THE DIAL OF Destiny. A BOOK VERY DELECTABLE AND Pleasant: wherein may be seen the continual and customable course, disposition, qualities, effects, and influence of the Seven Planets over all kinds of Creatures here below: also the several and sundry situation of Countries and Kingdoms.  
Compiled and discussed Briefly, aswell Astrologically, as Poetically, and Philosophically By john Maplet Master of Arte.  
❧ IMPRINTED AT London in Fleestreat near unto Saint Dunston's Church By Thomas Marsh. 1581.   

Psalm 136.  
❧ O Praise the Lord of Heaven which by his excellent wisdom made the heavens: which made great Lights, the Sun to rule the day: the Moon and the Stars to Govern the night.   

TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE, SIR CHRISTOPHER HATTON, Knight, one of the Queen's Majesties most Honourable privy Counsel, and Captain of her Grace's Guard.  
OENOPIDES Chius (most honourable Sir) dedicated at the Triumphs hold in Greece to the honour of jupiter Olympus (or as others writ) to Hercules, a Book of his own framing and making all of Brass: the Method and matter whereof was nothing else but a summary Discourse collected out of Plato as concerning the continuance, circuit, and course of the seven Planets. Which business so carefully, and costly performed by the aforesaid Chius, is here peradventure in another sort with other necessary sequel thereof, & with less a do also and less cost scanned & debated. Which small treatise of mine, neither craving jupiter, nor Hercules, but requireth rather your honours present Patrocynie, and favourable protection: Your Honour being now in these days to our most renowned Prince, & the Weal Public even the same that PHOTION a most renowned Captain was to the Athenians: And as EPAMINONDAS was to the Thebans. Three rare & royal virtues there are which AGESILAUS (speaking it upon good trial and proof thereof) requireth to be in a Captain set over the princes Guard: the first he saith, is fidelity to his sovereign, whose person he is most carefully to safeguard and defend: the second (he saith) is an haughty heart and valiancy of Mind, friendly affected towards his friends, and little esteeming the force of his foes: and the last he reposeth in ripeness of judgement & dexterity of Wisdom in giving of common wealth council. All which three Ormaments & jewels, and the same three (I dare utter it) thrice doubled and trebled, shine and show forth in your Honour very resplen dishingly. Insomuch that if I were (as I am nothing fit thereto) to determine as the Orator DEMADES did, of Noble Personages and most worthy Wyghtes even eyes of the Realm, as he calleth them: the consideration of your honours so Infinite and inestimable virtues, even of very right deserving the same, required (I should say very worthily) your honours account (as it also hath already) among the chiefest Senators and Sages of this Land. And whereas many other Nations being governed only as it were Cyclopycally, (that is to say) with might & bodily force, therewith only defeng themselves, being without their wise Council, as it were without their Eyes (as the Poets say the great giant CYCLOPS is) do yet nevertheless for want of the same run oftentimes to much ruin, subjection, and subversion. This our Country and Nation (the Lord be highly thanked therefore) having such their Eyes and eyesight, as it hath in deed very clear, perfit, and precious, whereby aswell all the whole body of the Realm: as also every part thereof is most happily directed in all kind of safety: how greatly we and the same is to glorify GOD therefore, though I should say nothing thereof but be silent therein, the very force of such a rich blessing and Benefit, itself would burst forth and speak it. Now the cause that only moved me at this time, to crave your Honours' countenancing of this Little Treatise, was chief, the hearsay of your honours accustomed Clemency, and Courtesy in like behalf towards others. Which being any thing accepted at your honours hands, shall encourage me hereafter to other travails and endeavours. In the mean time I shall not cease to pray to the governor of all, the Lord of Lords, for the prosperous & long preservation of your Honour, and for the continuance of your honours estate & good liking, to the glory of GOD, the contentation of the Prince, and commodity of the Country.  
From Northall The last of December. 1581. Your honours humble and daily Orator. john Maplet.   

THE PREFACE to the Reader.  
TIRESIAS King the Thebans being in that foolish mind, & so persuaded with himself that the Stars had no such privilege or rule in Man's body, or else, as the Astrologians did plainly affirm, was (as the Poets Imagine) with the advise and consent of the all (not suffering such speech) stricken stark blind and quite bereaved of his sense of seeing. And in deed those ignorant men or unadvised sort which are in a manner come to the same pass that COTTA the Epicure with CICERO, & DEMOCRITUS were at, that all things here below come to pass by chance, mere Casually, or at a venture, accordingly as they hap well or ill, they are either blind in knowledge, or else are wedded to much to their own Wits and Wills, dealing with the celestial powers preposterously. For PTOLEMY plainly proveth an especial kind of Influence from them all, which disposeth all bodies here beneath according to every ones especial and natural propriety. In so much that BALBUS the Stoycke is rather to be borne withal, than these kind of Men, which upon three Principal causes, and considerations was enforced and driven to grant some superior kinds of fatal providence. And the first reason and cause thereunto moving him was the view of such sundry Varieties, and such plentiful store of Commodities, as which do daily arise both in the Earth as in the Sea and Air, through the contemperature, and variable disposition of the heavenly powers. The second occasion that brought him hereto was, the perceiving of the wonderful differences and contrary properties both of mind as of body in all things almost, that he could not choose but think and Imagine a sundry cause for every one. Thirdly the distinct order and placing of each thing to the better continuation of the same in his kind, provoked and enforced him for to rest and ground upon some Superior workemansters or Authors above. Moreover a pattern of the Planets, property, and Influence doth in this respect offer itself to be seen apparently, even in the frame & Workmanship of Man kind, whereas every person almost hath his several and sundry Inclination: some to virtue, some again to vice: some also having good hap, and other some having sinister fortune. And whereas wicked men for the most port ruffle in the world, fortune always laughing on them: as MARIUS, SCYLLA, DYONISIUS the cruel Tyrant, PYSISTRATUS, POLYCRATES, & PHALARIS, And contrariwise it is here with goodmen for the most part, as it was with PAULUS AEMILIUS a valiant Vanquisher, and a good man, yet through cruel fate murdered & slain with his whole army at a skirmish fought at Canna. It was also Aphricanus his hap to be banished his country and to die in exile. It was CATULUS his chance to be slain of his mortal enemy MARIUS. The two valiant SCYPIOES lost their lives in Spain. Yea and we see daily the sudden rising of many men from their low Estate to the highest degrees of dignity: as IPHICRATES a cobblers son, advanced to be a Captain under ARTAXERZES' king of Persia. RUMENES CARDIANUS borne in Peloponesus a Carters son, afterwards made Conusay lor to ALEXANDER the great. AGATHOCLES a Potter's son, afterwards chief of Syracuse. JULIUS LICINIUS a Husband man's son afterwards Governor of Dacia. Yea, and many contrariwise being Royally and nobly borne by fatal destiny have fell from aloft: as ALCIBIADES, POMPEY, yea & PTOLOMEUS the Egyptian king which in his ruff and youthful days, banqueted & feasted daily a Thousand Guests ordinarily, serving them all in their Golden Plate, and yet he himself afterwards as he grew old was driven to that extremity, that he was feign to be sustained & relieved at other men's hands very barely and coarsely. Yea, and besides this many have such cruel destiny that as soon as they be borne they are subject to be swallowed and sopped up straightways of some one danger or other: as was SEMIRAMIS borne of a noble blood: and PYRRHUS, afterwards King of the Epirotet. Which both were thrown out & cast from their friends being Sucklings and Infants, and yet by fate of Fortune and by great providence preserved even at the very dent & brim of present and Imminent destruction. By such means also was CYRUS so hurled of from his friends, sustained & nourished by the means of a Bitch: so was TELEPHUS by a Heart: PELIAS Son to NEPTUNUS by a Mare: PARIS by a she Bear: AEGYSTUS by a she Goat: ROMULUS, and REMUS by a she Wolf. In the wonderful delivery & dealing whereof what kind of Fate and Providence this and an Infinite number such like was, I refer the same (gentle reader) to thine own determination. Whereof this Treatise (if thou vouchsafest the thorough Reading thereof) doth show forth both in proof & in example more abundantly. The name also which I have given to this book calling it the Dial of Destiny, doth well enough as I think agree to the purpose. For Dial vyise it goeth from point & point, and from Degree to Degree showing the subjection of every each kind to his sundry and several Superior Planet. Which labos of mine such as it is, receive thou thankfully: And then have I that Recompense that I do require.  
Far well.   

To the scornful sort of Scycophantes.  
POLLIO play not the POLYPRAGMON or Busy body: I wis it becometh you not. The Parrot and popinjay play such parts for Pray sake, rather than of property: but the Cornish Choughs and Carrenly Crows have it of custom. If your wont be such it is worse than I wish it were. And then I perceive this Proverb is plain.  
Si Coruus posset tacitus pasci, haberet plus dapis. But like Lips like Lettuce. Dayneties surely desire or look you for none till that your manners be mended.   

OF THE CONcord or common fellowship of the seven Planets, as also of their breadefull debate and discord.  
IT is manifest and approved by arguments of force, and reasons of more secret and hid philosophy, likewise by demonstration and conclusions Mathematical, that all Creatures whatsoever which have their being essence, and preservation upon the face of the whole Earth, or else be contained within the Regions or Precinct of the Air above, and subjecteth under the circle or Sphere of the Moon, have & receive their influence of the higher and more Celestial bodies or Planets: and after a certain sort (saith Proclus) they resi & depend of them. And heerem his saying seemed not to be amiss, for that experience plainly teacheth us, and we also see that there is nothing here below so able, strong, or rich of itself, that being void or destitute of the favour or furtherance of the celestial bodies above, can be well pleased and contented with itself. Agrippa is in that opinion that at the former constitution or first breeding of every each thing, both that which liveth, as also that which is devoid of life (as likewise at the committure or composition of the Clements for the morease of any base kinds) the bountifulness of certain planets is such oftentimes, that besides the beneficialness of the own nature of the things themselves (which worketh always liberally) there is a further free gift bestowed upon every the said things, and kinds by the Planets themselves: and the same more rightly or preciously when as they meet together in more happy sign, or be in higher Horoscope or Ascendent. Plato with his consectaries do affirm, that all these Daughters or progeny of Dame Nature, are every one of them first sealed & (as it were) marked of the stars and Planets above, whereby in every thing they have to challenge their own. And even as by God the greatest & mightiest of all, and the first and principal cause of all things, all creatures are disposed generally to a like frame and customable order of the self same kind: so in like sort by the second causes the Planets although inferiors yet working causes, all things here underueath are in more special sort sealed and ensampled. Easy it is to see that there is no one part in all the whole proportion & workmanship of man's body, that is not ruled or disposed by some one Planet or other, to affectate that most of all other things which the superior force doth frame them and incline them unto: so that unto me all the whole body of man, as also the bodies of all other creatures here below, seem to be possessed, busied, and as it were incensed and set on work by them. As for example. To begin with Sol or the Sun, it is apparent how he holdeth, governeth, and hath in possession the Brains and forepart of the head, the heart, the marrow, the right Eye, the vital Spirit or breath of life: likewise the Mouth, the tongue, and all other the Organs or instruments of sense, or feeling: besides this, he challengeth the hands, the feet, the Sinews, the Imagination, and whole operation of the power fantastical. The Moon likewise hath in her subjection & ordereth after a certain sort all the whole body, in such wise as both the humours and moisture both natural, and accidental: doth either abound in them or diminish and lessen, according to her prime and wane. And whereas she thus worketh generally in all sorts according to her own variation, so in the special members and parts of the body, she especially ruleth in the Lungs, and dealeth also with a great portion of the Brain. Hers is also the Marrow of the Backbone, as also the stomach, the lest Eye, with all the other parts that yield forth & avoid the excrements, and superfluities of the body, with the power and virtue increasing. Saturn is lord over the liver, and hath to do with the bottom or lowest part of the stomach. jupiter challengeth a right in the Belly, as likewise in the Navel: in so much that in the Temple of jupiter Hammon in Lybia, the figure or likeness of a Man's Navel was hanged up, to signify thereby that the through closing and fastening together of the Belly belongeth only to jupiter himself. Likewise he holdeth the Ribs, and the place about the privities, as also the Bowels, & Entrails within. Moreover the best and more principal blood is his, as also both the arms, and both the hands, as well the right as the left, with all the whole power & virtue Nutritive, whereby the whole body is nourished and maintained. To Mars appertaineth and belongeth the second & more base Blood, as also the Veins, the Ridney, the Cells or placings of the Chest, the Back, the Buttocks, the Corpse and abundance of Seed, as also all that full power of the Stomach wherein Choler is engendered. Proper to Mercury is the Spleen, the milt, the Bladder, the Matrix, and all those places within the Body which are naturally appointed to the only use and office of nourishing. Venus ruleth the Secret parts, and ordereth the natural Seed, and also causeth and prounketh to the Lust and Appetite of things. It may be perceived also that in some one part of the body, they will all seven bear a sway.  
Hermes saith, that in the head of man there are seven Pores or holes, allotted to diverse and sundry offices, of the which every one of them is subject to a sundry Planet. As that Poor or hole which is in the right Ear appertaineth to Saturn: that in the left to jupiter: Mars also hath the government of that which is in the right side of the nose: Venus the contrary: Sol is master over that which holdeth the strings of the Eye: Luna over the other in the left Eye: and all the whole workmanship of the mouth is proper alone to Mercury. Great & gracious also are all such Benefits of Mankind, as also the other base kinds do eftsoons receive of the Planets, especially when as those of like condition, nature, & quality do meet together in gracious signs of like house. And contrariwise heavy and heard is their hap, fortune, and chance, which have and obtain any thing of them as they be in battlement, strife, & contention among themselves. Wherefore I shall not greatly do amiss, if in this place I briefly touch, which of them with other are in friendly league and likance, & in like sort, which of them with other are at deadly discord, and disagreement.  
Friends to Saturn and his well-willers are jupiter. Mercury, Sol, and Luna: his enemies are Mars, and Vonus. jupiters' friends are all the other, only Mars excepted. Mars is despised and detested of all the other, except only of Venus. Sol is in great friendship with jupiter and Venus, and in greathatred with Mars, Mercury, and Luna. Venus hath the love of all the rest save only of Saturn. In friendship with Mercury, are jupiter, Venus, & Saturn: his enemies are Sol, Luna, & Mars. Friends to Luna, are jupiter, Venus, and Saturn: her enemies are Mars, and Mercury. Great contention also is amongst them as they be placed in contrary house: as between Saturn, and Venus. And a much more great debate or strife is between than as they be in Opposite, loft, or degree in Exaltation. Which thing is often showed forth between Saturn, and Sol: jupiter, & Mars: Venus, and Mercury. And further their atonement, or agreement is in like Nature, Quality, Substance, might, or power: as is of Mars, and Sol: Venus, and Luna: jupiter, and Venus. In so much that it was not without just cause and occast in that Heraclitus said, that all things were persited and made by a proportion fetched from friendship and discord. By these Planets also happeneth better chance & fortune, as also mischance & misfortune. Insomuch that some of them are termed the Gods of grace and fortune: as is jupiter whom they name Fortuna maior, the greater or more gracious. Likewise Venus, who in the rules of Astrology is named Fortuna minor, as if you would say less gracious, and yet a Lady of grace. The other are called the Gods of mishap or casual chance, of the which sort is Saturn, whom they name Infortuna maior: As also Mars which is called Infortuna minor. And Mercury, which is called the God of indifferency, who is for all companies, for with the good, he is good, and with the bad, he is as bad. Sol by his shining Sun beams, and amiable aspect or countenance, is cheerful to all things: but being in conjunction with other or eclipsed, both hindereth much for the present time, & prognosticateth, & threateneth more for the future time coming. The moon is sent in message from one to another, and hath her recourse and passage by them all: so that she hurteth or benefiteth as occasion serveth by them, & from them. By Astrology also they have all their determinate kind: As Venus and Luna are feminine or of the woman kind: And all the other are accounted Masculine, or after men. They are also divided into Planets of the day, and Planets of the night. The day Planets are Saturn, jupiter, Sol, & Mercury. The night Planets are Mars, Venus and Luna. Again they be so divided as that certain of them be holden for heavy and Massy, of the which sort are Saturn, jupiter, and Mars: other are as subtle and light, as are Venus, Mercury, & Luna. But Sol or the sun is partaker of neither of both these properties. Amongst the elements these do also contend for the superiority. For jupiter dealeth with that commixture which partly is of the air, and partly of the Water. Luna or the Moon exacteth that which consisteth and cometh of the Water alone.  
Sol also helpeth forwards the means, or manner in doing or accomplishing of things. Luna or the Moon, as it were ministereth matter in such behalfs. Mars, and Mercury, labour their proceeding & going forward, and do give them speedy and quick expedition: the first by the means of his force, and might, and the other by his aptness and Dexterity in deliverance. The plenty and store of matter cometh from Venus, and the continuation or weight of any business whatsoever, is proper alone to Saturn. Moreover all the Signs in the zodiacal Circle do participate, and enjoy the qualities of the seven Planets. As Taurus, and Capricornus, be Saturnine: Virgo, and Libra, are after jupiter: Aries, and Scorpio, be after Mars: Cancer, & Leo, be after Sol or the Sun: Gemini, and Sagittarius, be after Venus: Aquarius, and Pisces, be after the Moon. And according to the course of the Sun, Aries, Taurus, and Gemini, do procure a warm and moist Spring time, very good for the Sanguine Complexion, and for tender age. Cancer, Leo, and Virgo, likewise cause a hot Summer & a dry: very good for the Choleric complexion and men of middle age. Likewise Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius, cause a cold and moist Autumn, agreeable to the Phlegmatic complexion, and young age. And Capricornus, A quarius, and Pisces, cause the Winter naturally to be cold and dry, answerable to the Melancholic complexion, and to old Age. But of these things we are to speak of, as Occasion shall serve more particularly, as hereafter followeth.  

