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Illustrated with Figures, and a Map of the ISLAND. By ROBERT KNOX, a Captive there near Twenty Years. LONDON, Printed by Richard Chiswell, Printer to the ROYAL SOCIETY, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul’s Church-yard, 1681.
Illustrated with Figures, and a Map of the ISLAND. By ROBERT KNOX, a Captive there near Twenty Years. LONDON, Printed by Richard Chiswell, Printer to the ROYAL SOCIETY, at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul’s Church-yard, 1681.
At the Court of Committees for the East-India Company the 10 th of August, 1681. We Esteem Captain Knox a Man of Truth and Integrity, and that his Relations and Accounts of the Island of Ceylon (which some of us have lately Perused in Manuscripts) are worthy of Credit, and therefore encouraged him to make the same Publick. Robert Blackbourne , Secretary. By Order of the said Court. August 8. 1681. Mr . Chiswell, I Perused Capt . Knox’ s Description of the Isle of Ceylon, which seems to be Writte
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THE PREFACE.
THE PREFACE.
How much of the present Knowledge of the Parts of the World is owing to late Discoveries, may be judged by comparing the Modern with the Ancient’s Accounts thereof; though possibly many such Histories may have been written in former Ages, yet few have scaped the Injury of Time, so as to be handed safe to us. ’Twas many Ages possibly before Writing was known, then known to a few, and made use of by fewer, and fewest employed it to this purpose. Add to this, that such as were written, remain’d for
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ERRATA.
ERRATA.
Besides divers Mispointings, and other Literal Mistakes of smaller moment, these are to be amended. Page 1. Line 16. after Parts , strike out the Comma , p. 3. l. 25. for Oudi pallet read Oudi pollat , p. 7. l. 31, after they dele that , p. 12. l. 43. for Ponudecarse read Ponudecars , p. 13. after rowling dele it , p. 22. l. 38. for Out-yards read Ortyards , p. 25. l. 6. for tarrish read tartish , p. 27. l. 10. for sometimes read some , p. 29. l. 33. for Rodgerari read Rodgerah , p. 33. l. 15, 2
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CHAP. I. A general Description of the Island.
CHAP. I. A general Description of the Island.
How this Island lyes with respect unto me Neighbouring Countries, I shall not speak at all, that being to be seen in our ordinary Sea-Cards , which describe those Parts; and but little concerning the Maritime parts of it, now under the Jurisdiction of the Dutch : my design being to relate such things onely that are new and unknown unto these Europæan Nations. It is the Inland Countrey therefore I chiefly intend to write of which is yet an hidden Land even to the Dutch themselves that inhabit upo
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CHAP. II. Concerning the Chief Cities and Towns of this Island.
CHAP. II. Concerning the Chief Cities and Towns of this Island.
The most Eminent Cities are Five. In this Island are several Places, where, they say, formerly stood Cities; and still retain the Name, tho little or nothing of Building be now to be seen. But yet there are Five Cities now standing, which are the most Eminent, and where the King hath Palaces and Goods ; yet even these, all of them, except that wherein his Person is, are ruined and fallen to decay. Page 5 Candy . The First is the City of Candy , so generally called by the Christians , probably fr
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CHAP. III. Of their Corn, with their manner of Husbandry.
CHAP. III. Of their Corn, with their manner of Husbandry.
The Products and Commodities of the Countrey. Having discoursed hitherto of the Countrey, method will require that I proceed now to the Products of it; Viz. their Fruits, Plants, Beasts, Birds, and other Creatures, Minerals, Commodities, &c. whereof I must declare once for all, That I do not pretend to write an Exact and Perfect Treatise, my time and leisure not permitting me so to do; but only to give a Relation of some of the chief of these things, and as it were a tast of them, accord
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CHAP. IV. Of their Fruits, and Trees
CHAP. IV. Of their Fruits, and Trees
Great variety of Fruits, and delicious. Of Fruits here are great plenty and variety, and far more might be if they did esteem or nourish them. Pleasant Fruits to eat ripe they care not at all to do, They look only after those that may fill the Belly, and satisfie their hunger when their Corn is spent, or to make it go the further. These onely they plant, the other Fruits of Pleasure plant themselves, the seeds of the ripe Fruits shedding and falling on the ground naturally spring up again. They
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CHAP. V. Of their Roots, Plants, Herbs, Flowers.
