The woman's almanack, for the year 1694: calculated for the meridian of city and country. Containing many choice, useful, pleasant, and most necessary, observations, adapted to the capacity of the female sex, and not to be found in other almanacks: as, the good house-wife's calendar. A table of expences. The critical days of the year. ... By Dorothy Partridge, midwife, student in astrology.

Of Ʋnfortunate Days, and Dog-days.

THe Dog-days are so called, because of the influ∣ance of those Stars called the Dog, and they continue in force so long as the Sun by his nearness co-operateth with them, beginning about the 20th day of July, and ending the 17th of August. Diophantes would have us observe the rising of the Dog-Star, in what Sign the Moon is in that time: for if she be found in Aris, there useth to be small store of Grain, but in Gemini great abundance, and so likewise in Taurus; in Virgo, corruption of Grain; in Sagitary abundance, and so in Capricorn; in Aquarius, scarcity; in Piscibus, Plenty; in Libra abundance of Fruits, with shells of Nuts, &c. Moreover, some do reckon 33 Unfortunate Days (as they call them) in a Year, In January, the 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 15, 17, and 19. In February, the 8, 10, and 17. In March, the 15, 16, 19, and 28. In April, the 16, and 21. In May, the 7, 17, and 20. In June, the 4, and 7. In July, the 15, and 20. In September, the 6, and 7. In Octo∣ber, the 6. In November, the 15, and 25. In De∣cember, the 6, 7, and 9. Others also say that there are in the Year six most Unfortunate Days to be let Blood or to be Born: January the 3. July the 1. October the 2. April the 3. August the 1, and 31. And amongst many the 28 Day of Decmber, called Childer∣mass-day, Cross-day, and Innocents-day, is taken for a very evil Day. But it becometh Christian People not to subject themselves unto Hours and Days, as did Pa∣gans of old.