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Shortly will be Publish'd,

Annales Regioduni Hullini:

OR, The ENTERTAINING

HISTOR

Of the ROYAL and Beautiful TOWN of

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Kingston-upon-Hull,

From its Original, thro' the Means of its Illuftrious
FOUNDER, King EDWARD the First: Who (having been
pleas'd with the happy Situation whilft hunting with his No-
bles on the pleafant Banks of the River ) order'd the TOW N to
be erected Anno Dom. 1296: Aud from that remarkable Æra, the
Viciffitudes of it are difplay'd, 'till this present Year, 1735.

IN WHICH ARE INCLUDED,

All the most remarkable Tran-
factions in Ecclefiaftical, Civil
or Military Affairs.
The Erection of Churches, Con-
vents, and Monafteries; with
the Names of their Founders,
and Benefactors: Alfo a fuc-
cinct Relation of the De la
POLE's Family, from the first
MAYOR of that Name, to his
Succeffors, who were advanc'd
to be Earls and Dukes of Suffolk.
The Monuments, Infcriptions,
c. in the Churches of HOLY
TRINITY and St. MARY.

The Names of the MAYORS,
SHERIFFS, and Chamberlains;
with what remarkable Acci-
dents have befallen fome of
them in the Courfe of their
LIVES: Interfpers'd with a
Compendium of British History,
efpecially what alludes to the
Civil Wars, for the better Illu
ftration of thofe Things which
moft particularly concern'd the
Town in thofe troublesome
Times; and fince then, in re-
lation to the Revolution.

[Adorned with Cuts. ]

AS LIKEWISE

Various CURIOSITIES in ANTIQUITY, HISTORY, TRAVELS,
Also a neceffary and compleat INDEX to the Whole.
Together with feveral LETTERS, containing fome Accounts of
the ANTIQUITIES of WHITBY, SCARBOROUGH, &c.
(Towns fituated on the Sea Shore) for the Entertainment of the
curious Travellers, who visit the North-Eaft Parts of Yorkshire.
Di probos mores docili juventa,
Di fenectuti placide quietem,

Oppido HULLINO date, remque prolem-
que et decus omne.

HOR, Car. Sæc.

Faithfully collected by THOMAS GENT, Compiler of the Hiftory of
YORK, and the most remarkable Places of that large County.
SOLD at the Printing-Office, near the Star in Stone-Gate, Y ORK
by GEORGE FERRABY, Bookfeller, in HULL; at other Places in
the County; and by J. WILFORD, behind the Chapter-Houfe in
St. Paul's Church-Yard, LONDON, MDCC XXXV.

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OR,

Entertainments

FOR THE

Ingenious of Both Sexes. For the MONTHS of JULY, AUGUST and SEPTEMBER.

CONTAINING,

I. ENIGMA's.

II. MATHEMATICAL QUESTIONS. Suited both to Beginners, and alfo to fuch as have made higher Advances in those STUDIES.

Felix qui potuit rerum cognofcere Caufas,
Atque metus omnes, et inexorabile Fatum
Subjecit pedibus,

VIRGIL, GEORGIC.

Nibil poteft effe tam apertum, tam confpicuum, cum Cælum fufpeximus, Cæleftiaque contemplati fumus, quam effe aliquid Numen praftantiffima mentis, quo hac reguntur.

CICERO de Naturâ Deorum.

YORK: Printed by THOMAS GENT: And Sold by J. WILFORD, behind the Chapter-House in St. Paul's Church-Yard, LONDON: And by THOMAS HAMMOND, Bookfeller, in the Pavement, YORK, 1735. Price Six Pence.

ADVERTISEMENT

To all LOVERS of INGENUITY.

THE Editor intending to publish the next Quarterly Book in DECEMBBR enfuing, defires that fuch Gentlemen and Ladies, Sc. as think fit to encourage this Undertaking, either by promoting and recommending the Sale thereof, or by fending fuch Subjects either in Verfe or Proje, as are Suitable to this Defign, would pleafe to direct their Letters to Mr. THO. GENT, Printer, near the Star in StoneGate, YORK, Pft paid, before the Middle of December next, where they will be carefully forwarded to the Author.

Whoever fend either Enigmas, or Arithmetical Queftions, are defired to give the Solutions along with them, to prevent all Mistakes, or Ambiguity in the Terms: And I do affure the Buyers of this Treatise, that, in Process of Time, they shall have Questions in all the Branches of Mathematicks, viz. Arithmetical, Nautical, Geographical, Mechanical, Trigonometrical, Aftronomical, Algebraical, and in Fluxions, together with exponential Equations, and the Conftruction of Algebraic Equations, and finding their Loci; to fuit the Taftes of all Perfons, and render the Work generally usefull.

Omne tulit punctum, qui mifcuit utile dulci.

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