[The glasse of vaine-glorie] [translated out of S. Augustine by W.P. ...] — Speculum peccatoris. English. 1593

Author: Augustine, Saint, Bishop of Hippo.1593

IANVARY hath XXXI. dayes,

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Downe with your Timberwood. & let it not stand,
Remembring for Barlie to fallowe your lands
From hedges and trees brush all needles sprigs,
And now go a birding with nets and lime twigs.

Prime.
10	i	A	Kalend.	Circumcisiō	Martine Luther. Firste writte against the Pope, the yeare, 1517. and continued to the yeare 15 [...], in the [...]3. yeare of his age. The sixt of this moneth Christe [...] worshipped of the wise men, Math. 2.1. &c. baptized, Math. 1 15. turned water into wine. Iohn. 2.1. &c as testifieth Epiphanius. The yeare hath [...] course of the Sunne, 12. Monthes by the course of the Moone 13. Monthes, of weekes 52. of daies, 365, and 6. houres, which maketh euerie fourth yeare one day more which is the leape yeare. Paul called, and conuerted the 25. of this moneth. Actes. 9.3.
8	ii	b	iiii. No.
6	iii	c	iii No.
	iiii	d	Prid. No.
5	v	e	Nonas.
	vi	f	viii Id.	Epiphanie.
13	vii	g	vii Id.
2	viii	A	vi Id.	Lucian.
	ix	b	v Id.
10	x	c	iiii Id.
	xi	d	iii Id.
1 [...]	xii	e	Prid. Id.	Sol in Aqua
7	xiii	f	Idus.	Hillarie
	xiiii	g	xix Kl.	Februarii.
15	xv	A	xviii Kl.
	xvi	b	xvii Kl.
12	xvii	c	xvi Kl.	Prisca.
1	xviii	d	xv Kl.
	xix	e	xiiii Kl.
9	xx	f	xiii Kl.	Fabian.
	xxi	g	xii Kl.	Agnes.
17	xxii	A	xi Kl.	Vincent.
6	xxiii	b	x Kl.
	xxiiii	c	ix Kl.
14	xxv	d	viii Kl.	Con. of Paul
3	xxvi	e	vii Kl.
	xxvii	f	vi Kl.
11	xxviii	g	v Kl.
	xxix	A	iiii Kl.
19	xxx	b	iii Kl.
	xxxi	c	Prid. Kl.

The day is viii houres

If sore sicknesse grieue thee.

Let Physicke relieue thee.

The night [...] xvi houres.

[...]

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APRIL hath XXX. dayes.

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Sowe barlie this season in land that is strong,
Your garden hearbes setting delaye not too longs
To sowe Hempe and Flaxe & other good seede,
As cucummers & melons, this month you had neede.

Prime.
8	i	g	Kalend,		The first of this Month Noah vncouered the Arke, and saw earth, Gen. 8.13. Moses reared the tabernacle, Ex. 40.2.17. the Temple beganne to bee sanctified, 2. Chr. 29.17. On the sixt day of Aprill 1580. Was a great Earthquake, a little before 6. of the clocke in the afternoone, wherein was much hurt done, in and about London, and other places. The 28. day of Aprill, 1494. Was burned in Smithfield, a very old woman, of the age of 80. yeares named Ioan Broughton widow, and mother to the Lady Young, for holding Eight of Wicklifes opinions.
16	ii	A	iiii No.
5	iii	b	iii No.	Richard.
	iiii	c	Prid. No	Ambrose.
13	v	d	Nonas.
2	vi	e	viii. Id.
	vii	f	vii Id.
10	viii	g	vi Id.
	ix	A	v Id.
18	x	b	iiii Id.
7	xi	c	iii Id.	sol in Tauro.
	xii	d	Prid. Id
15	xiii	e	Idus.
4	xiiii	f	xviii Kl	Maii.
	xv	g	xvii Kl.
12	xvi	A	xvi Kl.
1	xvii	b	xv Kl.
	xviii	c	xiiii Kl.
[...]	xix	d	xiii Kl.	Alphege.
	xx	e	xii Kl.
17	xxi	f	xi Kl.
6	xxii	g	x Kl.
	xxiii	A	ix Kl.	S. George.
14	xxiiii	b	viii Kl.
	xxv	c	vii Kl.	Mark. Eua.
	xxvi	d	vi Kl.
1	xxvii	e	v Kl.
	xxviii	f	iiii Kl.
1 [...]	xxix	g	iii Kl.
[...]	xxx	A	Prid. Kl.

