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HUTCHINS, (J. N.). Hutchins, 1757. / An / Almanack / or Ephemeris, /For the Year of Christian Account, / 1757. / Being the first after Leap-Year. / And from the Creation of the World, according to the /best of Prophane History, 5706 / But by the East and Greek Christians, 7265 / By the Jews, Hebrews, Rabbins, 5517 /and by the Account of Holy Scriptures, 5766 / Since the Discovery of America, 265/Wherein is contained, / The Lunations, Eclipses, Judgment of the / Weather, Planets Motions, mutual Aspects, Sun and/Moon's rising and setting, with the rising and setting of / some Stars, Time of High-Water, observable Days, / Courts, &c. / Calculated for the Vertex of the Province of New-York, but may without much sensible Error, /serve all the adjacent Provinces. By John Nathan Hutchins, Teacher of /the Mathematicks in New-York. / New-York: / Printed and Sold by H. Gaine, at the Bible & Crown, / in Queen-Street, between the Fly and MealMarkets. [1756.]

Sm. 8vo, pp. 32.

A copy is in the possession of Mr. Charles R. Hildeburn, of Philadelphia.

JONES, (T.). A Sermon Preached at the visitation of the Rev. Dr. Thackeray, archdeacon of Surry, on Tuesday, September 16, 1755, at the parish church of St. Saviour, Southwark. By T. Jones, M.A., Chaplain of the said parish. New York: H. Gaine, 1756.

Advertised in The Mercury, No. 182. Probably the edition printed by Fowle, in Boston, in the same year.

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Number 178/ The / New-York Mercury. / / Monday, January 5, 1756. / [colophon] New-York: Printed by H. Gaine, at the Bible & Crown in Queen-street, between the Fly and MealMarkets; where all / Persons may be supplied with this Paper, at Tweve Shillings per Annum, and Advertisements of a moderate Length, inserted at / Five Shillings each: Also Printing done at a reasonable Rate, with Care and Expedition. /

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Folio, pp. 4.

Nos. 178 to 229, with supplements to Nos. 185, 191 and 196. colophon on third page.

The New York Pocket Almanac for 1757. Gaine [1756].

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No. 197 prints

New York: H.

* Advertised in The Mercury, No. 221. "This Almanack is properly interleaved with white Paper for minuting Transactions, and is so small, that it may be easily put into any Pocket Book.'

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PSALMODIA GERMANICA: / or, the / German Psalmody,/ Trans

lated from the / High Dutch. / Together With their Proper Tunes, and thorough Bass. / The Third Edition, / Corrected and very much Enlarged. / Non Vox, sed Votum, non Musica chordula sed/Cor non clamans, sed amans cantat in Aure / Dei. / London, Printed: /New-York, Re-printed, and sold by / H. Gaine, at the Bible & Crown, in / Queen-Street, 1756. /

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A second title reads:

12mo, pp. vi, 279 (10).

H. S. P.

A / Supplement /to/ German Psalmody: / Done into English. / Together / With their Proper Tunes and Thorough/Bass for promoting sacred Harmony in / private Families. / Psalm cxlvi. / As long as I have any Being, I will sing Praises unto / my God. / New-York: /Printed and Sold by H. Gaine, at the / Bible & Crown, in Queen-Street, 1756. /

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*The prospectus for this was printed in The Mercury (No. 111) for September 23, 1754, as follows: "Proposals For Printing by Subscription, Psalmodia Germanica: Or, The German Psalmody. Translated from the High Dutch. Conditions. I. This Book will contain about 260 Pages, in Octavo, printed on good Paper, and in a large fair Character. II. The Price to Subscribers will be Two Shillings, to be paid on the Delivery of the Book in half Binding. N. B. Subscriptions for the above Work, are taken in by the Printer hereof."

THOMSON, (A.). A Discourse on the Preparation of the Body for the Small-Pox, and Manner of receiving the Infection. By Adam Thomson, M. D. New York: H. Gaine, 1756.

**Advertised in The Mercury, No. 228 as "Just published, and to be sold by the Printer hereof, and Garrat Noel. Price One Shilling."

The Watch-Tower. Numb. LIII. [colophon] Jan. 16, 1756. [New-York: H. Gaine 1756].

