The vvonder of this age: or, the picture of a man living who is one hundred fifty two yeeres old and upward. : This 12th day of November. 1635..

The old, old, very old man: or, The age and long life of Thomas Par, the son of Iohn Parr of Winnington in the parish of Alberbury; in the county of Salopp, (or Shropshire) : who was borne in the raigne of King Edward the 4th. being aged 152. yeares and odd monethes. His manner of life and conversation in so long a pilgrimage; his marriages, and his bringing up to London about the end of September last. 1635. Whereunto is added a postscript, shewing the many remarkable accidents that hapned in the life of this old man. Written by Iohn Taylor.
by: Taylor, John, 1580-1653
Published: (1635)

Freaks : myths and images of the secret self /
by: Fiedler, Leslie A.
Published: (1978)

Freakery : cultural spectacles of the extraordinary body /
Published: (1996)

Strange and wonderfull news from Suffolk : being a true relation of a lamb that was lately yean'd at St. Edmonds-bury in the county of Suffolk, with the perfect resemblance of the high dresses and top knots which women are usually dress'd with.
Published: (1690)

Heavens speedie hue and cry sent after lust and murther. : Manifested upon the suddaine apprehending of Thomas Shearwood, and Elizabeth Evans, whose manner of lives, death, and free confessions, are heere expressed. : Who were executed the one upon the 14. and the other on the 17. of this moneth of April 1635. neere to the place where the facts were committed, and now doe hang in chaines. / Written by H.G. their daily visiter at the time of their imprisonment, and severall dayes of execution. ; Published by authority..
by: Goodcole, Henry, 1586-1641
Published: (1635)

Heavens speedie hue and cry sent after lust and murder : manifested upon the suddaine apprehending of Thomas Shearwood, and Elizabeth Evans, whose manner of lives, death, and free confessions, are heere expressed : also some new additions, concerning the man that was tide [sic] to the gibbeit, with a discovery of those places where such kinds of lude people haunt and resort ... disclosed by this Sherwood a little before his death : who were executed the one upon the 14 and the other on the 17 of this moneth of April 1635 ... / written by H.G. their daily visiter at the time of their imprisonment, and severall dayes of execution ; published by authority.
by: Goodcole, Henry, 1586-1641
Published: (1635)

The art of prolonging human life : in which the subject is fully considered, both philosophically and practically /
by: Hufeland, Christoph Wilhelm, 1762-1836
Published: (1829)

Gods handy-vvorke in vvonders : Miraculously shewen vpon two women, lately deliuered of two monsters: with a most strange and terrible earth-quake, by which, fields and other grounds, were quite remoued to other places: the prodigious births, being at a place called Perre-farme, within a quarter of a mile of Feuersham in Kent, the 25. of Iuly last, being S. Iames his day. 1615.
Published: (1615)

The first and second parts of King Edward the Fourth : Containing his merie pastime with the tanner of Tamworth, as also his loue to faire Mistrisse Shore, her great promotion, fall and miserie, and lastly the lamentable death of both her and her husband. Likewise the besieging of London, by the bastard Falconbridge, and the valiant defence of the same by the Lord Maior and the citizens. As it hath diuers times beene publikely played by the Right Honourable the Earle of Derbie his seruants.
by: Heywood, Thomas, d. 1641
Published: (1613)

The lamentacion of a synner, made by the moste vertuous Lady quene Caterine, bewailyng the ignoraunce of her blind life: set foorth & put in print at the instant desire of the right gracious lady Caterine duchesse of Suffolke, and the ernest request of the right honourable Lord William Parre, Marquesse of Northampton
by: Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548
Published: (1548)

The lamentacion of a synner, made by ye most vertuous Ladie, Quene Caterin, bewayling the ignoraunce of her blind life: set furth and put in print at the instaunt desire of the righte gracious ladie Caterin duchesse of Suffolke, [and] the earnest requeste of the right honourable Lord, William Parre, Marquesse of North Hampton
by: Catharine Parr, Queen, consort of Henry VIII, King of England, 1512-1548
Published: (1547)

