The trouble with weather forecasting is that it's right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.

—Patrick Young

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About Patrick Young

Patrick Young (29 August 1584 – 7 September 1652), also known as Patricius Junius, was a Scottish scholar and royal librarian to King James VI and I, and King Charles I. He was a noted Biblical and patristic scholar.

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