SWALLOW.

A NEW ALMANACK for the Year of our LORD GOD 1697.

Being [...] first after [...] Leap year and from the Worlds Creation, 5700.

[...] [...]o [...] the famous University and Town of Cambridge, where the North-Pole is elevated 52 degr. 12 min. above the Horizon.

And may serve indifferently for any other place of this Kingdom.

Omnia falce metit tempus.

[...] Printed by [...] Printer to the University, 1697.

The Vulgar Notes and moveable Feasts for this Year 1697, in both Accounts, viz.
Julian or English. Gregorian or Forreign.
7 [...]7
[...] [...] [...]
17The Epact7
26The Cycle of the Sun26
Febr. 14 [...]Feb. 17
April 4 [...]April 7
May 13 [...]May 16
May 23 [...]May 26
Novem. 28 [...]Decemb. 1

ARIES ♈

TAURUS ♉

CANCER ♋

VIRGO ♍

SCORP ♏

CAPRIC ♑

PISCES ♓

GEMINI ♊

LEO ♌

LIBR ♎

SAG ♐

AQUA ♒

  • ♈ Aries Head and Face
  • ♉ Taurus Neck and Throat
  • ♊ Gemini Arms and Should.
  • ♋ Cancer Breast and Stomach
  • ♌ Leo Heart and Back
  • ♍ Virgo Bowels and Belly
  • ♎ Libra Reins and Loyns
  • ♏ Scorpio Secret Members
  • ♐ Sagitarius the Thighs
  • ♑ Capricornus the Knees
  • ♒ Aquarius the Legs
  • ♓ Pisces the Feet.
A [...]
  • [Page] [...] begins Janua­ry 23, and ends February 12, and hath 4 returns, viz.
    • Octab. Hilar. Jan. 20
    • Quind. Hilar. Jan. 27
    • Crast. Purif. Febr. 3
    • Octab. Purif. Febr. 10
  • [...] begins April 21, ends May 17, and hath 5 returns, viz.
    • Quind. Pasch. April 19
    • Tres Pasch. April 26
    • Mens. Pasch. May 3
    • Quinq. Pasch. May 10
    • Crast. Ascen. May 14
  • [...] begins June 4, and ends June 23, and hath 4 returns, viz.
    • Crast. Trin. May 31
    • Octab. Trin. June 7
    • Quind. Trin. June 15
    • Tres Trin June 21
  • [...] begins October 23, and ends Novem­ber the 29, and hath 6 re­turns, viz.
    • Tres Mich. Octob. 20
    • Mens. Mich. Octob. 27
    • Crast. Anim. Novem. 3
    • Crast. Mart. Novem. 12
    • Octab. Mart. Novem. 18
    • Quind. Mart. Novem. 26

MArriage comes in on the 13 day of January, and at Septuagesima Sunday it is out again until Low-sunday; at which time it comes in again, and goes not out till Rogation-sunday: thence it is forbidden untill Trini­ty-sunday, from whence it is unforbidden till Advent-sunday: but then it goes out, and comes not in again till the 13 day of January next following.

Note that the Exchequer openeth 8 days before any Term begins except the Term of Trinity, in which it openeth but 4 days before.

January hath xxxi days.

  • Last quarter the 5 day, 28 min. past 10 in the morning.
  • New moon the 12 day, 59 min. past 8 at night.
  • First quarter the 19 day, 10 min. past noon.
  • Full moon the 27 day, 53 min. past 1 in the morning.
1aCircumcision22 12Virgo 9 
2bOctab. Steph.23 1421 
3C2 after Christ.24 15Libra 3Fine mild weather at the beginning of the year.
4dOctab. Innoc.25 1614
5eSimeon26 1729
6fEpiphany27 18Scorp. 8
7gIulian28 2021 
8aEchardus29 21Sagit. 3 
9b [...]0 ♒ 2216 
10C1 sun. aft. Epi.1 23Capr. 0 
11dLinus2 2414Cold with some frost and snow.
12eSatyrius3 2528
13fHilary4 26Aquar. 12
14gFelix5 2727 
15aMaurice6 28Pisces 12 
16bMarcell.7 2927 
17C2 after Epiph.8 30Aries 11 
18dPontian.9 3125 
19eWolstan10 32Taur. 9Cloudy and cold.
20fOctab. Hillar.11 3323
21gAgueta12 34Gem. 6 
22aVincent13 3530 
23b [...]14 36Canc. 3 
24C3 after Epiph.15 3716 
25d [...]16 3728 
26ePolicarp17 38Leo 11Somewhat cold, yet with some variety of weather.
27fQuind. Hillar.18 3923
28gIulian19 40Virgo 5
29aValerius20 4117
30b [...]21 4125 
31 [...] [...]22 42Libra 11 

