Benjamin Franklin: Representative Selections

To Peter Collinson [42]

Electrical Kite

[Philadelphia] Oct. 19, 1752.

Sir,

As frequent mention is made in public papers from Europe of the success of the Philadelphia experiment for drawing the electric fire from clouds by means of pointed rods of iron erected on high buildings, &c., it may be agreeable to the curious to be informed, that the same experiment has succeeded in Philadelphia, though made in a different and more easy manner, which is as follows:

Make a small cross of two light strips of cedar, the arms so long as to reach to the four corners of a large thin silk handkerchief when extended; tie the corners of the handkerchief to the extremities of the cross, so you have the body of a kite; which being properly accommodated with a tail, loop, and string, will rise in the air, like those made of paper; but this being of silk, is fitter to bear the wet and wind of a thunder-gust without tearing. To the top of the upright stick of the cross is to be fixed a very sharp-pointed wire, rising a foot or more above the wood. To the end of the twine, next the hand, is to be tied a silk ribbon, and where the silk and twine join, a key may be fastened. This kite is to be raised when a thunder-gust appears to be coming on, and the person who holds the string must stand within a door or window, or under some cover, so that the silk ribbon may not be wet; and care must be taken that the twine does not touch the frame of the door or window. As soon as any of the thunder-clouds come over the kite, the pointed wire will draw the electric fire from them, and the kite, with all the twine, will be electrified, and the loose filaments of the twine will stand out every way, and be attracted by an approaching finger. And when the rain has wet the kite and twine, so that it can conduct the electric fire freely, you will find it stream out plentifully from the key on the approach of your knuckle. At this key the phial may be charged; and from electric fire thus obtained, spirits may be kindled, and all the other electric experiments be performed, which are usually done by the help of a rubbed glass globe or tube, and thereby the sameness of the electric matter with that of lightning completely demonstrated.

B. Franklin.

[Note.—The Almanack for 1753 which follows is an exact facsimile of the copy in the W. S. Mason Collection, here reproduced through the kindness of Mr. Mason. See note [43].]

Poor Richard improved:

BEING AN
ALMANACK
AND
EPHEMERIS
OF THE
Motions of the SUN and MOON;
THE TRUE
Places and Aspects of the Planets;
THE
RISING and SETTING of the SUN;
AND THE
Rising, Setting and Southing of the Moon,
FOR THE
Year of our LORD 1753:
Being the First after Leap-Year.

Containing also,

The Lunations, Conjunctions, Eclipses, Judgment of the Weather, Rising and Setting of the Planets, Length of Days and Nights, Fairs, Courts, Roads, &c. Together with useful Tables, chronological Observations, and entertaining Remarks.

Fitted to the Latitude of Forty Degrees, and a Meridian of near fire Hours West from London; but may, without sensible Error, serve all the Northern Colonies.

By RICHARD SAUNDERS, Philom.

PHILADELPHIA:
Printed and Sold by B. Franklin, and D. Hall.

The Anatomy of Man's Body as govern'd by the
Twelve Constellations.

♈ The Head and Face.
♊ Arms		♉ Neck
♌ Heart		♋ Breast
♎ Reins		♍ Bowels
♐ Thighs		♏ Secrets
♒ Legs		♑ Knees
♓ The Feet.

To know where the Sign is.

First Find the Day of the Month, and against the Day you have the Sign or Place of the Moon in the 5th Column. Then finding the Sign here, it shews the Part of the Body it governs.

The Names and Characters of the Seven Planets.

☉ Sol, ♄ Saturn, ♃ Jupiter, ♂ Mars, ♀ Venus,
☿ Mercury, ☽ Luna, ☊ Dragons Head and ☋ Tail.

The Five Aspects.
☌ Conjunction,	☍ Opposition,	✱ Sextile,
△ Trine,	□ Quartile.

Common Notes for the Year 1753. N. S.
Golden Number	6	right bracket	left bracket	Dominical Letter	G
Epact	25			Cycle of the Sun	26

Courteous Reader,

This is the twentieth Time of my addressing thee in this Manner, and I have reason to flatter myself my Labours have not been unacceptable to the Publick. I am particularly pleas'd to understand that my Predictions of the Weather give such general Satisfaction; and indeed, such Care is taken in the Calculations, on which those Predictions are founded, that I could almost venture to say, there's not a single One of them, promising Snow, Rain, Hail, Heat, Frost, Fogs, Wind, or Thunder, but what comes to pass punctually and precisely on the very Day, in some Place or other on this little diminutive Globe of ours; (and when you consider the vast Distance of the Stars from whence we take our Aim, you must allow it no small Degree of Exactness to hit any Part of it) I say on this Globe; for tho' in other Matters I confine the Usefulness of my Ephemeris to the Northern Colonies, yet in that important Matter of the Weather, which is of such general Concern, I would have it more extensively useful, and therefore take in both Hemispheres, and all Latitudes from Hudson's Bay to Cape Horn.

You will find this Almanack in my former Method, only conformable to the New-Stile established by the Act of Parliament, which I gave you in my last at length; the new Act since made for Amendment of that first Act, not affecting us in the least, being intended only to regulate some Corporation Matters in England, before unprovided for. I have only added a Column in the second Page of each Month, containing the Days of the Old Stile opposite to their corresponding Days in the New, which may, in many Cases, be of Use; and so conclude (believing you will excuse a short Preface, when it is to make Room for something better)

Thy Friend and Servant,
R. SAUNDERS.

HYMN to the Creator, from Psalm CIV.

Awake, my Soul! with Joy thy God adore;
Declare his Greatness; celebrate his Pow'r;
Who, cloath'd with Honour, and with Glory crown'd,
Shines forth, and cheers his Universe around.
Who with a radiant Veil of heavenly Light
Himself conceals from all created Sight.
Who rais'd the spacious Firmament on high,
And spread the azure Curtain of the Sky.
Whose awful Throne Heav'n's starry Arch sustains,
Whose Presence not Heav'n's vast Expanse restrains.
Whose Ways unsearchable no Eye can find,
The Clouds his Chariot, and his Wings the Wind
Whom Hosts of mighty Angels own their Lord,
And flaming Seraphim fulfil his Word.
Whose Pow'r of old the solid Earth did found,
Self-pois'd, self-center'd, and with Strength girt round;
From

From her appointed Sphere forbid to fly,
Or rush unbalanc'd thro' the trackless Sky.
To reas'ning Man the sov'reign Rule assign'd,
His Delegate o'er each inferior Kind;
Too soon to fall from that distinguish'd Place,
His Honours stain'd with Guilt and foul Disgrace.
He saw the Pride of Earth's aspiring Lord,
And in his Fury gave the dreadful Word:
Straight o'er her peopled Plains his Floods were pour'd,
And o'er the Mountains the proud Billows roar'd.
Athwart the Face of Earth the Deluge sweeps,
And whelms the impious Nations in the Deeps:
Again God spake——and at his pow'rful Call
The raging Floods asswage, the Waters fall,
The Tempests hear his Voice, and straight obey,
And at his Thunder's Roar they haste away:
From off the lofty Mountains they subside,
And gently thro' the winding Vallies glide,
Till in the spacious Caverns of the Deep
They sink together, and in Silence sleep.
There he hath stretch'd abroad their liquid Plains,
And there Omnipotence their Rage restrains,
That Earth no more her Ruins may deplore,
And guilty Mortals dread their Wrath no more.
He bids the living Fountains burst the Ground,
And bounteous spread their Silver Streams around:
Down from the Hills they draw their shining Train,
Diffusing Health and Beauty o'er the Plain.
There the fair Flocks allay the Summer's Rage,
And panting Savages their Flame asswage.
On their sweet winding Banks th' aerial Race
In artless Numbers warble forth his Praise,
Or chant the harmless Raptures of their Loves,
And cheer the Plains, and wake the vocal Groves.
Forth from his Treasures in the Skies he pours
His precious Blessings in refreshing Show'rs.
Each dying Plant with Joy new Life receives,
And thankful Nature smiles, and Earth revives.
The fruitful Fields with Verdure he bespreads,
The Table of the Race that haunts the Meads,
And bids each Forest, and each flow'ry Plain
Send forth their native Physic for the Swain.
Thus

Thus doth the various Bounty of the Earth
Support each Species crowding into Birth.
In purple Streams she bids her Vintage flow,
And Olives on her Hills luxuriant grow,
One with its generous Juice to cheer the Heart,
And one illustrious Beauty to impart;
And Bread of all Heav'n's precious Gifts the chief
From desolating Want the sure Relief.
Which with new Life the feeble Limbs inspires,
And all the Man with Health and Courage fires.
The Cloud-topt Hills with waving Woods are crown'd,
Which wide extend their sacred Shades around,
There Lebanon's proud Cedars nod their Heads;
There Bashan's lofty Oaks extend their Shades:
The pointed Firs rise tow'ring to the Clouds,
And Life and warbling Numbers fill the Woods.
Nor gentle Shades alone, nor verdant Plains,
Nor fair enamell'd Meads, nor flow'ry Lawns,
But e'en rude Rocks and dreary Desarts yield
Retreats for the wild Wand'rers of the Field.
Thy Pow'r with Life and Sense all Nature fills,
Each Element with varied Being swells,
Race after Race arising view the Light,
Then silent pass away, and sink in Night.
The Gift of Life thus boundlesly bestow'd,
Proclaims th' exhaustless Hand, the Hand of God.
Nor less thy Glory in the etherial Spheres,
Nor less thy ruling Providence appears.
There from on high the gentle Moon by Night
In solemn Silence sheds her Silver Light,
And thence the glorious Sun pours forth his Beams,
Thence copious spreads around his quick'ning Streams.
Each various Orb enjoys the golden Day,
And Worlds of Life hang on his chearful Ray.
Thus Light and Darkness their fix'd Course maintain,
And still the kind Vicissitudes remain:
For when pale Night her sable Curtain spreads,
And wraps all Nature in her awful Shades,
Soft Slumbers gently seal each mortal Eye,
Stretch'd at their Ease the weary Lab'rers lie.
The restless Soul 'midst Life's vain Tumults tost,
Forgets her Woes, and ev'ry Care is lost.
Then

JANUARY. I Month.

