The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar. collected into one volume / by John Gadbvry ...
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- The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar. collected into one volume / by John Gadbvry ...
- Author
- Wharton, George, Sir, 1617-1681.
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- London :: Printed by H. H. for John Leigh ...,
- 1683.
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- Subject terms
- Rothmann, Johann.
- Booker, John, 1603-1667. -- Bloody Irish almanack.
- Lilly, William, 1602-1681. -- Merlini Anglici ephemeris -- 1647.
- Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
- Palmistry -- Early works to 1850.
- Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.
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Contents
- title page
- dedication
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To the Impartial and Inge∣nious Readers of these Learned and Loyal Col∣lections of the Works of Sir
George Wharton, Baro∣net. - A TABLE OF THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK.
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A SHORT ACCOUNT Of the FASTS and FESTIVALS As well of the
JEWS asCHRISTIANS, With theOriginal andEnd Of their INSTITUTION.-
The
Jewish Solemnities instituted by Men, are,— -
Of the Festivals and Fasts of the
Christians ; whereby any of an Ordinary Capacity may quickly understand the main Body of our English Calendar. -
Of the Fast of
Lent. -
Of
Ashwednesday. -
Of the
Ember Weeks. - Of the Vigils, or Fasting Eves of Festivals.
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A Learned and useful Discourse touch∣ing the right Observation and Keep∣ing of the Holy Feast of
Easter, oc∣casion'd by a Complaint against theAlmanack-makers, to the King and Council,Anno 1664. as if they all had been mistaken in the Celebra∣tion of this great Feast. -
APOTELESMA: or, The Nativity of the World, and Revolution thereof. - Of the Worlds Revolution.
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Of the
Epochae orAerae, commonly used byChronologers andHistorians, with a brief Explanation thereof. -
How to reduce the years drawn from other
Epochae, to that of our Saviour Jesus Christ. -
How to reduce the
Tetraeterides of theOlym∣piads, to the year of Christ. - The use of which Table is thus.
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How to convert the
Turkish andArabick years fromHegira, into theInchoate, or cur∣rent years of our Saviour. -
Notae Vulgares, or the Common Notes of theJulian year. -
A short Discourse, of
Years, Months, andDays ofYears. - Of the Planetary Aspects, both Old and New, their Characters, and Aequa∣tions.
- To find out the Time of the Aspects.
- As the Diurnal Excess to 24. hours, so the distance of the two Planets to the time of the Aspect.
- Of the Aequation of time, in respect of the Inequality of Natural Days.
- Something touching the Nature of Eclipses, and also of their Effects.
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Something farther touching the Doctrine of Eclipses, Chiefly, from
Morinus. - Of the Crises in Diseases; to find out the same, and how to judge thereof, according to Durret.
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Of the Mutations, Inclinations and E∣versions of Empires, Kingdoms,
&c. -
An Excellent Discourse of the Names, Genus, Species, Efficient and Final Causes of all Comets,
&c. - 1. The Names, Genus, and Species of Comets.
- 2. The Number of Comets.
- 3. The Number of Comets at one time.
- 4. The time of their appearance.
- 5. The time they continue.
- 6. The apparent Magnitude of their Heads.
- 7. The Apparent Magnitude of the Tail, or Beard of Comets —
- 8. The true Magnitude of the Head and Tail of Comets.
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9. The Situation of the Tail in respect of the
Sun, Ve∣nus, orMercury, and of the Quarter of Heaven to∣wards which it seems to incline. - 10. The Quarter of Heaven in which they arise, to which they are carried, and where extinct.
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11. Their Motion according to the Succession of the Signs, or contrary; and of the Motion of the
Pri∣mum Mobile. - 12. The Arch, or Way of Comets, and the Quan∣tity thereof.
- 13. The swiftness of Comets.
- 14. Their Distance from the Earth.
- 15. The Colour, Smell, and Diaphaniety of Comets.
- 16. The Matter, Place, and Efficient Cause of Comets.
