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Shakespeare, William
Venus and Adonis.

London : Printed by Richard Field, and are to be sold [by J. Harrison] at the signe of the white Greyhound in Paules Church-yard, 1594.

1594

Coryate, George| Kirchner, Hermann| Hole, William| Coryate, Thomas
Coryats crudities; hastily gobled vp in five moneths trauells in France, Sauoy, Italy, Rhetia co[m]monly called the Grisons country, Heluetia alia`s Switzerland, some parts of high Germany, and the Netherlands; newly digested in the hungry aire of Odcombe in the county of Somerset, now dispersed to the nourishment of the trauelling members of this kingdome.

[London : printed by VV[illiam] S[tansby for the author], anno Domini 1611]

1611

Shakespeare, William
The excellent history of the merchant of Venice. VVith the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Iew towards the saide Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare.

[London] : Printed by I. Roberts [i.e. by William Jaggard for Thomas Pavier], 1600 [i.e. 1619]

1600

A. T., | Wateson, George
A rich storehouse or treasurie for the diseased. Wherein are many approued medicines for diuers and sundry diseases, which haue bin long hidden, and not come to light before this time. First set foorth for the benefit and comfort of the poorer sort of people that are not of abillitie to go to the phisitions, by G. W.

At London : Printed by Ralph Blower, 1612.

1612

Speed, John
[The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the Nevv: newly translated out of the originall tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and reuised, by his Maiestie speciall commandement]

[Imprinted at London : by Bonham Norton and Iohn Bill, printers to the Kings most Excellent Maiestie, anno 1629]

1629

Burton, Robert
The anatomy of melancholy. What it is, with all the kinds causes, symptomes, prognostickes, seuerall cures of it, in three partitions, with their severall sections, members subsections, philosophically, medicinally, historically, opened cut vp. By Democritus Junior With a satyricall preface, conducing to the following discourse,

London : printed for Peter Parker at the signe of the Legg and Starr in Cornhill over against ye Royall Exchange, 1676.

1676

Culpeper, Nicholas| Cross, Thomas| Royal College of Physicians of London,
A physical directory: or A translation of the dispensatory made by the Colledge of Physitians of London, and by them imposed upon all the apothecaries of England to make up their medicines by. Whereunto is added, the vertues of the simples, and compounds. And in this second edition are seven hundred eighty four additions the general heads whereof are these: viz. 1. The dose (or quantity to be taken at one time) and use, both of simples and compounds. 2. The method of ordering the body after sweating and purging medicines. 3. Cautions (to all ignorant people) upon all simples or compounds that are dangerous. With many other additions, in every page, marked with the letter A. The second edition much enlarged, by Nich. Culpeper gent. studient in physick.

London : printed by Peter Cole, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1650.

1650

Whitefoote, John
Israel anchithanes. Deaths alarum, or The presage of approaching death: given in a funeral sermon, preached at St. Peters in Norwich, September 30, 1656. For the Right Reverend Joseph Hall, D.D. late L. Bishop of Norwich. Who upon the 8 day of Septem. 1656. anno ætatis suæ 82. was gathered to the spirits of the just that are made perfect. By John Whitefoote M.A. and rector of Heigham near Norwich.

London : printed by W. Godbid, for Edward Dod, at the Gun in Ivy-lane, M.DC.LVI. [1656]

1656

Scarron, Paul
Scarron's comical romance: or, a facetious history of a company of strowling stage-players. Interwoven with divers choice novels, rare adventures, and amorous intrigues. Written originally in French, by the famous and witty poet Scarron, and now turn'd into English.

London : printed by J[ames]. C[ottrell]. for William Crooke, at the Green-dragon without Temple-bar, 1676.

1676

Topsell, Edward| Rowland, John| Gesner, Konrad| Muffet, Thomas
The history of four-footed beasts and serpents: describing at large their true and lively figure, their several names, conditions, kinds, virtues (both natural and medicinal) countries of their breed, their love and hatred to mankind, and the wonderful work of God in their creation, preservation, and destruction. Interwoven with curious variety of historical narrations out of Scriptures, fathers, philosophers, physicians, and poets: illustrated with divers hieroglyphicks and emblems, c. both pleasant and profitable for students in all faculties and professions. Collected out of the writings of Conradus Gesner and other authors, by Edward Topsel. Whereunto is now added, The theater of insects; or, Lesser living creatures: as bees, flies, caterpillars, spiders, worms, c. A most elaborate work: by T. Muffet, Dr. of Physick. The whole revised, corrected, and inlarged with the addition of two useful physical tables, by J.R. M.D.

