If they be who can help it I have very little hopes they will regard my words though I tell them the truth Nam gins bumana ruit in vetitum nefar Venus Lady of the Ascendant is in the second though weak enough God knows 'T is no wonder to me that people should be buying and selling marrying and giving in marriage when destruction is coming the old World minded nothing else above a hundred years before the Flood came The people at Constantinople were so extreamly covetous so mindful of private so unmindful of publique good that they like Apes were imitating their Masters in their shops even three days after the Turks were within the walls and that was the reason that the streets ran down with the blood of them their wives and children Get as much worldly goods as you can I can tell you how much you shall keep viz. Land enough fee simple to lie upon and no more The times are coming when that Prophecy shall be fulfilled in Mal. 3. 18. Ye shall discern between the righteous and the 〈◊〉 between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not There is a company of Ranters that deny the Scripture to be a Rule of Direction for our lives but they must have more Liberty forsooth then the Scripture will give them Well then if you will not beleeve the Scripture will you beleeve Diogenes Quoth he when he was asked what was the best thing belonging to a mans life LIBERTY But that man cannot be at Liberty that is a slave to his vices neither he that wants many things If I had been minded to tell you that I had been an Academick I would have told you Liberty consists in things HOMOGENEAL and not in things HETEROGENEAL Now then a man that is covetous or ambitious or follows his pleasures needs many things Ergo far enough from Liberty Thus Disgenes Ranter Ranter Mutato nomine de te fabula narratur And thus I pass to Monethly Observations The true length of the Tropical Year D. H. M. S. 365. 5. 48. 54.   D. M. S.  The Apogaeum of ♄ 27. 37. 25. ♠Anno. 1652. ♃ 8. 28. 55. ♎ Anno. 1652. ♂ 29. 57. 54. ♌ Anno. 1652. ☉ 6. 36. 24. ♋ Anno. 1652. ♀ 0. 47. 23. ♋ Anno. 1652. ☿ 2. 13. 12. ♠Anno. 1652. The Ingress of the Sun into the four Cardinal Points   D. H. M.  ♈ March 9. 8. 58. p. m. ♋ June 10. 11. 32. p. m. ♎ Septemb. 12. 2. 39. p. m. ♑ 〈◊〉 10. 14. 2. p. m. 1652 January hath xxxi days Moneth days Week days Moons Latitude The fornter year's no sooner wheel'd about Working divisions in the Rabble rout But Sol old Saturns malice to asswage Will bring the Magistrace upon the Stage To act his part Misty unwholesom weather Begins the year with Frost Snow together M. A. 1 g 4 56 circumcision 2 a 4 33  3 b 3 51  4 C 2 53  5 d 1 46 Twelfth day Cold misty freezing weather 6 e 0 34  7 f 0 39 First quarter 4 minutes before 9 at night 8 g 1 46  9 a 2 48  10 C 3 39  11 b 4 20  12 d 4 46  13 e 4 59  14 f 4 57  15 g 4 44 Full Moon 8 minutes before 4 in the afternoon 16 a 4 17  17 b 3 39  18 C 2 53  19 d 1 58  20 e 0 58  21 f 0 4  22 g 1 7  23 a 2 9 Term begins Last quarter 20 minutes past 7 at night 24 b 3 5  25 C 3 55  26 d 4 33  27 e 4 54  28 f 4 59  29 g 4 44  30 a 4 11 New Moon 17 minutes past 3 in the afternoon 31 b 3 14  Observations on JANUARY 'T Is a cold Moneth and much business must not be expected to be done sitting by the fire There are very few mutual Aspects of the Planets one with another during this Moneth A Phrensie possesses the heads of the vulgar to begin the New year with lyes and wranglings Women will scold with their husbands a jealous Devil possesses their brains and the Quintescence of Non-sence Some men get their livings by inventing and printing of Lyes Honest men are abused by Printers or Book-sellers and that 's no news for I have been served so my self I only quote it for this intent That the Vulgar may not take it for Authentick which is cryed about the streets at the beginning of this Moneth Misty dark cold freezing weather begins the Moneth and if the Animal spirit be formed by the Rete mirabile of Vital spirit and Ayr unpleasing Actions are like to follow so unpleasing an Ayr I 'le