appear Attended on by all the Saints i' th' Year Nor am I one of those that can Repine Cause I am Clouded to see others Shine The Freedom you Indulge is Wealth enough And which is more hath made me Cannon-Proof Heav'ns Bless your Majesty increase your Powers No Guerdon's like to that of being Yours The Humblest of Your Majesties most Faithful and Obedient Subjects and Servants G. WHARTON In his Kalendarium Carolinum for the Year 1662. are these Excellent Poems 1. Under the Table of Kings SOme Princes have been Sirnam'd Red some Black Some Tall some Crook'd as well in Mind as Back Some for their Learning some for Valour stand Admired by this Learn'd and warlike-Warlike-Land Our Gracious King 's both Black and Tall of Stature Learn'd Valiant Wise and Lib'ral too by Nature But that Adorns Him more than all the rest Is Mercy in his most Religious Breast Which mix'd with Justice makes him thus to Shine Th' Incensed Glory of the Royal Line 2. Under the Terms Now that the Saints have ceased to Purloyn And Plunder let 's indulge 'em an Essoin Charles's Appearance shew'd them their mistake And he Forgave shall we Exception make No no râ—is Blest Return refresh'd Three Nations God keep 's from any more such Long Vacations 3. In January Behold the Two great Martyrs of this Age Embracing Heaven despising Vulgar Rage Blest Laud All-glorious Charles whose Cruel Death At once astonish'd both the Heav'ns and Earth Whose Horrid Murder Clouded Church and State 'Till Second Charles did both Illuminate 4. In February Let Winchester remember Burleigh's Blood Pontsract will witness Beaumont's who withstood The unrelenting Rebels and laid down Their well-spent Lives for Charles's injur'd Crown Some Crimson-streams do stain each Leaf we turn No Month but what affords us Cause to Mourn 5. In March Heroick Capel and Couragious Hyde Both mount the Scaffold both are Crucify'd Brave Bushel Son of Neptune lost his Head His Lamp was in great haste extinguished The Fifth Commandment keeping all their Crime A grievous Sin in that All-grieving Time 6. In April Their deadly Rancour floateth now amain Whilst silly Women harmless Babes are slain By their devouring Swords Boys Act Men's parts And Scarlet Gowns look on with trembling Hearts Three Red-Coats then with Bells about their Necks Were Force sufficient London to perplex 7. In May. But O the Precious Blood this Month was shed Valour its Right-hand lost Wisdom her Head Whence the Mis-judging Rude and Brainless Croud Made Earth and Skies but one Big-belly'd Cloud Till Gracious Charles Return'd whose warmer Rays Dissolv'd it turn'd black Nights to Sun-shine Days 8. In June Thrice Reverend Hewyt Noble Slingsby Dy'd Destruction was design'd them before Try'd The very Noise poor Rats and Mice did keep Amus'd the Tyrant broke his troubled sleep How could he chuse indeed but be afraid So long as Slingsby breath'd or Hewyt pray'd 9. In July And yet the Monster means not to desist His Wo's denounc'd against the Royallist Undaunted Gerard daring Ashton dye And many more whose Hearts could not comply No Constancy like that of Cavaliers Which never shrink with Force nor sordid Fears 10. In August The Valiant Lucas Death-despising Lisle And Gallant Andrews Sacrificed while The Holy Rabble Triumph and declare How Just how Innocent their Murders were Yet still methinks the Guilt sticks in their Face Vengeance pursues 'em to their proper Place 11. In September Think now of Worcester's Great Deliverance Let 's pay our Vows 't was something more than Chance That sav'd Great Charles and Us with Him did jerk The lewd Posteriors of th' Unhallow'd Kirk And taught 'em for the future to Misken Whom once they stiled Their Dear Brethren 12. In October Lo here again how fast the Wolf pursues Let him but Catch he cares not who Accuse Darby's great Earl unto the Block he brings No Blood he spar'd when once h' had spilt his Kings Thus the Revengeful whilst they are most keen In wounding others keep their own Wounds green 13. In November Lamented Kniveton doth the next appear Martyr'd not once but Martyr'd every Year Who to assure the World his Cause was Good Let not to Seal it early with his Blood Thus Martyrs suffer yet are never slain Thus Martyrs sow themselves to grow again 14. In December The Tyger follows yet His Thirst is great And nought but Humane Blood allays his Heat Sweet Norwich Holt and Downham his Rage saw They saw the Judges too but saw no Law Judgment was turn'd to Wormwood in that day Nor Truth nor Justice challeng'd any sway In his Kalendarium Carolinum for Anno 1663. We find these Excellent Verses 1. Upon the Great Conjunction of ♄ and ♃ in â™ FOrbear Enthusiasts and aim no higher Y' are Purg'd or quite Consum'd by this New fire The many Waters whilom drown'd the Land Must all Return and keep within their Strand Kings will be Kings their Awful Scepters sway The People Prompt and Zealous to Obey Now Holy Church will offer Holy things And burn her Incense under Angels Wings No Leper shall approach her Sacred Quire None touch her Altars cannot touch the Lyre Old Laws shall be Reviv'd and New ones made Wise Men arise and Fools run Retrograde Empires and Monarchies confirm'd Erected Churches Repair'd and Holy Ground Protected Tranquillity succeeds our Brutish Wars Balsoms our Wounds pours Oyl upon our Scars Commerce and Traffique then receives Increase Merchants adventure all things but their Peace Fanatick Spirits in short time forget What Principles they own'd in their Mad Fit Repining Tradesmen and Poor Handicrafts Turn Morning-Lectures into Morning-Draughts And wonder by what Wild-fires they were Led To feed on Thistles ' stead of wholsome Bread So Plain so Ugly now the Cheat appears 'T is lay'd aside for half three hundred Years 2. Under the Table of Kings The Presbyterian Oracle's a Witch For true it is as bruted by the Bitch We shall turn all Idolaters Who can Now Britain's Monarch so much more then Man Enjoy's an Angel darts such Rays Divine Do less than Worship Charles and Katherine 3. Under the Table of Terms Our Sacred Laws dispens'd with Spotless Hands Secure our Lives our Liberties our Lands But whilst th' unhallow'd Oliverian Crew Profane the Bar we hazard All anew I wonder with what Foreheads they appear T' Advance what by themselves subverted were 4. In January What still more Mischief yet more Plots on foot Design'd and Manag'd by the Rabble-Rout Plots of mean Extract and low Undertaking Shews Lord nor Lady save of Cromwel's making But such poor Snakes as our own Bosoms bred Which being all Tayl want Brains to make a Head 5. In February But form'd they have another Sion's Plea Full fraught with Treason and the Canting-Yea For Liberty to Plunder Fire and Kill First whom they can and next who e're they will Caesar himself from whence our Peace doth spring Shall have no Quarter 'cause they 'd have no King 6. In March The