CHAP. V. Of their Roots, Plants, Herbs, Flowers.
Roots for Food. Some of these are for Food , and some for Medicine . I begin with their Roots , which with the Jacks before mentioned, being many, and generally bearing well, are a great help towards the sustenance of this People. These by the Chingulays by a general name are called Alloes , by the Portugals and us Inyames . They are of divers and sundry sorts, some they plant, and some grow wild; those that grow Page 19 wild in the Woods are as good, onely they are more scarce and grow deeper,
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CHAP. VI. Of their Beasts, Tame and Wild, Insects.
CHAP. VI. Of their Beasts, Tame and Wild, Insects.
What Beasts the Country produceth. Having spoken concerning the Trees and Plants of this Island, We will now go on to speak of the Living Creatures on it, viz. Their Beasts, Insects, Birds, Fish, Serpents, &c. useful or noxious. And we begin first with their Beasts . They have Cowes , Buffaloes , Hogs , Goats , Deer , Hares , Dogs , Jacols , Apes , Tygers , Bears , Elephants , and other Wild Beasts. Lions , Wolves , Horses , Asses , Sheep , they have none. Page 21 Deer no bigger than Har
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CHAP. VII. Of their Birds, Fish, Serpents, Commodities.
CHAP. VII. Of their Birds, Fish, Serpents, Commodities.
Their Birds. In the next place I will entertain you with some relation of the other living Creatures among them. I begin with their Birds . In that Land there are Crowes , Sparrowes , Tom-titts , Snipes , just like these in England , Wood-Pigeons also, but not great flocks of any sorts, as we have, onely of Crowes and Pigeons . I have seen there Birds just like Woodcocks and Partridges , but they are scarce. A great many wild Peacocks : small green Parrots , but not very good to talk. But here i
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CHAP. I. Of the present King of Cande.
CHAP. I. Of the present King of Cande.
The Government of this Island. Hitherto I have treated of the Countrey, with the Provisions and Wealth of it: Our next Discourses shall be of the Political Government there exercised. And here Order will lead us to speak first of the King and Matters relating to him. Antiently this Countrey consisted of Nine Kingdoms, all which had their several Kings; but now by the vicissitude of Times and Things, they are all reduced under one King, who is an absolute Tyrant , and Rules the most arbitrarily o
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CHAP. II. Concerning the King’s Manners, Vices, Recreation, Religion.
CHAP. II. Concerning the King’s Manners, Vices, Recreation, Religion.
Under the Consideration of his Manners , will fall his Temperance, his Ambition and Pride, his Policy and Dissimulation, his cruel and bloody Disposition. Sparing in his Dyet. He is temperate both in his Diet and his Lust . Of the former, I am informed by those that have attended on his Person in his Palace, that though he hath all sorts of Varieties the Land affords brought to his Table, yet his chief fare is Herbs , and ripe pleasant Fruits : and this but once a day. Whatsoever is brought for
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CHAP. III. Of the Kings Tyrannical Reign.
CHAP. III. Of the Kings Tyrannical Reign.
Wee have all this while considered this King, with respect unto his Person, Temper , and Inclinations , now we will speak of him with more immediate respect unto his Office and Government , as he is a King . And here we will discourse of the manner of his Government , of his Treasure and Revenues , of his Great Officers , and lastly, of his Strength and Wars . His Government Tyrannical. As to the manner of his Government , it is Tyrannical and Arbitrary in the highest degree: For he ruleth Absol
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CHAP. IV. Of his Revenues and Treasure.
CHAP. IV. Of his Revenues and Treasure.
