the ground, where the common house of office came down.  After three hours, I was advanced from this stinking place up the stairs, where there was on one side a company of rude swearing persons; on the other side many Quakers, who lovingly entertained me.  As soon as I was fixed, I wrote to my old friend Sir Edward Walker, Garter King at Arms, who presently went to Mr. Secretary Nicholas, and acquainted him with my condition.  He ordered Sir Edward to write to Everard to release me, unless he had any particular information against me, which he had not.  He further said, it was not his Majesty’s pleasure that any of his subjects should be thus had to prison without good cause shewed before.  Upon receipt of Sir Edward’s letter, Everard discharged me, I taking the oaths of allegiance and supremacy.  This day’s work cost me thirty-seven shillings.  Afterwards Everard stood to be Burgess for Westminster; sent me to procure him voices.  I returned answer, that of all men living he deserved no courtesy from me, nor should have any.

In this year 1660, I sued out my pardon under the Broad Seal of England, being so advised by good counsel, because there should be no obstruction; I passed as William Lilly, Citizen and Salter of London; it cost me thirteen pounds six shillings and eight pence.

There happened a verification of an astrological judgment of mine in this year, 1660, which, because it was predicted sixteen years before it came to pass, and the year expressly nominated, I thought fit to mention.

In page 111 of my Prophetical Merlin, upon three sextile Aspects of Saturn and Jupiter, made in 1659 and 1660, I wrote thus—­

’This their friendly salutation comforts us in England, every man now possesses his own vineyard; our young youth grow up unto man’s estate, and our old men live their full years; our nobles and gentlemen root again; our yeomanry, many years disconsolated, now take pleasure in their husbandry.  The merchant sends out ships, and hath prosperous returns; the mechanick hath quick trading:  here is almost a new world; new laws, new Lords.  Now my country of England shall shed no more tears, but rejoice with, and in the many blessings God gives or affords her annually.’

And in the same book, page 118, over-against the year 1660, you shall find, A bonny Scot acts his part.

The long Parliament would give Charles the Second no other title than King of Scots.

I also wrote to Sir Edward Walker, Kt.  Garter King at Arms in 1659, he then being in Holland—­

Tu, Dominusque vester videbitis Angliam, infra duos annos.—­For in 1662, his moon came by direction to the body of the sun.

But he came in upon the ascendant directed unto the trine of Sol and antiscion of Jupiter.

And happy it was for the nation he did come in, and long and prosperously may he reign amongst us.

In 1663 and 1664, I had along and tedious law-suit in Chancery, M.C. coming to quartile of Saturn; and the occasion of that suit, was concerning houses; and my enemy, though aged, had no beard, was really saturnine.  We came unto a hearing Feb. 1664, before the Master of the Rolls, Sir Harbottle Grimston, where I had the victory, but no costs given me.