merlini anglici errata. or, the errors, mistakes, and mis-applications of master lilly's new ephemeris for the yeare . discovered, refuted, and corrected. by c. george wharton, student in astronomy. wharton, george, sir, - . this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason e _ c. .aa. 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( )). civilwar no merlini anglici errata.: or, the errors, mistakes, and mis-applications of master lilly's new ephemeris for the yeare . discovered, ref wharton, george, sir c the rate of defects per , words puts this text in the c category of texts with between and defects per , words. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - robyn anspach sampled and proofread - robyn anspach text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion merlini anglici errata . or , the errors , mistakes , and mis-applications of master lilly's new ephemeris for the yeare . discovered , refuted , and corrected . by c. george wharton , student in astronomy . printed in the yeare . to the reader . it is a common proverb : dogs bark more for custome , then fiercenesse . and had i not assuredly known this whelp lilly , to be one of that bawling litter ; i should not have suffered his perpetuall snarling with that patience and temper i did : but before this , would have alighted from my saddle , to hurle him one stone ( at the least ) to gnaw on . but , as hee is now growne bolder , and blacker in the jawes ; i must begin to have an eye over him , and a care to keepe him at a distance , lest he byte mee till i bleed , and thereby i become maniaque , or brain-sicke like himselfe , and so be more desirous of his liver , then his heart . i shall scorne to take notice of his former grinnings ; nor will i trouble my selfe , or the reader , with any repetition of his by-past fooleries , frantique expressions , and but a few , ( if any ) of his many errors and mistakes , so grossely committed , in every of his lowzie-pamphlets ( for them ( indeed ) i have tyed and twitch'd up together in a pack-thread , as thinking them fitter for his quondam hell , then the meanest shelfe in my study ) but i will content my selfe only , with that dainty bit , this sweet bratt of his owne begetting , merlini anglici ephemeris , the th ( and perhaps the last ) of that name : and examine i shall , and that strictly , of what mettall it is compounded , or whether it bee simple ( like the dad of it ) and the truth you have freely , as followeth . the errors , mistakes , and mis-aplications of mr. lilly's new ephemeris , &c. i will not trouble my selfe , or the reader in taking notice of any thing in his long-winded-preface , save only the reverend mention he hath made concerning him , whom he is pleased to tearm an a. b. c. felow , viz. naworth of oxford , by whom ( as he pretendeth ) hee found himselfe intollerably abused in print , and could doe no lesse , then vindicate himselfe in point of art , as for the name , naworth , which william lilly , and john booker ( to make their worships merry ) have so often , and as wisely , as wittily , inverted to no-worth , and worth-nothing : it is well knowne , to be the letters of my name long since transposed , purposely to avoid the scandall and obloquy , which both these mounte-banks so greatly delight in , and indeavour so much to assume . for , whereas i observed , the common people generally possessed of a confident beliefe , or rather a foolish conceipt , that such as could write almanacks , were esteemed ( with a country-reverence ) wise-men ( like lilly and booker ) or ( if i shall render it in their owne dialect ) conjurers , or such as can tell all things , past , present , and to come : and so were usually haunted ( by the silly people ) with a number of unlawfull , unnecessary , and ridiculous questions by meanes whereof , many ingenious and honest artists , have not only been branded with the titles of conjurers , necromancers , wizards , sorcerers , and figure-casters ( in the worst sense ) but have often been imprisoned , and indicted and proceeded against upon the statute , against witchcraft , &c. and hardly escaped with their lives , ( especially when they came before judges , that were ignorant in , or disaffected to astrology ) after they had suffered severall yeares imprisonment , and thereby wasted and consumed their estates : i say , that i having resolved to write yearly , which was not usuall without prefixing a name ; ( nor for the reasons above-mentioned , would i then publish any thing of that nature , in my owne name : ) i therefore anagramatiz'd my name to naworth , and by that name i writ an almanack for severall yeares together , and continued unknowne , unlesse to some two or three of my friends ; whereby i seasonably prevented the before-named inconveniences and hazards , which otherwise i should inevitably have shared of : and i presume that in doing this , i neither wrong'd my selfe , nor abused the countrie where i lived : and what ever other witty construction may be made thereof , by these two trifling gypsies ; by this they may perceive , i tooke no delight ( as they doe ) to be tearm'd a conjurer , a magician , a cabalist , a merline , a trucking mercury , or any thing else , whereby they desire , and indeavour so much to promote , and propagate their deceitful & unwarrantable dealings . and whereas lilly , in the same preface , chargeth me under the same name to have wrested many false judgements from astrologie , against the parliaments actions , intending thereby to prepossesse the kingdome with a vaine feare , that his majestie and his designes should take place , &c. i must tell him , that this his accusation , is most maliciously false : and let him shew me ( if he can ) but one aphorisme , or sentence that ever i delivered , for which i either quoted not my authors , or gave a sufficient reason in astrology : or that ever ( of which i shall hereafter prove him apparently guiltie ) i wrested any part of astrology from the genuine sence thereof , either to make for his majestie , or against the parliament ? and if it hath pleased god , to suffer the loyall party thus to bee trampled over , it is for their sinns : and carries with it a supernaturall cause and reason above the stars , which could not be discerned by the clearest mortall eye . no symtome of such ( our sufferings , could be read , or observed by any man in the great booke of heaven ; but rather the quite contrary , as i could instance for many reasons in astrology : and whatsoever i spoke , or writ , was ( as your owne sence implyes ) ever with submission to divine providence . but i will not busie my selfe so much , as to examine and retort every tatter of his ragged-preface : nor shall i need to vindicate his majesties officers , ( whom hee is therein pleased to tearme ravenous ) from his polluted lips : i see no reason why they may not meet with a fitter occasion and opportunitie to requite him : but the thing i have proposed to my selfe , is first , to ferret the poore quack in point of art , and afterwards in matter of judgement . the first thing , and indeed the only thing that 's worth my observation is , his transcript of eichstadius his ephemerides , for the year . wherein ( indeed ) he hath taken a great deale of paines , and deserves to be commended for this indifatigable labour : but withall , i must tell him , that hee hath therein greatly betrayed his owne ignorance in astronomy , or shewed himselfe exceedingly negligent and carelesse , in that he hath not fitted the places of the sunne , venus , and mercury , ( but especially the moone , ) to the meridian of london , as he hath done ( to his thinking ) in the lunations and aspects of the planets , nor ( which had been more easie , and sooner done ) prescribed any rule , or direction , whereby to supputate their true places for that meridian , or any other place of the kingdome : and this error hee hath beene guilty of throughout the two former yeares : whereby our young tyro's are much deceived in the merline , when they thinke they have the places of those planets therein exactly calculated to the noone-tide of every day at london : for , although in the higher planets , whose motion is but slow , there bee no sensible difference : yet , in the sun , venus and mercury , there is an apparent error : for , when they are in their swift motion , their places at noone , as lilly hath set them , will differ above . min. and often . min. from the truth : and in the moone ( whose motion is farre swifter then any other of the planets ) her error is intollerable ( especially when she is in her swift motion . ) for example : the first of january . the diurnall motion of the moon is . degr. min. ( being then but in her slow motion . ) the difference of meridians , betwixt london & uraniburge● to which place the longitude of the planets , ( as wil. lilly hath printed them ) were calculated by eichstadius , ) is minutes , ( by his own confession in his anglicus . page . ) that is , the sun cōmeth later to the meridian at london , then he does at uraniburge , by min. of time ; so that how much soever the moon moveth ( according to longitude ) in that space of time ? by so much hath lilly erred in the moones true place at noon , for every day in the yeare : which , what it is for the said first of january ; i examine thus : if the moone in houres , move degrees , minutes in longitude , what moves she in min. of time ? facit . min. ferè . and by so much hath lilly erred from her true place the said first of january at noon : so that whereas he hath placed her that day in degrees , min. of pisces , she ought to have beene in degrees min. of the same signe . and when she is in her swift motion , he commits a greater errour : as the tenth of march . ( if you examine it according to the former rule ) you shall find just halfe a degree ( or min. ) error ; and in stead of degrees , min. of virgo , ( wherein lilly hath put her that day ) she should be in . degree min. of the same signe . the next thing which i meane to take notice of , is , his scheme erected to the apparent time of the moons ecclipse upon the tenth of january . at . houres and min. p. m. as he hath taken it from eichstadius , by deducting min. for the difference of meridians betwixt london and uraniburge : and to the same time i erect the figure of heaven , according to the doctrine of regiomontanus ; and comparing his printed scheme with that , which i had more curiously set , i find lilly still bungling and botching , but without any result of truth : for , whereas he hath made the cuspe of the tenth house . degrees min. of gemini , according to exact calculation , it is no lesse then . degr. minutes , whereby it appeares , that master lilly hath mistaken degree , & mi. in the cuspe of the medium coeli . and in the ascendent of the same figure , he hath mistaken above one whole degree , viz. degr. min. for hee hath made the cuspe thereof but deg. and min. of virgo , which should have been degrees , and min. and the like errors follow in the seventh house of the figure ; and proportionably in all the rest , which makes me wonder with what face this senslesse botcher dares tearme me an a. b. c. fellow , when all men may perceive him so shamefully ignorant in the very fundamentalls of the art hee pretends to , and that i am able to correct him in every point and particle of his profession : for , i desire the reader to consider but thus much with me , that if ( as sir christopher heydon hath said , in his unparalell'd treatise , written in defence of judiciall astrologie against mr. chambers ) that astrology is an art which teacheth by the motions , configurations , and influences of the signes , stars , and coelestiall planets to prognosticate of the naturall effects , and mutations to come in the elements , and these inferiour and elementary bodies : how ( i pray ) is it possible , that this fellow can prognosticate rightly of the naturall effects and mutations to come in the elements , and these inferiour and elementarie bodies , before he be able to calculate exactly the true motions and configurations , &c. of the signes , stars and planets , which you clearly see , he is not ? and i marvell much that lilly should bee no more tender and cautilous of his credit , then thus foolishly and frequently to divulge his unskilfulnesse : for me thinkes , as he knowes that he cannot calculate the houses exactly , either by the doctrine of sphericall triangles , or ( which is more ready , and built upon the same foundation ) by the tables of directions in regiomontanus ) to the degree and minute of each cuspe , yet he should have held it a safer way ( if he purposed to palliate his defects ) to have set down the cuspes only in whole degrees , and not have published himselfe thus erroneously scrupulous , which hee might have done very easily , by the domifying tables , without further helpe . but i perceive him so impudent , and shamelesse , that he neither heeds , nor cares what hee does , or otherwise hee would have beene more wary in supputating the places of the planets : for ( according to eichstadius , whom he indeavours to follow ) the sun ( at the middle of the eclipse ) should have been in minutes of aquarius , and the moone in . min. of the opposite signe leo , venus in capricorne , degr. min. and mercury in aquarius , degr. min. but this man's discretion hath put the sun in min. of aquarius , and the moone in min. of leo , venus in degr. min. of capricorne , and mercury in the degr. min. of aquarius ; so that he hath erred min. in the places of the luminaries , and mercury ; and min. in venus , as may appeare to every man , that will take the pains to calculate the true places of these planets by eichstadius his tables , to the mean , or equall time of the said eclipse . and in like manner , hath he playd the botcher in his figure at the vernall ingresse : for according to the time therein posited , the cuspe of the tenth house ought to be degr. min. of taurus , and the ascendent degr. min. of leo , yet he hath made the tenth house degr. . min. of taurus , and the ascendent degr. . min. of leo : so that he hath committed min. error in the cuspe of the tenth house , and min. in the cuspe of the ascendent , nor is hee lesse erronious in collocating of the planets here , then in the former figure , but especially in the moone , whom he hath placed in degree . min. of virgo , whereas she ought to have bin in degr. min. of that signe , wherein hee hath mistaken no lesse then minutes . and thus much i conceive sufficient to prove his ignorance , in point of art : now will i also unmaske his errors , defects , mistakes , and mis-applications in matter of judgement . i will not meddle with , or question upon what grounds prince charles left his native . countrey of england , nor who were the original causers of this his so long absence ; it is sufficient that will . lilly confesses him to bee enforc'd upon necessitie , exiled , or banished , for the honour of the english parliament . i will not enquire further , then of the scottish papers , whether the king be at present restrained of his libertie , as lilly tells us he is ; nor dare i interrogate by what law of god , or man , the king of englands person , ought to be imprisoned , or be disposed of , by either , or both of the two kingdomes , or by any , or all of his subjects : or whether his imprisonment , &c. be intended for the defence of his majesties royall person , &c. and the liberty of the subject ? or how it can consist with the honour of the english parliament to suffer his majesties honour thus to lye at the stake , and his sacred name to bee traduced , by such pamphlet-mongers as lilly and booker , and that pillory-man walker , without any restraint , or punishment . neither doe i care , whether the eclipse in aug. . pre-signified the p. of the earle of essex , or whether he have merited so much honour , as to have a statua in crowne gold erected at the charges of william lilly , and an epitaph made ( and thereon engraven ) by martin parker , or mercer ( the scot ; ) these things are all beside my text , my intention being only to examine master merlin's astrologicall discourse , and to shew him , and all men wherein it is invalid , and no more . the judgement he hath given , is generally deduced from the position of the heavens , at two distinct points of time , viz. from the lunar eclipse the of ianuary , suns entrance into aries , march . the eclipse he makes the first generall subject of his discourse , the effects whereof of ( as he tells us ) may be somewhat put forward by reason of a non-apparent eclipse in the th degree of capricorne , december . . what the simpleton meaneth by putting forward , i know not , 't is no tearme in astrologie : but surely i have put him out of doubt in my prognostication . that eclipses are not hurtfull at all to those regions , or cities , where they are not visible ; yet lest the testimony of that learned authour therein mentioned should not be enough to convince him of his folly , i shall further recommend unto him the words of cardanus upon ptolomy , lib. . cap. . text . ( if he can translate them any better then hee hath done the first aphorismes of the centiloquie ) they sound thus ; ut igitur locus a deliquio affici● debeat in luna , duo sunt necessaria : unum quod luna tunc temporis in hemisphaerio superiore illius loci sit , & cum provincia illa concordet signo , vel trigono saltem : secund● cum civitate in solis loco , vel lunae , vel ascendentis , vel cum medio coeli illius qu● regit civitatem ipsam . in sole vero necessarium est , praeterid quo● fit supra terram , & conveniat locus ejus provinciae vel civitati eclipsis ipsa appareat . whereby it is cleare , that unlesse ( in a lunar eclipse ) the moone bee above the earth , and likewise on the signe , or at least in the triplicitie of that signe , whereunto the kingdome ( in whose hemisphere the defect happeneth ) is subject : and unlesse that the sun , or moon place , or the signe ascending or culminating , be also the horoscopicall signe of the citie , or towne ( you live in , or enquire after ) the effects of such a lunar eclipse , shall not any way concerne that kingdome or citie . but in a solar eclipse it is necessary , ( besides that the sun be above the earth , and that his place agree to the kingdome , or citie , ) that the eclipse be also visible to the kingdome or citie , or otherwise the effects shall in no wise concerne the one , or the other . now the solar eclipse , here ( by him ) mentioned , is not visible at all to us , for it appeares in the islands de s. pedro , barbados , de don alfonso , de praxaros , and to such as sayle beyond the equator , and under the tropick of capricorne through the persian sea : and ( indeed ) in . and . deg. of north latitude , it wil be a very great eclipse but of what concernment is this to england ; or why should it put forward this lunar eclipse in january , seeing it is neither visible to us ( for at london it happeneth at their . aclock at night , & so the luminaries are both under the horizon , ) nor yet is the degree eclipsed in the signe , or triplicitie of that signe whereunto either england or scotland are thought to be subject , which is required ( by cardanus his rule ) before the effects can concerne either . whereby it appeares that this non-apparent solar eclipse can no way helpe or harme us , nor augment , or put forward the effects of the lunar eclipse , and that william lilly in thus preferring his owne idle fancy , beyond the experience , and more solid reasons and rules of campanella , cardanus , and of all other authors that ever i read , or heard of , hath very much abused the reader , and rendered himselfe a very novice and fondling in astrology . as touching the lunar ecclipse in january . i have writ of it already in my prognostication , wherein you may see what the effects of it are ; and those that desire further satisfaction , may have recourse to origanus , page . upon mercury's being lord of an eclipse , as hee is of this . but although this lunar eclipse bee visible , and fall out in a signe of the fiery triplicity , and in that respect doth generally concerne england : yet in regard it is so small , viz. but . digits , min. sect. its effects will scarcely be felt , or observed by any body ; for , as , eclipses nihil nocent illis regionibus in quibus non videntur ; so , parvae eclipses parum nocent , & in pauca operantur . it is true , as both ( lilly in his anglicus , and i in my prog. ) have in effect observed , that , in caeremoniis , religione ( to which hee addes in reditibus regiis ) ac legibus mutationes affert : a likelyhood ( as hee saith ) of some change , or alteration in church affaires , in the revenues of kings , or more properly , in such matters as at present the parliament make use of , for maintenance of their wars and affaires : and of altering or abolishing many lawes formerly in use . all this i grant him , and why may it not admit of thus much malignancy in the application thereof , viz. that the kingdome are weary of the presbireriall government , and will not indure the smell of elders , for gentlemen are ( commonly ) schollers , and doe naturally affect freedome in the exercise of their religion , and scorne to be constrained to give an account of their beliefe to broom-men , coblers , taylors , and tinkers , or to any such illiterate , mechanique and prophane fellowes , or to subject their understandings to the sense and interpretation of so unsanctified a societie , and shall therefore wish for , and ( most justly ) indeavour a change of government in the church . so likewise may his majesties revenue ( so long detained from him ) be in a better possibility of regaining , or in some part restored to him , or at least great means used to perswade those that have usurped the possession and profits thereof to resigne and accompt . and that many ordinances , orders , and votes that have passed and been formerly enjoyn'd , and observed , as lawes must admit of alteration and abolishment : but ( as i have formerly noted ) these things will not be done effectually this yeare , in regard of the smalness of the defect , so that we shall be scarce sensible of its operation . yet without all doubt the dragons head in the tenth house ( in the intercepted signe cancer ) bodes very much good to his majestie to be begun and wrought by the scottish nation , who shal partake of that influence . and whereas lilly addes , that c●lerem regis , principis , vel nobilissimi viri alicujus infirmitatem , vel praeclari viri cujuspiam mortem adducit : that this small eclipse portends some sudden infirmity , or casualty to a king , prince , or worthy man , perhaps some eminent and famous man's death , &c. he had done well to have cyted his author , or given his reasons for what he sayes here , for i cannot pick out any such signification from this eclipse , as mercury is truly and really lord thereof : nor as he hath made mars and saturne to be sharers with him : indeed mars stirrs up wars , intestine seditions , tumultuous uprores , the wrath of princes , and by that meanes some unexpected slaughter : and saturne premonstrates perturbation of the humours , fluxes , and quarten feavours , poverty and banishment , dearth penury , &c. but i find no such sudden infirmity , or casualty to befall any king or prince , &c. as he chattles of , yet i le undertake for him , that if prince griffith should but this yeare fall asunder of the pocks ; the next yeare after , lilly will tell you that this prediction was verified in him . nor know i any reason why scotland should be at all concern'd in it , seeing the eclipse happeneth in the fiery trigon , and that the ascendent of scotland , which is cancer , is of another , viz. the watery triplicity , nor at all aspected by the signe , wherein the eclipse happeneth , nor afflicted by either of the malevolents , but rather fortified by the presence of the dragons head in it ( as before i noted ) in the mid-heaven ; and although the eclipsed body be dispositrix of the signe cancer , yet for the reasons formerly given , the effects of the eclipse cannot be at all discerned in scotland , or scarce in any part of england , and therefore it is but a foolery in william lilly to make such a fluttering and a noise about nothing : but i am well pleased to heare him scatter that one truth ( if so it prove ) that the scots will stand like okes unshaken to their first principles , &c. it behoves some body else to remember their covenant , &c. and truly the scots do owe william lilly a great many thankes for his confiding epithites : but i feare , i feare i shall heare him ere long , lash out of his open sepulchre as much and as vildly as ever he did against the king and the cavaliers , though now he court them , with the titles of prudent and wise people . i hope they 'le be wise enough , for those they are to deale with . what he sayes against the irish is not materiall : the more the fox is curs'd , the better he thrives . but i suspect lilly to be one of those london adventurers , who were dividing the beares skin , before hee was taken , ( as his majestie once told them ) if he were , i presume a man might purchase lilly's share of the land in ireland , at an easie rate : and although out of his malice he tell them their ruines approaching , and threaten them with cupps , and even brimmers of vengeance ; i believe he may drink them their off himselfe , before they once pledge him . and although booker ( in his bloody irish almanack ) hath disgorg'd a filthy and confused heap , and masse of misery , ruine and vengeance to befall that kingdome , yet you have not heard of any considerable losse that they have sustained since first that malicious lying pamphlet peep'd out into the world , which beares date on tuesday the th of march , / . but on the contrary have beene exceeding victorious , and successefull beyond expectation , and at this present have all , or the most part of the garrisons and strong holds in that kingdome under their subjection ; but i shall not ( at present ) take any more notice of that notorious peece of non-sense of john bookers , because i have reserved the examination and confutation thereof , to a particular discourse comming out shortly , wherein i discover his grosse errors and mistakes in point of art , and plainly prove that his pamphlet to be stuft with nothing but inveterate malice , and unparalell'd ignorance . lilly . j will adde no distempered conceptions to this discourse ensuing , lest j bee thought an incendiary , j can breake out at what time j shall see my pen may be usefull , and profitable for the cause j so much honour , &c. wharton . no ( sir ) you must first have your inke tempered , before you can counterfeit without suspition : those things you call your conceptions so naturall rough , must be first polish'd , before they can advantage the cause , and run smoother , and with more shew of truth ere they shall deceive me . you dare not , you will not candidly , and impartially relate what you find recorded in the register of heaven , lest you should bee taken for an incendiary : that is , one that moves not by the wyre of the great engine , one that speaks the truth without feare , or flattery ; and 't were your utter undoing , should the least scruple of ingenuousnesse be observed in your lines . therefore ( say you ) i can breake out at what time i shall see my pen may bee usefull and profitable for the cause ; that is to say , when i perceive the scots and the parliament fall asunder , and dis-joynted in their opinions and affections , then will i make the starres every minute pick quarrels with the scots , i shall then breake out of a sudden , and prophesie nothing but losse , ruine , and destruction , and beggery , to that perfidious nation : and that the states of england shall be victorious over them : i shall encourage our souldiers , and disanimate the enemy , &c. whereby i hope to be usefull and profitable for the cause i so much honour , and bee rewarded well for my paines . lilly . the english wearied with the sad attendents of warre , seeme at this present suns ingresse into aries , to bee desirous of peace , yet not willing to be baffled , or curb'd by any neighbour nation , kingdome , or people , or to have lawes imposed on them , contrary to their native humours and customes , &c. wharton . great cause have the english , and especially the poore inhabitants of the north to grone under , and to be weary on , and to shake the intollerable burthen from off their shoulders , which so long they have been forced to trudge under like so many asses : but where is the man that sometimes so much hugg'd himselfe with the very name of liberty , that endeavours now but to ease , though not to free the poore countrey from that bondage and slavery ? who was the cause of their present misery ? who was is that hyred , and brought your deare bretheren ( the scots ) first into the bowels of this kingdome ? and where lyes the fault now they are not sent home againe ? have the scots baffled and outwitted your wise and grave senators ? have they put you in mind of your covenant , and thereby blasted the fruit of your foure yeares — ? what pitty it is you must not enjoy your humours ; what griefe it is you must yet be troubled with a king ? lilly i doe still confide in the integrity of the scottish nobility and clergy , and hope there may be unity betwixt the two nations , &c. wharton . you confide , and you hope , but what is that to the portents of heaven ? it is expected that you should astrologically , and thereby impartially relate , what the signes , planets , and starres doe premonstrate to happen in these kingdomes , what signes they have of war , or what of peace . or in plaine tearmes , whether the former unitie and league , betwixt the scots and the parliament is likely to bee broken , or continued : and of this it is that people would be satisfied , and not of your hopes , and your confidence , and yet any man that warily reads you , shall find you very dubious in your expressions , and to carry your selfe so cunningly , and in so equall a poize , that ( for ought i have observed , the reader may bee as well satisfied ( in that point ) from erra pater , as from your anglicus , as hereafter shall appeare . and now we have done with the prologue , the play begins . lilly . come wee now to the matter , and let us beleeve this will be a yeare of admiration , if wee doe credit bonatus , fol. . aspice etiam in revolutione anni , utrum jupiter ingrediatur in ● , vel sit in eo quoniam tunc augmentatur ejus virtus , & majorificantur ejus significata , significat enim res magnas & mutationes mirandas , & nominatas & durabiles , ad bonum tamen , &c. behold , saith he , if jupiter in the revolution of a yeare be in cancer , or enter that yeare into that signe , then shall his influence , vertue , and such actions as he naturally signifies , bee exceedingly augmented , and take place to purpose , then are matters designed by him exalted and magnified , then shall be wonderfull alterations , and eminent changes upon the earth , matters durable and tending to the benefit of man-kind , or all things inclining to peace and tranquilitie , &c. wharton . having already discovered his decrepednesse in point of art , i come now to rip him up in matter of judgement , and shall begin with this his first aphorisme , wherein the reader may observe himselfe sufficiently abused , in the very quotation thereof : for , whosoever will persue that place of guido , colum. . may observe , that lilly ( to fit the words for his turne ) hath left out at least two lines of the aphorisme . for , thus the words are in guido : aspice etiam in revolutione anni , utrum jupiter ingrediatur in ● , vel sit in eo maxime in . grad. ejus , quoniam tunc augmentatur ejus virtus , & majorificantur ejus significata , et eò fortius si receperit dispositionem alicujus fortunarum significabit enim res magnas , & mutationes mirandas & nominatas , & durabiles , ad bonum tamen , &c. so that the words here marked ( by a different letter ) he hath quite expunged , whereby it is plaine , that this aphorisme hath but little force , unlesse that jupiter were in the degree of cancer ( which now hee is not ) or that he received the disposition of the fortunes , which in this revolution he doth not , for jupiter is in the degr. min. of cancer , and within degrees of malevolent mars , whereby he is much afflicted and weakened : and although he be in the signe of his exaltation , yet he is there slow in motion , occidentall of the sun , and retrograde , and planeta retrogradus nihil boni significat , donec dirigatur , a retrograde planet hath no signification of that which is good , untill he be direct . it is true , that within five dayes , he begins to move slowly forward , yet , that brings him to a perfect conjunction with mars the day of march , and they will not be fully separated from each others beames of a sudden , by which jupiter is very much debilitated : and notwithstanding that mars is in his fall , yet he is the strongest save one in the figure ; so that i cannot perceive upon what ground in astrology he should prognosticate of peace and tranquilitie from the position of jupiter in the latter part of cancer , considering him so weake and unhappy , by reason of his conjunction with mars , &c. and that hee staies no longer in that signe then the of april . besides , let him consider what messahalack tells him : conjunctio jovis & martis significat accidentia quae fiunt ex pluviis , & nivibus , & corruptionem aëris atque bellum : si autem vincit in eorum conjunctione fortuna , significat fortunam , & si malus malum : scito etiam quia quotiescunque juncta fuerit fortuna cum malo , apparebit natura fortioris eorum , &c. the conjunction of jupiter and mars hath signification of such events as are caused of raine and snow : it foretels corruption of the aire and warre : and if a fortune predominate at the time of their conjunction , he signifieth that which is wholsome and good , but if a malevolent , the contrary : understand also , that so often as a fortunate planet shall bee joyned with a malevolent , the naturall effects of that which is strongest shall appeare . now if william lilly could but have set a figure rightly to the apparent time of this conjunction of jupiter and mars , which happens ( by the rudolphine tables ) upon the day of march , at seven a clock and min. p. m. in the meridian of london , & would but have taken the paines to collect the severall fortitudes and debilities of each planet at the time of their meeting , he might have found mars much stronger then jupiter , and likewise elevated above him ( secundum latitudinem : ) hee might also have observed the conjunction to be in scotlands horoscopicall signe , and neare the cuspe of the . house , saturne ( their senators significator ) unfortunatly posited in the house of death , &c. and the moone ( his majesties as being lady of the tenth house , and dispositria of the conjunction in the fifth in a mutuall reception with jupiter , beholding saturne with a sextile aspect , and the signe cancer with a trine : and venus yet in her detriment , and applying to the quartile aspect of jupiter and mars : and the sun the other significator of his majestie in his exaltation , &c. with mercury in the . house from the ascendent : which severall positions being deliberatly considered , and rightly applyed , could have afforded him but small ground of pronouncing peace and tranquility . moreover , conjunctio jovis & martis , significat mortem divitis & magnae famae , idque eo fortius , si fuerit in signo fixo : the conjunction of jupiter and mars , portends the death of a rich and famous man , and so much the rather if it happen in a fixed signe : but cancer is a moveable signe , and by so much the lesse feare there is of the death of such a person : i rather conceive that this aphorisme presages only that some such person shall have his honour , ( and may be his life ) questioned , and bee thereby in some perill of being deprived of both . however , you may perceive by what hath bin said , that william lilly hath greatly deceived the reader , by this false quotation out of bonatus , and that all things considered , he had no cause or ground in astrology to delude the world with a vaine hope of peace and tranquility , when nothing but contention , warring , & bloodshed is threatned by the great dominion of mars , and the infortunate positure of jupiter in the revolution . and if lilly would learne when this shall happen lupoldus wil tell him ; belli tempus est cum fuerit mars in opposito , vel quartili aspectu jovis , vel saturni : when mars shall be in an opposite , or quartile aspect of jupiter or saturne : and when 's that ? let but our ephemeris-master looke in may . and against the . day he shall find a hatefull square betweene saturne and mars ; and in october following upon the day will be a most terrible opposition of saturne and mars , which will be very dreadfull and ominous to many parts of england and scotland ; and upon the . day of the same october , is another square betwixt jupiter and mars : and no doubt but we shall heare of much contention and bloodshed about those times . i have noted every of these aspects before-mentioned in my calender for . against the day of the moneth whereon they happen , to which i referre you . lilly . in the interim let those whom it may concerne ( and many are herein concern'd ) receive from mee this astrologicall caball judgement , either in jest , or in earnest , as they please , &c. he or they , king or kings , prince or princes , nobles , gentlemen , or of any quality soever , shall indeavour the advance of a forraigne army or state amongst us ( as it is certainly determined ) to yoke us , and destroy this present parliament , he or they shall never attaine his or their desires , shall perish in the designe , shall never againe make his or their peace with this kingdome of england . i know we are threatned , it must bee so , but woe to the invader ; invaders , or procurers of our invasion ; the invaded shall prevaile , viz. the parliament and commonalty of england ; and although we shall be in danger of betraying , yet shall wee behold another providence contradicting that treacherie , even in the nicke of time , for this kingdome ofengland , is not ordained untill the worlds end , to be any more conquered , we shall give , but not receive lawes , &c. wharton . all the ambition & aime of this trifling fellow is to be thought a necromancer , a conjurer , another lullius , trithemius , or the ghost of agrippa , or what ever you will have him to be , so he may but obtaine a popular esteeme , and by that meanes more easily cozen and cheate the poore people of their money , for otherwise why should he monstre such a confured heape of ridling trash without giving any reason , or naming any author for what he saith : and if you peruse it seriously , and compare it with the . last lines of the th following page , you will find him plainly contradicting himselfe , for whereas in his caball judgement , hee saith that the advance of a forraigne army or state is certainly determined to yoake us and destroy the parliament , &c. yet there he affirmeth that we shall not be oppressed with any invasive , or domestique war : and if invasion were but attempted , i beleeve it would puzzle us , and more then oppresse us : but were astrology the ground of this judgement of his , he might have told us a more probable , though not so pleasant a story as he concludes with . for , let this cabalist but looke into lupoldus de revolutionibus , and he shall find these words , victor erit qui invadit , si dominus tae , vel ae in prima fuerit , vel in ae . if the lord of the fourth house , or the lord of the seventh house shall be in the ascendent or mid-heaven , it signifies that the invader ( or invaders ) shall prevaile against , and overcome the invaded . and now ( good-man merline ) is not saturne lord of the seventh house , and posited almost in the very cuspe of the tenth ? if this aphorisme prove true ( as possibly it may , if the scots and parliament fall to pieces ) you must invent other epithites for the scots , then prudent , wise , and religious people , or else i know what will become of you . i will not urge this aphorisme any further , as how farre it may concerne ireland , or france , &c. lest i bee counted an incendiary ; but a few moneths longer wil produce a miracle , &c. and for this caball judgement , bee it in jest , or be it in earnest , i hold it for no better then a mere scar-crow purposely devised to deterre his majesties friends from any longer adhering to him ; but it is in vain , for so much true policy have that party , that if any designe were a foot , whereby to restore his majestie to the rights of his crowne , &c. and to regaine their owne , they would not be discouraged in the prosecution thereof , upon the reading of your fooleries , and this ( sir ) you may beleeve upon the reputation of a cavaliere . lilly . if we consider the profectionall figure of the last conjunction of saturne andjupiter , wee shall find aries ascending , and the sun , saturne , iupiter , and mercuryall in cancer , both the one figure and the other , as also that of the annuall returne of the sun to his place at the parliaments beginning promise us exceeding faire this yeare , &c. vvharton . i have considered the profectionall figure of the last conjunction of saturne and jupiter , and find the sun , saturne iupiter and mercury , as you say all in cancer ; yes , and more then that i observed aries ascending , and pisces culminating , venus in gemini , and luna in libra : and i have made inspection into the sixth revolution of the sun , to his place at the parliaments beginning , and there i meet with the seventh degree of virgo ascending , and the last degree of taurus culminating , and that mercury lord of the ascendent is in degr. min. of scorpio & subradiis solis : and the moon is in degr. min. of aquarius in opposition to jupiter and mars , who are neare unto a perfect conjunction in the eleventh house of the figure in leo , and she is also hastening to a quartile with saturne in the ninth . and i thinke ( sir ) you 'le not deny but that mercury and the moon are your senators significators : so that how faire soever you imagine these positions to promise you : i am assured they will performe but slowly , you had done well to have shewn us some testimony of the peace you mention , but as you have denyed us that favour , let mee instance you one testimony to crosse your conceit . you may see ( sir ) that jupiter and mars are there also in conjunction , and that in leo , a signe of the fiery triplicitie , which is farre worse then their conjunction in cancer ; for , mars in leone significat bella & contentiones , & paucitatem annonae in partibus orientalibus , & erit mars in hominibus , & maxime in juvenibus . annorum usque ad . in pueris tamen erit hoc fortius . it signifies wars and wranglings , and scarcity of corne , in the easterne parts , and mortality amongst men , but especially to such as are betwixt . and . yeares old . notwithstanding , this shall be most operative amongst children . and thus faire ( and no fairer ) are you promised by the annuall returne of the sun to his place at the parliaments commencement , if you will credit bonat. . colum. . so that you see what ever our merline hath indeavoured to gull the people with , yet the heavens speake no such language , they tell us of nothing but warre and strife , &c. what the position of saturne in the . signifies in the vernall ingresse , i have publish'd in my prognostication : and if i should grant him what so much he desires and urgeth , viz. that saturn's being in the midd-heaven should portend some sorrow and affliction to the king : yet albumazar ( a man of better credit ) affords us this comfort ; si fuerit dominae decimae domus venus ( as she is in this revolution ) significat quod sequetur ex hac tribulatione prosperitatem atque sublimitatem & gaudium atque profectum . if venus be lady of the tenth house , it sheweth that his affliction and sorrow , shall bee turn'd into joy , prosperity , sublimitie , and advantage , the sight whereof , will even breake the malitious heart of this proditorious peasant . lilly . and for the signification of venus , who is under the sun beames , and thereby much impedited and descending into the eighth , though now locally in the ninth , it portends a disturbed fancy , and a person not free , or much enlarged , for the sun lord of the . and venus are within orbes : her debilities promise him no great good : significat enim , quod eveniat regi in revolutione illa ira , & tristitia , & contentio , similiter atque timor : she as posited , is the signifier of much anger , malecontentednesse , and controversie , and the conclusion which is worst of all , saith , that he shall be in great feare , &c. of what , i am silent ? wharton . i have told you in my prognostication , that venus her fortitudes , exceeds the number of her debilities by , and is therefore to be accounted strong and powerfull in the figure , so that what detriment soever her debilities might promise , her fortitudes ( being so many more in number ) doe utterly extinguish and annihilate , whereby is clearly signified good fortune and authority to officials , and other of the kings head officers , and that the king shall prosper in his affaires . so that the reader may perceive your owne fancy so disturbed , and clowded , as that you cannot fancy , or discerne any sentence or aphorisme that hath any shew in it of good towards his majestie , but indeavour to conceale all things that tend thereunto against your owne conscience , and the principles of art . nor can ( in my opinion ) the sun and venus their being within orbes , portend any kind of restraint to his majesty , but rather absolute freedome , in regard they are both his majesties significators , and behold the cuspe of the twelfth house with an aspect of true and perfect amity . lilly . but let me examine astrologically , whether there be any affection , or unity , betwixt his majesty and subjects , which you may discerne saith bonatus , fol. . per conjunctionem significationem ad invicem , viz. by the conjunction of each significator to other , or with other ; vel per eorum aspectum cum receptione , quia ille ex significatoribus qui recipit alium , committit illi dispositionem , or by the mutuall aspect of the significators with reception ; for observe whose significators receives the other , commits his disposition , or vertue to the planet received , or more properly may be said to be ruled or directed by him . here doe i find the sun significator of our honourable patriots at westminster , in his exaltation , receivingvenus ( his majesties ) in her detriment , viz. in a low condition , &c. wharton . if the conjunction of the sun and venus had seene by application , or a perfect conjunction , you had said something to the purpose , but ( mr. wisdome ) you see venus is separated from him , and the moone , who is significatrix of your honourable patriots is hasting to an opposition with them both , which are signes of small affection , or unitie betwixt them ; and as for that reception you mention to be betwixt them ; i will not grant any , for i learn'd when i was in my a. b. c. of astrology , that receptio est duplex , una ex domicilio , altera ex exaltatione : it is either from house , or exaltation , which you cannot find here betwixt the sun and venus ; for , althought the sun be in his exaltation , yet venus is not in hers , so that there is no reception in respect of exaltation , and for matter of house you 'le grant there can be none . yet i remember zael admits of this , and one more , as a kind of reception ; and origanus takes notice of them in him and schonerus , and calls them receptiones minores but he does not commend , or allow them , but rather sets a marke upon them for invalid and superstitious , for saith he , posteriores receptiones non nisi in particulari et ad superstitionem inclinante judicio locum habent . pag. . so that if the commonalty , or kingdom be no more obedient and kind to the king , then this reception inclines them to , i shall despaire of any peace or tranquility this yeare , nor expect better successe of their formall addresses , then formerly . lilly . if we run a straine above astrology , the hermeticall learning will tell us , that the angells samael , and malchidael are the intelligences , or presiding angells of the english common-wealth and kingdom , and generally every astrologer is satisfied , that marsis the planet , and aries the signe to which great britaine is subject . if the greater angell and his minister stand firme for us , as its thought they doe , and if the planet be well fortified and the ascending signe of this kingdome not afflicted , i see no cause in nature to mistrust any gewerall misfortune to happen within this kingdome to the inhabitants thereof in this present yeare . for though we find mars our english astrologicall , planet in his fall , yet we have him very potently placed in the heavens , in conjunction withiupiter and caput draconis , in the . house , and what authors deliver upon such a position as this , you shall be your owne judges that read the discourse : si iupiter fuerit in undecima , significat lucra et merces in omnibus rebus , haly . when iupiter is in the . house he intimates much trade and merchandizing , and great wealth obtained thereby . si quidem iupiter fuerit in undecima significat laudem et bonam famam ex parte amicorum , et quod gaudebant homines , et erunt in alacritate , et bonus effectus , et profectus in rebus de quibus habebunt homines fiduciam , et de quibus sperant bonum bonat . . iupiter as new posited portends great comfort from friends , and that they shall merit honour and a good name , that men shall rejoice and be cheerfull , and have good effect and encouragement in the actions they seeke after , and of which matters they themselves expected good . if wee would dilate , or exemplify , why from hence may we not expect all faithfullnesse and honourable correspondency from the scottish nation ; contrary to the expectation of some , and those not a few that divine otherwaies . wharton . if william lilly run out quite from his witts , i shall here make him understand ( if not acknowledge an other very grosse error of his , notwithstanding the angells samael and malchidael doe both of them take his part : for though i grant him that mars is more powerfull then he speakes of , yet is the signe ascending of this kingdome sufficiently afflicted , by the platique square of mars unto it , ( who is also within . degrees of conjunction with the lord of the eight house , which is the house of death , labour sadnesse , and heavinesse , heritage of dead men , and the end of life , and the ascendent of the revolution is no lesse afflicted by the quartile of saturne unto it : and the moone , who is lady of the houre ( although he hath here forgot to mention her , is separate from the sextile of mars and in a partill sextile with jupiter , but comes immediately to a diametricall configuration with aries englands horoscopicall signe ; whereby you might have seene ( if you had not beene worse then purblind ) cause too much to mistrust some generall misfortune to befall the inhabitants of this kingdome : i doe not love to create new jealousies and feares , but i presume will . lilly will not ( upon second thoughts ) deny what i have said , nor that hee hath plaid the foole in giving judgement of jupiters positure in the eleventh only , withour mixing the nature of mars with him , who is there likewise so powerfull , and neare unto conjunction with him . but i have elsewhere told you what their accidentall scite there doth signifie , and therefore shall not need to give him any further answer in this particular , since what hee here reiterares , is , only to clear his brethren the scots , lest they become unruly , & kick out that small proportion of his idle brains . lilly . and surely were not mars overswayed by the presence of jupiter in that nations ascending signe , i should somewhat doubt of them my selfe , but i doe not , for the truth is religion and faith , overmasters their naturall policy , really ; mars in undecima inimicitias amicorum praenotat : mars in the . destroyes the leagues and friendships of people , &c. wharton . and surely william lilly a horne-book-blade , hee would not divulge so much of his ignorance at one clap , as to say that mars is overswayed by the presence of jupiter , cujus contrarium verum est ; for as before i have proved , mars is the strongest save only the moone : and jupitar the weakest but mercury in all the figure , as will appeare to any man that will take the paines to collect the dignities and debilities of the planets respectively in the figure . and therefore hee hath good reason to doubt of himselfe , and to suspect the scottish nation will become converts : which if they did not , wee ( malignants ) should have questioned , whether they had any religion , or faith at all ? but to the matter : mars in the . house presages something else then amicorum inimicitias , if you had not abused guido bonatus colum. . and in him the whole kingdome : whose words ( if he had not beene interrupted by this unmannerly clowne ) had been thus ; mars in ● domo , significat paucitatem lucri , seu profectus in rebus de quibus spaeratur utilitas ; & quod cadent in inimicitias amicorum , & significat diminutionem substantiae , & desperabant homines derebus in quibus habebatur siducia , & quibus spaerebatur : that is , mars in the eleventh house foretells but little profit , or gaine in those things by which profit was expected , and that they shall fall at enmitie with their friends . also , the diminution of their substance , and that men shall utterly despaire of ever obtaining what they most trusted to , and expected . this aphorisme carryes a great deale of matter in sit , in relation it hath to the differences depending and impending betwixt the scots and the parliament : and therefore