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Book Holding ID 36155

Sir William Petty (Male, born 1623, died 1687)
Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Five essays in political arithmetick, Viz. I. Objections from the city of Rey in Persia, and from Monsr. Auzout, against two former essays, answered, and that London hath as many people as Paris, Rome and Rouen put together. II. A comparison between London and Paris in 14 particulars. III. Proofs that at London, within its 134 parishes named in the Bills of Mortality, there live about 696 thousand people. IV. An estimate of the people in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice, Rome, Dublin, Bristoll and Rouen, with several observations upon the same. V. Concerning Hollan and the rest of the VII United Provinces. By Sir William Petty, Fellow of the Royal Society.
Classmark: 8.7.20.
Number of borrowings: 2

Book Holding ID 32894
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Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, conventiones, literæ, et cujuscunque generis acta publica, inter reges Angliæ, et alios quosuis imperatores, reges, ... ab anno 11O1, ad nostra usque tempora, habita aut tractata; ... In lucem missa de mandato Reginæ. Accurante Thoma Rymer, ...
Classmark: 2.2.1-14.
Number of borrowings: Volumes of this book were borrowed 18 times in 15 borrowing records
Volumes: Volume 1] (3 borrowings), Volume 2] (3 borrowings), Volume 3] (1 borrowing), Volume 4] (1 borrowing), Volume 5] (2 borrowings), Volume 6] (1 borrowing), Volume 7] (1 borrowing), Volume 8] (1 borrowing), Volume 9] (1 borrowing), Volume 10] (1 borrowing), Volume 11] (1 borrowing), Volume 12] (1 borrowing), Volume 13] (1 borrowing), Volume 14] (0 borrowings)

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Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, conventiones, literæ, et cujuscunque generis acta publica, inter reges Angliæ, et alios quosuis imperatores, reges, ... ab anno 11O1, ad nostra usque tempora, habita aut tractata; ... In lucem missa de mandato Reginæ.
Language: Latin . Published: London. Date of publication: 1704-1735. Format: folio. Pagination: 20 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 47 times in 32 borrowing records


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Thomas Rymer (Male, born 1641, died 1713)
Genre: History
Foedera, Conventiones, Literae, et Cujuscunque Generis Acta Publica, inter Reges Angliae, et Alios Quosuis Imperatores, Reges

Book Holding ID 34388

William Tilly (Male, born 1675)
Genre: Theology
Four offices of prayer and devotion. Answering four the most important occasions of a Christian life. I. An Office of Preparation for Death, to be us’d often in the Days of Health. II. A Penitential Office for Times of Humiliation and Confession, more especially for Fasting-Days. III. An Office Commemorative of our Blessed Saviour’s Sufferings, Death, Resurrection, &c. for the Redemption of the World. IV. An Office of Preparation for the Holy Sacrament of the Lord’s Supper. All these carefully compiled out of the Holy Scriptures, the church liturgy, and many of the best and most approv’d books of devotion, both of the former and present Age. By William Tilly, D.D.
Classmark: 9.7.8.
Number of borrowings: 1

Book Holding ID 49858

Genre: Sermons
French Sermons
Number of borrowings: 1