An ephemeris for the year 1654, being the second after leap-year by Nich. Culpeper.

1654. May hath XXXI Days.

We cannot but expect a troubled Sky, When Sol with Algol joyns with Mercury; Then follows wind; If that were all the matter 'Twere well; but Iove and Mars a filthy clatter Will make; what Iove intends as yet none knows; Ware Citizens! Mars vanquish'd storms and blows
M. D.	W. D.	Lat.	☽	☉
S	A	〈◊〉〈◊〉
1	b	1	2	4	23
2	c	2	9	4	21	Windy weather, if not rain.
3	d	3	12	4	20
4	e	4	4	4	19	Ascension day.
5	f	4	41	4	17	'Tis never good to be too 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉
6	g	4	D	58	4	15	New Moon half an 〈◊〉〈◊〉. past 11 at 〈◊〉〈◊〉
7	〈◊〉〈◊〉	4	52	4	13
8	b	4	28	4	12	Term ends.
9	c	3	45	4	11
10	d	2	49	4	10
11	e	1	44	4	9
12	f	0	35	4	7	Hold Clergy-men, the Cake is dough
13	g	0	M	33	4	6	〈◊〉〈◊〉 quarter at 5 in the morning.
14	〈◊〉〈◊〉	1	38	4	5	vhitsunday.
15	b	2	37	4	3
16	c	3	28	4	2
17	d	4	8	4	1
18	e	4	36	3	59
19	f	4	54	3	58
20	g	4	D	59	3	56
21	〈◊〉〈◊〉	4	50	3	55	Full Moon at 6 in morn. Trinity 〈◊〉〈◊〉
22	b	4	28	3	54
23	c	3	55	3	53
24	d	3	10	3	53
25	e	2	16	3	52
26	f	1	16	3	52	Term 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
27	g	0	S	10	3	52
28	〈◊〉〈◊〉	0	57	3	51
29	b	2	4	3	51	Last quarter at 3 in the morning.
30	c	3	5	3	50	The moneth begins and ends much like 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for weather and actions.
31	d	3	57	3	50

〈◊〉〈◊〉 on MAY.

I Can tell you this will be a sad, not a merry Month 〈◊〉〈◊〉 May to many; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Month begins, if not with thundering weather, yet with thundering acti∣ons, such as I am afraid will go neer to cost some body their heads, I cannot help it, they might have looked better to it in time. I am afraid many Alchy∣mists will come off losers this Month in their search 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Hermes his Elixic, it is a jewel given but to few; 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quot aequus amavit Iupiter, aut ardens 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ad Aethera virtus, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 geniti potuere. The Month begins with lying, scribling and deceiving; Cheating and cozening are turned two main pillars of the Nation. About the middle of the Month the Law is brought into question once more, and much debating about it, pro and con, but very little conclu∣ded I am afraid: I could wish men could live ho∣nestly and lovingly, and then the Lawyers might leap for a crust, and glad if they could catch it; for 'tis well known that Lawyers get their 〈◊〉〈◊〉 by none but mad men and fools. In truth I am afraid of some tumults, or risings, or something to this effect, in this Nation, nay it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 be in London: when men have so carried themselves, that they fear 〈◊〉〈◊〉 touchstone, because their actions will not hold water, then 〈◊〉〈◊〉 next way is to 〈◊〉〈◊〉: but I hope the wisdom of our State will look after such things, and prevent them. But toward the latter end of the Month 〈◊〉〈◊〉 must be the other 〈◊〉〈◊〉 about ordering the Law, and I hope it will be to some purpose: Great men are called in question; Lawyers mourn; Heirs weep for their lost inheritance; Priests mutter and whine; the wind blows, and so the Month ends.

