Publications of James Watson

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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 by James Watson

  • Gay, John. Polly: an opera. Being the second part of The beggar's opera. Written by Mr. Gay. London: printed [by James Watson and Samuel Aris] for T. Thomson, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1729. ESTC No. T13801. Grub Street ID 185888.
  • The choice: being a collection Of Two Hundred and Fifty Celebrated Songs. London: printed by J. Watson, over-against Hungerford-Market in the Strand, and sold by R. King at the Prince's Arms, and T. Astley at the Rose, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and by R. Willock [at] Sir Isaac Newton's Head in Cornhill, 1729. ESTC No. T59140. Grub Street ID 285162.
  • Ramsay, Allan. The tea-table miscellany: or, Allan Ramsay's collection of Scots sangs [sic]. London: printed by J. Watson, 1730. ESTC No. N13433. Grub Street ID 3352.
  • Manley, Delariviere. Secret memoirs and manners of several persons of quality of both sexes. From the new Atlantis, an island in the Mediterranean. In four volumes. Written originally in Italian. . The seventh edition.. London: printed by J. Watson; sold by A. Dodd, 1736. ESTC No. T72173. Grub Street ID 295728.
  • The court kalendar. Containing I. The births of all the sovereign Princes now living, with the time of the first founding of all the kingdoms, &c. now in Europe, p. 5. II. A list of the cardinals, with the time of their births and promotions, p. 9. III. The deaths of all the Princes since 1720, p. 21. IV. Remarks historical and chronological concerning the age of the world, p. 26. V. Of the names of the months, p. 27. VI. A list of the Privy Council, p. 28. VII. List of the Knight[s] of the Garter, p. 30. VIII. --- of those of the Bath, p. 31. IX. --- of those of the Thistle, p. 32. X A list of the foreign ministers now residing at the court of Great Britain, and of the English ministers abaroad, p. 32. XI. A list of the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and common council, p. 34. XII. Rates of the hackney coachmen and watermen, p. 39. XIII. Memorable events since 1688, p. 42. Suited to bind up with Rider's Almanack, a list of the present Parliament, and a list of the publick offices. London: Printed and sold by Ja. Watson, in Wardrobe-Court Great Carter-Lane, MDCCXL. [1740, i.e. 1739?]. ESTC No. T34323. Grub Street ID 264643.

Sold by James Watson

  • Haywood, Eliza. The agreeable Caledonian: or, memoirs of Signiora di Morella, a Roman lady, who made her escape from a monastery at Viterbo, for the love of a Scots nobleman. Intermix'd with many other entertaining little histories and Adventures which presented themselves to her in the Course of her Travels. London: printed for Richard King, at the Prince's-Arms in St. Paul's Churchyard: and sold by W. Meadows, at the Angel in Cornhill; T. Green, near Charing-Cross; John Stone, against Bedford-Row, near Grays-Inn; J. Jackson, in Pallmall, next St. James's; and J. Watson, over-against Hungerford-Market, in the Strand, MDCCXXVIII. [1728]. ESTC No. N2180. Grub Street ID 11155.
  • The second part of Great-Britain's memorial. Containing a collection of the instructions, representations, &c. &c. of the freeholders and other electors of Great-Britain, to their representatives in Parliament, ... which, together with those publish'd in Part I. ... in June 1740, compleats the whole down to June 1742. London: printed and sold by J. Watson, 1742. ESTC No. N22247. Grub Street ID 11614.

Printed for James Watson

  • Haywood, Eliza. The agreeable caledonian: Or, Memoirs of Signiora di Morella, a Roman lady. Who made her escape from a monastery at Viterbo, for the love of a Scots nobleman. Intermix'd with many other entertaining histories and adventures which presented themselves to her in the course of her travels. Part II. London: Printed for R. King, at the Prince's-Arms in St. Paul's Church-Yard; and sold by G. Strahan and W. Meadows, in Cornhill; T. Green, near Charing-Cross; J. Stone, near Gray's-Inn; J. Jackson, in Pallmall; and J. Watson, over-against Hungerford-Market, in the Strand, M.DCC.XXIX. [1729]. ESTC No. N29532. Grub Street ID 18660.
  • Annesley, James. The trial at large between James Annesley, Esq; plaintiff, and the Right Honourable Richard Earl of Anglesey, defendant. Before the Honourable the Barons of the Exchequer, in Ireland: began on Friday, November 11, 1743, and by adjournments continued to the 25th of the same month inclusive. Containing the pleadings at large of the counsel on both sides. London: Re-printed from the original copy printed at Dublin, for J. Watson, in Fleet-street, M.DCC.XLIV. [1744]. ESTC No. N13752. Grub Street ID 3651.
  • Marlborough, Sarah Churchill. A true copy of the last will and testament of Her Grace Sarah, late Duchess Dowager of Marlborough: with the codicil thereto annexed. London: printed for J. Watson in Fleet-Street, 1744. ESTC No. N14107. Grub Street ID 4006.