The King’s rents brought three times in the year. Three times in the year they usually carry their Rents unto the King. The one is at the New-year called Ourida cotamaul . The other is for the First fruits, Alleusal cotamaul . And the last is at a certain Sacrifice in the Month of November to their God , called Ilmoy cotamaul . But besides these, whatsoever is wanting in the King’s House at any other time, and they have it, they must upon the King’s Order bring it. These Rents are but little Mon
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CHAP. V. Of the Kings great Officers, and the Governours of the Provinces.
CHAP. V. Of the Kings great Officers, and the Governours of the Provinces.
Two greatest Officers in the Land. There are two, who are the greatest and highest Officers in the Land. They are called Adigars , I may term them Chief Judges ; under whom is the Government of the Cities, and the Countries Page 50 also in the Vacancy of other Governours. All People have liberty in default of Justice to appeal to these Adigars , or if their causes and differences be not decided by their Governours according to their minds. To these there are many Officers and Sergeants belonging
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CHAP. VI. Of the King’s Strength and Wars.
CHAP. VI. Of the King’s Strength and Wars.
The King’s Military Affairs. It remains now that I speak a little of the King’s Military Affairs . His Power consists, in the natural Strength of his Countrey, in his Watches , and in the Craft , more than the Courage , of his Soldiers. The natural strength of his Countrey. He hath no Artificial Forts or Castles , but Nature hath supplied the want of them. For his whole Countrey of Cande Uda , standing upon such high Hills, and those so difficult to pass, is all an Impregnable Fort: and so is mo
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CHAP. VII. A Relation of the Rebellion made against the King.
CHAP. VII. A Relation of the Rebellion made against the King.
A Comet ushered in the Rebellion. For the Conclusion of this Part, it will not be improper to relate here a dangerous rising of the People against the King. It happened in the year 1664. About which time appeared a fearful Blazing-Star . Just at the Instant of the Rebellion, the Star was right over our heads. And one thing I very much wondred, at, which was that whereas before this Rebellion, the Tail stood away toward the Westward from which side the Rebellion sprung, the very night after (for
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CHAP. I. Concerning the Inhabitants of this Island.
CHAP. I. Concerning the Inhabitants of this Island.
Wee shall in this Part speak of the Inhabitants of this Countrey, with their Religion , and Customs , and other things belonging to them. The several Inhabitants of this Island. Besides the Dutch who possess, as I judg, about one fourth of the Island, there are Malabars , that are free Denizons and pay duty to the King for the Land they enjoy, as the Kings natural Subjects do; there are also Moors , who are like Strangers, and hold no Land, but live by carrying goods to the Sea-Ports, which now
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CHAP. II. Concerning their different Honours, Ranks, and Qualities.
CHAP. II. Concerning their different Honours, Ranks, and Qualities.
How they distinguish themselves according to their qualities. Among this People there are divers and sundry Casts or degrees of Quality, which is not according to their Riches or Places of Honour the King promotes them to, but according to their Descent and Blood . And whatsoever this Honour is, be it higher or lower, it remains Hereditary from Generation to Generation. They abhor to eat or drink, or intermarry with any of Inferior Quality to themselves. The signs of higher or meaner Ranks, are
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CHAP. III. Of their Religion, Gods, Temples, Priests.
CHAP. III. Of their Religion, Gods, Temples, Priests.
To take a more particular view of the state of this Countrey, we shall first give some account of their Religion , as it justly requires the first place, and then of their other secular concerns . Under their Religion will come to be considered, Their Gods , their Temples , their Priests , their Festivals , Sacrifices , and Worship , and their Doctrines and Opinions ; and whatsoever other matters occur, that may concern this Subject. Their Religion, their gods. The Religion of the Countrey is Id
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CHAP. IV. Concerning their Worship, and Festivals.
CHAP. IV. Concerning their Worship, and Festivals.
The chief days of worship. Wednesdays and Saturdays are the days, when people, who have any business with the Gods, come and address themselves; that is either to pray to their God for health, or for their help in some weighty matters, as in War &c. or to swear concerning any matter in controversy, which is done before the Idols. How they know what God or Devil have made them sick. But one of their great and frequent businesses with their Gods is for the Recovery of health. And that God
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CHAP. V. Concerning their Religions Doctrines, Opinions, And Practices.
