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  A breefe description of the battailes, victories and triumphes, atchiued by the D. of Parma, and the Spanish armye. Sent by the king of Spayne, vnder his conduct to the succour of the rebellious leaguers of France. / Faithfully translated out of French by E.A. according to the French coppie, printed at Paris..
  Date of publication:
  1591
  

  Author(s):

  Farnese, Alexander, Duke of Parma, 1545-1592. ; Aggas, Edward.
  Description:
  Publication date suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Printers' device on t.p. (McK. 290); headpiece, initial. Signatures: A-B⁴ C². Reproduction of original in: British Library.
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  A breefe discourse, concerning the force and effect of all manuall weapons of fire and the disability of the long bowe or archery, in respect of others of greater force now in vse. With sundrye probable reasons for the verrifying therof: the which I haue doone of dutye towards my soueraigne and country, and for the better satisfaction of all such as are doubtfull of the same. Written by Humfrey Barwick ...
  Date of publication:
  1592
  

  Author(s):

  Barwick, Humfrey.
  Description:
  In part a reply to "Certain discourses" by Sir John Smythe and "A briefe discourse of warre" by Sir Roger Williams. Printer's name supplied and publication date conjectured by STC. Printed at the author's expense to replace ...
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  A breefe discourse, declaring and approuing the necessarie and inuiolable maintenance of the laudable customes of London namely, of that one, whereby a reasonable partition of the goods of husbands among their wiues and children is prouided: with an answer to such obiections and pretensed reasons, as are by persons vnaduised or euil persuaded, vsed against the same.
  Date of publication:
  1584
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Running title reads: A briefe discourse of the laudable customes of London. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  A breefe introduction to the skill of musick for song & violl / by J.P.
  Date of publication:
  1654
  

  Author(s):

  Playford, John, 1623-1686?
  Description:
  Engraved t.p. Dedication signed: John Playford. First ed. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Advertisement on p. 34. Reproduction of original in Harvard University Libraries.
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  A breefe methode or way teachinge all sortes of Christian people, how to serue God in a moste perfect manner written first in Spanishe, by a religious man, named Alphonso ; and reduced owte of Latin into English in manner of a dialogue for the easier vnderstanding and capacities of the simpler sorte, by I.M.
  Date of publication:
  1605
  

  Author(s):

  Alonso, de Madrid.
  Description:
  I.M. is probably John Mitchell or Michel, a Carthusian monk at Bruges--Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints. Place of publication suggested by NUC pre-1956 imprints; date of publication suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Secretly printed ...
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  A breefe of scripture disproving the principall points of popery / gathered by J.W. for the use of the people of his owne charge.
  Date of publication:
  1624
  

  Author(s):

  Waker, John.
  Description:
  Publisher and place suggested by STC (2nd ed.). Second and third letters "c" in date are printed in reverse. Reproduction of original in: Society of Antiquaries.
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  A breefe relation by the commoners in Lincolnshire of their legall interest, and that nothing of interest the vndertakers have in law.
  Date of publication:
  1651
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Caption title. Publication date conjectured by STC. Begins with leaf C1. Not an STC item. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  A breefe treatise of the vertue of the crosse and the true manner hovv to honour it. Translated out of French into English.
  Date of publication:
  1599
  

  Author(s):

  La Faye, Antoine de, 1540-1615. ; Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633.
  Description:
  A translation, by Anthony Munday, of Antoine de La Faye's: Brief traicté de la vertu de la croix et de la manière de l'honnorer. La Faye's treatise is a refutation of Francis de Sales's 'Défense de l'estendart de la Saincte ...
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  A brefe and a playne declaratyon of the dewty of maried folkes gathered out of the holy scriptures, and set forth in the almayne tonge by Hermon archbyshop of Colayne, whiche wylled all the housholdes of his flocke to haue the same in their bedchambers as a mirror or glasse dayly to loke in, wherby they might know and do their dewties eche vnto others, and lede a godly, quiet and louing life togethers, and newly translated into ye Englishe tonge by Hans Dekyn.
  Date of publication:
  1553
  

  Author(s):

  Wied, Hermann von. ; Dekyn, Hans.
  Description:
  Imprint from colophon; actual printer's name from, and publication date conjectured by, STC. Signatures: A-B C⁴. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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  A brefe and pleasaunte worke, and sience, of the phelosopher, Pictagoras wherin is declared the aunswer of questyo[n]s which therein be obtained after ye order of thys syence, both for syckens, [and] helth, with dyuers other pretye questions, verye pleasent to pase the tyme whith, taken and getherd out of ye sayd Pictagoras. worke.
  Date of publication:
  1560
  

  Author(s):