- 17. Their Final Cause.
- Of the Comet, 1652.
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The Genuine sense and meaning whereof, is thus in the
Englsh.
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Teaching how Astrology may be restored; from
Morinus, viz. -
The Cabal of the Twelve Houses Astro∣logical, from
Morinus. - approbation
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The
- title page
- To the Friendly and Judicious READER.
- A Coelestial Scheme, or Figure, setting forth exactly the true position and state of the Heavens at the time His Majesty began his March.
- An Astrological Judgment upon His MAJESTIES March.
- title page
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To the Impartial and
Judicious Reader. -
Bellum Hybernicale,
&c. - title page
- To the Reader.
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The Errors, Mistakes, and Mis-applica∣tions of Mr.
Lilly's New Epheeme∣ris,&c. - Multiplicatio Effectus Syderum Se∣creta.
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A Brief Account of the
Causes of Earthquakes. - Sundry Excellent Rules, shewing by what Laws the Weather is Governed, and how to discover the various Al∣teration of the same.
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A Collection of sundry of our Authors most Excellent Poems, as they were Printed in several of his Loyal An∣nual Works.
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subpart
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1. He begins — with —
Liber Lectori. -
2. Under the Table of Kings,
&c. having placed therein K.Charles, the Second, he writes— -
3. Under the Table of Terms,
&c. -
4. In
January (having put the Decollation of His Royal Majesty, and the Arch-Bishop ofCan∣terbury in Red Letters, that the Cruelty of those Actions might more eminently appear) he writes— -
5. In
February. -
6. In
March. -
7. In
April. -
8. In
May. -
9. In
June. -
10. In
July. -
11. In
August. -
12. In
September. -
13. In
October. -
14. In
November. -
15. In
December.
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1. He begins — with —
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In
Hemerosc. 1652. this Learned and Loyal Person wrote these several witty Verses following. -
In
Hemerosc. 1653. this Worthy Artist wrote these several Verses following.- 1. Of the Vulgar Accounts, Notes, and Festivals.
- 2. Under the Feasts and Fasts.
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3.
Under the Kings, &c. - 4. Under the Table of Terms.
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5. In
January. -
6. In
February. - 7. In the Month of May.
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8. In
November. - 9. Where speaking of the Mutations of Em∣pires, Kingdoms, and Common-wealts, he pithily Concludes. —
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In
Hemerosc. 1654. this Ingenious Person wrote these following Heroick Verses. -
In his
Ephemeris 1655. I find these several Excellent Poems following. -
In
Hemerosc. 1656. are to be read these in∣comparable Pieces of Learning and Inge∣nuity. -
In
Kalendarium Ecclesiasticum 1657. we shall find these several curious Pieces of Wit and Loyalty. -
In
Kalendarium Ecclesiasticum 1658. We find these Learned and Weighty Verses follow∣ing. -
In
Kalendarium Ecclesiasticum, 1659. these following Pithy and Prophetick Verses are to be found.- 1. On the Moons Eclipse in April.
- 2. On the Moons Eclipse in October.
- 3. On the Suns Eclipse in November.
- 4. Under the Regal Table.
- 5. Under the Table of Terms.
- 6. Under the Tide-Table.
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7. In
January. -
8. In
February. -
9. In
March. -
10. In
April. -
11. In
May. -
12. In
June. -
13. In
July. -
14. In
August. -
15. In
September. -
16. In
October. -
17. In
November. -
18. In
Decemb r. - 19. His Conclusion.
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In
Kalendarium Ecclesiasticum 1660. We meet with thse several Excellent and true Verses. -
In his
Kalendarium Carolinum 1661. are found these Worthy Verses.- 1. Under the Table of Kings.
- 2. Under the Table of Terms.
- 3. Explanation of his Kalendar.
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4. In
January. -
5. In
February. -
6. In
March. -
7. In
April. -
8. In
May. -
9. In
June. -
10. In
July. -
11. In
August. -
12. In
September. -
13. In
October. -
14. In
November. -
15. In
December. -
16. After his
Gesta Britannorum. - His Dedication to the King.
