SOURCE: "A Seventeenth Century 'Zadkiel'," in Book-worm, Vol. 7, Nos. I and II, 1893 and 1894, pp. 265-72, 297-302.

Here, Lord summarizes Lilly's life and career, stating that he "may be considered as the last of the 'scientific' astrologers."

It is not for the present age, with its belief in hypnotism, mesmerism, and the like, to scoff at the superstition of a previous era; and yet it is strange to remember that little over two centuries ago "astrology" held rank as an actual "science," and was believed in by some of the most enlightened men of the time. The Life of William Lilly, Student in Astrology, wrote by himself in the 66th year of his age, is one of the most interesting autobiographies of the seventeenth century, not so much for the information it contains regarding its writer, as for the curious picture it presents of the domestic life of his...