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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A24401	The Bloody almanack wherein is contained : ... the King of Scots new game in France, together with his desires to forreign princes ... concerning the landing of an English army in France ; the time and manner of a great battel to be fought : the engagement of the Scotch King, with the event and success thereof : with other notes ... touching the strange lightnings and apparitions that will be seen in the ayr this year ...	Booker, John, 1603-1667.; Napier, John, 1550-1617.	1652 (1652)	Wing A1955; ESTC R30740	6,463	11

The Bloody ALMANACK Fore-shewing The strange Revolutions and remarkable Contingencies that will happen this Year 1652. Wherein is contained Divers Monethly Astrological Predictions Impartially demonstrating the King of Scots new Game in France Together with His Desires to Forreign Princes And Propheticall Observations thereupon ALSO A Description os the great Eclipse of the Sun on the 29. of March next with the Calculation thereof concerning the landing of an English Army in France the time and manner of a great Battel to be fought the engagement of the Scotch King with the event and Successe thereof With other Notes of great concernment touching the strange Lightnings and Apparitions that will be seen in the Ayr this Year Presageing wonderful things in relation to England Scotland and Ireland and the late Kings Family Published according to Order London Printed by R. Wood for G. Horton 1651. To the People of England Indeared and cordial Countrey-men GIve me leave I beseech you to present you with a Glass wherein it demonstrated the true Revolution of the year the mutation and state of Weather the several and great Eclipses that will be visible both in the Sun and Moon As also Monethly Predictions of most notable Concurrences fore-shewing the New-game and Design of the King of Scots for the disturbing of the peace and tranquility of this Common-weal and the event and success thereof Together with a Description of his Actions Counsels and Results But at famous Lepington saith How can Charles the Gratious be better drawn to the Life than by the description of Tarquin the proud And how can the unparalle'ld Founders of a free-born people be better portraicted than by the deciphering of Regal Tyranny For indeed a Tyrant is to all men hateful for he builds the whole body of his State upon the columns of fear But I shall endeavour to moderate my Pen desiring thee Courteous Reader not to be too sudden in thy censure for believe me it will admit of second thought G. H. The Bloudy Almanack demonstrating the Wonders of our Times as also fore-telling the strange Revolutions that will happen this Year 1652. Januaries Monethly Predictions 1652. THis Moneth produceth various Intelligence from Scotland Ireland and Denmark great treacheries are contriving some plot discovered and an eminent person both in the Court of Judicature and Army questioned The Mountains swell high they are yet in strong travel but upon their final Results a new Representative appears be it a blessing to this Nation Gracious and pious things are acting for our good and those who have oppressed the poor are now called to the Bar of Justice Look to 't Excise-men your lofty Plumes are now decaying The Ayr inclines to snow at the beginning of the Moneth Thick Clouds or a frosty season from the 14. to the 23. The rest temperate Take notice that this moneth is a time seasonable for the Husband-man to cut timber prune superfluous branches from fruit-trees uncover their roots drench their weak and sick cattel and be careful to preserve them from cold Monethly Predictions upon February THe necessity of the Scot is much to be deplored many of their houses are become stables 't is great pity but ther 's no remedy Deliberate Consultations begin near this time businesses long in agitation seem to approach unto conclusion I hope our sober Governour of Scotland acquaints us with some happy successes of his Forces or surely we may expect comfortable Letters from our honest friends in Ireland An appearance of Massives and they intending us good and portending somewhat from Holland perhaps an Hogen Embassador or aliquid tale The Heavens are willing and the influences of the Starres propitious for reconciling Ecclesiastical differences but the men whom it most concerns are most unwilling and are resolved to continue the greatest enemies the Souldiers Army or State may expect Some eminent persons guilty of disaffection unto this Government now are questioned or condemned for their Treasons or their private actions much inquired into Be they Priests or Legal Men let them suffer according to merit Generally neer this time Men revile both the Law and the Ministery I fear our