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<p>MISCELLANIES,
<hi>VIZ.</hi>
</p>
<list>
<item>I. Day-Fatality.</item>
<item>II. Local-Fatality.</item>
<item>III. Ostenta.</item>
<item>IV. Omens.</item>
<item>V. Dreams.</item>
<item>VI. Apparitions.</item>
<item>VII. Voices.</item>
<item>VIII. Impulses.</item>
<item>IX. Knockings.</item>
<item>X. Blows Invisi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ble.</item>
<item>XI. Prophesies.</item>
<item>XII. Marvels.</item>
<item>XIII. Magick.</item>
<item>XIV. Transportation in
the Air.</item>
<item>XV. Visions in a Beril,
or Glass.</item>
<item>XVI. Converse with
Angels and Spirits.</item>
<item>XVII. Corps-Candles in
<hi>Wales.</hi>
</item>
<item>XVIII. Oracles.</item>
<item>XIX. Exstasie.</item>
<item>XX. Glances of <list>
<item>Love.</item>
<item>Envy.</item>
</list>
</item>
<item>XXI. Second-Sighted-Persons.</item>
</list>
<p>Collected by <hi>I. Aubrey,</hi>
<abbr>Esq</abbr>
</p>
<p>
<hi>LONDON:</hi>
Printed for <hi>Edward Castle,</hi> next <hi>Scotland</hi>-Yard-Gate
by <hi>Whitehall.</hi> 1696.</p>
</div>
<div type="dedication">
<pb facs="tcp:54241:2"/>
<pb facs="tcp:54241:2"/>
<head>TO THE
Right Honourable
JAMES
EARL of Abingdon,
Lord Chief-Justice in Eire of
all His Majesties Forests and
Chaces on this side <hi>Trent.</hi>
</head>
<opener>
<salute>MY LORD,</salute>
</opener>
<p>VVHEN I enjoyed the
Contentment of Soli<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tude
in Your pleasant
Walks and Gardens at <hi>Laving<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ton</hi>
the last Summer, I reviewed
<pb facs="tcp:54241:3"/>
several scattered Papers which
had lain by me for several Years:
And then presumed to think, that
if they were put together, they
might be somewhat entertaining:
I therefore digested them there in
this Order, in which I now pre<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>sent
them to Your Lordship.</p>
<p>The Matter of this Collection
is beyond Humane reach: We be<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ing
miserably in the dark, as to
the Oeconomie of the Invisible
World, which knows what we do,
or incline to, and works upon our
Passions, and sometimes is so kind
as to afford us a glimpse of its
Praescience.</p>
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<pb facs="tcp:54241:3"/>
<opener>
<salute>MY LORD,</salute>
</opener>
<p>It was my intention to have
finished my<note n="*" place="margin">Reposited in the <hi>Me<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>saeum</hi> at <hi>Oxon.</hi>
</note>
<hi>Description of
Wiltshire</hi> [half finish'd already]
and to have Dedicated it to Your
Lordship: But my Age is now too
far spent for such Vndertakings:
I have therefore devolved that
Task on my Countrey-man Mr. <hi>T.
Tanner,</hi> who hath Youth to go
through with it, and a Genius
proper for such an Vundertak<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ing.</p>
<p>Wherefore, I humbly beseech
Your Lordship to accept of this
small Offering as a grateful Me<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>morial
of the profound Respect
which I have for You, who
have for many Years taken me in<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>to
your Favour and Protection.</p>
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<pb facs="tcp:54241:4"/>
<opener>
<salute>MY LORD,</salute>
</opener>
<p>May the Blessed Angels be
Your careful Guardians: Such
are the Prayers of</p>
<closer>
<signed>Your Lordships
Most Obliged
and Humble Servant,
<hi>IO. AUBREY.</hi>
</signed>
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<head>A
COLLECTION
OF
Hermetick Philosophy.</head>
<p>
<hi>NAtural Philosophy</hi> hath been exceed<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ingly
advanced within Fifty Years
last past; but methinks, 'tis strange that
<hi>Hermetick Philosophy</hi> hath lain so long un<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>toucht.
