A Prognostication made for the year of our Lord God, 1572. wherein at large is set forth the description of the four quarters of the year, with the prediction of the weather for every day, exactly calculated for Oxenford.  
By Thomas Hill, of London Student.  
¶ Imprinted at London by Richard Watkins, and james Roberts.  
¶ Cum privilegio Regiae Maiestatis.   

¶ The nature and quality of the twelve signs, after the principles of physic.  
 

〈…〉 moist than hot.  
Taurus, ●●●erate and moistest.  
Gemini, more 〈◊〉 than moist.  
Cancer, more hot than dry.  
Leo, ●●●est and driest.  
Virgo, more dry than hot.  
Libra, more dry than cold.  
Scorpio, coldest and driest.  
Sagittarius, more cold than dry.  
Capricorn, more cold than moist.  
Aquarius, most cold and moist.  
Pisces, more moist than cold.    

¶ Of the Eclipse of the Moon, which shall appear to us, this year of our redemption. 1572.  
 
THis present year of our Lord God. 1572. being the xxv of June, at eight of the clock, & lvi min. in the night shall appear and be seen above our Horizon, a particular Eclipse of the Moon, she then being at her full, and right against the Sun: Into the shadow of the earth she shall come to be eclipsed, about xvi mi. before ix a clock, and to be perfectly seen, both of Canterbury and London, about ten min. after ix and end this Eclipse about ten a clock at Oxford: so that in this darkness she shall tarry about one hour, and a quarter, and be shadowed of the earth only u points & four mi. Southerly, near to that section, named the Dragon's tail, being then in the xiij degree, and xxiiij minutes of Capricorn: Certain special effects of this moons Eclipse, are uttered in the Harvest quarter: in that these shall begin to work and show their harms to the earth, about the xiiij of October, in the year. 1572. and end the xxij. of December following.   

¶ A Description, of the four quarters of the year, beginning the twelfth day of December, in the year. 1571.  
❧ Of the Winter.  
THe later Astronomers instruct, that the winter quarter Astronomical of this present year of our Lord 1572. is already begun, and began with us the twelve day of December, at vi of the clock at night, in the year. 1571. at which time the Sun entered into the first min. of Capricorn. This winter quarter & season, reported (of the wise and learned) to be of the own natural disposition and quality, cold and moist, contrary to the condition of Summer, whose enemy he is found to be, (for that in all respects, it destroyeth those crescent things, which Summer hath brought forth, & nourished by his kindly heat) will this year answer, to the natural kind. For in the beginning of this quarter, it appeareth to be inclined to bitter cold, & unconstant weather, with sudden showers and southerly winds, toward the midst more bend to stormy weather, as hail, blustering winds, great showers of rain, snow, cloudy, and dark weather, with Landfloudes after rain, more rife in this season: whose violence, when these shallbe of force, are like to 'cause Eruptions or brastinges forth of the Earth in low places, and that Springs of water to break up, in such abundance: that both Men, and cattle shall be greatly annoyed therewith: Further, cold mists, and dark fogs, with hoary frosts, and bitter cold weather, enduring harm to cattle, as Horse, Oxen, kine, Sheep, and such like: yea to fowls of the winter, and fishes of that season: to fruits, and Garden herbs, and to Corn of all likelihood: but these (thanked be God) not so harmful, to be looked for of us: in that past a third part, and somewhat more, of the Moonee body entereth then into shadow: which the learned also report, to threaten less harm to the earth. As touching the sicknesses and diseases, that are like to happen in this quarter: be those proceeding of cold and to much moisture, and Melancholy humours, agreeing to the quality of Harvest, and sundry of the Summer diseases repeated, and happening in this season. As all the kinds of fevers, with the pestilent Ague, straightness in the breast, pleurisies, weakness of the Liver, and stomach, oppilation or stopping of the Spleen, grievous pains of the head, the falling sickness, rheums, Opthalmies, running of the eyes, long lasting sicknesses, the quartan Ague, of Melancholy, black jaundice, dropsies, swellings and ache in the legs, knees, and feet, suffocations and obstructions of the Matrice, the perilous cough, watery laxes, the piles, Gonorrhoea weakness of the back, the Letharge, the Gout, and such like: which the Lord for a due punishment of Sin, worketh by his instruments the stars: Yet God of his great mercy, doth give to us means many times, to be delivered and holpen, by seeking in time to the learned and well practised Physician: a commended and worthy instrument of his on earth, for that purpose. To whom in such times of peril, I would wish (all persons of ability) to resort unto, for advise and counsel: God the true and principallest Physician be our comforter, and deliver our bodies from the contageon and infections threatened us by the stars, in this distemperate time of Harvest. Amen.   

