Natura prodigiorum or, a discourse touching the nature of prodigies. Together with the kinds, causes and effects, of comets, eclipses, and earthquakes. With an appendix touching the imposturism of the commonly-received doctrine of prophecies, spirits, images, sigils, lamens, the christal, &c. and the propugners of such opinions. / By John Gadbury philomathēmatikos.

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Natura prodigiorum or, a discourse touching the nature of prodigies. Together with the kinds, causes and effects, of comets, eclipses, and earthquakes. With an appendix touching the imposturism of the commonly-received doctrine of prophecies, spirits, images, sigils, lamens, the christal, &c. and the propugners of such opinions. / By John Gadbury philomathēmatikos.

Author

Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.

Publication

London :: Printed by J.C. for Fr. Cossinet, at the Anchor and Mariner in Tower-street; and Tho. Basset in St. Dunstans-Church-yard in Fleetstreet,

1660.

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Subject terms

Astrology -- Early works to 1800.

Occultism -- Early works to 1800.

Predictive astrology -- Early works to 1800.

Omens -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• To the Right Honourable, Valiant and Successful, Sir GEORGE MONK, Lord General of all His MAJESTIE'S Forces in England, Scotland and Ireland: Master of the Horse to His MAJESTIE▪ Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter; One of his MAJESTIES Most Honourable Privy Council; AND Restorer of these (of late distracted) Nati∣ons to their Pristine Splendor and Glory: Felicitie in both Worlds.
• To the Reader.
• ERRATA.
• Books printed and sold by Francis Cossinet, at the Anchor and Mariner in Tower-street.
• A Discourse Touching the NATURE and EFFECTS OF PRODIGIES.
  • SECT. I. Some Disquisitions touching Prodigies.
  • SECT. II. Being a brief Catl gue of the most re∣markable Prodigies sen and obser∣ved since the birth of Christ; together with the effects that have succeeded them.
  • SECT. III. Something touching Comets, Eclipses and Earthquakes.
    • Subsect. 1. Of Comets.
      • 1. Of the names and kinds of Comets.
      • 2. Of what Comets are Engendred.
      • 3. of the Colour of Comets.
      • 4. Of their final cause.
    • Subsect. 2. Of Eclipses.
      • 1. What an Eclipse is?
      • 2. The Suns Eclipse, how caused.
      • 3. Of the Moons Eclipse, how caused.
      • 4. Of the portents of Eclipses, falling in either of the Triplicities.
      • 5. What is signified by the Suns suffering an Eclipse in any Decanate or face of the twelve Signs.
        • In ♈.
        • In ♉.
        • In ♊.
        • In ♋.
        • In ♌.
        • In ♍.
        • In ♎.
        • In ♏.
        • In ♐.
        • In ♑.
        • In ♒.
        • In ♓.
      • 6. What is portended by the Moons being eclipsed in any of the decanates of the Twelve Signs.
        • In ♈.
        • In ♉.
        • In ♊.
        • In ♋.
        • In ♌.
        • In ♍.
        • In ♎.
        • In ♏.
        • In ♐.
        • In ♑.
        • In ♒.
    • Subsect. 3. Of Earthquakes.
      • 1. Of the several causes of Earth∣quakes.
      • 2. Of their kinds or Species.
      • 3. Of their Antecedentia.
      • 4. Of their Consequentia.
  • SECT. IIII. Of Meteors in general, how caused?
    • 1. Of flying Dragons.
    • 2. Of dancing Goats.
    • 3. Of Spears or Darts.
    • 4. Of Pillars or Beams.
    • 5. Of Torches, or Fire-brands.
    • 6. Of flying Sparks.
    • 7. Of shooting Stars.
    • 8. Of Illuminations or scattering fire.
    • 9. Of the Ignis fatuus, or foolish fire.
    • 10. Of Ignis Lambens, or licking Lights.
    • 2. Of wonderful Apparitions, and their causes.
• title page
• A DISCOURSE Touching the DOCTRINE OF Telisms, Images, Prophe∣cies, Spirits, &c. WITH An account of the chief Propugners of such strange and conceited Opinions.
  • SECT. I. Of the first sort.
    • 1. Of Trithemius.
    • 2. Of Agrippa.
    • 3. Of Apollonius Tyaneus.
  • SECT. II. The second sort.
    • 6. Of the Sibyls, &c.
    • 2 Of Dr. Dee, and Mr. Kelly.
    • 3. Of Pughs Prophecies.