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10. [Rosarium Theologiae].

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16. A necessary family-book [electronic resource] : both for the city & country, in two parts. Containing exact, plain and short rule and directions, for taking and killing all manner of vermin on land and in water: as, Part I. By land. The fox, polcat, buzzard, kite, weasle, adder, snake, caterpiller, frog, mile, pismire, fly, bug, rats and mice, fleas and lice. Part II. By water. The hern, dob-chick, coot, or more-hen, cormorant, sea-pie, kings-fisher, otter, water-rat, and ospray, all great destroyers of fish. To which are added, many natural and artificial conclusions, both pleasant and profitable. The whole illustrated with many proper figures. By R. W. gent.

23. The builders's pocket-companion. [electronic resource] : Shewing an easy and practical method for laying down of lines, for all sorts of arches and curves used in house-building, ship-building, gardening, &c. also to make the centers or ribs for vaults or cielings, and brackets for coves, either regular or irregular. Together with true and concise rules to find the lengths, bevels, and moulds for the back of a hip, in any kind of roofs, whether square or bevel, hexagon or pantigon, &c. let their rasters be straight, or curves of different sorts. Extracted from the works of several noted authors: illustrated with variety of examples curiously engraven; and several useful problems added never before printed; by Michael Hoare, carpenter.

24. The builders's pocket-companion [electronic resource] : Shewing an easy and practical method for laying down of lines, for all sorts of arches and curves used in house-building, ship-building, gardening, &c. also to make the centers or ribs for vaults or cielings, and brackets for coves, either regular or irregular. Together with true and concise rules to find the lengths, bevels, and moulds for the back of a hip, in any kind of roofs, whether square or bevel, hexagon or pantigon, &c. let their rasters be straight, or curves of different sorts. Extracted from the works of several noted authors: illustrated with variety of examples curiously engraven; and several useful problems added never before printed; by Michael Hoare, carpenter.

27. The ladies complete letter-writer [electronic resource]; teaching the art of inditing letters on every subject that can call for their attention, as daughters, wives, mothers, relations, friends, or acquaintance. Being a collection of letters, written by ladies, not only on the more important religious, moral, and social duties, but on subjects of every other kind that usually interest the fair sex: the whole forming a polite and improving manual, for their use, instruction, and rational entertainment. With many other important articles.

28. The complete letter-writer [electronic resource]. Containing familiar letters on the most common occasions in life. Also a variety of elegant letters for the direction and embellishment of style, on business, duty, amusement, love, courtship, marriage, friendship, and other subjects. To which is prefixed a plain and compendious grammar of the English language. With directions for writing letters, and the proper forms of address. At the end are given forms of message-cards, and a copious English spelling-dictionary.

29. The complete English farmer [electronic resource] : Or, Husbandry made perfectly easy, in all its useful branches, containing what every farmer ought to know and practice. Among the various articles treated of in this work, are the following, viz. The management and quality of the different kinds of grass, and making hay. Description of the different sods and of manuring and ploughing land. The cultivation and management of wheat and barley. The culture of oats and rye. Of the farmers stock, &c. The best methods of breeding and rearing Colts, managing horses and mares, and of curing their numerous diseases. The art of rearing calves and lambs, together with the best methods of managing bulls, oxen, cows and sheep, to make them turn out to the greatest advantage. Also several excellent receipts to cure the different disorders they are subject to. The best and most approved method or rearing pigs, fattening swine, and chosing the best sort for breeding and for curing all their disorders. Of breeding rabbits to the best advantage. The whole art of rearing and managing fowls, ducks, goose, tuckies and pigeons, to make them turn out profitable to the farmer, with choice receipts to cure their several distempers. The management of bees, both for profits and pleasure. The cultivation of turnips, beans, peas, tares, flax, plums, &c. &c. &c. And other useful articles, too numerous to mention in a title page. By George Cooke, farmer, at West-End, in Herfordshire.

30. The complete English farmer [electronic resource] : Or, Husbandry made perfectly easy, in all its useful branches, containing what every farmer ought to know and practice. Among the various articles treated of in this work, are the following, viz. The management and quality of the different kinds of grass, and making hay. Description of the different sods and of manuring and ploughing land. The cultivation and management of wheat and barley. The culture of oats and rye. Of the farmers stock, &c. The best methods of breeding and rearing Colts, managing horses and mares, and of curing their numerous diseases. The art of rearing calves and lambs, together with the best methods of managing bulls, oxen, cows and sheep, to make them turn out to the greatest advantage. Also several excellent receipts to cure the different disorders they are subject to. The best and most approved method or rearing pigs, fattening swine, and chosing the best sort for breeding and for curing all their disorders. Of breeding rabbits to the best advantage. The whole art of rearing and managing fowls, ducks, goose, tuckies and pigeons, to make them turn out profitable to the farmer, with choice receipts to cure their several distempers. The management of bees, both for profits and pleasure. The cultivation of turnips, beans, peas, tares, flax, plums, &c. &c. &c. And other useful articles, too numerous to mention in a title page. By George Cooke, farmer, at West-End, in Herfordshire.

31. The parish officer's complete guide. [electronic resource] : Containing the duty of the church warden, overseer, constable, and surveyor of the highways, as settled by the act of Parliament passed last sessions, the whole laid down in an easy, concise, and familiar manner; and cleared from the technical terms of the law, as well as the inaccuracies of former publications of the like kind. The second edition, with considerable additions and improvements. By John Paul, Esq. barrister at law.

32. The parish officer's complete guide [electronic resource] : Containing the duty of the church warden, overseer, constable, and surveyor of the highways, as settled by the act of Parliament passed last sessions, the whole laid down in an easy, concise, and familiar manner; and cleared from the technical terms of the law, as well as the inaccuracies of former publications of the like kind. The second edition, with considerable additions and improvements. By John Paul, Esq. barrister at law.