Then from their Dens the rav'nous Monsters creep,
Whilst in their Folds the harmless Bestial sleep.
The furious Lion roams in quest of Prey,
To gorge his Hunger till the Dawn of Day;
His hideous Roar with Terror shakes the Wood,
As from his Maker's Hand he asks his Food.
Again the Sun his Morning Beams displays,
And fires the eastern Mountain with his Rays.
Before

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ri.		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	2	Circumcision.	7	24	4	36	♐	11	☽ with ♂
2	3	Clouds and	7	24	4	36	23		☽ with ♄
3	4	cold, with	7	23	4	37	♑	5	♃ rise 4 23
4	5	snow;	7	23	4	37	17		Tis against
5	6	Days inc. 4 m.	7	23	4	37	29		☽ with ☿ some
6	7	Epiphany.	7	22	4	38	♒	10	♂ rise 4 44
7	G	1 p. Epiph.	7	22	4	38	22		☽ w. ♀ Mens
8	2	wind and	7	21	4	39	♓	4	Principle to pay
9	3	falling	7	21	4	39	16		Interest, and
10	4	Days inc. 10 m.	7	20	4	40	28		seems against
11	5	weather,	7	19	4	41	♈	10	♃ s. 11 6 others
12	6	then	7	18	4	42	23		♄ rise 5 42
13	7	very cold,	7	17	4	43	♉	6	Sirius so. 10 52
14	G	2 p. Epiph.	7	16	4	44	19		✱ ♄ ♀ Interest
15	2	Day incr. 18 m.	7	16	4	44	♊	2	7 *s so. 7 42
16	3	wintry	7	15	4	45	16		♃ so. 10 39
17	4	weather;	7	14	4	46	♋	0	♂ rise 4 36
18	5	but grows more	7	13	4	47	15		☽ with ♃ to
19	6	Day 9 36 long.	7	12	4	48	♌	1	☉ in ♒ pay
20	7	moderate,	7	12	4	48	17		△ ♃ ♀ the
21	G	3 p. Epiph.	7	11	4	49	♍	3	Principal.
22	2	followed by	7	10	4	50	18		♀ sets 8 2
23	3	clouds, wind	7	9	4	51	♎	2	Philosophy as
24	4	and	7	8	4	52	15		well as Foppery
25	5	Conv. St. Paul.	7	7	4	53	28		✱ ♂ ☿ often
26	6	Day incr. 38 m.	7	6	4	54	♏	11	changes Fashion.
27	7	cold, with	7	5	4	55	24		♄ rise 4 48
28	G	4 p. Epiph.	7	4	4	56	♐	7	7 *s sou. 6 47
29	2	snow or	7	3	4	57	19		Sirius sou. 9 44
30	3	K. Char. behead.	7	2	4	58	♑	1	☽ with ♄ & ♂
31	4	rain.	7	1	4	59	13		☽ with ☿

January hath XXXI Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
New ☽			4	8 mor.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
First Q.			12	at noon.		♑	♐	♋	♐	♒	♑
Full ●			19	10 mor.	1	12	29	11	7	15	26	N.	2
Last Q.			26	4 mor.	6	17	30	10	11	21	24	5
					12	23	♑ 0	9	15	29	19	2
	bracket left	12	♏	12 Deg.	17	28	1	8	19	♓ 5	14	S.	4
☊		22		11	22	♒ 3	1	8	22	11	13	4
		31		10	27	8	2	7	26	17	15	N.	1

January Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ rise		☽ sou:		T.	O S l t d i l e.	The Greatness of that Power, which has been exerted in the Creation, though every Object in Nature shews it, will best appear by considering a little the GREAT Works, properly so called, of Nature; the Sun, and Planets, and the fixed Stars. The Sun and Moon, the most conspicuous to us of all the celestial Bodies, are the only ones mentioned in the sacred Text: But the Invention of that noblest of Instruments the Telescope, and the Sagacity of the Astronomers of later Ages, whose Observations have improved and corrected those of the foregoing, afford us a very different Idea of the Solar System, from what the single Consideration of those two most conspicuous Bodies gives us. As this may probably fall into the Hands of some, who have not Leisure or Opportunities of reading Books of Astronomy, the following brief View of our System, and of the Immensity of the Creation, according to the Theory of the Moderns, may not be unacceptable. It is proper, in the first Place, just to mention, That the real Magnitudes, Distances, Orbits, and other Affections of the Bodies of our System are determined by what Astronomers call their Parallaxes, and by their Elongations from the Sun, and their apparent Magnitudes, and other analogical Methods, which would take up by far too much Time to explain here; by which it is possible to determine
1	4	39	9 M	41	12
2	5	33	10	30	1
3	Moon		11	19	2
4	sets.		12	6	3	24
5	A.		A.	53	3	25
6	7	0	1	36	4	26
7	8	0	2	18	5	27
8	8	54	3	0	6	28
9	9	50	3	43	6	29
10	10	47	4	27	7	30
11	11	46	5	10	8	31
12	12	50	5	55	8	Jan.
13	M.	50	6	44	9
14	1	51	7	34	10	3
15	2	52	8	28	11	4
16	3	56	9	23	12	5
17	4	57	10	22	1	6
18	Moon		11	21	2	7
19	rises		12	25	3	8
20	A.		Morn.		3	9
21	7	56	1	30	4	10
22	9	11	2	26	5	11
23	10	18	3	16	6	12
24	11	19	4	5	7	13
25	12	22	4	54	7	14
26	M	22	5	43	8	15
27	1	17	6	34	9	16
28	2	21	7	26	10	17
29	3	16	8	14	11	18
30	4	3	9	3	12	19
31	4	44	9	51	12	20	(deter-)mine their

FEBRUARY. II Month.

Before him fly the Horrors of the Night;
He looks upon the World—and all is Light.
Then the lone Wand'rers of the dreary Waste
Affrighted to their Holds return in Haste,
To Man give up the World, his native Reign,
Who then resumes his Pow'r, and rules the Plain.
How various are thy Works, Creator wise!
How to the Sight Beauties on Beauties rise!
Where

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	5	Days 10 h. long.	7	0	5	0	♑	25	♃ sou. 9 28
2	6	Purification V. M.	6	59	5	1	♒	7	♂ rise 4 20
3	7	Clouds	6	58	5	2	19		Setting too good
4	G	5 p. Epiph.	6	56	5	4	♓	1	an Example
5	2	and wind,	6	55	5	5	13		☿ rise 5 34
6	3	with	6	54	5	6	25		☌ ☽ ♀ ☌ ♄ ♂
7	4	falling	6	53	5	7	♈	7	♀ sets 8 2 is a
8	5	Days incr. 1 6	6	52	5	8	20		Kind of Slander
9	6	weather,	6	51	5	9	♉	3	seldom forgiven;
10	7	then fair	6	50	5	10	16		'tis Scandalum
11	G	6 p. Epiph.	6	48	5	12	29		Magnatum.
12	2	and cold;	6	47	5	13	♊	13	□ ♃ ♀ A great
13	3	changeable	6	46	5	14	27		♄ rise 3 49
14	4	Valentine.	6	45	5	15	♋	12	☽ W. ♃ Talker
15	5	Days inc. 1 22	6	43	5	17	27		□ ♂ ♀ may be
16	6	and like for	6	42	5	18	♌	12	7 *s sets 1 0
17	7	rain, or snow,	6	41	5	19	27		♃ sou. 8 21
18	G	Septuagesima.	6	40	5	20	♏	12	☉ in ♓ no Fool,
19	2	then follows	6	38	5	22	26		Sirius sou. 8 21
20	3	Day 10 46 long.	6	37	5	23	♎	10	♂ rise 4 5
21	4	clear and cold	6	36	5	24	24		♀ sets 9 0
22	5	weather; but	6	35	5	25	♏	8	✱ ☉ ♄ but he
23	6	soon changes to	6	33	5	27	21		is one that
24	7	St. Matthias.	6	32	5	28	♐	3	△ ☉ ♃ relies
25	G	Sexagesima.	6	31	5	29	15		on him.
26	2	snow	6	30	5	30	27		♄ rises 3 0
27	3	or cold rain.	6	28	5	32	♑	9	☽ with ♄
28	4	Day inc. 1 56 m.	6	27	5	33	21		☽ with ♂

February hath XXVIII Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
New ☽			3	3 mor.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
First Q.			10	12 aft.		♒	♑	♋	♑	♓	♑
Full ●			17	3 aft.	1	13	2	7	0	23	19	N.	5
Last Q.			24	7 aft.	6	18	3	7	3	29	24	4
					12	24	3	6	7	♈ 6	♒ 0	S.	3
	bracket left	12	♏	9 Deg.	17	29	4	6	11	12	7	5
☊		22		8	22	♓ 4	4	6	14	17	14	0
		28		7	27	19	4	6	18	23	22	N.	4

February Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ rise		☽ sou:		T.		their Magnitudes and Distances, when those Distances are not too great to yield a Parallax. Astronomers, for Example, know certainly the Distance of the Moon from the Earth, viz. 240 thousand Miles, because the Moon yields a very sensible Parallax; and they know, that the Sun's Distance from the Earth is very probably, at least, ten thousand Times the Diameter or Thickness of the Earth, which is about eight thousand Miles, and brings the whole Distance to about eighty Millions of Miles. It is, I say, hardly to be doubted, that the Distance from the Sun to the Earth is, at least, eighty Millions of Miles; but it is not certainly known, whether it is not a great deal more. In the Year 1761, the Distance of all the Planets from the Sun will be determined to a great Degree of Exactness by Observations on a Transit of the Planet Venus over the Face of the Sun, which is to happen the 6th of May, O.S. in that Year. But, according to the present Theory, the Sun, to appear of the Magnitude he does to our Eyes at the Distance of eighty Millions of Miles, must be a Body a great many hundred thousand Times larger than the Earth, so that if his Centre were placed where that of the Earth is, his outward Surface would extend one hundred and forty thousand Miles higher than the Orbit of the Moon, his Diameter or Thickness being seven hundred and sixty thousand Miles, whereas that of the Earth is but about eight thousand. This amazing World
1	5	29	10	39	1	21
2	Moon		12	24	2	22
3	sets		A.	9	3	23
4	A.		12	52	3	24
5	7	45	1	35	4	25
6	8	39	2	18	5	26
7	9	39	3	1	6	27
8	10	41	3	50	6	28
9	11	44	4	38	7	29
10	12	47	5	29	8	30
11	M.	47	6	19	9	31
12	1	43	7	18	10	Feb.
13	2	46	8	17	11
14	3	41	9	16	12	3
15	4	34	10	15	1	4
16	Moon		11	14	2	5
17	rises		12	10	3	6
18	A.		Morn		3	7
19	7	53	1	6	4	8
20	9	2	1	57	4	9
21	10	9	2	48	5	10
22	11	19	3	40	6	11
23	12	17	4	32	7	12
24	M.	17	5	20	8	13
25	1	8	6	8	9	14
26	2	0	6	58	9	15
27	2	48	7	47	10	16
28	3	27	8	34	11	17
of

MARCH. III Month.

Where Goodness worthy of a God bestows
His Gifts on all, and without Bounds o'erflows;
Where Wisdom bright appears, and Pow'r divine,
And where Infinitude itself doth shine;
Where Excellence invisible's exprest,
And in his glorious Works the God appears confest.
With Life thy Hand hath stock'd this earthly Plain,
Nor less the spacious Empire of the Main.
There

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris.		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	5	St. David.	6	26	5	34	♒	3	✱ ♀ ☿ When
2	6	Cool and	6	24	5	36	15		7 *s set 12 0
3	7	windy,	6	23	5	37	27		☽ w. ☿ Reason
4	G	Shrove Sunday.	6	22	5	38	♓	9	♃ sou. 7 25
5	2	then snow	6	20	5	40	21		♀ sets 9 28
6	3	Shrove Tuesday.	6	19	5	41	♈	4	preaches, if you
7	4	Ash Wednesday.	6	18	5	42	17		✱ ♄ ☿ won't
8	5	Days 11 28 long	6	16	5	44	♉	0	☽ w. ♀ hear her
9	6	follow'd by sharp	6	15	5	45	13		♂ ri. 3 50 she'll
10	7	nipping weather;	6	14	5	46	26		△ ♄ ♀ box your
11	G	1st in Lent.	6	12	5	48	♊	9	Sirius so. 7 6.
12	2	Day inc. 2 28 m.	6	11	5	49	23		☍ ♄ ♃ Ears.
13	3	now fine and	6	10	5	50	♋	7	☽ with ♃
14	4	Ember Week.	6	8	5	52	21		♄ rise 2 4
15	5	pleasant for	6	7	5	53	♌	6	♃ set 2 9
16	6	the season;	6	6	5	54	21		Sirius set 11 51
17	7	St. Patrick.	6	4	5	56	♍	6	♂ rise 3 43
18	G	2d in Lent.	6	3	5	57	21		7 *s set 11 4
19	2	then	6	2	5	58	♎	5	☌ ☉ ☿ Equal
20	3	Days 12 long.	6	0	6	0	19		☉ in ♈ Day and
21	4	clouds	5	59	6	1	♏	3	□ ♄ ☿ Night.
22	5	and	5	58	6	2	17		✱ ♂ ☿ It is not
23	6	high winds	5	56	6	4	♐	0	□ ♃ ☿ Leisure
24	7	Days inc. 3 h.	5	55	6	5	12		♀ sets 9 57
25	G	Annunciation.	5	54	6	6	24		□ ☉ ♄ that is
26	2	with rain and	5	52	6	8	♑	6	☽ with ♄ not
27	3	cold, but	5	51	6	9	18		□ ☉ ♃ used.
28	4	grows	5	50	6	10	♒	0	♄ rise 1 17
29	5	more	5	48	6	12	12		☽ with ♂
30	6	moderate.	5	47	6	13	24		Sirius set 11 0
31	7	Day 12 30 long.	5	45	6	15	♓	6	♃ sets 1 15

