A prognostication for the year of our LORD GOD M. CCCCC. xliiii practised by the right expert Doctor in Astronomy and physic Master Cornelys Scute resident in Bridges in the wolf street. ¶ To the Reder. BEfore I begin to come to my principal Pronostication of this year I have taken in hand first to rebuke the proheme of a certain Pronostication in the year of our lord a thousand five hundredth xliii. last past/ made by one master Henry swart/ of Asperne: which did his uttermost to make the people believe that the science of astronomy is nothing worth/ but evil: and the same is also a great hindrance to the health of man's body/ and that some physicians do ascribe the cause of sycnesses (against all reason) to come by the heavens/ Stars/ Planets/ Eclipses and Comettes etc. Saying/ that if so be that this devilish cunning had not been taken up/ many one should yet have lived longer. Commanding by his prognostication to all Physicians/ that they should leave this cunning of astronomy/ alonely to practise the right books of surgery. And also more injury hath he done against this excellent cunning/ which were to long here to express. Now to come to every point afore written only to testify/ that the same cunning of Astronomy is nedefall/ & principally for physicians to minister by to them that have need of it/ for to help and cure the body of man. So it is of a truth/ that Hipocrates/ whose auctorotye and excellency in surgery he can not deny by reason/ all this saying in the Greek tongue/ now turned in to english: who that shall give himself ●…ing of the sickness shallbe of vomiting collar or wambling of the maw. All such like sickness shall be apt to take all cold congealed matters: for as much as the moan is not shadoed with any other good Planets/ the man shall die in the first quadrant/ that is to wit/ when the moan shall come the third sign following: But if the moan be shadoed with any good planets/ than shall the man over come it in the first quadrant: that is to wit/ with in. seven. or. viii. days after. Also Gallene saith in the end of the same book in this manner: that a good Phisytion ought to have ever in his remembrance the science of Astronomy/ and that with all his endeavour ought to inquire the day and time when the sickness began or what time the hurt or fall/ or other such like chanced/ and must look than after what sort the heavens & stars stood at that time/ consydring that here in this world chanceth nothing/ but by the procurement of the heaven above. Also the great learned man Hermes Termegiscus/ speaketh after this manner: A good Phisytion which shall help a man by cunning/ must behold the constitution or inclination of heaven/ with the stars/ how they agree together. Also Aristotle saith/ in the first book and second chapter. Also Avicen Doctrina. i●. cap, seven, Secundum res celestes & res terrestres eveniunt, ille vero que res secuntur celestes, sunt sicut ea que stella●um causa accidunt, est enim cummulte ex stellis in uno coniungitur loco et coniungitur soli, et provenit ex hoc califactio multa. Item Abhomeron/ Abinzoer/ a excellent Phisytion saith. libro primo cap. seven. in epilepsia paroxismi: Fieri consueverunt ex operatione super celestium corporum que a deo vivo & vero parfectionem & influentiam habere & resipere sciuntur. To this he putteth to thuetoritie of Arnoldus de villa nova and Rasys and other learned physicians/ whose words here to declare would be to long/ remembering also that here is witnessed enough against the contrary saying of the aforesaid master Henry: that the science of Astronomy is a godly cunning & needful for Physicians to know. Item where as the aforesaid M. Henry saith/ that the prognostications say not ever true/ is made answer enough by Ptolemy quin to ecentenis enuntiato. And also by johan Pontanium in the comment there upon made/ And also in prohemio libri su●. two. de rebus celestibus. it would be to long to rehearse word for word in this little book. Item this M. Henry saith in the same Provostication (without discretion) of a child of. xii. years. sleeping naturally/ going and standing/ that within two years had neither eaten nor drunken/ saying that every one learned in that natural cunning aught to apply themselves to make a natural answer or reason there unto/ the which he hoped to do afore her face: which is a strange understanding to give there unto a natural reason/ which is befall contrary against all nature/ following the sentence of Hipocrates in Aphoris. 