DEFOE (Daniel):

Religious courtship: Being historical discourses on the Necessity of Marrying Religious Husbands and Wives being of the same Opinions in Religion with one another. With an Appendix of the Necessity of taking none but Religious Servants, and a Proposal for the better Managing of Servants. The AEighth Edition.

London, Printed for J. Hodges..., MDCCLVI/ 1756, 12mo, 160 x 98 mms, pp. [viii], 351 [352 blank and inscribed in an early hand, "Anna Lowe/ [Fulham]/ Derbyshire"], engraved frontispiece, and Ms. Lowe's name again on the recto of the front free end-paper, bound in what looks like 18th century linen (soiled); several leaves of text sprung, frontispiece and title-page a little soiled, text fingered, along with other marks of having been read more than once. First published in 1722, Defoe's work is, writes Paula Backscheider, in her Oxford DNB entry, "is a lively set of stories advising young couples on avoiding cheats and selecting virtuous partners. In it a father formerly 'hurried in the world' has retired to his home with his three unmarried daughters, and his business is to marry them well. Defoe develops a list of questions that young women should ask, because, as he says in most of the conduct books and several novels, the 'hazard' is chiefly on the woman's side. This word and his plots highlight the gamble that marriage is, and Defoe's questions are an attempt to increase the rationality of the decision. Published a month after Moll Flanders and eleven months before Col. Jack, it outlines marriage themes and recommendations that the novels dramatize." ESTC N47548 locates only one copy, at Boston Public Library. This edition not in Moore, but see Moore 448.

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[FORSTER (Nathaniel)]:

Remarks on the Reverend Dr Stebbing's Dissertation on the Power of States To deny Civil Protection to the Marriages of Minors, &c

London: Printed for John and Paul Knapton..., 1755. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 8vo, 192 x 112 mms., pp. [ii], 45 46 blnak], recently cased in marbled boards, printed label on spine stab-holes visible at inner margin, but a good copy.

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[FRY (John)]:

The Case of Marriages between Near Kindred Particularly Considered, With Respect to The Doctrine of Scripture, The Law of Nature, and The Laws of England. With some Observations relating to the late Act to prevent Clandestine Marriages:

London: Printed for J. Wiston, and B. White..., 1756. FIRST EDITION. 8vo, 193 x 118 mms., pp. xix [xx Errata],146, rebound in 20th century quarter calf, gilt spine, marbled boards, red morocco label. A very good copy. John Fry, writing here about a man's marriage to the sister of a wife who has died, argues that a prohibition against such marriages was untenable and that it was "fit and proper" for a widower to do so. John Wesley had a copy of the work in his colletion with an inscription, almost certain in his hand, "an excellent treatise." Ellen Pollack, "Guarding the Succesion of the (E)State: Guardian-Ward Incest and the Dangers of Representation" in Delarivierer Manley's The New Atlantis (The Eighteenth Century), 1998,

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GALLY (Henry):

Some Considerations upon Clandestine Marriages. The Second Edition, with Additions.

London: Printed by J. Hughs; and sold by J. Roberts; J. Whiston; J. Nourse; R. Dodsley; S. Tovey; and J. Jolliffe. M.C.CC.L. 1750 8vo, 201 X 177 mms., pp. [viii], 164, recently cased in marbled boards, printed label on spine. A good copy The Church of England clergyman and writer, Henry Gallly (bap. 1696, d. 1769). ODNB comments on this pamphlet, "In 1739 Gally preached a sermon before the House of Commons on the anniversary of the king's accession, and in 1750 offered Some Considerations upon Clandestine Marriages. In this influential pamphlet Gally called for an end to what he saw as the increasing practice of clandestine marriages, especially those at the Fleet prison. Recent well-publicized cases in which spouses were discovered to have previously married were, he argued, raising fears that even the most respectful marriage might be declared bigamous or be open to allegations of bigamy, an unacceptable feature of a supposedly civilized society with serious consequences for participants and their children. Gally's pamphlet, bolstered by several subsequent scandals, did much to prompt Lord Hardwicke in 1753 to introduce his successful Marriage Act banning clandestine marriages."

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LEMAN (Tanfield):

Matrimony Analysed. Wherein is proposed a Free and Candid Inquiry into the Force of the Objections against the late Act of Parliament for the better preventing Clandestine Marriages. Addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Holdernesse. By Sir Tanfield Leman, Baronet

London: Printed for H. Whitridge, at the Royal Exchange; R. Griffiths, in Pater-Noster Row, and G. Woodfall, at Charing-Cross, 1755. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 8vo, 180 x 111 mms.,pp. [iv], 72, 65 - 72, 81-112, 19th century quarter calf, rebacked, marbled boards (worn); lacking half-title, ex-library sticker on verso of title-page, inner margin of title-page defective, and title-page soiled, stab-holes visible inner margin; a so-so copy. Leman's objections to the Marriage Act stem from his contention that many houses in the Fleet Street area were devoted to clandestine marriages, and a "Priest was already for the Sacrifice. The incautious Youth, inflamed with Lust and Liquor, incentives to both, being readily furnished in the same Places, might there in all Seasons, and at all Hours, seal his final Ruin: Here the inexperienced Virgin [as distinct from the experienced Virgin?] might surrender her Honour and Fortune to the abandoned Libertine, or infamous Sharper, under the appeance of Marriage...."

