The predicted plague; value of the prediction, planetary and atmospheric influences considered as cause of black death and other plagues; comets and plagues of two thousand years detailed. Queen Elizabeth in Richmond; Her Majesty's book of astrology and the diary of her astrologer, Dr. Dee. Richmond

This text gathers historical and astrological arguments linking plague outbreaks to celestial and atmospheric influences, while also invoking figures such as Queen Elizabeth and Dr. Dee. Its significance lies in preserving older theories of medical astrology and prognostication, and readers will find a mixture of historical anecdote, horoscopic speculation, and references to comets and epidemic history.

Hippocrates, Junior, pseud. is a pseudonym associated with occult or practical esoteric writing, but the author’s identity is not securely established. The name indicates a period writer likely presenting material in a learned, pseudo-medical, or cryptic manner rather than a clearly documented historical figure.