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HONI SOIT MAL Y PENSE    

AN ALMANAC, AND NEW Prognostication, For the Year of our Lord, 1700.  
Being Bissextile or Leapyear; And from the Creation of the World, 5649.  
Exactly Calculated for the famous City of Edinburgh, the Metropolitan of Scotland, whose Latitude is 55 d. 54 m. ½ Longitude is 11 d. 37 m.  
NISI DOMINUS ●RVSTR●  
By G. C. Mathemat.  
EDINBURGH, Printed by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson, Printer to His most Excellent Majesty, City and College, for the Year, 1700.   

The exact Day, Hour and Minute of the Ne● Moon, her Full and Quarters, with the Da● Disposition of the Wether: Also the wh●● remarkable Fairs in Scotland; With so● remarkable Days for the Year 1700. Likewise the Suns Rising and Setting at Edi●burgh, the first Day of each Month.  

january gins on Monday, hath XXXI days.  
Sun riseth 25 minutes past 8. sets 35 minutes past 3.  
Moon hath 30 Days; The Day is 8 ho. Night is 16 ho●  
Last qu. 2 day, 27 min. past 3 morning.  
New Moon 10 day, 26 min. past 4 morning.  
First quarter 18 day. 3 min. past 2 morning.  
Full Moon 24 day, 4 min. passed past 9 at night.  
Last qu. 31 day, 14 min. past 7 at night.  
This Month gins with frost and some snow to the 7 ● from thence to the 14 open weather, thence to the 20 chasable; the rest of the Month fair weather, but sharp.  
The first Fair in the year is at Kilsyth the 1 day. Noughlans Fair at the Town of old Meldrum, the 2 T●… day. Tantan fair at Laurence Kirk, & at the Kirk of Betony in Gerry upon the 7 day. S. Mungo in Glasgow, an● the Town of Polwarth the 13 day, at Dunkel & Kilwin● the 21 day, S. Paul's fair at Turriff in Buchan the last T●…   

February gins on Thursday, hath XXIX days.  
Sun riseth 25 min. past 7. sets 36 min. past 4.  
Moon hath 30 days, The Day is 10 ho. Night is 14 ho●  
Full Moon 8 day, 31 min. past 11 at night.  
First qu. 16 day, 9 min. past 5 afternoon.  
Full Moon 23 day, 11 min. past 7 morning.  
This Mouth gins with changeable weather to the 8 thence to the 18 more calm and temperate, to the 22 rain some sleet, the rest of the month fair and dry.  
St. Brides fair at Abernethy, Forres in Murrayland at the Town of Inverness the 1 day, Candlemass Fa● B●mff, Dunkel, Dingwal and Dowglas the 2 day, and a● Town of Barray in Buchan the first Tuesday after Ca●mass, at Cowper of Fife the first Wednesday of the m● at Methlick the second Tuesday, Valentine's day b● ●III on the 14 day, at Linlithgow; at Forfar the 15 day, holding 8 days, at Valliefield the 24 day.  
Whiles in February, and whiles in March. Fastens-even Fair at Fyvie & Lanerk on Fastens-even day.   

