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14 and wo: and the child born this day shall be given to wrathfulness, and subject to many afflictions.

On the thirteenth day the child that is born shall be of a short life and by reason of peevish crossness never be pleased. To wed a wife on this day is good, for she shall be both loving and obedient to her husband.

On the fourteenth day the child that is born shall be an enemy to his country, and seek the destruction of his prince, which shall bring him to his deserved end. On this day if you give to a sick man physic, it shall restore bimhim [sic] to his former health.

On the fifteenth day the child that is born shall quickly die. On this day begin to work, for it is fortunate. That which was lost yesterday will be found this day.

On the sixteenth day the child born shall be of ill manners and very unfortunate, insomuch that, though he may live long, yet his life will be a burden to him. It is not good to dream on this day, for they are commonly hurtful, and such as come to pass a long time after.

On the seventeenth day the child that shall be born will be foolisbfoolish [sic] to that degree, that it shall be almost a natural, and thereby beeomebecome [sic] a great affliction to its parents; yet to contract matrimony, compound pbysicalphysical [sic] preparations, and take physic, is very good; but by no means let blood.

On the eighteenth day the child that shall be born, if male will be violent, eourageouscourageous [sic], and eloquent; and if female, chaste, industrious, and beautiful, and shall come to honour in her old age.

On the nineteeth day the child then born, if a male, shall be renowned for wisdom and virtue, and thereby arrive to great bonourhonour [sic]; but if a female, she will be of a weak and sieklysickly [sic] constitution, yet she will live to be married.

On the twentieth day the child that shall be born shall be stubborn, quarrelsome, and a great fighter, yet he sballshall [sic] arrive to riches and a great store of money.

On the one-and-twentieth day the child that is born will be unhappy, and though he will be witty and ingenious, yet he shall be addicted to stealing. He that is minded to keep his money, ought on this day to abstain from gaming, else he may chance to lose all. Abstain from bleeding this day.

On the twenty-second day the child born sballshall [sic] be fortunate and purebasepurchase [sic] a good estate; he shall also be of a cheerful countenance, comely, and religious, and shall be well loved.

On the three-and-twentieth day the child born shall be of an ungovernable temper, and will give himself up to wandering abroad in the world, and seeking his fortune in foreign parts,