First Edition. 48 leaves including a leaf with
Bell’s advertisement at the end; 3 lines of errata on the last page of
text.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Not in Lowndes.
Not in Hazlitt.
Arber,
Term Catalogues III, 188, 20 (Easter term, 1700).
STC T1766A.
Initialled by Jefferson at sig. I. With the autograph signature of Phill: Ludwell on the title-page.
John Toland, 1670-1722, Irish deist, wrote a number of books and pamphlets, and edited others including the 1700 edition of Harrington’s
Oceana
, the
Memoirs
of Denzil Holles and others.
Several books with the autograph signature of Phill: Ludwell of Virginia, 1672-1695, were in Jefferson’s library. See the
Index.
[2768]
2. CARY,
John.
An Essay towards the setlement [sic] of a national credit, in the Kingdom of England, humbly presented to the two honourable Houses of Parliament. By John Cary, merchant in Bristol.
London: printed by
Freeman Collins, and are to be sold by
S. Crouch and
E. Whitlock,
1696.
First Edition. 12 leaves including the half-title; dated at the end January 5th, 1696.
STC C731.
Hazlitt II, 85.
John Cary, d. 1720?, merchant of Bristol (England) and writer on trade, was engaged in the West Indian sugar trade. In this essay he
advocated the establishment of a national bank.
[2769]
3.
Remarks upon some wrong computations and conclusions, contained in a late tract, entitled, Discourses on the public revenues,
and on the trade of England. In a letter to Mr. D. S. . . .
London: printed for
W. Keblewhite,
1698.
First Edition. 8vo. 24 leaves; dated at the end Feb. 12, 1697/8.
Not in Halkett and Laing.
Arber III, 81, 11.
STC R947.
The
late tract was by Charles Davenant and was published earlier in the same year.
[2770]
4.
An Abstract of the laws already in force against profaneness, immorality & blasphemy. Together with the laws and ordinances
against the same by the Parliament, and also by Oliver and his council from 1640 to 1656. Digested by way of alphabet for
the ease of those that are concerned to know them and put ’em in execution, or that would be informed of the methods formerly
made use of in those cases.
London: printed and sold by
R. Baldwin,
1698. Price
6 d.
First Edition. 8vo. 24 leaves (the signature A
3 printed upside down). At the end is an Appendix concerning hackney coaches that are allowed to ply on the Sabbath Day.
[2771]
J. 191
The Preface to Bellendenus by D
r. Parr.
8
vo.
Lat. &
Eng.
1815 Catalogue, page 105. no. 177, as above.
[PARR,
Samuel--BELOE,
William.]
A Free Translation of the Preface to Bellendenus; containing animated strictures on the great political characters of the
present time . . .
London: printed by
Stafford and
Davenport, for
T. Payne and Son,
L. Davies, and
J. Debrett, and