March hath XXXI Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
New ☽			4	11 aft.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
First Q.			12	10 mor.		♓	♑	♋	♑	♈	♓
Full ●			19	1 mor.	4	14	5	6	22	29	0	N.	4
Last Q.			26	at noon.	9	19	5	6	26	♉ 4	9	S.	1
					12	22	5	6	28	7	15	4
	bracket left	12	♏	7 Deg.	17	27	5	6	♒ 2	12	25	4
☊		22		6	22	♈ 2	5	7	6	17	♈ 6	N.	1
		31		6	27	7	6	7	19	23	16	5

March Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ rise		☽ sou:		T.		of Fire turns once round in about twenty-five Days. This is known by a Number of dusky Spots, which appear upon the Sun's Face, so as to be seen sometimes with the naked Eye, when he shines through a thin Cloud or Mist; but are always observable with the Help of a Telescope, with a dark Glass for the Security of the Eye. These Spots could not be visible at the Distance of the Sun, if they were not as large as the whole Earth; but such of them as appear of a considerable Breadth, as they often do, must be still vastly larger. They never continue long to make the same Appearance; but are always rising and vanishing again. They are probably Exhalations floating in the Sun's Atmosphere at some Distance from his Body, or Masses of Cynder fallen from that Atmosphere upon his Surface. This glorious Luminary, the Centre of our System, has six opaque Globes, commonly called the Planets, going round him at different Distances, and in different Periods, but all from West to East, as follows. 1. Mercury, a Body considerably inferior in Size to the Earth, performs his Course in about three Months, which is his Year, at the Distance of thirty Millions of Miles from the Sun. The Heat of the Sun in Mercury (if there be no Provision made for mitigating it) must be such, as, if it were the same on the Earth, would keep all the Waters upon it constantly boiling; And the Brightness of the
1	4	4	9 M	21	12	18
2	4	44	10	6	1	19
3	Moon		10	50	1	20
4	sets.		11	34	2	21
5	A.		A.	17	3	22
6	7	35	1	4	4	23
7	8	35	1	51	4	24
8	9	40	2	41	5	25
9	10	39	3	30	6	26
10	11	44	4	22	7	27
11	12	43	5	15	8	28
12	M.	43	6	13	9	Mar.
13	1	36	7	10	10
14	2	27	8	7	11	3
15	3	19	9	4	12	4
16	4	2	10	1	1	5
17	4	42	10	58	1	6
18	Moon		11	54	2	7
19	rises		12	44	3	8
20	A.		M.	44	3	9
21	9	3	1	37	4	10
22	10	12	2	30	5	11
23	11	15	3	24	6	12
24	12	4	4	12	7	13
25	M.	4	5	0	8	14
26	0	43	5	49	8	15
27	1	29	6	38	9	16
28	2	12	7	24	10	17
29	2	47	8	10	11	18
30	3	21	8	54	11	19
31	3	50	9	38	12	20
Sun's

APRIL. IV Month.

There the tall Ships the rolling Billows sweep,
And bound triumphant o'er th' unfathom'd Deep.
There great Leviathan in regal Pride,
The scaly Nations crouding by his Side,
Far in the dark Recesses of the Main
O'er Nature's Wastes extends his boundless Reign.
Round the dark Bottoms of the Mountains roves,
The hoary Deep swells dreadful as he moves.
Now

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	G	4th in Lent.	5	44	6	16	♓	18	♂ rise 3 22
2	2	Rain, and	5	43	6	17	♈	0	The Good-will
3	3	mild	5	42	6	18	13		of the Governed
4	4	weather,	5	40	6	20	26		☽ w. ☿ will be
5	5	Days inc. 3 32 m.	5	39	6	21	♉	19	✱ ☉ ♂ starv'd,
6	6	grows windy	5	38	6	22	22		♀ sets 10 26 if
7	7	and cool, then	5	37	6	23	♊	6	☽ w. ♀ not fed
8	G	5th in Lent.	5	35	6	25	20		7 *s sets 9 50 by
9	2	warm and	5	34	6	26	♋	4	☽ with ♃ the
10	3	springing,	5	33	6	27	18		good Deeds of
11	4	Days 12 56 long.	5	32	6	28	♌	2	the Governors.
12	5	follow'd	5	30	6	30	16		♄ rise 12 21
13	6	by clouds	5	29	6	31	♍	1	7 *s sets 9 30
14	7	and rain,	5	28	6	32	15		♃ set 12 26
15	G	Palm Sunday.	5	26	6	34	29		Sirius set 10 2
16	2	then fair and	5	25	6	35	♎	13	♂ rise 2 55
17	3	pleasant again;	5	24	6	36	27		♀ sets 10 37
18	4	Days 13 16 long.	5	23	6	37	♏	10	Paintings and
19	5	Maund. Thursday	5	22	6	38	23		☉ in ♉ Fightings
20	6	Good Friday.	5	20	6	40	♐	6	are best
21	7	now rain	5	19	6	41	19		7 *s set 9 0
22	G	Easter-day.	5	18	6	42	♑	2	☽ with ♄
23	2	St. George.	5	17	6	43	14		Sirius sets 9 33
24	3	and cool,	5	16	6	44	26		seen at a
25	4	St. Mark.	5	15	6	45	♒	8	△ ☉ ♄
26	5	Pr. Will. b. 1721	5	13	6	47	20		distance.
27	6	then clouds	5	12	6	48	♓	2	☽ with ♂
28	7	Day 13 38 long.	5	11	6	49	14		♄ rise 11 20
29	G	1 past Easter.	5	10	6	50	26		✱ ☉ ♃
30	2	and wind.	5	8	6	52	♈	9	♃ sets 11 37

April hath XXX Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
New ☽			3	2 aft.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
First Q.			10	5 aft.		♈	♑	♋	♒	♉	♈
Full ●			17	2 aft.	1	12	6	7	13	28	26	N.	4
Last Q.			25	8 mor.	6	17	6	8	16	♊ 3	♉ 4	S.	1
					12	23	6	8	21	8	12	5
	bracket left	12	♏	6 Deg.	17	28	6	9	24	12	17	1
☊		22		6	22	♉ 3	6	9	28	15	19	N.	4
		30		6	27	8	6	10	♓ 1	18	19	4

April Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ rise		☽ sou:		T.		Sun's Light must be such as would be quite intolerable to Eyes like ours. But it does not follow, that Mercury is therefore uninhabitable; since it can be no Difficulty for the Divine Power and Wisdom to accommodate the Inhabitants to the Place they are to inhabit; as the Cold we see Frogs and Fishes bear very well, would soon deprive any of our Species of Life. To an Eye such as ours, the Sun, seen from this Planet, would appear seven times as large as he does to us. He is always so near the Sun, that we have no Opportunity of discovering whether he turns round upon his own Axis, or not, and consequently cannot determine what Length the Days and Nights in Mercury are. He is seen sometimes with Telescopes horned like the Moon, and sometimes like a Half moon, but never fully illuminated, because that Side of the Planet, on which the Sun shines, is never turned full towards us, except when he is so near the Sun, as to be lost in the Brightness of his Beams. His enlightned Side is always towards the Sun, which shews, that he only shines with the borrowed Light of the Sun. That this Planet revolves round the Sun in an Orbit nearer to him, than that of the Earth, is plain, because he is never seen opposite to the Sun, but always in the West, when he is seen at Sun-setting, and in the East, when he is seen at Sun-rising; and that never beyond the Distance of twenty-eight degrees from the Sun (a Degree is about
1	4	19	10	21	1	21
2	Moon		11	4	2	22
3	sets.		11	53	2	23
4	A.		A.	41	3	24
5	8	38	1	32	4	25
6	9	41	2	22	5	26
7	10	48	3	19	6	27
8	11	51	4	16	7	28
9	12	40	5	14	8	29
10	M.	40	6	11	9	30
11	1	25	7	6	10	31
12	2	6	8	0	11	Apr.
13	2	46	8	53	11
14	3	25	9	46	12	3
15	4	0	10	38	1	4
16	Moon		1	29	2	5
17	rises		12	21	3	6
18	A.		M.	21	3	7
19	8	52	1	12	4	8
20	9	56	2	6	5	9
21	10	53	3	0	6	10
22	11	39	3	49	6	11
23	12	17	4	37	7	12
24	M.	17	5	28	8	13
25	0	49	6	20	9	14
26	1	23	7	0	10	15
27	1	58	7	40	10	16
28	2	30	8	23	11	17
29	3	1	9	6	12	18
30	3	28	9	55	12	19
twice

MAY. V Month.

Now views the awful Throne of antient Night,
Then mounts exulting to the Realms of Light;
Now launches to the Deep, now stems the Shore,
An Ocean scarce contains the wild Uproar.
Whate'er of Life replenishes the Flood,
Or walks the Earth, or warbles thro' the Wood,
In Nature's various Wants to thee complains,
The Hand, which gave the Life, the Life sustains.
To

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	3	Philip & Jacob.	5	7	6	53	♈	22	♂ rise 2 30
2	4	Rain and	5	6	6	54	♉	5	♀ set 10 28
3	5	Day inc. 4 40	5	5	6	55	18		☽ w ☿ ✱ ♄ ♂
4	6	gusts	5	3	6	57	♊	2	If you would
5	7	in some	5	2	6	58	16		☽ with ♀ reap
6	G	2 past Easter.	5	1	6	59	♋	0	☌ ☉ ☿ Praise
7	2	places, with	5	0	7	0	14		☽ with ♃ you
8	3	thunder,	4	59	7	1	28		7 *s set 7 56
9	4	Day 14 4 long.	4	58	7	2	♌	13	must sow the
10	5	then fine	4	57	7	3	27		Sirius set 8 27
11	6	growing	4	56	7	4	♍	11	✱ ♂ ☿ Seeds,
12	7	weather,	4	56	7	4	25		♄ rise 10 28
13	G	3 past Easter.	4	55	7	5	♎	9	✱ ♃ ☿ Gentle
14	2	pleasant,	4	54	7	6	23		♃ set 10 49
15	3	with	4	53	7	7	♏	6	♂ rise 2 3
16	4	Day inc. 5 6	4	52	7	8	19		Words and
17	5	wind and	4	51	7	9	♐	2	♀ set 9 46
18	6	flying	4	50	7	10	15		useful Deeds.
19	7	clouds,	4	49	7	11	28		Ignorance leads
20	G	4 past Easter.	4	48	7	12	♑	10	☉ in ♊ ☌ ☽ ♄
21	2	follow'd	4	47	7	13	22		Men into a
22	3	Days 14 28 long.	4	46	7	14	♒	4	Party, and
23	4	by heat,	4	45	7	15	16		Shame keeps
24	5	then	4	44	7	16	28		them from getting
25	6	rain and	4	44	7	16	♓	10	out again.
26	7	thunder,	4	43	7	17	22		☽ with ♂
27	G	Rogation Sunday	4	42	7	18	♈	4	♄ rise 9 26
28	2	Day inc. 5 26	4	42	7	18	17		♃ set 10 6
29	3	K. Cha. resto.	4	41	7	19	♉	0	♂ rise 1 32
30	4	pleasant.	4	41	7	19	13		☽ with ☿ Haste
31	5	Ascension Day.	4	40	7	20	27		makes Waste.

