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The Womans Almanack: OR, Prognoſtication, for ever: Shewing the nature of the Planets, with the Events that ſhall befall Women and children born under them. With ſeveral Predictions very uſeful for the Female Sex.

By Sarah Ginnor Student in Phyſick.

London, Printed for J. J. 1659.

To the Reader.

COurtious Reader, The gift of learning being ſo little ſet by in theſe days amongſt thoſe of our Sex, is the chief invitation which hath cauſed me to publiſh this ſmal Tract, thereby to ſtir up others, not to let their great worth with other learned Authors of our Sex ly in obſcurity. I need not quote them for I think few of our Sex ſo ignorant but they have either read or heard of them, and though ſome of them have been abuſed by the quackſalving Mountibanks that would engroſſe all knowledge into their own hands, yet have great & wonderful cures been done by our Sex, after theſe paper-ſculd Mongrels have left them. Why then ſhould we ſuffer theſe Cater-pillers to eat up our vine? Let me tell you, it is as lawful for us to be Judges & plead our own Cauſes in our own gowns as Lawyers to plead for others. Then lets rowſe up our ſpirits, and ſhow forth our Verues, for the knowledg in this Art will animate our husbands to excel us, no doubt but we ſhall make them ſencible where the ſign lies; and make them be in our ſtudies many times when they would be in an Alehouſe; nay we ſhall find the nights will be more comfortable, and the days more pleaſant. By this means we ſhall be counted inſtead of Mobs, maps of modeſty, and for tattling Goſſips, but Emblems of vertue, and parterns of civiliy to all the world.

Yours whilst S.G.
A ROGNOSTICATION for ever.
Astrological Obſervations.

FIrſt, I ſhall begin with what concerns our own Sex viz. If we find Mercury in a feminine Houſe with Venus, then we muſt allow Mercury a female, in a feminine Sign, and drawing to a conjunction with Venus, Mercury to a Quartile of Mars and Piſces, and Gemini, denotes ſome of our ſex (not too much loaded with vertue) have a rare faculty in ſcolding, in other ſome ſullenneſs and perverſneſſe.

Venus in the 12 houſe in exaltation, applying to combuſtion with the Sun, denoteth that women will be more free then uſual in beſtowing the P— on their Clients. But if Luna go to Saturn in the ſixth houſe in Libra, it ſhews that old covetious fools will dote on young wenches, therefore beware of marrying, in the Spring, for if Scorpio be in the 7th houſe intercepted, it denotes unſeemly wantonneſſe, let chery and lightneſs in women.

If Luna be in the 7th houſe in Piſces, it denotes frequent marrying, and is a fortunate poſition for Oyſter-women, Fiſh-women, & others who are under the ſign Piſces.

If Luna and Jupiter be in reception, the Moon in Piſces and Jupiter in Cancer, it is a fortunate time of marrying, many of our Sex ſhall obtain gallant matches, nay ſome better then they deſerve. If Mercury and Venus be in Cancer, in conjunction in the eleventh houſe, to marry a Seaman is fortunate. If Venus be in Scorpio, the wantons of our Sex as well as the other ſex will be pepper'd with the P— and then wo to your Noſes, for its a fatal plague to the roof of your mouth beſides the downfal of Narrow-bridge and the drying up your Fiſh-ponds by the opperation of malignant fireworks.

For this my Judgement, do not take diſtaſt; But as I am, I wiſh you all, be chaſt: This is the only way, if you deſire To be preſerved from the Frenchmans fire.
The Names of the Planets and the Dayes governd by each Planet. As Saturn ſtands for Saturday ſo Luna Sunday, Mars to Tueſday Sol ſtands up to Monday, Jupiter boldly doth to Thurſday fly, To Fryday Venus Wedenſday Mercury.

The 12 ſigns ruling in the body are, Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius Capricorn, Aquarius, Piſces.

IAnuary.

If it be on New-years day that the Clouds in the morning be red, it ſhall be an angry yeare with much War and great Tempeſts. If the Sun do ſhine on the 22. day of January there ſhall be much wind. If the Sun doth ſhine on Saint Pauls day, the 25 day of January, it ſhall be a fruitfull year, and if it do Rain or Snow, it ſhall be between both: If it be very miſty it betokeneth great death: If thou hear it Thunder that day, it betokeneth great Winds, and great death and moſt eſpecially among rich men that year.