[...]e day is [...]

so hoalsome bathes vse thee,

Sweete hearbs there to chuse thee.

The night xi. houres

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MAY hath XXXI. dayes.

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Sow parsly and onions coriander and leekes.
Smallage and basill, these foure pleasant weekes:
Stirre vp your land for wheate and  [...]orrie,
And haue to your cattell a circums [...]e [...] eie▪

Prime.
16	i	b	Kalend.	phil & Iacob	The first of this moneth Moses was commanded to number the children of Israel. Numb. 1. i. &c The fift of this Moneth Christ is thought to haue ascended vp into heauen. Mar. 16.19. Luke. 24.51. Act. 1.9. They which coulde not keep the Passeouer at the day appointed by the Lorde were willed to celebrate the same the 1. of this month Nomb 19. ver, 10, 11, so [...]u [...] the Israelites at the commaundement of kinge Hezekiah, 2, Chron, 30, 15. The 30. of May Iohn Cardmaker, prebendarie of wells, and Iohn Warne of London vpholster, went cheerefully to the stake, and were burned in smithfield
5	ii	c	vi No.
	iii	d	v No.	Inuention of the Crosse
13	iiii	e	iiii No.
2	v	f	iii No.
	vi	g	Prid. No.	Ioh. Euang
10	vii	A	Nonas.
	viii	b	viii Id.
18	ix	c	vii Id.
7	x	d	vi Id.
	xi	e	v Id.
15	xii	f	iiii Id.	Sol in Gem
4	xiii	g	iii Id.
	xiiii	A	Prid. Id.
12	xv	b	Idus.
1	xvi	c	xvii Kl.	Iunii.
	xvii	d	xvi Kl.
[...]	xviii	e	xv Kl.
	xix	f	xiiii Kl.	Dunstane.
17	xx	g	xiii Kl.
6	xxi	A	xii Kl.
	xxii	b	xi Kl.
14	xxiii	c	x Kl.
1	xiiii	d	ix Kl.
	xxv	e	viii Kl.
11	xxvi	f	vii Kl.	Augustine.
	xxvii	g	vi Kl.
19	xxviii	A	v Kl.
8	xxix	b	iiii Kl.
	xxx	c	iii Kl.
16	xxxi	d	Prid. Kl.

The day is xv. houres

To th [...] [...]ne diet traine thee,

And from sloth refraine thee.

The night is ix hour [...]

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IVNE hath XXX dayes,

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Your doong carrie out to comfort your feelde
And bring home such fewel as your woods yeeld:
Mow downe your medowes, which doe lie lowe,
And tender herbe seeds, this moneth you must sow

Prime.
5	i	c	Kalend.		The first comming of the children of Israell vnto mount Sinai was the first of this moneth, where they abode 11. monethes, and 20 dayes, in whiche time all those thinges were done recorded in Exod. chap. 19.1. &c, In Iune, 1439. was burned one Richard [...]ish. priest at the Tower hill, this man prophecied before his death, that the Posterne of the Tower: should sinke, which afterwards came to passe, whereupon the people brought stones to the place and set vp a Crosse, and woulde haue made their Pilgrimage thither, had not the King staide them.
	ii	f	iiii No.
13	iii	g	iii No.	Nichomede,
2	iiii	A	Prid. No.
	v	b	Nonas.	Boniface.
10	vi	c	viii Id.
	vii	d	vii Id.
18	viii	c	vi Id.
7	ix	f	v Id.
[...]	x	g	iiii Id.
15	xi	A	iii Id.	Barnab. apo Sol in Can [...] [...]o [...]stitin̄. esti. Iulii.
4	xii	b	Prid, Id.
	xiii	c	Idus.
12	xiiii	d	xviii Kl.
[...]	xv	e	xvii Kl.
	xvi	f	xvi Kl.
[...]	xvii	g	xv Kl.
	xviii	A	xiiii Kl.
17	xix	b	xiii Kl.
6	xx	c	xii Kl.	Edward.
	xxi	d	xi Kl.
14	xxii	e	x Kli
3	xxiii	f	ix Kl	Fast.
	xxiiii	g	viii Kl.	Ioh. Baptist
11	xxv	A	vii Kl.
	xxvi	b	vi Kl
19	xxvii	c	v Kl.
	xxviii	d	iiii Kl.	Fast.
[...]	xxix	e	iii Kl.	S. Pe. Apost
[...]	xxx	f	Prid. Kl.

The day is [...] hours

[...]ake [...] to content thee,

[...] thirst doe torment thee.