Printed by and for, or by/for and sold by James Watson

  • Le Tellier, médecin de Peronne. Critical reflections upon the emmenology of Dr. Freind. By Dr. Le Tellier, a French Physician. Translated from the French. London: printed and sold by J. Watson, over-against Hungerford-Market in the Strand, and by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1731. ESTC No. T149712. Grub Street ID 195665.
  • Conjugal duty: set forth in a collection of ingenious and delightful wedding-sermons. Viz. I. The merchant-royal: or, woman a ship. By Robert Wilkinson. II. The bridal-bush. By H. Cornwallis. III. A wedding-ring fit for the finger. By William Secker. IV. A new-year's-gift. By J. Colby. V. The character of a chaste and vertuous woman. By M. Moxon. VI. The bride-woman's counsellour. By J. Sprint. VII. A wife mistaken: or, Leah instead of Rachel. By T. Grantham. VIII. The Virgin Mary. By T. Master. London: printed and sold by J. Watson, over-against Hunger-Ford-Market in the Strand, MDCCXXXII. [1732]. ESTC No. T73484. Grub Street ID 296739.
  • The case of bankrupts and insolvents consider'd. Wherein it is shewn, I. That the Most Criminal of all Insolvents do not, by the Laws now in Being, meet with any Punishment. II. That their Creditors have no Proper Relief. III. That all other Insolvents are too severely Punished. IV. That the truly Unfortunate are most Inhumanly dealt with. And, V. That the present Method of treating Insolvents in general is inconsistent with the Laws of Nature, and the Maxims of True Polity. Together with the Draught of a Bill for Amending the Law in every one of these Particulars: I. By Distinguishing Insolvents into their Proper and Natural Classes. II. By allotting a Proportional Punishment to each. III. By granting Mercy in a proper Way to the truly Unfortunate. And, IV. By giving Relief to the Creditors of fraudulent Insolvents. Part I. London: printed and sold by J. Watson in Wardrobe Court, Great Carter Lane, near Doctors Commons; and A. Dodd without Temple-Bar, [1734]. ESTC No. N15340. Grub Street ID 5071.
  • An exact list of the lords spiritual and temporal. With an alphabetical list I. Of the counties, cities, and boroughs, with their representatives, ... II. Of the knights, citizens and burgesses of the present Parliament, . London: printed and sold by Ja. Watson, F. Jefferies, J. Brotherton and H. Whitteridge; and J. Hodges, 1735. ESTC No. N28182. Grub Street ID 17413.
  • The Case of bankrupts and insolvents consider'd. Wherein it is shewn, I. That the most criminal of all insolvents do not, by the laws now in being, meet with any punishment. II. That their creditors have no proper relief. III. That all other insolvents are too severely punished. IV. That the truly unfortunate are most inhumanly dealt with. And, V. That the present method of treating insolvents in general is inconsistent with the laws of nature, and the maxims of true polity. Together with the draught of a bill for amending the law in every one of these particulars: I. By distinguishing insolvents into their proper and natural classes. II. By alloting a proportional punishment to each. III. By granting mercy in a proper way to the truly unfortunate. And, IV. By giving relief to the creditors of fraudulent insolvents. Part I. London: Printed and sold by J. Watson in Wardrobe Court, Great Carter Lane, near Doctors Commons: and A. Dodd without Temple-bar, 1734. ESTC No. N15341. Grub Street ID 5072.
  • An exact list of the lords spiritual and temporal. With an alphabetical list I. Of the counties, cities, and boroughs, with their representatives, P. 18. II. Of the knights, citizens and burgesses of the present Parliament, with their Places of Abode, &c. P. 31. And other Proper Distinctions. To which is added, a list of the peers of Scotland and Ireland. London: printed and sold by Ja. Watson in Wardrobe-Court, Great Carter-Lane, Fr. Jefferies in Ludgatestreet, and by the pamphlet-shops of London and Westminster, MDCCXXXVII. [1737]. ESTC No. T182649. Grub Street ID 219091.
  • The court kalendar compleat, for the year 1744. The second edition, with great alterations.. London: Printed and sold by James Watson, in Wardrobe-Court, Great Carter-Lane, MDCCXLIV [1744, i.e 1743?]. ESTC No. T34328. Grub Street ID 264648.