London : printed by E. Cotes, for G. Sawbridge at the Bible on Ludgate-hill, T. Williams at the Bible in Little-Britain, and T. Johnson, at the Key in Pauls Church-yard, MDCLVIII. [1658]

1658

Coles, William
Adam in Eden: or, Natures paradise. The history of plants, fruits, herbs and flowers. With their several names, whether Greek, Latin or English; the places where they grow; their descriptions and kinds; their times of flourishing and decreasing; as also their several signatures, anatomical appropriations, and particular physical vertues; together with necessary observations on the seasons of planting, and gathering of our English simples with directions how to preserve them iu [sic] their compositions or otherwise. A work of such a refined and useful method, that the arts of physick and chirurgerie are so clearly laid open, that apothecaries, chirurgions, and all other ingenuous practitioners, may from our own fields and gardens, best agreeing with our English bodies, on emergent and sudden occasions, compleatly furnish themselves with cheap, easie, and wholsome cures for any part of the body that is ill-affected. For the herbarists greater benefit, there is annexed a Latin and English table of the several names of simples; with another more particular table of the diseases, and their cures, treated of in this so necessary a work. By William Coles, Herbarist.

London : printed by J. Streater, for Nathaniel Brooke at the Angel in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1657.

1657

Wirsung, Cristoph| Mosan, Jacob
The general practise of physick. Containing all inward and outward parts of the body, with all the accidents and infirmities that are incident unto them, even from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot. Also by what means (with the help of God) they may be remedied: very meet and profitable, not onely for all physitians, chirurgions, apothecaries, and midwives, but for all other estates whatsoever; the like whereof as yet in English hath not been published. Compiled and written by the most famous and learned doctor Christopher Wirtzung, in the Germane tongue, and now translated into English in divers places corrected, and with many additions illustrated and augmented. By Jacob Mosan Germane, doctor in the same faculty.

London : printed for J[ohn]. L[egate]. Henry Hood, Abel Roper, and Richard Tomlins, and are to be sold at their shops in Fleetstreet, and at the Sun and Bible in Pie-Corner, 1654.

1654

Sandys, George
Sandys travailes: containing a history of the originall and present state of the Turkish empire: their lawes, governement, policy, military force, courts of justice, and commerce: the Mahometan religion and ceremonies. A description of Constantinople, the Grand Signiors Seraglio, and his manner of living: also, of Greece, with the religion and customes of the Græcians. Of Ægypt; the antiquity, hieroglyphicks, rites, customes, discipline, and religion of the Ægyptians: a voyage on the river Nilus: of Armenia, Grand Cairo, Rhodes, the Pyramides, Colossus; the former flourishing and present state of Alexandria. A description of the holy-land; of the Jews and severall sects of Christians living there; of Jerusalem, sepulchre of Christ, temple of Solomon; and what else either of antiquity, or worth observation. Lastly, Italy described, and the islands adjoyning; as Cyprus, Crete, Malta, Sicilia, the Æolian islands; of Rome, Venice, Naples, Syracusa, Mesena, Ætna, Scylla and Charybdis; and other places of note. Illustrated with fifty graven maps and figures.

London : printed by Richard Cotes, and are to be sold by John Svveeting at the Angell in Popes-head-Alley, 1652.

1652

Shakspeare's dramatiska arbeten / öfversatta af Carl August Hagberg.

Shakspeare's dramatiska arbeten, efter Carl August Hagsbergs öfversattning... / Bearbetade af Wilh. Bolin ; med illustrationer af Sir John Gilbert.

Shakespeares dramatiska arbeten / öfversatta af Carl August Hagberg.

The complete works of William Shakespeare : with biographical introduction / William Shakespeare ; [introduction and essay on Shakespeare and Bacon by Henry Irving]

Songs of Shakespeare / illuminated by H.C. Hoskyns Abrahall.

