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A child born on the eighteenth day, if a male, will be valiant, courageous and eloquent, but if a female, chaste, industrious and painful, and shall come to honour in her old age. It is good this day to begin buildings, and to put your children in order to be brought up to learning. Have a care of being let blood on this day, for it is very dangerous.

The child born on the nineteenth day, if a man shall be renowned for wisdom and virtue, and thereby arrive at great honour; but if a female, she will be of a weak and sickly constitution, yet she will live to be married: this day they may let blood that have occasion.

On the twentieth day of the moon’s age, the child that is born, will be stubborn, quarrelsome, and a great fighter, yet shall arrive at riches and store of money; this is a good day to begin any manner of business.

On the twenty-first day of the moon, the child that is born will be unhappy, for though he shall be witty and ingenious, yet he shall be addicted to stealing, which may bring him to the gallows; and though he escape that, yet he will be stirring up quarrels and rebellions against the government, which in the end will prove fatal to him. He that is minded to keep his money, ought on this day to abstain from gaming, or else he may happen to lose it all; abstain from letting blood this day at your peril.

On the twenty-second day, the child born shall be fortunate and purchase a good estate; he shall also be of a cheerful countenance, comely and religious, and shall be well beloved; avoid going on any message this day, for it will not be fortunate. It is good this day to remove bees from one place to another, in order to increase. Blood letting on this day may be profitable.

On the twenty-third day, the child horn shall be of an ungovernable spirit, and shall give up himself to