it was not held fitting to be published , or communicated ( by our misterious merline ) without a fee . the plaine english of it is , that ( according to naturall causes ) it is most evident that the parliament , &c. shall be frustrated in their expectation ; that they shall be mvch deceived , and deprived of the profit and commoditie , which might have accrued unto them , by having the king at their owne disposall : and that for this cause they shall fale fall at difference with , and incurre the dislike and enmity of those that were formerly their friends and confederates , who shall account them no otherwise then such as have forgot and neglected their covenant with god and man , &c. and hereupon they dispaire of the scottish religion , because it is come nearer the kings , and of their faith , because they have not so much credulity as to interest them alone in the disposall of his majesties person : and hence arise new discords and contentions , and greater taxes are imposed then ever upon the poore kingdome , whereby mens estates are exhausted and consumed , and fresh miseries daily approaching , if not timously prevented . what he cites out of haly concerning jupiters positure in the house , i have sufficiently answered and explained before , upon the words which he quoted from bonatus , for the same thing . and thus farre hath mr. lilly made his progresse in preaching peace and tranquilitie to the people , to what purpose i have sufficiently declared ? and now he comes to the qualitie of the yeare , wherein i scorne to detract the least scruple from him of what 's his due , but shall agree with him in every thing which he performs but any thing like an artist , ( though he stumble of it against his will ) his quotation of bonatus pag. . ( by great fortune ) is very true and pertinent , whereby is proved a yeare of scarcity of corne and other provision for the use of man : but the application of his next aphorisme out of haly is very illicite , and ignorant , for although he affirme it shall assuredly come to passe in those parts of this kingdome , which lye south-east , and full south from london , but nothing so violently as in the kingdom of ireland : i shall prove him here and errand bo●cher : for , if he had understood the aphorisme ; saturn ought to both infortunate in alto loco , and elevated above all the other planets , or otherwise it hath no signification , which he is not in this figure ; for although he be weake in his essentiall dignities , yet considering his other accidentall fortitudes , he is indifferent strong and powerfull , so that the aphorisme will not serve for this position . and if you will know the principall waies by which a planet may be said to be elevated above another , they are three , viz. in respect of their latitude from the ecliptique . nearnesse to their auges , position in the figure . a planet is said to be elevated above another ( according to ganivetus ( cap. . differ . . of his booke entituled amicus medicorum ) who hath greatest northerne latitude from the ecliptique : now if we calculate rightly , we shall find mars elevated above all the rest of the planets , the moone expected , for he hath . degrees of north latitude , and saturnes latitude is meridionall no lesse then . degrees . min. so iupiter hath . degree . min. of north latitude , venus , degree . . min. and mercury degree . min. both south , and the ● indeed hath . degree . min. of n. latitude so that in respect of latitude , saturne is the most depressed of all the planets in the figure , and the moone most elevated next mars , and then jupiter . the next way is in respect of a planets propinquity to his auge , according to altohazen haly in his comment upon ptolomy : so that the planet which is nearest the summitie of his epicyle , is elevated above another , which is further removed thence , and if we consider here which of the planets is most elevated secundum augem , wee shall finde that mercury is in apog. epicicli . . march mars is in apog. eccentr . the . of march , and saturne is not in apog. epicicli untill the . of may following : so that this way mercury and mars are both elevated above saturne . and hereby the way will i put mr. merline in mind of one mistake in this kind committed in his englands propheticall merline pag. . where he hath put saturn transire apoge . on . martii & jupiter epicicli sui superiorem partem . martii , wheras saturne is in apog. epicili the . of march and jupiter the . so but only . daies error in each committed . the . way by which a planet may be said to be elevated is in respect of their places in the figure ; as he that is above the earth is more elevated then he that under is the horizon , he that is in the . house is elevated above an other planet in the ascendent , he that is in the . above any i● the . and he that is in the . above any other in the figure as indeed saturn is now : and if all the planets were under the horizon , then that which is nearest to the ascendent is said to be most elevated ; but this is not so much considedered by astrologers as their elevation in respect of latitude , and of their proximitie to their auges , or if it were , yet you see there is two to one against wil. lilly : for saturne is neither elevated above all the other planets in respect of latitude , nor in respect of his auge , and therefore that aphorisme of halyes hath no signification here , saturne being neither infortunatus in alto loco , nec sublevatus super omnes alios planetas as william lilly supposes him : so that the south , and south-east parts of this kingdome need not feare this positure at all . next i desire the reader to observe that he hath cut off ▪ corrupted , and misunderstood that aphorisme in bonatus viz significat naufragia repente , &c. for that aphorisme is not deduced from the dominion of mars in the and houses of the figure , but ( as you may see in guido ) from the scituation of mars in cancer and his triplicity , and the words of bonat : are these , et si fuerit mars in revolutione anni in cancro , vel elus triplicitate : & maxime in cancto , erit apparitio eorum , quae significaverit in partibus septentrionalibus : and thus much of that aphorisme master merline hath quite left out , which is thus much in english : if mars in the yeares revolution shall be in cancer or his triplicity , but especially in cancer , the visibility of his effects shall be in the northern parts of the kingdome : further in cancro significat naufragia repente venientia ex forti atque subito flatu ventorum , & significat rixam atque contentionem , & bellum , &c. mars in cancer hath signification of unexpected shipwracks , happening by fierce and sudden gales of wind ; he also portends strife , contention , and warre , &c. lilly gaudebunt reges , & habebunt laetitiam , & securitatem , that our principall governours and officers that have with such industry these many years steered the affairs of our kingdome shall in this year rejoice . wharton ( indeed ) lilly ) you steere by a false chart , for there is no such thing absolutely signified to the governours you speak of from the sunne as he is lord of the ascendant , for he that will look into guido pag. whence he takes this judgement , shall find the words to carry another sence , viz. et si fuerit sol dominus , anni , ac dominus ascendentis fueritque liber a malis , dixit albumazar , gaudebunt reges , & habebunt letitiam & securitatem , so that if you expect to have benefit by this aphorisme the sunne must not onely be lord of the ascendent , but free from the malevolents , but he must also be lord of the yeare , which he is not in this revolution ; and how farre soever this aphorisme may be in force , the king will have the best share thereof , if the sunne be the naturall significator of kings as all authors accord : nor shall those governours he talks of want their part of what the sunnes accidentall position in the house doth signifie . viz. depressionem divitum & magnatum , seu nobilium atque potentum , eorumque diminutionem , & mortem , ac improperium bonat . . i 'le lay my life this aphorisme belongs to the round-heads . what venus portendeth in the as she is significatrix of his majesty , i have told you in my prog. and what mr. lilly hath added out of bonat is not amisse ; onely his application is like all the rest , as idle and foolish as may be , in that it concerns all the clergy in generall , and not the prick-ear'd divines onely , as every artist can testifie . now , for that william lilly seemes to be very much offended with one master geere , who ( as he saith ) was sometimes a priest of tewksbury , and hath lately writ a pamphlet called astrologo-mastrix , ( which indeed is as full of old idle sophistry , as master lilly is of malice , and ignorance ) yet i hold it no sufficient answer to tell him a story of a weathercock , or a cock and bull , in stead of denying and avoyding his arguments by better reason : nor is it scholler like , or favours at all of common civility , to fall upon scandalizing of a mans reputation , when he hath not wit enough to require him otherwise . i think ( lilly ) you would scarce accept of it as a sufficient answer from me , if in stead of correcting your errours , i should tell the world that you were but a taylours boy in saint clements parish , and that the summity of all your honour was to be afterwards a scriveners man , and that he dyng your mrs taught you first to write secretary , in which respect i account you not worthy of the just revenge of my pen : this ( though it be true ) were but mean logick , but the truth is , you are lame of that legge , and therefore you may do well to borrow a crutch of master thomas challoner , that precise logitian , &c. nor does it grieve me at all that i suffer so much for the justnesse of the cause which i have undertaken and sworn to , as to be traduced by you , with the tearmes of an obscure footman , ungownd , and unbooted , &c. the time was when i have been on horseback , where neither lillie , nor booker durst have shown their faces , and 't is no matter whether i weare boots or shoes , either shall content me : i have both , and if i want a colledge gown , i believe ( sir ) you 'r not in so much credit as to take one up for me till my nex yeares almanack may defray your engagement , however you are not so much master of your trade , as to make it for me , for ( to say the truth ) i was told you master was a womans tailour . i find nothing left now worthy my notice , save onely the quadrate aspect of saturn to jupiter , which hapeneth this year , which ( master merline ) saith onely signifieth mutationes . & res multas 〈◊〉 in negotiis regis , similiter & in lege , very great aterations , and many things concerning his majesties affairs and the law : but you see master merline dare not tell us his author , and ( indeed ) he either will not , or dare not ; yet neverthelesse i have trac'd him , and found haly to be the authour of those words , and of some other proceedings , which you may guesse he was unwilling to publish , by the tenour of them , haly pag. they run thus : significat ( saith haly ) quod existent rebelles qui adversabuntur regi , & qui querunt regnum , &c. the plain english is this , it signifieth that there shall be rebels ( and traytors , who shall rise and oppose themselves against the king , who shall endevour to deprive him of his kingdome , &c. and this together with the former , is the genuine signification of the square of saturn , and jupiter ; and these very words i had noted in my almanack , but the printer maliciously expunged and altered them and divers more , whereby he hath unworthily abused me , and made my almanack look weatherbeat lik himself . as for the conjunction of saturn and mars in taurus , which master merline , saith , hath been so learnedly handled by john booker ; i have sufficiently laid him open in that discourse i formerly mentioned ; and no doubt , but it will serve both their turns : yet i cannot passe by one grosse errour ( above all the rest ) committed by this woodden prick-eare john booker , in his new almanack for ( which may be easily known , by the signe of the logger-head in the front of it ) upon his judgements of the yeare at the vernall ingresse , where he saith that jupiter is in ascendente hora revolutionis , and accordingly drawes fine peaceable judgement from iupiter , being in the ascendent , when notwithstanding , iupiter is above degrees ( or a whole signe ) distant from thence , and so in the house , as you may see in william lillies figura mundi , in his anglicus , erected , for the same time and place , by which the reader may perceive what certainty can be in this dull fellows prognosticks , who is thus palpably & intolerably erronious , as to misse no lesse then a whole signe in the place of one planet ? and thus have i diligently and carefully examined william lillies discourse , wherein i find him very foolishly rash , and even brim full of malice and ignorance ; and do now assuredly know him unworthy the name of an artist . i could have taken notice of a great many more errours , &c. and particularly in his translation of those first aphorismes of ptolomi●s centil●qui , wherein he showes himself ignorant in the originall , so hath he infected some of them with his own foolish commentaries , and ( amongst the rest ) a ridiculous story of a suit of cloths , that he tore many holes in , in going a nutting , when the moon was ill dignified in lea , which suit he sayes did never do him any service after : whereby you see that lilly is as bad a taylor , as he is an astronomer , that could mend his own cloathes no better . the truth is , he was not born to be a workman . but i shall reserve my other more serious observations till i heare further from him , which if ever i do , i promise to lash him without mercy , in the interim i should advise such gentlemen as desire to be instructed in this kind of learning , to shake off these ignorant fellows , and apply themselves to doctor nicholas , fisk doctor scarborough , master jonas , moore , or master , holland , who are all of them singular artists , and men of honest and cleare intentions . fjnis . a doble almanacke or kalender drawne for this present yeere , which is leape yeere and from the beginning of the worlde the first kalender seruing generally for all england, and the other necessarie for such as shal haue occasion of traffique beyond the seas for their needefull busines / collected and gathered for the former vse by robert watson ... watson, robert, fl. - . approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; 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revolution of the year of our lord christ , m.dx liii . being the first after bissextile or leap-year . shewing all the notable aspects of the planets with the moon , and among themselves . with the true place of the sun & moon , in signes , degrees and minutes , for every day in the year : and true place of the other planets every fift day . unto which are added some astrological predictions gathered from the quarterly revolutions of this year , ▪ calculated for the meridian of london differs from the meridian of litterworth minutes : whose pole-artick is elevated above the horizon degrees minutes north latitude . by tho. jackson mathemat . london , printed by e. cotes , for the company of stationers , . vulgar notes according to the julian account used here in england for this year . the golden number   the dominical letter   b the circle of the sun   the roman indiction   the number of direction   the epact   shrove sunday february septuagesima febr. sexagesima febr. quinquagesima febr. quadragesima febr. easter day aprill . rogation sunday may ascension day may whitsunday may trinity sunday jun. advent sunday novemb. 〈◊〉 term beginneth the day of january , and endeth the day of february . easter term beginneth the of aprill , and endeth the day of may. trinity term beginneth the of june , and endeth the day . michaelmas term beginneth the day of october , and endeth the day of november . the names and characters of the signs of the zodiack , with a description of what part , or member of the body each sign governeth . ♈ aries , head and face . ♉ taurus , neck and throat . ♊ gemini , armes & shoul . ♋ cancer , brest & stomach . ♌ leo , heart and back . ♍ virgo , bowels and belly . ♎ libra , reins and loines . ♏ scorpio , secret members . ♐ sagittarius , thighs . ♑ capricornus , knees . ♒ aquarius , legs . ♓ pisces , feet . names and characters of the planets , with the head and tail of the dragon . ♄ saturne . ♃ jupiter . ♂ mars . ☉ sol. ♀ venus . ☿ mercury . ☽ luna . ☊ dragons head. ☋ dragons tail. a table of the aspects .   s. d.   ☌ conjunction novilunium . ss semisextile   ⚹ sextile corniculata . q quintile   □ quartile semiplena . td tridecile   △ trine gibbosa . bq biquintile   ☍ opposition plenilunium . a brief description of the particular things contained in this almanack examplary . in this almanack , the twelve moneths are contained in pages , each page is divided into columnes . in the first is placed the dayes of the moneth . the second , the dayes of the week . the third containeth the fixed and movable spheares : the beginnings and endings of the termes : the aspects of the planets with the moon , and mutually with themselves and the moon in her apogaeon perigaeon . the fourth , sheweth the place of the moon in signs , degrees , and minutes . the fifth , sheweth the place of the sun in signs , degrees , and minutes . the sixth , sheweth the places of the planets every fift day at noon . the seventh , sheweth the time of sun rising every day in the moneth . the eighth , sheweth the time of sun setting every day in the moneth . example . the day of jan. being wednesday , saturne is in biquintile of venus , or an aspect of distance signs , degrees : on the day jupiter is semisextile to venus , in the day the moon is in her apogaeon , and the of jan. saturne is in conjunction with the moon ; the moons place is degr . . min. in leo : place of the sun is degr . min. in aquarius : saturn is that day degrees min. in leo. how to find the true place of any of the planets for any day that be intermediated by taking the difference betwixt the two dayes before and after the time assigned . example . i would know the true place of jupiter the day of jan. i find jupiter on the day to be day min. of ♑ and on the day i find him in day m. of ♑ direct , the difference is day min. to find his true place on the day , then say by the rule of . if daies motion give min. what shall daies motion give , multiply and divide , and you shall finde min. sec . the which adde to d. min. and it will be d. min. sec . the true place of jupiter on the day of jan. the like may be said for any other time , and for any other planet . behold the work , january hath xxxj . dayes . full moon day . min. past afternoon . sun rising sun setting last quarter day . min. past afternoon . new moon day min. past before noon . first quarter day min. past at night . md wd mutuall aspect . ☽ place ☉ pla . planet places h.m. h.m. a new year ♊ ♄ ♌ b   ♋ ♃ ♑ c ☌ ♃ ☉ ♂ ♏ d ☽ with ♄ ♌ ♀ ♐ e simeon ☿ ♒ f twelfth day ♄ ♌ g □ ♀ ☽ ♍ ♃ ♑ a ☽ ☋ ♂ ♏ b ☽ apogeon ♎ ♒ ♀ ♐ c ☉ in ♒ ☿ ♒ d □ ♄ ☽ ♄ ♌ e □ ☿ ☽ ♏ ♃ ♑ f hillarie ♂ ♏ g △ ♄ ☽ ♐ ♀ ♐ a ss ♃ ♀ ☿ ♒ b ⚹ ♂ ☽ ♑ ♄ ♌ c ☽ with ♃ ♃ ♑ d ☍ ♄ ☉ ♂ ♏ e bq ♄ ♀ ♒ ♀ ♑ f △ ♂ ☽ ☿ ♒ g   ♓ ♄ ♌ a ☽ perigri . ♃ ♑ b   ♈ ♂ ♏ c term begin . ♀ ♑ d ☍ ♂ ☽ ♉ ☿ ♒ e △ ♃ ☽ ♄ ♌ f ⚹ ♄ ☽ ♊ ♃ ♒ g   ♂ ♏ a △ ♃ ☽ ♋ ♀ ♑   ☿ ♒ e ☌ ♄ ☽ ♌ ♄ ♌ february hath xxviij . dayes . full moon day at a clock before noon . sun rising sun setting last quarter day a clock after noon . new moon day min. past after noon . first quarter day min. past after noon . md wd mutuall aspect . ☽ place ☉ pla planet places m.m h.m. d ⚹ ♂ ♀ ♌ ♄ ☊ e candlemas ♃ ♒ f   ♍ ♂ ♏ g ☽ ☋ ♀ ♑ a   ♎ ☿ ♒ b septuages . ♄ ♌ c □ ♃ ☽ ♃ ♒ d □ ♄ ☽ ♏ ♓ ♂ ♏ e ☌ ♂ ☽ ♀ ♑ f ⚹ ♃ ☽ ♐ ☿ ♒ g ss ♃ ☉ ♄ ♌ a ●erm ends ♃ ♒ b sexagesima ♑ ♂ ♏ c valentine ♀ ♒ d ☌ ♃ ♀ ♒ ☿ ♒ e □ ♂ ☽ ♄ ♌ f ☍ ♄ ♀ ♓ ♃ ♒ g ☽ ☊ ♂ ♏ a △ ♄ ☽ ♈ ♀ ♒ b ●ro●elund . ☿ ♒ c □ ♄ ☽ ♉ ♄ ♌ d ☍ ♂ ☽ ♃ ♒ e △ ♀ ☽ ♊ ♂ ♏ f matthias ♀ ♒ g   ♋ ☿ ♒ a ☍ ♄ ♃ ♄ ♌ b quadrages . ♃ ♒ c ☍ ♀ ☽ ♌ ♂ ♏ march hath xxxj . dayes full moon day a clock in morning . sun rising sun setting last quarter day min. past in morning . new moon day min. past in morning . first quarter day min. past after noon . md wd mutuall aspect . ☽ place ☉ pla . planet places h. m h.m. d david ♌ ♄ ♌ e chad ♍ ♃ ♒ f ☉ eclipsed ♍ ♂ ♏ g ⚹ ♄ ☽ ♀ ♒ a ☽ apegeo ♎ ☿ ♓ b △ ♀ ☽ ♄ ♌ c □ ♃ ☽ ♏ ♃ ♒ d □ ♂ ♀ ♂ ♏ e ⚹ ♃ ☽ ♀ ♓ f □ ☿ ☽ ♐ ♈ ☿ ♓ g ⚹ ♀ ☽ ♄ ♌ a ⚹ ☿ ☽ ♑ ♃ ♒ b gregorie ♂ ♐ c td ♂ ☿ ♒ ♀ ♓ d △ ☉ ♄ ☿ ♓ e ☌ ♀ ☽ ♄ ♌ f ☽ ☊ ♓ ♃ ♒ g ☽ perigri . ♂ ♐ a ☉ ad ⚹ ♃ ♈ ♀ ♓ b ⚹ ☉ ♃ ♉ ☿ ♓ c △ ♂ ☿ ♄ ♌ ● d ☍ ♂ ☽ ♃ ♒ e △ ♄ ☿ ♊ ♂ ♐ f □ ☿ ☽ ♀ ♓ g   ♋ ☿ ♈ a ☌ ♄ ☉ ♄ ♌ ● b ☍ ♃ ☽ ♌ ♃ ♒ ● c   ♂ ♐ ● d td ♄ ☽ ♍ ♀ ♓ ● e   ☿ ♈ f ☌ ☉ ☿ ♄ ♌ ● aprill hath xxx . dayes . full moon day min. past after noon . sun rising sun setting last quarter day min. past after noon . new moon day min. past before noon . first quarter day min. past before noon . md wd mutuall aspect ☽ place ☉ pla . planet places h m h.m. g ☽ apogeo ♎ ♄ ♌ a □ ♄ ☽ ♃ ♒ b palm sunda● ♏ ♂ ♐   ambro. ♀ ♈ d ☌ ♂ ☽ ☿ ♉ e △ ♄ ♀ ♐ ♄ ♌ f □ ♄ ☿ ♃ ♒ g △ ☿ ☽ ♑ ♂ ♐ a   ♀ ♈ b easter day ♉ ☿ ♉ c ♃ □ ad ☿ ♒ ♄ ♌ d julius ♃ ♒ e ⚹ ☿ ☽ ☊ ♓ ♂ ♐ f ☽ perigri . ♀ ♈ g ☌ ♀ ☽ ♈ ☿ ♉ a td ♄ ♀ ♄ ♌ b □ ♃ ☽ ♉ ♃ ♒ c ☌ ☿ ☽ ♂ ♐ d ⚹ ♀ ☽ ♊ ♀ ♈ e ☍ ♂ ☿ ☿ ♉ ● f bq ♂ ♀ ♋ ♄ ♌ g td ♃ ☿ ♃ ♒ a george ♌ ♂ ♏ b q ♃ ♀ ♀ ♈ c ●ar● e●a● ☿ ♊ d ☽ ☋ ♍ ♄ ♌ e ●erm begins ♃ ♒ f ☽ apogeo ♎ ♂ ♏ g △ ♃ ☽ ♀ ♉ ● ☍ ♀ ☽ ☿ ♊ may hath xxxj . dayes . full moon day min. past after noon . sun rising sun setting last quarter day min. past before noon . new moon day min. past after noon . first quarter day a clock at night . md wd mutual aspe ☽ place ☉ pla . planet places h.m. h.m. b phil. & ia ♏ ♄ ♌ c □ ♄ ♀ ♃ ♒ d ☍ ☿ ☽ ♐ ♂ ♏ e □ ♃ ☽ ♀ ♉ f ☍ ♂ ☉ ☿ ♊ g △ ♀ ☽ ♑ ♄ ♌ a ⚹ ♂ ☽ ♃ ♒ b ss ♀ ☿ ♒ ♂ ♏ ● □ ♃ ♀ ♀ ♉ d ⚹ ♀ ☽ ♓ ☿ ♊ e ☽ ☊ ♊ ♄ ♌ f ⚹ ♀ ☽ ♈ ♃ ♒ g ☽ perigri . ♂ ♏ a ☍ ♂ ♀ ♉ ♀ ♉ b rogation ● . ☿ ♊ c ☌ ☿ ☽ ♊ ♄ ♌ d q ♄ ♀ ♃ ♒ e   ♋ ♂ ♏ f ascension ♀ ♉ g ☌ ♄ ☽ ☿ ♊ a ☍ ♃ ☽ ♌ ♄ ♌ ● □ ♀ ☽ ♃ ♒ c term ends ♍ ♂ ♏ d td ♃ ♀ ♀ ♊ e ⚹ ♄ ☿ ♎ ☿ ♊ f augustine ♄ ♌ g ☽ apogeo ♃ ♒ a ⚹ ♄ ♀ ♏ ♂ ♏ b w●●t ●und . ♀ ♊ c wigam ♐ ☿ ♊ d patron ♄ ♌ june hath xxx . dayes . full moon day . min. past before noon . sun rising sun setting last quarter day min. past before noon . new moon day min. past in morning . first quarter day at a clock after noon . full moon day at a clock after noon . md wd mutual aspe ☽ place ☉ pla . planet places h.m. h.m. e   ♐ ♄ ♌ f ⚹ ♂ ☽ ♑ ♃ ♒ g erasmus ♂ ♏ a   ♒ ♀ ♊ b trinit . sud . ● ☿ ♊ c   ♓ ♄ ♌ d ☽ ☊ ♃ ♒ e ☽ perigri . ♂ ♏ f bq ♂ ♀ ♈ ♀ ♊ g term beg . ☿ ♊ a ☍ ♂ ☽ ♉ ♋ ♌ b ⚹ ♄ ☿ ♃ ♒ c △ ♄ ☽ ♊ ♂ ♏ d ☌ ♀ ☽ ♀ ♋ e △ ♂ ☽ ♋ ☿ ♊ f   ♄ ♌ g ☍ ♃ ☽ ♌ ♃ ♒ a △ ♃ ☿ ♂ ♏ b ⚹ ☿ ☽ ♍ ♀ ♋ c ☽ ☋ ☿ ♊ d bq ♃ ☉ ♄ ♌ e □ ♀ ☽ ♎ ♃ ♒ f ☽ apogeo ♂ ♏ g   ♏ ♀ ♋ a ☌ ♂ ☽ ♀ ♊   ☌ ☉ ♀ ♄ ♌ c △ ♄ ☽ ♐ ♃ ♒ d ☍ ☿ ☽ ♂ ♏ e   ♑ ♀ ♋ f △ ☉ ♂ ● ☿ ♊ july hath . xxxj . dayes . last quarter day min. past after noon . sun rising 〈◊〉 ●ising new moon day min. past at noon . first quart . day min. past before noon . ●ull moon day min. past before . md wd mutual aspe . ☽ place ☉ pla planet places h. m h.m. g ☍ ♄ ☽ ♒ ♄ ♌ a bq ♃ ☿ ♃ ♒ b △ ☿ ☽ ♂ ♏ c ☽ ☊ ♓ ♀ ♋ d ss ♄ ☿ ☿ ♋ e □ ♀ ☽ ♈ ♈ ♌ f ☽ perigri . ● ♃ ♒ g △ ♂ ☿ ♉ ♂ ♏ a ⚹ ♀ ☽ ♀ ♌ b ☍ ♄ ♃ ♊ ☿ ♋ c   ♄ ♌ d td ☌ ♀ ♋ ♃ ♒ e ☌ ☉ ☿ ♂ ♏ f ☍ ♃ ☽ ♌ ♀ ♌ g td ♂ ☿ ☿ ♌ a   ♄ ♌ b ☽ ☋ ♍ ♃ ♒ c ⚹ ♂ ♂ ♏ d ☍ ♃ ♀ ♎ ♀ ♌ e ☌ ♄ ☿ ☿ ♌   ☌ ♄ ♀ ♄ ♌ g □ ♃ ☽ ♏ ♃ ♒ a ☌ ♂ ☽ ♂ ♏   △ ♄ ☽ ♐ ♀ ♌ c ☍ ☉ ♃ ☿ ♌ d   ♄ ♌ e □ ♂ ☿ ♑ ♃ ♒ ● f ⚹ ♂ ☽ ♂ ♏ g ☌ ♃ ☽ ♒ ♀ ♌ a ☍ ☿ ☽ ☿ ♍ b   ♓ ♄ ♌ ● august hath xxxj . dayes . last quarter day min. past after noon . sun rising sun setting new moon day min. past before noon . first quarter day min. past before noon . full moon day min. past before noon . md wd mutual ▪ aspe . ☽ place ☉ pla planet places h. m h.m. c lammas ♓ ♄ ♌ d ☽ perigri . ♈ ♃ ♒ e △ ♀ ☽ ♂ ♐ f aristarchus ♉ ♀ ♍ g oswald ☿ ♍ a △ ♃ ☽ ♊ ♄ ♌ b ⚹ ♄ ☽ ♃ ♒ c ss ♄ ☿ ♋ ♂ ♐ d ⚹ ☿ ☽ ♀ ♍ e △ ♂ ☽ ☿ ♍ f ♂ ☌ ad ☽ ♌ ♄ ♌ g ☉ eclipsed ♃ ♒ a ☽ ☊ ♍ ♍ ♂ ♐ b bq ♃ ♀ ♀ ♍ c △ ♃ ☽ ♎ ☿ ♍ d ⚹ ♄ ☽ ♄ ♌ e ☽ apogeo ♃ ♒ f □ ♃ ☽ ♏ ♂ ♐ g ⚹ ♀ ☽ ♀ ♍ a ☌ ♂ ☽ ☿ ♍ ● b □ ♄ ☽ ♐ ♄ ♌ c □ ♀ ☽ ♃ ♒ d △ ☉ ☽ ♑ ♂ ♐ e barthol . d. ♀ ♍ f   ♒ ☿ ♎ g ☍ ♄ ☽ ♄ ♌ a bq ♃ ☉ ♓ ♃ ♒ b ☽ eclipsed ♂ ♐ c ⚹ ♀ ☽ ♈ ♀ ♎ d □ ♃ ☽ ☿ ♎ e ☽ apogeo ♉ ♄ ♌ september hath xxx . dayes . last quarter day min. past before noon . sun rising sun setting new moon day min. past after noon . first quarter day min. past after noon . full moon day at a clock in the afternoon . md wd mutual aspe . ☽ place ☉ pla . planet place . h.m. h.m. f giles ♉ ♄ ♌ g anthony ♃ ♒ a ss ☉ ♄ ♊ ♂ ♐ b   ♀ ♎ c □ ♀ ☽ ♋ ☿ ♎ d △ ♄ ♂ ♄ ♌ e ☍ ♃ ☽ ♌ ♃ ♒ f ☌ ♄ ☽ ♂ ♐ g ☽ ☋ ♏ ♀ ♎ a △ ♂ ☽ ☿ ♎ b td ♃ ♀ ♄ ♌ c ☌ ☿ ☽ ♎ ♃ ♒ d ⚹ ♄ ♀ ♎ ♂ ♐ e ☽ apogeo ♏ ● ♀ ♎ f □ ♄ ☽ ☿ ♎ g ⚹ ♃ ☽ ♄ ♌ a ⚹ ☿ ☽ ♐ ♃ ♒ b ☌ ♂ ☽ ♂ ♐   △ ☉ ♃ ♑ ♀ ♎ d ☌ ☉ ☿ ☿ ♎ e △ ♃ ☿ ♄ ♌ f ☍ ♄ ☽ ♒ ♃ ♒ g ss ♀ ☿ ♂ ♑ ● ☽ ☊ ♓ ♀ ♏ b □ ♃ ♀ ☿ ♎ ● △ ♄ ☽ ♈ ♄ ♌ d □ ♃ ☽ ♃ ♒ e ☽ perigeo ♉ ♂ ♑ ● michaesin . ♀ ♏ ● ss ♃ ♂ ♊ ☿ ♎ october hath xxxj dayes . last quarter day min. past at noon . sun rising sun setting new moon day min. past beforenoon . first quarter day min. past before noon . full moon day min. past before noon . md wd mutual aspe . ☽ place ☉ pla . planet places h.m. h.m. a ⚹ ♄ ☽ ♊ ♄ ♌ b td ☉ ♃ ♋ ♃ ♒ c   ♂ ♑ d ☍ ♃ ☽ ♌ ♀ ♏ e ☌ ♄ ☽ ☿ ♎ f ☋ ♄ ♌ g △ ♂ ☽ ♍ ♃ ♒ a △ ♃ ☿ ♂ ♑ b □ ♄ ♀ ♎ ♀ ♏ c ⚹ ♄ ☽ ☿ ♎ d ☽ apogeo ♄ ♌ e ⚹ ♂ ☽ ♏ ♃ ♒ f ☌ ♀ ☽ ♏ ♂ ♑ g ⚹ ♃ ☽ ♐ ♀ ♐ a △ ♂ ☿ ☿ ♎ b td ♃ ☿ ♄ ♌ c bq ♄ ♂ ♑ ♃ ♒ d lune e●a ♂ ♑ e ss ☉ ♂ ♒ ♀ ♐ f ⚹ ♄ ♀ ☿ ♎ g ☽ ☋ ♓ ♄ ♌ a ⚹ ♂ ☽ ♃ ♒ b △ ♀ ☽ ♈ ♂ ♑ c term beg ♀ ♐ d ☽ perigri . ♉ ☿ ♏ e □ ♄ ☽ ♄ ♌ f ☍ ♀ ☽ ♊ ♃ ♒ g sim. & iu ▪ ♂ ♑ a △ ☿ ☽ ♋ ♀ ♐ b △ ☉ ☽ ♀ ♏ a ☍ ♃ ☽ ♌ ♄ ♌ november hath xxx . dayes . last quarter first day min. past at night . sun rising sun setting new moon day min. past before noon . first quarter day min. past after noon . full moon day min. past before noon . md wd mutual aspe . ☽ place ☉ pla . planet places h.m. h.m. d al saints ♌ ♄ ♌ e ☌ ♄ ☽ ♃ ♒ f ☽ ☊ ♍ ♂ ♒ g □ ♀ ☽ ♀ ♐ a ●o●der p. ♎ ☿ ♏ b   ♄ ♌ c ⚹ ♄ ☽ ♃ ♒ d ☽ apogeo ♏ ♂ ♒ e ☌ ☿ ☽ ♀ ♑ f ⚹ ♃ ☽ ♐ ● ☿ ♏ g   ♄ ♌ a △ ♄ ☽ ● ♐ ♃ ♒ b ☽ ☊ ♑ ♂ ♒ c   ♀ ♑ d ☌ ♂ ☽ ♒ ● ☿ ♐ f ☍ ♄ ☽ ♄ ♌ ● ss ♃ ♀ ● ♃ ● ♒ g ⚹ ♃ ☿ ♓ ● ♂ ♒ a td ♄ ☿ ♀ ♑ b □ ♀ ☽ ♈ ☿ ♐ c ss ♀ ☿ ♄ ♌ d ☽ perigri . ♉ ♃ ♒ ● e clement ♂ ♒ f bq ♄ ♀ ♊ ♀ ♑ g katharine ● ☿ ♐ a ☍ ♀ ☽ ♋ ♄ ♌ b advent sun . ♃ ♒ c term end . ♌ ♂ ♒ d ☌ ♄ ☽ ♀ ♑ e andrew ● ▪ ♍ ☿ ♑ december hath xxxj . dayes . last quarter first day min. past after noon . sun rising sun setting new moon day min. past after noon . first quarter day min. past before noon . full moon day min. past before noon . last quarter day min. past after noon . f   ♍ ♄ ♌ g △ ♀ ☽ ♃ ♒ a △ ♃ ☽ ♎ ♂ ♒ b □ ♀ ☽ ♀ ♒ c ☽ apogeo ♏ ♀ ♑ d ● ♄ ♂ ♄ ♌ e △ ☉ ♄ ♃ ♒ f ⚹ ♃ ☽ ♐ ♂ ♒ g △ ♄ ☽ ♀ ♒ a ss ♃ ☿ ♑ ♀ ♑ b   ♄ ♌ c ☌ ♀ ☽ ♒ ♃ ♒ d bq ♄ ☿ ♂ ♓ e ☌ ♂ ☽ ♀ ♒ f ⚹ ☿ ☽ ♓ ☿ ♑ g ☽ ☊ ● ♄ ♌ ● ⚹ ♃ ☽ ♈ ♃ ♒ ● b □ ☿ ☽ ♂ ♓ ● ⚹ ♂ ☽ ♉ ♀ ♒ ● d ☽ perigri ☿ ♑ ● e thomas a ▪ ♊ ♄ ♌ f △ ♀ ☽ ♓ ♒ g ☍ ♄ ♀ ♋ ♂ ♓ a ☍ ♀ ☽ ♀ ♒ b christmas ♌ ☿ ♒ ● stephen ♄ ♌ ● d iohn eva. ♃ ♒ e innocents ♍ ♂ ♓ f △ ☿ ☽ ♀ ♓ g bq ☉ ♄ ♎ ● ☿ ♒ a silvester ♄ ♌ iackson . . a prognostication gathered from the suns ingresses , together with astronomicall solar propositions wherein is . operations illustrated by examples . vvhereunto is annexed the manner hovv to calculate an eclipse of sun or moon for any place assigned for any time past , present , or to come . and finished vvith the proportionall bodies of the spheres one to another , and the distance of the planets among themselves and with the firmament . by thomas jackson , mathematician . printed at london by w. wilson for the company of stationers . . the moneth , day , hour , and minute of the suns ingress , or the suns entrance into the four cardinall signes this present year . the cardinal signs are , aries , cancer , libra , capriorn ; being as it were the hinges on which the year bangeth . the first quarter is the spring , enters with the sign of aries , to whose first minute the sun cometh this year on the day of march min. past a clock in the morning . the next quarter is summer , the cardinal sign is cancer , the beginning of summer is the day of june , min. past a clock in the morning . autumn , or harvest , beginneth libra the day of september at a clock at night . winter taketh his beginning capricorn the day of december , half an hour past in the morning . of the eclipses hapning this year . this year there will be four eclipses , two of the sun , and two of the moon , of which there will be but one visible in our horizon , and it will happen the day of march , minutes past in the morning , and ends minutes past in the morning ; so that the total duration will be houres minutes : the digits eclipsed is . minutes . i here omit the other three eclipses , of which the effects will not happen in and about england ; as for our eclipse the of march before mentioned , the effects will happen in june ensuing ; on which time is the height of the effects of that eclipse hapned on the day of march . and for which time to portend the contingencies , or more plainly to foretell what accidents may happen to sublunary bodies , i must have recourse to the solar eclipse happened march day , for that eclipse will oversway , predominate , and have dominion over this lunar eclipse , so the portendation● ; there will be much arrogancie about the eastern parts from london , pestilent feavers , the death of great men , men of power , much rapine , theft , plundring , house burnings , death of cattle , &c. a short discoverie of this present year , gathered from the position of the heavens at the suns ingress of the four cardinal signs . not using ▪ novilunium postventionale vel perventionale in vernum aestivum & autumni hibernium , but the vernall ingress of the sun with the other ingressions of the cardinal signs . haly saith , major tamen potentia , &c. the greatest power in signification of the accidents of the year is over given unto the lord of the ascende●● , &c. for confirmation of my judgement herein , in this revolution is , as , viz. astrological chart ☉ in ♈ martii die . . hora. . min. die ♄ hora ♂ ☽ △ ad ☉ △ ad ♄ ☽ ⚹ ad ♃ ☌ ad ♂ ☽ □ ad ♀ ♂ △ ad ☉ jupiter is lord of the ascendent posited in the second house , the cusp of the ascendent is possessed with common sign the lord thereof in a fixed sign , and in a succedent house , and he being a weighty planet these testimonies do signifie that this suns vernal ingress that predictions may be portended throughout the revolution furthermore consider , that the next quarter the sun enters ♋ the of june a clock , and minutes past noon , then is jupiter lord of the ascendent as he is in this quarter ; and in autumn he hath his triplicity in the ascendent ; and when the sun enters the winter quarter jupiter is lord of the ascendent ; to which i conclude , jupiter is almutan of the year , & makes venus cosignificator . si ascendit sagitarius , solicitabitur circae aedificationes : i say , sagitarius being the sign ascending , signifies men will much delight to build , &c. jupiter lord of the ascendent signifies , as , viz. si jupiter ascendentis dominus eum intueatur felici radio , bonam fortunam , sanitatem , gaudium , & lucra , hominibus inprimis religiosis & honoratis , & extruentur ecclesiae & oratoria , appetuntque homines studia sapientiae & legum . that is to say , if jupiter be lord of the ascendent ( as now he is ) he denotes much prosperity and happiness , good fortune , health , soundness , good state of wit and memory , many glad tidings and riches , men and women subject to humanity , religion , for reputation and honour , to magnifie our redeemer in many private assemblies , men much desire to read , and study after wisdom . the lord of the ascendent being posited in the second house signifies , as viz. felix promittit , lucra multa , vitam speciosam : here is promise of much riches and happiness , and to live a godly life . venus being in the second house signifies , fertilitatem & uberem proventum frugura , item affluentem & liberalem vitem . yet i see more happiness portended by the moon her application to the two fortunes ▪ to wit the lord of the ascendent ▪ and his lady , which is venus by name ▪ for the moon is in conjunction with jupiter on march day at a clock in the morning , venus with the moon on the day at in the morning ; so that the first planet the moon applyes to , after the suns vernal ingress , is jupiter the lord of the ascendent , next venus , then mercury ; see what origanus saith in such a matter ; in anni & quarturum revolutionibus , aut thematibus lunationum , si luna sive firma , &c. potens , sit in angulo , vel succedente domo dignitatibus , sive debilis & cadens extra dignitates , applicuerit benefico alicui planeti jovi vel veneri , significabitur status populi fortunatus , quo lucra eidem accrescent , & abundabunt necessariae ; vigebitque , si applicuerit jovi , justitia , pax , libertas ; si veneri erit hilaritas , gaudium , frequentia connubiorum : in the revolutions of the year , and of the quarterly ingresses , or in the theams of the several lunations , if the moon , whether she be strong and potent in an angle or succedent house , and in her own dignities , or if she be in weak and cadent without her dignities , and shall apply to any benevolent planet , viz. jupiter or venus , it signifieth the state and condition of the people to be fortunate , whereby they shall get wealth , and have abundance of all necessaries ; and if this application be to jupiter , justice , peace , and liberty , shall flourish ; if to venus , there shall be mirth , joy , and many mariages ; these are significations of double joys , but the eclipse of the sun happening in the year . day of march will single the joys . jupiter with venus doth signifie , agunt quidem juxta naturam fortioris in themate , in genere vero serenitatem afferunt ; in aqueis vero locis mites & lenes pluvias , & hoc certius si lunae testimonium radio vel ☌ accesserit . a table of the altitude of the sun in the beginning of each sign at all houres of the day , calculated for degrees , minutes north latitude . bef . noon aft. noon ♋ ♊ ♌ ♉ ♍ ♈ ♎ ♓ ♏ ♒ ♐ ♑ d. m. d. m. d. m. d. m. d. m. d. m. d m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   . . .     . . .         . .           .             you may behold in this table , that when the suns place is in the first point of cancer , his meridian height will be degrees , in gemini is deg . min. in leo is the same degrees and minutes . suppose that when the sun is in the first point of aries or libra , and you find the height of the sun taken by the quadrant to be deg . min. and you would desire to know what a clock it is at that time , look in the foregoing table under the signs aries and libra , and you will find in the column under the title before and after noon to be . then you may conclude it is high noon . had it been that the sun was but deg . min. high that day , then you may conclude to be a of the clock , if it be in the aforenoon ; if it be in the afternoon it is a clock . suppose you had observed the sun to be degrees , and min. high in the same day , then it is of the clock , if your observation be in the morning , but if it be in the afternoon , then it is a clock , and so with the rest . at any time when the sun is far remote from the first point of any sign , take the proportional part , and the like for your altitude taken , when it will not concur with the altitude in the table , so you will find the suns altitude above the horizon at any time . a table of the azimuth of the sun in the beginning of each sign for all houres of the day , for the latitude of deg . min. bef no. afr. no. signes . d. m. d. m. d. m. d. m. d. m. d. m. d. m. d. m. ♋ . . . . . . n. . . . ● ♌ ♊ . . . . . . . .   ♍ ♉ . . . . . . .   ♎ ♈ . . . . .       ♏ ♓ . . . .         ♐ ♒ . . . .         ♑ . . .           when the sun is in the first point in cancer a● a clock before noon , or a clock in the after noon , it is required the suns azimuth , which is degr . min. in the same houres in leo and gemini it is deg . . min. as in like manner with the rest . a table of the suns declination for every degree of the ecliptique . degrees . ♎ ♈ ♏ ♉ ♐ ♊ degrees . d. m d. m. d. m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ● . . . ● . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . degrees . d. m. d. m. d. m. degrees . ♓ ♍ ♒ ♌ ♑ ♋ the use of this table . this table consisteth of columns , the first and last contain the degrees of the signes that are placed in the head or foot thereof , that if you find the sign that the sun is in at the head or foot of the table , and the degrees in the first or last column thereof , then at the intersection you will have the suns declination . example . let the suns place be degrees in taurus or scorpio , to find the suns declination , you must find taurus or scorpio in the head of the table , and degrees on the first column , then guide your eye from ♉ til you come against degr . there you shall finde degr . and m. the suns declination when he is deg . in ♉ or ♏ . note if you find the sign in the foot of the table , you must find the degrees in the last column . this table is of much excellency for the calculating of divers propositions astronomical ; for it being one of the three terms given in most solar propositions , as viz. let the declination of the sun , elevation of the pole , and suns almicanter be given , by which you shall finde viz. the suns meridian height . the suns place in the ecliptique . the length of the day and night . the hour of east and west . the azimuth of a clock . the suns azimuth . the right ascension . the oblique ascension . the oblique descension the ascensional difference . the amplitude . the semidiurnal arch . example with illustrations . let there be given the suns declination degrees , and m. then the suns place wil be the first point of gemini . let there be given the elevation of the pole degrees min. let there be given the suns almicanter deg . which will stand as viz. north declination deg min. given . north elevation deg . min given . north almicanter deg min. given . the first operation to find the suns amplitude say , as the complment of the elevation of pole deg . m. . to the suns declination d. m. . so is the radius d. . to the amplitude d. m. . the second operation to find the ascensional difference say , as radius d. . to the amplitude d. . so is the elevation of the pole d. m. . d. m. to the ascensional difference upon a great circle . then substract the declination from and the remainder will be d. m. then say if d. m. upon a great circle will become d. upon a little circle . what will d. m. upon a great circle . it will give the ascensional difference d. m. a little circle this d. m. converted into time will be hour min. so long time the sun hath been above the horizon before a clok . the fourth operation is to find the suns almic●nter at a clock , say as radius d. . to the suns declination d. m. so is the elevation of the pole d. m. to the almicanter at a clock d. m. the fift operation is to find when the sun will be east and west , say then , as the elevation of the pole d. m. . to the suns declination d m. . so is the complement of the elevation of pole . to the distance of the suns way from a clock to east in a great circle . d. m. . then substract the declination from radius , and the remainder will be d. m. then say , as d. m. upon a great circle . will give d. upon a little circle . what will d. m. upon a great circle it will give d. m. upon a little circle this d. m. being converted into time will be hour m. so long time will the sun be after a clock before he come to be ful east , and at night hee will be ful west hour m before a clock the seventh operation is to find the difference of the almicant●r given d. and almicanter found at a clock . which difference is found by the natural signs , as viz. the sign of the almicanter given d. the sign of the almicanter of a clock . . the difference of the almicanters . . the eighth operation is to find how far the sun hath swerved from a clock , whereby to know the hour of the day , say then as the difference of the almicanters d. m. . to the complement of the elevation of the pole d. m. . so is the radius d. . to the distance the sun swerved from a clock upon a great circle d. m. then substract the suns declination from radius , then say in the ninth operation if d. m. upon a great circle wil become d. upon a little circle what wil d. m. great circle become ? which is d. m. a little circle this d. m. being converted into time wil be houres m. which being added to a clock , it wil be . ▪ that is to say , a clock m. after when the suns almic●● . was . deg . the tenth operation is to find the suns almicanter when he is east or west , say as the elevation of the pole d. m. to the suns amplitude d. m. so is the complement of the elevation d. m. to the suns almicanter at last or west d. m. which take from the almicanter given d. by the natural signs , as viz. the almicanter of d. m. the almicanter of d. m. the remainder is . . which is the almicanter made since the sun came from east . the twelfth operation is to find the suns azimuth , say as the complement of the elevation of the pole d. m. is to the almicanter since the sun came from east d. m. so is the elevation of the pole d. m , to the suns azimuth upon a great circle d. m. then substract the almicanter given from radius , the remainder will be degrees . in the thirteen●h operation say , if d. upon a great circle . will become d. upon a little circle . what wil d. m. upon a great circle . it wil be the suns azimuth d. m. . the fourteenth operation to find the suns place , as viz. as the suns greatest declination d m. to the declination in the point of the ecliptique d. m. so is radius d. . to the suns place d ▪ or ♊ the fifteenth operation , finde the suns right ascension , as viz. as radius d. . to the tangent of the suns place d. . so the cosign of the suns greatest declination d. m. . to the tangent of the suns right ascension d. m. . to find the suns oblique ascension being he is in the northern signs , substract the ascensional difference d. m. which is found in the second operation from the suns right ascension d. m. and the remainder is d. m. which is the suns oblique ascension . if the sun be in southern signs adde . to find the suns oblique descension the sun being in the northern signs adde the ascensional difference to the right ascension , and it will give d. m. the suns oblique descension . if the suns declination had been south you must then substract . to find the sun rising and setting , the length of the day and night . to know the sun rising look in the second operation , where is the ascensional difference converted into time , which is hour m. that take from a clock which will be the remainder . . that is to say , at a clock ten min. after the sun will rise , which double will be h. m. the length of the night . to find the sun setting adde h. m. to a clock , and it will be a clock m. after ; which being doubled , is h. m. the length of the day . the illustrated operations stands thus . the suns declination north d. m. given . d. m. the elevation of the pole is d. m. given . d. m. the suns almicanter is d. m. given . d. m. the suns meridian height is . the suns place in gemini . the suns amplitude is . the suns ascensional difference is . the same converted into time is hour . the suns almicanter at a clock is . the difference of the almicanter is . the suns almicanter when he is east and west . the difference of the almicanter given is the suns azimuth at a clock . the suns azimuth easterly . the degrees the sun swerved from to east . the same converted into time is hour . the degrees the sun swerved from to the time of observation is . the same converted into time is houres . the sun rising is at houres . the sun sets at houres . the length of the day is houres . the length of the night is houres . the sun at east houres . the sun at the point of east at houres . the hour of the day is a clock min. after houres . the suns right ascension is . the suns ascensional difference is . the suns oblique ascension is . the suns oblique descension is . the suns semidiurnal arch is . the suns diurnal arch is . how to calculate the eclipse both solar and lunar for any place assigned , for any time past , present , or to come . it is required to know if the moon will be eclipsed in february : and if she be , the quantity and duration . place assigned . calculated for the town of litterworth in leicestershire , whose latitude is deg . min. and the meridian differs from london minutes . to know if the moon will be eclipsed that moneth and year , first i find the opposition of the sun and moon that time as thus . the middle motion of ☽ time given . s . d. m. se s . d. m se . . . . . . . . . . ● . . . . . . . . . february . . . . . the middle motion of ☉ . . . . . . mid. motion of ☽ substr . . ● . .   distance of ☽ from ☉ . . ●.   semicircle substract . .   dist . of ☽ from ☍ of ☉ . . .   this distance reduced into time , will be the true opposition of the sun and moon according to there middle motion , as , viz. the distance of the moon from opposition of the sun is so that the mean opposition of the sun and moon in that year and moneth will happen day , houres , min. seconds p.m. to find the true opposition of the sun and moon , i calculate to the time of the mean opposition the true place of the sun and moon , as , viz.   ☉ longit . ☉ apogaeo ☽ longit . ☽ apogaeo time given s . d. m. se . s . d. m. se . s . d. m. se . s . d. m. se . ●● . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . february . . . . . . . . . dayes . ● . . . . . . . houres .   . . . . minutes .   . seconds     middle motion of ☉ ● . . . . . . . ● . . . . . apogaeon substract . . . .   . . .   the anomilie of ☉ . . .   . . ● the anomile of ☽ the mid . motion of ☉ . . .     the equation added . .       the suns place . . .       the moons place . . .       the difference of sun and moons places i divide by the hourly motion of the moon from the sun , and remainder will be the intervall of time , that is to say , the time between the mean and true opposition of the sun and moon hours , min. sec . and in regard the moons place exceeds the suns place in opposition , i substract the interval of time from the mean opposition ▪ as , viz. the mean opposition in anno in febr. is dayes , houres , min. seconds , out of which substract the interval of time houres , min. sec . and remainder is , dayes , houres , minutes , sec . with which corrected time i compute and examine the sun and moons places for the true opposition , as , viz.   longit. of ☉ s . d. m. h longit. of ☽ s . d. m. h.   mid. motion of ☉ . . . . . . mid. mo . of ☽ apheliō of ☉ subst . . . . . . aph. of ☽ sub . anomile of ☉ . . ● . . . anomile of ☽ aequation of ☉ ad . . . . . . aequ . of ☽ ad . anom of ☉ coaeq . . . . . . an. of ☽ coaeq . true place of ☉ ♓ . . ♍ . . tru place of ☽ i conclude , in the aforesaid year , moneth , day , hour , minute , the sun and moon will be in opposition ; for the suns true place will be pisces , deg . min. sec . and the moons true place will be virgo deg . min. sec . to find if the moon will be eclipsed or not . if at any time the mean ful moon her place be distant from either of her nodes less than degrees minutes , either according , or contrary to the succession of the signs , that full moon will suffer an eclipse . example , at the time of the middle of the full moon before mentioned , in febr. . the day hour , min. sec . the middle place of the moon is s ▪ d. m. se . and her node ascending is . . . . so that between the moons place and her node , is but deg . min. sec . so i conclude that ful moon wil be eclipsed . the apparent time to be found . i substract the aequation of civil dayes houres , min. from the true opposition , the residue will be the apparent time houres , min. the horizontal parallex of the ☉ m. se . the horizontal parallex of the ☽ . . the hourly motion of the ☉ . the hourly motion of the ☽ . the semidiameter of the ☉ . the semidiameter of the ☽ . the appatent semidiameter of the earths shadow is . the hourly motion of the ☉ from the ☽ to find how many digits the moon will be eclipsed . the semidiameter of the moon . and semidiameter of the earths shadow . both added together is . from which take the ☽ latitude . and the remainder wil be . the parts deficient . then i make my proportional terms , as , viz. if the moons diameter min. se . will give dig ▪ what will the parts deficient give min. se . and the work will be thus ☽ diameter se . digits m. parts deficient   agregate     digits eclipsed is / so i conclude in anno , feb. day . houres ▪ min. the quantity of the moon will be eclipsed digits , and / parts of a digit . to find the minutes and time of incidence , and the half ●●rriance or continuance of the moon in the earths shaddow , as viz. the sum of the semidiameters of the moon and earths shaddow being reduced into sec . m. the latitude of the moon agregate difference or thus . the aggregate the difference sum minutes of incidence m. se . half sum having found m. se . the minutes of incidence and half tarriance together . now find only the minutes of half tarriance , as viz. the difference of the semidiameter of the moon and earths shaddow is se . the moons latitude is the same being added together the sum is the sum . the difference . the aggregate the sem a●gregate which gives se . or min. se . the min. of the moon● hal tarriance . to find the time of incidence and half tarriance together . i divide the minutes of incidence and half tarriance together m. se● by the hourly motion of the moon , for the sun min. and sec . and the quotient giveth the time of incidence and half tarriance together to be hour , min. sec . then i say , that the totall duration of the foresaid eclipse will be houres min. to find how long time the moon continueth in the earths shaddow . in the performance hereof i divide the minutes of the half tarriance ▪ m. se . by the hourly motion , and the quotient will be min. sec . the time of her half continuance in the shaddow . if you would know the latitude of the moon at the begining and end of the eclipse . you must take the minutes of incidence and half tarriance together , and adde thereto the middle motion of the sun agreeing to the time of incidence and half tarriance , the sum whereof take from the true motion of the moons latitude at the time of the middle of the eclipse , and the remainder will be her latitude at the beginning of the eclipse . then do but adde the same to the true motion of her latitude at the time of the middle of the eclipse , and the aggregate will be the true latitude at the end of the eclipse . this done , you may describe the eclipse in a figure in plano . the proportion of the bodies of the sphears one to another the sun is ▪ times greater than saturn the sun is times greater than jupiter . the sun is times greater than mars . the sun is times greater than venus . the sun is times greater than mercury . the sun is times greater than the moon . the sun is times greater than the earth . saturn is ½ times greater than jupiter . saturn is times greater than mars . saturn is times greater than venus . saturn is times greater than mercury . saturn is times greater than the moon . saturn is times greater than the earth . jupiter is times greater than mars . jupiter is times greater than venus . jupiter is times grater than mercury . jupiter is times greater than the moon . jupiter is times greater than the earth . mars is ½ times greater than mercury . venus is times greater than mars . venus is times greater than mercury . moon is times greater than mars . moon is times greater than venus . moon is times greater than mercury . the distance of the planets amongst themselves , and with the firmament . the earth is distant frō the firmamēt miles . saturn is distant from the firmament miles . jupiter is distant from the firm. miles . mars is distant from the firmament miles . the sun is distant from the firm. miles . the moon is distant from the firm. miles . saturn is distant from jupiter miles . saturn is distant from mars miles . saturn is distant from the sun miles . saturn is distant from the moon miles . jupiter is distant from mars miles . jupiter is 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most famous city of london : together with some antiquities relating to that ancient and honorable corporation , not commonly known to the worthy inhabitants thereof . by mercurius ciuicus . inter nobiles urbes orbis , quas fama celebrat , civitas londinia , regni anglorum sedes una est , quae famam sui latius diffundit , opes & merces longius transmittit , caput altius extollit . stephanid . descript. lond. london , printed by thomas ratclif : and nathaniel thompson , for the company of stationers . . to the truly honourable sir richard ford , late lord mayor of the city of london . sir , good magistrates are gods choicest jewels , and can never be valued at to●… great a rate by good citizens : such persons ever set a lustre upon that government they dispense , and are an honour to the great exemplars thereof , which they ever represent . but , you ( great sir ) as born to so worthy a purpose , ( in your year of power and temptation , ) have held the scales of this great city even , and that in a disturbed time too ; and when the multitude were set a madding , and in a posture of acting things against government , you kept them steddy , performing that by your wisdome , which men un●…kil'd in the art of ruling , could not do by force . to●… have at once shewn your self loyal to your soveraign , and loving to his subjects . — and therefore it is , that the london almanack courts the patronage of you that have been londons lord mayor , rendring you the humble and dutiful thanks 〈◊〉 a faithful citizen ; whose stars , i hov●… 〈◊〉 ●…ove of so benigne influence , as to procure your generous acceptance of this mean trifle . may your self , great sir , and honour'd family be ever happy , and may this honourable city be ever blessed in the choise of so prudent and succesful a governour . is the hearty prayer of honoured sir , your most humble servant civicus . vulgar notes of the year . . in both accounts . viz. julian , or english. gregorian , o●… roman . the golden numbe circle of the sun e dominical letter a roman indiction aepact . number of direction january septuagesima january february quadragesima februa●… february ash-wednesday february march easter-sunday apr●… may rogation sunday may may holy thursday may may white sunday may may trinity-sunday may november advent-sunday december a table readily expressing the interest of any sum of money from l. to l. at the rate of l. per centum . month month month month month month l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. l. s. d. ●… ●… ●… . ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… a table of kings from the time that england was first a kingdom , until this year , . kings names . reign reign a. c. reign'd kings names reign began a , c. reign'd k. egbert king john ethelwolfe henry ethelbald edward ethelbert edward ethelfred edward alfred richard edward . sax. athelston line of lancaster . edmond . henry edred henry ●… edwyn henry edgar line of york . edward sax. edward ethelred edward edmond . richard danish-line :     families united . canutus henry harold henry canutus edward edward confessor qu●…n mary harold queen elizabeth norman line .     kingdoms united . william conqueror king james william rufus king charles henry king charles k. stephen saxon line restored .     vivat , vigeat , henry vincat . richard terms , and their returns for the year of our lord. . return ' days , or days of essoyn . days of excepti . returna brevium days of ap pearance . ●…illary t●…rm begins january . ends febru●…ry . octab , hillarii , january jan. jan. jan. quind , hillarii , january jan. jan. jan. crast , pu●…if , february feb. feb. feb. octab. purif . february feb. feb. feb. easter term begins april . ends may . quind , paschae , april april april april tres paschae , april april april april mens . paschae , april april april april quin●… paschae , may may may may crast. ascent . may may may may trinity term begins may . ends june . crast. trinitatis , may may may may octab. trinitatis , june june june june quind . trinitatis , june june june june tres trinitatis , june june june june michaelmas term begins octo●…er . ends november tres michaelis , octob. octob. octob octo. mens : michaelis , octob. octob. octob. octo. crast. ammir●… , nov. nov. nov. nov crast. m●…rtini , nov. nov. nov. nov. octab. martini , nov. nov. nov. nov. quind . martini , nov. nov. nov. nov. january hath xxxi . days . month dayes , 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 day●… . the ninth day mercury is with the moo . the tenth day venus is with the moo . the twelth day s●…rn is with the moo . the fifteenth day mars is with the moo . the twenty six day jupiter is with the moo . saints days , the s●…gns fu s●… lon. b. h , m plane 〈◊〉 h 〈◊〉 . planets aspect and we●…ther . a new year . s●…ets , b oct. steven . the year begins w●…h mild and g●…ntle ☽ 〈◊〉 . c thighs , d croniacu●… . e simeon , f ep●…phania . knoes , * ☉ ♄ . air. now cloudy sky , and ☽ . likely to rain . g ced . b lond. a ☉ in aquary . leggs , b adrian . c paul hermit d feet , bustling wind●… about this ☉ ☿ time , and those doing harme . e 〈◊〉 . epiph. f hillary . head , g mauritius . a neck , b m●…cellus . ☽ per●…gaeon . pleasant air again , with a likely * ♄ ☿ . hood fo frost . c d cath. pe●…ri . armes , e . p. epiph. f fab. & s b. breast , g a vincent . heart , △ ♃ ☉ . and curlous bright weather at the end . b term begins . c timothy . bowels d conv. s. paul e . p. trin. reins , f g agnes app. secrets 〈◊〉 b k. ch. mart. thighs ●… c adaman . pr. january , . roman account . 〈◊〉 acou●… . new moon the day , at ●…n the morning . first q●…ter the day , at evening . full moon the day , about noon . last quarter the day , at afternoon . observa●…ions . . ☉ a ●… the benigne planet jupiter , is stationary all this month , neer that glorious star spica virg●…nis , in trine to the horoscope of the honourable city of london ; and is of excellent advantage to that great place , and the worthy inhabitants thereof . and when the sun meets his trine ; which will be on the twenty sixth day , some eminent citizens meet deserved honour . ●… ☉ a ☉ a feb. ☉ a february hath xxviii . days . month dayes , week dayes , the ninth day saturn , is with the moon . the tenth day venus , is with the moon . the twelfth day mars , is with the moon . the twenty third day jupiter , is with the moon . saints dayes , the signe ful. sea lon bri . h. m. plan. hour h. m. plan. aspects and weather . 〈◊〉 ignat●…us . thighs , ♂ ♄ ♀ cold ☽ apogaeon * ♄ ☿ . ●…ther as if some s●…ow were ☽ threatned . windy and variable . pleasant a i●… , with a b●…tem . of cold . ♃ ♀ . e candle-mass knees , f blaze . ep. g leggs , a agatha . b dorothea . c ☉ in pisces . feet . d edelflede . e quinquages . head , f scholastica . g s●…-tuesd . a term ends : neck , ●… b c valentines . arms , ☽ perig●…n , flying cloud . △ ♃ ☿ . and brisk ☽ winds ●…iring . winds increased , ♂ ☿ . doing harm at sea. frosty air now , yet windy . d e quadrages . breast , f finan . b. g heart , a e●…ber week . b mildred . belly . c d cath. pet. reins , e . sun. lent. f s. ma●…hias . secrets , ●… g invent. pauli a b serulph . thighs , c o. wald . february . . roman account . english account . new moon the day , at in the evening . first quarter the day , at in the morning . full moon the ●…ay , at in the morning . last quarter the day , at before noon . observations . ☉ a the trine of jupiter and mercury on the day of this month , is of eminent advantage to the noble merchants of this city . ☉ a but the quadrate of mars and mercury on the d . day , brings news of losses to many adventurers by sea ; and possibly discovers some notorious frauds at land , and brings clippers and coyners to light . ☉ a marc. ☉ a march hath xxxi . days month days . week days . the sixth day mercury , is with the moon . the eighth day saturn , is with the moon . the eleventh day venus , is with the moon . the twelfth day mars , is with the moon . the twen y second saints days . the sign , full sea lo. br . plan. hour planets . aspects and weather . h. m. h. m. d david . knees , somewh , close e sund. lent. ☽ apogaeon . f lucius . and wsndy g leggs , weather , but a eusebius . ☽ . not b fredolin . feet , very cold . c the air now d dep. faelix . ●… inclin'd to e sund. lent. head , be frosty●… f agapitus . * ☉ ♂ . g ☉ in aries . neck , and very a gregory healthful . ●… b w●…gan . arms , now cloudy , c misty , or rainy d longinus . breast , dark ☉ ♄ . e sund. lent. ☽ penge . air , f patrick . h●…art , * ♄ ♂ possibly ●… ☽ . some a joseph . belly , snow . b cuthbert . very high and c * ♄ ☿ . boistrous d aphrodosia . reins , ☉ ♃ . e palm-sund . * ♂ ♀ . winds f agapitus . secrets , doing great g lady-day . ♃ ☿ . harm a thighs , ☉ ☿ . b archibald . both at sea ●… good-friday . ♂ ♃ . d faelix . knees , ☽ a●…gaeon . e easter-sund . and land. ●… f adelin . b. march , . month dayee , week dayes , new moon the day , at afternoon . first quarter the day , at afternoon . full moon the day , just at noon . last quarter the day , at in the morning . observation . ☉ a the conjunction of the sun and saturn the day bodes ill weather . ☉ a the conjunction of saturn and mercury , and opposition of jupiter and mercury , portends losses to merchants , and oontradictions among men in authority . and may also denote the fading of an eminent citizen . ☉ a april ☉ a april hath xxx . days . month dayes , week dayes , the fifth day , saturn , is with the moon . the tenth day , venus , is with the moon . the seaventh day , mercury , is with the moon . the tenth day , mars , is with the moon . the eighteenth day , saints dayes . the signe full sea lon br. plan. hour planets aspects and weather . h. m. h. m g con. m. magd. leggs , * ♄ ♀ . windy ☽ . & moist air begins ♃ ♀ . a francis. b feet , c g●…ire . d martian . head , the month . e low sunday . ●… neck , curious hope a ful springing weather . g albinus . a frithstan . armes , b ☉ in taurus . ●… breast , ●…loudy now , ☽ perigaeon : and a 〈◊〉 variable . ☽ . d apollin . ●… miser . dom. ●… 〈◊〉 . h●…rt , ●… a term begins belly , b anicetus . rainy-like toward the full moon . c reins , d alph●…ge , e jubilate , secrets f auselm . ♄ ♃ . dry winds now are stirring . g thighs a s. george b melitus . ♂ ♀ . a moist and windy air ☽ apogaeon neer the end ♃ ☿ . of the month . c s. mark eva. knees , d cletus . e cantate . leggs , f vitalis . g a katherine . feet , april , . english account romani account new moon the day , at in the morning , first quarter the day , at in the evening , full moon the day , at in the morning . last quart. the ●… day , at in the morning . observations . ☉ a if gemini be great londons 〈◊〉 . mars now passing through that sign , creates some petty commotions about priviledges , or proprieties ; i hope all matte●… relating to to the late dreadful conflagration , anno. . between landlord and tenant are er'e this time quieted . ☉ a the trine of jupiter and mercury toward the latter end of the month , bring happy news to many despairing merchants . ships now arrive from severall parts . ☉ a may. ☉ a ●… may hath xxxi . days . month dayes , week 〈◊〉 , the third day , saturn is with the moon . the seventh day , mercury is with the moon . the ninth day , mars is with the moon . the ninth day , venus is with the moon . the fifteenth day , jupiter is with the moon . ●…aints 〈◊〉 , the sign●… full sea 〈◊〉 br. h. m plan. hour . h. m. pixn●… aspects and weather . b s. ph. & jacob feet , the air warm , c athan●…sias , head , yet seasonable d e rogation . h●…c increases f gerhard . neck , 〈◊〉 if we sh●…uld g ●… ♃ ♀ . have a 〈◊〉 beverly . arms , ●… some t●…under b holy-thursd . ●… 〈◊〉 ♃ ♂ . c ☉ in gemini , breast , in these days . d gordia , &c. ●… e 〈◊〉 heart , ●… ☽ perigeon . f term ends , ☽ ♃ ☿ . g b●…lly , ♄ ♀ . a boniface , ●… b sophia , reins , hail or rain c ●… about this d ●…r . bernherd , s●…crets ●… ♄ ♂ . e penticost , ☉ ☿ , 〈◊〉 ●… g e●…lbert , 〈◊〉 , very curious a hellen. emb. ♃ ☉ . air b week knees , again . c d urban . ♂ ♀ . ●…vercast e triniry sunday leggs , ☽ apogeon . f austin , ●… ☉ ♄ . 〈◊〉 g feet , 〈◊〉 , ●…tith a jonas abbot , ☽ . great b k. ch. . nat. winds toward c term begins , head , the end of d 〈◊〉 , the month. may . english account . roman account . new moon , the day , about noon . first 〈◊〉 the day , at morning . full moon , the day , at afternoon . last quarte the day , at evening . observations . god grant the squares of mars , to saturn and jupiter prove the prodromi of no unhappiness by fire ; they threaten distempers to rage in the head the breast , and reines , whence many make addition to the weekly bills of mortality , unless god otherwise dispose of their influences . ☉ 〈◊〉 ☉ a ☉ a jun june in the roman account , 〈◊〉 a ●… june hath xxx days . moneths days . weeks days . the third day mercury is with the moon . the fi●… day venus is with the moon . the sixth day mars is with the moon . the eleventh day jupiter is with the moon . the twenty seven day saturn is with the moon . the saints days , &c. the signs . pull sea lond. b h. m. planetary h. h. m. planets aspects and weather . ●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 neck pleasant and f marcellini . neck salubrious g arms air , with ●… petrocius . arms gentle winds b boniface . breast ●… ☽ perigeon ●… breast about this d paulus . heart ☽ . e 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 heart ●…ime f f●…licianus . belly ♄ ♀ overcast g ☉ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . belly ♃ ☿ for a s. 〈◊〉 reins rain b basilides . reins hot weather c anthony . reins but happily d secrets ♄ ☿ e 〈◊〉 tri●… secrets allayed with wind●… f richard. thighs ☽ apogeon g thighs ♃ ♀ ☉ ♀ a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . knees ♃ ☉ cloudy b gervasius . knees moist weather , ●… c knees ☽ d walburge . legs attended with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 legs great winds f paulinus . legs and rain . g 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 feet ♄ ☉ a amphibalus . feet ♃ ♂ b head ♀ ☿ c head toward the d leo papa . neck end . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 neck f commem . pa. neck june . english account . roman account . 〈◊〉 moon , the day , at in the evening first 〈◊〉 , the day , at before noon . full moon the day , at morning . last quarter , the day , at morning . observations . ☉ a ●… generally a favourable moneth to london , and to all her sons , citizens and magistrates ; they make sundry new advantages , laws or orders among them , or else alter old ones to their advantage , and reputation . mercury is now in gemini , and bodes much gain to the city advocates . ☉ a ☉ a 〈◊〉 july in the roman account . ☉ a ☉ a july hath xxxi days . moneths days . weeks days . the second day venus , is with the moon . the third day mercury , is with the moon . the fifth day mars , is with the moon . the ninth day jupiter , is with the moon . the twenty-fourth day saturn , is with the moon . saints days , &c. the sign . full sea lond. b h. m. planetary h. h. m. planets aspects and weather . g romwald bre●…t ♃ ☿ a blust●…ing a martinian brest windy mois●… b arms ♄ ☿ . air c arms ●… ☽ pe●…igeon . 〈◊〉 zoa . virg. heart ☽ and that 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 trin. heart oftentimes f apollinaris belly ♄ ♂ enforced 〈◊〉 belly all the former a edilburg q. reins ☉ ☿ b sept. frate . reins part of the c ☉ in leo secrets moneth . d nabor & felix secrets 〈◊〉 p. trin. thighs hot air , with 〈◊〉 bonavent thighs a pleasant bright g thighs ♃ ☿ . sky . a osmond . b. knees b knees heat abated c simpho●…osa egs ♄ ☿ d dog day●… beg●… legs ☽ apogeon 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 . legs ☽ f praxeda feet great winds g feet again about ●… a head ♂ ☿ ●… b christina head these days . c s. ●…ames head 〈◊〉 hot air d anna neck ☉ ♃ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . t●…in . ●…eck again , and f arms ☉ ♄ g ma●…tha arms like to thunder . f abdon brest ♀ ☿ brest 〈◊〉 ☽ perigeon . july . 〈◊〉 account . roman account . new moon the day , at a morning . first 〈◊〉 the day , at in the evening . full moon , the day , at in the evening last ●…uarter the day , at in the evening . observations . upon saturn his turning retrograde , some grave citizen , meets death , or else some unexpected catastrophe in fortune and honour . upon the several kind rays with mercury tradeing rises generally , and the merchant and retailer both thrive in most commodities . onely i fear a fall in the price of coals . ☉ 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 au august in the roman ●…ccount . ☉ 〈◊〉 august hath xxxi days . moneths days . weeks days . the second day mars is with the moon . the third day mercury is with the moon . the twentieth day saturn is with the moon . the twenty eighth day venus is with the moon . saints days , &c. the signs . full sea lond. b h. m. planetary h h. m. planets aspects and weather . c lammas . heart very hot and paro●…ing air at the beginning of the moneth d heart 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . belly 〈◊〉 f dominick . belly g reins a sextus . reins 〈◊〉 ♄ ♃ b donatu●… . secret 〈◊〉 c secret with a likel●…hood of some li●…htning and thunder . d julian . secret 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 . thighs f gilbert . thighs g ☉ in vir●… . knees ♄ ♀ over●…st ♃ ♀ for rain , ☽ apogaeon . about this time , ☽ with brisk winds allaying the hea●… , a hypolitus . knees b eusebius . knees c legs d rochus . legs 〈◊〉 p. tri●… . feet f helena . feet g feet a head b richard. head very curious harvest weather to the end , with gentle pleasant c timothy . neck d neck 〈◊〉 s. 〈◊〉 . arms f lewis , k. c. arms g brest a dog days 〈◊〉 brest ☽ perigaeon . ☽ b augustin . heart c heart 〈◊〉 d ●…elix . b●…lly winds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . trin. belly augu●… . english account . roman account . 〈◊〉 moon , the day , at morning . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the day , at morning . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , the day , at beforenoon . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , the day , at morning . observations sol eclipsed this new moon , but not to be seen by us , though he be above the earth at the deliquium . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the opposition of saturn and jupiter on the sixth day of this moneth , doth not concern london , so much as it doth england in general . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 yet the sun transiting the latter part of leo , would do damage by fire , thunder and lightnings , &c. did not the kind transit of jupiter in libra contradict it . mercury in virgo brings happiness to her merchants in earnest ; and makes our city dames fruitful . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 se●… september in the roman 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 september hath xxx days . moneth days . weeks days . the second day mercury , is with the moon . the second day jupiter , is with the moon . the sixteenth day saturn , is with the moon . the twenty-six day 〈◊〉 , is with the moon . the twenty-eight day mercury , is with the moon . saints days , &c. the sign full sea lond. b planetary h. planets aspects and weather . h. m. h. m. f egidius belly pleasant winds 〈◊〉 adama reins at the 〈◊〉 , a reins but not very b victorin secrets sharp , rather c secrets inclining d eugenius thighs ☉ ♂ to moisture . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 thighs f nat. mary knees great heart , as if g knees ☿ ♀ . some thunder a nicholas knees ☽ apogeon . b hyacinthus legs ♄ ♀ . were c ☉ in libra legs 〈◊〉 ☽ threatned . d amantius feet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 . feet heat abated f feet very lofty . g euphemus head ☉ ☿ winds , a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 head with some b winock neck ♂ ☿ showers c neck neer this time . d eustacius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. trin. arms s. 〈◊〉 . f 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ♃ ♀ sair weather . g brest a winibald 〈◊〉 ☉ ♄ . now 〈◊〉 b ceolfride heart ☽ winds and c heart 〈◊〉 rain , and d cosm. & dam 〈◊〉 ☽ 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. trin. 〈◊〉 f s. michael reins cold weather 〈◊〉 g 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at the end . september . english account . roman account . new moon , the day , morning . first 〈◊〉 , the day , at at night . full moon , the day , at morning . last quarter , the day , at morning . new moon , the day , at morning . observations . still jupiter in libra is the city of 〈◊〉 friend ; nor is here any ill transit unto the noble citizens this whole moneth . 〈◊〉 onely , upon the opposition of saturn and the sun , there may be some opposition among the commonalty in electing their officers and magistrates for the ensuing year . ☉ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☉ oct october in the roman account . ☉ 〈◊〉 october hath xxxi days . 〈◊〉 days . weeks days . the thriteenth day saturn , is with 〈◊〉 moon . the twenty-six day venus , is with 〈◊〉 moon . the twenty-eight day mars , is with 〈◊〉 moon . the twenty-eight day jupiter , is with 〈◊〉 moon . the twenty-nine day mercury , is with 〈◊〉 moon . saints days , &c. the sign . full sea lond. b planetary h. planets aspects and weather . h. m. h. m a 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 a turbulent b secrets ♄ ♂ violent c gerhard . thighs air , with 〈◊〉 franciscus . thighs winds and 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rain , and a f bruno . knees cold cloudy g knees a 〈◊〉 . legs apogaeon . b dyonisius . legs ♄ ☿ 〈◊〉 c in scorpio . legs d nicasius . feet ☉ ♃ 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 . feet 〈◊〉 somewhat pleasant f 〈◊〉 . edward . head again . g head ♂ ☿ . a 〈◊〉 . v. neck high and 〈◊〉 . b neck 〈◊〉 ous winds c audrey . neck 〈◊〉 with rain d s. 〈◊〉 evan. arms 〈◊〉 and cloudy air , 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 . arms 〈◊〉 many days . f wendeline . brest g brest ♃ ☿ a cordula . 〈◊〉 b term begins . 〈◊〉 ☽ perigaeon . c belly 〈◊〉 gaudent . belly 〈◊〉 yet windy 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 . eins and blustering f 〈◊〉 conf. reins weather , and g s. 〈◊〉 . & 〈◊〉 secrets a likelyhood of a secrets rain or snow . b aegelnoth . secrets ♄ ♀ . c foilan b. m. thighs october . english account . roman account . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the day , at afternoon . full moon , the day , at afternoon . last 〈◊〉 the day , at afternoon . new moon , the day , at afternoon . observations . many knavish people of a vasrons mercurial subtilty in london , doth the moneth of 〈◊〉 discover , as publishers of false news ; 〈◊〉 and coyners of moneys ; with sundry 〈◊〉 of knaveries . — these are truly to be feared upon , the opposition of saturn and mercury , 〈◊〉 a conjunction of mercury with mars . — — and , were it not for jupiters benevolent conjunction to mercury , i should be afraid that many worthy merchants would now suffer 〈◊〉 , not only by sea , but by persons breaking in their debts . 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 no november in the roman account . ☉ 〈◊〉 november hath xxx . days . mon●…hs days . weeks days . the tenth day saturn is with the moon . the twenty-fift day j●…piter , is with the moon . the twenty-fi●… day venus , is with the moon . the twenty-six day mars is with the moon . the twenty-nine day mercury is with the moon . saints days , &c. the sign . full sea lond. b planetary 〈◊〉 planets aspects and weather . h. m. h. m. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 all-s●… 〈◊〉 thighs wet and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 knees . windy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 at the beginning 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ♂ ☉ ☿ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ♂ ♃ ♂ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☽ apogeon . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of the moneth . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 feet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 feet 〈◊〉 good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 weather the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 head season 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. m. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 kilian . b. neck 〈◊〉 winds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 arms 〈◊〉 ♄ ☿ to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 rise , and leem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 f thaumaturg . brest some rain . g heart a k. char nat 〈◊〉 ☽ b edmond . 〈◊〉 ☉ ♄ . c belly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reins ☽ rerigeon . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 p. 〈◊〉 . reins ♂ ♃ ♀ . f chrysogon . reins curious warm 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 air , and gentle n 〈◊〉 winds . b ola virg. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 term ends thighs but at the latter b saturnine knees end winds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 andrew knees bringing rain . november , . english account . roman account . 〈◊〉 quateer the day , at afternoon . full moon , the day , at morning . last quarter , the day , at midnight . new moon , the day , at in the morning . observations . the superiour magistrate of this great city , moves with a pleasing moderation to the worthy citizens , upon his being first come to the execution of his office. ☉ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the trine of the sun , saturn , and mercury gives him honour and esteem , and blesses his endeavours for the cities good . ☉ 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 dec 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 roman account . ☉ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 december hath xxxi days . 〈◊〉 days . weeks 〈◊〉 . the seventh day saturn , is with the moon . the twenty-second day jupiter , is with the moon . the twenty-fourth day 〈◊〉 , is with the moon . the twenty-fifth day venus , is with the moon . the twenty-eighth day mercury , is with the moon . 〈◊〉 days , &c. the sign . full sea lond. b planetary h. planets aspects and weather . h. m. h. m. 〈◊〉 daniel . knees 〈◊〉 high and boistrous 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . legs winds with a legs ♄ ☿ . ☽ 〈◊〉 barbara . feet ♃ ☿ rain or c se et ☽ apogeon . d 〈◊〉 . seet 〈◊〉 adv. 〈◊〉 . head snow , begins 〈◊〉 concept . mary head ♂ ♂ ♀ g neck the moneth . a 〈◊〉 . neck b 〈◊〉 . arms fair and c 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 . arms pleasant , as 〈◊〉 lucia virg arms if inclined to 〈◊〉 adv. 〈◊〉 . brest be frosty neer 〈◊〉 brest these days . g lazarus . heart 〈◊〉 a ember week . heart 〈◊〉 ☽ perig , cum b winebald . belly ♄ ♀ dark c belly cloudy , and d julian . reins ♄ ☉ obscure 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 . reins air , with rain 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . secrets or snow . g secrets a adam & 〈◊〉 thighs ☉ ♃ . high 〈◊〉 b 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . thighs yet fair and c 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . thighs ♄ ♂ frosty to d 〈◊〉 john. knees the end , 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 . knees the last day prove 〈◊〉 legs ☽ apogeon . g legs ♂ ☉ ☿ . 〈◊〉 . a silvester legs 〈◊〉 . english account . roman account . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the sixth day at noon . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , the day at at night . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the day , at before noon . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , the day , at 〈◊〉 morning . observations . although december be likely to prove a stormy moneth for the most part , in respect of the air , yet , in regard of matters relating to policy , merchandise , and government , it is ( by gods blessing ) likely to be of gentle and kind influence : and the honourable praetor , and magistrates , and commonalty of this glorious city , are like for to enjoy a happy and merry christmass . ☉ 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 ☉ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 account . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the dominion of the moon in mans body she passeth the zodiacal constellations . the characters of the planets , n●…des and aspects . ♄ saturn ☉ the sun. ♃ jupiter ☉ the sun. ♂ mars ☉ the sun. ♌ dragons head. ♀ venus ☉ the sun. ☿ mercury ☉ the sun. ☽ luna . ☉ the sun. dragons tayl. ☌ . conjunction is no aspect therefore impropetly called one . ⚹ . sextile is an aspect of degrees distance . . quadrate is an aspect of degrees distance . △ . trine is an aspect of degrees ●…istance . ☍ . opposition is an aspect of degrees distance . keepler defines an aspect thus , est angulusformatus a radiis luminosis binorum planeta●…m : apu●… te●…ram ●…fficax ad slimulandum naturam sublunarem . epit. 〈◊〉 . p. g. ●… the london almanack , . the second part. discovering some peices of antiquity , relating to that antient and honourable city , not commonly known unto the worthy inhabitants thereof : intended to be annually continued for the service of that great city . by mercurius civicus . london . printed by thomas milbourn , for the company of stationers , . a chronology of some memoriable things relating to the city of london . since the building of london . . julias caesar in england . . the birth of jesus christ. . the tower of london built . . clocks and dyals in churches . . the first lord mayor of london , . london burnt from aldgat●… to paule●… . . st. pauls church new built . . london-bridge new built . . london-bridge built of stone . . london-bridge burnt down . . henry pie●… a vintner , ●…easted four kings , &c. . ni●…e persons crowded to death on london-bridge . . the tower on london-bridge built . . william walworth slew wat tyler . . george duke of clarence was drowned in a butt of malmsey , in the tower. . pauls school founded by dr. collet . . william foxley slept in the tower dayes without waking . . the royal exchange built . . a great fire on london-bridge . . cheap-side cross pul'd down . . king charles º morthered . . king charles o. returned to london . . king charles o. crowned . the last great plague , which was usher'd in with three blazing stars . . the burning of london . . the english , &c. conquered the states of holland . the london almanack began to be first written - . some observations touching the antiquity of the famous city of london . london , the most glorious city ( all things considered ) in the whole world , is of great antiquity ; and , ( if historians say truth ) can boast of almost three thousand years continuance from its foundation . geoffrey of monmouth recordeth , that the city of london was built by brute , about the year of the world . and in the ●… . year ante-christum , neer unto the river now called the thames , and named it troy-novant , or new-troy . king lud afterward , not only repaired this city , but increased the same with many famous buildings . towers , walls , &c. and called it caire-lud , or luds-town : and the strong gate which he built in the west-part of the city , he likewise ( for the continuance of his own name and honour , ) called it lud-gate . but , much more of the name and original of this city , may be seen in cambden , speed , stow , &c. unto which authors ireser the desirous readers . the romans did first plant civility in brittain , and in this noble city , and ( in the time of domitian the emperor ) taught them to build houses for themselves , ( their habitations being before , only thick and cumbersome woods , plashed within , and trenched about , ) and temples for their gods , and courts for justice ; to bring up their noble mens children in good letters , and humanity , and to apparrel themselves roman-like ; whereas before , they went naked ( as saith mine author , ) painting their bodies , &c. simon of durham ( as quoted by stow , for i have not the book , ) sayes , that helen the mother of constantine the great , was the first that enwalled this city , and this was about the year christ , which wall being afterwards defac'd , there was another wall built for its defence , eight foot in breath , and twelve foot in height , as the ruins thereof doth yet make appear ; this was done , anno christi , , and , so from time to time hath the wall of this city been altered & repaired , as i shall hereafter ( though perhaps not in this almanack ) shew . leaving therefore to discourse of its walls , and original any further , in this place . i shall take a view of the rivers , bourns , and brooks &c. belonging to this noble place ; water being one of the most useful and commodious necessaries for a city , it is but fit that i take notice thereof in the first place , and shew you , out of stow , and other approved authors , how this populous city , was , and is , furnished therewith . antiently , until the time of william the conqueror , and for years after , the city of london was watered on the west part with the river wells , ( or rather wallbrook ) running through all that part of the city , this was a river so large , that it bear ships , and or at a time were wont to come up to the fleet , and oldbourn-bridge . the river of thames waters it on the south-side . on the east-side it was water'd with a river or water called langbourne . on the west-side , in the subburbs , it was water'd with oldbou●…ne river . three principal wells or fountains there are in other subburbs , to assi●…t them with water , viz. holy-wel , clements-wel , and clerks-wel ; of which more anon . neer unto this last named fountain , viz. clerks-well , are sundry other wells , viz. skinners-well , flags-well , tode-well , loders-well , and rad-well . dame annis the perilous-pond , &c. and in west smithfield , the●…e is a water called horse-pool , and another neer st. gile's-cripple-gate , call'd crowders-well , of all which i shall give you a brief account . . the thames is the most eminent and famous river of this island , and hath it's original in the county of oxford , neer unto a village called winchc●…mb , it passeth by the university of oxford , and ( saith stow , ) with a marvellous quiet course , it runneth to london , and thence it issueth into the ocean by main tides , which ebb and flow , more then sixty miles in length ; so that omitting to mention great ships , and other vessels of burthen , there is commonly to be found between windsor and gravesend , or small boats , or wherries , ( now called oars or scullers , ) which imployes great numbers of poor men ; and , is of eminent advantage to the kingdom , in case of any naval expedition . . the river wells , or wel-brook ( which in process of time is turned in wal-brook , ) is now decay'd and so stopped up by reason of buildings upon it , that its course is now hardly known ; but formerly this river was so large , that it was capable of bearing ships , as i before urged . . the river langbourn , or longbourn , so called of the length of it , was a stream breaking out in fen - church , ( or church-street ) which ran athwart g●…ass-street , or grace-church-street down lumbard-street , to the west end of st. mary woolnoth's church and then tu●…ning south , down shar●…bourn-lane , it brake into divers rills , or rivolets , to the river of thames . this bourn is also long since ●…opped up , so that no sign thereof remaineth . . oldbourn , which was a river that brake out about the place where now the barrs do stand , ( viz. neer unto grayes - inn-lane ; ) and it thence ran down the whole street , to oldbourn ( now called holbourn ) bridge ; and so into the river of wells before mentioned , or ( as it was lately called ) turnmil-brook . this river is also since st●…pped up ; b●…t yet the street beareth the name thereof . . holy-well , is further on the north part of the city , and near unto that place where divers kings of england have kept their courts , scituate between morefields and shoreditch : and , for the sweetness and pleasantuess of the water , it was much frequented by young schollars , and other youths in the summer evenings ; but now ( saith my authour ) is decay'd and spoiled , with filth purposely layd here , to raise the ground all thereabout , the better for garden-plots . . clements-well , is a little north from st. clements church in the strand , and nigh unto an inne of chancery , called cl●…ments-inn●… ; the water is sweet , serviceable , and plentiful , and , is yet handsomely preserved with free-stone round about it , it being of great use to all the neighbourhood thereabouts . . clerks-well , or clerken-well , as it is now called , is scituate not very far west of clerken-well church , adjoyning to the wall that encloses it . the said church took its name of the well , as history mentioneth ; and the well took its name from the parish-clerks in london , who ( in old times ) were wont thereabout to meet ; and ( dramatique-wi●…e ) to act some large history of scripture ; at which recreations , sundry kings and nobles have been present , for their encouragement . this well is furnished with plenty of good water , and is of great use to the inhabi●…ants adjoyning round about , even unto this day . . s●…inners-well was neer unto clerken-well , and was so named of the worshipful company of skinners in london , for that they held thereabouts certain yearly interludes ; in place whereof ( saith stow ) the wrestlings have been of late years kept , and is ( in part ) continued by the lord mayor and a'dermen , at the feast of s. barthol●…mew , in the moneth of august : at which time , there is both shooting of several sorts . wrestling and cudgel-playing , by the ablest men for skill and strength in these exercises in the city before the lord mayor and aldermen , who reward the victors , and victored also but unequally , preferring strength to weakness , &c. the other lesser wells or rivers , are almost all of them decay'd . howbeit , i shall mention something of them for information to my ingenious reader . fla●…s-well , was scituate neer unto west-smith-fi●…ld by the charter-house , now lately ( saith stow ) damned up , that scarcely any prints thereof remains . tods-wel , loders-wel , and rad-wel , are all of them decay'd , and now so filled up , that the ●…laces where they were , are hardly now to be discerned . dame-annis the cleer is not far from holy-wel , and remaineth still , as may be seen by any that walk between holy-wel and more-fields ; and somewhat west thereof is another cleer water , called perilous-pond : because divers youths ( by swiming therein ) have been drowned . horse-pool , is in west-smith-field , and hath been sometimes a very great water ; and was so called from the use that was made thereof , viz of watering horses therein . this is now also much decay'd , the spring thereof being stopped up , and the land-water ( as saith sto●… ) falling into the small bottom , remaining here enclosed with b●…ck , is now called smith-field pond . crowders-wel , is scituate by st. giles's church-yard without cripple-gate , and was formerly a large water , and fed with sundry springs . it is now for the most part stopped up , but the chief spring thereof is preserved , and was cooped about with stone , by the excecutors of one richard wittington , citiz●…n of london , as saith mine author . besides these several advantages of water this great and populous city was blessed withal , by nature ; art , hath not been wanting to give assistance herein unto it also , by the generous charity of sund●…y persons that bore affection unto her . and , so we may in history , that gilbert sandford , to do this glorious city service , obtained from king henry the third his majesty a patent to convey water from the town of teybourn ( whence the place of executing offenders monethly , at the west end of the subburbs neer hide-park corner , is named ) by pipes of lead into this city . then is it also furnished with divers curious conduits , which do not only eminent service to the several prime parts of the city , but serve for ornament and glory unto it ; of which i think not amiss to speak a little . the first ci●…lern of lead , enclosed , or castellated ( to use stows word ) with stone in the city of london , was called the great conduit in west-cheap , or cheap-side , and began to be builded in the year , . the conduit in st. mary aldermanbury , near the church , and the standard ( or conduit ) in fleet-street , neer st. b●…ides church , were made and finished anno . by the excecutors of one william east-field , citizen of london . the conduit in grass-streer , or grace - church-street , opposite to london bridg , was built anno christi , . the conduit at oldb●…urn cross , now called hol●…ourn conduit , was built anno christi , . and tebuilt by one mr. william lamb , anno , . the little conduit by the stocks market , at the lower end of cheap-side , was first built anno christi , and , ( having bin tuined with the city it self by the la●…e dreadful conflagration of london , ) ●…as rebuilt at the charges of the honourable sr. robert viner , kt. and baronet , with the true and lively portraicture of his present sacred majesty , king charles the second on horse-back : upon whose happy birth and restauration-day , anno . viz. may it ran wine for many hours together , at the charge of the said sr. robert viner , as a signal testimony of his loyalty to our said soveraign lord. the conduit at bishops-gate , was built in the year of our lord , . the conduit at london wall , almost against coleman street end , was built in or about the year . the conduit at aldgate without , was built about the year of christ . the conduit in lothbury , about the middle thereof , was built anno christi . the conduit in coleman-street , adjoyning to the church , was built about the same year . the conduit at down-gate , ( vulga●…ly dow gate ) was built anno christi . the conduit in alders-gate-street , without the gate , was built an. dom. , by mr. thomas hayes , and water then conveyed unto it . besides these several conduits and aqueducts , replenished with curious springs , by which the city of london is happily served ; there are other aquatical advantages belonging thereunto , viz. two other conduits served by the water of the river thames ; the one of them scituate by the parish church of st. mary magdalen , and the other adjoyning to the parish church of st. nicholas cole abby ; both neer unto old fishstreet , and built anno christi . but that which was as eminent almost as all these conduits &c. was the excellent contrivance of s●… hugh middlet●…n kt. and baronet , who fi●…st attempted and brought to pass that admirable work of conveighing the new river water ( as now called ) from chadwel and amwell to london ; which becau●…e it was , and is , and is like to be , of such great service to that eminent city , i will transcribe the story thereof ( in brief ) from stow , which take a●… followeth . the good queen elizabeth , minding the good of this great city , in or about the tenth year of her raign , granted to her citizens , power by act of parliament for cutting and conveying a river , from any part of middlesex or hertfordshire , to the city of london , with a limitat●…on of ten years time for the performance thereof . but the expiration of her royal life sooner came , then any such matter would be undertaken . also our late gracious soveraign king james was pleased to grant the like act ( but without date of time ) for the same effect , and when all else refused , sr. hugh middleton undertook it , to bring his intended river from chadwel and amwel , to the north side of london , neer islington , where he builded a large cistern to receive it . the work began the day of february , anno d●…m . and in five years space was fully accomplished . concerning the conveyance of it along to london , from chadwel and amwel , i my self ( saith stow ) did divers time ride to see it , and diligently observed that admirable art , pains and industry were bestowed for the passage of it , by reason that all grounds are not of a like nature ; some being ozie , and very muddy , others again as st●…ff , craggy and stony . the depth of the trench ( in some places ) descended full foot , if not more ; whereas ( in other places ) it required as sprightful art again , to mount it over a valley in a trough , between a couple of hills , and the trough all the while borne up by wooden arches ; some of them fixed in the ground very deep , & rising in height above foot . being brought to the intended cistern , but not ( as yet ) the water admitted entrance thereinto : on michaelmas day , anno . being the day when sr. thomas middleton knight , ( brother to the said sr. hugh midd'eton ) was elected lord mayor of london for the year ensuing ; in the afternoon of the same day , sr. john swinerton , knight , and lord mayor of london , accompanied with the said sr. thomas , sr. henry montague , knight , and recorder of london , and many of the worthy aldermen , rode to see the ci●…ern , and first issuing of the river thereinto : which was performed in this manner . a troop of labourers , to the number of or more , well apparalled , and wearing green monmouth caps , all alike , carried spades , shovels , pickaxes , and such like instruments of laborious imployment , marching after drums twice or thrice about the ci●…ern , presented themselves before the mount , where the lord mayor , aldermen , and a worthy company beside , stood to behold them ; and one man , in behalf of the rest , delivered this speech . long have we labour'd long desir'd , and pray'd , for this great works perfection ; and by th' ayd of h●…aven , and goodm●…ns wishes , 't is at length happily conquered by cost , ●…rt , a●…d st●…ength . and after five years dear expence in dayes , travel and pains , beside the infinite wayes of malice , envy , false suggestions , able to daunt the spirits of mighty ones , in wealth and courage ; this a work so rare , only by one man's industry , cost , care , is brought to bless'd effect , so much withstood ; his only aime , the citie 's general good . and where ( before ) many unjust complaints , enviously seated , caused oft restraints , stops , and great crosses , to our masters cha●…ge , and the work 's hindrance : favour now at large sp●…eads it self open to him , and commends , to admiration , both his pains and ends . ( the kings most gracious love ) perfection draws favour from princes , and ( from all ) applause . then wo●…thy magistrates , to whose content , ( next to the state ) all this great care was bent ; and for the publick good ( which grace requires ) your loves and furtherance chiefly he desires , to cherish these proceedings , which may give courage to some that may hereafter live , to practice deeds of goodness , and of fame , and gladly light their actions by his name . ` clark to the wo●…k , reach me the book to shew , ` how many arts from such a labour flow . first , her●…'s the overseer ; this tride man , an antient soldier , and an artizan ; the clark ; next him , mathematitian ; the master of the timber-work take place next after these ; the measurer , in like case , brick layer , and engineer ; and , after those , the borer , and the pavior . then it showes the labourers ; next , keeper of amwel head ; the walkers last ; so all their names are read . yet , these but parcels of six hundred more , that ( at onetime ) have been imploy'd before . yet , these in sight , and all the rest will say , that all the week they had their royal-pay . now for the fruits then ; flow forth , precious spring , so long and dearly sought for , and now bring comfort to all that love thee — loudly sing ; and , with thy christal murmurs strook together , bid all thy true wel-wishers welcome hither . at which words the flood-gates flew open , the stream ran gallantly into the cistern , drums and trumpets sounding in triumphant manner , and a brave peal of chambers gave full issue to the intended entertainment . thus much for waters serving this great city ; first , by rivers , brooks , bourns , fountains , pools , &c. and since by cenduits , partly made by good and charitable citizens , and otherwise by charges of the commonalty ; and lastly , by this new-river water brought from amwell , more chargable then almost all the rest . to conclude , as i have treated of all the several waters that are serviceable to this great city , and also of the several conduits , &c. it may be somwhat wondered at , that i have been so sparing in my discourse , or description rather , of the most famous river in the western world , viz. the thames , a river so great and spacious , that without it , london could not subsist , although it had the advantage of all the others , and twice as many more to furnish it with water . that any wonder of this kind , may the more easily abate , i shall refer my readers for satisfaction , unto my next years london - almanack ; in which , i intend , ( by gods permission ) to treat thereof by it self at large , and shew them its original , and sundry passages , untill i have pursued it into the ocean , into which all rivers naturally run : and so end my book for this year . advertisements . an ephemerides of the celestial motions , for ten years yet to come , with domifying tables for sundry latitudes , viz. london , york , &c. in england ; and , for new-york in new england , &c. as also for port-royal in jamaica , and the bridg-town in the barbadoes . a philosophical essay touching petrification in the greater world ; shewing the origen of all bodies to proceed from water and seeds , &c. by thomas shirley , physitian in ordinary to the kings most excellent majesty : sold by william cademan , at the sign of the popes-head in the new exchange . the fiery trigon revived ; by 〈◊〉 oppositions of the two superiour plane●… saturn and jupiter , in the years . a●… , declaring the manyfold miseri●… they menace to the dutch nation , bei●… now in their grand climacterical year . 〈◊〉 thomas trigge gent. student in physic●… and astrology . sold by josiah robinso●… at his shop , at lincolns-inne-gate n●… chancery-lane . also an ephemeris or almanack 〈◊〉 jamaica particularly calculated , with t●… nativity of that noble island , done 〈◊〉 an hundred and eighty years , both p●… formed by john gadbury , student in 〈◊〉 sick and astrologie ; and printed for t●… company of stationers . finis . notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a -e note that the glorious planet venus is our bright evening star , from the beginning of the year , until the . 〈◊〉 of june ; but , from hence being acquit of his occidentali●… , becomes oriental , and so our pleasant morning star , all 〈◊〉 rest of the year after . this table is easily understood : fo●… look but your sum 〈◊〉 he first collumn to your left hand , and your time at the ●…op ●…nd in the angle of meeting is the sum of your interest de sired . it is so plain , it needs no example . kings are terrestrial gods : and govern here , as jove himself , above the glittering sphear , to him bright stars and angels homage give ; ( who grutches it he sends to hell to live. ) by their example let 's give charles his due , for hee 's our dr●…d , and gracious soveraign too . omnis potestas â den est thus are the chiefest law●…ys to be found , in th' english nation , for the whole year round . but for this city , we need no such care ; great london hath its term-time all the year . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 : 〈◊〉 in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . ephēmeris, or, an almanack for the year of our saviour's incarnation and from the creation, according to the best of history, ... : wherein is contained astronomical, astrological, and meteorological observations, lunations, eclipses, the diurnal motions of the planets, remarkable conjunctions, tables of the sun's rising ... : a table of houses ... for the meridian of norwich, a table of the moon's age, tide tables, ... / by john taylor. taylor, john, mathematician. approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing a estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng almanacs, english. ephemerides. astrology -- early works to . - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread - emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or , an almanack for the year of our saviour's incarnation , . and from the creation , according to the best of history , . it being the 〈◊〉 , or leap year wherein is contained , astronomical , astrological and meteorological observations , lunations , eclipses , the diurnal motions of the planets , remarkable conjunctions , tables of the sun 's rising , length of day and break of day for every sixth day of the year , judgment on the four quarters and monthly observations . a table of houses for the latitude of degr. min. for the meridian of norwich ; a table of the moon 's age , tide tables , with other things remarkable , and the rising setting and southing of the fix'd stars , whereby may be known the hour of the night ; also a table of the moon 's southing , the latitude of the planets and the declination of the sun , &c. calculated for the meridian of norwich , whose longitude is d. m. lat. d. m. by john taylor , student in the mathematicks and astrology . and god said , let there be lights in the firmament of heaven ▪ and let them be for signs and for seasons , for days and for years , gen. . . london , printed by b. clark for the company of 〈◊〉 . to the inhabitants of norwich and norfolk . 't is necessary that i inform you , that this ephemeris is the product of some spare hours ; and if it prove any way advantagious to my friends , the inhabitants of norwich , i shall look on my self as amply satisfied by their kind acceptation . 