14. where he saith that it is against god's commandment to give confidence to the prognostication: so say I that it is true that we shall not believe it so faithfully as the word of god in the gospel or by the prophets which can not lie in no wise/ but must be even as they be spoken juxta illud, Mat. xxiiii. but it may be lawful to give such credence there unto as we give to physic & other. We none otherwise do dispose than the natural signs do declare/ beholding that the works be wondrous exceeding all judgements of nature. And ye shall understand that I have not said this before mentioned not in derision or to shame the aforesaid master Henry/ but alonely for his unlawful opinion that he had to argue upon against thexcellent cunning of Astronomy. ¶ The Operation of the four Eclipses of this year. WE shall have in this Lepe year/ four Eclipses/ that is to wit/ three of the moan and one of the son. The first Echyppes of the Moon shall befall the tenth day of january at vi. of the clock before none/ which shall be of. xii. points & xlvi. minutes/ so that the Moon shall abide hole darkened xli min. and shall continue her eclipse three hours and xxviii. mi. The Moon shall be about the Northwest/ with high exaltation above the earth/ in the mids of the eclipse/ and shall not as yet be all about light when it goeth down. Mars/ jupiter and Saturnus shall stand about the sonth southeast. Venus and Mercurius shall ascend in the highest when the darkness of the Moon beginneth to vanish away: they shall have for their ascendent/ the first degree of capricorn in the mids of heaven/ in the xxvi. degree of libra. The Moon shallbe in the vii house of heaven/ and shall begin the operation of this eclipse about August/ as Ptolemy saith. The second eclipse. THe second eclipse shallbe of the Son/ the xxiiii day of january at viii. a clock xxiii. min. before none/ and shallbe of 〈◊〉. points/ almost. xvii. min, so that all the hole Son save a little shallbe darkened. The Son shall stand south southeast with the moan/ which shall stand right under the Son/ so that in our orison if shall hinder and take away the brightness of the Son: which eclipse and also other Eclipses before going we shall well & perfectly see if that ye see the moan or the son. And if case be that through darkness of the wether we should not see the son or the moan/ yet the eclipse shall be never the less if 〈◊〉 should not see it. The eclipse shall have before his ascendent the xii. degree of Aries. Venus shallbe in the vi. degree of capricorn right south/ sitting in the mids of heaven, jupiter & Saturnus shallbe in the eight house about the south-west: all the seven planets shall as than be above the earth/ that is to wit/ three in the eight house/ two in the tenth house/ and two in the xi. house/ which shallbe wonderful & of great mystery. Out of these iiii. Eclipses shallbe brought forth wonderful matters/ as we shall express here after. Mars shall be in the eclipse of the Son in the house of death, in Scorpio. in propria domo, gaudio ꝓprio. & propria triplicitate. jupiter shallbe in proprio casu, between Saturn and Mars/ in the eight house of death also. ▪ Here after followeth the third eclipse of the Moon. THe third eclipse shallbe of the moan/ & shallbe the fourth day of july viii. a clock. xxi mi. after none/ and shall be of xvii. points & xv. my. so that the moan shallbe hold dark i, hour & a half & shall endure longer than the first and shall be almost hold darkened when it shall rise in the est: so that it shall seem to be a wonderful matter. Saturnus and jupiter shall sit together in the south/ & Mars beneath the southeast/ Mercurius in the west northwest. The ascendent shallbe the viii. degree of aquatius. The Son shallbe in the viii. house. The operation of this shall begin incontinently after that the Eclippes shallbe passed/ and shall fall very strong at that time. A fourth eclipse. THe fourth eclipse is of the Moon/ & shallbe the. xxix, day of December/ at. vi. a clock &. xx. mine. before noon/ and shallbe of xiiii. points. xviii. mine. Than shall the moon sit about the northwest before the day/ and shall go down all black & darkened. The moon shallbe an hole hour dark and. iii mine. and shall endure from the beginning to th'end three hours & xxxvi. mynu. and shall have the self same ascendent junii. medium c●…li. and also occasum with gods/ also tother houses of the heavens shallbe even as the heavens were at the time of the other foresaid eclipsis/ which shall be a wondrous matter/ as is well known to all astronomers. jupiter and Marcurius shall sit both southeast/ in the xii. house about the earth. Saturn shall sit in the south southeast/ and so forth all the other planets shallbe under the earth/ the ascendent shallbe the first degree of Capricornus/ in the mids of the heavens/ in the rxvi, degree of Libra and so forth as it is in the foresaid Eclipses ¶ Of sicknesses that shall reign this year. PArusing the signs made upon the calculations of heavens/ the times of the four eclipses aforesaid/ I find that this year shallbe apt to great burning and fervent sicknesses/ of the which many people shall die/ it that the mercifulness of god do not help: It is to be doubted of great death. There shall reign moche pain in the head/ in the throat/ in the sides/ with burning agues/ and so forth. Those that hath Scorpio/ Pisces/ or Cancer in the mids of heavens with one aspect quadrant/ or the opposition of Saturn or Mars shall be this yrre sore vexed with sicknesses/ commonly with the foresaid triplicity/ or of such like humours or matters as the aforesaid triplicity is giving and bringing forth. ¶ Of all growing things ALL things that by the author of Mars and Venus are