xxxi. Ianuary begins on Friday.

• Full moon 3 day, 35 min. past 3 in the morning.
  • This quarter is subject to wind & frost.
• Last quarter 10 day, 57 min. past 2 in the morning.
  • Much snow and little frost.
• New moon 19 day, 29 min. past 7. in the morning.
  • Fair Sun with winds.
• First quarter 25 day, 34 min, past 10 at night.
  • Boystrous and stormy weather.

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

In this month cut down timber (and it shall not cleave nor be eaten with worms) in the last quarter of the moon, set or sow ker­nels and bay-trees, primet and box, let Quicksets, Rose-trees, Peaches, Philbird, and Plum-trees, if the frost be not hard, prune and lop them before full Moon: sow and set beans and pease, and [...]ung land: in the last quarter geld Cattel, and fallow land for Wheat and Rye, trench Gardens with dung, and remove Bees: and for your own health, keep your body warm, let good and whol­some dyet be your Physician, &c.

xxix. February begins on Munday.

• Full moon the first day, 35 min. past 2 in the morn.
  • Seasonable, fair and white.
• Last quarter 8 day, 21 min. past 9 at night.
  • Frost, and hail-stones.
• [Page]New moon 17 day, 2 min. before one in the morn.
  • Slabbie and dark.
• First quarter 24 day, 3 min. past 7. in the morn.
  • Dry, threatning the brave Mariners.

At Abernethy and Forres in Murrayland, called S. Brides day, 1. On Candlemasse day in Bamff, Dunkell, Dingwall the 2 day. Valentines day at Linlithgow the 14 day, and at Forfar the 15 day, holding 8 dayes. Ashwednesdayes fair beginneth on Fastens even. A Fair in Lanark on Fastens even day.

Sow all sorts of Pease and other pulse, sow Mustard seed, cast up dicks, set and plant Vines, Hops, Goose-berries, and any fruit that grows upon bushes, prune and trime all sorts of fruit trees from mosse, canker, and all superfluous branches, graft in the latter end of the month, sow Onions in cold stiff land, take heed of cold, forbear Phlegmatick meats, &c.

xxxj. March begins on Tuesday.

• Full moon 2 day, 59 min, past one in the morn.
  • Driving snow and wind.
• Last quarter 9 day, 10 min, past 5 at night.
  • Blustring wind and rain.
• New moon 17 day, 22 min. past 3. in the morn.
  • Glad weather for Geese and Dukes.
• First quarter 24 day, 46 min, past one after noon.
  • Fair and windie.
• Full moon 31 day, 6 min. past two in the afternoon.
  • Some sharp hail showers.

S. Monence in Aberd. Dumser. Abercherder, and S. Marnock Kirk the 1 day, at Pettenweem 3. S. Duthos in Tain of Rosse the 9 day in Auchtertuil the 10 day, S. Causnan the 11 day, S. Patrick in Dumbarton, and at the Kirk of Strageeth the 16 day, in S. John­stoun the 19 day, Cuthbert in Langton of the Mers the 20 day, La­dy day in West-weems, Bamff, and Auchtermuchty the 25 day, Palm­sunday at the Kirk of Forrig, and in S. Johnstoun, and Skyrethurs­day fair is upon thursday before Good-friday, at Cowper of Angus: Otherwise; Monks Cowper.

In the new of the Moon graft pears, wardens, apple-trees: begin to sow oats, barly, parsneips, onions, carrets, cucumbers, and all [...] of pot-herbs, slip hartichoks and sage, geld lambs, let blood [...]ording to strength and necessity, the sign and weather being fit, (but above all see that your Physician be skil'd in the stars, or else he may as soon kill as cure: for remember, what cannot be cured in the Spring by fit Medicines, must be endured all the Year long.

xxx. April begins on Friday.

• Last quarter 8 day, 49 min. past (high) noon.
  • Wet and unkindly cold.
• New moon 16 day, 31 min. past 2. in the morning.
  • Fair with some wind.
• First quarter 22 day, 58 min. past 7 at night.
  • High winds from the North-east.
• Full moon 31 day, at three a clock in the morn.
  • April showers, but fair withall.

Easter day is the 10 of April this Year 1664. The first Tuesday after Easter, there is a fair in Corstorphine, and on the first Wed­nesday after Easter, there is a race to be run for a Cup at the value of five hundred Merks price. S. Donald fair at the Kirk of Achtheles 17 day, Mark Eangvel in Dyscrt 23 day, Beltan day the first, the 26 day, a fair at Leaven the 29 day, and in Kilreny the 30 day.