't is with the encouragement of some of them that i have thus far adventured to expose my name , and , i hope , from the encouragement of the rest , i shall have no occasion given me to repent my undertaking . and i have this to say in my own vindication , that it was not ambition moved me to it , but purely a desire of doing my countrymen a piece of service . the study of astrology hath been very delightful and diverting to me ; and since i have made so considerable a progress in it , i could not but present my country with the effects . you have here a very copious almanack , as you find by the title , and a very plain , as you may find by its use ; however , if it is acceptable , and i find further encouragement by the sale , i shall next year present you with the second edition , which shall be corrected , and have several additions , which the shortness of the time now would not admit . vale. the proem or introduction . forasmuch as many or most persons are ignorant in the use of an ephemeris or almanack , i thougot it not unreasonable , in this place , to let them know , that an ephemeris or ephemerides , in an astrological sense , is only a plain methodical table , exhibiting the planets various motions and aspects , accomodated to each day of the year : for the better understanding of which take this brief explanation . first then , you must know , there are seven planets constantly moving in the heavens , and are therefore called erratique stars . secondly , that there are also twelve signs , into which the heavens are divided ; in and through which signs these seven planets constantly move and pass . thirdly , note , that there are five aspects which these seven planets do make each with other in these twelve signs , according to their several distances . fourthly , there is the head and tail of the dragon , commonly called the moons north and south node , the former of which is noted in the tractate , whereunto the latter is always opposite . now the several planets , signs and asyects are known by the following name and characters : and first of the seven planets . ☉ sun ♄ saturn ♃ jupiter ♂ mars ♀ venus ☿ mercury ☽ luna ☊ ☋ dragons head and tail. these are the names and marks that we know the seven planets by . the names and characters of the twelve signs . ♈ aries ♉ taurus ♊ gemini ♋ cancer ♌ leo ♍ virgo ♎ libra ♏ scorpio ♐ sagitary ♑ capricorn ♒ aquary ♓ pisces the five aspects . ☌ conjunction ⚹ sextile □ square △ trine ☍ opposition that my directions may be plain and methodical , i shall give a compleat and plenary example in the month of january . the left-hand-page . the left-hand-page consists of rows or columns : the contains the days of the month , the the week-days , the festivals ; in the column you will find the suns place in signs , degrees and minutes each day of the whole month : as for example ; the sun is in capricorn , deg . min. the first day as the letters d and m at the top denotes , and continues in capricorn until the th day , then he enters aquary , &c. in the column you have the place of the moon for every day of the month in signs , deg . and min also . the column shews the place of saturn in deg . the of jupiter , the of mars , &c. at the top you have the latitudes or distances of the planets from the ecliptick , for every tenth day , and also what planets are with , or may be seen with the moon the month throughout , &c. the right-hand-page explained . the right-hand-page consists of spaces , rows or columns ; the whereof holds the days of the month ; the informs you of what aspects the moon makes with the sun and other planets , as is intimated by the title , lunar aspects , as in example , on the st day of january , under sol you will find square , and so under it , which will tell you , that the moon comes to a square aspect of the sun at noon , &c. the contain all the grand aspects which the planets make among themselves . the rest shall be explain'd elswhere . pallas assist while i do trace the sphere , to find out what shall happen in this year : i have here studied how to serve in part , and now do send you what here 's drawn from art. notae vulgares . or , the common notes for the year of our lord , . according to both accounts , viz. julian   gregorian the cycle of the sun the golden num●●r f d dominical letter g a the epact april easter-day april may rogation sunday may may ascension-day may may whitsunday may nov. advent sunday novem. the use of the ensuing tide-table . to find the time of full sea or high - water in any of the places mention'd in the ensuing tables , you are to observe , first , the age of the moon , which you are to find in the following table ; wherein you have the moons age for every day in the year . then having found the moon 's age , have recourse unto the said tide-tables ▪ and look for the place desired in the head of the said tables , with the age of the moon , under the title of the moons age , and in the common area or angle of meeting you shall have the time of high-water in hours and minutes . a table of the moon 's age for every day throughout this year . whereby , with the help of the ensuing tide-table , the time of high-water and full tide may be found in those places there inserted , by an ordinary capacity . m. d. janu feb. mar. apr. may june july aug. sept. octo. nov. dec.             the use of this table is very easie to be understood ; for if you find the month desir'd in the head of the table , and the day thereof in the first column , under the title days , in the common area or angle of meeting , you shall have the moon 's age. a tide-table , whereby to find when it is high water at any of the places here under mentioned . ☽ age. london , tinmouth , amsterdam , whitby , quenborough southampton portsmouth , dunkirk , gravesend , downs , ru●…ney , blackness , newcastle , falmouth , dartmouth , lizard . plymouth , lin , hull , antwerp , bristol . yarmouth , dover , cal●…ce bristol , foulnes , start rye , gorend , thames mo . fair isle , rodes . needles , laystoff , south & nor . forelands . dundee s. an●…rews h●…ly isle . lisbon , milford , waterford , lands-●…nd , cape cleer . portland , hague , dublin , ●…ambay . berwick , offen , flamboroug rochester , m ●…don aberdeen . ●… ●… ●… ●… 〈◊〉 january hath xxxi d●…ys . ‑ latitude of plan. day , at n. ♂ is with ☽ day , at m. ♃ is with ☽ day , at n. ♀ is with ☽ day , at aft . ♄ is with ☽ day , at n. ☿ is with ☽ d. ♄ s ♃ s ♂ s ♀ s ☿ m v. d. w. d. saints days ☉ ♑ ☽ ♈ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♍ ♂ ♍ ♀ ♐ ☿ ♑ ☊ ♐ the weather . d. m. d   m. a n. years d   r r cold and frosty weather , and a notable change of the air , high winds with little hail or snow , and sometimes gloomy about the full moon , then very unstable , but generally cold and frosty ; with great winds . b abel ♉ c enock   d methusel ♊ e simeon   f epiphany   g ●…elice , &c. ♋ a en●●rd     b ma●…cellus ●… ♌ c agathus ♓   d higinus   e p. eph. ♍ f hilary   g felix ♎ a maur●…ce   b marcel   c anthony ♏ uncertain , now snow or cold ra●…s are at ●…and . d pontian   e ●… p. eph. ♐ ♒ f feb. seb.   moisture about thi●… time . g agnus ♑ a vincent   stormy weather at hand . b term b. ♒ c timothy   d s. paul ♓ cold with high winds , towards the latter end of the month and inclining to frost . e . p. epip   ♑ f ●…o . chrys ♈ g julian   a valerius ♉ b k. c. m.   frosty & cold winds . c     january . first quarter the d. at noon . full moon the d. at . morn . last quarter the d. at m. new moon the d. at morn . first quarter the d. at n. d. s.r. b. d l.d. d. sun m. d. lunar aspects asp. ☽ lat. observations ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ △ □         s seven stars south m. past at night , and sets min. past in the morning .     △   △   △ △ △     □ ☍     at the beginning of the year jupiter and mars are in virgo retrograde , and mars afflicted by venus in sagitary , the house of jupiter , and he at the la●…ter end of the month afflicted by venus from his own house . ☉         m     □       △ ☉ ♃   ☍ ⚹   ☍ △ ♂ ☿   ☍ ⚹   □ ♂ ♀                   △                 ☽   a pog lyons-heart south m. past at night , and sets min. past in the morning . ☉       ☌ □   ☌ ♄ ☿   △ ☌ △ a △         □     ⚹       □     □ △ ♃ ☿   ⚹   ⚹     great dog , or sirius south . m. past at night , and sets m. after midnight .   ⚹   ⚹   ☉ ⚹   □   s. hence i. judge that difficulties attend some countries under th dominion of virgo ; yet here is an appearance of ●…ove and amity between some other countries under the same sign , or else there are embassadors imployed for renewing and establishing of leagues , and pr●…moting of peace and unity .   □ ☌         △       ☌ △     △ ♃ ♀ ☌     ☌         ⚹ ☽   peri.       ☍   d. ☉   ⚹ ☍ □         ⚹   but the next months configurations tell us that it wont do . ⚹ □           △ △       □ △ △ □     □   △ ♂ ♀   february hath xxix days ‑ latitude of plan. day , at m. ♂ is with ☽ day , at m. ♄ is with ☽ day , at m. ♃ is with ☽ day , at m. ♀ is with ☽ day , at n. ☿ is with ☽ d. ♄ s ♃ s ♂ s ♀ s ☿ m m. d. w. d. saints days ☉ ♒ ☽ ♊ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♍ ♂ ♍ ♀ ♑ ☿ ♒ ☊ ♐ the weather . d. m l   m. d bridget ♊ stormy , weather , a●● sometimes frosty and clear air , with littl●… alteration til full moon . e pur. mary ●…   f blace ●… ♋ ●… g gi●…bert   a agatha   b dorothy ♌ ♓ c will. b. y.   stormy turbulent weather , and h●…il or snow between times . d angel ep . ♓ ♍ e septuag●…   f scho●…ast   g sother ♎ a eufrace   frosty , and cold w●…nds , variable and right winerly weather , some times snow or rain . b term end ♏ c valentine   d faustin ♐ e sexagessi   ♌ f hugo   g sabina ♑ ●… a roman   very seasonable an●…●…leasant after the new moon . b mildred ♒ c sept. n. ●… .   d juliana ♓ ♈ e shrove s ▪   ♒ frosty wea●…her & cold winds towards the end , &c. f s. matth. ♈ f shrove t   g ci●… ♉ a s. austin     b simon ♊   c oswald     february . full moon the d. at . morn . last quarter the d. at . m. new moon the . d. at night . first quarter the d. at n. d. s.r. b. d l.d. d. sun . ●… 〈◊〉 ●… ●… ●… m. d. lunar aspects m. asp. ☽ lat. observations ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿       □     ☌ ☉ ☿ seven stars south m. past 〈◊〉 at night , and sets m. past in the m. ☉ △   □   ☍ △ m   ⚹   in this month will happen a notable configuration of the stars , and divers oppositions very considerable   ☍ ⚹                 lions heart south m. past at night , and m. past in the mor.             ☽   a pog ☍     ☌ △   ☍ ☉ ♂ great dog-star south m. past at night , and sets m. past at nigh     ☍ a ☉   △ ☌       viz. an opposition of mars and mercury , of the sun and mars , of jupiter and mercury , all from virgo and pisces — and mars by his retrograde motion comes out virgo into leo — hence we may judge , whereas mars comes out of virgo into leo , it signifies the marching of armies or an army out of one country into another — and it would not be amiss if i should say , out of some countries or country under virgo into another under the dominion of leo ▪ se●…eral reports from beyond sea is also intimated hereby . and whereas there are . oppositions from virgo and pisces ▪ i●… signifies loss and d●…triment to such countries as are under those constellations of heaven .   □                   □   ⚹       △   ⚹ △   ⚹ ⚹   ☌ ♃ ♀ □ □     △ ♃ ♀ ☉   □   □ ⚹ ♄ ☿ ⚹   △ ☌ ☍ ♃ ☿ ☌ △ ⚹ s.       ☽   peri.             △ ♄ ♃       ☍     ⚹ ♀ ♂ ☌ ⚹ ☍ ⚹   d. ☉   ☌     □ □   □   〈◊〉   △     ⚹   △         △ □ △   ⚹ ♀ ☿       ⚹ ☽ ♌   □   □ ⚹           march hath xxxi . days ‑ latitude of plan. day , at n. ♂ is with ☽ day , at mo , ♃ is with ☽ day , at mo . ♄ is with ☽ day , at mo . ☿ is with ☽ day , at mo . ♀ is with ☽ d. ♄ s ♃ s ♂ s ♀ s ☿ m m m. d. w. d. saints days ☉ ♓ ☽ ♌ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♍ ♂ ♌ ♀ ♒ ☿ ♈ ☊ ♐ the weather . d. m d.   m. d quadrage ♋ winds blowing storms of hail , snow , or cold rain , sometimes pleasant . e chad. b.   f maurice   g adrian ♌ a phocas   r b victor ♍ stormy weather is at hand . c perpetua   d sun . len     e apollon ♈ ♎   f agapitus   high winds , generally stormy , and perhaps thunder in many places about full moon . g mart. ♏ a gregory   b euphras .   c theodore ♐ d sun. len   e hillary ♑ f gertrude   ●…   g edward r ♒   a joseph   ♓ good weaher about this time till after new moon . b cuthbert ♓ ♓ c benedict .   d ●… . lent s. ♈ e theodor.   d f fast. ♉   g ●…nn . b. v.   moderate weather now also ▪ a castor ♊ b mercian   c rupert   ♏ wind abated , and month ends moderately . d sun. len ♋ d e felix .   f   ♌ march . full moon day , at aftern . last quart. day , at foren ▪ new noon day , at midnig . first quart day , at mo . d. s.r. b. d l.d. d. sun ●… m. d. lunar aspects m. asp. ☽ lat. observations ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☉       ⚹   □ ☍ ☉ ♃ antares south m. past in the morning , and rises near in the morning . △ ☍ ⚹     m       ⚹ ☉ ♄ notable configurations are in this month also , and in an active posture against the countries aforesaid , yet the face of heaven is changed from what it was and looketh not so angry as it did the last month. the sun , that was opposed by mars , is now aplying to him by a trine , which is an aspect of love and amity .         ☍           ☌ △ ☽   apo         a   △ ☌         ☉ ☍                 ☍     □   ⚹ △           the th virgins spi k south minutes past in the morning , and rises minutes past at night .   ⚹ ⚹ □ □   ☍ ♂ ♀ △ △ ☽ ☊       □ △   ☌ ☉ ☿   ☉ □   ⚹ □ ●…     △         ☌     ⚹   arctu●…us south minutes past morn . and rises half an hour past at night . ⚹             ☍ ☌   ☽   peri.   ☍   ●… d     ⚹ ●…     ☌     ☉ ☌       ♂   st . dir   □   △           △ ⚹         △ □ ⚹   north balen●…e south minutes past in the morning , and rises past at night .   □ □ ☽ ☋   ⚹   ⚹ □ ⚹ ♄ ☿ lions-heart south minutes past at night , and sets about in the morning .   ⚹   fere     ☉ □     △   m ☍     △                 april hath xxx days ‑ latitude of planets day , at m●… . ♃ is with ☽ day , at mo , ♄ is with ☽ day , at at n. ♀ is with ☽ day , at mo . ☿ is with ☽ day , at mo . ♂ is with ☽ d. ♄ s ♃ s ♂ s ♀ m ☿ m m m. d. w. d. saints days ☉ ♈ ☽ ♌ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♍ ♂ ♌ ♀ ♓ ☿ ♓ ☊ ♏ the weather . d. m d.   m. g theodor ♌ the month begins with seasonable w●…ather . a mar. egy.   b richard ♍ c ambrose     d palm sun. ♎   e sixtus   ♈ showers & ●…igh winds about this time . f eufemia   g dionis . ♏ a vincent ♉   b good frid ♐   c apollin   fine spring-showers after the full d easter sun ●… ♂ e sother     f ●…iburtia ♒ ♈   g perpetua   pl●…asant in this week also . a isidorus ♓ b osmond ,     c eluther   ●… ●… good seasonable weather with little alterations . d low sun●… ♈ e ananias   ●… f simeon ●… ♉ g quiatin .   pleasant showers about t e n●…w moon . a s. george ♊ b wilfride   ●… c s. mark ♋ storms at hand . d s. p. ea●…   e anastas .   r. variable weather towards the end , &c. f vitali●… ♌ g term beg   a dep. erki ♍ ♍ april . ❍ full moon the d. at aft . noon . ☽ last qua●…t . the d. at at ni . ☽ new moon the d. at m. ☽ first quart. the d. at morn .   s.r. b. d l.d. d. sun h. m h. m h. m dg . m ●… ●● ●● ●… ●… ●… m. d. lunar aspects m. asp. ☽ lat. observations ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ △     ☌     △ ☉ ♂   ●…         ☽ ap g.       ☌   ☍   ☍ ♃ ♀     △   ☍ □ ☉ ♄ virgins spick south min past at noon , and sets ●… min. after morn . ☉   g           □   ⚹       ☍         were it not that the turbulent configurations of th●… last months , ( viz. jan. feb & march ) did seem to operate and break forth , the actions of this month   ⚹ □         ⚹ ●… △ △ ☽ ☊     ●… □   ⚹ ♄ ♀ △   △ □   ●… . ☉   △ □       ☌ ●…   ⚹   arctur ●… sou. min. aft . mid . n. and sets ●… m. p. in the morning . □     ⚹   ●…     ☍       ⚹         ☽   per. might be expected to be of a pretty calm nature : ♂ is in △ to ☉ , and ☉ is in △ to ♃ an ♄ is in ⚹ to ♀ , and ♂ is in △ to ☿ . ●…nd at the ●…nation ♀ and ☿ are in the tenth house ⚹ ☍       d.   〈◊〉   ☌ ☌   ☉   □   △   ☌ ●…         △ △           ●… □     ☽ ☋         □ ●… ⚹ m. stars rises m. past ●… morn 〈◊〉 sets m. past at night .     ⚹   ⚹   ⚹ □     in ♈ , and ♂ in ♌ in the ascendant , and ☉ lord thereof . however , several debates ap pear in the world , and matters very considerable , seem now under consideration in some parts of europe . ☉ ☍ ●…   □ △ ☉ ♃           □       △   □ ♄ ☿     ☌ 〈◊〉 △ ☽   a pog .     ☌   △ ♂ ☿ may hath xxxi days . ‑ latitude of planets . the d. at noon ♃ is with ☽ the d. at m. ♄ is with ☽ the d. at ni ♀ is with ☽ the d. at ni ☿ is with ☽ the d. at m. ♂ is with ☽ d ♄ m ●… s ♂ s ♀ m ☿ m m s. s. ●… s. ●… m. d. w. d. saints days ☉ ♉ ☽ ♍ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♍ ♂ ♍ ♀ ♈ ☿ ♉ ☊ ♏ the weather . d. m d.   m. b ph. jac. ♍ various weather inclining to moisture gloomy dark weather about this time . c athana .   ●… d p. east . ♎ ●… e christo   ●… f godard ♏ now the air is somewhat pleasant . g jo. p. l.   a jo. ben. ♐ ●…   b ap. mi.     c ephina . ♑ ♉ pretty good weather this week also . d p. east . ♊   ●… e mamer :   ●●   f nereus . ●… ♒   g ●…ervet .     a bonifa . ♓ ●● indifferent high winds may be expected now . b sophla .   ●… c isidor . ♈ ●… ♊   d p. east .   turbulent air now with high winds & storms also h●●l or rain with thunder and lightning about the new m●…on . e rog. m. ♉ ●… ●… f rog. t.   g rog. w. ♊ a ascen . d.   b adelm . ♋   c desider .     d p. east .   ●… high winds and u●…se●…sonable w●…ather now also , is like to hold gene●…ally until the latter end of ●…he month. e term e. ♌ ●… f diosco●… .   g beda . v. ♍ a germa   b k. c. n .   ●…   c felix . ♎ ●… ●… ♋   d wh. s●…n .     may . ❍ full moon the d. at midnight . ☽ last quart. the d. at night . ☽ new moon the d at night . ☽ first quart. the d. at night . m. d. s.r. b. d l.d. d. ☉ h. m h.   m h. m. dg . m. no night ●●   ●…     ●…     m. d. lunar aspects m. asp. ☽ lat . observations ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ △ △ ☌       m.             ☉               star●… rises m. past morn . and sets m. past at night .   □   ⚹ ☍   □ ♄ ♀   ⚹ ☍ △ ☉ ♄   ☍ ⚹ 〈◊〉 □     in this month here is also an appearance of friendly overtures between country and coun -       s.       □         ●…       △ △   △ ♃ ☿   ☉   ☍ △ ●… △   ooulus taurus , or aldeb●…r●… set min. after at night . virgins spick , south at at n. and set at in the morning . △   □   ●…   ●… ●●       ●… △ ♂ ♀ ●… □     ☍ ⚹ ●… △ ●… ☿ ●…   ☍ ●…   ☽   pe●●g . arcturus south . m. past at night , and sets about morn . antares sou. m. past at n. ●… ⚹ ⚹     ⚹ d. ●… ●…   ●…   □   ♂ ☉   □   △           △ 〈◊〉 ☌     ●… try , and many treaties carried on . ●…ere is no less than aspects of love and amity   △     □ ♂ ☿ ☌       ☌ ☌ ☉ ☿   □ ●…   ●… m   ●…     ●… ⚹     〈◊〉   〈◊〉 [ south bal south min. past at n. and set m. past in m. north bal. sou. , p. . n. and sets m. past . in the m. ] ●…   ☍ ⚹ ⚹   △ ♃ ♀ ☉         □ ♃ ☿ ●… ⚹                     □ ⚹ ☽   apog . between heavenly bodies ; doub●…less peace will decide the       ☌   a. □   ☌         ●… △ ●●   △ □ □ ☉ ♃ [ antares south about at n. ]       ●… △ ♄ ♀ ●…ase between many kingdoms ●…nd countrys 〈◊〉 ☉ △ □             ●… june hath xxx days . ‑ latitude of planets . the d. at aft . n. ☿ is with ☽ the d. at ni , ♀ is with ☽ the ●… d at noon . ♃ is with ☽ the d. at ni . ♂ is with ☽ the 〈◊〉 d. at m. ♄ is with ☽ d ♄ m ♃ s ♂ s ♀ m ☿ m 〈◊〉 m. ●… m. d. w. d. saints days ☉ ♊ ☽ ♏ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♍ ♂ ♍ ♀ ♉ ☿ ♋ ☊ ♏ the weather . d. m d.   m. e nicom . ♏   f marcell   this month begins with hot and sultry air : and much thunder and lightning at or ●… little before the full moon . g erasmu   ♊ a p●…rroch . ♐ b boniface   c claudiu ♑ d trin. sun   e medard . ♒   f edmond .   very hot and seasonable weather now . g ge●…ulius ♓ ●… a s. barnab . ♋     b term ●… . ●… ♈ hasty storms of hail or rain , with thunder and lightning , are at hand about the new moon . c cyrillus   d p. 〈◊〉 . ♉ ●… e vitus , & .   ●… f richard ♊ g b●…olph   ♌ u marcus     b marcell . ♋   c edw. r. ●…   ●… inclining to moisture now also . d ●… . tr. ♌ ●… ●… ●… e alban .   ●… f joh. & p     g s. jo. 〈◊〉 ♍ ●… ●… hot and dry weather towards the end of the month. a amand.   ●… b leo ep. ♎ ●… c crescens   ●… ●… d . p. tr.   ♋   e p. & paul ♏ ●…   f com. p. ●…   ●… ●● ●…   june . . ❍ full moon the day at mor. ☽ last quart. the day at mor. ☽ new moon the day at mo . ☽ first quar. the day at after . m. d. s.r. l.d. b.d. d. ☉ h. m h. m h. m. dg .   m. no night , but twilight . n. inc●…asing . ●… m. d. lunar aspects . m. asp. ☽ lat. observations ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿       ⚹   △ ♏ virgins sp . so. m. p. night , and sets at m. from the v●…rious and malevolent configura●…ions of the last month   ⚹ ⚹         ☍   ☽   ☊ ☍   □ □     ●…   ●…   ☍   stars rises m past m. arcturus south m. past at n scorpions heart south m. past at night .   ☌ △ △     ☉   △   ⚹ ☌ ☿             △           ⚹ ♃ ☿ much variety of matter may be produced in this , we may now see plainly , that the minds of people in general ,   ☍ ☍ □   ☽   peri. □ ⚹ ●… △       ⚹ ●… ☍ ♄ ☿   □     □ ☌ ♃ ♂ the head of andromeda ri. m. past at night . ☉ ⚹       ●… . △ △ △   ⚹ ☽   ☋ virgins spick south past n. and sets m. past at night .     m     □ □ ☌     are strangely disorder'd and full of doubtful thoughts and fears , yet i hope better things may ●…e suddenly expected , and that the consultations and endeavours of those that sit at the stern of judi . be crown'd with good and prosp . success , that the spir . of the peop . in gen . may be more calm . i hope the trine of ♄ & ♂ & ⚹ of ♄ & ☿ of ♂ & ♀ , may prod . much good in their consultations . ☌   ●● ●●       ⚹       □ ♃ ♀   ☍ ⚹       ☉       ☌ △ ♄ ♂         ⚹ □ ♂ ♀           a. ⚹           ☽ a 〈◊〉 . △ ☌ ☌ □     ●…   〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ⚹   □ □         ☉     △     △       □     ⚹ ⚹   ●… ☽   ☊   july hath xxxi days . ‑ latitude of planets . d. at m : ☿ is with ☽ the d. at m : ●… is with ☽ the d. at m : ♃ is with ☽ the d. at n. ♂ is with ☽ the d. aft . mid ♄ is with ☽ d ♄ m ♃ s. ♂ m ♀ m ☿ m m s. m s. s. ●… ●… w d w ●… saints days ☉ ♋ ☽ ♐ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♍ ♂ ♍ ♀ ♋ ☿ ♌ ☊ ♏ the weather . l. m l.   m. g ter. e ♐ ●… ●… 〈◊〉 ●… the month begins with pretty good seasonable weather ' t●…ll about the full moon , then da●…k and close air is int●…mated , &c. ●… a vi●…it . m ●…   ●… 〈◊〉 ♎ 〈◊〉 ●… b ●…enel . ♑ ●… c ●…uldr .   ●… d p. tr. ♒ 〈◊〉   ●… e ●…ct . p.   ●… ●… ●… ●… f apolin . ♓ ●… ●…   ●… g ●…rimb .   ●… ●… ●… ●…   ●… a cyrilus ♈ ●… ●… ●… ●… 〈◊〉   b ●…ep : fra . ●…   ●…   c ●…ened . ●… ♉ ●… ●… ●… gloomy with cold wi●…ds about . this time also . the air is clear between times , and the weather pleasant . d p. tr. ♌   ●… ●… ●… e anacle .   〈◊〉 f ●…ona●… . ♊ ●… ●… g ●…within   ●… 〈◊〉   a tr. osin ♋ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉   b alexi .   〈◊〉 〈◊〉   c dogd . b ▪ 〈◊〉 ♌ ●…   d p. tr.     e marg. ●…   〈◊〉 after the new moon may be expected stormy air , with high winds . thunder , and lightning , &c. f ●…raxe . ♍ ●… ●… g ●… . mag   ●… ♌ a 〈◊〉   ●… 〈◊〉 ●… b christi . ●… ♎   c s. james ●…   ●…   ●… d . p. tr ♏ ●… ●…   〈◊〉 〈◊〉   ●… the month ends with hot seasonable and pleasant weather . f ●…elix . ●… ♐ g martha   ●…   ●… a abdon .   ●…   b germ. ♑ ●…   july . ❍ full moon the d. at at n. ☽ last quart. the d. at m. ☽ new moon the d. at m. ☽ first quart. the d. at m m. d. s.r. l.d. b.d. d. ☉ h. m h. m h. m. dg . m. twilight . ●… ●… ●… ●… . d. lunar asp●…cts . m. asp. ☽ lat. observations . ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿           △ ●… stars rise min past at night , scorpions heart south half past night . ●…     □ □       ☍   ⚹ ☉ ♃   ☍ ☌ △   ☌ ☍ ☍ ☉ ♄ to some persons the most of plenty is slighted , and crosses their content ▪ and although they have all things suitable to their minds , yet they want minds to enjoy what they have . ☉ ●…                   ●…         △   ☽   per. △ ⚹ ☍     d.   ●… ☍ □ △ ●…   ●…   □ □   ●…   pleiades or stars rise m. past n. south bal. south m. p. at n. the girdle of andromeda rises m. past night 〈◊〉           ☉   △ △   ⚹ □ ●…   ●… ⚹ △ ●… ☽ ☋   fomahant rises at at night . ●… ●…     ⚹ ☍ ●… ♀       □     m. we are praised be god as yet in a moderate good order , if we could be content when we are well .       □     ●…     ☍ ⚹ ☌   ⚹ ♃ ♀ artutus sets m. past 〈◊〉 in the morn stars rises min. past at night ▪ head of hercules south m. past 〈◊〉 stars rises m. past at night . ♂ ⚹ ☌   ●… ☉     ●…   〈◊〉 ⚹ ♂ ☿               a           ●… ☌ ☉ ☿ it is probable some sickness may be ●…mongst us , but ▪ i hope not so vio●…en●… as we have cause to fear : good news daily arrivès to our english merchants let such busie agents , as would secretly disturb the minds of the people , beware , lest providence should discover them .   △ ☌       ☽   apog   〈◊〉   ⚹ ⚹   ●… ⚹ □   ●…     ●… 〈◊〉   ●…       ☉ □       □ □ ☌ ♀ ☿ ⚹ ⚹   ☽ ☊   head of hercules sets m. past ●… m. north bal sets m. past at 〈◊〉 antares or 〈◊〉 heart so. m. p. 〈◊〉 arturus sets m. past at night . pleiades , or the seven stars , rises min past at night .   ●… 〈◊〉 ●… △ △ ⚹ ☉ ♂ △ ●… □ ⚹ 〈◊〉 ●… .             ●…     △ □       august hath xxxi . days . ‑ latitude of planets . the d. at morn . ☿ is with ☽ the d. at morn . ♀ is with ☽ the d. at ni . ♃ is with ☽ the d. morn . ♂ is with ☽ the d. at morn . ♄ is with ☽ d ♄ m ♃ s ♂ s ♀ s ☿ m m s ●… ●… m. d. w. d. saints days . ☉ ♌ ☽ ♑ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♍ ♂ ♎ ♀ ♌ ☿ ♌ ☊ ♏ the weather . d. m d.   m. c lammas   ●… d the month begins with seasonable weather . d p. tr. ♒ ●… e dominic   ●… f invent. s. ♓   g ●…est .   ●… thunder and lightning may be expected in many places after the full moon . a t. chris. ♈ b ●…ixtus   ●… c cyriacus ♉ ●… d p. tr.   e s. laur. ♊ ●… ●…   f tiburt . ▪   fair and pleasant about this time , g clara v. ♍ ♋ a hippolit .     b eusebius     c as. v. m ♌ ♎ ♍ good seasonable weather now also . d p. tr   e mamme . ●… ♍ moderate and pleasant weather . and cool winds now also till after the new moon . f helena f.   ●… ●… g mag. m.   ●… ●… a bernard ♎ ♏ ●… b privatus   ●… ●… c simphor . ●… ♏ 〈◊〉   d p. tr ●…   ●… pretty good harvest weather about this time is promised unconstant weather at or about this time , inclining to moisture . seasonable towards the end . e s. barth●…   ♍ f ludovis ●… ♐ ●… g severin .   a ruffus ♑ b d. d. en●…   c dec. j. b. ♒ ●… d p. tr ●…   ●… e paulinus ♓ august . ❍ full moon the d. at morn . ☽ last quart. the d. at night . ☽ new moon the d. at afr . n. ☽ first quart. the d. at ni . ❍ full moon the last d. at midn . m. d. s.r. l.d. b.d. d. ☉ h. m h. m. h. m. dg . m ●… m. d. lunar aspects . m. asp. ☽ lat. observations . ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿     △     ☍ s. stars rises m. past night , and culminates at in the morn . ☉ ☍   △ ☍         d.     ⚹         ☽   per.     ☍     △ □ ♄ ♂ here is an appearence of peace , love , and concord between △ □ ☌ △     □       △     □ ☽ ☋     ☉ □ △     ⚹ ♂ ♀ aldebaran rises m. past ni . and south m. past in morn . ●…       ⚹ m. ⚹   □ △ ⚹           the heavenly bodies ; for there is but one malevolent aspect throughout the whole month , and th●… is a quartile between saturn and mars .   ☍   □         ⚹               ☌   ☉       ⚹ ☌ a. ●… ☌     ●●       ●… △         ☽   apog   ●…   ☌           ●…   □ ●…         the latter end of the last     ☌   ⚹     ●… ⚹     ⚹   the goat sou. m. p. morn . fomahant sou. m. past ni . stars rise m. past at night , and sou. m. past in morn . ☉ ⚹       ☌ ☉ ♀ .   ⚹   □ ☽ ☊ .   □     □ ⚹ ♂ ☿ .   □ ⚹   s.   △ ☌ △ △   month , and the beginning of this , seems to portend good news from foreign countries . △   ●…       □       ☉       〈◊〉     d.   ☍ ⚹   △     ☽   per.   september hath xxx days . ‑ latitude of planets . the ●… d. at aft n. ♃ is with ☽ the ●… d. at n. ♀ is with ☽ the d. at m. ☿ is with ☽ the d. m. ♂ is with ☽ the d. at n. ♄ is with ☽ d ♄ m ♃ s ♂ m ♀ s ☿ ●… 〈◊〉 m m. d. w. d. saints days . ☉ ♍ ☽ ♓ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♎ ♂ ♏ ♀ ♍ ☿ ♍ ☊ ♏ the weather . d. m d.   m. ●… aegidius   ●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the month begins with uncertain gloomy weather , inclining to moisture and very high wind . 〈◊〉 anthon. ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a mamant   ●… 〈◊〉 b 〈◊〉 . ♉ ●… ●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c ●…ertinus   ●… ●… d p. tr ♊ 〈◊〉 e regina   ●…   f nat. ●… . ●…   ●… 〈◊〉 ♎     g gorgon ♋ ♎ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉   a hilar. p.   ●… ●… inclining to moisture now also . b ●…oelix ♌ ●… ●… c guido ♎   ●…   d p. tr   〈◊〉 various kind of weather now al so . e ●…xalt . cr . ♍ d ●… f nico. m.     g ●…dith 〈◊〉 ♎ 〈◊〉 ●…   a lampert 〈◊〉 ●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 uncertain harvest weather about this time . high winds and rain at hand . b v. & cor . 〈◊〉 ●…   ●… c ●…annar . ♏ ●… ●… d p. tr   e st. mat. 〈◊〉 ♐ ●… ●… ●… f maurice   ●… ●…   g secla v. 〈◊〉 ♑ 〈◊〉 ●… close and gloomy weather at or about this time . ●… a ●…ulpert . ●… ▪   〈◊〉 ●… ●… b cleophas   ♒ 〈◊〉 ●… ●… c cyprian   ●… ●… ●…   d ●… p. tr. ●… ●…   ●… 〈◊〉 ♏   e wencesl . ♓ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the month ends with indifferent weather . f s. mich. ●…   〈◊〉 g hieron . ♈ 〈◊〉 september . ☽ last quart. the d at morn . ☽ new moon the 〈◊〉 d. at . morn . ☽ first quart. the d. at . mo ▪ ❍ full moon the d. at . night m. d. s.r. l.d. b.d. de . ☉ h. m h. m. h. m. dg . m. ●… 〈◊〉 ●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●… m ●… lunar aspects . m. asp. ☽ lat. observations . ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☍   ☍   ●…   △ ☉ ♄ here are no less than five conjunctions of the ▪ planets this month ; and on the first day of the next , viz. a conjunction of the sun and mercury , of venus and mercury , of jupiter and mercury ▪ of jupiter and venus , of the sun and jupiter , and of mars and venus .   □ 〈◊〉     △ ♄ ☿         〈◊〉 ☌ ☉ ☿       ☍     ●… ●… △ △   △ △ ☽ ☋ .   ☉   △   ●… ●… 〈◊〉 □             ●…   ●…   □   □ □   ●…     ☍ △ 〈◊〉 ☌ ♀ ☿ aldebara rise m past at n. and is south m , past in the morn . ⚹     ⚹ ⚹ m.   ⚹ □ ☌ ♃ ☿           ☌ ♃ ♀ hence it appears that many countries and cities under the dominion of virgo and libra seems hereby concerned . ☉             a.   △   ⚹     ☽   apo ☌   ●…         ●…   ☌   ☌ ☌   ●…     □   ⚹ ♄ ♂ lion's heart rises m. past morn . stars rises m. past at night . dog star south at in the morning . arcturus sets m. past at night .   ●…       ☌ ☉ ♃   ⚹   ☌     □ ●… ☿ ☉         ☽ ☊ .     ⚹   ⚹   ⚹   ●… . ●… some nations are busied in sea affairs , ( tho late in the year ) many fleets or ships now prepared for sea , and sudden fears possesses the minds of some [ little dog star rises at midnigh●… and 〈◊〉 south m. past in the morning . the stars rise minutes past at night , and is south minutes past in the morning . ]     ●…   △   □   □     ●… □ ♄ ♀ ●… ☌ ⚹ □ □ ●… ●… 〈◊〉 △ △ ●…   〈◊〉 〈◊〉   □ △   d. 〈◊〉 ☉       〈◊〉 ⚹     ⚹   △         ●…     ☍ 〈◊〉     ☽   peri people , and they induc'd to believe that much mischief is at hand in many kingdoms , and ready to fall upon mankind . ☍ □       〈◊〉   ●…                 october hath xxxi days . ‑ latitude of planets . the d. at m. ♃ is with ☽ the d. at m. ♀ is with ☽ the d. at m. ☿ is with ☽ the d. at m. ♉ is with ☽ the d. at m. ♄ is with ☽ d ♄ ♍ ♃ s ♂ m ♀ s ☿ m m ●… w. d. saints days . ☉ ♎ ☽ ♈ ♄ ♑ ♃ ●… ♂ ♏ ♀ ♎ ☿ ♏ ☊ ♏ the weather . d. m d.   m a remigi .   close air. black and coddense clouds ; thunder claps and lightning in many place●… . b ●…eodo . ♉ ●… ♐ ♏ ●… c candid .   d p . tr. ♊ e apolli .     f fides . ♋   g macus .     a pelagi . ♌   b dionisi .   cool weather inclining to moisture . c gideon   d p. tr ♍ ●… ●…   e ●…olma .   ●… indifferent weather now : ●…nd admits of l●…tle ●…lteration , till after the change of the moon . f edwar. ♏ ♎ g callix .   a hedwi .   h gallus . ♏ h 〈◊〉 wet or rather inclining to ●…now , or sleet a●…d slabby weather . c wolst.   d s. luke . ♐ e ptolom   ●… ♐   ●… f a●…ster . ●… ♑ ●…   g vir.   ●…   a cordul .   good seasonable weather now . ●… b ter. ●…e . ♒   ●… c salom.     ●… d p . tri . ♓ various kind of weather about this time also . ●… e amand.   ●… ♐ f ursula . ♈   g s. s. & j ●…     a narcis . ♉ the month end with old wet her . b germ.   r c wolsy . ♊   october . . ☽ last quar. the day , at night . ☽ new moon the d. at mor. ☽ first quart. the day at noon . ❍ full moon the day at mor. m. d. s.r. l.d. b.d. de . ☉ h. m h. m. h. m. dg . m. m. d. lunar aspects . m. asp. ☽ lat. observations . ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿         ☍ ☍ ☌ ♂ ♀     △     □ ☉ ♄ stars sou. m. p. in morn . antares sets about at night .   △ ☍     ☽ ☋   ☉ △       m. stars rise near at night .       △         ☍ □   △     □       the config . of this month are generally benevolent , except a square of saturn and the sun.   ⚹   □         ●… □ a. ⚹     □   ⚹ ♄ ☿   ☉     ⚹     ●…     △     ⚹ ☽   a pog stars rise m. p. night .   ●… ☌ ⚹         □       this month tells us that some serious debates will appear in some placs●… towards the west and south-west parts ☌           ⚹     ☌   ☽ ☊         ☌ ⚹ ♄ ♀ ☉     ⚹ ☌           ●…       g. dog , or sir. so. m. p. . m. l. d. star r. m. p. at n. cor leon. rise m. past mid . ⚹             ☌ □   ⚹   ⚹ ♃ ♂     ⚹     □   △ ⚹   d. of europe , and more then ordinary matters either in action or counsel are in agitation , and agents or ambassadors sent from one nation to another ; but you may be sute it is not for nothing . ●…   □ □   ☉ △ ⚹   □ ☽   p●…rig   △ △     □ ☍ △               ●… ☍ △         ☽ ●…c . vis . ●…         ●… m   ●…     △   ☍ ☍ ☌ ♀ ☿   november ha●…h xxx . days . ‑ latit . of planets . the d. at morn . ♃ is with ☽ the d. at noon . ☿ is with ☽ the d. at aft . noon . ♀ is with ☽ the d. at morn . ♂ is with ☽ the d. at mo●…n . ♄ is with ☽ d ●… ♄ m ♃ s ♂ m ♀ m ☿ m s m. d. ●● saints days . ☉ ♏ ☽ ♊ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♎ ♂ ♐ ♀ ♐ ☿ ♐ ☊ ♏ the weather . d. m d.   m d p. tr.   the month begin●… with pr●…ty cold weather for the season : and frosty mornings : e omna . ♋ ●… f winifr .   g ama.   ●… a powd . 〈◊〉 . ♌ ●… b leonard ●…   c florent . ●… ♍ ●… ●…   d ●… p. t●… . ●…   pretty good weather now also . e theod.   ♏ f mart. p. ♎ ●…   g mart. 〈◊〉 . ●… ♐   ●… high winds with rain or snow , sleety weather is at hand . a eugen. ♏ ●… ♑ ●… b ●…rich .   ●… c fred. ♐ ●… d . p. tr.   ●… ●…   e othm.   ●… cool winds a●…d cloudy weather at ●…r about this time ▪ f anian . ♑ ●… g oct. m.   a elizab. ♒ ♑ d   b ●…dm . r.   cool winds and cloudy weath●…r inclining to frost . c ob. v. ●… ▪ ♓ d ●… 〈◊〉 tr.   ●… ●… e clemen ♈   f ch isog   〈◊〉 indifferent good weather about this time . g cath r. ♉ ●… ●… ●… a conrad .     ●… b agric. ♊ ▪ ●… high winds are at hand blowing up hail or snow . c term e.   ●… d adv. sun   ●… 〈◊〉 e s. andr. ●… ♋ ●… ●… november . ☽ last quart. the d. at afr . n. ☽ new moon the d. at . at ni ☽ first quart. the d. at ni . ❍ full moon the d. at at ni . m. d. s.r. l.d. b.d. d. ☉ h. m h. m. h. m. dg . m ●… ●… ●… m d. lunar aspects . m. asp. ☽ lat. observations . ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☉     △ ☍ ☍   ●… m. cheat sets m. past in the morn . and aldebara sout●…●… bout in the morning .           ⚹ ☉ ♄ . △ ☍ □             △         ⚹   △ ●…   this month will generally 〈◊〉 spent in close cou●…sels . □   △ □ a.           ☉   △     □   ☽ .   apog the configurations of th●… month are not material . ⚹   □ 〈◊〉 ⚹ ⚹ ♃ ♀ 〈◊〉 ●…   ☌ 〈◊〉 ⚹ ☌ ☉ ☿ .   ●…   □ ⚹           ●…       seven stars south m. past ●● at n. ●…nd sets m. p. in morn .   ⚹       ☌ s. ☌           ☉   ⚹       ⚹ ♄ ☿ we have no other cause , bu●… to hope for a general unity , o●… at least a strong inclinatio●… thereunto ; and we may expe●…     ☌ ☌       ☌ □ ⚹           ⚹   △     □   ●…       ⚹ d. [ canis major c●…lmin●…t●…s at m. ●…fter in the morn . oculus taurus , rise m. past at night . ] ●… □     ⚹     〈◊〉 ☉ ⚹   ●…   △ ☽   per. ●… △   □ □   □ ☍ ●…     the eff●…cts of some counsel and consultations , all 〈◊〉 ing t●… the regulation of so●… present disorders ; god pr●…serv●… his majesty and his ki●…gdom in general , &c.   △ △   ⚹ ♄ ☿   △   〈◊〉 ☍ m. 〈◊〉           ☍   △         ●… ☉   ●…         〈◊〉     □ ☍ ☍   ☌ ♂ ●… .   december hath xxxi days ‑ l●…itude of planets . the d. at ▪ at n , ♃ is with ☽ the d ▪ at at n. ☿ is with ☽ the d. at n. ♄ is with ☽ the d. at n. ♂ is with ☽ the d. at aft . ♀ is with ☽ d ●… ♄ m ♃ s. ♂ m ♀ m ☿ s. m m d w d saints days . ☉ ♐ ☽ ♋ ♄ ♑ ♃ ♎ ♂ ♑ ♀ ♑ ☿ ♏ ☊ ♏ the weather . d. m. d.   m. f daniel .   the month be gins with cu●…ious pleasant frosty weather which altereth into cold sleety weather , and turbulent air ▪ with high winds , &c. g libanus ♌ ●… ♐ a casian .   ●… ●… b barbara . 〈◊〉 ♍ ●… c sabba .   d advent   ●… e ambrose ♎ ●… f co. b. v.   〈◊〉 g cyprian . 〈◊〉 ♏ ●… ●… various kind of weather throughout the month. a melchi .   ●… b damasn . ♑ ▪ ●…   c epinac . ♐ gloomy weather , and ●●ick sky ▪ at or about this time . d advent   ♒ e oth vir ♑ ●… f valeria .   g ananias . ♒ ●… frosty towards the end . a lazarus .   ●… ●…   b bernerd ♓ ●… to the reader the next impression god willing , i do intend to place the weather in a methodical order for every days , or thereabout , throughout the year , according to the best of my experience , by the rules of meteorologie . c loth.   〈◊〉 ●… d advent ♈ ●… ♒ e st. tho.   ●… f mart.   ●… ●… g victor . ♉ ●… ♑ a adam .   ●… ●… b nat. ch. ♊ c st. steph.   ●… d st. john. ♋ ●… e 〈◊〉 . inno.   f jonathan ♌ ●… g david .   ●… a silvester .   december . last quart . the d. at aftern . new moon the d. at morn . first quart . the d. at mor. full moon the d. at morn . d. s. r. l. d. b. d. d. ☉ m. d. lunar aspects . m. asp. ☽ lat. observations . ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿   ☍ □ ☍ ☍ △ m. canis major , or the great dog , rises m. past at night , and south at in the morn . there will happen famous configurations of the planets this month.           △   ⚹       ⚹ ☉ ♃       □ a.       △ △   ☉ □ △     ☽   apog       ⚹ □ ♃ ♀ canis minor , or lesser dog , south m. past in the morn in this month will happen a famous conjunction of saturn and mars : and its effects will also be famous . ⚹ □ ☌ □ □ ☌ ♄ ♀           ⚹     ☽ ☊     ⚹       s.       ⚹       ☉ ☌   ⚹   ☌ □ ♃ ♂       ☌ ♄ ♂ cor. ♌ , or lions heart , rises m. past at night . pleiades sets m. after in the morn al●…baran south .   ☌ □ ☌   ●…     ●… ☌         △   ⚹ d. had it not been so late in the year , i know not but it might have had as great an influence , as to martial or warlike affairs , as the great oppositions of saturn and jupiter in anno . but , however , its operation will be turbulent to such persons and kingdoms as are under the dominion of capricorn , the sign wherein this conjunction is made . but more of this n●…t y●…ar . ⚹       ⚹ ♃ ●… ⚹   ⚹   □   ☉ ●…   ⚹ ☽   peri. □ ☍         □   △   △     □ ☽ ☋   △   △   m.     △         △       ☉ ☍       ☍   ☍ □         ☍           ⚹ ☍   a.             a table of houses for the lat. of d. m. serving our city of norwich . sol in ♈ . sol in ♉ . time from noon ascend . ●… time from noon . ascend . ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♍ h m d. d. d. d. m d. d. h. m d. d. d. d. m d ▪ d. ♋ ●… ♎   ●…- ♌ ♊ ♋ ♍ ♍ ●… ●… 〈◊〉 ●…     a table of houses for the lat. of d. m ▪ serving for our city of norwich . sol in ♊ . sol in ♋ time from noon . ascend . time from noon . ascend . ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♍ ♎ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♎ ♏ h. m. d. d. d. d. m. d. d. h. m. d. d. d. d. m. d. d. ●… ♎ ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ♏ ♏ ♐ ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ♌ ♍ ●… ●… ♍ ●… ●… ●… ♎ ♎ ●… a table of hous●… for the lat. of d. m. serving for our city of norwich . sol in ♌ . sol in ♍ time from noon ascend . time from noon ascend . ♌ ♍ ♎ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♍ ♎ ♎ ♎ ♐ ♑ h. m d. d. d. d. m. d. d. h. m d. d. d. d. m. d. d. ♏ ♏ ♑ ♒ ♐ ♐ ♎ 〈◊〉 ●… ♑ a table of houses for the lat. of deg . m. serving our city of norwich . sol in ♎ . sol in ♏ . time from noon ascend . time from noon ascend . ♎ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ ♏ ♏ ♐ ♐ ♒ ♓ h. m. d. d. d. d. m. d. d. h. m. d. d. d. d. m. d. d. ●… ♈ 〈◊〉 ♏ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ♑ 〈◊〉 ●… ♓ ●… ●… ●… ●… ●… ♐ ●… ●… ●… ♓ ●… 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ●… 〈◊〉 ♒ 〈◊〉 ●… ●… ●… a table of houses for the lat. of deg . m serving our city of norwich . sol in ♐ . sol in ♑ . time from noon ascend . time from noon ascend . ♐ ♐ ♐ ♑ ♓ ♉ ♑   ♒ ♈ ♉ ♊ h. m. d. d. d. d. m. d. d. h. m. d. d. d. d. m. d. d. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ♑ ♈ ♊ ♒ ●… ●… 〈◊〉 ●… ●… ●… 〈◊〉 ♉ ♋ ●… ♓ ♊ ♒ ♉ ♑ ♓ ♊ ♒ ♈ ♋   〈◊〉 a table of houses for the lat. of deg . m. serving our city of norwich . sol in ♒ . sol in ♓ . time from noon ascend . time from noon . ascend . ♒ ♒ ♈ ●… ♋ ♋ ♓ ♈ ♉ ♋ ♋ ♌ h. m. d. d. d. d. m. d. d. h. m. d. d. d. d. m d. d. ♊ ●… ●… 〈◊〉 ●… 〈◊〉 ♌ ●… ●… ●… ♓ ●… ●… ♉ ●… ♌ ●… ♉ ●… ●… ●… ●… ♋ ●… 〈◊〉 ●… ♍ 〈◊〉 ●… ●… ●… 〈◊〉 ●… 〈◊〉 ♈ ●… ●… 〈◊〉 ●… 〈◊〉 ●… 〈◊〉   〈◊〉 ♋ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a table shewing the true hour and mi nute of the moon 's coming to the south every day , the first six months of this year . mon. d. januar. februar . march. april . may. june . h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. a. m. m. m. m. m. m. a. a. a. a. a. a.                 a table shewing the true hour and mi nute of the moon 's coming to the south every day , the latter six months of this year . mon. d. july . august . septem . octob. novem. decemb. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. h. m. m. m. m. m. a. a. a. a. a. a. m.     m.     of the eclipses of the luminaries for the year . no less than five times will the inhabitants of this globe of earth be deprived of the light of the sun and moon in this year , viz. three of the sun , and two of moon . in manner following . . the first will be a solar deliquium on april . about eleven in the forenoon . it will be a very small eclipse , and scarce worthy the mentioning . . the second will be of the lesser light , the moon , on may . about our twelve of the clock . it will be celebrated in the th degree of the martial sign scorpio : and its effects will ( doubtless ) be martial also . the moon looseth her light on the very cusp of the angle of honour . it will be a visible and total eclipse , almost central . . the third will be a defect of the sun on may th . day , about our ten of the clock at night ; and therefore invisible as to us , but may be seen in the hemesphere of our antipodes , it will be a small eclipse no where . . the fourth will be of the moon on october the th . day , the middle or greatest obscuration , at our four of the clock in the morning . it will be a total eclipse , and greater than that of the moon in may : for the moon loseth her light in the right angle of the 〈◊〉 ▪ exactly in her southern nods , in the nighteenth d●…e of t●…s . doubtless its effects will be more than ordinary . . the fifth will be of the sun on november the th . day , at six at night ; and therefore invisible to us : but it may be seen in some of the south-west countries . the next year i 'll shew you the cause and signification of an eclipse at large . judgment on the quarters of the year , . and first of the winter quarter . figura coeli : or , ☽ enters ♑ december . hora . min. . sec. . in the forenoon . the winter quarter begins when the sun toucheth the first scruple of the tropical sign capricorn , which this year , according to the best observations and exactest tables that i know of , falle●…h on december the th . min. sec. before noon : at which time the coelestial fish is horoscopical , and her lord in the th house in square to the sun in the mid ▪ heaven : five of the planets are above the earth , and mars but just down . the moon is in the fifth , in ☍ ♄ , and ⚹ ♂ , and absenting from an opposition of the sun , and mars in the sixth , in square ▪ to mercury ; the lord of the ascendant is in sextile to venus , and soon after is in sextile to the moon also . first , saturn in the eleventh house portends much st●…fe between man and man , and especially between f●…ends : because the eleventh house is a general signifi●…tor of friendship . secondly , whereas the moon is strong in cancer , and in the fifth in sextile to jupiter , and in trine to venus , lady of the second , it foreshews health and prosperity to the co●…mon people in general . thirdly , whereas mercury is in the eighth , in square to mars in the sixth , and in opposition to aldebaron , a notable ●…xt star of this nature : also it denotes much false new and fraudulent stories , robbing and purloining , &c. here are also great matters of concern in agitation , by the better sort , which i omit for want of room . of the spring quarter . figura mundi : or , sol in aries , . march diae . hora . min. . post meridiones hora astronom . sub lat. . . norwich this quarter takes its beginning at such time as the sun toucheth the first sc●…uple of the car●…inal and equinoctial sign aries , which maketh equal day and night to all parts of the inhabited world ; and , according to the truest and best astronomical tables , this year will take its beginning on march . minutes past mid-day , as you may see by the calculation of the sun's place in the the last page , which is according to the exactest astronomical table : at which time the fifth degree of leo or the lion ascends in the meridian of norwich , and the twelfth degree of aries or the ram culminates . this vernal ingress is attended with an opposition of mars and venus from angles , 〈◊〉 . from the ascendant and seventh houses here is also a conjunction of mars and the sun in the ninth , and many other notable configurations . hence i judge , first , jupiter , located in the third , shews love and amity between brethren , and good su●…cess in short and inland journeys . secondly , mercury retrograde in the ninth , and jupiter the lord of it in virgo , an opposite sign : m●…rcury is also opposed by the moon . hence we may judge that many disputes shall arise about religion . news from foreign countries , &c. these months are generally imploy'd in mar●…al affairs . the nobility seems at variance about this time ; and some of our neighbouring nations in the same posture also . many things more might be noted by this vernal ingress , which i must pass in silence for want of room , only let me observe how the ho●…oscope of england is exalted . for mars , who is its lord , is in t●…ine to it , and located in the ascendant ; venus is also in sextile to it . ill war●…ant you good success in war ▪ &c. of the summer quarter . figura mundi : or , sol in cancer , . mens . juni , horae — . min — . post meridiones horae astronom . sub. lat. . . this quarter begins at such time as the sun toucheth the first scruple of the tropical and cardinal sign capricorn , according to the true planetary and ptolomaick system ; and not when this globe of earth involves her northern inhabitants towards the south , deg . min. as some of our calendarians and others would have it ; who say that the sun standeth still in a manner , and the earth moves : and also that the moon and stars stand still and are inhabited , and we continually move . surely theu we live in a strange world ( over them ) that we should be turn'd with our arses upward every twenty four hours , when they keep at one station . but i must confess it is a new opinion , and therefore the more c●…edible ; for it looks gr●…at that a man should say the earth moves . howbeit if this alamode and ethnical opinion should take , we must ( i presume ) turn the north pole out of doors : for how is it possible that the earth should involve north and south ( as they say ) without the north pole , or pole artique , should be nearer the horizon at one time than at another . this seems to confound the whole story : but they 'll say , that it is not perceived , because the earth moves by little and little . pray let such star-gazers answer another question ; if the earth moveth north and south , howbeit that the fixed stars who never alter their latitudes , should rise and set always in one point of the horizon this being the first impression i shall not t●…ouble my self any more with it now , but the next year you may hear of me again in a more methodical manner ; for it seems rude in a young beginner to correct old authors . and now i come to the ma●…ter intended ; which is , to give judgment on the figure . this summer quarter will take its beginning this year on june the tenth , hours , min. past noon . at which time the th . deg . of libra , or the balance , ascends in the meridian of norwich : and the th degree of leo or the lion culminates . this tropical ingress is attended with a conjunction of mars and jupiter , in 〈◊〉 in the th . house of heaven , and saturn in the third r. in opposition to mercury in the ninth . here people are generally unfortunate in voyages , long and short journeys : here comes also false and fraudulent stories ; also ill success to seamen . here the common people have bad succ●…ss ; brethren disag●…ee , and the humours in men's bodies are generally suitable to the season . the diseases incident to nature this quarter are frensies , inflamations , imposthumes , burning feavers , ulcerations of lungs and bladder , heat in the reins , gonor●…haea , ●…iack passions , and such like diseases as proceed from choler , &c. of the autumn or harvest quarter figura coeli : or , sol in libra , . mens . sept. horae — min. — after midnigh●… ☽ ad □ ♂ ab ⚹ ♃ horae astronom . sub. lat. . . norwich the harvest or autumn quarter commenceth at such time as the sun toucheth the first scruple of the equinoctial and cardinal sign libra , and crosses the equator or equinoctial circle ; at which time he maketh equal day and night , to all that inhabit this globe of earth , which this year happeneth on september . m. past in the morn . at which time the th of virgo ascends in the meridian of norwich , and the ●…h of ♊ culminates ♃ the sun , ♀ and ☿ altogether in the ascendant , and mars in the second : there is none above the earth but the moon saturn is ret . ad direction in the fourth . there happens also in this month a trine of saturn , and of saturn and mercury , a sextile of saturn and mars . next year you may expect it more correct , from yours , john taylor . from my house near the market-place in norwich . mercurius cœlicus: or, a caveat to all people of the kingdome, that now have, or shall hereafter happen to reade the counterfeit, and most pernicious pamphlet written under the name of navvorth: or, a new almanacke, and prognostication for the yeare of our lord and saviour iesus christ . (said in the title page thereof to be) printed at oxford by his majesties command. wharton, george, sir, - . this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (thomason e _ e _ ). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing w thomason e _ thomason e _ estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; :e [ ], :e [ ]) mercurius cœlicus: or, a caveat to all people of the kingdome, that now have, or shall hereafter happen to reade the counterfeit, and most pernicious pamphlet written under the name of navvorth: or, a new almanacke, and prognostication for the yeare of our lord and saviour iesus christ . (said in the title page thereof to be) printed at oxford by his majesties command. wharton, george, sir, - . booker, john, - . mercurius cœlicus. wharton, george, sir, - . mercurio-cœlico mastix. [ ], , [ ], [i.e. ] p. printed by j. raworth [i.e. h. hall], for john partridge, london [i.e. oxford] : [ ] in two parts. part is an oxford h. hall reprint of john booker's mercurius cœlicus, with sarcastic marginal notes by george wharton (who used the pseudonym naworth). part , wharton's mercurio-cœlico mastix, has a separate dated title page and separate pagination; register is continuous. page is misnumbered . this edition of part has no title page border. annotation on thomason copy: "march th ". part (thomason e. [ ]) = wing w , though it was not issued separately (cf. madan). reproduction of the original in the british library. eng wharton, george, -- sir, - -- early works to . booker, john, - -- early works to . almanacs -- early works to . ephemerides -- early works to . a r (thomason e _ e _ ). civilwar no mercurius cœlicus: or, a caveat to all people of the kingdome,: that now have, or shall hereafter happen to reade the counterfeit, and most wharton, george, sir c the rate of defects per , words puts this text in the c category of texts with between and defects per , words. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - emma (leeson) huber sampled and proofread - emma (leeson) huber text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion mercurius coelicus : or , a caveat to all people of the kingdome , that now have , or shall hereafter happen to reade the counterfeit , and most pernicious pamphlet written under the name of naworth : or , a new almanacke , and prognostication for the yeare of our lord and saviour iesus christ . ( said in the title page thereof to be ) printed at oxford by his majesties command . london , printed by j. raworth , for john partridge . mercurius coelicus , or a caveat to all the people , &c. i suppose you are all furnished with a almanacks and prognostications for this whole yeare ensuing , before this time ; at leastwise , i hope you will not bestow your mony on so lying a pamphlet , or spend your time so vainely in reading so notorious vntruths as this counterfeit b naworth would fain perswade you to beleive . as for the chronologicall part thereof , which he stiles thus , with a breife chronology of the most remarkable occurrences since the beginning of this rebellion : calculated exactly for the latitude and meridian of the famous vniversity and city of oxford ; i must intreat you to beleive me ; for the very c truth is . all that infamous chronology is nothing else but a collection of vntruths , raked out of the dunghill of mercurius aulicus his abominable lying legend ; which , like the infections disease now raging at oxford , and other the westerne parts of the kingdome , had like to have poysoned all the people thereof , had not his anti-mercury , our freind britannicus , seasonably given them an antidote to purge and cure the melancholly gotten by that malignant aulicus . i beleive he hath calculated it exactly for the meridian of oxford ; for it can serve no other place of the kingdome : the e people there , dare not speake truth ; and how then , thinke you , dare they write ? his reckoning up of ( fained ) victories at this and that place , are all false calculations : methinks the very f thought of keynton , edge-hill , or newbury , should strike him dead . i could tell him of g alton , gainsborough , arundell , &c. if h he would but tell us of their ( our enemies ) true losses , as well as of their fained i victories , in which ( to their perpetuall shame ) they so much boast , the kingdome would be more sensible of the bloud that k they have caused to be spilt , & unanimously rise to suppresse their cruell tyranny , their bloudy and inhumane cruelties . how dares he write of victories ? if ever they ( for whom that almanack was calculated ) got any , it was by treachery . as for the word rebell he so often mentions in that lying chronology , surely ( if i be not mistaken in my figure ( which i seldome do ) he meanes himselfe , and those that live in that clymate where he calculated his erra-pater ( for he is of very neere kindred to m mercurius aulicus , who is the sonne of pater errorum ) together with those inhumane bloudy n irish rebells , who before and since the cessation in that unhappy kingdome of ireland , are come over , and joyned with the atheisticall and papisticall people of that , this , and other kingdoms , to destroy the king and parliament , subvert our religion , lawes , and liberties ; to bring in tyranny , slavery , popery , and all the misery that ever this nation suffered : surely , if ever there were rebels these are they , of the off spring of cain , very cannibals : i have gotten these base words by reading of him ; and therefore , lest i be infected with this oxford-malady , i send him his o words againe , which he shall never claw off till he amend his calculation and beg p pardon of the king and parliament for his so grossely abusing them , and endeavouring to seduce the whole kingdome ; but , i doubt , a great seale , which he sayes ( falsly ) is at oxford will do them little good : and for the other the great seale , which q truely is here , i hope the parliament will make such use of it , that all those whom i named before ( rebells ) shall , ere long , receive their just reward . reader , beleeve it , there was never so many lyes heaped together in so short and few lines , since the word almanack was used but stay master g. n. i have not done with you yet , in your astronomicall observations . if you be the same naworth of west aukland , that wrote an almanack for the yeares . and . and referred it to the latitude of durham , i honour you , and now give you thanks for your remembrance ( in one of them i then saw before it was printed ) of some observations i made upon the eclipse of the sun in may , . which you had published to the whole world , had not some of the bishops chaplaines , baker , bray , wikes , heywood , or some of their fellowes , made an index expugatorius thereof , as they usually did in my almanacks . but me thinkes you should not be he that then wrote ; for in the yeare . you understood your selfe very well when in that years revolution , and the effects of the two eclipses of the moon , you said thus ( for i will use your own r words ) mixing the effects of the eclipses with the lunateous , & other powerfull aspects which the embassadors of heaven pronounce unto us , the conjunction of jupiter & mars , the of may , and of saturne and mars the ; vve cannot cleer our selves in generall or particular of many strange accidents , ( which will amaze and distract divers ; ) for the moon is ( at the middle of either eclipse ) in the eighth house of the heavens , in domo mortis , &c. mars is almuten , or cheif ruler at the first eclipse of the moon ; and mercury of the second ; and both of them in signis humanis : if therefore we escape sharpe tertian feavers , war , famine , pestilence , house-breakings , rapes , depopulations , man-slaughters , secret sediditions , banishments , imprisonments , violent and unexpected deaths , robberies , thefts , and pyraticall invasions ; if also libellers , and distempered letters be forestalled and intercepted . let the glory be to god , for when villany is unmasked , vertue shineth : busie tongues , and variable rumours will seduce or induce many ; but nothing for their good , &c. thus far are your owne words : and now , master naworth , let me intreat you to remember what i mentioned at that conjunction of mars and iupiter the same of may you speake of , , in these words , praefectos bellorum cautos hic esse decebit , quod res ipsa loquetur . about which time the illegall commission of array was put in execution ; and at , or near the same time , the militia of the kingdome was setled by the happy councell and advice of this s thrice honoured ( never to be forgotten ) parliament : as likewise that other conjunction of saturne and mars in the end of may , where i used these words , circa hoc tempus bellica stratagemata audientur : just at that time when hull was sorely threatned ; but ( blessed be god ) it is yet , and i hope will be kept out of the enemies possession . though there hath been used much art and subtilty for the betraying thereof , to , and by them , to whose care and trust it was then committed ; in due time t they will be dealt with as they deserve . you may please to remember the of october ( which with you is called . the grand rebellion ) it is very true , the of october , , the unparallel'd grand rebellion of ireland burst forth , for which god punisht you that very day twelve-moneth , over against which very day and time in my almanack for that year , i had noted thus much upon the opposition of the sun and mars , ventorum murmura generabit aura inquieta , caedes quoque cruentae & lites atrae hinc inde per●rebescent . that very time you lost so much noble blood you speak of ; and were so soundly beaten between u keinton and edge hill , by the truely valiant robert earle of essex , the parltaments lord generall , &c. you 'l say , it was pretty well ghest , good wits may x iumpe , i do not love to rub the gall'd horse back , you know my meaning ( as well there , as in many other places of my almanack ) well enough ; but you are turn'd court-parasite , you , and i must part kinred ; yet me thinks we should agree about the effects of the last great conjunction of saturne and iupiter , which happened on the y sixteenth of february the last year : you calculate z backwards , of things done , and past : i tell you of what 's to come ( which is the true end of almanacks ) hath the small difference of latitude between oxford and durham , so much altered you ? sure you came by sea , for feare the scots should † catch you , et sic animum mutâsti : i must tell you in that great conjuction . if i a understand my authors , or my selfe , iupiter was predominant , as you say about ( malignant ) saturne ( a name properly given to your selfe , and your frinds . ) and no doubt as messahala an author , i know as well as your selfe , who sayeth , cum iupiter fortior fuerit saturno , significabit bonum in eadem conjunctione ( as in this conjunction he is ) b i agree with you , and that it portends much good to england , and all other the places you speak off ; but england , and all other those places , &c. must first be c purged of the malignant humours , before the benigne & wholsome can come in their stead . i told you what alsted had foretold many years since upon that great conjunction , i laid it was a fore-runner of a d through reformation ; and he said hujus conjunctionis ignis consumet omnes scorias & faeces vrbis romae ; you see since that conjunction what effects it hath wrought ; remember e cheapside-crosse , anno dom. . on that day you call inventio crucis ; and let me tell you what was done the eighteenth day of ianuary , this very year , upon that very place , where cheapside-crosse once stood , there was many idolatrous and superstitious pictures , and images , crucifixes , crosses , popish bookes , whips , and other your roman-archi-episco-papisticall trinkets● in a flame ; the witnesses ( besides many thousand other people ) were no lesse then the parliament , the honourable the lords and commons , the lord generall , the lord admirall , with many other colonels and commanders , the reverend assembly of divines , the scotch commissioners , the lord maior , aldermen , and common-councell of london , passing from f christ church , to merchant taylors hall , guarded by the regiments of the trained bands of london ; i say , that day many popish reliques were consumed to ashes , which ( no doubt , though it will g displease the pope ; yea , and your friends at oxford , and elsewhere ) , it will be acceptable to god , and all good men ; such a sight and day , you had not at h oxford , nor ever was there such a day , since inventio crucis ; you see now to what heighth the i fire of this conjunction flames , it is comming to oxford very shortly ; you had best shift for your selfe , for beleeve it , the vniversities must be k purged , you see what a necessary element fire is , newcastle-coale is comming ; you would fain perswade and seduce the people to beleeve that this conjunction , which authors call conjunctio planetarum maxima , quippe l qua reguntur leges imperia regiones , and that it doth praemonstrare res magnas & mirandas venturas in mundo , yet you say it hath no signification of warre ; i thinke it had not of this warre which you and your friends ( our enemies ) at oxford ) have raised ; for there was many yeers before , strange terrestriall , ecccesiasticall , politicall conjunctions , conspiracies , confederacies , i know not what to call them ; you know causa praecedit effectum , and who were the planets that ruled in those times , and what a malignant influence they had over this kingdome , ireland , scotland , &c. and what they have producced from other forraigne states ; but i must tell you again , that this late coelestiall conjunction hath got the predominancie , & all the christian world will feel the effects thereof , more & more euery day . shall i tell you what i thinke of that great conjunction you speak of , which was at westminster the third of november . the which god be blessed m continues yet ; though some stars of the first magnitude have fallen since , & others have proved errant indeed , yea , & though the terrestriall moon hath n eclipsed our sun , for as solest rex planetarum , so rex est sol parliamenti ) & other stars , stellae peregrina , nebulosae have mixed their beams , & deprived us of the sweet & ordinary benefit we use to receive by his presence : yet it will check your opposition at oxford , that i hope the kingdome shall not be hurt one jot by the malignant influence thereof ; i meane your anti-parliament there , will prove a meer meteor , an ignis fatuus , a nothing . and though you may there force votes to murther the kings liege people ; commit perjuries , prophane the sabbath , assemble all the false priests , papists , atheists , and iesuites , in the kingdome ; keep the king from comming to his parliament ; yet i trust that conjunction which was in novemb. at westminster , co operating with that other of february , will worke a through reformation indeed , throughout this realme , by a timely purging it , of all atheists , papists , iesuites , bloody irish rebels , and others , the enemies of god , and true religion ; and bring the authors of this bloody war they have raised , to condigne punishment . and as the starres of heaven in their courses fought against sisera , so no question , but these stars at westminster ( where that more notable and more greater conjunction was , you speake of ) though they have a sharpe combate with cruell enemies , they shall have a noble and glorious victory . as for that homo trium literarum , which i bid the kingdome beware of , if you have not erasmus his adages , you may please to search in some of the colledges ( if the books be not pawned ) be sure you may have it in bodleys library ; and therein in his title de contemptu & vilitate , you shall finde these words . homo trium literarum ; per ironiam dici potest in eum qui generosus ac ingenuosus videri cupiat , inde natum , quod olim ingenui nomen , praenomen , & agnomen in literis aut insignibus suis tribus literis notare soleant ; vt pro quinto valerio maximo . q v m. plautus in aulularia jocum aliò detersit , nempe in servum furacem , subjicit enim : f v r trifurcifer : in this sense i understood it , and thereby meant your cavaliers would turne theeves and robbers , as you may easily understand , by the residue which follows my premonition ; but because you have corrupted the text , ( as you use to do ) and have construed homo trium literarum , to be o rex ; i shall heartily desire , and pray god , that his maiesty would not hearken any longer to you at oxford , but return to p his parliament at london ; and then that place of scripture you mention as a donation to him ( at the end of your legend in december ) will be performed ; but till that be done , i shall tell you of an ( ablation ) another place of scripture , proverbs . . take away the wicked from before the king , and his throne shall be established in righteousnesse . i say , till this be done , i do not foresee that honourable greeting , which you say , paulus iovius saluted charles the great with , will happen this revolution to our king charles . and therefore master g. n. because you and your friend aulicus may not any longer abuse the kingdome ; you by your lying almanack , and he by his lying pamphlet . i will give you both one character ; you shall find it in the same erasmus , a litle before homo trium literarum , your companion homo trioboli , pro homine nequissimo , planeque nullius pretii : the english whereof , is truely your name , no worth , or a man worth nothing . and so i wish you leave calculating for oxford , and return to durham , where the q scots are approaching ; and upon your submission , they may happily remit you your errours ; but beleeve me , if they r take you , & aulicus together at oxford , you cannot receive the benefit of the seal , you say is there ; for the truth is , you are both impardonable . iohn booker . ianuary . - notes, typically marginal, from the original text notes for div a e- a yours have furnish'd but a few this yeare . b spell my name , and confesse your ignorance . c london truth , whereto you had need beg assent . e yes they daily tell you ( in plaine english ) you are rebels and traitors to his majesty . f you mistake . the sight of them could not . g reckon up you gaines , and spare your thanksgivings . nay i 'le try if you can doe that , you have seene the way . i victories are ours , fictions yours . k they at westminster . l remember your purchase of eccleshall-castle , and arundell . 't is easier with you to purchase , then conquer . m now you honour mee . n those that your pretended ●ouses sent over to suppresse the rebellion there , ( whil'st themselves had raised a worse here ) are now return'd to secure his majesty from their more bloody hands . o it seemes they have wrought , for since you tooke my dose , you have vomited filthy● humours . i hope e're long to cure you . p i need none , if i did ▪ it might be drawne at london , but must be seal'd at oxford . q yes truly , the king and his chancellor be at london , by the statute of articuli super chartas an . e. . ch. but as they are both here , and you have counterfeited another seale there read at leasure ( and for your comfort ) that other statute . an. . e. . r you doe well in rehearsing of them : for they deeply concerne your pretended . houses , and city : as being the authors of all the miseries therein meant , and since verified . s for . murther : . sacriledge & . robbery , &c. t you mean the two hothams . first , hang them for being traitors to his majesty , and then do what you please with them for their treachery to you . u you made them battles when you spoke of your victories . p. . lin. . x from off a ladder yours may . y origanus tels you the . z had you done it rightly forwards , you had saved me that labour . † look to your money , they'● first catch that . a i can prove you doe neither . b remember your title pag. c his majesty intends it no doubt : d i told you so too , in my prognostication for this yeare p. ult. l. n. . e did alsted tell you of the demolishing of cheap-side-crosse ? f those that founded that church and dedicated it to christ , thought not of demolishing the crosse . g in earnest i tell you the popes glad of it , and will be a gainer by it . h they are better taught and implored there , then to pull down crosses , deface churches , or to rake amongst the ashes of the dead for treasure , as many of your hellish crue have done . i that fire hath been long a comming to oxford , ( yea , before that conjunction happened ) yet came never nigher then tame . k that 's done already . we have not a rogue ( like your selfe ) left ( that dare show his head ) in a● the citie . l let latine alone , you see you cannot spell it . m they cannot continue long : they are in a cadent house already , you know the tearme . n sirra , meddle not with eclipses : you want arithmetick , geometry , and the opticke . the terrestriall moon , ( by which you mean the qu. majesty ) she is as much above your malice as your slaunders . o you are used to lye , i construed it to be say or pym . p nathaniell fiennes ha●h another exposition . q durham with its neighbours will make the scots return . r 't were good you were as well resolv'd as wee are . an ephemeris for the year being leap year, and a year of wonders. prognosticating the ruine of monarchy throughout europe; and a change of the law. ministered by rational predictions: . from the eclipses of the moon. . from that most terrible eclipse of the sun. . by monethly observations, as seasonable warnings given to the kings of europe, more especially to france and portugal. by nich: culpeper, gent. student astrol. culpeper, nicholas, - . this text is an enriched version of the tcp digital transcription a of text r in the english short title catalog (wing a ). textual changes and metadata enrichments aim at making the text more computationally tractable, easier to read, and suitable for network-based collaborative curation by amateur and professional end users from many walks of life. the text has been tokenized and linguistically annotated with morphadorner. the annotation includes standard spellings that support the display of a text in a standardized format that preserves archaic forms ('loveth', 'seekest'). textual changes aim at restoring the text the author or stationer meant to publish. this text has not been fully proofread approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page images. earlyprint project evanston,il, notre dame, in, st. louis, mo a wing a estc r this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. (eebo-tcp ; phase , no. a ) transcribed from: (early english books online ; image set ) images scanned from microfilm: (thomason tracts ; :e [ ]) an ephemeris for the year being leap year, and a year of wonders. prognosticating the ruine of monarchy throughout europe; and a change of the law. ministered by rational predictions: . from the eclipses of the moon. . from that most terrible eclipse of the sun. . by monethly observations, as seasonable warnings given to the kings of europe, more especially to france and portugal. by nich: culpeper, gent. student astrol. culpeper, nicholas, - . [ ], - , [ ] p. : ill. printed for t. vere and n. brook, and are to be sold in the old bayly, and at the angel in cornhil, london : [i.e. ] annotation on thomason copy: " . nouemb"; the in the date has been crossed out. reproduction of the original in the british library. eng almanacs -- early works to . ephemerides -- early works to . monarchy -- early works to . a r (wing a ). civilwar no an ephemeris for the year . being leap-year, and a year of wonders. prognosticating the ruine of monarchy throughout europe; and a chang culpeper, nicholas b the rate of defects per , words puts this text in the b category of texts with fewer than defects per , words. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - tcp staff (michigan) sampled and proofread - rachel losh text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion an ephemeris for the year . being leap year , and a year of wonders . prognosticating the ruine of monarchy throughout europe ; and a change of the law . manifested by rational predictions : . from the eclipses of the moon . . from that most terrible eclipse of the sun . . by monethly observations , as seasonable warnings given to the kings of europe , more especially to france and portugal . by nich : culpeper , gent. student astrol. act. . , . and i will shew wonders in the heaven above , and signs in the earth beneath , fire , and blood , and vapor of smoak . the sun shall be turned into darkness , and the moon into blood , before that great and notable day of the lord shall come . london , printed for t. vere , and n. brook , and are to be sold in the old bayly , and at the angel in cornhil . . to the reader . i may say of this my little book , as socrates said by the dyet he had provided for his guests ; when one told him , he had not provided half enough , quoth he , if my guests be honest , here 's enough for them , for they 'l more accept of my good will , then of my food ; if they be dishonest , here 's too much , for they will never be contented with reason . and i know as well , good men will pick out what 's good in my book , and make much of that ; and only such as are evil pick out my failings to carp at . the world is come to such a pass in this our age , that if a man do foolishly , he 's laught at ; if wisely , he 's 〈◊〉 ; and that by such brutish creatures , that are so far from being rational , that they know not what reason is . if god have bestowed a little more knowledg upon a few men , then he hath done upon the world in general , the priests call him a conjurer and a witch , and the justice of the peace , a figure-flinger , pray ye tell me , and tell me seriously , did not god make the sun , the moon , and the stars ? did not he set them to rule the day and the night ? did not he appoint them for signs and seasons ? and can that be a sign which signifies nothing ? a man of davids spirit will meditate on all the works of the lord . i pray you , ( you that despise astrology , ) wherefore ( do you think ) did god make the stars ? for sailors to sail by , you say : 〈◊〉 is very well ; and is that all ? subtract the biggest of them , and let me see that sailor that can sail by the smallest of them . the least of gods works are very considerable , and worthy of our chiefest regard . david infinitely admired at them , and declares the doom of , them that despise them , or disregard them either : psal. . . because they regard not the works of the lord , nor the operation of his hands , the lord will destroy them , and not build them up . but to leave such , whose manners shew them to be better fed then taught , and come to the honest reader , who desires to be taught . thou findest many sad predictions in this book , which ( in all probability ) are very speedily like to be produced into act : make use of thy time while thou hast it ; make thy peace with god in the first place : deny thy self of the world ; do not trust in shadows : labour to spend 〈◊〉 time well ; ( god made time ; ) do not thou trifle it out in vanity : it is no wisdom for any man to spoil that which he cannot make : god made nothing to throw away , but will have an account of thee bow thou hast spent thy time . if thou findest my predictions prove true , know there is a god , and that god is just : those that prove false will witness me to be but a man , i am no more , and am called spittle-fields , next door to the red lion , august , . nich. culpeper . of eclipses happening this year . . four eclipses happen this year , two of the moon , and not one fewer of the sun ; three of which , namely , two of the moon , and one ( and that no smal one neither ) of the sun , wil be visible to us if the aire be clear ; however if we see them not we may happen to feel them ; of these only i shall treat and let the other pass as though i saw it not . the first eclipse of the moon happens upon a terrible windy time if not rainy , viz. upon monday the of march minutes past of the clock in the morning , at which time is the apparent opposition of the luminaries , and the very middle of the eclipse . and here i cannot chuse but take notice by the way of a vulgar speech frequently used by the common people of our times , whose manners shew them to be better fed then taught by far , viz. when the wind blows strongly they say men are a conjuring ; the speech if rightly considered by the word of god is little better then blasphemy ; the scripture saith , the lord bringeth the winds out of his treasuries , and they say conjurers bring them , now which of these is the rather to be beleeved , let any moderate soul that hath but any care what shall become of him another day , judge . the second cause , or if you will the providencial cause of these winds at this time seems to me to be the sextile of jupiter and mercury ( both of them being with fixed stars of a mercurial nature ) at the very time when the eclipse happens . but to return to the eclipse , which though it be partile yet above eleven parts of are darkned . the face of heaven at the midst of it appearing in this form . d.h.m. march . . . p.m. . ab ☍ ad □ iupiter ⚹ , iupiter , mercury . poli. . . i shall not be very large upon either of the lunar eclipses , because my own opinion is , that although their operation be great , yet will they at this time shew their operations more in preparation for action , then in action it self . all authors agree , that many dangers ensue , and those no small ones neither , when 〈◊〉 luminaries are eclipsed in one moneth , as now they are . the planet here afflicted is the moon , whose influence is most shewed upon the vulgar . the house of heaven is the eight , which signifies death , sorrow , sadness , which ( together with loss of inhoritance ) is like to be the effects of this eclipse , and so much the rather , because luna is lady of the sixth . the sign afflicted is 〈◊〉 , equinoctial and movable , the effects will succeed the sooner . the places subject to the influence of this eclipse are , austria , alsatia , lisbone in portugal , vienna , frankford on the main , england , france , sweden , poland , denmark , burgundia , padua , naples , &c. these , or so many of these as god pleaseth , are like to be afflicted by the effects of this eclipse ; but what the affliction may probably be , you shall hear more anon . the rulers of this eclipse are venus and saturn , venus , because she is lady of the place wherein the eclipse falls , as also because she is the strongest planet at the time , which ought to be heeded in all astrological iudgments : saturn , because he is stationary at the eclipse , and also angular , for it were a folly to account him in the sixth : as for jupiter , who is lord of the succeeding angle , though i can give no great reason ( but only 〈◊〉 his ipse dixit , and such ware will scarce go for current in these searching times ) why he should have any dominion at all in the eclipse ; but put case he have , he is in his fall , and in prison , and therefore able to execute but little . but old and cold saturn stands stone-still , studying mischief in a quarrelling angle , inventing which is his best way to mischieve such places as are under ♋ , such are scotland , holland , zealand , amsterdam , york , algier , tunis , &c. it is true , saturn is so weak , that he is not able to fight , but yet he will give pernicious counsel : saturn , as he is lord of the ascendant , threatens the commonalty of this nation ; let them look to it , lest saturn and pitiful poor mercury fill their brains full of as idle conceits , as the man had that conceited himself to be made of butter . jupiter lord of the tenth house , in the twelth , and in his fall , bids princes , priests and lawyers take heed of a downfall ; 't is never good when the lord of an angle is cadent from the angle : sol and mars in the second consume the estate of the vulgar ; and the truth is , 't is but an untoward position , if you make the best of it . i shall tell you a little what authors say ; proclus saith , the moon eclipsed in ♎ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and loss at sea , great inandations or overflowings by water : let holland and zealand look to their dams now , and shut the stable door before all their dams be stolen ; it torments the common people with evil counsel , they will be subject to mutinies , and discontentedness , to sicknesses of tough and viscus flegm , long continuing ; fish will dye , the ayr will be misty , and mens brains whimsical . i could say more if i durst ; however this eclipse lays the foundation to the catastrophe , of all the princes of europe , the house of 〈◊〉 excepted . i confels authors give a large praise of the effects of an eclipse when venus is lady of it , and what golden mountains of happiness it will produce ; viz. that she gives glory , honour , and merry days to men , fruitful and fortunate years , fine gay clothes , good dyet , fortunate marriages , and many pretty well-favored children , encrease of riches , familiarity with princes , fortune in trade , happy voyages by sea , and almost as many good things as would fill up this little book . but it is as yet far enough from my thoughts , that the 〈◊〉 of those lights which the eternal and only wise god hath made to rule the night and day , should 〈◊〉 any good to mankind at all , unless it do good to one by mischiefing another , and so every man that is hanged brings gain to the hangman : the truth is , it is a forerunner both of famine and pestilence ; men will be mad to undo themselves . and thus much for the first eclipse . only take notice , that whosoever had their ascendant mid-heaven , sol , luna , or part of fortune , in the first face of ♈ or ♎ , shall in one measure or another feel the effects of it . the second eclipse of the moon happens at this time , and under this position of heaven . d.h.m. sept. . . . p.m. ab ☍ sol vacuâ . sol ad □ jupiter . poli. . . look here ! jupiter is lord of the eclipse in his fall , and in m. c. he is lord of the nineth also : what ? will the clergy begin to vapor , and stand upon their pantibles once more before their final end ? can neither the mercies nor judgments of god move them to repentance ? ' 〈◊〉 a sad case . but what say authors to it ? they say thus , that if the light eclipsed be neer the equator ( this is within less then five degrees ) it threatens such as make a trade of religion . hark ye priests , 〈◊〉 ye : i , but what clergy men are here threatened ? there are some honest men of that calling , ' 〈◊〉 a hard case else you will say : 't were so ; therefore i will take the pains to give you such plain descriptions of them from scriptures , that you may discern who they are , as plain as you can diseern the nose in a mans face . zech. . 〈◊〉 . wo to the idol shepherd that leaveth the flock , the fivord spall be upon his arm , and upon 〈◊〉 right eye . psal. . . let the lying lips be put to silence , that speak proud things presumptuously against the righteous . isai. . , . her watchmen are blind , they are all ignorant , they are dumb dogs that cannot bark , yea they are greedy dogs , that can never have enough , they all look to their own way , every one for 〈◊〉 gain from his quarter . jer. . . the prophets prophecy falsly , and the priests bear rule by their means , and the people love to have it so , and what will the end be ? ezek. . wo be to the 〈◊〉 that feed themselves , should not the shepherds feed the flock ? psal. . . in whose hands is mischief , and their right hand is full of bribes . micah . . they bite with their teeth , and cry peace , but against him that puts not into their mouths they 〈◊〉 war . micah . . the priests teach for hire , and the prophets divine for money , yet will they lean upon the lord , and say , is not the lord amongst us ? zeph. . . her prophets are light and treachereous persons . tim. . . having a form of godliness , but deny the power of it . hos. . . as troops of robbers wait for a man , so the priests murder in the way by consent , for they commit lewdness . hos. . . the prophet is a fool , and the spiritual man mad . such as these are threatned by this eclipse , and let them take notice what the spirit of god saith , mal. . , . o priests , this commandment is for you , if you will not hear , if you will not lay it to heart , i will curse your blessings , yea i have cursed them already , because ye have not laid it to heart . and thus i leave you to the justice of god , who will reward all according to their doings . proclus saith , the moon eclipsed in the watry triplicity signifies death of common people , wars , death of fishes , and water fowls , theeving both by sea and land . me bahalah saith , it brings much rain . the countries and cities subject to the influence of this eclipse , are , portugal , 〈◊〉 , egypt , alexandria , worms , ratisbone , greece , crect , rhodes , part of france , sylisia , babylon , corinth , assyria , jerusalem , paris , hydeleburg , lyons , together with other places under the signs ♍ and ♓ , as also all people in whose genesis the ascend . m. c. sol , luna , or part of fortune was in the last face of ♍ or ♓ . if many planets in a house encrease the signification of a house , then may we expect sickness from this eclipse , because so many planets are in the sixth house . thus i pass to the eclipse of the sun . of the eclipse of the sun . bella sonat , sonat arma , minas sonat , omnla martis . all the evils the sword , sedition , famine , pestilence can do to europe , may be expected from the effects of this eclipse . oh that the princes of europe would once learn to be wise , that they would once learn to know from the book of the creatures what the will of their god is , before their houses be left them desolate , before their destruction comes as an armed man . the time of the eclipse and position of heaven at the time at london is this . d.h.m. march . . . a.m. a sol ad □ saturn behold the prince of planets the sun cclipsed just upon his throne , upon the of march this present year . 〈◊〉 terrifie your eyes , for if the day be clear you may see the stars ; the body of the sun will appear of a ruddyish gray colour , very formidable to the ignorant multitude , and god knows what other strange and supernatural sights may be seen at or neer that time , some i am of opinion will , and god shews none in vain . it is a remarkable thing , the two superier bodies , saturn and jupiter , who always use to make three conjunctions in one and the same triplicity , should the last time anticipate , and make the third in the watry triplicity , ( having made but two in the 〈◊〉 ) their last being in the weakest and meanest sign of the zodiack . this i can neither read , nor beleeve they did since the creation of the world until these our days ; for we are brought forth to live in those days , in which the kingdoms of the world shall become the kingdoms of our god , and of our lord christ , blessed be his holy name for it . how ever by this conjunction of saturn and jupiter , god manifesteth by the book of the creatures , as well as by the book of the scripture , that be will pull down the lofty , and exalt the humble and meek ; and this you may read in them , and the time when , without a pair of spectacles , if you are but of the number of the men of issachar , chron. . ( or of their spirit to anoint your spiritual david king , ) who had skill in the times to teach israel what they ought do , which could not be intended concerning the law of god , because that belonged to levi , and in no wise to issachar . i tell you , and i tell you but the truth , the year . shall not pass over your heads , but you shall acknowledg one knowing man of 〈◊〉 to be of more worth then all sion colledg , and king harry the seventh chappel to boot . yea so indulgent is the great god of heaven and earth both over proud insulting domineering priests , and over poor silly men and women whom they lead in ignorance , that he will give them more significations then one or two by the book of the creatures , even those great eclipses of the sun , this i now handle ; and that other , anno . upon the second of august ; then which to our eyes , nor the eyes of our fathers grandfathers great-grandfathers never saw greater , nor more terrible . johannes henricus alstedius in his book entiruled speculum mundi , taking occasion to speak of the last conjunction of saturn and jupiter , saith , it would bring a new government into the world different from kingly government ; and indeed many years ago i fixing my mind upon that his speech , set my self to study what reason might be given from the book of the creatures for it : and although 't is probable , that if i had minded other things at that time , when i was minding what should become of the princes of europe , it might have been better for me in matters of this world then now it is ; yet it repents me not , having now an occasion to declare that to the world which by study i found out then ; and that this may be done methodically , be pleased to take notice . . the part of heaven afflicted by this dismal eclipse , is the tenth house , which signifies kings , princes , all governors , even from the emperor to the constable , generals of armies , &c. . the planet afflicted is sol , whose signification is the very same with the house . . the sign is ♈ , a regal or kingly sign , nay the chief sign of the zodiack . . the sun is afflicted upon the very degree of his exaltation , and mars is lord of the place , as though the lord had given up the princes of europe to the sword : beleeve me , nay beleeve that book of god which only and alone he brought to convince job , job . before the effects of this eclipse be over , the world shall see princes are but men . all this is too general , to come a little to particulars . that we may know what kings and governors are threatened by this eclipse , which will be so formidable to europe , and indeed it ayms at no small fools ; it is requisite we consider what kingdoms and nations are under ♈ . under which sign are most of the princes of europe ; and if you add , as some do , such as are under ♎ , ♋ and ♑ , and as ( ptolomy would have it ) such as under the fiery triplicity , either few or no princes in europe shall scape the fury of gods vengeance 〈◊〉 by this eclipse ; let them but look upon it , and they shall lee god gives them fair warning of it . i confess i do not intend to hang my judgment upon any of those tacks , but considering , . the house is regal . . the sign regal . . the planet regal , and eclipsed upon the very degree of his exaltation . thence i gather , that all the princes of europe are threatened by it , yea all those of the world where it is visible and angular , together with hoghens moghens , illustrisimo's , and tittillado's : i cannot 〈◊〉 a quittus est to our present states , i wish i could ; i cannot flatter , neither dare i write what i think ; all i desire is , to lead a peaceable and quiet life under them ; yet this i say , and this i desire of them , that they would be of the number of the meek of the earth , and seek the lord , seek righteousness and judgment , and it may be they may be hid in the day of the lords wrath , for his iudgment is appearing upon the earth , and who shall stand ? they that fear god , need fear nothing else . i will tell our states what true religion is , nay one of the apostles did it before me , i desire but to rub up their memories ; jam. . . pure religion and undefiled before god and the father , is , to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction , and to keep themselves unspotted from the world ; and if they do so , peace shall be to them , as well as to the israel of god . i am of belief , that gods special providence will not in this in the least contradict his general . gods general providence i ( as yet ) conceive to be that whereby communicating himself to his creatures , he upholds one part of the creation by another : his special providence i take to be that by which he keeps those in a way of close walking with himself , whom he hath united to himself by the person of jesus christ . i told you this eclipse foretold to the world the sword , sedition , famine and pestilence ; look you if the book of the scripture agree not with the book of the creatures : 〈◊〉 . ye shall hear of wars , and rumors of wars , &c. for nation shall rise up against nation , and kingdom against kingdom , and there shall be famines , and pestilences , and earthquakes in divers places . i never read yet that god would take away this for the elects sake ; indeed i have read that he will shorten the days for the elects sake ; for saints must not think to live in an evil world , and not be partakers of the punishments of the world , mat. . , . in those days shall be great tribulation , such as never was from the beginning of the world until this time , nor never shall be , and except those days should be shortened no flesh should be saved , but for the elects sake they shall be shortened . but to come a little closer home to the business in hand ; i shall first give you the opinion of authors concerning the eclipse ; secondly , my own . proclus . sol 〈◊〉 in the second face of ♈ threatens sedition amongst kingdoms and people , a hot dry and pestilential ayr , sadness , imprisonment , and danger of death to kings , rulers and governors , it 〈◊〉 and spoils the fruits of the earth : thus he . and the judgment of messahalah is layd down almost in the very same words ; if the sun be eclipsed in fiery signs , it signifies the death of kings , princes , and potentates ; as also of great men , dryness and barrenness of the earth . the matter is so apparent , we need quote no other authors . the lord of the eclipse is mars , who , according to origanus , threatens that the fruits of the earth shall be consumed by fire , heat , and dryness of ayr , extorted by violence , or consumed by soldiery ; he threatens sickness of heat and dryness , war and bloodshed , rapine and extortion ; he sets europe together by the ears , one nation against another , divides kingdoms against themselves ; he raiseth sedition and tumults , kings are mad , and subjects stubborn , violent diseases of choler , young men perish by the sword and by the pestilence , cities are consumed by fire , and ruined , countries are spoyled by injuries , murther , rapine and theeving , the ayr is hot , pestilential and mortal . i shall desire the favour to add a word or two of my own , rationally deduced from the scheam . the planets afflicting are , . luna , because she darkens sol. . mars , because lord of the place eclipsed . . saturn , because in the ascendant , and in to the luminaries . the moon lady of the ascendant , darkening sol in the tenth , and in his exaltation , shews that the glory of kings shall be darkened by their subjects , or else by men of low degree and small account in this world . saturn is lord of the eight in the ascendant , and this threatens a pestilence , which i fear not only england , but almost all europe will feel . and when honest jupiter should help , he hides his head , as though he were ashamed of such actions ; nam mitu in 〈◊〉 jupiter occasu premitur . as for the clergy , as they stand at state present , they must down ; for as the book of the creatures shews it here by the eclipse , so the book of the scripture also witnesseth ; joel . acts . that when god shews wonders in the heavens above , and signs in the earth beneath , when he turns the sun into darkness , and the moon into blood ; then the great and notable day of the lord is coming , then will god pour out of his own spirit upon all 〈◊〉 your sons and your daughters shall prophecy , your young men shall see visions , &c. indeed you shall be all taught of god , and by the power of his spirit . as for such blasphemous creatures ( for men i cannot call them , ) that say they are christ , and god , and such as say iesus christ is again conceived , and they have seen the wench that hath him in her womb , when christ shall come in the evidence and demonstration of his spirit , god knows , and i tremble to think , what shall become of such impostors . the law shall quite and clean be changed ; when the prince of peace , the great lawgiver , shall come in the power of his spirit , and dwell in our hearts , there shall be no more wranglings , no more going to law ; the holy ghost the comforter shall lead us into all truth ; and whence come wars and dissentions amongst us ? come they not from our lusts , because we are carnal ? fy upon me ! i had almost forgot his holiness the pope ; for though his holiness his house is cadent , i. e. falling , yet no signification of his fall can i draw from this ecliple ; it hastens , and you may see the time when , by that eclipse . i shall onely give him a touch of it in some of my monthly observations . because i cannot perceive this eclipse to touch much at the fall of rome , or her absolute catastrophe , therefore i cannot conceive the second coming of christ ( not to judgement , but to raign by his spirit in the hearts of his saints ) to be during the effects of this eclipse ; this doth but make way for it . if you would build a house in a wood , you must first cut down the tall trees , and the lower shrubs and bushes ; this will be done under the effects of this eclipse ; but antichrist shall be destroyed by the brightness of christs coming : neither shall you see the effects of that eclipse , passed , before it be accomplished . during the effects of this eclipse you shall see the heathen rage , and the people imagine a 〈◊〉 thing : the kings of the earth shall set themselves together , and the rulers take counsel against the lord , and against his anointed , &c. yea , christ shall break them with a rod of iron , and 〈◊〉 them in pieces like a potters vessel . during the effects of that , christ shall be set upon his holy hill of sion . as for the time when you may expect the effects of this eclipse to operate , i desire the liberty to leave my authors , and write my own thoughts in it ; you shall see the beginings of the effects and preparations for the rest , ( for as such great things as they cannot be done in a corner , so can they as little be done on a sudden ; ) the beginnings , i say , you shall see in july , at which time mars cuts the ascendant of the eclipse , and the place of saturn in it . , , and part of , shall finish the effects of it . lastly , i desire you to take notice , that i pretend no divine inspiration , nor revelation from angels for what i write , nor any thing else besides what god teacheth me from the book of the scripture and the book of the creatures conjoyned together ; the one teacheth me what shall be , the other in some measure tells me the time when it shall be . and i ingenuously protest i had never loved astrology so well as now i do , if i had not , upon due search , found the predictions by the book of the creatures to jump so exactly with those of the scripture . i shall now give a few exhortations , and so conclude . first , to princes ; the lord saith to you , psal. . , , . be wise now therefore , o ye kings ; be instructed ye judges of the earth ; serve the lord with fear , and rejoyce with trembling : kiss the son ( that is , be subject to the kingdom of jesus christ ) lest he be angry , and perish from the way , &c. the book of the creatures tells you the same truth . for , the sun 's eclips'd in 's throne , and cries aloud , o kings , why , being mortal , are ye proud ! your 〈◊〉 gone ; democracy takes place : your hoasts shall fall by sword before your face . 't is not your kingdoms , nor your high-born blood can stave gods vengeance off ; learn to be good , learnto deny your selves , takeup christs cross ; so never need you fear your kingdoms loss . but why do i 〈◊〉 precious time in exhorting you , seeing the scriptures tell me , jer. , . i will make drunk her princes and her wise men , her captains , and her rulers , and 〈◊〉 mighty men , and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep , and not awake : and this ( nor i , but ) the king whose name is the lord of hoasts hath said . isai. . , , , they regard not the work of the lord , 〈◊〉 consider the operation of his hands ; therefore my people are gone into captivity , because they have no knowledg ; their honorable men are famished : therefore the grave hath opened her mouth without measure , and their glory and their multitude is descended into it . to the saints thus i say , and not i , but the lord ; rev . . keep close to the word of gods patience , and he will keep you in the hour of temptation , which shall come to try all those that dwell upon earth : which time i assure you is coming ; nay , it is neer at hand . to england i say , you are that people whom god will make use of as instruments to act for him many of those great things here declared . i see thy salvation coming , o jacob ; i see it coming from the islands of the north . do not seek the world , do not seek your selves ; jer. . , . jehovah hath said thus , what i have planted am i plucking up , and what i have built am i plucking down ; and 〈◊〉 thou great things to thy self ? seek them not . to the poor dejected jew , ( who though our ministers dayly pray for , yet they hate them so , they will not , if they can help it , let one tread upon english ground ; ) o jew , thou art beloved of god for thy fathers sake : remember what one of thy own rabbies prophecied should come to pass , anno . zech. . the lord will pour out upon the house of judah , and the inhabitants of jerusalem , his spirit of grace and of supplication , and they shal look up upon him whom they have pierced , and shall mourn as one mourneth for his onely son , &c. salvation is of the jews ; and god will speedily make you the glory of all the world . thus much for eclipses . of the quarters of the year . of the spring . sol enters ♈ d.h.m. march . . . p.m. a △ sol vacuâ . □ saturn and mars . poli. . . if they that have nothing else to do will be but pleased to sum up the dignities of the planets , they will find mars lord of the year , as well as of the ascendant , who although he be courting venus in the sixth house , all that have read histories , know julius cesar could fight 〈◊〉 days , as wel as wench a nights . misty beetle browd 〈◊〉 so darkens the eyes of the clergy from the nineth house , beholding mars with a hateful , and that from cardinal signs , that the sharpness of a souldiers sword is like to be more prevalent this year , then the sharpness of the clergies wit . i shall speak of all the planets apart ; and first deliver the opinion of authors ; secondly , my own : and i 'le begin first with mars , for he is an angry waspish creature . guido 〈◊〉 saith , that when mars is lord of the year , and is in ♈ , it signifies hot winds , a various change of ayr , especially in the eastern parts of the world ; the year will be dry , and people troubled with 〈◊〉 eyes , and 't is well if they 〈◊〉 so too ; he signifies war to those people under that sign he is in . look 〈◊〉 france ; and i pray god england scape . he stirs up insurrections and tumults , pestilences and earthquakes ; he will shew kings what he is able to do . if his latitude be meridional ( as now it is , ) it is like to be a terrible year for thunder and lightening ; the truth is , this year will amaze all the world . as for saturn , ( though he be not lord of the year , yet because he casts a to mars , ) we must have a few words with him too ; he predicteth nothing in the world but death and mortality . we 'l now leave guido bonatus , and come to noel 〈◊〉 . mars lord of the year , and in a fiery sign , causeth a most terrible hot and dry year , hot and pestilential winds , burnings , lightening , tempest , hail ; he destroys ships by sea by violent winds and storms of thunder ; cattel dye for want of water , especially sheep ( he being in ♈ , ) tertian agues , pestilences , and other acute diseases , together with sudden deaths ( none knows why ) are as familiar amongst men , as atomes in the sun . we must not always dwell with durret neither , but see a little what haly saith also , and they all make but unpleasing musick , because they all harp on the same string . for if mars be in the sixth house , and in a dry sign , as here he is , beware health ; the bodies of men will be troubled with hot and dry infirmities , fevers , and the like . but enough of this , too much , unless 〈◊〉 better . now give me leave to pass my own iudgment , ballanced by the prudent advise of my brother doctor reason . mars is lord of the ascendant , that 's true ; and that saturn is lord of the fourth , is as true as that : saturn is in the nineth , and mars in the sixth ; as though presbytery , which hath been so long in a consumption , should now breathe its last . the of saturn and mars corrupts the ayr , and makes it pestilential ; such an epidemical disease will arise amongst the clergy and lawyers , that this nation will stink of them as bad as aegypt did of the frogs . the dragons tayl is in the twelfth ; venus is lady of the twelfth , and in conjunction with mars in the sixth , women will be so much given to fall backwards , and men so given to lechery , that they shall pay for their pleasure with the pox to them . a viperous sign ascending , and mars lord of it in his own house , and in the sixth , and in conjunction with the lady of the eight , makes the vulgar hasten their ends by ill dyet and lewd courses : quos perdere vult jupiter dementes facit . i think i have said enough of this quarter ; i am sure i shall have done , after i have taken a little notice , that mars in the eclipse of sol is upon the cusp of the seventh house in this quarter , and venus upon the cusp of the eight . have a care young men , lest you pay for your pleasure ; sweet meat hath sometimes sowre sawce . of the summer quarter . sol enters ♋ d.h.m. june . . . p.m. â vacnâ ad ☍ mars and mercury , ☌ mars and mercury . i 'le lay my authors aside for want of paper , or time , or something else , best known to my self ; and only give my own iudgment rationally from the scheam . as the fourth house in the spring quarter was the eight house in the eclipse of sol ; so the sign ascending at sol's ingress into ♈ is upon the eight house in this 〈◊〉 stival quarter . if you please to look upon ☽ , and do not find her upon the cusp of the tenth house , i am beside the cushion . the governor of souldiers mars is angular in , the fourth ; he was in the sixth in the spring : what , must the sickness end in the grave ? besides this , he hath gotten mercury a subtil knave with him , and is in ♊ , as potent as subtil . poor jupiter is in his fall , and he gives ☽ entertainment , such as he can afford her . the ☽ runs to the 〈◊〉 of mercury and mars , both which are with the 〈◊〉 of jupiter , mercury what with his wit , and mars what with his sword , is like to undo the poor clergy man ; who can help it ? the times are coming , when none can be wise but such as are honest . if i can read the truth in the book of the creatures , london shall find before this quarter is past , that the souldiery shall out-wit her grandees , and some of them are like to smart for it . do not wonder if you see a change of city government here , but say i told you of it . hatred to flattery , and danger that may ensue the speaking of the truth , stops my pen ; and so i leave this summer quarter . the autumnal quarter . sol enters ♎ d.h.m. septemb. . . . p.m. a △ sol ad ⚹ saturn . □ sol , jupiter . if you do but cast your eyes upon the figure , you shall spy jupiter just upon the cusp of the ascendant , as though he would do much good to the commonalty this quarter ; but other planets do not consent , and therefore all parties are not agreed . and if you will beleeve haly the son of abenragel , he saith , if jupiter be in the ascendant , and weak , as here he is ( being in his fall , ) sol aftronts him with , which clips his wings , and makes both jupiter and jovial men , as priests , lawyers , &c. look but frigidly upon the business ; i say , if you will beleeve haly the son of abenragel , it signifies diminution of substance . what , must priests lose their tythes ? nay then take away their lives and all . men shall mind themselves , and no good but their own ; and so they have done a great while ; a man would have thought there could scarce have been another degree of comparison , but god certifies men and women by the book of the scripture , as well as by the book of the creature , that a little before the end iniquity shall abound , and the love of many shall wax cold . but to leave haly ; and come to the scheam it self . as the ascendant in the spring was the eight house in the summer quarter , as who should say , we are like to have a sickly summer ; so it happens to be the tenth house in this quarter . what! would the commonalty turn magistrates ? fortasse aliquod 〈◊〉 . remember the old proverb ( brother commoner ) set a begger on horseback , and he 'l ride to the devil . wait gods time , and he will give you your desires , but he 'l rectifie them first : the time is at hand , but it is not yet ; amend your lives and conversations : he that cannot order himself , cannot order a state ; and you , as you stand in statu quo , are as fit to govern , as a sow is to fiddle , and would make as good harmony in a commonwealth , as the crying of a hog would amongst a consort of musicians . patience is a good herb , but i doubt it grows but in few of your gardens about this time : regard what i may say , or you may hap to suffer for it . search all histories from the creation of adam to this present day , and see if you do not find that rashness always drew destruction after it , as a needle draws the thred : dissention breeds desolation , but i 'le tell you a cure ; harken what god will say , and he will speak 〈◊〉 to his people , that they may not return again to folly . i am necessitated to be brief ; six sheets is too little for me now , though one will suffice me when i am dead . mercury is pretty strong in the ninth house , and is in to mars , and mars is lord of the year . o heavens ! what have men no more wit yet , then to run after a company of prating priests and lawyers ? this is so good and so good ; if you have not enough of them , you shall have enough of them before you dye ; neither shall you sleep nights more before you know it ; count off the time from septemb. . this year . if many planets in a house increase the signification of the house , then is this like to be a mortal quarter , so many planets being in the eighth house : and seeing it is like to be no better , so i leave it . the winter quarter begins under this face of heaven . sol enters ♑ d. h.m decemb. . . . p.m. a △ sol ad △ mercury . poli. . . in passing judgment upon this quarter , i will steer a different course from all the rest ; and why do you think i do so ? to tell you the truth , even in astrology , as well as in other arts , there is more ways to the wood then one . mars lord of the seventh in the ascendant , and there very unfortunate , though with spica virginis , ( besides , i am mistaken if he be not lord of the sixth too , ) makes the commonalty beleeve wonders , sets them a brawling and wrangling ; discords , quarreling and fighting is like to be the middle of such corrupt principles , 〈◊〉 and loss the latter end . brother commoner , tell me this , and tell me but the truth , was christ the prince of peace , or was he the son of bellona ? a word is enough 〈◊〉 a wise man . i will now leave mars , and come to saturn , which is a chip of the same block , though not made into the same form . he signifies a cold winter , very full of snow ; he mischieves all the earth universally , and the fruits thereof . kings cannot agree with their subjects , whatsoever the matter is , but lay unjust taxes and tributes upon them : i think in my very conscience they are mad to be undone ; if they be , who can help it ? i have very little hopes they will regard my words , though i tell them the truth ; nam gins bumana ruit in vetitum nefar . venus lady of the ascendant is in the second , though weak enough god knows : 't is no wonder to me that people should be buying and selling , marrying and giving in marriage , when destruction is coming ; the old world minded nothing else above a hundred years before the flood came . the people at constantinople were so extreamly covetous , so mindful of private , so unmindful of publique good , that they like apes were imitating their masters in their shops , even three days after the turks were within the walls , and that was the reason that the streets ran down with the blood of them , their wives and children . get as much worldly goods as you can , i can tell you how much you shall keep , viz. land enough ( fee simple ) to lie upon , and no more . the times are coming when that prophecy shall be fulfilled in mal. . . ye shall discern between the righteous and the 〈◊〉 , between him that serveth god , and him that serveth him not . there is a company of ranters that deny the scripture to be a rule of direction for our lives ; but they must have more liberty ( forsooth ) then the scripture will give them . well then , if you will not beleeve the scripture , will you beleeve diogenes ? quoth he , when he was asked what was the best thing belonging to a mans life , liberty ; but that man cannot be at liberty that is a slave to his vices , neither he that wants many things : ( if i had been minded to tell you that i had been an academick , i would have told you liberty consists in things homogeneal , and not in things heterogeneal ) now then , a man that is covetous , or ambitious , or follows his pleasures , needs many things ; ergo far enough from liberty : thus disgenes . ranter , ranter , mutato nomine de te fabula narratur . and thus i pass to monethly observations . the true length of the tropical year . d. h. m. s. . . . .     