ascribed unto/ and are under their protection/ shall prosper well this year/ and increase to the great advantage of the people. They may stand in jeopardy in the beginning of april/ and in the end of March/ but they shall prosper well again in the budding time/ but those that have jupiter and Sol to their protector/ shall have moche hindrance in their budding/ how be it there shallbe secure done from other quarters/ so that they shall not be very dear. ¶ Of the four ceasons of the year/ and first of Winter. WHat time the four seasons of the year begin I have showed unto the people enough in times past/ so that they ought now to know that themselves/ wherefore it is no need to speak more of that/ but go unto the properties and inclination of the four quarters of the year/ than must I first make mention of the Winter/ which is untemperate/ and than of the two Eclipsis/ the one of the Son/ & the other of the Moon/ which shallbe in january next coming very untemperate/ with great tempests of winds/ and shallbe apt to frost enough/ during long/ but not so sore as the last winter was. Governors of lands/ cities/ & castles must then take good heed/ and weapon them against treason/ for there shall be many secretly conspired/ and than shall reign unreasonable sorts of sicknesses/ and in some places pestilens in general/ with divers others/ Wherefore I will speak no more of that. Of the Lent season. IN the Lent season shall there be much rumour and news of wars. And there shall as than reign many new diseases which shallbe very hard for physicians and surgeons to cure. And it shall be in the beginning cold/ with rains hail and snow. Of the Summer. THe Summer beginneth the xi day of june at ten of the clock at night/ and shall have for his ascendent the tenth degree of Aquarius in the mids of heavens. The first degree of Sagittarius and jupiter shallbe in the ninth house/ and Mars in the eleventh/ the Son in the fifth house/ and shall be after her signification inclined to great blood shedding and also to great vexations/ seditions and wars, also it seemeth that thorough th'expectation of jupiter & Mars with the sextile aspect/ Spiritual persons/ as the bishop of Rome & other may well go about to make ●n appointment/ but they shall no● bring it to pass nor to none effect/ and also with great fervent and hot sicknesses shall they be infected/ which shall come of the inward parts with great fevers and pains in the head & also pestilens Of the Harvest. ¶ The Harvest this year shallbe somewhat warmer and drier than it hath been in times past/ in the beginning with moche dew/ in the end with moche rain/ and shallbe windy among/ with a little rain. There shall then reign many agues and quarteyns/ with pains in the heed/ in some places with pestilens: of the colic shall many people be infected. ¶ Of the xii. months and their quarters. january. The first quarter the second day at two a clock before noon/ many dark days/ with winds & frosts. The full moon the x. day at vi. a clock before none/ and than is the eclippes of the moan/ with snow in some places. The last quarter the xvii. day at vi. a clock after none, variable/ with frosts/ rhymes and winds. The new moan the xxiiii day at ix. a clock xxii. mine. before none/ than is the clips of the Son/ with cold/ dankissh & a little frost. The first quarter the xxxi. day at x. a clock after none/ moist & cold. February. The full moan the viii. day at x. a clock xxvi. mi. after none/ wind and variable. The last quarter the xvi. day at one a clock before none variable with rain & snow. The new moan the xxii, day at x. a clock and iiii. mynu. at after none/ some time fowl wether. March, The first quarter/ the first day at vi, a clock after none/ as before with certain fair days. The full moan/ the ix. day. xii. a clock at night/ variable/ told/ windy sometime fair wethrr. The last quarter the xvi day at seven of the clock in the mourning/ according to the season. The new moan the xxiii. day before none. two. of the clock at night variable with wind and rain. The first quarter the xxxi. day at one of the clock after none/ Cold windy & sometime fair wether. april. The full moan the seventh day at ten of the clock thirty. minutes at after noon/ reasonable with cold sometime variable. The last quarter the fourth day at one a clock after noon/ sometime rain. The new moon the xxii. day at two of the clock and. xx. minutes before none/ sometime dry and windy. The first quarter the thirty. day at v, a clock after none/ according to the season with a little rain. May. The full moan the seventh day at vi, of the clock. xlviii. minutes before noon/ throughout as before The last quarter/ the one & thirty day at nine of the clock at after noon/ almost as before. The new moan the xxi. day at v, of the clock the sixth minute at after none/ variable. The first quarter the xxix. day at seven of the clock at after noon/ sometime windy and dankysshe with hot and fair days. Here after followeth the month of june. The full moan/ the fifth day at ten a clock. xliii. mi. after noon/ hot/ variable/ with lightning. The last quarter