Samuel Jeake (1652-1699) was a merchant and nonconformist of Rye in Sussex with an interest in astrology. This work includes the events of his life in detail bu

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A comprehensive study of the business community in a pre-industrial economy.

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A scholarly edition of An Astrological Diary of the Seventeenth Century: Samuel Jeake of Rye, 1652-1699 by Michael Hunter and Annabel Gregory. The edition prese