Merlinus liberatus: . being an almanack for the year of our redemption, 1690. And from the creation of the world, according to the best of history, 5639. It being the second after bissextile, or leap-year: and the second also of our deliverance from popery and arbitrary government. In which is contained things fit for such a treatise: as the diurnal motion of the planets, remarkable conjunctions, eclipses, meteorological observations, lunations, and other configurations of the wandring stars. To which is added, a table of houses founded on the principles of the great Ptolomy. Calculated for the meridian of London. Whose latitude longitude is 51 24 deg. 32 20 minutes. By John Partridge, student in astrology and physick.
John Partridge (1644-1715)
Category
Books
Date
1690
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chirk Castle, Wrexham
NT 3038235
Summary
Bibliographic description
[48]p. . 8vo.. Previous shelfmark: G.1.7. Previous shelfmark: D.2.22. Interleaved with blanks. Not identified in 1796 inventory. Christies, 21 June, 2004, lot 600.. Provenance: Blank leaf accompanying entry for July contains manuscript inscription: "Mem[oran]d[u]m. the 8 July I payd my nephew Thomas Myddelton ffiveteene pounds w[hic]h he pr[o]mised to pay Mr. Hooker being for half a years interest of 500s due ye 6 instant Đ15.0s.0d. ..." [possibly Sir Richard Myddelton 3rd Bt (1655-1716)].. Binding: Seventeenth-century sheepskin binding; single blind fillet border. 'P 1690' stamped in blind on rear cover. Lower board has a fore-edge flap which tucks into a slot between the front board and an extra board.
Makers and roles
John Partridge (1644-1715)