the xxi. day at seven a clock in the morning/ variable with heat. The new moan the twenty day at eight a clock before none/ fair sometime wind and moisty The first quarter the xxviii. day at vi. a clock before none/ almost as before. julius. The full moan/ the fourth day at viii. a clock xxi. min. after none and than is the clips of the moan meetly fair wether. The last q …▪ the xi. day. viii. at after none/ sonnme rain & temperate. The new moan the third day at ten a clock xxxvi. min. after noon/ according to the ceasone/ somewhat variable. The first quarter the xxvii. day at. two. a clock after none/ almost as before August. The full moan/ the third day at. iiii. a clock after noon/ sometime moisty. The last quarter the ten day xi. of the clock before noon variable. The new moan the xviii. day/ one a clock after none/ moist with winds/ sometimes sonshyne The first quarter/ the xxv. day at one of the clock after none/ almost as before. Septembre. The full moan the first day at one a clock and. xl. mi. after none windy/ sometime moist and cold The last quarter the, ix. day at, v. clock before none/ cold/ wind/ and rain with the son shining. The new moan the seventyne day at two of the clock the xl. minute. before Noon/ windy/ sometime reasonable. The first quarter the xxiii. day at two of the clock/ the fourth minute afore none/ misty with dew/ wind and rain. October. The full moan the first day at two. of the clock before none/ moist with wind, The last quarter the ninth day at one of the clock before noon/ cold/ with rain and dark days. The new moon the xvi, day at three of the clock & thirty. minutes at afternoon/ variable with wind. The first quarter the xxiii. day at nine a clock before noon/ sometime rain/ cold/ and windy/ and sometime otherwise. The full Moon the thirty. day at. v. a clock throughout all the world/ principally in our realm here/ with variance/ sedition/ and open war/ many men shallbe spoiled & slain/ houses/ castles/ and cities shallbe taken/ brent and destroyed/ the people shallbe without mercy or pity. The countries being under the protection of Aries/ as France/ England/ and a part of Dutchelande/ with hold Denmark/ shall have much to do. And I see not/ nor I find not/ after mine opinion/ that these wars and variances shallbe appeased/ how be it in the Eclippes of the Moon the fourth day of july/ jupiter is lodged even about the mids of the heavens/ for Mars being in the clips of the Moon in january asited in the tenth house in the highest seat of the heavens. Italy/ lombardy/ Pyemont/ Naples/ Poullye/ Calabre/ Sicily/ Corphen/ Sardayn Mynorq/ Molto/ Matorq/ Spain Portyngale/ Hungary/ Albany/ Poole/ Boheme/ & so forth a great part of Asia and Af●rica/ shallbe all in trouble and war/ we may well tremble at the news that we shall here daily/ as well of the Turks and sarasyns as of the Christians A bodies hear of his head may sometime stand upright for fear of these new tidings/ which we shall daily here of. The feats of war and the victory shall stand divers times variable/ so that in one country there shall be cities and towns won/ and in an other lost again. Let us pray unto god earnestly/ that he may fasten the prince's hearts/ & turn it to peace/ contrary to their positions and influences of the heavens. ¶ Of Philip the king of Spain. Philip the son of Charles king of Spain/ who shallbe of age in the year of our lord god M. v. C. xliiii. xvii. years old/ and he hath in his revolution this year the first degree of Pisces/ for his ascendent is in the first house/ Lun● in the fourth/ jupiter/ Sol/ Venus/ and Marcurius/ all in octava, pars fortune in nona, Saturnus in sexta, so that his figure this year is inclined to be almost as it was in his birth/ after the influence of the planets/ which shallbe a wonderful token/ and shall be through Mars/ being about the ascendent/ and he shall be this year very liberal to those that employ themselves unto him in feats of weapons/ and shallbe himself wondrous desirous to war/ for to vaynquysh his father's enemies/ so that he through the gift of fortune shallbe very strong/ as well by the help and assistens of the spiritualty as of the temporalty/ and shall get great victory/ and conquer by war. Saturnus being in the sixth house threateneth his majesty somewhat with sickness of his body ex humoribus crassis, and also calcuiosis ex materia viscida, wherefore he must take good heed of himself/ & that with good advisement the more because that Sol and jupiter are in the eight house. ¶ Of the emperors majesty. CHarles the fifth Emperor of Rome/ after the figure of his revolution of this year. M. v. hundredth and. xliiii. shall have for his ascendent the xi. degree of Leo/ and in the mids of heavens Aries domum Martis cum casum Saturnus which at the time of his birth had a lucky figure of the heavens/ so that jupiter/ Sol/ Marcurius pars fortune and Venus were all in domo secunda, which shall this year be so sore minded to war as ever he was in his life/ and shall through Aries being in the tenth house/ be counseled, aspectu trino & sextile, of good planets/ and they be