To our wel-beloued friends, to whom this present writing shall come. Wee the Maior, Iustices, Minister, Aldermen, and Burgesses of the Borough of Banbury in the county of Oxon. wish all welfare and happinesse. Our grieuous losse, we presume, hath sufficiently beene witnessed by too true report, which imboldneth vs to seeke to you, as feeling members, for reliefe ... From our distressed towne of Banbury, Iulij. 1628 ...

Stafford-shires misery, set forth in a true relation of the barbarous cruelty of the forces raised against the Parliament.: Sent in a letter from Stafford, by Captaine William Robinson, to a gentleman in London, and to be presented to Mr. Speaker. Published according to order.

Robinson, William, Captain.

January 1643

[2], 8 [i.e. 6] p.Imperfect: print show-through on all pages, with considerable loss of text.Page 6 ...

Henry by the grace of God kyng of Engl[ãd] and of France, and lord of Ireland, to all and syngular archebisshops & bysshops, abbattis ... to whome these p̃sent letters shall com sendeth grettyng know ye that of late by the wyng of our humble [su]bgiette Thomas Andrew of the parisshe of Southmymes in the counte of Midd. ...

England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.

1 sheet ([1] p.).For a charitable contribution to relieve losses by fire.Place and publisher from ST...

A poem on the late distress of the town of Boston. With some remarks on the sudden flight of the ministerial troops, after plundering and destroying the property of the worthy inhabitants, they left the town in the greatest confusion imaginable, not allowing themselves time to take with them great part of their warlike stores, in short they fled like murderer's pursued by the hand of Justice.

Rich, Elisha, 1740-1804?

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (relief cut) ; 39 x 25 cm.Verse in forty-five stanzas; first line: Come shou...

Seasonable counsel to an afflicted people in a letter to the distressed inhabitants of Wem in the county of Salop, after the dreadful fire, which consumed that market-town, March 3. 1676/7. Written by Andrew Parsons, M.A. and sometime minister there.

Parsons, Andrew, 1615 or 16-1684.

January 1677

[2], 46 p.Errata at foot of p. 40.Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Whereas we are credibly certified ... that upon Saterday [sic] the nynth day of July [1614], there happened a sodaine and terrible fire within our towne of Stratford vpon Avon

England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)
James 1566-1625.

1 sheet ([1] p.).For a one-year collection for relief of Stratford-upon-Avon, for losses by fire, Ju...

To the worshipful our good benefactor In all lamentable manner, most humbly beseecheth your good worship, wee the miserable multitude of very poore distressed prisoners, in the hole of Woodstreet Counter, in nomber fifite poore men, or thereabouts, ying vpon the bare boordes, still languishing in great neede, ...

1 sheet ([1] p.)Imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.).An appeal for alms for Easter.Imperfect; mutilate...

Whereas wee are credibly giuen to understand aswell by the humble supplication and petition of our poore distressed subiect Robert Lawe

England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)
James 1566-1625.

1 sheet ([1] p.).For 1-year collections on behalf of Robert Lawe for losses by fire.Title and other ...

A brief apology in behalf of the people in derision call'd Quakers written for the information of our sober and well-inclined neighbors in and about the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts. by Wil. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, and some others.

Chandler, William.
Pyott, Alex.
Hodges, Jo.

January 1694

86 p.Imperfect: tightly bound, with print show-through and loss of text.Reproduction of original in ...

England's petition to the two houses assembled in Parliament, or, An Humble petition of the distressed and almost destroyed subjects of England to the two houses, containing (in the judgment of the wise) the very sense of all the truehearted of the kingdom ... / N.R.

N. R.

8 p.Imperfect: ink show-through, pages stained with loss of print.Signed: "Your fellow subjects thro...

A true relation; of a most dreadful fire which happened on the city of Udem or Uhien in Germany: together, with an account of the regulars, monastries, churches, houses, people, and cattle, that suffered in those most devouring flames, very remarkable, and not inferiour to that of London.

I. D.

1 sheet (2 p.)Signed and dated at end: April the 13th. 85. You obliged frind [sic] and servant I.D.R...