tell you what Haly saith upon an Opposition of Sol and Saturn Significat quod Reges adversarios habebunt homines de populo Religiosos fratres eos qui legem predicant In plain English thus Kings or Magistrates shall be opposed by the people and so shall Clergy men and Lawyers Sensibus haec imis res non est parva repone If you see wise men blow the fire about this time 't will burn at last although the wood be wet The truth is the Year is like to end better then it began People hope for better times and so do I. 1652. February hath xxix days Moneth days Week days Moons Latitude Now angry Mars with Saturn doth combine And court each other with a friendly Trine Lose this time Scot and thy afflicted State Shall cry peccavi when it is too late But ere th' Moneth end Mars doth with Venus meet And bids young maids beware the under-sheet M. A 1 C 2 7  2 d 0 53 Candlemas 3 e 0 22  4 f 1 35  5 g 2 39  6 a 3 33 First quarter 28 min. after 9 in the morning 7 b 4 15  8 C 4 45  9 d 4 58  10 c 4 59  11 f 4 46  12 g 4 21 Term ends 13 a 3 45  14 b 2 59 Full Moon 19 min. past 10 in the morning 15 C 2 6  16 d 1 6  17 c 0 4  18 f 0 59  19 g 〈◊〉 1  20 a z 57  21 b 3 47  22 C 4 26 Last quarter 20 min. after 9 in the morning 23 d 4 51  24 c 5 0  25 f 4 51 Matthias 26 g 4 22  27 a 3 35  28 b 2 33 New Moon half an hour after 12 at night 29 C 1 20 Shrove-sunday Observations on FEBRUARY MUch Kings Lands are like to be in question between the beginning and the middle of this Moneth or else upon sale A few ragged Scots desire an accommodation with this State let them first learn to be honest 't is possible they may have it about this time Scotland Scotland though I love thee but a little yet I love thee
better then thou dost thy self Mice and Rats have possessed thy decayed buildings and have been no plague at all for want of men to be a plague unto If thou wilt but at this time consider the things that belong to thy peace thy poor remnant may be saved Remember the words of Solomon Wo be to that Nation whose King is a Child Women are subject to hard labors in Child-birth this Moneth let them peruse my Book entituled A Directory for Midwives or A Guide for Women The Moneth ends as full of Whoredoms as an Egg is full of Meat He does not know himself that knows not his wife from another woman And if the German Emperor chance to change this life for another about the latter end of this Moneth remember I told you of it 1652. March hath xxxi days Moneth days Week days Moons Latitude The Sun 's eclips'd in 's throne the Ld defend us From those sad mischiefs this Eclipse portends us For suddenly doth Sol with Saturn square Wishing both Kings and people to beware Kings had as good be warn'd for down they must The dealings of the Lord are always just M. A. 1 d 0 2  2 e 1 13 Shrove Tursday 3 f 2 23  4 g 3 22  5 a 4 8  6 b 4 39 First quarter 4 minutes after 11 at night 7 C 4 56  8 d 5 0  9 e 4 48  10 f 4 25  11 g 3 51 Beware Scotland thy Counsels shall come to no effect 12 a 3 6 Look to 't Holland or else all the fat 's i' th fire 13 b 2 9  14 C 1 15 Full Moon Eclipsed 3 hours after midnight Windy 15 d 0 13  16 e 0 51  17 f 1 53  18 g 2 51  19 a 3 41  20 b 4 21  21 C 4 48  22 d 5 0 Last quarter 6 minutes after 7 at night 23 e 4 54  24 f 4 31  25 g 3 51 Lady day 26 a 2 54  27 b 1 45  28 C 0 29  29 d 0 48 New Moon about 3 of the clock in the morn 30 e 2 1  31 f 3 5  Observations on MARCH IN this Moneth Astrologers begin their Year They hold the World was created at that time when Sol entred ♈ and my self could almost afford to be of that opinion If the Year do begin then it begins but scurvily and what will the end be Kings look but poorly upon the business This Year will not please them and it will do them less good to be angry for Impedit ira animum ne possit cernere verum Kings and Magistrates theeve by Authority as thinking themselves above the Law The common people theeve and make a Law of the Sword Expect Thunder and Lightening about the 12 day of this Month in the morning The Month ends with Execution of Justice upon