Image 004, A perpetual (general) calendar, and its use.
| Heere begynneth a generall calender for ever. | ||||
| Note that the yeare hath 33 evill dayes* generall for ever. | ||||
| January hath eighte such dayes, the 1. the 2. the 4. the 5. the 10. the 15. the 17. the 29. | ||||
| Drinke white wine in this moneth. | ||||
| February hath three dayes, the 8. the 10. the 17. These not so evill: the 26.the 27. | ||||
| the 28. Eate no Potage of okes* or mallowes: they are venemous. | ||||
| March three dayes: the 15. the 16. 19. this is not so evill, 28.day. This month all sweet | ||||
| meates are good. | ||||
| Aprill two dayes: the 16. the 21. These not so evill, the 7. the 8, the 10. the 20. Use hot | ||||
| meates of lighte digestion. | ||||
| May three dayes: the 7. the 15. the 20. These not so evill: the 3. the 6. Rise earely, | ||||
| and use breakefaste. | ||||
| June two: the 4. the 7.These not so evill: the 10. the 15. the 22. Sage, and lettuse are | ||||
| good to eate. Colde water fasting hurteth not. | ||||
| July two dayes: the 15. the 20. Abstayne from carnality. | ||||
| August two dayes: the 19. the 20. These not so evill, the 3.POTTER!E2 the 29. the 30. It hurteth not | ||||
| to abstayne from Potage, and all hot meates, and drinkes of spicerye. | ||||
| September two dayes: the 6. the 7. These not so evill, the 3. the 4. the 21.22. Eate good | ||||
| fruite. | ||||
| October one day: the 6. These not so evill, the 3. the 16. the 24. Good wine is wholesome | ||||
| this moneth. | ||||
| November two dayes: the 15. the 29. These not so evill, the 5. the 6. the 28. the 29. Bleed not(?) | ||||
| December three dayes: the 6. the 7. the 9. These dayes not so evill, the 15. the 17. the 22. | ||||
| Bleede not overmuch, Warme not thy legges at the fire. | ||||
| Lo the briefe use of this generall kalender. | ||||
| Enter the columne where your month is noted in the heade, ye shall there- | ||||
| finde running downe the columne the festivall dayes of that month, the entry of | ||||
| the Sunne in the celestiall Signes, the evill dayes pricked, &c. | ||||
| Now ensueth the | ||||
Note: Extracted from 'A prognostication euerlasting of right good effect' by Leonard Digges, (see introduction)
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Transcribed by LF and JW