Publications of Matthew Gilliflower

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In terms of the book trades, the lists below are sorted into up to four groups where: the person is designated in the imprint as having a single role:

  1. "printed by x"; or
  2. "sold by x"; or
  3. "printed for x" or "published by x";

or as having the seller and printer roles in combination, or an absence of the printer's name following "London: printed:" or "London: printed,":

  1. "printed and sold by x"; or "printed for and sold by x"; or "printed by and for x"; or "printed: and sold by x"; or "printed, and sold by x";  and so on.

On this last point, trade publishers may seem to have "printed" or "published" the work, though they did not own the copyright. The lists below reflect only the information on the imprint, except where ESTC provides extra information.

See also "The Meaning of the Imprint."

Printed for Matthew Gilliflower

  • Hobbes, Thomas. Hobbs's tripos, in three discourses: the first, Humane nature, or the fundamental elements of policy. Being a discovery of the faculties, acts and passions of the soul of man, from their original causes, according to such philosophical principles as are not commonly known, or asserted. The second, De corpore politico. Or the elements of law, moral and politick, with discourses upon several heads, as of the law of nature, oaths and covenants; several kinds of governments, with the changes and revolutions of them. The third, Of liberty and necessity; wherein all controversie, concerning predestination, election, free-will, grace, merits, reprobation, is fully decided and cleared. The third edition. By Tho. Hobbs of Malmsbury. London: printed for Matt. Gilliflower, Henry Rogers, booksellers in Westminster Hall, and Tho. Fox next the Fleece Tavern in Fleetstreet, and at the Angel in Westminster-Hall, MDCLXXXIV. [1684]. ESTC No. R12077. Grub Street ID 60293.
  • Arcana Parliamentaria: or Precedents concerning elections, proceedings, privileges, and punishments in Parliament. Faithfully collected out of the common and statute-law of this realm. With particular quotations of the authors in each case. By R.C. of the Middle Temple, Esq; To which is added, the authority, form, and manner of holding Parliaments. By the learned Sir Tho. Smith, Doctor of Laws. London: printed for M. Gilliflower, at the Spread Eagle and Crown in Westminster-Hall, 1685. ESTC No. R36268. Grub Street ID 118571.
  • Xenophon.. Kyrou paideia: or, The institution and life of Cyrus the Great. Written by that famous philosopher and general, Xenophon of Athens. And from the original Greek made English, the first four books by Francis Digby, late of Queens Colledge in Oxford; the four last by John Norris, Fellow of All-Souls Coll. Oxford. London: printed for Matthew Gilliflower, at the Spread Eagle in Westminster-Hall, and James Norris, at the Kings-Arms without Temple-Bar, 1685. ESTC No. R30212. Grub Street ID 113096.
  • Miscellanea Parliamentaria . London: Printed for Mathew Gilliflower .., 1685. ESTC No. R31898. Grub Street ID 114652.
  • Della Casa, Giovanni. The refin'd courtier, or, a correction of several indecencies crept into civil conversation. Written originally in Italian by John Casa, from thence into Latin by Nathan Chytr.us, and from both, by way of paraphrase, made English, by N.W. . London: Printed for Matth. Gilliflower, at the Spread Eagle and Crown in Westminster-Hall, 1686. ESTC No. R29175. Grub Street ID 112188.
  • Pufendorf, Samuel. An introduction to the history of the principal kingdoms and states of Europe. By Samuel Puffendorf, counsellor of state to the present King of Sweden. Made English from the original. London: printed for M. Gilliflower at the Spread-Eagle in Westminster-Hall, and T. Newborough at the Golden Ball in St. Paul's Church-Yard, MDCXCV. [1695]. ESTC No. R20986. Grub Street ID 86078.
  • Britania nova: or a seasonable discourse: demonstrating, how we may serve our king and countrey: by discouraging prophaness, and immorality: by preventing a great deal of robbery, injustice, and oppression: by relieving, and imploying the disbanded soldiers: by supplying the deficiency of the fonds: by discharging the nation's debts: by easing, and advantaging the poor: by doubling the value, and rents of land: by doubling the number of our seamen, and naval forces: by promoting the Christian monarchy, by the English empire of the ocean: and, by bringing on the golden· age· According to the predictions on the present King, and this great land and nation. Most humbly offer'd, to the King's most excellent Majesty; to the High Court of Parliament; and to the whole nation, &c. London: printer for Matthew Gilliflower in Westminster-Hall, and Hugh Newman, at the Grashopper in the Poultrey, 1698. ESTC No. R173065. Grub Street ID 66762.

Author

  • Gilliflower, Matthew. Books printed for, and sold by Matthew Gillyflower, at the Spread-Eagle, in Westminster-hall. Folio's. Cabala: or mysteries of state . London: for Matthew Gillyflower, 1693?. ESTC No. R226942. Grub Street ID 99851.