The principles of Astronamye the which diligently perscurutyd is in manner a prognostication to the worlds end compiled by Andrew Board of physic Doccor ❧ ❧ ✚ ❧ ❧ ¶ Thet preface Hit is greatly to be dolentyd the all men almost doth now adnichilat the vii liberal sciences specially. Astrona my the which of truth is. a. necessary science And doth illucidat all other sciences, not only the liberal sciences as graner rhetoric logic Arithmetrick geometric and music. but also it is an introduction to philosophy, phylicke & divinity it is not unknown that philosophy consyscyth in natural philosophy & moral philosophi. to the naturalite & moralite of the which no man can atting with out. Astronamy, Also Astronamy doth illucidat physic for hippocrates saith. Cecus medycus est qui. Astronamyam nescyt that is to say he is a blind physician the which doth not know Astronamie also Astronamye doth give knowledge to divinity as it doth plainly, appear in the first Chapter of the genesies. and dyverce other places wherefore david doth say Celienatrant gloriam dei et opera mamum eius annunciat firmamentum. heavens doth show the glory of god & the fyrmanent doth show the work of god I considering thes premisses with the great utility of the affore said s●yrnce do make this book to any met all men to have a respect to it and to sludy it to laud & to praise god in his warkis and where I have ometted & left out many matters aꝑtaing to this book latt them look in a book named the Introduction of knowledge a book of my making the which is aprinting at old Robert Coplands the eldist printer of Ingland the which doth print thes year mi pronostications. ¶ Finis. ❧ ¶ The Capytles of contences of this boock followeth The first capitle doth show the names of the xii signs and of the. seven. planets. And what the zod. ack and how many minutes a degree doth contain. ¶ The second capitle doth show what signs be movable, and what signs be not movable and which be common and which be masculyn signs and which be femynyne and of the tryplycyte of them. ¶ The iii capitle doth show in what members or places in man the signs hath their dominion and how no man out to be let blood when the moon is in the sign where the sign hath dominion and also what operation the signs be of when the moon is in ther. ¶ The iii capitle doth show of the fortitudes of the planets and what influens they: doth give to us. ¶ The .v. Capitle doth show the natural disposition of the moan when she is in any of the xii signs. ¶ The vi capitle doth show of the nature of all the xii signs And what influence they hath in man. And what fortitudes the planets hath in the signs. with the names of the Aspects. ¶ The vii, capitle doth show the natural dispositions of the planets. And what operation they hath in man's body. ¶ The viii Capitle doth show of the. v Aspectus. and of their operation ¶ The ix capitle doth show of the mutation of the air when any rain wind wedder frost and cold, should be by the course of the signs and planets. ¶ The ten capitle, doth show the pedyciall of the aspectus of the moan and other planets and what dayer be good. and what days be not. etc. ¶ The xi capitle doth show of flenbotho my or letting of bold ¶ The xii capitle doth show how when & what time a physician should minister medicines ¶ The xiii Capitle doth show of sowing of seeds & planting of trees and setting of herb. Thus endeth the table. ¶ The first capitle doth ꝑtract of the names of planets and also of the names of the signs and what the zodiac is and how many degrees be in the zodiac & how many minute's adegre doth contain. THe names of the vii planets be thes. Saturn jubiter. Mars the soon. venus' Mercury and the Moon. ¶ Thes be the names of the xii signs Aries. Taurus, Gemini. Cauncer Leo. Virgo. Libra. Scorpyo. Sagittary. Capricorn. Aquary. & Pisces. The zodiac is the Circle in the which the xii signs be in named the circle of beasts. or the obliqne circle it may be called well the circle of beasts for the signs within the circle hath or be of that disposition of the the beasts of whom they doth take their names. or be lykyned unto. As Aries is lykinned to the Wedder or Rame. Taurus is like to the Bull. Geminy is likened to ii chyldryne borne at a bordyn. Cancer. is likened to the Crab or Cravys. Lio is likened to the Lyon. Virgo is likened to a Maid. Libra is likened to a pair of balance. Scorpio is likened to a venemus worm named a Scorpion. Saget tarms is likened to a monsterus archer or shooter the which is lick a man from the middle upward and lyck afore foxed best from the middle downward. Caprycornus is likened to the water Pisces is likened to fishes Thes signs giveth influence to us by leek operation as the beasts be of nature. Every one of thes signs is divided in lx degrees And every degree doth contain vi mynutes. So that in the zodiac is. Ccc.vi degrees. ¶ The second Capitle doth ꝑtract of the signs which be movable And which be not movable. And which be comone And which be maculyn signs, and which be feminyn And of the triplycyte of them Thes signs be movable. Aries Caucer. libra. and Capricorn. And thes signs be fixed. Taurus lo Scorpyo and Aquary. Thes signs be comen Gemini. virgo. Sagittary and pisces ¶ Thes signs be masculine signs, Aries. Semyny. lo libra. sagittarius and aquary And thes be femynie signs. Taurus. Caucer vyrgo. Scorpyo caprycorne and pysces. ¶ Alsother be four triplycytes. Oriental meridyonal Occideutal And the Septrionall The orient tryplicite the which is in the est is choleric fire and masculine And