thought upon that may ere long amaze the unjust Usurpers of his Royal Fathers Birth-right But no more of that this Year I will not trouble my self much longer with this Malicious Fellows Errors and Impertinencies nor with his scurrillous Language belch'd out against an Irish Gentleman who writ an Almanack Printed at Waterford in Ireland I never saw the Book and therefore I cannot judge of any thing in it nor admit of any such thing as Booker pretends to have Corrected him in For I have it from good hands that the Gentleman is so knowing a Scholar that it is incredible he should be guilty of such gross Errors as Booker hath charged him with And you have seen how able a Man Booker is to Correct any body But were I that Manapian he speaks of I would reward him with another Scheme for the future Opposition of the same Planets which happens upon the 20 day of October 1647. at half an hour past 6 a Clock in the Morning Saturn being then in 0. deg 27 min. of Gemini the Ascendant of London and Mars in 0. deg 27 min. of Sagit as appeareth by the Figure which I have Calculated exactly for the Meridian of London because it will much concern the South and West parts of England and that in a higher measure than the Conjunction before treated of doth the Kingdom of Ireland See the Scheme A Labente Anno. 1647 Octobr. 20 18 Hor 4 min 18 sec. Lost meridiem Latitud 51.32 And until the time of this Opposition do the Effects of the Conjunction vigorously extend themselves and then they have lasted 539 days which wants but 8 days of a Year and a half after which time the Effects of this Opposition shall begin and forcibly Operate until their next Conjunction which will happen again upon the 28 day of June 1648. in the 11 deg of Gemini which will be very ominous to some parts of England and especially the City of London For I cannot say the Effects of the Opposition shall cease when the Mathematical Circuit of their Conjunction finishes because that next Conjunction doth likewise happen in the Sign Gemini wherein Saturn is at the time of his Opposition to Mars which will not much differ in signification Although it be a received Truth that the Effects of the Opposition of these two Planets do commonly work more violently and quick Nam diametrae radiationes quemadmodum Tetragonismi mortes repentinas violentas mutationes faciunt congressus vero generalia accidentia And Haly the Arabian in his 8 Part Cap. 6. saith Quod Oppositio Saturni Martis est deterior eorum Conjunctione deteriores ac maligniores significationes demonstrant And indeed this is very Malicious in that they are both unhappily affected and afflicted Saturn being infortunate and Mars out of all his Essential Dignities and otherwise but meanly Fortified Haec oppositio significat quod homines in se invicem discordabunt prosequentur se mutuo odio cessabunt se familiariter invisere detrabet quilibet alteri Haly Part 8. Cap. 25. This Opposition signifieth that Men shall wrangle one with another and shall Prosecute themselves mutually with hatred And they shall forbear to visit one another familiarly And every one shall back-bite or speak evil of another It further praemonstrates great Pestilence and Mortality especially amongst Old Men Many Thefts and Robberies much deceitful dealing and that generally Men shall betray their Trust. That many unjust and unreasonable Taxes shall be imposed under several specious pretences to the undoing of many far worse than that of Ship-money I have taken the pains to set Booker the Scheme rightly for London and if he do not too much play the Fool or the Knave he needs must exceedingly terrifie the People subject to the Sign Gemini wherein Saturn is at the time of this Opposition in the 8. House the House of Death and Venus who is Lady of the 8. House is with the Moon in the latter end of the 2. House where likewise Mars afflicteth The 4. deg of Leo culminates Jupiter is in the latter end of the 10. House but Saturn and Mars do strongly besiege him He is miserably afflicted by their hateful square and is also in his Detriment Look now to your selves you of the Presbyterian-Cut the People are weary of your extemporary non-sence You Judges Officers and Magistrates who have betrayed or forsaken your Master and perverted the Law to serve your own wills expect to render an account of your Actions I unfeignedly protest you are all strongly threatned From the Sun and Mercury expect your comfort or none They cast a Friendly Sextile to Jupiter and they are free from the Malevolents though in the most viperous Sign of the Zodiack The Sun here represents His Majesty of England as being both Lord of the 10. House and Natural Significator of Kings Mercury as he is with the Sun hath signification of the Masters of the Houses of Princes and great Lords and their Secretaries and Stewards And they are both if not only Angular in the Figure This promises well to His Majesty and his Servants and not one jot of ill to Ireland By this time a Man may call a Spade a Spade Let me see the Face of him dare call the Queens Majesty a Traytor But the States have Voted her so for her Love so exemplarily shewed to the King her Husband Is there not one Lord nor Ten Commoners yet ashamed of it Yes some blush others are bold and impudent some stupidly senseless others wrangling away their Lives by strange and noisome Diseases some are threatned by Prodigious Births and those too of their own begetting And what not to render a People palpably accursed miserably and fully wretched Ireland now demands a reason for the Ordinance of the 24 of October 1644. And asks if you will buy any Land there Scotland tells you they have as great an Interest in the King as England and will in some of the Lands too if you will needs In a word we all look back and say Lord what have we done and been a doing for 7 Years Some make Question whether they be awake or in a Dream All Men are at a stand yet still in Action The besotted Crew do quake and murmure say little but think mischievously Furórne coecus an rapit vis acrior An culpa Responsum date Tacent Et ora pallor albus inficit Mentesque perculsae stupent Doth fury blind or greater Power command Is Sin the cause Oh let me understand They silent are Their cheeks are paler made And fears their horror-strucken Minds invade But it is the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars upon the 28 of June 1648. before mentioned will be assuredly Fatal to London and many other places of England I pray God avert the Judgments thereby threatned and incline the Hearts of His Majesties Subjects that as they are or ought to be all Christians so to be of
