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• A brief account of the present declining state of the West-Indies in reference to its trade, and in particular, that of the Barbadoes : as also somewhat offered for its relief / by a West-India merchant. (London : Printed for John Harris ..., 1695), by West-India merchant (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Great newes from the Barbadoes, or, A True and faithful account of the grand conspiracy of the Negroes against the English and the happy discovery of the same with the number of those that were burned alive, beheaded, and otherwise executed for their horrid crimes : with a short discription of that plantation. (London : Printed for L. Curtis, 1676) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A declaration by James Earl of Carlile, Lord of the Caribee Islands, or province of Carliola. Manifesting his care of, and affection to, the good and welfare of the inhabitants of the island of Barbadoes, and of all other people under his government. ([London : s.n., 1648]), by James Hay Carlisle (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The Royal African: or, Memoirs of the Young Prince of Annamaboe (second edition; London: Printed for W. Reeve, G. Woodfall, and J. Barnes, 1750) (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)

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• A history of Barbados, 1625-1685. (Clarendon Press, 1926), by Vincent T. Harlow (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical and statistical description of the island; a sketch of the historical events since the settlement; and an account of its geology and natural productions. (Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848), by Robert H. Schomburgk (page images at HathiTrust)
• An authentic report of the debate in the House of Commons, June the 23d, 1825, on Mr. Buxton's motion relative to the demolition of the Methodist chapel and mission house in Barbadoes, and the expulsion of Mr. Shrewsbury, a Wesleyan missionary, from that island. (Printed for J. Hatchard and Son, 1825), by Great Britain Parliament House of Commons (page images at HathiTrust)
• A briefe relation of the late horrid rebellion acted in the island Barbadas, in the West-Indies. Wherein is contained, their inhumane acts and actions, in fining and banishing the well-affected to the Parliament of England (both men and women) without the least cause given them so to doe: dispossessing all such as any way opposed these their mischievous actions. Acted by the Waldronds and their abettors, anno 1650. (Imprinted by Unwin brothers, 1879), by Nicholas Foster and N. Darnell Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• A history of Barbados, 1625-1685. (Negro Universities Press, 1969), by Vincent T. Harlow (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The history of Barbados, from the first discovery of the island, in the year 1605, till the accession of Lord Seaforth, 1801. (Printed for J. Mawman, 1808), by John Poyer (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Cavaliers & Roundheads of Barbados, 1650-1652 : with some account of the early history of Barbados. (Argosy Press, 1887), by N. Darnell Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• The history of Barbados; comprising a geographical and statistical description of the island; a sketch of the historical events since the settlement; and an account of its geology and natural productions. (Longman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1848), by Robert H. Schomburgk (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cavaliers and roundheads of Barbados, 1650-1652. ("Argosy" Press, 1883), by N. Darnell Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Cavaliers and Roundheads of Barbados, 1650-1652. (Argosy Press, 1887), by N. Darnell Davis (page images at HathiTrust)
• Further papers relating to the late disturbances in Barbados : in continuation of C.--1539 of 1876. (Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Papers relating to the late disturbances in Barbados. (Printed by G.E. Eyre and W. Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., 1876) (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoirs of the first settlement of the island of Barbados and other [of] the Carribbee islands with the succession of the governors and commanders in chief of Barbados to the year 1742. Extracted from ancient records, papers, and accounts taken from Mr. William Arnold, Mr. Samuel Bulky, and Mr. John Summers, some of the first settlers, the last of whom was alive in 1688 aged 82. Also some remarks on the laws and constitution of Barbados. ([J.E. Walcott], 1891), by William Duke (page images at HathiTrust)
• Treaties, etc. England and Wales, 1652-01-11 (London : [s.n.], Printed in the yeer, 1652), by Barbados, Francis Willoughby Willoughby of Parham, and England and Wales (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A true and exact narrative of the proceedings of the Parliaments fleet, against the island of Barbadoes: With the maner of the reducing thereof: together with the submitting of the islands of St. Christophers, Antego, and St. Mevis, to the Commonwealth of England. Written by an eye-witnesse, Mr. T.H. from aboard the Amity, in Carlisle Bay, and sent to a friend in London, to be published for satisfaction, and printed verbatim by the same copy. (London : printed for Richard Harper in Smithfield, 1652), by T. H. (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A True and faithful account of an intire and absolute victory over the French fleet in the West-Indies by two East-India ships and other vessels at Barbadoes, made into men of war with the number of those taken and sunk in the engagement, together with the taking, sacking, and burning several of the French plantations in those parts. (London : Printed for J.C. ..., 1690) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• A briefe relation of the late horrid rebellion acted in the island Barbadas, in the West-Indies wherein is contained, their inhumane acts and actions, in fining and banishing the well-affected to the Parliament of England (both men and women) without the least cause given them so to doe: dispossessing all such as any way opposed these their mischievous actions. Acted by the Waldronds and their abettors, anno 1650. Written at sea by Nicholas Foster. (London : Printed by I.G. for Richard Lowndes on Ludgate-hill: and Robert Boydell in the Bulwarke neere the Tower, MDCL. [1650]), by Nicholas Foster (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Bloudy newes from the Barbadaes [sic], being a true relation of a great and terrible fight between the Parliaments Navie, commanded by Sir George Ayscue; and the king of Scots forces under the conduct and command of the Lord Willoughby. With the particulars of the fight; the storming of the island; the manner how the Parliaments forces were repulsed, and beaten off from Carlisle Bay, and the blockhouse; and the number killed and wounded. Likewise, a dangerous fight in Scotland, between the Parliaments forces, and the red-shanks; the manner of the fight; and the event and success thereof. Published for general satisfaction. (London : Printed for G. Horton, 1652) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A letter to S C.M. a member of Parliament from an inhabitant of the island of Barbadoes. ([London? : s.n., 1700]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• Articles of agreements made and concluded the 11th day of January, 1651 by and between the Commissioners of the ... Lord Willoughy of Parrham ... and the commissioners in the behalfe of the common-wealth of England ... being in order to the rendition of the Island of Barbadoes, &c. (London : Printed for Francis Coles ..., 1652) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

