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Marlborough�此  �One   kind   of   stuff  used   to   fatten   land   is   called   marle�察  �and 

every   body   knows   that   borough   is   a   name   for   a   town�察  �and   this   way   of 

expression is after the usual dark manner of old astrological predictions。 

     Then shall   the Fyshe�察  �etc。 By  the   fish�察�is understood the   Dauphin   of 

France�察�as their kings eldest sons are called�此�'Tis here said�察�he shall lament 

the   loss   of   the   Duke   of   Burgundy�察  �called   the   Bosse�察  �which   is   an   old 

English word for hump´shoulder�察�or crook´back�察�as that Duke is known to 

be�察�and the prophecy seems to mean�察�that he should be overcome or slain。 

By the green berrys�察�in the next line�察�is meant the young Duke of Berry�察�

the Dauphin's third son�察�who shall not have valour or fortune enough to 

supply the loss of his eldest brother。 

     Yonge   Symnele�察  �etc。   By   Symnele   is   meant   the   pretended   Prince   of 

Wales�察    �who�察    �if  he  offers    to  attempt     anything     against    England�察    �shall 

miscarry as he did before。 Lambert Symnele is the name of a young man�察�

noted in our histories for personating the son ��as I remember�� of Edward 

the fourth。 

     And   Norway's   Pryd�察  �etc。   I   cannot   guess   who   is   meant   by   Norway's 

Pride�察�perhaps the reader may�察�as well as the sense of the two following 

lines。 

     Reaums shall�察�etc。   Reums�察�or�察�as the word   is now�察�realms�察  �is the   old 

name for kingdoms�此�And this is a very plain prediction of our happy Union�察�

with the felicities that shall attend it。 It is added that Old England shall be 

no   more�察  �and   yet   no   man   shall   be   sorry   for   it。   And   indeed�察  �properly 

speaking�察�England is now no more�察�for the whole island is one Kingdom�察�

under the name of Britain。 

     Geryon       shall�察  �etc。    This    prediction�察    �tho'   somewhat        obscure�察    �is 

wonderfully   adapt。   Geryon   is   said   to   have   been   a   king   of   Spain�察  �whom 

Hercules slew。 It was a fiction of the poets�察�that he had three heads�察�which 

the author says he shall have again�此�That is�察�Spain shall have three kings�察�

which     is  now    wonderfully   verified�察      �for   besides    the  King    of   Portugal�察�

which      properly    is  part  of   Spain�察   �there   are  now    two    rivals   for  Spain�察�

Charles      and    Philip�此  �But    Charles     being    descended      fro   the   Count     of 

Hapsburgh�察�founder of the Austrian family�察�shall soon make those heads 

but two�察�by overturning Philip�察�and driving him out of Spain。 



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     Some      of   these   predictions     are  already    fulfilled�察  �and   it  is  highly 

probable the rest may be in due time�察�and�察�I think�察�I have not forced the 

words�察    �by   my    explication�察   �into   any   other   sense    than   what    they   will 

naturally bear。 If this be granted�察�I am sure it must be also allow'd�察�that the 

author ��whoever he were�� was a person of extraordinary sagacity�察�and that 

astrology brought to such perfection as this�察�is by no means an art to be 

despised�察�whatever Mr。 Bickerstaff�察�or other merry gentlemen are pleased 

to think。 As to the tradition of these lines having been writ in the original 

by  Merlin�察 �I  confess   I lay  not   much   weight   upon   it�此  �But it is   enough   to 

justify their authority�察�that the book from whence I have transcrib'd them�察�

was printed 170 years ago�察�as appears by the title´page。 For the satisfaction 

of any gentleman�察�who may be either doubtful of the truth�察�or curious to be 

inform'd�察�I shall give order to have the very book sent to the printer of this 

paper�察�with directions to let anybody see it that pleases�察�because I believe 

it is pretty scarce。 _____________________________________ 

     ��Dr。 John Arbuthnot and Alexander Pope�А�

     Annus      Mirabilis�此    �or�察 �The    wonderful      effects    of  the   approaching 

conjunction of the planets Jupiter�察�Mars�察�and Saturn。 

     By Mart。 Scriblerus�察�Philomath。 

     In nova fert animus mutatas dicere formas corpora。。。。。 

     I suppose every body is sufficiently appriz'd of�察�and duly prepar'd for�察�

the famous conjunction to be celebrated the 29th of this instant December�察�

 1722�察�foretold by all the sages of antiquity�察�under the name of the Annus 

Mirabilis�察�or the metamorphostical conjunction�此�a word which denotes the 

mutual   transformation   of   sexes�察  。�the   effect   of   that   configuration   of   the 

celestial    bodies��    the   human     males    being   turn'd   into   females�察   �and   the 

human females into males。 

     The   Egyptians   have   represented   this   great   transformation   by   several 

significant   hieroglyphicks�察  �particularly   one   very   remarkable。   There   are 

carv'd   upon   an   obelisk�察  �a   barber   and   a   midwife�察  �the   barber   delivers   his 

razor     to  the   midwife�察    �and    she   her   swadling´cloaths        to  the   barber。 