and at least 8000 modestly computed of their men killed and taken Prisoners 16 His Royal Highness arrived at Whitehal accompani'd with his Highness Prince Rupert whose Prudence and Courage in the late Engage Crown'd all his former atchivems 19 2063 Dutch Prisoners brought to Colchester whereof 13 Commanders 20 A Publick Thanksgiving observ'd in London and Westminster and other places adjacent for the late glorious victory obtain'd against the Dutch 21 The Parliam met at Westminster according to the term of Prorogation and was again Prorogu'd to the 1 of August next His Excellency the Count de Molina Ambassador to his Majesty from the Spanish King made his publique entry with great Splendor and Magnificence 22 Was Interred the Body of the most Noble Earl of Falmouth unfortunately slain in the late Fight with the Dutch His Majesty conferr'd the Honour of Knighthood upon Vice-Admiral Mynns and Câ—pt Smith for their Eminent services in that Fight 23 His Excellency the Count De Molina had publick audience 26 Mr. William Coventry Secretary to his Royal Highness received from his Sacred Majesty the Honour of Knighthood and was afterwards sworn of his Majesties most Honourable Privy Council 27 His Majesty with his Royal Highness the D. of York his Highness P. Rupert his Grace the Duke of Monmouth and oâ—hers of the Nobility arriv'd at the Buoy in the Nore together with her Majesty the Qu. Mother who thence prosecuted her journey toward France his Maiesty taking his leave this night and afterward going aboard the Royal Charles Conferred the Honour of Knighthood upon Rear-Admiral Tyddiman Capt. Jordan Capt. Spragg and Capt. Cuttings for their eminent valour shewed in the late Fight with the Dutch July 2 His Majesty return'd to Greenwich whence he passed by Coach to Hampton-Court 4 A Publick Thanksgiving throughout England and Wales for the late glorious Victory obtain'd against the Dutch 5 Part of his Majesties Fleet set sail from Southwold-Bay towards the Coasts of Holland A general Fast observed in London and Westminster and places adjacent by his Majesties Command upon occasion of the Plague and Pestilence then raging there And the second of August next to be kept in like manner and so the first Wednesday in every month for the future until it pleased God to remove that heavy Judgment 27 His Majesty and the Queen Consort removed toward Salisbury 28 Their Majesties parted this morning at Farnham-Castle her Majesty proceeding towards Salisbury his Majesty to Portsmouth whither he came this day at Noon 29 Her Majesty arrived at Salisbury 31 His Majesty in the Isle of Wight Aug. 1 His Majesty came to Salisbury Parliament again Prorogued to the 3 of October next coming 5 Their Royal Highnesses arrived at York 15 The Receipt of his Majesties Exechequer being removed to his Majesties Honour of Non-such in Surrey in regard of the great and dangerous increase of the Plague at Westminster opened there 16 His Royall Highness at Hull The Dutch Smyrna Fleet and Straits-Men De Ruyters and their East-India return Ships in all about 50 being arrived at Bergen in Norway were by a Squadron of 22 Sail commanded by Sir Tho. Tyddiman most gallantly Attack'd in that Harbour But the Danes having suffered the Dutch to land and plant their Guns ashore to the best advantage of annoying us assisted them by their Shot from the Castle and Forts All which would not yet have served their turn if a strong Gale out of the Harbor had not made our Fire-ships useless whereupon our Ships retired with some loss of Men amongst whom M. Edward Montague and Mr. Wyndham who lost their lives honourably in the service of their King and Country and some 4 or 5 of our Ships disabled But not without some severe Execution done both upon their Men and Shipping 30 His Majâ—sties Fleet commanded by his Excellency the Earl of Sandw set sail towards the Coast of Holland in hope once more of ingaging the Dutch this year 31 A great storm at Sea especially upon the Coasts of Norway which scatter'd the Dutch thereabouts September 1. His Grace the Duke of Ormond Arrived at Waterford in Ireland The Bishop of Munster advancing with an Army against the States General for recovery of Bokelo the Eyler Fort and several other places by them unjustly detained from him being assisted thereto with a great sum of Money by his Majesty of Great-Brit to find them work at Land as well as by Sea Sir George Downing return'd from Holland 3 4 Four Dutchmen of War two rich East-India Ships and several other of their Merchant-men taken by some of his Majesties Navy commanded by his Excellence the Earl of Sandw with the loss only of the Hector a small Flem. Vessel of 22 Guns taken from them in the last War unhappily sunk in this ser. 5 Fires kindled and continued 3 days 3 nights in all the Streets Courts Lanes Alleys of London to correct and purifie the Air. 7 The Holland Fleet joyn'd with the rest of their Merchant-men at Bergen 9 Some of his Majesties Ships encountred 12 sail of Hollanders and took the greatest part of them amongst which were four Dutch-men of War and several others West-India Men and Provision-Ships with above 1000 Prisoners So that no less than 30 Prizes were taken from the Dutch in this Expedition under his Excellency the Earl of Sandwich who had pursued this advantage into their own Harbours had not a most violent storm this very day put the Fleet into some disorder many Ships being thereby separated from the Body thereof 11 His Majesty removed from Salisbury to the Right Honourable the Lord Ashleys at Saint Giles's where he lay that night 15 His Majesty at Pool 17 At Lutworth-Castle in the Isle of Purbeck 18 At Weymouth 19 His Majesty at Portland 20 At Dorchester whence he return'd to St. Giles 21 Thence to Salisbury 23 His Royal Highness set forth from York toward Oxford and lay at Sir George Savills at Rufford that night 24 At Warwick-Castle 25 His Majesty set out from Salisbury toward Oxford where he orrived and met his Royal Highness the same night 26 The Queens Majesty came to Oxford Her Royal Highness began her Journey from York toward Oxford 29 Sir Thomas Bludworth elected Lord Mayor for the ensuing year October 5 Her Royal Highness arrived at Oxford 9 Parliament met at Oxford according to the Term of Prorogation 10. The two Houses â—et and attended His Mâ—â—esty in Christ-Church-Hall â—his Morning where His â—ajesty Entertained them â—ith a most Gracious â—peech which was Seconâ—ed by another from the Right Honourable the L. Chancellour After which â—he House of Commons â—oted That Humble and Hearty Thâ—nkâ— should be â—eturned to His Majesty â—or his great Care and Conâ—â—ct in the Preservation of 〈◊〉 People and the Hoâ—our of this Nation and â—â—at they would Assist him â—ith their Lives and Forâ—â—nes against the Dutch or â—â—y other that should Asâ—â—â—t them against His Maâ—esty That the Humble and
