Edinburgh's true almanack, or A new prognostication for the year of our Lord, 1690. Being the second year after bissextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, 5639. Exactly calculated according to art, for the meridian of the most famous city of Edinburgh, whose latitude is 55 d. 54 m.¹/₂. and longitude is 11 d. 37 m. from Pico Taniriff, according to the newest tables. / By James Paterson mathematician.

March begins on Saturnday, XXXI. dayes.

Sun riseth 20 minuts past 6. sets 40 minuts past 5.

• First Quarter Friday the 7 day, 46 min. past 7 at night.
• Full Moon Friday the 14 day, 54 min. past 9 at night.
• Last Quarter Saturnday the 22 day, 26 min. past 9 at night.
• New Moon Sunday the 30 day, 48 min. past 10 in the Forenoon.

This moneth begins with good March weather, on the 4 day there is a Conjunction of the Sun and Mercury, and another of Iupiter, and Venus, on the 6 day, the Moon in Perigoeon, on the 7 day a Conjunction of Venus and Mercury, on the 11 day a Conjunction of Iupiter and Mercury causing windy and cloudy Weather, on the 19 day there is a square of Mars and Mercury, on the 20 day the Moon in Apogoton, portending the weather to be fair and clear, on the 30 day there is a square of Iupiter and Mars, and on the 31 day a Con∣junction of Iupiter and Mercury, signifying the moneth shal end with great winds and rain.

S. Monnence in Aberdeen, Dumfermling, Abercherder, St Marnoch-Kirk, and Strathven the 1 day, at Kennoquhy in Fife, consist∣ing of Horse, Neat, &c. with a weekly Mercat every Wednesday of all flesh, fishes, &c belonging to the Laird of Balfour, and at Petten∣weem the 3 day, St. Marnoch fair at the Kirk of Leuchel the 1 Tuesday, at Dumblain the first Wednesday, at Markinch the 6 day. Sr. Annes fair at the Kirk town of tarves the 2 Tuesday, St. Duthos in Tane of Ross the 9 day, at inverness and Auchtertuil the 10 day, St. Causnan at Dunichtin Kirk in Angui shire the 11 day, St Pa∣tricks Fair in Dumbartoun, Kirkaldie, and at the kirk of Black-ford the 15 day, at S. Johnstoun the 19 day, S. Cuthberts Fair in Lang∣toun of the Mers the 20 day, Lady day in West Weems, Bamff, and Auchtermuch••e the 25 day, at Kinross the 3 Wednesday.

While in March, and whiles in April.

Mid-lentron Fair at Trantie-banchrie on Thursday before Mid∣lentron Sunday, Palm-Sunday Fair at the town of Kirkwal in Ork∣nay, which stands the whole week after Palm-sunday, at the Kirk of Forrig, and at the town of Inverness and St. Johnstoun all upon

the Munday thereafter, a Fair at New Lestie upon the Twesd after Palm-Sunday, Skierthursday Fair at Glasgow, Dumbartoun, Cowper of Angus. Elgin of Murray; Frondraught, and in old Aberdeen the thu rsd, after Palm-sunday. Pasch-munday a fair at Couper of Fife, and Irwing. A Fair at the town of Forres in Murray Shire, Borrow∣stounness, and Corstorphine the first tuesd, after Pasch, Pasch Fair at Lanerk upon the wednesd. after Pasch, a Fair at S. Andrews, hold∣ing all the week after Low-funday.