Referred to in William Lilly's History on His Life and Times, first published in 1715. He says "There was also one Jeffrey Neve, at this time a student in physic and astrology, he had formerly been a merchant in Yarmouth, and mayor of the town, but failing in estate went into the Low-Countries and at Franecker took the degree of Doctor of Physick; he had some little smattering in astrology, could solve a question of theft, or love question; something of sickness, a very grave person, laborious and honest, of tall stature and comely feature, he died of late years, almost in the very street near Tower Hill he had a design of printing two hundred verified questions, and desired my approbation ere they went to press; that I would see them, and then give testimony. When I had perused the first forty, I corrected thirty of them, would read over no more: I showed him how erroneous they were, desired his emendation of the rest, which he performed not. These were afterwards, in R. Saunder's custody, bought by him either of his son or of a stationer."