Performed
by William Smith and William
Webb.
Webb.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v09
Chronicon Saxonicum, ex MSS.
codicibus nunc primum
integrum edidit, ac Latinum fecit. Oxford, 1692.
Camden’s Britannia, newly translated into English: with large additions
and improvements. 1695.
Codex juris ecclesiastici Anglicani: or, the statutes, constitutions,canons,
rubricks and articles of the Church of England, methodically digested
under their proper heads. 2 vols. 1713.
Gordon, Alexander. Itinerarium septentrionale: or, a journey thro' most of
the counties of Scotland, and those in the north of England. 1726.
Gunton, Simon. The history of the church of Peterburgh. 1686.
Harleian Miscellany (The): a collection of scarce, curions, and entertaining
pamphlets and tracts. . . in the late Earl of Oxfords library, Ed. Oldys,
W. 8 vols. 1744-6. Another edn. 10 vols. 1808-13.
Harris, John (1667? -1719). The history of Kent. Vol. 1. 1719. (No more
published. )
Hearne, Thomas A complete list of Hearne's publications, including the
pieces added as appendixes to the varions volumes, will be found at the
end of his autobiography (see below) published in 1772.
The more important are (in chronological order):
Reliquiae Bodleianae: or some genuine remains of Sir Thomas
Bodley. 1703.
Plinii epistolae et panegyricus. Oxford, 1703.
Eutropii breviarium historiae Romanae. Oxford, 1703.
Ductor historicus: or, a short system of universal history, and an intro-
duction to the study of it. 2 vols. 1704-5.
Justini historiarum ex Trogo Pompeio libri xliv. Oxford, 1705.
Livii historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt. 6 vols. Oxford,
1708.
The life of Ælfred the Great, by Sir John Spelman. With consider-
able additions. Oxford, 1709.
The Itinerary of John Leland the antiquary. 9 vols. Oxford, 1710-12
Henrici Dodwelli de parma equestri Woodwardiana dissertatio.
Oxford, 1713. Suppressed by the University authorities.
Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis collectanea. 6 vols.
Oxford, 1715.
Acta Apostolorum Graeco-Latine, e codice Laudiano. Oxford, 1715.
Joannis Rossi antiquarii Warwicensis historia regum Angliae. Oxford,
1716.
Titi Livii Foro-Juliensis vita Henrici quinti, regis Angliae. Oxford,
1716.
Aluredi Beverlacensis annales. Oxford, 1716.
Gulielmi Roperi vita D. Thomae Mori, lingua Anglicana contesta.
(Oxford,) 1716.
Gulielmi Camdeni annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum
regnante Elizabetha. 3 vols. (Oxford,) 1717.
Gulielmi Neubrigensis historia, sive chronica rerum anglicarum. 3 vols.
Oxford, 1719.
## p. 535 (#559) ############################################
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1
Thomae Sprotti chronica. Oxford, 1719.
A collection of curious discourses written by eminent antiquaries upon
several heads in our English antiquities. Oxford, 1720. Another
edn, enlarged. 2 vols. 1771.
Textus Roffensis. Oxford, 1720.
Roberti de Avesbury historia de mirabilibus gestis Edvardi III.
Oxford, 1720.
Johannis de Fordun Scotichronicon. 5 vols. Oxford, 1722.
The history and antiquities of Glastonbury. Oxford, 1722.
Hemingi chartularium ecclesiae Wigorniensis. 2 vols. Oxford,
1723.
Robert of Glocester's chronicle. 2 vols. Oxford, 1724.
Peter Langtoft's chronicle (as illustrated and improv'd by Robert of
Brunne). 2 vols. Oxford, 1725.
Joannis Glastoniensis chronica, sive historia de rebus Glastoniensibus.
2 vols. Oxford, 1726.
Adami de Domerham de rebus gestis Glastoniensibus. 2 vols. Oxford,
1727.
Thomae de Elmham vita et gesta Henrici Quinti. Oxford, 1727.
Liber Niger Scaccarii. 2 vols. Oxford, 1728.
Historia vitae et regni Ricardi II, a monacho quodam de Evesham
consignata. Oxford, 1729.
Johannis de Trokelowe annales Edvardi II. Oxford, 1729.
Thomae Caii vindiciae antiquitatis Academiae Oxoniensis. 2 vols.
Oxford, 1730.
Walteri Hemingford historia de rebus gestis Edvardi I, Edvardi II, et
Edvardi III. 2 vols. Oxford, 1731.