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In his
Kalendarium Carolinum for the Year 1662. are these Excellent Poems. -
In his
Kalendarium Carolinum forAnno 1663. We find these Excellent Verses.- 1. Upon the Great Conjunction of ♄ and ♃ in ♐.
- 2. Under the Table of Kings.
- 3. Under the Table of Terms.
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4. In
January. -
5. In
February. -
6. In
March. -
7. In
April. -
8. In
May. -
9. In
June. -
10. In
July. -
11. In
August. -
12. In
September. -
13. In
October. -
14. In
November. -
15. In
December. -
16. Upon
London's Choosing SirJohn Robinson Lord Mayor, for Conclusion.
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In his
Kalendarium Carolinum for Ann1664. We meet these Ingenious Pieces of Poetry. -
In his
Kalendarium Carolinum for 1665. We find these Pithy Poetick strains. -
In his last
Kalendarium Carolinum, which was for the Year 1666. We meet with these Learned Pieces of Poesie.
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subpart
- title page
- To the Friendly READERS.
-
Gesta Britannorum, or a SuccinctChronology, &c. from the Year ofChrist 1600. (in which the lateKing Charles wasBorn ) until the Year 1667.- Anno 1600.
- Anno 1601.
- Anno 1602.
- Anno 1603.
- Anno 1604.
- Anno 1605.
- Anno 1606.
- Anno 1607.
- Anno 1608.
- Anno 1609.
- Anno 1610.
- Anno 1611.
- Anno 1612.
- Anno 1613.
- Anno 1614.
- Anno 1615.
- Anno 1616.
- Anno 1617.
- Anno 1618.
- Anno 1619.
- Anno 1620.
- Anno 1621.
- Anno 1622.
- Anno 1623.
- Anno 1624.
- Anno 1625.
- Anno 1626.
- Anno 1627.
- Anno 1628.
- Anno 1629.
- Anno 1630.
- Anno 1631.
- Anno 1632.
- Anno 1633.
- Anno 1634.
- Anno 1635.
- Anno 1636.
- Anno 1637.
- Anno 1638.
- Anno 1639.
- Anno 1640.
- Anno 1641.
- Anno 1642.
- Anno 1643.
- Anno 1644.
- Anno 1645.
- Anno 1646.
- Anno 1647.
- Anno 1648.
- Anno 1650.
- Anno 1651.
- Anno 1652.
- Anno 1653.
- Anno 1654.
- Anno 1655.
- Anno 1656.
- Anno. 1657.
- Anno 1658.
- Anno 1659.
- Anno 1660.
- Anno 1661.
- Anno 1662.
- Anno 1663.
- Anno 1664.
- Anno 1665.
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Place this Hand before the Title of
Chiromancy. - title page
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To the Truly NOBLE, and Uni∣versally
Learned (My much Ho∣noured Friend)Elias Ashmole, Esq -
M. Manlius in his Preface toAug. Caesar. -
A short and plain Rule of CHIROMANCY.
- I. LINES.
- 2. TUBERCULA.
- 3. FERIENS.
- 4. CAVEA.
- 5. MENSA.
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The Practical part ofChiromancy. -
QUESTION. Whether we must Judge by the
Right-Hand, or theLeft ? -
1. Of the Line of Life. This is also called
Cardiaca, or theHeart-Line. - II. Of the Epatica, or Natural-mean.
- III. Of the Cephalica.
- IV. Of the Thoral Line.
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V. Of the
Cauda Draconis, or theRe∣stricta, and theLines arising thence. -
VI. Of the
Via Solis, or theSun's way. -
VII. Of the
Via Lactea, or the Milky-way. -
VIII. Of the
Saturnia, or Line ofSaturn. -
IX. Of the
Cingulum Veneris, or theGirdle ofVenus. -
X. Of the
Via Martis, theway, orLine ofMars, or theVital-Sister. - XI. VENVS.
