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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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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.
1 The coniunction of Mars and Saturne threaten warres, but Iupiter will mitigate the same: as a man should say, the Prognosticatour telleth true, except he tell a lye. ⟨image 53⟩2 1585. We shall haue a very dry winter, if peraduenture any flouds and store of raine doe fall, they shal proceede of former causes. 3 This sommer quarter is like to be for the greatest part drie & whote, yet it is like neither to be to hote, nor to colde, but indifferent. 4 Neither faire, nor foule, both together. 5 Faire and calme, but a little missing. 6 Cloudes portending rayne and snowe.
Examples of those predictions, which may agree to every year are common with them, as these.
Examples of those predictions, which may agree to euerie yeare are common with them, as these.
1 This year Artificers must take heed of too much straining their backs. 2 Take heed of venturing in slippery places holdly in building. 3 Old men shall dye. 4 Death of Sheep and other cattle this year shall be. 5 Sundry diseases are like to reign amongest many which will