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• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Admirable curiosities, rarities, & wonders in England, Scotland, and Ireland, or, An account of many remarkable persons and places ... and other considerable occurrences and accidents for several hundred years past together with the natural and artificial rarities in every county ... as they are recorded by the most authentick and credible historians of former and latter ages : adorned with ... several memorable things therein contained, ingraven on copper plates / by R.B., author of the History of the wars of England, &c., and Remarks of London, &c. (London : Printed by Tho. Snowden for Nath. Crouch ..., 1682) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The apprentices companion containing plain and useful directions for servants, especially apprentices, how to perform their particular dutys to their masters, so as to please God ... : together with prayers and devotions for morning and evening : to which is added, a short and familiar method of arithmetick, and some copies of the most useful, writing hands / by Richard Burton, author of The civil wars of England, &c. (London : Printed for Thomas Mercer ..., 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Choice emblems, divine and moral, antient and modern; or, Delights for the ingenious, in above fifty select emblems ... (London, Printed for E. Parker, 1732), also by Duke University. Library. Gilbert Collection (page images at HathiTrust)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Choice emblems, divine and moral, antient and modern, or, Delights for the ingenious, in above fifty select emblems, curiously ingraven upon copper-plates : with fifty pleasant poems and lots, by way of lottery, for illustrating each emblem to promote instruction and good counsel by diverting recreation. (London : Printed for Edmund Parker ..., 1732) (page images at HathiTrust)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Delightful fables in prose and verse. None of them to be found in Aesop; but collected from divers ancient and modern authors, with pictures and proper morals to every fable, some very pertinent to the present times. Published as a means which in all ages hath been found useful for pleasure, and likewise for instruction in the prudent conduct of our lives and actions. / By R.B. (London, : Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultry near Cheapside., 1691) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Delights for the ingenious, in above fifty select and choice emblems, divine and moral, ancient and modern curiously ingraven upon copper plates : with fifty delightful poems and lots for the more lively illustration of each emblem, whereby instruction and good counsel may be promoted and furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation : to which is prefixed an incomparable poem, entituled Majesty in misery, or, An imploration to the King of Kings, written by His late Majesty K. Charles the First, with his own hand, during his captivity in Carisbrook Castle, in the Isle or Wight, 1648 : with an emblem / collected by R.B., author of the History of the wars of England, Remarks of London, and Admirable curiosities, &c. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1684), also by King Charles I of England and George Wither (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: England's monarchs, or, A compendious relation of the most remarkable transactions, and observable passages, ecclesiastical, civil, and military, which have hapned [sic] during the reigns of the kings and queens of England, from the invasion of the Romans to this present adorned with poems, and the pictures of every monarch, from William the Conquerour, to His present Majesty, our gracious sovereign, King Charles the Second : together with the names of His Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council, the nobility, bishops, deans, and principal officers, civil and military, in England, in the year 1684 / by R.B., author of the Admirable curiosities in England, The historical remarks in London and Westminster, The late wars in England, Scotland, and Ireland, &c. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1685) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The English acquisitions in Guinea & East-India containing first, the several forts and castles of the Royal African Company, from Sally in South Barbary, to the Cape of Good Hope in Africa ... secondly, the forts and factories of the Honourable East-India Company in Persia, India, Sumatra, China, &c. ... : with an account of the inhabitants of all these countries ... : also the birds, beasts, serpents and monsters and other strange creatures found there ... : likewise, a description of the Isle of St. Helena, where the English usually refresh in their Indian voyages by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1700) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The English empire in America, or, A prospect of His Majesties dominions in the West-Indies ... with an account of the discovery, scituation, product, and other excellencies of these countries : to which is prefixed a relation of the first discovery of the New World called America, by the Spaniards, and of the remarkable voyages of several Englishmen to divers places therein : illustrated with maps and pictures by R.B., author of Englands monarchs, &c., Admirable curiosities in England, &c., Historical remarks of London, &c., The late wars in England, &c., and The history of Scotland and Ireland. