A defensatiue against the poyson of supposed prophesies : not hitherto confuted by the penne of any man, which being grounded, eyther vppon the warrant and authority of olde paynted bookes, expositions of dreames, oracles, reuelations, inuocations of damned spirites, iudicialles of astrologie, or any other kinde of pretended knowledge whatsoeuer, de futuris contingentibus: haue beene causes of great disorder in the common wealth, cheefly among the simple and vnlearned people: very needefull to be published at this time, considering the late offence which grew by most palpable and grosse errours in astrology.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

Northampton, Henry Howard, Earl of, 1540-1614.

Series:

Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 548:11.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prophecy--Controversial literature--Early works to 1800.

Prophecy.

Genre:

Controversial literature.

Physical Description:

332 unnumbered pages

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Defensative against the poyson of supposed prophesies

Defensative against the poyson of supposed prophesies.

Place of Publication:

At London : Printed by Iohn Charlewood, printer to the right Honourable Earle of Arundell, 1583.

Notes:

Dedication signed: Henrie Hōwarde [the ō is an omega].

Signatures: [par.]4 *4 [sec.]2 A-Y4 2A-2R4.

The title-page quotation from Job begins (1) "Quomodo .. How stedfast", (2) "Quare .. Wherefore", or (3) is replaced by a block of type ornaments.

A1 and E4 are cancels in all reported copies.

Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1953. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640; 548:11). s1953 miun a

Cited in:

STC (2nd ed.) 13858.

OCLC:

55168423