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  1. Knox, John [Author]

    A discourse on the expediency of establishing fishing stations, or small towns, in the highlands of Scotland and the Hebride Islands. By John Knox, author of a view of the British Empire

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    London: Sold by J. Walter, Charing-Cross; Shepperson and Reynolds, Oxford-Street; and W. Richardson, Royal-Exchange, MDCCLXXXVI. [1786] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  3. Grey, Gilbert [Author]

    A new epitome of the annals of Great-Britain : or, a succinct, impartial history of England, from the remotest period of intelligence to the conclusion of the last war. Containing A satisfactory Account of every interesting Occurrence and memorable Character, relative to English History, both at Home and Abroad. Particularly its Origin; the Progress of its Empire; Laws; Civil and Religious Establishment; its various remarkable Operations, Naval and Military; with the Transactions of the most celebrated Personages who distinguished themselves in a Political, Ecclesiastical, or Military Capacity. - Interspersed with Cuts of all the Kings and Queens of England, from William the Conqueror to George III. inclusive. - With an Introduction, on the Constitution and Polity of Great-Britain; its Division into Counties, and the principal Towns in each, their Disance from London, &c. To which is prefixed, a new and correct Map of England. Useful for Youth at Schools, as well as others who are desirous of retaining what they have read of the History of their Country. The second edition, enlarged and corrected. By G. Grey

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    Newcastle: printed for the author, and sold by T. Slack, MDCCLXXVII. [1777] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  4. The Daily journal : Or, the gentleman's and tradesman's complete annual accompt-book for the pocket, or desk. For the year of our Lord 1769. Being the first after bissextile or leap-year, the ninth of the reign of King George III. and the eighteenth of the new-style used in Great-Britain. Containing fifty-two double pages, exactly ruled on fine writing paper, for appointments, memorandums, and accompts, every day in the year. 1. To which is prefixed an index to the year 1769, pointing out the holidays, festivals and fasts, and other remarkable day therein. 2. The Attorney's and solicitor's term table, table of lunations and sun's rising and setting, new table of the year, shewing every day therein at one view. And at the end are added the following useful particulars, I. On the use and abuse of time. Table of time, by which we may learn to lengthen our days. Table of all the counties in the kingdom, shewing the bishopricks and valuations, with the parishes, market and chief towns, number of members of Parliament they send, situation and noted rivers, &c. II. Table shewing the probabilities of life. Tables of the valuation of annuities upon one, two or three lives, jointly and separately, and the number of years in which an annuitant will have his money. Table of rules of practice for business, of great use to every tradesman. III. Table of the amount of the capitals in the public funds. Tables for reducing foreign gold coins to English pounds and the contrary. IV. Abstract of the window acts, with table annexed, shewing the several sums to be paid. Table shewing the duty required, composition allowed, and penalty incurred by the late act for amendment of the highways, by renters and occupiers of 300 l. per annum, down to a day labourer. V. List of the house of peers, bishops and deans of the several dioceses throughout the kingdom; alphabetical list of the House of Commons; Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and their terms. Lord Mayor and court of Aldermen of London, and other useful particulars

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    London: Printed only for R. Baldwin, at the Rose, in Pater-Noster-Row, M.DCC.LXIX [1769] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  5. Knox, John [Author] ; Knox, John [Other] Great Britain Parliament House of Commons Committee Appointed to Enquire into the State of the British Fisheries

    Observations on the northern fisheries : with a discourse on the expediency of establishing fishing stations, or small towns, in the Highlands of Scotland, and Hebride Islands

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    London: [Printed for J. Walter [and 3 others], 1786 ; Farmington Hills, Mich: Thomson Gale

  7. Member of the Highland Society in London [Author]

    The necessity of founding villages contiguous to harbours : for the effectual establishment of fisheries on the west coast of Scotland and the Hebrides. With a refutation of the reasoning on that subject of Robert Fall, Esq. of Dunbar, In A Pamphlet Addressed to the Committee of the House of Commons on the Fisheries. By a member of the Highland Society in London

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    London: printed by C. Macrae, Orange-Street; and sold by T. Cadell, in the Strand, MDCCLXXXVI. [1786] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  8. British Society for Extending the Fisheries and Improving the Sea Coasts of this Kingdom

    To the public. It has often been observed with wonder and regret : that a very considerable part of the coast* of Great Britain continues destitute of the blessings of art, industry, and independence

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    S.l.: s.n, [1786?] ; Farmington Hills, Mich: Thomson Gale

  9. Paterson, Daniel [Author]

    A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in England and Wales : Containing, I. An Alphabetical List of all the Cities, Towns, and remarkable Villages; with their Market-Days, and Counties they are situated in. II. The Direct Roads from London to all the Cities, Borough, Market, and Sea-Port Towns; shewing the Distance from each City, Town, or Village, to the next on the same Road; with their Distance from London, and an Account of the remarkable Seats that are near the Road. III. The Cross Roads of England and Wales. IV. The Circuits of the Judges in England. V. An Index to the Country Seats. The Whole on a Plan entirely new, and far preferable to any Work of the Kind extant. By Daniel Paterson, Assistant to the Quarter-Master-General of His Majesty's Forces - [The seventh edition, corrected, and greatly improved; with additions]

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    London: printed for T. Carnan, in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCCLXXXVI. [1786] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009