It is a Subject worthy of serious
Consideration: I have here, for my own
diversion, Collected some few Remarques
within my own Remembrance, or within
the Remembrance of some Persons worthy
of Belief in the Age before me. Those who
have a desire to know more of Things of
this Nature, may be pleased to peruse
<hi>Historie Prodigieuse,</hi> Writ by <hi>Pere Arnault:</hi>
As also a Book intituled, <hi>Lux è Tenebris,</hi>
which is a Collection of Modern Visions
and Prophesies in <hi>Germany,</hi> by several Per<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>sons;
Translated into Latin by <hi>Io. Amos
Comenius,</hi> Printed at <hi>Amsterdam, 1655.</hi>
</p>
<p>I shall begin with <hi>Day-Fatality,</hi> of which
Mr. <hi>Iohn Gibbon</hi> [Blew-mantle] made a
Collection Printed in Two Sheets in <hi>Folio
1678,</hi> which I here Reprint with some
Additions Collected by my self.</p>
<div n="1" type="chapter">
<pb n="2" facs="tcp:54241:5"/>
<head>Day-Fatality:
Or, Some
OBSERVATIONS
OF
Days Lucky and Unlucky.</head>
<head>CHAP. I.</head>
<epigraph>
<bibl>Luc. XIX. xlii.</bibl>
<q>In hoc Die tuo: In this thy Day.</q>
</epigraph>
<p>THAT there be Good and Evil
Times, not only the Sacred Scrip<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tures,
but Prophane Authors men<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tion:
See <hi>1 Sam. 25. 8. Esther 8. 17.</hi> and
<hi>9. 19, 22. Ecclus 14. 14.</hi>
</p>
<p>The Fourteenth day of the First Month
was a Memorable and Blessed Day amongst
the Children of <hi>Israel:</hi> See <hi>Exod. 12. 18,
40, 41, 42, 51. Levit. 23. 5. Numb. 28. 16.</hi>
Four hundred and thirty Years being expi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>red
<pb n="3" facs="tcp:54241:5"/>
of their dwelling in <hi>Egypt,</hi> even in the
<hi>Self-same Day</hi> departed they thence.</p>
<p>A thing something parallel to this, we read
in the <hi>Roman</hi> Histories: That that very
day four Years, that the Civil Wars were
begun by <hi>Pompey</hi> the Father, <hi>Caesar</hi> made
an end of them with his Sons; <hi>Cnaeus Pom<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>peius</hi>
being then slain, and it being also the
last Battle <hi>Caesar</hi> was ever in. <hi>[Heylyn</hi> in the
Kingdom of <hi>Corduba.]</hi> The Calendar to
<hi>Ovid</hi>'s <hi>Fastorum</hi> says, <hi>Aprilis erat menfis
Graecis auspicatissimus,</hi> a most auspicious
Month among the <hi>Grecians.</hi>
</p>
<p>As to Evil Days and Times; See <hi>Amos
5. 13.</hi> and <hi>6. 3. Eccles. 9. 12. Psal. 37. 19.
Obad. 12. Ier. 46. 21.</hi> And <hi>Iob</hi> hints it, in
cursing his Birth-day. <hi>Cap. 3. v. 1, 10, 11,</hi>
See <hi>Weaver, p. 458.</hi>
</p>
<q>
<l>Early in a Morning</l>
<l>In an Evil Tyming,</l>
<l>Went they from <hi>Dunbarr.</hi>
</l>
</q>
<p>
<hi>Horace,</hi> lib. 2. Ode 13. Cursing the Tree
that had like to have fallen upon him, says,
<hi>Ille nefasto te posuit die;</hi> intimating, that it
was planted in <hi>an Vnlucky day.</hi>
</p>
<p>The <hi>Romans</hi> counted <hi>Febr. 13.</hi> an Un<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>lucky
day, and therefore then never at<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tempted
any Business of Importance; for
on that day they were overthrown at <hi>Allia</hi>
by the <hi>Gauls;</hi> and the <hi>Fabii</hi> attacquing the
City of the <hi>Veii,</hi> were all slain save one.
[<hi>Heylyn</hi> speaking of St. <hi>Peter</hi>'s Patrimony]
<pb n="4" facs="tcp:54241:6"/>
And see the Calendar annext to <hi>Ovid</hi>'s
<hi>Fastorum,</hi> as to the last Circumstance.</p>
<p>The <hi>Iews</hi> accounted <hi>August 10.</hi> an un<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>fortunate
day; for on that Day the Tem<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ple
was destroyed by <hi>Titus</hi> the Son of <hi>Ves<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>pasian;</hi>
on which day also the first Temple
was consumed with Fire by <hi>Nebuchadnezzar.
