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The Table of Contents of
John Trenchard (1662-1723) And Thomas Gordon (1691-1750),
A Collection of Tracts (1751). Two Volumes.

[Created: 1 May, 2024]
[Updated: 1 May, 2024]

About the Authors

See the main Author Pages for John Trenchard, John (1662-1723) and Thomas Gordon (1691-1750) for details.

About the Texts

John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, A Collection of Tracts. By the late John Trenchard, Esq; and Thomas Gordon, Esq; The First Volume. (London: Printed for F. Cogan, at the Middle Temple Gate, in Fleet-street, 1751). 22 Tracts.

John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, A Collection of Tracts. By the Late John Trenchard, Esq; and Thomas Gordon, Esq; Vol. II. (London: Printed for F. Cogan, at the Middle Temple Gate, in Fleet-street; and T. Harris, in the Minories, 1751). 18 Tracts.

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There are a total of 40 tracts dated from 1697 to 1750, with 2 with no author given, 11 by Trenchard, and 27 by Gordon.

Clicking on the headings "DATE", and "TITLE" will sort the table accordingly. A second click will reverse the order.

 

 

Texts in the Collection

 

  DATE AUTHOR TITLE LOCATION (2vols-in-1)
  1697 Trenchard AN Argument shewing, That a Standing Army is inconsistent with a Free Government, and absolutely destructive to the Constitution of the English Monarchy. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 003
  1697 Trenchard The Second Part of an Argument, &c. With Remarks on the late publish’d List of King James’s Irish Forces in France. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 031
  ? Trenchard A Letter from the Author of the Argument against a Standing Army, to the Author of the Ballancing Letter. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 048
  1698 Trenchard A Short History of Standing Armies in England. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 057
  1719 Trenchard The Thoughts of a Member of the Lower House, in Relation to a Project for restraining and limitting the Power of the Crown in the future Creation of Peers. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 107
  1719 Trenchard Some Reflections on a Pamphlet, called, The Old Whig. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 115
  1719 Gordon A Modest Apology for Parson Alberoni, Governor to King Philip, a Minor, and universal Curate of the whole Spanish Monarchy; the whole being a short, but unanswerable Defence of Priestcraft, and a New Confutation of the Bishop of Bangor. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 119
  1719 Gordon An Apology for the Danger of the Church; proving, that the Church is, and ought to be always in Danger; and that it would be dangerous for her to be out of Danger. Being a Second Part of the Apology for Parson Alberoni. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 145
  ? Gordon A Dedication to a Great Man, concerning Dedications; discovering amongst other wonderful Secrets, what will be the present Posture of Affairs a thousand Years hence. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 169
  ? Gordon A Letter to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury; proving, That his Grace cannot be the Author of the Letter to an eminent Presbyterian Clergyman in Swisserland, in which the present State of Religion in England is blackened and exposed, and the present Ministry are misrepresented and traduced. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 192
  1719 Gordon A true Account of a Revelation lately discover’d to Jeremiah van Husen, a German Physician, as he deliver’d it on Oath before John Shepherd, Esq; one of his Majesty’s Justices of the Peace, foretelling many strange Events, particularly the End of the World. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 216
  1720 Trenchard A Comparison between the Proposals of the Bank and the South-Sea Company, wherein is shewn, that the Proposals of the first are much more advantageous to the Publick, than those of the latter, if they do not offer such Terms to the Annuitants as they will accept of. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 221
  1720 Trenchard Some Considerations upon the State of our Public Debts in general, and of the Civil List in particular. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 228
  1720 Gordon A Learned Dissertation upon Old Women, Male and Female, Spiritual and Temporal in all Ages, whether in Church, State, or Exchange-Alley; very seasonable to be read at all Times, but especially at these Times. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 249
  ? ? An Essay on the late Union of the Whig-Chiefs. vol. 1, p. 265
  1720 Gordon Considerations upon the approaching Peace, and upon the Importance of Gibraltar to the British Empire: being the Second Part of the Independent Whig. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 268
  1720 Gordon A Letter to a Leading Great Man, concerning the Rights of the People to petition, and the Reasonableness of complying with such Petitions. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 284
  1728 Gordon A Supplement to the London Journal of March 25. 1721; being the State of the Case relating to the Surrender of Mr. Knight farther considered. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 301
  1720 Gordon The Character of an Independent Whig. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 311
  1722 Gordon A Discourse of Standing Armies; shewing, the Folly, Uselesness, and Danger of Standing Armies in Great Britain. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 1, p. 334
  1722 Gordon