February.

On Shrove-Tueſday whoſoever doth Plant or Sow, it ſhall remain alwayes green.

Item, how much the Sun did ſhine that day, ſo much he ſhall ſhine every day in Lent. And alwayes the next new Moon that falleth after Candlemas day, and after that the next Tueſday, ſhall be alwayes Shrove-Tueſday.

And when the Sun riſeth and ſhineth early, then proſpereth well all manner of Fruit: if you hear it Thunder, that it betokeneth great Wine and much Fruit.

Saint Bede ſaith there be three dayes, and three nights, that if a Child be born therein, the body abideth whole and ſhall not conſume away untill the day of Judgment: that is in the laſt dayes of January, and the ſecrets thereof are full wondrous. And if a Tree be hewed at, on the ſame day, it ſhall never fall.

March.

The more miſts that there be in March, the more good doth it, and as many dayes as be in March, ſo many hoar froſts ſhall you have after Eaſter, and ſo many Miſts in August. All manner of Trees that ſhall be cut down unto the two laſt Holy days in March, ſhall never fall.

Item, If on Palm-Sunday be no fair weather, that betokeneth to goodneſs. If it do Thunder that day, then it ſignifieth a merry year, and death of great men.

April.

If it rain never ſo little on the Aſcenſion day, it betokeneth dearth of all manner of food for Cattel. But when it is fair weather it is proſperous, and there ſhall be plenty of Tallow and much Wooll.

May.

If the Sun do ſhine on the 25 day of May, Wine ſhall proſper well; but if it doth rain, it doth much hurt. Item, if it rain on Whit-Sunday, it is not good. Item in the laſt of May, the Oak Trees begin to bear bloſſoms, if they bloſſom then, you ſhall have a good year of Tallow, and plenty of Fruit.

June.

If it rain ne'r ſo little on Midſummer-day, that is the 24 day of June, then do not the Haſel Nuts proſper: If the holy Sacraments day of our Lord be fair, then it is good and cauſeth Fruit plenty, and the Lambs to dye.

July,

If it Rain the ſecond day of July, ſuch weather ſhall be forty days after, day by day, yet ſome imputed it to Swithin the 15.

Auguſt.

If the Sun do ſhine on the 15 day of August, that is a good token, and ſpeciall for Wine.

September.

If thou wilt ſee and know how it ſhall go that year, then take heed to the Oak Apples about Saint Michaels day, for by them you ſhall know how that year ſhall be: If the Apples of the Oak-Trees when they be cut; be within full of Spiders, then followeth a naughty year: If the Apples have within them Flies, that betokens a meetly good year. If they have Maggots in them, then followeth a good year. If there be nothing in them, then followeth great dearth: if the Apples be many and early ripe, ſo ſhall it be an early Winter, and very much Snow ſhall be afore Chriſtmas, and after that it ſhall be cold.

If the inner part or kernall be fair, and clear, then ſhall the Summer be fair, and the Corne good alſo; but if they be very moiſt then ſhall the Summer alſo be moiſt. If they be lean then ſhall there be a hot and dry Summer. If it Thunder in this moneth it preſageth plenty of Wine and Corne that year.

October.

When the leaves will not fall from the Trees, then followeth after a cold 〈…〉 or elſe a great number of Caterpillars on 〈◊〉 •• ees.

November.

Whether the Winter be cold or warm, go on Alhollows day to a Beech Tree, and cut a chip thereof, and if it be dry then ſhall the Winter be warm: if thou wilt try on St. Andrews even, whether it ſhall be a moiſt or dry year that followeth, you ſhall know by a glaſs full of water: if the year ſhall be moiſt, and much Raine ſhall fall, then ſhall the Water in the Glaſs run over. And if there ſhall follow a dry year, then ſhall not the water ariſe to the brink thereof.

When there followeth a foggy Night, a good year after enſueth, that is, when it commeth on the Thurſday Night, or on a fleſh day at Night, and not on the Friday or Saturday, wherein ſome men will eat no other meat but Fleſh: if there be Thundring, that betokeneth plenty of Fruit.

December.

When Chriſtmas day commeth while the Moon waxeth, it ſhall be a very good year, and the nearer it commeth to the New Moon, the better ſhall that year be.

