PLINIUS SECUNDUS, Caius, continued. 1 Historiæ naturalis libri triginta septem. Castigationes S. Gelenii. In- 2 Historie (The) of the World. Commonly called, The Natvral Historie of C. Plinivs Secvndvs. Translated into English by P. Holland. Tombe 1, 2. London, 1634. 2° (10.3×6.5), 2 cols., m. b. PLINIUS CECILIUS SECUNDUS, Caius, 'Pliny the Younger,' nephew of the preceding, a Roman author; b. 61 or 62. d. about 116. 3 C. Plinii Secundi Jun. Vita, etc. See MASSON, Jean. 4 Epist. Lib. IX. Eiusdem & Traiani Imp. Epist. Amoebææ. Eivsdem Pl. et Pacati, Mamertini, Nazarii, Panegyrici. Item, Clavdiani Panegyrici. Adiunctæ sunt I. Casavboni Notæ in Epist. Varia Lectiones Geneva, 1638. 16° (3.8×2.2), m. n., pp. 861. 5 Epistolæ et Panegyricus. Londini, 1722. 12° (4.5X2.5). PLOWDEN, Edmund, an eminent English lawyer; b. about 1515. d. 1584. 6 Commentaries, or Reports, containing divers Cases upon Matters of Law, argued and adjudged in the several Reigns of K. Edward VI. Q. Mary, K. and Q. Philip and Mary, and Q. Elizabeth. Originally written in French. To which are added, The Quæries of Mr. Plowden, London, 1779. 2° (11.6×6.4), m. r., pp. 567, 68+. PLOWDEN, Francis, LL.D. 7 Short History (A) of the British Empire during the last Twenty Months; viz. from May 1702 to the close of the year 1793. London, 1794. 8° (5.9X3.3). [2 copies.] PLUCHE, Noel Antoine, l'Abbé, of Rheims; b. 1688. d. 1761. 8 Truths (The) of the Gospel demonstrated from the Dispensations of PLUMER, William, Gov. of N.H., U.S. Sen., &c.; b. in Mass., 1759. d. 1850. 9 Life of William Plumer, by his Son. See PLUMER, W., Jun. PLUMER, William, Jun., U.S. Repr., &c., a lawyer, of N.H.; b. 1759. d. 1854. 10 Life of William Plumer, by his Son. Edited, with a Sketch of the Author's Life, by A. P. Peabody. [Portraits.] Boston, 1856. 8° (6.1X3.6), pp. 543. PLUMMER HALL, Salem, Mass. Proceedings upon the Dedication of Plummer 11 Hall, at Salem, Oct. 6, 1857: including Rev. Mr. Hoppin's Address and Judge White's Memoir of the Plummer Family. [Plate.] Salem, 1858. 8°, pp. 97. PLURALITY (The) of Worlds. With an Introduction by E. Hitchcock. New 12 ed. To which is added a Supplementary Dialogue, in which the Author's Reviewers are reviewed. [Plate.] Boston, 1856. 12° (5.5×3.4). PLUTARCHUS, a Greek philosopher, &c.; b. in Bœotia, about 50. d. 140. 13 Euvres (Les) morales et meslees de Plvtarqve, tradvites de Grec en François, reveves, corrigées, & enrichies . . . de Prefaces generales, de Sommaires au commencement de chacun des Traitez, & d'Annotations en marge... Tom. 1, 2. Paris, 1655. 2° (11×5.7). PLUTARCHUS, continued. ... 1 Plutarch on the Delay of the Deity in the Punishment of the Wicked. 4 Vies (Les) des Hommes illustres de Plutarche, traduites en François, avec des Remarques historiques & critiques, par M. Dacier. Nouv. éd., revue & corrigée. Tom. 1-10, . . . Supplément aux Vies des Hommes illustres de Plutarque, traduites de l'Anglois de T. Rowe, par l'Abbé Bellanger. Tom. 11. Tom. 12. contenant la Table générale des Matières contenues dans les onze volumes . . . Paris, 1728. 12° (5×2.9). PLYMOUTH, Colony of. A Patent for Plymouth in New-England; with Ex5 tracts from the Records of the Colony, &c. Boston, 1751. 4°, pp. 20. 6 Records of the Colony of New Plymouth. See MASSACHUSETTS. POCOCKE, Edward, D.D., Prof. of Hebrew, &c., Oxford, Eng.; b. 1604. d. 1691. Translator, &c. See TOGRAI, Abu-Ishmael. Lamiato❜l-Ajam. POCOCKE, Edward, Esq. 7 India in Greece; or, Truth in Mythology: containing the Sources of the Hellenic Race, the Colonisation of Egypt, the Wars of the Grand Lama, and the Budhistic Propaganda in Greece. [Maps.] London, 1852. 8° (6.1X3.3). POCOCKE, Richard, D.D., LL.D., F.R.S., Bishop of Meath; b. 1704. d. 1765. 8 Description (A) of the East, and some other Countries. Vol. 1. Observations on Egypt. 2. Pt. I. Observations on Palæstine or the Holy Land, Syria, Mesopotamia, Cyprus, and Candia. II. 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See PLINIUS SECUNDUS, C. Histoire naturelle. POISSON, Siméon Denis, Prof. in 'Ecole Normale' of Paris; b. 1781. d. 1840. POIVRE, Pierre, a French missionary to China; b. 1719. d. 1786. 2 Travels of a Philosopher; or, Observations on the Manners and Arts of various Nations in Africa and Asia. Augusta, 1797. 12°, pp. 94. POLAND. The History of Poland, from its Origin as a Nation to . . . 1795. 3 With an accurate Account of the Geography and Government [Map and Portrait.] London, 1795. 8° (6.1X3.3), pp. 500+. POLAND, Amand, Prof. of Theol. at Bâ'e; b. 1561. d. 1610. ... 4 Partitiones Theologicæ ivxta natvralis Methodi Leges conformatæ duobus libris; quorum primus est de Fide, alter de bonis Operibvs: sexta curà . . . Cum Indice ac Tabvlis . . . Geneva, 1611. 8° (4.9×2.7). 5 Syntagma Theologiæ Christianæ, juxta Leges Ordinis methodici conformatum, Ed. 5ta... Præfixa est Synopsis ... Adjecti sunt . . . Hanoviæ, 1624. 4° (7.8×4.7), 2 cols., cols. 2259+. Indices. 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