this triplicity hath there's iii signs Aries. lo and Sagittary. The lords or planets of this triplicity is the son. in the day. And jubiter in night And Saturn is in both. And. this triplieite is diurnal The second tryplicyte is the meridional triplicyte which is in the sowth. And this tryplicite hath other iii signs. Taurus virgo an Capricorn This tryplycite is melancholy & feminyne The lords or planets of this tryplycyte is venus in the day And the moan tn the night And mares in both And this triplycyte is nocturnal The third tryplycyte is the occidental tryplycyte, which is in the west And is sanguyn & femynyne And this triplycite hath other iii signs. Gemyni lybra and Aquary. The lords or planets of this tryplicyte is Saturn in the day marcury in the night And jupiter in both, And this triplicity is diurnal The iiii, triplycyte is the septentrional triplycite which is flewmatick & feminine & this tryplicite hath iii other signs. Cancer Scorpio & pisces. The lords or planets of this triplicity is venus in the day mairs in the night the Moon in both. ¶ The iii capitle doth show in what members or places in man the signs hath their dominion or power And how no mane ought to be let● blood when the moon is in the sign where the sign hath dominion And also what opertion the signs be of when the moon is in them The xii signs hath dominion upon the members of every man, for Aries beholdyth the head. Taurus the neck. Gemini the arms & hands Cancer the breast Leo the heart. Virgo the belly. Libra the reins & but tokes. Scorpio the secret places of man Sagittary the thighs Capricorn the knes Aquary the legs pisces the feet. Let every man be the not flebothomator or letter of blood. nor no manner of Chirurgyon do tuch him in opening any vain or do make any incition or cutting when the moan is in any sign where the sign hath any dominion dominion or doth regne also when the moon is in a movable singe it is good to take a vomit and good to take a journey or to good about any manner of business or to begin any matter pertaining to worldly polise when the moon is in a fexed sign it is good to make fundacione of houses or wails good to build & to re●difi & to go about stable work when the moon is In a common sign it is not good to make no mareg nor to mari nor to make no bargyn with out record and sure wretcing nor good for sick men & signfieth much in stabilite. The iiii capitle doth show of the fortitudes of planets having or geveng their influence to us THe planets hath .v. fortitudes or strengths or testimonials which be thes the house the exaltation the Triplicyte the term And the face. The house hath .v. fortitudes, The exaltation hath four fortytudes. The triplicity hath iii fortitudes. The term hath two. fortytudes and the face hath one ¶ Every planets in his house is as a king sitting in is majesty in a parliament. Every planet in his exaltation is lek a king that is a crowning every planet in his replicyte is as a king in actoryte amogs his lords which be his helpers in ever planet in his term is as a man that is a mongs his friends and king's folk the face giveth to a planet room or space as a chair or a set is for a master. ¶ The v capitle doth show the natural disposition of the moon when she is in any of the xii signs. ❧ ❧ ✚ ❧ ❧ When the moon is in Ariete. it is not good for no sick man no sickly men to shave their head or beard. for every here hath a hole. by the which evil vapours be in haustyd. Also it is not good to medyl with the ears nor eyes nor tongue nor no other place in or about the head with no instrument of Iron nor to let blood or to box or cup any place or vain about the head and neck & be ware that no blood be exhausted out of a vain named Cephalica. But it is good for baths. and also it is good to begin any thing that would have short expedition & good to go about any matter that a man hath to do with great men or rich men ¶ When the moon is in tauro it is not good to meddle with the neck to exhaust any blood But this time is fortunate to many things. it is good to bay oxen kine & calves it is good to build any house or mansion or to begin any other thing it is good to plant & to Impeor to graf tres it is good to sow all manner of corur or seeds and good to common with women etc. ¶ When the moan is in geminy exhaust no blood out of the arms nor hands it is good to put children to shoal or to any science or crawght and good for a man to begin that thing that he would have it reite rated or begun again. ¶ When the moon is in cancro a man may be let blood without apparel and ptholomy saith it is a good time to take medsons specially electuares also it is good to take any journey and to remove from one place to an other and from one castyll or mansion to another ¶ When the moon is in leone it is good not to take any vomit for it will hurt the heart and breast & it is good to begin that thing that a man would have continue ¶ When the moan is in virgin it is not good to make any incitions for ruptures neither to meddle with the huckyl bones, to exhaust any blood, to marry in this time is not praised lest the woman bear no fruit to obtain the love of a maid in the way of marage is good and Also this time is good to set children to skole. ❧ When the moon is in Libra exhaust no blood from the buttocks & take no medsons from the reins of the bake this time is good for a man to bay or to sell & good to take a journey & this time refrain from all veneryouse acts also this time is good to go about any matter bisines works or of doings ❧ When the moon is