Of LUNA, or the Moon,  
AS Sol or the Sun is the Beauty, Grace, and Countenance of the day: so in like sort is Luna, or the Moon the comforter, light giver, and glory of the night. And they both have for this such their graciousness and goodness, the greatest pre-eminence and account of all other Planets. Whereupon it was not wont good cause, and consideration that in old and ancient time, both of these when at any time they were Depictures or drawn forth by any Artificer, Engraver, or Painter, they were then chief set out in the fashion, seemliness or Habit of a Virgin: and in both their hands were placed and put fine and feat Arrows, or darts, to signify thereby that the light which proceeded from these two, was only clear, undefiled, and without spot: and that these were the only Planets which threw as it were, and cast from them the glistering beams of clear and comfortable light, as Arrows or Darts: whereby all things cheered, and continued the better in their Estate, with well liking. 
LUNA how called.  This same Luna therefore is with the Poets called Lucina the Governor or Goddess of the night. And for that she doth not only appear or shine in the night time, but is seen oftentimes over our head in our Horizon in the day time. It is grown to a custom, and brought now among us to this pass & effect, that she is also of some called Diana (as if you would say Duana) for her thorough presence both in the day & night: or as Tully better reasoneth, for that she with her bright look oftentimes causeth the night to appear as though it were day. This of all the other planets is placed lowest, & is nighest to the Earth, for which cause she showeth forth & seemeth unto our eyesight to be so great: her figure or fashion of body is round, & of her own nature she is fiery, although casually intermeddling with vapours, water, & so forth, she appeareth to be in colour watery, which much troubleth her: whereupon it is reported that (were it not for such lets, & hinderances, as by this means it is subject unto) she would shine forth as fully as doth the Sun, The Hebrews call it. TSAR, or LECANNATH: the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. She giveth her chiefest light on that side or part which is opposite against the Sun, & is ever darkened on that side which is turned away from the Sun. In the Moon be 3. states or conditions to be observed & weighed: that is to say, 
Three stars in the Moon to be noted.  either as she is in conjunction with the Sun: or else as she is on some of his sides, or else as she departeth & goeth back further of from the Sun. When the is in this last of 3. point, she will appear end wise, with her horns reaching towards the East. Secondly as she is in opposition with the sun and draweth nigh to that point, she appeareth all over a like round with the sun, but her revolution then is most toward the West. And lastly as on either side she turneth more or less towards the Sun, so is she the more obscured or lightened. Marcianus saith that there is a certain Stain or Spot ever seen in the Moon, which blemisheth her brightness greatly: especially them, when as some matter of Mists, or of any other Metecre is troublesome unto her. Her house is only in Cancer, Her exaltation is in the fourth of Taurus, Her qualies are cold & moist. As likewise her effects or working is to make cold and moist. Where she coloureth she giveth a saffron colour: & in tastes or savours she worketh & maketh the saltest. Her course or race is of all other Planets most swift: 
her course  for in 28. days she passeth through all and singular Signs of the Zodiac. And for such her swiftness or haste it happeneth somewhiles that she is under the Sun, another while above: one while she is before, another while behind. And when as the Sun is in his course or circuit by the nethermost circles of the south, and the Moon contrariwise in the highest circle of the North, than the top of the Moon appeareth like a Cockbote or small ship, and her horns are upward. But when as she is under the sun, her horns give downward towards the earth. From the Moon are gathered and conjectured certain probable signs, 
Certain prognostications from the Moon.  whereby we prognosticate and foreshow of the alteration of times & mutability of the weather to come. As when the Moon by and by after her change doth appear red, she prognosticateth winds and tempestuous weather, the most part of the said moons continuance. Again if upon her change she incontinently at her Top or highest part looketh black, or be there darkened she foreshoweth rain, and a wet & moist first quarter. But if she be only obscured about the middle of her, she prognosticateth a fair full Moon and last quarter of the same. The Eclipse of the Moon is generally caused through the interposition of the earth between the Moon & our eyesight: 
The moons Eclipse.  but then especially is she Eclipsed when as the bodies both of the Sun, Moon, and Earth are right oppositly set one over another, in one & the self same contrary line: so that by such occasion, one darckeneth and obscureth another. Her change, increase, and decrease, hath much troubled the wits of the Astronomers. As hardly also can they render a reason & give forth the cause why one while she croketh in to horns, why another while she waxeth all round, why one while she shineth in one part of her, why another she giveth light all over why now she is seen all night, why now but a piece of the night: why now leaving the night time, she showeth herself only in the day time: why now she is clear and radiant, why anon blotted and blemished: why now carried Northward, why anon mooninge directly Southward. Which all and other such like meruaylons and strange effects and properties (are reported by Pliny in his second book and eight chapter to have been best observed by Endymion being as is there said, ravished & in great love for such her astonishment, fell so to affectionate her, that accounting more of her then of all the other supercoelestial powers, she to requite him like love again, is said to have descended on a time and to have kissed the said Endymion as he lay a sleep upon Latmus, & Mountain in Caria, Pliny in his fourteenth chapter of the aforesaid book doth report, that always at the moons increase, her horns are turned from the Sun: as contrariwise as she decreaseth she turneth her horns toward the Sun. 
Many Moons at once.  There have appeared Many Moons at once, but never more than three at one time. And three appeared at one time manifestly: as in the second book of the said Pliny and xxxii. chapter is recorded: that is to say, in the time of the pre-eminence or consulship of Cneius Domitius, 
Three moons seen at one tyme.  and Lucius Annius: which were called of some then, the night Suns. Likewise it hath been seen & the same Author doth affirm it to be true, 
lib. 2. cap. 32.  that there hath appeared such lights in the night, as that it hath been in a manner all one with the day light. As for example: In the time of Caius Cecilius and Cneius Papirius, they being consuls, 
Lights in the Night like the day, when,  such lights were seen in the night, as that the brightness thereof could not be discerned from the brightness of the noon day. And at divers other times in ages and years since, such strange sights there have been seen, such sights in the Night, as men have supposed it to have been day. There have been also Bucklers of fire seen glistering from the West to the east, 
Bucklers of fire.  and of all these the most grievous of others to behold, & which bred greatest wonder happened in the time of the Consulship of Lucius Valerius and Cneius Marius. 
Fiery flames  There hath also been seen and be often as yet in the night, fiery flames or burnings in the element or air, which have showed forth divers and sundry likenesses: so that some of them have been thought to have resembled and to be like unto a Candle or Torch burning: 
Torches. Fiery beams. Fiery spears. sword. Ferry darts  some like unto fiery beams: some like unto pillars set on fire: some are after the fashion of spears: some showing forth the likeness of swords: some not much unlike horses manes: some showing forth the likeness of horns: some as it were fiery darts. And all these & such other like apparitions in the air which in Greek by a general and more common name are called Eupicaumata, do appear for the most part in the calm & clear night, although somewhile some of these are seen in the day time. And all these arise ever under the globe or circle of the Moon. The proof whereof herein is manifest, for that they continue not in one and the self same place long, but move with a swift passage, & are carried away with the violence of the moons motion. We shall not therefore greatly go astray if we give forth the cause of these apparitions and sights, and do declare the manner and matter of their engendering.  

Causes hereof.  The efficient cause of these fiery impressions bred and engendered through heat, is the sun, and the rest of the bodies celestial: which in their motions as they labour in their course, cast from them excessive heat upon these bodies, and places below here subjecteth: Which heat catcheth and carrieth up into the air all such exhalations (which of themselves also be hot and dry) as are ready for such receipt. Then the material cause is nothing else but such kind of Exhalation: even as wood is the matter of fire, & oil of the flame. Now their generation is after this sort: The Earth being thoroughly warmed through the sun and the other stars, doth thereupon cast from her and send forth, a double kind of spiration of breathing: one kind very dry according as the places from which it is sent forth, be dry: and this kind of exhalation being naturally hot and dry is much like unto that fume or smoke which proceedeth from sticks or wood set on fire and kindled. Secondly by such heat raised from the Sun and Stars, aforesaid, there is fetched from such places as be moist, an other more gross, kind of fume, hot and moist, which is called a vapour like unto that manner of evaporation which cometh from the seething water. These two caught up into the air, and being there diversly placed and set on work, by the element of the sire (unto which, the first sort called exhalations do eftsoons approach and come near) do cause strange sights in the Regions of the Air, for the exhalations being both airy & fiery, are soon kindled and set on fire, & become flames, and fiery impressions: even as the dry snast of a candle, or as the fare and ●lunge stick is soon set on flame. For the flame of any thing is nothing else, but the fume of the same already kindled: and it is so soon kindled because it is of a dry and fiery nature. Now the fashion and form of the fiery flames seen often times burning in the element, do vary and differ one from another, as they have more abundance of such matter of exhalation or less, as they are placed also in other & contrary order. 
Burning lamps.  For when such exhalation is dispersed in breadth, and discontinued, there appear as it were burning lamps: & when the same is fy●red round, and casteth from it sparkles, than such impression is after a goat, and is so called: when that doth not sparkle, but burneth great above & small below, it is called a firebrand. 
Firebrand  And that kind of exhalation which burneth both in breadth and length, and moveth apace in the air, leaving after it some steps of his burning, and as it were marking the way as it goeth, is called a flying star, 
Flying stars.  which is wont to appear on a sudden: & forthwith to vanish out of sight. These exhalations as they come nigh to the Element of the fire, or as they be in the highest region of the air, which is next to the fire, be as it were gunpowder nigh the match, or as brimstone, or tough put hard to the fire: which, what expedition is in them, to consume all along, it is evident by experience and common sense. But these and all other impressions have their names of those things which they most figurate, and represent. And as in the clear night by such matter of exhalation hot and dry, carried up to the highest region of the air, & the● kindled, such burning flames do eftsoons appear: so somewhile through the light only of the sun and stars, the element only appeareth coloured: And these colours there seen are called Phantasmata. For when the light stayed in any mist cannot go forth abroad, 
Colours seen in the air.  or proceed directly, but is fain to harbour there only, and to disperse itself into the sides, and next parts thereof: then doth there show forth colours of all sorts: somewhiles white, somewhiles black: but most often a saffron colour, and next to that a sanguine or bloody colour. For these colours for this cause causeth such diversity, as white nigh and next unto black or intermeddled therewith: or as the flame seemeth oftentimes most strange through the strangeness of the fumes thereof. 
Gaspings & gapings in the air  So the cause of gaspynges' gapings and gulfs seen oftentimes in the air riseth upon the same occasion, partly that the fiery impressions or flames of fire afore rehearsed do, and partly upon the occasion of the colours seen in the air, & last spoken of. There is seen oftentimes also in the starlight nights under the moon (as somewhiles also under the sun and stars) as it were a garland called of the Greeks Halon, in Latin Corona, 
Halon or garland of the moon  which is engendered through a refraction of the sight in watery Clouds, as diverse other apparitions are. But then specially doth this garland show about the Moon, 
When it showeth chiefly  when some uniform cloud be●ow which is on all sides alike thick or thin, is placed directly under the moon: so that her beams coveting to pierce and go through the same, are there still kept and retained, or else are beaten back by the force of the cloud: and so she being letted therein to go any further directly, disperseth her beams along by the outmost sides of the cloud: by which refraction there appeareth either right under her or under some star, a great circle, greatly illumined or lightened in a manner of a white garland This sight also is sometimes under the sun, & the other planets: but most often under the Moon. For the sun through his extreme & fervent heat doth disperse & sunder the matter of such a cloud, & doth not suffer it long to abide under him: but the moon hath not such force of dispersing, & therefore this appartion stayeth the more easily under her.  
So like wise son●whyles we shall see this halon or garland about same stars▪ 
Halo, or garland of the stars.  but that is, when between those stars & us, there is oppositely set some harren & weak cloud, which is unfit to the generation of wind or rain. For if the clouds were thick and marry, it were not possible for us (as daily experience approveth it) almost to have sight of, or to behold the stars themselves.  
Now as the poets also make mention, there is besides all these strange sights in the element which do appear most in the night time, a piece or part of the Sky, keeping away all a long in colour milk white, of the Grecians called Galaxia, and latined via lactea. 
Galaxia, or milky way.  Which part of the Sky (as they say) was once burnt by the undiscrete dealing of Phaeton: 
Paethon.  who desiring to take upon him an enter prize which was very unfit for him, and whereof he had no skill, that is, to rule high father Phoebus' chariots and horses, by not keeping the due order and way in driving of them, ascended and went up so high, nigh to the palace of jupiter, that he had like to have set the same on fire with the Sun: but as it happened (say they) that matter being espied & prevented in time, the most misfortune that then befell, was that this Phaeton burnt a piece of the Sky, which appeareth unto us, to he as it were a whole street. But what this imagination of the poet herein purporteth, that I pass and pretermit: only the truth of this white coloured, milky, and streetlyke sight of the air, is through this occasion. There is undonbtedly a certain part or portion of heaven, in which the light of many stars jointly lodged, and received by a refraction from them all do cause this white coloured appearance. Aristotle saith, that it proceedeth, or rather showeth forth by the means of some receipt of light, happening upon an exhalation, that is hot, and dry, ●●d thin withal. The cause why these nightly sights, as also why the stars themselves are not seen of us to skin in the day time, is for that the Sun letteth the same, by whose great light, the lesser light of the stars and other ayriall sights are obscured and darkened, even as the quick coal be it never so little, yet in the night time is seen of us in his full shine, but being grease, and shyping out withal & thoroughly quick, & alive yet in the broad day light being put in an open place, doth rather seem dead than alive, & doth neither give light norshine unto us, & all is because it lieth as it were & yieldeth itself to the Sunsmore noble light, and most glorious shine: even so doth the stars and all other impressions in the air, absent & keep themselves from our sight, all the time that the sun is here conversant among us in her such superexcellent glory. But let us return to the effect of the Moon in the other creatures here below: and first let us begin to consider a little unto what disposition she frameth those men which be subjecteth & borne under her constellation. 
The Lunists how disposed.  Touching the inclination of all such parties which be borne under Luna, or the Moon, they be naturally mutable & movable, without fidelity and constancy, given to provoke much anger and & discord between friends: they be also very envious, aggrieved with the prosperity and good fortune of others: they be also full of hatred, and in their conversation and manner of life they be very childish. The colbure of these commonly is a pale or white colour, although now and then they have therewithal a little red intermeddled Their face is round, their stature indifferent their eyes black, & their brows wrinkled. And as in man the chiefest creature, the Moon hath this scope or sway: so likewise it hath as great force in the bodies of bruit Beasts, and in them worketh at her own will such strange effects as be no less to be marveled at. The proof whereof the Panther giveth forth, whose body is altogether ordered by the moons direction: 
Panther  for (as Agrippa saith) he carrieth, or weareth the very badge or pattern of the moon upon his shoulder: which continueth and vanisheth every moon accordingly as the Moon herself doth either increase or decrease.  
The like argument is of Cynocephalus, 
Cynoce. phalus.  (whom some make one of the kinds of Apes) other some English ye the Babyon. Of this Horus APOLLO writeth, that he pisseth twelve times in the Day, and twelve times urthe night. And that in the wane of the Moon (during all the time that she is darkened) he coutinually lamenteth never eating any thing at all: Whereby he plainly pronounceth what part and rule the Moon hath in him, over his whole hody: under the government of the Moon is also the changeable Chameleon, which turneth herself into what colour she listeth: 
chameleon.  Under her are also the Badger, the Otter, and whatsoever kinds which live and do engender monstrously. 
Cat.  The Cat also whose eyes do wax either greater or less at the continuance and change of the Moon, doth manifestly declare what right the Moon hath in the same. Likewise wasps which arise of the dead carcases of horses: and Bees which do breed of the dead bodies of beasts or Cows: 
beetle.  beetles which come of the flesh of Asses, do all in their being and continuance depend upon the Moon: And especially that kind of Betses which hath as it were two Horns, and which is also made and proportioned in the eucke like a bull: whose property is such that at the beginning of every new moon in the summer and spring time chief, she seeketh after and getteth certain shells wherein she bestoweth some of her seed, which done, she hideth and burieth the same in the earth and so leaveth the same there 28. days (in which time the Moon goeth through the whole zodiac, & finisheth her full course) and the 29. day which is the prime of the Moon again, she returneth to the place where those shells were buried, and taketh them forth: and carrieth them to the water, where they afterwards take and receive life, & come to the perfection of their kind. The Heart also and the Swine, the Dog and the Goat, be all serviable unto the Moon. Amongst fowls subjecteth to the Moon, are the Crane, the Goose, the Duck, 
Cormorat  the Cormorant, whose property is to dive under the water to take fish, and by often diving perceiving Signs of Tempests to come, she suddenly with a great noise & cry getteth her away from the water, & seeketh where to hide her. Belonging also to the Moon amongst fishes are, the Crevice or Crabsish: The fish Torpedo or the Torpede which maketh the takers hands numb or dead for a time: Likewise Oysters, 
Torpede  and all shaled fish: Moreover the fish Echeneis which hath prickels in stead of sins and feet, and neither swimmeth nor goeth, but rubleth. Likewise Aelurus whose eyes altar after the alteration of the Moon amongst plants. And first of Trees, in her hold is the Palm tree, which at every change shooteth forth a new slip: likewise rosemary, the Olive tree, and such like.  
There is also a certain Plant, or Herb called of the Greeks Selenotropion, 
Selenotropion.  that turneth round with the Moon, as Heliotropion, likewise turneth round with the Sun. Chinostares an Herb also, doth not only vary in her taste, goodness, and virtue, according to the dispositione of the Moon, but getteth & loseth more or less, of her substance and number of leaves, as the moon getteth, or looseth of her light. Proper to her also amongst Precious stones or gems, is the Crystal, the sylner Marcasite, and all those whose colour is white or green. Moreover the precious Selenite, 
Selenite.  which for like qualities with the Move, hath with her almost one, and the self same name: whose colour is much like honey, and which lesseneth and waxeth big, according to the prime, and wane of the Moon. Hers is also the Magaryte, and all other pearls, which engender by a certain heavenly dew, within the enclosure of certain shellfishes. In this state also is the Berill: and amongst metals, only Silver: and amongst tastes and savours that which is saltest or most fulsome: amongst the superfluities, or excrements of the body, sweat, phlegm, 
Country's subject to Luna.  and grossness or fatness. Amongst the Elements the water with all fountains, floods and such like. provinces also and kingdoms under her dominion and rule are Bythinia, Phrigia, Colchos, Numidia, Aphrick, and all Carthage.   