Governours are much scandalized and their present actions misapprehended Some may prove headlesse neer these times Little petty actions in Scotland Motion of some part of our forces North-ward I cannot see but our Army or Forces in Scotland and Ireland as the seasons permits do good service and are victorious Set cut and lay Quick sets and Roses sowe Beans Pease and Oats especially the Land being cold and stiffe furnish your Gardens with sallads for summer Monethly Predictions upon March All Europe may now see that the English Nation are upon high Designes both for action and Councel their active Governours are wary and watchful for safety of England Our Fleets are preparing our Army or some Brigades in perfect readiness prepared for Northern or VVestern Motion For some not very pleasing intelligence comes from the Scots or concerning that treacherous people Cardinal differences or very great thwarting Disputations begin to take place I fear betwixt the Souldier and Magistracy Mars is and will be rampant Unjust Treasurers must account Many must now think upon giving satisfaction for vast sums of the Common-wealths This Moneth to the admiration of the whole world is two great Eclipses of the Sun Moon which promiseth much Eclipse of worldly glory to the Princes of the world great mutations sickness is like speedily to follow mortality amongst men and death of Cattel I desire the Countreyman to beware of a Rot. For satisfaction to the Reader I have calculated an Eclipse that hapned 300. years agoe where you may see what followed then and so judge of this worth your observation The said Calculation followeth in the two last pages of this part Monethly Predictions upon April The Lord divert the crosse influences of the Starres from falling upon us English either by divisions amongst our Councellors themselves or the intemperate results of others whether Officer or Officers of Warre or Men officiating in the name of Ministers We have good we have petty newes from Ireland We are nothing astonisht at various news which would make us believe an Invasion from a Scots King is expected and he providing in several Kingdoms Men and Arms against our Common-wealth Oh English fear no such Bug-bears He fights against providence who drawes his Sword against this Common-wealth Without future troubles we can or shall not be without a King hereafter both Malignant and Priest ridden zealots must be Now we may hourly expect very comfortable Letters from our friends in Ireland as also from several other parts of the world and a general willingness to quietness seems possesse the English Common-wealth who begin to be sensible that no Dominion upon earth is perpetual If not before this the Portugal hath writ to make his peace with our State he may neer this time smart for his folly Our Senators or interval

Governours officiate nobly and honourably English valour and Souldiery becomes terrible unto France where War must now approach Nothing of good comes from Scotland Monethly Predictions upon May THis Moneth entreth with great difference of Judgements amongst our grand ●atriots the Souldier seems ill pleased and the crosse influence of Heaven may be feared to stir up Mens courages to act some new and unpleasing Actions in Ireland Scotland and France Deus avertat Oppressions and delayes even sads the spirits of our best affected Friends They are but Men and they have been suparlatively passive Down goes some Clergy-men either by the folly of their own Troasons against the State or their own ill guided passions The Scots are still pelting at our Souldiers some ragged companions they muster and martial to our annoyance Many stubborn Citizens of London repine at the present times some of them may repent this Moneths actions or consultations Again the Scot pretends friendship but I fear his Treason Were it a time of Warre much murder many slaughters would appear now in a serene time strange Robberies Pyracies and some eminent offenders questioned sentenced and put to death Blesse us oh God from intestine Insurrections France smarts with Divisions and great blood-shed seems neer hand there A Feaver the Sword or a most violent one takes an eminent Man out of the World about this Moneth Monethly Predictions upon June MAny in Authority are at a stand either they fear they must or else realy do depart from their sweet Commands si violandum jus regnandi causa violandum Nothing but everlasting envy and horrid exclamations attends the persons of some former Grandees and perpetual Monuments of Bribery and self-ended designs are the rewards of the common people to some intrusted great ones But if the Heavens deceive us not a general information from many parts or many impoverished Counties or from many men whipt and stript unjustly out of their livelihoods is making ready