Malefactors and they no small fools neither Remember what Daniel told Belshazzar Dan. 5. Holland look to thy self if the beginning of January and the latter end of March be not fatal times to thee I cannot read true English from the Book of the 〈◊〉 The Sword of the angry Angel is drawn against thee and it is not yet put up into its Scabbard When thou wast few in number and little in the Land thou wast humble and thy God lookt upon thee and taught thee for he always teaches the humble then thou grewest proud and hast forgotten thy God and mindest thy self thy God knows how to bring thee poor again Thou wast a good Servant but prov'st an ill Master 't is only affliction must do thee good and thou shalt have it I tell thee of it before it is quite come upon thee Remember thy Creator before the evil days come Because there is some good things in thee thy House shall not absolutely be left thee desolate Dan 4. 26 Thy Kingdom shall be sure to thee after thou shalt have known that the Heavens do rule Wherefore let my Counsel be acceptable to you c. And thus though I forgot you in Ianuary yet I remembred you in March What remains but that you remember your selves and look to the 〈◊〉 from whence you are hewn 1652. April hath xxx days Moneth days Week days Moons Latitude Just at beginning Saturns lowring eye Molests the Earth with a disquiet sky Besides all this you shall be sure to find The ayr distemper'd with impetuous wind Mens brains are addle 〈◊〉 their dispositions To vex our State with violent Petitions S. A. 1 g 3 56 Cold and windy weather begins the Moneth 2 a 4 33  3 b 4 54  4 C 5 0  5 d 4 51 First quarter at a quarter of an hour past 4 in the afternoon 6 e 4 30 What Cony catehers are here 〈◊〉 7 f 3 51  8 g 3 15  9 a 2 23  10 b 1 25  11 C 0 24 Palm Sunday 12 d 0 40  13 e 1 43 Full Moon 17 minutes after 7 at night 14 f 2 42  15 g 3 35  16 a 4 17  17 b 4 45  18 C 4 59 Easter day 19 d 4 55  20 e 4 35  21 f 3 58 Last quarter at one of the clock in the morn 22 g 3 4 Clear weather but windy 23 a 2 3 Perilous Counsels are abroad God knows what the end will be 24 b 0 50  25 C 0 25 Mark Evangelist 26 d 1 39  27 e 2 46 New Moon half an hour past 7 at night 28 f 3 41  29 g 4 24  30 a 4 50  Observations on APRIL IF I had not known that the Devil had been a Lyar from the beginning and also ruled in the children of disobedience I should have admired that so many lying Pamphlets should have flown about the streets like Butterflies in the Sun this Spring Quarter But I know it and Admiration is the daughter of Ignorance What does the Lawyers go about to contend with the State or be they Judges or what be they Perhaps 't is Term time Lawyers a word or two with you Have you taken a Lease of your places Have you built you a Fools Paradise in the Ayr Do do and walk up and down in 't when you have done I shrewdly suspect you will act something this Moneth which will occasion your final ruine 'T is the absolute property of a Fool to go about to out-wit a wiser man then himself Learn to be wise and know this that two years shall not pass over your heads before the time comes that a 〈◊〉 de non molestando shall not be procured for you for love nor money Because a Fieri facias could not make you honest men a Scire facias shall make you know that you are but men The latter end of the Term will prove more fortunate to my Brother Commoner then the beginning 1652 May hath xxxi days Moneth days Week days Moons
warning of it 1652. October hath xxxi Dayes Moneth Dayes Weeks Dayes Moons Latitude The Sun and 〈◊〉 with the Virgins Spike Brings wholsom winds and showers this I like The Sun and Iove in sextile cleare the Ayre And tell the Husbandman it will be faire 〈◊〉 e're the Month end Sol 〈◊〉 with Saturn square Let them to whom t' belongeth have a care M. A 1 a 4 21  2 b 3 35  3 C 2 36  4 d 1 26  5 e 0 7  6 f 1 10  7 g 2 23 Full Moone halfe an houre past 3. in the morn Wind and raine 8 a 3 26  9 b 4 14  10 C 4 45  11 d 4 59  12 e 4 57  13 f 4 38  14 g 4 7 Last Quarter 43. Min. past 4. in the morning 15 a 3 24  16 b 2 34  17 C 1 39  18 d 0 39 Luke Evang. 