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The marrovv of astrology : In two books. Wherein is contained the natures of the sines and planets, with their several governing angels, according to their respective hierarchies. And the method of directions according to the Ægyptians and Chaldeans, with several other useful examples. Also a table of houses, exactly calculated for the latitude of London, with tables of the mundane aspects, and all that is requisite for the rectifying and directing nativities; according to the true intent and meaning of Ptolomy: wherein is discovered the errors of most of our modern authors: unto which is added and appendix, adapted to the use and illustration thereof, in a nativity exemplified according to the doctrine of mundane aspects. The like never done in English. By John Bishop, student in astrology and chymistry. To which is prefix'd a preface in commendation of the author and his method, by Henry Coley.
Kirby, Richard, 1649-Date: 1689- Books
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The Marrow of astrology : In two books. Wherein is contained the natures of the sines and planets, with their several governing angels, according to their respective hierarchies. And the method of directions according to the Ægyptians and Chaldeans, with several other useful examples. Also a table of houses, exactly calculated for the latitude of London, with tables of the mundane aspects, and all that is requisite for the rectifying and directing nativities; according to the true intent and meaning of Ptolomy: wherein is discovered the errors of most of our modern authors: unto which is added an appendix, adapted to the use and illustration thereof, in a nativity exemplified according to the doctrine of mundane aspects. The like never done in English. By John Bishop, student in astrology and chymistry. To which is prefix'd a preface in commendation of the author and his method, by Henry Coley.
Kirby, Richard, 1649-Date: 1688- Books
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A directory for midwives: or a guide for women : In their conception. Bearing; and suckling their children. The first part contains, 1. The anatomy of the vessels of generation. 2. The formation of the child in the womb. 3. What hinder conceptions, and its remedies. 4. What furthers conception. 5. A guide for women in conception. 6. Of miscarriage in women. 7. A guide for women in their labor. 8. A guide for women in their lying in. 9. Of nursing children. To cure all diseases in women, read the second part of this book. By Nicholas Culpeper Gent. student in physick and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1671- Books
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Ouranotheōria. Cœlestiall observations: or An ephemeris of the motions, eclipses and phænomena's of the luminaries the planetary appearances, positions, and conjunctions : with their various aspects and configurations, after a new method. Some necessary tables astronomical, and judgements astrological and meteorologicall. From which is probably conjectured (not positively concluded) the state, condition, temperature and inclination of the year of our redemption by Jesus Christ, M.DC.LVI. being leap year. Et a creatione mundi Kepleriana, 5649. / By John Booker student in astrology & physick.
Booker, John, 1603-1667Date: MDCLVI [1656,i.e. 1655]- Books
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Angelus Britannicus : an ephemeris for the year of our redemption 1676. Being the bissextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, 5625. Amplified with astrological observations from the suns ingress into Aries, and the other cardinal points; with an account of the ecclipses, conjunctions, and other configurations of the heavenly bodies. Calculated for the meridian of London where the Artick Pole is elevated above the horizon 51 degr. 32 min. but may indifferently serve for England, Scotland, and Ireland. By John Tanner, student in astrology and physick.
Tanner, John, approximately 1636-1715Date: 1676- Books
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Angelus Britannicus : an ephemeris for the year of our redemption 1676. Being the bissextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, 5625. Amplified with astrological observations from the suns ingress into Aries, and the other cardinal points; with an account of the ecclipses, conjunctions, and other configurations of the heavenly bodies. Calculated for the meridian of London where the Artick Pole is elevated above the horizon 51 degr. 32 min. but may indifferently serve for England, Scotland, and Ireland. By John Tanner, student in astrology and physick.