March begins on Friday, hath XXXI days.  
Sun riseth 20 min. past 6. sets 40 min. past 5.  
Moon hath 29 days, the Day is 12 ho. Night is 12 hours.  
Last qu. 2 day, 50 min. past noon.  
New Moon 10 day, 18 min. past 4 afternoon.  
First qu. 18 day, 34 min. past 1 in the morning.  
Full Moon 24 day, 39 min. past 5 afternoon.  
The first 8 days sharp, but calm; to the 13 wind, with some rain; thence to the 20 raw frost; thence to the end of the month weather fitting the season.  
S. Monence in Aberdenes Dumfermling, Abercherder, St Marnock Kirk, & Strathven the 1 day, at Kennoquhy in Fife consisting of Holse, Neat, etc. with a weekly Mercat every Wednesday of all flesh, fishes, etc. belonging to the Laird of Balfour, & at Pettenweem the 3 day. S. Marnach fair at the Kirk of Leuchel the 1 Tuesd. at Dumblain the 1 Wednesday, at Markinch the 6 day. S. Ann's fair at the Kirk Town of Tarves the 2 Tuesd. S. Duthos in Ta'en of Ross the 9 day, at inverness & Auchertull the 10 day. S. Causnan at Dunichrin Kirk in Angus Shire the 11 day. S. Patrick's fair in Dumbar●oun, Kirkaldy, and at the Kirk of Black-ford the 15 day, at S. Johnstoun the 19 day. S. Cuthberts' Fair in Langtoun in ●he Mers the 20 day, Lady-day in West weems, Bamff, and Auchtermuchty the 25 day, at Kinross the 3 Wednesday.  
Whiles in March, and whiles in April.  
Midlentron fair at Tanti-banahri on Thursday before Midlentron Sunday, Palm-Sunday fair at the Town of Kirkwall in Orknay, which stands the whole weak after Palm-sunday, at the Kirk of Forrig, & at the Town of Inverness & S. Johnstoun, all upon Monday thereafter: a Fair at new Lesly upon the Tuesday after Palm-Sunday, Skirethursday Fair at Glasgow, Dumbarton, Cowper of Angus, Elgin of Murray, Frendraught, & in old Aberdene the Thursday af●er Palm-Sunday, Pasch-munday a Fair at Cowper of Fife, & Irwing. A Fair at the Town of Forres in Murray-shire, Borrowsto●nness, and Corstorphine the 1 Tuesday after Pasch, Pasch-Fair at Lanerk upon Wednesd. after Pasch, a Fair at S. Andrews, holding all the week after Low-sunday. of Keith-hall, sometimes called Casky-byn. At Turreff, a● the Burgh of Annan, and Town of Old Hamstocks, all upon the 3 Tuesday, at Abernethy, and Ceres in Fife, the 11 day in Auchtertull, Bel●elvie, Clackmannen, S. Anthony's Fai● at the Town of Inverleithen, & at Scoon the 15 day, at Straven the 16 d. the old Fair of Broadlay, at the Bridge o● Earn in Perth-shire, the 17 & 18 days. S. Margaret in Dumfermling, & at Mostat the 18 d, at Earlstoun the 19 d. Monro's Fair, holden at Coltrain in Ross-shire the 20 day, at Methi●… near Levens mouth 22 d. S. John Baptists day, & Midsummer day, being still upon the 24 d. In Forres, Carnwath, Ha●wick, and at Townyettam on the Border, and at Frazersburgh, holding 4 days. Wigtoun, Bamff, Athelstoun, Meiklour, & S. john's Falr at S. Johnstoun, all on the 24 d. In Alathy in Angus, called S. ●●●gola, and at the Town of Nicolson, both on the 25 d. S. Peter's day at Forfar, Falkland, Burnt-Island, Bamff and Kelso, all on the 26 d. at Gallosheils the 27 d. S. Peter and Paul's day, being always the 29 day at Peebles, Falkirk, and Thurso in Caithness. S. Scriffs Fair at the Kirk of C●lshalmen in Gerry the last Tuesday of this Month. &. Peter's day at Pebbles the last Tuesday. Also St Peter's Fair at Migel in Perth-shire and Haddingtoun, both upon the last day.   