19 e 0 23  20 f 1 25  21 g 2 23  22 a 3 16 New M. 8. min. past 9. in the morn Faire and clear weather 23 b 3 59 Tearme begins 24 C 4 33  25 d 4 54 Bitter cold winds 26 e 5 0  27 f 4 50  28 g 4 24 Simon and Jude 29 a 3 43 First Quarter halfe an houre past 9. at night 30 b 2 49  31 C 1 43  OCTOBER Observations NOw every one lookes to himselfe Can Subjects finde no other time to Rebell but when Winter drawes on A mad World Subjects would be Kings and what the Nobles would be neither themselves nor I know The Pope hath all Holinesse and no Wit perhaps neither Thou wast made Pope but onely for a Cloake for the jesuits villany Thy condemnation is of thy selfe O Rome Thou writest thy selfe a Servant of Servants and now thou art made such a foole indeed The Plague increaseth in London and the Colledge in Amen-corner cannot helpe it Praevisum nequit arte levare Malum Honesty is an excellent Herbe in the Garden of the Magistrates and Humblewort would suit the Commons very well either of them both being taken in the Morning fasting you shall be safe from Gods Vengeance that day London the latter end of this Moneth will be troublesome The Heavens give thee warning of it and so doe I. 1652 November hath xxx Dayes Moneth Days Weeks Days Moons Latitude The World 's distracted Councells Consultations Do fill the heads of the Europian Nations Embassadors are rife O cruell Fate N'ere to take Councell ere it be too late I feare a great ones Life and cause I have But Kings and Beggers levell'd are i' th Grave M. A 1 d 0 30 All Saints 2 e 0 46  3 f 2 0  4 g 3 4  5 a 3 53 Powder Treason Full Moon a little after two in the afternoone 6 b 4 57 Wind and cold Rain or Sleet 7 C 4 57  8 d 4 48  9 e 4 44  10 f 4 14  11 g 3 34  12 a 2 45 Last Quarter almost at 12 at Night 13 b 1 49  14 C 0 49  15 d 0 11  16 e 1 12  17 f 2 11  18 g 3 5  19 a 3 52  20 b 4 28  21 C 4 51 New Moon almost at 3 in the Morning 22 d 5 0  23 e 4 〈◊〉 24 f 4 28  25 g 3 49  26 a 2 55  27 b 1 51  28 C 0 41 Terme Ends 29 d 0 32 Last Quarter half an hour after 6 in the morning 30 e 1 45 Andrew Apostle NOVEMBERS Observations I Had forgotten the last Moneth that some great person may expect a Catastrophe 〈◊〉 but a change out of one World into another and that wee were all borne to What difference is there betweene a Prince and my Selfe when wee are dead nay when a Prince is but asleepe what is hee the better for his Kingdome London let thy Grandee's take no per-nicious Councell this Moneth for ' 〈◊〉 come to nothing doth not hee looke more like a Mad-man then like a Saint that 's catching Butterflies when he should be quenching his House that is on fire Thou standst humming and hawing and fending and proving when thou shouldst be looking after able Physitians to cure thy children of the Pestilence T is not a Plaister of Turbulencie mixed with a little Oyle of Nonsence and distilled through the Alembick of a Fooles braines that can cure thee at this time you will not give your Children what they desire when they are waspish neither will your God you Bitter cold weather ends the 〈◊〉 Moneth the time of the yeare considered and I hope the 〈◊〉 man when hee reades it will looke to his Cattell it may propably be too late when hee feeles it There 's a Lyon will dye neere about this Moneth you will know what I mean when it comes to passe 1652 December hath xxxi Dayes Moneth Days Weeks Days Latitude Moons Good Lord how truly this Moneth is troubled With violent actions How our feares are doubled It is impossible to live at ease For those that know not Christ the Prince of peace He doth with inward joy to 's Saints appeare His person 's lovely Thus I end the Year S. A 1 f 2 47  2 g 3 47  3 a 4 26  4 b 4 53  5 C 5 0 Full Moon half an houre after two in the morning 6 d 4 50  7 e 4 24  8 f 3 46  9 g 2 56  10 a 2 2  11 b 1 2  12 C 0 4 Last Quarter 46 Minutes after 9 at night 13 d 1 0  14 e 2 0  15 f 2 54  16 g 3 42  17 a 4 20  18 b 4 47  19 C 4 59  20 d 4 55 New Moon 20 Minutes after 7 at Night 21 e 4 35  22 f 3 57  23 g 3 4  