Bibliographics

This is a table of authors, titles, dates and other bibliographic information; it is a list metadata describing the content of your study carrel. Think of it as your library.

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A25748Arbuthnot, John, 1667-1735.Of the laws of chance, or, A method of calculation of the hazards of game plainly demonstrated and applied to games at present most in use : which may be easily extended to the most intricate cases of chance imaginable.1692.0127913742nan./cache/A25748.xml./txt/A25748.txt
A34637Cotton, Charles, 1630-1687.The compleat gamester, or, Instructions how to play at billiards, trucks, bowls, and chess together with all manner of usual and most gentile games either on cards or dice : to which is added the arts and mysteries of riding, racing, archery, and cock-fighting.1674.04327712270nan./cache/A34637.xml./txt/A34637.txt
A34843Cox, Nicholas, fl. 1673-1721.The gentleman''s recreation in four parts, viz. hunting, hawking, fowling, fishing : wherein these generous exercises are largely treated of, and the terms of art for hunting and hawking more amply enlarged than heretofore : whereto is prefixt a large sculpture, giving easie directions for blowing the horn, and other sculptures inserted proper to each recreation : with an abstract at the end of each subject of such laws as relate to the same.1686.015778245620nan./cache/A34843.xml./txt/A34843.txt
A74129England and Wales. Parliament.An act to prevent the killing of deer.1651.0718152nan./cache/A74129.xml./txt/A74129.txt
A83924England and Wales. Parliament. House of Lords.Die Iovis 18 Februarii 1646. Whereas provision is made by the statutes of this realme for the perservation [sic] of game in this kingdome, ...nan750141nan./cache/A83924.xml./txt/A83924.txt
A46606England and Wales. Sovereign (1685-1688 : James II)Whereas His Majesty hath been certainly informed of the killing and destroying of the game in and about his honour of Hampton-Court ...1687.01200155nan./cache/A46606.xml./txt/A46606.txt
A45334Hall, Thomas, 1610-1665.Funebria floræ the downfall of May-games: wherein is set forth the rudeness, prophaneness, stealing, drinking, fighting, dancing, whoring, mis-rule, mis-spence of precious time, contempt of God, and godly magistrates, ministers and people, which oppose the rascality and rout, in this their open prophanenesse, and heathenish customs. Occasioned by the generall complaint of the rudenesse of people in this kind, in this interval of settlement. Here you have twenty arguments against these prophane sports, and all the cavills made by the belialists for the time refelled and answered. Together with an addition of some verses in the cloze, for the delight of the ingenious reader. By Tho. Hall, B.D. and pastor of Kings-norton.1661.0189785639nan./cache/A45334.xml./txt/A45334.txt