May hath XXXI Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
New ☽			3	2 mor.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
First Q.			9	10 aft.		♉	♑	♋	♓	♊	♉
Full ●			17	2 mor.	2	12	6	10	5	21	17	N.	0
Last Q.			24	12 aft.	7	17	6	11	9	23	14	S.	5
					12	22	6	11	13	25	12	3
	bracket left	12	♏	6 Deg.	17	27	5	12	17	27	11	N.	2
☊		22		6	22	♊ 2	5	14	20	26	11	5
		31		5	27	6	5	15	24	25	14	3

May Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ rise		☽ sou:		T.		twice the apparent Breadth of the Moon.) The same Considerations prove, that the next Planet, viz. 2. Venus revolves round the Sun in an Orbit including that of Mercury within it: For she is always seen in the Neighbourhood of the Sun, and never appears in the West when the Sun is in the East, nor contrariwise; nor ever removes above forty-eight Degrees from him. When she is on one Side of her Orbit, she it our Morning- and on the other, our Evening Star. This Planet turns round upon its own Axis in twenty-three Hours, as the Earth does in twenty-four. Venus performs her annual Revolution round the Sun in two hundred twenty-four Days, at the Distance of about fifty-nine Millions of Miles from the Sun. She is nearly of the Size of the Earth. She appears through a Telescope exactly as the Moon does to the naked Eye, partly enlightened, and partly dark, and with the same Inequalities on her Face as on that of the Moon. Some Astronomers fancy they have seen a Satellite or Moon near Venus, like that belonging to the Earth: But it is not yet certain whether they have deceived themselves or not. 3. The Earth, which we inhabit, possesses the next Place in the Solar System, and, at the Distance of about eighty Millions of Miles, as above, performs her yearly Revolution round the Sun in about three hundred sixty-five Days, and at the same time, as a Bowl upon a
1	4	0	10	44	1	20
2	Moon		11	31	2	21
3	sets.		A.	21	3	22
4	A.		1	17	4	23
5	9	43	2	14	5	24
6	10	40	3	12	6	25
7	11	29	4	10	7	26
8	12	3	5	6	8	27
9	M.	3	6	2	9	28
10	0	48	6	54	9	29
11	1	23	7	45	10	30
12	2	2	8	37	11	May
13	2	36	9	29	12
14	3	12	10	20	1	3
15	3	45	11	8	2	4
16	Moon		11	56	2	5
17	rises		12	48	3	6
18	A.		M.	48	3	7
19	9	31	1	42	4	8
20	10	14	2	30	5	9
21	10	51	3	19	6	10
22	11	29	4	6	7	11
23	12	0	4	53	7	12
24	Morn		5	36	8	13
25	0	27	6	19	9	14
26	0	56	7	2	10	15
27	1	27	7	45	10	16
28	1	58	8	32	11	17
29	2	30	9	20	12	18
30	3	8	10	13	1	19
31	Moon		11	6	2	20
Bowling-

JUNE. VI Month.

To each th' appointed Sustenance bestows,
To each the noxious and the healthful shows.
Thou spread'st thy Bounty—meagre Famine flies:
Thou hid'st thy Face—their vital Vigour dies.
Thy pow'ful Word again restores their Breath;
Renew'd Creation triumphs over Death.
Th' Almighty o'er his Works casts down his Eye,
And views their various Excellence with joy;
His

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	6	Clouds and	4	40	7	20	♊	11	♀ set 8 17
2	7	like for	4	39	7	21	25		☽ with ♀ Many
3	G	6 past Easter.	4	39	7	21	♋	9	☽ with ♃ have
4	2	rain, with	4	39	7	21	24		quarrel'd about
5	3	Day 14 44 long.	4	38	7	22	♌	9	Religion, that
6	4	wind and	4	38	7	22	23		☿ rise 3 28
7	5	thunder;	4	38	7	22	♍	7	never practis'd
8	6	Days inc 5 36	4	37	7	23	21		☌ ☉ ♀ it.
9	7	flying	4	37	7	23	♎	5	Sudden Power
10	G	Whitsunday.	4	37	7	23	19		□ ♄ ♂ is apt to
11	2	St. Barnabas.	4	36	7	24	♏	2	be insolent, Sudden
12	6	clouds, warm	4	36	7	24	15		♄ ri. 8 13
13	4	Ember Week.	4	36	7	24	28		♃ set 9 8
14	5	Days 14 50	4	35	7	25	♐	11	♂ rise 12 52
15	6	and inclin'd	4	35	7	25	24		Liberty saucy;
16	7	to rain,	4	35	7	25	♑	6	☌ ☽ ♄ ✱ ♂ ☿
17	G	Trinity Sunday	4	35	7	25	18		that behaves best
18	2	Days inc. 5 40	4	35	7	25	♒	0	☌ ♀ ☿ which
19	3	with wind	4	35	7	25	12		has grown gradually.
20	4	and	4	35	7	25	24		✱ ♂ ♀
21	5	Corp Christ.	4	35	7	25	♓	6	☉ in ♋
22	6	K. Geo. Acces.	4	35	7	25	18		He that best
23	7	thunder,	4	35	7	25	♈	0	understands the
24	G	St. John Baptist.	4	35	7	25	12		☌ ☽ ♂ ☍ ☉ ♄
25	2	then	4	35	7	25	25		World, least
26	3	cooler,	4	35	7	25	♉	8	♃ set 8 32 likes
27	4	but soon	4	35	7	25	21		♄ rise 7 8 it.
28	5	Days 14 50	4	35	7	25	♊	5	☌ ☽ ♀ ☍ ♄ ☿
29	6	grows hot again.	4	36	7	24	19		♂ rise 12 14
30	7	St. Peter.	4	36	7	24	♋	4	☽ with ☿
King GEORGE's 27th Year begins the 22d Day

June hath XXX Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
New ☽			1	at noon
First Q.			8	6 mor.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
Full ●			15	at noon.		♊	♑	♋	♓	♊	♉
Last Q.			23	4 aft.	1	11	5	16	27	23	18	S.	3
New ☽			30	9 aft.	6	16	4	18	♈ 1	20	23	5
					12	22	4	19	5	15	♊ 1	N.	1
	bracket left	12	♏	5 Deg.	17	26	4	20	9	13	10	5
☊		22		4	22	♋ 1	3	21	13	11	20	4
		30		3	27	6	3	22	16	10	♋ 1	S.	1

June Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ set.		☽ sou:		T.		Bowling-green not only proceeds forward, but likewise turns round upon its own Axis, so does the Earth turn once round upon its Axis as it goes along, every twenty-four Hours. It is astonishing, and even frightful to think, that this vast and cumbrous Globe of Earth and Sea, which is almost twenty-five thousand Miles in Circumference, has received such an Impulse from the Almighty Arm, as has carried it constantly for above these five thousand Years, that we know of, round the Sun at the Rate of at least fifty thousand Miles every Hour, which it must absolutely do, to go round the Sun in a Year at the Distance of eighty Millions of Miles from him. So that, if an Angel were to come from some other World, and to place himself near the Earth's Way, he would see it pass by him with a Swiftness, to which that of a Cannon Ball is but as one to one hundred, and would be left behind by it no less than the above Number of Miles in the Space of one Hour. There is no more Reason to doubt, that the Earth goes in this Manner round the Sun, than there would be for a Passenger in a Ship on smooth Water, who saw the Objects upon Land continually passing by, to doubt whether the Vessel he was in, or the Shore, was in Motion. We see the Sun continually changes his Place with respect to the fixed Stars, and must own it to be highly improbable that this Change of Place is owing to any Change in the whole Heavens,
1	sets.		A.	3	3	21
2	A.		1	0	4	22
3	9	15	1	58	4	23
4	10	7	2	56	5	24
5	10	49	3	52	6	25
6	11	25	4	47	7	26
7	12	0	5	38	8	27
8	Morn		6	28	9	28
9	0	34	7	20	10	29
10	1	8	8	11	11	30
11	1	42	8	58	11	31
12	2	16	9	46	12	June
13	2	57	10	38	1
14	Moon		11	29	2	3
15	rises		12	23	3	4
16	A.		M.	23	3	5
17	8	51	1	9	4	6
18	9	26	1	55	4	7
19	10	0	2	40	5	8
20	10	27	3	24	6	9
21	10	53	4	8	7	10
22	11	23	4	50	7	11
23	11	51	5	32	8	12
24	12	22	6	18	9	13
25	M	22	7	4	10	14
26	0	55	7	53	10	15
27	1	32	8	42	11	16
28	2	14	9	39	12	17
29	Moon		10	36	1	18
30	sets		11	37	2	19
which,

JULY. VII Month.

His Works with Rev'rence own his pow'rful Hand,
And humble Nature waits his dread Command,
He looks upon the Earth—her Pillars shake,
And from her Centre her Foundations quake.
The Hills he touches—Clouds of Smoke arise,
And sulph'rous Streams mount heavy to the Skies.
Whilst Life informs this Frame, that Life shall be
(O First and Greatest!) sacred all to Thee.
Thy

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	G	2 past Trin.	4	30	7	24	♋	19	☽ with ♃
2	2	Days dec. 2 m.	4	36	7	24	♌	4	☌ ☉ ☿ Anger
3	3	Clouds	4	37	7	23	19		is never without
4	4	and	4	37	7	23	♍	4	a Reason, but
5	5	wind,	4	37	7	23	19		seldom with a
6	6	then hot,	4	38	7	22	♎	2	good One.
7	7	Days dec. 6 m.	4	38	7	22	16		♀ rise 2 27
8	G	3 past Trin.	4	39	7	21	29		He that is of
9	2	follow'd by	4	39	7	21	♏	12	□ ♃ ♂ ☌ ♃ ☿
10	3	rain and	4	40	7	20	25		Opinion Money
11	4	thunder-gusts	4	40	7	20	♐	8	will do every
12	5		4	41	7	19	20		♄ sou. 10 42
13	6	in many	4	41	7	19	♑	2	☽ w. ♄ Thing,
14	7	Days dec. 14 m.	4	42	7	18	14		♂ rise 11 38
15	G	4 past Trin.	4	43	7	17	26		may well be
16	2	places, then	4	43	7	17	♒	8	suspected of
17	3	more	4	44	7	16	20		♀ rise 2 3
18	4	settled and	4	45	7	15	♓	2	☌ ☉ ♃ doing
19	5	Days dec 20 m.	4	45	7	15	14		✱ ♀ ☿ every
20	6	somewhat	4	46	7	14	26		7 *s rise 12 6
21	7	cooler; but	4	47	7	13	♈	8	△ ♄ ♂ Thing
22	G	5 past Trin.	4	48	7	12	21		☉ in ♌ for
23	2	grows hot	4	49	7	11	♉	4	☽ w. ♂ Money.
24	3	Dog Days begin	4	50	7	10	17		An ill Wound,
25	4	St. James.	4	50	7	10	♊	0	but not an ill
26	5	again, and	4	51	7	9	14		☽ w. ♀ Name,
27	6	Day 14 16 long.	4	52	7	8	28		□ ☉ ♂ may be
28	7	thunder	4	53	7	7	♋	13	♄ sou. 9 30
29	G	6 past Trin.	4	54	7	6	28		☽ w. ♃ healed.
30	2	follows with	4	55	7	5	♌	13	♂ rise 10 58
31	3	rain.	4	56	7	4	28		☽ with ☿

