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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A16195	Astrolabium vranicum generale A necessary and pleasaunt solace and recreation for nauigators in their long iorneying, containing the vse of an instrument or generall astrolabe: newly for them deuised by the author, to bring them skilfully acquainted with all the planets starres, and constellacions of the heauens ... In which, agreeable to the hipothesis of Nicolaus Copernicus, the starry firmament is appointed perpetually fixed and the earth and his horizons continually mouing from west towards the east once about euery 24 houres. Fraught also by new deuise with all such necessary supplements for iudiciall astrology, as Alkabitius & Claudius Dariottus haue deliuered by their tables. Wherevnto for their further delight he hath anexed another inuention, expressing in one face the whole globe terrestriall; with the two great english voyages lately performed round about the world. Compyled by Iohn Blagraue of Reading Gentleman, the same wellwiller to the mathematicks. Anno. 1596.	Blagrave, John, d. 1611.	1596 (1596)	STC 3117; ESTC S104607	40,102	66

Astrolabium Vranicum Generale A Necessary and Pleasaunt solace and recreation for Nauigators in their long Iorneying Containing the vse of an Instrument or generall Astrolabe Newly for them deuised by the Author to bring them skilfully acquainted with all the Planets Starres and constellacions of the Heauens and their courses mouings and apparences called the Vranicall Astrolabe In which Agreeable to the Hipothesis of Nicolaus Copernicus the Starry Firmament is appointed perpetually fixed and the earth and his Horizons continually mouing from West towards the East once about euery 24 houres Fraught also by new deuise with all such necessary supplements for Iudiciall Astrology as ALKABITIVS CLAVDIVS DARIOTTVS haue deliuered by their Tables Wherevnto for their further delight he hath anexed another inuention expressing in one face the whole Globe terrestriall with the two great english voyages lately performed round about the world Compyled by IOHN B●●GRAVE of Reading Gentleman the sam● well willer to the Mathematicks Anno. 1596. Printed by Thomas Purfoot for William Matts ¶ To the Right honorable-Honorable-Lord the Lord Charles Haward Baron of Effingham Lord high Admirall of England c. RIght Honorable for so much as my selfe with the whole progeny of our name haue beene alwayes exceedingly bounde Next to the Right Honorable our good Lord the Lord Burleigh Lord high Treasurer of England Vnto the late right Honorable Sir Fraunces Knolles the elder Knight Treasurer of her highnesse most honourable household deceased in regard of their sinceare iustice and charitable respect of most iniurious and wicked practises heretofore vehemently prosecuted against vs for no lesse then the liuing we all possessed Both whome therefore vnder your Lordships good fauour I can not but in all my best indeuours during life remember Not forgetting as in duty I am bound the Right Honorable Sir William Knolles Knight now Controller of her Maiesties sayd most honorable household and such other his right worshipfull and honorable minded off-spring as still remaine our good fauorers Amongst whom the right Worship M. Robert Knolles more then a yeare passed of his accustomed kindnes aduertised me that your L. I know not by what meanes vnderstanding of my indeuors in these Mathematick Sciences was pleased to take further notice of me by my personall presence For the which as the time hath not bin fitting by reason of your L. most serious important honorable imployments aswell to the seas as otherwise this yeare 1596 well knowne to the whole world So haue I bin willing to catch hold of the opportunity thereof so far as in the meane time to hammer out if selfliking deceiue me not a rare piece of Mathematicke stuffe to bring vnto your L. view together with my self tending both to the profit and pleasure of all worthy english Gent. that either addict themselues to contemplacion at home or to Marine traueyles abroad Which if it may receiue fauorable allowance at your good L. hands I shall thinke my selfe suffiiciētly defended against all ignorant or malignāt detractors and be the rather hereafter encouraged to go forwards with like matters Thus praying vnto God for the long preseruacion of your Honour I cease Your Lordships most humble Iohn Blagraue To the curteous Reader GEntle Reader the eares of my guilty conceit being continually troubled with such a noyse and clamor for my Organum Vranicum and the second part of my Mathematicall Iewell so long and largely promised as the greedy Auditors are woont to make at a Stage-play calling Come away howe with boyes throwing vollyes of stones ratling at the gates of my otherwise buisied imployments for staying so long Maketh me heere in haste God graunt to your liking to come vp the Stage with a little but rare piece of Mathematicke Musickly pleasure not impertinent to the matter to be acted to stay your languishing expectations both woorth the acceptacion which I dare boldly aduouch against the doggedst detractor that shall contradict and sufficient to entertaine the time vntill Midsomer or Michelmas Terme at the farthest when as if God permit the stately Comedy of Queene Vranya hir Pageants shall abundantly offer themselues to your pleasant viewe Sollace your selues I pray you heerewith the whiles and be bold with me if in any thing you doubt You shall haue me God willing once euery Terme in London ready to your wish at a poore lodging within Maister Greenes Wharfe neere vnto Charing Crosse and at Maister Ralfe Iacksons at the signe of the Swan in S. Paules Churchyard or at Maister William Matts Stationer at the signe of the Plough ouer against S Dunstons Church in Fleetestreete who hath the Impression of this Booke you shall euer know whether I be at any time in the Citty With whome I haue taken order to furnish with these Instruments and their supplements any that shall want them ❧ The Contents of the Chapters of this worke of the Vranicall Astrolabe Cap. 1. OF the partes of this new Astrolabe Cap. 2. Of the Celestiall proiectinent in this new Astrolabe and how the longitudes and latitudes of the Starres are thereby had Cap. 3. Of certaine abbreuiated tearmes or phrases of arte appertayning to this new Astrolabe Cap. 4. How to place Carects of the Planets in this Astrolabe to serue there the whole weeke after Cap. 5. How by this new Astrolabe to finde the true place of the ☉ perpetually Cap. 6. How to rectifye the true place of the Sunne to all places of the world Cap. 7. How to rectifye the place of the ☽ or of any other Planet to any other Meridian Cap. 8. How to know the declinacion and right ascenscion of any Planet fixed Starre or point of the heauens and their degree of Culminacion Cap. 9. How to finde the true Meridian in any Countrey by helpe of this Astrolabe Cap. 10. How to attaine the latitude or Poles Eleuacion in any countrey vnknowne and to choose out the Verticall point in the noone-line the Horizontall point in the North line and the Zenith line seruing thereunto Cap. 11. How to take the Meridian altitude of the Sunne or any Planet or Starre and thereby to get the latitude in any Countrey Cap. 12. How to know what day of the yeare it were if it were forgotten Cap. 13. How to know what it is a clocke at any time either night or day by the Sunne Planets or Starres Cap. 14. Another more easy way to finde the houre by the Starres Cap. 15. Another easy way by the ☽ Cap. 16. How to know the Meridian altitude of the ☉ or any other Planet Starre or point of the heauens in any Countrey and what houre of the day or night any of them shall culminate or come to the Meridian of that place Cap. 17. How to know the houre of Sunne-rising and setting and the length of the day and night together with his oblique ascension and his difference of ascenscion any day in the yeare Cap. 18. To know the houre of rising or setting of any other