Whiles in March, and whiles in April.

Skirethursday before Pasch, in Glasgow, Dumbarton, Cowper of Angus, Elgin of Murray, Paschmunday in Cowper of Fife, La­nerk, and Irwing, Lowsunday after Pasch in Killimore, and all the week after at the Senzie of S. Andrews,

Sow barley, hemp, and flax. pole hops, let and sow all kind of garden herbs, open hives, and let Bees labour for their living, let Tanners now provide themselves with bark, and all good Hus­wives look to their Dairies, bleed and purge with advice, those that are troubled with aches or the gout, let them go to the bath.

xxxj. May begins on Sunday.

• Last quarter 8 day, 11 min. past 6 in the morning.
  • Pleasant fair weather.
• New moon 15 day, 39 min. before (high) noon.
  • Hail and wind enough.
• First quarter 22 day, 36 min. past two in the morn.
  • Good dry weather.
• Full moon 29 day, 54 min. past 4 in the afternoon.
  • High Southerly winds.

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

Holy-crosse day, the second Beltan, in Monrosse, Kinrother, and in Peebles the 3 day, at Bamff the 16 day, and in Sterling a fair, 10 dayes before Whitsunday.

Whiles in May, and whiles in June.

Whitsonmonday in Glasgow, Dumbarton, Lanerk, and Jed­burgh, Whitson-tuesday, called Pardon day: in the Chanry of Ross, and at the Kirk of Ninians above Kircady. Trinity-monday in E­dinburgh and Brichin 8 dayes, in S. Andrews one day, in Brunti­land one day. A fair in the Burgh of Linlithgow, the first tues­day after whitsunday. Trinitie thursday in Falkland.

Sow barley in all light lands, and bearing grounds, and likewise hemp and flax, and all manner of fine Seeds and herbs, take lambs from their dams, leave lopping of trees, rise early, walk the fields, especially by running streams, Sage and sweet butter is now an excellent breakfast, Sage and clarified Whey, as also Scurvy-grasse-ale, and wormwood-beer are wholsome drink to be drunk fasting.

xxx. Iune begins on Wednesday.

• Last quarter 6 day, 54 min. past 8 at night.
  • Beware ye Sailers.
• New moon the 13 day, 41 min. past 6 at night.
  • Fair warm drops.
• [Page]First quarter 20 day, 34 min. past 10 in the morning.
  • Vn wholsome dayes.
• Full moon 28 day, 50 min. past 9 in the morning.
  • Happy dayes indeed.

A fair in Kinrosse the first twesday of June. A fair in Strami­glo and Aberdour the 6 day, and at Enerkeithing the same 6 day. A weekly Mercat in For far, beginning the 8 of June, of Neat, Sheep, Horse, and other, &c. containing till the first of Octob. the 10 day, a fair in Forgondeny, S. Barnabie in Lawder and Dysert 11 day, S. Margaret in Abernethie, Ceres in Fife 13 day, Midsummer on S. Johns day in S. Johnstoun five dayes, in Air four dayes, in Wig­ton, Bamff, and Athelston 14 day, in Auchtertuil the 15 day, S. Margaret in Dumsermling, and at Moffat the 18 day, in which place there is a weeklic mercat everie Friday, Earlstoun the 19 day, Midsummer day in Forres, the 24 day, in Alathie, in Angus, called S. Emagola, the 25 day, S. Peters day at For far the 26 day, holding four dayes. As also in Faulkland, Bruntiland, Bamff, and Kelso 26 day, in Pebles 29 day, S. Serif fair, the last tuesday of this month, S. John Baptist day, a fuir in Frazerburgh 24 of June.

Shear sheep, bring home fewel, weed corn, and Gardens, set Rose-mary, coronations and gilly-flowers, sow lettice and raddish Seed, three or four dayes after the full; for then they will not run to Seed, make hay, carry sand, lime, marle and manure of what kind soever benefiting your land, cut neither hedge not tree, in this and the two next months, beware of great thirst, use thin and light dyet, moderate exercise, and chast thoughts.

XXXI. Iuly begins on Friday.

• Last quarter 6 day, 44 min. past 8 in the morning.
  • Reasonable fair.
• New moon 13 day, 38 min. past one in the morning.
  • Vnkindly dayes.
• First quatter 19 day, 56 min. past 8 at night.
  • Wind and wet.
• Full moon 27 day, 46 min. past 11 at night.
  • Home evil thunder.

Culros the 1. day, Abernethie and Auchtermuchtie 2 day, S. Martin of Bulzion 4. day, S. Thomas 5 day, S, Palladius in For­den in the Merns 6 day, S. Andrew in Glasgow the 7 day, Kilwin­ning the 12 day; the 13 S. Margaret in Killimure, 6 dayes at the Kirk of Forrig, the third tuesday of this moneth: Moffat the 18 day! afair in Stirling the 20 day, Mary Magdalen in Lin­lithgow, Pettenweem, and Path-head 22 day, in Airth the 24 day. S. Cristina in Corstorphine a fair, the same 24 day. S. James in Forfare, Cowper of Fife, Lanerk, and Roxburgh, Kinghorn, and in Musselburgh 25 day. The last Thursday of July a fair at Whit­horn 2 dayes.

Make your hay and house it, while it is fair weather, pull hemp that is repe, gather Garden beans, get rue and wormwood, and gaul to strow on your flowers, to destroy moths and fleas, fence corpses, use moderat dyet, take heed of great thirst, take no Phy­sick, bleed not upon violent occasions, and when you do intend to let blood, bid your Doctor fortifie your ascendent well) by e­lecting a fit time) that no malevolent be there, &c. or else stand to your hazard, if you do not.

XXXJ. August begins on Munday.

• Last quarter 4 day, 55 min. past 5 at night.
  • Rain and greet winds.
• New moon 11 day, 11 min. past 9 in the morning.
  • Good for Coblers.
• First quarter is day, 19 min. past 10 in the morning.
  • Hot and good weather.
• Full moon 26 day, 55 min. past two in the afternoon.
  • Dark misty weather.

Lambmasday in Atturfe 3 dayes long, and in Melrois, Ennerke­thing, S. Andrews, and in Dumbarton the 1. day, Laurance fair in Rane, the first tuesday and thursday after in Falkland, S. Law­rence in Selkirk, Auchtermuchty and in Forres and Carnwath the 10 day, in Rane, 2 dayes before Kilmahug, and at the burn of Campsie, Lady day in Dundee and Bamss, in Merns 15 day, Bar­tholomew [Page]Apostle in Linlithgow, Kinkarn of Neill, and in Clack­mannan, and Peebles the 24 day, Saint Zephirinus in Corstorphine the 26 day, a fair. Samarevis day in Forres 27. and S. Johns, day in S. Johnstoun the 29 day.

Follow closse your own corn harvest; sow winter herbs in the new of the Moon, gather Garden Seeds, cut down barley and oats, gather summer fruits, refrain from sleeping in the day time, especially after meat, avoid riot and excesse.

XXX. Sebtember begins on Thursday

• Last quarter 3 day, 33 min. past one in the morning.
  • Very good weacher.
• New moon 9 day, 13 min. past 6 at night.
  • Tempestuous dayes.
• First quarter 17 day, 34 min. past 3. in the morning.
  • Good tidings from south.
• Full moon 25 day, 36 min. past 7 in the morning.
  • Rain, and very great winds.

Saint Gales in Elgin 1 day, in Moffat the 2 day, in Skirline the 4 day, Latter Lady day in Sterling, Dundee and Bamff the 8 day, Rude day in Carill, Jedburgh, Dumfermling, Dumfreis, and A­thelston 24 day, in Auchertuil and Salane the 11 day. A fair at Forfar the 15 day, holding eight dayes. Matthew Apostle in Lin­lithgow 21 day, a fair at Leven the 27 day, Saint Michael in Had­dington, Leslie, Aire, S. Andrews, Crief, and Kirkubright, and at the Kirk of Forrig the 29 day: Saint Jerome in Bamff the last day.

In the beginning of this month and end of the former gather hops when they wax broun, the weather being fair, and no dew on the ground, kill bees, make vernice, set all slips of flowers, between the two Lady dayes, put swine to mast, remove trees e­very new Moon from September till February, especially in the new of the Moon, the weather fair and warm, wind south or west, use Physick moderatly, forbear fruits too pleasant or rotten, shun riot and excesse of diets.

XXXJ. October begins on Saturday.

• Last quarter 2 day, 41 min. past 8 in the morning.
  • Cold and durty winds.
• New moon 9 day, 18 min. past 5 in the morning.
  • Not as I would.
• First quarter 16 day, 45 min. past 11 at night.
  • Fair weather indeed.
• Full moon 24 day, 13 min. past 7 at night.
  • Cold and dry.
• Last quarter 31 day, 13 min. past 4 at night.
  • Raw frost.

The 1, 2 and 3 a fair in Salt Preston, S. Francis in Abernethic the 4 day, Dionise in Pecbls, Earlstoun, Kirtintilloch, Aiton, Auchtermuchty, Ceres in Fife, and in Killimure and Moffat the 9 day, Dalkeith and Tillibol 10 day, at Enerkeithing the 12 day, Fenduck at Dunning 13 day, in Forgondenny 15 day, S. Luke in Lawder, Kinross and Rugland 18 day (Rugland hath got two new fairs, but I know them not.) S. Irena in Corsiorphine the 20 day, a fair. Mary Salamine in Sterling and Kelso 22 day, a sair at Forsar the 24 day, holding 8 dayes, in Linlithgow 24. in Kilreny and Stramiglo 25. Fowles fair in Pasley, and Falkirk 26 day, Simon and Jude in Dysert, Falkirk, Cochany, and Kirkliston 28 day, in Alloway 29 day. The last thursday of this month, a sair in Whithorn holding 2 dayes.

Sow wheat and rye, the sooner the better, for fear of rain, set accorns and nuts, gather winter fruit, the weather dry, in the af­ternoon, and in the wain of the Moon, refuse not an needfull Phy­sick from the learned, but especially from these who can tell you what your disease is, and that only by viewing the face of heaven, of which you will be assured both in the kind, Cause and Cur; but of such Physicians there are but few to be found here.—

XXX. November begin on Tuesday.

• New moon 7 day, 4 min. past 7 at night.
  • Very pleasant weather.
• [Page]First quarter 15 day, 3 min. past 9 at night.
  • Frost, sleet and wind.
• Full moon 23 day, 45 min. past 7 in the morning.
  • Raw unwholsome weather.
• Last quarter 30 day, 55 min. past midnight.
  • High winds.

Hallowday in Edinburgh 8 daies, in Faulkland, Dumblane, Firdyce 1 day, in Alythie 2 day, in Kilwinning 3 day. S. Leo­nard in Lanerk, in Forres 6 day, S. Matth. in Dumbar, Melrois, Martinskirk, Strabogie, Cowper of Fife, Hamilton, Culrosse, Kilmahug 11 day, S. Clement in Dundie 13 day, Margaretmesse in Dumfermling 16 day, S. Machharmuch in Tane and Auch­tertuil 22 day, Bruntiland 23. S. Andrew in S. Johnstoun, Peebles and Chirnside 30 day.

Make malt, kill hogs, trench Gardens with dung, set Crab­tree stocks, sow wheat and rye, in exceeding hot sandy grounds, cut down timber for ploughs, carts, and other imployments for Husbandry, use wholsome meat and drink with good exercise to preserve health.

xxxj. December begins on Thursday.

• New moon 7 day, 14 min. before noon.
  • Fair, frost, and some snow,
• First quarter 15 day, 11 min. past 5 at night.
  • Wind and sleet, then rain.
• Full moon 22 day, 22 min. past 7 at night.
  • Great storms, with whisting snow.
• Last quarter 29 day, 42 min. [...]efore noon.
  • Fair I warrant you.

Saint Nicolas in Aberdene 7 [...]ty, Lady day in Westmeems 8 day, S. Dustane in Bamff, and at the Kirk of Dicre 14 day, S. Cuthbert in the Grange, within the Shcrisdom of Linlithgow the 17 day, S. Thomas in Glasgow the 15 day, S. Johns day in Bamff, in Forres 27 day,

In this and the next month cut down timber, in the last quar­ter of the moon uncover the roots of fruit trees: set beans and pease [Page]cover all the best flowers and herbs from frosts and storms with old rotten horse dung, look well to your cattel, water and keep moist your meadows, let horses blood, and drink good wine and strong drink, keep thy body warm clad, thy house warm and dry, cast all care from you, and relieve those that are in want with thy charity: Thus I have ended these Observations which are set down for thy advantage, make good use of them, and give God the glory.

GOD give us all a merrie CHRISTMAS, and a happy NEVV-YEAR.

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