Duo rerum Anglicarum scriptores veteres, viz. , Thomas Otterbourne et
Johannes Whethamstede, ab origine gentis Britannicae usque
ad Edvardum IV. 2 vols. Oxford, 1732.
Chronicon sive annales prioratus de Dunstaple. 2 vols. Oxford, 1733.
Benedictus Abbas Petroburgensis de vita et gestis Henrici II et
Bicardi I. 2 vols. Oxford, 1735.
Hearne's autobiographical sketch was published in The Lives of Leland,
Hearne, and Wood (ed. by Huddesford, W. ), Oxford, 1772. In 1736 an
attack on the character and works of Hearne was issued by Curll, the book-
seller, under the title of Impartial memorials of the life and writings of
Thomas Hearne, by Several Hands. His Collectanea or diaries (contained
in 145 volumes), together with his other manuscripts, were bequeathed by
Rawlinson, R. , to the Bodleian library. Some extracts from the diaries were
published by Bliss, P. , under the title of Reliquiae Hearnianae, 2 vols. ,
Oxford, 1857; and an enlarged edition was issued in 3 vols. in 1869. The
Oxford Historical Society has undertaken a practically complete edition,
entitled Remarks and Collections of Thomas Hearne; the eight volumes
already published (1885-1907), under the editorship of Doble, C. E. ,
Rannie, D. W. , and others, cover the period 1705-25.
Hickes, George. Institutiones grammaticae Anglo-Saxonicae et Moeso-
Gothicae. Oxford, 1689.
Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et
archaeologicus. 2 vols. Oxford, 1703-5.
Holme, Randle. The academy of armory, or, a storehouse of armory and
blazon: containing the several variety of created beings, and how born in
coats of arms. . . with the instruments used in all trades and sciences,
together with their terms of art. Chester, 1688. The second volume was
printed, for the first time, by the Roxburghe Club, in 1905.
## p. 536 (#560) ############################################
536
Bibliography
Horsley, John. Britannia Romana; or the Roman antiquities of Britain.
1732.
Jeake, Samuel (1623-1690). Charters of the Cinque Ports, two ancient
towns, and their members. Translated into English, with annotations.
1728.
Jones, Inigo. The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called
Stone-Heng, on Salisbury Plain, restored by I. J. 1655.
Junius, Franciscus Gothicum glossarium, quo Argentei codicis vocabula
explicantur atque illustrantur. Dort, 1665.
Etymologicum Anglicanum . . . edidit Edwardus Lye. Praemittuntur
vita auctoris et grammatica Anglo-Saxonica. Oxford, 1743.
Kennett, White (bishop of Peterborough). Parochial antiquities, attempted
in the history of Ambrosden, and other adjacent parts, in the counties
of Oxford and Bucks. Oxford, 1695. Another edn, enlarged, by
Bandinel, B. 1818. See, also, bibliography to chaps. VII and vmi, ante.
Kilburne, Richard (1605-1678). A topographie, or survey of the county of
Kent, with . . . historicall, and other matters touching the same. 1659.
King, Daniel (d. 1664? ). The vale-royall of England, or, the county-palatine
of Chester illustrated. . . .
Performed by William Smith and William
Webb. Published by Mr Daniel King. 1656.
Langbaine, Gerard, the elder (1609-1658). The foundation of the Universitie
of Oxford; with a catalogue of the principall founders and speciall
benefactors of all the Colledges. 1651.
Le Neve, John. Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae: or, an essay towards deducing a
regular succession of all the principal dignitaries in each cathedral,
collegiate church, or chapel. . . in. . . England and Wales. 1716. New
edn, with continuation, by Hardy, T. D. 1854.
Monumenta Anglicana; being inscriptions on the monuments of eminent
persons deceased in or since the year 1600 (to the end of 1718). 5 rols.
1717-19.
Letters written by eminent persons in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries: to which are added, Hearne's journeys to Reading and to
Whaddon Hall. . . and Lives of eminent men, by John Aubrey. 2 vols
(in 3 parts). 1813.
Lewis, John (1675-1747). The history and antiquities of the Isle of Tenet, in
Kent. 1723.
The history and antiquities of the abbey and church of Favresham in
Kent. 1727.
A dissertation on the antiquity and use of seals in England. (Anon. )
1740.
Lewis wrote numerous other works, including a life of Caxton and
a history of the Translations of the Bible into English. See list in D. of
N. B. and in British Museum Catalogue.
Leycester, Sir Peter (1614–1678). Historical antiquities, in two books. The
first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland; the second con-
taining particular remarks concerning Cheshire. 1673.