February hath xxviii days.

  • Last quarter the 4 day, 43 min. past 5 in the morning.
  • New moon the 11 day, 34 min. past 9 in the morning.
  • First quarter the 17 day, 30 min. past 10 at night.
  • Full moon the 25 day, 10 min. past 8 at night.
D. M.W.D.Festival days with terms.☉ place d. mMoons place.Inclination of the Air.
1dBridget23 43Libra 23 
2e [...]24 43Scorp. 4Frost with wind and storms of snow.
3fCrast. Purif.25 4416
4gGilbert26 4529
5aAgatha27 45Sagit. 11
6bDorothy28 4624 
7  29 46Capr. 8 
8d 0 ♓ 4622 
9eApollon1 47Aquar. 6 
10fOctab. Purif.2 4721 
11g [...]other3 48Pisces 6Moderate winterly wea­ther may be expected a­bout this time.
12a 4 4821
13bEustasius5 48Aries 6
14  [...]6 4921
15dFaustine7 49Taur. 5
16ePolycron8 4919
17fAsh-wednsd.9 49Gem. 3 
18gConcordia10 4917 
19aRoman11 50Canc. 0 
20bMildred12 5013 
21  [...]13 5025 
22dCath. Petri14 50Leo 8Now more turbulent with snow or rain towards the end of the month.
23ePolycarp15 5020
24f [...]16 50Virgo 2
25g [...]17 4914
26aSimeon, Ep.18 4926
27bAugustin19 49Libra 8
28C2 Sun. in Lent20 4919 

[...].

  • Last quarter the 5 day, 20 min. past 10 at night.
  • New moon the 12 day, 14 min. past 5 in the afternoon.
  • First quarter 19 day, 24 min. past 11 in the forenoon.
  • Full moon the 27 day, 23 min. past 1 in the afternoon.
1dDavid21 49Scorp. 1 
2eChad B.22 4813 
3fMaurice23 4826 
4gAdrian24 48Sagit. 8High winds, with storms of snow or rain.
5aEusebius25 4720
6bVigor26 47Capr. 3
7 [...]3 sund in Lent27 4716
8dAquinus28 46Aquar. 0 
9eApollon29 4614 
10f [...]0 ♈ 4529 
11gAgapitus1 44Pisces 14 
12aGregory2 4429 
13bTheodore3 44Aries 14 
14 [...] [...]4 4229Very cold frosty mor­nings about this time.
15dLonginus5 42Taur. 14
16eHillary, &c.6 4129
17fGurtende7 40Gem. 13
18gEdward R.8 3926 
19aIoseph9 38Canc. 9 
20bCuthburt10 3722 
21 [...]5 sund. in Lent11 36Leo 5 
22dPaulinus12 3517 
23eVictorian13 3429 
24fAgapitus14 33Virgo 11 
25g [...]15 3223Windy and dry towards the end.
26aCastor M.16 31Libra 4
27bMercian17 3016
28 [...] [...]18 2928 
29dQuintin19 28Scorp. 10 
30eGuido20 2622 
31fBalbina21 25Sagit. 5 

[...] days.