Reason why the Irish may not challenge as much freedom and Priviledge in the enjoyment of their Religion as is allowed the Independents Anabaptists Brownists and at the least a hundred more Sects and Schismes within the Lines of Communication who have Libeâ—ty without any restraint or limitation to exercise their Gifts as they term it both publickly and privately To Preach and Write what they please and even to cloy the Press with â—heir Heresies and Schismes And if we look back upon the Original ground of the Irish Insurrection was it not high time think you for the Irish after they were denyed any reasonable Answer to their Propositions which were sent and delivered in an humble and peaceable manner to the Parliament by Commissioners of that Kingdom who were dismissed hence without any hopes of having their grievances redressed which notwithstanding were far greater and more intolerable than those which the Scots pretended when they clearly perceived so many pernicious Plots and damnable Designs daily inventing against them and with what Acrimony the Roman Catholicks here were proceeded against after the third of November 1640. After so much swearing and forswearing to take off the Earl of Strafford's Head And the Parliament electing a new Deputy of their own mould and metal to be sent over in his stead And His Majesties Person in continual hazard by the frequent Tumults of the Sectarists and Schismaticks Was it not time I say their Nation being thus neglected and threatned His Majesties Person being not exempt from danger and all this occasioned by their own fellow Subjects to associate and unite themselves and to stand upon their Guard for the preservation of their Religion Lives and Liberties And was it more Rebellion in them by the known Laws of this or that Land to raise Forces for the necessary defence of their Kingdom than in the English or Scots to raise so many great Armies that have fought against His Majesty under the pretence of Fighting for him whilst yet there hath been no body to oppose him but themselves I remember a few Verses that were written by some body Anno 1641. they resemble the form of a Petition directed to His Majesty by the considerate Catholicks of Ireland They are pretty ones and therefore I will here give you them as I had them from a Friend MOst gracious Soveraign grant that we may have Our ancient Land and Faith 't is all we crave Your English and your Scots not so content Claim all that 's Yours by Act of Parliament Their Tyranny we hate Confess your Right 'T is not 'gainst you 't is against them we Fight Whilst you were King we were your Subjects Scorn To be their Slaves we 're Fellow-Subjects born Heavens bless your Majesty increase your Powers You being your Self again we still are Yours But to return again to John Booker for I will not lose him yet I would gladly demand a Reason from him in Art for his menacing of France or Spain with vengeance for assisting the Irish Or why the Pope should come in any danger of hazarding his Triple Crown in the Quarrel Unless the States intend to advance for Italy If they do they may do well to transmit the Directory to Rome as the pre-cursor of a new Reformation there But I am afraid Sir Thomas his Courage will cool at the conceit Nor is it pertinent to the handling of this Conjunction for Booker to tell us an old story of the Spanish Armado in 88. or of the Gun-powder Treason 1605. The wickedness of those Devilish attempts are both thought on and abhorred by every true English Christian. Or of what concernment is the Decollation of Mary Queen of Scots Anno 1587. to the Kingdom of Ireland because that when she was Beheaded Saturn was in Taurus as now he is Or of Saturn and Mars their being conjoyned in the Year 1588. a little before the Spanish Armado appeared upon the English Coast Does not John Booker here most wretchedly confound himself Instead of going about to prove Saturn's Progress through Taurus Ominous to Ireland he contrarily produces Examples which prove that Position dangerous to England and Scotland For whatever his meaning be he instances not any one thing hurtful to Ireland in either of those Years And then he robs Sir Christopher Heydon of more than a whole Page concerning the general Occurrences in the World which happened in 88. without any mention made of that most Learned and Judicious Knight And so he proceeds to fill up the remainder of his Malicious Pamphlet with railing at the Irish telling them how they have ever been most Rebellious and Treacherous to the English Nation and have most Barbarously and Inhumanely Murthered many thousand Souls c. But we know of another Kingdom that hath sometimes been more Rebellious and Treacherous than they for less cause But I never heard of any Souls that ever either of them Murthered I speak not this to justifie or maintain any inhumane Action in Ireland or elsewhere for my Nature abhors all manner of Cruelty to the worst of Men I think I could not harm either Mr. Lilly or John Booker in word or deed if I had them in my power but rather use them with all civil respect and courtesie if they were worse than they be nor to countenance Treason and Rebellion That I need not it hath been sufficiently done by a far greater Power But the thing I aim at is to unmask Booker's inveterate hatred to that distressed Nation who if he were but half so Charitable as he is either unreasonable or ignorant he would not attempt to Assassine the Honour of a whole Nation with his Invectives but rather suspend these his rash Censures and wish a happy Union than the confusion of so many Christians The remainder of his Pamphlet tends to the Defence of Astrology wherein he still plays the Thief with Sir Chr. Heydon and of the Planet Venus her appearance in the day time at the Birth of our most hopeful Prince Charles which he saith if she presignifieth any thing was the Miseries of this Kingdom Because saith he it is usual and an ordinary thing for Venus to be seen in the day time I grant him that it is both usual and ordinary but not always at the Birth at Princes It is both usual and ordinary for Saturn and Mars to be in Conjunction and shall we therefore say it presignifies nothing I confess I have not seen any Authors that handle such Appearances nor hath Booker any other Authority than his foolish Fancy for saying she was the Prodromus of these unhappy differences in England But he that shall make inspection into the Positure of the Heavens when Venus was in Apog Eccentrici or in her greatest distance from the Sun shall find matter more than ordinary whereon to fix his Contemplations And I am of Opinion that her glorious appearance at the Nativity of our hopeful Prince Charles did presignifie things not yet
