A pleasant and compendious history of the first inventers and instituters of the most famous arts, misteries, laws, customs and manners in the whole world, together, with many other rarities and remarkable things rarely known, and never before made publick. To which is added several curious inventions, peculierly [sic] attributed to England and English-men. The whole work alphabetically digested, and very helpful to the readers of history / Licensed October 29th, 1685. R.L.S. [Anon].

Vergil, Polydore, 1470?-1555.

Date:: 1686

Credit: A pleasant and compendious history of the first inventers and instituters of the most famous arts, misteries, laws, customs and manners in the whole world, together, with many other rarities and remarkable things rarely known, and never before made publick. To which is added several curious inventions, peculierly [sic] attributed to England and English-men. The whole work alphabetically digested, and very helpful to the readers of history / Licensed October 29th, 1685. R.L.S. [Anon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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eS in this fall Piece. By T. G.. Adinijter of tbe: Gofpel. Price Bound ts. [6] T' HE True Fortune-Teller: Or, & Guide to Knowledge. Dilco- | vering the whole Art of Chyromancy,: | Phyfiognomy, AMectopofcopy, ‘and Atrolo- . | £y. Containing, 1. A Difeription of | over the Bodies of Men, Women, and Children. 2.. Of the feveral Lines, Characters in the Hand and Wirift; and by what Planets they are Govern- ed as to.good or bad Fortune. 3. Of Phyfiognomy. 4. Obfervations on the Eyes, Eye-brows, Nofe, Ears, Chin, Neck, Hair, Beard, and Face. :5. | the Linesinthe Face. 6. Of Moles and their fignificdtions. 7. Of Dreams and their Interpretations. 8. Of Nativi- ties and their Calculation.” 9. Of the Rod by which hidden Treafure is foand. Q0. Of Marriages, and'at what time any Perfon fhall be Married. 11. Rules | to know the danger of Death. -12. OF | good and bad Days. 13. The man- | ner of Réfolving doubtful Queftions, .Abod, |

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