  • Last quarter the 4 day, at 11 in the forenoon.
  • New moon the 11 day, 32 min. past 1 in the morning.
  • First quarter the 18 day, 52 min. past 1 in the morn.
  • Full moon the 26 day, 27 min. past 5 in the morning.
1gTheodor22 24Sagit. 17 
2aGood Friday23 22Capr. 0 
3bRichard24 2113Variable wea­ther with showers of hail and rain at the begin­ning.
4 [...] 25 1926
5dMartina26 18Aquar. 9
6eSixtus B.27 1623
7f [...]elestin28 15Pisces 8
8gE [...]esippus29 1322
9a 0 ♉ 11Aries 7 
10bVincent1 1022 
11  2 8Taur. 7 
12dMarcellus3 622 
13eIustin4 5Gem. 7 
14fTiburtius5 321Fine Springing weather very seasonable at this time.
15gPerpetuus6 1Canc. 5
16aCarisus6 5918
17bAuicetus7 57Leo 1
18 [...]2 after Easter8 5513 
19dQuind. Pasch.9 5326 
20eVictor10 51Virgo 8 
21f 11 4919 
22gQuintin12 47Libra 1 
23aS. GEORGE13 4513 
24bWilfridus14 4325Windy with sudden storms of hail in ma­ny places, and thunder.
25  15 41Scorp. 7
26dTres. Pasch.16 3919
27eAuastus17 37Sagit. 2
28fVitalis18 3514
29gPet. de mil.19 3227 
30aQ. M. 2. born20 30Capr. 10 

May hath xxxi days

  • Last quarter 3 day, 46 min. past 7 at night.
  • New moon the 11 day, about 1 in the morning.
  • First quarter 17 day, 37 min. past 5 in the afternoon.
  • Full moon 25 day, 13 min. past 7 at night.
1b [...]21 28Capr. 23 
2 [...]4 after Easter22 25Aquar. 6 
3dMens. Pasch.23 2319Flne clear and pleasant wea­ther at the beginning.
4eChristoph.24 22Pisces 3
5fGoth [...]rd25 1817
6gJoh. Port. Lat.26 16Aries 3
7aIuvenal27 1416 
8bStanislans28 11Taur. 1 
9 [...] [...] Sun29 916 
10dS [...] [...]0 ♊ 6Gem. 1 
11eMamert1 415 
12fPancrat2 129Somewhat cold with some battering storms of rain about this time.
13g [...]2 59Canc. 13
14aCrast. Ascens.3 5626
15bIsodore4 53Leo 9
16 [...]6 after Easter5 5122
17d [...]6 48Virgo 4
18eVenant7 4516 
19fDunstan8 4328 
20gPotentia9 40Libra 10 
21aHelena10 3722 
22bHospitius11 35Scorp. 3 
23 [...] [...]12 3215 
24dAdelme13 2928Good wea­ther with some thunder in many places.
25eAugustin14 27Sagit. 10
26f [...]15 2423
27gBeda V.16 21Cap. 6
28aGerman17 1819
29b [...]18 15Aquar. 3 
30 [...] [...]19 1216 
31dCrast. Trin.20 9Pisces 0 

June hath xxx days.

  • Last quarter the 2 day, 10 min. past 1 in the morning.
  • New moon the 8 day, 36 min. past 6 at night.
  • First quarter 16 day, 16 min. past 8 in the forenoon.
  • Full moon the 24 day, 59 min. past 6 in the morning.
1eNicomed21 7Pisces 14 
2fErasmps22 428 
3gMarcell.23 1Aries 12Fine cool good growing wea­ther yet.
4a [...]23 5826
5bBoniface24 55Taur. 11
6d1 after Trin.25 5225 
7 [...]Octab. Trin.26 49Gem. 9 
8eMedardus27 4624 
9fEdmond28 44Canc. 8 
10gGetulius29 4121 
11a [...]0 ♋ 38Leo 4 
12bAnthony1 3517Inclining to heat with thunder and some showers follow.
13 [...]2 after Trin.2 32Virgo 0
14dBasis. Ep.3 2912
15eQuind. Trin.4 2624
16fVitus5 23Libra 6
17gBotolph6 2018 
18aMarcus7 1729 
19bGervase8 14Scorp. 11 
20 [...]2 after Trin.9 1124 
21dTres. Trin.10 8Sagit. 6 
22eAlban11 519 
23f [...]12 2Capr. 2Increase of heat, with sudden thun­der claps towards the end of the month.
24g [...] John Bap.12 5915
25aElegius13 5629
26bJohn & Paul14 54Aquar. 13
27 [...]4 after Trin.15 5127
28dLeo16 48Pises 11
29e [...]17 4523
30fCom. Paul18 42Aries 9

[...]