OF MERCURY. the second Planet  
NExt above Luna or the Moon is Mercury, which always goeth with the sun, and is never away from the sun more than 30. degrees. This planet is accounted the father, workman, or procurer of eloquence and good wit: & causeth the senses of those bodies which are subjecteth to him to be dextere and pregnant. So that those which be borne under his constellation, as he governeth alone: are lightly & for the most part rhetorical, well spoken, and very wise, 
Mercury his disposition.  applying their wisdom to good and honest ends. But as he is joined with Saturn or Mars, he procureth an abuse of the same good and commendable gifts, and converteth them to bestow both their eloquence and wits to the hurt and harm of others: as also to stir up strifes, discord, quarreling, tumults, scisnies, heresies, and such like. Of such perverse natured men, the world (alas) in these days is to full of, almost every where abounding: which as they are endued with right excellent gifts both of eloquence, & wisdom, do nothing else therewith (but as the Poet saith well) make things that be strait crooked: such as be perfit, and whole, crack, and broken: darkening that which is manifest, and thrusting truth out of place: wax & become shameless schoolmasters of errors. Contrariwise if this Mercury be joined with jupiter he causeth in the Mercurists a clean contrary effect. As wholly to apply & refer the aforesated precious gifts to the inquisition and finding forth of truth, & to the defence of the same: as also to contend in nothing so much as in the advancement of Religion and virtue. The Poet's faygne that this Mercury now a Planet in heaven, was sometimes Neavy to Atlas, who (as they say) underproppeth heaven: and sometimes he is named of them Hermes, that is an Interpreter, which both giveth plenty of words, as also liberty of speech: whereby we utter the Imagination and conceit of our minds. Again he is called Trismegistus for that he first found out the knowledge or use of the liverall Sciences. Merchants use to have this Planet in high price, of whom many have supposed themselves to have obtained a thorough knowledge and great dexterity in accounting and numbering: upon him therefore they were wont to call in their affairs and business of Merchandise. And as Mercury when he was depainted or drawn forth in any kind of sort, he was chief painted out with Wings, and with a Cock set hard by him, signifying thereby both his celerity and swiftness in all his business, as also his Uigilancy and watchfulness: So many painful Merchants in their dangerous & painful passages do continue still this property and practice. Ptolemy saith that his house or manston is in Gemini, & Virgo: and his exaltation or ascendent is in the 15. of Virgo. The qualities which he disposeth unto are diverse, according to the first and principal qualities of the other Planets, with whom he is in conjunction. The colours which he worketh are brown, and a dark or dusky colour. He also fathereth all sharp savours.  
Those that be borne under Mercury are Lusty, and liking, and valiant of body: but of slippery and changeable minds. 
Mercuryalists.  The colour of their Face is after a brown, between white and black: their Face is also somewhat long: they are also of a high and broad forehead: their eyes comely, and rolling: their Nose flat: their Beard, thin, and their Fingers long.  
This Mercury (for seeming to strive with Venus his next neighbour in place, above him, to communicate in certain qualities of right belonging unto her) is imagined of the Poets to have forced and ravished her. The Hebrews calleth him MACID: The Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. He runneth over the zodiac in 336. days. subjecteth to Mercury are all those kinds of Beasts which be of sharp sense, & which be witty, strong, and lusty: and which be also of a changeable nature and of swift pace, and which covet to be conversant among men: as the Ape, the Fox, the Scurrell, the Weasel, the sheep, the Coney, & the Hart: likewise all such as be of a confused nature & kind: Among Birds and Foweles of the air. He hath in his dominion all such as be most subtle and wily, as also those that be of shyrll voice and of pleasant note, as the Lark, the linnet, the Bird Ficedula which liveth & feedeth chiefly upon Figs and grapes: also the Blackmacke, the Manys or Thrust, the Parrot, the Popiniay, and the Bird Ibis: among fishes he challengeth the fish called Trochus which is of one only kind, 
Troch●  and conceiveth and engendered of itself alone, through which occasion it is called Masculofaeminina, that is, both Male, and Female: likewise the wily and crafty Polypus which is so crafty that it is seldom taken.  
Among Planets, and chief among Trees, the Hasell, & Filburd tree be his: And among herbs, cinquefoil or five leaved hearve: as also the herb Mercury, Fumitory, pimpernel, Maioram, Parcely, and all such herbs as bear a small & fine lease, and which be also delectably and diversly coloured. Among Precious stones his is the emerald, the smaragd, the Achate, the Porphyrite, the Topaz, and all those which be of a changeable colour. Among Metals is his principally Silver, & Tin. Among Humours the thickest and most mixed. Lastly among the Elements he claimeth the water in diverse points of service to be his own proper. This Mercury with Gemini (one of the Signs or housen wherein he is placed) doth hold & possess Hyrcania, 
Country's subject to Mercury.  & Armenia, with the Regions and Provinces of Marmaricke, and Cyrenaica, as also the lowermost Egypt. And with Virgo (his other Sign) he possesseth these Kingdoms and Countries, Assyria, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Achaia, Greece, Crete, or Candy, and Elam, of whom the Inhabitants are called Elamytes. In every attempt or business of weight he both hasteneth & setteth forward the means thereof: as also helpeth forth to a good effect or success of the same. Volateranus saith, that he was begotten of jupiter, 
Philologiae. lib. 3  and Maia, whose Nephew S. Augustine sayeth was Trismegistus the Egyptian, which hath writ so Profoundly, and deeply of Philosophy. Which Mercury as he is the God of Merchants and Rhetoricians: so is he also of thieves and jugglers, which work upon deceit & sleights: he is also a Messenger of the heavenly powers above: his Sons were Eudorus, whom he had by Polymia as Homer witnesseth: & Myrtilus, which drove the Horssiter, or Coach of Oenomaus the King: Hermaphroditus, which was both Man and Woman: Daphnis the Shepherd, 
Aethalis.  and Aethalis the Cryar, or beadel, which when he was dead could revive himself again as they say: 
Argon.  which is also justified of Apollonius.   

Of VENUS the third Planet.  
VENUS is a faeminin Planet very placable and pleasant: a pacifier of Mars in his great fury, and malice, & fiery fervency, quieting him with friendly and amiable Aspect, in such wise, as a beautiful and loving Woman doth appease and still the rage, and anger of her Husband being incensed. She always accompanieth the Sun: and when she goeth before him, and showeth in our Horizon before the Sun she is called Lucifer the bright morning light or day star: 
Venus' her names.  but when she followeth the Sun, and is seen of us after the sun set she is called Hesperus the star of the night: and so howsoever or whensoever she doth appear she is the suns Messenger, either that he is already coming, or that he is already gone. Whereof this verse of Virgil well witnesseth, whereas he saith:  
Ite domum saturae venit Hesperus, Ite capellae.  
Ye Goats I say with Bellies full that long have harboured here,  
Go get ye home for Hesper now beginneth to appear.  
THis VENUS is of a bright shining colour, being therein of all other stars most acceptable & pleasant to the eyesight: and she is called Venus for venustie and beautiful countenance: or (as some imagine) for that through those qualities and contemperature, which she naturally planteth in the body (that is to say) heat and moisture, she causeth burning Love, and provoketh to tickling Lust.  
The Hebrews call her NEGAHHOTH: The Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, which signifieth the Fat or Foam of flesh: for that (as the Poets imagine) she breedeth the Fatness of flesh and Massynesse, or grossness of blood. And they have it also in opinion that this Venus was bred first and came of the froth or blood that flowed forth from the Privities of Coelus whom Saturn gelded, and cut of, and threw them into the sea.  
They also married her to Vulcan and made her his Wife, signifying thereby that pleasure & delight is as it were wrought and kindled by fire and hear. Martianus saith, 
Her collar.  that her colour glittereth after the manner of silver: and that she only showeth herself unto us in the Winter time, for in the Summer she is conversant & present about the Pole Antarctic. Her Mansion or place of abode is in the Signs Taurus and Libra, her Exaltation or Ascendent is in the 26. of Pisces. Those that be borne under Venus are amiable, 
Born under Venus how affected.  and of merry & sinylinge Look or countenance, great laughters, very wanton, & such as do greatly delight in Music: they have also a very perfect smell and taste, and their voice is very sweet or defectable. They are also given much to the composing and making of sweet Ointments and Odours: Their bodies are well set, and be of proper features: their Faces & visages are round: their hair yellow, their Eyes glittering and rolling. In conditions they be gentle. courteous, fair spoken, mild, and modest, meet for all companies: whereupon for such her deserving towards Mankind, they of old time pictured Venus after these sorts following. First they drew her out in the similitude or likeness of a Woman, upon whose head stood a Bird, which purported Love his force: and her Feet were after eagle's feet, signifying the swiftness of the same: and this woman held in her hand an Arrow or Dart, noting forth the forcible stroke or persifenes thereof. Another Image of her they were wont to engrave in the Precious stone Lazulus, which represented a fair and beautiful maid all uncovered and naked, whose hair hung down a long all over her body, who also had a looking Glass in her hand, and a Chain tied or fastened to her Neck, by whom stood a fair, young stripling and beautiful, who with his left hand held her fast by the said chain, and with his right hand held her by the hair: herein peradventure noting forth the circumstance of Suitors and Wooers, and so forth. She had also another manner of Image otherwheres: for there were that drew her forth in the habit of an handmaiden or Damsel, whose hair lay scattering about her neck, and whose garment hung down to her shoe, which were all white and milky coloured: who held in her right hand a Laurel branch, & sometimes an Apple, or else a Posy of sweet and fresh flowers, in her left-hand she held a Comb, whereby is signified that all such as are borne under her, are naturally given to be lovers of civilness and cleanliness, and to delight much in pleasant smells & smeete Odours. Under her government or rule are all such bruit beasts which are delicate & lecherous, & which are given to excess of lust: as the Coney, the lesser kind of Dogs, the Goat & Goatebucke, the bull and all other which are of like set and disposition. Over birds of fowls she hath the rule of the Swan, the Wagtail, the Swallow, the Sparrow, the Partridge, the Bergander, the Crow, all kinds of Doves, likewise the she Eagle, which is of such immoderate lust that being trod xiii. times in a day, 
Eagle.  yet at the call of her Mate is ready to take it again. Among fishes Venus ruleth over the gylthead or Goldeney, the Merling, the Whiting, & the fish Cancharus which is jealous over her Mate, 
Cancha●●●.  & striveth often for him. Among Plants or Herbs subject to her is the Violet, the mallow, the herb Venus' hair or goldy locks, the Lylly, likewise the herb Lada or Ledum whose Gum is called Laudanum & most commonly Labdanum and is used in Pomanders: furthermore all & every odoriferous thing as is Ambra, which is englished Ambergrise: it is found on the sea shore by a country called Zingi in the East part of the world, & is for his grey colour commonly called of the Apothecaries Ambergrisia, hereof are made very precious & Cordial medicines: hitherto belongeth also the sweet smelling Time, & the spice Saunders: furthermore all such fruits as are pleasant, & of good taste, as the Apple the Hare, the fig, the currant, the date, the Pomegranate, etc. Among Precious stones she challengeth the Beril, the Chrusolyte, the Saphyr, the jasper, the Cornellys, the precious Aetites the stone Lazulus, the Coral & all such as be beautiful, & of milk white or grassy green colour: among Metals she requireth a right in Copper & brass, & partly in silver: and among savours that which is sweetest, delicious, & vuctuous is hers: & among humours a part of blood, as also the whole course of natural seed is at her disposition: among the Elements she holdeth a portion in the air and also in the water.  
Over Provinces, and Kingdoms. First she rayghneth (as she is coupled) with Taurus, over Cyprus, Parthia, Mede, and Persis, the Cyclades or the fifty Isles in the Sea called Aegeum: And secondly as she is joined with Libra, she ruleth over Bactriana wherein were sometimes very many cities: likewise over the People Caspij a people in Tartary dwelling next unto the sea Caspium: likewise over Serica, Thebais, Oasis, & Troglodytis, Agrippa saith that Venus, in all kinds of Creatures purchaseth and procureth Love betwixt Mate & Mate: and that she laboureth chief the multiplication and increase of seed, to the continuance, and preservation of the whole kind, coveting always as nigh as she can, and thereto with might & main labouring, to abandon and remove Barraynnesse out of the way, which coveteth to cut of the Race & continuance of all. This Venus passeth through the Zodiac in 348. days.   

