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  The true honor of navigation and navigators: or, holy meditations for sea-men Written vpon our sauiour Christ his voyage by sea, Matth. 8. 23. &c. Whereunto are added certaine formes of prayers for sea trauellers, suited to the former meditations, vpon the seuerall occasions that fall at sea. By Iohn Wood, Doctor in Diuinitie.
  Date of publication:
  1618
  

  Author(s):

  Wood, John, d. 1625.
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  Reproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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  At a Councel of War held aboard, the 17 of October, 1654.
  Date of publication:
  1654
  

  Author(s):

  Lawson, John, Sir, d. 1665.
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  At head of text: Present Vice-Admiral John Lawson, Rear Admiral Dakins, Capt. Jonas Poole, Capt. Benjamin Blake, Capt. Iohn Lambert, Capt. Leon Harris, Capt. William Crispin, Capt. Rich. Lions, Capt. Edward Morcock, Capt. ...
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  The Praise of sailors heere set forth, with their hard fortunes which doe befall them on the seas, when land-men sleepe safe in their beds : to a pleasant new tune.
  Date of publication:
  1630
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Date of publication from STC (2nd ed.). Contains 3 woodcut illustrations. Right half of sheet contains "The second part. To the same tune." and imprint. Imperfect: stained, cropped, cut in two parts; loss of print. ...
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  A loving exhortation and warning to sea-men, and all others whom it doth concern.
  Date of publication:
  1675
  

  Author(s):

  Bennet, William.
  Description:
  Signed: William Bennet. Date and place of publication suggested by Wing. Reproduction of original in: Friends' Library (London, England).
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  By the Lords Justices, a proclamation whereas there was an act made the last session of Parliament, intituted, an Act to Enforce the Act for the Increase and Incouragement of Seamen ...
  Date of publication:
  1697
  

  Author(s):

  England and Wales. Lords Justices.
  Description:
  Other title information taken from first two lines of text. "Given at our court at Whitehall at the twenty seventh day of May, 1697, in the ninth year of His Majesties reign." Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  Navigation spiritualiz'd: or, A new compass for seamen consisting of XXXII points of pleasant observations, profitable applications, and serious reflections: all concluded with so many spiritual poems. Whereunto is now added, I. A sober consideration of the sin of drunkenness. II. The harlots face in the Scripture-glass. III. The art of preserving the fruit of the lips. IV. The resurrection of buried mercies and promises. V. The sea-mans catechism. Being an essay toward their much desir'd reformation from the horrible and destable [sic] sins of drunkenness, swearing, uncleanness, forgetfulness of mercies, violation of promises, and atheistical contempt of death. Fit to be seriously recommmended to their profane relations, whether sea-men or others, by all such as unfeignedly desire their eternal welfare. By John Flavel, minister of the Gospel.
  Date of publication:
  1698
  

  Author(s):

  Flavel, John, 1630?-1691.
  Description:
  An edition of "Navigation Spiritualized", first published in 1677. Title words "pleasant .. reflections:" are set in three lines, joined at left by a brace. Frontispiece is a typeset poem, the words framed and intersected ...
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  A continuation of the account of the nature causes, symptoms and cure of the distempers that are incident to seafaring people illustrated with some remarkable instances of the sicknesses of the fleet during the last summer, historically related : to which is prefix'd an essay concerning the quantity of blood that is to be evacuated in fevers : being the third part of the work / by William Cockburn ...
  Date of publication:
  1697
  

  Author(s):

  Cockburn, W. (William), 1669-1739.
  Description:
  Advertisements: [3] p. at end. Reproduction of original in the British Library.
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  To his Highness the Lord Protector the humble petition of the sea-men, belonging to the ships of the Commonwealth of England.
  Date of publication:
  1654
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Imprint from Wing. Annotation on Thomason copy: "nouemb 4 1654". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  By the King. A proclamation of His Majesties grace, favour, and pardon to all sea-men, sailers, marriners and other water-men.
  Date of publication:
  1642
  

  Author(s):

  England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I) ; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
  Description:
  "Given at Our court at Mayden-heath, the tenth day of November, in the eighteenth yeare of Our reigne.". With engraving of royal seal at head of document. Place and date of imprint from Wing. Reproduction of the original ...
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  By the King and Queen, a proclamation, for recalling and prohibiting seamen from serving of foreign princes and states
  Date of publication:
  1692
  

  Author(s):

  England and Wales. Sovereign (1689-1694 : William and Mary) ; Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694. ; William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
  Description:
  Dated at end: Whitehall, the tenth day of October, 1692. Steele notation: other do Us. Reproduction of the original in the Guildhall Library, London.
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