july gins on Monday, hath XXXI. days.  
Sun riseth 32 min. past 3, sets 28 min. past 8.  
Moon hath 30 days, the Day is 16 ho. Night is 8 hours.  
New Moon 6 day, 42 min. past 9 morning.  
First qu. 12 day, 13 min. past 12 at night.  
Full Moon 20 day, 2 min. past 9 at night.  
Last qu. 28 day, 11 at night.  
This Month gins hot and warm to the 6 day, thence to the 12 some growing showers, thence to the 22 fair and dry, the rest of the Month very hot, with some claps of thunder.  
A Fair at Culross, Stow and Edzerstoun in Teviordale, all on the first day● at Abernethie & Auchtermuchrie 2 day. S. Martin of Bulzeon 4 d. S. Peter's Fair at Peterhead the 6 d. A new Market at Dundee the 1 Tuesd. S. Thomas in Langroun the 5 d. Lady Market at the Kirk of Fordon in the Mor● 6 day. At 8. Andrews, Glasgow, & Inverness the 7 d. at Borrowstounness, Burgh of Annan, and Alkie Fair a● the Town of Old Deer, all on the 2 Tuesd. S. Laurence at Grinock the 11 d. at Kilwinning the 12 d. S. Margaret at Killimuir, at the Kirk of Forrig & Errol the 13 d. at Langholm the 15 d. in Moffat & Kircaldy the 18 d. at ●aldstream the 19 d. Stirling & Dumfermling the 20 d. Marry Magdalen in Law●der, Linlithgow, Pittenweem & Path-head 22 d. S. Margaren Fair at Frendraught, & in Tarves the 3d Tuesd, at Kinross 3d Wednesd. S. Andrews Fair at the Kirk of Glass in strabogy, on Tuesd. after the 15 d. In Airth & St. Christians in Corstorphin, both on the 24 d. S. James in Forfar, Kinghorn, Cowper of Fife, Roxburgh, Alloway, Musselburgh, and at Elgin in Murray, all on the 25 d. at Kinloch, Kannoch in Athol in Perth-shire, and Turriff in Buchan last Tuesd. S. James Fair at Lanerk on the last Wednesday: at New Lesty and Whitehorn the last Thursday:   

August gins on Thursday, hath XXXI. days.  
Sun riseth 25 min. past 4, sets 35 min past 7.  
Moon hath 29 days, the Day 14 ho. Night is 10 hours.  
New Moon 4 day, 7 min. past 5 at night.  
First qu. 11 day, 10 min. past 11 at night.  
Full Moon 19 day, 42 min. past noon.  
Last qu. 27 day, 2 min. past 10 forenoon.  
This Month gins with hot and dry weather to the 9 day, thence to the 16 some wind, rain and thunder, thence to the 22 variable, the month ends with pleasant Harvest weather.  
Lambmass at A●turff, Melross, Innerkeithing. S. Andrews & Dumbartoun, all on the 1d. Lambmass Fair at the Town of Kirkwall in Orkney the 3 d. lasting 7 days. S. Laurence fair in Rane the first Tuesday, at Penston 1 wednesday, and Thursday after in Falkland. S. Laurence in Merns-shire upon Laurence Muir, a little above the place of Halkertoun, holding 4 days, at Jedburgh, Marymass Fair at the Town of Montmusk, all upon the 2d Tuesd. at Kilsyth the 5 d. In Meiklour the 7 d. S. Laurence day in Selkirk, Auchtermuchtie, Forris, Carnwath, & Dumblain, all on the 10d. A Fair at Luss the 11 day, with a Weekly Mercat every Tuesday Lady-day, the first in Dundee, Falkirk, Dinne● in Caithness, Bamff, Merns, Valleyfield, all on the 15 d. at Rugland the 20 d. in Scoon the 22 d. Marymass Fair in the Town of elon in Buchan, and at the Town of Rarray in Buchan, both upon the 3d Tuesday. S. Bartholomew Apostle in Linlithgow, Clackmannan, and Polwarth on the 24 d. St bartholomew's day in Peebles the last Tuesday, S. Zepherinus in Corstorphine 26 d. Samarevis day in Forres 27d. S. John's day in S. Johnstoun & Lawder 28 d. at Kincair  
A Fair at Edinburgh the 1 day, holding 8 days, Fordice and Dumblain, at the New Burgh of Girven, and at Jedburgh upon the first Tuesday S leonard's Fair at Lunerk the first Wednesday, at Alathy the 2 day, at Kilwinning the 3 day, at Forres and Largo the 6 day, at Luss the 7 day with a weekly Mercat every Tuesday. Martinmass being still on the 11 day, at Dumbar, Melrois, Cowper of Fife, Hamiltoun, Guirois, Martin's Kirk, Kilmahug and Strabogie, all on the 11 day, Martinmass Fair at the Town of Kirkwall in Orknay the whole Martinmass week. S. Denick at Methil the 2 Tuesday, at Kilsyth the 12 day. S. Helen at Dundee the 13 day, at Grinock and Down in Monteith the 15 day. Margaretmass Fair at Borrowstounness. Dumfermling and Lawder the 16 day, at Ta'en, Auchtertuil, and Bryack Fair at the Kirk of Kowl, all on the 22 day, at Burntisland the 23 day. S. Dinnies day, in Peebles, the second Tuesday of October yearly, S. Andrew's Day at Peebles, the last Tuesday of November yearly; and continues at Fastens-even as formerly. And Declares, That whoever shall bring Horse, Nolt or Sheep to any of these Fairs, shall be Custom-free for the samen, for the space of nine years, except for Sheep at St. Peter's Day, and Nolt at St. Dinnis' Day. Andermass Fair at Stradon and Frazerburgh the 29 day, at old Meldrum last Tuesday: S. Andrews day in S. Johnstoun, and Chirnside the 30 day.   