in Scorpione be ware of all manner of incysion for the stone for harnyes & for ruptures. And be ware of baths this time is good for few things or noon. ❧ When the moon is in. Sagittario. exhaust no blood out of the thighs to have business with judges justices & men of law it is good & this time is good for Archers And merchants & good to make bargins ¶ When the moan is in Capricorn exhaust no blood out or from the knes this is an evil time to take any medicines it is good to ere and to plant & to set herbs ❧ When the moon is in Aquari it is not good to exhaust any blood out of the legs nor to take no medicens. it is a veri good time to byld ¶ When the moan is in piscibus. be ware of exhausting of any blood out of the feet and legs nor medyl with no sickness or dyseses in the feet or legs this time is good for them that will take any journey and good for Feshers and for them that useth the water. ¶ The vi capitle doth show of the nature of all the signs. and what influence they hath in man. And what fortitudes the planets hath in the signs. with the aspects. ARies doth govern the head. and is a masculine sign. and is hure and hath his dominion in the house of deith and lief. giving influence to them the which be borne under him to have a log neck. a lean face. short ears and some what hery. Taurus doth govern the neck and is a feminin sign and is cold & dry leek to melancholy. And is in the house of substance and possession. of gift and recaite giving influence to them the be borne under this sign to have a broad face. a great nose great ears great nostrils and a great neck Saturn in Tauro hath ii fortitudes. the term & the face. jubiter in Tauro hath one the is the term. Mars in Tauro hath, two fortitudes. A triplicity and a term. The son hath none. Venus hath iii the house the triplicity & the term. Marcury hath ii The term and the face. The moon hath iii fortitudes in Tauro exaltaciont the face. And the triplicity. Gemini doth govern the Arms and hands. And is a masculyn sign and is hot & moist leik the Air and like sanguine complexion. And is in the house of Kindred fraternity and counsel, giving influence to them that which be borne under this sign to be beautiful and fair and comely. and somnolent. Saturn in Gemini hath ii fortitudes. A term. and a triplicity. jubiter hath ii A triplicity. The face and term Mars hath ii The face and term. The son hath one which is the face. & Venus hath one which is The term. Marcury hath iii which be thes. The triplicity the house and the term and the Moon doth not possess not dyngnite in geminy. Cancer doth govern the Breast the longs and the stomach. And is a feminine sign. And is cold and moist like the water and the complexion of flewmatyck persons And is in the house of the father of hosbonds and wives. cities. treasures. burials and herytag. this sign is also unstable. windy and waitery she giving influence to them the which be borne under this sign be greose beneath and slender about ¶ Saturn in cancro hath but one fortitude which is. The term jupiter hath ii fortitudes. The exaltation & the term Mars hath ii a triplicity and a term. The Soon hath noon Venus hath iii A triplicity. a term and The face Marcuri hath ii The term and the face and the Moon hath iii the house the triplicity and the face. ¶ Leo doth govern the heart and the liver And is a masculine sign. and is hot and dry like the complexion of choleric men And is in the house of honour. and children And doth give influence to them the which is borne under this sign to be gross above and slender underneath the waste ¶ Saturn in Leo hath iii fortitudes. the triplicity the face and the term jupiter hath. three The. triplicity the term and the face. Mars hath. two. the term and the face The soon hath. two. the house & triplicity Venus hath one which is the term And the moon hath noon. Virgo doth govern the entrails or womb And is a feminin sign And is cold & dry leek the earth And complexion of melancholy parsons And is in the house of sickness. And cattles And doth give influence to them the which be borne under this sign to be beauty full having a fair & loving visage ¶ Saturn in Virgin hath one fortitude named the term, jubiter hath one named the term Mars hath. two The triplicity and the term. The son hath one which is the face, Venus. iii. The triplicity the face, and the term Marcury hath iiii. the house. the term. the exaltation and the face. The Moon hath one which is a triplicity ¶ Libra doth govern the reins of the back and the buttocks and is a masculine sign and is hot and moist lyek the air And sanguine persons. And is in the houses of marriage theffth. strife and robbery. and doth give influence to them the which be borne under this sign to evil dispotitions unless grace wark above nature Saturn in Libra hath. iiii. fortitudes. The eraltacyon the term the triplicity and the term and the face Mars hath one which is the term. The soon hath none. Venus hath ii The house and the term. Marcury hath. two the triplicity and the term And the Moon hath one. which is the face Scorpio doth govern the secret members of man and woman. And is a feminine sign. And is cold and moist. lick the water & the complexion of slewmatick persons And is in the house of death fere. debate. war. det labour chastity and wit And doth give influence to them the which be borne under this sign to have a ruddy face slender and small leges. And great feet ¶ Saturn in Scorpione hath one fortitud which is the term jubiter hath one which is the term. Mares hath. iii. which be thes the house. the term and the triplicity. The son hath one which is the face Venus hath. iii. The triplicity the term & the face. Marcury hath one which is the term. The Moon hath one which is the triplicity. ¶ Sagittarius doth govern the flanks And the thighs And is a masculine sign And is hot & dry liek the fire & colorick persons. And is in the house of honour. And master sheep by way of office. And doth give influence to them the which be borne under this sign to be wise and to have knowledge in. Astronami. And should have a long visage and a big belly and not greatly here but sufficient and straight ❧ Saturn in Sagittario hath iii fortitudes. The triplicity The term and the face jubiter hath iii the house the triplicity and the term Mars hath one which is the term The son hath one which is the triplicity Venus hath one which is the term. Marcury hath ii the term and the face. The moan hath one which is the face. ¶ Capricorn doth govern the knes. And is a feminye sygnet And is cold & dry as the earth. and melancholy persons and is in the house of lordshep. honour. and substance And doth give influence to them the which be borne under this signs to be slender legged. having a dry body & a hery face. repleted with melancolines ¶ Saturn in Capricorn hath ii fortitudes. the house and the term. jubiter hath ii the term and the face. Mars hath iiii the exaltation the term the triplicity and the face. The son hath one which is the face. Venus hath the. triplicity and the term. marcuri hath one which is the term. And the moon hath one which is the triplicity Aquarius doth govern the legs bindeth the knes to the feet. & is a masculine sign And is hot and myeste as the Air lyck to the complexeon of sauguine men And is in the house of friendship and substance and doth give influence to hem the which be borne under this sign to be amiable how be it the one league most commenli is longer than an other or else bigger than an other and such persons should be a boster and a great waster ¶ Saturn in aquario hath iii fortitudes The house the term and the triplicity jubeter hath ii the triplicity and the term, Mars hath one which is the term, The son hath no one. venus hath ii the Term and the face Marcury hath iii The triplicity the term & the face The moon hath one which is the face ¶ Pisces doth govern the feet. And is a feminyn sign And is cold and moist as the water liek to fleumatick persons and is in the house of heaviness and enemies and riding beasts. And prisonment. And doth give influens to them the which be borne under this sign to be of alarg breast a little heed and whitly faced rownderes & of good corag ¶ Saturn in pissibus hath ii fortiudes The term and the face jubitor hath iii the triplicity the term and the face The son hath noon, venus' stath iii the exaltation the term and the tryplicite Marcury hath one which is the term and the son hath one which is the triplicity. Now her is to be noted for Aspects which be thes. A. sextyl a term. A quartile a coniuctyon and an opposition Ever more haveng a respect to the Aspects of the planets. And if the Aspects be good of the moan. & the signs above named be good. the matter shallbe of affect and if the aspects be evil of the Moon the matter will take little affect or none. And which be good aspects and which be evil. shallbe showed in the next capitle after this that followeth. ¶ The vii capitle doth show of the nature of the planets. and of their operation in man. AS necessary it is to know the nature of the planets with their operacione. as it is to know the nature and operation of the signs. Saturn is the highest planets which is cold and dry like the earth having a great interest in malancoli men. This planet is a masculine planets And his house in Capricorn. & this planet hath an interest in the clargior spirituallte for he enducithe diugnite pontificalnes police and ingeniousnes. how be it he is a signifier of such as doth work in vice handy chraftes. & is enimito the life of man for he is enemy to nature And is a slow planets in fetching his cercuite or curcunference & they that which be borne under him be slow & not quick hasty. & malicious except grace work above nature Saturn doth govern iman melancholy. the splen. the gall the bladder And hath a ꝑticipation of flume And he doth engender thes infrimites. splenyticknes and pricis and the fener etick be consumpcyons. Also be is one of the causers of the four kinds of leprosnes. The four kinds of the ydropises The four kinds of the gouts. The to kinds of the palsyes & Room descending from the head to the breast named catarrus. And the Canker and all manner of sickness in the which is any coldness for this matter look in the breviary of health and in the introduction of knowledge ¶ jubiter is the second highest planets which is hoot and moist lick to the Air and he is a masculine planet having an interest in sanguine persons. and his houses be in Sagittari and Pisces and he is lord over the temporalty. Specially of chyvalry. and men of estate. as a venivoluse planete. how be it he is soewhat slow in fetching his circuit. and they the which be borne under this planet. should be manly. comely. gentle and honest. etc. jubiter doth govern in man the longs the nature of man and woman. the bones with the cartalages. and thes be his sicknesses. The squince. periplumonia which is an impostume about the longs. the plurese the Cramp The Appoplexe. the Litarge the Cephalic and the Cardiack and such lyek the which doth come by the occasion of blood. ¶ Mars is the third