Philip Ayres (1638–1712), the author of numerous books and pamphlets, flourished in the latter part of the seventeenth century; was born at Cottingham, and educated at Westminster, and St John's College, Oxford. He became tutor in the family of Montague Garrard Drake, of Agmondesham, Bucks, and lived in the family till his death on 1 December 1712. His chief work is his Lyric poems made in imitation of the Italians, 1687, a collection of original pieces and translations. One copy of verses is addressed to "his honoured friend" John Dryden. (From Wikipedia)
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Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Emblems of Love, in Four Languages, Dedicated to the Ladys (1680s) (page images at Penn State)- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712, contrib.: Minor Poets of the Caroline Period (3 volumes; Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, 1905-1921), ed. by George Saintsbury, also contrib. by William Chamberlayne, Edward Benlowes, Katherine Philips, Patrick Hannay, Shackerley Marmion, Francis Kinnaston, John Hall, Sidney Godolphin, John Chalkhill, Patrick Cary, William Hammond, William Bosworth, John Cleveland, Thomas Stanley, Henry King, Thomas Flatman, and Nathaneel Whiting
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Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Comte de Gabalis. English (London : Printed for B.M., Printer to the Cabalistical Society of the Sages, at the sign of the Rosy-Crucian, 1680), also by Abbé de Villars (HTML at EEBO TCP)- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Cupids addresse to the ladies (Sold by R. Bently ... :, 1683), also by Otto van Veen (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Emblemata amatoria (Bey Joseph Friderich Leopold ..., 1695) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Emblemes d'amour en quatre langue. (Chez L'Amoureux, 1683) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Emblems of love, in four languages : dedicated to the ladys (Printed & sold by Hen. Overton ..., 1683), also by S. Nicholls (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Emblems of love in four languages : dedicated to the ladys (Printed for J. Wren, 1747) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Emblems of love, in four languages. Dedicated to the ladys by Ph. Ayres, esq. (Printed for J. Osborn, 1600) (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Epigrammata et poematia vetera qvorvm pleraque nunc primum ex antiquis codicibus (Apud Nicolaum Gillium, via S. Ioannis Lateranensis, sub Trium coronarum signo, 1590), also by Thomas Gaisford, Denys Duval, Nicolas Gilles, and Pierre Pithou (page images at HathiTrust)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: The fortunate fool written in Spanish by Don Alonso Geronimo de Salas Barbadillo of Madrid ; translated into English by Philip Ayres. (London : Printed and are to be sold by Moses Pitt, 1670), also by Alonso Jerónimo de Salas Barbadillo (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Lyric poems, made in imitation of the Italians of which, many are translations from other languages / by Philip Ayres, Esq. (London : Printed by J.M. for Jos. Knight and F. Saunders ..., 1687) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Mythologia ethica, or, Three centuries of Æsopian fables in English prose done from Æsop, Phædrus, Camerarius, and all other eminent authors on this subject : illustrated with moral, philosophical, and political precepts : also with aphorisms and proverbs in several languages, and adorned with many curious sculptures cut on copper plates / by Philip Ayres, Esq. (London : Printed for Thomas Hawkins, 1689), also by Aesop (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Pax redux, or, The Christian reconciler in three parts : being a project for re-uniting all Christians into one sole communion / done out of French into English by Philip Ayres ... (London : Printed and sold by Andrew Sowle ..., 1688) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: The revengeful mistress being an amorous adventure of an English gentleman in Spain : in which are also contain'd three other novels, viz. The wrong'd innocence clear'd, The generous imposter, and The unfortunate collonel / writ. by Ph. Ayres. (London : Printed for R. Wellington, 1696) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: A short account of the life and death of Pope Alexander the VII with a description of his funeral machin, and elegies erected in St. Peter's Church in Rome : together with an exact relation of the particular ceremonies performed at the creation and translated out of the Italian copies printed at Rome by P.A., Gent. (London : Printed for Moses Pitt ..., 1667), also by Stefano Cavalli (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: Vox clamantis, or, An essay for the honour, happiness and prosperity of the English gentry, and the whole nation in the promoting religion and vertue, and the peace both of church and state. / by P.A. ... (London : Printed by John Playford ... for Benjamin Tooke, 1684) (HTML at EEBO TCP)
- Ayres, Philip, 1638-1712: The voyages and adventures of Capt. Barth. Sharp and others in the South Sea being a journal of the same : also Capt. Van Horn with his buccanieres surprizing of la Veracruz : to which is added the true relation of Sir Henry Morgan his expedition against the Spaniards in the West-Indies and his taking Panama : together with the president of Panama's [i.e. Juan Perez de Guzman] account of the same expedition, translated out of Spanish : and Col. Beeston's adjustment of the peace between the Spaniards and English in the West Indies / published by P.A., Esq. (London : Printed by B.W. for R.H. and S.T. and are to be sold by Walter Davis ..., 1684), also by Juan Perez de Guzman and William Beeston (HTML at EEBO TCP)
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