Chronology of many remarkable Occurrences. Years of Chrift. Years fince 1066 William (the Norman) conquered England - 722 1185 Ireland conquered by the English 603 1299 Windmills invented 489 1302 The Mariner's Compafs invented 486 1304 Edward I. reduced Scotland 484 458 419 347 296 271 1330 Gunpowder difcovered by a Priest 1521 Engraving on Wood, invented by Albert Durer 267 1535 Cannon first used 1584 Virginia difcovered by Sir Walter Raleigh 1590 Telescopes invented by Janfen, a Dutchman 1600 King Ch. II. born at Dum ferling, in Scotl. Nov. 19 188 1601 The Earl of Effex beheaded 187 1603 Queen Eliz. died, King James fucceeded 1603 A great Plague in London, died 56,570 185 185 1603 King James I. crown'd July 15, at Westminster 185 1605 The Popish Gunpowder Plot, November 5 1606 Guy Faux executed in Parliament Yard 1608 Saturn's Satellites firft difcovered 1625 King James I. died, K. Charles I. crown'd, Feb. 2 163 1632 A great Fire on London Bridge, Feb. 111634 Old Parr died, aged 152, he lived in ten Reigns 1641 The Earl of Stafford beheaded, May 12 1641 The cruel Irish Maffacre, began October 23 1642 Edgehill and Brentford Fight 1642 Sir Ifaac Newton born, December 25 1658 Spring Pocket-Watches, invented by Dr. Hook 1658 Oliver Cromwell died, Sept. 3 1660 King Charles II. reftored, May 29 130 130 159 1661 K. Charles 11. crown'd, April 23, at Westminster 127 1661 The Earl of Argyle beheaded, May 28 1661 A great Storm in London, Feb. 18 1662 The Royal Society inftituted 127 127 126 1665 A great Plague in London, whereof died, 68,586 123 1665 Our Hamburgh Fleet taken by the Dutch 123 1666 The lamentable burning of London · 122 122 121 121 120 1666 War declared against Denmark, Oct. 19 1667 The Dutch burn our Ships of War at Chatham 121 1667 Peace with Holland, France and Denmark 1667 The Royal Exchange built1668 Peace proclaimed with Spain, Feb. 12 1669 The Royal Exchange firft opened, September 28 119 1670 The Prince of Orange arrives at Whitehall 1671 A great Fire happened at Oxford, April 25 1672 War declared against the Dutch 1672 Halfpence and Farthings firft coined, Aug. 16 the 8} 118 117 116 116 114 111 110 109 108 106 105 105 104 103 103 100 100 •100 1689 King Will. and Queen Mary crowned, April 11 99 1692 Port Royal fwallowed up by an Earthquake 1692 A great Earthquake in England, Sept. 8 1693 Hackney Coaches firft licenfed 1694 Lotteries first established 1693 Bank of England established 1702 K. William died, and Q. Ann began to reign 1702 Queen Ann declared War againft, France 1703 A terrible great Wind, Nov. 26 and 27 1704 Gibraltar taken by Sir George Rook 1706 The Battle at Ramilies on Whit-Sunday 707 England and Scotland united, May 1 96 96 95 95 94 86 86 85 84 82 81 1708 The Pretender attempted to invade Great-Britain 80 1709 The French beat in the Woods of Blanglies 1710 Great Riots and Disturbances in England1713 Peace with France proclaimed, May 5 79 78 75 73 73 72 70 1714 Q. Ann died, and Geo. I. began to reign, Aug. 1 74 1715 A total Eclipfe of the Sun, April 22. 1715 The Rebellion in Scotland and Lancashire 1716 A great Froft and Snow, a Fair on the Thames 1718 The first Appearance of the Northern Lights 1719 A great fiery Meteor, March 19, at 8 at Night 1726 The great Sir Ifaac Newton died, March 20 1727 K. George I. died June 11, K. Geo. II. procl. 15 1727 An Earthquake in feveral Parts of England 1739 War declared against Spain, Oct. 23 69 62 61 61 49 1739 Forts of Porto Bello deftroyed by Admiral Vernon 49 1743 The Battle of Dettingen, June 16 1744 Anfon compleated his Voyage round the World 1744 War declared by Gr. B. against France, Mar. 31 1745 A Rebellion in Scotland 45 44 44 43 1746 The Scotch Rebels defeated at Culloden, Apr. 16 42 1748 A general Peace concluded, October 7 1750 Westminster Bridge finished, cost £.389,500 1752 The Date and Calendar altered 1755 Lisbon destroyed by an Earthquake 1756 War declared against France 1757 The Militia Act paffed 40 38 3.6 33 32 -31 1758 A large Comet appeared, foretold by Dr. Halley 30 1760 K. Geo. II. died, O&. 25, K. Geo. III. procl. 26 28 1762 The American Philofophical Society inftituted - 25 1762 A great Snow for 18 Days together, in Feb. 26 1763 A general Peace proclaimed, March 2z 1765 Otaheite in the South Seas discovered 1766 Gibraltar almost destroyed by a Storm 1770 Blackfriars Bridge finifhed, cost £.152,840 1772 A Revolution in Denmark 25 23 22 18 16 1772 The Swedes forced to refign their Liberties to the K. 16 1773 The light Gold called in and recoined 1775 War declared againft North America, Aug. 23 A TABLE of the Rifing, Southing, and Setting of the Pleiades, or Seven Stars, for every 5th Day in the Year, of excellent Ufe to find the Hour of the Night. TABLE of fome principal fixed Stars, with the Time they rife, South and Set, either before or after the Seven Stars; as alfo their Colour, Magnitude, and Meridian Altitude, by which they may be readily difcovered. T 37 56 HE brightest of the seven stars is of the third mag nitude, and hath 61 degrees of meridian altitude, and in colour participates of the D and ☀. The fixed ftars all rife, South, and fet about four minutes fooner every night than they did the night before; this confidered, the exact time of rifing, Southing, and fetting for any intermediate night, not herein noted, may be very eafily deduced from thefe tables, by infpection only. To know the time of rifing, Southing, and fetting of any ftar in this table, for any day required; it is but confidering how many hours and minutes that ftar rifes, Souths, or fets, either before or after the feven ftars on that day, and you will have your defire; obferving that in this table, a ftands for after, and b for before. |