A scholarly edition of Elias Ashmole's autobiographical and historical notes, his correspondence, and other contemporary sources relating to his life and work. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

A scholarly edition of Elias Ashmole's autobiographical and historical notes, his correspondence, and other contemporary sources relating to his life and work. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

A scholarly edition of Elias Ashmole's autobiographical and historical notes, his correspondence, and other contemporary sources relating to his life and work. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

A scholarly edition of Elias Ashmole's autobiographical and historical notes, his correspondence, and other contemporary sources relating to his life and work. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

A scholarly edition of Elias Ashmole's autobiographical and historical notes, his correspondence, and other contemporary sources relating to his life and work. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.

Perhaps the last great astrologer, William Lilly (1602-1681) rose from modest countryside beginnings to the center of the London political scene during the height of the English Civil War. His astrological predictions were distributed in annual almanacs on the streets of London, and he earned the reputation of England's cherished astrologer. His crowning achievement, Christian Astrology, still serves as the standard textbook of traditional horary and natal astrology.

In his later years, Lilly wrote his autobiography and passed it on to his dear friend and confidant, Elias...