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1685) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The English heroe, or, Sir Francis Drake revived being a full account of the dangerous voyages, admirable adventures, notable discoveries, and magnanimous atchievements of that valiant and renowned commander ... / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1687) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: An epitome of all the lives of the kings of France from Pharamond the First, to the now most Christian King Levvis the thirteenth : with a relation of the famous battailes of the two kings of England, who were the first victorious princes that conquered France / translated out of the French coppy by R.B. Esq. (London : Printed by J. Okes and are to be sold by James Beekes, at his shop ..., 1639), also by Philippe de Commynes and Richard Brathwait (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Extraordinary adventures and discoveries of several famous men with the strange events and signal mutations and changes in the fortunes of many illustrious places and persons in all ages : being an account of a multitude of stupendious revolutions, accidents, and observable matters in many kingdomes, states and provinces throughout the whole world : with divers remarkable particulars lively described in picture for their better illustration / by R.B., author of the of the History of the wars of England ... (London : Printed by J. Richardson for Nath. Crouch ..., 1683) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The famous and renowned history of the nine worthies of the world ... giving a true historical account of their glorious lives, victories, and deat[hs]. (London : Printed by W.O. ..., [ca. 1700]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Female excellency, or, The ladies glory illustrated in the worthy lives and memorable actions of nine famous women, who have been renowned either for virtue or valour in several ages of the world ... : the whole adorned with poems and the picture of each lady / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1688) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The general history of earthquakes being an account of the most remarkable and tremendous earthquakes that have happened in divers parts of the world, from the creation to this time, as they are recorded by sacred and common authors, and perticularly those lately in Naples, Smyrna, Jamaica and Sicily : with a description of the famous burning mount, Ætna, in that island, and relation of the several dreadful conflagrations and fiery irruptions thereof for many ages : likewise the natural and material causes of earthquakes, with the usual signs and prognosticks of their approach, and the consequents and effects that have followed several of them / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1694) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Historical remarks on the ancient and present state of the cities of London and Westminster. (Westminster, Printed for M. Stace, 1810) (page images at HathiTrust)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Historical remarques and observations of the ancient and present state of London and Westminster shewing the foundation, walls, gates, towers, bridges, churches, rivers ... : with an account of the most remarkable accidents as to wars, fires, plagues, and other occurrences which have happened therein for above nine hundred years past, till the year 1681 : illustrated with pictures of the most considerable matters curiously ingraven on copper plates, with the arms of the sixty six companies of London, and the time of their incorporating / by Richard Burton, author of The history of the wars of England. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of Oliver Cromwel being an impartial account of all the battles, sieges, and other military atchievements wherein he was ingaged, in England, Scotland and Ireland, and likewise of his civil administrations while he had the supream government of these three kingdoms, till his death : relating only matters of fact, without reflection or observation / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1692) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of Oliver Cromwell: being an impartial account of all the battles, sieges, and other military atchievements, wherein he was ingaged, in England, Scotland and Ireland. And likewise, of his civil administrations while he had the supream government of these three kingdoms, till his death. Relating only matters of fact, without reflection or observation. (London, Printed for Nath. Crouch, 1692) (page images at HathiTrust)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of the house of Orange; or, A brief relation of the glorious and magnanimous achievements of his majesty's renowned predecessors, and likewise his own heroic actions till the late wonderful revolution; together with the history of William and Mary, king and queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, &c. being an impartial account of the most remarkable passages and transactions in these kingdoms, from their Majesty's happy accession to the throne to this time. (Westminster, M. Stace, 1814) (page images at HathiTrust)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of the house of Orange, or, A brief relation of the glorious and magnanimous atchievements of His Majesties renowned predecessors and likewise of his own heroick actions till the late wonderful revolution : together with the history of William and Mary King and Queen of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland &c., being an impartial account of the most remarkable passages and transactions in these kingdoms from Their Majesties happy accession to the throne to this time / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch, 1693) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of the kingdom of Ireland; being an account of all the battles, sieges and other considerable transactions, during the late wars there, till the entire reduction of the country, by the victorious arms of our most gracious sovereign, King William. To which is prefixed, a brief relation of