Lhuyd, Edward (1660-1709). Archaeologia Britannica, giving some account
of the languages, histories and customs of the original inhabitants of
Great Britain. Vol. 1, Glossography. Oxford, 1707. (No more pub-
lished. )
Lisle, William (15697-1637). A Saxon treatise concerning the Old and New
Testaments . . . by Ælfricus Abbas. . . now first published (with a transla-
tion). 1623.
The Faire Aethiopian. 1631. A rhymed version of Heliodorus.
Divers ancient monuments in the Saxon tongue. 1638.
8
## p. 537 (#561) ############################################
Chapter XIII
537
Madox, Thomas. Formulare Anglicanum: or, a collection of ancient charters
and instruments of divers kinds . . . from the Norman Conquest to the end
of the reign of King Henry the VIII. 1702.
The history and antiquities of the exchequer of the kings of England. . .
taken from the records. 1711.
Firma Burgi: or, an historical essay concerning the cities, towns and
boroughs of England, taken from records. 1726.
Baronia Anglica: an history of land-honours and baronies, and of tenure
in capite, verified by records. 1736.
Magna Britannia et Hibernia, antiqua & nova. Or, a new survey of Great
Britain . . . collected and composed by an impartial Hand (Thomas Cox).
6 vols. 1720-31. Contains only the English counties. ]
Maitland, William (16937-1757). The history of London, from its foundation
by the Romans to the present time. 1739. Many later edns.
The history of Edinburgh, from its foundation to the present time.
1753.
The history and antiquities of Scotland. 2 vols. 1757.
Miege, Guy. The new state of England. 1691. Continued as The present
state of Great Britain. 1707. 11th edn. 1748.
Miscellanies on several curious subjects, now first publish'd from their
respective originals. [Ed. Rawlinson, R. ) 1714.
Morant, Philip (1700-1770). The history and antiquities of. . . Colchester.
1748.
The history and antiquities of the county of Essex. 2 vols. 1768.
Morgan, Sylvanus (1620-1693). The sphere of gentry; deduced from the
principles of nature; an historical and genealogical work of arms and
blazon. 1661.
Armilogia sive ars chromocritica, the language of arms by the colours
and metals. 1666.
Newcourt, Richard. Repertorium ecclesiasticum parochiale Londinense:
an ecclesiastical parochial history of the diocese of London. 2 vols.
1708-10.
Nicholson, William. Leges marchiarum, or border laws. . . of England and
Scotland . . . from the reign of Henry III to the union of the two crowns. . .
with . . . an appendix of charters and records. 1705.
The English historical library, or a short view and character of most of
the writers . . . which may be serviceable to the undertakers of a general
history of this kingdom. 3 pts. 1696-9.
The Scottish historical library. 1702.
The Irish historical library. 1724.
These three were published together in 1736, and again in 1776, under
the title of The English, Scotch and Irish historical libraries.
Nisbet, Alexander. An essay on additional figures and marks of cadency,
shewing the ancient and modern practice of differencing descendants in
this and other nations. Edinburgh, 1702.
An essay on the ancient and modern use of armories, and an explanation
of the terms of blazonry. Edinburgh, 1718.
A system of heraldry, speculative and practical, with the true art of
blazon . . . illustrated with examples of armorial figures and atchievements
of the most considerable sirnames and families in Scotland. 2 vols.
Edinburgh, 1722-42.
Oldys, William. The life of Sir Walter Ralegh. Prefixed to Ralegh's
History of the World. 2 vols. 1736.
The British Librarian, exhibiting a compendious review or abstract of
our most scarce, useful and valuable books. 6 nos. (Jan. -June 1737). 1738.
## p. 538 (#562) ############################################
538
Bibliography
Oldys, William. Catalogus bibliothecae Harleianae in locos communes dis-
tributus, cum indice anctorum. (By Johnson, 8. , Maittaire, M. and Oldys,
W. ) 5 vols. 1743-5.
See, also, Harleian Miscellany.
Palmer, Samuel (d. 1732). The general history of printing, from its first
invention in the city of Mentz . . . particularly its introduction, rise and
progress here in England. 1732.
Parker, Richard (1572-1629). Exeleros Cantabrigiensis, sive collegiorum
umbratilis delineatio. Published by Hearne in vol. v of Leland's Collec-
tanea. Oxford, 1715.
