A black almanack or Predictions and astronimonicall observations foreshewing what will happen to the king of Scots this present year, from the aspect and conjunction of the planets on the day and hour of his coronation the first of January 1651. Also some calculations concerning many bloudy fights between the English and Scots and the various success thereof. With a bloudy contention between the buff-coat, the long coat, and the black-coat, and the issne [sic] thereof. Licensed according to order.

To the READER.

COurteous and kind Reader, I must confesse that divers learned men have taken much pains in translating sun∣dry books, containing most wholesome and profitable pre∣cepts of Physick and Chyrurgery, wherein they have publish∣ed, and at large declared all such things as seemed necessary and expedient in Physick, to be known in our Native and mother Tongue, to the intent, that every one that would but take the pains to peruse them, and make tryall of them, might benefit themselves, and do much good to their ac∣quaintance and friends.

To the same intent and purpose, I have collected this small (though beneficiall Treatise) I have thought fit to write something in the behalf and praise thereof, finding many rare experimented medicines, which (put in practise) may prove beneficiall to studious and carefull Practisioners; and I doubt not but they may gain much credit and applause, both by their practise, and by their cure (if they please to put them in practise) which will be little expence unto them, though great credit and benefit.

There are many curious Medicaments therein contain∣ed, and divers of them approved by famous Physitians of good esteem: And therefore desire all who affect their healths, to make use of such medicines as they shall find suta∣ble to the preservation thereof: as also, for such as are ne∣cessary for the recovery of such as are sick and weak, being confident by Gods assistance, that much happinesse will re∣dound to such as make tryall of them.

And to the end, that this little volume might not be dis∣piseable, but estimable and beneficiall to the Common-wealth of England; I have thought fit to write thus much in the praise thereof, wishing good successe in its progresse, and to all that shall peruse and practise on it; and to all Students, Practitioners, and well wishers to Physicall practise, and

that their studies, labours, and practises may alwaies be suc∣cessefull and prosperous, to the honour and glory of God, the good of the Common-wealth, the benefit of their Pati∣ents, and to their perpetuall fame and renown; and therefore do wish that every one of them would use all care to spend some part of their study, how to benefit the Common-wealth, knowing the saying of Cicero (non solûm nobis nati sumus) but to be helpfull to our friends and strangers, which is most commendable. This I conceive should invite all well-wishers to the generall good, to imitate the example of divers learned Phisitians, who have not only cured divers out of charity, but also left most famous pieces of Phisick and Chyrurgery printed in English, for the good of all that will take the pains to read them, and practise on their labours. And certain I am, that many by their care and industry fol∣lowing their prescriptions, have gained much benefit, and great esteem thereby, and though ignorant in Phisick, or the practise thereof, became Practitioners, and famous by others labours and indeavours, and successefull also in what they undertook. I hope the same happinesse will befall such as will take the pains and care in reading this Treatise, and likewise make trial of the medicaments herein contained, which is and shall be desire and prayer of

R. W.