Of SOL, or the Sun, the fourth Planet.  
SOL, or the Sun is the fourth in place and pre-eminence among these seven, & is among them as it were a Ring in the midst of his Throne, Train, and guard. For under him he hath Luna or the Moon, Mercurius, and Venus of whom we have already spoken: and above him in position and place he hath as many, that is toweete Mars, jupiter, & Saturn. And as it should seem it was not without great cause and consideration that the Mighty JEHOVAH, the Maker of Heaven and Earth placed the Sun in such a proportioned equality among them all: 
Sun placed in the midst among the 7. Planets Wherefore  notwithstanding through his excellency he deserveth the highest room of prerogative and dignity. For if the Sun which is the most universal cause, and the very beginning & fountain of light and influence, & also of vital heat, to his intemperate heat of heart, maketh them in stomach to be rather wild & savage, rather than properly Puissant: and more venturous rash, and bold, then considerate and Politic. For it is the excess of heat, which burning and boiling within a man that bringeth boldness and rashness, when as the blood about the heart is immoderately and to much set on fire.  
There is nothing almost gloriously mentioned in the sacred Scriptures, but the glory thereof is likened & resembled to the Sun: 
Cap. 17. Apoc. 1.  as the Transfiguration of Christ, in which Matthew saith, his Face did shine as the Sun. 
Sun changeth colour.  So John in his Revelation saith that he saw the Face of the Son of man shining as the Sun in his greatest glory. (But to end with these:) This Sol was fabled of the Poets to have been jupiter, and Latona's Son, who for that he is as it were every day newly borne, is painted out in likeness of a young child, noting forth thereby that he is every day newly rising. His property is never to show us all the day long, one and the self same look: for in the morning when he riseth he showeth red, at noon he showeth more white, at his going down or set, he somewhat showeth wan and pale, but often he appeareth also red. whereupon for such diversity the Poets imagine that he hath four horses, which do daily at their appointed times and seasons, one after an other, help to draw the Sun about the zodiac. And the first of these they name Pyrois, the second Eous, the third Aethon, and the fourth Phlegon.  
The Sun, if so be he show at his rising and seem cloudy or dark, and looketh wan, he causeth upon this more than wont warmth: he foreshoweth rain, if he looketh red: he betokeneth tempests to be at hand, if he shineth forth clear: or casteth his beams towards the South, he prognosticateth more moderate & seasonable weather.  
Martianus saith, that the Sun as he is in the midedest of the zodiac, beateth back from him twelve several lights, or more broad Sunbeams: which reflectate themselves and remain upon the twelve signs. The same Author also affirmeth that there is nothing so occult or deeply contained within the entrails and body of the earth but that it is manifestly seen of ye. It is said that the Indians, or men of Ind had Sol or the Sun to a banquet, and the banqueting place was in the Ocean Sea: Whereupon now they say, that before any fore rain, or showers descending, we feel a terrayne heat going before. His house or mansion is only in Leo: his exaltation or ascendent in the 19 of Aries Agrippa saith, that the Sun is in the world, the same that the heart is in man. This is as Pliny saith, in his 2 book, the Lord and prince of time: and as Prolome saith, the very spirit or well of life in all living things. The Hebrews call him IPHNATH, the Greeks 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. To utter forth his exceeding benefits, they used in old time to draw him forth after divers likenesses: as somewhiles after the attire & ryal robes of a king, wearing a crown of gold on his head, and sitting in his chair of state, having under his footea round globe or bowl meaning to utter forth thee by the Sol made many such parties as were under him, honourable, triumphant and invincible. Orpheus calleth the Sun, the glory and face of heaven, and the sufferaygne ey sight or right eye of the world. It fortuneth oftentimes that this Sun notwithstanding his great & wondered light is obscured, darkened, 
Eclipse of the Sun.  & as it were bereaved thereof, which is called the eclipse of the Sun, Which so often as he is in conjunction with the Moon, especially if such conjunction be Diameter wise under the Elliptical line, in the head or tail of the Dragon, by some interposition of the Moon between the Sun & our eyesight: 
When there is a general eclipse of the Sun  & this never happeneth that the Sun is wholly eclipsed, but when as there is such Diameterlyke conjunction of the Moon & Sun under the Elliptical line in the head or tail of the dragon as they both meet together, either in the head or tail, so diametewise opposite, as that the self same diameter passeth by the centre of them both. 
A particular eclipse of the Sun.  But there may be a particular eclipse of the Sun, then, when as the moon is in Coniunetion almost under the ecliptical line very nigh within the head or tail of the Dragon, and within the bonds & borders of the general eclipse, of which we have spoken above. Between the general & particular eclipse of the Sun there is this difference: for that in the first all the while that the conjunction is directly in the head or tail of the Dragon all the whole body of the Sun, is shadowed & darkened, whereby there happeneth such an eclipse, as that a man can see nothing of the globe of the Sun. But in the particular eclipse, when the conjunction is only nigh to one of the foresaid points, then is not the whole body of the Sun darkened, but only some part: and there, where it happeneth the Moon is placed betwixt the Sun and our eyesight. And this kind of Eclipse is oftentimes so small, as that it is scant perceived, but supposed to be (as it were) some spot in the body of the Sun. it is therefore manifest, that there can he no Eclipse of the Sun but in the time of such Conjunction, as is above said: as likewise in the new of the Moon: as there cannot neither be any eclipse of the Moon, but in the time of Opposition and full Moon: because that other wise the Moon can not be objected between the Sun and our eyesight.  
Now a little to speak of both their differences (which is much) I reckon it to be right necessary. 
Sun and moons eclipse. how they differ.  first they differ in this, that the Eclipse of the Sun requireth Conjunction in the same point, or very nigh the same point: but the Eclipse of the Moon requireth Opposition in opposite points. Secondly the Sun must be eclipsed in the time of the new Moon: but the Moon in the time of the full Moon. In the first the Moon is interplaced between the Sun, and the Earth: In this last the earth is obieceed between the Sun and Moon. In the first the shadow of the Moon doth darken the earth: in the second the shadow of the earth doth obfuscate the body of the Moon. In the first there is only a substraction of the light from our eyesight. In the last there is a deprivation of real light. There are besides these more especial differences, most worthy to be noted: whereof the first is this, that the eclipse of the Moon (whether it be to tall, or in part) is ever universal in all places of the Earth: but the Eclipse of the Sun is never so general, which is thus proved: because that the Sun is not at any time every where eclipsed: but whiles here we lack thereby the suns light for a time, even in the self same instant, others a far of enjoy the light of the same: yea and sometimes those, that he not so far of, and the reason is, for that the Sun doth but only suffer some obumbration for a time, through the interposition of the Moon, which cannot but in a part of the Sun, hinder his light, and not totally nor wholly. Again there is this other difference, as that the Sun beginneth to be Eclipsed on the West, part of his body, because that the moons proper motion is from the East. But the moon is eclipsed chief on the east side of her body. But now a little let us tarry to report what kind of Eclispe happened in the time of the passion and suffering of our saviour Christ, which befell at noon days, and continued all the whole time that Christ hanged upon the cross: which was so miraculous strange, that besides the testimony and witness that the Evangelists give forth thereof, 
Whatkind of eclipse was at Christ's death.  it is also registered and remembered in the histories of Pagans and Heathen men. Besides that Dionysius Ariopagita an eye witness thereof: & then a student in the university of Heliopolis in Egypt, in his epistle to Polycarpus, maketh mention, that he together with Apollophanes a noble Philosopher did both see and behold the same: and also with exceeding much astonishment, and admiration thereof considered of the same most deeply and diligently. It is manifest that this Eclipse, was not natural, but rather supernatural. For the natural Eclipse must be as we said before, only in the time of the Conjunction of the Sun and Moon, and in the new of the Moon: but when Christ suffered it was full moon, and the same opposite to the Sun as both witnesseth that, same Dyonisius which saith he saw the same as also Apollophane. Besides holy writ doth very clearly set down the time reporting christ against the feast of Easter after he had taken the Passover with his Disciples incontinently almost to have died, & suffered upon the cross. And this feast of Easter must always of necessity by the prescript of Moses law be observed, and kept in the full Moon, & so did the jews observe the same most diligently: so that this Eclipse, happening then at that instant and time, could not be as other Eclipses of the Sun be natural, through the unfitness and incommodiousnes of that time: for there is no time so unpossible to work such an effect, as in the time of Opposition: for then the Sun and Moon which require conjunction in that behalf, are never more remote, or farther distance from conjunction, them in that present time. In five properties therefore I find this miraculous eclipse, that so happened at the passion of our saviour Christ, to differ from all other eclipses, that be only natural. The first which we last touched was in the time thereof, which happened them at the full of the Moon, a time most unfit to the generation of my natural Eclipse. The second appeared in the corpse of the Moon, which, where as naturally of her own proper motion, she goeth from the East to the West. In this strange eclipse then seen, Dyonisius saith, he saw her with a most swift pace return very stranngely from the East toward the South, until she stood directly under the Sun, whereas she stayed by the space of whole three hours, and by that means caused darkness over all the whole face of the earth. And after the third hour about which time our saviour Christ was dead, she returned again to her own place in the East, with a most swift course appearing there again as it had been in a trice. And so in the sixth and ninth hour, she was seen under the Sun: but in the evening, and at the suns going down she appeared new again in the East, right opposite to the Sun. The third point wherein this miracle differeth from other usual Eclipses, was upon the strange beginning of the same: for this began on the East side of the Sun, whereas all other wont eclipses of the Sun use to begin to be eclipsed after their natural order, at the west part of the Sun. The fourth point of difference was herein, which was very strange: For that part of the Sun which was first darkened & obscured of his light by the interposition of the moon, did lastly show forth restitution of his light which is otherwise in other Eclipses: which in the part of the Sun that seemeth first obscured dother again first and foremost appear in the same to be restored. And then the Moon passed not aside from the Sun as she is wont in his natural eclipse, but stood right under him for the space of three whole hours: and so she not after that, going on beyond the Sun, but returning to the East her place from whence she first came, gave great occasion of admiration & wonder. The first es●et all difference therein also was upon the perduration: tarriance and stay of the same strange eclipse. For the Suns ordinary Eclipses cannot continue long, as which are very speedily performed, by reason that the body of the Sun doth infinitely exceed in bigness & quantity the body of the Moon: as also for that the course of the Moon is very swift. For which two causes, first because the Moon is so little in respect of the other, & therefore not able any time to obscure & hide away the Suns light, neither totally nor in part from our aspect. And again for the swiftness & velocity of the moons course, she cannot hide away the Sun being so huge and big any long time: but he must needs shine out on one side or other. Besides, this wondered eclipse procured of God to show forth evidently the most heinous fact of the jews, in abusing his Son so, as it greatly grieved the stars & Sun above not only amazed many men, so that many stroke their breasts and returned from Calvary where he was crucified: 
Math. 27  confessing and saying, verily this was the son of God: as the Centurion and others: but also there was a general & great darkness over all the earth, from the 2 hour until the 9 for else it could not be true that Dyonisius then in Heliopolis in Egypt gave forth to be true undoubtedly in one of the 〈◊〉 that either the maker of all things then suffered, or else that domes day & the end of the world was then come: if that this eclipse had been only in judea, which is so far of from Egypt. Besides this a long time after by the dump that this sight stroke into the hearts of the people of Athens superstitious men, Paul being conversant among them awhile, and vewinge their doings narrowly, chanceth to espy there an Altar wherein was written unto the unknown God erected as is said presently after the fear that this eclipse cast upon the Athenians, which is very far from judea, proveth it to be more universal: so that they scant it to narrowly that seem to bond it only with in the borders of that place, where that villainous fact was committed. For shall we think that the miraculous going back of the Sun, which happened in the dayss of Ezechias king of juda, witnessing his recovery of health was alone them perceived of the inhabitants there, & not aswell also among nations further of: for if we should so think, we should be deceived. Na the K. of Babylon, which was a far of, sent afterwards letters unto the said Ezechias by Ambassadors and Princes of Babylon, to inquire of the wonder. And shall not we undoubtedly be resolved that this testimony that God gave in this order of the abuse of his son, reached further than judea, nay even over all the whole world? for even the very horror of that fact, caused the Sun (as it were to keep back the benefit of illumination of men that had so ill deserved at the hands of his Maker, & Creator. But now I having sufficiently spoken of Eclipses, and of their kinds and causes, I am to proceed to other visions & sights, caused oftentimes by means of the Suns working, which are no less marvelous. Of the which sort is the show and sight of many Suns at once in the firmament called of the Grecians 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉: which are engendered through this occasion. When as some cloud of good thickness and continuant, and which is also regular & uniform is placed so, 
Many Suns seen at once.  as that it is neither under the Sun, nor directly against it but as it were on his side, and so nigh as it may be resolved into rain, and being not yet resolved, the Sun by the refractions of his beams doth imprynte and form his own Image there, as he doth oftentimes in brass that is well and finely polished. And this image of the Sun so consisting on his side is called Parahelius, of the Greek preposition 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, which signifieth next, & the Greek noun 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, which signifieth the Sun: so that Parahelius is another impression in all points mostlike to the Sun. We said before that, that Cloud which must be the matter hereof, must be condensed or thickt, that it may the better cause forth refraction. And that it must be continuate, that it may receive a more perfect Image of the Sun: likewise that it must be regular and altogether uniform that it may receive a more true and perfect image thereof: and also that it must beready to be resolved into rain, that the Sun may the better represent his likeness in the same: and yet not converted, or resolved, for that if it were already resolved the parts thereof being discontinued, the said cloud were not fit neither to receive the image of the Sun, nor to show forth the same. And these impressions be called Suns, through the likeness that they have of the Sun: so that at their appearance we are to be persuaded, that there is but one of them the true Sun indeed, and the other to be but likenesses of the Sun. 
3 suns seenewhen  There have been three Suns appeared at once in the days of our Forefathers and ancients, 
Plin. lib. 2 cap. 31.  as when Spurius Posthumius and Quintus Minutius, were Consuls, and when Quintus Minutius, & Marcus Partius were in the office: and also when Marcus Antonius & Publius Dolabella had the same room: & besides when Marcus Lepidus, & Lucius Plancus enjoyed the same superiority: & more than three Suns at one time hath never been seen. There appeared also 3. Suns at the time of the birth of our saviour jesus Christ, which at length coming together into one gave forth thereby some signification of the mystery of the holy Trinity to be contanied in unity which now by the coming of Christ was to be preached in all the world: and that the same Child which was then born, the Sun of righteousness, had, and contained in him completely the fullness of the Godhead, and that together with Christ, now nevertheless incarnated, the Father and the holy Ghost were all one in substance, and all of them distinct in person and all of them but one God, one uncreate and everlasting power, which is to blessed for evermore, Amen. This Parahelius, or appearance of divers Suns at one time, differeth from that Impression, which is called Halo, 
Halo of the Sun.  which showeth forth the similitude of a garland about the Sun: and likewise from the rainbow, in many points, but chiefly in the situasion of place, for that the garland is ever directly under the Sun: and the rainbow is ever over against him oppositlye: but this Parahelius is situated in none of these orders: for if this should be in place of the first, the Sun must needs disperse the matter thereof with his heat, and if it were in place of the last, through the great distance thereof the distraction should be to feeble to cause forth the image of the Sun. Therefore it is placed on the side of the Sun, that the matter thereof cannot through such nighness be easily dissolved, & that the Sun beams may occasionate a sufficient refraction to the better fashioning of the Sun's likeness: & whereas this Halo doth seem to be as it were under the Sun, as also about the Moon, even right under her, yet notwithstanding it is but engendered in the middle region of the air, & often beneath the same, and caused only by such direct situation and placing: but it is through the imbesility of our eyesight, that we therein being deceived, do think amiss, the said garland to be near the Sun and Moon. Under which this Halo showeth and appeareth more often by a great deal, then under the Sun: for the Sun with his adurent heat doth more easily dispatch, and consume such vapours, as go to the original thereof, than the Moon, who hath a more moist light and feeble heat.  
There hath appeared also a garland of bloody colour, 
Garland of bloody colour.  and circled by reason of the condensity, or thickness of the cloud, dispersing about the Sun beams, as it had been a circle of blood. And this sight was seen (as Pliny reporteth it) in the time of the Consulship of Lucius julius, 
li. 2. ca 30  and Publius Rutilius. There hath been also very prodigious, and very long lack and want of the suns shining forth, 
Long lack of the Sun thine.  as was after that time, that Caesar the Dictator was slain: and in the time of the wars of Antony, the sun almost for a whole years space never a whit shining forth. 
Bloody bows.  There hath been also seen a bloody bow about the Sun, as when Lucius Opimius the third time, and Quintus Fabius the second time, were made Consuls: 
Stars seen in the day time. Pliny. li. 2 cap 28.  as also in the days of the self same supertority imposed upon Lucius Portius, and Marcus Acilius. So there were seen stars in the day time following, and accompanying the Sun all the day long, and they showed about the circle of the Sun, as they had been a kind of garland, or a diverse coloured kind of circle, as in the beginning of the Empire of Augustus Caesar. If this garlandlike impression called Halo whether it be of the Sun of Moon vanisheth away suddenly of by little and little like smoke, 
Halo what it prognosticateth,  it signifieth and prognosticateth fair weather to ensue: for that those vapours which otherwise are to be resolved into rain, are now vanished and gone. The next impression which I have to speak of, (which is also one of the suns effect) is the rainbow, which is thus engendered in a watery cloud, 
Rainbow now engendered.  & the same ready to resolve into a shower right opposite against the sun, as the beams of the sun are beaten back again, it causeth the same Cloud, albeit obscurely, and imperfectly to express the Image of the same, which nevertheless for the far distance and interjection of the vapours being between the sun and the same Cloud, express it very weakly. Which inbecillity causeth the figure of a bow in the same cloud, beautified & distinguished with 3. several colours: toweete yellow, 
Three colours in the same whereupon,  Green, and purple, and sometimes red, & in stead of green, a colour more black than Green: which diversity of colours come hereof, as the beams of the sun are drawn out longer or shorter in the cloud: for the longer they be reached out, so much the weaker and feebler are the colours of the rainbow: as which also give forth a greater obscurity and blackness in the same: so that the yellow colour altereth to a green, the green to a more black. And again, the same Beams being become weaker give forth in the Rainbow a more weak colour. And contrariwise so much the less as these Beams be stretched out, so much the more fresh and flourishing colours doth the rainbow give out.  
Now the figure of the rainbow why it is crooked, or half circled after the manner of a Bow, it would be considered. 
Why it is crooked or half circled.  When there is a Cloud regular & right set, and the same in a part thereof as it were sundered in one horizon, so as the other part of the cloud going and declining beneath the same horizon is taken away from our sight, hereupon that rainbow appeareth crooked: and the nearer the sun cometh to the horizon, so much the greater is the rainbow. So that the rainbow doth never appear after a whole circle, or bigger than half a circle, but either as a semicircle, at one end touching one part of our horizon, and at the other end the contrary part of the same: or else it is sometimes less than a semicircle. There are oftentimes seen 2. 
Two and 3. bows at once.  Raynebowes at once, and sometimes although (very seldom) three. When there do appear but two at once they have doth the self same colours: but a contrary placing of the same: so that whereas the principal hath yealowishe, green, and red: the other hath in his situation first read, then green, and lastly yealowishe. And that rainbow which showeth weakest, is the Pattern or Image of the pryncipaler, and strongest. Also when there doth appear three at once the third is so weak as it can scantly be perceived. For the third cometh of the refractions of the Beams of the second, which must needs be but very weak. And this third being of such weakness will have notwithstanding always the colours of the first and strongest, and will be lightly after a yellow, green and purple colour. Further this is evident that the higher the Sun is exalted above our horrizon, so much the less doth the Rainbow appear. as when any showeth about the mid day, they show very small. But those which show either shortly after the Son rising, or not long before the sun set: they be the greatest. So likewise in the midst of summer, when the Sun is in the chiefest Summer points and Signs: as when the days be longest we see no Rainbows show forth at any time, about noon or the mid day, But after the Aequinoctium of Autumn following, when the sun entereth in to Libra: we see about the same time many Rainbows almost at all hours of the day, Now come we to Comettes or blazing stars being of the kinds of fiery Impressions also, 
Comets or blazing stars. How engendered.  and occasioned by the sun's operation chiefly, and the other stars. For the Comet is thus engendered. Whereas by the force of the sun and the other stars there is elevated and drawn up on high, very much viscous matter hot & dry, gross and fat, and such as will be commodiously kindled and set on fire, from these earthly places to the highest region of the Air, where it being turned about round, with the motion of the air, and being nigh the fire is kindled and set on fire equally and on every side, and so other exhalations still continuing and coming on doth both nourish and increase the burning thereof: such kind of impression is called a comet. 
kinds thereof.  The matter whereof if it be grosser in the midst, and thinner on the furthermore and outward sides, it appeareth after the manner of hair, or as the Horse's mane: & is called Stella Comata. But if the sides & outward parts thereof be bending downward in length tailewise it is called Cometa caudata: but if those sides & parts being very subtle be thinly laid down or scattered below beardewise, it is called Stella Barbata. The matter of a Comet must needs be much and great, and very plentiful or copopious, or else otherwise it should soon be consumed away through the Adurant heat of the sun. And the shortest time that ever any Comet continueth and is seen, is at the least the space of seven whole days, 
Continuance thereof.  & for the most part it is 40. days or more yea 80. days ere it vanisheth away, never giving over his fiery show and look, until all such viscous matter be quite consumed away in burning out. The chiefest time of a Comet is chief in and about the time of Autumn, 
Chiefest time there of.  because that then there is sufficient heat to elevate such viscous matter, and then there is also temperate heat, which easily suffereth such matter without any hindrance of the same to be sound compact together: which in Summer cannot be well done, as at what time such gross matter of exhalation through the suns heat dispersing the same, & also for the extreme coldness of the middle Region of the Air, doth not permit the same to pass up into the highest Region. So in the Spring time there is not for the more part sufficient heat to elevate so great matter: in Winter the extremenesse of Moisture, and cold is utterly repugnant thereto. And yet Aristotle in his first book of his Meteores maketh mention of a Comet very horrible, great, and grievous, which was seen in the days of Asius the Prince of the Athenians, even in a very frosty and cold winter, but as he saith, very fair, and clear, which at the first appeared so little that in the first day of his show it was as it had been vanished away and gone, a little before the Sun set: but afterwards it showed again so great that it cast out his light to the third part of Heaven, and shined forth in manner of the sin: so that it went as it were a way of light: and this ascending at the last to the Horizon did there abouts wear away. Whensoever there be any Comets there followeth shortly after great tempests and winds and continuance of dry weather, & great drouthes. 
Comets what they prognosticate.  These Comets do prognosticate War, Commotions, stirs, strifes, Treasons, and such like, because that in the time of their Generation and continuance, exceeding heat ruleth and boileth in men, which Incenseth and stirreth forwards thereto, the bodies and minds of men. And besides this, it signifieth more especially the death of Princes and Noble Personages, for that the Air which then is more gross and viscous through the corrupted matter of the Comet, is not so wholesome for delicate and delicious Persons, as for the lusty and course Constitution of the bodies & appetites of Labourers and Husbandmen. But now to return to the proper possession of the sun in all kinds of Bodies here below.  
Such as be borne under Sol, are for the most part of a brown colour, and of small stature, yet well and comely knit and proportioned: they be also of a very thin hair and curled Head, Grace eyed: they be also haughty stomached, and they are advanced often to great honours and dignities. And the Disposition of their mind is such that they be studious of difficult and hard matters, very desirous of glory and ronowne. They be also fast and faithful in friendship and constant in Fact and word. They be likewise, Wise, and Politic touching common wealth affairs, and are given much to procure the profit of their country. Under his government among the kinds of Beasts are also all such as be of big stature, and of haughty stomach: likewise such as are desirous of superiority, and have naturally a pride in themselves: Of which sort is the Lion, the Crocodile, the wild and untamed Lynx, the Ram, the Oliphant, the Tiger, likewise the Wolf whom the ancient Gentiles dedicated to Apollo and Latona: among Fowls he hath as his own the Phoenix, 
Lib. 10. Cap. 2.  which chief keepeth about the Coasts of Arabia, and is in bigness about the greatness of an Eagle, 
Phęnix.  which shineth like Gold about her neck, and in other parts of her she is purple coloured, saving that her Tail being blue is distinguished with rose coloured feathers. She liveth a long time, even 6. hundred and three score years: and when she waxeth old and is weary of her life, she getteth slips of Casia, and Frankincense, & maketh her Nest on high as nigh the sun as she can, & in the same she dieth being brunt & consumed into Ashes by the suns heat: out of whose bones & ashes there ingengreth first as it were a little small worm, which in short time after proveth to become a young Phoenix.  
There is no man that ever seethe the Phoenix eating: likewise to Sol appertaineth the Eagle which keepeth most in Mountains, 
Eagle.  and which almost of all Fowls is without her cry, & is also very ravenous, so that whatsoever pray it catcheth, it carrieth it away swiftly. But one good property it is not without herein, for that it seeketh after his prey a far of always, never spoiling about the place where she abideth and breedeth. They never commonly die upon death, nor sickness, but upon famine: for that when they were old, their bill growing out at length in the upper part thereof only, and the neither part of the same rather shrinking then still continuing at his old stay, doth cause that she cannot commodiously receive her Food. Her flight and travailing is only in the after Noon, sitting still idle all the eight Noon eyeing the assemblies of men, & will not remove till that she have had weariness therein. In her Nest is only found the Precious stone Aetites which is very Medicinable and which no fire can do harm unto. 
Aetites.  Her feathers being put among other Bride's Feathers will eat and consume up the other: this hath a great and mortal hatred to the Dragon, which very greedily hunteth after the eagle's Eggs.  
SOL also or the Sun, ruleth over the Vultures which are of such smell, 
Vulture  as that they can thereby find out any dead Carcase wheresoever it be hidden: likewise over all such Fowls as which with very pleasant Note and Ditty or Song, do as it were welcome the Sun at his uprising: Of which forts are the Nightingale, 
Nightingale.  which oftentimes so striveth to excel in her singing as that in straining herself she falleth a bleeding oftentimes: yea, and the continuance of her singing is such as Plynie reporteth, 
Lib. 10. Cap. 29.  that fifteen whole days and night's together she never leaveth of therein. Of all birds for her Song most marvelous: first that there should be in so small a body, so forcible a Breath or spirit: secondly, that in the same being but one body, all the whole perfection of Music, as it were, should be uttered forth & and sounded, now in plain Note, now descanting, anon recording, and anon recanting all: one while displeased with her Note she is in her Base, and by and by in her Treable, shortly after in the mean: so that it is a matter even almost of astonishment to see and hear such variety of Melody to issue and proceed from so small a breast: which emulateth in a manner all the melodious, and harmonical Instruments that ever man's art or wit could devise. The Male, & Female hereof doth strive oftentimes, which of them may most excel other in Song, so long that now & then one of them killeth themselves thereby. And their young listen to them both, framing themselves to imitate that Note that they most delight in, in as attentive sort as the diligent. Scholar giveth good heed to the wholesome instruction of his Master. The best note they have is 15. whole days and nights together chief in the spring time: then being so wearied they rest a while, being nothing so earnest to sing as before: in Summer after, they sing other while, but nothing so artificially or variously: in which time with their note they also change their colour. Lastly in winter they be seldom or never heard or seen. Her breeding only is in the spring-time and she layeth 6 Egs. Under the suns government also is the Lark, as also the Cock which is the nights watchman, and the morning's Ambassador: 
Cock.  and the Artificers, wayfaringmen, & hushandmens' Clock to awake them out of sleep, to settle them forwards towards their next days business. The Cock goeth to roost about the sunset, and afore his rising again he commonly croweth in the morning three several times: in which crowing he beateth himself with his wings. He is very Imperious over all the other fowls where he abideth, and knoweth right well the force of his Spurs: if he getteth the victory in fight he triumpheth in crowing: but if he be beaten he is ashamed and hideth himself. Under Sol is also the Crow, the Pie, the goshawks which be of diverse sorts: 
goshawks.  for some of them fly commonly after Fowls below: other some as the fowls flieth about the trees: other as they sit on high: other as they flies in the open air. In a part of Thracia which lieth upon Amphipolis the Men and goshawks there, are of such mutual society & fellowship as that they commonly hawk together, in such order that the men there do but only beat the birds up out of the thickets & woods, & the goshawks tarrying on high meet them and strike them down assoon as they have flown up. And therefore for this seruiceablens of theirs, they ordinarily look for some part of the pray, and have it. It is not seen at any time that the goshawk eateth the heart of Fowls. Under Sol is also the Peacock, which glorieth in himself in beholding his Golden, 
Peacock  Glorious, & Glittering colours, which chief show most beautiful and Radiant, as he standeth right over against the Sun: This after he hath once cast his Feathers and lost his tail, (which he doth every year) hideth himself and is as it were sorrowful for a time, until the same be grown again. He liveth 25. years: and beginneth to show in his gay colours after he is once three years old. The first that ever caused the Peacock to be served in the course of Service at any Feast, was Hortensius the Orator.  
Among fishes in Sols subjection is the Fish Dactylus, 
Dactyl.  which is like to a Man's Nail, which is of such glittering colour that it shineth wonderfully in the day time, and showeth also shyningly in the night: likewise in the same order under Sol is the Starfishe, and also Strombus, 
Stromb.  which is of all kinds of fishes most civil, Aelianns saith that they have their King upon whom they always wait. They had in old time such an opinion, that whosoever could see any of these being upon the Seas he should have prosperous success and good luck in all his affairs. Heather to also be longeth the fish Scolopendra, 
Scolopen.  which hath as it were an hundred feet, and which having under the bait received in the hook into her Belly, doth parbreak and cast out all her Bowels within her, until she be delivered of the same, and then afterwards she soopeth and receiveth them in again: hitherto pertaineth the Seafoxe, 
Seafox.  which contrariwise as she perceiveth herself caught, doth not cast up as the other, but doth devour and receive the Hook & Line down into her Belly more and more, until she cometh to the weakest part of the line, and then the shame she biteth a sunder. Hitherto likewise serveth the Fish Glanis, 
Glanis,  which never devoureth the Hook or biteth at the bait a right or forth on as the other doth, but contrariwise eateth and gnaweth on the sides thereof so warily as that by snatches got away now and then. He repasseth himself, and is never taken with the hook. 
crab-fish  Unto Sol belongeth also the Crabush which delighteth in rocky places, which also were fat in the spring time, and Autumn: and specially then at the full of the Moon. They live a long time, and have eight feet bending crookedly in one towards another. The Females first foot is doubled or parted, the males is all alike. These being in fear will creep as fast backward as forward. They fight between themselves as it were with horns which they seem to have after the manner of Rams. They are sovereign remedies against the biting of serpents. 
Pliny lib. 9 cap. 31.  They say that when Sol entereth into Cancer that the bodies of these which being dead and cast forth into dry places do revive again there, and do degenerate into a kind of Scorpions. Amongst plants, and first, & foremost amongst Trees, these are in subjection to Sol: first the olive tree, whose juice is the oil Olive. Also the Cyprouse tree which chiefly prospereth in the island Creta: also the Cedar tree, the Balm tree which in preciousness of smell, far exceedeth all other woods: and is only to be had as it groweth in the land of jury: This tree never groweth higher than two cubit's high: Likewise the pepper tree which groweth chiefly in Arabia, although now in Italy there is a kind of pepper tree not much unlike the Myrt tree. This pepper tree, hath a certain cod as the juniper hath, but this is more small, 
Pepper tree.  in which lieth the Pepper seed: which cods pluck of before they begin togape or break out and dried against the sun and rolled out at length, causeth the long Pepper: and contrariwise those cods suffered and let alone till they are ready to fall forth out of the husk themselves, grow round and show first white, until they being dried, and as it were roasted in the Sun, do thereby both change their colour to black, & become wrinkled. With these pepper berries there are often juniper berries intermeddled which are taken for the other. The blackest Pepper is accounted the chiefest. Hitherto likewise belongeth the Cinnamon tree which chiefly groweth in Aethiopia, 
Cinnamon tree.  whose sticks is best at the top of the tree about the bigness of a man's hand: then next towards and at the body of the same: but worst of all towards the root thereof.  
And the tree is never above the height of two cubits: 
Lote tree.  likewise under Sol is the Lote tree which is a noble tree in Arabia, so precious that they say a man shall never feel ache or have disease of body so long as he useth to eat thereof. The fruit thereof is saffron coloured, and is in quantity as big as a bean. The fruit hereof is of so pleasant taste, as is wine: & hereof is confect & made a kind of wine, but it lasteth not beyond the space of ten Days. With this whole armies have been sustained often for lack of other necessaries along time, and have done very well. It is called of some Arbour solaris, the suns tree, for that the figure of his fruit and leaf is after the Sun. There is (as Ruellius witnesseth) a notable tree in Africa of this kind & name: of whose fruit if any stranger doth taste or eat of, he incontinently doth forget himself of what place and country he is of. Amongst herbs these appertain to Sol. first the herb Helyotropium which turneth round with the Sun, both opening, increasing and closing as the Sun riseth, ascendeth, or goeth down. Likewise the herb Pyonie, & bugloss which is so said because it is like a bullocks tongue: and Cynoglosse which is like a dogs tongue. Likewise the herb Scammony whose leaves are like ivy but softer and more Tryanglewise, his flower is white. This is very hot & purgeth choler, and laid to any swellings doth help the same. 
Dictamus  Likewise the herb Dictamus which is like Sorrel, yet very bitter as Dioscorides saith. It is chiefly found growing in Crete, and with the same Hearts being wounded or shot in with any arrow or dart do herewith cure themselves, and discharge their bodies of the weapon whatsoever: Likewise the herb Celidonye which is used of Swallows as a Medicine to help the soreness of their eyes. Amongst gems or precious stones, these are chief subjecteth to Sol. first the Chrusolyte which being held against the sun doth give forth beams in colour like gold. Hitherto also belongeth the precious Iris whose colour is after a crystal. It is always found in his fashion six cornered or six square. This being held in any covert place doth manifestly show forth the reflections of the Sun upon the contrary part or side of the wall. There is also a precious stone called Heliotropius, which is after a jasper, which being held up betwixt the sun and our eyes, doth make the Sun to appear bloody, and representeth to us a likeness of the suns Eclipse. With this, (as also with the Herb of like name) the Magicians plainly professed that a man may go invisible. Hereupon this last is called Solsequium, as also Heliotropium. for that it followeth and turneth round about with the sun. In like condition is the herb Hyacinth, 
Hyacinth.  which is made effectuous by the sun to help against Poisons: which also maketh the bearer safe, & getteth him favour, winneth him riches, and disposeth him to a quick & sharp understanding: and being held or reserved in the Mouth, comforteth and cheereth the heart or mind, and next after that, all the whole parts of the body. Hitherto likewise belongeth the Precious Pyrophyte, which is of a mixed red: 
Pantaure.  as also the Pantaure which draweth all other stones to it, after such wise as the loadstone draweth iron: of other some it is called Pantherus, for that it is diversly spotted after the manner of the Panther: and it is called Pantochras, for that it is of all colours. Also the Topaz, the Chrusopasse, the Rubine, the Gem called Solis Oculus, as also the Carbuncle, which of the sun receiveth his hot burning colour. Among Metals Sol hath in in his regiment gold beautifying it with so excellent a colour as that it shineth like the sun: as also giving it that force and power comfortative that it hath, as also the power restauritive: likewise his is the Latin metal, and the more purer Brass. Humours which be his is the pure Life blood, as also he challengeth the life breath. And finally among the Elements, he hath to do with the fire and fiery flame.  