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[MADAN (Martin)]:

Thelyphthora; or, A Treatise on Female Ruin, in its Causes, Effects, Consequences, Prevention, and Remedy; considered on the Basis of the Divine Law: under the following Heads, viz. Marriage, Whoredom and Fornication, Adultery, Polygamy, Divorce. With many other Incidental Matters; particularly including, An Examination of the Principles and Tendency of Stat. 26. Geo. II. c. 33. Commonly called The Marriage Act. In Two [Three] Volumes. The Second Edition, Enlarged.

London: Printed for J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall, 1781. Three volumes. 8vo, 212 x 132, pp. [iv], xxxii, 494; [iv], 382 [383 - 400 indexes]; xii, 402 [403 - 412 index], contemporary calf, neatly rebacked, morocco labels; corners and other extremities worn, but a good set. Martin Madan (1725–1790) was a man with a mission, or, rather several missions. He was called to the bar in 1748 but the experience of hearing John Wesley led him to give up a career in law. As Arthur Pollard notes in his ONDB entry, "Madan became chaplain of the Lock Hospital at Hyde Park Corner, an institution for penitent prostitutes. His preaching there, where members of the public were free to attend, became so popular that a new chapel was built in 1762." So his endorsement of polygamy in these volumes led to many severe criticism of his writing and his person. Reviewing the third volume in 1781, the Monthly Review, having earlier scathingly reviewed the first two volumes, added salt to the wounds: "However cumbered his work may be with needless repetitions, and vague, impertinent digressions, however debased by vulgar stories , and low unregenerate wit, his main object is so perspicuous that he who rugs may read. In short, his whole system may be reduced to two general heads: and it is for the support of those heads, that every subordinate division, digression, quotation, anecdote, pun, and what not, were ultimately designed, and introduced into his elaborate performance: - viz., that marriage is simply nothing more than mere copulation; - and any married man copulating with any single woman, makes her his own property and lawful wife...."

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Book number: 10256

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MATRIMONY.

The Matrimonial Preceptor. A Collection of Examples and Precepts Relating to the Married State From the most Celebrated Writers Ancient and Modern. Being the Third Edition, Adorn'd with a beautiful Frontispiece not in the former.

[London], Printed (by Assignment from Thomas Hope) for T. Lowndes..., T. Field..., Stuart & Payment...., W. Nichol..., and J. Johnson..., [1765]. 12mo, pp. [vi], 309 [310 - 312 adverts], engraved frontispiece and engraved title-page, contemporary calf; top of spine defective, with most of leather in top panel gone, front joint cracked (but firm). With the "Atchievement" [sic] of the Right Honble. the Lord Power and Curraghmore on the front paste-down end-paper and "Mary Power/Curraghmore 1766" tipped in on a small slip before the front free end-paper. This work was first published in 1755, and this third edition was the last to be published in the 18th century. Despite the claim on the title-page, the frontispiece also appeared in the second edition (1759).

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MATRIMONY.

The Matrimonial Preceptor. A Collection of Examples and Precepts Relating to the Married State From the most Celebrated Writers Ancient and Modern.

London: Printed for J. Payne..., 1755. FIRST EDITION. 12mo, 170 x 105 mms., pp. [viii], 309 [310 - 312 adverts], contemporary calf; joints cracked, top and base of spine chipped. A collection of essays excerpted from a number of well known London publications including: the Tatler, the Spectator, the Rambler, the Gentleman's magazine, the Female Spectator, the Guardian, Clarissa, and the works of David Fordyce, as well as from classical authors. ESTC 177272 locates copies of this first edition in BL, Bodleian, and Birmingham in these islands; Cornell, Huntington, and Rice in North America.

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Book number: 6799

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MILLER (Robert):

Short Advices to Young Women, on the subject of Courtship. Published by Request.

Nottingham: Printed and sold by H. Barnett, Long-Row, R. Miller, Beck-Land; and the Booksellers in general. 1809, FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 12mo (in 6s), 166 x 100, pp. 12, bound in bright red modern cloth, with title in gilt on front cover; ex-library with library label on front free end-paper, lower margin of title-page creased, some staining, with inner margins resewn and strengthened. Miller's preface "To the reader" pays tribute to the "British Empire" for its abundance of books offering guidelines and rules for young people, particularly females, for their decorous behaviour. The first advice is, not surprisingly, "Be grateful to God for early piety." The last two pages are the text of a hymn, "Hail yes blest scenes of endless joy," which was incorporated into the Church of England Hymnary i 1871. See this only commentary: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/the-real-rules-of-courtship-dating-in-the-regency-era/# Uncommon. OCLC locates copies at Manchester in the UK and Duke in the United States. OCLC notes that the copy at Manchester is "Imperfect: part of the title page torn and missing."

