A defensative 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

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Traditions: Astrology, Prophecy, oracles, and revelation

Subjects: Astrology, Prophecies

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Astrology
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Prophecy, oracles, and revelation
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- “Oracles”· in title
- “Prophecies”· in title
- “Prophecies”· in subject
- “Oracles”· in edition title
- “Prophecies”· in edition title

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Wellcome Collection bibliographic record 8 unnumbered leaves (first blank), 149 (i.e. 151) numbered leaves : t.page with woodcut border ; (folio)	1620	And reprinted by W. Iaggard for M. Lownes; Printed by I. Charlewood :	English	—	Public digitized item	Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab) Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab)