A NEW Prognostication For the Year of our LORD GOD, 1675. Being the third after Bissextile or Leap-year, and from the Creation of the World, 5634. Wherein is contained the exact Day, Hour and Minut of the new Moon, her Full and Quarters; with the Descriptions, and Calculations of the visible Eclipses; The daily disposition of the weather, and moveable Feasts; with the whole known Fairs in Scotland.

Exactly calculated according to Art, for the Meridian of the most famous City of Edinburgh,

  deg.min.
WhoseLatitude is56.04.
Longitude is21.50.

By I. C. Mathematician.

Edinburgh, Printed for the Year, 1675.

A Succinct Computation of Memorable things to this present Year, 1675.

SinceThe Creation of the World56 [...]
The Flood of Noah396 [...]
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah357 [...]
The building of Edinburgh Castle200 [...]
Fergus the first King of Scotland200 [...]
The Passion and Death of Christ164 [...]
The last destruction of Jerusalem by Vespasian160 [...]
The Christian Faith was first received in Scotland146 [...]
The first Invention of Guns29 [...]
The Invention of Printing23 [...]
The Gun-powder Treason, Nov. 5.7 [...]
The great Plague in London, 1625.5 [...]
The birth of King Charles the First7 [...]
The birth of King Charles the Second [...]
The great Fire in London. [...]

Common or Vulgar Notes this Year, 1675.
THe Golden Number is [...]
The Epact [...]
Dominical Letter [...]
Fastens EvenFeb. [...]
Easter, or PaschApril [...]
WhitsundayMay [...]

The Characters of the 12. Signs are these. ♈ Aries, ♉ Taurus, ♊ Gemini, ♋ Cancer, ♌ Le [...] ♍ Virgo, ♎ Libra, ♏ Scorpio, ♐ Sagitarius, ♑ C [...] pricornus, ♒ Aquarius, ♓ Pisces, &c.

Of the Eclipses this Year, 1675.

THere will be five Eclipses of the Luminaries this year 1675. viz. three of the Moon, and two of the Sun: those of the Moon will be visible at Edinburgh; but if Clouds hinder not, its certain one of the Solar Eclipses will be visible, as shall in order be proved.

The first is an Eclipse of the Moon, the first day of Ja­nuary, between 7. and 8. at night; it will be a very great Ecl [...]pse, continuing 3. hours, 41 min. 58. sec. and the digits Eclipsed are 19. dig. 14′ 38″. As the Calculation thereof in part demonstrait.

 h.′″
Middle time of the true opposition, Jan. 1.71916
Reduction in time. Add  43
Agg. is the corrected time of the true ☍71959
Aequation of time. Subst. 74
Rests the apparant time of the true ☍ at Edinb.7.1255
Intervall (in Longit. 00′. 46″) between the true ☍ and greatest obscuration. Subst. 124
Time of incidence (being doubled, gives the15059
Total duration.34158

Hence at Edinburgh.

TheBeginning of the Eclipse52032
Beginning of total darkness   
Greatest obscuration71131
True or apparent ☍71259
End of total darkness   
End of the Eclipse.90230

The second is in Eclipse of the Sun, the 12 day of June, near 5 in the morning; which (though Argol and others say will not be visible, yet) with us at Edinburgh will partly be seen; which I prove thus:

 h.′″
Middle time of the true ☌ at Edinb. is June 11164541
At which time the Lat. of the ☽ is north desc. 5136
And her Paralax of Latitude South 4611

A description of the four Quar­ters of the year: and first, of the Spring.

THe Spring Quarter begins at the Suns en­trance in the Equinoctial Sign Aries, which is upon the 10 of March, 20 minuts past 2 in the af­ter-noon, making the days and nights of an equal length,

Of Summer.

SUmmer Quarter taketh its beginning when the Sun entreth the first minut of the Tropical Sign Cancer, which is upon the 11 day of June, 44 mi­nuts past 7 in the morning, when the days are at the longest.

Of Harvest.

AUtumn, or Harvest Quarter, taking in be­ginning when the Sun entereth the Equinocti­al Sign Libra, which happeneth the 12 of Septem­ber, 10 minuts past 5 in the after-noon, the day and night being equal.

Of Winter,

WInter Quarter taketh its beginning when the Sun entreth the Sign Capricorn, which is upon the 10 of December, at 7 a clock at night, the days at that time being at the shortest, and the nights at the longest.

The exact day, hour and mi­nut of the New Moon, her Full and Quarters; with the daily disposition of the Weather; and whole known Fairs in Scotland, for the year 1675.

XXXI. January begins on Friday. Sun riseth. 27 min. before 9. sets 27 min. after 3.

  • Full mono 1 day, 19 min. past 7 at night.
  • Last quarter 8 day, 12 min. past 1 afternoon.
  • New moon 15 day, 12 min. past 9 at night.
  • First quarter 24 day. 21 min. past 1 in the morning.
  • Full moon 31 day, 19 min. past 7 in the morning.

This year begins roughly to the xiii. day, thence to the xx. raw frost, with some showres of snow: from xx. to xxv. cold showres: the rest of the mo­neth toggy weather.

The first Fair in the year, is at Kilsyth the 1 day, S. Naugh­lans, at the Kirk of Bethelny in Gerry, upon the 7 day. S. Mungo in Glasgow in the 13 day; And at Dunkel, and Kil­winning in the 21 day.

XXVIII. February begins on Munday. Sun riseth 30 min. before 8. sets 30 min past 4.

  • Last quarter 7. day, 41. min. past. 7 in the morning.
  • New moon 14 day, 21 min, past 2 in the afternoon.
  • First quarter 22 day, 43 min. past 4 in the afternoon.

The i. and ii. snow and hail: thence to the vii. frost: from the vii. to the xv. cold North-east minds: thence to xxii. more calm▪ to the end of the moneth cold showres now and then.

[Page]At Abernethy and Forres in Murrayland, called S. Brides [...]y 1. On Candlemass day in Bamff, Dunkel, Dingwal the 2 day. In Liddisdail the 4 In Cowper of Fife the first wednes­day of this moneth: Valentines day at Linlithgow the 14 day, and Forfar the 15 day, holding eight days. Ashwednesdays fair beginneth on Fastens-Even, at Lanerk the same day, at Valley field 24 day.

XXXI. March begins on Munday. Sun riseth 42 min. before 7: sets 42 min, past 5.

  • Full moon 1 day, 26 min. past 5 in the afternoon.
  • Last quarter 8 day, 44 min. past 9 in the morning.
  • New moon 16 day, 27 min. past 8 in the morning.
  • First quarter 24 day, 44 min. past 7 in the morning.
  • Full moon 31 day, 10 min past 2 in the morning.

The first vi. days nipping frost: thence to the xi. more warm: from xi. to xiii. kindly March weather: thence to the xxiv. variable, rest of the moneth calm weather.

S. Monence in Aberdene, Dumfermling, Abercheder, and S. Marnoch kirk the 1 day, at Petenweem S. Duthos in T [...] of Ross the 6 day, in Auchtertuil the 10 day, S. Causnan the 11 day, a fair at Leven the 15 day. S. Patrick in Dumbartan, and at the kirk of Strageeth, and at Circaldy, a fair of Horse, Neat and Sheep. &c. the 16. day, In S. Johnstoun the 19 day, Cuthbert in Langton of the Mers the 20 day, Lady-day in Westweems: Bamff, and Auchtermuchty the 25 day. Palm-sunday at the Kirk of Farrig, and in S. Johnstoun, and Skyer-thursday fair is upon thursday before Good-friday, at Cowper of Angus: Otherwise Monks-Cowper. A fair in Forress called S. Marks fair, the first tuesday after Easter.

XXX. April begins on Thursday. Sun riseth 53 min. before 6 sets 53 min. past 6.

  • Last quarter 6 day, 6 min. past 10 at night.
  • New Moon 15 day, 9 min. past 1 in the morning.
  • First quarter 22 day, 54 min. past 6 at night.
  • Full moon 29 day, 3 min. past 9 at night.

From the beginning of this moneth to the viii. day, sharp showres now and then: thence to the [Page] xii. more calm: from the xii. to the xxi. [...] north-west winds: the rest of the moneth p [...] sant weather.

A fair at Langholme the 1 day of April. At Lesly on tuesday before Easter, in Constorphine the first tuesday after Easter a fair, Saint Donald fair at the Kirk of Achibeies 17 day, Mark Evangel in Dysert the 23 day. Beltan day the first, the 26 day a fair at Rugland the 28 day, continuing four days, at Leven the 29 day, and in Kilreny the 30 day, at Dalkeith up-the last tuesday of this moneth.

Whiles in March, and Whiles in April.

Skirethursday before Pasch, in Glasgow, Dumbartan, Cow­per of Angus, Elgin of Murray, Paschmunday in Cowper of Fife Lanerk and Irwing, Lowsunday after Pasch in Killin more, and all the week after at the Senzie of Saint Andrews:

XXXI. May begins on Saturday. Sun riseth 2. min. before 4. sets 2. min. past 8.

  • Last quarter [...] day, 26 min. past noon.
  • New moon 14 day, 56 min. past 3 in the afternoon.
  • First quarter 14 day, 40 min. past midnight.
  • Full moon 28 day, 48 min. past 7 at night.

This moneth beings fair and clear to the viii. day: thence to the xii. some thunder and rain: thence to the xx foggy and misty: the rest of the moneth pleasant weather.

The first day of May, called S. Philip, a fair in the Grange within the theriffdom of Linlithgow.

Holy Cross day, the second Beltan, in Monross, Kinrocher and in Peebles the 3 day, at Curlouk, and Drymen in the Le­nox (with a weekly mercat every thursday) the 10 day at Bamff and at Kirkaldy, a fair of Horse, Neat and Sheep, &c. the 16 day, and in Stirling a fair 10 dayes before Whitsunday, Ascension day at the burgh of Annan.

Whiles in May, and whiles in June.

Whitsonmunday in Glasgow, Dumbartan, Lanerk and Jedburgh Whitsontuesday, called Pardon day, in the Chanrey of Ross, and at the Mirk of Ninans above Kircaldy, Trinity munday in Edinburgh, and Brichin 8 dayes: in S. Andrews [Page] one day, in Bruntiland one day, a fair in Kilsyth the friday before Whitsonday. A fair in the Burgh of Linlithgow. the first thursday after Whitsunday. Trinity tuesday in Rugland lasting 2 dayes, Trinity thursday in Falkland.

XXX. June begins on Tuesday. Sun riseth 45. min. before 4. sets 45. min. past 8.

  • Last quarter 5 day, 20 min. past 1 in the morning.
  • New moon 13 day, 46 min, past 4 in the morning.
  • First quarter 20 day, 4 min. past 7 in the morning.
  • Full moon 27 day, 5 min. past 3 in the morning.

The first vi. days some soft showres: from the vi. to the x. fair and warm: thence to the xv. sud­den showres, with lightnings and thunder: from thence to the xxii. very warm: and soft showres toward the end of the moneth.

A fair in Kinross the first tuesday of June, in Longnewtoun the 5 day, Sramiglo, Aberdour and Enuerkeithing the 6 day, A weekly mercat in Forfar, beginning the 8 of June, of Neat, Sheep, Horse, &c. continuing till the first of October, at Biggar the second tuesday, for Neat, Sheep and Horse, a fair in Drymen the 9 day, in Forgondeny the 10. S. Barnabie in Law­der and Dysert, S Lawrence in Grinnock 11 day; the same day there is a fair in Dirltoun, with a weekly mercat every wednes­day: also, there is a fair at Preston pans the same day, with a weekly mercat every tuesday, S Margaret in Abernethy, Ceres in Fife 13 day, Midsummer on S. Johns day, in S. Johnstoun five days, in Air four days, in Wigton, Bamff, Athelston, and Meik­lour in Porth-shire, (with a weekly-mercat every wednesday) 14 day: in Auchtertuil 15 day, A fair at Clackmanan 15 day, at Liddisdail 18, and at Scoon the 16, 17, 18 days, with a weekly mercat every thursday. A fair at the Burgh of Annan the third tuesday of June. S. Margaret in Dumfermling, and at Moffet 28 day, in which place there is a weekly mercat every friday, Carlestoun 19 day. Monro his fair holden at Colrain in Ross-shire▪ [...] 20 day: Methil, near Levens-mouth 2 [...] day, Midsummer [...] in Forress the 24 day, and at Townyetam on the Border, the [...] day, of Horse, Neat and Sheep, &c. with a weekly mercat. [Page] Alathy, in Angus, called S. Emagola, S. John the Baptist day, a fair in Fraserburgh the 24 day, and at the town of Nicolson the 25 day; S. Peters day at Forfar 26 day, holding four days. As also: in Faulkland, Bruntiland Bamff. Kelso▪ 26 day, Galla­shiels 27 day, in Peebles 29 day. S. Seriff fair the last tuesday of this moneth.

XXXI. July begins on Thursday. Sun riseth 36. min. before 4. sets 36. min. past 8.

  • Last quarter 4 day, 22 min, past 9 at night.
  • New moon 12 day, 39 min, past 3 afternoon.
  • First quarter 19 day, 13 min. past high noon.
  • Full moon 26 day, 11 min. past 2 afternoon.

Fair and hot to the vii. day: thence to the xi. cloudy, with some thunder and rain: from the xi. to the xxi. very warm: the moneth seems to end with rain.

A fair in Stow the 1 day of this moneth holding 2 dayes, and at Edzerstoun upon the Border, for all sorts of Cattel, and in Culross, and Bigger the 1 day; Abernethy and Auchter­mughty 2 day, S Martin of Bulzeon 4 day, S. Thomas 5 day, S. Palladius in Forden in the Mernes 6 day, S. Andrew in Glasgow 7 day, a fair in the Burgh of Annan, and at Dalkeith [...] tuesday of this moneth, in Kilwinning 12 day; the 13. S. Mar­garet in Killimure, 6 days, at the Kirk of Forrig, the third tuesday in this moneth: Moffat, and at Kirkaldy, a fair of Horse Neat and Sheep, &c. the 18 day, a fair in Stirling the 20 day, Magdalen day in Lauder 22 day, with a weekly mercat every friday, Mary Magdalene in Linlithgow, Pettenweem, and Fath▪ head 22, in Airth the 24 day. S. Christina in Corstor­phine 24 day. S. James in Forfar, Cowper of Fife, Lanerk, and Roxburgh, Kinghorn, Alloway, Elgin in Murry, and in Musselburgh the 25. Pollinar fair in Inverury, and Lamba fair in Turreff both on the last tuesday. The last thursday July a fair in Lesly, and at Whithorn two days. At Longhol 15 day of this moneth.

XXXI. August begins on Sunday. Sun riseth 28. min, before 5. sets 28. min. past 7.

  • [Page]Last quarter 3 day, 40 min. past 3 afternoon.
  • New moon 10 day, 45 min. past midnight.
  • First quarter 19 day, 22 min. past 5 in the morning.
  • Full moon 25 day, 18 min. past 8 at night.

The first eight days sudden showres: thence to the xi. more calm: scom the xi. to the xix. variable: the rest of the moneth pleasant harvest weather.

Lambmasday in Atturse 3 days long, and in Melrois, Enner­keithing, S. Andrews, and in Dumbarton the 1 day, a fair at Lockerbie in Annundail the 2 day of this moneth, Laurence fair in Rane the first tuesday, and thursday after in Falkland, in Kilsyth 5 day, in Meiklour the 7. S. Lawrence in Selkirk, Auchtermuchty and in Forres 10 day, in Rane 2 days before Kilmahug, & at the burn of Campsie, at Dalmellingtoun 11 day of this moneth; with a weekly Mercat every munday. Lady day in Dundee, Bamff, Mernes, Valley-field the 15 day; the 20 day a fair at Rugland 4 days, with a weekly mercat every Munday, the 22 a fair at Scoon 3 days, with a mercat every thursday, S. Colms. in Drymen the 23. Bartholomew Apostle in Linlithgow, Kinkarn of Neil, and in Clackmannan, and Peebles the 24 day, S. Zephirinus in Corstorphine the 26 day, a fair. Samarevis day in Forres 27. and S. Johns day, in S. Johnstoun, and in Lauder the 29 day.

