A new prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1668 Being bissextile or leap-year. By J.A. mathematician.

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A new prognostication for the year of our Lord God, 1668 Being bissextile or leap-year. By J.A. mathematician.
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J. A., mathematician.
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Edinburgh :: [s.n.],
printed for the year, 1668.
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Almanacs, English -- Early works to 1800.
Ephemerides -- Early works to 1800.
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xxxi. Iuly begins on Wednesday.

  • ...First quarter 7 day, at 2 in the morning.
  • ...Full Moon 13 day, 16 min. past 5 at night.
  • ...Last quarter 20 day, 36 min. past 4 afternoon.
  • ...New Moon 28 day, 30 min. past 8 at night.

The 1, 2, and 3. days small showres, from thence to the 10 pleasant weather, 10, 11, 12 misty, thence to 17 very hot, from the 17 to the 22 wind and rain, the rest of the month calm and clear.

In this Moneth ply your Haying, follow your Land for Wheat; pull up Hemp that is ripe; get Rue and Worm∣wood to drive away Fleas, and Moths. Dry Flowers in the shade, and then Sun them a little for fear of corrup∣tion.

Persume thy House with savors sweet, But such as are for purpose meet. Abroad as thou in Streets do'st go, Defend thy self from stinks also.

Culros the 1 day, Abernethie and Auchtermughtie 2 day, S. Martine of Bulzeon 4 day, S. Thomas 5 day, S Palladius in Forden in the Mernes 6 day, S. Andrew in Glasgow the 7 day, Kilwinning the 12 day, the 13 Saint Margaret in Kil∣limure, 6 dayes at the Kirk of Forrig, the third tuesday in this moneth: Moffat, and at Kirkaldy, a fair of Horse, Neat, and Sheep &c. the 18 day: a fair in Stirling the 20 day, Mary Magdalene in Linlithgow, Pettenweem, and Path∣head 22. day, in Airth the 24 day. S. Cristina in Corstor∣phine a fair, the same 24 day. S. James in Forfare, Cow∣per of Fife, Lanerk, and Ro••••burgh, Kinghorn, and in Mus∣selburgh, 25 day. The last Thursday of July a fair at Whit∣horn 2 dayes.

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