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1. The Leeds tragedy : Or, The bloody brother. Shewing, how a nobleman in Yorkshire had one son and one daughter; how the son fell in love with his sister; and how, because she would not yield to his unnatural lust, he cruelly ravished her, and most barbarously murdered her, and buried her secretly in his father's park; and how, by God's providence, after she had been six months buried, as he was hunting over the spot, the hounds would not stir one step from the place till the ground was opeded, [sic] where her body was found; how he fell from his horse, and confessed his most inhuman crimes; and how he was sent to jail, in order to be tried for the murder, which broke his father's heart

7. The Loyal martyrs : Or, Bloody Inquisitor. Being a just account of the inhuman barbarities used in the inquisiton of Spain. Shewing, I. How a young gentleman having married a young lady, they agreed to travel into foreign parts. II How as soon as they came to Spain, intending to view the country, they both were seized by order of the inquisition. III. How they were separately examined, and charged with crimes they were innocent of; and how they were tortur'd to extort a confession from them. IV. How they were tried by their Court of Justice, and condemned to be burnt alive. V. The manner of their behaviour at the place of execution, where they were tormented near two hours before they expired

8. The ladies' diary : or woman's almanack, for the year of our Lord 1776; Being bissextile, or leap-year. Containing new improvements in arts and sciences, and many entertaining particulars: designed for the use and diversion of the fair-sex. The seventy-third almanack published of this kind

9. The law of retribution, or, A serious warning to Great Britain and her colonies : founded on unquestionable examples of God's temporal vengeance against tyrants, slave-holders, and oppressors : the examples are selected from predictions in the Old Testament, of national judgements, which (being compared with their actual accomplishment) demonstrate "the sure word of prophecy," as well as the immediate interposition of Divine Providence, to recompence impenitent nations according to their works

10. The life and prophecies of Mr. Alexander Peden, late minister of the Gospel at New Glenluce in Galloway : Singular for piety, zeal, and faithfulness; but especially, who exceeded all who have been heard of in our late ages in that gift of foreseeing eve[n]ts, and foretelling what was to befal the church and nations of Scotland and Ireland, particular families, and persons; and, of his own life and death. As a few instances among many through his life, take these that follow. To which is added, the second part, containing, thirty new additional passages. Likewise, an exact copy of a letter from Mr. Peden to the prisoners of Dunnottar Castle, in the month of July, 1685, &c. Together with his thoughts on the cevenant of redemption