which Number is produced by the addition of Twelve and Nine Degrees the Cold commenceth and lasts for the most part until the Sun have separated himself Twenty one Degrees from his Conjunction with him In like manner the Planets which have their Houses opposite when they behold one another by a forcible Aspect as the Opposition or Quartile or Trine do introduce a Memorable Change to Rain or Cold or Heat As if the Sun be in Aspect with Saturn a Cold Peristasis of the Air especially if either of them be in Watry Signs In the Summer time frequent showers but in Winter Cold and Snow So also the Configuration of Mars and Venus do bring for the most part Heat and warm Showers Jupiter and Mercury vehement blasts of Wind. And these Configurations of the Sun with Saturn Venus and Mars Jupiter and Mercury are by the Ancient Mathematicians called Portarum seu valvarum Apertiones Nor must you neglect the rising and setting of the fifteen Fixed Stars of the First and the fifteen of the Second Magnitude Recorded by Ptolomy in his Kalendar For if upon the Days that those Stars rise or set with the Sun there be a New or Full Moon Celebrated or that some Planet of a Conformable Nature with those Fixed Glories shall rise or set with him or some other memorable Constellation that Day happen then may you safely Predict a notable Change of Air. And this is confirmed of Cardan Segm. 7. Aphor. 71. Oportet exortus occasus Heliacos clariorum Syderum observare vix enim fiet nè sub Ortu Caniculae siccitatis morbi non vigeant sub Arcturi occasu imbres And indeed unless the rising and setting of the Fixed Stars did Operate something we should hardly have Rain at one time more than another For as saith the same Author Seg. 7. Aph. 72. Incertus est Planetarum concursus Observe also when the Moon or any of the Planets transits the Angles of the Worlds Revolution and of the Angles of the New â—nd Full Moons for then be sure some Change of Air ensueth according to the Nature of those Planets Moreover if upon a Conjunction or Opposition of the three Superiour Planets either amongst themselves or with the three Inferiours the Moon soon after apply unto them by an Opposite or Quartile Configuration be assured of Rain or Winds according to the Nature of the Planets so Conjoyn'd or Opposed Consider too the Eclipses Comets and other general Constitutions for often-times they augment or mitigate the Special I presume it is not forgotten what vehement and mighty Winds we had in January and February following the first appearance of the Comet in December 1652. and what Incredible Tempests were the two following Years on the Coasts of England France Spain Holland and Germany in the Atlantick Ocean and the Baltick Seas the Owners of the Navies thereby scattered and of the many Ships Goods and Men that were lost and therein miserably Perished have cause to remember Neither do ye wholly neglect the Rule of Eudoxus which Pliny tells of Lib. 2. Cap. 47. viz. That in the space of four Years not only the Winds but all other Tempests for the most part return to what they were before For although that Rule of his depends only upon this Foundation That at the end of four Years next following the Leap-year the Political-year agrees almost with the Astronomical in respect of Time the rising setting and Mediation of the Fixed Stars with the Sun howbeit the Motion of the Moon and the other Planets be far different Yet because the Power of the Sun and Fixed Stars is so great in stirring up of Tempests and the Moon not far disâ—ant from the place opposite unto that wherein she was four Years before it is probable that almost the same Tempests may return I confess I never observ'd it But touching the Mansions of the Moon I do not regard them as remembring what Cardan admonisheth Seg. 7. Aph. 57. Mansiones Lunae nè inspicias est Luna vis à loco suo à loco in signifâ—ro à Lumine Planetis Fixis And these are the Rules I thought fit to communicate concerning the Change of the Weather A Collection of sundry of our Authors most Excellent Poems as they were Printed in several of his Loyal Annual Works IN his Loyal Almanack for 1650. being the next Opportunity of the Press he had after the Bloody Murther of His Sacred Majesty of Blessed Memory Charles the First he hath these several signal sparks of Loyalty following 1. He begins with Liber Lectori Touch me not Traytor For I have a Sting For all but such as love and serve the King I am no Temporist Nor can I brook The Pocket of a Bradshaw Steel or Cook Or any Regicide that liveth I Disdain all Harbours of Disloyalty URANIA is Divine and to be clear I serve no Mortal but the CAVALIER If then thou be'st not one pray let me lie Until thou canst affect as well as buy 2. Under the Table of Kings c. having placed therein K. Charles the Second he writes Let such as Booker cringe unto a State And leave a Blank where I have rank'd a King 'T is far below my Quill to Calculate The spurious Birth of that Prodigious thing For maugre all its Acts and damned Art Still Charles the Second's Monarch of my Heart 3. Under the Table of Terms c. Thus should the Terms begin and end if we Were not controll'd by Traytors Tyranny But since they may adjourn or Vote them down My Rule 's not certain whilst they Rule the Town 4. In January having put the Decollation of His Royal Majesty and the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury in Red Letters that the Cruelty of those Actions might more eminently appear he writes Behold those Crimson Veins England lament Nay curse the Authors of thy Dismal Fate But dote no longer on a Parliament Nor be Ambitious to be hight a State Since in this Month those Tyrants hewed down In Laud the Mitre in blest Charles the Crown 5. In February Lo here again two Martyrs on a Tree Burleigh and Beaumont basely put to Death That for attempting's Soveraign to free This that he would not Saint-like break his Faith Look to it Wild and Lambert there 's a Season Heaven will Revenge this Blood reward your Treason 6. In March Yet yet the thirsty Saints howl out for blood Brave Gapel Cambridge hoâ—Hoâ—land all must die The first 'cause he for 's King and Country stood They 'cause they would and yet would not comply They found thy Mercy and fair Quarter Flat Cruelty But Capel is the Martyr 7. In April The lofty Saints their Prowess now to show And make their Fame float with the spreading Main Vouchsafe this Month to let great London know They durst encounter Boys as well as Men. For Lion-like th' Apprentices they slay But what cannot resist is Asses prey 8. In May. Now wise