the ancient inhabitants and first conquest of that nation, by King Henry II, and particularly of the horrid rebellion and massacres in 1641. (Westminster, M. Stace [etc.], 1811) (page images at HathiTrust)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of the kingdom of Ireland being an account of all the battles, sieges and other considerable transactions both civil and military, during the late wars there, till the entire reduction of that countrey by the victorious arms of our most gracious soveraign, King William : to which is prefixed, a brief relation of the ancient inhabitants, and first conquest of that nation by King Henry II, and of all the remarkable passages in the reign of every king to this time, particularly the horrid rebellion and massacre in 1641, with the popish and arbitrary designs that were carried on there, in the last reigns / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1693) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of the kingdom of Scotland; (Westminster : Printed for M. Stace, by W. Smith & co., 1813) (page images at HathiTrust)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of the kingdom of Scotland; containing an account of the most remarkable transactions and revolutions in Scotland, for above twelve hundred years past, during the reigns of sixty-seven kings; from the year of our Lord, 424, to the happy union of both kingdoms, under King James the Sixth of Scotland, and First of England, of blessed memory, in 1602; intermixed with a variety of excellent speeches, strange accidents, prodigious appearance, and other very considerable matters, both delightful, and profitable. (Westminster, Printed for M. Stace, 1813) (page images at HathiTrust)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of the Kingdom of Scotland.: Containing an account of the original of that nation, and of the most remarkable transactions and revolutions during the reigns of seventy two kings and queens, to the seventh year of King William III. Comprehending variety of state intreagues, strange accidents, prodigies, and other memorable occurrences. : With a list of the present nobility of that kingdom. / By R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultry near Cheapside, 1696) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The history of the nine worthies of the world three whereof were Gentiles, I. Hector, son of Priamus, King of Troy, II. Alexander the Great ..., III. Julius Cæsar ..., : three Jews, IV. Joshua ..., V. David ..., VI. Judas Maccabeus ..., : three Christians, VII. Arthur, King of Brittain, VIII. Charles the Great, Emp. of Germany, IX. Godfrey of Bulloign, King of Jerusalem : being an account of their glorious lives, worthy actions, renowned victories and deaths : illustrated with poems and the picture of each worthy / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch, 1687) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: A journey to Jerusalem, containing the travels of fourteen Englishmen in 1667, to the Holy Land, and other memorable places noted in Scripture. : To which is prefixed, memorable remarks upon the ancient and modern state of the Jewish nation. : Together with a relation of the great council of the Jews in the plains of Hungary, in 1650, to examine the Scriptures concerning Christ. --By Samuel Beert [i.e., Brett], an English gentleman there present. : With an account of the wonderful delusion of the Jews by a false Messiah at Smyrna, 1666. / Collected by R. Burton. (Hartford : --Printed by J. Babcock., 1796), also by Samuel. True relation of the proceedings of the great council Brett (HTML at Evans TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: A journey to Jerusalem, or, A relation of the travels of fourteen English-men in the year 1669 from Scanderoon, to Tripoly, Joppa, Ramah, Jerusalem, Bethlem, Jericho, the River Jordan, the Dead Sea, and back again to Aleppo : with an exact account of all the remarkable places and things in their whole journey / in a letter from T.B. in Aleppo to his friend in London ; together with a map and brief account of the ancient and modern state of those countries. (London : Printed by T.M. for N. Crouch ..., 1672) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The kingdom of darkness: or the history of dæmons, specters, witches, apparitions, possessions, disturbances, and other wonderful and supernatural delusions, mischievous feats, and malicious impostures of the Devil: Containing near fourscore memorable relations, forreign and domestick, both antient and modern. Collected from authentick records, real attestations, credible evidences, and asserted by authors of undoubted verity. Together with a preface obviating the common objections and allegations of the sadduces and atheists of the age, who deny the being of spirits, witches, &c. With pictures of several memorable accidents. By R. B. Licensed and entred according to order. (London : printed for Nath. Crouch at the Bell in the Poultrey near Cheapside, 1688), also by Jan Drapentier (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The life of Oliver Cromwel, Lord Protector of the Common-wealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland being an account of all the battles, sieges, and other military atchievements, wherein he was engaged, in these three nations : and likewise, of his civil administrations while he had the supream government, till his death. (London : Printed by D. Pratt ..., [1680?