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A53182 Observations upon the strange & wonderful prophecies of Mr. John Gadbury, now prisoner in the gate-house for high trason with astrological predictions for the year, 1680 : shewing, from the choicest rules in the sidereal sciences, what grand revolutions or accidents are likely to happen in every month, respectively, in many parts of the world, especially, England, Scotland, & Ireland : as also, the death of the Pope fore-told, etc. 1680 (1680) Wing O123C; ESTC R38885 3,695 5

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