  • Last quarter the 1 day, 2 min. past 5 in the morning.
  • New moon the 8 day, 58 min. past 4 in the morning.
  • First quarter the 16 day, 2 min. past 3 in the morn.
  • Full moon the 23 day, 1 min. past 5 in the afternoon.
  • Last quarter 30 day, 10 min past 9 in the forenoon.
1gTr. Si [...]ith19 39Aries 23 
2aVisit. Mary20 36Taur. 7 
3bCornelius21 3321Good hay weather at the beginning.
4 [...]5 after Trin.22 30Gem. 5
5d [...]usolm.23 2819
6eTranquil.24 25Canc. 3 
7fTr. T. [...]erk.25 2216 
8gGrimbald26 1929 
9aCyrill, Ep,27 16Leo 13 
10bStp. Feat.28 1325Some showers if not thun­der.
11 [...]6 after Trin.29 11Virgo 8
12d [...]0 ♌ 820
13eNa [...]or &c.1 5Libra 2 
14fAnacletas2 214 
15gSwithin3 026 
16aOsmond3 58Scorp. 7 
17bKeuel [...]4 5419Hot and dry.
18 [...]7 after Trin.5 51Sagit. 1 
19d [...]6 4914 
20eMargaret7 4627 
21fPraxeda8 43Capr. 10 
22gMar. Mag.9 4123High Winds.
23aApollin10 38Aquar. 7 
24bChristians11 3622 
25 [...] [...]12 33Pisces 6 
26dAnna13 3021 
27eMartha14 28Aries 5Showers with some claps of thunder.
28fPanthol15 2519
29gFelix16 23Taur. 4
30aAbdon17 2118 
31bGerman18 18Gem. 2 

[...] days.

  • New moon the 6 day, 27 min. past 5 in the afternoon.
  • First quarter the 14 day, 1 min. past 8 at night.
  • Full moon the 22 day, 54 min. past 1 in the morning.
  • Last quarter the 28 day, 48 min. past 3 in the aftern.
1 [...]9 after Trin.19 16Gem. 15Lammas day
2dStephen20 1329 
3eInvent-Step.21 11Canc. 12 
4fDominic22 825Hot and dry at the begin­ing.
5gFest. nivis23 6Leo 8
6aSixtus Ep.24 421
7bTrans. Christi25 2Virgo 3 
8 [...]10 after Trin.25 5916 
9dRoman26 5728 
10eLawrence27 55Libra 10 
11fTiburtius28 5322More mode­rate as to heat, with some showers.
12gClara, V.29 51Scorp. 4
13a 0 ♍ 4915
14bEusebius1 4627
15 11 after Trin.2 44Sagit. 10 
16dRo [...]bus3 4222 
17eMammes4 40Capr. 5 
18fHelena5 3818 
19gClintank6 37Aquar. 1Black clouds with some thunder in many places.
20aBernard7 3515
21bPrivatus8 33Pisces 0
22 12 after Trin.9 3115
23dZachary10 29Aries 0 
24e [...]11 2715 
25fLodovic.12 2629 
26gSeverius13 24Taur. 14Windy with some rain towards the end.
27a [...]14 2228
28bAugustin15 21Gem. 12
29 [...]13 after Trin.16 1926
30dFelix17 17Canc. 9 
31ePaulinus18 1622 

September hath xxx days.

