The early translators included Mashallah, who helped to elect the time for the foundation of Baghdad, and Sahl ibn Bishr, ( a. k. a. Zael ), whose texts were directly influential upon later European astrologers such as Guido Bonatti in the 13th century, and William Lilly in the 17th century.

* May 1 – William Lilly, English astrologer ( d. 1681 )

The Hamilton County Historical Society placed a marker on the site of the William Conner farm in 1927 and Eli Lilly, purchased William Conner's farm in 1934 and began restoring the farm.

William Lilly

William Lilly ( 9 June 1681 ), was an English astrologer famed during his time.

William Lilly was born in 1602 in Diseworth, Leicestershire, where his family were long-established yeomen.

Lilly was on intimate terms with Bulstrode Whitelocke, William Lenthall the speaker, Sir Philip Stapleton, Elias Ashmole and others.

* William Lilly, Christian Astrology, Book 1: An Introduction to Astrology ; Book 2: The Resolution of All Manner of Questions, 1647.

* William Lilly, Christian Astrology, Book 3: An Easie And Plaine Method Teaching How to Judge upon Nativities, 1647.

* William Lilly, History of His Life and Times from the year 1602 to 1681, 1715, London, by Elias Ashmole.

* William Lilly and Elias Ashmole, Lives of Those Eminent Antiquaries Elias Ashmole and Mr. William Lilly, published by T. Davies, 1772, London.

* Derek Parker, Familiar to All: William Lilly and Astrology in the Seventeenth Century, London, Cape, 1973.

* The Life & Work of William Lilly

* Anima Astrologiae, GUIDO BONATUS by William Lilly, Student in Astrology

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