December gins on Sunday, hath XXXI days.  
Sun riseth 37 min. past 8 sets 23 min. past 3.  
M●on hath 29 days, the Day is 6 ho. Night 18 hours.  
First qu. 8 day, 44 min. past 11 forenoon.  
Full Moon 16 day, 6 min. past 1 morning.  
Last qu. 22 day, at 9 at night.  
New Moon 30 day, at 6 in the morning.  
This Month gins with sharp northerly winds to the 6 day, thence to the 15 frost, with showers of snow now and then; thence to the 23 thaw, the month ends with thaw.  
At Tarves the first Tuesday. S. Nicolas Fair at Renfrew the 6 d. in Aberdene the 7 d. at Westweems the 8 day, Kellames Fair at the Kirk of Rey in Caithness, Bamff, Rothemay, and the Town of Dear the 14d. Martimas' Fair at the Kirk of Warren in Caithness the 15d. S. Cuthbert in Grange of Linlithgow the 17d. S. Thomas in Glasgow, Inverness, and at Down in Montieth the 18d. S. Stevens day the 26 day. at S. Johnstoun the 27 day. at Forres and Methel, all upon S. John's day. S. David's Fair at Gerry the first Tuesday after Christmas.    

The Annualrents in this Kingdom, by Acts of Parliament, since the Year 1633, to the Year 1700.  
Annualrent, preceding Lamb. 1633, at 10 lib. per cent. whereof two to the King.  
a, from Lam. 1633. to Lam. 1636, at 10 lib. per cent. to Cred  
An, from Lam. 1636▪ to Lam. 1646, at 8 lib. per cent. to Cred.  
An. from Lam. 1646. to Lam. 1649. at 6. lib. 10 sh● per Cent.  
An. from Lam. 1649. to Martin. 1672. at 6 lib per Cent.  
An. from Martin. 1672. to Martin. 1673, at 5 lib. per Cent.  
An. from Martin. 1673. to Whit. 1690, at 6 lib. per Cent.  
An. from Whits. 1690, to Whit. 1691, at 5 lib. per Cent  
An. from Whits. 1691, to Whits. 1695, at 6 lib. per Cent.  
An. from Whits. 1695 to Whits. 1696. at 5. lib. per Cent.  
An. from Whits. 1696, to Martin. 1696, at 6. lib. per Cent.  
An. from Martin. 1696, to Whirs. 1698, at 5. lib. per Cent.  
An. from Mart. 1698, to Mart. 1700, at 5. lib, 10 sh. per Cent.   