planet. which is boot and dry leek to the fire. And is a Masculyne planet. And hath interest in colerick persons. and his houses be in Aries and Scorpion. and he is full of malice wrath and vengyons. furicuse and full of bate and strife how be it he● is indifferent infetching his cercunference. and they the which be borne under this planet except grace work above nature should be a lyera robber a murderer furious and vengeable. full of wrath and angry hasty and testy and evil disposed And he doth govern in man & woman the veins and the testicles of man and colet And albumeser saith he doth govern the liver. And I say he hath interest in the gall of a man & woman. And thes be his sicknesses the fever t●●ciane thee cen●nt wan & the causen and all other hot fevers. & hot appostomations. Also the migrime. And woman that be delivered before their time and all other infirmytes the which doth come of extrmee heat. The son is in the middle of the vii planets. giving as much light upward to heaven as he doth downward to us The son is hot & dry lyek the fire & yet he is a friend to blood & singuin persons And his house is in the lion he is a masculine planets benivolense and good in all things and a confortor of all terrestial things And doth induce natural strength and is a friend to great men of Honour And he doth fetch his cercuite once in a year. And they the which be borne under the son should be strong welfanerd & lusti wise descret and rich. and he doth govern in man and woman the heart. the brain. the mari with in the bones the sinews and the sight. how be it thorough his vehement heat in summer he doth hurt the head & doth califis or chaffith the blood to much of the which he hath vigour and strength, ¶ Venus is a pulcrus planet. and is cold and moist lick the water and hath interest in blood and phlegm she is a feminine planets and her houses be in Tauro and Libra. she is lady over lovyers. and she doth fetch her cercuite almost as soon as the Some She doth induce love and veneryonsues. And he or she that is borne under this planet should be a true lover. Loving. Merthe melady and music loving also singing and dawnsing ●nterludes games & sports and gests and they should be fair and amiable & full of beauty and pleasant. And She doth govern in man & woman the seed of man the rydgboones the loins the matrix and the secret parts. and the fames in man and woman and the smelling. and thes be her sicknesses. coldness of the stomach the slackness of the liver to digest. the passions of the heart the Ilica passio the colyck the fystyls the plies the heinerodes the suffocation of the matrix & other infirmities the be about the secret places of man & woman that cometh of superflug humores, Marcury. is temperatli hot & dry. good with goodness and evil with evilness. he is a masculine planet and his houses be in Gemini and virgo and he doth fetch his cercuyte almost as son as the son. He doth induce ingenyosues & great knowledge of divers arts. sacultes & sciences. And good in travel and messages doing. who so that is borne under this planet should be gentle & amabell And a great traveler and good to send or god in messages and he should expert in seyences. for he should have a good wit & cast far in polytyche reason Marcury doth govern the memory and the long and the gall. And thes be his infirmities. the iii kinds of madness. the iii. kinds of the falling sickness. The cough the percipitacien of the matrix. and parturbation of mind & other infirmities the which cometh of siceite or dryness. The Moon is the lowest planets. And is cold and moist lyck the water. and hath an interest in flumatyck parsons. and she is a feminine planets and is mother and a ministrix to all moister and is lady and gubernatrix ever the sees and waters and her house is in Cancer and she doth fetch her cercuite once in a mounth. And the doth induce mutability. inconstance. Travel. message embassage. And fortunate to aquatical matters or bysines. they that be borne under the Moon should not be stable witted. and should be a traveler and seek strange countries. The Moon doth govern in man or woman the stomach and the belly and the secret place of women and hath also an interest in the head. And thes be her infirmities. commotion trymbling or shaking of members universal or particular the cardyack the palses & such leek. ¶ who so ever would have a further notition of the signs and the planets & of their influence or constellation. let them look in a book that is now a printing at Robert cooplondes named the Introductyon of knowledge. And he that will have the knowledge of, all manner of sicknesses & dysesies let them look in the breviary of health which is printed at William Mydyltons in flet street. ¶ The viii capitle doth show of the .v. a sprites of the planets. AS I said in the vi capitle there be v Aspects of the planetet. A conjunction. A sextile, a trme A qurtile and an opposition. A comunctione ꝑpeily is not take for an Aspect. for an Aspect is a distance of signs. But planets centunet. doth not distere by distance of degrees. for a coniuction amongs the planets is when the planets doth draw to gydder by lesser distance than vii degrees. & that one of them falldth under the bright beemea of an other. than it is named conjunct to the son. And when the planet doth drawenygh to the son by xu degrees than is the planet combustid by the splendour or beemes of the son. And than divorce times happynith rain as it doth. when the son and the Moon be almost to gydder in their orbs or circles. than in the