A new prognostication for the year of our Lord, 1691. Being the third year after bissextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, 5640. 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. / By G. S. Philomath.

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A new prognostication for the year of our Lord, 1691. Being the third year after bissextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, 5640. 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. / By G. S. Philomath.
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G. S., philomath, fl. 1691.
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Edinburgh :: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the City and Colledge,
for the year 1691.
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Almanacs, Scottish -- 17th century.
Ephemerides -- 17th century.
Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
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"A new prognostication for the year of our Lord, 1691. Being the third year after bissextile or leap-year, and from the creation of the world, 5640. 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. / By G. S. Philomath." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B01341.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 6, 2024.

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February begins on Sunday, XXVIII. dayes.

Sun riseth 25 minuts past 7. sets 35 minuts past 4,

Full Moon Munday 2 day, 41 min. past 9 at night.

Last qu. Munday 9 day, at 12 a clock at night.

Change Wednesday 18 day, 18 min. past 4 morning.

Second qu. Wednesday 25 day, 29 min. past 5 at night.

This moneth begins with a Sea-storm for some days, with Wind, Hail, or Sleet to the 17 day: to the 26 looking more fair, but windie, the rest indifferent cold winter weather, &c.

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St. Brides fair at Abernethie, Forres in Murray land, and at the Town of Invernes the 1 day, Candlemas fair in Bamff, Dunkel, Ding∣wal and Dowglas the 2 day, Candlemas fair at the Town of Ratray in Buchan the first tuesday after Candlemas, at Couper of Fife the 1. Wednesday of the moneth, at Methlick the second tuesday, Valentines day being still on the 14 day, at Linlithgow; at Forfar the 15 day, holding 8 dayes, at Valleyfield the 24 day.

Whiles in February, whiles in March.

Fastens even fair at Fyvie, and Lanerk on Fastens even-day.

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