countries subject to Sol.  Sol with Leo hath special government over Italy, Apulia, Spain, Cicilia, Phaenicea, Caldaea, & other such like Provinces, and Kingdoms.  
The Sun finisheth and endeth his Course about the Zodiac in 365. days, and six hours.   

Of MARS the fifth Planet.  
MARS in Greek is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, for that he is fierce and fiery hot: so is he also dry, and worketh the choleric Complexion, which is also hot & dry: as Saturn causeth the Melancholic complexion which is cold & dry. This Mars is commonly called the God of battle, for that he stirreth up men's minds to debate and strife, and letteth the league of Tranquillity & peace. He is also called Mars, quasi mors, for that he is a heavy, hard, and deadly Planet: or for that he procureth the death & decay of many Inferior bodies. Ovid saith that he was Son to juno, without Father, but conceived of her through a certain herb which Flora on a time showed unto ber. 
Philologia. lib. 33   
Sons to this Mars (as Volateranus saith) were first Oenomaus which reigned in Elys, which obtained the Daughter of Pelops, called Hyppodamia, 
Oenomaus. Hyppodamia. The swiftest Runner that ever was. Menalippus.  which was the swiftest Runner that ever was, & had her to his wife, by out running her. And by Meroe, Mars had also another Son called Parthaon: and a third called Oeneus king of Calidonia, of whom came Dianira, which was wife to Hercules, and Meleager, Tydeus, and Menalippus. This Menalippus whilst he in hunting the wild Boar in a Wood earnestly followed his Game, was unwares & by evil hap slain of his brother Tydeus, who afterwards fled and came into Argos by night, and happening into the court of Adrastus the king, and katched in a grievous Rain sought further, and anon hit into a shelter where Polynices banished his country abode, & was scanted, so that that room would not serve them both, for the which cause they fell together by the Ears, and wounded each other grievously.  
As Mars is painted & drawn forth he resembleth a tall and lusty Stripling standing with open breast, and his feet stretched forth as though he stryded, noting there by that wars are to be attempted of haughty hearts, and to be followed & pursued busily. His colour is somewhat red, his house or place of abode is in Aries & Scorpio, his exaltation or ascendent is in the 28. of Capricornus. 
Martlalists how affected.  Such as are borne under Mars are cruel, dreadful, despiteful, malicious, quickly moved and stirred up to wrath and anger: their countenance and look also is sour, grim & fearful. Their colour for the most part is after a fiery red their hair coal black, their face roundewise, their eyes yellowish. In conversation and demeanour or manner of life they he impudent, and shameless, very adventurous & bold, hardy, hie minded, proud, crafty and subtle. Whereupon in token of such dispositions that the Martialistes were so inclined unto, they were wont in old time to set out Mars their governor like a soldier having a salad on his head, and in his left hand was put a Sword, and in his right hand he had a javelin or spear, whereby was signified his daily practice and procurement towards wars and contention. The stone which they used in time passed to engrave Mars in, was commonly the Adamant stone, wherein they drewout a harnessed man riding upon an Eagle in whose right hand was a naked sword, and in his left hand a man's head which turned round about. By this was uttered forth how mighty, swift, and fierce Mars is in battle, so that his power is a terror to all the whole field. Mars maketh those bodies over whom he hath pre-eminence hardy and adventurous, and disposeth them by a certain natural inclination to aptness and dexterity to the quick and expedite obtaining of such arts and crafts as be manual or done by hand. Mars likewise amongst such beasts as be brutish exceedingly, & savage or wild is altogether ruler. Likewise amongst them that be fierce stomached or warlike of which sort is the horse, 
Horse by whom first found out & ridden on.  which was first found out by Neptunus, & by him first made acquainted with men, after that, he was first road upon by the Thessalonians of whom Xenophon reporteth as followeth, how we shall have an undoubted & perfec trial of a good horse: first he requireth that he be broad breasted, 
A perfect trial of a good horse.  which tendeth both to comeliness & importeth main & great strength, & beside that, he shall so bewtout danger beneath in his feet of smiting one against another in travailing which we call commonly interfering. And secondly, his neck he would not have hang down prone, in manner of a boar, nor yet the same to be too erect or straight up, in manner of a Cock, but to be indifferent between both: his head he would have to be bony, his jawbones small, and his eyes in his journeying bending down to the beholding of his feet: for the holding out of his neck at length is a sign of weariness and weakness in a horse, and bewrayeth a jade. It is also to be considered whither his eyes be either hollow and deep within, or whether he be full eyed and often fiery coloured in the same, which only betokeneth great valiancy in a horse, as also that he is of exceeding sharp eyesight: his Nostrils also the more open they appear and withal bending right down, do both demonstrate great ease & liberty of breathing in a horse, as also very great fierceness: his ears must not be long, his Foretop somewhat longer than his Mane: his belly must be somewhat gaunt grayhoundlike: his Loins how much the broader & shorter they be, so much the more easy is his pace: and the more that his buttocks be divided & parted with a broader strike, seam, or line right down toward his Tail, the more swifter he is in his running, his hinder feet getting an advantage thereby of his forefeet in every step and pace: if a man will frame and make his horse fit for warlike exercises, 
How to make a Horse Warlike  he hath (as Zenophon counseleth (to try Masteries with him in this order: he must not spare to make him take hedge and ditches: yea, nor to leap over walls sometimes: he must often also exercise himself both to skip of, and to skip on at his pleasure: and to put him forth somewhiles right on, sometimes to revert and turn him backwards, and somewhiles to ride him sidelong. Somewhiles the Rider is to bring him out from his private coursing at home or in the fields, into thronged & frequented places, that with the sight, noise, and hearing of so populous a multitude he may acquaint himself, through the tractability of the Rider to be fit and prepared for every assay. Columella saith of horses, 
How Horses marks wear away.  that their Marks of age wear away accordingly as they grow one in years: for when they become two years old and an half, he saith that then their middle teeth both above and below do fall away: and when they be four years old they cast those teeth of theirs which he called Canini, which be sharp after dogs teeth, & have new again by and by grow in their room: and afterwards when they grow to be about six years old, their Wange teeth or great Grynders above fall away. And when they be seven years old they cast diverse below, & the remnant become all of a like size, & begin in the upper part to wax hollow: after which time it is very hard to affirm truly the age of any horse when they come to be ten years old their teeth then remaining are very hollow, & their Eyebrows wax hoary oftentimes and some of their teeth stick out: but of the Horse we have spoken sufficient. Under Mars also is the greedy & ravening Wolf, 
Wolf.  which being bend upon his prey as he is in his way thitherward, he useth all the while to smell out extremely in every part of his body. 
Lib. 8. cap. 12.  (Plynie saith) that in times passed even the very sight of wolves in Italy was thought to presage or foreshow no goodness to the Country. His Tail the Magicians used in their love Medicines. He useth in the extremity of hunger oftentimes to Eat earth. And never bestoweth more time in conjoining with his mate then xii. days in the year. Under the jurisdiction of Mars also is the Ox of both forts, aswell the wild Ox as the Tame. These were first yoked and prepared to the use of Husbandry in Italy, in so much that the grecians through certain contempt, 
Oxen of whom first yoked.  called the Italians the Ox's of Italy. There are (as Aelianus saith) some of this kind in Mysia that are without horns. In India there be Oxen so swift as that they will out run a Horse. In Eubaea all their breed of Oxen are for the most part white. There be wild Oxen in Aethyopia that move their horns to and fro, as our Oxen here do their Ears. Columella saith, that the best labourers & workmen (as they call them) of these, are chief bred about Hetruria, and Italy, which are well knit and strong to labour. 
8ignes of good Ox  And the signs of good Oxen be these as he saith: a broad and curled forehead, rough and hairy Ears, great & black eyes, long horns, broad & wide nostrils, a broad & wreathed neck, a plenti full and soft hide, a right out and plain back, great Hoofs, a long tail, and of a red, brown, or black colour.  
Under Mars is also the wild Bul which (as Aelianus saith) be he never so cursed, fierce or mad he is to be bridled. If a man tieth or bindeth his right testicle or stone with a line to one of his horns. The first that is red to have caused the Bull to have been baited was Caesar the dictator. 
Who first baited the Bull.  Hitherto belongeth also the foaming Boar, whose armoury in fight consisteth chiefly in his Tusks: as also the cruel Bear which Aristotle calleth Animal omni vorum, 
Bear.  a devourer of all. And yet is the female more wood and stronger then the male of this kind. 
white Bear.  There is a kind of white bears in Mysia so infective, as that they kill the dogs put on them, even only with their venomous breath. The she bear perfiteth her young by little and little with her only licking, and hath young at three months end, at which time she creeping on her back and sides, stealeth to some privy den that she chose before to that purpose, being very wary lest he should be spied, and there continueth fourteen days lyckinge her young. Then she goeth abroad for flesh, and such like to sustain them & her withal. If in this time she be found, to save her young she taketh some of them on her back, and some of them in her mouth and away she getteth her up into the next Tree. Amongst all such Fowls as fly unto Mars belongeth the Griffron, 
Gryffon.  which is bred in India and hath only amongst all other fowls four feet. It is very big and mighty, and hath crooked nails and claws after the lion: he is black on his back, purple coloured on his forepart, and white winged: his mouth is like the Eagles and his eyes fiery, very hard to be taken, but only when he is young. He maketh his Nest in the high Mountains, and encountereth with all kind of beasts except only the Lion and Elephant.  
Likewise to Mars pertaineth the Puttock of all fowls the most snatching. 
Puttock or Kite.  The first chase of her was by Alphonsus the king of Neapolis, which put up a goshawk and a Falcon also of his at once after her in the apre. 
Pye.  Also the Pie which every day chattereth eftsoons changing her note, which was dedicated to Mars: Also such fowls as are fierce and earnest of prey, and be of shrill voice, as the Kistrell or Kastell, and the shricke owl, 
Owle●  which crieth or shrycketh in stead of song, as also that other owl which howleth in stead thereof. 
Lapwing.  Likewise the Lapwing which maketh her nest in deserts in marshes, and upon mountains, building the same with man's dung, to the intent that if any man come nigh the same he may be driven back by the stink of the same. And amongs serpents the Dragon holdeth on Mars which is of a very sharp & fiery eyesight: 
Dragon.  which hath also three things in her very much desired after (she is killed by the Elephant which is always at mortal strife with her, and she with him) That is to say her eyen, her skin, & her teeth. Her eyes when she is slain become precious stones called Draconites, and are like the fire: her skin is very medecinable: and her teeth are like unto Boars teeth, but that they be smaller and serve also for sundry and divers remedies, Likewise the Cockatrice, 
Cockatrice.  which speedeth so with her enuenoming, that she being in bigness but as much as a man's hand doth yet notwithstanding kill all other Serpents with her only infected & poisonous breath. And if any man smite at her but with a stick or staff, she speedeth him so with poison as that he dieth very shortly after. Among fishes proper to Mars is Shafalus which breedeth only in jonium an Island, and live most upon mud. So is the fish Arcanus a cavener. So is the woolfish a great destroyer▪ which ever swimmeth alone. So is the Mullet fish which is called Trygle which breedeth but only three times in the year: Of all fishes in the sea a great devourer, & liveth much by the foam or froth of the sea and by the dead bodies and carcases of men, and such other things. So is also the pickerel, subjecteth to Mars. Among plants & herbs are pertinent also to Mars, Lingwort, Radish, Onions, Scammony, who●● root is of a strong smell, and his lease is three cornered. So is Spurge which cleareth the stomach, 
Spurge.  helpeth to make water, yet hurtful to the eyes and rains. So is garlic which (as Galen saith) is good to give such as have abundance of phlegm It being stamped with salt and rue, 
Garlic.  or herb grace, and received, doth remedy the biting of mad dogs: or else laid plaster wise to the sore place is therefore likewise effectual. In Egypt there is a kind of Garlic which hath but one only head, and without clove as our onions here are, which head is also red, sweet and small. So is also Rue, Turnepps, long rape in subjection to Mars. And all such as have their sting or be pryckely or sharpe-after the manner of a dart, hurting, biting and festering with the only touching of them, as the Thistle, Nettle, Quick thorn, and such like. Among precious stones, Mars ruleth over the Adamant, 
Adamat  which is so said for that he is invincible and not to be brought under which any force to be made pliant to any use of the Lapidary, but only with goats blond very warmly applied unto it. 
Lode stone.  So is also the loadstone which as Theophrast saith, is of a silver colour. It is digged out of the ground in Syphnus which is about three furlongs of from the red sea. It is easy to be engraved in. This stone draweth Iron to it wheresoever it be placed, whether on high or below. So is also the touchstone which is of no great quantity and is found in the great river Tmolus in Armenia. 
Touchstone.  The property of this is to try the fines of gold and liluer. So is the Pomesstone also which cometh of a kind of foam in the sea hardened and cast 
Rome's stone.  up upon the shore. So is the Sanguinary and a certain kind of Ametiste. 
Li. 34. cap. 15.  Amongst Metals he possesseth and hath rule in Iron of which Pliny saith that it will consume anon and rust away if it be once put into the fire, 
Iron,  & be not already hardened a good with laborious strokes and well wrought. There is also force of medicine in Iron as it may be used: his property is to bind, dry up and staunch. It staucheth blood, and helpeth other excrements and is good for the gout. So hath he also the redder brass and all other things metal like, which have most store of the Brimstone in them. His savours are all such as be bitter, sharp and such as burn and bite the tongue, and which make a man to weep. Among the Elements he hath most right to the fire. His provinces & dominions are first as he is joined with Aries) Britain, 
Comuries subjecteth to Mars.  France Germany, Barstany, the lower most country of Syria, Idumed and judea or jewry And as he is partaker with Scorpio he holdeth the higher Syria, Cappadocia, Manritania, & Getulia. He runneth his course about the zodiac in two years.   

