2. Of the Birth of Children in the Dayes of the Weeke.

ON the Sunday who that is be the shall be great and shining. Who that is born on the Munday shall prosper, if he begin a worke a [...] that day. Who is borne on the Tuēsday, shall be Covetous, and perish with Iron, and hardly come to the last age; and to begin all things is good. He that is borne on the Wednesday, shall lightly leanue words. He that is borne on the Thursday, shall be stable and wo [...]hipfull, and to begin all things is good. He that is borne on the Friday, shall be of long life and Lecherous, and to begin all things is good. He that is borne on the Sa­turday, shall [...]ldome be profitable, but if the course of the Moone bring it thereto.

3. The nature and disposition of the Moon in the birth of Children.

4. Of Saturn and his Disposition.

SAturn is the first Planet, and the wick­edest, and he beginneth the Zodiack but once in thirty years, reigneth in each Signe, two years and a halfe, which is in six Signes, fifteen years. And in all the twelve Signes thirty years: And aright as there are twelve Signes in the [Page 18]Zodiack, so are there twelve months in the year, each Sign to his month. Where­fore beware before, and look where Saturn reigneth in thrée winter signs, that is to say, Capricorn, Aquary, and Pisces, and all these seven years and half, shall be scarceness and hard of Corn, Fruit, Beasts, and all other things; for in thrée years signes he hath might and most power to fulfill his malice, if he be not letted by neighbour-ho [...]d of any good Planet.

5. What the Thunder signifieth every Month of the Year.

THunder in January, signifieth the same year great winds, plentiful of Corn and Cattle peradventure. Thunder in Febru­ary, signifieth that same year many rich men shall die in great sicknesse. Thunder in March, signifieth that same year great winds, plenty of Corn, and debate amongst People. Thunder in April signifieth that same year to be fruitful and merry, with the Death of wicked Men. Thunder in May, signifieth that year need, scarcenesse, and dearth of Corn, and great hunger. Thunder in June, signifieth that same year, that woods [Page 19]shall be overthrown with winds, and great raging shall be of Lions and Wolves, and so like of other harmful Beasts. Thunder in July, signifieth that same year shall be good Corn, and losse of Beasts; that is to say, their strength shall perish. Thunder in Au­gust, signifieth the same year sorrow, wail­ing of many, for many shall be sick. Thunder in September, signifieth the same year great wind, plentiful of Corn, and much falling out betwéen man and man: Thunder in Octo­ber, signifieth the same year great wind, and scantnesse of Corn, Fruits and Trees. Thunder in November, signifieth that same year to be fruitfull and merry, & cheap­nesse of Corn. Thunder in December, signifieth that same year cheapnesse of Corn, and Wheat, with peace and accord among the People.

9. Of the good dayes for bleeding, and ill dayes for any work.

IN every month be two evil dayes, one in waxing of the Moon, and another in the waning. The Kalender sheweth them and their hours openly enough: in the which dayes, if any folk take sicknesse, or begin [Page 20]any new thing, it is great grace if ever it fare well, or come to good end. And there are fifty Canicular, or Dog-dayes, that is to say, from the fifteenth Kalender of August, to the Nones of September, in which dayes it is forbidden by Astronomy to all manner of folks to let blood, or take Physick: yea, it is good to abstain from Women: For why, all that time reigneth a Star, that is called Canicula Canis, in Latin, a Hound in En­glish: Now of the foresaid Star Canicula, the foresaid fifty dayes are called Canicular dayes, and biting as a Bitch, for the kind of the star Caniculas, is boyling and brenning as fire, and biting as a Bitch-whelp: that time the heat of the Sun, and of the Star, is so fervent and violent, that mens bodies at midnight sweat as at mid-day, and swel­eth lightly, bloweth and brenneth; and if they then be hurt, they be more sick than at any other time, very near dead. In these dayes all venemous Serpents creep, fly, and gen­der, and so they overset hugely the air, in feeding of their kind, so that many men are dead thereby. In these dayes a Fire is good night and day, and wholesom: seeth your meats, and take heed of feeding violently.

And from the eighteenth Kalender of Octo­ber, to the seventeenth Kalend of November, look thou take no cold; for then the powers of man, of earth, and of all things else settle, and they may not open again till the seven­teenth Kalend of April: wherefore it is lesse harm for thee to take cold at Christmass, than at this time.

7. To know how a man shall keep himself in Health.

IF thou wilt keep thee long in health, fly anger, wrath, and envy, and give thee to mirth in measure, travel sadly, so that thou sweat not too much in the Summer, and namely, the Canicular dayes; fly all man­ner of strong Drinks and hot Spices, bren­ning Meats, especiaily their excesse; Fast not too long at morn; Sup not too late at night; eat not too hastily, nor overmuch at once, and that that thou eatest chew it well: every time that thou [...]atest, rest a little after; sleep not after dinner except in May, June, July, and August; and yet the lesse that thou sleepest then, the better it is. To sleep well in the waxing of the Night, and to be early up in the Morning, is the better: and [Page 22]every day beware of Mysts, that none enter into thee fasting; for thereof cometh great pestilences and heat. And in great cold and pestilences, eat much Garlike every day with nine Saffron Chieves, and i [...] will do thee much good. Eat enough in Winter, and the Spring, but little in Summer: look thy meat be well seasoned: in Harvest be­ware of fruits, for they are not good, except they be given thee for medicine: of all man­ner of meats, sodden is the best; eat not too many hot Spices, nor eat but little at once, for better it w [...]re to eat seven times in the day, than once thy fill: Flesh is more nourishing than Fish: Eat not too much sower meats, nor salt, for they will make thy bones sore; look thy drink be not too new, nor too old: sweet powdred Meats be most wholsome. Of all things take measure and no more: for in measure rests vertue.

8. The perillous Dayes of every Month.

IN the change of every Moon, be two dayes, in the which what thing soever is begun, late, or ever, it shall come to no good end, and the dayes be full perillous for many things.

• In January when the Moon is three or four dayes old,
• In February, 5, or 7.
• In March, 6, or 7.
• In April, 5, or 8.
• In May, 8, or 9.
• In June, 5, or 15.
• In July, 3, or 13.
• In August, 8, or 13,
• In September, 8, or 13.
• In October, 5, or 12.
• In November, 5, or 9.
• In December, 3, or 13.

Astronomers say, that six dayes in the year are perillous of death: And therefore they forbid men to be let blood on them, or take any drink. That is to say,

• The third day of the Month of January.
• The first day of the Month of July.
• The second day of the Month of October.
• The last of the Month of April.
• The first day of August.
• The last day going out of December.

These six dayes with great diligence ought so to be kept, but namely the latter three, for all the Veins are then full. For then whether man or brast be knit in them, [Page 24]wihin seven dayes, or certainly within four­teen dayes he shall die. And if they take any drinks within fifteen dayes, they shall die; and if they eat any Goose in these three dayes, within forty dayes they shall die; and if any child be born in these three latter dayes, they shall die a wicked death.

Astronomers and Astrologers say, that in the beginning of March the seventh night, or the fourteenth day, let thee blood of the right arm: And in the beginning of April, the eleventh day, of the left arm: and in the end of May, third or fifth day, on whether arm thou wilt; and thus of all that year, thou shalt orderly be kept from the Fever, the falling Gout, the sister Gout, and losse of thy Sight.

9. Ptolomies Rule for the Zodiack.

EAch mans body is ruled by a certain Signe of the Zodiack.

Wherefore (as saith Ptolomeus, If thou be sick in any limbe, do not medicine unto that limbe, for it shall rather hinder than further. And nainely, fly blood-letting at that time. Thus shalt thou know how the Signes reign in our limbs.

10. Of the twelve Signes.

ARies, or the Ram govern­eth the Head. The Bull reigneth in the neck, and in the Throat.

Geminy, or the Twins rule the shoul­ders, arms and hands, and these three are the signs of the Spring.

Cancer or the Crab, commandeth the Sto­mack, Limbs, Arteries, Milt, Liver and Gall.

The Lion reigneth in the Back, Sides, Bones, Sinews and Gristles.

Virgo, or the Maid, guideth the Womb, Midriffe and Guts. And also she reigneth o­ther-while in the Stomach, Liver, Gall, and Milt, and other nutriffe Limbs beneath the Midriffe; and these three are the Signes of Summer.

Libra or the Ballance holdeth in the Navel, the Reins, and the lower parts of the womb.

The Scorpion keepeth the Bladder, the Buttocks, and other Privities of Man or Woman. [Page 26]The Sagitary dwelleth in the Thighs and Buttocks, & these thrée are signs of Harvest.

The Capricorn reigneth in the Knées.

The Aquary governeth the Legs & Anckles.

The Fish detecteth the fée [...]: and these thrée be the Signes of Winter.

The Disposition of the Planets.

SAturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sol, Venus, Mercu­ry, Luna.

Saturnius is the cause of death, dearth and peace.

Jupiter is the cause of long peace, rest and vertuous living.

Mars is the cause of driness, debate, & war.

Sol is the cause of life, health and waxing.

Venus is the cause of lusty love and lechery.

Mercury is the cause of much spéech, mer­chandize and flights.

Luna is the cause of moistness, great wa­ters and violent fl [...]ds.

Saturn's hour is good and strong to do all things that as [...]eth [...]ength only, & to nought else, save to battle; for it is wondrous evil. That man or woman that hath the Star Sa­turn to his Planet, he is melancholly, black, and goeth swiftly, he hath a void heart, wicked and bitter as worm [...] he will lightly be [Page 27]wreth, he is quarelsome, witty, covetous and ireful; he eateth hastily, and is false and in­clining to lie, with shining eyes as a Cat; he hath in the forehead a mark or wound of fire, he is poor, and his cloaths are rent unto a time. And thus he hath open signs, and all his coverous is by other mens possessions, and not by his own.

Jupiter's hour is good in all things, namely peace, love, accord; who that hath this Star to his Planet, he is sanguine ruddy, and go­eth a large pace, neither too swift nor too soft; his stature is seemly and shining, he hath a fair visage, lovely semblance, red lips, fair hairs, broad face, good brows; his cloaths are good and strong; he is swéet, peaceable, and soft.

Mars's hour is evil, and better by night than by day; for it is Masculine on the night, and Feminine on the day: It is good to do any thing, but with great strength: by night it is good to enter battel and also by day, but not so much good as by night. Who that hath this Star to his Planet, his making is of good defence, and oftentimes his face is red with blood, his face is small and su [...]ll, and laughing, and he hath eyes as a Cat: and all the dayes of his life, he will acc [...]se many men [Page 28]of evil; he hath a wound of a Sword in his face, he is most cholerick. And thus he hath open signs.

Sol's hour is the worst of all other hours, no man in his hour may do his will, save Rings and Lords, and that with great strength: who so in this hour entereth battle he shall be dead there. Who that hath this star to his planet, he hath sharp eyes, great speech, and wicked thoughts in his heart, he is wicked and avari­tious, neither white nor black, but betwixt both; he hath a mark in his face, or a wound, and hath a wound in his body of fire, and he is right wicked and grudging in his deeds.

Venus hour is good in all things, and it is better on night, then on day, ever til mid-day, at mid-day it is not good, for the Sun covereth it. On Sunday the ninth hour is Venus hour; sus not then to any Lord nor Potentate; for if thou do, thou shalt find him wroth. Who that hath this star to his planet, namely, if he be born by night in Venus hour, he is while, & hath a round face, little forehead, round beard, he hath middle nose, and hairy eyes; he is laughing and litigious, and he hath a mark in his face; his making is fair and plain, and of [...] ­time his neather lip [...] is greater than the up­per. [Page 29]And who that is born under Venus, when she is not in full power, he hath a sharp nose, and somewhat crooked, fair hairs, soft eyes of running water; he is a singer, he longeth much after games, and loveth them well, and his tales be swéet.

Mercurie's hour from the beginning to the middle, is good in all things, & from the mid­dle to the end it is hard, and it is not much bet­ter on night than on day, and each time of the night and day, he standeth before the Sun, or behinde; therefore he hath his power much more by night than by day; from morn, to the fifth hour of the day he hath his power, & from thence to the ninth he hath no power. Who that hath this star to his Planet, he hath a sharp stature, & a sharp long face, long eyes, long nose, great hairs on his eyes, and thick narrow forehead, long beard, thin hair, long arms, long singers, long feet, long head; he is méek and lovely, he will do each thing to cer­tain space, he is more white than black, and oft-times right white, & he hath great shoul­ders: And who so is born under Mercurius, when he is not in his full power; that is to say, from the first hour of the day to the ninth, he is black and dry, he hath crowded téeth & sharp; he hath a wound in his body with fire, he is [Page 30]scourged with wands, or smitten with a sword, and men speak evil of him, for lying and man-slaughter.

The Moons hour is right good and right evil; from the fourth day to the seventéenth it is good, namely, to all those that are born in it; and from the seventéenth day to the twentieth it is somewhat good, but not so good, and from the twentieth day, to the seven and twentieth day, it is evil, namely, to all those that are born in it. Who so hath that Star to his Planet, and is born there under, when it is in his full power, he hath a plain face, and pale, sometime quarrelling, and doth his wills to men, he hath a séemly semblance, and he is rich, and he hath mean stature, nei­ther too long, nor too short; he hath straight lips and hollow eyes. Who that is born under this Star, when it is not in full power, he hath a straight face and dry, and is malicious, he hath little téeth, abulgine, that is to say, a white streak in the ear.

12. The Condition of Man discovered by Creatures.

• 1 NAturally a man is hairy as the Lion.
• 2 Strong and Worthy as the Oxe.
• 3 Large and liberal as the Cock.
• 4 Avaritious as the Dog.
• [Page 31]5 Hardy and swift as the Hart.
• 6 Debonarie and true, as the Turtle-dove.
• 7 Malicious as the Leopard.
• 8 Gentle and tame as the Dove.
• 9 Crafty and guileful as the Fox.
• 10 Simple and mild as a Lamb.
• 11 Shrewd as the Apt.
• 12 Light as the [...]drse.
• 13 Soft and pittiful as the Bear.
• 14 Deat and pretious as the Elephant.
• 15 Good and wholsome as the Vnicorn.
• 16 Vile and floathful as the Asse.
• 17 Fair and proud as the Peacock.
• 18 Gluttonous as the Wolf.
• 19 Envious as the Bitch.
• 20 Rebel and inobedient as the Nightingale.
• 21 Humble as the Pigeon.
• 22 Fell and foalish as the Ostrich.
• 23 Profitable as the Pismire.
• 24 Diss [...]late and vagabond as the Goat.
• 25 Spiteful as the Pheasant.
• 26 Soft and mee [...] as the Chicken.
• 27 Moveable and varying as the Fish.
• 28 Lecherous as the Boat.
• 29 Strong and puissant as a Camel.
• 30 Traiterous as the Mule.
• 31 Advised as the Mouse.
• 32 Reasonable as an Angel.

And therefore he is called the little world, or else he is called all Creatures, for he doth take part of all.

13. The Description of the four Elements and of the four Complexions, with the four Seasons of the Year, and the twelve Signs for each Month.

IN each man and woman reigneth the Pla­nets, and every Sign of the Zodiack, and every prime Qaulity, & every Element, & eve­ry Complexion; but not in every one alibe, [Page 33]for in some men reigneth one more, & in some reigneth another: and therefore men be of divers manners, as shall be made apparent.

14. Of the four prime Qualities.

FOur prime Qualities there be; that is to say, Coloness, Heat, Driness & Moisture, which be contraries: and therefore they may not come nigh together without a mean; for the hotness on the one side bindeth them toge­ther, and coidness on the other side. Also hot­nesse and coldnesse are two contraties; and therefore they may not come nigh together without a mean, for the moistness on the one side bindeth them together, and driness on the other. Moistness is cause of every thick sub­stance, & of every swéet tast: And there again, driness is cause of every thin substance, and of every sower stinking saste: and also hotness is cause of every red colour, and large quanti­fy: there again, coloness is cause of every white colour, and little quantity. These four prime Qualities in their combination, make the four Elements. Aire, minst and hot, the Fire hot and dry, the Earth dry and cold, the Water cold and moist. The Aire and Earth are two contraries, and therefore they may not come nigh together; but as fire binds them on the [Page 34]one side, and the water on the other side. Also Fire and water are two contraries, and there­fore they may not come nigh together; but as the air betwéen them binds on the one side, and the earth on the other side. The fire is sharp, subtil and moveable. The Aire is sab­til, moveable, corpulent, and dull. The Earth is corpulent and thick. The water is move­able, corpulent and dull. The Earth is cor­pulent, dull and unmodable: In the heart of the earth is the Center of the world; that is to say, the midst point, and in every Center is Hell. And there again about the Fire are the stars, and about them in Heaven Chrysta-line; that is to say, waters of all blesse, de­parted in nine orders of Angels; then is Heaven in the hightest rooms, and largest. And there again is Hell in the lowest, nar­rowest and straitest place.

Right as there be four Elements, so there he four Complexions, according in all man­ner of qualities to these four Elements.

• The first is Sanguine; that is to say, blood gendred in the liver, limbe, & like to the air.
• The see [...]nd is Choler, gendred in the Gal, and like thereto, and it is according to the fire.
• The third is M [...]cholp, gendred in the Milt, and like to the dregs of blood, and it [...]ccordeth to the earth.
• [Page 35]The fourth is Flegm, gendred in the lungs, like to Gall, and it accordeth to the Water.

A Sanguine man much may, and much coveteth, for he is most hot.

A Cholerick man much coveteth, and lit­tle may, for he is hot and dry.

A Melancholi [...]ue man little may, and lit­tle coveteth, for he is dry and cold.

A Flegmatick man little coveteth, and little may, for he is cold and moist.

A Sanguine man is large, lovely, glad of cheer, laughing, and ruddy of colour, steadfast fleshy, right harry, mannerly, gentle, and well nourished.

A Cholerick man is guileful, safe and wrathful, traiterous, and right hardy, small, dry and black of colour.

A Melancholious man is evious, sorry, covetous, hard, false, guileful, dreadful, sloth­ful, and clear of colour.

A Fleg [...]atick man is slumbry, sleepy, slow, sleightful, [...]humatick, dull and hard of wit, fat visage, and white of colour.

15. The year divided with the knowledge of the state of mans Body by Urine.

IN the year be four quarters, ruled by these four Completions; that is to say, the [Page 36]Spring, Summer, Harvest and Winter: Spring hath three Months, that is to say, March, April, May, and it is Sanguine complexion. Summer hath also three Mo­neths, that is to say, June, July, and August, and this Quarter is Cholerick Complexion. Harvest hath also three Months, that is to say, September, October, and November, and this Quarter is melancholious Complexion. Winter hath also three Months, that is to fay, December, January, and February, and this Quarter is flegmatick Complexion.

Each day also these four complexions reign­eth; that is to say, from three after mid-night, to nine, reigneth Sanguine, and from nine after mid-night, to three after mid-day, reigneth Choler, and from three after mid-day, to nine after mid-day, reigneth Melancholy, and from nine after mid-day, to three after mid-night reigneth Flegme.

Also in the four Quarters of the World, reigneth these four Complexions; that is to say, Sanguins in the East, Choler in the South, Melancholy in the West, and Flegm in [...]he North.

Also the four Complexions reign in the four Ages of Man; that is to say, Choler in child-hood, Sanguine in man-hood, Flegme in [Page 37]Age, and Melancholy in old age. Child-hood is from the birth to fourteen years full done; Man-hood is from thence to Thirty years of age, and from thence to fifty years. And old age from thence to fourscore years, and so forth to death.

All these four Complexions reign in the four parts of mans body.

Choler raigneth in all the soulet Limbs, from the brest upward.

Sanguine reigneth in all small Limbs, from the Midriff to the Wesand.

And Flegme reigneth in all nourishing Limbs, from the Reins to the Midriffe.

And Melancholy reigneth in all Limbs, from the Reines downward.

Wherefore every mans Vrine is cast in four; that is to say, Corkil Superfice, mid­dest of the ground, every part of the V­rine to his part of Mans body: and there­fore to four things in every Vrine we must take heed; that is to say, Substance, Quantity, Colour, and the Content. Three Substances there are; that is to say, Thick, Thiu and Middle.

Thick substance be­tokeneth very much moist­nesss.

Thin substance beto­keneth much drinesse.

A middle substance be­tokeneth temperance.

Also three quantities be in Vrine, that is to say, much, little, mean.

Much quantity betokeneth great cold.

Little quantity betokeneth great heat.

Mean quantity betokeneth temperance.

Also take [...]he [...]d to the taste, whether it be sweet or not.

Sweet taste betokeneth health.

And other taste betokeneth st [...]knesse.

Also in Vrines be twenty colours, of the which the first ten betokeneth cold, and the other ten betokeneth heat.

The ten colours that betoken cold are these.

The first is black, as dark coal, and co­meth of livid going before:

The second is like to lead, and those two betoken mortification.

Che third is white as clear water.

The fourth is lactick, like to whey.

The fifth is carauose like grey russet, or to Camels-hair.

The sixth is yellow, like to fallow leaves falling off trees; and those four colours beto­ken indigestion.

The seventh is subpale, that is to say, not full pale.

The eighth pale, like to some sodden flesh.

The ninth is subsitrine, that is to say, not full sitrine.

The tenth is sitrine, like to pomfi [...]er, or to right yellow flowers.

And these four colours betoken digestion.

Now we have seen the colours which be­token cold; so we will see the other ten which betoken heat.

The first is subruss, that is to say, not full ruse.

Che second ruse, like to fine gold.

And those two colours betoken perfect di­gestion: so the urine he middle of substance, middle of quantity, swéet of taste, and with­out contents.

The third is subruse, that is to say, full red.

The fourth is red like Saffron dirt.

The fifth is subrugund, that is to say, not full rubigund.

The sixt is rubicund, like a strong flame of Fire. And these four colours betoken passing of digestion.

The seventh Ynopose, like to white wine.

The eighth is Kinanos, like to rotten blood.

And these two betoken adustion.

The ninth is green as the Cole-steek.

The tenth is as black as clear black horn, & this black cometh of a gréen going before. And these two betoken adiistion and death.

In Vrine be eightéen contents, that is to say, circle, amyul, grains, clouds, scum, atter farness, humour, blood, gravel, hairs, scalos, bran, crinodose, sperm, dust, esks, sedimen, or ypost as.

The Circle shewe [...]h all the qualities of the head.

Ampul, that is to say, Creme sheweth al­so the brain disturbe [...].

Grains betoken of rhume and glut.

Clouds sheweth vice in the small limbs.

Scu [...]n, that is to say, foam, sheweth vento­sie, and of [...]en the Iaundies.

After, that is to say, quitture sheweth vice of the reins of the Bladder, or the Liver.

Fatness, as oyle drops, sheweth the wasting & dissolution of the body, namely of the loyas.

Humonr like glet, or like drests of blood, [Page 41]or rotten gall, it sheweth vice of the mid-riffe or above, or beneath.

Blood, sheweth vice of the Liver, or of the reins, or of the bladder.

Gravel, sheweth the stone.

Hairs, sheweth the dissolution of the fat­nesse of all the body, especially the reins.

Scalos and bran, sheweth the third spice of Feverick incurable.

Sperm, that is to say, mankinde, sheweth too much leachery.

Dust, sheweth the Gout or a woman con­ceived.

Eskes, the privy harneis to be grieved.

Sedimen, that is to say, clods in the ground of the urine, or breaking upward.

The circle called Ipostas, that is to say, the ground, and it hath most signification of all, and namely, of the lower parts.

Of every mans body be four principal limbs, that is to say, Soulet Limbs, small Limbs, nourishing Limbs, and gendring Limbs.

Soulet Limbs, be the brains, and all that are thereabout down to the wesand.

Small limbs, be the heart and the lungs and all that be about them, betwixt the me­sand and the mid-riffe.

Nourishing limbs, be the liver, milt, gall, and guts, and all that be about them, betwéen the wesand and the midriffe, and the reins.

Gendring limbs, be the reins, bladder, privy harneis, and the limbs about from the reins downward.

16. An A. B. C. whereby thou mayest know what Planet every man is born, his fortune, and time of his death

A E. 1. I. S. 1. B. K. 2. Q. R. 2. G. L. 3. D. M. 4. C. D. 6. V. 2. T. 7. F. 8. P. 1. X. 9.

Divide this by 9. unto a hundred; and if 1. or 8. be over, then the Sun is his Planet if 2, or 9. be over, then Venus is his Planet if 3. be over, then he is of Mercury; if 4. be over, then he is of the Moon; if 5. be over, then he is of Saturn; if 6. be over, then he is of Jupiter; if 7. be over, then he is of Mars.

Adam 31. Andren 1. Aldon 25. Nufos 12. Benafter is in 9. Becus 9. David 9.

Also here followeth another A. B. C. [...] know by, of what Sign in the Zodiack every man is; that is to say, under which Sign he is born, and to which Sign he is most like. Also [Page 43]hereby thou mayest know his fortune, and the moment in the which he shall die. Also hereby thou mayest know thy fortune, and infortune of many things, Towns, Ciries and Castles.

A. 2. B. 2. C. 20. D. 41. E. 5. F. 24. G. 3. H. 20. I. 10. K. 13. L. 42. M. 12. N. 22. O. 21. P. 21. Q. 24. R. 27. S. 22. T. 91. V. 13. X. 20. Y. 20. Z. 7.

If thou wilt know by this A. B. C. any man, as is said before, take his name, and his Mothers name. And also, if thou wilt know of any Town by this A. B. C. as it is said before, then take that Town's Name, and the Name of the City Jerusalem, for that is the Mother of all Towns, and then ac­count the Letters of the Names by the num­ber of this A. B. C. and when thou hast all done, divide this by 28. and if 1. or 2. be over, then that thou séest longeth to the Wether, and if three, 4. or 5. be over, then that that thou seekest longeth to the Bull, and if 6 or 7. be over, then longeth it to the Twins, and if 8, or 9. be over, then longeth it to the Crab, and if 10, 11, or 12. then longeth it to the Ly­on, and if 13, or 14. then longeth it to the Virgin, and if 15, or 16 be over, then long­eth [Page 44]it to the Ballance. and if 17, 18, or 19, then longeth it to the Scorpion, and if 20, or 21. then longeth it to the Sagitary, and if 22, or 23, then longeth it to the Capricorn, and if 24, or 25. then longeth it to the Aquary, and if 26, 27, or 28. then longeth it to the Fish.

18. To know the Weather that shall be all the Year, after the change of every Moon, by the Prime Dayes.

SVnday, Prime, dry Weather,

Monday Prime, Moist Weather.

Tuesday Prime, cold and windy.

Wednesday Prime, me [...]vailous,

Thursoay Prime, fair and clear.

Friday Prime, fair and foul.

Saturday Prime, rain.

19. A Rule to know upon what Letter, what Hour, what Minute, as followeth.

EVermore thus reigneth these seven Pla­nets. First reigneth Saturn, then Jupi­ter, then Mars, then Sol, then Venus, then Mer­cury, & then Luna. Saturn is Lord on Satur­day, Jupiter is Lord on Thursday, Mars is Lord on Tuesday, Sol on Sunday, Venus on Friday, and Mercury on Wednesday, and Lu­na on Munday: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Sol, and [Page 46] Mercury is masculine; that is to say, Mankind; Venus and Luna are teminine; that is to say, Womenkind: Saturn, Mars and Luna are evil Planers, Jupiter, Sol and Venus be good Pla­nets, Mercury is changeable.

On Saturday the first hour after midnight reigneth Saturn, the second hour Jupiter, the third hour Mars, the fourth hour Sol, the fifth hour Venus, the sixth hour Mercury, the seventh hour Luna.

And then again, Saturn the eight hour, and Jupiter the ninth hour, Mars the tenth hour, Sol the eleventh hour, Venus the twelfth hour, Mercury the thirteenth hour, and Luna the fourteenth hour. Then again, the third of day time, Saturn the fifteenth hour, Jupiter the sixteenth hour, Mars the seventeenth hour, Sol the eightéenth hour, Venus the ninetéenth hour, Mercury the twentieth hour, and Luna the one and twentieth hour. And again, the fourth time, Saturn the 22 hour, Jupiter the 23 hour, Mars the 24 hour; and then beginneth Sol, in the hour after midnight on the Sunday, Venus the second hour, Mercury the third hour, Luna the fourth hour, Saturn the fifth hour, and so forth, hour by hour, and Planet by Planet in order as they stand, each Planet to his own day, reigneth evermore certainly, the first hour, [Page 47]the eighth hour, the fiftéenth hour, and the 22 hour, and so forth, every one after another, and next after that reigneth the Planet that is next in order, as thus, Saturn, Juiter, Mars, Sol, Venus, Mercury and Luna.

20. Of the most best and profitable Dayes that be in the Year to let Blood.

IN the beginning of March; that is to say, the sixth and the tenth day, thou shalt draw out blood of thy right arm.

In the beginning of April, of the left arm, and that in the 11 day for thy sight. In the end of May, of which arm thou wilt, and that against the Fever; and if thou so doest, nei­ther thou shalt lose thy sight, nor thou shalt have no Fevers how long thou livest.

Est vesper Esplaton Deam pulle Philosophie.

Collige per numeros aliquid cupus esse Phandre junge simulatum feriaque diem.

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Thus endeth the Sphear of Platon.

VVHosoever in the seventh day of March is let blood in the right arm, and in the eleventh day of April in the left arm, he shall not lose the sight of his eyes.

In the four or five last dayes of May, if both arms be let blood, he shall have no Fe­vers.

Whosoever in the first day of each Month, falleth in any infirmity, the third day ensu­ing is to be feared, which if he passe, he shall escape till thirty dayes.

Who so falleth in the second day, though he be long sick he shall be delivered.

He that falleth in the third day, at next Change shall be delivered.

He that falleth sick in the fourth day, he shall be grieved to the 28 day, which if he pass he shall escape.

He that falleth sick the fifth day, though he suffer grievously, he shall escape.

He that falleth the sixth day, though he séem to be healed, neverthelesse in the fifth day of the other month he shall be dead.

He that falleth the seventh day with grief, he shall be delivered.

He that faileth the eighth day, if he be not whole at the twelfth day, he shall be dead.

He that falleth on the ninth day, though it be with great grief, he shall escape.

He that falleth the tenth day, without doubt he shall be dead.

He that falleth the eleventh day, he shall be delivered the next day.

He that falleth the twelfth day, except he be delivered within two dayes, within fiftéen he shall be dead.

He that falleth the thirtéenth day, till the eightéenth day he shall be sick, which if he passe, he shall escape.

He that falleth sick the fourteenth day, shall abide sick till the fifteenth day, and so he shall escape.

He that falleth sick the fifteenth day, except he recover within eighteen dayes, he shall be dead.

He that waxeth sick the sixteenth day, though [Page 51]he be grieved 24 Dayes, the 28 day shall es­cape.

He that waxeth sick the 17 day, he shall die the tenth day.

He that waxeth sick the 18 day, soon shall be healed.

He that waxeth sick the 19 day, also shall escape.

He that waxeth sick in the 20 day, in the fifth day he shall escape; but nevertheless in the month following he shall be dead.

He that waxeth sick the 21 day, except he run into peril of death, within ten dayes of that other month, he shall be delivered.

He that waxeth sick the 22 day, except he run into a peril of death, within ten dayes of that other month, he shall be delivered.

He that waxeth sick the 23 day, though it be with grievousnesse of pain, in the other mo­neth he shall be delivered.

He that waxeth sick the 24 day, in the 27 day he shall be delivered; but nevertheless, in the month following he shall be dead.

He that waxeth sick the 25 day, though he suffer a little, nevertheless he shall escape.

He that waxeth sick the 26 day, though he suffer to the out passing, neverthelesse in that other month he shall be delivered.

He that falleth sick in the 27 day, it mena­ceth death.

He that falleth sich in the 28 day, it mena­ceth death.

He that falleth sick in the 29 day, by lit­tle and little in that other Month he shall be delivered.

He that falleth sick on the 30 day, it is a doubt whether he shall pass any of these.

Also he that waxeth sick in the 31 day, whe­ther he shall escape it is unknown.

51. Here followeth the nature of the twelve Signs.

ARies is hot and dry of the nature of the fire, and governeth the head and face of Man, and it is good for bléeding, when the Moon is in it, save in the part it governeth and ruleth.

Taurus is evil for bleeding-

Taurus is dry and cold, of the nature of Carth, and governeth the neck, and the knot under the throat, and is evil for bleeding.

Geminy is evil for bléeding.

Geminy is hot and moist, of the nature of the air, and governeth the showlders, the arms and hands, and is evil for bléeding,

Cancer is indifferent for bleeding.

Cancer is cold and moist, of the nature of water, and governth the breast, the stomack, and milt, and is indifferent, neither too good, nor too bad for letting blood.

Leo is evil for bleeding.

Leo is hot and dry, of the nature of fire, and governeth the back and the sides, and is evil for blood-letting.

Virgo is indifferent for bleeding.

Virgo is cold and dry, of the nature of the earth, and governth the womb, and the in­ward parts, and is neither good nor evil for bleeding, but between both.

Libra is right good for bleeding.

Libra is hot and moist, of the nature of the air, and governeth the navel, the reins, and the lower parts of the womb, and is very good for bleeding.

Scorpio is indifferent for bleeding.

Scorpio is cold and moist, of the nature of the water, and governeth the members of man, and is neither good nor had for bléeding, but indifferent between both.

Sagitarius is good for bleeding.

Sagitarius is hot and dry, of the nature of fire, and governeth the thighs, and is good for bleeding.

Capricornus is evil for bleeding.

Capricornus is cold and dry, of the nature of the earth, and governeth the knées, and is evil for bleeding.

Aquarius is indifferernt for bléeding.

Aquarius is hot and moist, of the nature of air, and governeth the L [...]gs, and is neither good nor evil for bléeding.

Pisces is indifferent for bléeding.

Pisces is cold and moist, of the nature of wa­ter, and governeth the Féet, and is neither good nor evil for bléeding, but indifferent.

No man ought to make incision, nor touch with iron the members governed of any sign, the day that the Moon is in it, for fear of th [...] great effusion of blood that might happen.

Nor in likewise when the Sun is in i [...], for the great danger and peril that might follow thereof.

22. The Anatomy of Mans Body, with the number of the Bones, which is in all two hundred forty eight.

IN the top of the head is a bone that cover­eth the brain, the which Ptolomeus called the capital bone. In the scull be two bones, which be called Parietals, that holdeth the brain close and stedfast. And more lower in the brain is a bone called the crown of the [Page 55]head; and on the one side, and on the other, be two holes, within the which is the Palats, or roof bone. In the part he [...]ind the head be four like bones, to which the chain of the Neck holdeth. In the Nose be two bones. The Bones of the Chapts above be eleven, and of the nether Iaw be two above the op­posite of the Brain, there is one behind na­med Collateral. The Bones of the Teeth be thirty eight before, four above, and four under­neath, sharp edged for to cut the Morsels, and there is four sharp, two above, and two un­derneath, and are called Conines, for they he like Conies teeth: After that are sixtéen that be as they were Hammers, or grinding teeth, for they chew and grind the Meat the which is eaten, and there are four above on every side, and four underneath [...]: And then the four Teeth of Sapience on every side of the Chaps, one above, and one underneath. In the Chin from the head downward are thirty Bones called knots or joynts: In the Breast before be seven bones, and on every side twelve Ribs: By the Neck, between the Head and Shoulders, are two Bones named the Sheers, and the two Shoulder-blades: From the Shoulders to the Elbows in each arm, is a bone called Ajutor: From the elbow [Page 56]to the hand bone, in every arm be two bones that are called Cannes: in each hand be eight bones, above the palm be four bones, which are called the comb of the hand. The bones in the finger in each hand be fifteen, in every finger three. At the end of the ridge are the huckle bones, whereto are fastned the two bones of the thighs: in each knee is a bone called the knee plate. From the knee to the foot in each leg be two bones called Cannes, or marry­bones. In each foot is a bone called the anckle or pin of the foot, behinde the anckle is the héele-bone in each foot, the which is the low­est part of a man, and above each foot is a bone called the hallow bone. In the plant of each foot be four bones, then are the tombs of the foot, in each of which are five bones; the bones of the toes in each foot are fourtéen: Two bones are before the belly for to hold it stedfast with the two branches. Two bones in the head behind the ears, called Oculares: we reckon not the tender bones of the end of the shoulders, nor of the sides, nor divers little gristles and spelders of bones, for they are comprehended in the number aforesaid.

23. The use and order of Phlebotomy, with the names of the Veins, and where they rest.

THE Vein in the midst of the Forehead would be letten blood for the ache and pain of the head, and for Fevers, Lethargy, and for the Megrim in the head.

About the ears behind be two Veins, the which be let blood to give clear understand­ing, and vertue of light hearing, and for thick breath, and for doubt of Measelly or Lepry.

In the Temple be two veins, called the Ar­teries, for that they heat, which are let blood, for to diminish & take away the great reple­tion, and abundance of blood that is in the brain, that might annoy the head & the eyes, and it is good against the Gout, the Megrim, and divers other accidents that may come to [Page 58]the head. Vnder the tongue are two veins that are let blood for a sickness called the Sequary, and against the Swelling and Apostumes of the throat, and against the Squinancy, by the which a man may die sud­denly for default of such bléeding.

In the neek are two veins called Origi­nals, for that they have the course, and abun­dance of all the blood that governeth the body of man, and principally the head; but they ought not to be let blood without the counsel of the Physitian: and this bléeding availeth much to the sickness of the Lepry, when it cometh principally of the blood. The vein o [...] the heart taken in the arm, profiteth to take away humours, or evil blood that might hurt the chamber of the heart, and is good for them that spet blood, and that are short-winded, by the which a man may die suddenly for default of such bléeding. The vein of the Liver taken in the arm, swageth the great heat of the bo­dy of man, and holdeth the body in health; and this bléeding is profitable also against the yellow-axes, and apostumes of the Liver, and against the Palsie, whereof a man may die for default of such bleeding.

Between the master finger and the léech, Anger to let blood helpeth the dolours that [Page 59]come in the stomack and side, as Botches and Apostumes, and divers other accidents that may come to these places by great abun­dance of blood and humours.

In the sides between the womb and the branch are two veins, of the which that of the right side is let blood for the dropsie, and shat of the left side for every sickness that cometh about the Milt; and they should bleed accord­ing to the fatness or leanness of the party: take good heed at four fingers nigh the incisi­on; and they ought not to make such bléeding without the counsel of the Physitian.

In every foot be three veins, of the which thrée, one is under the anckle of the foot, na­med Sophon, the which is let blood for to swage, and put out divers humours, as botch­es and Impostumes that cometh about the groins, and profitteth much to women, for to cause the menstruosity to descend, and delay the Emroids that cometh in the secret places, and other like.

Betwéen the wrests of the féet and the great toe is a vein, the which is let blood for divers sicknesses and inconveniences, as the pestilence that taketh a person suddenly by the great super-abundance of humor, & this bleeding must be made within a natural day, [Page 60]that is to say, within 24 houres after that the sickness is taken of the Patient, and before that the Feaver came on him; and this bléed­ing ought to be done according to the corpu­lence of the Patient.

In the angles of the eyes be two veins, the which be let blood for the redness of the eyes, or watry, or that runneth continually, and for divers other sicknesses that may hap­pen and come by over great abundance of hu­mours and blood.

In the vein of the end of the nose is made bléeding, the which is good for a re [...] pimple [...] face, as red drops, pustules, small scabs, and other infections of the heart, that may come therein by too great repletion, and abun­dance of blood and humours, and it availeth much against pempled noses, and other like sicknesses.

In the month in the gams be four veins that is to say, two above, and two beneath, the which be let blood for chausing and canker in the month, and for tooth-ach.

Between the lip and the chin is a vein, that is to let blood to give amendment unto them that have an evil breath.

In each arm be four veins, of the which the vein of the head is the highest, the second next [Page 61]is from the Heart, the third is of the Liver and the fourth is from the Milt, otherwise called the low Liver-vein.

The vein of the head taken in the arm, ought to bleed for to take away the great re­pletion and abundance of blood that may an­noy the head, the eyes, and the brain, and a­vaileth greatly for changeable heats, and swelling faces, and red, and for divers other sicknesses, that may fall and come by great abundance of blood.

The vein of the Milt, otherwise called the low vein, should bléed against Feaver Ter­tians and Quartains, and it ought to be made a wide, and a lesse deep wound than in any other vein, for fear of winde that it may gather; and for a more inconveniency, for fear of a sinew that is under it, that is called the Lezard.

In each hand be three veins, whereof that above the thumb ought to bleed, to take away the great heat of the visage, and for much thick blood and humours that be in the head, and this vein delayeth more than that of the arme.

Between the little finger and the leech fin­ger is letting of blood, that greatly availeth against all Feavers, tertians and quartians, [Page 62]and against the flames and divers other let­tings, that come to the paps and milt.

In the thigh is a vein, of the which bléed­ing availeth against pain of the Genitals, for to put out of man's body humours that are in the groins.

The vein that is under the ancle of the foot without, is named Sciot, of the which bléeding is much wroth against the pain of the flanks, and for to make, avoid and issue divers humours which would gather in the saide place; and it availeth greatly to women to restrain their menstruosity, when they have too great abundance.

24. Of the Year, with the growth of things.

THere be in the year four quarters, the which are named thus, Ver, Hyems, Aestas and Autumnus; These are the four sea­sous in the year. Prime time is the Spring of the year, containing February, March, and April. In these three Months every green thing growing beginneth to bud and flourish.

Then cometh Summer, as May, June, and July, and in these three months every hearb, grain, and tree is in his most strength and [Page 63]beauty, and then the Sun is at the highest. Next cometh Autumn, as August, September, and October, wherein all Fruits wax ripe, and are gathered and housed.

Then cometh November, December, and January, and these three Months be in the Winter; that time the Sun is at the lowest, and is of little profit. We Astronomers say, That the Age of man is threescore and twelve years, and that we liken but one whole year; for evermore we take six years for every mo­neth, as January or February, and so forth: for as the year changeth by the twelve mo­neths, into twelve divers manners, so doth man change himself twelve times in his life, by twelve ages, and every six times six ma­keth thirty six, and then man is at the best, al­so the highest; and twelve times six maketh threescore and twelve, and that is the age of man. Thus you may count and reckon for every Month six years, or else it may be un­derstood by the four quarters and seasons of the year, so man is divided into four parts, as to youth, strength, wisoom, and age. He is to be eighteen years young, eighteen years strong, eightéen years in wisdom, and the fourth eightéen years to go to the full age of threescore and twelve.

25. The change of Man twelve times according to the Months.

HE must take the first sir years for Janu­ary, the which is of no vertue nor strength, in the season nothing on the earth groweth. So man after that he is born, till he be six years of age, is of little or no wit, strength or cunning, and may do little or no­thing that cometh to any profit.

Then cometh February, and then the dayes lengthen, and the Sun is more hotter; then the fields begin to wax gréen. So the other six years till he come to twelve, the Child beginneth to grow bigger, and is apt to learn such things as is taught him.

Then cometh the month of March, in which the Labourer soweth the Earth, and planteth trees, and edificeth houses. The child in these sir years waxeth big, to learn doctrine and science, and to be fair and pleasant, and loving; for then he is eigteen years of age.

Then cometh April, that the earth and the trees are covered with green flowers; and in every part goods increase abundantly.

Then cometh the young man to gather the sweet flowers of hardiness; but then beware that cold winds and storms of Vices beat [Page 65]not down the flowers of good manners, that should bring a man to honour, for then he is twenty four years of age.

Then cometh May, that is both fair and pleasant; for then Birds sing in Woods and Forrests night and day, the Sun shineth hot; then man is most lusty, mighty, and of proper strength, and séeketh playes, sport, and man­ly-pastimes, for then he is full thirty years of age.

Then cometh June, and then the Sun at the highest in his Meridional; he may ascend no higher in his Station. His gleamering golden beames ripeneth the Corn: and then man is thirty six years, he may ascend no more, for then nature hath given them cou­rage and strength at the full, and ripeneth the seeds of perfect understanding.

Then cometh July, that fruits be set on suning, and our Corn a bardning; but then the Sun beginneth a little to descend downward. So the man goeth from youth toward age, & beginneth for to acquaint him with sadnesse, for then he is come to forty two years of age.

After that cometh August, then we gather in our Corn, and also the fruits of the earth, and then man doth his diligence to gather for to find himself, to maintain his wife, children [Page 66]and houshould when age cometh on him, and then after that six years he is forty eight years of age.

Then cometh September, that winds be made, and the fruits of the trees be gathered: and there withal he doth freshly begin to gar­nish his house, and make provision of needful things, for to live with in winter, which draweth very near: and then man is in his most stedfast and covetous estate, prosperous in wisoome, purposing to gather and keep as much as shall be sufficient for him in his age, when he may gather no more: and then he is fifty four years of age.

Then cometh October, when all is gather­ed, both Corn and other manner of fruits, also the Labourers Plow, and sow new seeds in the Earth for the year to come. And then he that nought soweth, nought gathereth: and then in these six years a man shall take him­self unto God for to do penance and good works, and then the benefits the year after his death, he may gather and have spiritual pro­fit; and then man is fully the term of three. seere years.

Then cometh November that the dayes be very short, and the Sun in a manner giveth but little heat, and the trées lose their leaves, the [Page 67]fields that were green look hoar & gray; then all manner of hearbs are hid in the ground, and then appeareth no flower, and winter is come, that the man hath understanding of age, and hath lost his kindly heat and strength; his teeth begin to rot and fail him, and then hath he little hope of long life, but desireth to come to the life everlasting: and these six years ma­keth him threescore and six years of age.

Last of all cometh December, full of cold, with frost and snow, with great winds, and stormy weather, that a man cannot labour, the Sun is then at the lowest, the trées and the earth are hid in snow, then it is good to hold them nigh the fire, and to spend the goods that they got in the summer. For then men begin to wax crooked and féeble, coughing and spit­ting, and loathsom, and then he loseth his perfect understanding, and his heirs desire death: and these six years maketh him full thréescore and twelve years, and if he live any longer, it is by his good guiding and di­eting in his youth; howbeit, it is possible that a man may live till he be a hundred years of age; but there be few that live so long,

26. The Rutter of the Distances of Har­bours and Havens in most parts of the World.

• THe compass of England round about is 4309 miles.
• Venice doth stand from Flanders East and by South 80 miles.
• And the next course by Sea from Flanders to Iaffe is this. From Sluse to Calais is 70 m.
• From Calais to Bucheffe 80 miles.
• From Bucheffe to Lezard 260 miles.
• From Lezard to Capfenester 650 miles.
• From Capfenester to Lisbone 283 m.
• From Lisbone to Cape St. Vincent to the [Page 69]Straits 240 miles
• From the Straits of Gibralter unto the Isse of Sardine 110 miles.
• From Malsitana in Sardine to Inalta is 460. miles.
• From Inalta the course of Saragora and Sicil, to sail to Iaffe in Surry 1800 m.
• From Iaffe to Baffe, to Cypre, to the Ca­stle Roge 200 m.
• From Castle Roge to Rhodes 100 m.
• From Rhodes in Candy 250 m.
• From Candy to Modon 300 m.
• From Modon to Corfue 300 m.
• From Corsue to Venice 800 m.

• Tshe length of the Coasts of Surry, of the Sea coasts is from the Gulf of Er­mony, to the Gulf Dalarze, next the South and by West from Luzaria to Ryse 65 m.
• That is to understand, from Lazaria in E­remony to Soldin, that cometh from the River coming to Antioch 70 m.

• ANd from Soldin to the Port of Lycha, next unto the Souch.
• From Lycha to the Port of the South 50 m.
• From Torosa unto the Port of Tripo [...], South 50 m.
• [Page 70]From Bernet to Acres, South and by West, 70 m.
• From Acres to Port Iaffe, South and by West, 70 m.
• From Port Iaffe to Port Delazara, South, South-west. 130 m.
• From Damiat to Sariza in Surry, to Da­miat in Egypt, 180 m.
• From Damiat to Babylon, Alchare, 80 m.
• From Damiat to Alexandria, 110 m.

• THe length of Mare Major, is from the Gulf St. George, in the middest of the Gulf that is betwixt Tarpesond, Senosto­poly, to the Port Messembre, West from St. George, 1060 m.
• The breadth of the West end, is from the Bras St. George of Constantinople upon the River Danubius, next the North from St. George Bras, 560 m.

• FRom Pero to Caffa in Tartary, North­east, 600 m.
• From Caffa to the straits of Tae, North­east, 100 m.
• The Gulf of Tane is about 600 m.
• The Cape of Caffa is about 600 m.
• From the head of Tane to Sanastopoly 4 m.
• [Page 71]From Sanastopoly to Trapesond by West, 250 m.
• From Trapesond to Synopia, next to the South, 430 m.
• From Synopia to Pero, next to the West, Southwest, 230 m.
• From Pero to Messember, next the North­west, 230 m.
• From Messember to Manchro, North, Northeast, 160 m.
• From Manchro Castro to Danobia, North­east, 130 m.
• From Danobia to the straits of Caffa, next the East 200 m.

• THe Isse Cypre is about 500 m.
• The Isse of Rhodes is about 180 miles.
• The Isse of Lange is about 80 m.
• The Isse of Negre Pont is about 300 m.
• The Isse of Cicilia is about 737 m.
• The Isse of Sardine is about 700 m.
• The Isse of great Brittan is about two thousand miles
• The Isse of Ireland is about a thousand and seven hundred miles.
• [Page 72]The Principality of Marre is about 700 m.

27. Of the Axtree and Poles.

THe Diamenter of the world is called his Axtree, whereabout he moveth, and the ends of the Axtree are called the Poles of the World. Of wham one is called the North Pole, and the other the South Pole. The Northern is he that is alwayes seen in our Habitations; And the Southern is that which is never seen above our Hori­zon. And there are certain places on earth, whereas the Pole that is eder in our sight, [Page 73]cannot be seen with them that dwell there: and the other Pole, which is ever out of our sight, is in sight to them. Again, there is a place on earth, where both the Poles have even like scituation in the Horizon.

28. Of the Circle of the Sphear.

SOme of the Circles of the Sphear be pa­rallels, some be oblique, some others goe crosse over the Poles. The parallels are they that hath the same Poles as the World hath; and there be five parallel circles, the Artick, the Estival, Tropick, the Equinoctial. The Artick circle is even the greatest of all those circles that we have continually in sight, and he scarcely toucheth the Horizon in the point, and is altogether presented above the earch,

And all the Stars that are inclu [...]ed in this circle neither rise nor set, but a man shall es­pie them all the night long, kéep their course round about the Pole. And that circle in our Habitation is drawn of the further foot of Ur­samajor. The Estival circle, most North­ward of all the circles that be made of the Sun, whom when the Sun removeth into, he turneth back from his Summer circuit, then is the longest day of all the year, and the short­est night; and after the Summer return, the [Page 74] Sun shall not be perceived to progresse any further toward the North, but rather to recoil to the contrary parts of the world: wherefore in Gréece this Circle is called Tropocos, the Equinoctial Circle is the most greatest of all the five paralled circles, and is so parted by the Horizon, that the one half circle is above the earth, the other half circle lyeth under the Ho­rizon. The Sun being in his circle, causeth two Equinectials, the one in the Spring, and the other in the Harvest. The Brumal Tro­pick is a circle most South of all the Circles, that by the moving of the world, be described of the Sun; which, when the Sun is once on red into, he returneth back from his Winters pro­gress; then is the longest night and the short­est day in all the year. And beyond this Win­ter mark, the Sun progresseth never a whi [...] fur­ther, but goeth into the other coasts of the World: Wherefore this Circle is also named Trevicos, as who so say, returnable. The Ant­artick Circle is equal in quantity and distance with the Artick Circle, and toucheth the Ho­rizon in one point, and his course is altogether underneath the Earth, and the Stars that be placed in this, are alwayes invifible unto us. The greatest of all the said Circles is the E­quinoctial, and then the Tropicks, and the [Page 75]least (I mean in our Habitation) are the Ar­tichs: And these circles must be understood without breadth, and be reasoned of by accord­ing to the scituation of the Stars, and by the beholding of the Dioptra, and but supposed onely in our Imagination, for there is no cir­cle séen in all the Heaven, but only Galaxias. As for all the rest, they be conceived by imagi­nation.

29. The Reason why that five parallel Circles are onely in the Sphear.

FIve parallel Circles alone are wont to be described in the Sphear; not because there be no more paralels than those in al the world. For the Sun maketh every day one parallel Circle, equally distant to the Equinoctial, (which may be well perceived) with the turn­ning of the World: Insomuch that 128 pa­rallel Circles are twice described of the Sun between the Tropicks, for so many dayes are within the two returns, and all the Stars are dayly carrted withall round about in the parallel Circles: Howbeit every one of them cannot be set out in the Sphear. And though they be profitable in diverse things in Astro­logy, yet it is impossible that the Stars may be described in the Sphear, without all [Page 76]the parallel circles, or that the magnitude on dayes and nights may be pr [...]cisely found out without the same parallels. But in as much as they be not déemed so be so necessary for the first introduction of Astrology, they are left out of the sphear. But the five parallel circles for certain special instructions are exhibited. The Artick circle severeth the Stars, which we ever sée; the Estival Tropick containeth the going back of the Sun, and it is the further, most part of the progresse into the North: & the Equinoctial circle containeth the Equino­ctials, and the Brumal Tropick is the fur­thermost point of the way of the Sun toward the South, & it is even the mark of the Win­ter return: the Antartick circle determineth the Stars, whom we cannot sée. And so séeing that they are very expedient for the introducti­on into Astrology, they be right worthy to take room in the Sph [...]ar.

30. Of the five greater Circles; of the Appea­rance and Non-appearance ef them.

ALso the said five parallel circles, the Ar­tick circle appeareth altogether above the earth; and the Estival Tropick circle is divided into two parts of the Horizon, where­of [Page 77]of the greater part is above the earth, and the lesser lighteth underneath it. Neither is this Tropick circle equally divided of the Horizon in every Town and Country, but according to the variety of the Regions; it hath diver­sities of uprising: and this Estival circle is more unequally divided in the Horizon to them that dwell nearer the North than we do; and further there is a place where the Estival Tro­pick is wholly above the earth: and unto them that draw nearer unto the South than we the Estival Tropick is more unevenly parted in our Horizon. Furtheremore, there is a coast (but south from us) wherein the Tropick cir­cle is equally divided of the Horizon. But in our Habitation the Estival Tropick is so di­vided of the Horizon, that the whole circle be­ing divided into eight parts, five parts shall be above the earth, and thrée under the earth. And indéed it séemeth that Aratus meant this Climate, when as he wrote his book of Phaelo­menon; whereas he speaking of his Estival Tropick Circle, saith on this wise.

And so of this division it followeth, the day to be of fiftéen Equiuoctial hours, & the night of nine Equinoctial hours long: and in the Ho­rizon of Rodes, the Estival Tropick is so di­vided of the Horizon, that the whole circle be­ing divided into eightéen parts, there shall ap­pear 29 divisions above the Horizon, and nine­téen under the earth, by which division it ap­peareth that the longest day in the Rodes, hath but fourtéen Equinoctial hours in it, and the night nine Equinoctial hours, with two half hours more beside. The Equinoctial circle in every Habication, is so justly divided in the middest by the Horizon, that the one halfe cir­cle is above the earth, and the other half circle underneath the earth. And this is the cause that the Equinoctials happen alwayes in this circle. The Brumal Tropick circle is so di­vided of the Horizon, that the lesser part shall be above the earth, and the greater part under the earth, and the unequality of divisions hath even like diversity in all Climats, as it is sup­posed to be in the Estival Tropick circle; and by this means the divisions of both the Tro­pical circles be precisely correspondent each to other: By reason whereof the longest day is [Page 79]of one length with the longest night, and the shortest day equal with the shortest night. The Antartick circle lyech every whit hid under the Horizon.

31. Of the bigness of the five parallel circles.

BVt of the said five parallel Circles, some keep still the same bigness throughout al the world, and of some the bigness is altered by reason of the Climates, so that some circles be bigger than other, & some lesser than other. The Tropick circles and the Equinoctial do no where alter their quantities, but the Ar­ticks vary in bigness, for somewhere they appear bigger, and somewhere lesser. For unto the Northward dwellers, the Artick cir­cles seem bigger, the Pole being raised or high, the Artick circle touching the Horizon, must needs also appear bigger and bigger continually, and unto them that dwell further North, sometime the Estival Tropick shall increase the Artick Circle, so that the Esti­val Circle, and the Artick also meet toge­ther, and be taken but instead of one. And in places that be yet further North, the Artick Circles shall appear greater than the Estival Tropick Circle: but there is a place so far North, where that the Pole appeareth over [Page 80]head, and the Artick circle serveth for the Ho­rizon, and remaineth with it in the moving of the world, & is as wide as the Equinoctial, in­somuch that the thrée circles (to say) the Artick, the Equinoctial, and the Horizon, be placed in our order and scituation. Again, to them that dwell more south, the Poles appear more lower and, the Artick circles lesser. Yet again, there is a place being south in respect of us, which lieth under the Equinoctial when the Poles be under the Horizon, and the Artick circles are altogether gone: so that of the five parallel cir­cles, there remain but three Circles, that is the two Tropicks and the Equinoctial.

32. Of the Number of the Parallels.

FOr al these spéeches, it is not to be thought that there continue five paralels alwayes, but so many to be imagined for our habitations sake: for in some Horizons there be but thrée Paralels onely, and there be Habitations on earth, where the Estival Tropick circle touch­eth the Horizon, and even for the Tropick cir­cle is the second taken which is called the Ha­bitation under the Pole. The third Habitation of whom we spake a little before, which is na­med the habitation under the Equinoctial.

33. Of the Order of the five parallel Circles.

THe order of the five parallel circles is not every where the same, but in our Habita­tion; the first shall be called the Artick, the se­cond the Estival Tropick, the third the Equi­noctial, the fourth the brumal, the fifth the ant­artick; but to them that dwell more north then we, sometime the first is accounted as the Esti­val Tropick, the second as the Artick, the third as the Equinoctial, the fourth as the Antartick, the fifth as the Brumal Tropick; and because the Artick circle is wider than the Equinocti­al, the said order must needs be observed.

34, Of the Power of the five Parallels.

LIkewise, neither are the Powers of the same five parallel Circles alike. For the Circle that is our Estival Tropick, is to them that dwell in a contrary Habitation, the Bru­mal Tropick. Contrariwise, that which unto them is the Estival Tropick circle, is the Bru­mal Tropick unto us. But such as dwell under the Equinoctial, even the three Circles be in power Estival Tropicks unto them; I mean them that dwell just under the course of the Sun; for in conferring one to another, that which is the Equinoctial with us, shall be their Estival Tropick Circle. And both the [Page 82]Tropicks shall be Brumals. So then the Esti­val Tropick circle may be said by nature um­versally all the world over, which is next to the Habitation: Therefore unto them that dwell under the Equinoctial, the Equinoctial it self ferveth for the Estival Tropick, as wherein the Sun hath his course dir [...]ctly over their head, and all the parall [...]l Circles shall take the room of the Equinoctials, being divided by e­qual divisions in the Horizon.

35. Of the Space between the Parallels.

NEither the spaces of the circle one from the other, do remain the Wine hrdughout all Habitations, but after the description of the Sphears they are discussed on this sort. Let any Meridian be divided into sixty parts, he Artick shall be divided from the Pole sixty six parts off; and the same on the other side shall be sixty five parts distant from the Estival, and the Equinoctial shall be from either of the Poles sixty four divisions off. The Brumal Tropick circle standeth from the Antartick sixty five parts off. Neither have these circles the same distance betwéen them in every Town and Country: but the Tropicks in every declina­tion shall have even like space from the Equi­noctial, yet have not the Tropicks equal [Page 83]space from the Articks at every Horizon, but in some place lesse, and in some place more distance.

Likewise, the Articks have not in every de­clination one certain space from the Poles, but some where lesse and some where more. All the Sphears be made for the Horizon, of Greece.

36. Of the Colours.

There are circles that go cross overthwart the Poles, which of some men are called Colours, and they be so framed that they con­tain within their circuit the Poles of the world, & be called Colours, by reason of those portions of them that be not séen. And for other Circles, they be seen whole the world moving round about. And there are certain parts of the coloursin visible; even these parts that from the Antarick lie hid under the Horizon; and these circles be signed by the Tropical points, & they divided into two equal parts of the circles that passeth through the midst of the Zodiack.

37. Of the Zodiack.

THe circle of the twelve Signs is oblique and is compounded of three parallel cir­cles, of whom two are said to shew the breadth of the Zodiack, and one is called passing [Page 84]thorow the middest Signs: thus toucheth he the two equal circles and parallels, the Csti­val Tropick in the first degrée of Cancer, and the Brumal Tropick in the first degree of Ca­pricorn. The breadth of the Zodiack is twelve degrees. This circle is called oblique, because he passeth over the parallels awry.

38. Of the Horizon.

THe Horizon is a circle that divideth part of the World, séen from the part that cannot be séen: so he divideth the whole sphear of the world into two parts, even that helea­veth the one half sphear above the Earth, and the other half sphear underneath the earth. And there be two Horizons; one sensible, the other imagined by understanding. The sensible Ho­rizon is that, which of our sight is limited at the uttermost of our knowing: So that his Di­amerer is not passing a thousand furlongs even throughout. The Horizon that is imagined by understanding, is for the speculation of the Sphear of the fixed Stars, and he divideth the whole world into two parts. Wherefore there is not the same Horizon throughout every Ha­bitation and Town, but to a mans witting, he remaineth the same for the spare of four hun­dred furlongs almost. So that the length of the [Page 85]dayes, the Climats, and all the apparances re­main the same still; but with the more num­ber of furlongs; for the diversity of the Habi­tation, the Horizon, the Climate, yea and all the apparances shall vary, so then change, and habitation must néeds happen in geing South­ward or Northward beyond four hundred fur­longs. And they that dwell in one parallel, for every exceeding great number have a new Ho­rizon, but they keep the same Climate, and all the apparances; likewise the beginnings and endings of dayes, change not at the self same time to all that dwell in the same Parallel. But after very exact curiosity, the least moving in the world hither or thither, even for every point the Horizon is changed, the Climate and the Apparances do vary. The Horizon in the Sphears not after the manner described, for al the other circles are carried together from east to west with the moving of the world; and the Horizon is immov [...]able by his own nature, as long as he keepeth the same scituation. And so if the Horizon were set out in sphears when they should be turned about, he might so happen to move, and sometime to be over head, and that were a thing most inconvenient, and farthest out of reason in Sphear matter; yet for all that there may be a place assigned for [Page 86]the circle Galaxias is left out in many sphears, and it is one of the greatest circles; and they be called the greatest circles, which have the same center as the Spheare hath. And there be seven of the greatest Circles, the Equinoctial, the Zodiack, that which goeth through the midst of the Signs, and that which goeth by the Poles, the Horizon of every Habitation, the Meridian, and the Circle of Galaxias.

41. Of the five Zones.

THe outward fashion of the Earth is sphe­rical, and divided into five Zones, of whom, two which be about the Poles are cal­led the cold Zones, because they be very far from under the course of the Sun, and be lit­tle inhabited, by reason of the great cold: and their compasse is from the Artick to the Poles ward; and the Zones that be next un­to them, because they be measurably scituate towards the course of the Sun, be called tem­perate, and above in the Firmament upon the Tropick and Artick Circles between whom they lye. Now the fifth, which among the said four Circles is middlemost, for that it ligh­teth under the way of the Sun, is named the hot, and it is divided of the Equinoctial of the earth into two, which lyeth all about un­der [Page 87]the Horizon in the frame of the Spheare.

39. Of the Meridian Circles.

THe Meridian is a Circle that goeth tho­row the Poles of the World, and thorow the point that is just over our head. In whom when the Sun is come to, he causeth mid-day and mid-night: and this Circle is also immove­able in the World, as long as the self-same scituation is kept in all moving of the world. Neither is this circle drawn in a Sphear that be painted with Stars, because he is immove­able and receiveth no mutation, but is mans conjecture by wit, for three hundred Furlongs almost, the Meridian abideth the same, but af­ter a more better exact imagination, for every step either East or West, maketh another Meridian: but goe North or South even ten thousand furlongs, and the same Meridian shall serve.

40. Of the Circle Galaxias.

THe Circle of Galaxias, oblique also and goeth over the tropicks awry, and it is of the substance of five elouds, and the onely vi­sible Circle in the Heavens, neither is it cer­tain what breadth it is of, for it is narrower in one place than in another, and for that cause [Page 88]der the Equinoctial of the world. But on the two temperate Zones, one is inhabited of them that be in our habitation, being in length nigh an hundred thousand furlongs, and in breadth about half the same.

42. Of the Coelestial Signs with their Stars.

THe Signs that be blazed with Stars, are divided into thrée parts; some of them be placed in the circle of the Zodiack, some be called Northern, and some be called Sou­thern. and they that be scituate in the circle of the Zodiack, be twelve Beasts, whose names we have declared in another place, in which twelve Beasts there are divers Stars, which for certain notable marks espied in them, have taken their proper Names; for the fixed Stars that be in the back of Tau­rus be called Pleiades; and the Stars that be placed in the head of Taurus be fix in number, and are called Hyades: And the Stars that stand before the feet of Geminy, are called Propus; and the cloud like substance, that is in Cancer, is called Presepe; and the two Stars that stand nigh Presepe, are called Afini; and the bright Star that is in the Heart of Leo (according to the name of his place) is the Lyons Heart, and it is called of [Page 89]some men the royal Aar, for that they that are born under it, are thought to have a roy­al nativity. The fair Star that sticketh at the fingers ends of the left hand of Virgo, is cal­led the Spike. But the little Star that is fastned by the right wing of Virgo, is named Protrigettes. And the four Stars that be at the right hands end of Aquarius, called Urna. The Stars that be spread one after another behind Pisces taile, are called the Lines. And in the South Line there are aine Stars, and in the North line five. The bright Star that is seen in the Lines end is called Nodus. So many are counted for the Forthern, as be set betwixt the Zodiack, and the North. And they be these, Ursarmajor, Ursarminor. And Draco that lyeth betwixt both Ursa, Arctophylax, Corona, Engona­sin, the Serpentine, the Serpent, the Harp, the Bird, the Arrow, the Eagle, the Dolphin Protomo Hippy, the Horse that standeth by Hippachos, Chepheus, Cassiopeia, Andro­meda, Perseus, Auriga, Deltoton. And he that was stellifted of Callimacus, Bernicks heir. Again, there be other Stars, who for certain plain Apparances that they have in them, have had their name given them. For the notable Stars that lyeth about the mid­shanks [Page 90]of the Arctophilar is called Arcturnus. And the shining Star that is set by the Harp, even by the name of the whole Sign, is called the harp; and the Stars that be at the top of Perseus left hand, are named the Gorgones, and the thick small Stars that are espied at the right hands poin [...] of Perseus, make as it were a Sythe. And the clear Star that is set in the left shoulder of the Driver, is called the Goat. But the two little Stars that be at the outermost of his hand, be called the Kids. And all those be Southern Signs that lye on the South side of the Zodiack. And their names be be these; Orion, the Centaurus, the beast that Centaurus h [...]ldeth in his hand; Thirsylocus, whom Centaurus setteth before the Sensar; the Southern Fish, the Whale, the water poure [...]h off Aquarios, the Flood of Orion, the South Crown, which of some is named Uraniscats; the Roade that lyeth by Hipparchos. And again, in these there be certain Stars that have taken them proper names. For the bright Star that is in Pro­kyon, is called Prokyon; and the gli [...]ring Star that is in the Dogs mouth, for that she is thought to cause mo [...]fe [...]vent heat, is called the Dog, even by the name of the whole Sign. The Star that [...] in the top of the Star [Page 91]of Argo, is named Canopus; and this is so seldom seen in the Roades, except it be from high places: But in Alexandria she is not seen at all, where the fourth part of the Sign doth scanty appear above the Horizon.

43. Of the twelve Winds, with their Names and Properties.

THe Winde is an exaltation hot and dry ingendred in the inner parts and hol­lowness of the Garth; which when it hath issue, and cometh forth, it moveth side­long about the Earth, and is called the Wind. And there be twelve of them, which old Mar­riners [Page 92]had in use, of whom four be called Car­dinals.

44. Strange Wonders most worthy of note.

IN the Country of Cilicia, as the worthy Cosmographer Pomponius Mela report­eth, in the innermost places, there is a Pro­vince of great renown. For the discomfiture of the Persians by Alexander, and the flight of Darius, at that time having in it a famous City called Issos, whereof the Bay is named the Bay of Isses, but now having not so much as a little Town. Far from thence lyeth the Foreland Amanoides, betwéen the Rivers Pyramus & Cydnus, Pyramus being the nearer [Page 94]to Issos, returneth by Mailon, and Cydnus run­neth our beyond through Tarsus. Then is there a City possessed in old time by the Rho­dians, and Argives, and afterward at the ap­pointment of Pompey, called Soloe, by Py­rates now Pompeyopole.

Hard by, on a little hill is the Tombe of the Poet Aratus, worthy to be spoken of, because it is unknown why stones that are cast into it do leap about. Not far from hence is the Town of Cyrocus, environed with a narrow talk to the firm Land.

Above it is a Cave named Coricus, of sin­gular nature, and far more excellent than may with ease be discribed. For gaping with a wide mouth, even immediately from the top it openeth, the Mountain butting up­on the Sea, which is of great height, as it were of ten Furlongs; then going deep down, and the farther the larger; it is gréen round about with budding Trées, and casteth it self into a round Vault, on both sides full of Woods, so marvellous and beautiful, that at the first it amazeth the minds of them that come into it, and it maketh them think they have never seeen enough of it. There is but one going down into it, narrow and rough, of a mile and a half long, by pleasant sha­dowes [Page 95]and coverts of wood, yielding a cer­tain rude noise, with Rivers trickling on either hand. When ye come to the bottome, there again openeth another Cave, worthy to be spoken of for other things: It maketh the enterers into it afraid with the dinne of Timbrels, which raise a ghastly and great ratling within; afterward being a while lightsome: and anon, the further ye go, war­ing darker; it leadeth (such as dare adventure) quite out of sight, and carrieth them deep as it were in amine, where a mighty River ri­sing with a great brest, doth but onely shew it self, and when it hath gushed violently a while in a short Channel, sinking down a­gain, and it is no more seen. Within is a waste space, more horrible than any man dare pierce into, and therefore it is unknown. It is altogether stately, and undoubtedly holy, and both worthy, and also believed to be inha­bited of Gods. Every thing presenteth a state­linesse, and setteth out it self with a certain Majesty,

There is another beyond, which they call Typhos Cave, which is a narrow mouth, and (as they that have tried it doth report) very law, and therefore dimmed with continual darknesse, and not easie to be sought out: [Page 96]howbeit because it was sometime the cham­ber of the Gyant Typho, & because it now out of hand, stifleth such things as are let down in­to it, it is worthy to be mentioned for the na­ture thereof, and for the tale that is reported of it. Beyond that are two Forelands, that is to say, Sarpedon, sometime the bonds of King Sarpedons Realm, and Anemutium, which parteth Cilica from Pamphilia, and between them Celendris and Natidos, Towns builded, and people by the Samians, whereof Celendris is nearer is Sarpedon.

2. Of Christmas day.

If Christmas day be on the Sunday, that year shall be a warm Winter, and beginning fast with sorrow, there shall come great winds and tempests.

The Lent shall be mild, warm and moist.

The Summer hot, dry, and fair, the [...] ar­vest moist and cold, much unto Winter.

Wine and Corn shall be plenty and good, and there shall be much honey, & the shéep shall prosper well. The small seeds and fruits of gardens shall flourish also. The old men shall die sore, and especially Women that go with child: peace and quietnesse shall be plente­ous among married folks.

If Christmas day fall on the Munday, there shall be a misty winter, neither too cold nor too warm, the Lent shall be very good, the Sum­mer windy, with great stormy weather in ma­ny Lands; the harvest good, and much wine, but very little honey; for the swarms of Bées shall die, and many women complain, and sit mourning this year for their Husbands.

If Christmas day be on the Tuesday, it shall be a cold winter and moist, with much snow: the Lent shall be good & windy, the sum­mer wet, and harvest dry and evil; there shall be reasonable plenty of Wine, Corn, Oyle, [Page 101]and tallow; the swine shall die, and shéep be dis­eased, & the beasts perish, the ships of the sea shall have great misfortune; Much amity and good Peace shall be among Kings & Princes, and the Clergy shall die sore that year.

If it fall on Wednesday, then shall the win­ter be very sharp, hard, and after warme; the Lent strong with naughty weather, the Sum­mer and Harvest very good weather; and this year shall be plenty of hay, wine and corn, which shall be very good, the honey dear, fruits scant and very bad: Builders and Merchant men suffer great Labours, and young people, chil­dren and also cattle die in great store.

If it fall on Thursday, the winter shall be very good with rain; The Lent windy, a very good summer, and a misty harvest, with rain and cold; and there shall be much corn, fruit & all things shall abound on earth, and wine with oyl and tallow shal be plenty, but yet very little honey. Many great men shall die, with other people, and there shall be good peace and great honour to all Kings and Governours.

If it fall on Friday, the Winter shall be stedfast, & continue his course: The Lent very good, but the summer stedfast, and the harvest indifferent, and there shall be plenty of wines and corn, hay shall be very good, but the sheep [Page 102]and swarmes of Bées shall die sore, the people shall suffer great pains in their eyes; oyle shall be very dear that year, and of fruits there shall be plenty, but children shall have much sicknes.

If it be on Saturday, then shall the winter be misty, with great cold and much snow, and also troublesom, unstedfast, with great winds, the Lent shall be evil and windy, the Summer good, & dry harvest, there shall be little corn, and dear, and scarcity of fruit; pastures for Beasts shall be very good, but the ships on the sea and other waters shall have great mis-for­tune, great hurt shall be done to many houses, & there shall be war in many Countries, with sickness, and many old people die; many trées shall wither; and the Bées die also that yéer.

3. Of the Practice of the Husband-man.

THe Husband-mans Practice standeth after this manner.

They begin to mark first on Christmas day, & so forth; they mark also the other twelve dayes; even from the first day, and what weather there is on every one of the twelve dayes. And also the weather that shall be up­on, & in the Month that belongeth to the same day, & therefore it is to be marked, that Christmas day betokeneth January, and St. Stephens day betokeneth February, and St. Johns day betokeneth March, and so forth; procéeding unto the last.

4. The Disposition of the twelve Dayes, known by the shining of the Sun.

ON the Christmas day, if the Sun do shine the whol day, it betokens a peaceable yéer. If the Sun shine the second day, Gold shall be hard to come by, and the Corn much set by.

If the Sun shine the third day, Bishops and Prelates will be diligent to make war, and great errours shall be among Church-men.

If the Sun do shine on the fourth day, then must the weak children suffer much pain.

And if the Sun do shine on the fifth day, then doth the Winter Fruits and Hearbs, and Fruits of Gardens prosper well.

If the Sun do shine on the sixth day, there shall be great plenty of the Fruits of the Gardens, with all other Fruits also.

But if the Sun doth shine on the seventh day then betokeneth hunger and scarcenesse, both of Mans food, and also of Beasts, for victuals shall be dear, with Winter [...] Corn.

If the Sun do shine on the eighth day, it shal be good for Fishers that year, and fortunate.

If the Sun do shine on the ninth day, it shall be prosperous and happy for sheep that year.

If it shine the tenth day, then shall there be much evil weather that year.

If it shine the eleventh day, there shall be [Page 104]much misty weather that year, and also com­monly death.

If it shineth the twelfth day, then followeth that year much war, debate and strife.

If the wind blow the Christmas day at night, that betokeneth death to a great man in that Land.

The second night, if the wind be still and laid; then the third night dyeth the greatest Lord in that Land.

If the wind blow the fourth night, there shall be dearth in the Land.

If it blow the fifth night, there shall be death among them that are learned.

The sixth night, wind bringeth plenty of Wine, Corn, and Oyle.

The seventh night, wind bringeth neither hurt nor good.

The eight night, wind causeth much death among old and young people.

The ninth night, wind betokeneth much sicknesse and death [...]ong the people.

The tenth night, the Cattle fall to the ground and die.

If it blow the eleventh night, much Fish shall die.

If it blow the twelfth night, it betokeneth much war and debate in the Land.

5 From the time of Christmas unto the Twelfth day.

THe Husband-man understanding all this, when on Christmas even at midnight the wind waxeth still, it betokeneth a fruitfull yéere: when on the Twelfth day afore day, it is somewhat windy, that betokeneth great plenty of Oyle.

When the Sun on the Twelfth day in the morning doth shine, that betokeneth foule weather. In the beginning it is never stedfast weather, for the moneths goe all one through another the same day. If it be faire weather that day, it is happy and fortunate. The sixth day after the first day is the last day; so that the first is last, and that in the six dayes every day leaveth behind him two moneths.

Also, that the second day leaveth February afore noone, and Ianuary at the after noone, and so forth doth all other dayes.

6. How thou maist rule thy beasts that year.

Item, put out of thy stable all thy beasts or what other cattle that thou hast the 3 nights following hereafter, & make the stals & sta­bles very clean, with y^e mangers also, & give a beast no meat those nights in those places but bestow them in some other room, and there give them meat, for that is good; and these be she thrée nights, Christmas even at night, New-yéers even, and Twelfe even at night.

7 An old rule of the Husband-man.

Item, When it is fair weather thrée Sun­daies after S. Iamses his day, it betokeneth that corn shal be very good, but if it rain, then the corn withereth. S. James day before noon betokneth the winter time before Christmas, and after noon, it betokeneth the time after Christmas. If it be so that the Sun do shine on S, Iames day, it is a token of cold weather: but if vain thereon it is a token of warm and moist weather. But if it be betwéene both, [Page 111]that is a token of neither too warme, nor yet too cold.

8 How the Winter should be the twelve Moneths.

If a man desire to know what faire wea­ther shalbe in every moneth or what rain, then must he mark in what hour the new Moone is in, and under what signe, and what planet ru­leth the same hour, so sual the same moneth be hot and dry, cold and moist after the judgment and manner of the foure times of the yéere,

Item, when the Moon is new change [...], what weather shall be that moneth, sh [...]lbe found out after this manner: If the Moon shine this and cleare, and so followeth wind: [...] the Moone pale so shall it raine. If it [...] in the next moneth after a new Moone, [...] shall it raine forth the whole moneth.

9 The saying of Sylinus, and Petrus.

If the Sun have in the morning under him trouble some clouds, then shall ye have [...]aine, and much tempest of weather; if the Clouds be troubled in the morning early, and blacke, then shall there blow a strong North wind.

If the Sun and Element be red in the mor­ning, it betokeneth rainy weather, If it be [...]d in the Evening, it is a token the next day shall be faire weather.

10 The Circles about the Sun, Moone, and other Stars.

GUido Bonarus speaketh on this wise, wée shall mark the circles which be somtime about the Sun, and about the Moone, whether they be one or more, & if there be but one, they being cléer and not long enduring, and quickly vanish'd, it betokeneth a faire and cléere wea­ther following, and a good and cléere ayre: and when there be many circles it betokeneth wind: if they be of colour red & cléere in many parts, then it betokeneth trouble in the ayre.

And if they be grey, dark, and of earthy co­lour, then it betokeneth trouble in the ayre through cold and wind; and it bringeth in the winter time snow, and in summer time raine.

When they be blacke, it betokeneth in the winter wind and snow, and in summer raine, and when they be many, then doe the same the more increase.

11 The colours and lights of the other Stars.

When the Stars give great light, it beto­keneth wind from the same parts where those lights be séene.

When the stars be misty & dark, as though they shined through a myst, and that all the same time there be no Clouds in the element it is a token of trouble in the Ayre, and much [Page 113]raine or snow, after the time of the yeare.

And when they be cleare and red, they judge it to be windy.

Likewise, if thou séest the common Stars thicke, darke, and of course sight, it betoke­neth alwayes change of weather.

If thou in cleare weather séest the Starres shoot, and fall downe to the earth, that is a to­ken, that there shall be shortly after, wind from those parts where the starres doe shoot, and the more they shoot the stronger shall be the wind. For when you sée such things pre­sent, it betokeneth inordinate wind, and when you sée such like in every part of the element, that is a token of great trouble in the Ayre in all parts, with thunder and lightning.

12 How to know the Weather by the rising and going down of the Sun.

When the Sun ariseth cleare and faire it is a token of a faire day.

When the Sun ariseth, and hath about him red Clouds, it is a token that it will rain that day:

When there be Clouds in the Orient, so that the Sun cannot shine through them at his arising, it is then a token of raine.

When the kuglin is in the rising of the [Page 114]Sun, it betokeneth a sharpe wind, and in the going downe of the sunne faire weather.

When there be Clouds about the sun when he riseth, the lesse that the Sun doth shine, the more redder be the Clouds.

When at the rising of the sun there pro­céedeth a long shining, it betokeneth raine.

When afore the rising of the Sun-shine doth appeare, it betokeneth water and wind.

When the sun in the rising is dark, either hid under a Cloud, it betokeneth raine.

When the sun is cleare, and that it giveth light from the middle part against the rising about midnight, that betokeneth rain & wind.

When long shining beames goe before the sunne, it betokeneth a dead and strong wind from those parts that the beames doe shine.

When by the accident at Night there is a shining circle, it betokeneth that night a boi­strous and unruly weather; and if there be a myst the stronger shall the wind be, if the myst fall from the sunne, it betokeneth wind in the Region beyond where it falleth.

When the sun ariseth black, or with clouds under it, or that he hath on both parts clouds, the which some men call the Sun, or sun­beames which procéed from the sunne, whe­ther they be black of colour or no, it betoke­neth a winter ayre or raine.

When the circle that is round about the Sun, in the rising or going down thereof, is in many sundry colours, or else as red as fire, or else that the light of the Sun doth fall, or that the colour be setled, or that the Clouds stand thereby, or that the Sun-beams be very long, it signifieth a strong wind to come from those parts.

When in the rising or going downe of the Sun, the light or shining thereof goeth before and evening the Element is red, it betoke­neth the next day faire weather.

