J. P. Gent
Also known as
J. P
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL5101753A
Top Subjects
- Early works to 1800 (2)
- History (2)
- Ethiopia (2)
- Travel (1)
- Description and travel (1)
- Local government (1)
- Constables (1)
Books by J. P. Gent
Total count: 3
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A new history of Ethiopiabeing a full and accurate description of the kingdom of Abessinia : vulgarly, though erroneously called the empire of Prester John : in four books : wherein are contained : I. An account of the nature, quality and condition of the country, and inhabitants : their mountains, metals and minerals : their rivers (particularly of the source of the Nile and Niger) : their birds, beasts, amphibious animals (as the river horse and crocodile), serpents, &c. ; II. Their political government : the genealogy and succession of their Kings : a description of their court, and camp, their power and military discipline : their courts of justice, &c. ; III. Their ecclesiastical affairs : their conversion to the Christian religion, and the propagation thereof, their sacred writings, their sacraments, rites, ceremonies, and church discipline : the decrease of the Romish religion, their contentions with the Jesuits, their separation from the Greek Church, &c. ; IV. Their private oeconomy, their books and learning : their common names, their dyet, marriages, and polygamies, their mechanick arts, and trades, their burials, their merchandize and commerce, &c. : illustrated with copper platesPrinted for Samuel Smith, bookseller, at the Prince's Arms in St Pauls Church-yard1682-01-01
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A new history of Ethiopiabeing a full and accurate description of the kingdom of Abessinia, vulgarly, though erroneously, called the Empire of Prester John : in four books ... : illustrated with copper platesThe second edition.Printed for Samuel Smith, bookseller ...1684-01-01
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A new guide for constables, headboroughs, tythingmen, churchwardens, overseers and collectors for the poor, surveyors for amending the high-ways and bridgeswith directions for keepers of fairs and markets, and treasurers for the relief of poor maimed soldiers and mariners : containing not only whatsoever may be useful to them in the execution of their several offices that is already extant in any book of this kind, but also the heads of all those statutes which do concern any of the said offices that have been since made ...Printed by the assigns of Richard and Edward Atkins, Esquires, and are to be sold by most booksellers in London1709-01-01