A defensative against the poyson of supposed prophecies. Not hitherto confuted by the pen of any man, which being grounded, either vpon the warrant and authority of old painted bookes, expositions of dreames, oracles, reuelations, inuocations of damned spirits, iudicials of astrologie, or any other kinde of pretended knowledge whatsoeuer, de futuris contingentibus; haue beene causes of great disorder in the common-wealth, especially among the simple and vnlearned people. Very needfull to be published, considering the great offence, which grew by most palpable and grosse errors in astrologie / Written by Henry Howard, late earle of Northampton ... Now newly reuised.
A 1620 London printing of Henry Howard, earlier Earl of Northampton, arguing against prophecy and astrology and aimed at a general readership, especially the simple and unlearned. The page is a close-set black-letter text opening with a large decorated initial T flanked by grotesque figures, a traditional display format.
