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.
Northampton, Henry Howard,Earl of,1540-1614.
At London : printed by Iohn Charlewood, printer to the right Honourable Earle of Arundell,
1583.
Dedication signed: Henrie Hōwarde [the ō is an omega].
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.
Signatures: [par.]⁴ *⁴ [sec.]² A-Y⁴ 2A-2R⁴.
Locations:  E  Copy notes: Matched from printed catalog.
STC (2nd ed.),
ESTC
Microfilm.
Prophecy