Poor Robin's prophecy, for the year 1701 Found several years after his death, hid under an old close-stool-pan. And now publish'd by his executors, to make some people merry, and the rest mad. Containing, comical predictions for every month in the year, carefully calculated, to make both sexes shake their sides till they break their twatling-strings.

JANUARY.

This Month keep near the Fire, or you will find, Your Noses Frost-nip'd, with a sharp cold Wind. And as for those who in Love's Sports engage, A warm Bed's better than beneath a Hedge.

ON the first Day of this Month, will be given many more Gifts than will be kindly receiv'd, or grate∣fully rewarded. Children, to their inexpressible Joy, will be drest up in their best Bibs and A∣prons, and may be seen handed along Streets, some bearing Kentish Pippins, others Oranges stuff'd with Cloves, in or∣der to crave a Blessing of their Godfathers and Godmothers. Flatterers will be very busie in bestowing their small Presents, where they are well assur'd of greater in return. Hypocrites in Churches will be ostentatiously liberal to the Poor's Box: And Poets fulsome Panegyricks will be more costly to their Patrons, than a Lawyer's Breath to a warm Client, or a Physician's Visit to a rich Patient.

I cannot foresee, by the Stars, that any thing will re∣markably happen till the Monday following; which, tho' it prove but the sixth of the Month, yet, in respect to the Holy dozen of Apostles, it will be called Twelfth-Day, a warm spicy Arabian Breeze will blow thro' Wood-street, from

early in the Morning, till late at Night; the wonderful Climate of which place, will be worth the greatest Travel∣lers Observation; for their Cakes, tho' drawn hot out of the Oven, will at the same time appear Ic'd all over. The great Affairs of this Evening will be very strangely canvas'd, many a real Knave will be honour'd with the title of King, many a Slut be saluted with the Dignity of Queen, many an honest Man be laugh'd at for a Knave, and many a cleanly Damsel be disparag'd with the Name of Slut. Much Drinking, Kissing, Card-playing, and Merriment till Twelve at Night; and great dancing of Father Adam's Jigg, both in London and the Country, all Night after.

The next remarkable Day in this Month, is the Twenty third, upon which the Farmers of the Law open their Hilary-Harvest, in order to reap the benefit of that Con∣tention sown between Knaves and Fools; who, because they are Rich, oftentimes fall out, and will never be made Friends till the Lick-pennies of the Law have made 'em poorer. Many a promoter of Differences distinguish'd by a diminutive Band, will see several golden Apparitions every Morning, except Sundays, for this three Weeks, without being frighted; and many an empty Black-Jack will be tipt with Silver, who can say but little to the purpose. Stu∣dents, during the Term, will return every Day from West∣minster, to their respective Inns of Courts by Twelve, sit down with hungry Stomachs to their Commons, about half an Hour after, and eat as heartily as so many ravenous Bum∣kins, at a Feast of Harvest-Home, whilst the Steward stand∣ing by peeps over 'em with as evil an aspect as the Devil look'd over Lincoln, wishing heartily, in his Thoughts, the Lord who sent 'em Food, wou'd be pleas'd to take away their Stomachs. Many a contentious Coridon will sell a Barn full of Wheat to contend for a Straw, whilst the wise Men of the Law will laugh such Fools out of their Livings,

as cannot keep their seditious Spirits from wronging their Neighbours.

On the Thirtieth of this Month, some sanctified Chips of the Rebellious old Block, will keep a Calves-Head Feast, in derision of the Sufferings of the blessed English Martyr, over which they will saucily talk Treason, drink Confusion to Monarchy, wish Prosperity to a Common-wealth, com∣memorate the Villanies of their Ancestors, and highly com∣mend the good old Pious Times of Anarchy, Domestick Wars, and Depopulation: whilst all better Christians will repair to their Parish Churches, endeavour to avert, with Prayers, Heaven's Vengeance for the black Offence, and beg the Protection of the Almighty from the like Disorders.