[Heylyn.]</hi> The <hi>Treasury of the Times</hi> says, the
Eighth of <hi>Loyon (August)</hi> the very same day
679 Years one after another.</p>
<p>And not only among the <hi>Romans,</hi> and
<hi>Iews,</hi> but also among Christians, a like
Custom of observing such days is used, es<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>pecially-<hi>Childermas</hi>
or <hi>Innocents-day. Comi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>nus</hi>
tells us, that <hi>Lewis</hi> XI. used not to
debate any Matter, but accounted it a sign
of great Misfortune towards him, if any
Man communed with him of his Affairs;
and would be very angry with those about
him, if they troubled him with any Matter
whatsoever upon that day.</p>
<p>But I will descend to more particular In<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>stances
of Lucky and Unlucky Days.</p>
<p>Upon the Sixth of <hi>April, Alexander the
Great</hi> was born. Upon the same day he con<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>quered
<hi>Darius,</hi> won a great Victory at Sea,
and died the same day.</p>
<p>Neither was this day less fortunate to his
Father <hi>Philip;</hi> for on the same day he took
<hi>Potidea; Parmenio</hi> his General gave a great
Overthrow to the <hi>Illyrians;</hi> and his Horse
was Victor at the <hi>Olympick Games.</hi> There<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>fore
<pb n="5" facs="tcp:54241:6"/>
his Prophets foretold to him, <hi>Filium
cujus Natalis,</hi> &c. That a Son whose Birth<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>day
was accompanied with three Victories,
should prove Invincible. <hi>Pezelius in Melli<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ficio
Historico.</hi>
</p>
<p>Upon the Thirtieth of <hi>September, Pom<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>pey
the Great</hi> was born: Upon that day he
Triumphed for his <hi>Asian</hi> Conquest; and on
that day he died.</p>
<p>The Nineteenth of <hi>August</hi> was the day of
<hi>Augustus</hi> his Adoption: On the same day
he began his Consulship: He Conquered
the <hi>Triumviri,</hi> and on the same day he
died. Hitherto out of the <hi>Memoirs of King</hi>
Charles <hi>I. Hero's.</hi>
</p>
<p>If <hi>Solomon</hi> count <hi>The day of ones death bet<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ter
than the day of ones birth,</hi> there can be no
Objection why that also may not be reckon<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ed
amongst ones Remarkable and Happy
days. And therefore I will insert here, that
the Eleventh of <hi>February</hi> was the Noted
day of <hi>Elizabeth</hi> Wife to <hi>Henry</hi> VII. who
was born and died that day. <hi>Weaver,</hi> p. 476.
<hi>Brooke</hi> in <hi>Henry</hi> VII. Marriage. <hi>Stow</hi> in
<hi>Anno</hi> 1466. 1503.</p>
<p>As also that the Twenty third of <hi>Novem<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ber</hi>
was the Observable day of <hi>Francis</hi> Duke
of <hi>Lunenburgh,</hi> who was born on that day,
and died upon the same 1549, as says the
French Author of the Journal History, who
adds, upon particular Remark and observa<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ble
Curiosity,</p>
<q>
<pb n="6" facs="tcp:54241:7"/>
<l>Ipa dies vitam contulit, ipsa necem.</l>
<l>The same day Life did give,</l>
<l>And made him cease to Live.</l>
</q>
<p>Sir <hi>Kenelm Digby,</hi> that Renowned
Knight, great Linguist, and Magazen of
Arts, was born and died on the Eleventh
of <hi>Iune,</hi> and also fought fortunately at
<hi>Scanderoon</hi> the same day. Hear his Epi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>taph,
composed by Mr. <hi>Farrar,</hi> and recited
in the aforesaid Memoirs:</p>
<q>
<l>Vnder this Stone the Matchless <hi>Digby</hi> lies,</l>
<l>
<hi>Digby</hi> the Great, the Valiant, and the Wise:</l>
<l>This Age's Wonder, for his Noble Parts;</l>
<l>Skill'd in six Tongues, and Learn'd in all the Arts.</l>
<l>Born on the day he died, th' Eleventh of <hi>June,</hi>
</l>
<l>On which he bravely fought at <hi>Scanderoon.</hi>
</l>
<l>'Tis rare, that one and self-same day should be</l>
<l>His day of Birth, of Death, of Victory.</l>
</q>
<p>I had a Maternal Uncle, that died the
Third of <hi>March</hi> last 1678, which was the
Anniversary day of his Birth; and (which
is a Truth exceeding strange) many years
ago he foretold the day of his Death to be
that of his Birth; and he also averred the
same but about the Week before his depar<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ture.
