William Lilly Size:XL: 100 x 75cm The Lea Francis of Frank

The Lea Francis of Frank Hallam on fire during the annual six hour endurance race held at the circuit and promoted by the Essex Motor Club

View of the Royal Exchange with coats of arms above

Wilmot 1817'

At the beginning of 1876

William Lilly Size:XL: 100 x 75cm The Lea Francis of FrankWilliam Lilly, English astrologer, 1647 (late 19th century). Lilly (1602 1681) aroused controversy in 1666 for having supposedly predicted the Great Fire of London 14 yaers before it happened. He was actually tried for allegedly having started the fire himself but was found innocent of the charge. Lilly was the model for 'Sidrophel' in Samuel Butler's satire Hudibras. Portrait from Lilly's best known book, Christian Astrology, (London 1647),