Back to results

Library

An English expositour, or Compleat dictionary: teaching the interpretation of the hardest words, and most useful terms of art, used in our language. First set forth by J.B. Dr of Physick. And now the eighth time revised, corrected, and very much augmented with several additions, viz. A new and copious supply of words. An index directing to the hard words, by prefixing the common words before them in an alphabetical order. A brief nomenclator, containing the names of the most [r]enowned persons among the ancients, whether gods and goddesses (so reputed) heroes, or inventours of profitable arts, sciences and faculties. With divers memorable things out of ancient history, poetry, philosophy, and geography. By a lover of the arts.

General note: Signatures: A-M¹² (-M12 blank?) Bookseller's name from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. Cited in: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), B5435 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1984. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 1501:9). Ownership and custodial history: MS. ink notes by Beisly on front fly leaf; from the library of Revd. Sidney Beisly (d. 1876);Beisly bequest, 1896 UK-SuSCL