The Third of <hi>March</hi> is the day of
St. <hi>Eutropius;</hi> and as to my Uncle it was
significative; it <hi>turn'd</hi> well to him, accord<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ing
to that of <hi>Rev. 14. 13. Blessed are the
Dead,</hi> &c. and that of <hi>Ovid Metam.</hi> lib. 3.</p>
<q>
<pb n="7" facs="tcp:54241:7"/>
<l>—Dicique beatus</l>
<l>Ante obitum nemo supremaque funera debet.</l>
<l>—None happy call</l>
<l>Before their Death, and final Funeral.</l>
</q>
<p>The Sixth of <hi>Ianuary</hi> was five times au<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>spicious
to <hi>Charles</hi> Duke of <hi>Anjou. Ibid.</hi> in
the Life of the Earl of <hi>Sunderland.</hi>
</p>
<p>The Twenty fourth of <hi>February</hi> was happy
to <hi>Charles</hi> V. four times. <hi>[Ibid.] Heylyn</hi> speak<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ing
of the Temple of <hi>Ierusalem,</hi> hints three
of these four; his Birth; his taking of <hi>Fran<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cis</hi>
King of <hi>France</hi> Prisoner; his receiving
the Imperial Crown at <hi>Bononia.</hi> And so
doth also the Journal History before men<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tioned.</p>
<p>Of the Family of the <hi>Trevours,</hi> Six suc<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cessive
principal Branches have been born
the Sixth of <hi>Iuly.</hi> Same Memoirs.</p>
<p>Sir <hi>Humphrey Davenport</hi> was born the
Seventh of <hi>Iuly;</hi> and on that day Anniver<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>sary
his Father and Mother died, within a
quarter of an hour one of another. <hi>Same
Memoirs.</hi>
</p>
<p>I have seen an old Romish <hi>MSS. Prayer-Book</hi>
(and shewed the same to that general
Scholar, and great <hi>Astrologer E: Ashmole</hi>
<abbr>Esq</abbr>)
at the beginning whereof was a <hi>Calendar,</hi>
wherein were inserted the Unlucky days
of each Month, set out in Verse. I will re<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cite
them just as they are, sometimes in<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>fringing
the Rule of <hi>Grammar,</hi> sometimes
of <hi>Prosodia;</hi> a matter, of which the old
<pb n="8" facs="tcp:54241:8"/>
Monkish Rhymers were no way scrupu<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>lous.
It was as ancient as <hi>Henry</hi> the Sixth,
or <hi>Edward</hi> the Fourths time.</p>
<list>
<label>January.</label>
<item>Prima dies mensis, & septima
truncat ut ensis.</item>
<label>February.</label>
<item>Quarta subit mortem, prosternit
tertia fortem.</item>
<label>March.</label>
<item>Primus mandentem, disrumpit
quarta bibentem.</item>
<label>April.</label>
<item>Denus & undenus est mortis
vulnere plenus.</item>
<label>May.</label>
<item>Tertius occidit, & septimus or a
<note n="*" place="margin">Ex re & laedo.</note> relidit.</item>
<label>June.</label>
<item>Denus pallescit, quindenus foede<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ra
nescit.</item>
<label>July.</label>
<item>Ter-decimus mactat, Iulii denus
labefactat.</item>
<label>August.</label>
<item>Prima necat fortem, prosternit se<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cunda
cohortem.</item>
<label>September.</label>
<item>
<hi>Tertia Septembris,</hi> & <hi>Denus</hi>
fert mala membris.</item>
<label>October.</label>
<item>Tertius & denus est sicut mors
alienus.</item>
<label>November.</label>
<item>Scorpius est quintus, & tertius è
nece cinctus.</item>
<label>December.</label>
<item>Septimus exanguis, virosus denus
& anguis.</item>
</list>
<p>The Tenth Verse is intolerable, and
might be mended thus.</p>
<q>Tertia cum dena sit sicut mors aliena.</q>
<p>
<pb n="9" facs="tcp:54241:8"/>
If any object and say, <hi>Deni</hi> is only the
<hi>Plural;</hi> I excuse my self by that admirable
Chronogram upon King <hi>Charles</hi> the Mar<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tyr.</p>
<q>
<l>Ter deno, Iani, Lunae, Rex (Sole cadente)</l>
<l>Carolus exutus Solio, Sceptroque secure.</l>
</q>
<p>Neither will I have recourse for refuge to
that Old Tetrastich,
<q>
<l>Intrat Avaloniam duodena. Caterva virorum</l>
<l>Flos Arimathiae Ioseph, &c.</l>
</q>
because I have even now blamed the li<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>berty
of the Ancient Rhymers. He means
by <hi>Mors aliena,</hi> some strange kind of death;
though <hi>aliena</hi> signifies strange in quite ano<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ther
sense than there used.</p>
<p>I shall take particular notice here of the
Third of <hi>November,</hi> both because 'tis my
own Birth-day, and also for that I have
observed some remarkable Accidents to
have happened thereupon.</p>
<p>
<hi>Constantius</hi> the Emperour, Son of <hi>Con<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>stantine
the Great,</hi> little inseriour to his Fa<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ther,
a worthy Warriour, and good Man,
died the Third of <hi>November: Ex veteri Ca<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>lendario
penes me.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Thomas Montacute</hi> Earl of <hi>Salisbury,</hi> that
great Man, and Famous Commander under
<hi>Henry</hi> IV. V. and VI. died this day, by a
Wound of a Cannon-shot he received at <hi>Or<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>leance,
E MSS. quodam, & Glovero.</hi>
</p>
<p>So also Cardinal <hi>Borrhomeo,</hi> famous for
his Sanctity of Life, and therefore Cano<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>nized
<pb n="10" facs="tcp:54241:9"/>
(<hi>Heylyn</hi> in his <hi>Praecognita,</hi> says, <hi>He
made Milan</hi> memorable, by his Residence
there) died 1584. this day, as <hi>Possevinus</hi> in
his Life.</p>
<p>Sir <hi>Iohn Perot (Stow</hi> corruptly calls him
<hi>Parrat)</hi> a Man very remarkable in his
Time, Lord Deputy of <hi>Ireland,</hi> Son to
<hi>Henry</hi> VIII. and extreamly like him, died
in the <hi>Tower,</hi> the Third of <hi>November 1592.</hi>
(as <hi>Stow</hi> says) Grief, and the Fatality of
this Day killed him. See <hi>Nanton</hi>'s <hi>Frag<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>menta
Regalia,</hi> concerning this Man.</p>
<p>
<hi>Stow</hi> in his <hi>Annals,</hi> says, <hi>Anno 1099,
November 3.</hi> as well in <hi>Scotland</hi> as <hi>England,</hi>
the Sea broke in over the Banks of many
Rivers, drowning divers Towns, and much
People, with an innumerable number of
Oxen and Sheep, at which time the Lands
in <hi>Kent,</hi> sometimes belonging to Earl <hi>God<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>win,</hi>
were covered with Sands, and drown<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ed,
and to this day are called <hi>Godwins</hi>
Sands.</p>
<p>I had an Estate left me in <hi>Kent,</hi> of
which between thirty and forty Acres was
Marsh-land, very conveniently flanking its
Up-land; and in those days this Marsh-land
was usually let for Four Nobles an A<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cre.