- XII. MARS.
- XIII. JVPITER.
- XIV. SATVRN.
- XV. SOL.
- XVI. LVNA.
- XVII. MERCVRY.
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XVIII. The
Mensa, orPlace ofFortune. -
XIX. The
Pollex, orThumb. -
XX. The
Index, orFore-finger. -
XXI.
Medius, or theMiddle-finger. -
XXII.
Annularis, or theRing-finger. -
XXIII.
Auricularis, or theLittle-finger. -
Two Observations touching theMounts andFingers. -
The Special Practice of
Chiro∣mancy, and itsGenethli∣cal Concordancy, in Nine∣teen Examples. -
Example I. One Born at
Uratislavia, in the Year ofChrist, 1567.August 17. Hor. 12.10′. in the Afternoon. -
Example II. Another Born (
Spurcè puta ) in the Countrey ofUratislavia, of Ignoble Parents, in the Year 1590.Feb. 2. New Stile,Hor. 1.30′. Afternoon. -
Example III. The same
Day andYear (abating but 12 hours and 30 min.) AFemale wasBorn inTu∣ringia, where thePole isElevated 51Deg. 30Min. -
Example IV. One
Born upon theRiver Rhene, A.C. 1546.January 6Hor. 1.Min. 20 in theAfternoon, thePole Ele∣vated almost 52Degrees. -
Example V. One Born in the Year 1586.
Decemb. 9.New Style, Hor. 8. Min. 40. Before Noon, in the VpperLusatia. -
Another
Born inThuringia, in the Year ofChrist, 1585.June 26. Half an hour be∣fore Noon. -
Example VI. The
Brother of the formerBorn in the Year 1588.December 17.(New Stile) at 5 in theMorning. -
Example VII. The
Brother of the former Born in the Year of Christ 1590. December 30. (New Stile) Hor. 4 min. 30. in the Morning. -
Example VIII. A certain Man Born on the Confines of
Bohe∣mia, in the Year ofChrist 1588. the 8th. day ofNovember (New stile) at 8 a Clock, 45 Min. 40 Sec. in theAfternoon : TheLatitude of the Place 50 Deg. 30 Min. -
Example IX. One
Born in the Year ofChrist 1551. the 8th. day ofMarch, at Nine a Clock and 30 Min. before Noon, where theElevation of thePole is 51 degr. inSilesia. -
Example X. Another
Born in the Year 1588. the 8th. day ofFe∣bruary, at 4 hours and 30 min. in theEvening, at Witeberge. -
Example XI. Another Born at
Augusta (a City of theVan∣dals ) in the Year 1581. the 11th. day ofMay, at One of the Clock in the Morning. -
Example XII. The Brother of the former,
Born A. C. 1583.June 27. Hor. 11. Min. 30. Afternoon. -
Example XIII. A Brother of both the two last,
Born A.C. 1577. Nov. 7. Hor. 3. Min. 12.Afternoon. -
Example XIV. One
Born atThuringia, A.C. 1586.Decemb. 3. Hor. 7. Min. 30.Before Noon, Lat. 51 Degrees. -
Example XV. The Brother of the former, Born
A. C. 1589.April 24. at 4 in the Morning. -
Example XVI. One Born in
Thuringia, A. C. 1592.March 24.Hor. 3.Min. 11. Afternoon, the Pole Ele∣vated 51Degrees. -
Example XVII. Another Born in
Thuringia, under theLatitude of 51 Degrees,A. C. 1588.September 21. at 7 in the Morning. -
Example XVIII. One Born at
Erphordia, in the Year 1589. the 8th. ofMay, at 1 h. 45 min. Afternoon. - Example XIX.
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A
Special Judgment of thisGeniture, giving you theDirections of thePrincipal Places, and theirSigni∣fications. -
Judgments upon the Precedent Directions.
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A BRIEF DISCOURSE OF The Soul of the
WORLD, AND The Vniversal Spirit thereof. - ERRATA.