A defensatiue against the poyson of supposed prophecies. : Not hitherto confuted by the pen of any man, which being grounded, either vpon the warrant and authority of old painted bookes, expositions of dreames, oracles, reuelations, inuocations of damned spirits, iudicials of astrologie, or any other kinde of pretended knowledge whatsoeuer, de futuris contingentibus; haue beene causes of great disorder in the common-wealth, especially among the simple and vnlearned people. Very needfull to be published, considering the great offence, which grew by most palpable and grosse errors in astrologie. Written by Henry Howard, late Earle of Northampton, Lord Priuy Seale, &c. Now newly reuised, and diuided into diuers seuerall heads and chapters.
1620
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A defensatiue against the poyson of supposed prophecies. : Not hitherto confuted by the pen of any man, which being grounded, either vpon the warrant and authority of old painted bookes, expositions of dreames, oracles, reuelations, inuocations of damned spirits, iudicials of astrologie, or any other kinde of pretended knowledge whatsoeuer, de futuris contingentibus; haue beene causes of great disorder in the common-wealth, especially among the simple and vnlearned people. Very needfull to be published, considering the great offence, which grew by most palpable and grosse errors in astrologie. Written by Henry Howard, late Earle of Northampton, Lord Priuy Seale, &c. Now newly reuised, and diuided into diuers seuerall heads and chapters.
Created/published
[London] : Printed by Iohn Charlewood, seruant to the right Honorable Philip Earle of Arundell, 1583. And reprinted by W. Iaggard, and to be sold by Mathew Lownes in Pauls church-yard, at the signe of the Bishops head, 1620.
Description
[8], 149 [i.e. 151], [1] leaves ; (fol.)
Associated name
Northampton, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1540-1614, author.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Note
The first leaf and the last leaf are blank.
P. 151 misnumbered 149.
Signatures: A⁸ B-V⁴, 2A-2T⁴.
P. 151 misnumbered 149.
Signatures: A⁸ B-V⁴, 2A-2T⁴.
ESTC staff note
L copy filmed on UMI "Tract supplement" reel E1 (Harl. 5921[172]): title page only.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 13859
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119150
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119150
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
STC 13859 copy 1
Folger-specific note
HH116/12. Manuscript shelf-marks on t.p. Calf binding, with cloth ties and paper spine label. Provenance: inscription on 2T4v: "Alexander Wedderburn his book 1691"; manuscript mark of ownership? on t.p.: "N.C."; "Mathild" scratched on front cover; anonymous armorial bookplate of Gordon of Abergeldie family, with "Gordon Castle J7" paper label (Duke of Richmond and Gordon copy); bought at Sotheby's sale 24 March 1930:98; collated by E. Dring at Quaritch; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 13859 copy 2
Folger-specific note
cs299. Lacking first blank. Manuscript markings. Provenance: manuscript mark of ownership on t.p. verso: "[A. F.?]"
Call number
STC 13859 copy 3
Folger-specific note
cs275. Lacking blanks. Gathering A detached. Mottled calf binding. Provenance: inscriptions on t.p.: "J Rondeau 1819"; and on B1r: "W H [Beunch?]"