end of that moon should be rain This aspect which is a conjunction And first in order is named a benivolent or a frendful aspect for good to goodness is in cresyd of a great and high benevolence and virtue. And if goodness be jowned to evil. than that evilness taketh a way half the goodness. wherefore he that will go about to do any good thing out to mark the moan specially if she be conjunctly to good planets or else seperatid from evil planets And he that will go. about an evil or a shrod turn must choose the time when the moon is conjunct with evil planets. or else seperatid from good planets. ¶ The second aspect is a sextile. that is when the planets be distant one from another by vi parts of the zodiac. as thus in making a similitude of ii planets. that venus be put in the beginning of Aries. and another planet in the beginning of Gemini Or else one in the the middle of Aries and another in the middle of Gemini and so in leek manner of all other Planets. but this. Aspect is not perfit in frendshep for the aspect is not certin mor opyn but pryne ¶ The therd Aspect is a quartyll. And that is when a planet hath an. Aspect to an other planet. by distance of iii signs the which distance is the four part of the zodyack. as thus if one planet be in the beginning of. Aries and another in the beginning of Cancer. Or else one planets in the middle or end of Aries. and another in the middle or end of Cancer. Such aspect is inꝑfit of hatred & envy and traytery. ¶ The four Aspect is a tryne. And that is when one planet is distant from an other by four signs. the which distance is the therd part of the zodiac as thus, if one planets. Ware in the beginning of Aries. and the other in the beginning of Leo this is a manifest and a perfect aspect of frendshep ¶ The ix capitle doth show of the mutation of the Air when any cain. Wind thunder hail frost or snow shall fall. WHo so ever that will ꝑnosticat of the mutation of the Air he must first mark the four times of the year. which be to sai ver estas Autunnus & hiems that is to say, the spring the summer harvest. and wyntter. Ver which is the spring by nature should be hot and moist And in this time blood doth move and in cresyth with all other natural things, Eitas which is summer is hot and dry & than collar doth move & incresith. Atunnus or haruyst is cold and dry & hath respect to melancholy, hiems which is wyntter is cold & moist & hath respect to flume. Secundaryly. one must mark the nature and the qualities of the signs, which be moist which be cold And which be dry Cherdly one must consider the nature or ꝓpertes of the planets. for the house of cornscacyon is jupiter. The house of tempests is Mars, & if they be conjunct or be in a quartile aspect both will hap cs saturn & venus be conjunct, or be in a sertyle than it willbe cold, jupiter is the son. or in an opposytine aspectt will have great wind Marcury with venus' causyth rain ¶ Forder more a contuncty on of saturn with the moan. maki●h mutation in the Air foreign & gross eloudes be elevated with cold. specially when this conjunction is in any aquatical or tereestyall sign. ¶ A coniunctyon of jupiter with the moon. causyth divorce & many whit clouds. ¶ A coiunctyon of Mars with the moon in moist signs casyth rain ¶ A conjunction of the son with the moan. causyth rain specially in moist signs. ¶ A conjunction of Venus' with the moan in moist signs causeth sweat dwes and soft rain ¶ A coniunctnon of the moon to Marcury in moist signs causeth rain with Wind. ¶ A conjunction of saturn with jubiter iii days before or iii days after causyth great mutation in the Air. ¶ A conjunction of saturn with mars in moist signs iii days before and after the Air to be corrupted by the which many men women & chyldryn be infected with divorce disesis spec●●● with the pestilence. And divorce tym●●● causeth hail rain lyghtuing & th●● dring. this conjunction for man or woman is moist worst ¶ A conjunction of saturn with the son. causith cold rainy wedder ¶ A conjunction of saturn with. Venus' conjunct in any aquatical sign maketh cold rains to induce & A conjunction of saturn with Marcury in aquatical signs causeth rain And in dry signs causy th'. dryness, ¶ A conjunction of Mars with marcury. in hot sign causeth. heat in dry signs. in aquatical signs rain. ¶ The ten capitle doth show the judiciallnes of the Aspects of the Moon another planets what days be good. etc. A Sextile aspect of the Moon to Saturn is a good day to sped matters with women & to take counsel of learned men or wise men. this day is good to begin building or to rehedyfy. good to to till or dig the grown and to set and plant herhes and tres. ¶ A sextile aspect of that moon to jubiter is a good day for A man to speak to a spiritual judge & to lawyers. this day after astronamy is good for all matters. ¶ A sextile aspect of Mars to the Moon is a good day to speak to any great man of nobility. and good to comone or talk with strenuose & armigernse men of birth. and good to bay any thing. And to set forth horses with horsemen in war season. ¶ A sextile aspect of Venus to the Moon is a good day to make a marriage. and to seek love and favour of any parson & good to speak to any noble parson. A sextil aspect of marcuri to the moan is a good day for a man to make a count. & to show or plet his caves & good for amam to by or sell or to make merchants. And good to set chyledryn to leruning And good to take a journey. and good to make meeter or orations or to preach. or read a lecture. ¶ A sextile aspect of the son to the moon is