Publications of Abraham Miles

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  • Miles, Abraham. The last farewel of three bould traytors. London: Printed for John Andrews .., [1661?]. ESTC No. R35045. Grub Street ID 117508.
  • Miles, Abraham. A sad and true relation of a great fire or two. The most terrible and dangerous fire began in the house of Mr. George Delaun, an Hamborough merchant in Lothberry, neer the Royal Exchange in Cornhil, where Master Delaun and his wife being big with child, daughter to Sir Thomas Allen of Finchly, Mr. Gilbert, a merchant, two maid servants, and a nurse and her husband, were all burned to ashes in the merciless flames of fire. To the tune of Fortune my foe, or, Aim not too high. London: printed for E. Andrews, at the White-lyon neer Py-corner, [1662]. ESTC No. R41667. Grub Street ID 123234.
  • Miles, Abraham. The countrymans friend, and no circumventing mountebanck. But a rare method of chyrurgery and physick, teaching the country people excellent cures, the likewas [sic] never laid open in any age before. Besides here are four arts, three, of them concerning horses, and the fourth an art to keep a field of corn from any manner of fowles, that devour grain, this art is only by anointing a few crow feathers, for neither pidgeon, sparrow, rook nor crow will endure the field where they stick. By Abraham Miles. London: printed for E. Andrews at the White Lyon neer Pye-corner, 1662. ESTC No. R217818. Grub Street ID 92559.
  • Miles, Abraham. A vvonder of vvonders; being a true relation of the strange and invisible beating of a drum, at the house of John Mompesson, Esquire, at Tidcomb in the county of Wilt-shire, being about eight of the clock at night, and continuing till four in the morning, several dayes one after another, to the great admiration of many persons of honour, gentlemen of quality, and many hundreds who have gone from several parts to hear this miraculous wonder, since the first time it began to beat Roundheads and cuckolds, come dig, come dig. Also the burning of a drum that was take from a drummer: likewise the manner how the stools and chairs danced about the rooms. The drummer is sent to Glocester gaol; likewise a great conflict betwixt the evil spirit and Anthony a lusty fellow. To the tune of, Bragandary. London]: Printed for William Gilbertson, [1662 - 1663. ESTC No. R41805. Grub Street ID 123335.
  • Miles, Abraham. The dubd knight of the forked order: or, The old wanton lady as I will recite, and Sen John the serving-man her hearts delight, their doings and actions, if you will attend, in meeter, they are by a poet pend. The subtilty of women either old or young, and what cunning excuses they have with their tongue, that will play with their husbands and laugh them to scorn, stroke up their brows, and there place a horn. The tune is, I am fallen away. London: printed for W[illiam]. Thackeray T[homas]. Passenger, and W[illiam]. Whitwood, [1664-1688]. ESTC No. R236074. Grub Street ID 106921.
  • Miles, Abraham. The dub'd knight of the forked order. Or, the old wanton lady as I will recite, and son John the serving-man her hearts delight, their doings and actions, if you will attend, in meeter, they are by a poet pen'd. The subtlity of women either old or young, and what cunning excuses they have with their tongue, that will play with their husbands and laugh them to scorn, stroke up there brows, and there place a horn. The tune is, I am fal'en away. London]: Printed for W[illiam]. Whitwood at the Golden Bell at Duck-Lane end in West-smith-field, [1666 - 1670. ESTC No. R227117. Grub Street ID 100025.
  • Miles, Abraham. Mirth for citizens: or, a comedy for the country. Shewing a young farmer his unfortunate marriage, his wife is so churlish & currish in carriage he married her for beauty, for's own delight now he repents it both day and night. By physiognomy adviseth young men that at to be sure to look before that they leap, to leap at a venture, & catch a fall, raising the forehead break horns and all. Tune of, Ragged, torn, and true. London]: Printed for P. Brooksby at the Golden Ball in Py-corner, [1673?. ESTC No. R216316. Grub Street ID 91236.
  • Miles, Abraham. Mirth for citizens: or, A comedy for the country. Shewi[n]g, a young farmer his unfortunate marriage, his wife is so [ ]urrish, so currish in carriage; he married her for beauty, for his own delight, now he repents it both day and night. By physognomy, adviseth young men that at wenches skip, to be sure to look bef[o]re that they lip; to leap at a venture and catch a fall, raising the f[o]re head, breaks horns, and all. To th[e] tune of, Ragged, torn, and true. London]: Printed for Jo. Wright, J. Clarke W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger, [between 1681 and 1684. ESTC No. R188577. Grub Street ID 76475.
  • Miles, Abraham. The master-piece of love-songs. A dialogue betwixt a bold keeper and a lady gay, he woo'd his Lords daughter and carried the day, but soon after marriage was forc'd for to fight, vvith his Lord and six gentlemen for his own right, he cut them, and hew'd them, and paid them with blows, and made them his friends that before were his foes. To the tune of, The week before Easter, the days long and clear. London]: Printed for John Clarke, William Thackeray, and Thomas Passinger, [ca. 1695. ESTC No. R234545. Grub Street ID 105883.