Pronostycacyon of Erra Pater, Doctor in Astronomye, and Phe­syke, Profytable for to kepe the body in helth, & Ptholome sayth the same.

Ptholomeus.

AS I fynde in the scy­ence of Astronomye / There ben foure maner of Coo­lers in a mannes body of the .iiii. Complexyons. The fyrste is blode, the seconde blacke Cooler, the thyrde fleumes, & the fourth yelowe Cooler. And yf one of the .iiii. lacke, all the body shuld be anone forthwith deed, for as moche susteyneth one of theym the body, as the other. And eueryche of them oughte to be at a certayne, for and one of theym sermount the other, all the body shall haue domage therby, & all .iiii. be ryght peryllous, for and the blode surmount the other, he myghte esteygner distroye & ouercome the bodye, & make hym to dye, for he gadreth & congeleth euen ryght on the herte and taketh away the flatte, spyrte, & the brethe, and in that maner (lesteygne) and is ouercome & deade. But at that tyme whan ye great course taketh hym, he maye soone be aswaged to lesse hym a lytel to take away a lytel blod from hym and anone all wyll aswage of this peryll.

¶ Also the blacke Cooler be right peryllous & they surmounte all ye other, they maye domage greatly the bodye, & by many dyuers maners, for they maye cause and make the bodye to fall on the euyll syckenesse, and lese his wytte and [Page]knowledge, and become a foole, and cause also the body to be full of euyll scabbes, & often ty­mes to be mesell, and maketh a man to be fearefull, and a cowarde, & of many euyll maners. And whan they surmounte the other: they be ryght greuous & domageous. And by herbes, flowres, fastynge, abstynence, drynkes, and medycynes they may be aswaged.

¶ The fleumes yt be whyte be peryllous when they surmounte the other Coolers of ye bodye, they do great domage and hurte, for they en­gendre gowtes & many other euyll syckenesses that be colde, and they hurte also the feete and the handes, and the raynes, and the knees, the legges, & the tethe, & make the mouthe and the breth stynkyng, & the nose, & ye eares, & causeth many other dyseases and syckenesses, but they may be aswaged by herbes, flowres, rotes, drynkes, medycynes, & also by vomysshynge.

¶ Also the yelowe Coolers, be peryllous, for whē they surmount ye other Coolers, in a mannes body, they (assorbent) the herte & traueyll the brayne, and maketh all the membres feble and softe, and taketh awaye the wyll and the appetyte frō the body, that he may not eate nor drynke. And also they chaūge a manes coloure, and maketh hym to lose his syght and become blynde, & they may be also aswaged as the other [Page]fleumes be, by herbes, flowers, rootes, and by vomyssynge.

¶ These .iiii. humoures be of the .iiii. Com­plexions, and they haue the domynacyon of the body .iiii. tymes in the yeare, and eche of them a quarter of a yeare.

¶ The yere is .xii. monthes, that is to saye .lii. wekes and one daye, And this is to vnderstande .CCC.lx. dayes, & .vi. houres.

¶ The dysposycyon of the fyrste season of the yere.
Capricornus, Aquarius, & Pisces.

THe fyrste season of the yeare that hathe domynacyon of the bodye of man, is .iii. Monthes, and they be named these thre sygnes, Capricorne, Aquario, and Pis­ces. And these thre sygnes haue power of all Fleumes of the body of man and woman, and they be colde and moyste, and they begyn to reygne the .xxiiii. day of Decembre, & du­reth vnto the .xxiiii. day of Marche.

¶ The dysposycyon of the seconde parte of the yere.
Aries, Taurus, and Gemini.

THe seconde parte of the yere, is other .iii. Monthes, and these be the sygnes, Aries Taurus, and Gemini. And they haue [Page]power in the bodye of man of the blode, & they be hote and mostye, and they begyn to reygne the .xxiiii. day of Marche, and dureth vnto the .xxiiii. daye of Iune.

¶ The dysposycyon of the thyrde season of the yere.
Cancer, Leo, and Virgo.

THe thyrde season of the yere, be other .iii. Monthes, and these be the sygnes, Can­cer, Leo, and Virgo, and they haue po­wer within the body of man of the yelowe Coolers, and they be hote and dyre, and they begyn to reygne the .xxiiii. daye of Iune, and dureth vnto the .xxiiii. daye of Septembre.