And when the shining thereof in the rising or going down be not right, it betokeneth rain.

13 Albertus of the Lightning.

If the colour of lightning be red and cléere, the flames white & red, or the colour of snow, that betokeneth all things fruitfull, the other helpeth to the beinging forth, and doth neither hurt nor hinder, except it be too far withered. The third goeth through and setteth forth.

14 Of the Rain-bow, from whence he is, and what it signifieth.

When the Rain-bow is cléere, and appea­reth bright in clear weather, then shall it not be long cleare after, which betokeneth a win­ter ayre or raine.

Item, When thou séest in the morning a [Page 116]Rain-bow, it betokeneth rain the same day, and there shal be a great boystrous storme.

Item, when the Rain-bow doth appear a­bout thrée or foure of the clock in the after­noon, it betokeneth fair weather, and there shall be against in a strong dew,

Item, When there doth a Rainbow ap­pear about noon it betokeneth much water.

Item, When the Rain-bow doth appear about the going down of the Sun, then doth it for the most part thunder and rain.

Item, When it appeareth in the Orient, then followeth fair weather.

Item, when the Rain-bow appeareth in boisterous weather in the North, it betoken­eth fair weather and clear, And contrariwise when he appeareth and is séen with a clear Summer, whether in the West or at noon it followeth rain. Haily saith when the Rain-bow appeareth in fair and clear weather, it betokeneth increase of raw weather, and in the Winter it betokeneth lesse.

15. Of Thunder and Lightening.

When in the time of winter, the Sun is in Capricornus & Aquarius, especially from Lucy, untill the tenth of Ianuary, if the thun­der be heard then shall it be from the begin-of the Lightning throughout the whole year, more windy than any other yéer is.

When in Summer it thundreth more then it lightneth, it is a sing of wind that shal come from the same place whence the thunder com­eth: but if there be séen more Lightning then is heard of thunder, then shall the wind come from the place where the Lightning is séen.

If it thunder less then Lighten, that is a to­ken of rain, with fair & clear weather, & shall both thunder and lighten, or else thunder and lighten out of all foure quarters, but mark if it come onely from the East part, there shal be next day rain from the North, and wind.

When it thundreth early, it betokeneth both [...]ind and rain to come from the day.

16. To know the weather by the four quarters of the yeare, as sheweth Leichtenberger.

What weather there shall bee on the day that the Sun enters into Aries, and in the text day after their operation shall be for the most part in the Harvest, in September, October and November.

Item, Aries worketh the one day when the Sun goeth in Leo, & the next day before and after, and so shall be the winter, especially De­cember, January, & February, for the winter giveth him wholly, and leaveth on the North, that is to say, from the mid-night which is the Orient East and that time shall be dry, & then [Page 118]shall be great frost and cold. But if it come in South Austro, which is of the mid-day, either west Occident, then that time shall be moist and but little Ice. If the weather be dry after the moistnes, so shall the winter be unstable.

On that day that the Sun goeth into Lib [...] marke the weather the next day afore it, and the next day after it.

And when the weather is given to lightning more in March, Aprill, & May, theu mark that also. For as the weather is in those dayes that come next after, and afore, when the Sun en­treth into Aquarius, so shall it be in the most part of the summer, Iune, Iuly and August.

In them many wise men doe conclude how the weather shall be all the time that the Sun is from Libra to Scorpio, even to the 20, de­grée, that is, that from the 14 day of September unto Alballowes day, and commonly it shall be likewise in the yeare following. And this time is reckoned among the twelve moneths, so that foure dayes are reckoned for a moueth and every day betokeneth a quarter of a Moon, which is seven dayes, and November is rec­koned for the first moneth.

27 How to know the weather out of the new and full Moones.

On the third day before the new and full [Page 119]Moon, mark well the Moon, when there goeth or procéedeth from her a cleare light shining, it betokeneth faire weather, and also windy, and if the Moon be black or darke, it is a token of fold ayre and rainy.

When there is a fair and clear circle by the Moon, and that being sharpe and bright it betokeneth a fair and clear ayre, and if there be two or thrée rings about the Moon, it betokeneth a cold winter ayre.

When there is a darknesse about it, it is a token of winterly ayr which cometh through strong winds, And if there be black about it, then [...]is a token of sueh like weather also.

When the Moon ariseth and shineth fair, it betokeneth fair weather: red, wind; black, rain.

Likewise as the weather is on the third day after the new and full Moon, so shall the weather be ten days after most com­monly.

A sudden and hasty rain, cometh alwayes from the wind that went before.

The greatest winds be commonly in har­vest, the sudden coming of cold and heat, co­meth of the wind, and of the rain.

There goeth commonly afore Thunder, great winds.

When the wind goeth from the [...]ccident, then it is commonly rainy weather.

From the East is fa [...]re weather.

From mid-night, it is cold and hard wea­ther.

From noone, hurtfull and unhealthfull weather.

If it doe haile in the midst of Summer, it is a token of great cold in the higher Region of the ayre.

When the lower part is hot, that causeth Haile to come from above.

18 Of the Eclipse of the Moone, the cause thereof, how and when they happen.

YOu are to note, that an Eclipse of the Moone is nothing else but the interpo­sition of the earth betwéene the bodies of the Sun and Moone, they being Diametrically opposite: as if a line drawne from the center of the Sun, to the center of the Moone, should passe directly through the center of the earth: which only happeneth at the time of the Op­position, or full Moone, and not at every full Moone neither, but onely when they méet in [Page 121]the head or tail of the Dragon; which is on­ly the intersection of two Circles, viz. the Celiptique, and the Different, which is the Circle that carrieth the Moon about; and you are likewise to note, that an Eclipse of [...]he Moon appeareth to all those above, whose Horison the Moon is at the time of the Op­position, though it be otherwise with the Eclipse of the Sun, for a Solar Eclipse is to some total, to others partial, and to o­thers not at all visible, though the Sun be at the time of the Conjunction above all their Horizons, &c.

To find when the Moon shall be eclipsed and when not, by her distance from either of the two fections, called the head and tail of the Dragon.

IF the Moon at the time of her true opposi­tion to the Sun, shall be distant from ei­ther of these two points less than 10 degrées, 21 minutes, and 20 seconds, then must the Moon suffer an eclipse.

But if her distance (as before) be more then 13 degrées, 5 minutes, and 23 seconds, then the Moon (at that full) cannot be eclipsed.

Therefore if her distance be more than 10 degrées, 21 minutes, 20 seconds, and lesse than 13 degrées, 5 minutes, 23 seconds, than she [Page 122]may happen to be eclipsed, but not necessarily.

20. To find when the Sun shall be eclipsed, and when not.

IF the apparant latitude of the Moon at the time of the visible conjunction be lesse than 30 minutes, 40 seconds, there must be an eclipse.

But if the apparant latitude of the Moon be more than 34 minutes, 51 seconds, there cannot be an eclipse.

Therefore if the apparant latitude be more than 30 minutes, 40 seconds, and lesse than 34 minutes, 51 seconds, there may be an eclipse.

21. How to behold an Eclipse of the Sun without hurt to the eyes.

TAke a burning glass, such as men use to light tobacco within the Sun; or a spect­acle glasse that is thick in the middle, such as for the eldest sight; and hold this glasse in the Sun, as if you would burn through it a past-board, or white paper book, or such like; and draw the glasse from the board or book, twice so far as you do to burn wich it; so by direct holding it nearer or further as you shall sée best, you may behold upon your board, paper or book, the round body of the Sun, and how the [Page 123]Moon passeth between the Glass and the Sun during the whole time of the eclipse.

Thus thou mayest practise before the time of an eclipse, wherein thou shalt discern any Cloud passing under the Sun; or by another putting or holding a bullet on his fingers end betwixt the Sun and the Glass, at such time (the sun shining) as thou holdest the glasse, as before thou art taught.

22. The mind of the Fathers, of the Nature of the Fire.

When the fire sparkleth it betokeneth rain.

When the Fire giveth much flame, or else when a man taketh an Hasten, and lifteth it up by the coals, and if the coals do hang thereon, that betokeneth wind and rain.

When that cold in the Winter ceaseth,

And when a man snow findeth.

If there be dark clouds thereby,

Then look for rain verily.

If the Frog in the morning do cry,

Betokeneth rain great plenty.

23. A brief discourse of the natural cau­ses of watery Meteors, as Snow, Hail, Rain, &c.

You must first understand, that all watery Meteors, as Rain, Snow, or such like, is but a moist vapour drawn up by the vertue of the Sun, and the rest of the Planets into the middle region of the aire, where being con­gealed or dissolved, falleth upon the earth, as Hail or Rain.

24. Of the Rain-bow.

Pliny saith, The Rain-bow is made by the Sun-beames striking upon a hollow cloud, when their edge is repelled and beaten back against the Sun; and thus ariseth variety of colours by the mixture of Clouds, Air, and fiery Light together. But (as he saith) it pretendeth neither farr nor fowl weather.

25. Of Rain.

Of these kind of Meteors you may read Arist. libro primo Meteoro logicorum, cap. 1. & 2. But briefly, Rain is a cold vapour, [Page 125]and earthly humour, raised from the earth and waters, into the middle region of the air, where by the extremity of cold, it is thickned into the body of a cloud, and after being dissolved, falleth upon the earth.

26. Of Hail.

Hail is ingendred of Rain, congealed into Ice, fréezing the drops presently after the dissolving of the cloud, whereby we have great irregular Stones fall on the Earth; I have séen them in that fashion, 1610, contain 4 inches about, for the higher it cometh, and the longer it tarrieth in the air, the rounder it is and the lesser.

27. Of Snow.

Snow is of the same humour that Hail is, but not grown together so hard. Pliny saith, Hail sooner melts than Snow, and the Hail cometh oftner in the day than in the night.

28. Of Frost and Dew.

When in the day time through the faint heat of the Sun, there is a cold and moist vapour drawn up a little from the earth, pre­sently [Page 126]at night it descendeth again upon the earth, and is called Dew, and in the Spring or Harvest, it is a sign of fair wea­ther; but if by means of cold it be congealed, it is called Frost, and therefore Dewes come not so often in hot seasons, neither when winds be up, but after a calme and clear night, Frosts dry up wet and moisture: For when (as Pliny saith) the Ice is melted, the like quantity of water in proportion is not found.

29. Of Wind.

Wind is nothing but many exhalations drawn from the Earth, and inforced lateral­ly above the Sun.

30. Of Suddain Blasts.

A windy exhalation being shrown down, and encompassed (as Pliny saith) in a thin course of cloudes newly over cast, coming at some time with such a violence, as it bursts and cleaves a dry cloud in sunder, and makes a storm, of the Greeks called Ecne­phias; but when this cleft is not great, but that the windes he forced to turn round, and [Page 127]roll in this descent without lighting, there is made a whirle puffe, or gust, called Ty­phon, which is to say, The storm Ecnephias, sent forth a winding violence, and this wind doth bear many things away with it, chang­ing from place to place; but if the hole in the cloud were great, it is called Turbo, casting down and overthrowing all that is next it. Pliny saith, no Ecnephias cometh with Snow, nor no Typhon from the South: some say, Vinegar thrown into this Wind, breaks the gust.

31. Of Earth-quakes.

Plenty of windes gotten into the bowels, holes and corners of the earth, bursting out of the earth, and the earth closing again, causeth the shaking, or Earth-quake, and is a token of ensuing war.

32. Signes of Earth-quakes.

When waters in wells or pits be troubled, and have a bad savour, the long absence of the windes, strange noises, the obscurity or dark­nesse of the Sun with clouds, and strangely coloured, &c.

33. Of Thunder and Lightning,

When an exhalation, hot and dry mixt with moisture, is carried up into the middle region, and there in the body of a cloud: Now these two contraries being thus shut, or pent in one room together, they fall at variance, whereby the water and fire agrée, not until they have broken the prison where­in they were pent, so that fire and water flie out of the Cloud, the breaking whereof maketh a noise like the renting af cloth, which we call thunder, and the fire lightning, the thunder being made first, but the light­ning first séen, in respect the sight is before the hearing; and of lightnings there be ma­ny sorts.

That which is dry burneth not at all, dissipating and dispersing: That which is moist burneth not likewise, but blasts, and al [...]ereth the colour: but that which is clear, is of a strange operation, it draweth vessels dry without hurt to the vessel; it melteth mettal in bages or purses, and hurteth not the bag or purse, nor Wax that sealed the bag hurt; it breaketh the bones, and hurteth not the flesh; and killeth the child in the womb, not hurting the mother. Pliny [Page 129]saith, Scythia by reason of cold, and Aegypt by reason of heat, have seldome lightning.

34. What things be not hurt with Lightning,

It hurteth not the Lawrel-trée, it entreth not past 5 foot into the earth, such that are shadowed with the skinnes of Seales, or Sea­calves, are fréed, the Eagle is frée, &c. Many other wondrous and strange kind of Meteors be there in the heavens often times seen, as Comets, burning Dragons, &c. but this volume will not contain an ample discourse thereof.

35. Here followeth divers and sundry Rules, of excellent use, and right neces­sary to be known of the Husband-man, and not onely of him, but of all other Persons of what qua­lity soever.

ANd First, I will begin to shew what Rules of Husbandry are to be observed in each month, and also Observations for Taking of Physick, and keeping of a good and wholsome Diet, and modest Recreation.

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37. Here follow other brief Rules of Physick and Hus­bandry.

The use of a small portable Instrument, to find the Hour of the Day upon the least appearance of the Sun.

