Midgley by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by John Richardson for the author, and are to be sold by Tho. Passinger, at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge, and Tho. Sawbridge at the Three Flower-de-Luces in Little-Britain 1686
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: MATHS & SCIENCE OCTAVO 1686 PICKERING.
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16892.
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Duodecimal arithmetick viz. Notation. Addition. Subtraction. Multiplication. Division. Reduction. Extraction of the-square, and cube roots. Rule of proportion-direct, and reverse. Duodecimally performed, and very practically applied to the measuring of all sorts of superficies, and solids, as board, glass, &c. timber, stone, &c. But chiefly to the gauging of all sorts of brewers tuns and casks, to find the whole content, or the vacuity or remaining liquor of either, and that with more ease and expedition, than by vulgar or decimal arithmetick. Very useful fo all sorts of men, aswel gentlemen as others, but especially for merchants, writing masters, and all measuring artificers. And all the rules made plain, and easie for the meanest capacity. By Joshua Jordaine of Exon, Philo-Accomptant. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by John Richardson for the author, and are to be sold by John Taylor at the Ship in Paul's Church Yard 1687
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1687 JORDAINE.
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16893.
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Thesaurarium mathematicæ, or The treasury of mathematicks Containing variety of usefull practices in arithmetick, geometry, trigonometry, astronomy, geography, navigation and surveying. As also the mensuration of board, glass, tiling, paving, timber, stone, and irregular solids. Likewise it teacheth the art of guaging, dialling, fortification, military-orders, and gunnery: explains the logarithms, sines, tangents and secants: sheweth their use in arithmetick, &c. To which is annexed a table of 10000 logarithms, log-sines and log-tangents. Illustrated with several mathematical sculptures on copper plates. By John Taylor, gent. Licensed, June 26. 1686. Rob. Midgley. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by J[ohn]. H[eptinstall]. for W. Freeman at the Artichoke next St. Dunstan's Church in Fleetstreet 1687
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1687 TAYLOR.
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16894.
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16895.
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Geodaesia: or, The art of surveying and measuring of land, made easie Shewing, by plain and practical rules, how to survey, protract, cast up, reduce or divide any piece of land whatsoever; with new tables for the ease of the surveyor in reducing the measures of land. Moreover, a more facile and sure way of surveying by the chain, than has hitherto been taught. As also, how to lay-out new lands in America, or elsewhere: and how to make a perfect map of a river's mouth or harbour; with several other things never yet publish'd in our language. By John Love, philomath by Language: English
Publication details: London printed for John Taylor, at the Ship in S. Paul's Church-Yard MDCLXXXVIII. [1688]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1688 LOVE.
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16896.
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A guide to surveyors of the high-ways shewing the office and duty of such surveyors, with several cases and resolutions in law relating to the same. Collected and gathered out of publick acts of Parliament now in force; and out of the year-books, and other books of the municipal laws of this kingdom. With an abridgment of the statute of 22 H. 8. Chap. 5. for the repairing of bridges, with cases relating thereunto. And likewise a summary of the statutes made for paving, cleansing, &c. streets, lanes, &c. in London, and other towns and places. And an abstract of statutes made for the repairs of high-ways and bridges in particular places. Methodiz'd into short chapters for the ready finding out any matter contain'd in the book. By G. Meriton, Gent. by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by W. Rawlins and S. Roycroft, assigns of Rich. and Edw. Atkins esquires; for A. and J. Churchill in Pater-noster-Row, and Fr. Hillyard bookseller in York 1694
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: INFRASTRUCTURE OCTAVO 1694 MERITON.
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16897.
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Cocker's decimal arithmetick wherein is shewed the nature and use of decimal fractions, in the usual rules of arithmetick, and the mensuration of plains and solids. Together with tables of interest and rebate for the valuation of leases and annuities, present, or, in reversion, and rules for calculating those tables. Whereunto is added his Artificial arithmetick, shewing the genesis or fabrick of the logarithms, and their use in the extraction of roots, the solving of questions in anatocism, and in other arithmetical rules in a method not usually practised. Also his Algebraical arithmetick, containing the doctrine of composing and resolving an equation; with all other rules requisite for the understanding of that mysterious art, according to the method used by Mr. John Kersey in his incomparable treatise of algebra. Composed by Edward Cocker, late practitioner in the arts of writing, arithmetick and engraving. Perused, corrected, and published by John Hawkins, ... by Language: English
Publication details: London printed [by James Orme] for George Sawbridge, at the Three Flower de Luces in Little-Brittain: and Richard Wellington, at the Lute in St. Paul's-Church-Yard MDCXCV. [1695]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: MATHS & SCIENCE OCTAVO 1695 COCKER.
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16898.
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An essay upon projects by Language: English
Publication details: London printed by R[obert]. R[oberts]. for Tho. Cockerill, at the corner of Warwick-Lane, near Pater-noster-Row MDCXCVII. [1697]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1697 DEFOE.
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16899.
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The law of commons and commoners: or A treatise shewing the original and nature of common, and the several kinds thereof, viz. common appendant, appurtenant, estovers, turbary, pischary and pur cause of vicinage, of commons in gross, and sans number, with the pleadings i reference to every one of them. As also the powers and priviledges of commoners, in reference to the soil, to the lord, to strangers, and of the remedies and actions they may have. Of declarations, pleadings, in and to actions brought by and against commoners. Approvement, apportionment, suspensio and extinguishment of common. Of grants of common, and by what words common shall pass. Together with leanring [sic] of prescriptions in general; the forms and manner of pleading prescription, in reference to common in several rules. Of prescription and pleading by a copyholder in reference to common. Of evidence to prove prescription for common, the several customs of commoners, and of enclosures. With several forms of presidents adapted to every sort of common Language: English
Publication details: London printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires; for John Walthoe at his shop in Vine-Court, Middle-Temple MDCXCVIII. [1698]
Availability: Items available for loan: Historic collection (1)Collection, call number: OCTAVO 1698 LAW.
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16900.
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