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1. The gentleman and lady's palladium : and diary, for the year of our Lord 1756. Containing, (besides what is usual,) many new improvements in science, on a plan quite new: particularly, perpetual astronomical and chronological tables; by which the moon's age, and place, for any month and day in the year for ever, are known at sight; and likewise the sun's place, time of high water at London, and moon's rising and setting for the same time. The discovery of the longitude, reduced to practice, by observation of the moon; according to the method first pointed out by the late celebrated astronomer royal, Dr. Edmund Halley. The eighth number published. Aut disce aut discere.- Humbly inscribed to the Royal Society. By the late author of The ladies diary

2. The gentleman and lady's palladium : for the year of our Lord 1752; The first year corrected to solar time, and the general date of Europe; with useful tables, and the principal one, by the right honble George, Earl of Macclesfield. Also a royal diary, or complete ephemeris, with the Sun's place and declination, calculated to seconds, every day in the year, for safely conducting ships at sea, in finding the true latitude. New ænigmas, queries, &c. with an infallible receipt to make a modern physician. Of annuities. Rudiments of French. Th cabinet disclos'd; an express from the lazy all over the kingdom. Morality applied to practice. Spinoza's notions, and atheism confuted, &c. Of general use and entertainment, especially for the British youth. The fourth number published of this kind. By the author of the Ladies diary

3. The gentleman and lady's palladium : for the year of our Lord 1753; an improvement of the former plan. Containing a prefatory map of mankind; new ænigmas, queries and questions; and answers to the last. Of feasts and festivals; the Jewish year; chronology of Christ's passion; the remarkable controversy of phlegon's eclipse at that time decided; primitive and reformed Christianity; the origin of popes and popery. Temple of folly, a vision; a scheme for promoting national happiness; and the philosophy of manners; with many other things interesting and curious. To which is added, a complete ephemeris, useful for sea and land. For the pleasure and service of both sexes, and proper for schools. The fifth number published. By the author of the Ladies diary

4. The gentleman and lady's palladium : for the year of our Lord 1754; containing (besides what is usual) the abuse and use of history; an account of the origin and family of pride; on drunkenness and gaming; a dream; the muses banquet; of story-telling and satyr. With the t[ ]on of Lord Shoreland's miracle at Sheepy-Island, in Kent, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, by which the prophecy of his lordship's death was there fulfilled. To which is added, a complete ephemeris for sea and land; with all the aspects of the cœlestial bodie For the benefit of both sexes, and use of schools. The sixth number published. By the late author of The Ladies diary

5. The gentleman and lady's palladium and chronologer : for the year of our Lord 1755. Containing, besides what is usual, a poetical view of Commodore Anson's voyage round the world; inscribed to the lords of the admiralty. With new improvements in science. To which is added, The diary royal, or compleat ephemeris, for sea and land. The seventh number published. By the late author of The ladies diary