Nevvs from St. John Street, being a strange and true relation of a monstrous creature vvhich was brought forth by a sovv, the like was never seen before. The skin of this monstrous creature is smooth, like the skin of a child, and hath a round scull, and the face of it is like the face of a monky, with the feet like a goat, with several other monstrosities throughout all the rest of the members. It is to be seen at the signe of the White-Hart the upper end of St. John's Street.
Published: (1676)

Strange and wonderful news from Berkshire : being a true relation of a monsterous colt which was foaled near Reading, June 8, 1692.
Published: (1692)

Strange and wonderful news of the birth of a monstrous child with two heads, and three arms : which was lately born at Attenree, in the county of Meath, in Ireland.
by: E. B.
Published: (1685)

Strange and wonderful news of the birth of a monstrous child with two heads, and three arms : which was lately born at Attenree, in the county of Meath, in Ireland.
by: E. B.
Published: (1685)

A true relation of a monstrous female-child : with two heads, fower eyes, fower ears, two no[ses, two] mouthes, and fower arms, fower legs, and all things proportionably, fixed to one body. Born about the sixth of May last, at a village called Ill-Brewers near Taunton Dean in Somerset-shire. Likewise a true and perfect account of its form so prodigiously strange, with several remarkable passages observed from it since its birth, so great and amazing, that the like has not been known in many ages: with many other circumstances. As it was faithfully communicated in a letter, by a person of worth, living in Taunton-Dean, to a gentleman here in London, and attested by many hundreds of no mean rank; and well known to several gentlemen in and about London.
Published: (1680)

A true relation of a monstrons [sic] female-child, : with two heads, four eyes, four ears, two noses, two mouths and four arms, four legs, and all things else proportionably, fixed to one body. Born about the 19th of May last, ar [sic] a village called Ill-Brewers near Taunton Dean in somerset=shire. Likewise a true and perfect account of its form so prodigiously strange, with several remarkable passages observed from it since its birth, so great and amazing, that the like has not been known in many ages: with many other circumstances. As it was faithfully communicated in a letter, by a person of worth, living in Tauntou-Dean [sic], to a gentleman here in London, and attested by many hundreds of no mean rank; and well koown [sic] to several gentlemen in and about London.
Published: (1685)

Via recta ad vitam longam. Or, A treatise wherein the right way and best manner of living for attaining to a long and healthfull life, is clearly demonstrated and punctually applied to every age and constitution of body. Much more enlarged than the former impressions. /
by: Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660
Published: (1650)

Susanna's apologie against the elders. Or A vindication of Susanna Parr; : one of those two women lately excommunicated by Mr Lewis Stycley, and his church in Exeter. /
by: Parr, Susanna
Published: (1659)

Via recta ad vitam longam, or, A plain philosophicall demonstration of the nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments make for the preservation of health : with divers necessary dieteticall observations, as also of the true use and effects of sleep, exercise, excretions, and perturbations, with just applications to every age, constitution of body, and time of yeere /
by: Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660
Published: (1638)

Via recta ad vitam longam, or, A plain philosophicall demonstration of the nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments make for the preservation of health : with divers necessary dieteticall observations, as also of the true use and effects of sleep, exercise, excretions, and perturbations, with just applications to every age, constitution of body, and time of yeere /
by: Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660
Published: (1638)

The two great admirable wonders, or A perfect and true relation of the birth of two strange monsters; : the one at Wodbridge, in Suffolk, born Octob. 23. 1661. having four leggs, rour armes, two bodyes, one head, no neck, two backs, the head formed in the breast. With the several speeches of the mid-wife, and the child-bed-woman. Together of the second, born the next night following at Ipswich, Octob. 24. 1661. with all parts belonging to the body, only the face was without a head. Published to prevent all other false pamphlets, this being sent up for the true and perfect copie. /
Published: (1661)

Strange newes from Scotland, or, A Strange relation of a terrible and prodigious monster, : borne to the amazement of all those that were spectators, in the kingdome of Scotland, in a village neere Edenborough, call'd Hadensworth, Septem. 14. 1647. and the words the said monster spake at its birth.
Published: (1647)

A monstrous birth: or, A true relation : of three strange and prodigious things like young cats, all speckled, which came from a woman dwelling at Wetwan in Yorkshire: and how the Devil kept her company. The relation of the thing is taken out of a letter which a gentleman dwelling neer the place lately wrote to a friend of his in London.
Published: (1657)