Of JUPITER the sixth Planet.  
NExt in place above Mars is jupiter, which tempereth & allaieth the malice of Mars & sinister conditions of Saturn. For this jupiter is in his qualities very temperrate (that is to say) hot & moist, & causing heat & moisture. Whereupon he is said to be the father & worker of the Sanguine Complexion. For it is proper to blood to be hot and moist. Hereupon for such benefit wrought by him, he hath often been called the Original Life Planet. And they were wont to draw him forth in the Royal likeness of a King, holding a Sceptre or golden Mace in his hand: giving to understand thereby his rule and Empire over all Creatures living. The Poets affirm him to be Son to Saturnus, and Rhea, which Saturn understanding by a prophesy that it should come to pass that his own Sons should thrust him out of his Kingdom, provided with himself to slay them all as soon as ever they should be borne. So he began to deal herein, first with Ceres; then with Neptunus' whom he had by the aforesaid Rhea. Who when she perceived his purpose herein, being great with child of jupiter and delivered of him, sent him forthwith very privily into Lycton a place of Crete, where he was hidden in a Den: and when Saturn came to have devoured him also, she cast him a stone in steed of her child.  
Then jupiter in process of years growing both into might and wealth, expelled his Father, & delivered his other Brethren from such Thraldom. The Stone which Saturn catched in his mouth thinking it to have been his own Child, was deceived therein, and he evomiting the same, is yet a Monument still remaining to be seen at this day upon the high Hill Parnassus.  
This jupiter by Proserpina had Bacchus, who was called the God of wines. And by Alcumena he had Hercules, who by Augaea Daughter to Aleus King of Arcady had Telephus, which was hid in a wood and nourished up of a Hart. 
Vulcan.   
This jupiter by juno had Vulcanus which for his deformity and ill favorednesse was thrown of them both into the Island Lemnus, whereas he should make lightnings for jupiter: which Vulcanus asceuding upon high, and coveting to see the Palace of his Father, going up higher than he was able to hold on & continue forth, fell down and broke his Lymves & Le●res, whereby he halted ever after. So had juditer by Minerva (whom he forced or ravished) another Son called Ericthonius, which was the first that invented and found out Carting: of whom Virgil saith thus:  Primus Ericthonius currus & quatuor ausus jungere equos. 
and may be englished thus.  
The first that Cart and horses drove, and drawing did invent  
Was Erycthon, who joined them in Team for that intent.  
THis Erycthonius had one Pandio to his Son which was King of Athens, who had two Daughters one casted Progne and the other Philomena: the first was married to Tereus' King of Thracia, who being on a time in his sister Philon●●●aes company, and enticing her aside as he though good, forced her against her will and to the intent this matter should not be known he cut out her tongue: which thing nevertheless coming to his wives Ear, and she taking great displeasure the neat, against his return and coming home she show his beloved Son Ithys, and dressed him in Meats Banketwise, & so set the same before him: whereof he unawares of his Son, yea of his best beloved son did feed hungerly. At which so great wickednesses perpetrated on every side, jupiter being highly offended did first change the man into a Lapwing, & Progne his wife he changed into a swallow: and Philomena into a Nightingale.  
Of jupiter also and Taygeta Daughter to Agenor came Lacedaemon, who built the City Lacedemonia: of him also came Orion which was a valiant champion to Diana, 
Orion.  and which was so huge of body & great. Giantlike, and of that arrogancy withal, that he boasted & craked that he would slay all kinds of beasts & others, and yet to see, he being but sting of a Scorpion, & serpent of no great highness, died presently. And the same Orion being now translated and set up for a sign in heaven by jupiter, doth at this day whensoever he showeth forth to sailors and shipmen prognosticate unto them little good to ●●sue. jupiter also by Europa had Minos, which reigned in Creta, and who had first the rule over the Cyclade Islands: 
Minos first cough pirates.  he first scoured the Sea of Pirates, which in that time abounded sore. This Minos setting before him the virtuous and commendable life of Rhada manthus a most just King, to show that he likewise would do nothing in judgement amiss, is said to go and dis●end often into a deep Den at Gnosus an Island of the Cyclades, where he received wholesome laws at his Father jupiters' own hands. So likewise of jupiter and Aegina came Aeacus, 
Aeacus.  which reigned in the Island Oenone, which afterwards he called Aegina after his mother's name: where wisen as all men died generally of a certain extreme contagion or pestilence, insomuch that there was not one man left alius, this Aeacus desired & prayed his father instantly, that he would turn the Ants or Emmets which he saw there into men: which Request being granted, he afterwards called them Myrmidonę: this Aeacus hath the third place & account among the most righteous judges. So another son of jupiter was Aeolus, which reigned in Sicilia, 
Aeolus.  and was lord over the islands called Aeoliae: this Aeolus is called the God of Winds, which is also said to have first taught & instructed the Mariners & seafaring men to know and understand the signs & tokens of tempests ensuing, as also the disposition & nature of the winds: this Aeolus begot Sysiph● who reigned at Ephora, which as is said, 
Sisyphus  being made privy of the secrecy & counsel of the Gods, played the part of a Blab & bewrayed the same unto men, whereat they taking great indignation to punish him therefore perpetually, have set him in hell to roll astone as much as ever he can wag or move with all the endeavour he hath, & the same most laborious business of his never to ecase. So was also Tantalus' son to jupiter, which reigned in Phrigia, 
Tantalus.  who calling the Gods on a time to a feast or banquet that he had prepared for them, he in the same, having slain his son Pelops, dressed and sod him piecemeal & served him in so for an especial service: and this he did to tempt and try their courtesies: at which filthy fact they being highly displeased, the● first restored Pelops again to life, & joined together again his pieces or severed members, saving that his shoulders they could not restore, for that Ceres had eaten it up: therefore in stead of the same they made him one of ivory: and Tantalus they threw down into Hell, & appointed him an especial place of torment for ever, whereas he standing upright in Floods and waters up to the Chin and above and having there pleasant Apples hanging over his head reaching down to his upper Lip, striveth continually to catch of them into his mouth, to sustain and relieve his extreme hunger, & is yet never able to come by one bite of them, 
Ulysses.  Ulysses also is said to descend & come of jupiter, vaunting himself therein: and reckoning up his nobility & Progeny so against Ajax, He to keep himself safe at home, and not to go with the Grecian Army to lay siege to Troy, craftily devised with himself to feign himself mad: 
His subtlety.  and to utter forth some show thereof, he went and sue salt, and went and joined together at Plough, he cared not what cross kinds of cattle, and all to make the Greeks believe that he was stark mad: but deep dissembling doth by one means or other ever burst forth, as in this matter: for Pallamedes by and by bewrayed the same, who laid his son Telemachus in his way as he should come with his plough, to see whither he were in deed as he pretended: but he percyving anon his son to lie in his way shunned and eschewed such a danger, and so disclosed his own counterfeiting. But we are now to return again to the History of jupiter from which by occasion we have a little and yet not very much declined. The ancient Gentiles were wont to depicture him out in likeness of a Bull, for that as the Poets write, 
Europa.  when as he ravished Europa daughter to Agenae King of Phenicia he transformed himself into the likeness of a Bull. 
Danae  Some also used to call him Danaés for that he broke in by the roof or top of the house unto Danáe, Daughter to Acrysius king of the Argyues, who was close shut up and locked fast in a strong tower, & he appearing for all that so unto her in likeness of a shower of golden Rain forced her, and begat on her Perseus, who was he that first gave name to the Country and kingdom of Persia. See herein what assaults and what means inordinate Love assayeth in oppugning of chastity. The paynim gave this jupiter sovereignty in all things: and to purchase & obtain through his means as they sinisterly thought therein, help, & remedy in their calamities and distresses: they joined with his proper name another as it were a surname, accordingly as the weight and nececessity of their cause drive them unto: as for example, when they were prejudiced by any man of the house, or by any guest, 
jupiter Zenius.  they strait ways sought to jupiter Zenius for remedy. When all trust & confidence in friendship failed, 
jupiter Philius.  they called upon jupiter Philius to take vengeance. When familiars or Companions betrayed one another, 
jupiter Heterius.  they sought after jupiter Heterius. When kinsfolk and Kinsmen fell to contention, and were together by the Ears among themselves, 
jupiter Homog.  to jupiter Homoginus: When those which had taken truce with others, or which were in league broke Truce, and deceived each other, 
jupiter Enhorcius.  than they had their recourse to jupiter Enhorcius. His star is called in Greek Phaéthon. And the same star of his is somewhat after a silver colour. His house is in Sagitarius & Pisces: his Exaltation or ascending is in the 15. of Cancer.  

jonystes how disposed.  Such as are under the government of jupiter are outwardly of merry Countenance, and of comely & seemly behaviour & gesture: they be also lovers of cleanliness, & such as be fair speached. Their colour is commonly white, yet stained here & there with some red among: their body is well set and proportioned, and their stature and height is indifferent: they be also of thine hair, of great eyes, and the pupil or ball of their eye exceedeth and is after a black: they be moreover of short Nose, curled Beard, and their fore teeth are great and long. And inwardly concerning the frame or qualities of their mind, they be studuous, quiet, & well affected towards all men, but their love is suddenly got & quickly lost again. Moreover as concerning worldly benefits jupiter advanceth his to great Prosperity, good success, much Riches, high Honour, and getteth them Favour and friendship in the World, and preserveth them fro the assaults of their enemies. Among bruit beasts all such kinds are his which in pride of stomach, contend and strive one with another for and concerning the prerogative of their kind: as the Elephant and Dragon between whom there is continual and deadly discord as they that travail the wildernesses of Africa, 
Elephant & Dragon  and Mauritania can witness. For the Dragon and the Elephant in their meeting purpose the death and destruction of each other. And in their first sight they malice one another's being. In so much that the serpent twining about the other with the great length of his body and tail stingeth him round about, at which deadly strokes, the other extremely pained doth fall down to the ground presently, with the weight or force of which fall he both killeth himself or at least wise hurteth himself very grievously, and is thereby in danger of dying himself, as also he presently killeth the Dragon which is so wound and twinned about his body, and crusheth him all to pieces. 
Tiger.  So is the Tiger also subject to jupiter in that respect that he likewise beareth a natural grudge and most mortal malice to the Horse. And his swiftness also in running is nothing inferior to the others. This kind is bred most often in Hyrcania and India, a wild beast of marvelous swiftness in running, as also terrible with all in the same. And the smell of the females of this kind is also exceeding wonderful: For so often as she being forth at purveying for her young, and for her own pray (for the Male kind thereof doth never a whit regard either her or her young all this while) and in the mean time (as it cannot otherwise be) it falleth so forth as that if she be rob of any of her whelps at her return home again to her Den, when she perceiveth that she hath lost any of her litter; she goeth forth out of her den by and by, and smelleth about which ways these should be taken, and after she pursueth that ways hastily. And to avoid the danger of her which is but present death the party that hath rob her, being on horseback (for one foot he may not be, for he will then be quickly overtaken of her) turning one of them down, must yet make away as fast as ever he can, and not stay till he be got on the other side of some great Water, unto which place she can not approach, and she in this time making after, at the finding of that one so cast in her way, seemeth to be so glad thereof, as that she presently returneth again with all home and there having bestowed the same, taketh again after the other that she misseth, and never staying till she come at the Water where the robber in passing through escaped her fury and revenge, she standeth at the brim or banks of the same and roareth out very strangely. So is the Unicorn in subjection to jupiter, 
Vnicor.  which is also a heavy and sore enemy to the Elephant, which with her one horn whetted and filled upon some flint, prepareth herself to encounter with him. And always in her fight she striveth and laboureth very busily to push at the belly of the Elephant, which she knoweth to be the most tender place. And as concerning fowls all such kinds be his, as are of tender and soft meat, and of most temperate bodies, As is the Pheasaunt, the Partriche, 
Partridge  which was sometimes dedicated to jupiter and Latona: Of all fowls the most lecherous: For the cock Partrirhe doth often destroy his mates nest and all the Eggs in the same, and letteth her of sitting, to the intent, she should serve him at his list in the act of Venery. This kind lightly breedeth and bringeth forth fifteen Eggs. And sitteth but seven days & then hatcheth. There is also great wiliness in in the old partridges, for a man shall see them at such time as any Fawkener or other approacheth nigh unto their Nest or place where their young (not yet ripe enough in flight) be contained and kept together, the old partridges as it were yielding themselves to the Fawkener & suffering him to come nigh upon him, to the intent that by such policy they may avert & turn away the parties far of from happening or chancing upon their young, which they know are yet insufficent & unable to shift and provide for themselves. 
Doves.  So is the Dove in subjection to jupiter, whose kindness to each other as they be matched or Mated together, (as it were in a certain form of Wedlock) every days experience doth teach us. They assist busily and help one another carefully in sitting: They breed only two Eggs for the most part, first the Male, secondly the Female. There is no fowl more profitable, or that breedeth oftener. For every springe, summer and autumns Months (saving the month of june only excepted, which is commonly called Carlocke month at which time they be most unapt and least mindful of generation) they miss not in a manner so to increase in breeding. They do lightly return and repair home again (how far soever now & then notwithstanding they wander & fly) unto their accustomed breeding places. As experience hereof was tried at the siege of Mutina, 
Brutus sent a letter by a Dove to the Roman Army.  whereas Brutus catching one of them (which used and kept about the castle) a good way of, whereas then the chiefest of the Roman army lay, afore he let her go: he wrote an Epistle to them, & fastening the same about her feet, after she was let go, she made haste home again to the said castle her old abiding place, & withal by this strange means and message, the other were made privy of Brutus his purpose, success and Affairs. Under jupiter also are the Plover, the Quail, the Lark, the hen, the Capon. Among fishes he challengeth great a do in the Dolphin called Philiotechnos for that she loveth her young dearly. 
dolphin.  The female of this kind hath both milk and breasts and giveth her young suck with the same. As their young begin to learn to swim, they set them in a rank or row one afore another, and the elder Dolphins aswell he as she, to keep them in their ray or order, do swim by them on each side, the other on the other side: But as her young wax great, this rank is broken. 
Whales.  The Whalefish is also pertinent to jupiter. This kind bringeth forth no spawn but a young fish at the first, & giveth her young milk. This is very heavy & slow in swiming. The Indian Sea is full of these which are in quantity and bigness five times as big again as the Dolphin. Over Trees he ruleth over the Popular tree, the Oak, the willow tree, the beech, the Darnascen tree, the Pare & Ipple trees. Likewise he requireth the fruit of the Almond tree Date tree: and among sweet leaves and roots Mirabolanum, Rheubarbarun, Cassia. Among herbs he hath Mint, jupiters' beard Sage, Time, Henlocke, Helicampane. Among gems or precious stones he retaineth the hyacinth, the Berill, the Saphy, the turks, the Emerald, the more dusky kind of jasper, and all other sorts which decline Among Gems or Precious stones he retaineth the hyacinth, the Berill, the Saphir, the turks, the emerald, the more dusky kind of jasper, and all other sorts which decline towards a dusky or dark colour. In Metals he is chief master of Tyn, 
Tyn.  which (as Plynie saith) being over laid on such vessels as are of Brass, maketh them savour more sweetly, & preserveth them from rusting. All wholesome moisture also proceedeth from him, which cause good increase or nourishment in the body. And as concerning the Elements he ruleth & dealeth as him listeth in the air. Of Provinces and Kingdoms, 
countries subject to jupiter.  he is lord (as he is joined with Sagittarius) over Tuscia, Celtica, Spain, and the higher part of Arabia. And as he partaketh with Pisces, he holdeth Lycia, Lydia, Cylicia, Pamphylia, Paphlagonia, Nasomania, and Garamantye, or Caramantica.  
He runneth over the Zodiac, & endeth his course therein, in xii. years.   