July hath XXXI Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
First Q.			7	at noon.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
Full ●			15	6 mor.		♋	♑	♋	♈	♊	♋
Last Q.			23	6 mor.	2	11	3	23	20	10	11	S.	5
New ☽			30	1 mor.	7	16	2	24	23	11	21	1
					12	20	2	25	26	12	♌ 1	N.	4
	bracket left	12	♏	2 Deg.	17	25	2	26	29	14	11	5
☊		22		1	22	♌ 0	1	27	♉ 2	17	20	1
		31		0	27	5	1	29	5	20	28	S.	4

July Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ sets		☽ sou:		T.		which, considering the Distance of the starry Heavens, would require a Motion infinitely more rapid than that above ascribed to the Earth. As for the common Objection against the Earth's Motion, that we are not sensible of it, and that a Stone thrown up from the Earth ought not to fall down upon the same Place again; it is answered at once by the above Comparison of a Ship, from which (as has been often found by Experiment) a Ball fired directly up in the Air, does not fall behind the Ship, let her Motion be ever so swift, but, partaking of the Ship's Motion, is carried forward in the Air, and falls down again upon the Deck. And as to the Objections taken from some Scripture Expressions, which seem to contradict the Theory of the Earth's Motion, it is plain, from innumerable Instances, that Revelation was not given to Mankind to make them Philosophers or deep Reasoners, but to improve them in Virtue and Piety; and that it was therefore proper it should be expressed in a Manner accommodated to common Capacities and popular Opinions in all Points merely speculative, and which were not to have any direct Influence upon the Hearts and Lives of Men. The Truth of the Matter is, that the Demonstrations given by the incomparable Sir Isaac Newton, have established the Doctrine of the Motion of the Earth and other Planets, and the Comets round the Sun, and of the
1	A.		A.	38	3	20
2	8	38	1	35	4	21
3	9	19	2	32	5	22
4	9	57	3	27	6	23
5	10	30	4	19	7	24
6	11	5	5	9	8	25
7	11	37	5	59	8	26
8	12	13	6	48	9	27
9	M.	13	7	37	10	28
10	0	53	8	29	11	29
11	1	33	9	19	12	30
12	2	24	10	12	1	July
13	3	15	10	59	1
14	Moon		11	45	2	3
15	rise		12	34	3	4
16	A.		M.	34	3	5
17	8	21	1	12	4	6
18	8	50	1	55	4	7
19	9	20	2	38	5	8
20	9	49	3	22	6	9
21	10	18	4	6	7	10
22	10	50	4	54	7	11
23	11	26	5	42	8	12
24	12	7	6	30	9	13
25	M.	7	7	23	10	14
26	0	50	8	20	11	15
27	1	45	9	18	12	16
28	2	47	10	18	1	17
29	4	0	11	18	2	18
30	Moon		A.	16	3	19
31	sets		1	15	4	20
secondary

AUGUST. VIII Month.

Thy Praise my Morning Song, my daily Theme,
My Ev'ning Subject, and my Midnight Dream,
When Grief oppresses, and when Pain assails;
When all the Man, and all the Stoic fails;
When fierce Tentation's stormy Billows roll;
When Guilt and Horror overwhelm my Soul;
With outward Ills contending Passions join'd,
To shake frail Virtue, and unhinge the Mind;
When

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	4	Lammas Day.	4	57	7	3	♍	13	♀ rise 1 40
2	5	More temperate	4	58	7	2	27		When out of Favour,
3	6	Days dec. 46 m.	4	58	7	2	♎	11	none know
4	7	then	4	59	7	1	25		thee; when in,
5	G	7 past Trin.	5	0	7	0	♏	9	thou dost not
6	2	clouds, with	5	1	6	59	22		△ ♂ ☿ know
7	3	rain	5	2	6	58	♐	5	7 *s rise 10 55
8	4	Day 13 54 long.	5	3	6	57	17		thyself.
9	5	and	5	4	6	56	29		☽ with ♄
10	6	St. Lawrence.	5	5	6	55	♑	11	A lean Award
11	7	thunder;	5	6	6	54	23		☿ sets 7 54
12	G	8 past Trin.	5	8	6	52	♒	5	♄ sou. 8 30
13	2	sultry weather,	5	9	6	51	17		♃ rises 3 32
14	3	clouds, and	5	10	6	50	29		♂ rise 10 25
15	4	Assum. V. Mary.	5	11	6	49	♓	11	7 *s rise 10 25
16	5	rain;	5	13	6	47	23		is better than a
17	6	Days dec. 1 18	5	14	6	46	♈	5	♀ rise 1 37
18	7	then more	5	15	6	45	17		fat Judgment.
19	G	9 past Trin.	5	16	6	44	29		God, Parents,
20	2	Day 13 26 long.	5	17	6	43	♉	12	and Instructors,
21	3	temperate,	5	18	6	42	25		☽ with ♂ can
22	4	clear	5	20	6	40	♊	8	☉ in ♍ △ ☉ ♄
23	5	and fair;	5	21	6	39	22		never be
24	6	St. Barthol.	5	22	6	38	♋	6	7 *s rise 9 52
25	7	flying	5	24	6	36	21		☽ with ♀ requited.
26	G	10 past Trin.	5	25	6	35	♌	6	☽ w. ♃
27	2	Days dec. 1 42	5	26	6	34	21		♄ sou. 7 36
28	3	clouds and	5	27	6	33	♍	6	♃ rise 2 54
29	4	perhaps	5	28	6	32	21		☽ with ☿
30	5	Day 13 h. long	5	30	6	30	♎	6	△ ♂ ☿
31	6	rain.	5	31	6	29	21		♂ rise 9 54

August hath XXXI Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
First Q.			5	8 aft.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
Full ●			13	9 aft.		♌	♑	♌	♉	♊	♍
Last Q.			21	9 aft.	1	9	1	0	8	24	5	S.	4
New ☽			28	10 mor.	6	14	1	1	11	28	11	N.	2
					12	20	0	2	15	♋ 4	17	5
	bracket left	12	♎	29 Deg.	17	25	0	3	17	9	22	2
☊		22		29	22	♍ 0	0	4	20	14	24	S.	3
		31		28	27	4	0	5	23	19	25	5

August Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ set		☽ sou:		T.		secondary Planets or Satellites round their Primaries, in such a Manner, as leaves no Room for any, but such as do not understand them, to hesitate about it. The Sun's apparent Rising and Setting is therefore owing to the Earth's turning round upon its own Axis; and his apparent Change of Place among the fixed Stars, to our real Change of Situation round the Sun. The different Seasons of the Year, with all their delightful Varieties, are owing to the most simple Contrivance that can be imagined, viz. The Inclination of the Earth's Axis to the Plane of the Ecliptic. Any Person who has not an Opportunity of seeing an Orrery, may easily represent this by an Apple or any other round Body with a Wire thrust through the Middle of it, and carried round a Table having a Candle placed on the Middle; if the lower End of the Wire be made to touch the Table all the Way round, and to lean a little, the upper End still pointing towards the same Side of the Room, by turning the Skewer round, as it is carried along, it will be easy to understand how the Earth's Turning once round upon her own Axis, makes a Day and a Night; and by carrying the Apple round the Table, it will be easy to shew how the Sun (represented by the Candle) must seem to change Place with regard to the fixed Stars; and by observing how differently the Light of the Candle enlightens the different Parts of the Apple as the Wire points toward
1	8 A.	25	2 A.	9	5	21
2	9	3	3	1	6	22
3	9	37	3	53	6	23
4	10	12	4	44	7	24
5	10	56	5	36	8	25
6	11	37	6	28	9	26
7	12	22	7	18	10	27
8	M.	22	8	18	11	28
9	1	12	8	57	11	29
10	2	2	9	45	12	30
11	2	52	10	33	1	31
12	Moon		11	18	2	Aug.
13	rises		12	3	2
14	A.		M.	3	3	3
15	7	25	0	36	3	4
16	7	43	1	20	4	5
17	8	22	2	4	5	6
18	8	51	2	49	5	7
19	9	25	3	33	6	8
20	10	3	4	23	7	9
21	10	47	5	13	8	10
22	11	42	6	10	9	11
23	12	37	7	6	10	12
24	M.	37	8	6	11	13
25	1	39	9	6	12	14
26	2	51	10	4	1	15
27	4	5	11	1	2	16
28	Moon		11	58	2	17
29	sets.		A.	55	3	18
30	7 A.	46	1	50	4	19
31	8	23	2	45	5	20
(to-)ward it

SEPTEMBER. IX Month.

When Nature sinks; when Death's dark Shades arise,
And this World's Glories vanish from these Eyes;
Then may the Thought of Thee be ever near,
To calm the Tumult, and compose the Fear.
In all my Woes thy Favour my Defence;
Safe in thy Mercy, not my Innocence,
And through what future Scenes thy Hand may guide
My wond'ring Soul, and thro' what States untry'd,
What

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	7	Dog Days end	5	32	6	28	♏	5	✱ ♀ ☿ He that
2	G	11 past Trin.	5	33	6	27	18		✱ ♂ ♀ builds
3	2	Clouds	5	34	6	26	♐	1	♀ rises 1 51
4	3	and	5	35	6	25	14		before he counts
5	4	Days dec. 22	5	36	6	24	27		☽ with ♄ the
6	5	like for	5	38	6	22	♑	9	Cost, acts foolishly;
7	6	rain; then	5	39	6	21	21		7 *s rise 9 0
8	7	Nativ. V. Mary.	5	40	6	20	♒	3	and he
9	G	12 past Trin	5	41	6	19	15		that counts before
10	2	wind,	5	43	6	17	27		he builds,
11	3	Days 12 32 long.	5	44	6	16	♓	8	finds he did not
12	4	Days dec. 2 22	5	46	6	14	20		♄ set 11 16
13	5	fair and	5	47	6	13	♈	2	7 *s rise 8 40
14	6	Holy Rood.	5	49	6	11	14		♃ ri. 2 11 count
15	7	pleasant	5	50	6	10	26		☌ ♃ ♀ wisely.
16	G	13 past Trin.	5	51	6	9	♉	9	♂ rise 9 11
17	2	Days 12 16 long.	5	53	6	7	22		♀ rise 2 14
18	3	for some	5	54	6	6	♊	5	☽ with ♂
19	4	Ember Week.	5	56	6	4	18		Patience in
20	5	days;	5	57	6	3	♋	2	Market, is
21	6	St. Matthew.	5	58	6	2	16		worth Pounds
22	7	then clouds	6	0	6	0	♌	0	☉ in ♎ □ ☉ ♄
23	G	14 past Trin.	6	1	5	59	14		☽ w. ♃ & ♀ in a
24	2	with wind	6	3	5	57	29		△ ☉ Year.
25	3	and	6	4	5	56	♍	14	☽ w. ☿ Danger
26	4	rain	6	5	5	55	29		7 *s rise 7 52 is
27	5	Days decr. 3 h.	6	7	5	53	♎	14	♄ set 10 21
28	6	towards the end.	6	9	5	51	28		♃ rise 1 30
29	7	St. Michael.	6	9	5	51	♏	12	♂ r. 8 32 Sauce
30	G	Day 13 h. long	5	30	6	30	26		for Prayers.