My Father died 1643. Within a
Year and half after his decase, such Charges
and Water-scots came upon this Marsh-land,
by the influence of the Sea, that it
was never worth one Farthing to me, but
<pb n="11" facs="tcp:54241:9"/>
very often eat into the Rents of the Up<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>land:
So that I often think, this day being
my Birth-day, hath the same evil influence
upon me, that it had 580 years since upon
Earl <hi>Godwin,</hi> and others concerned in Low
Lands.</p>
<p>The Parliament so fatal to <hi>Rome</hi>'s con<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cerns
here, in <hi>Henry</hi> VIII. time, began the
Third of <hi>November</hi> (26 of his Reign); in
which the <hi>Pope,</hi> with all his Authority,
was clean banished the Realm; he no more
to be called otherwise than Bishop of <hi>Rome;</hi>
the King to be taken and reputed as Su<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>preme
Head of the Church of <hi>England,</hi>
having full Authority to reform all Errors,
Heresies and Abuses of the same: Also the
First-fruits and Tenths of all Spiritual Pro<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>motions
and Dignities were granted to the
King. See <hi>Stow</hi>'s <hi>Annals,</hi> and <hi>Weaver,</hi>
page 80.</p>
<p>Not long after which followed the Visi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tation
of Abbies, Priories, and Nunneries;
and after that, their final Suppression: This
Parliament being the Door or Entrance
thereto.</p>
<p>The Third of <hi>November 1640,</hi> began that
Parliament so direfully fatal to <hi>England,</hi> in
its Peace, its Wealth, its Religion, its Gen<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>try,
Nobility, nay, its Kings. So verifying
the former Verse of the <hi>Calendar.</hi>
</p>
<q>
<l>Scorpius est quintus, & tertius è nece cinctus.</l>
<l>A Killing day to some or other.</l>
</q>
<p>
<pb n="12" facs="tcp:54241:10"/>
The Third of <hi>September</hi> was a remarka<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ble
day to the English <hi>Attila, Oliver. 1650,</hi>
He obtained a memorable Victory at <hi>Dun<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>bar;</hi>
another at <hi>Worcester, 1651.</hi> And that
day he died, 1658.</p>
<p>The first two Occurrences wonderfully
accord to the preceeding Verses.
<q>Tertia Septembris, & denus fert mala
membris.</q>
Being fatal to the two Members of <hi>Great
Britain, Scotland</hi> and <hi>England.</hi> The third,
as happy to them both, as the same day,
1666, was dismal and unhappy to the City
of <hi>London,</hi> and consequently to the whole
Kingdom, with its immediate preceeding
and two succeeding days, <hi>viz.</hi> the Second,
Fourth, and Fifth of <hi>September.</hi>
</p>
<p>I come now to the Days of the Week.</p>
<p>
<hi>Tuesday (Dies Martis)</hi> was a most re<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>markable
day with <hi>Thomas Becket</hi> Arch-Bp.
of <hi>Canterbury,</hi> as <hi>Weaver 201,</hi> observes from
<hi>Mat. Paris: Mars, Secundum Poetas, Deus
Belli nuncupatur. Vita Sancti Thomae (se<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cundum
illud Iob, Vita hominis militia est super
terram) tota fuit contra hostem bellicosa,</hi> &c.
