A new prognostication for the year of our Lord God 1665. Being the first after leap-year. Wherein are contained the moveable feasts, with the change of the moon, her full and quarters: with the true disposition of the weather, in every quarter of the moon, and a true description of the eclipses of this year. Together with dates of husbandry and gardening, for every month. Also with some physical observations. With the names and times of all the fairs in Scotland: with an addition of several new fairs, never before printed. Set forth at Aberdene, by Philomathes.
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A new prognostication for the year of our Lord God 1665. Being the first after leap-year. Wherein are contained the moveable feasts, with the change of the moon, her full and quarters: with the true disposition of the weather, in every quarter of the moon, and a true description of the eclipses of this year. Together with dates of husbandry and gardening, for every month. Also with some physical observations. With the names and times of all the fairs in Scotland: with an addition of several new fairs, never before printed. Set forth at Aberdene, by Philomathes.
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Philomathes.
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[Glasgow] :: Printed by Robert Sanders, printer to the town of Glasgow,
for the year 1665.
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Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Ephemerides -- Early works to 1800.
Almanacs, English -- Early works to 1800.
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"A new prognostication for the year of our Lord God 1665. Being the first after leap-year. Wherein are contained the moveable feasts, with the change of the moon, her full and quarters: with the true disposition of the weather, in every quarter of the moon, and a true description of the eclipses of this year. Together with dates of husbandry and gardening, for every month. Also with some physical observations. With the names and times of all the fairs in Scotland: with an addition of several new fairs, never before printed. Set forth at Aberdene, by Philomathes." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A24424.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 1, 2024.
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xxx. September begins on Friday.
First quarter the 5. day, 30. min. past 7. at night.
...Very good weather.
Full mon the 14. day, 49. min. past 8. in the morning.
...Tempestuous dayes.
Last quarter the 22. day, 20. min. past 3. in the morning.
...Good tidings from south.
New moon the 28. day, at 7. a clock at night.
...Rain, and very great winds.
S. Giles in Elgin the first day, in Moffat the 2. day, in Skir∣line the 4. day. Latter Lady day in Sterling, Dundie & Bamff
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••he 8. day. Rude day in Carill, Jedburgh, Dumfermling, Dumfreis and Athelston the 24. day, in Auchtertuil and Salane the 11. day. A fair at Forfar the 15. day, holding eight dayes. Matthew Apostle in L••••••••ithgow the 21. day, a fair at Leven the 27. day: S. Michael in Haddington, Leslie, Aire, S. Andrews, Crief and Kirkubright; and at the Kirk of Forrig the 29. day▪ Saint Jerome in Bamff the last day.
In the beginning of this month, and end of the former, ga∣ther hops when they wax brown, the weather being fair, and no dew on the ground: kill bees, make vernice; set all slips of flowers between the two Lady dayes, put swine to mast: re∣move trees every new Moon, from September till February, especially in the new of the Moon; the weather fair and warm, wind south or west. Use Physick moderately: forbear fruits too pleasant or rotten: shun riot and excess of diets.
If thou intend to live another Year,Chear up thy self, but naughty fruits forbear.
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