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The contemplation of mankinde : contayning a singuler discourse after the art of phisiognomie, on all the members and partes of man, as from the heade to the foote, in a more ample maner than hytherto hath beene published of any. In the place next after the chapter of the forehead, hath the phisiognomer added a proper treatise of the signification of sundrie lines seene in most mens foreheads: which in sundrie disputations with a skilfull Iew, he at the last obtayned. ... In the ende is a little treatise added of the signification of moles ... written by a worthie Grecian named Melampus. All which, englished by Thomas Hyll.
Hill, Thomas, approximately 1528-Date: 1571- Books
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A trip through London: containing observations on men and things. Viz. An Account of the vast Number of Foreigners Yearly Imported. How Wales sends more Footmen than Gentlemen to London. A Reason for the Streets and Highways in the City and Liberty of Westminster being kept in no better Repair. A Description of the Coffee-Houses about Whitehall. A merry Differtation upon News-Papers, Authors, Printers, and Publishers. An entertaining Description of St. James's Park; how the Horse-Guards are worse Soldiers and better Subjects than the Foot-Guards. A remarkable Controversy between a Bawd and a Sodomite, on one of the Seats near Buckingham-House. Of a Person of Quality's Cloaths sold off his Back in the Mall by his Valet de Chambre. New Votes. Schemes and Designs of the Irish Society of Fortune-Hunters, An Account of the Exeter-'change Beauties, the Undertaker's Club-Feast, the Method of their obtaining and managing Funerals; and of a Miser's bequeathing his Body to the Royal Society to save the Expences of Interment. A Description of the Fleet-Street Coffee-Houses, Temple Beaus, Prison of Newgate, Ludgate-Hall, Black-Fryers, and St. Paul's Cathedral. An Account of the surprizing Revolution at the Theatre in the Hay-Market, and the wonderful happy Deliverance of these Nations from popish Italian Songs, and Common Sense. By Jack G--y, Tom W--ik--, and Mol' Fem--in
Jones, Erasmus, -1740.Date: [1728]- Books
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The knowledge [of] things unknown : shewing the effects of the planets and other astronomical constellations : with the strange events that befal men, women and children born under them / compiled by Godfridus ; together with The husbandman's practice, or, Prognostication for ever as teacheth Albert, Alkind and Ptolomy ; with The shepherd's prognostication for the weather and Pythagoras his wheel.
GodfridusDate: [1697]- Books
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The knowledge of things unknown : shewing the effects of the planets and other astronomical constellations : with the strange events that befal men, women and children born under them / compiled by Godfridus ; together with The husbandman's practice, or, Prognostication for ever, as teacheth Albert, Alkind and Ptolomie ; with The shepherd's prognostication for the weather, and Pythagoras his wheel of fortune.
GodfridusDate: 167[6]- Archives and manuscripts
Miscell
Date: Late 19th centuryReference: WF/C/M/SL/09/03Part of: Wellcome Foundation Ltd- Books
Symptoms--their causes & cures : how to understand and treat 265 health concerns / by the editors of Prevention magazine health books, Doug Dollemore [and 6 others] ; edited by Alice Feinstein.
Date: [1994]- Archives and manuscripts
Strangeways Research Laboratory
Strangeways, T.S.P., 1866-1926.Date: c.1901-1999Reference: SA/SRL