CHAP. V. Concerning their Religions Doctrines, Opinions, And Practices.
As to their Religion they are very indifferent. There are few or none zealous in their worship, or have any great matter of esteem for their Gods. And they seldom busie themselves in the matters of their Religion, until they come to be sick or very aged. They debar none that will come to see the Ceremonies of their worship; and if a stranger should dislike their way, reprove or mock at them for their Ignorance and Folly, they would acknowledge the same, and laugh at the superstitions of their ow
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CHAP. VI. Concerning their Houses, Diet, Housewifry, Salutation, Apparel.
CHAP. VI. Concerning their Houses, Diet, Housewifry, Salutation, Apparel.
Having already treated of their Religion , we now come to their secular concerns . And first we will lead you into their houses , and shew you how they live. Their houses. Their Houses are small, low, thatched Cottages, built with sticks, daubed with clay, the walls made very smooth. For they are not permitted to build their houses above one story high, neither may they cover with tiles, nor whiten their walls with lime, but there is a Clay which is as white, and that they use sometimes. They em
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CHAP. VII. Of their Lodging, Bedding, Whoredom, Marriages, and Children.
CHAP. VII. Of their Lodging, Bedding, Whoredom, Marriages, and Children.
Having been thus entertained with the fine Ladies abroad, it is time now to return home to our Lodging . And the night coming on, we will lead you to their Bed-Chambers, and shew you how they sleep. About which they are not very curious. If their house be but one room (as it often is) then the men sleep together at one end and the women at the other. Their Bed, and how they sleep a nights. They have Bedsteads laced with Canes or Rattans, but no Testars to them, nor Curtains; that the King allows
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CHAP. VIII. Of their Employments and Recreations.
CHAP. VIII. Of their Employments and Recreations.
It is full time now, that we relate what course of life the People take, and what means they use for a livelihood . This has been in part already related. Their Trade. As for Commerce and Merchandize with Foreign Nations, there is little or nothing of that now exercised. Indeed in the times when the Portugueze were on this Island, and Peace between them and the King, he permitted his People to go and Trade with them. The which he would never permit them to do with the Hollander , tho they have m
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CHAP. IX. Of their Laws and Language.
CHAP. IX. Of their Laws and Language.
There are three things, that ingenious men may possibly be inquisitive after, which have not yet been professedly handled, their Laws , their Language , and their Learning . Their Laws. Concerning the first, here are no Laws , but the Will of the King, and whatsoever proceeds out of his mouth is an immutable Law. Nevertheless they have certain antient usages and Customes that do prevail and are observed as Laws; and Pleading them in their Courts and before their Governors will go a great way. La
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CHAP. X. Concerning their Learning, Astronomy, and Art Magick.
CHAP. X. Concerning their Learning, Astronomy, and Art Magick.
Of their Learning. Their Learning is but small. All they ordinarily learn is to read and to write. But it is no shame to a man if he can do neither. Nor have they any Schools wherein they might be taught and instructed in these or any other Arts. Their Books, and Arts. Their Books are only of their Religion and of Physick . Their chief Arts are Astronomy and Magick . They have a Language something differing from the vulgar tongue (like Latin to us) which their Books are writ in. How they learn t
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CHAP. XI. Of their Sickness, Death and Burial.
CHAP. XI. Of their Sickness, Death and Burial.
The diseases this Countrey is subject to. Nothing now remains, but to carry you to their Sick-beds , and to tell you what they do with the Bodies of their friends deceased, and their Behavior on these occasions. They live to a great Age very often to fourscore, and hale at that age the Kings Sister was near an hundred. They are healthy and of a sound constitution. The Diseases this Land is most subject to are Agues and Feveurs , and sometimes to Bloody-fluxes . The Small-Pox also sometimes happe
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CHAP. I. Of the reason of our going to Ceilon, and Detaimnent there.
