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Names, Personal - English

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    An index to the records, with directions to the several places where they are to be found . And short explanations of the different kinds of rolls, writs, &c. To which is added, a list of the latin sir-names, and names of places, as they are written in the old Records, explained by the Modern Names. Also a chronological table, Shewing at one View the Year of our Lord, answering to the particular Year of each King's Reign; the several Parliaments, and the different Titles by which our Kings are styled in the Records.

    | Strachey, John 1671-1743. | Date: 1739
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    A new pocket-book for young gentlemen and ladies or, a Spelling Dictionary of the English language. Wherein the exact orthography, just quantities of syllables, proper accent, true Pronunciation, Number of Syllables contained in each Word, the Part of Speech to which it belongs, and the Language from which it is derived, are exhibited at one view. To which is subjoined, a catalogue of the most usual Christian names of men and women. By James Buchanan, Master of the Boarding-School at Loughbury-House, opposite Stockwell, in Surry.

    | Buchanan, James fl. 1753-1773. | Date: 1757
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