The Life of St. <hi>Thomas</hi> (according to that
of <hi>Iob,</hi> The Life of Man is a Warfare upon
Earth) was a continual Conflict against the
Enemy. Upon a <hi>Tuesday</hi> he suffered;
upon a <hi>Tuesday</hi> he was translated; upon
<hi>Tuesday</hi> the Peers of the Land sate against
him at <hi>Northampton;</hi> upon <hi>Tuesday</hi> he was
<pb n="13" facs="tcp:54241:10"/>
Banished; upon <hi>Tuesday</hi> the Lord appear<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ed
to him at <hi>Pontiniac,</hi> saying, <hi>Thomas,
Thomas, My Church shall be glorified in thy
Blood;</hi> upon <hi>Tuesday</hi> he returned from
Exile; upon <hi>Tuesday</hi> he got the Palm or
reward of Martyrdom; upon <hi>Tuesday
1220,</hi> his Venerable Body received the
Glory and Renown of Translation, Fifty
Years after his Passion. Thus my Author.</p>
<p>One thing I make bold to gloss upon. His
Translation is here mentioned twice.
<hi>Note,</hi> This is no Tautology of the Histo<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>rian;
but the latter Paragraph is a more
particular Recitation of the first, <hi>viz.</hi>
reference to the time when he was Transla<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ted
into the number of Saints and Mar<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tyrs:
<hi>Quando in Divorum numerum
relatus,</hi> as <hi>Camden.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Wednesday</hi> is said to have been the for<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tunate
day of <hi>Sixtus Quintus,</hi> that Pope of
renowned Merit, that did so great and ex<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cellent
things in the time of his Govern<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ment.
See <hi>The just weight of the Scarlet
Robe,</hi> [pag. 101. his desired Praises.] On
a <hi>Wednesday</hi> he was born; on that day he
was made Monk; on the same he was
made General of his Order; on that also,
was he successively created Cardinal, elected
Pope, and also Inaugrated. See <hi>Heylyn,</hi>
speaking of the Temple of <hi>Ierusalem.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Friday</hi> was observed to be very fortunate
to the Great Renowned Captain <hi>Gonsalvo,</hi>
<pb n="14" facs="tcp:54241:11"/>
he having on that day given the <hi>French</hi> ma<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ny
memorable Defeats.</p>
<p>
<hi>Saturday</hi> was a Lucky Day to <hi>Henry</hi> VII.
Upon that day he atchieved the Victory up<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>on
<hi>Richard</hi> III. being <hi>August 22. 1485.</hi> On
that day he entred the City, being <hi>August 29.</hi>
[Correct <hi>Stow,</hi> who mistakes the day.] And
he himself always acknowledged, he had ex<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>perienced
it Fortunate. See <hi>Bacon</hi> in his Life.</p>
<p>
<hi>Thursday</hi> was a fatal day to <hi>Henry</hi> VIII.
[as <hi>Stow, 812.</hi>] and so also to his Posterity.
He died on <hi>Thursday Ian. 28.</hi> King <hi>Ed<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ward</hi>
VI. on <hi>Thursday Iuly 6.</hi> Queen <hi>Mary</hi>
on <hi>Thursday November 17.</hi> Queen <hi>Elizabeth</hi>
on <hi>Thursday March 24.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Saturday</hi> (or the <hi>Iewish Sabbath</hi>) was fa<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>tal
to <hi>Ierusalem</hi> Temple; for on that day
'twas taken by <hi>Pompey, Herod</hi> and <hi>Titus,</hi>
successively. <hi>Heylyn.</hi>
</p>
<p>Hitherto by way of Prologue. And be
pleas'd to take notice, as to the Days of the
Month, I have taken such care, that all are
according to the <hi>Iulian</hi> or old Account,
used by us here in <hi>England.</hi> [See <hi>Partridges</hi>
Almanack, <hi>Preface to the Reader</hi>] Pope
<hi>Gregory</hi> XIII. brought in his New Stile
(generally used beyond Sea) <hi>Anno 1585.</hi> in
<hi>October,</hi> as asserts the Journal History be<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>fore
recited.</p>
<q>
<p>
<hi>An Old Proverb.</hi>
</p>
<lg>
<l>When Easter falls in our Ladies Lap,</l>
<l>Then let <hi>England</hi> beware a Rap.</l>
</lg>
</q>
<p>
<pb n="15" facs="tcp:54241:11"/>
<hi>Easter</hi> falls on <hi>March 25.</hi> when the <hi>Sun<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>day</hi>
Letter is <hi>G,</hi> and the Golden Number 5.
