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

1654. February hath XXVIII Days.

Expect cold, misty, frosty, snowy weather, When Sol and Saturn both oppose each other. Saturn's with Cor Leonis, and the Sun Declares that many a great one is undone: But Sol leaves Saturn, joyns himself with Iove, Whilst Mars is dallying with the Queen of Love.
M. D.	W. D.	Lat.	☽	☉
M	D	Rising
1	d	5	11	7	17	Bitter cold 〈◊〉〈◊〉 weather begins 〈◊◊〉〈◊◊〉
2	e	4	53	7	16	Candlemas day.
3	f	4	20	7	14
4	g	3	33	7	13
5	A	2	40	7	11	〈◊〉〈◊〉 Sunday.
6	b	1	28	7	10
7	c	0	S	14	7	8	New Moon half an ho: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 6 in 〈◊〉〈◊〉
8	d	1	3	7	6	Are some great ones questioned? 〈◊〉〈◊〉 might have taken heed in time.
9	e	2	17	7	4
10	f	3	23	7	2
11	g	4	15	6	59
12	A	4	54	6	58	〈◊〉〈◊〉 ends.
13	b	5	15	6	56
14	c	5	D	16	6	55	First quarter at 3 〈◊〉〈◊〉 clock in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉
15	d	4	57	6	54
16	e	4	24	6	53
17	f	3	32	6	51
18	g	2	30	6	49	Windy weather.
19	A	1	22	6	46
20	b	0	10	6	44
21	c	1	M	2	6	42	Full Moon 40 min. past 6 in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉
22	d	2	8	6	40
23	e	3	8	6	38
24	f	3	57	6	36	〈◊〉〈◊〉.
25	g	4	36	6	34
26	A	5	2	6	32	Wind and rain.
27	b	5	D	14	6	29
28	c	5	14	6	26

Observations on FEBRUARY.

O curas hominum! O quantum in rebus inane est!

THis Month begins pitifully with misty, foggy, stinking, noisom, cloudy, frosty weather, and tur∣bulent actions are probably like to ensue such trou∣blesom weather: Fiat justicia, say I, and all honest men harp upon the same string, though this may hap∣pily make but bad musick in the ears of some great ones, who about this time may probably be either calling to an account, or else such a thing determined. ☍ ☉ ♄ saith Haly, significat quod Reges adversarios habebunt homines de populo, Religiosos & fratres & eos qui legem predicant & his similes; Kings and Ma∣gistrates shall find enemies both amongst the com∣mon people, amongst such as profess Religion, as Fryars, &c. and amongst such as teach the Law: yet shall not all run the wrong way this Month, as in∣deed it hath done long enough; but here is some good to be hoped, that some may be called to an ac∣count of their stewardship, for they must be no long∣er Stewards. I hope the Nation shall have an account given them of their moneys, some such thing or things to this purpose seems now to be in agitation; men pay their money still, and yet the State wants money still, 'tis but fitting the reason were known; men when they know least, suspect the worst. The Law is once more called in question, and there be some that say, They know no reason why they should be governed by the Norman Laws, now the Norman Race is taken away by the same Instrument that brought it in, viz. the Sword. Certainly many overtures will be made about rectifying the Law this Month, 'tis but need, the Lord direct them for the best.

March. The places of the Planets at Noon. 1654

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

Syzygiae Lunares.

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