Parkinson, Anthony (1667-1728). Collectanea Anglo-Minoritica; or, A
collection of the antiquities of the English Franciscans, or. . . Grey
Friers. With an appendix concerning the English nuns of the Order of
St Clare. 1726.
integrum edidit, ac Latinum fecit. Oxford, 1692.
Camden’s Britannia, newly translated into English: with large additions
and improvements. 1695.
Codex juris ecclesiastici Anglicani: or, the statutes, constitutions,canons,
rubricks and articles of the Church of England, methodically digested
under their proper heads. 2 vols. 1713.
Gordon, Alexander. Itinerarium septentrionale: or, a journey thro' most of
the counties of Scotland, and those in the north of England. 1726.
Gunton, Simon. The history of the church of Peterburgh. 1686.
Harleian Miscellany (The): a collection of scarce, curions, and entertaining
pamphlets and tracts. . . in the late Earl of Oxfords library, Ed. Oldys,
W. 8 vols. 1744-6. Another edn. 10 vols. 1808-13.
Harris, John (1667? -1719). The history of Kent. Vol. 1. 1719. (No more
published. )
Hearne, Thomas A complete list of Hearne's publications, including the
pieces added as appendixes to the varions volumes, will be found at the
end of his autobiography (see below) published in 1772.
The more important are (in chronological order):
Reliquiae Bodleianae: or some genuine remains of Sir Thomas
Bodley. 1703.
Plinii epistolae et panegyricus. Oxford, 1703.
Eutropii breviarium historiae Romanae. Oxford, 1703.
Ductor historicus: or, a short system of universal history, and an intro-
duction to the study of it. 2 vols. 1704-5.
Justini historiarum ex Trogo Pompeio libri xliv. Oxford, 1705.
Livii historiarum ab urbe condita libri qui supersunt. 6 vols. Oxford,
1708.
The life of Ælfred the Great, by Sir John Spelman. With consider-
able additions. Oxford, 1709.
The Itinerary of John Leland the antiquary. 9 vols. Oxford, 1710-12
Henrici Dodwelli de parma equestri Woodwardiana dissertatio.
Oxford, 1713. Suppressed by the University authorities.
Joannis Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis collectanea. 6 vols.
Oxford, 1715.
Acta Apostolorum Graeco-Latine, e codice Laudiano. Oxford, 1715.
Joannis Rossi antiquarii Warwicensis historia regum Angliae. Oxford,
1716.
Titi Livii Foro-Juliensis vita Henrici quinti, regis Angliae. Oxford,
1716.
Aluredi Beverlacensis annales. Oxford, 1716.
Gulielmi Roperi vita D. Thomae Mori, lingua Anglicana contesta.
(Oxford,) 1716.
Gulielmi Camdeni annales rerum Anglicarum et Hibernicarum
regnante Elizabetha. 3 vols. (Oxford,) 1717.
Gulielmi Neubrigensis historia, sive chronica rerum anglicarum. 3 vols.
Oxford, 1719.
## p. 535 (#559) ############################################
Chapter XIII
535
1
Thomae Sprotti chronica. Oxford, 1719.
A collection of curious discourses written by eminent antiquaries upon
several heads in our English antiquities. Oxford, 1720. Another
edn, enlarged. 2 vols. 1771.
Textus Roffensis. Oxford, 1720.
Roberti de Avesbury historia de mirabilibus gestis Edvardi III.
Oxford, 1720.
Johannis de Fordun Scotichronicon. 5 vols. Oxford, 1722.
The history and antiquities of Glastonbury. Oxford, 1722.
Hemingi chartularium ecclesiae Wigorniensis. 2 vols. Oxford,
1723.
Robert of Glocester's chronicle. 2 vols. Oxford, 1724.
Peter Langtoft's chronicle (as illustrated and improv'd by Robert of
Brunne). 2 vols. Oxford, 1725.
Joannis Glastoniensis chronica, sive historia de rebus Glastoniensibus.
2 vols. Oxford, 1726.
Adami de Domerham de rebus gestis Glastoniensibus. 2 vols. Oxford,
1727.
Thomae de Elmham vita et gesta Henrici Quinti. Oxford, 1727.
Liber Niger Scaccarii. 2 vols. Oxford, 1728.
Historia vitae et regni Ricardi II, a monacho quodam de Evesham
consignata. Oxford, 1729.
Johannis de Trokelowe annales Edvardi II. Oxford, 1729.
Thomae Caii vindiciae antiquitatis Academiae Oxoniensis. 2 vols.
Oxford, 1730.
Walteri Hemingford historia de rebus gestis Edvardi I, Edvardi II, et
Edvardi III. 2 vols. Oxford, 1731.
