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  A mery dialogue, declaringe the propertyes of shrowde shrewes, and honest wyues not onelie verie pleasaunte, but also not a lytle profitable: made by ye famous clerke D. Erasmus Roterodamus. Translated into Englyshe.
  Date of publication:
  1557
  

  Author(s):

  Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536. and Rastell, John, d. 1536.
  Description:
  Includes John Rastell's Tale of a dumb wife. Imprint from colophon. Printer's name from STC. Signatures: A-B C⁴. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  A iuniper lecture With the description of all sorts of women, good, and bad: from the modest to the maddest, from the most civil, to the scold rampant, their praise and dispraise compendiously related. Also the authors advice how to tame a shrew, or vexe her.
  Date of publication:
  1639
  

  Author(s):

  Taylor, John, 1580-1653.
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  By John Taylor. The edition statement on the title page follows "compendiously related". Printer's name from STC. Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
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  The dyers destiny: or, The loving wife's help in time of need. Two trades is better far than one, sweet husband, then, said she; then if thou wilt let me alone, I'll be a help to thee. To the tune of, Why are my eyes still flowing, &c. This may be printed, R.P.
  Date of publication:
  1685-1688
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Place and date of publication suggested by Wing. The verse that is part of the title is in two columns and each column is enclosed in a set of left and right brackets. Verse: "A dyers wife she was a dainty curious doe ..." ...
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  A question deeply concerning married persons and such as intend to marry propounded and resolved according to the scriptures.
  Date of publication:
  1653
  

  Author(s):

  A. L.
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  "The Author to the Christian Reader" signed: A.L. Reproduction of original in British Library.
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  Merry nevves from Epsom-Wells being a witty and notable relation, of a lawyers lying with a London goldsmiths wife, at Epsom, whilest the kind cuckold went for water: and the manner of the beating up of their quarters one morning early, by the lawyers wife, as they embracing each other in bed together. With the goldsmith's loving speech in vindication of his wife, to hundreds of people, there present; who conducted them out of the town with great shouts and ecchoes; and wo[r]thy of observation by the noble citizens.
  Date of publication:
  1663
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  The "r" in "worthy" failed to print. In verse. Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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  St. Pauls threefold cord vvherewith are severally combined, the mutuall oeconomicall duties, betwixt husband. wife. parent. childe. master. servant. By Daniel Touteville Pr. to the Charterhouse.
  Date of publication:
  1635
  

  Author(s):

  D. T. (Daniel Tuvill), d. 1660.
  Description:
  Signatures: [A]² B-L¹² M¹⁰ N-V¹² X² . Numerous mispaginations; pagination deduced from signature collation. Formerly STC 24153. Identified as STC 24153 on UMI microfilm. Some print faded, some print show-through, and ...
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  The womens advocate, or, Fifteen real comforts of matrimony being in requital of the late fifteen sham-comforts : with satyrical reflections on whoring, and the debauchery of this age / written by a person of quality of the female sex.
  Date of publication:
  1683
  

  Author(s):

  Marsin, M.
  Description:
  Signatures: A⁶, B-F¹², G⁶ (A₁, blank? wanting) Pages 42-43 incorrectly numbered 40-41. Title within double line border. Attributed by Wing to M. Marsin. Reproduction of original in: Newberry Library.
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  The royal academy of complements. Wherein is set forth, a new packet of letters erected for ladies, gentlewomen, courtiers, gentlemen, scholars, souldiers, citizens, country-men, and all persons of what degree soever of both sexes, viz Complemental expressions towards men and women; leading to the art of courtship. 1. A tender of service to a King. 2. A tender of service to a Queen. 3. Respects from an honourable Lady to a Queen. 4. A fair young virgin to an old rich miser, whom her guardian did design should wed her. 5. A gentlemans request to his friend, to borrow money. 6. A gentleman to his friend, that sent to borrow money. 7. A virgin to her parents, that would have matched her to one whom she cannot love. 8. A courteous lass to her paramour, who had gotten her with child. 9. A husband to his lascivious wife. 10. A wife to her extravagant husband! 11. Civilities from one lady to another. 12. The forsaken maid, to her treacherous friend. 13. One ladies advice to another near marriage. 14. A gentleman to his lady, upon his urgent occasion to taking a journey. Composed by the most refin'd wits of this age.
  Date of publication:
  1687
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Signatures: A. Date of publication from Wing CD-ROM, 1996. MS. note on title page: 21. Jan: 1687/6. Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C..
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  The husband's authority unvail'd; wherein it is moderately discussed whether it be fit or lawfull for a good man, to beat his bad wife. Some mysteries of iniquity are likewise unmasked, and a little unfolded. A subject, to some, perhaps, as unwelcom as uncoth. / From an inner cloyster of the Temple; by Moses à Vauts a faithfull votary, and free denizen of the Common-wealth of Israel.
  Date of publication:
  1650
  

  Author(s):

  Vauts, Moses à.
  Description:
  The last leaf bears the postscript and errata. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Aug: 2d". Reproduction of the original in the British Library. Moses à Vauts is possibly a pseudonym.
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  Manifest truth: or An inversion of truth's manifest Containing, a vindication of a Church of Christ in their proceedings on March the 8. 1657, against Mrs Mary Allein, from the false and injurious aspersions of her husband Mr. Toby Allein. By Lewis Stucley, pastor of a congregation in Exeter.
  Date of publication:
  1658
  

  Author(s):

  Stuckley, Lewis, 1621 or 2-1687.
  Description:
  This edition has no errata. Reproduction of original in the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C..
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