Historical rarities and curious observations domestick & foreign containing fifty three several remarks ... with thirty seven more several histories, very pleasant and delightful / collected out of approved authors, by William Winstanley ...
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- Historical rarities and curious observations domestick & foreign containing fifty three several remarks ... with thirty seven more several histories, very pleasant and delightful / collected out of approved authors, by William Winstanley ...
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- London :: Printed for Rowland Reynolds ...,
- 1684.
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Contents
- Historical Rarities. &c.
- title page
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To the Noble and Generous, THE Pattern and Patron of Laudable Endeavours, Sir THOMAS MIDDLETON,Of Stansted Montfichet,Knight. - The PREFACE TO THE READER.
- THE TABLE.
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HISTORIES AND OBSERVATIONS
Domestick and Foreign. -
The miraculous and strange Adventures and Deliverances of one Andrew Battelof Leighin Essex. -
A strange Deliverance of an English-man from a Desolate Island near to Scotland,wherein he had long continued in extream penury and mi∣sery. -
A strange Adventure of some English-men in the recovery of their own Freedom, and a Ship called the Exchangeof Bristol,from the Tur∣kishPirates of Argier:Published by John Rawlinsone of the Actors thereof. -
A remarkable Story of eight Men left in Green∣land, Anno Christi, 1630.with a Relation of their strange Preservation until the Ship's Re∣turn. -
A notable Story of Edgar,King of England,how he was, by his chief Favourite, circumvented of the fair Lady Elfrida,and how afterwards the King was revenged of him for the same. -
The Story of Mackbeth,King of Scotland. -
Of a Costermonger's Daughter of London;how, after many strange Adventures, she came at last to be chief Sultanessto the Grand Seig∣nior of Constantinople. - Historical Observations out of several Authors.
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The Life, Manner, and Customs of the Samoits,a People inhabiting near Nova-Zembla. -
A Description of Groen-land,and the Inhabi∣tants thereof: by an Eye-witness, Anno 1612. -
Several Varieties of the West-Indies. -
Of the Tortoisesin the West-Indies. - Several Rarities of divers Countreys.
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Of a mirthful Custom, formerly used at Dunmowin Essex. -
Of what we find in credible Authors concerning the famous Guy,Earl of Warwick. -
The Life of St. Patrickthe Irish Apostle. -
A marvellous Preservation of the Protestants in Irelandin the time of Queen Mary,by a mer∣ry Accident. -
Of the horrid Murther of Duffe,King of Scot∣land,and how miraculously it came to be dis∣covered. -
Of the Cruelty which Albovine,King of Lom∣bardy,used to his Queen Rosamond;and by what means she was revenged on him; with her miserable end. -
The miseries of inforted Marriage; exemplified in a story of a Knight in Warwickshire,Murthered by his own Lady. -
A remarkable Story of the occasion which made the Danesfirst to invade England:and of their murthering St. Edmund. - Some few notable Histories of Parents crossing the Affections of their Children, and the sad Effects attended thereon.
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Why the Fish called Tunnyis not suffered to be sold at Venice. -
Of Machamuta MoorishKing, of a poysonous Nature. -
A notable Imposture of one Margaret Ulmer,at Elsingin Germany. - Of People long-lived, who have had their Teeth and Excrements of Hair renewed.
- An Example of Divine Vengeance pursuing Sinners.
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Of two famous Virago's,the one a French-wo∣man, called Joanof Arc,or, La Pucelle de Dieu,the other a Biscainer,called Catarina d' Arcuso. -
That the Italiansare very revengeful; an Exam∣ple out of Howel's History of Naples. -
Spanish Pride exemplified, in a Story taken out of Sir Thomas Row'sVoyage to East-India. -
A mirthful Conceit of Philipthe Good,Duke of Burgundy. -
Memorials of Thomas Coriat,the famous Od∣combianTraveller. -
The reason inducing the Mahometansto often Prayer, exemplified by a Story. -
Of a strange Murther, related by Sandersonin his History of King James. -
The Custom of Laplandfor the marrying of their Daughters. - Of Spirits or Devils, and that they have had carnal Knowledge of People.
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The Birth, Life, and Actions of the Impostor Mahomet,according to their SaracenicalStory of him. -
Of the Talmudof the Jews,their Dreams concerning Adam,&c. -
Of the Opinion of the Chinessesconcerning the peopling of the World after the Flood. -
A strange and wonderful Relation of Ferdinand Mendez Pintoa Portugal,which he saw in his Journey in China. -
The History of AgbarusPrince of the Edesseans,his Epistle to our Saviour, with our Saviour 'sAnswer, taken out of Eusebius,lib. 1.cap. 14. -
The Conversion of a Thief by St. Johnthe Apo∣stle, related by Clemens,and quoted by Euse∣bius, Lib. 3. ch. 20. -
The Conspiracy of Earl Gowryto have murther∣ed King Jamesin Scotland. Anno 1600. -
A notable Combat betwixt a Knight and an Esquire in the time of Richardthe Second. -
A remarkable piece of Justice done by the Emperour Rodolphus. -
Of the great friendship betwixt Damonand Pithias,two PythagoreanPhilosophers. -
The admirable love and affection betwixt Titusand Gisippus,two Noble young men, the one of Rome,the other of Athens. -
Of mount Aetna,and of the fiery irruption there in the year 1669.
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