If it come when the Moon decreaſeth, it ſhall be a hard year, and the nearer the lat • er end thereof it commeth the worſe and harder ſhall the year be. And if any Wood be cut off on the two laſt dayes of December, and on the firſt day of January, it ſhall not rot nor wither away, nor be full of Worms, but alwayes wax harder, and in his age as hard as a ſtone.

W •… •• riſtmas Eve at midnight the wind waxeth 〈◊〉 •• etokens a fruitfull year; and when the Sun ſhines on Twelfth day in the morning, it betokeneth foul weather, if it be fair that day it is happy and fortunate.

To find the time when the Sun ſhall be Eclipſed, and when not by his distance from theſe two ſections called the head and tail of the Dragon.

If the apparent latitude of the Moon at the time of the viſible Conjunction be leſſe then 30. min. 40 ſeconds, there muſt be an Eclipſe.

But if the apparent latitude of the Moon be more then 34 min. 51 ſeconds, there can be no Eclipſe.

If the apparent latitude be more then 30 min. 40 ſeconds, and leſſe then 34 min. 51 ſeconds, there may be a ſmal Eclipſe, as in this following Figure.

North

South

East

West

Of the Eclipſe of the Moon.

If the Moon at the Noon at the time of her t ••• oppoſition to the Sun, ſhall be diſtant from either of the two forementioned points, leſſe then 10 degrees, 21 mm. and 20 ſeconds, then muſt the Moon ſuffer an Eclipſe.

But if her diſtance be more then 13 degrees 5 min. and 13 ſeconds then the Moon cannot be Eclipſed.

If her diſtance be more then 10 degrees 21 min. & 20 ſeconds, then ſhe may Happen to be Eclipſed, but not neceſſarily.

I ſhall not treat further on Eclipſes, in regard the happineſs of our Sex doth appeat in moſt ſplendour, when the Moon appears ſo clouded, as in this following Figure, dark nights being to us as a fountain, whence flows all our mirth, joy, pleaſure, ſports, and melodious recreations.

Expound you may the piece 'tis but a Riddle, The pleaſure of our Sex lies in the middle.
The ſignification of Moles in theſe of our ſex.

If the Woman have a Mole on the left Breaſt, it denotes her undoubtedly wicked. If ſhe have a Mole on her Belly, it denotes her a Clutton or great feeder. If a Mole right againſt the Spleen, it denotes ſhe ſhall be often ſick. If on the bottom of the Belly, it argues much debility and weakneſs. If near the privy Members it denotes unſpeakable deſires after Venery, and unſatiable in coacting. If a woman have a Mole on the right Knee, it denotes her honeſt, if on the left many Children. If on the Ankle of the foot, ſhe ſhall take on her the mans part. Moles on the right ſide betokeneth honeſty Riches, on the left ſide Calamity and Poverty. If on the Forhead, it denotes that ſhe ſhall come to high dignity. If ſhe have a Mole about the overbrow, it argues ſhe ſhall marry a rich comely perſon. But if on the overbrow ſhe ſhall have five Husbands. If ſhe have a Mole on the Noſe ſomewhat Ruddy, and another in the privy place, it doth ſhew ſuch a perſon is over much given to Venerial acts. If a Woman have a Mole on the neither jaw, it denotes ſhe ſhall lead her life in ſorrow, which ſhall hinder her from bearing Children. If a Mole on any of the Lips, it doth portend that ſhees a great glutton. If on the Chin, it portends wealth. If a Mole on any of her Ears, it portends ſhe ſhall be Rich and much reverenced, and hath the like Mole on ber Thigh or Ham. If on the Neck, it likewiſe denotes Riches. If a Woman ſhall have a Mole on her Loyns, it denotes poor Kindred, and alwayes wanting. If on the ſhoulders, it denotes Impriſonment and ſorrow. If ſhe have a Mole on the Throat, it ſignifies ſhe ſhall Marry a Wealthy and Comely man. If in the Hand a Mole ſhall appear, it denotes good Luck and Proſperous Children. If a Mole on the Breaſt, it denotes ſhe ſhall be harmed by much poverty.

How to know whether a VVoman be with Child of Boy or Girl.

Write the proper names of the Father or Mother, and of the Moneth that ſhe conceived with Child, and adding likewiſe all the numbers of thoſe Letters together, divide them by ſeven, and if the remainder be even, it will be a Girle, if odd, it will be a Boy.