therein very lucky/ & shall have great victory and prosper greatly, Neverthe less/ because that Mars is in the fifth house/ & Saturnus and jupiter in the fourth house/ it is greatly to be conjectured/ that he shall have some great thing against him/ so that his mind shallbe often troubled/ but yet he shall overcome all at length/ through Sol being Lord of thascendent/ but not without great blood shedding of many men/ because that the lord of th'ascendent is lodged in the viii. house which is the house of death But through Venus being in the sixth house/ there might chance some inconvenience of sickness unto him/ how be it/ it shall not hinder him. And also he shallbe in many feats of war victorious/ and shallbe feared sore of his enemies/ which shall bear unto him secretly a good heart. Of the king of England's Majesty. HEnry the eight/ king of England/ who was lii years old in the month of june last passed/ having in his revolution of this year Saturnus in the Ascendent of Virgo/ in the mids of heaven. And his majesty shall bear himself wisely this year in all his affairs/ and shall be also lucky in his setting for the through the excellency of Fortune being in the mids of the heavens with jupiter and Venus in the ix, house: wherefore he shall triumph in money & gifts being very liberal. It shall be good to serve him this year/ by cause that Mercurius is lord of the mids of heavens. In wars he shall also prosper & have great fortune/ because that Luna is in the viii. house/ well informed aspectu sextil of other good Planets. His Realm shall prosper in the feats of merchundyse/ and be fortunate. And he shall have more honour this year/ than he hath had in many years past with special love of his subjects. And shallbe in the lent very earnest for some causes that hath been long in his here for to bring it to a good end/ effect and purpose. ¶ Of the French King, francis/ the French king & first of that name/ who is in the month of September next coming. l. years old. After the revolution of this year he shall oftentimes be heavy of cheer/ and shall have great loss in his dominion/ & shall have but little good luck in the feats of war. Some of his gentiles shall secretly depart from him/ he shall do his uttermost by one third person to entreat for peace/ but it shall not prevail/ his country shall be sore vexed every where/ he is also inclined to fall in to a great sickness and dreadful/ Mars fortunate is to him lodged in an unfortunable house/ having very evil aspects in his ascendent & in the mids of the heavens/ wherefore he hath need to look wisely about him & his subjects. In his own parson he will come to the field/ but he shall bear away little honour or luck. Finis. ¶ Thus endeth the prognostication for the year of our lord a M. v. C. xliiii and here after followeth an Aduartysement of physic ✚ ¶ An advertisement. PTolome saith in the C. xx. conclusions/ on this wise Enterprise not with iern to open any member when the Moon is in any Sign that hath dominion of that member: By the which words/ the Philosopher will have us to observe the course of the Moon in purging of the bodies/ because that the operation of the moan is to moisten the bodies, This is perceived effectually in the grieved member that is subject unto the Sign where in the moan is upon any day/ where by it followeth/ that it is not leeful to open that member/ as long as the Moon is in that Sign F. two. The nature of the twelve heavenly Signs. The xii. heavenly Signs working in us/ be like unto four elements. These in working are hot dry/ fiery and coloricke Aries Leo Sagittarius These in working are cold dry/ earthy & melancolycke. Taurus Uirgo Capricornus These in working are moist ●yerly & sanguine. Gemini Libra Aquarius These in working at moist watery/ flyman. Cancer Scorpio Pisces ¶ These signs doth the Moon over run all within the space of xxvii. days and the third part of a day/ but some overconneth them in the space of a year/ that is in. C. C C xlv. days & a quarter of a day It is to be noted also that a day containeth four & twenty hours and the hour xl, minutes. Of phlebotomy or blood letting ¶ In letting of blood are these three to be observed/ namely the convenient signs where in the moan is/ the complexion and the age of a man. The signs convenient for the sanguynes are: Taurus/ Virgo and Capricornus. For the colerycke/ Cancer/ Scorpio & Pisces For the melancolycke/ Libra & Aquarius. For the flegmarycke: Aries and Sagittarius. Leo is an evil Sign to let blood in. Furthermore/ Age is to be considered also 〈…〉 quarter of the Moon is apt for young age/ the second for middle age/ the third & fourth for old age. ¶ An observation for physic. When the Moon is in signs that be hot/ than is the power attractive by heat & drought/ when it is in earthy/ than is the power attractive: when it is in airy signs than is the power digestive. ¶ Imprinted at London in the Old bailie in Sayntpoulchres paryssh by Richard Lant/ for Richard Grafton. Cum privilegio ad imprimendum solum. ¶ This prognostication is to be sold at the west door of Paul's by wyllyam Telotson.