September hath XXX Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
First Q.			4	8 mor.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
Full ●			12	at noon.		♍	♑	♌	♉	♋	♍
Last Q.			20	4 mor.	1	9	0	6	25	24	24	N.	1
New ☽			26	9 aft.	6	14	0	7	27	29	20	5
					12	20	0	9	29	♌ 6	14	3
	bracket left	12	♎	28 Deg.	17	25	0	9	♊ 0	11	12	S.	2
☊		22		28	22	♎ 0	0	10	2	17	13	5
		30		28	27	5	0	11	2	23	17	1

September Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ set		☽ sou:		T.		it, or from it, the Cause of the Difference of the Seasons, of the Length of the Days and Nights, of the Sun's shining more directly or more obliquely upon different Parts of the Earth, and of the Heat of Summer, and Cold of Winter, may be made plain to any Capacity. That the Earth is of a round, or nearly round Figure, is plain from the Shadow it casts upon the Face of the Moon in a partial Eclipse of the Moon, which is always round, and never of any other Figure. It is also manifest from what it always observed at Sea, viz. That a Ship, as it approaches, first shews its Masts and Sails, and by Degrees its lower Parts, till it becomes all visible; and, as it goes off, its Hulk is first lost, and then its Sails and upper Parts, till it be quite hid by the Convexity or Roundness of the Surface of the Ocean. As the Earth is carried round the Sun once in a Year, so is the Moon carried round the Earth once in about twenty-seven Days, accompanying her in her whole Revolution, at the above-mentioned Distance of two hundred and forty thousand Miles, and keeping always the same Face towards the Earth. That the Moon goes round the Earth, as her Centre, is evident to the Eye. For, when she is between the Sun and the Earth, she is invisible to us, her dark Side being turned toward us. When she goes a little Way forward in her Revolution, so as to come from between
1	9	1	3	36	6	21
2	9	41	4	27	7	22
3	10	23	5	17	8	23
4	11	16	6	6	9	24
5	12	10	7	1	10	25
6	M.	10	7	56	10	26
7	0	54	8	41	8	26
8	1	50	9	26	12	28
9	2	48	10	11	1	29
10	3	48	10	57	1	30
11	4	37	11	37	2	31
12	Moon		12	22	3	Sept.
13	rises.		M.	22	3
14	7 A.	7	0	57	4	3
15	7	39	1	43	4	4
16	8	14	2	30	5	5
17	8	57	3	22	6	6
18	9	43	4	14	7	7
19	10	37	5	8	8	8
20	11	39	6	2	9	9
21	12	41	6	59	9	10
22	M.	41	7	55	10	11
23	1	44	8	52	11	12
24	2	53	9	48	12	13
25	Moon		10	43	1	14
26	sets		11	37	2	15
27	A.		A.	31	3	16
28	7	0	1	25	4	17
29	7	39	2	19	5	18
30	8	23	3	13	6	19
us

OCTOBER. X Month.

What distant Seats soe'er I may explore,
When frail Mortality shall be no more;
If aught of meek or contrite in thy Sight
Shall fit me for the Realms of Bliss and Light,
Be this the Bliss of all my future Days,
To view thy Glories, and to sing thy Praise.
When the dread Hour, ordain'd of old, shall come,
Which brings on stubborn Guilt its righteous Doom,
When

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	2	Moderate	6	12	5	48	♐	10	If you have
2	3	and pleasant,	6	13	5	47	23		♀ rise 3 45
3	4	Days 11 32 long.	6	14	5	46	♑	5	☽ with ♄ no
4	5	but	6	15	5	45	17		Honey in your
5	6	soon turns	6	16	5	44	29		7 *s rise 7 20
6	7	Days dec. 3 26	6	18	5	42	♒	11	✱ ☉ ♃ □ ♂ ♀
7	G	16 past Trin.	6	19	5	41	23		□ ♄ ☿ Pot,
8	2	to rain,	6	20	5	40	♓	5	△ ♂ ☿ have
9	3	with high	6	21	5	39	17		some in your
10	4	wind, and	6	22	5	38	29		Mouth.
11	5	cool,	6	23	5	37	♈	11	A Pair of
12	6	Days dec. 3 40	6	25	5	35	23		♄ sets 9 33
13	7	then more	6	26	5	34	♉	6	✱ ♃ ☿ good
14	G	17 past Trin.	6	27	5	33	19		7 *s rise 6 46
15	2	settled	6	29	5	31	♊	2	☽ with ♂ Ears
16	3	Day 11 h. long.	6	30	5	30	15		♃ rises 12 42
17	4	and fair,	6	31	5	29	29		Sirius ri. 12 0
18	5	St. Luke.	6	32	5	28	♋	13	♂ rises 7 20
19	6	warm,	6	34	5	26	27		♀ rises 3 23
20	7	Day dec. 4 h.	6	35	5	25	♌	11	☽ with ♃ will
21	G	18 past Trin.	6	37	5	23	25		drain dry an
22	2	K Geo. II. cro.	6	38	5	22	♍	9	☌ ☉ ☿ hundred
23	3	and flying	6	39	5	21	24		☉ in ♏ ☌ ☽ ♀
24	4	clouds,	6	40	5	20	♎	9	✱ ♄ ☿
25	5	Crispin.	6	41	5	19	23		✱ ☉ ♄ Tongues.
26	6	then	6	43	5	17	♏	7	☽ with ☿
27	7	Days 10 32 long.	6	44	5	16	21		♄ set 8 40
28	G	Simon and Jude.	6	45	5	15	♐	4	Sirius ri. 11 20
29	2	cold	6	46	5	14	17		△ ♂ ♀
30	3	rain, and wind.	6	48	5	12	♑	0	☌ ☽ ♄ □ ♄ ♀
31	4	rain.	6	49	5	11	13		♃ rise 11 55

October hath xxxi Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
First Q.			3	11 aft.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
Full ●			12	4 mor.		♎	♑	♌	♊	♌	♍
Last Q.			19	10 mor.	2	9	1	12	3	28	24	N.	4
New ☽			26	5 mor.	7	14	1	13	3	♍ 4	♎ 2	5
					12	19	1	14	4	10	11	0
	bracket left	12	♎	28 Deg.	17	24	1	14	3	16	20	S.	4
☊		22		28	22	29	2	15	2	22	29	4
		31		28	27	♏ 4	2	15	1	28	♏ 7	N.	2

October Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ sets		☽ sou:		T.		us and the Sun, we see a small Part of her Body enlightned, and so on still more and more, till she comes to be in Opposition to the Sun, and then we see all that Side of her which the Sun shines upon, when we say she is full; though the Sun does not, in Reality, enlighten any more of her Body at Full than at new Moon; only her enlightened Side is turned towards us in the one Case, and from us in the other. This whole Matter may be made very plain to any Capacity in the same Manner as is above directed with regard to the Earth's Revolution round the Sun, by carrying a smaller Apple or Ball to represent the Moon round the first, which represents the Earth, and observing how the Light of the Candle shining upon the little Ball must appear to a Fly or other Insect placed upon the large one. Whenever the Moon happens to come exactly between the Earth and the Sun, she stops the Light of the Sun, and then we say, the Sun is eclipsed; and according as the Moon happens to cover a Part or the Whole of the Sun's Face, we call the Eclipse partial or total. Sometimes a total Eclipse of the Sun happens when the Moon is at her greatest Distance from the Earth (for she does not go round the Earth in an exact Circle, as neither do any of the rest of the primary or secondary Planets round their Centers) and then, as all Objects appear smaller according to their Distance, she does not cover the whole Face of the Sun, but a part
1	9	18	4 A.	10	7	20
2	10	9	5	7	8	21
3	11	2	5	56	8	22
4	11	58	6	44	9	23
5	12	54	7	31	10	24
6	M.	54	8	17	11	25
7	1	46	9	1	12	26
8	2	42	9	45	12	27
9	3	42	10	30	1	28
10	4	36	11	14	2	29
11	Moon		11	57	2	30
12	rises		12	41	3	Oct.
13	6 A.	24	M.	41	3
14	7	5	1	25	4	3
15	7	48	2	19	5	4
16	8	37	3	13	6	5
17	9	38	4	11	7	6
18	10	46	5	9	8	7
19	11	55	6	5	9	8
20	Morn.		7	0	10	9
21	1	0	7	50	10	10
22	2	4	8	40	11	11
23	3	14	9	36	12	12
24	4	27	10	31	1	13
25	Moon		11	24	2	14
26	sets		A.	17	3	15
27	A.		1	10	4	16
28	7	9	2	3	5	17
29	8	0	2	56	5	18
30	8	56	3	48	6	19
31	9	42	4	39	7	20
of

NOVEMBER. XI Month.

When Storms of Fire on Sinners shall be pour'd,
And all th' Obdurate in thy Wrath devour'd;
May I then hope to find a lowly Place
To stand the meanest or th' etherial Race;
Swift at thy Word to wing the liquid Sky,
And on thy humblest Messages to fly.
Howe'er thy blissful Sight may raise my Soul,
While vast Eternity's long Ages roll,
Perfection

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	5	All Saints.	6	50	5	10	♑	25	♂ rise 6 13
2	6	Days dec. 4 32	6	51	5	9	♒	7	Serving God is
3	7	Clouds	6	52	5	8	19		Doing Good to
4	G	20 past Trin.	6	53	5	7	♓	1	Man, but Praying
5	2	Powder Plot.	6	54	5	6	13		is thought
6	3	Day 10 10 long.	6	55	5	5	25		♀ rise 4 2 an
7	4	and threatens	6	56	5	4	♈	7	easier Service,
8	5	cold	6	58	5	2	19		□ ☉ ♃ and
9	6	rain or snow.	6	59	5	1	♉	2	therefore more
10	7	K. Geo. II. b.1683	7	0	5	0	15		Sirius ri. 10 27
11	G	21 past Trin.	7	1	4	59	28		☽ with ♂ generally
12	2	then	7	3	4	57	♊	11	✱ ♃ ♀
13	3	pleasant	7	4	4	56	25		♄ sets 7 35 chosen.
14	4	Days dec. 5 h.	7	5	4	55	♋	9	♃ ri. 11 4
15	5	and suita-	7	6	4	54	23		7 *s sou. 12 4
16	6	to the	7	7	4	53	♌	7	☍ ☉ ♂ Nothing
17	7	season,	7	8	4	52	21		☽ w ♃ humbler
18	G	22 past Trin.	7	9	4	51	♍	5	♂ sou. 11 51
19	2	but follow'd	7	10	4	50	19		Sirius rises 9 51
20	3	Day 9 38 long.	7	11	4	49	♎	3	♀ rise 4 29
21	4	by cold	7	12	4	48	17		☉ in ♐ than
22	5	cloudy,	7	12	4	48	♏	1	☌ ☽ ♀ △ ♃ ☿
23	6	Days dec. 5 16	7	13	4	47	15		Ambition, when
24	7	weather,	7	14	4	46	29		it is about to
25	G	23 past Trin.	7	15	4	45	♐	12	7 *s sou. 11 26
26	2	with snow	7	16	4	44	25		☌ ☽ ☿ ✱ ♄ ♀
27	3	or rain	7	16	4	44	♑	8	☽ with ♄
28	4	Days dec. 5 24	7	17	4	43	21		♄ sets 6 37
29	5	and wind.	7	18	4	42	♒	3	♃ rises 9 57
30	6	St. Andrew.	7	18	4	42	15		climb.