ADVERTISEMENTS,  
TO all Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Masters of Families that stands in need of any sort of Men or woman Servants, or Nurses, to send to the Office of Intelligence at the Head of Niddries Wind in Edinburgh, where they shall be provided with any sort of Servants: Likewise, That all sorts of Servants and Nurses may come to the said Office, that they may he provided with Masters, they always bringing sufficient Testificate of their honest Christian behaviour.  
THere are two New Fairs to be holden at West●estone, with a weekly mercat every Tuesday: the first Fair is upon the first Tuesday of June, the second upon the last Thursday of October.  
THese are to give Notice, that there is a New Fair granted by Act of Parliament to the Royal Burgh of Dundee, to be holden the first Tuesday of June yearly; wherein will be Sold Linen Cloth of all sorts: and several other Merchant Goods.  
THere is a Weekly Mercat each Thursday, to be holden upon the Lands of Balcorach (belonging to the Laird of Woodhead) lying at, and about the Kirk of Campsie, in the Shire of Stirling: As also, there it three new free Fairs: The first upon the last Thursday of April yearly; The next upon the first Thursday of August: The third upon the sixth of November. Nota, The two old Fairs continueth as they were: All Custom, free for seven years.   

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A Table for Leith, Corrected by G. C. Mathemat.  
Showing the Hour and Minute of High-water at Leith, for every day of the Moon's Age, Increasing and Decreasing.  
The use. Seek the Moon Age is the first and second Column of the Table, and in the two last Columns you have the true 〈◊〉 of full Sea at Leith.  
Example. To find the full Sea the 12 day of June 1700. I find the Moon's age by the following Table to be 6. which I find in the first Column of this Table, and against it in the last Column I find 6 hours and 19 minutes, the true time of full Sea required.  
A Table showing the hour and min. of high water at Leith, for every day of the Moon age, increasing or decreasing. Moon's age. Full Ses● at Leith increase. decreas. hours min. 1 16 3 3 2 17 3 46 3 18 4 29 4 19 5 7 5 20 5 45 6 21 6 10 7 22 6 51 8 23 7 30 9 24 8 42 10 25 9 45 11 26 10 43 12 27 11 4● 13 28 0 34 14 29 1 27 15 30 2 ●●  
A ready Table showing the Age of the Moon every day throughout this Year, 1700.  
Days. January February March April May june july August Septem. October Novemb. Decemb. 1 22 23 21 22 23 24 25 27 28 29 1 2 2 23 24 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 1 2 3 3 24 25 23 24 25 26 27 29 1 2 3 4 4 25 26 24 25 26 27 28 30 2 3 4 5 5 26 27 25 26 27 28 29 1 3 4 5 6 6 27 28 26 27 28 29 1 2 4 5 6 7 7 28 29 27 28 29 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 8 29 30 28 29 30 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 9 30 1 29 1 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 10 1 2 30 2 2 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 11 2 3 1 3 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 12 3 4 2 4 4 6 7 8 10 11 1● 13 13 4 5 3 5 5 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 14 5 6 4 6 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 15 6 7 5 7 7 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 16 7 8 6 8 8 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 17 8 9 7 9 9 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 9 10 8 10 10 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 19 10 11 9 11 11 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 20 11 12 10 12 12 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 21 12 13 11 13 13 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 22 ●3 14 12 14 14 16 17 18 20 21 22 23 23 14 15 13 15 15 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 24 15 16 14 16 16 18 19 20 22 23 24 25 25 16 17 15 17 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 26 17 18 16 18 18 20 21 22 24 25 26 27 27 18 19 17 ●9 19 21 22 23 25 26 27 28 28 19 20 18 20 20 22 23 24 26 27 28 29 29 ●0  19 21 21 23 24 25 27 28 29 30 30 ●1  20 22 22 24 25 26 28 29 1 1 31 22  21  23  26 27  30  2   

