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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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