Of SATURN the seventh Planet.  
SATURN is a Planet cold and dry, masculine, malicious and hurtful in many such Effects as he worketh: for when he Reigneth, lightly those that be borne under him, either die shortly, living no long time to account of, or else if they live any long time, they have for the most part an heavy and hard fortune. Thereupon for this his pernicious condition of hurting & destroying, he was wont to be set out as a Mower or Harvest man, having and holding a Sith or Sickle in his hand, as one which by his own will was fully bend and given to accelerate & hasten the ruin and decay of all living things; and were it not but that jupiter placed betwixt him & us, did temperate & bridle him much in his aforesaid heavy qualities, and conditions: nothing here beneath almost could either live long, or prosperously endure. Wherein we have to consider the unspeakable and wonderful wisdom of the almighty that as in all other things, so in this he hath most especially and wisely provided: that, the enemy of life so earnestly labouring the death and decay of all things, should have his place appointed him there so far of from the earth, where all creatures living make their abode, that of all other planets he the cruelest should be most remote & furthest of. For how should any creature living sustain, help, and defend itself against the force of such extreme cruelty: If this mortal enemy of all were bestowed & placed any thing nigh: yea, or any nearer than he is now, to the earth here below, the place of our abode: yea and how should any thing continue out his appointed and determinate Time, if this fierce and furious haruestman as it were, every day labouring to down with all, were not let and hindered by other more friendly & gracious powers, staying him from such his force. See therefore the truth of holy writ, and how truly it is there said, God the ●…e perfect wisdom hath disposed all things in their just number, measure, and weight. It is not therefore for his own worthiness or dignity that Saturn hath the highest place among the other Planets, for his deserts deserved: but rather the contrary, upon other effects & occasion: as that all things living might by that means be the further of from so frowning, froward, and fatal Foe. He is of a pale and wan colour, and disposeth to the Melancholic complexion. This Saturn (as the Poets imagine) was some to Coelus, and Vesta, 
Saturnus whose Son.  as also father to jupiter, juno, Pluto, Neptunus, Ceres, Chiron, & Picus. Of jupiter we have said before: juno was both sister, 
His Sons.  and afterwards Wife to jupiter. 
juno.  The gentilishe women were wont very superstitiously to call upon her in their time of travail & labour of child, by the name of juno Lucina. This juno had to her Daughter, Hebe a lusty gallant, whom juno made afterwards Cupbearer to jupiter, 
Hebe.  & being very wanton on a time, & forgetful of womanly modesty, & shamefastness in a fall that she had, uncovered her Secrecy, which so offended jupiter, & juno, that she being by and by displaced, & turned out of her office.  a beautiful youth was appointed to her room. 
.  Pluto they term the God of hell. And Neptunus another son of Saturnus, and Ops they make the God of the Sea: And Ceres they make the God of Corn, 
Chiron.  or husbandry. And Chiron the Centaur they say was Saturnus his son also by Phylira a Nymph, which Chiron became half a man, and half a horfe, who was brought up in a den, and there he was taught and learned the art of medicines and the virtue of herbs: as also he practised harp music. And Picus the last rehearsed son of Saturn begat Faunus. 
Picus.  Ovid should seem to make this Picus the husband to Circe's, 
Circe's.  whom by another name he calleth Martius: who saith he falling in love with Pompona, and using her company greatly, this Circe's his wife jealous over him as she transposed by incantation diverse other things so oft as she listed, so for anger and revenge of this matter she turned her husband Picus into a bird of that name, which we commonly with us use to call a Pye. The star of this Saturnus in greek is called Kronos which importeth an infinite or unspeakable time. This time therefore which measureth the length of our lives is called of some the yard Wand or Meterod of all worldly doings and affairs: Wherefore the Days, the Hours, the Nights, the Months, the Years: 
Time his horses.  all these are the Horses that draw time forward, and continue time in his course. The Hours being spent even by little, & little, do yet help forward time apace. Every hour of the Day though of itself supposed but a short time, is notwithstanding to be employed to some profitable use or exercise, that we may say we have bestowed not so much as one hour unfruitfully. As in times passed our ancient Elders considering the loss of time, even of an Hour: did therefore regard how they spent every Hour most carefully and busily. Martialis saith, that the Romans assigned to every hour of the day aseverall kind of exercise. The first to the service of God, 
The day how spent of the old Romans  and to prayer: the second to salutation by bidding god morrow, and using other friendly conference: the third and fourth they addicted to the hearing and pleading of common wealth matters, the fifth to bodily exercises and labours: the sixth & seventh to take their former repast and ease: the eight they applied to fence play, trying of Masteries, and martial affairs: and after this the reresidue of the day in his assigned hours was employed to the invention or finding forth of such profitable arts or ways, as which furthered and enriched both the state of the commonwealth, as also the case and condition of every private person. 
The days account differeth.  But the days account is not a like in all places & countries: for some reckon it to be a day from sun rising to sun rising, as the Babylonians: some from Sun set to Sunset, as the Athenians: some from noon to noon, as the Vmbrians: some from the Sun rising to the Sun set, as the common People here with us: some from Midnight to Midnight, as the Egyptians: and the Dial which declareth in the clear sunny day how every hour escapeth & passeth away from us, was first found out by Anaximenes, 
Dial of whom first found out  Scholar to Anaximander, who was the first that showed the Experience thereof in Lacedemonia: and Papyrius was the first likewise that brought the same into Rome: but enough of this, being led hereto by occasion of time. Some are in that opinion, that this Planet Saturnus is so called, quasise saturaret annis, for that in his course or circuit going, he hath years and time fully. His house is in Capricornus, and Aquarius: And his Exaltation or Ascendent is in the 21. of Libra. Such as are borne under Saturn commonly called Saturnystes, 
Saturnysts how disposed.  are lumpish, heavy, and sad, dull witted, full of Melancholy, hard & strange, a long time to receive understanding and learning, but yet after they have once with much a do apprehended and taken the same, they after become fast Keepers and retainers thereof: whereupon there is this difference betwixt the Mercurialysts and these, that as the first do quickly and readily receive and take, that which is red and delivered unto them, but are on the other side soon forgetful.  
So the Saturnysts are commonly hard to learn, but sure in that which they have once obtained. As that Seal doth better imprint and keep his Mark which Sealeth in Wax, and so forth: then that which is bestowed upon Water, which soon receiveth the mark thereof, & soon loseth the same. The greatest desire of the Saturnistes also, is for the most part to address themselves to become sole or solitary in their life, 
Saturnists gemen to solitariness  and to allow of the religious estate or condition chiefly. Their Physiognomy is altogether blockish, their countenance cruel and strong, their head hanging down, their eyes ever bend and cast upon the ground. Their property is such that they be ever almost either musing or murmuring with themselves. And in their sleep they are much troubled: For they dream oftentimes that they be buried alive & put into the earth quick, or else they dream of dead men, & think they see such sights which make them astonished, and to cry out in their sleep, as when they dream of devils which they do often, and of hell, and hell fire, and of cruel persecution and tyranny and such like. 
Their other dispositions.  All which and far many more horrible cogitations, do often assault the melancholic complexioned men. The outward notes and signs of these men be, they be for the most part of a brown colour, hard, hairy & rough skinned. Their faces lean, warped or wrinkled much: their veins greatly distented and puffed up: they are also of high brows thick lips. And as concerning the disposition of their mind, they be naturally given to deceit, to seduce & to bring the simple people into false belief: to fear and fray, and oftentimes to murder and flea: to consume and pine away within themselves through wrath, ire and cankered malice: They are also very ready and prone to civil dissension and discord. They be also for the most part short lifted, because the exceeding cold in them is a shortner of their Days, as we see it cometh to pass in old men, which through coldness of nature are chopped up of a sudden: for old men as they grow on towards death become very cold and dry, all heat and moisture wyhch are the preservatives of Life then forsaking them and bidding them farewell. Whereupon it followeth, that these qualities of Saturnus, that is cold and dryness are the very high ways, Messengers, & Harbengours of death, and enemies unto life. Whereupon this kind of complexioned men can not endure long, which lack the maintenance and nursery of the vittayse and life qualities. The Saturnistes also are given to great sadness, 
Their sadness.  because that being without hope of good success: in such things as they desire, which are lightly difficult: they do descend into a certayns kind of desperation thereof, 
Their sudden danger. Clynias Achilles  within themselves. And they also are given to be suddenly moved and angered, as was Clynias of Athens, And Achilles, which both, to help themselves of this sore and sickness: used, before they would either eat or drink to expel and banish from them this inward enemy of their soul or mind, with gyeving their endeavours wholly to some kind of music. 
The private end of life.  And solitarynes is a great part of their desire, and the private kind of life: as Experience gave forth in the Days of Diocletianus and Maximinianus Noble Princes or Emperors: 
Diocletianus and Maximinianus.  which forsakying their royal rooms and public, & princely pre-eminence: for to obtain a quietness of life, which they hoped to have in exempting themselves from worldly affairs, gave over all. 
Hiero. Amurathes.  So did Hiero the tyrant of Syracula. So did Amurathes the Turk, and Otomanus the Father of Mahomet, which won Constantinople, resigning unto his some his room and charge. So did Lotarius nephew to Charles the great, 
Lotarius  and many Venetian Lords and Dukes, So did Jerome, Petrus Diamanus, Celestinus, 
Celestinus.  forsaking the world, they betook themselves to solitarynes of life. For by that means they imagined that they should the more easily come to the quiet port or Haven of science and speculation. Such an other was Timon of Athens, 
Timon.  for solitariness of life, but not to a like end: for the other for desire only of knowledge in heavenly things separated themselves from the society of men, but this other through a way wardness and crookedness of nature, abhorred and shunned all men's companies. Therefore in the field Atticus he got him a Den and was gladdest when he was furthest of from the sight of all men. Insomuch that on a time a very friend of his called Peantus bringing with him great provision purposing to make merry with this Timon, 
Peantus  and jesting with him, and questioning how he fared, and how he liked of that Banquet: Marry very well (quoth he) but I should far and like better if Peantus were away. Then the which speech, what could have been more hoggishly or swynishly: 
Heraclitus  Such another was Heraclitus the Ephesian which misliking men's company dwelled in caves of the earth, and in Mountains and mandred in Wildernesses, lived with Roots, Herbs & Water. Such another also was Diogenes, who for his doggish conditions was called a Cynic, 
Diogenes.  he abode alone in Cranium without corinth, harboured in a Tun in stead of a house. In like sonrt did Theon & Arsentus, but these two chose out solitary places to avoid much corruption of life, 
Theon. Arsenius.  which they saw in those days abound every where. But of these solitary persons, Melancholic men, and very Saturnistes: we have per adventure said sufficiently, & more then enough. We are now to revert to the other effects of Saturn seen and experyenced, in the Inferior & base kinds of Creatures. And to come next unto bruit beasts, all such kinds be proper unto him which be of lumpish & sluggish Nature, and slow to drive: As the Ass which chiefly breedeth in Arcady, and now also about Reate in Italy: as also in Betica and throughout all Lybia they go to Plough only with these, 
Ass.  and use them to all other intentes of husbandry. They refuse no burdens bearing whilst their Backs break. With the Milk of the she Asses, as Tranquillus reporteth Poppea, Nero's Wife made her skin very clear and fair: yet in Mauritania in the forests there are wield Asses called Onagri so swift in running that they cannot be catched until they have runned themselves out of breath. 
Onagri.  Hitherto also belongeth the Mule which breedeth in India through the conjunction of the wild ass and Mare. 
Mule.  These be most what of brown colour, and very swift. In the Monuments of the Athenians it is remembered that one of these lived four score years. Under Saturnus is the Camel also, 
Camel.  both that of Bactria, and the other of Arabia. The first sort hath two kibes on his Back, and this last hath but one. And as they have such like upon their breasts, upon which they rest and stay their Bodies so often as they lie down. The Females have four Teats even as our Cows here have, and their Tail is like to the Asses tail. They beat mortal & deadly spite to the horse. They never drink but first they trouble the water before with their feet. Aelianus saith that there are of this kind that live 50. years. These chief of all other four footed beasts at such times as they mind going together, seek first after some secret or hid corner or place where they cannot be seen. Under Saturnus also are the Goats which as they wax fat, 
Goats.  so do they leave bearing and wax barren. They go with their young 5. months, as Ewes do: & they have 4. at once sometimes, but seldom. Till they be 3. year old they bear not, & likewise when they wax old, they wax barren, they breed till they be 8. year old. They say that these see as clearly in the night as in the day time. Look what trees they bark they die forthwith. And if they lick but upon the olive tree they cause it to leave bearing. Under Saturn also for her solitariness is the Hare, 
Hare.  aswell those the breed about the Alps in Italy, & which be clean white, living as they report in the wyuter Moveths' with snow, as also ours which continued alone in the fields, changing their forms wherein they squat & keep, as often as they list. They sleep with their Eyes open, wanting Eye lids. They are still & set at rest in the day time, & stray abroad for their relief in the night time. The field Hares are the smallest & swiftest of foot. And the hill & Mount Hares are the greatest & less swift. The experience of their swiftness showeth forth in than forefeet, which the lesser & smaller they be so much the more do they exceed and excel in their pace. In their coursing they apply their ears fast & flat to their backs. They use to beguile the dogs oftentimes with courses in & out, & flexous turning. When she hath young she disperseth them abroad & hideth the same in sundry places, thinking by the means to keep and preserve them from finding out. If she chanceth at any time to hap upon the for, she striveth to escape him by swift flight. But he matcheth her shift with subtlety & flynes: For in the midst of the course he giveth her over and resteth himself, 
Fox.  & being fresh again to follow after her, seeketh after her foring, which bringeth him directly to her form. The age of Hares is well conjectured by certain sundry pores or holes that they use to have in their bodies as they begin to wax old. Among serpents Saturn possesset those that be of most deadly Venom, and Naturally given to destroy: as the Adder, 
Adder.  which as S. Jerome in his Epistles saith, is so full of poison that when she goeth any where to drink, she is fain to lay aside her poison till she returneth again, for fear of bursting. So is the serpent Ichneumon which is continually at hatred with the Asp, 
Ichneumon.  and laboureth daily to find out the Asps Nest to destroy her Eggs, whereby she knoweth how greatly she hindereth the Succession or increase of her deadly Enemies. Among fowls he challengeth the Estriche which feedeth oftentimes upon Iron: also the Pelican which liveth solitarily & in the Wilderness, 
Pelican.  which resorteth much to the Sea costs & there catching shellfishes, after she hath devoured them she parbreaketh them up again to the intent she may the more easily break their Shells & come by the meat. The Swan also solitary in her life, and merry at her death, 
Swan.  so rejoicing in hope to be shortly with her beloved Apollo, (as saith Plato) seemeth also to be one of this number. Among Trees Saturn holdeth the Mulberry tree which is long ere it waxeth old, 
Mulberry tree.  and is counted of Plynie the wisest tree of all, for that he last of all others putteth forth his Buds & blossoms. And the Ewetree is of this number, 
Ewetree.  whose lease is like the Fyrtree, and whose Bark is like the Cedar: If any Catrell bite of the roots of the Ewe tree they die presently. Among hear us he holdeth Salomtry, which hath almost the taste of Time. And Heniwcke, with which, & with flesh intermeddled together, Hunters in diverse places destroy and kit Wolves. 
Rhododaphne.  And Rhododaphne, which being taken inwardly poisoneth, and used only outwardly is sufferayne in many Medicines. 
Plyn. lib. 36. cap. 17.  Among precious stones Saturn hath the stone called Sarcophagus which being put to the bodies of dead men and suffered to continue so but the space of forty days, 
Sarcophagus.  it eateth up all the whole Carcase, leaving nothing but the teeth only. It should seem that there be at this present in Lycia some of these kinds of stones, which being fastened to them that be alive, do ●●awe and consume away their flesh. Contrary to this is the stone Chernites, 
Chernites  which is found in Persia, and is a perpetual preserver of the bodies of men whether they be alive or dead. In such a stone was the body of Darius the king of Persia sapped and laid at his funeral, and burial: which kept his body safe from consuming away many hudred years. Hitherto also belongeth the Chalazy which is both of the colour, and figure of hail. 
Chalazye  And is the hardness, of the Adamant: This being put never so often or long in the fire, waxeth never the warmer or hotter, but continueth still as cold as ice. Subject also to Saturnus is the stone Galactites which is of a milky colour: 
Galactites  this being beat into, powder and mixed with water, and so app●●ed to the nostrils of sheep fetcheth their milk again after it is dried up. 
Elaphoceratites.  So is Elaphoceratites which is like to Heart's horn. This being sta●●nt or beaten into Powder and intermeddled with oil, and so laid upon any part or place of the body which is become bare or bald, doth help in very short time to fetch the hair again. 
Galazite  S. is the Galazite that delivereth from the Ague: Also among Metals Saturn hath a do with Led which is of two kinds that is to say white led & black: 
lead.  one of them will not be adglutinated or joined to any other thing, without the commixture of another. Wherefore when they solder any things both these do concur together thereto. The white is the best. In Medicines the use of Lead is great: for it helpeth to repress maims, or scars, and being applied to the Loins and nigh unto the Kidneys in thin Plates, or Leaves, with his exceeding coldness it prohibiteth (as Plynie saith) the burning desire and immoderate lust of Venus. 
Lib. 34. Cap. 18.  With such kind of provision did calvus the Orator, 
calvus.  burning greatly in the desire of Lust and fleshly Concupiscence, assuage and repress the rage of his intemperate desire. And being used also in such order as after thin beaten Plates or Leaf wise, and put next the Breast it cleareth the same exceedingly, and maketh it more apt to sing out clearly. 
Nero.  And so did Nero use to do to make his Voice and Breast pleasant. Among the Elements Saturn hath most a do with the Earth whose Qualities are also after the manner of Saturnus, that is most cold and dry: 
Earth.  which Earth the Philosophers not without great cause called the Nurse or Grand Mother of all living things here with us, for that she conceived and brought forth so many distinct and divers kinds of things as make now to the enriching and beautifying of the whole World. And as the Earth serveth to bring forth such variety of fruits and provision, as wherewithal all things living are richly sustained: so do all other things in the World by God's special appointment serve to the commodity and use of Mankind, whom God hath made Lord and master of all. So that the Fire (as saith Lactantius) which serveth to heat and to give light: 
Lib. de I ra Dei. cap. 13.  the Fountains which out of the Earth and sides of hills give forth water: the floods which water our grounds: the Hills that bring forth wines & other delicious kinds of fruit: the Fens, and Marshes, which bring forth Reed & Sedge: the sea which both storeth us with variety of Fishes, as also serveth to the passage of Marchauntmen, and merchandise: the Suu which altereth and changeth the times and seasons of the year: the Moon who is a Guide and governor in the dark night, and also a Distinguisher of the year into several Months: the stars which serve greatly to the travailing of the seafaring men: the winds which preserveth the Air from corruption: all these, as all things else which the Earth produceth of herself any ways beneficially (which are Infinite) serve all to the commodity, behoof, and use of man.. And yet is not the Earth (albeit it is so richly furnished and great withal and unmovable) any ways as big in quantity, 
Stars o● what bigness.  as is the least star in the firmament, if the Astrologians be to be credited, for they say that the Earth is eighteen times less than the lest star there. 
The earth less than the star how much.  To the deeper consideration whereof (because this thing can hardly sink in our senses) we are to understand that after the minds of Ptholomeus, Alphraganus, & others expert Astronomers. The stars of the firmament are distinguished into six sundry differences or degrees of Magnitude & greatness. 
Stars are of six degrees.  In the first degree of quantity or bigness there are 16. in number whereof every one is bigger than the whole Earth 107. times. Of the second size or bigness are 45. in number, whereof every one is bigger than the earth 90. times. Of the third sort which exceed in quantity are 208. and they are all bigger than the Earth by threescore & twelve times. Of the fourth size are 264 and all of them greater than the Earth by 54. times. In the fift degree of greatness are 217. and every one of them bigger than the Earth 35. times. In the sixth degree of bigness are 249. stars, and every one of them greater than the Earth 18. times. And all these are the least that are seen and have been diligently observed & marked of the Astrologians: Whereupon Alphraganus concludeth that the least star which we see is a great way bigger than the whole earth. O miserable men therefore that make so much of a Moat, of a Centre, or Point, of a Prison: all which names the earth hath in respect of the higher Heavens, and to care so little for the Possession of Heaven, where as is no circumscription of Place, nor measure of Time, nor frivolous Shadows of joy, but all places there infinite and Immensurable, and consuming time quite banished, and the Pleasures that be there be endless, and very glorious. The virtue of the Earth in all body's compound is to fortify them and to make them durable, and fast. Whereupon the solidity or soundness of every mixed thing is derived and fetched from this Element. 
Earthquakes whereof they come  Yea and Earthquakes also, which come upon a conflict and force of some sore winds penned up and scanted, or denied of their free course within the Entrails or body of the earth, by such his sound or forcible resistance, procure oftentimes great destruction and decay to whole Cities, Towns, & Countries. As in the time of Seneca a great part of the Town Herculana, 
Herculana, Neapolis etc. Overthrown with Earthquakes.  as also the City Neapolis, and certain cities of Campania were overthrown. In Lybia there was so sore and horrible an Earthquake, that an hundred Cities at one time were decayed therewith. 
Lib. de mirabili sacrę scripturae. What a sore earth quakewas in Thracia and Bythinia at Christ's death. 13. Cities in Asia destroyed with one Earthquake.  And S. Augustine sayeth that at the very instant of Christ's passion there was such a sore Earthquake, that with the same there were Eleven whole Cities in Thracia subverted. And in Bythinia at the same time, almost all the houses there were overthrown. In the 20. year next after Christ's Passion there fell down with an Earthquake 13. famous cities in Asia (that is to say) Epliesus, Magnesia, Caesarea, Philadelphia, Sardis, Most hene, Megaethytra, Hymmolus, Themis, Myrrhina, Cumae, Apollonia, & Diahir. In the 66. year after the death of Christ, three other famous Cities were sunk in Asia by an Earthquake, 
Cities sunk herewith in the yeare-of Chtiste 66. The year 79.107.  namely Laodicia, Hierapolis, and Colossa, and great wars afterward happened throughout all the country. In the 79. year three Cities in Cyprus. In the 107.4. cities likewise in Asia, Elea, Myrrhina, Pytanae, & Cume; and two in Greece, Opuntys, and Orita: 
116.  And in the 116. year, almost all Antioch pearished with an Earthquake. In the 373. 
373.  all Nicaea almost was overthrown with the same. In the 557. 
557.  year Constantinople whole 10. days together was shaken horribly, insomuch that a great deal of the buildings there fell down, & much people was stain. In the 829. year throughout Germany, 
8 29.  and France there happened such an Earthquake, & so grievous and sore a Tempest withal, that it overthrew great and lofty trees, & shook and overturned very strong and mighty buildings. 
Witzburg 841.  In the 841. year, Witzburge trembled 20. times one after another, and destroyed many people and much building. In the 855. year Moguntia trembled sore, 
855.  and a Church there of S. Urban with the terror and trembling thereof fell down quite. At which time many Cities also & great Turrets, and Castles in Germany were likewise overthrown. In the 1120. 
1120, Fire burst out with an Earthquake.  year there braced forth out of the Earth with an Earthquake certain flames or lights of fire, by which many were suddenly slain. And what shall I say of Basile? which how often it hath been decayed by Earthquakes I cannot now stand to recite. And ever lightly before such effects of Earthquakes there went before as tokens thereof great drowghts, or else continual & sore rain, dryings up of Fountains, the light 
* Signs of Earthquakes to follow.  of the Sun in the Summer time greatly obscured by Black and dark Clouds, or else with Clouds of red and fiery colour, and whirl winds, and boisterous rough winds rending trees a sunder, or else turning their roots upward, & fiery flames running along in the Element, & strange aspect of stars, calm Air, and also great and gross exhalations, & vapours breathing forth fulsomly from the bottom of the earth, and the heavy aspect of Saturn, & Mars. These signs have been always, and are yet for the most part Prognosticators of Earthquakes to ensue. The Places, or Countries which are most subject to these are such as be nigh to the sea, and chief where there he many Fens, and hollow ventes of running Waters, as likewise in hilly Countries. For about the Alps, & Appenninum, Plynie himself is Witness that he hath experienced and perceived very great and often tremblings & quake of the Earth. 
Times naturally apt for Earthquakes.  The times which be Naturally meetest for Earthquakes is the Spring time & Autumn, and very seldom or never in the Winter time. And when they happen it is oftener in the night, then in the day time: and the greatest and horriblest that so happeneth is in or about the night, and is not long before the Sunset, or else it happeneth a little before the Sun rising. 
Cap. 82.2. General kinds of Earthquakes.  Plynie in his second book maketh two kinds, or differences of Earthquakes. One, which is the easiest, and which doth least hurt or harm: which is as it were a softy or right up shaking, 
This Vibration happened in England Anno. Christi 1580. 6. A.  with the Philosophers called a Vibration which lifteth lifteth up buildings and houses bending, shaking, and bowing them with his upright force and trembling at their highest or top. And such a kind of Earthquake happened here in England upon Easter Wednesday, in the year of Christ 1580. about vi. of the Clock in the evening, Viz of April: which heaved up waters, hills, houses, Castles, with such things as were contained in them, so bursting forth & breaking out in such favourable sort, as that very title harm (the Lord be thanked therefore) happened within these Countries here about us. Which kind of Earthquake was a very Vybration or a shaking of God's sharp and severe Rod against us for the rottenness of our sins: yet in such merciful order that upon proof, and trial of our amendment he spared us at that time from sinking & quite subverting us, which thing our wickedness had thoroughly deserved. God grant the same clemency of our most merciful father may drive and draw us now at the last to take heed to ourselves, lest that greater vengeance ensuing doth not overtake us. The second kind of Earthquake which is a ruinous rushing together of all, 
2. Succussion or Inclination.  and of Pessidonius called Succussio, or Inclinatio, is more perilous and dangerous.  
For in this Earthquake Houses that be far distant are tossed and cast up one to another, and one upon another; and in the same, Walls, Houses, Hills, Castles, Floods, Rivers, great parts and pieces of Countries are suddenly soopte away quite: yea, & of this second kind of earthquake called a Concussion, 
A strange Concussion at Fryburge.  there is sometimes that property that running up and down within the earths enclosure, and there boiling like a seething Pot or seething Water, at the length it breaketh forth and doth wonderful harm. As it happened at Fryburge in Brisgoia, in the year of Christ 1509. 
Ann. 1509  Some called this kind of Concussion Brasteis. There is another kind of Concussion or dangerous earthquake called Hiatus, 
Brasteis.  a gasping, or gaping as when the earth with forcible matter within is driven to part & sunder itself, with which kind of Earthquake the City Cyllene (as saith Plutarch) was sundered and rend a two in the days of Midas the king: and so was the country Lygustus afterwards with the same. Also of this, there is an other kind called Ruptor a burster, 
Ruptor.  which bursteth the Earth in twain, and swelleth the same, and puffeth it up like a hill, with which the Island Hiera, as also the City Heraclea in Pontus was wonderfully tossed and tumbled. Then is there another kind of Concussion called Trusor a thrusting earthquake which with violent force thrusteth up all that is in his way as it goeth, 
Trusor  removing and bearing all up on the to side. Then is there another kind called Mugitus which is after allowing Noise, which with his strong lowing sound shaketh the Ground: 
Mugitus.  which sometimes also soundeth without shaking, as when the matter thereof is more weak, but yet it striveth and struggleth within and laboureth to get out at the earths hollowness. And these kinds of Earthquakes as they have natural causes, so have they their names accordingly. But there have been other Earthquakes which being without such causes, and only and merely procured & caused by God's mighty Providence very Miraculously, 
Miraculous earthquakes.  may worthily be called supernatural & miraculous. As was when Peter was delivered out of Prison: for that was most strange in deed: 
Act. 16.  first by reason of the time, for it was at midnight: and the other are only in the evening and morning: secondly they differ in form or manner: for this shook the foundations only of the Prison house where Peter was shut up in, 
A miraculous earthquake at Peter's delivery out of Prison.  and the other sorts shake most of all at the highest parts or tops of houses and Buildings. This also did but only make away for Peter's delivery, and so closed up the same again: the others where they once make any way they quite destroy there for a full a do, and never close or shut up the same again. Wherefore this was only a most special and supernatural kind of Earthquake. But to return to Saturn. He hath under him these Provinces and Countries, 
Counntries subjecteth to Saturn.  India, Aethiopia, and the lesser Asia. He also runneth his course over the zodiac in 30. years.  
Thus much of the jurisdiction, proprieetyes, effects, & qualities of the seven Planets, as also of all other kinds here below subjecteth unto than: and this which I have already said, I think it enough and very sufficient at this time. God grant us by the consideration thereof to condescend into a more deep meditation & contemplation of his most excellent and divine Majesty: which is all in all, and all to all, as the Poet said well: who is to be blessed forevermore.    