The Nature and Weight of the Taxes of the Nation; shewing that by the Continuance of heavy Taxes and Impositions, and the Misapplication of Public Money, Trade is destroy’d, the Poor increased; and the Miseries and Misfortunes of the whole Kingdom demand the Consideration of the Freeholders of Great Britain, at the ensuing Election. By T. Gordon, Esq;

vol. 1, p. 355
  ? Trenchard The Natural History of Superstition. By John Trenchard, Esq; vol. 1, p. 378
  1721 Trenchard and Gordon THE Sense of the People concerning the present State of Affairs, with Remarks upon some Passages of our own and the Roman History. In a Letter to a Member of Parliament. By John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon, Esquires, vol. 2, p. 003
  1722 Gordon A compleat History of the late Septennial Parliament; wherein all their Proceedings are particularly enquired into, and faithfully related; with proper Remarks, and many secret Memoirs interspersed, concerning the late Times. To which is prefixed, Honest Advice to the Freeholders of Great Britain. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 031
  1724 Gordon An Essay on the Practice of Stock-jobbing, and some Remarks on the right Use, and regular Improvement of Money. In a Letter to a Gentleman, and a Proprietor of South-Sea Stock. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 083
  1725 Gordon An authentic Narrative of the late Proceedings and cruel Execution at Thorn; with two Letters written upon that Occasion by Britannicus, in the London Journal. To which is prefixed, An Account of the Rights and Privileges of the City of Thorn. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 091
  1723 ? A short View of the Conspiracy, with some Reflections on the present State of Affairs. In a Letter to an Old Whig in the Country. By Cato. vol. 2, p. 127
  1723 Gordon Royal Gallantry: or, The Amours of a certain K———g of a certain Country, who kept his C———rt at a certain Edition: current; Page: [ 418 ] Place, much in the same Latitude with that of W—st—m—nst—r, related in the unhappy Adventures of Palmiris and Lindamira; in which the Characters of Tersander and Cæsarina are vindicated from the Aspersions that have been, or may be, cast upon them; and the unfortunate Death of the former set in a true Eight. Done from the French. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 160
  1725 Gordon A Letter to a Gentleman at Edinburgh, concerning the busy and assuming Spirit of the Ecclesiastics, and their extravagant Demands upon the Laity. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 211
  1723 Gordon The Craftsmen: A Sermon, or Paraphrase upon several Verses of the 19 the Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles. Composed in the Style of the late Daniel Burgess. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 232
  1750 Gordon A Serious Expostulation with the Right Reverend the Lord Bishop of London, on his Letter to the Clergy and People of London and Westminster. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 257
  1722 Trenchard Seasonable Advice to the Electors of Great Britain; with a Word or two relating to the Influence of the Clergy in Elections. By J. Trenchard, Esq; vol. 2, p. 272
  1722 Gordon The true Picture of a Modern Tory; or, A High-Churchman painted to the Life. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 278
  1723 Gordon A Sermon preached before the learned Society of Lincoln’s-Inn, on January 30, 1732, from Job xxxiv. 30. That the Hypocrite reign not, lest the People be insnared. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 281
  1733 Gordon A Supplement to the Sermon preached at Lincoln’s-Inn, on January 30. 1732. Addressed to a very important and most solemn. Churchman, Sollicitor-General for Causes Ecclesiastical. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 312
  1734 Gordon A Letter to the Reverend Dr. Codex, on the Subject of his modest Instruction to the Crown, inserted in the Daily Journal of February 27 th, 1733. From the Second Volume of Burnet’ s History. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 333
  ? Gordon The Preface to the Fourth Collection of Cato’ s Letters. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 364
  ? Gordon The Preface to the Sixth Collection of Cato’ s Letters. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 368
  1720 Gordon The Creed of an Independent Whig; with an orthodox Introduction, concerning Canons, Councils, Mysteries, Miracles, and Church Authority. By T. Gordon, Esq; vol. 2, p. 370
  1720 Gordons Priestianity: or, A View of the Disparity between the Apostles and the Modern inferior Clergy. By the Author of The Creed of an Independent Whig. vol. 2, p. 386