XXX. September begins on Wednesday. Sun riseth 27. min. before 6. sets 27. min. past 6.

  • Last quarter 2 day, 50 min. past 7 in the Morning.
  • New moon 9 day, 45 min. past 1 in the afternoon.
  • First quarter 16 day, 30 min. past 2 in the morning.
  • Full moon 23 day, 3 min. past 8 at night.

From the beginning of this moneth to the mid­dle, seasonable weather: thence to the xix. some showres now and then: toward the end of this moneth ye are like to have good weather.

Saint Giles in Elgin 1 day, in Moffat 2 day, in Skirlin and [...] Castletoun in Liddisdail the 4 day, Latter Lady-day in Ster­ [...]g, Dundee and Bamff 8 day, At Biggar the third wednesday, for Horse, Near and Sheep, &c. Rudeday in Caril. Jedburgh, [...]mfermling Dumfries, and Athelston 24 day, At Longnewton [...] in Auchertuil and Salane the 11 day, a fair at Forfar [Page] the 15 day holding 8 days: a fair at Kirkaldy, of Horse, Neat and Sheep, &c. the 20 day in Stow the 23 day, with a weekly mercat every friday. Mat. Apostle in Linlithgow 21 day, a fair at Colrain in Ross-shire called S. Georges fair 25 day. A fair at Leven and at Nicolson the 27 day, a fair at Tranent the same day, with a weekly mercat every Saturday. Saint Michael in Hadington, Leslie, Air, S. Andrews, Crief, Kirkubright, Gal­lashiels, and at the Kirk of Forrig the 29 day, a fair at the Burgh of Annan the same day, S. Jerome in Bamff the last day.

XXXI. October begins on Friday. Sun riseth 14. min. before 7. sets 14. min. past 5.

  • Last quarter 1 day, 33 min. past 10 at night.
  • New moon 8 day, 29 min past 7 at night.
  • First qarter 15 day, 48 min. past 2 in the afternoon.
  • Full moon 22 day, 28 min. past 2 in the morning.
  • Last quarter 31 day, 54 min past 7 in the morning.

This moneth begins with rain to the v. day: thence to the xiii. raw frost: from the xiii. to the xx. windy weather: thence to the xxv. dark and gloomy: raw frost to the end.

The 1 2 3 a fair in Salt-Preston, at Lockerbie in Annand ail the 2 day, with a weekly mercat every thursday, of horse, near, and sheep, and all other commodities. S. Francis in Abernethy, Valleyfield, and Castletoun in Liddesdail the 4 day, with a weekly mercat every friday. In Meiklour, and at Edzerstoun, on the Border, for all sorts of Cattel, the 5 day, in Cowper of Fife 6 day, a fair at the town Lon-head of Lesswaid the 8 day. Dionise in Peebles, Earlston, Kirkintilloch, Aiton, Auchter­muchty, Ceres in Fife, and in Killimuire, and Mosset the 9 day. Dalkeith and Tillibol 10 day, at Ennerkeithing the 12 day, Fenduck at Dunning the 13 day, in Forgondenny and Drymen the 15 day, at Musselburgh the 16 day. S. Luke in Lauder, Ki [...] ­rose & Rugland 18 day, Townyettam on the Border, 20 d. of Horse, Neat, and Sheep, &c. with a weekly mercat. S. Ire in Corstorphine, and at the Kirk of Carlouck 20 day, with weekly mercat every Wednesday, Mary Salamin in Stirl [...] and Kelso 22 day, a fair at Forfar 24 day, holding eight da [...] in Linlithgow 24. Kilreny and Stramiglo and Dalmelltoun 25. Fowls fair in Pasly, and Falkirk 26 day, Simon [Page] [...]ude in Roslin (with a weekly mercat every Saturday) Dysert. Falkirk, Cockany, Biggar and Kirkliston 28 day, in Alloway and at Nicolson the 29 day. The last thursday of this moneth, a fair at Whithorn holding two days.