13, or 16. As in the late Years 1459,
1638, 1649.</p>
<p>1459, King <hi>Henry</hi> VI. was Deposed and
Murthered.</p>
<p>1638, The Scotish Troubles began, on
which insued the great Rebellion.</p>
<p>1648/9, King <hi>Charles</hi> I. Murthered.</p>
<p>I think it will not happen so again till
the Year 1991.</p>
<p>Now for Epilogue and Remarkable Re<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>flection.</p>
<p>Turning over our Annals, I chanced up<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>on
a two-fold Circumstance: I will not
say, that none else hath observed the same;
but I protest, (<hi>It a me Deus amet, ut verum
loquor</hi>) I do not know of any that have; and
therefore must justly claim to be acquitted
from the least suspicion of Plagiarism, or
plowing with others Heifers.</p>
<p>The First is, of <hi>William the Conquerour.</hi>
The Second, of <hi>Edward</hi> III. (I need not say
any thing of the Eminency of these two;
every one knows what great things they
did.) And making reflection upon the Au<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>spicious
Birth-day of his Royal Highness
the Duke of <hi>YORK,</hi> I adventured upon
the following Composure. [I cannot be
proud of my Poetry; but I cannot but be
glad of my <hi>BON HEVR, d'avoir (en
lisant) tombe si fortuemènt sur les evenements
d'un si BON IOVR.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<pb n="16" facs="tcp:54241:12"/>
<q>
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<body>
<div type="extract">
<head>Ad Illustrissimum & Celsissimum Principem,
JACOBUM Ducem EBORACENSEM,
de Natali suo Auspicatissimo Octobris XIV.
Anno 1633.</head>
<lg>
<l>—Deus</l>
<l>Anne nefasto te posuit die? <hi>Hor. lib.</hi> 2. od. 13.</l>
</lg>
<lg>
<l>
<hi>Octobris</hi> Decimo quarto <hi>Normannus Haraldum</hi>
</l>
<l>Dux superavit, & hinc Regia sceptra tulit.</l>
<l>Tertius <hi>Edwardus,</hi> capto pernice <hi>Caleto,</hi>
</l>
<l>(<hi>Gallica</hi> quo Regna sunt resarata sibi)</l>
<l>Ire domum tentans, diris turbinibus actus</l>
<l>In pelago, Vitae magna pericla subit.</l>
<l>
<hi>Octobris</hi> Decimo quarto, tamen appulit Oras</l>
<l>Nativas. (His quàm prosperus ille dies!)</l>
<l>
<hi>Natali</hi> laetare tuo, quàm Maxime Princeps;</l>
<l>
<hi>Fausta</hi> velut sunt haec, <hi>Omina</hi> semper habe.</l>
</lg>
<lg>
<l>
<hi>October</hi>'s Fourteenth gave the <hi>Norman Duke</hi>
</l>
<l>That Victory,<note place="margin">S<gap reason="illegible" extent="1 letter">
<desc>•</desc>
</gap>ow in An. 1066.</note> whence he <hi>Englands</hi> Scepter took.</l>
<l>Third <hi>Edward,</hi> after he had <hi>Calais</hi> won,</l>
<l>(The Mean whereby he <hi>France</hi> did over-run)</l>
<l>Returning home, by raging Tempests tost,</l>
<l>(And near his Life (so fortunes) to have lost)</l>
<l>Arrived safe on Shore the self same Date.<note place="margin">Idem in An. 1347.</note>
</l>
<l>(This day to them afforded so fair Fate.)</l>
<l>
<hi>Great Duke,</hi> rejoyce in this your day of <hi>Birth;</hi>
</l>
<l>And may such <hi>Omens</hi> still encrease your Mirth.</l>
</lg>
<p>These Verses I presented in <hi>Anno 1672,</hi>
to a most Honourable Peer of the Land,
and of great Place near his Royal Highness.</p>
<p>
<pb n="17" facs="tcp:54241:12"/>
Since which time, Old <hi>Fabian</hi> coming
into my hands, from him I got knowledg,
that that advantageous Peace, mentioned by
<hi>Stow, Anno 1360,</hi> (concluded between
the forementioned King <hi>Edward</hi> III. and the
<hi>French</hi> King) was acted upon the Four<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>teenth
of <hi>October,</hi> with grand Solemnity.</p>
<p>The two former Circumstances must
needs fall out Providentially: Whether this
last of <hi>Anno 1360,</hi> was designed by <hi>Edward</hi>
III. or no, (as remembring his former good
hap) may be some question: I am of opi<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>on
not.</p>
<p>Where things are under a Mans peculiar
Concern, he may fix a time; but here was
the <hi>French</hi> King concerned equally with
the <hi>English,</hi> and many other great Person<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ages
interested. To have tied them up to his
own Auspicious. Conceit of the Day, had
been an unkind Oppression, and would
have brought the Judgment of so Wise a
Prince into question: We may conclude
then, 'twas meerly fortuitous. And there<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>fore
to the former Observation concerning
this Famous <hi>Edward,</hi> give me leave to add,
<q>
<l>Insuper hoc ipso die (sibi commoda) Grandis</l>
<l>Rex cum Galligenis, foeder a fecit idem.</l>
<l>An advantageous Peace, on day self-same,</l>
<l>This mighty Prince did with the <hi>Frenchmen</hi>
frame.</l>
</q>A memorable Peace (foretold by <hi>Nostreda<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>mus</hi>)
much conducing to the saving of <hi>Chri<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>stian</hi>
<pb n="18" facs="tcp:54241:13"/>
Blood, was made upon the Fourteenth
of <hi>October 1557.</hi> between Pope <hi>Paul</hi> IV.