CHAP. I. Of the reason of our going to Ceilon, and Detaimnent there.
The subject of this fourth Part. In this Fourth and last Part, I purpose to speak concerning our Captivity in this Island, and during which, in what Condition the English have lived there, and the eminent Providence of God in my escape thence, together with other matters relating to the Dutch , and other European Nations, that dwell and are kept there. All which will afford so much variety, and new matters, that I doubt not but the Readers will be entertained with as much delight in perusing the
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CHAP. II. How we were carried up into the Countrey, and disposed of there, and of the sickness, sorrow and death of the Captain.
CHAP. II. How we were carried up into the Countrey, and disposed of there, and of the sickness, sorrow and death of the Captain.
They intend to attempt an Escape, but are prevented. The Dissauva with his men being gone, the people of the Town were appointed to guard and secure us until further order. But they carryed us some six miles higher into the Countrey, and would not yet adventure to bring the Long boats-crew unto us, but kept them by themselves in another Town, fearing lest we might make an Escape, as certainly we would have attempted it had they not removed us. There was a small Moors Vessel, which lay in the Riv
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CHAP. III. How I lived after my Father’s Death. And of the Condition of the rest of the English: and how it fared with them. And of our Interview.
CHAP. III. How I lived after my Father’s Death. And of the Condition of the rest of the English: and how it fared with them. And of our Interview.
His chief employment is Reading. I still remained where I was before, having none but the black Boy , and my Ague to bear me Company. Never found I more pleasure in Reading, Meditating and Praying than now. For there was nothing else could administer to me any Comfort, neither had I any other Business to be occupied about. I had read my two Books so often over, that I had them almost by heart. For my custom was after Dinner to take a Book and go into the Fields and sit under a Tree, reading and
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CHAP. IV. Concerning some other English men detained in that Countrey.
CHAP. IV. Concerning some other English men detained in that Countrey.
The Persia Merchant ’s men Captives before us. In the same Captivity with our selves on this Island, was another Company of English Men, who were taken about a year and an half before us, viz . in the year MDCLVIII. They were Thirteen in number, whose names were as follow, Viz . Mr. William Vassal, John Merginson, Thomas March, Thomas Kirby, Richard Jelf, Gamaliel Gardiner, William Day, Thomas Stapleton, Henry Man, Hugh Smart, Daniel Holstein , an Hamburger, James Gony , and Henry Bingham . The
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CHAP. V. Concerning the means that were used for our Deliverance. And what happened to us in the Rebellion. And how we were setled afterwards.
CHAP. V. Concerning the means that were used for our Deliverance. And what happened to us in the Rebellion. And how we were setled afterwards.
Means made to the King for our Liberty. All of us in this manner remained until the year MDCLXIV. At which time arrived a Letter on our behalf to the King from the Right Worshipful Sir Edward Winter , Governour of Fort St. George , and Agent there. The Dutch Embassadour also at that time by a Commission from the Governour of Columba treated with the King for us. With Sir Edward ’s Message the King was much pleased, and with the Dutch ’s mediation so prevailed with, that he promised he would send
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CHAP. VI. A Continuation of the Author’s particular Condition after the Rebellion. Purchaseth a piece of Land.
CHAP. VI. A Continuation of the Author’s particular Condition after the Rebellion. Purchaseth a piece of Land.
The Author at his new quarters builds him another House. My hap was to be quartered in a Countrey called Handapondown , lying to the Westward of the City of Cande . Which place liked me very well, being much nearer to the Sea than where I dwelt before, which gave me some probable hopes, that in time I might chance to make an escape. But in the mean time to free my self from the Suspition of the People, who watched me by Night, and by Day, had an eye to all my actions, I went to work with the hel
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CHAP. VII. A return to the rest of the English, with some further accounts of them. And some further discourse of the Authors course of life.
CHAP. VII. A return to the rest of the English, with some further accounts of them. And some further discourse of the Authors course of life.