Years Since all the Heav'ns appeared on a fire 82 Years Since Piercy and great Navil's Insurrection 87 Years Since Gresham Colledge and th' Exchangâ— erection 85 Years Since Drake surrounded this our Globe of strife 79 Years Since Pious Gresham did exchange this Life 77 Years Since Saint Domingo ransack'd wash by Drake 71 Years Since then the Spaniards did not sighâ— but quake 71 Years Since Zutphen-Siege our Famous Sydnâ—y slew 70 Years Since Scotch Queen Mary bid the World adieu 69 Years Since boasting Spain's Armado overthrown 68 Years Since th' Indian Weed was first in England known 65 Years Since daring Drake and noble Hawkins di'd 61 Years Since Cheap-side-Cross most richly beautifi'd 60 Years Since Cales was from the Spaniards stoutly torn 60 Years Since CHARLES the first to grief and sorrow born 56 Years Since Learned JAMES the English Crown possest 54 Years Since he th' Allegiance Oath upon us prest 54 Years Since Fate reveal'd the Puny Powder-Plot 51 Years Since first rejoyc'd for now regarded not 50 Years Since Fred'rick Count arriv'd on English Earth 44 Years Since we bewail'd Heroick HENRY's Death 44 Years Since here last Christianus Denmark's King 42 Years Since Middleton's River brought from Amwel-spring 42 Years Since we Bermudas â—irst inhâ—bited 42 Years Since Learned Rawleigh's noble Blood was shed 38 Years Since last a Comet in the Scorpion seen 38 Years Since that brought death to Ann our James's Queen 37 Years Since Charles with cares as well as gold was Crown'd 31 Years Since his fair Queen first trod on English Ground 31 Years Since Londâ—n's last great Plague from Heaven sent 31 Years Since then at Oxford sate the Parliâ—ment 31 Years Since Buckingham's great Duke so basely slain 28 Years Since Englâ—nd did conclude a Peace with Spain 27 Years Since liâ—ing Charles fiâ—st breath'd this loathsom air 26 Years Since Rev'râ—â—â— LAUD began St. Paul's repair 22 Years Since the late King advanc'd against the Sâ—OT 17 Years Since Peace concluded but intended not 17 Years Sincâ— Wolves and Foxes first were Idoliz'd 16 Years Since 〈◊〉 Strafford's Blood was Sacrific'd 15 Years Since Sects and Tumults set the Land on fire 15 Years Since the dead King was forced to retire 15 Years Since Hotham shut Hull-gates against the King 14 Years Since ruined for thoughts to let him in 12 Years Since we with Essex vow'd to live and die 14 Years Since we cashier'd him of his Excellency 12 Years Since Charles his Royal Standard streaming stood 14 Years Since Keinton-field deep dy'd with English blood 14 Years Since Cheapside-Cross for Conscience-sake did fall 13 Years Since Moses Tables forc'd to give the wall 13 Years Since the Scotch Army marched to our aid 13 Years Since they return'd from Hereford well paid 13 Years Since Uxbridge Overture's initiation 12 Years Since Love bâ—lâ—ht fire brands that consum'd the nation 12 Years Since first we felt the vertue of a Tax 12 Years Since glorious Laud triumphed o're the Ax 12 Years Since Common-Prayers ceas'd abjured rather 12 Years Since the wise Synod voâ—ed God the Father 12 Years Since Naseby-field first own'd that fatal blow 11 Years Since even poor Women felt the overthrow 11 Years Since pensive Charles left Oxford in Disguise 10 Years Since he to Treacherous Scots became a Prize 10 Years Since Henderson receiv'd his Mortal Wounds 10 Years Since Scotch-men sold their Prince for English pounds 10 Years Since Holmby-house â—estrain'd his further flight 10 Years Since Joyce surpriz'd him in the dead of Night 9 Years Since he had terms propos'd and promis'd right 9 Years Since fairly juggl'd into th' Isle of Wight 9 Years Since there the sinful Treaty did commence 8 Years Since broken off he forthwith hurry'd thence 8 Years Since the old Commons took a purging dose 8 Years Since CHARLES made truly great and glorious 8 Years Since they the House of Lords did useless doom 8 Years Since Kingship dangerous and burthensom 8 Years Since the Supremacy was Eastward bound 8 Years Since our Allegiance bury'd under ground 8 Years Since CHARLES's Crown exposed to a rate 8 Years Since England hight â—he Title of Free-State 7 Years Since Scotland tasted of Heav'ns ireful Cup 5 Years Since English Hogs are our dear Brethren up 5 Years Since Mars unroosted those had twelve years rul'd 3 Years Since Mad-men on their Ruines 'gan to build 3 Years Since that illiterate Conclave's Dissolution 3 Years Since this blest Governments first Institution 3 Years This is added out of his Ephemer 1655. Since Time was pregnant of a Lord Protector 2 Years Since she brought forth a more than Trojan Hector 2 Years Since London feasted him at Grocers Hall 2 Years Since Viner the first Knight amongst us all 2 Years Since Peace concluded with the High-born Dutch 2 Years Since the shrill Trumper nois'd it to be such 2 Years Since Knights and Burgesses their free Election 2 Years Since winnowed and made of one complexion 2 Years Since they conven'd and sate with blest intent 2 Years Since they presum'd to tune the Instrument 2 Years Since found flat-guilty of that High Ambition 2 Years Since taught the meaning of a Recognition 2 Years Since some like Rats forsook the falling House 2 Years Since others big with Mountains dropt a Mouse 2 Years Since the Protector set their sins before them 2 Years Since he dissolved never to restore them 1 Years Since Noble James the Duke of Lenox dy'd 1 Years Since Perjur'd Falc'ner wisely stept aside 1 Years Since Wiltshire's Insurrection broach'd new fears 1 Years Since the grand seisure of the Cavaliers 1 Years For the continuing this Ingenuous Chronology to any time you need but add the elapsed Years between your proposed year and the Year 1656. and 't is done Examples are needless 2. Over the Festivals Why rail we not at superstitious days Pull Crosses down and burn the harmless Bays â—hy do we not inhibit Common-Pray'rs â—nd threaten Bridewell to the Cock-Pit Players â—ow can our tender Consciences digest Organs and Altars stand they East or West Plum-broth and Pies made of Malignant-Paste Which erst the Godly would not dare to taste And plead Allegiance now that Fatal stroke Hath cut the Chain and cleft in two the Yoke The change is great and may be well defended But 't is enough to say The work is ended 3. Over the Table of Kings Yet yet the Regal Table courts the Nation Kings are not out of date though out of Fashion Under the Table of Kings Two Williams twice four Henries Stephens but one Three Richards twice three Edwards and a John One Mary one Elizabeth a James And Charles five times five Soveraigns with ten names Who numbers more transgresses out of Reason God save my Cow and that I hope 's no Treason 4. Over the Table of Terms The Chancery's reform'd and so are we All things enjoy their Pristine Purity Under the Table of Terms Lawyers 't is true like new-set Mill-stones grind Their Rough-shod Clients