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"The Watch Tower" was a series of essays printed in The Mercury (see page 17), and edited by William Livingston. In Sedgewick's Life of William Livingston (page 108), it is stated that the last of the series was No. 52, published in The Mercury, November 17, 1755. The above is in continuation of the series, but was printed as a broadside.

WATTS, (J.). Psalms. New York: H. Gaine, 1756.

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"Wednesday next will be published, and sold by the Dozen, or otherwise, at the Bible and Crown, in Queen-street, Watts's Psalms."-The Mercury, No. 210.

1757

BURR, (A.). A Servant of God dismissed from Labour, to Rest. / A Funeral Sermon, / Preached / At the Interment of his late Excellency / Jonathan Belcher, Esq.; / Governor of his Majesty's Province / Of New-Jersey, etc. etc. / Who departed this Life at Elizabeth-Town, August 31, 1757

the Late Reverend / Mr. Aaron Burr, A. M. President of the /College of New Jersey. / New-York: / Printed and Sold by Hugh Gaine, at the Bible and Crown, in Hanover-Square,

1757. /

4to, pp. v, iv, 22.

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Pfalmodia Germanica:

OR, THE

GERMAN PSALMODY.

Tranflated from the

HIGH DUTCH.

TOGETHER

With their proper TUNES, and thorough BASS.

The THIRD EDITION,
Corrected and very much Enlarged.

Non Vox, fed Votum, non Mufica chordula fed Cor, non clamans, fed amans cantat in Aure Dei.

LONDON, Printed:

NEW-YORK, Re-printed, and fold by H. GAINE, at the Bible & Crown, in Ducen-Street, 1756.

CUMBERLAND, (William Augustus, Duke of). An Extract of Orders, by his Royal Highness the Duke, Captain General and Commander-in-Chief of all his Majesty's Forces, which are looked on as Standing Orders. New-York: H. Gaine, 1757.

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Advertised in The Mercury, No. 247. It was also appended to some copies of "A new exercise." In No. 264 Gaine also advertised : Orderly Books, with the Orders of his Royal Highness, William Duke of Cumberland.”

A Fresh Serious Call from the City to the Country; to join in setting apart some Time, viz. from seven o'Clock in the Morning till eight, of every Wednesday, for solemn seeking to God to save us from the National Judgments we have deserved. New York: H. Gaine, 1757.

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First printed in The Mercury from the London edition, June 6, 1757. Advertised in that paper, No. 252 as "Thursday next will be publish'd by the Printer hereof, at the Bible & Crown Printing-Office in Hanover Square, (Price Four Coppers; or 2 s. a Dozen to the religiously dispos'd, who buy a Quantity to give away.) Re-printed from an Edition lately published in London."

HUTCHINS, (J. N.). An Almanac for 1758. By John Nathan Hutchins. New-York: H. Gaine [1757].

Advertised in The Mercury, No. 271, where it is said to contain "a particular Account of the Transactions of our Army, in North-America; the sailing of a Fleet from NewYork, under the Command of Rear Admiral Sir Charles Hardy, on a secret Expedition; their Arrival at Halifax, and their Junction with that under the Command of Rear Admiral Francis Holburne ; with many other interesting Events not before made public, with some impartial Observations upon the Whole." It is also noted that there has just been published "A New Edition of the Prussian Exercise, being exactly of the same Size of the Almanack, and may (for the Conveniency of the Gentlemen of the Army) be had stitcht up therewith."

LIVINGSTON, (W.). A / Funeral Elogium, /on/The Reverend Mr. Aaron Burr,/ Late President of the College of New-Jersey. By William Livingston. /- Of comfort no man speak! /Let's talk of graves, and worms, and epitaphs, / Make dust our paper, and with rainy eyes,/ Write sorrow in the bosom of the earth. Shakesp. Stat sua cinque dies; breve, et irreparabile tempus/ Omnibus est vitæ-sed famam extendere factis,/ Hoc virtutis opus. /New-York: Printed and sold by H. Gaine, at the Bible and Crown in Hanover-square. MDCCLVII.

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A Memorial / Containing / A summary View of Facts, / with their / Authorities. / In Answer/To/ The Observations /Sent by the English Ministry/to/The Courts of Europe. / Translated from the French. / New-York: / Printed and Sold by H.

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