• The Original Lists of Persons of Quality: Emigrants; Religious Exiles; Political Rebels; Serving Men Sold for a Term of Years; Apprentices; Children Stolen; Maidens Pressed; and Others Who Went From Great Britain to the American Plantations, 1600-1700 (reprinted New York: Empire State Book Co., from a London edition of 1874), ed. by John Camden Hotten (page images at HathiTrust)
• Who's who in Canada; an illustrated biographical record of men and women of the time. (International Press Limited., in the 20th century), by Barnet M. Greene and Charles Whately Parker (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The original lists of persons of quality, emigrants, religious exiles, political rebels, serving men sold for a term of years, apprentices, children stolen, maidens pressed, and others who went from Great Britain to the American plantations, 1600-1700; with their ages, the localities where they formerly lived in the mother country, the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars, from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England. (Genealogical Pub. Co., 1962), by John Camden Hotten and Great Britain Public Record Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• The original lists of persons of quality; emigrants; religious exiles; political rebels; serving men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American plantations 1600-1700. With their ages, the localities where they formerly lived in the mother country, the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars. From mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England. (G.A. Baker, 1931), by John Camden Hotten and Great Britain Public Record Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Original lists of persons of quality, emigrants, religious exiles, political rebels, serving men sold for a term of years, apprentices, children stolen, maidens pressed, and others who went from Great Britain to the American plantations 1600-1700 with their ages, the locations where they formerly lived in the mother country, the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars : from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England (Chatto and Windus, 1874), by John Camden Hotten and Great Britain Public Record Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Original lists of persons of quality, emigrants, religious exiles, political rebels, serving men sold for a term of years, apprentices, children stolen, maidens pressed, and others who went from Great Britain to the American plantations, 1600-1700 : with their ages, the localities where they formerly lived in the mother country, the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars, from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England (Chatto and Windus, 1874), by John Camden Hotten and Great Britain Public Record Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• The original lists of persons of quality; emigrants; religious exiles; political rebels; serving men sold for a term of years; apprentices; children stolen; maidens pressed; and others who went from Great Britain to the American plantations 1600-1700. (J. W. Bouton, 1874), by John Camden Hotten and Great Britain Public Record Office (page images at HathiTrust)
• Our early emigrant ancestors : original lists of persons of quality, emigrants, religious exiles, political rebels, serving men sold for a term of years, apprentices, children stolen, maidens pressed, and others who went from Great Britain to the American plantations, 1600-1700 : with their ages, the localities where they formerly lived in the mother country, the names of the ships in which they embarked, and other interesting particulars, from mss. preserved in the State Paper Department of Her Majesty's Public Record Office, England (J.W. Bouton, 1880), by John Camden Hotten and Great Britain Public Record Office (page images at HathiTrust)

