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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Author:	Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.
Title:	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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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.

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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.