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time that he enters Libra�察�or somewhat more�察             �which is the busy period of 

the   year。    The    remainder     I  have   not   yet   adjusted�察   �upon    account    of 



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several impediments needless here to              mention。      Besides�察�I must remind 

the    reader   again    that  this   is  but   a    specimen     of   what    I  design   in 

succeeding       years   to  treat  more    at   large�察   �if  I  may   have    liberty   and 

encouragement。 

     My first prediction is but a trifle�察�yet I will mention it�察�to show                how 

ignorant those sottish pretenders to astrology are in their own                  concerns。 

It relates to Partridge�察�the almanack´maker。              I have     consulted the stars 

of his nativity by my own rules�察�and find he               will infallibly die upon the 

29th of March next�察�about eleven at              night�察�of a raging fever�察�therefore I 

advise him to consider of it�察        �and settle his affairs in time。 

     The month of APRIL will be observable for the death of many great 

persons。     On   the   4th   will   die   the   Cardinal   de   Noailles�察�Archbishop     of 

Paris�察  �on   the   11th�察  �the   young   Prince   of   Asturias�察  �son   to   the Duke   of 

Anjou�察  �on   the   14th�察  �a   great   peer   of   this   realm   will   die   at his   country 

house�察�on the 19th�察�an old layman of great fame for                 learning�察�and on the 

23rd�察�an eminent goldsmith in Lombard Street。                   I could mention others�察�

both at home and abroad�察�if I did not              consider it is of very little use or 

instruction to the reader�察�or        to the world。 

     As    to  public   affairs�此  �On    the   7th  of   this  month    there   will  be   an 

insurrection in Dauphiny�察�occasioned by the oppressions of the                      people�察�

which will not be quieted in some months。 

     On the 15th will be a violent storm on the south´east coast of                 France�察�

which will destroy many of their ships�察�and some in the                 very harbour。 

     The    11th    will  be   famous     for  the   revolt   of  a  whole     province    or 

kingdom�察�excepting one city�察�by which the affairs of a certain                    prince in 

the Alliance will take a better face。 

     MAY�察  �against   common   conjectures�察  �will   be   no   very   busy   month   in 

Europe�察�but very signal for the death of the Dauphin�察�which will                    happen 

on the 7th�察�after a short fit of sickness�察�and grievous                torments with the 

strangury。     He dies less lamented by the Court             than the kingdom。 

     On the 9th a Marshal of France will break his leg by a fall from                    his 

horse。     I have not been able to discover whether he will then               die or not。 

     On the 11th will begin a most important siege�察�which the eyes of                     all 

Europe will be upon�此        �I cannot be more particular�察�for in           relating affairs 



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that so nearly concern the Confederates�察�and                consequently this kingdom�察�

I   am   forced   to   confine   myself   for    several   reasons   very   obvious   to   the 

reader。 

     On   the   15th   news   will   arrive   of   a   very  surprising   event�察  �than   which 

nothing could be more unexpected。 

     On     the  19th    three   noble    ladies   of   this  kingdom      will�察  �against    all 

expectation�察�prove with child�察�to the great joy of their husbands。 

     On the 23rd a famous buffoon of the playhouse will die a ridiculous 

death�察�suitable to his vocation。 

     JUNE。       This     month     will   be   distinguished      at  home     by   the   utter 

dispersing of those ridiculous deluded enthusiasts commonly called                          the 

Prophets�察�occasioned chiefly by seeing the time come that many                        of their 

prophecies should be fulfilled�察�and then finding                 themselves deceived by 

contrary events。        It is indeed to be admired          how any deceiver can be so 

weak to   foretell   things near   at hand�察        �when a   very  few   months   must of 

necessity     discover     the   impostor     to   all   the   world�察   �in  this   point   less 

prudent   than   common   almanack´   makers�察  �who   are so   wise to   wonder   in 

generals�察  �and   talk   dubiously�察      �and   leave   to   the   reader   the   business   of 

interpreting。      On the 1st of this month a French general will be killed by a 

random shot of a cannon´ball。 

     On the 6th a fire will break out in the suburbs of Paris�察�which                       will 

destroy   above   a   thousand   houses�察  �and   seems   to   be   the        foreboding   of 

what   will   happen�察  �to   the   surprise   of   all   Europe�察   �about   the   end   of   the 

following month。 

     On the 10th a great battle will be fought�察�which will begin at four                     of 

the clock in the afternoon�察�and last till nine at night with                great obstinacy�察�

but no very decisive event。            I shall not name the         place�察�for the reasons 

aforesaid�察�but the commanders on each left                  wing will be killed。          I see 

bonfires and hear the noise of guns for             a victory。 

     On the 14th there will be a false report of the French king's                  death。 

     On the 20th Cardinal Portocarero will die of a dysentery�察�with                       great 

suspicion   of   poison�察  �but   the   report   of   his   intention   to    revolt   to   King 

Charles will prove false。 

     JULY。      The   6th   of   this   month   a   certain   general   will�察  �by   a   glorious 



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action�察�recover the reputation he lost by former misfortunes。 

     On the 12th a great commander will die a prisoner in the hands of                    his 

enemies。 

     On   the   14th   a   shameful   discovery   will   be   made   of   a   French   Jesuit 

giving poison to a great foreign general�察�and when he is put to the                  torture�察�

will make wonderful discoveries。 

     In   short�察  �this   will   prove   a   month   of   great   action�察  �if   I   might   have 

liberty to relate the particulars。 

     At home�察�the death of an old famous senator will happen on the 15th 

at his country house�察�worn with age and diseases。 

     But   that   which   will   make   this   month   memorable   to   all   posterity   is 

the    death   of   the   French    king�察  �Louis    the   Fourteenth�察    �after   a  week's 

sickness at Marli�察�which will happen on the 29th�察�about six o'clock                   in the 

evening。      It seems to be an effect of the gout in his             stomach�察�followed 

by a flux。     And in three days after Monsieur             Chamillard will follow his 

master�察�dying suddenly of an apoplexy。 

     In   this  month     likewise    an   ambassador      will   die  in  London�察     �but  I 

cannot assign the day。 

     AUGUST。         The affairs of France will seem to suffer no change for a 

while under the Duke of Burgundy's administration�察�but the genius                        that 

animated   the   whole   machine   being   gone�察  �will   be   the   cause   of      mighty 

turns and   revolutions in   the following   year。         The  new king        makes   yet 

little change either in the army or the Ministry�察�but the               libels against his 

grandfather�察�that fly about his very Court�察�give             him uneasiness。 

     I   see   an   express   in   mighty   haste�察  �with   joy   and   wonder   in   his   looks�察�

arriving by break of day on the 26th of this month�察�having                     travelled in 

three days a prodigious journey by land and sea。                 In   the evening I hear 

bells and guns�察�and see the blazing of a            thousand bonfires。 

     A    young     admiral    of   noble    birth  does    likewise    this   month     gain 

immortal honour by a great achievement。 

     The     affairs   of  Poland     are   this  month     entirely    settled�察  �Augustus 

resigns     his  pretensions     which    he   had   again   taken    up  for   some    time�此�

Stanislaus is peaceably possessed of the throne�察�and the King of                    Sweden 

declares for the emperor。 



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     I   cannot   omit   one   particular   accident   here   at   home�此    �that   near   the 

end   of   this   month   much   mischief   will   be   done   at   Bartholomew   Fair   by 

the fall of a booth。 

     SEPTEMBER。            This month begins with a very surprising fit of frosty 

weather�察�which will last near twelve days。 

     The   Pope�察  �having   long   languished   last   month�察  �the   swellings   in   his 

legs breaking�察�and the flesh mortifying�察�will die on the 11th                  instant�察�and 

in three weeks' time�察�after a mighty contest�察�be               succeeded by a cardinal 

of the Imperial faction�察�but native of             Tuscany�察�who is now about sixty´ 

one years old。 

     The     French     army     acts   now    wholly     on    the   defensive�察    �strongly 

fortified in their trenches�察�and the young French king sends                  overtures for 

a treaty of peace by the Duke of Mantua�察�which�察                �because it is a matter of 

State that concerns us here a

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