The Dismal or perillous days of the year.
MAsters of Astronomy and Physick that these Arts first sound, tell the most perillous and dangerous days in the year: in which if any man or woman be let blood of wound or vein, they shal die within 21. days following. Or whose falleth into sickness on any of these days, they shall never escape to till they be dead. And whoso taketh any great journey in any of these days to go from home, he shal be in danger to die one he come again. And who so woddeth a wife in any of these dayes, they shall soon be parted, or else they shall live together with much sorrow. And who so beginneth in any of these dayes any great work, it shall never come to good end: and their are the dars following. In Ianuary are eight days, that is to say, the 1. and 2.4.5.10.11.17. and 19. In February three days, the 8.10. and 17. In March are 3. days, the 15.16. and 21. In April are two days, the 15. and 11. In May are three days, the 7.15. and 20. In Iune are two days, the 4. and 7. In Iuly are two days, the 15. and 20. In August are two days, the 19. and 20. In September are two dayes, the 6. and 7. In October is on, the 6. In November are two, the 5. and 19. In Decem∣ber are three, the 6. and 7. and 11. and athers say, the 5. and 16.
And whoso will learn the Canicular or Dog-days, which are days of great danger and perst▪ may know they begin the 19. day of Iuly, and continue to the 28. day of August; which season is very perillous to take sickness: and t••••s also perillous to take dr••n••s and medecines, or so let blood: But if it be great need, then it must be before the m••••st of the day.
A farthing a day is sewin pence a moneth: the quarter of a year, one shilling ten pence half penny farthing & the year, sroon shiltung, and seven pence. A penny a day is two shillings f••u•• pence the moneth: the ••uarter of a year seven shillings seven pnce: the year thirty shillings four pence. Farewel.