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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



Following the Almanack comes the Prognostication with a separate title- 

 page. This page is in ordinary Eoman type, some indeed in italics. It is by 

 the same author, Patrick True, and bears the same imprint. It is enclosed 

 in a little border of simple design. Like the Almanack, it is in one sheet 

 folded in eights, but unfortunately only a fragment of the last leaf of the 

 sheet remains. On the verso of the title-page is a catalogue of " Some breefe 



True. 1 55 ^. 



A Prognoffcication 



for this prefentyeare of 

 our Lord God. 1636. 



'Being the SiJfext'tU^or Lea^yiare. 



Contriving the State of the 



whole yeare, AIfo,husbandly 

 a;ivcrtifcment5, withmaoy 



convenient Ruks of nc- 

 csifar^ confc^uencc. 



By Tmkk Tms^ Gent. 



Nfqw U qni^RntAt, Neqtte U qui rl^f, 

 SedDtM qui dfitincmmr.tmn^ 



'DVBLIN 

 Printed for the Company oT Static^ 

 ners, t$i6. 



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Computations of memorable Accidents compleat within this yeere." The 

 compUer begins with tlie Creation, given as occurring 5585 years prior to 

 1636, and continues thence downwards until he comes to the "Birth of our 

 hopeful Prince Charles, 29 May, 6 (years) " that is, presumably, six years 

 before the Prognostication appeared. It is given almost entirely in Black 

 Letter. The four quarters of the year, beginning with winter, occupy 4 pp. 