24 a 3 2  25 b 〈◊〉 50 Christs Nativity 26 C 0 24 Steven Protomar 27 d 1 37 Iohn Evang. First Quarter almost at 3 in the afternoon 28 e 2 42 Innocents 29 f 3 38  30 g 4 24  31 a 4 49  DECEMBERS Observations THe Yeare drawes now towards an end I would willingly have written so doe our Troubles but instead of Troubles the Compositor sets Wits Oh! what a Moneth is here comming How many blessings hath God given this poore Nation and it made it as mad almost if not altogether as those were That when they came into a fertile Countrey went to erect a Tower of Babell I would have said Confusion for I thinke the word signifies no other But God came downe to see the Tower which the children of men were building and confounded their Language and so he will your Actions Nature and the God of Nature bids you be quiet if not the one will leave you and the other destroy you Ah London London hast not thou
Latitude This Moneth was as our ancient fathers say Called of old The merry Moneth of May Muse not if it prove otherwise 't is found Of late the World is turning upside down O London London Sol is joyn'd with Mars And in thy Sign Beware of Civil Jars S. D. 1 b 5 0 Philip and Jacob 2 C 4 54  3 d 4 36  4 e 4 5  5 f 3 23 Term begins First quarter 45 minutes after 9 morning 6 g 2 34  7 a 1 38  8 b 0 38  9 C 0 26  10 d 1 29  11 e 2 30 It ne'r goes well when friends fall out 12 f 3 24  13 g 4 10 Full Moon near 8 of the clock in the morn 14 〈◊〉 4 41 Harm watch harm catch 15 b 4 58  16 C 4 58  17 d 4 39  18 e 4 3  19 f 3 14  20 g 2 12 Last quarter 19 min. after 7 in the morning 21 a 1 2  22 b 0 10  23 C 1 23  24 d 2 30  25 e 3 28  26 f 4 14  27 g 4 44 Aseension New Moon at 8 in the morning 28 a 4 58 Thunder and Lightening 29 b 4 57  30 C 4 41  31 d 4 13 〈◊〉 ends Observations on MAY HOw many good Aspects happen this Moneth What felicity do they promise But the truth is One performance is worth ten promises I could almost afford to be afraid of a sickness before it comes If London finde a sickly time in May what will it do in July London look to thy self I never knew Mars do thee good when he came into II. There hath been many Mutinies in thee didst thou ever get any thing by them Will former examples do thee no good Hath God preserved thee all this while in these civil Wars for nothing else Doth not thy Government please thee Thou thinkest to mend it Thou shalt mend it as 〈◊〉 mended her self They were not content with Scipio but Caesar came and taught them better manners Suis ipsa Roma viribus ruit All the sins of Sodom are in thee by report and he that destroyed Sodom is the same still Take heed of thy Councels Aspire not Get able Physicians a Pestilence is coming Be not overweening of thy own strength The righteous God direct thee I am afraid of thee this Moneth that thou shouldst act something dishonorable to thy self O Citizens Citizens why should you go about to undo your selves This World will not last always I beseech you in the word of a friend and of one that loves your souls have a care of building upon fond conceits this month Take notice what I say or else these warnings of mine may be read in your ears another day when you would be loath to hear them and Conscience shall then be Mille Testes 1652. June hath xxx days Moneth days Week days Moons Latitude I' th latter end of May expect much Thunder With spritely fire renting the clouds asunder And for ought I know June to make amends 〈◊〉 in the same manner t'other ends The middle 's clear but the Celestial Powers Conclude the Month with thunder lightning showres S. D. 1 e 3 33  2 f 2 45  3 g 1 50  4 a 0 50 First quarter half an hour after 3 in the morning 5 b 0 11  6 C 1 13 Whitsunday 7 d 2 14  8 e 3 10 Here s a couple of Theeves met 9 f 3 57  10 g 4 34  11 a 4 55 Full Moon 10 minutes after 6 at night 12 b 4 59  13 C 4 44  14 d 4 12  15 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 22  16 f 2 21  17 g 0 11  18 a 1. 