• Who's who in Canada. (International Press., 1922) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Who's who in Canada. (International Press Limited, in the 20th century) (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• The Royal African: or, Memoirs of the Young Prince of Annamaboe (second edition; London: Printed for W. Reeve, G. Woodfall, and J. Barnes, 1750) (HTML and TEI with commentary at UNC)

• Some remarks in reference to recent proceedings of the legislature of Barbados. (C.F. Cock, 1826) (page images at HathiTrust)

• Annals of Codrington College, Barbados, 1710-1910. (West India Committee, 1911), by T. Herbert Bindley (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)

• Early Printing in Barbados (London: Privately printed, 1933), by Douglas C. McMurtrie (multiple formats at archive.org)

• Travel in North America (University of the State of New York, 1897), by Grace F. Leonard, Minnie Cornwell Wilson, and New York State Library (page images at HathiTrust)

• Istorīi͡a slavnykh gosudareĭ i velikikh generalov : s razsuzhdenīi͡ami o nikh postupkakh i di͡elakh (Pri Imperatorskoĭ Akademīi Nauk, 1792), by David Etienne Choffin and IAkov Kozel skoi (page images at HathiTrust)
• Schilderung des Lebens und Charakters der Thaten ... berühmter ... Menschen (In der Dollischen Buchhandlung, 1798), by Karl August Schiller and Harold Jantz Collection (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library) (page images at HathiTrust)