d. m. s.   the apogaeum of ♄ . . . ♐ anno. . ♃ . . . ♎ anno. . ♂ . . . ♌ anno. . ☉ . . . ♋ anno. . ♀ . . . ♋ anno. . ☿ . . . ♐ anno. . the ingress of the sun into the four cardinal points .     d. h. m.   ♈ march . . . . p. m. ♋ june . . . . p. m. ♎ septemb. . . . p. m. ♑ 〈◊〉 . . . . p. m. january hath xxxi . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude . the fornter year's no sooner wheel'd about , working divisions in the rabble rout , but sol ( old saturns malice to asswage ) will bring the magistrace upon the stage to act his part . misty unwholesom weather begins the year , with frost & snow together . m. a. g circumcision . a   b   c   d twelfth day . cold misty freezing weather . e   f first quarter ; minutes before at night . g   a   c   b   d   e   f   g full moon , minutes before in the afternoon . a   b   c   d   e   f   g   a term begins . last quarter , minutes past at night . b   c   d   e   f   g   a new moon , minutes past in the afternoon . b   observations on january . 't is a cold moneth , and much business must not be expected to be done sitting by the fire . there are very few mutual aspects of the planets one with another during this moneth . a phrensie possesses the heads of the vulgar , to begin the new year with lyes and wranglings : women will scold with their husbands ; a jealous devil possesses their brains , and the quintescence of non-sence . some men get their livings by inventing and printing of lyes : honest men are abused by printers or book-sellers , and that 's no news , for i have been served so my self : i only quote it for this intent , that the vulgar may not take it for authentick which is cryed about the streets at the beginning of this moneth . misty dark cold freezing weather begins the moneth ; and if the animal spirit be formed by the rete mirabile , of vital spirit and ayr , unpleasing actions are like to follow so unpleasing an ayr . i 'le tell you what haly saith upon an opposition of sol and saturn ; significat quod reges adversarios habebunt homines de populo , religiosos & fratres , & eos qui legem predicant : in plain english thus , kings or magistrates shall be opposed by the people , and so shall clergy men and lawyers . sensibus haec imis ( res non est parva ) repone . if you see wise men blow the fire about this time , 't will burn at last , although the wood be wet . the truth is , the year is like to end better then it began : people hope for better times , and so do i. . february hath xxix . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude , now angry mars with saturn doth combine , and court each other with a friendly trine . lose this time scot , and thy afflicted state shall cry peccavi when it is too late . but ere th'moneth end , mars doth with venus meet , and bids young maids beware the under-sheet . m. a c   d candlemas . e   f   g   a first quarter , min. after in the morning . b   c   d   c   f   g term ends . a   b full moon , min. past in the morning . c   d   c   f   g 〈◊〉   a z   b   c last quarter , min. after in the morning . d   c   f matthias . g   a   b new moon , half an hour after at night . c shrove-sunday . observations on february . much kings lands are like to be in question between the beginning and the middle of this moneth , or else upon sale . a few ragged scots desire an accommodation with this state ; let them first learn to be honest ; 't is possible they may have it about this time . scotland , scotland , though i love thee but a little , yet i love thee better then thou dost thy self : mice and rats have possessed thy decayed buildings , and have been no plague at all for want of men to be a plague unto . if thou wilt but at this time consider the things that belong to thy peace , thy poor remnant may be saved : remember the words of solomon , wo be to that nation whose king is a child . women are subject to hard labors in child-birth this moneth ; let them peruse my book entituled , a directory for midwives , or a guide for women . the moneth ends as full of whoredoms , as an egg is full of meat : he does not know himself , that knows not his wife from another woman . and if the german emperor chance to change this life for another about the latter end of this moneth , remember i told you of it . . march hath xxxi . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude . the sun 's eclips'd in 's throne , the ld defend us from those sad mischiefs this eclipse portends us ; for suddenly doth sol with saturn square , wishing both kings and people to beware : kings had as good be warn'd , for down they must the dealings of the lord are always just . m. a. d   e shrove tursday . f   g   a   b first quarter , minutes after at night . c   d   e   f   g beware scotland , thy counsels shall come to no effect . a look to 't holland , or else all the fat 's i' th fire . b   c full moon eclipsed , hours after midnight , windy . d   e   f   g   a   b   c   d last quarter , minutes after at night . e   f   g lady day . a   b   c   d new moon , about of the clock in the morn . e   f   observations on march . in this moneth astrologers begin their year : they hold the world was created at that time when sol entred ♈ , and my self could almost afford to be of that opinion ; if the year do begin then , it begins but scurvily , and what will the end be ? kings look but poorly upon the business ; this year will not please them , and it will do them less good to be angry ; for , impedit ira animum ne possit cernere verum . kings and magistrates theeve by authority , as thinking themselves above the law ; the common people theeve , and make a law of the sword . expect thunder and lightening about the day of this month in the morning . the month ends with execution of justice upon malefactors , and they no small fools neither . remember what daniel told belshazzar , dan. . holland , look to thy self ; if the beginning of january , and the latter end of march , be not fatal times to thee , i cannot read true english from the book of the 〈◊〉 . the sword of the angry angel is drawn against thee , and it is not yet put up into its scabbard : when thou wast few in number , and little in the land , thou wast humble , and thy god lookt upon thee , and taught thee , ( for he always teaches the humble ; ) then thou grewest proud , and hast forgotten thy god , and mindest thy self ; thy god knows how to bring thee poor again : thou wast a good servant , but prov'st an ill master ; 't is only affliction must do thee good , and thou shalt have it ; i tell thee of it before it is quite come upon thee : remember thy creator , before the evil days come : because there is some good things in thee , thy house shall not absolutely be left thee desolate . dan . thy kingdom shall be sure to thee , after thou shalt have known that the heavens do rule : wherefore let my counsel be acceptable to you , &c. and thus , though i forgot you in ianuary , yet i remembred you in march : what remains , but that you remember your selves , and look to the 〈◊〉 from whence you are hewn . . april hath xxx . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude just at beginning , saturns lowring eye molests the earth with a disquiet sky ? besides all this , you shall be sure to find the ayr distemper'd with impetuous wind . mens brains are addle ; 〈◊〉 their dispositions to vex our state with violent petitions . s. a. g cold and windy weather begins the moneth . a   b   c   d first quarter , at a quarter of an hour past in the afternoon . e what cony catehers are here 〈◊〉 ? f   g   a   b   c palm sunday . d   e full moon , minutes after at night . f   g   a   b   c easter , day . d   e   f last quarter , at one of the clock in the morn . g clear weather , but windy . a perilous counsels are abroad , god knows what the end will be . b   c mark evangelist . d   e new moon , half an hour past at night . f   g   a   observations on april . if i had not known that the devil had been a lyar from the beginning , and also ruled in the children of disobedience , i should have admired that so many lying pamphlets should have flown about the streets , like butterflies in the sun , this spring quarter : but i know it ; and admiration is the daughter of ignorance . what , does the lawyers go about to contend with the state ? or be they judges ? or what be they ? perhaps 't is term time . lawyers , a word or two with you ; have you taken a lease of your places ? have you built you a fools paradise in the ayr ? do , do , and walk up and down in 't when you have done ; i shrewdly suspect you will act something this moneth , which will occasion your final ruine : 't is the absolute property of a fool to go about to out-wit a wiser man then himself : learn to be wise , and know this , that two years shall not pass over your heads before the time comes , that a 〈◊〉 de non molestando shall not be procured for you for love nor money : because a fieri facias could not make you honest men , a scire facias shall make you know that you are but men . the latter end of the term will prove more fortunate to my brother commoner , then the beginning . may hath xxxi . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude . this moneth was ( as our ancient fathers say ) called of old , the merry moneth of may : muse not if it prove otherwise ; 't is found of late , the world is turning upside down . o london , london , sol is joyn'd with mars , and in thy sign ; beware of civil jars . s. d. b philip and jacob . c   d   e   f term begins . first quarter , minutes after morning . g   a   b   c   d   e it ne'r goes well when friends fall out . f   g full moon , near of the clock in the morn . 〈◊〉 harm watch , harm catch . b   c   d   e   f   g last quarter , min. after in the morning . a   b   c   d   e   f   g aseension . new moon at in the morning . a thunder and lightening . b   c   d 〈◊〉 ends . observations on may . how many good aspects happen this moneth ? what felicity do they promise ? but , the truth is , one performance is worth ten promises . i could almost afford to be afraid of a sickness before it comes . if london finde a sickly time in may , what will it do in july ? london , look to thy self ; i never knew mars do thee good when he came into ii. there hath been many mutinies in thee ; didst thou ever get any thing by them ? will former examples do thee no good ? hath god preserved thee all this while in these civil wars for nothing else ? doth not thy government please thee ? thou thinkest to mend it ; thou shalt mend it , as 〈◊〉 mended her self : they were not content with scipio , but caesar came and taught them better manners : suis & ipsa roma viribus ruit . all the sins of sodom are in thee ( by report , ) and he that destroyed sodom is the same still . take heed of thy councels ; aspire not : get able physicians ( a pestilence is coming ; ) be not overweening of thy own strength : the righteous god direct thee : i am afraid of thee this moneth , that thou shouldst act something dishonorable to thy self . o citizens , citizens , why should you go about to undo your selves ? this world will not last always . i beseech you in the word of a friend , and of one that loves your souls , have a care of building upon fond conceits this month . take notice what i say , or else these warnings of mine may be read in your ears another day , when you would be loath to hear them ; and conscience shall then be mille testes . . june hath xxx . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude . i' th latter end of may expect much thunder , with spritely fire , renting the clouds asunder : and for ought i know , june , to make amends , 〈◊〉 in the same manner t'other ends . the middle 's clear , but the celestial powers conclude the month with thunder , lightning , showres s. d. e   f   g   a first quarter half an hour after in the morning . b   c whitsunday . d   e here " s a couple of theeves met . f   g   a full moon minutes after at night . b   c   d   〈◊〉 〈◊〉   f   g   a . 〈◊〉 begins . last quarter a little after noon . b   c c   d   e   f   g midsummer . 〈◊〉 sights in the ayr . a new moon minu es after at night . b priests and lawyers look to your selves ; both the civil 〈◊〉 and the soldiery oppose you . c   d   e   f   observations on june . after ill beginnings follows as corrupt proceedings ; and the beginning of june dances after the pipe of the 〈◊〉 end of may . storms above , and stormy actions below : and what will the end be ? but sol opposeth jupiter , and clears the ayr : there comes a man from the north , and clears our domestical distempers ; he is sent from god to do it . oftenders are brought 〈◊〉 condign punishment ( or will be very speedily , ) i hope the signposts in london were not made to hang men upon , a gibbet will serve the turn . quos perdere vnit jupiter ; dementes 〈◊〉 . london , london , thou wilt not be ruled ; thou hast known enough of the sword by what god hath done thereby upon other towns of this nation : hast thou not heard what god did to germany , and to ireland ? take notice ( about the latter end of this moneth ) what unusual sights thou seest in the ayr ; doth thy god do any thing in vain ? scholars that will not learn by documents , must be 〈◊〉 ; and so art thou like to be for ought i know : an acre of 〈◊〉 will scarce cure thee of thy madness . the 〈◊〉 hath taken a lease of this city for five years time , and will 〈◊〉 be then gotten out by a lease of ejectment . rome , look to thy self ; if thou findest quarrels amongst thy grandees about this month , or the next ; if such a terrible supernatural sight in the ayr 〈◊〉 thee , such as thy eyes never saw before ; if contentions and domestical duels be within thee ; ask thy learned iesuites , and they have wit enough , if they have but honesty enough , to tell thee , that thy fatal and final catastrophe will come in . thou art great , ( 〈◊〉 true ; ) i could wish thou wast not as proud . thou art strong , ( 't is true , ) and so was 〈◊〉 , yet thou knowest what became of it . fetch a deep sigh , and say , h eu nihil invitu sas 〈◊〉 credere divis . . july hath xxxi . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude . this moneth beginneth pleasantly and fair , but sol and saturn soon disturb the ayr with stormy weather ; and perhaps may thunder , our valiant soldiers get good store of plunder , you shal be sure to have a troubled sky : do not 〈◊〉 the works of god on high . s. d 〈◊〉   a   b first quarter half an hour after at night . c   d   e   f term ends . g   a   b   c full moon minutes after a in the morn . d   e   f   g   a   b last quarter half an hour past at night . c   d   e   f   g   a   b   c james apostle . new 〈◊〉 half an hour after in the morning . d   e   f   g   a m   b   observations on july . having considered that the grave equals all men , i 'l now make no difference of persons , but conjoyn in my judgment the kings with the beggars . the moneth begins with theeving , and ends in tempests : thunder , lightening , hail , and rain possesses the elements about the latter end of the moneth ; and if the elements , then all elementary bodies : 't is pity bedlam is not big enough to hold all the mad folks : indeed the world is mad , and therefore 't will not last long . this moneth sol is joyned with saturn , and mars gives mercury another meeting . men will be subject to coyn false mony , to theeving and deceiving one another , ( and that they ever did since i knew them . ) wise men will not be regarded , though they be honest . for , probitas laudatur & alget . men will be subject to study the philosophers stone , and that they are like to have when the devil 's blind . it 's a strange thing that men should go about to get their living by lying and deceiving : pray tell me ( countrymen ) is that the way to heaven , yea or no ? look to 't your selves , ( and say i told you of it , ) for 't is nothing to me . nobis parta quies . about the latter end of the moneth a couple of knaves will meet ; who they are , time will manifest . people will be incited to leave the ways of god , and study necromancy , and other diabolical arts . corrupt beginnings are baseness in the middle , and bitterness in the latter end , and so will they finde them ; and let them say , i told them so . the last day of the month save one produceth thunder and light'ning in the 〈◊〉 : have a care rome ; beware of fire . . august hath xxxi . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude . now mars & saturn meet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 , and give rome warning what death she shal dyon . the ayr 's disturb'd with fatal coruscations , troubling the brains of giddy-headed nations . of italy , and many people more , rome's deep 〈◊〉 engag'd ; let her pay al the score . m. d. c   d first quarter a little before noon . c   f   g   a   b windy weather . c   d full moon quarters past in the morning c   f   g   a   b   c   d last quarter half an hour past in the morn . e   f   g   a   b   c   d new moon at almost at night . a windy season . e bartholomew apostle . f   g   a   b   c   d   e   observations on august . scotland , saturn leaves thee , and i wish from my heart thy dishonesty may do the like . rome , look to thy self ; do not fall out one with another : remember what came of such a business towards the latter end of nero's reign . tell the jesuites what i say , and they have wit enough to pick english out of it . do not admire if you see wars in bohemia again . the plague rangeth up and down italy , and sicillia is like to suffer . apulia is troubl'd with worser businesses then the spider tarantula , and so is like to be these two years & a half . all the water in danubius wil not quench the fiery spirits in vlm. syracusa in sicillia , prague in bohemia , rome and damascus , have a care of fire : thou remembrest the time , rome , when nero set thee on fire ; and thou wast built again : but if once god set fire to thee , that will never be quench'd . god will give thee warnings enough of it , ( if thou knowest when thou hast enough : ) and when thou seest these warnings in the ayr , remember . the moneth ends indifferent serenely : we seem pretty quiet in london : i protest , 't is almost time . i hope thou wilt be wise one of these days , especially when thou canst scarce do otherwise : i 'le give thee this motto to set under thy red cross ; never city withstood her friends more then thou hast doxe . thou hast a little time now left thee to consider what belongs to thy peace ; make use of it , and make good use of it too : for , post est occasio calva . . september hath xxx . days . moneth days . week days . moons latitude . t is 〈◊〉 , the last moneth did serenely end , neither will this months ayr us much 〈◊〉 . now for accommodation if you can , 〈◊〉 yet i doubt , it 's past the wit of man . upon a sudden changes wheel about , the 〈◊〉 but taked up , it is not out . m. d. f first quarter at one of the clock in the morn . g   a   b   c   d   c full moon , half an hour after at night . f   g   a   b   c   d   e last quarter minutes after in the aftern . f   g   a   b   c 〈◊〉   d   e matthew . f new moon minut. after in the aftern : a 〈◊〉 cloudy ayr ( if not rainy . ) g   a   b   c   d   e   f 〈◊〉 arch. g first 〈◊〉 minutes after noon . septembers observations . no sooner doth this moneth begin , but ☉ and ♀ are got together ; but ♀ hath got . degrees of latitude . 't is in ♍ , and therefore but a barren businesse . i could wish people would looke after their healths , i am afraid it is but a sickly time . are the jewes marching towerds jerusalem or no ? let them take sober advice , the time is not yet . the florentines cannot be quiet ; what 's the matter with them ; are they too rich ? if about the latter end of this moneth the turkish emperour , dye , i cannot helpe it ; it may be hee hides his head , and t is onely the janizaries are tumultuous ; if hee can save his life , let him : i give him faire warning of it . . october hath xxxi dayes . moneth dayes weeks dayes . moons latitude . the sun and 〈◊〉 with the virgins spike , brings wholsom winds and showers ; & this i like : the sun and iove in sextile cleare the ayre , and tell the husbandman it will be faire : 〈◊〉 e're the month end , sol 〈◊〉 with saturn square let them to whom t' belongeth have a care . m. a a   b   c   d   e   f   g full moone , halfe an houre past . in the morn . wind and raine . a   b   c   d   e   f   g last quarter . min. past . in the morning . a   b   c   d luke evang. e   f   g   a new m. . min. past . in the morn . faire and clear weather . b tearme begins . c   d bitter cold winds . e   f   g simon and jude . a first quarter , halfe an houre past . at night . b   c   october , observations . now every one lookes to himselfe ; can subjects finde no other time to rebell but when winter drawes on ? a mad world : subjects would be kings , and what the nobles would be , neither themselves nor i know . the pope hath all holinesse and no wit , perhaps neither . thou wast made pope but onely for a cloake for the jesuits villany ; thy condemnation is of thy selfe o rome . thou writest thy selfe a servant of servants , and now thou art made such a foole indeed . the plague increaseth in london , and the colledge in amen-corner , cannot helpe it . praevisum nequit arte levare malum , honesty is an excellent herbe in the garden of the magistrates , and humblewort would suit the commons very well , either of them both being taken in the morning fasting , you shall be safe from gods vengeance that day : london , the latter end of this moneth will be troublesome : the heavens give thee warning of it , and so doe i. november hath xxx dayes . moneth days . weeks days . moons latitude . the world 's distracted : councells , consultations do fill the heads of the europian nations . embassadors are rife ; o cruell fate n'ere to take councell ere it be too late , i feare a great ones life ; and cause i have : but kings and beggers levell'd are i' th grave . m. a d all saints . e   f   g   a powder treason full moon , a little after two in the afternoone . b wind and cold rain , or sleet . c   d   e   f   g   a last quarter : almost at at night b   c   d   e   f   g   a   b   c new moon , almost at in the morning , d   e 〈◊〉 f   g   a   b   c terme ends . d last quarter , half an hour after in the morning e andrew apostle . novembers observations . i had forgotten the last moneth that some great person may expect a catastrophe , 〈◊〉 but a change out of one world into another , and that wee were all borne to . what difference is there betweene a prince and my selfe when wee are dead ; nay when a prince is but asleepe , what is hee the better for his kingdome ? london , let thy grandee's take no per-nicious councell this moneth , for ' 〈◊〉 come to nothing : doth not hee looke more like a mad-man then like a saint , that 's catching butterflies when he should be quenching his house that is on fire ? thou standst humming and hawing , and fending and proving , when thou shouldst be looking after able physitians to cure thy children of the pestilence . t is not a plaister of turbulencie , mixed with a little oyle of nonsence , and distilled through the alembick of a fooles braines that can cure thee at this time : you will not give your children what they desire , when they are waspish neither will your god you : bitter cold weather ends the 〈◊〉 moneth ( the time of the yeare considered ) and i hope the 〈◊〉 man when hee reades it will looke to his cattell ; it may propably be too late when hee feeles it . there 's a lyon will dye neere about this moneth ; you will know what i mean when it comes to passe . december hath xxxi dayes . moneth days . weeks days . latitude . moons good lord , how truly this moneth is troubled , with violent actions ; how our feares are doubled . it is impossible to live at ease , for those that know not christ the prince of peace he doth with inward joy to 's saints appeare , his person 's lovely : thus i end the year . s. a f   g   a   b   c full moon , half an houre after two in the morning d   e   f   g   a   b   c last quarter minutes after at night . d   e   f   g   a   b   c   d new moon , minutes after at night . e   f   g   a   b 〈◊〉 christs nativity . c steven protomar . d iohn evang. first quarter , almost at in the afternoon . e innocents . f   g   a   decembers observations . the yeare drawes now towards an end , i would willingly have written , so doe our troubles , but instead of troubles the compositor sets wits oh! what a moneth is here comming , how many blessings hath god given this poore nation , and it made it as mad almost ( if not altogether ) as those were , that when they came into a fertile countrey , went to erect a tower of babell , i would have said confusion , ( for i thinke the word signifies no other ) but god came downe to see the tower which the children of men were building , and confounded their language , and so he will your actions nature , and the god of nature bids you be quiet ; if not the one will leave you , and the other destroy you : ah london , london , hast not thou been caput horum 〈◊〉 malorum ? god is mercifull , and that 's all the hope i have of thee : thou mayst be wise , thou art old enough : i tell thee truly , had there not been some honest people in thee whom the lord regarded as much ( and it may be more too ) as elisha the prophet regarded the face of 〈◊〉 king of iudah : jehovah had rained fire and brimstone upon thee from jehovah as hee did upon sodom . thou 〈◊〉 astrologers , and yet i pray for thee ( though thou never did'st mee good ) and i 'le tell thee from the bookē of the creatures what is like to betide thee about this moneth , or the beginning of the next : thou wilt be troubled with 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 murder , and theevery , and t is l. to a penny if it be not acted by such as pretend to religion : thy women will be subject to seditions , and instead of being house-wives will turne state-rulers . looke to the malignants , have a care they get not armes into their houses : or if you please you may iet them alone , they have not wit enough to use them , and yet perhaps more wit then honesty . and when they can doe nothing else , then they 〈◊〉 a lying and scribling , and 〈◊〉 the year ends . january . the place of the planets and 〈◊〉 every day at noon .   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s a s d s d m d m a   ♑ ♑ ♋ r ♐ ♒ ♒ ♒ ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 latitude for dayes             the lunar aspects january .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the pla. mutuall     orient orient occid. occid. occid. aspects   〈◊〉 .     . .               ☽ perig .     . . 〈◊〉                     . . .   .   ☉ ♄ .   occid.       . ☽ . . . . .               . .   . .                 . .               .       . .                       .           .                     . . 〈◊〉 ☽ apog.     .               .         . .         .           ☽ .   .               .   . .   .     .         .     . .   .     .     ♀ ☿ .     .     . ♃ .         .       .   .                     .         . ☽ perig     .   .     febr. . the place of the planets and ♌ at noon .   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s. a s. d m. a m. a s. a   ♒ ♓ ♋ r. ♑ ♓ ♓ ♓ ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉   latitude       〈◊〉           the lunar aspects feb. .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the pla. mutuall     occid. orient . occid. occid. occid. aspects .   .   .     ♄ ♂     .       ☽ . . .       .       .         . .   . . .               .           . orient . ☉ ☿ . . .   , . .   .               ♄ ♀ .   .   . .                             .   ♉ .           ☽ apog.     .           .     .         . .         .       . ☽ . . .               . .   .           .       .   .     . . .               .       . . . .   ♃ ♀ . . . .         ♂ ♀ . 〈◊〉       .               . . .       .       ☽ perig . . .               .         march . the signe degree and minute the planets are in   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s. a s. d m. a m. a s d   ♓ ♈ ♋ ♑ ♈ ♈ ♒ ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉               the lunar aspects march .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan . mutuall     occid. orient occid. occid. orient aspects .   .   . . . ☽ . . ☉ ♄ .     .           .           .                 .     ♄ ♀ . .       . .       .           .   . .     .                                 . .   ♂ ♄ .     .     . ☽ apog.   .         ♃ ☿ . ☽ eclipsed                 .       ☽ .   .   .           .   .       .       .   .                       .         .     ☉ ♃ . ♃ ♀ . .   .   .       ♉ .   .   .   .       .           .           .   .   ☽ perig .   .       . ☽ . ecli . ☉ .   .           .               . .     ♄ ♀ .   .     .     april . the state of the planets , and this . moneth .   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s. a s. d s. a m. a ♈   ♈ ♊ ♋ ♋ ♉ ♉ ♈ ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉   s     〈◊〉 〈◊〉         the lunar aspects april .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan mu . asp.     occid. orient occid. occid. orient .             . ☉ ♄ . .           ♃ ☿ .       .         . .     .         .           .     ♄ ☿ . .         .           .   ♃ ♂ .   . . .     ☽ apog.                   .   .   ☽ . .   .       occid. ☉ ☿ . .         .     . . .                             .                 ♃ ☿ . .   .     .     .   .       .                   . . . ☉ ♃ . .   .       ♂ ☿ .   .   . . . ☉ ♃ .     .       ☽ . ♄ ♂ . .   .     .         .         . .   .                 .                               may . the position of the planet , and at noor .   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   ♉ ♋ ♋ ♑ . r ♉ ♊ ♊ ♈   s. a s. d s. a s. a s. a 〈◊〉 ● 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 latitude                   the lunar aspects . may , .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan . mutuall     occid. orient occid. occid. occid. aspects     .   .     . .   .                 .   .           ☉ ♄       . .         .     . ☽ apog. . .               . . .   ☽ .   .       .                     .   .   ♃ . . .                 .                 .       .           .     .     .     .                     .   〈◊〉 .   .           .   ☽ perig .   .       . ☽ . .   . . .       〈◊〉       .       .       ♄ ♀ .   .     .     .     .             orient     ☉ ♂ .     .     .                   〈◊〉     .     .     〈◊〉       iune . the places of the planets , and this 〈◊〉   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ r ☊   s. a s. d s. a s. d m d   ♊ ♌ ♋ ♑ r ♊ ♌ ♋ ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉                                     the lunar aspects . june .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan . mutuall     occid. orient orient . occid. occid aspects .       .   .       .       ☽ apog. .     .         .     . 〈◊〉 ☽ . 〈◊〉     .         . .   .   . ☉ ☿ .     .   . orient     .         ♂ ☿ .                     . . .   .   .                         .                   . .     . .     ☽ perig .           . ♀ ☿ .   .   .     ☽ . .   .     . ☉ ♃ .   . occid. . .     〈◊〉   .           .     .                             .       .     .               〈◊〉         ♃ ♂ .                         .       . . 〈◊〉     .           ☽ apog. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 motions of the planets and   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s a s d s a s d m a   ♋ ♍ ♌ ♑ r. ♋ ♍ . ♊ ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ; 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉                 the lunar aspctes . july .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan mutuall aspects     occid. occid. orient . orient . orient .   .       . ☽ .     . .     ♃ ☿ . . .               . .   . .   .     .         .                   .         .               . . ♀ ☿ . . .                                     ♂ ☿ .     . . .   ☽ perig . . orient       . ☉ ♄ .   . .       ☽ .       .   .   . . .               . . .   . .                   .         .                     ♄ ☿ .       . .     . .       .                                         ☽ apog.       . . occid. ☉ ☿ 〈◊〉   . .       ☽ . .         〈◊〉     . . .       august . a joynt view of the places of the planet ; and ☊   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s. a m. d s. a m. d s. a   ♌ ♏ ♌ ♑ r. ♋ ♍ ♌ ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 latitude 〈◊〉             the lunar aspects . august .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan . mutuall     orient occid. orient . occid. occid. aspects . .                   . . .     .           .       .         ♂ .     .                   ♉ .   ♉ . .   ♃ ☿ . .                 .     .               . ☽ per   . . . .   .               . . . .                 .   . .     .   . ☉ ♃ 〈◊〉       .   .       .   .     .                       .     .     .           .     ♀ ☿ . .     .         .                       . 〈◊〉   ♃ ♀ . 〈◊〉 ☽ apo   . .     . ☽ .       .           .       ♄ ☿ . . 〈◊〉 .                 . .       .           .     . .   〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☊   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s a m d s d m d m d   ♍ ♐ ♌ ♑ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ♒ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ♐ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 latitude for dayes             the lunar aspects . september , .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan . mutuall aspects .     orient occid. orient . occid. occid.     .                 .           .       .       . ☉ ♀ .     . orient .             .     .   .     ☽ . ☽ perig .   .               . . .   .     .     .     .         .     .           .   .   .   .                     .         . ☉ ♃ .   .                 .   .     .                 .   ☽ . . ☽ apog.     .       .       ☉ ♄ . ☉ 〈◊〉 .           .     . . .               .   ♃ ♂       .       . .     .               .       . . .     .         .   october . the position of the planets and ☊ this moneth .   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s a m d s a m a m a   ♎ ♒ ♌ ♑ ♍ ♍ ♎ r ♈ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉               the lunar aspctes . october .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan mutuall     orient . occid. orient . orient . occid. aspctes   .       orient . ☉ ☿ . .         .       . .               .       . .       ☽ . . .         . ☽ per.   . .     ♃ ☿ .         .       .                 . . .   .   .               . . .                 .                     .   .   .               . .                 ☽ .   . .       ☽ apog.           .   .   .       ☉ ♃ .   .   .               .                       . . . ☉ ♄ .             .     .               . .   . .                     .   .   .         novemb. . the places of the planets and ☊ at noon .   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s a m d s a s a s a   ♏ ♓ ♌ ♑ ♍ ♎ ♏ ♓ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉               the lunar aspects . november , .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan . mutuall     orient occid. orient orient orient aspects .       . .   ☽ .   . .       ☽ perig .           .     . .         .     .         .     .   ♃ ☿ .       〈◊〉     ♄ ♀ .     〈◊〉   . .   .                   . .   ♃ ♀ .   .       . ♄ ♀ . .                 .                   . ☽ . .     .     ☽ apog.   . .   ♂ .                   . .       ☉ ♂ .               . 〈◊〉   .   .           .           .           ♂ .       ☉ ♄ .         .     . .   . . ☉ ♀ .         . occid.       .     . ♄ ♂ . .           ☽ .   . . .     ☽ perig . .         .   december . the dayly motions of the planets and ☊   ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☊   s a m d s a s a m d   ♐ ♉ ♌ ♑ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♓ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉                                   the lunar aspects . december , .   ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ the plan . mutuall     orient occid. orient 〈◊〉 occid. aspects   .     .         .           .           .     .               . .       . .     ♃ ♂ 〈◊〉                 .   . .   ♄ ♀ . .                       .       .   .   ☽ . 〈◊〉 .               . .     .         .       . .               .   . .                   .                 .       .                 .   . . ♂ ♀ . ♂ ☿ .   .                 . .     .                 .       ☽ .   .     . 〈◊〉 ☽ petig . .   . .         .       .   .   .                 . .     .         ♄ ☿ . courteous reader , there are these books either already extant , or in the birth ready to be brought to light , which i thought good to acquaint thee with as fit for thy reading . . the new jerusalem , a sermon composed 〈◊〉 the society of astrologers , at their annuall meeting , aug. . . . chyromancy , or palmestry , or presaging of future event by the lines in the palm of the hand , by capt. george wharton , an accurate man in astronomy . . magick and astrology vindicated , by one h. warren . . an astrologicall discourse , proving the influence of the planets , and fixed stars , upon elementary bodies , and the validity of astrology justified by that sober and learned knight sir christopher heidou . . a vindication of astrology in answer to doctor homes , which teacheth by the booke of the creatures , what the wisdom , power and excellency of the creator is . . terasologia , or a discovery of gods wonders manifested in former and moderne times , by bloody raine and waters by , i s. . astrologicall judgment of diseases , for the decumbiture of the sick ; also the manner of finding out the cause , change , and end of a disease , and whether the sick be likely to live or die , and the time when recovery or death is to be expected , the signes of life or death , by the body of the sick , partly according to hypocrates . all sold by nath , brookes , at the angell in cornbill . tabula domorum . sol in aries . time from noon . dom. x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. iii . ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ h. m. s. gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in taurus . time from noon . dom. x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. iii . ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♍ h. m. s. gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in gemini . time from noon . dom. x dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. iii ♊ ♋ ♌ ♍ ♍ ♎ h. m. s. gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 ● tabula domorum . sol in cancer . time from 〈◊〉 . x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. iii . ♋ ♌ ♍ ♎ ♎ ♏ h. m. s. gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in leo . time from noon dom. x. dom. xi . dom. xii ascend . dom. ii . dom. iii ♍ ♎ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ h. m. s. grad. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum sol in virgo . time from noon . dom. x dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. 〈◊〉 . dom. 〈◊〉 . ♍ ♎ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ h. m. s. gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in libra . time from noon . dom. x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. 〈◊〉 . ♎ ♎ ♏ ♐ ♑ ♒ h. m. s gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in scorpio . time from noon . dom. x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. 〈◊〉 . ♏ ♏ ♐ ♐ ♒ ♓ h. m. s gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in sagitary . time from noon . dom. x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom ii . dom. iii . ♐ ♐ ♐ ♑ ♓ ♉ h. m. s gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in capricorn . time from noon . dom. x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. iii . ♑ ♑ ♒ ♓ ♉ ♊ h. m. s gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in aquary . time from noon dom. x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. iii . ♒ ♒ ♈ ♊ ♋ ♋ h. m. s gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. 