November hath XXX Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
First Q.			2	6 aft.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
Full ●			10	8 aft.		♏	♑	♌	♉	♎	♏
Last Q.			17	7 aft.	1	9	2	16	0	4	15	N.	5
New ☽			24	8 aft.	6	14	3	16	28	10	23	3
					12	20	3	17	26	17	♐ 2	S.	3
	bracket left	12	♎	27 Deg	17	25	4	17	24	23	10	5
☊		22		27	22	♐ 1	4	17	22	0	17	0
		30		26	27	6	5	17	21	♏ 6	24	N.	5

November Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ sets		☽ sou:		T.		of his Body is seen round the Moon like a shining Ring. But, if the Moon happens to come between the Earth and Sun, when she is at her least Distance from the Earth, she appears then so large as to cover the whole Face of the Sun, and makes, for some Minutes, a Darkness equal to that of Twilight. When the Earth comes exactly between the Sun and the Moon, she darkens a Part of the Whole of the Moon's Face, and makes an Eclipse of the Moon. The Earth being a Body about thirty or forty Times larger than the Moon, casts a Shadow large enough to eclipse the Moon, if her Diameter were three Times greater than it is, whereas the Shadow of the Moon can never eclipse the whole Face of the Earth together. If the Moon revolved round the Earth in the same Plane as the Earth goes round the Sun, there would be constantly an Eclipse of the Sun every New, and of the Moon every full Moon. But to prevent this Inconvenience, the Author of Nature has ordered Matters so, that the Course of the Moon round the Earth is sometimes above and sometimes below that of the Earth round the Sun, so that their Shadows generally miss one another. These Motions are so exactly regulated, that Astronomers can foretel Eclipses to Minutes at an hundred Years Distance, than which there is not a more remarkable Instance either of human Sagacity, or of the Truth of that Expression of
1	10	45	5	29	8	21
2	11	44	6	15	9	22
3	12	40	7	0	10	23
4	M.	40	7	44	10	24
5	1	35	8	27	11	25
6	2	30	9	10	12	26
7	3	21	9	53	12	28
9	Moon		11	25	2	29
10	rises		12	14	3	30
11	A.		M.	14	3	31
12	6	37	1	6	4	Nov.
13	7	32	2	4	5
14	8	33	3	1	6	3
15	9	39	3	56	6	4
16	10	48	4	51	7	5
17	11	58	5	43	8	6
18	Morn.		6	35	9	7
19	1	4	7	26	10	8
20	2	6	8	16	11	9
21	3	15	9	8	12	10
22	4	25	10	0	1	11
23	Moon		10	55	1	12
24	sets		11	50	2	13
25	A		A.	42	3	14
26	6	34	1	34	4	15
27	7	31	2	27	5	16
28	8	23	3	19	6	17
29	9	25	4	4	7	18
30	10	20	4	49	7	19
Scripture

DECEMBER. XII Month.

Perfection on Perfection tow'ring high,
Glory on Glory rais'd, and Joy on Joy,
Each Pow'r improving in the bright'ning Mind,
To humble Virtues, lofty Knowledge join'd;
Be this my highest Aim, howe'er I soar,
Before thy Footstool prostrate to adore,
My brightest Crown before thy Feet to lay,
My Pride to serve, my Glory to obey.

END

		Remark. days, &c.	☉ ris		☉ set		☽ pl.		Aspects, &c.
1	7	Day 9 24 long.	7	19	4	41	♒	27	The discontented
2	G	Advent Sunday.	7	19	4	41	♓	9	♂ sou. 10 32
3	2	Cold and	7	20	4	40	21		Man finds no
4	3	Days dec. 5 30.	7	20	4	40	♈	3	easy Chair.
5	4	raw, then	7	21	4	39	15		Sirius rise 8 41
6	5	Days 9 18 long.	7	22	4	38	27		☌ ♄ ☿ □ ♃ ♀
7	6	more pleasant,	7	22	4	38	♉	10	♀ rises 5 0
8	7	Concep. V. M.	7	23	4	37	23		☌ ☽ ♂ △ ☉ ♃
9	G	2d in Advent.	7	23	4	37	♊	7	7 *s sou. 10 28
10	2		7	24	4	36	21		Virtue and a
11	3	Days 9 12 long.	7	24	4	36	♋	5	Trade, are
12	4	frost and	7	24	4	36	19		♃ rise 9 1
13	5	St. Lucy.	7	24	4	36	♌	3	Sirius rise 8 7
14	6	Days decr. 5 40	7	25	4	35	17		☽ with ♃ a
15	7	flying clouds,	7	25	4	35	♍	2	□ ♃ ♂ Child's
16	G	3d in Advent.	7	25	4	35	16		7 *s sou. 9 56
17	2	then more	7	25	4	35	♎	0	♂ sou. 9 14
18	3	moderate	7	25	4	35	14		♀ rises 5 23
19	4	Ember Week.	7	25	4	35	28		best Portion.
20	5	and clear,	7	25	4	35	♏	12	Gifts much
21	6	St. Thomas.	7	25	4	35	25		☉ in ♑ Shor. D
22	7	Days 9 10 long.	7	25	4	35	♐	8	☌ ☽ ♀ ☌ ♄ ☿
23	G	4th in Advent.	7	25	4	35	21		Sirius rises 7 23
24	2	but windy,	7	25	4	35	♑	4	☽ with ♄ & ☿
25	3	CHRIST born.	7	25	4	35	17		☌ ☉ ☿ expected,
26	4	St. Stephen.	7	25	4	35	29		are paid,
27	5	St. John.	7	25	4	35	♒	11	♃ rise 7 51
28	6	Innocents.	7	25	4	35	23		7 *s sou. 9 0
29	7	Days 9 10 long.	7	25	4	35	♓	5	☌ ☉ ♄ not
30	G	cold and cloudy.	7	24	4	36	17		△ ♃ ♀ given.
31	2	Silvester.	7	24	4	36	29		Sirius rise 6 48

December hath XXXI Days.
			D.	H.	Planets Places.
First Q.			2	4 aft.	D.	☉	♄	♃	♂	♀	☿	☽ sL.
Full ●			10	8 mor.		♐	♑	♌	♉	♏
Last Q.			17	5 mor.	2	11	5	17	20	12	1	N.	4
New ☽			24	10 mor.	7	16	6	17	19	18	7	S.	1
					12	21	6	17	18	25	11	5
	bracket left	12	♎	25 Deg	17	26	7	17	17	♐ 1	12	2
☊		22		24	22	♑ 1	8	16	18	7	8	N.	3
		31		23	27	6	8	16	18	13	1	5

December Woodcut Illustration

D.	☽ sets		☽ sou:		T.		Scripture, "That the Works of God are all made in Number, Weight and Measure." It is certain, by Observations made with good Telescopes, that, though the Face of the Moon is covered with innumerable Inequalities like the Mountains upon the Earth, there is no great Collection of Waters upon it, like our Oceans; nor is there any Reason, from her Appearance through those Instruments, to suppose she has any such Appendage belonging to her as our Atmosphere of Air. If the Moon is inhabited (as she may for any Thing we know) those who live on one Side or Hemisphere never can see our World, and those who live on the other can never lose Sight of it, except when the Earth comes between them and the Sun, as she keeps always one Side turned towards us. Those who live about the middle Parts of the Hemisphere that looks towards the Earth, must see it always directly over their Heads with much the same Appearances as the Moon makes to us, sometimes horned, sometimes half, and sometimes wholly illuminated, but of a vastly greater Bulk than the Moon appears to us. It seems highly probable, that the Attraction of the Moon acting more strongly upon the Fluid than the solid Parts of our Terraqueous Globe is the Cause of our Tides, as they answer so exactly to her Motions and Distances from us, and other Circumstances. To enter upon that Theory, however, would be beside my present Purpose. [Remainder in our next.]
1	11	20	5	30	8	20
2	12	14	6	10	9	21
3	M.	14	6	54	9	22
4	1	7	7	38	10	23
5	2	6	8	21	11	24
6	3	0	9	4	12	25
7	4	0	9	54	12	26
8	5	0	10	43	1	27
9	Moon		11	40	2	28
10	rises		12	36	3	29
11	A.		M.	36	3	30
12	7	17	1	36	4	Dec.
13	8	20	2	30	5
14	9	30	3	24	6	3
15	10	50	4	18	7	4
16	11	53	5	11	8	5
17	12	55	6	2	9	6
18	M.	55	6	53	9	7
19	1	59	7	44	10	8
20	3	8	8	36	11	9
21	4	12	9	28	12	10
22	5	10	10	20	1	11
23	Moon		11	12	2	12
24	sets		A.	4	3	13
25	A.		12	53	3	14
26	6	59	1	42	4	15
27	7	58	2	27	5	16
28	8	53	3	11	6	17
29	9	52	3	55	6	18
30	10	49	4	39	7	19
31	11	45	5	21	8	20

ECLIPSES, 1753.

This Year there will be four Eclipses, two of the Sun, and two of the Moon.

The First Eclipse will be of the Moon, on Tuesday, the 17th Day of April, about Two a Clock in the Afternoon, and therefore it cannot be seen here; but in London the Moon will rise five Digits eclipsed.

The Second will be of the Sun, on Thursday, the 3d of May, about Two a Clock in the Morning, therefore invisible.

The Third Eclipse will be of the Moon, on Friday, the 12th Day of October, in the Morning, when, if the Air be clear, the Moon will be seen eclipsed almost six Digits; it begins at 26 min. after Two, and ends at 56 min. past Four, so that the whole Duration is two Hours and thirty Minutes.

The TYPE.

North.
East. Eclipse Phases West.
South.

The Fourth is a Solar Eclipse on Friday, the 26th of October, about Five a Clock in the Morning, invisible here.

On Sunday, the 6th Day of May, in the Morning, the Planet Mercury may be seen to make a black Spot

in

in the Sun's Body, according to the following Calculation.

		D.	h.	m.
Middle Time of the true ☌ 1753, May		5	15	43	P. M
Equation of Time, add				4
Apparent Time of the true ☌		5	15	47
Mean Anomaly of the Sun,		10	6	21
Mean Anomaly of Mercury,		10	19	47
Dist. of the	☉ from the ⊖	Log. 5,004518
	☿ from the ☉	4,656557
	☿ from the ⊖	4,745839
Geocentrick Longitude ☉ and ☿		♉	15°	53'	0"
Geocentrick Latitude,				3	19
Anomaly of Commutation,		6	0	0
Inclination, or Heliocentrick Lat. of ☿ S.A.				4	3
Elongation to fix Hours before the true ☌				23	24
Difference of Latitude in fix Hours,				4	18
Angle of the visible Way,			10	25
Nearest Approach of their Centers,				3	15
Motion from the Middle to the true ☌					35
Latitude of ☿ at the Middle,				3	4
Motion of Half the visible Way,				15	24
Motion of Half Duration,				15	9
Diff. of Lat. between the Mid. Begin. & End,				2	47
Geocentrick Latitude at the Beginning, S. A.				0	17
Geocentrick Latitude at the End, S. A.				5	51
Time from the true ☌ to the Middle,				9	4
Time of Half Duration,			3	53
The Arch of the ☉'s Perimeter at the Begin.			1	2
The Arch of the ☉'s Perimeter at the End,			21	48
Apparent Semidiameter of the Sun,				15	45
Apparent Semidiameter of ☿				0	6
Mercury enters the Sun's Disk, May		5,	11	44	P.M.
Middle or nearest Approach of the Centers,			15	37
True Conjunction,			15	46
Mercury emerges out of the Disk,			19	31
Total Duration of this Eclipse,			7	47

The astronomical Time when Mercury goes off the Sun's Disk, being reduced to common Time, is May the 6th, at 31 min. after Seven in the Morning. The Sun rises at 1 min. past Five, and if you get up betimes, and put on your Spectacles, you will see Mercury rise

in

in the Sun, and will appear like a small black Patch in a Lady's Face.