Duo rerum Anglicarum scriptores veteres, viz. , Thomas Otterbourne et
Johannes Whethamstede, ab origine gentis Britannicae usque
ad Edvardum IV. 2 vols. Oxford, 1732.
Chronicon sive annales prioratus de Dunstaple. 2 vols. Oxford, 1733.
Benedictus Abbas Petroburgensis de vita et gestis Henrici II et
Bicardi I. 2 vols. Oxford, 1735.
Hearne's autobiographical sketch was published in The Lives of Leland,
Hearne, and Wood (ed. by Huddesford, W. ), Oxford, 1772. In 1736 an
attack on the character and works of Hearne was issued by Curll, the book-
seller, under the title of Impartial memorials of the life and writings of
Thomas Hearne, by Several Hands. His Collectanea or diaries (contained
in 145 volumes), together with his other manuscripts, were bequeathed by
Rawlinson, R. , to the Bodleian library. Some extracts from the diaries were
published by Bliss, P. , under the title of Reliquiae Hearnianae, 2 vols. ,
Oxford, 1857; and an enlarged edition was issued in 3 vols. in 1869. The
Oxford Historical Society has undertaken a practically complete edition,
entitled Remarks and Collections of Thomas Hearne; the eight volumes
already published (1885-1907), under the editorship of Doble, C. E. ,
Rannie, D. W. , and others, cover the period 1705-25.
Hickes, George. Institutiones grammaticae Anglo-Saxonicae et Moeso-
Gothicae. Oxford, 1689.
Linguarum vett. septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et
archaeologicus. 2 vols. Oxford, 1703-5.
Holme, Randle. The academy of armory, or, a storehouse of armory and
blazon: containing the several variety of created beings, and how born in
coats of arms. . . with the instruments used in all trades and sciences,
together with their terms of art. Chester, 1688. The second volume was
printed, for the first time, by the Roxburghe Club, in 1905.
## p. 536 (#560) ############################################
536
Bibliography
Horsley, John. Britannia Romana; or the Roman antiquities of Britain.
1732.
Jeake, Samuel (1623-1690). Charters of the Cinque Ports, two ancient
towns, and their members. Translated into English, with annotations.
1728.
Jones, Inigo. The most notable antiquity of Great Britain, vulgarly called
Stone-Heng, on Salisbury Plain, restored by I. J. 1655.
Junius, Franciscus Gothicum glossarium, quo Argentei codicis vocabula
explicantur atque illustrantur. Dort, 1665.
Etymologicum Anglicanum . . . edidit Edwardus Lye. Praemittuntur
vita auctoris et grammatica Anglo-Saxonica. Oxford, 1743.
Kennett, White (bishop of Peterborough). Parochial antiquities, attempted
in the history of Ambrosden, and other adjacent parts, in the counties
of Oxford and Bucks. Oxford, 1695. Another edn, enlarged, by
Bandinel, B. 1818. See, also, bibliography to chaps. VII and vmi, ante.
Kilburne, Richard (1605-1678). A topographie, or survey of the county of
Kent, with . . . historicall, and other matters touching the same. 1659.
King, Daniel (d. 1664? ). The vale-royall of England, or, the county-palatine
of Chester illustrated. . . .
Performed by William Smith and William
Webb. Published by Mr Daniel King. 1656.
Langbaine, Gerard, the elder (1609-1658). The foundation of the Universitie
of Oxford; with a catalogue of the principall founders and speciall
benefactors of all the Colledges. 1651.
Le Neve, John. Fasti ecclesiae Anglicanae: or, an essay towards deducing a
regular succession of all the principal dignitaries in each cathedral,
collegiate church, or chapel. . . in. . . England and Wales. 1716. New
edn, with continuation, by Hardy, T. D. 1854.
Monumenta Anglicana; being inscriptions on the monuments of eminent
persons deceased in or since the year 1600 (to the end of 1718). 5 rols.
1717-19.
Letters written by eminent persons in the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries: to which are added, Hearne's journeys to Reading and to
Whaddon Hall. . . and Lives of eminent men, by John Aubrey. 2 vols
(in 3 parts). 1813.
Lewis, John (1675-1747). The history and antiquities of the Isle of Tenet, in
Kent. 1723.
The history and antiquities of the abbey and church of Favresham in
Kent. 1727.
A dissertation on the antiquity and use of seals in England. (Anon. )
1740.