Tanner, John, approximately 1636-1715Date: 1676- Books
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Culpeper's school of physick. Or The experimental practice of the whole art : Wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot, with their proper and effectuall cures, such diet set down as ought to be observed in sickness or in health. With other safe wayes for preserving of life, in excellent aphorismes, and approved medicines, so plainly and easily treated of, that the free-born student rightly understanding this method, may judge of the practice of physick, so far as it concerns himself, or the cure of others, &c. A work never before publisht, very necessary for all that desire to be rightly informed in physick, chyrurgery, chymistry, &c. / By Nich. Culpeper, late student in physick and astrology. The narrative of the authors life is prefixed, with his nativity calculated, together with the testimony of his late wife, Mrs. Alice Culpeper, and others. The general contents of this work are in the next page. With two perfect tables very useful to the reader.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1659- Books
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Read, try, judge, and speak as you find : At the Black Ball and Old Lillys Head, next door to the Feather shops that are within Black-Friers Gate-way, which is over against Ludgate Church, just by Ludgate in London (through God's mercy to do good) now liveth J. Case, who succeeds in the room of Mr. Tho. Saffold lately deceased, who is an approved and licensed physician and student in astrology. Of him the sick may have advice for nothing.
Case, John, DrDate: [1692]- Books
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Cœlestiall observations : or an ephemeris of the planetary motions, their various aspects, conjunctions, and configurations, to the moon, and amongst themselves. Together with the severall eclipses of the sun and moon, the two great lights. The suns ingress in the four cardinall points. With other observations, astronomicall and astrologicall. Wherein as in a prospective-glasse may be observed the probable state and condition of the year of our redemption, 1652. Being bissextile of leap-year. Et a creatione mundi Kepleriana, 5645. Calculated for the meridian of the honorable & populon [sic] city of London, being the metropolis of Great Britain. Whose latitude longitude is 51 24 deg. 32 20 minutes. By John Booker student in astrology & physick.
Booker, John, 1603-1667Date: 1652- Books
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Culpeper's school of physick: Or The experimental practice of the whole art : Wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot, with their proper and effectuall cures; such diet set down as ought to be observed in sickness or in health. With other safe waies for preserving of life, in excellent aphorisms, and approved medicines, so plainly and easily treated of, that the free-born student rightly understanding this method, may judg of the practice of physick, so far as it concerns himself, or the cure of others, &c. A work never before publisht, very necessary for all that desire to be rightly informed in physick, chyrurgery, chymistry, &c. By Nich. Culpeper, late student in physick and astrology. The narrative of the authors life is prefixed, with his nativity calculated; together with the testimony of his late wife, Mrs. Alice Culpeper, and others. The general contents of this work are in the next page. With two perfect tables very useful to the reader.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1678- Books
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Mr. Knights strange and amazeing prophecy, for three years to come: being, a genuine prepiction [sic] of the most considerable actions and accidents likely to happen in the year, 1699, 1700, and 1701 : Fairly deduced from 5 visible eclipses of the luminaries: three great and formidable ones, and two more less more particularly of that great and wonderful eclipse of the sun, which will happen on the 13th day of the next approaching month September, w[h]en 11 digits of the sun's face will be quite darkned, and its effects, or significations more terrible, than that of Black Monday, in the year, 1652. Modestly hinting to all Europe, and every kingdom and state therein, the probable contingencies signified to them, by the signs of heaven. By William Knight, student in astrology, physick, and chirurgery.
Knight, William, active 1680-1699Date: MDCXCIX. [1699]- Books
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Calendarium astrologicum: or, An almanack for the year of our Lord God 1733. Being the first from bissextile of leap-year declaring the general state of the year, with the sign each day therein, eclipses, sun-rising, moon-rising and setting, also the rising, setting and southing of the 7 stars, and other fixed stars of note; the number of bishopricks, cities, and market-towns in England & Wales. Together with a description of the most eminent roads in England, from town to town, and the certain time of any mart or fair in any of them. Newly corrected, and more compleat than formerly. Also rules for physick and husbandry. With a chronology of memorable things and divers other userful observation on the state of the year, fit and proper for such a work. By Thomas Trigge, gent, student in physick and astrology.
Trigge, Thomas.Date: [1733]- Books
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Calendariam astrologicum: or, An almanack for the year of our Lord God 1731. Being the third after bissextile, or leap year. Declaring the general state of the year, with the sign each day therein, eclipses, sunrising, moon-rising and setting, also the rising, setting, and southing of the 7 stars, and other fixed stars of note; the number of bishopricks, cities, and market-towns in England & Wales. Together with deiccription of the most eminent roads in England, from town to town, and the certain time of any mart or fair in any of them. Newly corrected, and more compleat than formerly. Also rules for physick and husbandry, with a chronology of memorable things, and divers other useful observations on the state of the year, fit and proper for such a work. By Thomas Trigge, gent. student in physick and astrology.