• The Cambridge Platonists being selections from the writings of Benjamin Whichcote, John Smith and Nathanael Culverwel (Clarendon Press, 1901), by Benjamin Whichcote, Nathanael Culverwel, John Smith, and E. T. Campagnac (page images at HathiTrust)
• Histoire ecclesiastique du dix-septieme siecle. (A. Pralard, 1970), by Louis Ellies Du Pin (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Pilgrims and the Anglican Church (Remington & Co., 1887), by William Deverell (page images at HathiTrust)
• The revival of priestly life in the seventeenth century in France. (Longmans, Green, 1903), by H. L. Sidney Lear (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ecclesiastical and political history of the popes of Rome during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (Lea & Blanchard, 1841), by Leopold von Ranke (page images at HathiTrust)
• Defensio declarationis conventûs cleri gallicani an. 1682. de ecclesiasticâ potestate (Sumptibus Societatis, 1745), by Jacques Bénigne Bossuet and Catholic Church. Assemblée générale du clergé de France (page images at HathiTrust)
• The ecclesiastical and political history of the popes of Rome during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries (J. Murray, 1841), by Leopold von Ranke (page images at HathiTrust)
• Private thoughts upon religion, digested into twelve articles, with practical resolutions form'd thereupon. (Printed for W. Taylor, 1709), by William Beveridge (page images at HathiTrust)
• A collection of tracts, publish'd in vindication of Mr. Lock's Reasonableness of Christianity, as deliver'd in the Scriptures; and of his Essay, concerning humane understanding ... (A. and J. Churchill, 1706), by S. Bold (page images at HathiTrust)
• The truth of the Christian religion. (Law and Whittaker, 1743), by Hugo Grotius, John Clarke, and Jean Le Clerc (page images at HathiTrust)
• Private thoughts on religion, and a Christian life. (Printed by Thomas Kite for E. Littell, 1829), by William Beveridge (page images at HathiTrust)
• Blaise Pascal ([s.n.], 1926), by Charles Bourquin (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The reasonableness of Christianity, as delivered in the Scriptures. (Printed for Awnsham and J. Churchil, 1695), by John Locke (page images at HathiTrust)
• Vindication of the reasonableness of Christianity (Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil., 1696), by John Locke (page images at HathiTrust)
• Private thoughts upon a Christian life (Printed for J. and J. Knapton, 1728), by William Beveridge (page images at HathiTrust)
• The age of revolution : being an outline of the history of the church from 1648 to 1815 (Macmillan, 1908), by William Holden Hutton (page images at HathiTrust)
• Sovereigns and nations of Southern Europe : in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries : more commonly known as Ranke's History of the popes, and of the Spanish and Ottoman Empires (Whittaker, 1843), by Leopold von Ranke (page images at HathiTrust)
• The reasonableness of Christianity, as delivered in the Scriptures to which are added, an essay on the understanding of St. Paul's epistles: and a discourse on mircles...with a biographical essay, an appendix and notes... (Rickerby, 1836), by John Locke and A. J. Ferris (page images at HathiTrust)
• The truth of the Christian religion. In six books. (London : Printed for B. Law and Son, W. Otridge, R. Baldwin, and F. & C. Rivington, 1793., 1793), by Hugo Grotius, John Clarke, and Jean Le Clerc (page images at HathiTrust)
• The kingdom of God among men a tract of the sound state of religion, or that Christianity which is described in the holy Scriptures and of the things that make for the security and increase thereof in the world, designing its more ample diffusion among the professed Christians of all sorts and its surer propagation to future ages : with The point of church-unity and schism discuss'd / by John Corbet. (London : Printed for Thomas Parkhurst, 1679), by John Corbet (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discourse of the knowledge of God, and of our selves I. by the light of nature, II. by the sacred Scriptures / written by Sir Matthew Hale, Knight ... for his private meditation and exercise ; to which are added, A brief abstract of the Christian religion, and, Considerations seasonable at all times, for the cleansing of the heart and life, by the same author. (London : Printed by B.W. for William Shrowsbery ..., 1688), by Matthew Hale (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A discourse of the excellency of Christianity (London : Printed for Walter Kettilby, 1671), by Henry Hallywell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A systeme or body of divinity consisting of ten books : wherein the fundamentals and main grounds of religion are opened, the contrary errours refuted, most of the controversies between us, the papists, Arminians, and Socinians discussed and handled, several Scriptures explained and vindicated from corrupt glosses : a work seasonable for these times, wherein so many articles of our faith are questioned, and so many gross errours daily published / by Edward Leigh. (London : Printed by A.M. for William Lee, 1654), by Edward Leigh (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The reasonableness of Christianity as delivered in the Scriptures (London : Printed for Awnsham and John Churchil ..., 1695), by John Locke (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• A second vindication of The reasonableness of Christianity, &c, by the author of The reasonableness of Christinaity, &c. (London : Printed for A. and J. Churchill... and Edward Castle ..., 1697), by John Locke (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The exceptions of Mr. Edwards in his Causes of atheism against the Reasonableness of Christianity, as deliver'd in the Scriptures, examin'd and found unreasonable, unscriptural, and injurious also it's clearly proved by many testimonies of Holy Scripture, that the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is the only God and Father of Christians. (London : [s.n.], Printed in the Year MDCXCV [1695]), by Stephen Nye (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• An enquiry into the original, nature, institution, power, order and communion of evangelical churches. The first part with an answer to the discourse of the unreasonableness of separation written by Dr. Edward Stillingfleet, Dean of Pauls, and in defence of the vindication of non-conformists from the guilt of schisme / by John Owen. (London : Printed by J. Richardson, for Nath. Ponder ..., and Sam. Lee ..., 1681), by John Owen (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Quadriga salutis, or, The four general heads of Christian religion surveyed and explained ... with some few annotations annexed at the latter end. (London : Printed by Sarah Griffin for Philip Chetwind, 1657), by Thomas Powell (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Dr. Sherlock's preservative considered the first part, and its defence, proved to contain principles which destroy all right use of reason, fathers, councils, undermine divine faith, and abuse moral honesty : in the second part, forty malicious calumnies and forged untruths laid open, besides several fanatical principals which destroy all church discipline, and oppose Christs divine authority : in two letters of Lewis Sabran of the Society of Jesus. (London : Printed by Henry Hills ..., 1688), by Lewis Sabran (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Certain positions concerning the fundamentals of Christianity which brings salvation to all that entertain them (London : Printed for Richard Woodnothe, 1657) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• Love to Christ, necessary to escape the curse at his coming by Tho. Doolittle ... (London : Printed for Tho. Cockerill ..., 1692), by Thomas Doolittle (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• The nature of apostasie from the profession of the Gospel, and the punishment of apostates declared, in an exposition of Heb. 6, 4, 5, 6, : with an enquiry into the causes and reasons of the decay of the power of religion in the world ... also, of the proneness of churches and persons of all sorts unto apostasie, with remedies, and means of prevention / by John Owen. (London : Printed for N. Ponder, 1676), by John Owen (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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