THis Instrument may be made ei­ther of Wood, Brasse, or Silver, or, for a shift, this Paper [...]t felf being pasted upon a fine piece of Board that will not wary, may supply the want of a better: In the Tenter of this In­strument (which is noted with the Letter A) there is fined a piece of fine silk, having a small Plummet of Lead at the end thereof, noted with the Letter P; and upon this string, let there be a Bead, or small Pins­head, which may be slipped up and down the string, as occasion shall require; this small Bead, or Pins head is noted with the Letter O; Likewise upon the edge of the Instru­ment, noted with A B, you must have a small piece of wier (or a piece of a small pin) about a quarter of an inch in length, which must [Page 143]such up right upon the [...]dge of the Iustru­ment; this small more of wier is noted with the letter 6 (as if you will, you way have a

small hole made in the line A B, into which you may stick a pin when you would know the hour of the day, which will be sufficient. Lastly, between the Lines B C, and D D, are [Page 144]certain small divisions, which are the dayes of the twelve months of the year, noted with the first Letter of every month, as I for Ianuary, F for February, M for March, A for April, M for May, I for June, I for July, A for August, S for September, O for October, N for November, and D for De­cember. Now the Hour-lines offer them­selves to every ones eye, having the num­bers 12, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, set at each end of them.

Having thus described the several parts of the Instrument, I will now shew the use thereof which is very easie. For first (the thred being fired fast in the Center at A) you must lay the string upon the cay of the mouth (as in the figure the string lieth upon the 10th. day of April) then staying it there, move the bead up or down the string till it lie just upon the line of 12, as you sée in the figure at O, then is your Instrument fitted to finde the haur any time that day, which you must do after this manner. Take the Instrument in your hand, laying the thumb of your right hand about E, and the thumb of your left hand about R, turning the left side of your body to the Sun, and hold up the Instrument till the Sun cast the [Page 145]shadow of the short piece of wier in S, streight along the line S C, neither above nor below it, the string playing at frée liberty by the side of the Instrument, then shall the bead fal­ing upon the houre-line, give you the true hour of the day either before or after noon.

A brief Discourse of the Celestial part of the World, of the Distances, Magni­tudes, Motions, and Scituations of the Planets and fixed Stars.

A most plain and easie Table, shewing the true time of the beginning, and continuance of the Reign of each King and Queen in England, from the Conquest, until this year, 1662. Ga­thered forth of Chronicles, and set forth for the profitable use of Law­yers, Scriveners, &c.

William Conqueror began his Reign 1066. October 15. and Reigned 20 years, 11 months, and 22 dayes.

William Rufus began his Reign 1087. September 9. and Reigned 12 years, 11 months, and 19 dayes.

Henry the First began his Reign 1100. August the first, and Reigned 35 years, 4 months, and 11 dayes.

Stephen began his Reign 1135. December [Page 163]the 2. and Reigned 18 years, 11 months, and 18 dayes.

Henry the Second began his Reign 1154. October 23. and Reigned 34 years, 9 months, and 1 day.

Richard the First began his Reign 1189. July 6. and Reigned 9 years, and 9 mo­neths.

King John began his Reign 1199. April 6. and Reigned 17 years, and 7 months.

Henry the Third began his Reign 1216. October 19. and Reigned 56 years, and 1 month.

Edward the First began his Reign 1272. November 16. and Reigned 34 years, and 8 months, and 6 dayes.

Edward the Second began his Reign 1307. July the seventh, and Reigned 19 years, 7 months, and 5 dayes.

Edward the Third began his Reign 1326. January 25. and Reigned 50 years, 5 months, and 7 dayes.

Richard the Second began his Reign 1377. June 21. and Reigned 22 years, and 3 months, and 14 dayes.

Henry the Fourth began his Reign 1399. September 29. and Reigned 13 years, 6 months, and 3 dayes.

Henry the Fifth began his Reign 1412. March 20. and Reigned 9 years, 5 months, and 14 dayes.

Henry the Sixth began his Reign 1422. August 31. and reigned 38 years, 6 months, and 8 dayes.

Edward the Fourth began his Reign 1460. March the 4. and Reigned 22 years, one month, and 8 dayes.

Edward the Fifth began his Reign 1483. April the 9. and Reigned two months, and 18 dayes.

Richard the Third began his Reign 1483. June 22. and reigned two years, two months, 5 dayes.

Henry the Seventh began his Reign 1485. August 22. and Reigned 23 years, ten months, and two dayes.

Henry the Eighth began his Reign 1509. April 22. and Reigned 37 years, 10 months, and 2 dayes.

Edward the Sixth began his Reign 1547. January 28. and Reigned six years, five months, 19 dayes.

Queen Mary began her Reign 1553. July 26. and Reigned 5 years, and 4 months, and 22 dayes.

Queen Elizabeth began her Reign 1558. November 17. and Reigned 44 years, four months, and 16 dayes.

King James began his Reign 1602. March 24. and Reigned 22 years and three dayes.

King Charles the First began his Reign 162 [...]. March 27. and Reigned 24 years-10 months, and 3 dayes.

King Charles the Second began his Reign the 30. of January 1648. Whom God grant long to Reign over us.

Here now followeth the manner of making all manner of Bonds, Bills, Leases, Indentures, Wills, &c. Very necessary for those who live in the Country where a Clerke or Scrivener is not near at all times to be had.

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Pleasant Questions in Arithmetick.

A briefe Chronologicall Table. Memorable Accidents.

A briefe Description of all the Members of the body, with their Significations.

THE SIGNIFICATION of the Moles.

IF the Man shall haue a Mole on the place right against the heart, it doth denote him un­doubtedly to be wicked.

If the Woman shall have a Mole on the left Brest, then pronounce the same Judgement as of the Man.

If a Mole shall be séene on the mans or womans belly, doth demonstrate that he, or she, to be a great féeder or glutton.

If a Mele in either the man, or woman, shall appeare on the place right against the spléene, doth signifie that he or shée, shall be much passionated and oftentimes sick.

If either the man or woman, shall have a [Page 219]Mole on the bottome of the belly, doth argue much debility, and to be often sick.

If a Mole in either the man or the woman, shall be seene neare the privy place, denotes unspeakable desirousnesse, and unsatiate in coasting.

If a man or woman have a Mole on the 23. u 2. rpr. 2. be in 2. m it selfe argueth the begetting of male children, and the woman semale children.

If a Mole shall appear on that party, about the 23. u 3. rpr. be in 2. m in the man or wo­man, denoteth great increase of riches.

If a man shall possesse a Mole on the knée, he shall then obtaine a comely and wealthy wife.

And if the woman shall have a Mole on the right knée signifieth her to be honest and ver­tuous: if on the lest, then she shall enjoy ma­ny children.

If a man shall have a Mole on the anckle of the [...]t, it denoteth that he shall take upon him the womans [...]art.

If a woman have a Mole on the anckle [...]e shall take upon her the mans part.

If the man or woman shall have a Mole on the soot deroteth good lucke, and enjoyment of many children.

Likewise (this is to be learned) that the Notes or Moles séen on the right side, either of man or woman, evermore denoteth honesty and riches, but on the left side, to be harmed with calamities and continually poor.

If a man shall have a Mole on the forehead, doth vindicate, that he shall possesse much wealth and riches.

The woman having a Mole on the fore­head doth demonstrate, that she shall either govern, or else come to an high dignity.

If a man shall have a Mole about the over­brow, doth argue that he shall couple, and jayne in marriage, both with an honest, weal­thy and vertuous woman.

The woman having a Mole in the same place, doth denote that she shall joyn in marri­age both with a rich, fair and comely person.

If the man shall have a Mole on the over­brow, then let such a person refraine from marriage altogether, or all his life time: for that such a Person (if he marry) shall have five wives in his life time.

The woman having a Mole in the like place to have so many husbands (as the man hath wives) in her life time; as Melampus writeth.

If a man have a Mole on the nose somewhat [Page 218]ruddy, and another the like in the privie place, doth vindicate that such a person to be over-much given to the venerial act.

The like Mole seen either on the nose, or eye of the woman, and that she hath the like on the privy place, doth signifie the same that is before spoken of the man.

If a man shall have a Mole over-thwart the nose, doth denote, that he shall wander hither, and thither, through Countries, and Cities.

A Mole the like standing on the womans nose, doth pretend that she shall travel on foot through sundry Countries; and that she hath the like Mole besides on the privy place.

If a man have a Mole on the gullet or throat, doth demonstrate, that he shall become very rich.

If the woman have a Mole on the nether [...]aw, doth vindicate that she shall lead her life in sorrow and paine of the body; because she hath that within her body which shall hin­der her from the attaining and bearing of children.

If a man shall have the form of a Mole on his tongue, doth demonstrate that he shall marry with a rich and beautiful woman.

If either man or woman shall have a Mole on any of the lips, doth portend that he or she to be a great féeder, and a glutton.

If a man shall have a Mole on the chin, doth argue that he shall be rich both in the sub­stance of money, and possessions.

The woman having a Mole in the same place, doth vindicate that she shall come to the like wealth as the man, and that she hath besides the same like Mole right alsft, or against the milt.

If a man shall have a Mole in any of the eares, doth argue that he shall be rich, and much reverenced and spoken of.

If the woman shall have the same, and that in the like place, doth denote the same good hap and fortune to her; and that besides she hath the like Mole placed on the thigh or hams.

If the man shall have a Mole on the neck, doth promise that he shall become very rich.

If the woman have a Mole in the same place, doth vindicate that the like fortune and wealth shall ensue unto her.

If the man shall have a Mole in a manner behind the neck, doth demonstrate that he shall be beheaded, except God (through ear­nest prayer) prevent the same.

If as well the man as the woman shall have a Mole on the loynes, doth demonstrate a weak and poor kindred, and to be alwayes needy.

If on the shoulders of the man shall be seen a Mole, doth signifie Imprisonment, and sorrows of the mind.

If the man shall have (as is above said) a Mole on the throat, it doth promise that he shall marry both with a beautiful and rich woman.

If the woman shall have a Mole on the same place, doth signifie, that she shall also marry both with a wealthy, and very fair, or comely man.

If either in the mans or womans hand shall a Mole appear, doth denote the pro­sperous good luck, and enjoy of children.

If either the man or woman shall have a Mole on the brest, doth threaten that he or she shall be much harmed by poverty.

Hereafter followeth the Wheel of For­tune, approved and confirmed by Science and Reason of Pythagoras, the most excel­lent Philosopher; by which ye may know most things that you can demand.

The Description of the Wheele of Fortune.

And to the end you may the better under­stand the wheele of Pythagoras, and the re­solution of the questions which you would propound, you must first chuse a number as you best fancy, so that it exceeds not 30. This done, take the number of the day as you shall find set down, and take the number of the circle of the whéele which is over the letters, which letters must be the beginning of your name, then gather the numbers into one sum, which ye must divide by 30. And what re­mains look in the body of the Wheel for, and if you find it in the upper part of the wheele it will come to pass, if in the nether, the contrary.

Likewise to know if one shall enjoy their Love or no, take the number of the first letter of your name, the number of the Planet, and of the day of the wéek, all these put toge­ther, and divide them by 30. And if it be a­bove, it will come to your mind, and if be­low, to the contrary; and mind that number in the which exceeds not 30.

Gentle Reader, this is to let thee understand, that this is the true and ancient Book of Knowledge, though now enlarged to be sixteen sheets, the counterfeit is but ten sheets; and that you may know it the better, look in the Title page and you shall finde the date thereof, 1655.

• 1. Whether you shall obtain the favour of the person you desire.
• 2. Whether your Master shall attain to the preferment he desireth.
• 3. If you shall have the favour of a Prince as you desire.
• 4. If the Prince shall take the town besie­ged.
• 5. Which of the two Princes which make war the one against the other, shall have the victory.
• 6. Whether there shall be any great feat of armes done in the camp or not.
• 7. If there shall be peace between two Princes.
• 8. If a Captain shall be in great favour with the Lord he serveth.
• 9. If a Captain be valiant or not.
• 10. If a Horse shall win the race.
• 11. If a Prisoner shall come out of prison.
• 12. If a sick person shall amend.
• 13. If the sickness shall be long or short.
• 14. If the suit in Law shall be judged to your profit.
• [Page 224]15. If you shall have your hearts desire or not.
• 16. If you shall have a Child by your wife or Lemmon.
• 17. If a woman with child shall have a son or daughter.
• 18. If a Child shall be fortunate or unfor­tunate in the World.
• 19. If a thing stollen will be recovered a­gain.
• 20. If it shall be a plentiful year.
• 21. If it be good to take a voyage in hand.
• 22. If it be good to occupy merchandise.
• 23. If it be good to take a wife.
• 24. If a friends Ship shall take good effect.
• 25. If a man shall be fortunate in his house.
• 26. If a person shall be alwayes rich or poor.

And thus you may do of all other demands whereof you would be resolved.

And to the end you may the better under­stand this Wheele of Pythagoras, and the re­solucion of the demands which ye would pro­pound, you must first of all choose you a num­ber what you list at your discretion, as 10.15, or 12. or any other number more or lesse; this being done, take the number of the day, [Page 225]as you shall hereafter find; all set in order, and then take the number which ye shall find in the Whéele upon the first letter of your name: As for example, if your name be An­thony, you must take A. and the number which is over it: all which things you shall find put in order in the Whéele, and gather all those numbers into one sum; which ye shall divide by 30. reserving the rest: As for example, if your total number do amount unto 134. divide that by 30. and there will 14 remain, which number ye must search in the whéele, and if you finde it in the upper half, your matter shall speed well, and if it be in the nether half, it shall be evil: and thus may you know all that you desire to know.

And if ye would know whether ye shall enjoy your love or not, take the number of the first letter of your name, the number of the Planet, and of the day of the wéek, and all these numbers ye shall put together, and then di­vide them by 30. as you did before, and take your remainder, and séek in the wheele, and you shall find it; and then if it be in the upper half, you shall have your request, and if it be in the nether part, it is contrary: And thus may you do of all other things which you would know: you must consider that the numbers in the Wheele passe not 30. as ye [Page 226]shall finde them beginning with 1, 2, 3, and 4. consequently to 30. as in the Wheele you may see.

FAIRS. The Names of the principal Fairs in England and Wales, together set forth; with the Moneth, Day, and Place where they be kept, more largely then heretofore.