¶ The dysposycyon of the fourthe parte of the yere.
Libra, Scorpio, & Sagittarius.

THe fourth parte of the yeare, be other .iii. Monthes, and these be the fygnes Libra Scorpio, and Sagittarius, and they be colde and drye, and they begyn to reygne the .xxiiii. day of Septembre, and dureth vnto the .xxiiii. daye of Decembre. And by the maner of these .iiii. seasons, euery man may kepe hym from all contraryes of metes and drynkꝭ, and clothynge, and from other contrarye. And yf a man wyll kepe hym after the maner that is re­hersed [Page]in this boke, he shalll neuer haue Infyr­mytyes of bodye, by ye grace of god, Take pe­later of spayne and chawe it in thy mouth, for it is good to spourge the heed & the body. Also eate fenell sede, comyn sede, for eche of these se­des dystroye the fleumes, that all the euylles in mannes body come of.

¶ Eest.
¶ Ignis Inuentus et Estas.

¶ The water red and thynne, ye grose male red and harde, the spetyll thycke & clammye. The synges Aries, Leo, & Sagittary, is gēdred of coloryke, hote, and drye, and Orientall, & the syckenes be take in these sygnes, it is great pe­ryll: but he haue his medycyne colde & moyste, and the dyete of the same complexcion, then he may be healed by the grace of god.

¶ West.
¶ Aer Adolescentia Ver.

¶ The water red and thycke, the grose mater reed and thynne, the spetyll thynne and swete, the extremytyues out of course, The sygnes Gemini, Libra, and Aquarie, is engendred of sanguyne, hote, and moyste, and Occydentall, the cure is colde and drye, with dyete of the complexyon, cascia fistula in aqua vite.

¶ Northe.
¶ Terra Senectus Autumpnus.

¶ The water whyte and theynne, the grose male blacke and thycke, the spetyll thycke and sowre, the extremytyues vnneth feled, The sygnes Taurus, Virgo, and Capricornus: he is engendred of Malencoly colde and drye, Septemtyrnall, the cure hote and moyste with the dyete of the same complexyon.

¶ Sowthe.
¶ Aqua Senium et Hyems.

¶ The water, whyte and thycke, the grose mater whyte and thycke, the spetyll thynne and swete, the extremytiues feble. The sygnes Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, he is engendred of fleume colde & moyst, Meridionall, the cure hote & dyre of the same, purgatio trauit aqua vite, or in potage.

¶ The dysposyon of the .xii. Monthes, vpon blode lettynge.

¶ Ianuary.

IN the monthe of Ianuarye, let the no blode on ye fyrste daye for it is peryllous, ne on the .ii. daye, ne the .v. day, ne ye .x. daye, ne the .xv. day, ne the .xix. day, ne the .xx. day, ne the .xxv. day, but as often as thou wylt drynke [Page]good whyte wyne fastynge. And alwaye take good hede of the dayes that be aboue wrytten, for they be peryllous for to be let blode on, but the sygne be ryght good for blode lettynge.

¶ February.

¶ In the monthe of February, eate no potage of hokkes or maloys, for that is venym. And yf thou haue nede to blede, on the wrest on the vayne of thy thombe, blede not on the .iii. daye, ne on the .vi. daye, ne on the .viii. daye. But on the .xiiii. day is ryght good, ne blede not on the. xvii. daye, ne on the .xxvi. daye, ne on the .xxviii. day, but that the sygne be very good and thou mayste chose.

¶ Marche.

¶ In the monthe of Marche, eate fygges, rey­syns, & swete meates & drynkes and hote mea­tes. And let the blode on ye ryght arme on the .v. daye, or on the .vii. daye, or on the .xvii. daye, for that is good agaynst all maner of Febres, but beware blede not the fyrste daye, ne the .xv. daye, ne on the xvi. daye, ne on the .xix. daye, ne on the. xxviii. daye, & thou maye chose. And yf thou do loke that the sygne be right very good.

¶ Apryll.

¶ In the monthe of Apryll, blede on the lefte arme on the .iii. daye, or on the .xi. daye, or on [Page]the. xv. daye, and thou shall haue no great hede ache, ne lese thy syght that yere. And vse fresshe and hote meates, but blede not on the .vii. daye, ne on the .viii. daye, ne on the .x. daye, ne on the .xx. daye, for these dayes be not ryghte good for bledynge.☞❧ ❧ ❧

¶ Maye.

