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.

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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.
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London :: Printed by J. Clowes,
1651.
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Charles -- II, -- King of England, 1630-1685 -- Early works to 1800.
Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Predictive astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Commonwealth and Protectorate, 1649-1660 -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76774.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 17, 2024.

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A speciall medecine for Eyes, first to clarifie the sight, and curable to all Passions to Eyes, as hath been pro∣ved many times, and if the Eyes be therewith washed, or else one drop of cleer water put therein, it clear∣eth the sight, and is much profitable to strained Eyes, it will destroy a Pearl, overcometh the Megrim, and healeth any Eye that is smitten with a stroke.

TAke red Fennell, Rue, Eufrace, Vervain, Beta∣ny, red Roses, Grape leaves, Appium, Egrimony, ground Ivy, that groweth upon an oak, and of all these take even portions, and it must be put foure dayes and four nights in this manner following: the first day and night in white Wine, the second day and night in Water of a Manchild, a Virgin, the third day and night in Womans milk, the fourth day and night in clean Honey: and this done, take all the herbs, and put them into a stillitory, and the water

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that cometh thereof ye shall put into a viall, and use this as aforesaid, and in this water put the fourth part of an ounce of Camphere beaten in a morter, this is an excellent medicine.

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