a good day to meet & to salute kings and princes and to ask or desire leeful & lawful things & a good day to sek out the truth of a matter. & good to assocyatt with wise men ¶ A tryne aspect of saturn to the moon is good to be associate or in the company of old menor women and good to dydg delve or ere the grown or to sow any seeds. good to plant and to set herbs and good to make fundations to byld ¶ A trine aspect of jubetor to the moon this is a fortunate day for all manner of matters or causes and very good to speak to judges and men of law specially of the spiritualty ¶ A tryne aspect of. Mars to the moon to be with the company of knights and squires and such lick. And to procure ordin & spare for all things pertaining to what and good to bay beasts ¶ A trine aspect of the son to the moon is a good day to ask a pdon of a king & good to speak to a king ꝓnce lord or counsellets ¶ A trine Aspect of the moan to venus is a good day to geti friends and lovets & to make mariags ¶ A trine aspect of the moon with marruri is a good day to reason and to make account and to make bargains with marchaunth and to put children to shoal and to meet with wise men and good to take a journey ¶ A quartil aspect of saturn with the moan let every man be ware that day a bout what matter or bisines be goth a bout. ¶ A quattile aspect of jubiter with the moan is a good day to consul with prelates and judges ¶ a quartile aspect of Mars with the moon is an evil day to sek one favour or friendship of knights or squires or of men of war ¶ A Quartile aspect of the son with the moan is an evil day to go about any great matter ¶ A Quartil aspect of venus' with the moan is a good day to go about any thing and specially it is a good day to make a mareg or to get love etc. ¶ A quartile aspect of Marcuri with the moan is a good day to send forth ambassitors or messengers good to take a journey good to bai or to sell or to make merchants or to make a reckoning or account ¶ Anopposition of Saturn with the moan is an evil day to go about any great matter ¶ An opposition of jubetor with the moon is a good day to make sewt or service to any great man spiritual or temporal or to god to him for any other matter ¶ An opposition of the moan to Mars is an evil day to take servants or to sek friend shep for it is a day of malice anger and strife and war & evil for other matters ¶ An opposition of the moan to the soon is an evil day to meddle with great men or with any great matter. ¶ An opposition of the Moon with venus is a good day in all matters to be done. ¶ An opposition of the moon with Marcury is an indifferent day ¶ A conjunction of Saturn with the men is a 〈◊〉 day to go about any great matter 〈…〉 to meddle with old men or with 〈…〉 or chor lish persons ¶ A conjunction of jubiter with the moan is a good day to make piece and to entreat for any matter how be it verity & justice will this day have interest. ¶ A conjunction of Mars with the moon this is a day of anger of war of strife and bete wherefore married men that hath shrews to their wives must not displease them for fere of after claps. ¶ A conjunction of the son with the moan is an evil day for all things. how be it it may be good to do that thing that no man shall know A conjunction of the moon with venus is a good to make a mareges or to get love of wome & so converse and good to hire men & women to saruece ¶ A conjunction of the mon with Murcuri is good to bay & to sell & to make merchants to take a journey etc. ¶ When thee is no aspect night to the moan or far from an evil conjunction that day is good for all manner of things ¶ The moan conjunct in the drogons' head is veri good And conjunct with the tail of the dragon is evil ¶ The moan junct with good steres is good And junct with even stars is evil The xi capitle doth show of flenbothom▪ or letting of blood WHo so ever will choose a day to be let blood in first he must choose a fire sign which is hot and dry. as ears Sage tari And lo And althowth lo is a free sign and is the house of the son and the son in nature is contrari to the nature of the moon for the son is hot and dry the moon is cold and therefore the house of the son which is. Leo in him is no good letting of blood. Secundaryly he must choose an eyrie should sign which is hot and most As the first medieate of Libra. And the will sign of Aqury. and although that Gemini and the second mediate of Libra be Ayerysh. yet the Galax hath his course that way in the which be many stars of the nature of Mars. wherefore the mooone being in that place is combustio And therefore in that signs at that time is not good to let blood Therdli watterish signs which be moist and cold begood to let blood As Cancer & pisces, And Scorpio althowght of nature he be waterysh yet not with standing he is an oppositive sign of the exaltation of the Moon for Taurus is the exaltation of the moon & Scorpio is oppositine in descending of the muoe Also Scorpio is the house of mars wherefore exhausting of blood in this thing is not good Also the conjunction of the moon with the son iii days before and iii days after is not good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉. Nor the conjunction of the move with sature. Nor the conjunction of the moan with mars and iz. degrees before an as many after. Nor the opposition of the moan with the son. Nor the oppsycon of the moan with Mars is not good to exhaust blood. Also a quatile aspect of the moan to the son. And a quartile aspect of the moon to saturn. And a quartile aspect of the moon to Mars. all thes aspects be not good to minish blood for the Moon being in thes Planets & Aspects is contrary to the nature of man consyrning phlebotomy ¶ A tryne aspect and a sextile aspect is good to let blood so be it the moon be in a good sign ¶ Also the moon conjunct with jupiter in a good sign is best letting of blood ¶ The moon conjunct to venus or Marcury althowh they be good coniunctons yet for as much as the moan is ver● night the conjunction of the son it is not good to let blood ¶ Also the moan being in a good sign having a sextile or a tryne aspect to jubiter or venus. 