Confer together about the lawfulness of Marrying with the Native Women. Let us now make a Visit to the rest of our Country-men, and see how they do. They reckoning themselves in for their Lives, in order to their future settlement, were generally disposed to Marry. Concerning which we have had many and sundry disputes among ourselves; as particularly concerning the lawfulness of matching with Heathens and Idolaters, and whether the Chingulays Marriages were any better than living in Whoredome: t
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CHAP. VIII. How the Author had like to have been received into the Kings Service, and what means he used to avoid it. He meditates and attempts an escape, but is often prevented.
CHAP. VIII. How the Author had like to have been received into the Kings Service, and what means he used to avoid it. He meditates and attempts an escape, but is often prevented.
He voluntarily forgoes his pension. This frequent Appearance at the Court, and waiting there for my Tickets, brought me to be taken notice of by the Great men: insomuch that they wondered I had been all this while forgotten, and never been brought before the King, being so fit, as they would suppose me, for his use and service, saying, That from henceforward I should fare better than that Allowance amounted to, as soon as the King was made acquainted with me . Which words of theirs served instea
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CHAP. IX. How the Author began his Escape; and got onward of his Way about an Hundred miles.
CHAP. IX. How the Author began his Escape; and got onward of his Way about an Hundred miles.
Their last and successful attempt. Having often gone this Way to seek for Liberty, but could not yet find it; we again set forth to try what Success God Almighty would now give us, in the Year MDCLXXIX, on the Two and twentieth of September , furnished with such Arms as we could well carry with safety and secrecy, which were Knives and small Axes; we carried also several sorts of Ware to sell as formerly: the Moon being seven and twenty dayes old. Which we had so contrived, that we might have a
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CHAP. X. The Author’s Progress in his Flight from Anarodgburro, into the Woods, unto their arrival in the Malabars Countrey.
CHAP. X. The Author’s Progress in his Flight from Anarodgburro, into the Woods, unto their arrival in the Malabars Countrey.
They depart back again towards the River. Now God of his Mercy having prospered our Design hitherto, for which we blessed his Holy Name, our next care was how to come off clear from the People of Anarodgburro , that they might not presently miss us, and so pursue after us. Which if they should do, there would have been no escaping them. For from this Town to Colliwilla , where the Sheriff lived, with whom we left our Goods, they are as well acquainted in the Woods as in the Paths. And when we ca
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CHAP. XI. Being in the Malabar Territories, how they encountred two Men, and what passed between them. And of their getting safe unto the Dutch Fort. And their Reception there, and at the Island Manaar, until their Embarking for Columbo.
CHAP. XI. Being in the Malabar Territories, how they encountred two Men, and what passed between them. And of their getting safe unto the Dutch Fort. And their Reception there, and at the Island Manaar, until their Embarking for Columbo.
They met with two Malabars. To whom they relate their Condition. Thus we went on till about three of the Clock afternoon. At which time coming about a Point, we came up with two Bramins on a sudden, who were sitting under a Tree boyling Rice. We were within forty paces of them; when they saw us they were amazed at us, and as much afraid of us as we were of them. Now we thought it better Policy to treat with them than to flee from them; fearing they might have Bows and Arrows, whereas we were arm
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CHAP. XII Their Arrival at Columbo, and entertainment there. Their departure thence to Batavia. And from thence to Bantam: Whence they set Sail for England.
CHAP. XII Their Arrival at Columbo, and entertainment there. Their departure thence to Batavia. And from thence to Bantam: Whence they set Sail for England.
They are wondred at Columbo . Being arrived safely at Columbo , before the Ship came to an Anchor, there came a Barge on board to carry the Commander ashore. But being late in the evening, and my Consort sick of an Ague and Fevor, we thought it better for us to stay until Morning, to have a day before us. The next morning we bid the Skipper farewel , and went ashore in the first Boat, going strait to the Court of Guard: where all the Soldiers came staring upon us, wondring to see White-men in Ch
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CHAP. XIII. Concerning some other Nations, and chiefly Europæans, that now live in this Island. Portugueze, Dutch.