Lewis wrote numerous other works, including a life of Caxton and
a history of the Translations of the Bible into English. See list in D. of
N. B. and in British Museum Catalogue.
Leycester, Sir Peter (1614–1678). Historical antiquities, in two books. The
first treating in general of Great-Brettain and Ireland; the second con-
taining particular remarks concerning Cheshire. 1673.
Lhuyd, Edward (1660-1709). Archaeologia Britannica, giving some account
of the languages, histories and customs of the original inhabitants of
Great Britain. Vol. 1, Glossography. Oxford, 1707. (No more pub-
lished. )
Lisle, William (15697-1637). A Saxon treatise concerning the Old and New
Testaments . . . by Ælfricus Abbas. . . now first published (with a transla-
tion). 1623.
The Faire Aethiopian. 1631. A rhymed version of Heliodorus.
Divers ancient monuments in the Saxon tongue. 1638.
8
## p. 537 (#561) ############################################
Chapter XIII
537
Madox, Thomas. Formulare Anglicanum: or, a collection of ancient charters
and instruments of divers kinds . . . from the Norman Conquest to the end
of the reign of King Henry the VIII. 1702.
The history and antiquities of the exchequer of the kings of England. . .
taken from the records. 1711.
Firma Burgi: or, an historical essay concerning the cities, towns and
boroughs of England, taken from records. 1726.
Baronia Anglica: an history of land-honours and baronies, and of tenure
in capite, verified by records. 1736.
Magna Britannia et Hibernia, antiqua & nova. Or, a new survey of Great
Britain . . . collected and composed by an impartial Hand (Thomas Cox).
6 vols. 1720-31. Contains only the English counties. ]
Maitland, William (16937-1757). The history of London, from its foundation
by the Romans to the present time. 1739. Many later edns.
The history of Edinburgh, from its foundation to the present time.
1753.
The history and antiquities of Scotland. 2 vols. 1757.
Miege, Guy. The new state of England. 1691. Continued as The present
state of Great Britain. 1707. 11th edn. 1748.
Miscellanies on several curious subjects, now first publish'd from their
respective originals. [Ed. Rawlinson, R. ) 1714.
Morant, Philip (1700-1770). The history and antiquities of. . . Colchester.
1748.
The history and antiquities of the county of Essex. 2 vols. 1768.
Morgan, Sylvanus (1620-1693). The sphere of gentry; deduced from the
principles of nature; an historical and genealogical work of arms and
blazon. 1661.
Armilogia sive ars chromocritica, the language of arms by the colours
and metals. 1666.
Newcourt, Richard. Repertorium ecclesiasticum parochiale Londinense:
an ecclesiastical parochial history of the diocese of London. 2 vols.
1708-10.
Nicholson, William. Leges marchiarum, or border laws. . . of England and
Scotland . . . from the reign of Henry III to the union of the two crowns. . .
with . . . an appendix of charters and records. 1705.
The English historical library, or a short view and character of most of
the writers . . . which may be serviceable to the undertakers of a general
history of this kingdom. 3 pts. 1696-9.
The Scottish historical library. 1702.
The Irish historical library. 1724.
These three were published together in 1736, and again in 1776, under
the title of The English, Scotch and Irish historical libraries.
Nisbet, Alexander. An essay on additional figures and marks of cadency,
shewing the ancient and modern practice of differencing descendants in
this and other nations. Edinburgh, 1702.
An essay on the ancient and modern use of armories, and an explanation
of the terms of blazonry. Edinburgh, 1718.
A system of heraldry, speculative and practical, with the true art of
blazon . . . illustrated with examples of armorial figures and atchievements
of the most considerable sirnames and families in Scotland. 2 vols.
Edinburgh, 1722-42.
Oldys, William. The life of Sir Walter Ralegh. Prefixed to Ralegh's
History of the World. 2 vols. 1736.
The British Librarian, exhibiting a compendious review or abstract of
our most scarce, useful and valuable books. 6 nos. (Jan. -June 1737). 1738.
## p. 538 (#562) ############################################
538
Bibliography
Oldys, William. Catalogus bibliothecae Harleianae in locos communes dis-
tributus, cum indice anctorum. (By Johnson, 8. , Maittaire, M. and Oldys,
W. ) 5 vols. 1743-5.
See, also, Harleian Miscellany.
Palmer, Samuel (d. 1732). The general history of printing, from its first
invention in the city of Mentz . . . particularly its introduction, rise and
progress here in England. 1732.
Parker, Richard (1572-1629). Exeleros Cantabrigiensis, sive collegiorum
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