The Distressed case of the people called Quakers in the city of Bristol and their inhumane usage for their religious peaceable assemblies nakedly related, and credibly certified from the said city by persons that were eye and ear witnesses of matters of fact / humbly presented to the tender consideration of authority and of all true Protestant subjects ; published for prevention of mis-representations, though not by the sufferers themselves but by other hands, from a real commiseration of their distressed condition.

January 1682

42 p.Imperfect: pages stained, with print show-through and considerable loss of print.Reproduction o...

His Maiesties gratiovs message and summons to the city of Glocester Aug. 10, 1643 with their answer thereunto.

England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.

January 1643

1 broadside."Let the world now judge if His Majesty could have sent a more gratious message to His m...

Humble remonstrance to the King & Parliament in the behalf of many decayed and decaying citizens and families of London, occasioned solely by the dreadful fire of that city

Philagathus, Philanthropus.

January 1675

[2], 8 p.Pages stained; print show-through.Reproduction of the original in the British Library

A true relation of the many sad and lamentable accidents that have happened by the fearfull floods occasioned by the late unusual rains in several counties of England, for several days past by which many people, cattle, houses, barnes, much corn and the like have been destroyed, together with the dismal effects of the prodigeous thunder and lightening very amazing and dreadfully attended with many fearful circumstances well worthy the perusal of all Christians.

January 1683

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library

Londons plague from Holland, or Inquiries after the natural causes of her present calamity.

1 sheet ([1] p.).Imprint from Wing.Verse: "VVhat's Englands metropolis be ..."Imperfect: folded with...

Stafford-shires misery, set forth in a true relation of the barbarous cruelty of the forces raised against the Parliament.: Sent in a letter from Stafford, by Captaine William Robinson, to a gentleman in London, and to be presented to Mr. Speaker. Published according to order.

Robinson, William, Captain.

January 1643

[2], 8 [i.e. 6] p.Imperfect: print show-through on all pages, with considerable loss of text.Page 6 ...

Henry by the grace of God kyng of Engl[ãd] and of France, and lord of Ireland, to all and syngular archebisshops & bysshops, abbattis ... to whome these p̃sent letters shall com sendeth grettyng know ye that of late by the wyng of our humble [su]bgiette Thomas Andrew of the parisshe of Southmymes in the counte of Midd. ...

England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.

1 sheet ([1] p.).For a charitable contribution to relieve losses by fire.Place and publisher from ST...

A poem on the late distress of the town of Boston. With some remarks on the sudden flight of the ministerial troops, after plundering and destroying the property of the worthy inhabitants, they left the town in the greatest confusion imaginable, not allowing themselves time to take with them great part of their warlike stores, in short they fled like murderer's pursued by the hand of Justice.

Rich, Elisha, 1740-1804?

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (relief cut) ; 39 x 25 cm.Verse in forty-five stanzas; first line: Come shou...

Seasonable counsel to an afflicted people in a letter to the distressed inhabitants of Wem in the county of Salop, after the dreadful fire, which consumed that market-town, March 3. 1676/7. Written by Andrew Parsons, M.A. and sometime minister there.

Parsons, Andrew, 1615 or 16-1684.

January 1677

[2], 46 p.Errata at foot of p. 40.Reproduction of the original in the British Library

Whereas we are credibly certified ... that upon Saterday [sic] the nynth day of July [1614], there happened a sodaine and terrible fire within our towne of Stratford vpon Avon

England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)
James 1566-1625.

1 sheet ([1] p.).For a one-year collection for relief of Stratford-upon-Avon, for losses by fire, Ju...

To the worshipful our good benefactor In all lamentable manner, most humbly beseecheth your good worship, wee the miserable multitude of very poore distressed prisoners, in the hole of Woodstreet Counter, in nomber fifite poore men, or thereabouts, ying vpon the bare boordes, still languishing in great neede, ...

1 sheet ([1] p.)Imprint suggested by STC (2nd ed.).An appeal for alms for Easter.Imperfect; mutilate...

Whereas wee are credibly giuen to understand aswell by the humble supplication and petition of our poore distressed subiect Robert Lawe

England and Wales. Sovereign (1603-1625 : James I)
James 1566-1625.

1 sheet ([1] p.).For 1-year collections on behalf of Robert Lawe for losses by fire.Title and other ...

