Mene tekel being an astrological judgment on the great and wonderful year 1688. Deduced from the true and genuine principles of that art: shewing the aproaching catastrophe of popery in England, &c

All titles

• Mene tekel being an astrological judgment on the great and wonderful year 1688. Deduced from the true and genuine principles of that art: shewing the aproaching catastrophe of popery in England, &c
• Judicium astrologicum pro anno 1688; Iudicium astrologicum

People / Organizations

• John Partridge (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by H. H[ills]. for the use of J. Gadbury, [1688]

Added name

Partridge, John, 1644-1715. Short answer to a malicious pamphlet, called, a Reply; written by John Gadbury, the King of England's juggler, and astrologer in ordinary to the Pope, to help on the work.; Gadbury, John, 1627-1704. Reply to that treasonous and blasphemous almanack, for 1687.; Hills, Henry, -1689?.; Hills, Henry, -1710.

Publication year

1688

ESTC No.

R187027

Grub Street ID

75456

Description

15, [1], 24 p. : ill. ; 8°.

Note

In two parts

Anonymous. First part by John Partridge

Second part attributed to Partridge by NUC pre-1956 imprints. Possibly in response to John Gadbury's "A reply to that treasonous and blasphemous almanack, for 1687" (Wing R1065A)

This edition has a woodcut of a hand with a quill to the right of the first two words of the title "Mene tekel". The verse on the title page verso has two small braces in the right hand margin, and the first line of text on A2r ends "conside-". The second part has caption title over five lines

Publication date from Wing

Printed by Henry Hills sen. or Henry Hills jun

Falsely claims to be printed for John Gadbury

Wing gives title as "Mene tekel being astrological judgment on ..." based on a British Library copy. No such copy has been located, but the British Library copy at 718.g.12.(9.) is a different edition to Wing P619B and P619C

Signatures: A]8] ]2A]8] B]4.