to inform the whole Nation how much they have been abused by sub-Committees sub-Treasurers sub-sequestrators and an Omnium gatherum of beggerly Informers Some fear of dammage by fire in London as also Action in Scotland The Venetians have no good success this Moneth The Turk thrives not A Mutiny is to be feared in Constantinople Monethly Predictions upon July SEvere Judgements or a woful sentence is like to begin this Moneth inflicted either upon some notorious Malefactor or Traytor who is now upon the stage acting his last farewel What have we in vain fought for our Freedoms shall we be denyed Justice in cold blood shall we Commoners be ever passive we whose Bodies Purses Pens have sustained the burthen of the late Warres shall we have no time limited for our Redresses we mourn and send millions of prayers to Heaven Some news of insurrections and hostile intentions arrives at the beginning of this moneth to interrupt our peace yet I fear not the successe though for the present it may be as unwelcome as the wet weather A Description of the great Eclipse that will fall out this year 1652. FOur times shall the bright Lamps of Heaven be deprived this year thrice shall the Inhabitants of the earth lose the light of the Sun by the interposition of the opacious body of the Moon betwixt their sight and him and twice shall the Moon be deprived of her borrowed light by the direct interposition of the earth betwixt the Sun and her Both of the Moon and the first of the Sun will be conspicuous to us The first is of the Moon and happens according to the Julian account with us the 15. day of March at which time will the Moons Body be darkned The beginning shall be seen only in the Eastern parts of Europe and the whole in the Western In Asia and Africa it will not be discerned For the better understanding of the effects of this Eclipse of the Moon March 15. I will parallel it with a former Eclipse which by tracing Antiquity I find hapned 1345. three hundred and seven years since being within one degree of the Zodiak in the same sign as this wherein the position of Heaven not much differed from what it is now The principal effects which that Eclipse produced were these great tempests mighty high winds great flouds through abundance of rain which continued all Summer and most part of Autumn that year insomuch that in these Northern Regions Corn did putrifie and rot upon the ground by reason of the excess of wet and great corruption and decay of all fruits as also a great rot of sheep so that for two years next following there was a great scarcity and dearth in most Countries many Diseases and sudden deaths amongst Christians much Wars slaughters and blood-shed was in the world during the effects of this Eclipse The same year on St. Pauls day was so great an Earth-quake in Germany that many Villages and Bridges were overthrown and horrible Rains mixed with Toads annoyed the Inhabitants In the year 1346. the 28. day of the Moneth of August wax the sharp yet famous Battel fought in France near the Village of Cressye between Phylip the French King and Edward the third then King of England where the English with a weak power in comparison gave the French a total overthrowe the King of Bohemiah his Son newly elected Emperor was overthrown with the King of France who was brought prisoner into England the King of Bohemiah slain in the field and many gallants more And in the same year on the 17. of October following a party of the English under the Command of Mowbray and Queen Phylip who in the Kings absence were left to guard the marches of Scotland and lay upon the Borders of England to hinder the Invasion of the Scots these gave battel to the Scotch King and all his Forces near Nevil-Crofle in which Battel the Scotch King was taken prisoner and the chiefest of the Nobility were all slain and taken Thus had the English three great Princes at once prisoners thus as trouble so Honour Victory did attend the English during the effects of this Eclipse they were crowned on every side with glory and Renown I question not but the true English power will be as victorious let Scotland France the Dutch and Germans beware of too much provocations Some vctions of the like nature will be attempted to compleat the English glory The same year the 2. of August Callice was yielded to the English which had been long besieged thus Renowned were the English in all parts the Reasons in art I have not room to insert During the effects of this Eclipse the Heresie of the Adamites sprang up in Bohemia and John Wickliets opinions in England In the year 1347. and 1348. was so great mortality and pestilence the like had not been seen before and people were stricken with horror and fear by reason of the violent Feavers Aposthumes and swellings in their Bodies of which they died extreamly