The night is viii. houre.

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IVLY hath XXXI dayes.

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Cut downe your hie medowes whiles wether is faire,
The knots of your fruite trees late naked and bare
Thrust sickle in some part of your hard corne,
But first let the moneth be well nigh out worne.

Prime.
	i	g	Kalend.	Wis [...] of Ma.	The first of Iuly, 1555, was burned in Smithfield that holy Marter, Iohn Bradford, who said at his death. O England, England repent thee of thy sinnes, &c. And with him was burned an apprenthe named Iohn Leafe. The 4. of Iuly, 1533 Iohn Frith, was burned in Smithfielde, & with him Andrew Hewet. The 12. of this Month Iulius Cesar. the 1, Romaine Emperour was horn [...] of him is this month called Iuly. The 30. of Iuly 1540, was burned in Smithfielde Robert Barnes D. of Diuinitie, and with him Thomas Gerard, & William Ierome.
13	ii	A	vi No.
2	iii	b	v No.	Martin.
	iiii	c	iiii No.
10	v	d	iii No.
	vi	c	Prid. No.	Dog daye [...].
18	vii	f	Nonas.
7	viii	g	viii Id.
	ix	A	vii Id.
15	x	b	vi Id.
4	xi	c	v Id.
	xii	d	iiii Id.	Sol in Leo.
12	xlii	e	iii Id.
[...]	xiiii	f	Prid. Id.
	xv	g	Idus. Kl.	Swithune.
9	xvi	A	xvii Kl.	August.
	xvii	b	xvi Kl.
17	xviii	c	xv Kl.
5	xix	d	xiiii Kl.
	xx	e	xiii Kl.	Margaret.
14	xxi	f	xii Kl.
[...]	xxii	g	xi Kl.	Magdalen.
	xxiii	A	x Kl.
11	xxliii	b	ix Kl.	Fast.
	xxv	c	viii Kl.	Iames. Apo
19	xxvi	d	vii Kl.	Anne.
3	xxvii	c	vi Kl.
	xxviii	f	v Kl.
16	xxix	g	liii Kl.
5	xxx	A	iii Kl.
	xxxi	b	Prid. Kl.

The day is xvi houres

Walke wately I will thee,

for ill smelles may kill thee.

The night is viii. hour [...]

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AVGVST hath XXXI dayes.

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Reape downe your tie, and  [...]ocke vp your wheate,
Your summer fruites gather, the sweeter to eate:
And downe with such otes as God shall you send,
Provided this moneth drawe toward an end.

Prime.
23	i	c	Kalend.	Lammas.	The first of this Moneth Aaron, 40. yeeres after the children of Israell were come out of Egypt, dyed on mount [...]o [...], Nomber. 33. 38. Also on this, daie Ezra with his companye came out of Babell vnto Ierusalem Ezra, 7.9. The 19. of August 1531. Thomas Bilney, bacheler of the law was burned at Norwich, in a lowe vally called [...]ollards pit, for the profession of the Gospell. The 7, of this Moneth Nebuchadnezar burnt the house of the Lorde, and all Ierusalem. 2. Kings 25. verse. 8. [...].
	ii	d	iiii No.
	iii	e	iii No.
10	iiii	f	Prid. No.
	v	g	Nonas.
18	vi	A	viii Id.	Transfigura.
	vii	b	vii Id.	Name of Ie.
	viii	c	vi Id.
15	ix	d	v Id.
4	x	e	iiii Id.	Laurence.
	xi	f	iii Id.
12	xii	g	Prid. Id.	Sol in virgo
1	xiii	A	Idus.
	xiiii	b	xix Kl.	Septembris.
9	xv	c	xviii Kl.
	xvi	d	xvii Kl.
17	xvii	e	xvi Kl.
[...]	xviii	f	xv Il.
	xix	g	xiiii Kl.
14	xx	A	xiii Kl.
[...]	xxi	b	xii Kl.
	xxii	c	xi Kl.
11	xxiii	d	x Kl.	Fak.
	xxiiii	e	ix Kl.	Barthol. [...].
19	xxv	f	viii Kl.
[...]	xxvi	g	vii Kl.
	xxvii	A	vi Kl.
16	xxviii	b	v Kl.	Augustine.
5	xxix	c	iiii Kl.	Behead. of Iohn.
13	xxx	d	iii Kl.	Behead. of Iohn.
	xxxi	e	Prid. Kl.

The day is [...] hours

Burning heate may annoy thee

Quaking cold may destroy thee

The night is ten houres.