Mikrokosmos. A description of the little-world, or, body of man : exactly delineating all the parts ... With the severall diseases thereof. Also their ... cures / By Robert Turner.

The works of Mr. William Shakespear; : in six volumes ; adorn'd with cuts / revis'd and corrected, with an account of the life and writings of the author by N. Rowe.

Julius Caesar / by William Shakespeare. Her Majesty's Theatre, London. A record by Ethel Webling.

The famous history of the life of King Henry the Eighth : a historical play / by William Shakespeare ; as arranged for the stage by Henry Irving, and presented at the Lyceum Theatre, 5th January, 1892.

[King Lear in Armenian]

William Shakespeare : sonnets/sonety / [translated into Czech by Martin Hilsky]

Russiae, Moscoviae et Tartariae Descriptio Auctore Antonio Ienkensono Anglo edita Londini 1562 dedicata illustriss D. Henrico Sydneo Wallie presidi.

W. Shakespeare Gent, his Life Times / By Graham Clarke

Not So Neither; or; A Midsummer Nights Dream by Wil. Shakespeare Gent. Publickly acted / By Graham Clarke

The pocket portrait Shakespeare.

An historical account of the New Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, the last residence of Shakespeare / by James O. Halliwell.

The praise of Shakespeare : an English anthology / compiled by C.E. Hughes ; with a preface by Sidney Lee.

The Shakespeare garden / by Esther Singleton ; with numerous illus. from photos and reproductions of old wood cuts.

The fairies, 1755 / by David Garrick.

Shakespeare's wild flowers : fairy lore, gardens, herbs, gatherers of simples and bee lore / by Eleanour Sinclair Rohde.

Shakespeare's garden, Stratford-upon-Avon / by Ernest Law... ; with illustrations.

Picturesque views on the upper, or Warwickshire Avon, from its sources at Naseby to its junction with the Severn at Tewkesbury : with observations on the public buildings, and other works of art in its vicinity / by Samuel Ireland....

The history of Don Quixote of the Mancha / translated from the Spanish of Miguel de Cervantes by Thomas Shelton : reprinted from the first edition, 1612-1620.

[Hamled Danemarki izkham / Voghberkoitiin hink araroiadzov anglitienits targlanets Hovchannes Khan Masechean]

The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare / by Henry N. Ellacombe.

The Shakspere flora : a guide to all the principal passages in which mention is made of trees, plants, flowers, and vegetable productions / with comments and botanical particulars by Leo. H. Grindon.

The book of trades (Staêndebuch) / (by) Jost Amman Hans Sachs.

The Dramatic works / with remarks on his life and writings by Thomas Campbell.

The dramatic works of William Shakespeare, with a glossary.

The art of rhetoric, with a discourse of the laws of England. By Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury.

The way to bliss. In three books. Made publick, by Elias Ashmole Esq.

The eyght bookes of Caius Iulius Cæsar conteyning his martiall exploytes in the realme of Gallia and the countries bordering vppon the same translated oute of latin [sic] into English by Arthur Goldinge G.

The birth of mankinde, otherwise named The womans booke. Set foorth in English by Thomas Raynalde phisition, and by him corrected, and augmented. Whose contents ye´e may reade in the table following: but most plainely in the prologue.

The model of wit, mirth, eloquence and conuersation. Framed for ten days of an hundred curious pieces by seuen honourable ladies and three noble gentlemen...

Florios second frutes, to be gathered of twelue trees, of diuers but delightsome tastes to the tongues of Italians and Englishmen. To which is annexed his Gardine of recreation yeelding six thousand Italian prouerbs.

Venus and Adonis.

The excellent history of the merchant of Venice. VVith the extreme cruelty of Shylocke the Iew towards the saide Merchant, in cutting a iust pound of his flesh. And the obtaining of Portia, by the choyse of three caskets. VVritten by VV. Shakespeare.

[The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament, and the Nevv: newly translated out of the originall tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and reuised, by his Maiestie speciall commandement]

Scarron's comical romance: or, a facetious history of a company of strowling stage-players. Interwoven with divers choice novels, rare adventures, and amorous intrigues. Written originally in French, by the famous and witty poet Scarron, and now turn'd into English.