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1. Bucaniers of America, or, A true account of the most remarkable assaults committed of late years upon the coasts of the West-Indies, by the bucaniers of Jamaica and Tortuga, both English and French : wherein are contained more especially, the unparallel'd exploits of Sir Henry Morgan, our English Jamaican hero, who sack'd Puerto Velo, burnt Panama &c. / written originally in Dutch, by John Esquemeling, one of the Bucaniers, who was present at those tragedies ; and then translated into Spanish by Alonso de Bonne-maison, Doctor of Physick and practitioner at Amsterdam ; now faithfully rendered into English.

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Creator:
Exquemelin, A. O. (Alexandre Olivier)
Date:
1684-1685
Physical Description:
2 volumes : illlustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cm (4to)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. A catalogue of divers excellent Italian pictures of the most eminent masters : both ancient and modern : which will be exposed to sale in the Banqueting-House at White-Hall, by way of publick out-cry, on Munday the 2d day of June next.

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Date:
1684
Physical Description:
4 p. ; 28 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

3. The experienced jocky, Compleat horseman; or Gentlemans delight : containing plain and easie directions in breeding, feeding, keeping and managing horses for all occasions, as war, raccing [sic], hunting, travel, &c. Directions for the buyer to prevent cheats: rules whereby to know the state of horses bodies, together with approved remedies, or unquestionable cures, for all internal and external distempers and grievances incident to them. Also the nature of simples, manner of making unguents, salves, poltisses, drenches, cordials, and whatever is requisite in physical, or chirurgical operation. Likewise, the art of shooing, bloodletting, roweling, the artifices, devices and cheats of the jockies, &c. To which are added, plain and easie directions for the breeding, feeding, managing and curing distempers in bulls, cows, calves, oxen, sheep and swine; useful and necessary for all persons who expect pleasure or profit by any of the forementioned animals. The like before not extant.

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Date:
1684
Physical Description:
[24], 333, [3] p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill. ; 16 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts

4. The works of Mr. John Oldham, together with his Remains.

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Creator:
Oldham, John, 1653-1683
Date:
1684[-1685?]
Physical Description:
1 v. (various pagings) : port. ; 19 cm. (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts