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The vanity and impiety of judicial astrology : whereby men undertake to foretell future contingencies, especially the particular fates of mankind, by the knowledge of the stars, i.e. the conjunctions, motions, positions and influences of the cœlestial bodies on the earthly / by Francis Crow.
Crow, Francis, -1692Date: 1690- Books
Zodiacus Christianus : jüdisch-christliche Adaptationen des Tierkreises von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart / Wolfgang Hübner.
Hübner, Wolfgang, 1939-Date: 1983- Books
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The english physician enlarged with three hundred and sixty nine medicines, made of English herbs, that were not in any impression until this. Being, An Astrologo-Physical Discourse of the Vulgar Herbs of this Nation; containing a compleat Method of Physick, whereby a Man may preserve his Body in Health, or Cure himself, being Sick, for Three-Pence Charge, with such Things only as grow in England, they being most fit for English Bodies. Herein is also shewed these Seven Things, viz. 1. The Way of making Plasters, Ointments, Oil, Pultistes, Syrups. Decoctions, Juleps, or Waters, of all Sorts of Physical Herbs, that you may have them ready for your Use at all Times of the Year. 2. What Planet governeth every Herb or Tree (used in Physick) that groweth in England. 3. The Time of gathering all Herbs, both Vulgarly, and Astrologically. 4. The Way of Drying and Keeping the Herbs all the Year. 5. The Way of Keeping their Juice ready for Use at all Times. 6. The Way of Making and Keeping all Kinds of useful Compounds made of Herbs. 7. The Way of mixing Medicines according to the Cause and Mixture of the Disease and Part of the Body Afflicted. By Nich. Culpepper, Gent. Student in Physick and Astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654.Date: MDCCXXXIII. [1733]- Books
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A book of knowledge : In four parts. : Part first. Shewing the nature of astrology, by the cælestial signs and planets. Measures of time movable terms, for 20 years, &c. Divers things necessary in trade and dealing, &c. To know the weather in all seasons of the year. Good and bad fortune as born under the several signs. The manner of resolving doubtful questions, relating to love, business, &c. Moles and marks in the body, their signification; dreams, their interpretation. : Part second, The wheel of fortune, resolving questions in astrology. Fortunate and unfortunate days throughout the year. To know the changing of the moon by the prime observations on New years day. : Part third. A treatise of physick, by the signs and planets. Observations in midwifery. Receipts for curing all diseases in men, women, and children. The art of cookery. The forms of writing bonds, bills, &c. Arithmetic in all its parts. Remedies for diseases in horses, cows, oxen, hogs, sheep, &c. : A perpetual almanack for ever. A complete tide table. An account of all the market days, roads and fairs in England and Wales. : Part fourth. The compleat gardiner, or the country-mans guide to good husbandry / Composed by Samuel Strangehopes.
Strangehopes, SamuelDate: [1700?]- Books
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The book of knowledge. In four parts. Part first. Shewing the nature of astrology, by the coelestial signs and planets. Measures of time. Movable terms, for 20 years, &c. Divers things necessary in trade and dealing, &c. To know the weather in all seasons of the year. Good and bad fortune as born under the several signs. The manner of resolving doubtful questions, relating to love, business, &c. Moles and marks in the body, their signification; Dreams, their interpretation Part second. The wheel of fortune, resolving questions in astrology. Fortunate and unfortunate days throughout the year. To know the changing of the moon by the prime observations on New-years-day. Part third. A treatise of physick, by the signs and planets. Observations in midwifery. Receipts for curing all diseases in men, women, and children The art of cookery. The forms of writing bonds bills, &c. Arithmetick in all its parts. Remedies for diseases in horses, cows, oxen, hogs, sheep, &c. A perpetual almanack for ever. A compleat tide talbe. An account of all the market days, roads, and fairs in England and Wales. Part fourth. The compleat gardiner, or the country-man's guide to good hu bandry [sic]. Composed by Sam. Strangehopes.
Strangehopes, Samuel.Date: [between 1699 and 1708?]- Books
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Astrologo-mastix, or A discovery of the vanity and iniquity of judiciall astrology : or Divining by the starres the successe, or miscarriage of humane affaires. / By John Geree Master of Arts, and preacher of the word at St. Albanes. Published according to order.
Geree, John, 1601?-1649Date: 1646- Books
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Judicial astrologers totally routed, and their pretence to Scripture, reason & experience, briefly, yet clearly and fully ansvvered : or a brief discourse, wherein is clearly manifested, that divining by the stars hath no solid foundation. In the first part of this book are several cases of conscience answered, both from the Word of God, and from the experience of eminent divines of different judgments. In the second part of it, are the maximes of judicial astrology examined and answered; and many eminent examples added, of the frustration of the tokens of these liars. / Published by J.A. for publick good.
Allen, John, active 17th centuryDate: 1659- Books
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Thomas Gataker, B.D., his vindication of the annotations by him published : upon these words, "Thus saith the Lord, learn not the way of the heathen ... " Jer. 10, 2 : against the scurrilous aspersions of that grand imposter Mr. William Lillie : as also against the various expositions of two of his advocates, Mr. John Swan and another by him cited, but not named : together with the Annotations themselves wherein the pretended grounds of judiciary astrologie and the Scripture-proofes produced for it, are discussed and refuted.
Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654Date: l653- Books
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Thomas Gataker B.D. his vindication of the annotations by him published : upon these words, Thus saith the Lord, learn not the way of the heathen, and be not dismayed at the signes of heaven, for the heathen are dismayed at them. Jer. 10. 2. Against the scurrilous aspersions of that grand imposter Mr. William Lillie; as also against the various expositions of two of his advocates, Mr. John Swan and another by him cited, but not named: Together with the annotations. themselvs. Wherein the pretended grounds of judiciary astrologie, and the scripture-proofes produced for it, are discussed and refuted.
Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654Date: 1653- Books
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[Briefe introductions ... vnto the art of chiromancy].
Indagine, Johannes ab, -1537Date: [1558]- Books
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The knowledge of things vnknowne : Shewing the effects of the planets, and [other] astronomicall constellations. With the strange events that befall men, wom[en,] and children borne under them. Compiled by Godfridus super palladium de agricultara [sic], Anglicarum. Together with the husband-mans practice, or prognostication for [ever:] as teacheth Albert, Alkind, and Ptolomey. With the shepheards prognostication of the weather, and Pytha[goras] his wheele of fortune.
GodfridusDate: 1662- Books
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Evangelium sydereum: or, Revelation demonstrated : In three parts. The first being a philosophical discourse leading to the second. The second is Holy Scripture, astronomically handled from the radix of a nativity, and a direction of the luminaries, &c. The third is an appendix touching the scheme of Sol's ingress into Aries for the year 1677. The whole being a divine treatise recommended to the serious perusal of the unprejudic'd mathematician and astrologer, as also of all other persons, to the intent they may behold God's glorious wonders revealed in the heavens. By John Southworth, an experiencer of the love of Jesus, and a well-wisher to the people in scorn called Quakers.
Southworth, John, 1592-1654Date: 1680- Books
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Aristotle's new book of problems, set forth by way of question and answer. To which are added, a great number from other famous philosophers, astrologers, astronomers, and physicians. Shewing the secrets of nature and art: together with the interpretation of dreams, signification of moles in any part, the nature of ghosts, the reason of eclipses of the sun and moon; also, wonders in the creation, as earthquakes, ebbing and flowing of the sea, &c.
Date: 1741- Books
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Aristotle's new book of problems, set forth by way of question and answer. To which are added, a great number from other famous philosophers, astrologers, astronomers, and physicians. Shewing the secrets of nature and art: together with the interpretation of dreams, Signification of Moles in any Part, the Nature of Ghosts, the Reason of Eclipses of the Sun and Moon; also, Wonders in the Creation, as Earthquakes, Ebbing and Flowing of the Sea, &c.
Date: 1725- Books
Astrologica, quorum titulos versa pagella indicabit / [10 lines of Latin verse].
Date: 1532- Books
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Poor Robin's book of knowledge : Shewing the effects of the planets, and other astronomical constellations. Excellent receipts for curing of most distempers incident to man. Useful observations in chirurgery and husbandry. With directions for ordering cattle, and medicines for the many diseases they are liable to. Short observations on each month in the year. A discourse of the natural cause of snow, hail, and rain. Of the golden number, of weights and measures used in England. With directions for making all manner of bonds, bills, releases, indentures, wills, &c. With many other pleasant and profitable rarities too long here to incert. According to those undeniable grounds and axioms delivered by the ancient philosophers, and astronomers, Pythagoras, Aristotle, Haley, Albert, Philo Judæus, and Ptolomy. Experienced by the 21 years study and practice of Poor Robin, a well-wisher to the mathematicks.
