Four great liars, striving who shall win the silver whetstone Also, a resolution to…Foure great lyers, striuing who shall win the siluer whetstone Also, a resolution to…

In the year of our Lord. 1419. the Sun was Eclipsed in Aries, and presently after showed all his force. There was a great sedition in Prague that year: In Paris an uproar between them of the City and the University, and two thousand Scholars were slain. Then also Wenceslaus king of Bohemia being in a great palsy dyed▪ In the year .1524. There was a conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpius & also a great Eclipse of the Sun in June, which took their effects the same year: Charles king of France driven forth of his country: war between Danes and the men of Sleswicke. There was a great plague in Germany, Civill dissension amongest the Princes of the Empire and them which took the part of John Huss .1452. An Eclipse of the Sun ⟨image 46⟩in Sagittarius, his effects began presently, and lasted a great while: Even then Constantinople was taken by the Turk. The Hungarians and Bohemians besieged Frederick the Emperor. 1473. the 27. of April: the Sun was Eclipsed in Taurus, Mars being in Aries, and Jupiter in Sagittarius. The same year in summer was such heat and dryness of weather that woods even withered, and one might wade over deep rivers. In the years of our Lord. 1476. 1460. 1469. 1486. 1502. 1518. And many years after there were both great conjunctions & strange Eclipses which took their effects presently, not one, or two, or three years after (as our heavengazers bear thee in hand). All these examples which I bring against them, I have not feigned, but taken forth of those books which they have in greatest estimation, and could, if need should serve, bring an hundred more, all to show their lies, when as they commonly say thus, there shall be an Eclipse this year, marry I will not here determine ⟨image 47⟩his effects, but reserve them to be declared in my Prognostication one year or two years hence, when it will take place.

In the yeare of our Lord. 1419. the Sunne was Eclipsed in Aries, and presently after shewed all his force. There was a great sedition in Prage that yeare: In Paris an vprore betwene them of the Citie and the Uniuersitie, and two thousand Scholers were slayne. Then also Wenzeslaus king of Bohemia being in a great palsie dyed▪ In the yeare .1524. There was a coniunction of Saturne and Iupiter in Scorpius & also a great Eclipse of the Sunne in Iune, whiche tooke their effectes the same yeare: Charles king of Fraunce driuen forth of his countrey: warre betweene Danes and the men of Sleswicke. There was a great plague in Germanye, Ciuill dissention amongest the Princes of the Empire and them which tooke the part of Iohn Husse .1452. An Eclipse of the Sunne