The predictions of the daily state and condition of the weather every day in the week, throughout the xii months of this present year of our redemption. 1572.  

¶ Of januarie.  
THe first day cloudy, raw cold with some moisture and wind in the morning, after fair. The second, fair, cold, and windy: the third cold and dry, with some wind: the fourth cloudy, cold, with some snow and wind: the fift raw cold, and disposed to wind and rain: the sixth dark clouds, wind south, and rain: the vii dark, and misty air, with some rain, and wind.  
☽ Last quarter the eight day at xi of the clock, & three min. before noon, cold, cloudy, small rain or snow, and windy. The ix cloudy, raw cold, and inclined to snow, wind foutherly: the ten raw cold, inclined to moisture: the xi some rain, cloudy, and big wind: the twelve rain in the morning, after dry and cold, at night frost: the xiij cloudy, raw cold, with rain in the forenoon, after dry and windy: the xiiii cloudy, and inclined to moisture, about noon and towards night, dry and cold.  
● New Moon the xu day, at seven. of the clock, and vi. min. in the morning, raw cold, dark clouds, windy, with some snow or rain towards the evening. The xvi cold, & dark weather, with small rain & wind, but at night dry, and a frost: the xvii windy, and cold: the xviii cloudy with a little wind and small rain, after fair: the xix inclined to snow, or sharp weather, and dark clouds: the xx. some small rain, and wind.  
☾ First quarter the xxi day, at twelve of the clock, and xlviij min. in the night, moist, cloudy, and dark weather, about noon, and afterwards, more temperate, and dry: the xxii. cloudy, cold, and wind about midnight: the xxiii cold, cloudy and wind, but at evening a frost: the xxiiii dry, with wind at night: the xxv cold, and fair weather: the xxvi cloudy, cold, with some rain, about noon fair, and frost at night: the xxvii sharp air, cloudy or misty, after noon fair weather: the xxviii cloudy, with some wind, and disposed to rain, but at after noon, dry weather and a frost at night: the xxix a fair morning and cold, towards night overcast with black clouds.  
❍ Full Moon the xxx day, at two of the clock, and xxviij. min. in the morning, raw cold and dark with rain, and wind: the xxxi cloudy and cold weather, toward night a big wind or rain.   

February.  
THe first day cloudy, and inclining to snow or rain, towards night a frost: the second cold, windy, and dark in the morning, after fair, and a frost at night: the third indifferent fair, with clouds, and some wind at night: the fourth dry and fair weather, & a big wind in the night: the fift cloudy, cold, with wind: the sixth windy, black clouds, and some rain or snow.  
☽ Last quarter the vij day at one of the clock xxij min. in the morning, raw cold, dark weather, some rain or snow, and windy: the viii cloudy, cold, with rain and wind, toward night, dry: the ix raw cold, cloudy, and small rain with wind: the ten cloudy, dark weather, and stormy, and sudden cold showers or snow: the xi dark, and cold, with some rain toward noon: the xii cloudy, rapping cold, and windy.  
● New Moon the xiii. day, at four of the clock lviij mi. in the after noon, cold and rainy, or some showers, with wind, Westerly. The xiiii cloudy, temperate, with some mild rain and wind: the xu dark and cloudy with small rain, in the after noon fair with wind: the xvi dry & fair, at night windy, & cloudy: the xvii fair and warm all the day, unto night: the xviii cold, with dark clouds, & some wind or rain about noon, or at night: the xix temperate weather, with clouds, & some wind in the after noon.  
☾ First quarter the twenty day at four of the clock, and twelve min. in the after noon, fair and cold, with wind northerly: the xxi variable, cloudy. with wind or rain: the xxii. cold, cloudy, with rain: the xxiii fair, cold, with small wind, and frost at night: the xxiiii sharper weather with black cowdes, and inclined to rain or snow: the xxv. fair and warm, with frost at night: the xxvi sharper weather, with black clouds. and wind: and inclined to snow or cold rain: the xxvii cloudy, cold, and dark, with wind.  
❍ Full Moon the xxviij day, at eight of the clock, and xxxv. mi. in the night, dark air, rain & windy, with some storm: the xxix cloudy, raw cold, with some mutation, as to wind, cold rain or snow.   

