Poor Robin, 1696. An almanack of the old and new fashion or, an ephemeris jestingly solid, and jocosively serious, wherein the reader may find (if he be elevated two degrees beyond hobbadeboody's capacity) many excellent, remarkable things, worthy his choicest observation. Containing a twofold kalendar; viz. the Julian, English, or old account, and the round-heads, whimzey-heads, maggot-heads, paper-scull'd, slender-witted, muggletonian, or fanatick account, with their several saints days, and observations upon every month. Being the bissextile, or leaping-year. Written by Poor Robin, knight of the Burnt-Island; a well-willer to the mathematicks

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• Poor Robin, 1696. An almanack of the old and new fashion or, an ephemeris jestingly solid, and jocosively serious, wherein the reader may find (if he be elevated two degrees beyond hobbadeboody's capacity) many excellent, remarkable things, worthy his choicest observation. Containing a twofold kalendar; viz. the Julian, English, or old account, and the round-heads, whimzey-heads, maggot-heads, paper-scull'd, slender-witted, muggletonian, or fanatick account, with their several saints days, and observations upon every month. Being the bissextile, or leaping-year. Written by Poor Robin, knight of the Burnt-Island; a well-willer to the mathematicks
• Poor Robin, 1696. A prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1696

People / Organizations

• William Winstanley (Author)

Imprint

London : printed by J[ohn]. L[eake]. for the Company of Stationers, MDCXCVI. [1696] The four and thirtieth impression.; ..

Publication year

1696

ESTC No.

R31866

Grub Street ID

114622

Description

[48] p. : tables ; 8°.

Note

Poor Robin = William Winstanley

Printer's name from Wing CD

Quires A-B in red and black

"Poor Robin, 1696. A prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1696." has separate undated title page, with imprint "printed by J.R. ...", on leaf C1r

Signatures: A-C]8.

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