1 〈◊〉 begins Last quarter a little after noon 19 b 1 12  20 C C 25  21 d 3 19  22 e 4 6  23 f 4 39  24 g 4 57 Midsummer 〈◊〉 sights in the ayr 25 a 4 59 New Moon 46 minu es after 5 at night 26 b 4 46 Priests and Lawyers look to your selves both the Civil 〈◊〉 and the Soldiery oppose you 27 C 4 20  28 d 3 42  29 e 2 55  30 f 2 1  Observations on JUNE AFter ill beginnings follows as corrupt proceedings and the beginning of June dances after the pipe of the 〈◊〉 end of May Storms above and stormy Actions below and what will the end be But Sol opposeth Jupiter and clears the Ayr There comes a man from the North and clears our domestical Distempers He is sent from God to do it Oftenders are brought 〈◊〉 condign punishment or will be very speedily I hope the signposts in London were not made to hang men upon a Gibbet will serve the turn Quos perdere vnit Jupiter dementes 〈◊〉 London London thou wilt not be ruled Thou hast known enough of the Sword by what God hath done thereby upon other Towns of this Nation Hast thou not heard what God did to Germany and to Ireland Take notice about the latter end of this Moneth what unusual sights thou seest in the Ayr Doth thy God do any thing in vain Scholars that will not learn by documents must be 〈◊〉 and so art thou like to be for ought I know An Acre of 〈◊〉 will scarce cure thee of thy madness The 〈◊〉 hath taken a Lease of this City for five years time and will 〈◊〉 be then gotten out by a Lease of Ejectment Rome look to thy self If thou findest quarrels amongst thy Grandees about this Month or the next if such a terrible supernatural sight in the Ayr 〈◊〉 thee such as thy eyes never saw before if Contentions and domestical Duels be within thee Ask thy learned Iesuites and they have wit enough if they have but honesty enough to tell thee That thy fatal and final Catastrophe will come in 1655. Thou art great 〈◊〉 true I could wish thou wast not as proud Thou art strong 't is true and so was 〈◊〉 yet thou knowest what became of it Fetch a deep sigh and say H eu nihil invitu sas 〈◊〉 credere divis 1652. July hath xxxi days Moneth days Week days Moons Latitude This Moneth beginneth pleasantly and fair But Sol and Saturn soon disturb the Ayr With stormy weather and perhaps may thunder Our valiant Soldiers get good store of plunder You shal be sure to have a troubled sky Do not 〈◊〉 the works of God on high S. D 1 〈◊〉 1 2  2 a 0 1  3 b 1 0 First quarter half an hour after 8 at night 4 C 2 1  5 d 2 56  6 e 3 48  7 f 4 25 Term ends 8 g 4 51  9 a 5 0  10 b 4 51  11 C 4 22 Full Moon 49 minutes after a in the morn 12 d 3 37  13 e 2 36  14 f 1 26  15 g 0 10  16 a 1 3 Â
17 b 2 12 Last quarter half an hour past 6 at night 18 C 3 13  19 d 4 1  20 e 4 35  21 f 4 55  22 g 5 0  23 a 4 44  24 b 4 26  25 C 3 50 James Apostle New 〈◊〉 half an hour after 7 in the morning 26 d 3 4  27 e 2 11  28 f 1 12  29 g 0 11  30 a 0 M 50  31 b 1 50  Observations on JULY HAving considered that the Grave equals all men I 'l now make no difference of persons but conjoyn in my judgment the Kings with the Beggars The Moneth begins with Theeving and ends in Tempests Thunder Lightening Hail and Rain possesses the Elements about the latter end of the Moneth and if the Elements then all Elementary bodies 'T is pity Bedlam is not big enough to hold all the mad folks Indeed the World is mad and therefore 't will not last long This Moneth Sol is joyned with Saturn and Mars gives Mercury another meeting Men will be subject to coyn false Mony to Theeving and deceiving one another and that they ever did since I knew them Wise men will not be regarded though they be honest For Probitas laudatur alget Men will be subject to study the Philosophers stone and that they are like to have when the Devil 's blind It 's a strange thing that men should go about to get their living by lying and deceiving Pray tell me Countrymen is that the way to Heaven yea or no Look to 't your selves and say I told you of it for 't is nothing to me Nobis parta quies About the latter end of the Moneth a couple of Knaves will meet who they are time will manifest People will be incited to leave the ways of God and study Necromancy and other Diabolical Arts