March.  
THe first day fair and warm, with clouds in the after noon, and some wind: the second, great wind or a tempest, with rain in the morning: the third cloudy, cold, and some rain in the morning: the fourth, darker air, raw cold, and inclining to moisture: the fift cloudy, cold with some rain towards the after noon: The vi cloudy, cold, with big wind or rain toward midnight, after fair.   

noon: the vii windy, and cloudy in the forenoon, after temperate and mild air: the viii fair and warm all the day, but at night rain, and wind: the ix a fair and hot day, unto night.  
● New Moon the ten day, at twenty min. after high noon, hot, after cloudy, with big wind, & sudden showers. The xi cloudy, with some rain, and big wind: the xii cloudy and inclined to rain, with some small wind in the after noon: the xiii fair and hot, all the day: the xiiii like fair and hot, unto night: the xu a fair and very hot day, without wind in effect: the xvi cloudy, and temperate in the forenoon, after hot unto night: the xvii a hot and fair day, with some wind about noon.  
☾ First quarter the xviij day, at two of the clock, and twenty min. in the after noon, inclined to thunder, big wind and showers, with thick clouds, and sulthie hot or, unseasonable air. The xix windy, and temperate in the after noon: the twenty temperate, with some wind, and black clouds about noon: the xxi cloudy, and sulthie hot, and either thunder, or hail: the xxii temperate, and inclined to fair weather, in the after noon: the xxiii fair and hot, all the day: the xxiiii fair and temperate, in the after noon.  
❍ Full Moon eclipsed on the xxv day, at eight of the clock and lvi mi. in the night, sulthie hot, and cloudy, with some small wind. The xxvi cloudy, temperate, and inclining to rain at night: the xxvii fair and warm, with black clouds gathering towards rain, in the after noon: the xxviii fair and hot all the day, but at night rain with some wind: the xxix cloudy, and temperate, with some rain, and wind towards night: the xxx fair, and hot with some wind.   

julie.  
THe first day, a tempest, or thunder and lightning, with some wind in the night.  
☽ Last quarter the second day at xi of the clock, and xu minutes before noon, heat, after cloudy, with unstable weather, and a big wind or tempest, with wind to the southeast. The third temperate, and dry, put in the after noon cloudy, with some wind and rain: the fourth cloudy and dark, with rain and wind: the fift variable, with rain about midnight: the sixth unpleasant weather, with black clouds inclining to rain, in the after noon: the vii temperate, with wind and black clouds, inclining to rain: the viii cloudy, temperate, with big wind in the after noon: the ix temperate & dry, with wind in the after noon.  
● New Moon the ten day, at two of the clock, and four minutes in the morning, cloudy, hot, with some small rain, and windy to the north-east in the after noon. The xi. fair and hot, with a tempest, or big wind in the after noon: the xii a fair and hot day, with some wind in the forenoon: the xiii cloudy, temperate and dry, with wind toward night: the xiiii cloudy towards rain in the forenoon, after a fair and hot day: the xu some wind and clouds, in the forenoon, after fair and hot unto night: the xvi white clouds, with some wind, and fair all the day: the xvii a hot and fair day, with wind in the after noon.  
☾ First quarter the xviij day at .v. of the clock, and xxx mi. in the morning, fair & hot weather, towards noon cloudy, and inclined to rain, with thunder, and lightning in the after noon. The xix temperate and cloudy, towards rain, in the forenoon: the twenty fair, and hot, with some wind: the xxi fair, and hot, with clouds toward rain in the night: the xxii cloudy and temperate in the fore noon with some wind, but in the after noon black clouds, inclining to a tempest or thunder: the xxiii cloudy and dark, with big wind about noon, and unto night continuing: the xxiii cloudy, and inclined to rain in the fore noon.  
❍ Full Moon the xxv day, at four of the clock, and xivij. min. in the morning, untemperate heat, with dark clouds toward rain, and wind from the southeast. The xxvi cloudy, towards rain in the morning, after indifferent fair and temperate: the xxvii cloudy in the morning, and temperate all the day: the xxviii variable, with clouds gathered towards rain in the forenoon, but in the night big wind: the xxix great wind, with clouds gathered towards rain in the forenoon, after fair and hot unto night: the xxx fair and hot in the forenoon, about noon, many white clouds gathered, and big wind in the after noon.  
☽ Last quarter the xxxi day, at seven of the clock and xi minutes in the after noon, cloudy, temperate, with some rain in the night, and wind to the south-west.   