☞ Saint Martin's System of Stiles, as now Practicable within the Kingdom of Scotland: And Reduced to a clear Method, not heretofore. Consisting of VI Parts, etc. Are now Printed in Folio, upon a new Character and good Paper. And to be Sold by the Heirs and Successors of Andrew Anderson his Majesty's Printer, on the North-side of the Street, over-against the Gross of Edinburgh: Price, Bound and Guilded on the Back, Twenty Pound Scots.   

Advertisements.  
That there is two new Fairs to be holden at the Royal-Butch of North-Berwick viz. The first upon the third Tuesday of June, and the second upon the third Tuesday of November yearly and each Fair to continue the space of three Days: with a weekly Mercat every wednesday.   

ADVERTISEMENT.  
That there are 4 New fairs yearly, to be holden at the Burgh of Bathgate, in West- 〈◊〉: The 1. Is upon the 10th of June: The 2. ●● upon the 10th of July. The 3. is upon the 4th of August. The 4th is upon the 10th of October With a weekly Mercat every Wednesday.   

A TABLE of Annualrent at 6 L. per Cent. per annum. Pr. Annualr. Pr. Annualrent. sh. L. sh. d. L. L. sh. d. 1 0 00 01 10 00 12 00 2 0 00 01 20 01 04 00 3 0 00 02 30 01 16 00 4 0 00 03 40 02 08 00 5 0 00 03 50 03 00 00 6 0 00 04 60 03 12 00 7 0 00 05 70 04 04 00 8 0 00 06 80 04 16 00 9 0 00 06 90 05 08 00 10 0 00 07 100 06 00 00 sh. L. sh. d. L. L. sh. d. 11 0 00 08 100 06 00 00 12 0 00 08 200 12 00 00 13 0 00 09 300 18 00 00 14 0 00 10 400 24 00 00 15 0 00 10 500 30 00 00 16 0 00 11 600 36 00 00 17 0 01 00 700 42 00 00 18 0 01 01 800 48 00 00 19 0 01 01 900 54 00 00 20 0 01 02 1000 60 00 00 L. L. sh. d. L. L. sh. d. 1 0 01 02 1000 60 00 00 2 0 02 04 2000 120 00 00 3 0 03 07 3000 180 00 00 4 0 04 09 4000 240 00 00 5 0 06 00 5000 300 00 00 6 0 07 02 6000 360 00 00 7 0 08 04 7000 420 00 00 8 0 09 07 8000 480 00 00 9 0 10 09 9000 540 00 00 10 0 12 10 10000 600 00 00  

The Use.  
TO find the Annualrent of principal sum by this T●… if the principal sum be 〈◊〉 10 L. seek it under the 1 Col●… of the Table and towards right hand in the second ●…lumn, you have the Annualr thereof. But if the principal be above 10 L. seek the to hundreds or thousands in third Column, and towards right hand in the fourth Col●… you have the Annualrent belonging thereunto; and if there any odd, pounds and shilling seek them as before, and a● their Annualrent to that whi●● you have found, the total the Annualrent required.  
1 Example.  
Suppose it be required to 〈◊〉 the Annualrent of 138 L. 13 for a year: work thus, L. Pr. L. sh. d. Inter or Annual 100 6 00 00 30 1 16 00 8 0 09 07 13 sh. 0 00 09 Total 138 L. 13. sh. 8. 06. 04.  
To find the Annual rent of any S●… above 10000 L. which is not in t●● Table, consider that every 10000 thereof is 600 L. Annualrent, and the rest as in the Table,  
To find the Annual rent of any S●… for one two or three month, etc. 〈◊〉 the twelve part of that, which a y●… yields, and that will be the Annual●… for a month, its double for two mo●… its triple for three, etc.   
FINIS.