  Pythagoras.
  Description:
  Publication date conjectured by STC. Signatures: A B. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  A brefe apologye or answere to a certen craftye cloynar, or popyshe parasyte, called Thomas smythe [sic].
  Date of publication:
  1540
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Initial. Caption title. Imprint from STC (2nd ed.). Imperfect: lacking all after B₂. Reproduction of original in: British Library.
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  A brefe chronycle concernynge the examinacyon and death of the blessed martyr of Christ syr Iohan Oldecastell the lorde Cobham, collected togyther by Iohan Bale ...
  Date of publication:
  1544
  

  Author(s):

  Bale, John, 1495-1563.
  Description:
  Imprint from colophon. Place of publication from STC. Printing often attributed to Hans Luft. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  A brefe collection of the lawes of the forest collected and gathered together, aswell out of the statutes & common lawes of this realme, as also out of sundrie auncient presidents and records, concerning matters of the forest : with an abridgement of all the principall cases, iudgements, & entres, contained in the assises of the forestes of Pickering and Lancaster / by Iohn Manwood ...
  Date of publication:
  1592
  

  Author(s):

  Manwood, John, d. 1610.
  Description:
  Printed for private circulation only; later published under title: A treatise and discourse of the lawes of the forest.--Cf. NUC pre-1956 imprints. Imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.) and NUC pre-1956 imprints. Signatures: ...
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  A brefe comedy or enterlude concernynge the temptacyon of our lorde and sauer Iesus Christ, by Sathan in the desart. Compyled by Iohan Bale, Anno M. D. XXXVIII. Interlocutores. Iesus Christus, Angelus primus, Satan tentator, Angelus alter. Baleus Prolocutor
  Date of publication:
  1547
  

  Author(s):

  Bale, John, 1495-1563.
  Description:
  An edition of Bale, John. Temptation of our Lord. Imprint and suggested publication date from STC. Material following title page and before leaf D1 probably was preceded by "A brefe comedy or interlude of Johan Baptystes ...
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  A brefe comedy or enterlude concernynge the temptacyon of our lorde and sauer Jesus Christ by Sathan in the desart / compyled by Johan Bale
  Date of publication:
  1538
  

  Author(s):

  Bale, John, 1495-1563
  Description:
  Facsim. of 1538 ed. at the Bodleian Library (Douce B subt. 164)
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  A brefe confutatacion of this most detestable, [and] Anabaptistical opinion, that Christ dyd not take hys flesh of the blessed Vyrgyn Mary nor any corporal substaunce of her body For the maintenaunce whereof Ihone Bucher otherwise called Ihone of Kent most obstinately suffered and was burned in Smythfyelde, the .ii day of May. Anno Domini M.D.L.
  Date of publication:
  1550
  

  Author(s):

  Becke, Edmund, 16th cent.
  Description:
  At foot of leaf 4 verso: By me Edmon Becke. Imprint from colophon; publication date from STC. At foot of title page: Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum. In verse. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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  A brefe declaration of the great, and innumerable myseries [and] wretchednesses vsed i[n] courte tyall, made by a lettre, whych mayster Alayn Charatre wrote to hys brother, which desyred to come dwel in the court, for to aduyse, [and] counsell hym not to enter into it, lest he after repe[n]t, newly augme[n]ted, amplified, [and] inrytched, by Francis Segar.
  Date of publication:
  1549
  

  Author(s):

  Chartier, Alain, 15th cent. ; F. S. (Francis Segar), fl. 1549-1563.
  Description:
  A translation of: Chartier, Alain. Le curial. Place of publication and printer's name suggested by STC. Imperfect; a fragment. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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  A brefe exhortation set fourthe by the vnprofitable seruant of Iesu christ, Paule Bushe late bishop of Brystowe, to one Margarete Burges wyfe to Ihon Burges, clotheare of kyngeswode in the Countie of Wilshere.
  Date of publication:
  1556
  

  Author(s):

  Bush, Paul, 1490-1558.
  Description:
  Printer from colophon. Date of publication from STC. Running title reads: An exhortation. End of text dated 7 August 1556-STC. An exhortation to give up Protestant heresies. Signatures: A-C. Reproduction of the original ...
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  A brefe treatyse declaryng what and where the churche is, that it is knowen, and whereby it is tryed and knowen. Made by Iohn Churchson
  Date of publication:
  1556
  

  Author(s):

  Churchson, John.
  Description:
  John Churchson may be a pseudonym--STC. Imprint from colophon. Running title reads: A treatyse of the churche. Signatures: A-I K⁴. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.
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  A Breif [sic] account of many memorable passages of the life & death of the Earle of Shaftsbury ... who departed this life the 21st day of December, 1683 ...
  Date of publication:
  1683
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Date of publication from Wing. Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.
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