〈…〉 is best to let blood forthes aspects be good ¶ Also the monen conjunct with the heed or tail of the dragon being with in xii degrs before or after is not good to exhaust blood. ¶ Forder more no wain nor member of man ought to be touched or hurt with any instermnent or jerne when the money is in any sign that hath dominion of the member. wherefore in all manner of exhausting of blood from man or woman the day and the time must be elected & pointed by some doctor of physic or Astronamer. what vain, should be opened for and if aman do let blood of a vain named cephalica which is a vain for the head & the sign be in Aries. here the flebothome doth great harm thorough his ignorance & thus in lyek man●●●● may offend in letting▪ blood in any other place of man. ¶ Forder more the four fire signs be good for slemy tyck parsons for the signs be of nature contrary to the commplexione therefore Contraria contrariis curante. So in liek manner Aierish signs is good for melancholy men And watreysh signs are good for ●●●ryck men And I say now a days to use letting of blood except for the squynce the pestilence or for the kinds of lepery. is not good. for no man can exhaust evil blood but he must take good blood with all. And the lief of man is in the blood for the spryt of man is in the blood. And there be other ways to cleanse or to purify the blood without flebothomy or letting of blood ¶ The xii Capitle doth show. how when & what time a physician should minister medicines Hippocrates saith the physician is a blind physician the knoweth not Astronamie for Astronamy doth show how when and what time all manner of medsons ought to be ministered wherefore I do say if an expulcyve medicine be take inferyally. And the moon being in. Ariete. Tauro. or. Capricorn which taketh their name of terrestyall beasts named. The Rame the Bull and the Goote which hath double belys. one is molifycatyve chewing their cud the other is digestive mow by reason of the influence of the celestial signs of lyek property. shall cause the sick parson other to vomit or else shall cause nauseons or eructuation. or cause the substance that is in the stomach to ascend to the orifice of the stomach and this doth let the operacione of such medicines specially if Saturn by a quartil Conjunction or an opposition doth give their fortytudes to the said signs. Where for let physicians be circumspect in thes matteres and in all other. for hipocrates saith in his first pronosticates. There be certyn celestial thing in the which the pysician must provided and he must be of great ꝓuydence. etc. Wherefore Auicen faith of celestial & terrestial matters hapynth. &c. Wherefore it is to conclude that every phis●●on should know that nature & conplexion of the signs and the planets. with the aspects of them and to have in a memory the cretyck days. And not to forget the operation of the signs which be attractive. reten time dygestyne and expulcyne ¶ Wherefore I do say that the virtue of actraction consistith in heat and dryness And he that will comfort and help the virtue of actration must do it when the moon is in a hot sign as in Sagittary ad Leo. ¶ To comfort or to help the virtue of retention. is when the moan is in a cold sign & dry as in tauro and virgo. ¶ The sucur & help the virtue of digestion is when the money is in a hot sign & a moist as in Gemini Libra and Aquary. ¶ To help expulcyues is when the moon is in a cold and a moist sign as Cancer Scorpio and pisces. ¶ When Venus regnyth in a good aspect to purge Coler. when the son doth regne in a good aspect, purge flem me when jupiter doth regne in a good aspect, purge Melancholy, ¶ When there is a coniunctyon or a quartile aspect of saturn with the moan minister than no medicine for when Mars is in a conjunction. &c. ¶ The xiii capitle doth show of sowing of sedes. of setting of herbs. and planting and Greffing of trees. THe moon being in Tauro is good to sow sedes to set herbs to plant and graft trees taking the time of the year. being in a sextile or a tryne aspect ¶ The moan being in Cancer is good to sow sedes althowh it be a movable sign And so it is in virgo having a sextile or a tryne aspect with to Saturn & ptholomy saith in the first of his quadriꝑtites it is good to plant ¶ The moan being in libra having a good Aspect is good to delve & dygg & to go to blow and to ere and to sow And so is the moon when she is in caprycorne ¶ The moan being in libra is good to set herbs & to plant tres haveng good aspect ¶ Hereis to be noted that all thes things is not good to go about if Saturn or Mars have any evil aspects ¶ Now to conclude I desire ever man to take this little wark for a past time. for I did wrett & make this book. in iiii days and wretten with one old pene with out mending and where I do wret the signs in Aries in. Taurous & in Leo is for my purpose it standeth best for our maternal tongue ¶ FINIS ¶ imprinted at London in the Fleetstreet at the sign of the Rose garland by Robert Coplande.