¶ In the moneth of Maye, ryse erely, & eate and drynke by tyme, vse hote metes & drynkes, but eate neyther of hed nor fote whyle ye Maye laste. And let the blode on the fyrste daye, or on the. xviii. daye, on whiche arme thou wylt, or on the .xxvii. daye, or on the. xxviii. daye, & it shall moche helpe the agaynst all maner of euylles. But beware that thou blede not on the .iii. day, ne the .vi. daye, ne the .xxv. daye.

¶ Iune.

¶ In the moneth of Iune, some Physycyens saye, yt it is good euery daye to drynke a quan­tyte of colde water fastynge. And rule the of thy mete & thy drynke mesurably, & eate letuse and sawge, and yf thou haue nede to blede, ble­de on the .xxviii. daye for yt is ryght good. But beware that thou blede not on the .vii. daye, ne on the .x. daye, ne on the .xv. daye, ne on the .xvi. daye, ne on the .xxii. daye.

¶ Iuly.

¶ In the moneth of Iuly, kepe the from Le­cherye, for than thy brayne and thy humoures ben alwaye open. And blede not in this mon­the, but yf thou haue great nede. And than be­ware alwaye that thou blede not vpon thr .xiii. daye, ne on the .xv. day, ne on the .xix. daye, ne on the xxii. daye, for it is very daungerous.

¶ August.

¶ In the moneth of August, eate no maner of wortes, nor of no maner of hote meates nor drynkes of spycerye, nor blede not on the fyrst day, ne on the .xx. day ne on the .xxix. day, ne on the .xxx. daye. The other dayes thou mayst ble­de for great nede yf the sygne be good for blo­de lettynge, but not els and thou loue thy selfe in good healthe.

¶ Septembre.

¶ In ye moneth of Septembre, al maner fruyte that is rype and not infected is good for to eate. And bled on the .xvii. day, or on the .xxvii. daye, & of the dropsy, frense, and palsye, ne of the fallynge euyll drede the not of all ye yeare. And yf thou haue nede to blede more. Beware that thou blede not on the .iii. day, ne on the .iiii. daye, ne on the .xvi. daye, ne on the .xxi. daye, ne on the .xxii. daye.

¶ Octobre.

¶ In the moneth of Octobre, drynke good & holsome wyne, and blede not, but that great nede make the, and loke that the sygne be very good. But yet beware that thou blede not on the .iii. day, ne on the .vi. day, ne on the .xvi. day ne on the .xxiiii. daye, & thou wylt do well.

¶ Nouembre.

¶ In the moneth of Nouembre, blede not but for nede, for all thy blode is gadred that tyme vpon thy heed vayne. Bathe thē not but vent the a lytell of grasynge, for than ben all thyne humours ouer quycke for to blede, and yf case be yt thou haue great nede for to blede, beware of the .v. day, & the .vi. day, & ye .xv. day, & the .xix daye, and the .xxviii. daye, and the .xxix. daye.

¶ Decembre.

¶ In the monthe of Decembre, blede not but yf thou haue great nede for the case. And blede than on ye .xxvi. daye, for it is ryght good. And in case thou haue more nede for to blede, bewa­re of the .vii. daye, & the .xv. daye, and of the .xvi. daye, & of the .xvii. daye, and of the .xxii. daye, and in this monthe come nyghe no fyre with thy shankes.

¶ Thus endeth these .xii. Monthes.

¶ For to vnderstande & know the yeres that shall be plentu­ous and in great habun­daunce of goodes.

¶ In die dominica, That is Sondaye.

IN the yeare that Ianyuere shall entre on the Sondaye, the wynter shall be colde and moyste, and the Sommer shal be hote, and the tyme of Haruest shall be wyndy and rayny with great habundaūce of corne, of wynes, and of other graynes, and of all Gardayne fruyte and herbes. There shall be lytell Oyle, habun­daūce shal be of all maner of flesshe, some great newes shall men here spoken, of Kynges, of Prelates of the churche, and other erthly pryn­ces, great warres and robboryes shall be made, and many yonge people shall dye.

¶ In die Lune, that is Monday.