To know whether the VVife be Honeſt or no.

Write the name of the Wife, and of he • Mother, and put all the number of thoſe Letters together, and put to the totall ſum 15, and divide it by 7, and if the remainder be un-even, ſhe is honeſt, if even ſhe is diſhoneſt. Alwayes write the proper names in Latine.

The ſame may be to know whether a Man or his Wife ſhall dye firſt, only add not the number 15, but divide by ſeven, if even the Woman ſhall dye, if odd the man.

What Thunder ſignifieth every Moneth.

Thunder in January ſignifieth the ſame year great Winds, plentifull of Corn and Cattel peradventure. Thunder in February, ſignifieth that ſame year many rich men ſhall dye in great ſickneſs. Thunder in March, ſignifieth that ſame year great Winds, plenty of Corn, and debate amongſt people. Thunder in April ſignifieth that ſame year to be fruitfull and merry, with the death of wicked men. Thunder in May, ſignifieth that year need, ſcarceneſſe and dearth of Corn, and great hunger. Thunder in June, ſignifieth that ſame year that Woods ſhall be overthrown with Winds, and great rageing ſhall be of Lyons and Wolves, and ſo like of other harmfull Beaſts. Thunder in July, ſignifieth that fame year ſhall be good Corn, and loſſe of Beaſts, that is to ſay, their ſtrength ſhall periſh. Thunder in August, ſignifieth the ſame year ſorrow, wailing of many, for many ſhall be ſick. Thunder in September, ſignifieth the ſame year great Wind, plentifull of Corn, and much falling out between man and man. Thunder in October ſignifieth the ſame year great Wind, and ſcantneſs of Corn, Fruits and Trees. Thunder in November fignifieth that ſame year to be fruitfull and merry, and cheapnes of Corn. Thunder in December, ſignifieth that ſame year cheapneſſe of Corn, and Wheat, with peace and accord among the people.

Some memorable Accidents happened ſince 1639. The Parliament began the 3 of November, and continued 12 years. 1639 The Rebellion in Ireland began 23 October, 1641 Earl of Strufford beheaded 12 May, 1642 Earl of Eſſex made Gen. July 12 1642 Battel at Edg-hill Octob. 20. and at Brainford 12 November, 1642 Newbury fight 23 Sept. 1642 Scots enter into England Jan. 16. 1643 Biſhop of Cant. beheaded Jan. 10 1644 Lord Fairfax made General Decemb. 31. 1644 Marst emore fight, June 14, 1644 Houſe of Lords and King voted down, 1648 King Charles began his reign 27 March 1625 and beheaded 30 January, 1648 Colcheſter taken, and Lucas and Liſle ſhot to death, Aug. 28, 1648 Scots routed in Lancaſhire Aug. 7. 1648 Ormond beaten from Dublin Aug 2, 1649 The K. of Scott routed at VVorceſter 3 Sep. 1649 Scots routed at Dunbar Sept. 3. 1651 The long Parliament diſſolved by the Lord Protector, April 20 1653 Victory againſt the Dutch, Jan. 23 1653 The Protector having Governed four years, three months, and 5 days, departed his life the third of Sept. 1658
Some Signs of mirth for our ſex.

When the Dragons head is in Scorpio, and he upon the Cuſp of the 7 houſe, the Moon being in Cancer, and Venus applying to a Sextile o • the Moon, ther's hopes of abundance of ſatisfaction in the gallant recreation of night ſport by a ſtranger, which queſtionleſs will make the merry wantons of out age tittle with laughter, at the tryal of the fundamentall Point of Mars, who ſhall venter to beat up their quarters to his own prejudice.

When Mars ſits at home to waſh the diſhes and skim the Pot, and Venus wal •• the Exchange, it denotes great change in houſhold government.

When men come ſober home, and go to bed by day-light, our ſex are in election to be merry at Candle-light.

When men grow blind and can't ſee to tell mony at home, then our ſex may be merry abroad.

When husbands are jealous over night, it ſhews a fit time for out ſex to go to St. Tantlins next morning.

If a man be fortified ſtrongly with the Scepter of Mars, it denotes a fit time for Venus to lye down, that mirth may be produced by the Turks entrance into Conſtantinople.

Yet after mirth, I wiſh our Sex may mend, And Vertue guide them whilſt I make An End.