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This work presents William Lilly's personal memoir spanning from his birth year in 1602 until 1681. Lilly was a notable English astrologer whose career encompassed the reigns of James I, Charles I, the Commonwealth period under Oliver Cromwell, and the Restoration of Charles II. The autobiographical account offers his perspective on his own professional trajectory in astrological practice and his observations of the political and social transformations occurring in England during these historically significant decades. The memoir serves as a period document providing insight into astrological practice and contemporary worldview in seventeenth-century England.
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