Accordingly        Thales    Milesius     ��who    like   the  rest   of  his   countrymen�察�

borrow'd his learning from the Egyptians�� after having computed the time 

of    this  famous     conjunction�察     �Then�察─   �says   he�察   �shall  men    and    women 



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mutually exchange the pangs of shaving and child´bearing。; 

     Anaximander modestly describes this metamorphosis in mathematical 

terms�此 �Then�察─�says he�察 �shall the negative quantity of the women be turn'd 

into positive�察�their ´ into ���察─。�i。e。�� their minus into plus。 

     Plato    not   only   speaks     of  this   great   change�察   �but   describes     all  the 

preparations towards it。 ;Long before the bodily transformation�察。�says he�� 

nature   shall   begin   the   most   difficult   part   of   her   work�察  �by   changing   the 

ideas   and   inclinations   of   the   two   sexes�此  �Men   shall   turn   effeminate�察  �and 

women manly�察�wives shall domineer�察�and husbands obey�察�ladies shall ride 

a horseback�察�dress'd like cavaliers�察�princes and nobles appear in night´rails 

and   petticoats�察  �men   shall   squeak   upon   theatres   with   female   voices�察  �and 

women       corrupt    virgins�察  �lords   shall   knot   and    cut  paper�察   �and   even    the 

northern      people。。。。。。。。。�此─ �A   Greek     phrase    ��which     for   modesty's     sake    I 

forbear to translate�� which denotes a vice too frequent amongst us。 

     That the Ministry foresaw this great change�察�is plain from the Callico´ 

Act�察�whereby it is now become the occupation of women all over England�察�

to convert their useless female habits into beds�察�window´curtains�察�chairs�察�

and     joint´stools�察    �undressing       themselves       ��as   it  were��     before     their 

transformation。 

     The     philosophy   of     this  transformation      will   not   seem   surprizing     to 

people who search into the bottom of things。 Madam Bourignon�察�a devout 

French lady�察�has shewn us�察�how man was at first created male and female 

in   one   individual�察  �having   the   faculty   of   propagation   within   himself�此  �A 

circumstance        necessary      to  the   state   of   innocence�察     �wherein     a   man's 

happiness was not   to depend upon the caprice   of another。 It   was not till 

after   he   had   made   a   faux   pas�察  �that   he   had   his   female   mate。   Many   such 

transformations of individuals have been well attested�察�particularly one by 

Montaigne�察�and another by the late Bishop of Salisbury。 From all which it 

appears�察�that this system  of   male and female   has already undergone   and 

may     hereafter     suffer�察 �several    alterations。    Every     smatterer    in   anatomy 

knows�察�that a woman is but an introverted man�察�a new fusion and flatus 

will turn the hollow bottom of a bottle into a convexity�察�but I forbear�察。�for 

the sake of my modest men´readers�察�who are in a few days to be virgins。�� 

     In   some     subjects�察   �the  smallest     alterations    will  do�此  �some     men    are 



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sufficiently spread about the hips�察�and contriv'd with female softness�察�that 

they want only the negative quantity to make them buxom wenches�察�and 

there are women who are�察�as it were�察�already the ebauche of a good sturdy 

man。   If   nature   cou'd   be   puzzl'd�察  �it   will   be   how  to   bestow   the   redundant 

matter of the exuberant bubbies that now appear about town�察�or how to roll 

out the short dapper fellows into well´siz'd women。 

     This   great   conjunction   will   begin   to   operate   on   Saturday   the   29th 

instant。 Accordingly�察 �about   eight at   night�察 �as   Senezino shall   begin   at   the 

Opera�察  �si   videte�察 �he   shall   be   observ'd   to   make   an   unusual   motion�察  �upon 

which      the  audience      will  be   affected    with    a  red   suffusion    over    their 

countenance�此�And because a strong succession of the muscles of the belly 

is necessary  towards   performing   this   great   operation�察  �both   sexes   will   be 

thrown into a profuse involuntary laughter。 Then ��to use the modest terms 

of Anaximander�� shall negative quantity be turn'd into positive�察�etc。 Time 

never     beheld�察   �nor   will  it  ever   assemble�察    �such    a  number     of  untouch'd 

virgins   within     those   walls�    �but   alas�  �such   will   be   the   impatience     and 

curiosity of people to act in their new capacity�察�that many of them will be 

compleated men and women that very night。 To prevent the disord
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