The Type of this Eclipse at Sun-rising.

North.
East. Eclipse Phases West.
South.

Dr. Halley puts this Conjunction an Hour forwarder than by this Calculation.

This is to give Notice to all Persons that shall have Occasion of transporting themselves, Goods, Wares, or Merchandize from Philadelphia to New-York, or from the latter to the former, That by Joseph Borden, junior, there is a Stage-boat, well fitted and kept for that Purpose, Nicholas George, Master, and, if Wind and Weather permit, will attend at the Crooked Billet Wharff, in Philadelphia, every Monday and Tuesday in every Week, and proceed up to Borden-Town (not Burlington) on Wednesday, and on Thursday Morning a Stage-waggon, with a choice good Awning, kept by Joseph Richards, will be ready to receive them, and proceed directly to John Cluck's, opposite the City of Perth-Amboy, who keeps a House of good Entertainment; and on Friday a Stage-boat, with a large commodious Cabbin, kept by Daniel Obryant, will be ready to receive them, and proceed directly to New-York, and give her Attendance at the Whitehall Slip, near the Half Moon Battery. If People be ready at the Stage Days and Places, 'tis believed they may pass quicker by Twenty-four Hours than any other Way as our Land Carriage is ten Miles shorter than by Way of Burlington, and our Waggon does not fail to go thro' in a Day. We expect to give better Satisfaction this Year than last, by reason we are more acquainted with the Nature of the Business, and have more convenient Boats, Waggons and Stages, and will endeavour to use People in the best Manner we are capable of; and hope all good People will give it the Encouragement it deserves, and us, as the Promoters of such a publick Good. Joseph Borden, junior, Joseph Richards, and Daniel Obryant.

N. B. Joseph Borden's Shallop, Charles Vandyke, Master, will also be at Philadelphia every Friday and Saturday in every Week; enquire for him at the Queen's Head; he proceeds to Borden-Town (not Burlington) on Sunday, and the Stage-waggon also proceeds to Amboy every Monday in every Week.

Mayor's Courts for the City

Are held quarterly at Annapolis, viz. The last tuesday in January, April, July and October.

How to secure Houses, &c. from Lightning.

It has pleased God in his Goodness to Mankind, at length to discover to them the Means of securing their Habitations and other Buildings from Mischief by Thunder and Lightning. The Method is this: Provide a small Iron Rod (it may be made of the Rod-iron used by the Nailers) but of such a Length, that one End being three or four Feet in the moist Ground, the other may be six or eight Feet above the highest Part of the Building. To the upper End of the Rod fasten about a Foot of Brass Wire, the Size of a common Knitting-needle, sharpened to a fine Point; the Rod may be secured to the House by a few small Staples. If the House or Barn be long, there may be a Rod and Point at each End, and a middling Wire along the Ridge from one to the other. A House thus furnished will not be damaged by Lightning, it being attracted by the Points, and passing thro the Metal into the Ground without hurting any Thing. Vessels also, having a sharp pointed Rod fix'd on the Top of their Masts, with a Wire from the Foot of the Rod reaching down, round one of the Shrouds, to the Water, will not be hurt by Lightning.

Quakers General Meetings are kept,

At Philadelphia, the 3d Sunday in March. At Chester-River, the 2d Sunday in April. At Duck-Creek, the 3d Sunday in April. At Salem, the 4th Sunday in April. At West River on Whitsunday. At Little Egg-Harbour, the 3d Sunday in May. At Flushing, the last Sunday in May, and last in Nov. At Setacket, the 1st Sunday in June. At New-town, (Long-Island) the last Sunday in June. At Newport, the 2d Friday in June. At Westbury, the last Sunday in August, and last in February. At Philadelphia, the 3d Sunday in September. At Nottingham, the last Monday in September. At Cecil, the 1st Saturday in October. At Choptank the 2d Saturday in October. At Little-Creek, the 3d Sunday in October. At Shrewsbury the 4th Sunday in October. At Matinicok the last Sunday in October.

FAIRS are kept,

At Noxonton April 29, and October 21. Cohansie May 5, and October 27. Wilmington May 9, and November 4. Salem May 12, and October 31. Newcastle May 14, and Nov. 14. Chester May 16, and Oct. 16. Bristol May 19, and Nov. 9. Burlington May 21, and Nov. 12. Philadelphia May 27, and November 27. Lancaster June 12, and Nov. 12. Marcus-Hook Oct. 10. Annapolis May 12, and Oct. 10. Charlestown May 3, and Oct. 29.

Supreme Courts in Pennsylvania, are held,

At Philadelphia, the tenth Day of April, and the twenty-fourth Day of September.

Courts of Quarter Sessions, are held,

At Philadelphia, the 1st Monday in March, June, September and December. At Newtown, for Bucks County, on the 11th Day following (inclusive) in every of the Months aforesaid. At Chester, the last Tuesday in May, August, November and February. At Lancaster, the 1st Tuesday in each. At York, the last Tuesday in April, July, October and January. At Cumberland, the Tuesdays preceding York Courts. At Reading, for Berks County, the Tuesd. next after Lancaster Co. At Easton, for Northampton County, the Tuesd. next aft. Bucks Co.

Courts of Common Pleas, are held,

At Philadelphia, the 1st Wednesday after the Quarter-Sessions in March, June, Sept. and Decem. At Newtown, the 9th Day following (inclusive) in every of the Months aforesaid. At Chester, the last Tuesday in May August, Novem. and Febr. At Lancaster, the 1st Tuesd. in the Months aforesaid. At Sussex, the 1st, at Kent, the 2d, and at Newcastle, the 3d Tuesday in the same Months.

Mayor's Courts in Philadelphia, are held,

The first Tuesday in January, April, July, and the last Tuesday in October.

Supreme Courts in New-Jersey, are held,

At Amboy, the 3d tuesday in March, and the 2d tuesday in August. At Burlington, the 2d tuesday in May, and the 1st tuesday in November.

Courts for Trial of Causes brought to issue in the Supreme Court, are held,

For Salem and Cape May Counties the 3d, for Gloucester the 4th tuesday in April. For Hunterdon, the 1st tuesday in May. For Somerset the 2d, For Bergen the 4th tuesday in October. For Essex, the next tuesd. following. For Monmouth, the next tuesday after that.

General Sessions and County Courts, are held,

In Bergen County, the 1st tuesday in January and October, and the 2d tuesday in June. In Essex the 2d tuesday in January and May, the 3d tuesday in June, and 4th in September. In Middlesex the 3d tuesdays in January, April and July, and the 2d tuesday in October. In Somerset, the first tuesdays in January,

April and October, and the 2d tuesdays in June. In Monmouth, the 4th tuesdays in January, April and July, and 3d in October. In Hunterdon, the first tuesdays in February and August, the 3d in May, and 4th in October. In Burlington, the 1st tuesdays in May and November, and the 2d in February and August. In Gloucester, the 2d tuesday in June, 3d in September, and 4th in December and March. In Salem, the 1st tuesday in June, 3d in February and August, and 4th in November. In Cape-May, the 1st tuesday in February and August, the 3d in May, and the 4th tuesday in October. For the Borough-town of Trenton, the 1st tuesday in March, 1st in June, 1st in September, and the 1st in December.

Supreme Courts in New-York, are held,

At New-York, the 3d tuesday in April, last in July, and 3d in October and January. At Richmond, the 2d tuesday in April. At Orange, 1st tuesday in June. At Dutchess, the 2d tuesday in June. At Ulster, the thursday following. At Albany, the 4th tuesday in June. At Queen's County the 1st, at Suffolk the 2d, at King's County the 3d, and at West Chester the 4th tuesday in September.

Courts of Sessions and Common Pleas,

At New-York, the 1st tuesday in May, August, November and February. At Albany the 1st tuesday in June and October, and 3d tuesday in January. At West Chester, the 4th tuesday in May and October. In Ulster, the 1st tuesdays in May, and 3d in Sept. In Richmond, the 3d tuesday in March, and 4th in September. In King's, the 3d tuesday in April and October. In Queen's, the 3d tuesday in May and September. In Suffolk, the last tuesday in March, and first in October. In Orange, the last tuesday in April and October. In Dutchess County, the 3d tuesday in May and October.

Provincial Courts in Maryland,

Two in a Year held at Annapolis, viz. The 2d tuesday in April and September.

County Courts. At Talbot, Baltimore, Worcester, and St. Mary's, the 1st tuesday in March, June, August and November. At Dorchester, Cæcil, Ann-Arundel, and Charles Counties, the 2d tuesday in the same Months; at Kent, Calvert, Frederick, and Somerset, the 3d tuesday in the same Months; at Queen Anne's and Prince George's the 4th tuesday in the same Months.

ROADS Northeastward.

From Philadelphia to Bristol 20, to Trenton 10, to Prince-Town 12, to Kingston 3, to Brunswick 12, to Amboy 12, to the Narrows 18, to Flat-Bush 5, to New-York 5, to Kingsbridge 18, to East-Chester 6, to Newrochell 4, to Rye 4, to Horseneck 7, to Stanford 7, to Norwalk 10, to Fairfield 12, to Stratford 8, to Milford 4, to Newhaven 10, to Branford 10, to Gilford 12, to Killingsworth 10, to Seabrook 10, to New-London 18, to Stonington 15, to Pemberton 10, to Darby 3, to Frenchtown 24, to Providence 20, to Woodcock's 15, to Billend's 10, to White's 7, to Dedham 6, to Boston 10, to Lyn 9, to Salem 8, to Ipswich 14, to Newberry 11, to Hampton 9, to Portsmouth 13, to York 9, to Wells 14, to Kennebunk 6, to Biddeford 14, to Scarborough 7, to Falmouth 13, to Yarmouth 10, to Brunswick 15, to Richmond 16, to Taconick Falls 33, to Norridgewock 31. In all 600 Miles.

ROADS Southwestward.

From Philadelphia to Darby 7, to Chester 9, to Brandewyne 14, to Newcastle 6, to Elk River 17, to N. East 7, to Sasquehanna 9, to Gunpowder Ferry 25, to Petapsco Ferry 20, to Annapolis 30, to Queen Ann's Ferry 13, to Upper Marlborough 9, to Port Tobacco 30, to Hoe's Ferry 10, to Southern's Ferry 30, to Arnold's Ferry 36, to Clayborn's Ferry 22, to Freneaux 12, to Williamsburg 16, to Hog-Island 7, to Isle of Wight Court-House 18, to Nansemond Court-House 20, to Bennet's Creek-Bridge 30, to Edenton 30, over the Sound to Bell's Ferry 8, to Bath-Town, on Pamlico-River 45, to Grave's Ferry, on Neu's River 32, to Whitlock River 20, to New-River Ferry 30, to Newtown, on Cape-Fear River, 45, to Lockwood's Folly 15, to Shallot River 8, to the Eastern End of Long-Bay 22, to the Western End of Long-Bay 25, to George-Town, Wynyaw, 30, to Santee Ferry 12, to Jonah Collins's 18, to Hobcaw Ferry, against Charles Town, 30. In all 767 Miles.

Bibles, Common-Prayers, Testaments, Spelling-books, Psalters, Primmers, Copy-books for Children, and all Sorts of Stationary, to be sold by David Hall, at the New-Printing-Office, in Market-street, Philadelphia.