Poor RobinDate: 1688- Manuscripts
[Wellcome MS Turkish Ottoman 26].
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A cosmological plan detailing Copernicus' astronomical vision, surrounded by diagrams of the systems of Ptolemy and Tycho Brahe ; astronomical figures line the circle. Line engraving by J.A. Fridrich after J.M. Füssli, 1732.
Füssli, Johann Melchior, 1677-1736.Date: 1732Reference: 15962i- Books
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Jubar astrologicum, or a true astrological guide : divided into two parts. The first is an exact and easie way for the beginning or entering into this art: shewing the names and nature of the signs, panets and aspects; the erecting of a figure by tables of houses, by tables of right and oblique-ascention, the doctrine of triangles, or by the plain scale by help of the line of chords only, for any latitude either north or south; very useful for seamen or any other travelers; with the whole instructions necessary to this art. The second sheweth a very plain and easie way to give judgement upon an astrological figure, concerning the transaction of humane life, viz. of the state of the body, riches, brethren, fathers, children, sickness, marriage, death, long journeys or voyages, honour, friends, imprisonment, or any other question whatsoever may be answered. With the true art of directions by the doctrine of triangles, very useful in nativitie. Whereunto is added an example upon every house, viz. the figure set and judged. By william Thra.
Thrasher, WilliamDate: 1671- Books
Allmanach auff das 1581 jar ... / Durch Petrum Slovacium gestellet auff den Meridian der kayserlichen Stadt Breslaw.
Slovacius, Petrus.Date: [1580]- Archives and manuscripts
Brocardo, Jacopo ( -1594) (& others)
Brocardo, Jacopo ( -1594)Date: c. 1620Reference: MS.150- Books
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Tulley 1695. An almanack for the year of our Lord MDCXCV : being third after leap-year and from the creation 5644. Wherein is contained astronomical observations from the suns ingress into Aries, and the other cardinal points, with an account of the eclipses, conjunctions, and other configurations of the celestial bodies. To which is added, an account of the cruelty of the papists acted upon the bodies of some of the godly martyers. Calculated for and fitted to the meridian of Boston in New England where the North Pole is elevated 42 gr. 30 min. But may indifferently serve any part of New England / by John Tulley.
Tulley, John, 1638-1701Date: 1695- Archives and manuscripts
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Wellcome Apocalypse
Date: c.1420Reference: MS.49- Books
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The English physitian enlarged : with three hundred, sixty and nine medicines, made of English herbs that were not in any impression until this. : Being an astrologo-physical discourse of the vulgar herbs of this nation; containing a compleat method of physick, whereby a man may preserve his body in health, or cure himself, being sick, for three pence charge, with such things only as grow in England, they being most fit for English bodies. : Herein is also shewed these seven things, viz. 1. The way of making plaisters, oyntments, oyls, pultisses, syrups, decoctions, juleps or waters, of all sorts of physical herbs, that you may have them ready for your use at all times of the year. 2. What planet governeth every herb or tree (used in physick) that groweth in England. 3. The time of gathering all herbs, both vulgarly and astrologically. 4. The way of drying and keeping the herbs all the year. 5. The way of keeping their juyces ready for use at all times. 6. The way of making and keeping all kind of useful compounds made of herbs. 7. The way of mixing medicines according to cause and mixture of disease, and part of the body afflicted. / By Nich. Culpepper.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1674- Books
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The practice of physick, in seventeen several books : Wherein is plainly set forth, the nature, cause, differences, and several sorts of signs; together with the cure of all diseases in the body. By Nicholas Culpeper, physitian and astrologer. Abdiah Cole, doctor of physick. And William Rowland, physitian. Being chiefly a translation of the works of that learned and renowned doctor, Lazarus Riverius, sometimes councellor and physitian to the King of France. To which are added four books containing five hundred and thirteen observations of famous cures. By the same author. And a fifth book of select medicinal counsels. By John Fernelius. With a table of the principal matters treated therein. As also a physical dictionary, explaining the hard words used in these books.
Rivière, Lazare, 1589-1655Date: M D C LXXVIII. [1678]