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.

MARCH.

This Month, Physicians Fees come in apace, And Patients flock in shoals to Doctor Case. Old Sinners will their painful Shin-bones rub, Ʋntil made easie by the Powd'ring-Tub.

MARCH, according to its usual Custom, will make its terrible entrance so like a roaring Lyon, that it will go near to scare the Powder out of every Beau's Wigg, that exposes himself to its Fury, to the blinding of many People who walk behind 'em, if they run not the hazard of breaking their Necks, by stumbling along with their Eyes shut.

Few Ladies, beneath the Quality of a Coach, will care much for visiting till this Month be over, but stay at home and save their Commodes for calmer Weather; besides, they wisely think it is subject, like themselves, to such Changes and Uncertainties, that they dare not venture to trust them∣selves abroad in't: And as for such Women who are forc'd to face its blusters, in the open Street; if they don't take care to wear Plummets, in the bottom of their Petticoats, as well as in their Gown-sleeves, they may chance to show what colour their Th—s are on, before they come home again.

A great difference will arise, and bloody Wars be pro∣cla••m'd between Cocks and Coxcombs, about the beginning of this Month; but the Day appointed for the great pitch'd Battel, will be the Fifth, upon which there will be much breaking of Shins amongst Porters, Coblers, Weavers,

Journey-men Taylors, and Prentices, and a great slaughter of Warlike Chanticleers in the Ʋpper-Moorfields. The fata∣lity of this Contention, as in most other Wars, will fall the heaviest upon the most Brave, for many a Cuckoldly-Cow∣ard will knock down a nobler Enemy than himself, and sell him into further Slavery; and many a cruel Com∣batant will be so barbarous to his Adversary, as to kill him first, and, Cannibal-like, devour him afterwards.

Eggs and Apples will be as valuable Commodities, on the same Day; as Brandy and Tobacco on Board a Ship: And the Cholerick Tenders of the Dripping-Pan will lay a heavy Tax upon the droppings of their Roast-Beef, to the great Oppression of His Majesty's poor Subjects. Pancakes and Fritters will be as highly in esteem, as Custard upon my Lord-Mayor's Festival: And boil'd Cock and Bacon, amongst those that can get it, will be as fashionable a Dish, as Chine and Turkey at Christmas.

When Shrove-Tuesday's over, Old-Ling, Oyl, and Mu∣stard, will be very much in request in all Roman-Catholick Families; yet many a good Christian, who is bound Pren∣tice, by his Priest, to a Fishmonger, but for Seven Weeks, will be so grievously troubled with the Lust after the Flesh, that he'll go near to cozen Infallibility in a Corner, and forfeit his Indentures before half his time be expir'd; and, with a By your leave Mr. Pope, mittigate the severity of his Penance, with a slice of Roast-Beef in a strange Cook's Shop, believing himself never the worse, since his Priest is never the wiser.

Many Holy Fathers will so over-heat themselves in this and the next Month, by Confessing of Harlots, that their Crowns, in a little time, will grow bald of their own accord, to the great impoverishing of a great many Barbers. A∣bundance of poor Butchers, who must be forc'd to live upon the Borrow till Lent be over, will be as great Enemies

to this Melancholy Fast, as those good Christians are to the merry Festival of the Nativity, who call Christmas, Christmas.

On the Tenth of this Month, the Sun will have conquer'd his Twelve Labours, and make his re-entrance upon the first Minute of the Equinoctial Sign of the Ram, whose Horns stand at such a distance, that they divide the Day and Night into an equal proportion: It may be heartily wish'd, the Horns of our Citizens would measure out their Dealings with as much Justice; but instead of that, I plainly foresee, if not by the Stars in the Heavens, by their vile Practices on Earth, that as long as there's a rich Tradesman in his Shop, there's a K— not far from his Counter; and as long as he has a pretty Wife in his House, it will be no hard matter to find a C—d in his Family.

Aquarius being a liquid Sign, and chief Water-Bayliff over all the Rivers in the Universe, foresheweth, that Southwark-Brewers, as well as those in Thames-street and Westminster, will make great havock of Thames Water in their March-Beer, incurring the backward Prayers of all Carr-men, Coach-men, Water-men, &c. for drowning their Malt in too great a quantity of Liquor; to the weakening also of strong-back'd Porters, Cole-heavers, and Dray-men, who proportion the weight of what they carry, to the strength of what they drink; so that if the Kn—y of Brewers ben't timely pre∣vented, by the worshipful Company of Ale Conners, we shall have our Strong-Drink be made as weak as Water; the Gyants of our Age become as puny as Pigmies; and the Brewers take their Horses out of their Drays, and put 'em into their Coaches.

On the 25th. many Sums will become due that will never be paid; and many a crabbed Curmudgeon, instead of his Rent, will find nothing but the Key under the Door, and an empty House to distrain on. Much dishonesty will be us'd by Tenants, and as great severity by Landlords; yet many

who expected their Lady-Day's Rent, would be well content if the Lord would send it 'em by that time Twelve-month.