Rev'rend Bishops too had need look to 't For Churches Lands they Challenge ev'ry Foot As Purchas'd by their Money or their Blood But howsoever the Saints Title 's good The Spirit tells 'em They 'r the only Heirs This is the Land of Promise and all Their's 7. In April Bless'd Reformation taught such gainful things As Sacriledge and Murdering of Kings Precious the Pastors with such Manna fed us Holy the Cov'nant to such Duties led us Who would Abjure that Caledonian-Gull Cram'd both the Belly and the Conscience full 8. In May. Mistake me not For I reflect on none That be true Converts they who can bemoan Their Treason and not grudge to term it such Shall pass for Currant if they 'l ' bide the touch My Heart no Malice harbours I forgive The Knaves as willingly as they would Live 9. In June But Monsters some there are with Wood-street Faces Have Crept th know how into warm Places Places of Trust and Profit none knows why Whose Hearts defiance bids to Majesty Send out and see how England's over-spread With Froggs and Locusts worse than Egypt bred 10. In July Survey the Customs Garble the Excise Inspect our Courts of Justice Look who Plies As well below-bridge as above Enquire Into our Offices Then one step higher And see how deadly ev'ry where w' are gnawn By the foul Jaws of Presbyterian spawn 11. In August And must such Miscreants be the only Wise And Worthy We their lasting Sacrifice Who is 't will longer dote on Vertuous Deeds When black Rebellion so fairly speeds If Plato's Morals such Requitals give Who would not study Machiavil to Live 12. In September I but those Beasts are Pardon'd That w' allow But shall their Treasons be Rewarded too With Halters be 't For they alone can Season Such Restless Minds and keep from speaking Treason Nor is 't but fit they should be Treated thus Full Twenty Years so kindly Treated us 13. In October For 't is not long since a Poor Cavalier Durst scarce so much as blow his Nose for fear Of doing wrong They kept us in such awe We Cleft their Wood we did their Water draw And shall we still be Subject to their Scorns License such Sawcy Jacks to wind their Horns 14. In November 'T is true the Storm 's Prodigious Seas are rough But yet our Ship 's well Mann'd and stout enough Why should we dread the sight of Rocks or Shelves Our Foes adventur'd all yet sav'd themselves Whose Scarlet sins pass'd but for over-sights Who think th 'ave all deserved to be Knights 15. In December But now I think nay dare Prognosticate For I have study'd and know well their Fate We shall no longer be their Captives led Our Chains are broke their Hydra's vanquished But till once more our Sins do their's surpass Enjoy our own and prove The Devil 's an Ass. 16. Upon London's Choosing Sir John Robinson Lord Mayor for Conclusion Welfare fair London for this Happy Choice The Snake's untwisted at her Thundring Voice The Royal Tower and Town both in such Hands Despise all Factious and Fanatick Bands He dreads no Plots nor dreameth of Surprize Nought startles Him like Presbyterian Lyâ—s In his Kalendarium Carolinum for Annâ— 1664. We meet these Ingenious Pieces of Poetry 1. In January WElcom the Year pick'd out from all the rest To note great Charles his good Subjects blest Blest from the Fiery Zeal and deadly Feud Of a deluded Brain-sick Multitude Blest with the Influence of so good Stars Peace cannot Surfeit nor devour us Wars 2. In February Titan affronts the President of War Jove joyns with Venus now our Morning-Star The Persian Deity casts his Sextile Light On him and Chronus Th' Empress of the Night Vails her lent Beauty for a little space But then rich Beams do re-adorn her Face 3. In March Sol Jove and Saturn all in Quartile move Mars bids Defiance to the Queen of Love Whence showers of Grief and strong Debates arise To shew what Mortal thinks himself most Wise. But if such Wisdom to Sedition tend Fiat Justitia he 's not England's Friend 4. In April See how the Churle and thundring Zeus wrangle With their Inferiours from a pow'rful Angle Whilst yet with Paean they preserve a Truce And bath the Teeming Earth with Fertile Juice Juice that distilled in a Silver shower Whos 's ev'ry Pearl-like-drop awakes a Flower 5. In May. Mars now at Archas and the Royal Sun Darts his Malignant Radiation But Sol and Hermes in Conjunction meet Phenon and Pyrois each other greet It is approved Prudence to comply With such whose Greatness will admit no vye 6. In June Titan the two Superiours doth Oppose So Hermes Jove so Saturn Phosphoros Mars frowns at Venus and the Aged Sire But smiles on Phaëton Thus th' Heav'ns Conspire Our Weal or Woe and as they Love or Hate We Mortals find our Bad or Happy State 7. In July Sol and Cyllenius re-unite their Rays And breath fresh gales to Fan the Soultry Days Jove storms at Mars affronts sweet Aphrodite Lucina loses all her borrow'd Light But in four hours resumes her wonted Grace Could Ladies so where then an ugly Face 8. In August What gracious Aspects doth this Month produce Sextiles and Trines which melting Love diffuse Methinks when th' upper Worlds so well agree This World of Ours should Reconciled be But that there 's still a Holy Madness rages Which nought but all-consuming Time asswages 9. In September Old Falcifer Nature 's not best of Friends With Sol and Venus eagerly contends Titan with Jove Jove with the Cyprian Queen As if resolv'd to shew each other's Spleen But those high Quarrels quickly are decided Since Jealousies nor Fears have them divided 10. In October Jove's winged Herald from the parching Sun Completes his utmost Elongation The Sun and Saturn Jove and Hermes smile As if all one yet once a Crocodile So Cap and Cringe some fly Fanaticks still But trust 'em not for then they mean to Kill 11. In November Saturn and Mavors close in Council sit Contriving Plots and how those Plots should hir Now which of such Malignants is 't will say He hath gone wrong and doth Repent his way For They their Plots shall unsuccessful find To His great good whose Ruine they design'd 12. In December Phoebus and Saturn in the Goat do meet Whence Feather'd Snow or Storms of Rain and Sleet But now now that the Crowded Wassail-Bowl So frolick looks what matters fair or foul Let 's as the fair Rowena did begin A Solemn Health unto our Lord the King 13. Under the Table of Kings Your Mercy SIR hath gain'd you what are Good And few repine save those delight in Blood If now your Justice unto such extends You Qâ—ell â—he Moâ—stâ—rs and secure your Friends The 〈◊〉 â—â—litick's nor safe nor free Whilst but one Member dares Rebellious be 14. Under the Table oâ— Tâ—â—ms No more Custodes Carolus soâ—ndâ— better This sets us Free That Uâ— and Ours
