The 6 day, át 7 aftern. Saturn
The 9 day, 12 at noon, Mercury
The 10 day, at 7 aftern. Venus
The 14 day, at 5 aftern, Jupiter
The 16 day, at i morn. Mars

MiSua Sun Moon
Drifes fets Souths

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Monthly Obfervations

I am apprehenfive of fome Disturbances in Turkey, though, I think, not to any great Detriment to our Merchants.

The two Oppofitions, which ushered in the Year, threaten Calamities to more 3 Countries than one.. Saturn is but a furly 47 Meffenger, and Mars a choleric Antago31 NEW Moon y day, at midnight. a 15 nift; two Oppofitions, in both of which Mars is concerned, in the fame Month. 48 give the janua in anrum a gloomy Appear39 ance. And while States are watching one another's Actions with an Eye of Sufpi33 cion, the Church appears to be troubled 30 with Vexations occafioned by the unchrif

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FIRST Quart. 15 day, at 5 moru. 26 tian Contentions and feditious Difputes of 24 bigotted Sectaries. In the West Indies I 19 expect much Troable, fome yet in evo; but there is Mifchief enough already hatched to keep them in Action.

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dn.

I wish we may hear of no Loffes by Sea and Tempefts; at least, none that affect us. Let Spain look to her Colonies, otherwife, if they do not look to themfelves, 1 23 am out. Much Cruelty and Bloodshed has 14 blackened the Hiftory of their Conqueft 5 in thofe Parts, and the Souls of the INCAS 55 LAST Quart. 29. day, at 4 aftern.

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33 cry for Vengeance.

20

While on the late benumbed Ground,
The Clouds their Fatnefs drop around;
And now from ev'ry Spray,

The feathered Songfers tune their Notes,
And warbling, from their little Throats,
Hail the approaching May.

D's D's Drifes Mutual Afp.
A and fets and Weather

Signs

MIW

Fafts and

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Festivals

The 3 day, at 9 morn. Saturn
The 5 day, at 5 morn. Mercury
The 9 day, at 4 aftern. Venus
The 11 day, at 5 morn. Jupiter
The 13 day, at 10 morn. Mars
The 30 day, at 11 at night, Saturn

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the Moon.

Monthly Obfervations

In the cœleftial Circuit we find fome Afpects carrying the fweet Smile of Peace, and it is to be hoped that the gentle Infuence of thefe Configurations will at least 17 moderate and mitigate thofe of a more virulent Nature.

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NEW Moon 6 day, at 1 aftern.

Let us hope that many clandeftine De35 figns and Contrivances against the Peace 32 of the World, may, by the unforeseen 31 Interpofition of divine Providence, become fruftrace; and that Things defigned 31 for Evil may, by the good Hand of God, 30 be turned out for good; however for Eu 27 FIRST Quart. 13 day, at noon. rope, and I wish for Mankind in gene13 ral: perhaps fome fowers of Sedition, Fac3tion, and Difcontent, are become more wife and more peaceable.

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For the laft, speak at home. I am confcious that Work enough abroad is cut FULL Moon 20 day, at noon. 20 for the Year 88; but I hope England has Ir little to do with it. A commercial Country has Concerns with every one; and where that is engaged in Wars, the 53 other muft fuffer.

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I have one Thing to say. Truft France and us the commercial Scheme, and we 19 are a Match for the World. But what LAST Quart, 28 day, at noon. 49 means this Commotion in Holland? Pray 32 God we be wife enough to keep ourfelves out of the Scrape!

5

The Clouds their grateful Showers diftill d,
How joyous looks the promis'd Field,
The Meads how gay around;

While Wood, and Grove, and purling Brook,
Where'er we tread, where'er we look,
Appear enchanted Ground.

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is with

the Moon.

Monthly Obfervations.

8m14 I muft here step out of my common
road of obfervations, to rectify a mistake
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made for the year 1786, of which the au-
47 thor of Carnan's almanack, which he
35 publishes under this fignature, writes as
26 NEW Moon 5 day, at midnight

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4 277 33 74.25 7 35.

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2

3

125 Tranfit of Venus over the Sun's disk, pla-
26 ced in almanacs printed for the Worship-
27 ful Company of Stationers for May 3, did
26 not happen till May 4, as defcribed in
the almanacs printed for Carnan.
FIRST Quar. 12 day, at 6 after..

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124 17 7 43

134 16 7 44

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Errare humanum eft.

And fo far am I from endeavouring to exculpate myfelf, that I have printed the mistake in Italics, that it may catch the eyes of every one. At the fame time I 16 muft obferve that the calculation was juft; and whether that miftake in a fingle figure was a flip of the pen, or a piefs FULL Moon 10 day, at 1, morn.

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error, the copy being out of my hand, and I at a great distance from the office, I 27 cannot at prefent determine,

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Give me leave to write once more in Italics. The author of this prelent diary, in the year 1986, for the month September 44 made this obfervation:

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LAST Quar. 28 day, at 5 mora.

Beware the Ides of March, faid Spu36 rina to Cafar. Cafar's incredulity loft 8 23 Cafar his life,

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