A TABLE OF ALL SUCH Principal matters as is contained in this Book.  

A.  
AChylles. Fol. 63. b  
Adamant. Fol. 49. b  
Adder. Fol. 66. b  
Aeacus. Fol. 52. b  
Aelurus Fol. 15. a  
Aeolus. Fol. 53. a  
Athalis. Fol. 19 a  
Amurathes. Fol. 63. b  
Arsenius Fol. 64. b   

B.  
BAlmetree. Fol. 40. b  
Bears. Fol. 47. b  
Bees. Fol. 14. b  
beetles. Fol. 14. b  
Blazing stars how engendered. 35. a. The kinds thereof. 35. a. the chiefest time for them. 35. b. What they prognosticate. 35. b. their continuance. Fol. 35. b  
Bull first baited. Fol. 47. b  
Bloody bows about the Sun when appeared. Fol. 33. a  
Bucklers of fire seen in the Element when. Fol. 9 b  
Burning lamps. Fol. 11. a  
Brasteis or the burning kind of Earthquake. Fol. 72. b   

C.  
Camel. Fol. 65. a  
Chameleon. Fol. 14. b  
Chancharus. Fol. 21. b  
Cat. Fol. 14. b  
Celestinus Fol. 64. a  
Shafalus. Fol. 49. a  
Circe's. Fol. 60. b  
Chalazite. Fol. 67. b  
Chernites. Fol. 67. a  
Chiron. Fol. 60. b  
Clynias. Fol. 63. b  
Cock. Fol. 39 a  
Cockatrice. Fol. 48. b  
Colours seen in the air. Fol. 11 b  
Comets what they prognosticate Fol. 36. a  
Cormorant. Fol. 15. a  
countries subject to luna. Fol. 16. a  
Cynamontree. Fol. 41. a  
Crabfish. Fol. 40. b  
Cynocephalus. Fol. 14. a   

D.  
DAnaé. Fol. 54. a  
Dactylus Fol. 39 b  
Day how spent in time past. Fol. 61. a  
Day how diverssy accounted. Fol. 61. b  
Dictamus. Fol. 42. a  
Dolphin. Fol. 57 b  
Doves. 57 a. A Dove carried a letter. Fol. 57 b  
Dragon Fol. 48. b  
Dial of whom first found out. Fol. 61. a   

E.  
Eagle. Fol. 21. b. 37. b  
Eatites. Fol. 37. b  
Echeneis Fol. 15. a  
Elaphoceratites Fol. 67. b  
Elephant & dragon. Fol. 55. b  
Endymion. Fol. 8. b  
Europa. Fol. 54. a  
Ewetree. Fol. 67 a  
Earth Fol. 68 a  
Earth less than the stars Fol. 69. a  
Earthquakes Fol. 70. a  
Earthquakes destroying whole Cities & countries. 70. a. 100 Cities at once destroyed with an Earthquake in Lybia. 70 a. differences & sundry kinds of Earthquakes. 71. b. A Vibration or gentle Earthquake happening here in England 1580. 6. April. 71. b. A miraculous Earthquake at Peter's delivery. Fol. 73. b   

F.  
Fox Fol. 66. a  
Fire bursting out of the earth with an earthquake. Fol. 71. a  
Fire brands seen in the air. Fol. 1ST. a  
Fiery flames seen in the air Fol. 9 b  
Flying stars Fol. 11. a   

G.  
Galactites Fol. 67. b  
Galaxia or the milky white way of the Air in the clear nights Fol. 12. b  
Galazite Fol. 67. b  
 Fol. 60. b  
Garland of the Moon. Fol. 12. a  
Garland of bloody colour Fol. 32. b  
Garlic Fol. 49. a  
Gaspings, gapings, and gulfs seen in the air. Fol. 11. b  
Glanis Fol. 4. a  
Goats Fol. 65. b  
Goshawkes' Fol. 30. a  
Gryffin Fol. 48. a   

H.  
Halo or Garland of the Moon, and what it prognosticateth Fol. 33. a  
Halo of the Sun, & stars what it betokeneth. Fol. 12 b  
Hare Fol. 65. b  
Hebe Fol. 60. a  
Heliotropius Fol. 42. b  
Hermaphroditus. Fol. 19 a  
Hyatus. Fol. 72. b  
Hieraclitus. Fol. 64. b  
Hiero Fol. 63. b  
Horse by whom first found out. 45. a. A trial of horses Fol. 45. a  
How to make Horses Warlike Fol. 46. a  
How and when horses marks vary & wear away Fol. 46. a  
Hyacinthus Fol. 42. b  
Hyppodamus the swift runner. Fol. 44. a   

I  
Ichneumon Fol. 66. b  
juno. Fol. 60. a  
Iron. Fol. 50. a  
jovialysts how disposed Fol. 55. a  
jupiter Fol. 50. b  
jupter Enhorcius. Fol. 54. b  
jupiter Heterius idem  
jupiter Homoginus. id.  
jupiter Philius idem  
jupiter Zenius idem  
jupiter countries Fol. 58. b   

L.  
Lapwing Fol. 48. b  
Lead. Fol. 67. b  
loadstone. Fol. 49. b  
Lotarius. Fol. 64. a  
Long lack of the Sun shine. Fol. 32. b  
Lote tree Fol. 41. b  
Luna how called. Fol. 6. b  
Lights in the night like the days light when. Fol. 6. a   

M.  
Mars. Fol. 43. b  
Mars his countries, Fol. 50. a  
Mars and Sol how they differ Fol. 24. a  
Martialistes how disposed. Fol. 44. b  
Maximinianus Fol. 63. b  
Menalipus Fol. 44. a  
Mercury his disposition. Fol. 16. b  
Mercurialists. Fol. 17. b  
Mercuries countries. Fol. 18. b  
Minos. Fol. 52. b  
Moon. Fol. 6. a  
moons Eclipse. Fol. 8. a  
3. states of the moon. 7. a 3. Moons appeared at once. 9 a. Course of the Moon. 7. b. Signs of prognostication in the Moon. Fol. 8. a  
Mule. Fol. 65. a  
Mulberry tree. Fol. 66. b   

N.  
Nero Fol. 68 a  
Nightingale Fol. 38. a   

O.  
OEnomaus. Fol. 44. a  
Onagri Fol. 65. a  
Orion Fol. 52. a  
owls Fol. 48. a  
Ox Fol. 47. a  
Oxen by whom first yoked. Fol. 47. a   

P.  
Palmtree. Fol. 15. b  
Pantaure. Fol. 42. b  
Panthere. Fol. 14. a  
Partiche. Fol. 56. b  
Peantus Fol. 64. a  
Peacock. Fol. 39 b  
Pelican. Fol. 66. b  
Peppertre. Fol. 41. a  
Phaeton. Fol. 12. b  
Phoenix. Fol. 37. a  
Picus. Fol. 60. b  
Rome's stone. Fol. 49. b  
Poppea Nero's Wife. Fol. 65. a  
Puttock. Fol. 48. a  
Pye. Fol. 48. a   

R.  
Rhododaphne. Fol. 67. a  
Rainbow how engendered. 33. a. the Rainbows three colours whereof they come. Fol. 33. b  
Raynbowes why there is often 2. or 3. at once 34. a. Colours of the Raynbow what they be and whereof they come. Fol. 34. a  
Ruptor or the brustinge kind of earthquake. Fol. 72. b   

S.  
SATURN. Fol. 59 a  
Saturn whose son, & his sons. Fol. 60. a  
Saturnists how disposed Fol. 62. a  
Saturn's countries. Fol. 73. b  
Sarcophagus. Fol. 67. a  
Sea fox. Fol. 40. a  
Scolopendra. Fol. 40. a  
Selenites. Fol. 15. b  
Seleno tropion. Fol. 15. b  
Spurg. Fol. 49. a  
Stars of what bigness. Fol. 69. a  
Stars how they differ in degree of magnitude Fol. 69. a  
Strombus. Fol. 40. a  
Succussion or the more dangerous kind of Earthquake. Fol. 72. a  
Sol or the Sun why placed in the midst of the 7. Planets. Fol. 23. a  
Sol his Horses. Fol. 25. a  
Sol his countries Fol. 43. a  
Sun channging colour every day Fol. 24. b  
Sun's Eclipse some general, & some special. 26. a What kind of eclipse happened at Christ's death. Fol. 27. b  
Suns many appearing at once, as sometimas 2. sometimes 3. Fol. 30. b  
Suns & moons Eclipse how they differ. Fol. 26. b  
Swan. Fol. 66. b  
Sisyphus. Fol. 53. a   

T.  
Tantalus Fol. 53. a  
Tereus. Fol. 52. a  
Times horses. Fol. 61. a  
Torpedo. Fol. 15. a  
Torches. Fol. 9 b  
Timon. Fol. 64, a  
Touchstone. Fol. 49. b  
Trochus. Fol. 18. a  
Trusor or the thrusting kind of earthquake. Fol. 73. a  
Tiger Fol. 55. b  
Tin. Fol. 58. b   

V  
Venus. 19 b. her colour 20, b. how she disposeth them that are borne under her. Fol. 20. b  
Ulysses his subtlety. Fol. 53. b  
Unicorn. Fol. 56. b  
Vulcanus. Fol. 51. a  
Vultures. Fol. 38. a   

W.  
Whales. Fol. 58. a  
Wolf. Fol. 46. b   
FINIS.