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Excerpt from James Parnell: Died in Colchester Castle, 4th May 1656 Aetat 19About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare c...

Excerpt from John Dee (1527-1608)Gifts from the Queen - Departure from Mortlake - Laski and the whole party sail from Gravesend - Queenborough The Brill Haarlem - Amsterdam - Harlingen - Dokkum Instructions from Gabriel - Embden - Oldenberg - Bremen - Il's levity - Visions of England - Hamburg - Lubeck.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a...

Excerpt from Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick (1625-1678): Her Family and FriendsIf, in spite of an effort to the contrary, I have obtruded too prominently upon the reader's attention this, the local, or Essex, side of my subject, I must plead in extenuation the claims of my native county.' In quoting from letters and diaries of the seventeenth century, I have, except in a few places where the spelling seemed too quaint or picturesque to lose, m...

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John Dee straddled the worlds of science and magic just as they were becoming distinguishable. One of the most learned men of his age, he had been invited to lecture on advanced algebra at the University of Paris while still in his early twenties. Dee was an ardent promoter of mathematics and a respected astronomer, as well as a leading expert in navigation, having trained many of those who would conduct England's voyages of discovery. S...

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Excerpt from Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick (1625-1678): Her Family and FriendsIf, in spite of an effort to the contrary, I have obtruded too prominently upon the reader's attention this, the local, or Essex, side of my subject, I must plead in extenuation the claims of my native county.' In quoting from letters and diaries of the seventeenth century, I have, except in a few places where the spelling seemed too quaint or picturesque to lose, m...

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John Dee was a much respected mathematician, astronomer, astrologer, occultist, alchemist and adviser to Queen Elizabeth I, but subsequently derided as a conjurer and a trickster. Dee became Queen Elizabeth's trusted advisor on astrological and scientific matters, choosing her coronation date himself. From the 1550s through the 1570s, he served as an advisor to England's voyages of discovery, providing technical assistance in navigation and id...

Excerpt from James Parnell: Died in Colchester Castle, 4th May 1656 Aetat 19 About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. I...

Excerpt from John Dee (1527-1608)Gifts from the Queen - Departure from Mortlake - Laski and the whole party sail from Gravesend - Queenborough The Brill Haarlem - Amsterdam - Harlingen - Dokkum Instructions from Gabriel - Embden - Oldenberg - Bremen - Il's levity - Visions of England - Hamburg - Lubeck.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a...

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