¶ In the yeare yt Ianyuere shall entre on the Mondaye, ye wynter shalbe peasyble ynoughe, and the somer shall be very temperate. Than shall be great flodes of waters, that shall breke out of theyr lymyttes and bondes, and many [Page]shyppes vpon the see shall perysshe, & in that yeare shall raygne dyuers syckenesses, & chaunges of great lordes shal be made, many women shall perysshe in trauaylynge with chylde, ma­ny great lordes shall dye. That yeare shall be lytell grasse and mustarde sede, but there shalbe plentie of corne and wynes, and good chepe of flesshe, and but lytell oyle.

¶ In die Martis, that is Tuesdaye.

¶ In the yeare that Ianyuere shall enter on ye Tuesdaye, the wynter shall be chaūgeable and not stedfast, for in the Prymetyme, of trueth it shall freese, and that shall hurte sore the Rye, the Vynes, and the flowres, & the Sōmer shall be drye, hote, & burnynge, in so moche that the herbes of the gardynes shall haue no power to come out of the grounde. All thynges shall be deare, saue onely corne, many men shall dye of the blody flyxe. There shall be no tydynges of thondres, lyghtnynges, & tempestes, but all flesshe shal be deare, many wynes shall tourne.

¶ In dei Marcurij, that is wednesdaye.

¶ In the yeare that Ianyuere shall entre on the wednesdaye, the wynter shall be temperate, but in the ende there shall be snowes and froste. [Page]The prymetyme shall be raynye, great habun­daunce of all cornes, of wynes, of fruytes, of haye, of grasse, and generally of all good thyn­ges. The sōmer shall be a lytell clowdy, by the whiche therof shall come great syckenesses, po­re labourers as hande craftes, and artyfycers, shall gayne meately well this yeare. Many the­nes shal be, by whom the meane people shall before pylled and discomforted, great waters, battayll, and slaughters shall be towardes the myddes of the yeare, by the whiche shall come great goodes to some men. In the ende of the yeare, there shall be dyuers pestylences, botches, and fallynge euylles, and in especyall next the see.

¶ In die Iouis, that is Thursdaye.

¶ In the yeare that Ianyuere shall entre on the Thursdaye, the wynter shall be longe and moste parte drye, and this yeare shal be very holsome. The prymetyme shal be very wyndy, the sōmer shal be good and temperat, and Haruest shall be most parte rayny, by the whiche the wa­ters shall sore breke out of theyr bondes. The wheete & wynes shall be good chepe, there shall be of otes, of haye, of grasse, and of fruytes cō ­petently ynoughe, great warre and dyuysyon shall be betwene the Churche and the kynges, & [Page]the prynces, and in the ende the prynces shall haue victoryes of theyr enterpryses, women shall set them selfe moche to lechery, the people shall be well eased of taxes and talleges.

¶ In die Veneris, that is Frydaye.

¶ In the yeare that Ianyuere shall entre on the Frydaye, the wynter shal be longe and drye And the sōmer vnholsome, Haruest shal be dry all corne shal be deere, the vyntage shal be good ynough, and habundaunce of oyle, of fruyte, of haye, of grasse, and of all gradayne herbes. The worlde shal be sore persecuted with dyuers syckenesses, as of sore iyes, and of all etyckes, many yonge chyldren shall dye. Great thon­dres, lyghtnynges, and tempestes shall be, that shall greue sore all the grounde. There shall be earth quakes, and good chepe clothe poore peo­ple shal gayne lytell or no thyng, many beestes shall dye for hunger, for the dyuersyte and ma­ladye of the tyme.

¶ In die Sabbati, that is Saterdaye.

¶ In the yeare that Ianyuere shall enter on the Saterdaye, the wynter shall be temperate suffycyentlye. And in the Prymetyme shall be frostes, the whiche shall dystroye the Ryes, the [Page]vynes, the oyles, and the fruytes. The sōmer shall be meately temperate, the Haruest tyme shall be drye, the otes & other corne shal be good chepe, all gardayne herbes shall be good chepe, ynoughe, and flesshe shal be good chepe, many olde people shall dye, feuers tercyans shall gre­ue sore the worlde, that shall be sycke throughe euyll heete. And many murmuracyons, warre and murthers shall be done, by the one agaynst the other, & neyghboures agaynst neyghboures and many other cases shall be often cōmytted and done. ☞❧ ❧ ❧

¶ Finis. ¶ Thus endeth the Pronostycacyon ☞for euer.☜

¶ Imprynted by me (Robert Wyer) For Richarde Bankes.

Cum priuilegio, Ad impri­mendum solum.

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