A most certaine report of a monster borne at Oteringham in Holdernesse, the 9. of Aprill last past. 1595. : Also of a most strange and huge fish, which was driuen on the sand at Outhorn in Holdernesse in February not passing two months before this monster was brought into the world, and within 4 miles distance. Both to be auerred by the credible testimonie of diuers gentlemen of worship, and others, now being within this citie..
Published: (1595)

The monstrous devourer, or The Great feeder. : Being a true and perfect relation of a man that travels about Farnham and Guilford in the county of Surrey, which does report he came from Wiltshire and all the wayhe has traveld feeds only upon horses, dogs and cats, and the intrels and offel of bullocks, sheep hogs and calves, also for the manner how he eats them all raw, as they be taken out of the beasts, and can not be satisfied. With the manner how he came to be so at first, by taking upon him in a presuming manne[r] to fast. With a warning for all people to amend their lives by this heavy judgement that is laid upon this poor creature. /
Published: (1675)

By His Majestys authority. At the [blank] is to be seen two monsters, : which by medicines prescribed (by Madam Goodin, in Goodman's-Fields) ...
Published: (1696)

The strange monster or, true news from Nottingham-shire of a strange monster born at Grasly in Nottingham-shire, three miles from Nottingham : with a relation of his strange and wonderful shape, the time his mother was in travail with him, with several other things of note. Together with a brief relation of several monstrous and prodigious births which happened heretofore in this our nation. Licensed according to order.
Published: (1668)

Via recta ad vitam longam: or, A plaine philosphicall demonstration of the nature, faculties, and effects of all such things as by way of nourishments make for the preseruation of health : with diuers necessary dieticall obseruations; as also of the true vse and effects of sleepe, exercise, excretions and perturbations, with iust applications to euery age, constitution of body, and time of yeere: by To. Venner, Doctor of Physicke in Bathe. Whereunto is annexed a necessary and compendious treatise of the famous baths of Bathe, lately published by the same author.
by: Venner, Tobias, 1577-1660
Published: (1628)

The most strange and wounderfull apperation of blood in a poole at Garraton in Leicester-shire, : which continued for the space of foure dayes, the rednesse of the colour for the space of those foure dayes every day increasing higher and higher, to the infinet amazement of many hundreds of beholders of all degrees and conditions, who have dipped their handketchers in this bloody poole, ... As also the true relation of a miraculous and prodigious birth in Shoo-lane, where one Mistris Browne a cuttlers wife was delivered of a monster without a head or feet, and in stead of a head had a hollow out of which a child did proceed, which was little but lovely, perfect in all but very spare and leane. As also the Kings sending to his Parliament for hostage for the security of his person to come unto London and to sit with his parliament for the composing the diffirences in the kingdome.
Published: (1645)

Wonderful news from Wales: or, A true narrative of an old woman : living near Lanselin in Denbyshire; whose memory serves her truly and perfectly to relate what she hath seen and done one hundred and thirty years ago. Having now the full number of her teeth; the most of them were lost when she was three score years and ten. She is also remembred by some of ninety years old, to be taller than she is by 17 or 18 inches; with several other circumstances of her life, which shews her to be the wonder of our age. Licensed August 9. 1677.
Published: (1677)

Observation on the time of the death, and place of burial of Queen Katharine Parr. By the Rev. Treadway Nash, D.D. F.A.S. Read at the Society of Antiquaries June 14, 1787.
by: Nash, T. (Treadway Russell), 1725-1811
Published: (1787)

The defence of age, and recouery of youth /
by: Arnaldus, de Villanova, d. 1311
Published: (1550)

Hygiasticon: or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonard Lessius, and now done into English.
by: Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623, et al.
Published: (1636)

De vita proroganda, seu Iuventute conservanda et senectute retardanda : tò Makróbion /
by: Ferdinando, Epifanio, 1569-1638
Published: (2004)

Hygiasticon: Or, The right course of preserving life and health unto extream old age : together with soundnesse and integritie of the senses, judgement, and memorie. Written in Latine by Leonardus Lessius, and now done into English.
by: Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623
Published: (1634)