  • New moon the 5 day, 17 min. past 8 in the morning.
  • First quarter the 13 day, 50 min. past 11 in the foren.
  • Full moon the 20 day, 10 min. past 10 in the forenoon.
  • Last quarter the 27 day, 6 min. past 2 in the morning.
1fEgidius19 14Leo 5 
2gAnthony20 1318 
3aMamert21 12Virgo 0 
4bTheodosia22 1012Windy with some rain at the be­ginning.
5 [...]14 after Trin.23 924
6dMagnus24 7Libra 6
7eRegina25 618
8fNat. V. M.26 5Scorp. 0 
9gGorgon27 412 
10aHilar. Pa.28 324 
11bFelix29 1Sagit. 6 
12 [...] [...]0 ♎ 018 
13dAmatus0 59Capr. 0 
14eExalt. Crucis1 5813Misty mor­nings, and somewhat cold.
15f [...]2 5726
16gEdith3 56Aquar. 10
17aLambert4 5524
18bVict. & Cor.5 54Pisces 8 
19 [...]16. after Trin.6 5323 
20dFausta7 53Aries 8 
21e [...]8 5223 
22fMaurice9 51Taur. 8 
23gTecla, Vir.10 5023 
24aKupertus11 50Gem. 8Now rough and cold Air with some wet,
25bCleophas12 4922
26 [...]17 after Trin.13 48Canc. 6
27dCosm Dam.14 4819
28eWencest.15 47Leo 2 
29fS. [...]16 4715 
30gHieronim17 4629 

October hath xxxi dayes

  • New moon the 5 day, 7, min. past 1 in the morn.
  • First quarter the 13 day, 40 min. past 2 in the morn.
  • Full moon the 19 day, 44 min. past 7 at night.
  • Last quarter the 26 day, 28 min. past 4 in the afternoon
1aRemigius18 46Virgo 9 
2bLeodegar19 4621 
3 [...]18 after Trin.20 45Libra 3Very good weather for the season of the year.
4dFrancis21 4515
5eConstant22 4527
6fFides23 44Scorp. 9
7gMarcus, &c.24 4421 
8aPelagia25 44Sagit. 3 
9bDionisius26 4415 
10 [...]19 after Trin.27 4427 
11dBurchrd.28 44Capr. 9 
12eWilfred.29 4422Variable and unsetled wea­ther.
13f [...]0 ♏ 44Aquar. 5
14gColman1 4419
15aCalixtus2 44Pisces 2 
16bHedwig.3 4417 
17 [...]20 after Trin.4 44Aries 1 
18d [...]5 4416 
19eFride [...]wid.6 44Taur. 1 
20fTres Mich.7 4427Blustering winds with some rain.
21gEthelred8 44Gem. 2
22a40 Virg. M.9 4517
23b [...]10 45Canc. 1 
24 [...]21 after Trin.11 4615 
25dCrispin12 4628 
26eAmandus13 47Leo 11 
27fMens. Mich.14 4724Windy, but not very cold yet.
28g [...]15 48Virgo 6
29aNarcisius16 4818
30bGerman17 49Libra 0 
31 [...]22 after Trin.18 4912 

November hath xxx days.

  • New moon the 3 day, 46 min. past 7 at night.
  • First quarter the 11 day, 13 min. past 3 in the afternoon
  • Full moon the 18 day, 51 min. past 5 in the morning.
  • Last quarter the 25 day, 14 min. past 10 in the foren.
1d 19 50Libra 24 
2eOmn. Anim.20 50Scorp. 6 
3fCrast. Anim.21 5118Gold brisk and sharp air.
4g 22 52Sagit. 0
5a [...]23 5212 
6bLeonard24 5324 
7C23 after Trin.25 54Capr. 7 
8dSeverus26 5519 
9eTheodore27 55Aquar. 2 
10fMartin P.28 5615Windy with some rain.
11gMartin Ep.29 5728
12a [...]0 ♐ 58Pisces 12 
13bEugenius1 5926 
14C24 after Trin.3 0Aries 10 
15dLeopald4 125 
16eOthmarus5 2Taur. 10 
17fAmianus6 325 
18gOctab. Mart.7 4Gem. 10Various and unsetled wea­ther.
19aElizabeth8 525
20bEdmond R.9 6Canc. 9
21C25 after Trin.10 723 
22dCecilia11 8Leo 7 
23eElement12 920 
24fChrysogon.13 10Virgo 3 
25gCatharine14 1115 
26aQuind. Mart.15 1227 
27bAgricola16 13Libra 9Now inclining to frost.
28 [...] [...]17 1521
29d [...]18 16Scorp. 2 
30e [...]19 1714 

[...]

