A diurnal speculum, containing I. A plain and easie method to find out those things that are most useful to be known yearly: and may serve as an almanack for thirty years; and many other things suitable to the matter, &c. II. An explaination of the weights, money, and measures, both scriptural and usual, with sundry tables depending thereon, &c. III. Some remarks on England; or A brief account of every county, with the names, and days of the markets, and the chief commodities therein, &c. The whole consisting of great variety, explained by divers examples, the like in all particulars not extant; as by the contents more at large appear. Collected by J.B.

People / Organizations

• John Bockett (Author)

Imprint

London: printed and sold by T. Sowle, in White-Hart-Court in Gracious-Street; and also sold by J. Peacock, at the George in Great East-cheap, 1696.

Publication year

1696-1696

ESTC No.

R37122

Grub Street ID

119368

Description

[12], 201 [i.e. 204], 225-308 p., [3] folded leaves of plates : : ill. (woodcuts) ; 12⁰

Note

Dedication signed: John Bockett.

A Quaker almanac.

Signatures: A? B? C-M?? N-P?

Numerous errors in paging; sigs. K11 (204, 202) and K12 (203, 201) wrongly imposed.

Uncontrolled note

Catalogued from the original at the British Library