Iune. The places of the Planets at Noon. 1654

〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉.	〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.	☉	☽	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	♌
♊	♉	♌	♓	♋	♉	♉	♒
1	♃	20	33	4	21	21	58	21	46	2	22	7	48	27	27	28	26
2	♀	21	30	19	13	22	3	21	50	3	1	8	28	28	42	28	23
3	♄	22	27	4	♊	20	22	8	21	56	3	40	9	11	29	59	28	20
4	☉	23	24	19	36	22	13	22	2	4	26	9	54	1	♊	19	8	16
5	☽	24	21	4	♋	46	22	18	22	7	5	0	10	37	2	51	28	13
6	♂	25	18	19	40	22	23	22	12	5	40	11	23	4	6	28	10
7	〈◊〉〈◊〉	26	15	4	♌	11	22	28	22	17	6	19	12	9	5	35	28	〈◊〉〈◊〉
8	♃	27	13	〈◊〉〈◊〉	5	22	33	22	20	6	58	12	56	7	8	28	4
9	〈◊〉〈◊〉	28	10	1	♏	49	22	39	22	26	7	37	13	43	8	45	28	1
10	♄	29	7	14	56	22	44	22	30	8	18	14	32	10	23	27	57
11	☉	0	♋	4	27	43	22	50	22	34	8	55	15	21	12	8	27	54
12	☽	1	1	10	♎	6	22	55	22	38	9	35	16	11	13	54	27	51
13	♂	2	57	22	14	23	1	22	42	10	14	17	2	15	41	27	48
14	〈◊〉〈◊〉	3	55	4	♏	14	23	7	22	46	10	53	17	53	17	30	27	25
15	♃	3	52	16	8	23	13	22	49	11	3	18	45	19	22	27	〈◊〉〈◊〉
16	♀	4	49	28	0	23	18	22	53	12	11	19	37	21	18	27	38
17	♄	5	37	9	〈◊〉〈◊〉	50	23	24	22	56	12	50	20	30	23	16	27	35
18	☉	6	44	21	47	23	30	22	59	13	〈◊〉〈◊〉	21	23	25	16	27	32
19	☽	7	41	3	〈◊〉〈◊〉	46	23	36	23	1	14	8	22	16	27	17	27	29
20	♂	8	38	16	0	23	40	23	3	14	47	23	9	29	19	27	26
21	☿	9	35	28	21	23	48	23	6	15	26	24	4	1	♋	24	27	23
22	♃	10	32	10	♒	37	23	54	23	8	16	5	25	0	3	31	27	〈◊〉〈◊〉
23	〈☐〉〈☐〉	11	29	23	17	24	0	23	10	16	44	25	56	5	33	〈◊〉〈◊〉	16
24	♄	12	26	6	♓	2	24	〈◊〉〈◊〉	23	11	17	23	〈◊〉〈◊〉	53	7	44	27	13
25	☉	13	23	19	0	24	13	23	13	18	2	〈◊〉〈◊〉	50	9	51	27	10
26	☽	14	21	2	♈	15	24	19	〈◊〉〈◊〉	14	18	40	28	47	11	59	27	〈◊〉〈◊〉
27	♂	15	18	15	48	24	25	23	15	19	19	9	44	14	6	〈◊〉〈◊〉	4
28	〈◊〉〈◊〉	16	15	29	40	24	32	23	16	19	58	0	〈☐〉〈☐〉	42	16	15	29	0
29	♃	17	12	13	0	53	24	39	23	17	20	37	1	41	18	24	〈◊〉〈◊〉	57
30	♀	18	9	28	26	24	46	23	18	21	16	2	39	22	23	26	54
〈◊〉〈◊〉	〈◊〉〈◊〉	〈◊〉〈◊〉	A	S	A	S	A	M	D
〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 of the Plan. for Days.	1	1	25	1	15	0	55	2	47	3	6
11	1	25	1	18	0	58	3	15	1	20
21	1	24	1	21	1	1	3	21	0	S	36

Syzygiae Lunares.

〈◊〉〈◊〉	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉.
〈◊〉〈◊〉.	〈◊〉〈◊〉.	〈◊〉〈◊〉.	〈◊〉〈◊〉	〈◊〉〈◊〉.
1	〈☐〉〈☐〉	5
2	〈☐〉〈☐〉	4	〈☐〉〈☐〉	4	〈☐〉〈☐〉	16	〈☐〉〈☐〉 ☉ ♃ 10 〈☐〉〈☐〉 ☉ ♄ 22
3	☽ 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
4	〈☐〉〈☐〉	7	〈☐〉〈☐〉	4	〈☐〉〈☐〉	3
5	〈☐〉〈☐〉	0	〈☐〉〈☐〉	9
6	〈☐〉〈☐〉	4
7	〈☐〉〈☐〉	13	〈☐〉〈☐〉	3
8	〈☐〉〈☐〉	17	〈☐〉〈☐〉	8	☽	〈☐〉〈☐〉
9	〈☐〉〈☐〉	11	〈☐〉〈☐〉	22	〈☐〉〈☐〉	14
10	〈☐〉〈☐〉	14
11	〈☐〉〈☐〉	5	〈☐〉〈☐〉	23
12	〈☐〉〈☐〉	8
13	〈☐〉〈☐〉	21	〈☐〉〈☐〉	2
14	〈☐〉〈☐〉	14
15	〈☐〉〈☐〉	15	〈☐〉〈☐〉	13	〈☐〉〈☐〉	5
16	〈☐〉〈☐〉 ♃ ☿ 20 ☽ 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
17	〈☐〉〈☐〉 ♄ ☿ 2.
18	〈☐〉〈☐〉	3	〈☐〉〈☐〉	〈◊〉〈◊〉	〈☐〉〈☐〉	8
19	〈☐〉〈☐〉	8	〈☐〉〈☐〉	21	〈☐〉〈☐〉 ♃ ♀ 21.
20	〈☐〉〈☐〉	13	〈☐〉〈☐〉	14	〈☐〉〈☐〉 ♄ ♀ 16.
21
22
23	〈☐〉〈☐〉	1	〈☐〉〈☐〉	〈◊〉〈◊〉	☽ ♌
24	〈☐〉〈☐〉	12	〈☐〉〈☐〉	22	〈☐〉〈☐〉	3
25	〈☐〉〈☐〉	7	〈☐〉〈☐〉	16
26	〈☐〉〈☐〉	23	〈☐〉〈☐〉	20
27	〈☐〉〈☐〉	15	〈☐〉〈☐〉	6	〈☐〉〈☐〉 ☉ ☿ 20.
28	Occi.	♀ 〈◊◊◊〉〈◊◊◊〉
29	〈☐〉〈☐〉	6	〈☐〉〈☐〉	18	〈☐〉〈☐〉	15	〈☐〉〈☐〉	11	〈☐〉〈☐〉	8
30	〈☐〉〈☐〉	6	〈☐〉〈☐〉 ♂ ☿ 11. ☽ 〈◊〉〈◊〉. dist. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ☉