Nicholas Culpeper English Physician and Astrologer

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NICHOLAS CULPEPER

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Nicholas Culpeper OLAV THULESIUS

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St. Martin's Press

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English Physician and Astrologer

© Olav Thulesius 1992 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission.

Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published in Great Britain 1992 by THE MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills. Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 2XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0-333-55564-3 Printed in Hong Kong

First published in the United States of America 1992 by Scholarly and Reference Division, ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC., 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010 ISBN 0-312-07543-X Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thulesius, Olav. Nicholas Culpeper, English physician and astrologer / Olav Thulesius. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-312-07543-X 1. Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654. 2. Herbalists—Great Britain— Biography. 3. Astrologists—Great Britain—Biography. I. Title. RS164.T55 1992 610'.92—dc20 [B] 91-32276 CIP

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Affectionately dedicated to my wife Layla whose faithful devotion has helped to bring this book to a conclusion

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Contents List of Plates

vi

List of Figures

viii

1

Birth of Ockley

1

2

Youth in Sussex

5

3

Cambridge and Youthful Protest

18

4

Mortar & Pestle

27

5

Encounter with Lilly

35

6

Alice Field

43

7

Civil War & Fights

55

8

Pandora's Box, 1649

63

9

Midwifery, 1651

78

10

T/ze Herfca