CHAP. XIII. Concerning some other Nations, and chiefly Europæans, that now live in this Island. Portugueze, Dutch.
Having said all this concerning the English People, it may not be unacceptable to give some account of other Whites , who either voluntarily or by constraint Inhabit there. And they are, besides the English already spoken of, Portugueze, Dutch , and French . But before I enter upon Discourse of any of these, I shall detain my Readers a little with another Nation inhabiting in this Land, I mean, the Malabars ; both because they are Strangers and derive themselves from another Countrey, and also b
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CHAP. XIV. Concerning the French: With some Enquiries what should make the King detain white Men as he does. And how the Christian Religion is maintained among the Christians there.
CHAP. XIV. Concerning the French: With some Enquiries what should make the King detain white Men as he does. And how the Christian Religion is maintained among the Christians there.
The French come hither with a Fleet. About the year MDCLXXII. or LXXIII, there came Fourteen Sail of great Ships from the King of France to settle a Trade here. Monsieur De la Hay Admiral, put in with this Fleet, into the Port of Cottiar . From whence he sent up Three men by way of Embassy to the King of Cande . Whom he entertained very Nobly, and gave every one of them a Chain of Gold about their Necks, and a Sword all inlay’d with Silver, and a Gun. And afterwards sent one of them down to the
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FOLIO.
FOLIO.
Speed ’s Maps and Geography of Great Britain and Ireland , and of Foreign Parts. Dr. Cave ’s Lives of the Primitive Fathers. Dr. Cary ’s Chronological Account of Ancient time. Wanly ’s Wonders of the little World, or History of Man. Sir Tho. Herbert ’s Travels into Persia , &c. Holyoak ’s large Dictionary, Latin and English. Sir Richard Baker ’s Chronicle of England. Causin ’s Holy Court. Wilson ’s compleat Christian Dictionary. Bishop Wilkin ’s Real Character, or Philosophical Language.
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QUARTO.
QUARTO.
Dr. Littleton ’s Dictionary. Bishop Nicholson on the Church Catechism. The Compleat Clerk. History of the late Wars of New England . Dr. Outram de Sacrificiis . Bishop Taylor ’s Disswasive from Popery. Dr. Gibb ’s Sermons. Parkeri Disputationes de Deo. History of the future State of Europe . Dr. Fowler ’s Defence of the Design of Christianity, against John Bunyan . Dr. Sherlock ’s Visitation-Sermon at Warrington . Dr. West ’s Assize-Serm. at Dorchester , 1671. Lord Hollis ’s Relation of the Unju
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OCTAVO.
OCTAVO.
Elborow ’s Rationale upon the English Service-Book. Dr. Burnet ’s Vindication of the Ordination of the Church of England . Bishop Wilkin ’s Natural Religion. Hard-castle ’s Christ. Geography and Arithmetick. Dr. Ashton ’s Apology for the Honours and Revenues of the Clergy. Lord Hollis ’s Vindication of the Judicature of the House of Peers, in the case of Skinner . ———Jurisdiction of the House of Peers in case of Appeals. ———Jurisdiction of the House of Peers in case of Impositions. ———Letter abo
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DUODECIMO.
DUODECIMO.
Hodder ’s Arithmetick. Grotius de Veritate Religionis Christianæ. Bishop Hacket ’s Christian Consolations....
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VICESIMO QUARTO.
VICESIMO QUARTO.
Valentine ’s Devotions. Guide to Heaven....
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Books lately printed.
Books lately printed.
Guillim ’s Display of Herauldry, with large Additions. Dr. Burnet ’s History of the Reformation of the Church of England , Folio , in two Volumes. Dr. Burlace ’s History of the Irish Rebellion, folio . Herodoti Historia , Græ. Lat. Fol. Cole ’s Latin and English Dictionary, with large Additions. William ’s Sermon before the Lord Mayor, Octob. 12. 1679. ———Impartial Consideration of the Speeches of the Five Jesuits Executed for Treason, Fol. Dr. Burnet ’s Relation of the Massacre of the Protestan
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