  • New moon the 3 day, at 2 in the afternoon.
  • First quarter the 11 day, 25 min. past 1 in the morning.
  • Full moon the 17 day, 31 min. past 5 at night.
  • Last quarter the 25 day, 4 min. past 6 in the morning.
1fEligius20 18Scorp. 26 
2gLibanus21 19Sagit. 9 
3aCassian22 2021 
4bBarbara23 22Capr. 3Good weather the season con­sidered.
5 [...]2 sun. in Adv.24 2316
6dNicholas25 2429
7eAgath, M.20 26Aquar. 12 
8fConcep. B. V.27 2725 
9gCyprian28 28Pisces 9 
10aMelthiad.29 2922 
11b 0 ♈ 31Aries 6 
12 [...]3 sun. in Adv.1 3220Cold with some frost.
13dLucia, Virg.2 33Taur. 5
14eOthy. Vir.3 3419 
15f [...]4 36Gem. 4 
16gO Sapientia5 3718 
17aLazarus6 38Canc. 3 
18bBernardin.7 4017Some snow or rain about this time.
19 [...]4 sun. in Adv.8 41Leo 1
20dIulian9 4215
21e [...]10 4428 
22fDesider.11 45Virgo 11 
23gVictor12 4623 
24aAdam & Eve13 47Libra 5 
25b 14 4917Close dark and unplea­sant wea­ther.
26 [...] 15 5029
27d 16 51Scorp. 11
28e 17 5223
29fIonathan18 54Sagit. 5 
30gDavid19 5517 
31aSil [...]ester20 5629 

Swallow 1697. A R [...] [...]

The Year, Month, and Day, (accounting the Year to begin Jan. 1.) whereon every King and Queen of Eng. since the Conquest began their reign.The number of Years, Months, and Days, that every K. and Q. reigned 28 da. to a month.The num. of Y expired in this Y. since they began to reign: as also since they ended.
K. W. Conq.1066Octob. 1420 y11 m22 d631 
W. Rufus1087Sept. 912 y11 m18 d610K. W. Conq.
Henry 11100August 135 y4 m11 d597W. Rufus
Steven1135Decem. 218 y11 m18 d561Henry 1
Henry 21154Octob. 2534 y9 m2 d543Steven
Richard 11189July 69 y9 m0 d508Henry 2
John1199April 617 y7 m0 d498Richard 1
Henry 31216Octob. 1956 y1 m0 d475John
Edward 11272Nov. 1634 y8 m6 d431Henry 3
Edward 21307July 719 y7 m5 d390Edward 1
Edward 31327Jan. 2550 y5 m7 d370Edward 2
Richard 21377June 2122 y3 m14 d320Edward 3
Henry 41399Sept. 2913 y6 m3 d298Richard 2
Henry 51413March 209 y5 m24 d284Henry 4
Henry 61422August 3138 y6 m16 d275Henry 5
Edward 41461March 422 y1 m8 d236Henry 6
Edward 51483April 90 y2 m1 [...] d214Edward 4
Richard 31483June 222 y2 m5 d214Edward 5
Henry 71485August 2223 y10 m24 d212Richard 3
Henry 81509April 2237 y10 m2 d188Henry 7
Edward 61547Jan. 286 y5 m19 d150Henry 8
Q. Mary1553July 65 y4 m22 d144Edward 6
Q. Elizabeth1558Nov. 1744 y4 m15 d139Q. Mary
James 11603March 2422 y0 m3 d95Q. Elizabeth
Charles 11625March 2722 y10 m3 d72James 1
Charles 21648Jan. 3036 y0 m0 d48Charles 1
James 21685Febr. 64 y0 m0 d12Charles 2
William 31688Febr. 13Whom God grant long to Reign.8James 2
Mary 2  

The Ʋse of the Table in Example.

King Henry 8 began his Reign in the Year of Christ 1509, April 22 [...]e Reigned 37 Years, 10 months, and 2 days. It is since he began his Reign 188 years compleat the 22 of April this year 1697. Now to know the time since the end of his Reign, before his name standing on he right hand, you shall there find 150 Years since he died, Jan. 28. And so of the rest. Swallow

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