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

1654. August hath XXXI Days.

Leave work you Trades-men, gaze up to the Sky, The Sun's eclips'd, and Mars and Saturn by; Be su••e you lie abed you City-wives, That l••ve your ease far better then your lives: P••int Bills. Quacksalvers; Boys, forbear your Schools, ••ast time y'were mad and now I pray turn fools.
M. D.	W. D	Lat.	〈◊〉〈◊〉	☉
S	D	〈◊〉〈◊〉
1	c	1	43	4	39
2	d	0	26	4	40	New Moon about 11 at noon. 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉.
3	e	0	M	50	4	43
4	f	2	3	4	45
5	g	3	6	4	46
6	〈◊〉〈◊〉	3	59	4	48
7	b	4	49	4	50
8	c	5	4	4	52
9	d	5	D	16	4	54	First quarter a quarter before one in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉.
10	e	5	15	4	56
11	f	5	0	4	58
12	g	4	32	4	59	Thunder and Lightening.
13	〈◊〉〈◊〉	3	52	5	1
14	b	3	2	5	3
15	c	2	2	5	5
16	d	0	S	54	5	6
17	e	0	17	5	8	Full Moon at 11 at night, visibly eclip.
18	f	1	29	5	10
19	g	2	38	5	12
20	〈◊〉〈◊〉	3	38	5	14
21	b	4	27	5	16
22	c	5	0	5	18
23	d	5	15	5	20
24	e	5	D	11	5	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉. Last 〈◊〉〈◊〉. at 11 at night
25	f	4	49	5	24
26	g	4	8	5	26
27	〈◊〉〈◊〉	3	14	5	28
28	b	2	8	5	30
29	c	0	M	44	5	31
30	d	0	21	5	33
31	e	1	34	5	35	New Moon half an 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 〈◊〉〈◊〉. 11 at night

Observations on AUGUST.

Homo Homini Daemon.

IT was the speech of one of the Iewish Rabbies, whose name I do not remember, but the words he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 when he lay on his death bed, and the last words of dying men are usually longest remembered; If our 〈◊〉〈◊〉, said he, come not in the year 1654. that was the man we put to death 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Ierusalem. Besides, it was the opinion of an Astrologer of our own, who 〈◊〉〈◊〉 long since left England, that the coming of Christ to Raign should be at the instant of the Eclipse this Month; he brought this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to make his Iudgment seem like truth, Zech. 14. The Lord my God shall come, and all his 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with him; and it shall come to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 in that day, When the light shall not to clear nor dark, but it shall be one day known to the Lord, not day nor night. For 〈◊〉〈◊〉 own particular part I understand not the mystery of that Scripture 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yet, neither dare I be so critical as to appoint a particular 〈◊〉〈◊〉 for 〈◊〉〈◊〉 coming; it is sufficient to me that he shall come, and that I have enough to nourish my hopes that it shall be within the effects of this Eclipse. The ☌ of ☉ and ♄ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 tempestuous weather, and as tempestious actions, which may be read in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 about the midst of this Month by 〈◊〉〈◊〉 men, if they heed but those supernatural sights which will be seen there when ♄ leaves the dominion of the Sun, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 himself to the Virgin, being just then at the Aphelion of ♂, and not far off from his body. The Princes of Europe are all in a maze, and all the world in a wonder what God determines to do. It is the property of a wise man to weigh 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the begin∣ing of things, and suspend his judgment till he sees the end.

Sept. The places of the Planets at Noon. 1654.

Mon. d2.	Week d2.	☉	☽	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	♌
♍	♍	♍	♓	R	♍	♌	♍	R	♒
1	♀	18	41	26	7	2	31	18	17	1	34	12	12	25	6	23	33
2	♄	19	39	〈◊〉〈◊〉	♎	14	2	38	18	9	2	12	13	23	24	4	23	30
3	☉	20	38	22	0	2	46	18	2	2	50	14	34	23	0	23	27
4	☽	21	37	4	♏	27	2	53	17	54	3	28	15	45	21	56	23	24
5	♂	22	35	16	40	3	0	17	46	4	6	16	57	20	51	23	〈◊〉〈◊〉
6	☿	23	34	28	41	3	7	17	39	4	44	18	8	19	49	23	17
7	♃	24	32	10	〈◊〉〈◊〉	32	3	15	17	33	5	20	19	19	18	53	23	14
8	〈◊〉〈◊〉	25	31	22	17	3	22	17	23	6	0	20	31	18	0	23	11
9	♄	26	30	4	〈◊〉〈◊〉	18	3	29	17	15	6	38	21	43	17	13	23	1
10	☉	27	29	16	14	3	36	17	7	7	16	22	55	16	34	23	4
11	〈◊〉〈◊〉	28	27	28	22	3	43	17	0	7	54	24	7	16	8	23	〈◊〉〈◊〉
12	♂	29	26	0	〈◊〉〈◊〉	49	3	50	16	52	8	32	25	18	15	53	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
13	♀	0	♎	25	23	35	3	57	16	44	9	10	26	30	15	D	48	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
14	♃	1	24	6	♓	39	4	4	16	37	9	48	27	42	15	55	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
15	♀	2	23	20	4	4	11	16	30	10	26	28	55	16	10	22	41
16	♄	3	22	4	♈	0	4	19	16	23	11	4	0	♍	6	16	34	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
17	☉	4	21	18	18	4	26	16	15	11	42	1	19	17	6	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
18	☽	5	20	2	♉	41	4	33	16	8	12	20	2	32	17	46	22	39
19	♂	6	19	17	15	4	40	16	1	12	58	3	44	18	38	22	36
20	☿	7	18	1	〈◊〉〈◊〉	45	4	46	15	54	13	36	4	57	19	37	22	33
21	♃	8	17	16	0	4	53	15	48	14	14	6	10	20	42	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
22	♀	9	16	0	♋	11	5	0	15	41	14	52	7	23	21	52	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
23	♄	10	15	14	23	5	7	15	34	15	30	8	36	23	7	22	23
24	☉	11	14	28	13	5	14	15	28	16	8	9	48	24	27	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
25	☽	12	13	11	〈◊〉〈◊〉	52	5	20	15	21	16	45	11	1	25	52	22	17
26	♂	13	13	25	21	5	27	15	15	17	23	12	14	27	22	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
27	☿	14	13	8	〈◊〉〈◊〉	41	5	33	15	9	18	1	13	27	28	56	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
28	♃	15	12	21	50	5	39	15	4	18	39	14	41	〈◊〉〈◊〉	♎	32	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
29	♀	16	12	4	♎	48	5	46	14	58	19	17	15	54	2	9	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
30	〈◊〉〈◊〉	17	11	17	38	5	52	14	53	19	55	17	8	3	48	22	〈◊〉〈◊〉
S	A	M	〈◊〉〈◊〉	〈◊〉〈◊〉	D	〈◊〉〈◊〉	〈◊〉〈◊〉	M	D
The 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉 the Planet for Days.	1	1	27	1	38	0	12	6	0	3	45
11	1	28	1	38	1	11	0	37	0	47
21	1	30	1	37	1	11	1	1	1	S	27

Syzygiae Lunares.

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