Trigge, Thomas.Date: 1731- 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, oynments, oyls, pultisses, syrrups, decoctions, juleps or waters, of all sorts of physical herbs, ... 7. The way of mixing medicines according to the cause and mixture of the disease, and part of the body afflicted. By Nich. Culpeper, Gent. student in physick and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1684- Books
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Goldisborough. 1662 An almanack and prognostication for the year of our Lord, 1662 : Being the second from bissextile or leap year, fand from the creation, 5611. Wherein is contained, many usefull, pleasant and necessary observations and predictions: amongst the rest you may behold the state of the whole year, the eclipses, great conjunctions and mutual aspects of the planets; together with their places in every moneth. Calculated (according to art) for the meridian and latitude of the most honourable City of London, whose situation is in longitude 24 degrees 20 minutes, and in latitude 51 degrees 32 minutes, and without sensible error may serve for any part of great [sic] Brittain. By John Goldisborough, Gent. student in astrology and physick.
Goldisborough, JohnDate: 1662- Books
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Astrological and theological observations and predictions for the year of our Lord 1700 : Wherein are briefly shewn as well the judgements and opinions of several wise men concerning this present year and other years as his own judgment with the signification of the eclipses of this present year. With monthly observations for every month of this present year briefly containing the most remarkable events that are likely to happen in England and other places, and the most likely days for rain and change of vveather and other things worthy of observation. The lofy heavenes by their whirling motion ... behold the day star in their hearts to rise. Psal. 19.1 ... 2 Pet. 1.19. By John Silvester student in astrology.
Silvester, John, active 17th centuryDate: [1699]- Books
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Medicaments for the poor; or, Physick for the common people : Containing, excellent remedies for most common diseases, incident to mans body; made of such things as are common to be had in almost every country in the world: and are made with little art, and small charge. This book is of admirable use for, 1. Purging medicines, for choler, flegm, melancholly, or watry [sic] humors. ... 20. Or in dissolved unity. Hereunto is added an excellent book, called Health for rich and poor, by diet without physick. / By Nich. Culpeper, student in physick and astrology.
Prevost, Jean, 1585-1631Date: 1662- Books
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Pharmacopœia Londinensis; or, The London dispensatory : further adorned by the studies and collections of the fellows now living, of the said Colledg. In this impression you may find. 1. Three hundred usefull additions. 2. All the notes that were in the margent are brought into the book between two such crotchets as are these [ ] 3. The vertues, qualities, and properties, of every simple, 4. The vertues and use of the compounds. 5. Cautions in giving all medicines that are dangerous. 6. All the medicines that were in the old Latin dispensatory, and are left out in the new Latin one, are printed in this impression in English, with their vertues. 7. A key to Galen and Hippocrates their Method of physick, containing thirty three chapters. 8. In this impression, the Latin name of every one of the compounds is printed, and in what page of the new folio Latin book they are to be found. By Nich. Culpeper, Gent. student in physick and astrology.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1669- Books
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Culpeper's school of physick: Or The experimental practice of the whole art : Wherein are contained all inward diseases from the head to the foot, with their proper and effectuall cures, such diet set down as ought to be observed in sickness or in health. With other safe waies for preserving of life, in excellent aphorisms, and approved medicines, so plainly and easily treated of, that the free-born student rightly understanding this method, may judg of the practice of physick, so far as it concerns himself, or the cure of others, &c. A work never before publisht, very necessary for all that desire to be rightly informed in physick, chyrurgery, chymistry, &c. By Nich. Culpeper, late student in physick and astrology. The narrative of the authors life is prefixed, with his nativity calculated; together with the testimony of his late wife, Mrs. Alice Culpeper, and others. The general contents of this work are in the next page: with two perfect t[ab]les very useful to the reader.
Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654Date: 1678- Books
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The hidden treasures of the art of physick : fully discovered. In four books. Containing 1. A physical description of man. 2. The causes, signs and cures of all diseases incident to the body. 3. The general cure of wounds, tumors and ulcers. 4. A general rule for making all kind of medicines; with the use and nature of distilled waters, juyces, decoctions, conserves, powders, electuaries, plaisters, &c. To which is added three necessary tables. 1. Sheweth the contents of the four books. 2. Explaineth all the terms of art which are used in physick and chyrurgery. Explaining the nature and use of simples what they are, and where they grow. A work whereby the diligent reader may, without the help of other authors, attain to the knowledge of the art above-named. The third edition, with additions. By John Tanner, student in physick and astrology.
Tanner, John, approximately 1636-1715Date: 1672- Books
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Medicaments for the poor; or, Physick for the common people : Containing, excellent remedies for most common diseases, incident to mans body; made of such things as are common to be had in almost every country in the world: and are made with little art, and smal charge. This book is of admirable use for, 1. Purging medicines, for choller, flegm, melancholly, or watry humors. 2. Vomits. 3. Such things as evacuate by sweat, spittle, the pallate, nostrils, or insensibly. 4. Womens diseases. 5. Worms. 6. The stone. 7. Poysons. 8. The Head over-heat, or over-cooled. 9. The eyes. 10. The Joynts. 11. The nerves. 12. Breathing. 13. The heart. 14. The stomach. 15. The intestines. 16. And for diseases of ill conformation. 17. Or in faulty magnitude. 18. Or in number. 19. Or in scituation, and connexion. 20. Or in dissolved unity. First written in Latin, by that famous and learned doctor, John Prevotius, phylosopher, and publick professor of physick in Padua. Translated into English, and something added, By Nich. Culpeper, student in physick, and astrology.
Prevost, Jean, 1585-1631Date: 1656- Books
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The hidden treasures of the art of physick : fully discovered: in four books. 1 Containing a physical description of man. 2 The causes, signes, and cures of all diseases, incident to the body. 3 The general cure of wounds, tumours, and ulcers. 4 A general rule, for making all kind of medicines; with the use and nature of distilled waters, juyces, decoctions, conserves, powders, elestuaries, plaisters, &c. To which is added three necessary tables, 1 sheweth the contents of the four books. 2 Explaineth all the terms of art which are used in physick and chirurgery. 3 Explaining the nature and use of simples, what they are, and where they grow. A work whereby the diligent reader may, without the help of other authors, attain to the knowledge of the art above-named. / By John Tanner, student in physick, and astrology.
Tanner, John, approximately 1636-1715Date: 1659- Archives and manuscripts
Dixon, John (1832-1930)
Dixon, John, 1832-1930.Date: 1848-1903Reference: MSS.2135-2195, 5191, 5950 and 6794- Books
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Angelus britannicus: an ephemers for the year of our redemption, 1701. Being the first after the bissextile or leap-year. Since The creation of the world, 5650 the death of our saviour, 1668 the conquest of this nation, 635 the restoration Charles II ... the last great plague, 36 ... the last great frost, 17 ... the abdication of King James II. 12 Year. Amplified with observations from the sun's ingress into the equinoctical sign arise and the other cardinal points; with an account of the eclipses, conjunctions of the planets, and other configurations of the celestial bodies. Calculated for the meridian of the famous city of ... where the pole attick is elevated above the horizon 51 degree, 32 minutes but may indifferently serve for ... By John Tanner student in physick and astrology. The forty fifth impression.
Tanner, John, approximately 1636-1715.Date: 1701- Books
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Advice from the stars: or, An almanack for the year of Christ 1717 being first after bissextile or leap-year. And from the creation according to holy-writ 5679, by the best computation of prophane history 5666, since the glorious revolution of Great-Britain 28 happy Union of England and Scotland 10. King George coming to the throne 2. Containing the daily motions of the planets, a table of houses astrological, general, and monthly observations, the days of the month and week, festival-days, mutual aspects, state of the weather, rising and setting of the sun, length of the day, and night, the sign, change-full and quarter of the moon; her age rising, southing & setting, time of high-water, with variety of useful tables and other things befiting the subject. Calculated for, and fitted to the Meridian of Dublin, whose latitude is 53 degrees and 20 min north, best many indifferently serve all Great-Britain and Ireland. By John Whalley student in astrology and physick.
Whalley, John, 1653-1724.Date: [1717]