Corrupt beginnings are baseness in the middle and bitterness in the latter end and so will they finde them and let them say I told them so The last day of the Month save one produceth Thunder and Light'ning in the 〈◊〉 Have a care Rome beware of fire 1652. August hath xxxi days Moneth days Week days Moons Latitude Now Mars Saturn meet 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 And give Rome warning what death she shal dyon The Ayr 's disturb'd with fatal Coruscations Troubling the brains of giddy-headed Nations Of Italy and many people more Rome's deep 〈◊〉 engag'd let her pay al the score M. D. 1 C 2 46  2 d 3 36 First quarter a little before noon 3 c 4 16  4 f 4 45  5 g 4 59  6 a 4 56  7 b 4 35 Windy weather 8 C 3 54  9 d 2 57 Full Moon 3 quarters past 10 in the morning 10 c 1 48  11 f 0 31  12 g 0 46  13 a 1 59  14 b 3 3  15 C 3 56  16 d 4 32 Last quarter half an hour past 2 in the morn 17 e 4 53  18 f 5 0  19 g 4 51  20 a 4 30  21 b 3 55  22 C 3 12  23 d 2 20 New Moon at almost 11 at night A windy season 24 e 1 22 Bartholomew Apostle 25 f 0 21  26 g 0 41  27 a 1 42  28 b 2 38  29 C 3 28  30 d 4 10  31 e 4 40  Observations on AUGUST SCotland Saturn leaves thee and I wish from my heart thy dishonesty may do the like Rome look to thy self Do not fall out one with another Remember what came of such a business towards the latter end of Nero's reign Tell the Jesuites what I say and they have wit enough to pick English out of it Do not admire if you see Wars in Bohemia again The Plague rangeth up and down Italy and Sicillia is like to suffer Apulia is troubl'd with worser businesses then the Spider Tarantula and so is like to be these two years a half All the water in Danubius wil not quench the fiery spirits in Vlm. Syracusa in Sicillia Prague in Bohemia Rome and Damascus have a care of fire Thou remembrest the time Rome when Nero set thee on fire and thou wast built again but if once God set fire to thee that will never be quench'd God will give thee warnings enough of it if thou knowest when thou hast enough and when thou seest these warnings in the Ayr remember 1655. The Moneth ends indifferent serenely We seem pretty quiet in London I protest 't is almost time I hope thou wilt be wise one of these days especially when thou canst scarce do otherwise I 'le give thee this Motto to set under thy Red Cross Never City Withstood her friends more then thou hast doxe Thou hast a little time now left thee to consider what belongs to thy peace Make use of it and make good use of it too For Post est occasio calva 1652. September hath xxx days Moneth days Week days Moons Latitude T is 〈◊〉 the last Moneth did serenely end Neither will this Months Ayr us much 〈◊〉 Now for Accommodation if you can 〈◊〉 yet I doubt it 's past the Wit of Man Upon a sudden changes wheel about The 〈◊〉 but taked up it is not out M. D. 1 f 4 57 First quarter at one of the clock in the morn 2 g 4 59  3 a 4 43  4 b 4 10  5 C 3 20  6 d 2 14  7 c 0 54 Full Moon half an hour after 6 at night 8 f 0 20  9 g 1 38  10 a 2 47  11 b 3 48  12 C 4 26  13 d 4 51  14 e 5 0 Last quarter 19 minutes after 1 in the aftern 15 f 4 53  16 g 4 33  17 a 4 0  18 b 3 18  19 C 〈◊〉 27  20 d 1 30  21 e 0 29 Matthew 22 f 0 32 New Moon 47 minut. after 3 in the aftern A 〈◊〉 cloudy Ayr if not rainy 23 g 1 34  24 a 2 31  25 b 3 22  26 C 4 5  27 d 4 37  28 e 4 55  29 f 5 0 〈◊〉 Arch. 30 g 4 51 First 〈◊〉 6 minutes after noon SEPTEMBERS Observations NO sooner doth this Moneth begin but ☉ and ♀ are got together but ♀ hath got 8. degrees of Latitude 'T is in ♠and therefore but a barren businesse I could wish People would looke after their healths I am afraid it is but a sickly time Are the Jewes marching towerds Jerusalem or no Let them take sober advice the time is not yet The Florentines cannot be quiet what 's the matter with them are they too rich If about the latter end of this Moneth the Turkish Emperour dye I cannot helpe it It may be hee hides his Head and t is onely the Janizaries are tumultuous if hee can save his Life let him I give him faire