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SEPTEMBER hath XXX dayes.

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Now reape vp your barlie, least that it be lost,
Your beanes and your peason to quite care & cost▪
Remembring alwaies the age of the moone,
So shall you do nothing too late or too soone.

Prime.
2	i	f	Kalend.	Giles.	The 7. of this Moneth our moste noble Queene Elizabeth was borne at Greenwich, Anno. 1532. In the yeare 145 [...] was the noble science of Printing inuented by one Iohn Faustiso a goldsmith dwelling first at Argentine, afterwards a Citizen of Mentz. Who perceiuing the inuention to come wel to passe, made one Iohā Guttemberge and Peter Scafford of his coūsel, binding them by oath to keepe silence for a while. After fiue yeares, Iohn Guttemberge first began to Print at Strasborough. [...]lritus Han First printed at Rom. and William Garton a mercer of London, did first Print in England.
	ii	g	iiii No.
10	iii	A	iii No.
	iiii	b	Prid. No.
18	v	c	Nonas.	Dog dayes
7	vi	d	viii Id.	ende.
	vii	e	vii Id.	Nati. of Eli.
15	viii	f	vi Id.	Nati. of Ma
	ix	g	v Id.
	x	A	iiii Id.
12	xi	b	iii Id.
1	xii	c	Prid. Id.	Sol in Libra
	xiii	d	Idus.
9	xiiii	e	xviii Kl.	Holy crosse.
	xv	f	xvii Kl.	Equinoc [...].
17	xvi	g	xvi Kl.	[...].
6	xvii	A	xv Kl.	Lambert.
	xviii	b	xiiii Kl.
13	xix	c	xiii Kl.
[...]	xx	d	xii Kl.	Fast.
	xxi	e	xi Kl.	S. Matthe.
11	xxii	f	x Kl.
	xxiii	g	ix Kl.
19	xxiiii	A	viii Kl.
8	xxv	b	vii Kl.
	xxvi	c	vi. Kl.	Ciprian.
16	xxvii	d	v Kl.
5	xxviii	e	iiii. Kl.
13	xxix	f	iii Kl.	S. Michael.
2	xxx	g	Prid. Kl.	Hierome.

The day is i [...] houres

With raw frute to glut thee.

In [...]e till may put thee.

The night is xii. houres▪

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OCTOBER hath XXXI dayes.

[figure]

To sowe wheate and tie a while take the paine,
In this mouthes beginning for feare of the raine.
Scowre diches and pondes set apples & plommes,
Peares walnuts & tilberds, for time goes & commes.

Prime.
	i	A	Kalend.	Remige.	The 1. of this Moneth the Iewes celebrated the feast of trumpets, Leuit. 23.24. The latter Iews call this daye the beginning of the newe yeere. The 16. of October 1555. were burned at Oxford, two worthy Bishops and Marters, master N. Ridley, and master Hue Latimer, who after wonderfull comforts one geuen to another, master Latimer said, be good comforte master Ridley, and play the man, we shal this day light such a Candle, by Gods grace, in England, as (I trust) shall neuer be put out.
10	ii	b	vi No.
	iii	c	v No.
18	iiii	d	iiii No.
7	v	e	iii No.
	vi	f	Prid. No.	Fayth.
15	vii	g	Nonas,
4	viii	A	viii Id.
	ix	b	vii Id.	Dennis.
12	x	c	vi Id.
1	xi	d	v Id.
	xii	e	iiii Id.	Sol in S [...]o [...].
9	xiii	f	iii Id.	Edward.
	xiiii	g	Prid. Id.
71	xv	A	Idus.
6	xvi	b	xvii Kl.	Nouemb.
	xvii	c	xvi Kl.	Etheldrede
14	xviii	d	xv Kl.	Luke Euan.
3	xix	e	xiiii Kl.
	xx	f	xiii Kl.
11	xxi	g	xii Kl.
	xxii	A	xi Kl.
19	xxiii	b	x Kl.
[...]	xxiiii	c	ix Kl.
	xxv	d	viii Kl.	Crispine.
16	xxvi	e	vii Kl.
5	xxvii	f	vi Kl.	Fast.
	xxviii	g	v Kl.	Sund & Iud
13	xxix	A	iiii Kl.
[...]	xxx	b	iii Kl.
	xxxi.	c	Prid. Kl.	Fast.

[...] night is [...]

Let warme meates suffise thee.

And tread drie I aduise thee

The night is xiii. houres

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NOVEMBER hath XXX dayes.