August.  
THe first day fair, and hot unto night, about midnight cloudy, with some wind: the second variable weather, dry and windy: the third windy, fair, and warm weather all the day: the fourth cloudy, and inclined to rain in the forenoon, with wind in the after noon: the fift temperate and dry, with white clouds towards moisture, sparsed in the air: the vi temperate, with white clouds, and wind in the after noon: the vii dark clouds, and inclining to rain in the forenoon: but after midnight hail, or thunder and great showers of rain.  
● New Moon the viii. day at .v. of the clock, and xxiij minutes in the after noon, dark air, and either hail, or thunder and lightning, with a big wind from the south-west: the, ix. cloudy in the morning, with some rain, and big wind: in the after noon temperate unto night: the x. cloudy, towards rain and some wind: the xi fair and hot all the day, without wind: the xii hot and fair, with clouds gathered in the after noon, but a fair night: the xiii. fair and hot, about noon clouds, with some wind at night: the xiiii cloudy, with some wind in the forenoon, and hot unto night: the xu dark or black clouds, and big wind in the forenoon.  
☾ First quarter the xvi day, at vi of the clock, and xliiij minurs in the after noon, cloudy, and inclined to rain, winte and stormy weather. The xvii cloudy in the after noon, and fulthie hot all the day: the xviii fair and hot, with white clouds, and some wind in the after noon: the xix. cloudy, and dark about noon: and inclined to rain, in the after noon: the twenty cloudy, and disposed to rain in the forenoon, with white clouds, and rain or wind in the after noon: the xxi temperate, and cloudy in the after noon, with wind and rain: the xxii windy, with clouds and rain or wind at night.  
❍ Full Moon the xxiij day, at xvi mi. after high noon, fair, after inclined to moisture, with black clouds, and big wind. The xxiiii cloudy, and temperate about midnight, more bend to hail or showers: the xxv fair, and hot all the day: the xxvi hot, and fair with white clouds gathered in the forenoon: the xxvij temperate, and cloudy in the after noon: after midnight a big wind or storm, with some rain: the xxviij temperate and dry with big wind, and clouds in the after noon: the xxix fair with   

boisterous wind, about that time: the xvi windy, cold, and a storm, or rain in the morning, after fair and a frost at night: the xvii cold with wind, and dry unto night: the xviii. cloudy, and inclining to rain in the forenoon: and in the after noon black clouds, and bitter cold wind unto night.  
❍ Full Moon the xix, day, at vi. of the clock, and liii mi. in the after noon, cold and unconstant weather, with some wind. The twenty windy, variable, and dry, with clouds towards rain, after midnight: the xxi cold, and dry, about noon inclining to rain: the xxii frost in the morning, and fair unto night: the xxiii nipping cold, with wind in the morning, in the after noon big wind, and some rain: the xxiiii frost, and a fair warm day unto night: the xxv frost, and fair in the morning: but at noon overcast, with white and black clouds, and nipping cold towards night: the xxvi cloudy, cold, and inclining to rain in the morning, after fair and dry unto night.  
☽ Last quarter the xxvii day, at two of the clock, and four min. in the after noon, cold and cloudy, with some cold missing rain or snow, and wind: the xxviii raw cold, with black clouds to moisture in the forenoon, & at night wind. The xxix fair, with some wind in the morning, and dry unto night: the xxx cold with white clouds, and wind in the forenoon, and fair, unto night.   

