A newe treatise of the right reckoning of yeares, and ages of the world, and mens liues, and of the estate of the last decaying age thereof this 1600. yeare of Christ, (erroniouslie called a yeare of Iubilee) which is from the Creation, the 5548. yeare. Conteining sundrie singularities, worthie of observation, concerning courses of times, and revolutions of the heauen, and reformations of kalendars, and prognistications: with a discourse of prophecies and signes, preceeding the latter daye, which by manie arguments appeareth now to approch. With a godlie admonition in the end, vpon the words of the Apostle, to redeeme the time, because the dayes are evill. By M. Robert Pont, an aged pastour in the Kirk of Scotland. The heades are set downe in certaine propositions, in the page following.

TO THE RIGHT REVEREND•• NOBLE LORD, ALEXANDER SEYTON, L. Vrquhard and Fyvie, President in the Senate of Iustice, and Provest of Edinburgh, &c. All health and felicitie in Christ.

YOur Lordshippes gentle humanitie toward all ho∣neste and well-hearted men, and namely, towards me, since my first acquain∣tance, hath mooved mee, to dedicate to your honour, this parte of the fruite of my studies, knowing, that amongst the rare Mecenases of this Land, your name is with the highest ranke, vnder his Maie∣stie to be mentioned. The first cause (I confesse) that mooved mee to publish this Treatise in our English tongue, was to disswade the too curious conceites of cer∣taine men, desirous to be at Rome this ap∣proching

1600. yeare commonly called a year of Iubilee, wherof they shuld receiue no profit, but rather domage, with losse of time & expenses. For your L. knows wel ynough the maners of Rome, & (as I am perswa∣ded) allowes not of that pompose supersti∣tion: yet if your L. wil take paines (not be∣ing fashed with more weighty matters) to reade this whole discourse, I trust you shall finde other heads, whereof you shal like ve∣rie well, that haue troubled the heades of learned men, and not bene so exactly found out. Wishing your L. to accept of this smal token of my good fauor towards your honor, and to accept of me amongst the clientele of your friendship, wherfore God-willing, ye shall not finde me vnworthie. To whose almightie protection, I commit your L. This last of October. 1599.

Your L. ever ready to power in God. ROBERT PONT.