〈◊〉 tabula domorum . sol in pisces . time from noon dom. x. dom. xi . do. xii . ascend . dom. ii . dom. iii . ♓ ♈ ♉ ♋ ♋ ♌ h. m. s gradus . gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. gr. mi. a table of the essentiall dignities of the planets according to ptolomy . signes . houses of the planets . exaltation . triple● city of the plan . the termes of the planets . the faces of the planets . detriment . fall . di. noc . ♈ ♂ d ☉ ☉ ♃ ♃ ♀ ☿ ♂ ♄ ♂ ☉   ♀ ♄ ♉ ♀ n ☽ ♀ ☽ ♀ ♀ ♃ ♄ ♂ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♂   ♊ ☿ d ☊ 〈◊〉 ♄ ♀ ☿ ♃ ♀ ♄ ♂ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♃   ♋ ☽ nd ♃ ♂ ♂ ♂ ♄ ☿ ♀ ♄ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄ ♂ ♌ ☉ nd     ☉ ♃ ♄ ☿ ♀ ♃ ♂ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♄   ♍ ☿ n ☿ ♀ ☽ ☿ ♀ ♃ ♄ 〈◊〉 ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ♃ ♀ ♎ ♀ d ♄ ♄ ☿ ♄ ♀ ♃ ♀ ♂ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♏ ♂ n     ♄ ☿ ♂ ♃ ♀ ☿ ♄ ♂ ☉ ♀ ♀ ☽ ♐ ♃ d ☊ ♂ ♂ ♃ ♀ ☿ ♄ ♂ ☿ ☽ ♄ ☿   ♑ ♄ n ♂ ☉ ♃ ♀ ☿ ♃ ♂ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ☽ ♃ ♒ ♄ d     ♀ ☽ ♄ ♀ ♀ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☽ ☉   ♓ ♃ n ♀ ♂ ♉ ♀ ♃ ☿ ♂ ♄ ♄ ♃ ♂ ☿ ☿ whosoever hath occasion for any sort of mathematicall instruments for sea or land , may be furnished at the . daggers in moore-fields neere bedlam gate , by walter hayes . epilogvs . of the faces of the signes . that the faces of the signs have significations is aparent , and that none have as yet written of them in english is as true , therefore here having got a little spate paper i shall fill it up with them , 〈◊〉 . angelus hath cut convenient images for them , which although they very fitly expresse their significations , i shall here omit . the first face of aries is the face of mars , and signifies boldnesse , fortitude , perferment and immodesty , it is compleat and strong in its properties and vertues . the second face is the face of the sun , and signifies nobility and preferment , rule and dominion . the third face is the face of venus , and signifies women , and their skill in manuall operation and trades belonging to that sex , curtesies , play , joy and mirth . the first face of taurus is mercuries , and is compleat in his nature , is good to plow , sow and build , to frequent the company of lawyers , learned and wise men , to measure and divide land , to practice geometry . the second face is belonging to the moone , and signifies power , nobility and honour , to spoyl towns , and dispeople them , and bring great necessity upon people . the third face is the face of saturne , and signifies misery , bandage , slavery , necessity , want , and vilenes . the first face of gemini is jupiters , and is compleat in its nature , and signifies writing , casting of account , receiving and paying monies , delivering petitions and exersizing such feats of wit by which little mony is gotten . the second is the face of mars , and signifies oppression and labour , obtaining things by much study and difficulty , and if it 〈◊〉 any at all it is knavish wit . the third is the face of the sun , and signifies forgetsulnes , disdain , jesting and playing . the first face of cancer is the face of 〈◊〉 , compleat in its owne nature , and signifies strength and sensibility , community , subtilty and favour of the men they desire . the second is the face of mercury , and signifies 〈◊〉 , jesting and playing with women , riches and fruitfulnesse . the third face belongs to the moone , and signifies huating , 〈◊〉 of them that fly , and obtaining goods , by fighting , quarrelling and contrarying men in their humors . the first face of leo belongs to saturne , and is compleat in form , fignifies cruelty , evill deeds , violence , boldnesse , lust , and many 〈◊〉 businosses , which must be born , will he nill he . the second face is the face of jupiter ; and signifies braulings that a man never thought of , misery and necessity , base men get the victory over their betters before they are aware of it , and it gives occasion of fighting and blood-shed . the third is the face of mars , and signifies love and society , it avoids strife , and men will be loath to part from their own . the first face of the virgin belongs to sol , and is the faceof plowing and sowing , planting and gathering riches , pleasing the fancy , and cherishing the body the second face of virgo , is the face of venus , and signifies getting gain and substance , a greedy desire after wealth , a covetous disposition , seeking help of other people to advance himselfe . the third is the face of mercury , and signifies old age and weaknesse , sloathfulnes and infirmity , rooting up trees and unpeopling countries . the first face of libra belongs to the moon , and signifies justice , law and truth , it helps the poor and delivers him out of the clutches of the rich , and is compleat both in figure and nature . the second is the face of saturne , and signifies rest , plentifulnes , quietnes , a good peaceable secure life . the third face belongs to jupiter , and signifies lust , sodomy , evill company , singing and jollity . the first face of scorpio is the face of mars , and is compleat in figure and nature , it signifies wrangling , sicknes and deceit , sadnes , destruction and way-laying , or private cunny-catching . the second is the face of the sun , and is a wrangling , quarrelling , scolding , mischief-sowing , seditious , vexatious face . the third belongs to venus , and signifies violence , drunkennesse , war and fornication . the first face of sagitarius belongs to mercury , and gives signification of boldnes , liberty and war . the moon claims the second face which signifies fear and weeping , lamentation , and bodily sorrow . the third is the face of saturn , and signifies a man extream , selfish , one that will have his own will though to pull down houses subtile for himselfe , and walks contrary to every body , quick witted to every thing that is bad , but in good things hee moves as though he drew a milstone at his tayle . the first face of capricorn is the face of jupiter compleat in figure and nature , and signifyes a joyfull life , wandering and travailing , gain and losse , an intermixed life . the second is the face of mars , and signifies searching after such things as will never be found out , and studying after such things as will never be attained . the third face belongs to the sun , and makes a man covetous and desirous of rule , and soveraignty . the first face of aquary is the face of venus , and signifies continuall anxiety after gain , the man is never at rest , but alwayes full of labour and pains-taking ; and much adoe he hath to keep buckle and thong together . the second is the face of mercury , and gives beauty , understanding and modesty , a fine courteous disposition , modest , and not much given to anger , of good condition , compleat in forme , and one that loves liberty . the third face the moon claims dominion of , and signifies brawling , scolding and quarreling . the first face of piscos is the face of saturne , compleat in figure and nature , is of many thoughts & as many journeys , often shifting from place to place , very diligent to get him a name , and an estate . the second is the face of jupiter , and is of an aspiring braine , a creature that aimes at no small matters . mars claims the third face in which he delights much in wenches , fornication , whoredome and pleasure . these things i thought good here to set down , because i account them necessary in astrologicall judgments , and also have found them verified in the nativiti s of many people . and for further satisfaction let them see my booke called , an astrologicall judgement of diseases , from the decumbiture of the sick : also , the manner of finding out the cause , change and end of a disease , and whether the sick be likely to live or die , and the time when recovery or death is to be expected : to which is added the signes of life or death by the body of the sick party , according to the judgement of hypocrates . finis . the mariner's everlasting almanack wherein is set down diverse motions of the moon, with rules and tables for finding her age every day, and when she cometh to the meridian, also the time of her true rising and setting, fully examplified and proved, together with everlasting tyde-tables, containing the true ebbings and flowings throughout the most part of the sea-ports and towns in europe 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either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng almanacs, english. astrology -- early works to . ephemerides. - tcp assigned for keying and markup - aptara keyed and coded from proquest page images - judith siefring sampled and proofread - judith siefring text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion the mariner's everlasting almanack wherein is set down diverse motions of the moon , with rules and tables for finding her age every day , and when she cometh to the meridian , also the time of her true rising and setting , fully examplified and proved . together with everlasting tyde-tables , containing the true ebbings and flowings throughout the most part of the sea-ports and towns in europe as also an excellent table , shewing the exact rising and setting of the sun for every five dayes , with the degrees propper to the sun's place . and lastly , a pleasant dialogue , containing some orthographicall and steriographicall questions , with severall other usefull things ; most necessary for the good of this nation , but more especially for the use of our gallant seamen . calculated for the latitude of degrees minuts . by iohn forbes printer to bon-accord , & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . the second edition , much corrected and enlarged . aberdeen , printed by the author , printer to the town and universitie , anno . god save king charles . long may he live , and reign , with all that race : by whom , we doe enjoy much grace and peace . insignia vrbis abredonie apelles , stairing long , did look upon the learning , policy , and generous mind of that brave city , plac'd 'twixt d ee and done ; but how to paint it , he could never find : for still he stood , in judging which of three , a court , a colledge , or , a burgh , it be . floreat bon-accordia . to his worthy , and much respected good friend , captain iohn tyler , at lieth . sir , having heard of your fame , and of your industrious and vigilant endeavours into the mathematicall rare inventions , ( even in your younger years , ) and especially into that famous and noble art of navigation ; and that from the mouth of a credible person , who was at that time a teacher of the mathematicks at london : have therefore made bold ( tho unacquainted ) to present you with a second edition of this enchiridion , or , smal treatise ; to be sheltered under the protection of your patrocinie : whom , ( i trust ) is able to defend and assist me , in truth and veritie , against all malevolent and backbiting opposers ; who through their blind ignorance , doth falsly check us of truths , and some small oversights : as may be seen into the tyde-table of lieth , printed into an almanack at edinburgh , for this present year : set forth by james paterson mathematician . wherefore , expecting your favourable acceptance , of this small embryo , which shall ere long incourage me , to publish abroad a larger treatise , on that excellent art of navigation , for the speciall use of all our loyal brave sea-men and mariners , whose painfull labours tend much for the good of this ancient kingdom . thus wishing you , and all the worthie fraternitie of masters of the trinitie-house at lieth , all happiness here in this world , and eternall mansions of joy in the world to come : i ever remain , sir , your humble servant , iohn forbes , printer to bon-accord . an introduction to the perpetuall tyde-table , or , table of ebbing and flowing , in the most speciall sea-ports in europe . there are diverse motions of the moon , being in number ; accounted by ricciolus , in his almagesto novo astronomiae ▪ lib. . cap. . but here i intend to treat of those motions that are most usefull for seamen and mariners , according as their daily practise doth require . section i. the first motion of the moon . the first motion of the moon , called the diurnall o● daily motion , being the revolution of the moon from the east to the west , and from thence to the east in houres ; or rather almost in houres : so that the moon in this motion is slowest of all the side●iall bodies , not following altogether the motion of primum mobile in houres : for if the moon be observed to be in conju●ction with any fixed star this night the next night following , she shall be found to be distant from the same degrees minuts seconds to which in the aequator , answereth to min of time this motion , being her propper middle motion i● longitude performed under the zodiack , because a formerly i have mentioned she performeth degree minuts seconds by her middle motion , which is betwixt the slow and the swift , and passeth through the zodiack , in days , hours , minuts : and this space of time , is called the periodicall moneth . but because the sun moveth daily in the eccliptick , min sec . thirds , towards the east , therefore the suns motion being substracted from the middle motion of the moon in longitude , there shall remain the distance of the moon from the sun , degrees minuts seconds thirds . sect . ii. the second motion of the moon . the synodicall moneth , or moneth of conjunction , being longer then the periodical moneth , because the moon being in conjunction with the sun , as admit , in the first of aries , the moon having prescribed her motion through the zodiack in dayes hours minuts , doth not find the sun in this point of the zodiack , because the sun since the last conjunction is passed towards the east ; therefore that there may be a conjunction of the sun with the moon , she is to pass a whole sign almost , before she can come to be in conjunction with the sun , and this is called , lunatio vera . but if we have respect to the true motion , the space of the middle lunation being dayes hours , the longest dayes , the shortest dayes houres : from hence it followeth , that synodicall moneths maketh a lunar year to consist of days , but the solar year consisting of days hours ● minuts , maketh the difference days , being called the epact : which is 〈◊〉 ●●ference betwixt the solar and lunar year . sect . iii. the third motion of the moon . the third motion is the motion of the nods , of the circle of the moon , contrare to the order of the signs ; for the orbite of the moon , is inclined to the plain of the eccliptick by an angle of degrees in new and full-moons , or deg . min. in the quarters , which latitude of degrees , being the greatest , is called , the belly of the dragon , because of the similitude they have with a dragon or serpent , as is formed by the peripherie of the lunar eccliptick with the peripherie of the orbite of the moon , the one being called the north , and the other the south . the points wherein there is no latitude , or where the orbite of the way of the moon cutteth the eccliptick , being immediatly opposed , are called the nods , whereof the one is called the nothern and ascendent , because to us that are to the north ward , it is alwayes higher , ascending towards our pole and zenith , and therefore it is called caput draconis or , head of the dragon , marked thus ☊ the other node or intersection , is called southern descending , or , the taile of the dragon , marked thus ☋ these nods or points of the intersection , near about which falleth out the eclipses of the sun and moon , are observed to move contrare to the order of the signs , the middle motion of the same being minuts seconds thirds at nearest , so that they will obsolve their period of motion through the eccliptick , about years days , hours , minuts . but according to copernicus in years , days hours , minuts . this motion by some was thought to be equall , but tycho did find the same unequall , where you are here to observe that your golden number , is composed of this motion , being the space of years that the nods do make their revolution in years , and how to find the same . as also the epact , whereby we may find the age of the moon . sect . iv. how to find the golden-number . as also , to know at what time the moon cometh to the meridian , first , find the golden-number , which is had by adding one to the year of our lord , ●nd divyding the sume by , the remainder that rests over the division shall be the golden-number ; and ●he quotient shall show how many revolutions are past since the head of the dragon was in the first of aries . as suppose i desire to know the golden num●er for the year , to the which an vnite being ●dded , the sume is : which divided by , the ●emainder is for the golden-number , or years ●re past since the head of the dragon was in the first 〈◊〉 aries , and the most part of that year , the same will remain in leo , and enters cancer upon the of october , having performed revolutions , as in the quotient is evident . sect . v. how to find the epact . having found the golden-number , the epact may be easily had for this year , viz. by multiplying the golden-number by : ( being the difference betwixt the solar and lunar year ) the product is , which divided by the quotient is , and the remainder , which is the epact for this year , : where you are to observe , that the golden-number beginneth alwayes the first of ianuary , and the epact the first of march. sect . vi. how to find the age of the moon . to know the age of the moon , add to the epact of that year in which you desire the moons age , the moneths from march inclusive , with the dayes of the moneth ; and if the sume be less than , then the number is the age of the moon , but if the sume of the addition exceed , from the same substract , if the moneth have days , and if , substract , the remainder will be the age of the moon : the reason of this substraction was to return back the days , which was the difference between the solar and lunar year . example , in the year , i would know the moons age the day of august , the moneth of august being the th , and the epact , the days of the moneth : these three e m d added together , the sume is , which sheweth the of august , to be the day of the moon . and again , if you require the age of the moon the day of august , these e m d three numbers being added together , the sume is , from which being substracted ( because the moneth hath days ) the remainder is , so that the of august , is the day of the moon . this way being frequently used by sea-men , is not so exact as may be required ; therefore i would advise sea-men to take notice of the yearly almanacks . having the age of the moon , we may know at what time she cometh to the meridian by the precedent rule , where the first day , or hours after the coniunction or change , the moon is degrees distant from the sun , in time min. or quar . min. that ●he moon cometh latter to the meridian the first day , and so for every day to the opposition or full-moon . now to know at what time the moon cometh to the meridian , accept of this following table , for this and another use , as shall follow . this following table containeth five columns , in ●he first and second ye have the increass and decreass of the moons age , as also , in the third and fourth , ●he hours and minuts that the moon doth come to the meridian : for if th● moon be increasing ( a● you may see by the letters ie , at the head of th● first column ) the hour● and minuts against th● same , is the time of the moons coming to the meridian in the afternoon . but if the moon● be decreasing , ( as you may see at the head o● the second column , by the letters de. ) then the houres and minuts sheweth the time of the moons coming to the meridian in the morning . the moon 's age , ❍ moon coming to meridian . moon 's age ☽ in. ☽ de. ☽ ho. min. example the day and the day of the moon , i desire to know the moons coming to the meridian . i find for both these days hours , showing that the day , the moon cometh to the meridian at hours afternoon , and the day at hours in the morning : the columns of hours and minuts , are had by multiplying the moons age by , and divyding the product by , and if any remain over the division is the numerator of the fraction , and for every vnite account minuts , so you shall have the hours and minuts of the moon 's coming to the meridian , as in the table you may find . as for example , the day of the moon , i desire to know at what time in the afternoon she cometh to the meridian , so multiplied by the product is , which divyded by , the quotient is hours , and remaining over the division giveth minuts , so that the day , the moon cometh to the meridian at hours , minuts in the afternoon . some examples . having found by the rules or table the moons coming to the meridian , if there be any place where a south moon maketh full-sea as at the isle of wight , i say that the day of the moon it will be full-sea , or high water at that place at hours , minuts . but if the flowings be to the eastward , then you are to substract quarters of an hour for every point of the compass , and the remainder shall show you the time of high water at that place . as also , i desire to know the time of full-sea the day of the moon at yarmouth where a south-south east moon maketh full-sea : from hou . min. substract one hou . min. the remainder is hou . min. at which time it will be full-sea at north-yarmouth . again , if at lieth , where a south-west by south moon maketh a full-sea , you are to add hou . min. for points of the com●ass ( because westward flowings ) to hou . min. ●he sume shall be hou . min. at which time it will be full-sea at lieth . sect . vii . how to find the rysing and setting of the moon . lastly , to know at what hour the moon setteth or riseth for any day of her age for which purpose this small treatise was intended you may accept of the second use of this table , in which , first you may know how long the moon will shine or remain above the horizon , from the conjunction or change to the full , by knowing the moons age in the first column and against the same , in the third and fourth columns you shall have the hours and minuts that the moon doth shine or remain after the suns setting , which being added to the setting of the sun , giveth the setting of the moon , example , i desire to know the day of the moon at what time she will set , i find in the table the day of her age , and in the third and fourth ho. min. for so long will she shine after the sun setteth ▪ then suppose the sun to set at hours in the afternoon , which being added to hou . min. the sume shall show the time of her setting , at hou . min. at night . for the moons rysing after the opposition or full , look for the moons age in the second column and the hou . and min answering , being substracted from hou . giveth the hou . and min. that the moon ryseth before the sun ; which being substracted from the suns rysing , giveth the time of the moons rysing . for example , the day of the moon , i find answering hour , minuts , which being substracted from the remainder is hou . min. that the moon will rise before the sun , so that the moon shineth hou . min. in the morning before the sun ryse , and the sun ●he same day rysing at a clock , min. whereunto ●f i add hou . else the substraction cannot be made , ●nd it maketh hou . min : from which hours minuts being substracted , there resis hou . min. ●t which time the moon ryseth before midnight , but ●or saving a substraction , i have added the fifth co●umn , and against the dayes of the moons age you ●ave the complement of the hou . and min. to , and ●o one substraction will serve . the reason of this table was had from plinius , in his lib. . cap. , ●nd from others as is mentioned by ricciolus in his ●stronomie , lib. . cap. prob. . which rule although not exact , yet may serve for vu●gar use , for ●s the learned kepler doth observe concerning this rule of plinius , that , medium inter ejus enormia tenet . a more exact and certain way may be had for the ●ime of rysing and setting of the moon : by knowing ●he place of the moon in the ecliptick , which being ●ad for the time you require the moons rysing and ●etting , you are to apply your self to the last table of the suns rysing and setting , and there finding the ●ign and degree the moon is into at the time required , ●r when the moon cometh to the meridian , by the ●●rst table , with the signs and degrees : then looking ●or the suns setting being in the same signe and de●ree , which being substracted from her coming to the meridian , giveth the time of the moons rysing : and being added giveth the time of her setting , als● which shall be evident by the following examples for which purpose i have added a second table shewing the moons motion in signs , degrees , and minuts , for every day and hour of her age. observing the signs with their marks , and respective moneths , the first being n. northern and the last s. southern : also , there are words in a verse , for the moneths , each of them beginning with a vowel , except the last , ( p. ) in paradice , a consonant being for february , and signifying the day of february that the ☉ sun will enter ♓ pisces● ●or the rest add the number of the beginning vowel of each word to , the sume shall be the day of the moneth that the ☉ sun entereth the respective sign , as e in evil , being the second vowel , with giveth the day of march the sun entereth ♈ aries ; as also , o , in objects being the vowel added to is , shewing the sun to enter ♋ cancer the of iune , and so accordingly in all the rest . the six northern signes . march , april , may , iune , iuly , august , ♈ aries ♉ taurus ♊ gemini ♋ cancer ♌ leo ♍ virgo , evil attends its object , unvailed vice , the six southern signes . septem . octo. novem. decem. ianuar februar . ♎ libra ♏ scorpio ♐ sagit . ♑ capri. ♒ aqua . ♓ pisces . vain villans jest , into a paradice . a table , shewing the moon 's motion , in signs , degrees and minuts , for every day and hour of her age. the dayes of the moon 's age. ❍ age , si. deg. min.       the hours of the moon 's age. ho. deg. min. the use of this table is as followeth , and first observing that the sun and moon are both in one signe and degree at the change and conjunction which you may have by your yearly almanack or ephemeris . as in the year , i find the conjunction or change to be the of iuly at in the morning , ( the minuts being omitted , as of no great concernment in this matter ) then from in the morning to at midday , there are hours , to the which answereth the hours of the moons age , degrees , minuts , which being added to degree , minuts of leo ▪ the signe and degree the sun and moon was into at the change , the sume is degrees , minuts and this is the place of the moon the of iuly at noone . but with more certainty by an ephemeris into the deg . of leo the day at noon . secondly , i desire to know the moons place the of iuly . so then between the of iuly , and the are days inclusive , and in the table of the days of the moons age , are signes degrees . lastly , seeing the moon cometh to the meridian the day , at hours , minuts , to the which doth answere nearest in the table of hours , degrees , minuts , these four being added together   s. d. m. first the ☽ being in the deg . min of ☊ being secondly from morning to noon , being hours , thirdly the day at noon , lastly for days in the first table , ho ▪ min. is the sume is and this much for the first way . these signs deg . min. showeth the moon to be in the year , iuly th , into the degree minuts of capricorn : minuts being omitted in both , so the difference is but small ; and no wonder that there be a difference : the ephemeris by calculation being more exact then that which we can expect from this enchiridion : where you are to observe , having found the place of the moon , which if it had exceeded signes , ye were then to substract , and the remainder counted from aries inclusive , shall be the moons place . but having found the same to be in the degree of capricorn , and the sun in the same ; by the last table of the suns rysing and setting , ye shall find the sun being in the degree of capricorn to set in the latitude of deg . min. at hou min. which being added to hou . . min. the moons coming to the meridian , showeth the setting of the moon , to be at hou . min. about midnight ; and being substracted from hou . min. the remainder is hou . min. for the rysing of the moon in the afternoon . and accordingly you may know the rysing and setting for any other day of her age , either increasing or decreasing . upon these grounds an instrument may be made for performing of the same without tables . and this much for the second way . the third way . in the same year , december being the day of the moon , and coming to the meridian at a clock in the afternoon : i find the moon to be in degrees of aries , having degrees minuts south-latitude ; which being substracted from degrees , minuts ( the suns declination being in of aries . ) is degrees minuts , which may be called the moons declination , or distance from the equinoctiall northerly , though not propperly , because the latitude of the moon or star , is said to be an arch of a great circle , contained between the body of the moon or star , and the eccliptick passing by the eccliptick poles : and the declination an arch of a great circle , contained between the body of sun. moon , or star ; and the equinoctiall passing by the poles of the world. but the difference between the two arches being small and of no great consequence to this matter , we look in the tables of declination for deg . min. in aries , in which sign and degree the sun being , setteth about hou . min. which added to hou . the moons coming to the meridian the sume is hou . min. or hou . min. in the morning the moon will set , and being substracted from hou . the remainder hou . min. for her rysing afternoon . now by the second way wherein there is no respect had to the latitude of the moon , we find the sun being in deg . of aries to have his half semidiurnall arch hou . min. which being added to hou . the moons coming to the meridian giveth hou . min. for her setting , and substracted from hou . giveth hou . min. this being an error ought to be seriously considered , as not being tollorable , the half semidiurnall arch only being hou . min. and not hou . min. by considering the latitude having formerly made mention , that the moons latitude being added or substracted from the moons true declination of longitude , the difference is of no great consequence , as i shall illustrate in these following cases , supposing the moons longitude to be in the degree of taurus . sect . viii . a description of the following sphericall triangle . let there be an oblique sphericall triangle , as a , b , c , projected in the plain of the solistitiall●olure , either orthographice , according to ptolomies ●nalemma , or steriographice , according to gemma ●risius his astrolob : the arch a , b , shall repre●ent the distance between the two poles , to wit , of ●he diurnall and annuall motion , being deg . min. b , c , an arch of the co. latitude of the moon , ●nd a , c , of the co. declination . dat. a , b , the angle at b , and b , c , to find a , c , or complement ; being the declination of the moon . north . ☽ lat. ☽ decl. decl. ♉ added diff deg. deg . min. deg . min. min ▪ south . ☽ lat. ☽ decl. substracted diff deg. deg . min. deg . min. min ▪ these two tables i have composed ; for showing of the difference between the moons declination , ( being had by the resolution of the former triangle , ) and the place of the moon in the eccliptick ; having either n. or s. latitude . as for example , i have taken the moons longitude to be in the deg . of taurus , whose declination is deg . min in the first table , there are columns , first , the moons latitude to deg . of n. latitude . secondly , the moons declination . thirdly , the declination of the deg . of taurus being deg . min. added to deg . of n. latitude , giveth deg . min. the difference from the moons declination deg . min. being only min. and ●hat for the fifth column , and so accordingly in all ●he rest . the second table , where the moon hath south latitude , the moon being in the same degree of ●he eccliptick , according to her longitude , ye have ●n the first column as formerly , the moons latitude s. secondly , the moons declination : and thirdly , the declination of deg of taurus , from which if ye substract ●he moons latitude , the remainder shall be deg . min differing from the moons declination min. what i have said here concerning n. or s. latitude , in the northern signs , may be applyed to n. or s. latitude in southern signs . but if it be required , when the declination with the latitude added , is more then deg . min. as i suppose the moon to be in the deg . of gemini ; having declination deg . min. north , and the latitude deg . min. north , the sume is deg : min : now to know the day of the moon , at what time the moon ryseth and setteth . having found the declination of the moon by what formerly hath been said , to be deg . min , with the poles elevation deg . min. we may find the difference assentionall to be deg . min , in time hou . min ; which added to hou . the sume is hou . min. added to hou . in the morning , the moons coming to the meridian , giveth hou . min. or , min. past hou . afternoon ; and substracted from , leaveth hou min. at which time the moon will rise the former day in the afternoon . as for the horizontall refraction and parallax , being of no great concernment in this matter to handle any further , i desist . lastly , i would advise seamen , that are versed in the principles o● navigation , as in the sphere and globs , to furnish themselves with ephimerides , either argol , or iohn gadbury their ephimerides , which will continue these years ; wherein they may have the true place of the luminaries , with the moons latitude , for the meridian or a cloak each day . sect . ix . a declaration , for the better understanding of these everlasting tables , for the ebbs and floods following ▪ if you be desirous at any time to know when i● is a full-sea , or high water at any port or haven either in scotland , england , france or ireland , or any other part of the world : if first by your own knowledge , or the knowledge of any expert mariner , you know , when you see the moon in such a part of the firmament , that then it is ful-sea at such a port or haven , then these tables shall be needless for you : but if you cannot so do , and would learn , then resort to this table : and first consider with your self , how many days old the moon is , the day that you desire to know the tyde : and in the middle of this table you shall find in the uppermost part thereof ; this tittle , the age of the moon : and right against the day of the age of the moon , you shall find on both sides , the places and points of the firmament , as south , south by west ; south south-west , &c. and next under that line , are these letters , ho. and min. which signifieth hours and minuts : then having in memorie the age of the moon , as aforesaid , go directly to the tittle of that place of the firmament , to the which when the moon cometh , maketh a high water , and there you shall find the exact hour and minut when it is ful-sea in that place , as for example . where it flowes south by west , as at aberdeen , i desire to know at what time it will be full-sea at that place , the day of the moon : i apply my self to the table , and i find the flowing at aberdeen , south by west , then looking in the column of the age of the moon , i find the day of the moon , and right against the same upon the left hand i find hours minuts : at which time in the evening it will be full-sea at that place : but if it be the day of the moon , you shall find the same flowing to be at hours minuts in the morning . another example , where it flowes south-west by south , as at lieth , i desire to know at what time it will be full-sea at that place , the said day of the moon : i apply my self to the table , and i find the flowing at lieth , south-west by south : then looking in the column of the age of the moon , i find the day of the moon , and right against the same upon the right hand i find hours minuts : at which time in the evening it will be full-sea at that place : but if it be the day of the moon , you shall find the same flowing be at hours minuts in the morning and accordingly throughout these following everlasting tyde-tables . at buchāness , and all the south-side of the murray-firth , cromarty , millorchy , inverness , findorne , spey , bamff , peterhead , isle of wight , at deal , at dover-peer , on the coast of flanders , &c. at newbrugh aberdeen , sto●hyve , redbane , at flushing , within the maes , at maldox , at the vvest-end of the nower , at blacktail , at rochester , at vvinchelsey , and within terveer , &c. the age of the moon . at montrose , the out-end of ●ay , st. andrews , cryle , e●ster , and all along the coast of ●isse to brunt island , before gaurie and at graves-end , under holy-island , and at horn , &c. at lieth in the firth , at dundee , brunt island , holy-island , st. lucas , wthout bluet at denby , without fount-nay , at lisbon , before the vveilings , &c. south . s. by w. ☽ ☽ s. s. w. s. w. by s. north. n. by e. n. n. e. n. e. by n. ho. min. ho. min. in. de. ho. min. ho. min. at ennerkything , quensferrie , st . margarets-hoop . borrowstonness , lyme-kills , & all above in●hgarvie , except stirling-bridge , at london and before newcastle , at amsterdā , & armentiers , &c. from buchan-ness , and all alongst the coast without , above the may , or highland in the south-firth , and from flambrough-head , to bird●ing ton bay without , ostend , at brest , before the bass &c. the age of the moon . a little off the shore before humber between brid lington , and lowerness , at lands-end of golph , from ostend to st catharins , at aberwark , in the bree sound : baltimore , mousehole , dungarvan , &c. at arbroth , falmouth , between silly and lizard , in milford , moonless , st. maloes , at caldy , and in the bay of canarvan , at the mouth of severn , foy , humber new-castle , garnsey , and wales , &c. s. w. s. w by w. ☽ ☽ w. s. w. w. by s. n. e. n. e. by e. e n. e. e. by n. ho. min. ho. min. in. de. ho. min. ho. min. ● at lin half-tyde , weighmouth , wells , and waterford , hull , londey , at holms , bristol , concallo , at abermorick , and antwerp , before hambrough , and the tessel , &c. between foy and falmouth and at bristol-key , and weighmouth-key , at lime , foul-ness , at sedmouth , and at the start. before st. nicholas , & podessinsk in russia , &c. the age of the moon . bridgewater , at the fly , before the coast of frizland , ex water , at the lizard by the land , at cape cleer in the road of the tessell , and off the start in the channell . &c. at yarmouth , the hague , between beachy and the isle of wight and also in st. magnes sound , and at machnells castle , at dublin , at lambey , peter-port , without the fly , &c. east . e. by s. ☽ ☽ e. s. e. s. e. by e. west . w. by n. w. n. w. n. w by w. ho. min. ho. min. in. de. ho min. ho. min. ● ● at penthland-●irth , at kirkwa , at elwick , at the mull-head at cateness , at orkney , at dumbar , at the bass island , at kildren , at the isle of man , at harlem , and at home-head , &c. at alborough at the caskets , and at chamberness , at dungeness , and dun●ose , thwart of garnsey in the channel , at ley-staff , and thwart of it without the banks , at orfordness , at shoram ▪ at tergow , at deep . &c. the age of the moon . in the week of cateness , bulleyn-deep at cows , in calice road , at dover , and in the downs at harwich , without the banks of harwich , at st. helens , all the coast of normandy and picardy , in yarmouth-road , &c. before the haven of caven , in the chamber , between cripple-sand and the creyl , and at culsbot , in fair isle-rhoads , and at the northfore land , in the chamber , and gor-end , at harwich within , at rye , &c. s. e. s. e by s. ☽ ☽ s. s e. s. by e. n. w. n w. by n. n. n. w. n. by w. ho. min. ho. min. in. de. ho. min. ho. min. ● ● ●● ● a full and compleat everlasting tyde-table , for all the sea-coasts and harbours of great brittain , france and ireland , holland , spain , flanders , norway . biscay , &c. shewing exactly what moon maketh a full-sea , in all the aforesaid places , or into any other place of the world ; according to these foregoing everlasting tyde-tables , of the ebbings and flowings , hours and minuts of the moons daily age : because that all could not be contained into the said foregoing tables . the like never heretofore by any , so fully published . south and north moon , maketh a full-sea , at buchan-ness , and all along the south-side of the murray-f●rth , ( viz ) cromarty , millorchy , inverness , findorne , spey : also ba●●ff , peterhead , isle of wight , at deal , at beachy , and before the race of blanquet , in the condado , at dover-peer , and before dunkirk , at emden , before the elve , before the eyder , and before enchusen , on the coast of flanders , in the road of gibralter , at graveling and before gherbrough , before the hever , before horn , and at hampton-key , at jutland-islands , kentish knock , at liegh , and at newport half tyde , at portsmouth half tyde , at qu●brough , in the sleeve , between vshant and silly , at the shooe , at the spits , at south-hampton , and all along the swin , before vr●ck s. by w. or , n. by e. moon , at new-burgh , aberdeen , stonhyve , redbane , at blacktail , and thwart of beachy in the offing , in the camber of rie , at flushing within the maes , and at maldon , at the west end of the nower , at rochester , within terveer , at winchelsey . s. s. w. or , n. n. e. moon , at montrose , the out end of tay , st. andrews , cryle , e●ster , and all along the coast of fiffe to brunt-island , at army , at black-ness in bluet , at bell-isle , at baraik● , without calice , at corpus-christi point , before camfer , and at camfor , at edam , before the fen in the channel , before gourie , and at graves-end , under holy-island , and at horn , before the maes , at ramkins , before terveer , before the river of thames , and at tinmouth , at the weilings , and from the west end of the weight , before yarmouth , on the coast of zealand , at fern-head . s. w. by s. or , n. e. by n. moon , at lieth in the firth , dundee , brunt-island , holy-island , lucas , without bluet , at denby , without fountnay , at lisbon , before the weilings . s. w. or , n. e. moon , at ennerkything , queens-ferrie , st. margarets-hoop , borrowstonness , lyme-kills , and all above inchgarvie , except stirling-bridge , at london , and before newcastle , at amsterdam , and armentiers , the river of bourdeaux , the south coast of britaign , the coast of biscay , at bockness , between calice and dover , before conquet , and at the north-cape , at dort , without the banks of flanders . at groy , at gascoign , and the coast of gallicia , before hartlepool , on the west coast of ireland , killiars , and before the river of nantz , at orkness , at the penns , porthus , and picton ; at roterdam , in robin-hoods bay , and from the race to the pole-head , upon the coast of spain , and in shotland , before the tees , and before the bay of tinmouth , at vse , and in the zierick-sea . s. w. by w. or , n. e. by e. moon , from buchan-ness , and all alongst the coast without , above the may , or highland in the south-firth , and from flambrough-head , to birdlington-bay without , ostond , at brest before the bass , the river of bourdeaux within the haven , and at berwick , at huntclif-foot , at the maes , and before st. mathews point , on the coast of portugall , at roven , and before rochel , at silly , and in the sound , at staples , between vshant and the main . w. s. w. or , e. n. e. moon , a little off the shore before humber , between bridlington and lower-ness , at lands-end of golph , from ostend to st. catharines , at aberwark , in the bree-sound , bloy , baltimore , at cork , at calice , and in the creek , at dungarvan , at flambrough , and bridlington , at kingsale , in mousehole , at mathews , and within mounts bay , at the clefts of the texel , in the vourd , at the bay within vshant , in the sea of wales , and severn , at yough-hall , before scarbrough , at seven-isles , without the haven in the broad sound , at lawrens , in cork-haven . w. by s. or , e. by n. moon , at ar●roth , at caldy , and in the bay of canarvan , at the fourn , in foy , at falmouth , at garnsey ▪ at humber , in all the havens on the south coast of ireland , thwart of londey , and before line , in malford , at moonless , at st. maloes , at new-castle , in plimouth , and before st. pauls , in ramsey , at the mouth of severn , between silly and the lizard , at the spurn , in wales , at merles , and all along the coast of bristol . e. or w. moon , at abermorick , and antwerp , before bremen , and at blackney , in the channel before bourdeaux , and at bristol , at concallo , at dartmouth , before hambrough , at hull , at the holms , and before humbers mouth , at lin half ●yde , at londey , at st pauls in the haven , without silly , in the channel , and at salcomb , in torbay , and before the tessell , without vshant , at wells , at weighmouth , and at waterford , and st. davids-head . e. by s ▪ or , w. by n. moon , at bristol-key , between foy and falmouth ▪ in the channel , and at foulness , at lime , before st. nicolas , before podessinsk , in russia , at sedmouth , and at the start , at weighmouth-key . e. s , e. or , w. n. w. moon , at bridgwater , at cape cleer , before the coast of friezland , and the fly , at kilduyn , at the lizard by the land , between musehole and falmouth , and in milford haven , thwart of plimouth , off the start in the channel , in the road of the texel , at the ness by wieringben , and at winterton , at exwater , at lands-end . s. e. by e. or , n. w. by w. moon , between beachy and the isle of wight without the caskets in the channel , at dublin , without the fly , at lambey , in st. magnes sound , at machnells castle , at the needles , at isle of wight , thwart of the isle of wight in the channel , all within the isle of wight , between the isle of wight and beachy by the shore , at yarmouth , at peter-port , at harflew , at the hague . s. e. or , n. w. moon , at penthland-firth , at kirkwa , at elwick , at the mull-head , at catness , at orkney , the bass-island , at dumbar , at kildren , at the isle of man , between garnsey and the caskets , before cromer , before the casket , and garnsey , at seven-clifts , before the eastern and western emes , and at egmont , at frieze , and fair-isles , between garnsey and caskets , at harlem , and at homehead , at kildive , at the race of portland , within the seyn , before schelbagh , and at seven cliffs , at the east end of the weight , and on wieringen-flats , at pool , at farro-head in the channel , between farro head , and the mull of kintire s. e. by s. or , n w. by n. moon , at alborough , at the caskets , and at chamberness , at dungeness , and dunnose , thwart of garnsey in the channel , at leystaff , and thwart of it without the banks , at orford-ness , at shoram , at tergow , at deep . s. s. e. or , n. n. w. moon , bulleyn deep , at cows , in the foss of caen , in calice road , and in chamberness-road , at dover , and in the downs , in the freith , and at the south-foreland , at st. helens , at harwich , and without the banks of harwich , in leystaff road , and at long-sand-head , all the coast of normandy , and picardy , at orfordness without the banks , and between orford and orwell-waves , at seyn-head , in yarmouth road , and in yarmouth-haven , at brassie-sound , at st. iohns-deluce , at ca●estoun , and at scra●sler . s. by e. or , n. by w. moon , before the haven of caven , in the chamber , between cripple sand and the creyl , and at culshot , in fair-isle roads , and at the north-foreland , in the chamber , and gore●end , at harwich within , before margate , between the naze and warhead of lower , at orfordness within the sands , at rye , and into thames-roads , at calshot . a table , shewing the exact rising and setting of the sun , for every five dayes of each moneth , with the degrees of the twelve signs propper to the suns-place ; for the lat. of degrees . ianvary . sun's place days of the monoth . the sun riseth , the sun setteth . ♑ hours min hours min. hours min. hours min ▪ ♒ hours min hours min. hours min. hours min ▪ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. febrvary . sun's place days of the moneth the sun riseth . the sun setteth . ♑ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. ●● hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. march . sun's place days of the moneth the sun riseth . the sun setteth . ●● hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. ●● hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. april , sun's place days of the moneth . the sun riseth the sun setteth . ♈ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. ♉ hours min. hours min. hours min ▪ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. may. sun's place days of the moneth . the sun riseth . the sun setteth . ♉ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. ♊ hours min hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. jvne , sun's place days of the moneth the sun riseth . the sun setteth . ♊ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min hours min. ♋ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. jvly . sun's place days of the moneth the sun riseth . the sun setteth . ♋ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min hours min. ♌ hours min. hours min. hours min , hours min. hours min. hours min. avgvst . sun's place days of the moneth . the sun riseth , the sun setteth . ♌ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min hours min hours min ♍ hours min. hours min hours min hours min. hours min. hours min. september . sun's place days of the moneth . the sun riseth , the sun setteth . ● ♍ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. ♎ hours min hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. october sun's place days of the moneth . the sun riseth , the sun setteth . ♎ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. ♏ hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. hours min. november . sun's place days of the moneth . the sun riseth , the sun setteth . ♏ ho. min. ho. min. ho. min. ho. min. ho. min. ho. min. ♐ ho. min. ho. min. ho. min ho. min. ho. min ho. min. december , sun's place days of the moneth . the sun riseth . the sun setteth . ♐ ho. min. ho. min. ho. min ho. min. ho. min. ho. min. ♑ ho. min ho. min. ho. min. ho. min. ho. min. ho. min. thus courteous reader , so much here is done , which may please all , save paterson alone : therefore to our dialogue , let 's proceed , in which i hope to clear my self indeed . a mathematicall dialogue , betwixt iames paterson mathematician at edinburgh , and iohn forbes printer to aberdeen , & 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 . ( paterson . ) i charge the printer with severall errors in his almanack , set forth and printed by him for the year . and first , concerning the eclipse which did fall out upon the day of ianuar in the afternoon , wherein he is deficient in giving the digits eclipsed ; as also , in reference to the tyme of the eclipse duration . ( printer . ) courteous reader , i confess , being about my serious imployments in the printing press , i could not have leasure to calculate that eclipse , but made use of several ephimerides ; as vincent wing , and samuel morland , &c. and argolus doth assert the digits eclipsed to be and more , iohn gadbury : paterson dig . min. as for the time , iohn gadbury sayeth , the middle will be at hou . afternoon , the end at hou . min , or after the going down of the sun : for in the latitude of degrees minuts , being for aberdeen , the sun seteth being in the degree of aquarius , at hou . min. but paterson sayeth min. before hou . at aberdeen , which is near half an hour ; ( a prodigie which was never seen , the sun to set at hou . min. at aberdeen ! ) but by reason of the refraction , the sun may appear or show himself above the horizon , when he is not , if so the parall●x be lesser then the refraction ; and so i may truely and warrantably say , the sun doth set at aberdeen , the day of januar , at hou . min. afternoon . but granting i be redundant in some minuts , but not so grosly , and as to say , not so deficient as he is , in saying the sun being in the degree of aquarius , seteth at hou . min. but in trueth , at hou . min. but what doth this concern me ? my antagonist cannot say , there is any wrong done to the vulgar , or horascopographier . but , as for that eclipse which by an telescope of foot long , i did observe at the seting of the sun , and did not find above two digits of the suns body obscured , with no apparent darkness , or shaddow of change by that eclipse : it was ( as we all say , ) to west-ward inhabitants . but lastly , i shall lay down some certain things to be observed in going about this eclipse , and some things i shall demand of this mathematician , in which i hope he will satisfie me , except he be , mathematicus nomine tenus , ( as i suppose ) for i shall be as laconick as i can , intending not to trouble the reader with frivolous expressions . first , supposing the middle tyme of the eclipse to be at a clock in the afternoon , according to iohn gadbury . first , granting the true places of the luminaries , with the mo●ns-latitude , either by calculation or ephimerides . secondly , i find the right ascention of the sun in degrees of aquarius to be degrees , added to degrees or hours , giveth hou . min. which sheweth the degree of pisces to be on the meridian or medium coeli ; and the ascendent deg . min. of cancer : and consequently , the nonagisimo degree falleth in deg . min. of aries , being east ward of the meridian deg . min. thirdly , the declination of the deg . of pisces , added to deg . min. giveth deg . . min , the arch of the meridian between the degree of pisces and the zenith . fourthly , the angle of the ecliptick with the meridian , being deg . min. giveth the arch between the nonagesim and the zenith , by saying as r : sine deg . min●● : sine deg . min : sine of deg . min. fifthly , having the true latitude of the moon , with the parallax of altitude , and having found the parallacticall angle , that is to say , the angle made by the ecliptick , and vertical drawn through the center of the moon to be deg . min. sixthly , the altitude of the sun being at hours in the afternoon , in the latitude of deg . min. is deg , min. these being premised , i desire to know of james paterson , the parallax of altitude , longitud , right ascention and declination : whereby we may know the tyme of the visible conjunction , the beginning of the ecl●pse , the middle , and end end ; with the digits eclipsed : whither above or under the center of the sun. there are here required the resolution of severall triangles , wherein , ex tribus datis quartus requiritur , either by calculation , or projection . ( paterson . ) also he errs again in his tyde-table at lieth , as if the moon were not able to rule the tyde here as at aberdeen . ( printer . ) as for the flowings at lieth , which he carps at , they are not set down by my self , at upon my own account , but in so far , as they have been approved of , by ancient seamen , masters and coasters ; asserting that at lieth , a s. w. by s. moon maketh at nearest a full-sea . this being a generall observation , therefore doth admit of some particulars ; as the wind blowing at such and such an art , causeth the flowings to varie , sometymes an half point , and sometymes more , in setting the flowings high , and other times low : yea , the seasons of the year , sometimes doth alter and change the streams , as about lambas , the streams then are higher , then at certain other tymes , and consequently the generall role doth not hold altogether certain at all times ; but doth sometime varie . it is holden as a generall rule by most of seamen , that quarters of an hour doth answere to a point of the compass , the reason fo this is , ( as they say , ) because a quarter of the horizon , answereth to a quarter of the equinoctiall , and consequently , points to hours : so that they would have the equinoctiall equally divyded , as they do the points of the compass . i confess , into a parallell sphear , it will hold true , but not into an oblique sphere : as admit , in the latitude of degrees , s. w. by s. being points , or deg . min. or hou . min. i find in the equinoctiall deg . to which in time answereth to hou . min. of difference , being min. in tyme. and this found out by a sphericall right angled triangle , by saying , as r : s : lat : : tang. arch of the horizon : tang. of the equinoctiall arch. the neglect of this is an error , although not admitted by many seamen ; but constantly asserting that min. in tyme doth answere to a point of the compass . james paterson , in his corrected tyde-table , doth make lieth to differ from other tables , sometimes a whole hour , sometimes less ; and in some agreeing , ( to the great detriment and h●zard of ships seeking lieth harbour . ) not determinating the true place of the moon , which maketh a full sea at lieth ; for if he shall have his recourse to the theorie of the moon , except only the middle motion , he shall involve himself into such a laborinth , out of which he shall never be able to extricate himself . therefore by all that i have said , i see no ground for his corrected tyde-table : and no marvell , he not being bred a seaman , nei●her educate in letters or learning , as i am informed , and ●et calls himself , mathematicus ; o horrid impudence ! ●ut being a while in ireland , and having gotten some smat●erings in the mathematicks , cometh to edinburgh , and ●ayeth himself forth for mathematicus : if it be otherwise then is related , certainly he will shew himself in giving a solution to these five following problems , not ●y assertion , but by mathematicall demonstration , i call them ●irocinia nautica . problem i. there are two islands in the parallell of degrees , distant from each other leagues , a ship sailing from the westermost island , between the n , and e. doth meet with a ship that had sailed from the eastermost , between the n. and w. and they are both in the latitude of degrees minuts , and these two ships have sailed leagues , i demand by what courses these two ships have sailed ? and how many leagues in every particular course ? problem ii. there are islands , a , b , c , the island a , and b , in the parallell of degrees , and are distant from each other leagues , the third island c , distant from a , leagues , and bearing of a , north-west : a ship steering her course east-south-east from c , so long , till she cometh to the parallell of degrees . i demand how far she hath sailed from the island c , before she bring the two islands a , and b , sub maximo angulo , or greatest angle ? problem iii. a ship in the latitude of degrees , is bound west-ward , and being at a , she setteth an island b , bearing of her south , and keeping her course west , being at c , she setteth the same island bearing of her south by east , degrees easterly . again , being at d , south-south east degrees easterly . lastly , being at e , she setteth the same to bear of her south-east by east deg , min. easterly : and hath sailed between d , and e , , leaug , more then between c , and d. i demand how far b was distant from a , when bearing southerly . problem iv. a ship in the latitude of degrees , saileth so long between the north and east , till she altereth her longitude degrees , and hath departed from her first meridian , leagus , myles : i demand how far she hath sailed ? and by what course ? problem v. mr. norwood , in his application of sphericall trigonometrie , to the third kynd of sailing , by the arch of a great circle , which is demonstrated by him , and others , to be the best way of sailing . ( consideratis considerandis ) therefore , supposing two places or islands , lying in the parallell of degrees , distant from each other degrees in longitude ; and there are two ships , the one sailing in the parallel , the other upon the arch of a great circle : i demand whither or no , he that saileth upon the arch of a great circle , doth make a major , or , minor ratio , to the great circle , then he that sailoth upon the arch of the parallell , doth to the parallell in which he saileth ? in all these five problems , i have given letters alphabeticall , by which any mathematician may forme triangles at pleasure , secundum data & requisita : and this much as to this purpose in the art nauticall ; and so i proceed to another head . ( paterson . ) i have in the said almanack for the year , described an instrument , called the lyne of chorde , with a scale of inch , and half inch , divyded in equall parts , the former , serving for measuring of all right lyned angles , the latter , for measuring the length , breadth , and thickness on paper ; and may serve for foot 's , ells , falls , r●ods , myles , or leagues : all which the printer hath not in his prognostication . ( printer . ) i confess i have not the lyne of chords , or equall par●s mentioned in my almanack , wha●thee , cannot a right lyned angle , be measured by a line of sines , or tangents , as well as by a lyne of chords ? especially by a line of sines , seeing sines are halfs of choras ▪ so that what i● performed by the whole , may be performed by the half : & contra . as for your lyne of chords , with your use ye make of them ; if there be no more , * cabin-boy can say al● much as you can say , without any detriment to the mathematicall-science . what do ye say , as not being acquaint ( as i suppose ) with the orthographicall projection , wherein the object , either sphere or glob is supposed to be projected in plano , at an