Poor Robin, 1699. : An almanack of the old and new fashion: or, an ephemeris both in jest and earnest, wherein the reader may find (if he carefully mind what is herein written) many remarkable things worthy of his choice observation. Containing a two-fold calendar; viz. the old, honest, Julian, or English account, and the round-heads, whimzey-heads, maggot-heads, paper-scull'd, fanaticks, or new account, with their several saints days, and observations upon every month. Being the third after the bissextile, or leap-year. Written by Poor Robin, Knight of the Burnt-Island; a well-wisher to the mathematicks.
1699
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Title
Poor Robin, 1699. : An almanack of the old and new fashion: or, an ephemeris both in jest and earnest, wherein the reader may find (if he carefully mind what is herein written) many remarkable things worthy of his choice observation. Containing a two-fold calendar; viz. the old, honest, Julian, or English account, and the round-heads, whimzey-heads, maggot-heads, paper-scull'd, fanaticks, or new account, with their several saints days, and observations upon every month. Being the third after the bissextile, or leap-year. Written by Poor Robin, Knight of the Burnt-Island; a well-wisher to the mathematicks.
Edition
The thirty seventh impression.
Created/published
London : Printed by J. Leake for the Company of Stationers, MDCXCIX. [1699]
Description
[48] p. : tables ; (8vo)
Associated name
Note
Poor Robin = William Winstanley.
Quires A-B in red and black.
Signatures: A-C⁸.
"Poor Robin, 1699. A prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1699." has separate undated title page, with imprint "printed by J.R. ...", on leaf C1r.
Quires A-B in red and black.
Signatures: A-C⁸.
"Poor Robin, 1699. A prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1699." has separate undated title page, with imprint "printed by J.R. ...", on leaf C1r.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), A2218
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R31871
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R31871
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
222- 478.14q
Folger-specific note
With: Salmon, W. The London almanack. London, 1699 (Wing A2323) and 13 other 1699 almanacks. Provenance: armorial bookplate of Bryan Faussett (motto "fauste succedunt qui deo credunt"); purchased by Folger from R. Hatchwell, 30 November 1982