Fra. Windebank Questioned Nov. 12. 100000 l. voted for the Scots 13. Sir George Ratcliff sent into Ireland 16. Bp. of Lincoln enlarged 19. Scotch Commissioners admitted Residence in London 21. Justice Howard assaulted aâ—d stabbed in Westminster-Hall 23. A Commis issued for treating with the Scots 28. Pryn and Burton Triumphantly into London Dr. Bastwick the like soon after Dec. 3. Pryn and Burton complain of their Prosecutors 4. Sir George Ratcliff committed 5. Secretary Windebank fled into France 7. Ship-mony Voted illegal The Judges questioned 8. E. Strafford committed to the Tower L. Ann dyed at Richm. D. Cosens committed 11. Lond. Petit. against Bishops 16. Canons Voted Illegal 18. Arch-Bish of Caâ—terbury sequestred committed to the Black Rod. 19. B. Wren accused of High Treason 21. L. Finch Voted a Traytor 22. He fled into Holland Jan. 23. Goodman a Priest reprieved Pryn Burton and Bastw Voted Innocent and satisfaction to be given them by their Judges 30. E. Strafford charged in the House of Lords Feb. 10. Match with the Prince of Orange propounded 11. Plots suggested 13. Judge Berkly Impeached committed 16. Bill for Triennial Parl. signed which occasioned Bonfires and ringing of Bells 24. E. Strafford made his Defence before the H. of Lords Remanded to the Tower 26. Arch-Bish accused of High Treason before the H. of Lords Ordered to the Tower Feb. Scots first styled Dear Brethren All Books Libels and Proclamat against them called in A Thanksgiving for the Peace with them March 1. Arch-Bishop committed to the Tower 10. Bishops Votes in Parliament null'd 22. E. Strafford's Tryal began Anno 1641. April Convocation H. Fined 15. E. Strafford's Tryal ended House of Commons voted him Guilty of High Treason which was Opposed by the L. G. Digby and others 20. Prince of Orange to London 21. E. Strafford voted the second time Guilty of High Treason by the Commons Bill of Attainder read in the House of Lords where many opposed it 29. Nevertheless the H. of Lords also vote him Guilty of High Treason May 1. King declared himself unsatisfied 2. Princess Mary Married to the Pr. of Orange 3. Thousands of the City came to Westminster crying for Justice against the Earl 5. Protestation taken by the Parliament 6. E. Strafford voted the second time Guilty of High Treason by the H. of Lords 8. Two Bills one for the Execution of the Earl the other for continuation of the Parliament tendred to the King 9. King consulted with the Judges and Bishops Some of the Bishops advised him to pass the Bills The Earl himself by his Letter to the King desired him to sign the Bill of Attainder May 10. Bill for the Execution of E. Strafford signed by the King So likewise that other for continuance of the Parliament which proved the Execution of himself 11. The King by his Letter to the Lords delivered by the Prince sollicited for his Life but in vain 12. E. Strafford Beheaded on Tower-hill 17. L. Goring resigned hâ—s place Master of the Wards L. Say succeeded him Bp. Juxton L. Treasurer resigned his Staff The Office committed to five Commissioners E. of Leicest made Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Marquess Hertford Governour of the Prince in the room of the Earl 〈◊〉 Newcastle June 19. Voted thâ—â— the Scots should receiâ—â— 100000 pounds of theâ—â— 300000 l. at Midsummer 1642. the remainder at Midsummer 1644 July 2. Bill imposing the Tax of Pole-money 5. Bishop Wren Voteâ— against Two Bills passed for puâ—ting down the High Commission and Star-Chambeâ— Courts Sir Tho. Roe Ambassâ—dour into Germany Qu. Mother left England and dyed soon after a Cullein The five Judges who had formerly given their Opinions for Ship-money charged by the House oâ— Commons Aug. English and Scotch Armies disbanded 10. King began his Journey for Scotland An Order for taking away all scandalous Pictures out of Churches Sept. 8. Parliament adjourn'd till Octob. 20. A standing Committee consisting of fifty Members appointed during the Recess Octob. 22. Owen ô Conolly discovered the design of the Irish Rebellion Mac Mahon and the L. Macquire taken and secured 23. The Irish Rebellion first brake out the King being then in Scotland Nov. 5. 200000 l. voted to be raised for suppressing the Irish Rebellion The King referred the whole business to the Parliament Marquess Ormond by Commission from the Earl of Leicester and with the Kings approbation made Lieutenant General of all the Forces in Ireland King returned from Scotland Magnificently Feasted by the City King Feasted the Chiâ—f of the City at Hampton Court where divers Aldermen received the Honour of Knighthood Dec. 15. Remonstr of the state of the Kingdom presented to the King at Hampton Court 27. Tumults at Westminster threatning the Bishops 30. Twelve Bishops protest against Popery or any malignity against the State and against such Orders or Votes as had passed or which should pass in the Lords House during their enforced absence Dec. 31. Twelve Bishops accused by the Commons of High Treason whereof ten were committed to the Tower the other two to the Black Rod. Jan. 1. The Irish Proclaimed Rebels 3. Articles exhibited against the five Members 4. King in Person demandeâ— them 5. Houâ—es adjourn'd into London 6. Proâ—lamation made for Apprehending the â—ive Members 7. H. of Commons declared the Kings Proclamation to be â—alâ—e scandalous and illegal Sir Edward Hâ—rbert the Kings Attorney General committed for preferring the Articles against the five Members 10. The King Queen Prince and Duke of York to Hampton Court 11. The five Members Guarded to Westminster by Water 27. House of Commons Petitioned the King for the Militia Feb. 14. Adventures for Irish Land 23. Queen with the Princes Mary her Daughter imbarqued at Dover for Holland King to Greenwich whence he sent for the Prince and Duke of York They removed to Theobalds March 9. Thence to Newmarket 15. Thence to Huntington May 3. Protestation taken by the Parliament 26. Thence to York Anno 1642. April 8. King proposed to go in Person into Ireland Disliked by the Parliament 9. An Order of Parliament enjoyning their Members to attendance 22. Duke of York and Pr. Elector to Hull 23. King denyed admittance into Hull Sir John Hotham Proclaimed Traytor 24. King complains of the Affront 25. Sir John Hotham justified by the Parliament The Lords began to desert the Parliament and go to the King May 12. Gentry of Yorkshire attended the King at York 20. Voted that the King intended to levy War against the Parliament 30. Nine Lords with the King summoned to Westminster June 2. An Order of Parliament requiring the Revolted Members to return by the sixteenth of June Nineteen Propositions sent to the King 10. An Order for bringing in Money and Plate 14. King writ to the City 15. Thirty seven Lords protested in behalf of the King The nine Lords Summoned to appear were for default thereof Impeached of High Treason L. Keeper Littleton conveyed the Great Seal and afterwards himself to the King at