[figure]

Now serueth the season to sowe wheate and rie.
At this monthes beginning in ground hot and drie:
Some labour bestowe your hedges to pla [...]h,
Your wood to cut downe, and chiefly your Ash.

Prime.
10	i	d	Kalend.	All Sainte.	At a Parlament begun the fourth of Nouember in the firste yeare of King Edward the sixt, were al superstitious Images vtterly taken away out of Churches and other places. The third of this moneth Constantino the Emperour sonne to Constantinus the great, departed out of this world, Anno. 364 Hist tripart, in the end of the fifth booke. The tenth of this moneth Anno. 1483. D. Martin Luther was borne in Islebi [...]. Queene Elizabeth begā luckily to raigne for the aduauncemēt of the Gospel of our Sauiour Christ the 17. of this moneth. 1558.
	ii	e	iiii No.
[...]8	iii	f	iii No.
[...]	iiii	g	Prid. No.
	v	A	Nonas.
15	vi	b	viii Id.	Leonard.
4	vii	c	vii Id.
	viii	d	vi Id.
12	ix	e	v Id.
	x	f	iiii Id.
1	xi	g	iii Id.	S. Martin.
9	xii	A	Prid. Id.	Sol in Sa [...]it
	xiii	b	Idus.	Brice.
17	xiiii	c	xviii Kl.	Decembris.
5	xv	d	xvii Kl.	[...]a [...]h [...]te.
	xvi	e	xvi Kl.
14	xvii	f	xv Kl.	[...]uit. Reg Eliz.
3	xviii	g	xiiii Kl.
	xix	A	xiii Kl.
11	xx	b	xii Kl.	Edmūd king
	xxi	c	xi Kl.
19	xxii	d	x Kl.	Cicilie.
8	xxiii	e	ix Kl.	Clement.
	xxiiii	f	viii Kl.
16	xxv	g	vii Kl.	Katherine.
5	xxvi	A	vi Kl.
	xxvii	b	v Kl.
13	xxviii	c	iiii Kl.
2	xxix	d	iii Kl.	Fast.
10	xxx	e	Prid. Kl.	Andrew Apo

The day is ten houres

If stomach forsake thee,

Then tart receits make thee.

The night is xiiii. houres

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DECEMBER hath XXXI dayes.

[figure]

 [...] with your timber wood you that wil [...] tu [...]ne,
And trust me by triall the same shall not  [...]:
Good digging of gardens remoouing of bees,
Vnwri [...]ng the rootes of all your fruite trees.

Prime.
10	i	f	Kalend.		The 18 of December 1556. was burned in Smithfielde that valiant, and constant Marter, maister Iohn Philpot, who so soone as hee came into Smithfield he kneled downe and said I will paye my vowes in thee O Smithfield. The 22, of December, 1557, were burned in Smithfield Iohn Rough, minister a Scotishman, and Margaret Mearing. The 20. of this Month Esdias exhorted the Israelites to put awaye their strange wiues 1. Esd. 9. vers. 6. &c.
18	ii	g	iii No.
7	iii	A	iii No.
	iiii	b	Prid. No.
15	v	c	Nonas.
4	vi	d	viii Id.	Nicho. Bl.
	vii	e	vii Id.
12	viii	f	vi Id.	Concep. Ma
	ix	g	v Id.
1	x	A	iiii Id.
9	xi	b	iii Id.
	xii	c	Prid. Id.	Sol in Capri
17	xiii	d	Idus.	Lucie.
6	xiiii	e	xix Kl.	Ianuarii.
	xv	f	xviii Kl.
34	xvi	g	xvii Kl.	O sapientia.
1	xvii	A	xvi Kl.
	xviii	b	xv Kl.
11	xix	c	xiiii Kl.
	xx	d	xiii Kl.	Fa [...].
19	xxi	e	xii K.	Thomas Ap
8	xxii	f	xi Kl.
	xxiii	g	x Kl.
16	xxiiii	A	ix Kl.	Fast.
5	xxv	b	viii Kl.	Christmas.
	xxvi	c	vii Kl.	S. Steuen.
13	xxvii	d	vi Kl.	S. Iohn.
2	xxviii	e	v Kl.	Innocents.
	xxix	f	iiii Kl.
10	xxx	g	iii Kl.
	xxxi	A	Prid. Kl	Siluest. Bl.

The day is [...]i [...] houres.

With warme clothing it thee

Least nipping cold hit thee.

The night is xvii houres.

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