De cometis: or, a discourse of the natures and effects of comets, as they are philosophically, historically & astrologically considered. With a brief (yet full) account of the III late comets, or blazing stars, visible to all Europe. And what (in a natural way of judicature) they portend. Together with some observations on the nativity of the Grand Seignior / By John Gadbury.

  • Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.
Date:
1665
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Credit: De cometis: or, a discourse of the natures and effects of comets, as they are philosophically, historically & astrologically considered. With a brief (yet full) account of the III late comets, or blazing stars, visible to all Europe. And what (in a natural way of judicature) they portend. Together with some observations on the nativity of the Grand Seignior / By John Gadbury. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    But there arc captious Readers, asm Has courteous Ones: and Books art cenfured or commended* as the perufers of them* either Sympathize or Antipathize* with them. Ad cap turn leBoriSy habent fuajata libeut. Each Book (faith the Noble Herbert) fenltnto the World* is like a Barque put to Sea* and ^liable ra cenfures* as the Barque is to foul weather. One thing / would advert ife thee af* and that ts this* Where, infeveral places of this Treat ife* / mention the Effects of Comets $ I would not be too itnctlyun- deritood* or interpreted : Fory by fab an expreffion* I intend^ not to make Comets* or Blazing Stars* t e caufes of fucb effects 5 but the Antecedents or Prodro- mi* of them only. Audit is to fioof fo vulgar capacities, that I {all along) make uf ? of the VVord. / ever did* and yet do* look upon Comets to be like Beacons j jww/e u*e and office* is7 to give warning to mankinde of ap¬ proaching dangers 5 and to be the certain lignes* {but /^caufes) of Mundane Cataftrophes. John GadbURY, From my Houfe in Jewen- Garden* againfi the Sun in Jewen-ftrect * netr Alderfgate-ftreet, The