A diurnal speculum, for the year of our Lord God, 1684 Being the bissextile, or leap-year, with annual and Mon[thly] predictions & progn[o]stications astrologically handled. (Written and design'd for the press in Aug, 1683. but its publication prevented by the printers t[e]merity.) Wherein was fore-told, in D[e]cemb. 1683. the late and unheard of frost; with the events that may probably and suddenly ensue thereon. By Richard Kirkby, student in astrology and physick.

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A diurnal speculum, for the year of our Lord God, 1684 Being the bissextile, or leap-year, with annual and Mon[thly] predictions & progn[o]stications astrologically handled. (Written and design'd for the press in Aug, 1683. but its publication prevented by the printers t[e]merity.) Wherein was fore-told, in D[e]cemb. 1683. the late and unheard of frost; with the events that may probably and suddenly ensue thereon. By Richard Kirkby, student in astrology and physick.
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Kirby, Richard, b. 1649.
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London :: printed by John Bringhurst, at the sign of the Book and Three Black-Birds, in Leaden-Hall Mutton-Market, (who formerly lived at the Book in Grace-Church-Street),
1684.
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Almanacs -- Early works to 1800.
Predictive astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Weather forecasting -- Early works to 1800.
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"A diurnal speculum, for the year of our Lord God, 1684 Being the bissextile, or leap-year, with annual and Mon[thly] predictions & progn[o]stications astrologically handled. (Written and design'd for the press in Aug, 1683. but its publication prevented by the printers t[e]merity.) Wherein was fore-told, in D[e]cemb. 1683. the late and unheard of frost; with the events that may probably and suddenly ensue thereon. By Richard Kirkby, student in astrology and physick." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A69436.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.

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Prognostications on JULY.

Seditiosis nunquam felicites cessit:

It never went well with Seditious Men.

NOw the Jesuites, and Jesuitical Tribe stretch their Wits, even till they break them, to fight against the Decrees of Heaven; for so saith the late Tribble Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo. I hope now the Romish Party will begin to Repent, their being so cruel to those innocent and harmless

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Protestants: Therefore, let them know, that hard is their Fate; for here is a bitter Potion prepared for them. Saturn hath now left the Sign Leo, the Conjunction will begin to opperate; and to be sure they will feel its dire Effects. Therefore, if the Turks doth enter some of their Territories, let them think of me. We have a notable Visible Eclipse of the Sun in Cancer, and Mars suddenly transits the De∣gree thereof; and so doth Mercury too. The Sol∣dier is all for Plunder in some of the Northern Coun∣tries, viz. in those Countries under Cancer and Ca∣pricorn, Virgo and Pisces, Aries and Libra: But we in England are in a good and prosperous Con∣dition; God continue it: but still plagued with whole swarms of Pamphlets and Libels stuffing the Ears of People with strange things. To conclude, the Month produceth very notable Consultations, and that for the general Good. God give us Hearts to be thankful. Jupiter and Mars is now in Sextil. Oh brave Soldier, be of good Chear, the Heavens have allotted a Pharsalia for thee; where thou shalt not lose, but gain. To conclude, much Good may be expected this Month; the Lord make us fit to receive it! The Sextil of Mercury and Venus, and Mercury and Jupiter, promise happy and prospe∣rous Returns of our Merchants Ships.

The Weather.

The fourth day or there abouts, we have a Conjun∣ction of Mars and Mercury in Cancer, which por∣tends both Hail, Rain, and Thunder, and that very considerable; but continues not long, but growes tem∣perate, and so continues without much Alteration, to the end of the Month: yet we may expect it to be ve∣ry

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hot, if not Thunder-Storms in some Places about the Full Moon.

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