infinite or indeterminate distance from the eye ; from whence cometh or ariseth ptolimie his analemma , wherein the solisticiall colure being seen directly , is circularly projected . the other five , to wit , the horizon , equinoctial , and ecliptick ; with the hour of sex , and prime azimuth o● east and west , being seen perpendicularly , are projected in straight lines : the eye being in the intersection of all those circles in principio arietis . the other circles that are seen obliquly , are projected eliptically , the parallels to these five mentioned are projected in straight lyns , according to the nature of their primativs . these being premised the primatives are divyded accordingly , by sines , and so are contracted ; the nearer they aproach the solisticial colure . from hence i say , that all the problems performed by ptolemie his analemma , may be performed by a lyne of chords : yea , all the problems performed by the sines in the scamans callender , may be performed by the lyne of chords . lastly , i say , that a lyne of chords of four inches radius , will performe a problem , either astronomicall or geographicall , better then a globe of two foot radius . and in so far , i have exalted your line of chords , in that wherein ye was deficient . as for measuring right lyned angles by a lyne of tangents , i hold it a more ready way , then by a lyne of chords ; for in the one a compass is requyred , for drawing an arch from the angular point , but in the other , no compass or arch is requyred ; save onely the radius , and therefore , a tangent lyne is more usefull then a lyne of chords . this tangent lyne is wonderfull usefull in the steriographicall projection , which supposeth the object , be it sphere or glob , contiguous with the organ or eye . but it may be said , that visibile positum supra visorum non facit visionem . i answere , it is true in opacuous , thick , and dark bodies , but not in diaphanus and transparent objects . this projection is of greater use and concernment then the orthographicall , because in the orthographicall , the divisions of the radius from the center , doth shorten and become lesser and lesser towards the peripherie , according to the nature of sines : but in the steriographicall , they increase from the center towards the peripherie , according to the nature of tangents ; so that the increment of the one , doth supply the decrement of the other : in this projection circles directly or obliquely seen , are projected in circles , but perpendicularly in straight lines . i could inlarge and delate my self in this purpose , but fearing my enlargement should seem tedious to the reader , i shall at present produce some instruments , framed by this projection , and where the organ is placed . and first , iohn stoph●erus his astrolob , where the organ is placed at the intersection of aries and libra ; so that the aforenamed five great circles , are projected in straight lines , and the rest circularly . iohn blackgrave , his mathematical jewel , yea , the vniversal mapps divyded into two hemispheres , where meridians and parallels , are circularly projected ; the equator in a straight line , but the ecliptick in a curve line : i admire to see the same , as having no ground for that projection ; i pray you mathematicus , let me know if there be any ground for the same ? nam cupio docere vel doceri . i desire to know of you , if a sphericall triangle , such as formerly i have described , i● in the solistitial colure the same , or any other oblique angled sphericall triangle be decircinated , peradventure without any terme given ? if the quantity or measure of the sides and angles may be had ? i doubt not , but as mathematicus ye can performe the same ; if otherwise , send to aberdeen , and you shall have the solution from me . and this much for the steriographical projectiion , the organ placed at the intersection of aries and libra . the second position , is at the poles of the equinox , and from thence ariseth stofler his astrolob ; from whence mr. gunters quadrant is taken : this astrolob hath the equinoctiall directly seen , with all the parallels , the meridians perpendicularly , and are projected in straight-lines ; the rest of the circles obliquly , and projected in circles . the last is , when the organ or eye , is placed in the zenith according to clayius his astrolob , or according to mr. gunters fundamentall diagram for plain dyaling ; in which he doth project great circles , each of them having two surfaces ▪ except only the horizon ; so there doth arise faces , upon which plain dyalls may be described , the horizon , with all the almicanters , are projected circularly from the primative , the az●muthes in streight lines , the rest circularly ; all which is performed practically by mr gunter his last edition : look gunter lib : . cap : . sect. . . . but if ye desire a compleat demonstration of mr. gunter his practise , consult aguilonius in the book of his opticks . i doubt not but what is said , will put you to a studere , but stud●isse had been more proper for a mathematician . there is another projection called scenographical , keeping a middle between the former two , in debita distantia : but because it consists in shortning and lengthning of objects , as they are diversly seen , being more proppe● for painters and limners then for seamen , to speak further i desist . onely observe , that all sphericall trigonometrie by calculation doth depend upon the projections : consult theodosius de sphericis . as for your inch , and half inch , the one divyded into equall parts , the other into eight ; it had been better , and more like an artist , to have divyded each of them ▪ diagonally in parts , both for navigation and surveying : for navigation by dividing the meridian line according to mercator his projection , according to degrees of increasing latitude : and in surveying , as afterward in the next shall be made manifest . ( paterson . ) i have severall measures , for length , bread●● and thickness , beginning from barley corn in reference to an inch , from thence to inches making a foot , and foot to a pace , and paces to a myle , and so foreward ; as you may see into my almanack , all which ye have not at all expressea into your almanack . ( printer . ) i do confess , i have not expressed any measures into my almanack , neither is it requyred i should do so , being different because of their objects : for the almanak is in reference to celestiall things , and the other to terrestriall . but let us proceed to the purpose , wherein he ●ayeth foot make●h a pace , and therefore i desire to know of him , if paces in all nations and countries be equal , or unequal ; equal ( i say ) they cannot be , because the foots 〈◊〉 diverse nations are unequall ; for the longer the foot be , ●r shorter ; the fewer or more ●oots goeth to a pace : and herefore the paces are ●nequal , and if paces , then myles ; ●nd if myles , then no certain●ie can be had for the mea●re of a degree upon the arch of a great circle ; which is ●bsurd , and not consistent with reason . but now , let us ●ome to find the method and way , how the ancient and modern geographers , did find out certain measures upon ●arth , in reference to the heavens . i will begin first , ●ith the egyptian geographers , as eratosthenes , who lived ● years before christ ; and ptolomie who lived ●o year after christ : they having chosen two places ●ing under or near the same meridian , differing onely observation , at or degrees in latitude , which after●ards by a customary and standerd measure of that king●●me of egypt , they did find five foot to go to a pace , and paces to a myle . but the learned mr. norwood did of late into his book , called the seamans practice , following the ancient geographers , in their practice , in measuring ▪ between york and london , find a degree upon the meridian , to contain foot english ; and a myle , so that an aegyptian pace containeth , english , and an aegyptian foot , english inches at nearest . but passi●g the fraction we take in numero ro●undo , foot to the english pace , and consequently , foot to a myle in english measure . now let us c●mpare scots with english , and first , ye say that english inches according to your standerd at edinburgh giveth an ell ; then a fall , o● pole being ell , giveth ● inches , by , the length of a chain , the product is : which being multiplyed by , giveth : and divyded by , the quotient is foot 's short of , by foot. again , scots inches in an ell , as of the old standerd , that is , foot and a half ; the pole or fall being foot , the chain foot , multiplied by , giveth foot , for the length of a scots myle ; which being reduced to an english myle , say as : : : : english , so that here the difference is onely foot , whereby the scots myle exceeds the english : and no wonder , because doth admit a fraction , which will be near equivalent to foot : and therefore , mr norwood's practise doth altogether agree with a scots myle . but it may be said , or inquyred of me , the reason why i say , as : : : : . i answere , because if an english inch be divyded in parts , of these doth answere to a scots inch : therefore , being to reduce english to scots measure , say as : ; but scots to english , say as : . these being premised , i would advyse surveyers here , as in england● to divide their pole chain into a parts , which we call links ; and there will answere inch to a link , this chain so divyded , is very profitable for surveying of grounds , or plating ; and giving the area , as ye say , pole in latitude , and in longitude , giveth square poles for the area : so also chain or links in breadth , multiplied by chains or links in length , giveth for the area square chains , or square links ; links , rood , links , rood ; links , rood : or pole , links square for a pole. this i have premised for the benefit of surveyers , they making use of the diagonall-scale , of inch , and half inch , or of any other measure , diagonally divided . ( paterson . ) also in my advertisement , being the last in my almanack , such as desire mathematicall-arts or instruments thereto belonging , especially a spirall-lyne , which i have so framed , that you may work more arithmetick in one houre , then any other in two dayes with the pen. ( printer . ) ye s●y ye have framed a spiral-line , so as the same had never been framed before ; i had a true relation , from one that was a teacher of mathematicks at london years agoe , who told me , that one mr. brown a carpenter , who lived at london , in the minaries , near tower-hill , was the first that did frame spiral-lines upon a circular instrument , for artificial-numbers , sines and ta●gents ; having two brass indices or legs , fixed upon the center , and opening in manner of a sector , so that , when terms were given to find a fourth , the one leg was placed to the first terme , and the other to the second ; then turning the legs upon the center , ( not being altered or changed ) the first to the third terme , the second shall give the fourth requyred : whither the work be in trigonometrie , plain , or spherical ; or in arithmetick simply . this instrument can be had at london , being more serviceable then his , which is only for arithmetick he sayeth , ●hat by this instrument , they may work more arithmetick in one houre , then any other in two days with the pen ▪ but i say , ( in arithmetical-problems , ) with the pen shall work more in one hour , then he and his spiral line shall do n dayes . — mart. carpere vel noli nostra , vel ede tua . a postscript by way of epistle to the candid-reader . courteous reader , it was an excellent saying of cicero , all the praise of inward vertue , consisteth in the good of outward actions . therefore , not only is it my genious , but earnest desire to serve my countrey , into every thing most usefull and necessary for the good thereof : especially , into that noble and famous art of navigation , without which , all trade and commerce in every kingdom , should quite languish and decay . i have therefore , in this small treatise , explained the three severall motions of the moon , ( viz. ) her slow motion , her middle motion , and her swift motion ; together with tables for her true rising and setting : also , shewing her motion , in signs , degrees and minuts , for every day of her age : with everlasting tyde-tables for the ebbs and flowings of the sea , according to the points of the compass , and the moons daily age ; ( with the hours and minuts ) not only for the coast of scotland , which was never yet so fully mentioned by any ; but also , for all other places in the world. and having revised and compared the best authors , who mention these flowings , and finding the most part of them differing from each other in the same ; have therefore by advyce of judicious sea-men , made use of the best , and surest of them : nevertheless , i humbly intreat any of our experienced , industrious , and most laborious sea-men , who have navigated these places , that they will be pleased to help any small oversights , ( if there be any , ) and send me information thereof by a line , and accordingly i shall be most carefull to amend the same in the next impression : being most willing to extend my self for the advancement of that noble art , intending ( if this impression go well off for my encouragement , and be well taken , ) to publish another excellent peece of navigation very shortly . lastly , you have here a mathematicall dialogue , betwixt iames paterson pretended mathematician at edinburgh , and me , iohn forbes printer to the city , and kings vniversity of aberdeen : in which dialogue , i have converted vulgar fractions into decimalls , and therefore any intelligent person may reap some knowledge , and i hope , be well pleased with the same . for , without any just ground , or provocation given , iames paterson did most ignorantly rhyme against me , into his almanack , for the year , and likewise into his almanack for the year : making a great noise , concerning the mistake of two dayes for hallow-even , altho hallow-day was exactly right , both for the day of the week , and day of the moneth : for all the world knoweth , hallow even to fall upon the night before hallow-day . but his errors are more gross , making the flood of noah in his chronologie , in all his almanacks three hundred years short : a very beastly error , besides other gross errors , which i forbear at this occasion , any more to mention . for , as the good old saying is , envy shooteth at others , and woundeth her self . truely i am heartily sorry , that both mathematician and printers are so evil principled in the grounds of christianity , as holy ambrose sayeth , envy is nothing else , but a grief of the mynd , at other mens prosperitie . and for my own part , i do declare it to the whole world , i hate such unrighteous and base practises . for agnes campbel spouse to patrick telfer , hath caused counterfit and re-print my almanacks into her printing-house these severall years bygone , sometimes entituling them by aberdeens almanack , and other times , according to forbesses almanack , besides she hath for the ensuing year , caused print an almanack as it were set fourth at aberdeen , and printed in aberdeen , which is a most notorious untrueth : impudently affixing thereto , some lynes in the end , of dogrell rhyme , whereby she would have me to patronise her base execrations ; as tho 〈◊〉 , ( contrary to christianity and the good conduct of nature , ) should wish any man for any cause to hang himself . for , i seriously declare , tho i be but one of the meanest of his maiesties subjects : yet , i not only heartily pray for his long life , and good health ; which i hold more to be my duty , then to drink : but also , i have so much presumption , as to strive to follow my gracious soveraign in this matter , who by his numerous acts of clemency , hath ( indeed ) sufficiently declared to all the world , that he exactly followeth his great lord and master in this , that he wisheth not the death or ruin of his subjects ; but rather that they would repent and live. for as horace said well , subjects follow the example of their princes , as certain flowres turne according to the sun. almighty god , preserve our gracious king , and 's subjects hearts to due obedience bring . and as for robert sanders , printer in glasgow , he hath not onely inserted a notorious untrueth into all his almanacks these diverse years bygone , ( saying set forth at aberdeen , as if the famous colledge of glasgow had not so much mathematicks , as to set forth an yearly almanack , which in him , was no great act of prudence , ) but also , contrare to the good and iust lawes of this ancient kingdom , he hath caused counterfit the city of aberdeen's armes , and affixed them upon his most erronious , and uncorrected almanack , for the year : whereof i am ashamed to speak , that such an almanack should be published in this kingdom ; as may be seen into the termly quarters and asspects , &c. tending much to the discredit of that famous city of glasgow : not deserving to be called their printer , consideratis , considerandis . all which unrighteous practises , proceedeth more from envy then sound christianity ; according to the good old saying , the envyous man thinketh his neighbours losses to be his gaines . and as the apostle sayeth , titus . . vnto the pure all things are pure , but unto them that are defiled and unbeleeving is nothing pure ; but even their very minde and conscience is defyled . and as for their lying which is such a gross sin , that the holy spirit of god , in the scriptures doth very often expresly prohibet , as rev. . . rev. and very many other places in scripture . yea , king david himself sayeth psalm . . the mouth of them that speak lie shall be stopped , &c. i might very largely insis● upon this , only i shall desire the guilty to be mor● studious , and serious with the holy scriptures 〈◊〉 god , which is the rule of our life . for , 〈◊〉 very heathen egyptians , they made a law , that ever lyer should be put to death . and xenophon sayeth , that a lye is not capable of pardon . courteous reader , having patiently born with all these injuries and wrongs done unto me , for a long time , i could not ( having this opportunity ) but clear my self , in giving you a view thereof , for which i humbly crave your charitable censure . for , as augustin sayeth , patience being often provocked with injuries , breaketh forth at last into furie . i shall not ( at present ) enlarge any farder , but ( as i did begin with my antagonist iames paterson , who was the principall occasioner of this discourse ) shut up all with that good saying of augustin , amongst the foolish he is the greatest fool , that knoweth little , and yet would seem ●o know much . and therefore i conclude thus : ●ames paterson , your wisdom is not great , as may be seen into your works of late : for though you say that i do art disgrace , not knowing where i do my errors place ; ●et sure i am , they should have a clean-pow , who alwayes call their neighbour nittie-now . ●or all the errors you put to my doore . ●re less then yours , even by an hundred score . ●our hallow even , and your corrected table , ●re but two frolicks , coming from a bable . 〈◊〉 for your eclipses and moon's-aspects , ●ou are asham'd thereof in all respects . ●here's nothing then , whereof i shall think shame , ●ver to publish in my countries name . but notice sir , here is a pretty jest ; that vulgar still esteems our works the best ; as you confess , into your almanack for eighty-foure , which is a pretty knack . it being holden for a reall trueth , when men confess the same with their own mouth . yea , fy upon it . you should art disgrace ! and wrong god's word with such a brasen face ; making god's works three hundred years to sleep , since noah's-ark did float upon the deep . which beastly error , i shall make appear , from almanacks you have made year by year . now if this be the best part of your pratticks ; which do proceed from irish-mathematicks : scotland will then have no more of the same , but keep themselves by bon-accord's good name : who still shall have the praise what e're befall , because your errors are so gross , in all . your spirall-line , and eke your line of chords , both of them little wit , or skill affords . such learned subjects , and such stately knacks , are most unfit for yearly almanacks . whose matter still should be for vulgar use , neglecting which , you do your self abuse now if you will rhyme more in the next year , my answeres then shall be apparent clear . your almanacks by mine . i pray to mend , i 'le say no more . i think it tyme to end . f i n i s quod forbes . god save the king . a new perpetual almanack beginning anno do. ch: green fecit. green, christopher approx. kb of xml-encoded text transcribed from -bit group-iv tiff page image. text creation partnership, ann arbor, mi ; oxford (uk) : - (eebo-tcp phase ). a wing a b estc r ocm this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the early english books online text creation partnership. this phase i text is available for reuse, according to the terms of creative commons . universal . the text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. early english books online. 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ascii text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable xml (tcp schema; characters represented either as utf- unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless xml (tei p , characters represented either as utf- unicode or tei g elements). keying and markup guidelines are available at the text creation partnership web site . eng almanacs, english. ephemerides. astrology -- early works to . - tcp assigned for keying and markup - apex covantage keyed and coded from proquest page images - tcp staff (michigan) sampled and proofread - tcp staff (michigan) text and markup reviewed and edited - pfs batch review (qc) and xml conversion edinburgh's true almanack , or , a new prognostication for the year of our lord , . being bissextile or leap year , . and from the creation of the world , . exactly calculated for the good town of edinburgh , the metripolitan of scotland , whose latitude is d. m. ½ longitude is d. m. by james paterson mathematician . edinburgh , printed by john reid , to be sold at his printing-house , in bells-wynd . . a succinct computation of memorable things to this present year , . since heaven and earth created was of nought , noahs flood upon the earth was brought , edinburghs castle on a rock was founded , fergus the first scotish king was crowned , christ out lord at bethlehem was born , he at jordan was baptized by john , for our sins he was condemned to death , scotland first imbrac'd the christian faith. circumcision was put out of doubt , nicean council arians rooted out : carthage council priests to wed commended , boniface , first pope , the same condemned , real presence first at rome debated , purgatory at carthage first was stated ; german monk did poudet first invent , first at mentz a souldier learn'd to print ; glasgow colledge founded first has been , the first colledge built at aberdeen : james the th of scotland king was born , june . edinburgh colledge he did first adorn ; charles the : was born , nixt king by lot , nov. papists did contrive the pouder plot , nov : : charles the seconds birth may twenty nine , james the seventh was born , years did reign oct. . bridge of dee was foughten , of june , irelands first rebellion was begun october , at scoon king charles second crown'd , january william born our present king renown'd , nov. covenant was by king charles sworn , jan. . april thirty queen mary present born , monk to london did king charles bring , may fasly faid no bishop soon no king , covenants in publick burnt and torn , princes ann in february born , day west oppressed did fight at rullian-green , nov. the same case at bothwel bridge was seen , jan. james the seventh began us to inslave , feb. from the same king william came to save , nov. james the seventh from reading left the field edinburgh castle besied'd three months did yeeld , june killychrankie battle war begun , july from dunkeld the highlanders did run , aug. they at crombdol was right hard bestead , may alghrim fight where french and irish fled , of the eclipses this year . there will be five eclipses this year , viz : three of the sun , and two of the moon . the first will be a total eclipse of the moon on january the day , about two aclock in the afternoon , in the degr : of leo , invisible to us . the second will be of the sun , on february the . about aclock in the morning , in deg : of aquarius invisible to us . the third will be of the moon , in the deg : of aquarius , on the th of july , as followeth , days h. ' " apparent time of true opposition : july morning eclipses begins greatest obscuration . eclipses ends at edinburgh , eclipse , dig . the fourth will be a small eclipse of the sun on the second day of august , about half ten aclock in the forenoon , in the degree of his own house leo : which astrologers say , betokneth no good to those persons or places under leo. this eclipse will be visible to us if well observed . the fifth and last eclipse is of the sun , december th about afternoon , ●eing very small , and scarcely to be seen of us . common or vulgar notes this year . the golden number is , the epact is , the dominical letter is , c b fastens-even , or shrove-tuesday , february pasch , or ester-day march ascension-day . may white-sunday . may trinity-sunday , may . betwixt candlemass , and fastens-even , inclusive , days . act parl. jully . . the term of whitesunday to be on the of may in all time coming , and martinmass of novem. the four seasons of this year , with their general dispositions . the spring begins on wednesday the ninth of march , when the sun entereth into the aequinoctial sign aries , making both day and night equal : which season will be most part windy . astrological calculations say , summer begins on friday , the day of june . for the sun entereth into the highest degree of the northern tropick sign cancer , and then is out longest day and shortest night . this season seems to be hot , with rains and thunder . autum or harvest , called the fall of the leaf , begins on munday the of september , the sun entering into the second equinoctial sign libra : and maketh again the day and night of equal length . this season seems to be unconstant . winter quarter begins on saturday , the of december , the sun entering into the first degree of the hiemal sign capricorn , making to us the shortest day and the longest night . the four termly quarters this year . first termly quarter is candlemass day , being on tuesday , the d : of february . the second quarter begins on sunday , may first , the vulgar reckon from may d , called rood day . the third quarter begins on munday , the of august , called lambmass day the fourth and last termly quarter begins on tuesday , nevember , which is called hallow-day . advertisement , there are printed and to be sold be john reid , the ten commandments , with the lords prayer , and the creed , all on a large big letter , on lombart paper , at ss per piece , having guts . to be had at his printing-house in bells wynd , with all sorts of pamphlets and ballads for chapmen merchants . for the year of our lord , . the exact day , hour and minut of the new moon , her full and quarters , with the daily disposition of the weather . also , the whole remarkable fairs in scotland ; with some remarkable days for the year . likewise , the suns rising and setting at edinburgh , the first day of each moneth . january begins on friday , hath xxxi . days . sun riseth . minuts past . sets . minuts past . new moon friday , day , m. past morning first quar. saturday d : m. past afternoon full moon saturday , d : : m : past afternon last qu : sat. d : min : past in the morning upon the first day there is a square of jupiter and venus , on the seeond day there is a square of jupiter and mercury , the fifth day a conjunction of venus and mercury causing cold cloudy weather ; on the tenth the moon is in her nod , ascending in the moist sign aquarius , prognosticats cold rain : on the there is a square of the sun and jupiter : the day the moon is in perigeon in the earthie sign taurus . which denots frost : the the moon is eclipsed in the firie sign leo , causing good winter weather : on the there is a square of saturn and venus : on the the moon in apogeon . the d. a conjunction of the sun and mercury , causing the moneth end with wind and rain . the first fair in the year is at kilsyth the day . st : naughlans fair at the town of old meldrum the tuesday , tantan fair at lawrencekirk , and at the kirk of bethelnie in gerry . s. mungo in glasgow , and at the town of polwart day , at dunkel and kilwinning day , s. pauls fair at turreff in buchan the last tuesday . february begins on munday , hath xxix . days . sun riseth . minuts past . sets . minuts past . new moon sunday day , m : past morning first quar . munday d. min. past morning full moon sunday day , m. past at night last quar . sunday day , min. past at night the day there is a square of mars and venus . and on the d. the sun eclipsed , portending cold cloudie weather : the d. the moon is in perigeon in the earthy sign taurus , which betockneth frost : on the there is a squar of the sun and saturn : on the d. the moon is in her south nod in the firy sign leo : on the d. sue is in apogeon in the firie sign sagitarius , denoting the moneth to end with changeable weather . st. brides fair at abernethie , forres in murray land , and at the town of inverness the . d candlemass fair in bamff , dunkel , dingwall and dowglas the day , candlemas fair at the town of ratray in buchan the first tuesday after candlemass , at cowpor of fife the . widnesday of the moneth , at pasley the first thursday . at methliok the second tuesday , valentines day being still on the d. at linlithgow ; at forfar the d. holding dayes , at valleyfield the . day . whilies in february , whiles in march. fastens even fair at fyvie , and lanerk on fastens even day . febr : . march begins on tuesday , hath xxxi . days . sunriseth min. past . sets min. past . new moon munday day , m. past at night first quar . tuesd. day , min. past at night full moon tues . d. m. past in the morning last qu. tues . d. m. past in the morning this moneth begins with cloudie weather , on the day the moon is in her nod ascending : on the d : there is a square of the sun and mars portending cold rains : on the d : the moon is in perigeon in the airy sign gemini . on the d there is a square of saturn and mercury . on the d : the moons in her south nod in leo , causing dry winds , ( making dust surpass gold ) on the there is a conjunction of jupiter and venus : on the d : the moons in apogeon in sagitarius causing kindly march weather : on the d. a square of mars and mercury , shewing the moneth to end with wind . s. monnence in aberdeen , dumsermling , abercherder , st. marnosh kirk , and strathven the d at kennoquhy in fife , consisting of horse . neat , &c. with a weekly mercat every wednesday of all flosh , fishes . &c. belonging to the laird of balsour , and at petenweem the d. st. marnoch fair at the kirk of leuchel the . tuesday , at dumblain the first wednesday , at markinch the d. st. annes fair at the kirk town of tarves the . tuesday , st. duthos in tane of ross d. at inverness and auchtertual the . d. st. causnan at duni●tin kirk in angus shire the . d. st. patricks fair in dumbarton , kirkaldie , and at the kirk of black ford the : d. at s. iohnstoun the . d. st. cuthberts fair in langton in the mers the . d lady-day in west weems , bamff , and auchtermuohtie the . d. at kinross the . wednesd . whiles in march whiles in april . mid-lentron fair at trantrie-banchrie on thursday before mid-lentron sunday , palm sunday fair at the town of kirkwal in orknay , which stands the whole week after palm-sunday , at the kirk of forrig , and at the town of innerness and st : johnstown all upon the munday thereafter , a farr at new-lelly upon the tues : after palm-sunday . skierthursday in glasgow , dumbarton , cowper of angus , elgtn of murray . frendraught , and in old aberdeen the thurs : after palm-sunday : pasch-munday , a fair at cowper of fife , and irwing . a fair at the town of forres in murray-shire , borrowstonness and corstorphine the first tuesd : after pasch : pasch fair at lanerk upon the wednes : after pasch : at st. andrews holding all the week after low-sunday . april begins on friday , hath xxx . days . sun riseth : minuts past : sets : minuts past . new moon wednesday d. m : past afternoon first qu : thurs. d. m. past in the morning full moon wednesday d. min. past at night last qu : thurs. d. m. past in the morning the first day the moons in her nod , ascending in aquarius , causing moist weather . on the d. there is a conjunction of the sun and mercury : d. the moons in perigeon : the d. an opposition of saturn and venus : on the . the moons in her south nod , portending mind and rain : on the day there is a conjunction of jupiter and mercury : on the the moon in apogaeon : on the in her nod ascending : on the an opposition of saturn and mercury , shewing the moneth ends with cold winds . st. oles fair at cruden in buchan the first tuesd . s. donalds fair at the kirk of auchterless in buchan xvii . d. s. marks fair in dysert and forres xxiii d , s. marks day being the xxv d. beltan day the i being the d : a fair at rugland xxviii d. lasting days ; rude fair at ratray in buchan , and s. georges fair at the kirk of methlick the list tuesd : at leven xxix . d. in kilreny xxx d. may begins on sunday , hath xxxi . dayes . sun ryseth minuts past , sets minuts past . new moon frid. d. m. past in the morning first qu. friday d. m. past in the morn . full moon friday day , m. past morning last qu. friday , day , min. past at night this moneth begins with pleasant may weather to the d : on which there is a conjunction of the sun and jupiter : on the d : the moons in her south-nod , and the in perigeon causing wind : on the d. there is an opposition of the sun and saturn , port ending rain : on the . d : the moons in her nod ascending . on the in apogaeon : on the there is a conjunction of the sun and mercury , which presageth the moneth to end with wind . a fair in the new burgh of griven the first tuesday , with a weekly mercat every munday , and another every friday , at pafly the first thursday : s. philips fair . in the grange of lihlithgowshire ; may fair at falkirk , and at the new kirk of kilpatrick i. day ; s : minnans at old chappel in freswick in cairhness shire , second d. rude fair at ellon in buchan , belton fair at monross , at kinrocher and peehles , s. conglas at the kirk of doors , fumuck fair at fumuck kirk in bamff-shire , chappel of dine in watten parish , & dines within the shire of cairhness , all on the tues : : at midlthird of gartmore v : d : at renfrew ix d : at carlouk : drymen , and pitlefie the x d : brando fair at bamff and kirkaldie xv . d : s : johns at old meldrum the last tuesd , at glenquithil the last wednesday , whiles in may , whiles in jnue . ascension-day at the burgh of annan , and at stirling x. days before whitsunday ; whitsunday fair at stone-hyve in merns shire , & at alith in the shire of angus on tuesd : before whitsunday , at new lesly on thursday before whitsunday ; whitsun-munday at glasgow , dumbarton and iedburgh ; whitsun-tuesday called pardonday at chanry in ross , borrowstonness , peter-head , kirk of ninians , ormistoun , linlithgow , dumblain : whitsunday fair at lanerk the wednes : after whitsunday ; trinity-sunday being still the sunday after whitsunday ; trinity munday at edinburgh , holding viii . dayes , at brichen , s. andrews & bruntisland the same day ; trinity tuesday in rugland , trinity wednesday at the moor of dun , trinity thursday at falkland . june begins on wednesday , hath xxx . dayes . sunriseth min. past . sets min. past . new moon saturday day , m. past afternoon first quar : satur. day . m : past afternoon full moon satur. d : min. past afternoon last quar . sunday d. m. past afternoon this moneth begins with exceeding hot weather . on the day the moone in her south-nod : on the d. in perigaeon . on the d. thère is an opposition of saturn and jupiter , portending cloudy weather , with appearance of thunder : on the d. the moon is in her nod ascending : on the d. there is a conjunction of mars and venus : on the d : the moon is in apogaon , causing rain : the meneth ends with good weather . at caringtoun i d. a fair at kinross and dunglass the i tues , in colinsburgh the i. friday , in lang-newtoun the v. day , a fair at stramiglo , aberdour , and eneerkeithing the vi . day , st. colms fair at drumhead in belhelvie kirk town of david in the gerry , muirskeith near the kirk of carachy in angus shire , bernards fair at monifeeth , and at new-deer in buchan , all upon the ii . tuesday , a fair at drymen the ix . day , in forgondenny the x. day , st. barnaby in lawder , dysert , dowglass , st. laurence fair in grinnock , preston-pans and dirletoun , all on the xi . day , st davids fair in barligerno in perch-shire the xii . day , st margarats fair up on the mains of keith hal ( sometimes cailed casky-byn , ) at turress , at : the burgh of annan , and town of hamstocks , all upon the . tuesday , at abernethy , and ceres xiii day , in auchtertuil , belhelvie , clackmanan , st antonies fair at inverlethen , at lamidgton & scoon the xv . day , at straven the d. st margaret in dumfermling and at moffat the xviii . day , earlestoun the xix . day , monto's fair holden at colrain in rossshire the xx day , at methil near levens mouth the xxii st john the baptists day , and mid-summer day being still the xxiv . day : in fortes , carnwath , hawick , and at town yettam on the border , and at frazerburgh , air , holding iv . dayes ; wigtoun , bamf , athelstoun , meiklour , and st john fair at s. johnstoun , all on the xxiv . day , in alathy in angus called st emagola , and at the town of nicolson , both on the xxv . day , st peter's day at forsir , faulkland : bruntiland , bamff , and kelso , all on the xxvi d. at gallasheels the xxvii day st peter and pauls day , being alwayes the xxix day : at peebles , falkirk , and thurso in caithness , s. seriffs fair at the kirk of culshalmon in gerry the last thursday of this moneth . also st peters fair at migel in perth shire and haddingtown , both upon the last day . july begins on friday , hath xxxi . days . sun rises minuts past : sets minuts past . new moon munday day , m : past morning first quar : sunday day , m : past at night full moon munday d : . m : past morning last quar : tuesday day : m : past morning on the day there is a square of saturn and venus : on the ' day there is a square of saturn and mars ; on the day the moon in perigeon causing rain : on the d : a square of jupiter and venus . on the an eclipse of the moon presaging temperate weather . on the d : a square of jupit er and mars : on the day the moon in apogaeon : on the d : a conjunction of the sun and mercury portending great wind : on the d : a conjunction of mars and venus , which shews the month to end with rain . a fair at culross , stow , and edzerstoun in tiviotdale , all on the da● at abernethie and auchtermuchtie the ii day , st martone or bulzeon day , peter fair at peter-head the v. day , a new mercat in dundee the tuesday , ●t thomas in langtoun the v. day , lady mercat at the kirk of forden in the merns vi . day , st andrews , glasgow , and inverness the vii . day . at borrowstounness , burgh of annan , and aikie fair at the town of old deer , all on the second tuesday , st laurence at grinnock the ii day at kilwinning the xii day ; st margaret in killimure at the kirk of forrig , and errol on the xiii day , in lanholm the xv day , in moffat and at kirkaldy the xviii da , at tirling and dumfermling the xx day , mary magdalen in lawder , linlithgow , pettenweem , and path-head xxii day , . margarets fair at frendraught , and in tarves the iii tuesday , at kinross the iii wednesday , st andrews fair at the kirk of glass in strabogie on tues . after the xv d : in airth , pasley , and st christina in corstorphin both on the xxiv day , st james's at forfar , kinghorn , gouper of fyfe , roxburgh , alloway , musselburgh , and at elgin in murray , all on the xxv day , at kinloch , kannoch in in athol in perthshire , and turreff in buchan last tuesday , st james fair at lanork on the last wednesday , at new lesly , and whitehorn the last thursday . august begins on munday , hath xxxi . dayes . snn riseth min : past sets min : past . new moon tuesday d : m : past morning first qu : tuesday d : m : past in the morn : full moon tuesday day : m : past at night last qu : wednesd : day : m : past at night new moon wednes : d : m. past afternoon on the first day the moon is tn her south-nod , the a square of saturn and mercury : the s d : the moon in perigeon causing wind : the d : there is a square of jupitor and mercury : on the d : a conjunction of venus and mercury , the d : a square of jupiter and venus : on the d : the moon in her nod ascending : on the d : a square of the sun and saturn : the d : the moons in apogaeon causing the weather to be very changeable : on the there is a conjunction of the sun and venus : the d : a conjunction of mars and mercury : the d : the moons in her south-nod : and on the d : in porigeon : the d : a square of the sun and jupiter causing the moneth end with wind and rain . lambasday in atturff , melross , ennerkeithing , st andrews and dumbartoun , all on the first day , lambass fair at the town of kirkwall in orkney the iii dsy , lasting vii dayes , t laurence fair in rane tuesd at penston the / wednes : & thursday after in faulkland , st laurence upon lawrence muri , a little above the place of hawkertoun holding four dayes , at jedburgh , marymas fair at the town of monimusk , all upon the ii tuesday at kilsyth the v day in meiklöur the vii day , st lawrance day in selkirk , auchtermuchtie , forres , carnwath , and dumblain , all on the x day , lady day the first in dundee , falkirk , dinet in caithness , bamff , merns , valley-field all on the xv day , at rugland the xx day , in scoon the xxii d. marymas fair in the town of ellon in buchan , inverness , and at the town of ratray in buchan , both up on the iii tuesday , ●t bartholomew apostle in linlithgow , clackmannan , and in pecbles , all on the xxiv day , st zepherinus in corstorphine the xxvi day , samarevis day in forres xxvii day , and st john's day in yt johnston and lawder xxix day , at kinkairn of niel the last tuesday , at stranaver in the reinds of galloway , and hook tair at lanerk upon the last friday . september begins on thursday , hath xxx . days sun riseth minuts past , sets minuts past . first qu. wedn : day : min : past forenoon full moon thursday day , min : past noon last quarter friday d : m : past forenoon new moon friday d : m : past in the morn : this maneth begins with wind : on the d : there is square of saturn and venus , on d : the moons in apogaeon : the d : she s in her nod ascending which betockneth rain : on the d : there is a conjunction of mars and mercury : on the d : the moons in persgeon : and on the d : in her south-nod : on the there is a conjunction of the san and mercury : on the day a square of saturn and venus , causing the moneth to end with wind and rain . st giles fair in elgin day , in mosfat the ii day , samerivis in keith the first tuesday , in skirlin the iv day , latter lady-day in dundee , stirling , bamff , and at the town of inverury all on the viii day , at monimusk , tarvis , mutiskeith , and at the kirk of auchindoor , all on the ii tues . rude fair at inverness , dumfermling and jedburgh the xiv day , at forfar and chappel of dine in caithness the xv day , a fair in petlefie the xvi day , with a weekly mercat every wednesday , at kirkclady and stow xx day , monens . fair at the kirk of doots the iii tuesd. at biggar the iii wednesdy , old lesly and st matthews fair at linlithgow the xxi day , a faiz at brugton in tweddale xxii d. of horse , neat , and sheep : a new fair in kinnoquhy in fife , as also at krail , dumfreis and athelston the xxiv d : st george fair at colrain in ross-shire the xxv day , at leven , nicolson , tranent , langrown , and dury all on the xxvii day , st michaels day being alwayes on the xxix d. at new lesly , haddingtoun , air , st andrews , crief , kirkcudbright , gallashiels , and at the kirk of forrig , st elizabeths fair at baligerno in pertb-shire , ranfrew and burgh of annan on the xxix d. st jerom in bamff the last day , at the kirk of kinlcel , giier next the house of yester , and frszerburgh all on the last tuesday . october begins on saturday , hath xxxi . days . sun riseth minuts past , sets minuts past . first quar : friday day : min : past mid-night full moon saturday d : m : past morning last quar : satur. day , min : past at night new moon saturday day , minut : past noon this moneth of october begins with variable weather to the d. on which the moon is in apogaon and in her nod ascending : on the d : in the watery sign aquarius , portonding moist weather : on the day there is square of jupiter and venus , on the d : the moons in perigaeon : on the d : she s in her south-nod fortelleth temperate weather , with appearance of forst towards the end of the moneth . the first days a fair in salt preston ; at dundee , alith , kinloch rannech in athol , turreff in buchan , mid-calder , and dunglass all on the first tuesday . st francis in inverlethen the iii day , in abernethie colinsburgh and valley-field the iv d. in meiklour and edzerston in tividale the v d. in cowper of fife the vi d. at the town lon-heid of liffwaid , and at markinch the viii day . st dinnes in st johnston , st dionise in peblees ' earlston , kirkintilloch aiton . auchtermuchtie , ceres in fife , killimuir , moffat all on the ix day , truel fair at the kirk of renith-mouth , and at kirkton of monifeeth , the ii tuesday , at drumhead in behelvie the ii wednesd . at dilkeith and tillibol the x d. a fair at eglesim the xi d. at ennerkeithing and straven the xii d. fenduct at durning the xiii d. st lukes fair at old aberdten , town of old himstock and tarves the third tuesd . in errol the xiii d. in borrowstonness and muflelburgh xvi d. st lukes day being still on the xviii day , at kester in caithness , and carington ; at lawder , kinross and rugland , st irena in corstorphine , at the kirkof carlouk , ormistoun , and townyettam on the border all on the xx d. at the new kirk of kilpattick xxi d : marie salamine in stirling , lamigton ' , dumfermling and kelso xxii d : at forfar and linlithgew xxiv d : st : judes fair at glenqhuitthil the last wednesday . at stenton the last tuesday hallow-fair in ratterie in buchan the last tuesday ; in kilrenie and stramiglo the xxv d : fowles fait in pasly and falkirk the xxvi d : st : simeon and judes day in dysert , and cockenie , kirkliston , hawick , megil in perth-shire , and rusline all on the xxviii d : in alloway , and nicolsone the xxix d : a flourishing fair in meitheni the third thursda , at whithhorn the last thursday . november begins on tuesday , hath xxx . days . sun riseth minuts past , sets minuts past . first quarter saturday d : m : past at night full moon sunday day , m : past at night last quar : munday d : m : past morning new moon sunday day : m : past at night on the second day the moons in apogaeon , the day in her nod ascending in aquarius causing rain , on the d : there is a conjunction of the sun and mars portending cold winds , the d : the moons in perigaeon : on the there is a conjunction of mars and mercury : the d : the moons in her south nod : on the d. a conjunction of the sun and mercury , the d : a conjunction of saturn and mercury : on the a conjunction of the sun and saturn : the d : an opposition of jupiter and mercury : the d : an opposition of the sun and jupiter , on the d : a conjunction of saturn and mars : on the d : an opposition of jupiter and mars , causing stormy weather towards the end of the moneth a fair at edinburgh the day , holding dayes . fordice and dumblain , at the new burgh of griven and at jedburgh upon the first tuesday , st. leonards fait at lanerk the first wednesday , at alathy the d. at kilwinning the d. at forre● and largo the d. martinmass day being still on the d. at dumbar , melross , cowper of fife . hamiltoun , culross , martins kirk , k●lmhaugh and strabogie , all upon the d. martinmas fair at the town of kirkwal in orknay the whole martinmas week . s. denick at methil the tuesday , at kilsyth the d. s. helen at dundee the d. at grinnock and down in monteith the d. margratmas fair at borrowstounness , dumfermling and lawder the d. at taue , auchtertuil and bryack fair at the kirk of kowl , all on the d. at bruntisland the d. andermass fair at s●radon and frazerburgh the d. at old meldrum last tuesday . s. andrews day , in st. johnstoun , peebles and chirnside the day . december begins on thursday , hath xxxi days . sun riseth minuts past . sets minuts past . first qu : munday day : m : past afternoon full moon tuesday day , m : past afternoon last qu : tuesday day , m : past afternoon new moon tuesday d : m : past afternoon on the first day the moon is in her north nod. on the d : there is an opposition of saturn and jupiter causing turbulent winds : the d : the moon is in perigaeon : the d : in her south nod in leo presaging frost : on the d : the moon is in apogaon . the d : in her nod ascending : and on the d : there is an opposition of jupiter and venus , sheweth that the year shall end with temperate weather . at tarves the first tuesday . st. nicolas fair at renfrew the d : in aberdeen the d. at west-weems the d. killamas fair at the kirk of rey in caithness , bamff , rothemay , and the town of deer the d. manmas fair at the kirk of watten in caithness the day , s. cuthbert in grange of linlithgow the d. s. thomas in glasgow , inverness , and at the town in monteith the d. st. thomas day , being the d. christmas the day . st. stevens day , the d. st. johns the day at forre● and methil , all upon st. johns day , st. davids fair at gerry the first tuesday , and at penstoun in east lothian the first wednesday after christmas . advertisement . there are two notable fairs at lamingtown , within the shire of lanerk , where are to be had good schap , horse , neat , sheep , and corns , meal , &c. the on the day of june , with a horse race , for a saddle , at shilling starling value , set out by the laird of lamingtown . the second upon the day of october yearly , with a weekly mercat every thursday . also , there are two new fairs at penstown , within the shire of haddingtown , consisting of horse , neat , sheep , wool , cheese , corn and meal , &c. the first upon the wednesday of august , with a horse race for a saddle , price as before . the second upon the first wednesday after christenmass yearly , with a weekly mercat every wednesday , belonging to the laird of lamingtown . a tide table for leith , corrected by james paterson mathematician . shewing the hour and minus of high water at leith for every day of the moons age , increasing or decreasing . the use. seek the moons age in the first and second column of the table , and in the two last columns you have the true time of full sea at leith . example . to find the full sea the day of may , , i find the moons age by the following table to be , which i find in the second column of this table , and against it in the last column i find hour , minuts , the true time of full sea required . moons age full sea at leith . increas . decreas . hours minuts . the diary , or broadside almanack , with the signs and planets in their proper places for each day of the year , it is divided in pages for the moneths , columns in each page , the for the days of the month , the the days of the week , after the first letters of the alphabet , c b being the dominical or sundays letter for , c for monday , d tuesday , e wednesday , f thursday . g friday , a saturday , the the remarkable day , aspects and weather , the the suns rysing , the his place , the the moons place , the her age , the the days of the month , according to the new-stile , or gregorian account , which now finished by mr. paterson matematician , my author , who exactly discrives the weather , with all belonging to prognostications , to be sold be john reid , at his printing house in bells wynd . with the high-wayes of scotland . a ready table shewing the age of the moon every day throughout this year , . dayes . january february march april may june july august septemb. october novem. decemb.               an alphabetical prophesie found in dubline , in the year , keeped secret then , because of the hight of popery . shewing what should fall out in . these letters five p. r. j. w. and l. together strive which of them shall prevail , p. claims pre eminencie over r. j. l. and w. for i. and r. makes all the world ado : p. pull'd down shall be : but r. shall rise , j. l. shall fall , and w. shall gain the prise ; a. ante m. shall then hold e. his staff , and keep at under s. g. j. and f. d then shall dance , and g. shall glorifie , and b. shall boast of this great victorie ; n. after all recover shall the day , and o. his banner valiantly display ; no wapon traimd 'gainst z , prosper shall , thô other nations they keep under thrall . therefore , good people strive , yea , strive i say , for that above , which never will decay . note , all letters here , except z. and w. are those , the irish characters allow , and when they do admit them with the rest , then may the land again be at the best . for the readers better understanding the author has set down the denotation of these letters . p. popery , r. reformed religion , j. james , l. lewis , w. william , i. and r. in the fourth line , interest and religion , a. ante m. anti monarchy , or state government , e. europe , s. spaine , t. turkey , c. c ham of tartery , f. france , d. denmark , g. germany , b. britain , n. norway , o. orange , z. church of god. f i n i s.