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Martyrs in flames, or, Popery (in its true colours) displayed. Being a brief relation of the horrid cruelties and persecutions of the Pope and Church of rome for many hundred years past, to this present age, inflicted upon Protestants in Piedmont ... : With an abstract of the cruel persecution lately exercised upon the Protestants in France and Savoy, in the year 1686 and 1687. : Together with a short account of Gods judgment upon popish persecutors. / Published for a warning to all Protestants, [] what they must expect from that bloody generation of Antichristians. By R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., [1693]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Miracles of art and nature, or, A brief description of the several varieties of birds, beasts, fishes, plants, and fruits of other countreys : together with several other remarkable things in the world by R.B., Gent. (London : Printed for William Bowtel ..., 1678) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The natural history of the principality of Wales in three parts ... together with the natural and artificial rarities and wonders in the several counties of that principality / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch, 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The Secret history of the four last monarchs of Great-Britain, viz. James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II to which is added an appendix containing the later reign of James the Second, from the time of his abdication of England, to this present Novemb. 1693 : being an account of his transactions in Ireland and France, with a more particular respect to the inhabitants of Great-Britain. (London printed : [s.n.], 1693) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The strange and prodigious religions, customs and manners of sundry nations containing I. their ridiculous rites and ceremonies in the worship of their several deities, II. the various changes of the Jewish religion ... , III. the rise and growth of Mahometanism ... , IV. the schisms and heresies in the Christian church being an account of ... Adamites, Muggletonians &c. all intermingled with pleasant relations of the fantastical rites both of the ancients and moderns in the celebration of their marriages and solemnizations of their funerals &c / by R.D. (London : Printed for and sold by Hen. Rodes, 1683) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The surprizing miracles of nature and art in two parts : containing I. The miracles of nature, or the strange signs and prodigious aspects and appearances in the heavens, the earth, and the waters for many hundred years past ... II. The miracles of art, describing the most magnificent buildings and other curious inventions in all ages ... : beautified with divers sculptures of many curiosities therein / by R.B., author of the Hist. of the wars of England, Remarks of London, Wonderful prodigies, Admirable curiosities in England, and Extraordinary adventures of several famous men. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1683) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Two journeys to Jerusalem. ([Shrewsbury?] : Agraphwyd yn y Maythig gan John Rhydderch ac ar Werth gandde of yne, [1690?]) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The unfortunate court-favourites of England exemplified in some remarks upon the lives, actions, and fatal fall of divers great men, who have been favourites to several English kings and queens ... / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1695) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Unparalleld varieties: or, The matchless actions and passions of mankind.: Displayed in near four hundred notable instances and examples. Discovering the transcendent effects; I. Of love, friendship, and gratitude. II. Of magnanimity, courage, and fidelity. III. Of chastity, temperance, and humility. And on the contrary the tremendous consequences, IV. Of hatred, revenge, and ingratitude. V. Of cowardice, barbarity, treachery. VI. Of unchastity, intemperance, and ambition. : Imbellished with proper figures. / By R.B. ... (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch, at his shop at the sign of the Bell in the Poultry, 1683) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: A view of the English acquisitions in Guinea and the East Indies with an account of the religion, government, wars, strange customs, beasts, serpents, monsters, and other observables in those countries : together with a description of the Isle of St. Helena and the Bay of Sculdania where the English usually refresh in their voyages to the Indies : intermixt with pleasant relations and enlivened with picture / by R.B. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch, 1686) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: The wars in England, Scotland and Ireland, or, An impartial account of all the battels, sieges, and other remarkable transactions, revolutions and accidents, which have happened from the beginning of the reign of King Charles I, in 1625, to His Majesties happy restauration, 1660 illustrated with pictures of some considerable matters curiously ingraven on copper plates. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch and John How ..., 1681) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Wonderful prodigies of judgment and mercy discovered in above three hundred memorable histories ... / impartially collected from antient and modern authors of undoubted authority and credit, and imbellished with divers curious pictures of several remarkable passages therein by R.B., author of the History of the wars of England, and the Remarks of London &c. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1682) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
• R. B., 1632?-1725?: Youths divine pastime containing forty remarkable scripture histories turned into common English verse : with forty curious pictures proper to each story : very delightful for the virtuous imploying the vacant hours of young persons, and preventing vain and vicious divertisements : together with several scripture hymns upon divers occasions. (London : Printed for Nath. Crouch ..., 1691) (HTML at EEBO TCP)

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