<hi>Henry</hi> II. of <hi>France,</hi> and <hi>Philip</hi> II. of <hi>Spain.
Nostredamus</hi> says, These great Princes were
<hi>frappèz du Ciel,</hi> moved from Heaven to make
this Peace. See <hi>Garenciers</hi> Comment on
<hi>Nostredamus,</hi> page 76.</p>
<p>A Lucky day this, not only to the Prin<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ces
of <hi>England;</hi> but Auspicious to the Wel<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>fare
of <hi>Europe.</hi>
</p>
<byline>Iohn Gibbons, 1678.</byline>
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</q>
</p>
<p>Thus far Mr. <hi>Iohn Gibbon.</hi> The Latin
Verses of the Twelve Months quoted by
him out of an old Manuscript, I have seen in
several Mass-books: And they are printed
in the Kalendar to the Works of Venerable
<hi>Bede.</hi> 'Tis to be presumed, that they were
grounded upon experience; But we have
no Instances left us of the Memorables of
those Days.</p>
<p>As for the <hi>Third,</hi> and <hi>Tenth</hi> of <hi>September,</hi>
I have here set dow some Extractions from
a little Book call'd <hi>The Historians Guide, or
Britain's Remembrancer;</hi> which was care<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>fully
collected by a Club. It begins at the
Year 1600, and is continued to 1690.
There cannot be found in all the time afore<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>said,
the like Instances.</p>
<q>Tertia Septembris, & denus fert mala mem<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>bris.</q>
<p>
<hi>September 3. 1641.</hi> The Parliament Ad<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>journed
to the 20th. of <hi>October</hi> next, and the
<pb n="19" facs="tcp:54241:13"/>
<hi>Irish Rebellion</hi> broke out, where were 20000
Persons barbarously Murthered.</p>
<p>
<hi>September 3. 1643. Biddiford, Appleford</hi>
and <hi>Barnstable</hi> surrendred to the King.</p>
<p>Septemb. 3. 1650. Dunbar <hi>Fight.</hi>
</p>
<p>Septemb. 3. 1651. Worcester <hi>Fight.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 3. 1651.</hi> Earl of <hi>Darby</hi> defeat<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ed
at <hi>Preston.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 3. 1654.</hi> A Third Parliament
at <hi>Westminster.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 3. 1658. Oliver</hi> Protector died.</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 3. 1675.</hi> The Town of <hi>Nor<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>thampton</hi>
neer burnt down to the ground by
accidental Fire.</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 3. 1662. William Lenthal</hi> Speak<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>er
of the House of Commons died.</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 3. 4. 1665.</hi> Four Dutch Men
of War, two <hi>East-India</hi> Ships, and several
Merchantmen taken by the Earl of <hi>Sand<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>wich,</hi>
with the loss only of the <hi>Hector.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 2. 1644.</hi> The Earl-of <hi>Essex</hi> fled
to <hi>Plymouth,</hi> and the Army submitted to
the King.</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 2. 1645.</hi> The <hi>Scots</hi> raised the
Siege from before <hi>Hereford.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 2. 1653.</hi> The <hi>Londoners</hi> petiti<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>on
the Parliament to continue Tythes.</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 2. 1685.</hi> The Lady <hi>Lisle</hi> be<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>headed
at <hi>Winchester</hi> for harbouring <hi>Hicks</hi> a
Rebel.</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 4. 1643. Exeter</hi> taken by Prince
<hi>Maurice.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<pb n="20" facs="tcp:54241:14"/>
<hi>Septemb. 4. 1653.</hi> General <hi>Blake</hi> buried
at <hi>Westminster.</hi>
</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 5. 1652.</hi> The <hi>French</hi> Fleet beat<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>en
by the <hi>English.</hi>
</p>
<p>Memorables on <hi>September</hi> the Tenth.</p>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 10. 1643.</hi> The Siege of <hi>Glou<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>cester</hi>
raised. I remember over that Gate
which leads to <hi>Nimphs-field</hi> was this follow<g ref="char:EOLhyphen"/>ing
Inscription in Free-stone: The Walls
are now pulled down.</p>
<q>
<l>Always remember</l>
<l>The Tenth of September</l>
<l>One thousand six hundred forty three,</l>
<l>And give God the Glorie.</l>
</q>
<p>
<hi>Septemb. 10. 1645. Bristol</hi> surrendred to
the Parliament.</p>
<p>