XXX. November begins on Munday. Sun riseth 27. min. before 8. sets 27. min. past 4.

  • New moon 7 day, 36 min. past 6 at night.
  • First quarter 14 day, 23 min. past 4 in the morning.
  • Full moon 22 day, 48 min. past 8 in the morning.
  • Last quarter 29 day, 17 min. past 9 at night.

This moneth begins with frost and snow to the vi. day: the vi, vii, and viii. thaw: to the close kindly winter weather.

Hallow day in Edinburgh 8 days, in Faulkland, Dumblane, Fordyee 1 day, in Alathie 2 day, in Kilwinning the 3 day, Leonard in Lanerk, in Forres, and in Largo the 6 day; also, there is a weekly mercat in Largo every friday. S. Matth. in Dumbar, Melross, Martinskirk Strabogie, Cowper of Fife, Ha­milton, Culrosse Kilmahug, 11 day; a fair at Kilsyth the 12 day. S. Clement in Dundee 13 day. S. Helens day at Grinock 15 day, a fair at Doun in Monteeth 15; Margaretmesse in Dumfermling and Lawder the 16 day. S. Machharmuch in Tane, and Auchtertuil 22 day, Bruntiland 23. S. Andrew in S. Johnstoun, Peebles and Chirnside 30 day.

XXXI. December begins on Wednesday. Sun riseth 17. min. before 9. sets 17. min. past 3.

  • New moon 6 day, 17 min. past 4 at night.
  • First quarter 13 day, 51 min. past 10 at night.
  • Full moon 22 day, 48 min. past 2 in the morning.
  • Last quarter 29 day, 22 min. past 9 in the morning,

This moneth begins with frost and snow till the iv. day. and is likely to end so.

Saint Nicholas in Aberdene 7 day, Lady-day in Westweems 8 day, a fair at Leven the 13 days S. Dustane in Bamff, and at the Kirk of Diere 14 day, a fair at Doun in Monteeth the 15 day. S. Outhbert in the Grange, within the Sheriffdom of Lin­lithgow, the 17. day, Innernesse the 20. S. Johns day in Bamff, Forres Methil; near [...]evens-mouth▪ 27 day.

FINIS.

The use of this, and the following [...] is this, First find the age of the Moon on [...] other side, with which age of the Moon so found, enter this little Table, and there (by inspection only) it will shew you the hour and minut of full Sea, or high Water at Leith.

A Table shewing the hour and mi­nut of high water at Leith for every day of the Moons age, increasing or decreasing.
Moons ageFull Sea at Leith in hours & min.
min.decr.  
116244
217332
318420
41958
520556
621644
722732
823820
92498
1025956
11261044
12271132
13281220
142918
1530156

As for Example, I demand what time it will be full Sea at Leith, upon the 24. day of March 1675 I enter the following Table, and finds (directly over against the 24. day of March) the Moons age to be 8 days old: with which 8. I enter this little Table, and over against it, I see 8. 20. viz. 8. hours 20 minuts, signifying that 20. minuts past 8. that mor­ning, or afternoon, it will be full Sea at Leith. More ex­amples in a thing so plain, were but superfluous.

A ready Table shewing the Age of the Moon every day throughout this year, 1675.

  JanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSempteb.OctoberNovemb.Decemb.
The Dayes of the MONETHS.1151715161618182022222424
2161816171719192123232525
3171917181820202224242626
4182018191921212325252727
5102119202022222426262828
6202220212123232527272929
721232122222424262828301
82224222323252527292912
9232523242426262830123
1024262425252727291234
112527252626282812345
122628262727292923456
13272927282830134567
1428302829291245678
15291293012356789
1612301234678910
1723123457891011
18342345689101112
194534567910111213
2056456781011121314
2167567891112131415
22786789101213141516
238978910111314151617
24910891011121415161718
2510119101112131516171819
26111210111213141617181920
27121311121314151718192021
28131412131415161819202122
2914 13141516171920212223
3015 14151617182021222324
3116 15 17 19 1921 23 25

The dayly age of the Moon this Year, 1675.

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