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SEGNI (Alessandro 1633-1697:

Memorie delle Feste Fatte in Firenze per le Reali nozze de' serenissimi sposi Cosimo Principe di Toscana e Margherita Luisa Pprincipessa d'Orléans.

In Firenze Nell Stamperia di S. A. S., MDCLXII 1662 4to, 210 x 150, pp. [ii], 191 [192 errata], with contemporary annotations on various pages, e. g., 94, 100, 101, 104, 105, 106, and 121, contemporary quarter vellum, marbled boards, morocco labels. A very good copy of an uncommon book. Wedding in Florence of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642-1723), and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645-1721) The book records and celebrates the wedding in Florence of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642-1723), and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645-1721) The Medicean stars figured even more conspicuously in Medici mythology during the reign of Cosimo III. The Grand Duke's name lent itself to references to the Medicean stars, especially because - having five ancestors - he could be portrayed as being directly related to Jupiter and the four stars. Cosimo II's of the Medicean stars was most evident in 1661, on the occasion of his marriage to Marguerite-Louise d'Orleans - the cousin of Louis XIV. The Mondo festeggianate, an equestrian ballet, was the highlight of a long series of ceremonies, pageants, and spectacles, celebrating this important political event. According to the official description [the present book] twenty thousand spectators attended the event. Mario Biagioli, "Galileo the Emblem Maker" in Isis Vol. 81, No. 2 (Jun., 1990). Segni records and celebrates the wedding in Florence of Cosimo III de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1642-1723), and Marguerite Louise d'Orléans (1645-1721). The Medicean stars figured even more conspicuously in Medici mythology during the reign of Cosimo III. The Grand Duke's name lent itself to references to the Medicean stars, especially because - having five ancestors - he could be portrayed as being directly related to Jupiter and the four stars. Cosimo II's of the Medicean stars was most evident in 1661, on the occasion of his marriage to Marguerite-Louise d'Orleans - the cousin of Louis XIV. The Mondo festeggianate, an equestrian ballet, was the highlight of a long series of ceremonies, pageants, and spectacles, celebrating this important political event. According to the official description [the present book] twenty thousand spectators attended the event. Mario Biagioli, "Galileo the Emblem Maker" in Isis Vol. 81, No. 2 (Jun., 1990). OCLC locates copies in Getty, Yale, Chicago, Penn in the USA, Cambridge, London, and Bodleian in the UK; and Gallerie degli Uffizi, Kunsthistorische in Florenz, and BN in Paris.

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Book number: 10348

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SEYMAR (William):

Conjugium Conjurgium: Or, Some Serious Considerations on Marriage. Wherein (by way of Caution and Advice to a Friend) its Nature, Ends, Events, Concomitant Accidents, &c. are Explained.

London: Printed for John Amery at the Peacock over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-Street. 1684. Small 8vo, 145 x 90 mms., pp. [xxxii], 92 [93 - 96], later sheepskin, rebacked; slight worming of fore-margins throughout, Wing suggests the author is William Ramsey (surname an anagram of Seymar). The work inncludes discussions on virtue, piety, honesty, beauty, riches, greatness, apparel, deportment, familiarity, discourse, singing, music, dancing.and lust. There are occasional passages of verse which are printed in black letter. This edition, one of several in the 17th century, is scarce, with ESTC locating only Edinburgh University and Bodleian in UK, and 3 copies in This edition, one of several in the 17th century, is scarce, with ESTC locating only Edinburgh University and Bodleian in UK, and 3 copies in North America.

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Book number: 10319

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STEBBING (Henry):

A Dissertation on the Power of States to Deny Civil Protection to the Marriages of Minors Made without the Consent of their Parents or Guardians. In which The Opinion of Baron Puffendorf upon that Subject, is examined.

London, Prined for C. Davis..., 1755. FIRST AND ONLY EDITION. 8vo, 192 x 113 mms., pp. [iv], iii[ miv Errata], 55 [56 blank], including half-title, printed label on spine. A good copy. Henry Stebbing (bap. 1687, d. 1763) was a famous controversialist, mainly, of course, on religious matters. ONDB records that he "was a fearless controversialist who wrote against latitudinarian divines, dissenters, and Methodists, as well as deists and freethinkers. A strict high-churchman, he vigorously opposed a number of prominent clergymen who dissented from his particularly tenacious variety of Anglican orthodoxy." He had bad-tempered encounters with Quakers, William Warburton, those whom he considered sceptics, heretics, atheists, etc., and his writing were prolific. This was his contribution to the Marriage Act debate: "He played his part in the debate over Lord Hardwicke's Marriage Act (1753) in A dissertation on the power of states to deny civil protection to the marriages of minors made without the consent of their parents or guardians (1755). This proved a contentious deployment of the natural law arguments of Grotius and Pufendorf, and several replies appeared in quick succession; Nathaniel Forster's manuscript reply is in the British Library."

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Book number: 10322

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