A brief apology in behalf of the people in derision call'd Quakers written for the information of our sober and well-inclined neighbors in and about the town of Warminster in the county of Wilts. by Wil. Chandler, Alex. Pyott, Jo. Hodges, and some others.

Chandler, William.
Pyott, Alex.
Hodges, Jo.

January 1694

86 p.Imperfect: tightly bound, with print show-through and loss of text.Reproduction of original in ...

England's petition to the two houses assembled in Parliament, or, An Humble petition of the distressed and almost destroyed subjects of England to the two houses, containing (in the judgment of the wise) the very sense of all the truehearted of the kingdom ... / N.R.

N. R.

8 p.Imperfect: ink show-through, pages stained with loss of print.Signed: "Your fellow subjects thro...

A true relation; of a most dreadful fire which happened on the city of Udem or Uhien in Germany: together, with an account of the regulars, monastries, churches, houses, people, and cattle, that suffered in those most devouring flames, very remarkable, and not inferiour to that of London.

I. D.

1 sheet (2 p.)Signed and dated at end: April the 13th. 85. You obliged frind [sic] and servant I.D.R...

The Distressed case of the people called Quakers in the city of Bristol and their inhumane usage for their religious peaceable assemblies nakedly related, and credibly certified from the said city by persons that were eye and ear witnesses of matters of fact / humbly presented to the tender consideration of authority and of all true Protestant subjects ; published for prevention of mis-representations, though not by the sufferers themselves but by other hands, from a real commiseration of their distressed condition.

January 1682

42 p.Imperfect: pages stained, with print show-through and considerable loss of print.Reproduction o...

His Maiesties gratiovs message and summons to the city of Glocester Aug. 10, 1643 with their answer thereunto.

England and Wales. Sovereign (1625-1649 : Charles I)
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.

January 1643

1 broadside."Let the world now judge if His Majesty could have sent a more gratious message to His m...

Humble remonstrance to the King & Parliament in the behalf of many decayed and decaying citizens and families of London, occasioned solely by the dreadful fire of that city

Philagathus, Philanthropus.

January 1675

[2], 8 p.Pages stained; print show-through.Reproduction of the original in the British Library

A true relation of the many sad and lamentable accidents that have happened by the fearfull floods occasioned by the late unusual rains in several counties of England, for several days past by which many people, cattle, houses, barnes, much corn and the like have been destroyed, together with the dismal effects of the prodigeous thunder and lightening very amazing and dreadfully attended with many fearful circumstances well worthy the perusal of all Christians.

January 1683

4 p.Caption title.Imprint from colophon.Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library

Londons plague from Holland, or Inquiries after the natural causes of her present calamity.

1 sheet ([1] p.).Imprint from Wing.Verse: "VVhat's Englands metropolis be ..."Imperfect: folded with...

Stafford-shires misery, set forth in a true relation of the barbarous cruelty of the forces raised against the Parliament.: Sent in a letter from Stafford, by Captaine William Robinson, to a gentleman in London, and to be presented to Mr. Speaker. Published according to order.

Robinson, William, Captain.

January 1643

[2], 8 [i.e. 6] p.Imperfect: print show-through on all pages, with considerable loss of text.Page 6 ...

Henry by the grace of God kyng of Engl[ãd] and of France, and lord of Ireland, to all and syngular archebisshops & bysshops, abbattis ... to whome these p̃sent letters shall com sendeth grettyng know ye that of late by the wyng of our humble [su]bgiette Thomas Andrew of the parisshe of Southmymes in the counte of Midd. ...

England and Wales. Sovereign (1509-1547 : Henry VIII)
Henry VIII, King of England, 1491-1547.

1 sheet ([1] p.).For a charitable contribution to relieve losses by fire.Place and publisher from ST...

A poem on the late distress of the town of Boston. With some remarks on the sudden flight of the ministerial troops, after plundering and destroying the property of the worthy inhabitants, they left the town in the greatest confusion imaginable, not allowing themselves time to take with them great part of their warlike stores, in short they fled like murderer's pursued by the hand of Justice.

Rich, Elisha, 1740-1804?

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (relief cut) ; 39 x 25 cm.Verse in forty-five stanzas; first line: Come shou...

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