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  Countrey contentments, or The English husvvife Containing the inward and outward vertues which ought to be in a compleate woman. As her skill in physicke, surgerie, extraction of oyles, banqueting-stuffe, ordering of great feasts, preseruing of all sorts of wines, conceited secrets, distillations, perfumes, ordering of wooll, hempe, flax, making cloth, dying, the knowledge of dayries, office of malting, oats, their excellent vses in a family, brewing, baking, and all other things belonging to an houshold. A worke generally approued, and now much augmented, purged and made most profitable and necessarie for all men, and dedicated to the honour of the noble house of Exceter, and the generall good of this kingdome. By G.M.
  Date of publication:
  1623
  

  Author(s):

  Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637.
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  Dedication signed: Geruase Markham. An enlarged version of part 2 of his: Countrey contentments, in two bookes. Printer's name from STC. The last leaf is blank. P. 233 misnumbered 133. Also issued as part 3 of his: A way ...
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  Country astrology in three books. Being the many years astrological experiments and painful collections of John Pool of the county of Glocester, student in astrology and physick. A work very useful for all such as are lovers of astrology, and do delight in the serious study of calculating nativities.
  Date of publication:
  1650
  

  Author(s):

  Poole, John, b. 1610.
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  Signed: John Pool. Annotation on Thomason copy: "July 6th". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  Country conversations being an account of some discourses that happen'd in a visit to the country last summer, on divers subjects : chiefly of the modern comedies, of drinking, of translated verse, of painting and painters, of poets and poetry.
  Date of publication:
  1694
  

  Author(s):

  Wright, James, 1643-1713.
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  Attributed to Wright by Wing and NUC pre-1956 imprints. Marginal notes. Reproduction of original in the Cambridge University Library.
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  Country dances being a composition entirely new; and the whole cast different from all that have yet been publish'd; with bass and treble to each dance. Also, the newest French dances in use, entryes, genteel and grotesque, chacons, rigodoons, minuets, and other dancing tunes. By Thomas Bray.
  Date of publication:
  1699
  

  Author(s):

  Bray, Thomas, 1658-1730.
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  Pages 48 and 49 misnumbered 50 and 51. In the 19 leaves section, verso of leaves are numbered separately; for example, the verso of leaf 1 is numbered 2; however, the recto of leaf 2 is also numbered 2, while the verso of ...
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  Country habitations.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

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  Bordley, J. B. (John Beale), 1727-1804.
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  "Security against fire and [illegible] is peculiarly deserving of attention in building country habitations; detached as they are from the immediate assistance of neighbors."--opening lines of text. Caption title. The ...
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  Courage crowned with conquest; or, A brief relation, how that valiant knight and that heroick champion Sir Eglamore bravely fought with, and manfully slew a terrible huge great monstrous dragon. To a pleasant new tune.
  Date of publication:
  1681-1684
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  Place and date of publication suggested by Wing (2nd ed.) Contains 2 illustrations. Right half sheet contains "The second part, to the same Tune." Reproduction of original in: University of Glasgow Library.
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  Courage crowned with conquest; or, A brief relation, how that valiant knight, and heroick champion Sir Eglamore, bravely fought with, and manfully slew, a terrible, huge great monstrous dragon. To a pleasant new tune.
  Date of publication:
  1672
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  Verse: "Sir Eglamore that valiant knight ..." Item at A5:2[67] imperfect: cropped. Reproduction of original in the Harvard University, Houghton Library and the British Library.
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  Courage in a good cause, or The lawful and courageous use of the sword. A sermon, preached near Shippensburgh, in Cumberland County, on the 31st of August, 1775,--to a large audience, in which were under arrest several companies of Col. Montgomery's battalion; and published at their request. / By the Rev. Robert Cooper, A.M. ; [One line from Exodus]
  Date of publication:
  1775
  

  Author(s):

  Cooper, Robert, ca. 1732-1805.
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  (Evans-TCP ; no. N32532) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 42802) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  Couragious Betty of Chick-Lane: giving an account of a fearful battle between her and two thumping taylors, whom she hang'd and lugg'd by the ears till they were forc'd to run to save their lives: and Betty threating to have them prest, they were forced to come to her, begging her pardon upon their knees. To the tune of Lilli-burlero. Licensed according to order.
  Date of publication:
  1690
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  Verse: "Boys let us sing the glory and same ..." Imprint suggested by Wing. Imperfect: cropped, affecting imprint. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  Couragious Jemmy's resolution. Or, An answer to coy Jenny's reply. You maidens fair of beauty bright, I pray attend and mind; you may be crowned with delight, if you are not unkind. To the tune of, Jenny tell me roundly.
  Date of publication:
  1690
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  Date and place of publication from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. Verse: "Jenny when I was most loyal,". Imperfect; stained. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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