a guide to predicting the year

From a 14^th century Italian merchant....  predictions based on what day of the week January 1^st falls on. 

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If the first of January comes on a Sunday, the winter will be warm, and the spring will be damp, and the summer and autumn will be windy. There will be an abundance of sheep, and honey, and little wine, and few beans. Many young people will die, and there will be many thefts, and any news will be of princes and of kings.

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