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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…
Four great liars, striving who shall win the silver whetstone Also, a resolution to the country-man, proving is utterly unlawful to buy or use our yearly prognostications. Written by W.P.Foure great lyers, striuing who shall win the siluer whetstone Also, a resolution to the countri-man, prouing is vtterly vnlawfull to buye or vse our yeerly prognostications. Written by W.P.
London: printed by Robert Walde-grave, 1585London: printed by Robert Walde-graue, 1585
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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
I tell thee Pyrrhus the Romans may conquer.
I tell thee Pyrrhus the Romaynes may conquere.
It is understood two ways: either that Aeacides might vanquish the Romans, or the Romans Aeacides. Our Prognosticators have chosen a very good pattern to follow, their dealing with thee is the like: when they doubt and cannot tell what to Prognosticate, then they use two ways of foretelling, either to speak that which is true every way, or that which is true every year. For the first, amongest many examples, I will put one or two that thou mayst see their dealing in true, not forged examples.
It is vnderstood two wayes: either that Aeacides might vanquish the Romaynes, or the Romaynes Aeacides. Our Prognosticatours haue chosen a verie good patterne to follow, their dealing with thee is the like: when they doubt and cannot tell what to Prognosticate, then they vse two wayes of foretelling, eyther to speak that which is tru euery way, or that which is true euerie yeare. For the first, amongest many examples, I will put one or two that thou mayst see their dealing in true, not forged examples.
1 The conjunction of Mars and Saturn threaten wars, but Jupiter will mitigate the same: as a man should say, the Prognosticator telleth true, except he tell a lye. ⟨image 53⟩2 1585. We shall have a very dry winter, if peradventure any floods and store of rain do fall, they shall proceed of former causes. 3 This summer quarter is like to be for the greatest part dry & hot, yet it is like neither to be to hot, nor to cold, but indifferent. 4 Neither fair, nor foul, both together. 5 Fair and calm, but a little missing. 6 Clouds portending rain and snow.