December.  
THe first day cold, cloudy, with wind in the morning, and rain in the after noon: the second fair, and a hoary frost in the morning, with sharp air, and dry unto night, and about midnight snow or cold rain: the third cold, and dry with some mist or darkness in the morning, and wind in the night: the fourth fair, and warm all the day, with some small wind in the after noon.  
● New Moon, the fift day, at ix. of the clock, and xvii minutes in the morning, cloudy, cold, and a frost, or cold sleet. The vi raw cold, and black clouds, with some rain in the after noon: the vii cold, with white clouds and wind in the forenoon, but in the after noon, raw cold, and dark or misty weather unto night: the viii a hoary frost in the morning, with wind in the after noon, and in the night rain, with a big wind towards midnight: the ix cold, and white clouds with wind in the morning, and a small wind in the after noon, with dark nipping weather, or a raw cold mist at night: the ten fair and warm, with some wind in the morning: the xi temperate and fair, with frost, or a dark mist, and wind in the night.  
☾ First quarter the xii day at .v. of the clock, and lu mi. in the morning, raw cold, and cloudy with frost or dark mists. The xiii frost, and fair, with white clouds, and wind in the after noon: the xiiii cold, with a small wind in the morning, and fair unto night: the xu cloudy, cold, and big wind in the morning, with rain in the after noon: the xvi a horyefrost, or sharp mist in the morning, and wind towards midnight: the xvii cold, and variable weather, with wind in the after noon: the xviii. a frost, with white clouds, and wind in the morning, and fair unto night.  
❍ Full Moon the xix day at ix of the clock, and. xxxii. minutes in the forenoon, cold and close weather, with snow or cold sleet: the twenty fair, and cold, with white clouds and wind, in the forenoon, and misty or raw dark we other at night: the xxi a sharp cold morning, and fair warm weather unto night, but after midnight, snow or hail, or other cold showers of rain: the xxii a ●●●●ing frost in the morning, and hot (for the time) all the day, with a big cold wind, in the night: the xxiii bitter cold, or a hoary frost in the morning, with clouds inclining to rain or snow in the forenoon, and sharp weather unto night: the xxiiii cold in the morning, with fair weather all the day, and a hoary frost, at night: the xxv frost, or a cold mist, and small wind in the morning, with fair weather unto night: the xxvi cloudy, cold, with some wind, and inclining to moisture in the forenoon.  
☽ Last quarter, the xxvii day, at ten of the clock. and liiii minutes in the forenoon, moist, raw cold, and cloudy weather, with wind at night. The xxviii wind, with clouds causing a cold air in the morning, and indifferent fair all the day, but at night, disposed to snow, or a dark mist very cold, with some wind: the xxix, a hoary frost, or dark cold mist in the morning, with black clouds or dark, unto night: the xxx cloudy, cold, & dark, or a mist in the morning, with black clouds towards snow, and big wind in the after noon, but in the night a storm of hail, or snow with blustering wind: the xxxi cold, and clouds towards snow in the forenoon, and sharp or cold misty weather unto night.  
FINIS.  
Laudes Deo.  
Qui fecit luminaria magna, solem in potestatem diei, lunam in potestatem noctis.    

Of the nature and quality of the seven Planets, their magnitude, with the sicknesses and parts, that they severally govern in man.  

Of Saturn.  
 
SAturne, highest of the Planets, being ninety times with an eight part greater than the earth, pale (to a leady colour) of most stowe progression, in that he performmeth not the whole course before xxx years: and reported (to be an infortime) doth of his nature procure earthquakes, snow and hail, the pestilence and dearth of victuals. As touching the highest ascension or point of Saturn's Orb, from the earth, the same is at this day known to be in the xxix dogree of Sagittarius. This Saturn by iudgenent of the skilful, hath of Elements, the earth, in that he worketh his proper influence on the same. Of complexions or qualities in persons, this governeth melancholic. Of humours in man, the melancholy. Of the proper conditions, heaviness, covetousness, pensive thoughts, suspicion, long silence, deception, fearfulness. etc. Of sicknesses, this hath the quartain fever, the black iaundyse, the dangerous catarrh or rheum, the Palsy, the Leprosy, the black Morphew, the Dropsy, the Iliacke passion, the flux of the belly of cold humours, the cold Gout, and ache of the joints, the Canker, hard swellings, and kimels (rising in sundry parts of the body) and all sicknesses in a manner, being of a cold and due quality. To conclude if man, this governeth the milt, the right ear, the teeth and bones. Lord also of the first hour on Saturday.