❧ The Progno 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 made for the year of 〈…〉 God, now present, 1576. 〈…〉 the Astrological judgement of 〈◊〉 ●●●●●ters of the year, and the CH●●●● weather. etc. Written chie● 〈◊〉 Meridian of the Ci●● of Chester.  
By Alexander Mouns●●●●  Psalm. 135. ●●● 
Qui fecit Luminaria magna, 〈…〉 ●●●●tem diei, Lunam in potestatem 〈…〉  
¶ Imprinted in Pow●●●●●●●●●yarde, by Richard W●●●●●   

〈…〉 of this present year of our Lord God. 1576.  

¶ januarie. 1576.  Day break Son rising. Son set. Twilight Ho. Mi. Ho. Mi. Ho. Mi. Ho. Mi. 5. 54. 8. 4. 3. 56. 6. 6.  
THe first day Sun in Capricorn ●●. grad. Moon in Capricorn 21. grad, Saturn in 26. grad. sagittary S.D. jupiter S.D. 10. grad. Leo. Mars. S.D. 16. Scorpio, Venus. S.A. 28. Sagittarie. re. Mercurit, grad. S.A. 2. Capricorn. re. Caput. 15. grad. Taurus.  
☽ New Moon the first day, at iiij. a clock in the morning, fair and frosty. The ij. Mercury. di. in. 2. grad. Capri. Moon oriental vespertine in aquary. b. The iij. disposed to snow or cold sléeetes. d. The iiij. 〈◊〉. wind and rain. p. The v. Venus direct in ●●. grad. sagittary, niwing cold with congealed ye. Vigel. riseth in the evening. d. The vj. This day our Saviour Christ turned water into wine. Author Epiphann●s. d. The seven. sh. p. The viii. gl. The ix. pp. sh. b.  
☽ First quarter the ix. day at b. a clock 45. minute. in the morning, very cold inclined to ye or snow, afterward more mild & still weather. †. The x. d. Caput. S.A. 15. ♉. Taurus, nipping cold, the North wind blows. The xj. pp. sh. b. Sun in aquary riseth at seven. & 48. ●un. in the morning setteth at iiij an● 〈…〉  
〈…〉 ●●●●e●a the b●ight 〈…〉 ●●●or●h goeth down with the Sun. The xiii. d. cloudy and toward night rainy, or thaw. The xiv. Neemeni●. 19 ●5.  
〈…〉, the 〈…〉 aspect of Venus, in 〈◊〉, or Pisces.  
Ill to hunt or hawk, the Moon going to a Planet retrograde in Angulo.  
Venus is our bright morning Star, till the thirty day of September, and then she is occidental, and our evening star, during the residue of this year.   

●●●●●am Grafton Esq●●●● chamberlain and Deputy to 〈◊〉 honourable, Robert Earte of Leycester of ●●●ders of the Garter and Saint 〈…〉 Chamberlain of the Coun●●● 〈◊〉 of Chester, etc.  
PHILIP MEL●●● 〈◊〉 an excellent learn 〈◊〉 that he sent touch●●●●●●stronomie and Ast●●●●●●rable Lords, Georg●●●●●●geros, two nobl●● 〈◊〉 writeth on this so●●● 〈◊〉 prorsus necessariam esse doctrinam, quae 〈◊〉 astendit. Quam ob causam, & sapiens ant●●● 〈◊〉 licè doctissimis hominibus qui custodes cr●●●●●●●it, ut solis circuitus, & interuall●, ●qu●●●●●●uarentur, & mensium spatia, ad solis 〈…〉 words in english, are thus trans●●● 〈◊〉 and found judgement, do well con●●● 〈◊〉 how that the same doctrine, must 〈◊〉 which learning or doctrine, doth 〈◊〉 teach, the frame, bounds, or mea●● 〈◊〉 the just order thereof. For which 〈◊〉 antiquity, gave publicly in char●●● 〈◊〉 guardians and Conservators in 〈…〉 ●●●rning, that they should desc●●● 〈◊〉 S●nne, and that the Equinoctials, 〈◊〉 be observed, and that they should 〈◊〉 the Months, according to the 〈◊〉 〈…〉 causae discer●●ndae 〈…〉 ei fraenum ●niecit●●● 〈…〉 followeth. The other 〈…〉 divers men have somewhat 〈…〉 part, I have in another place, 〈…〉. And albeit the Astrological cele●●● 〈◊〉 of the Stars, be not altogethers ●●●ions, and that with great advisement 〈◊〉 ●●●arked, and the deceits of false di●●● 〈◊〉 ●●●ed, yet is it most assured and cer●●● 〈◊〉 ●●●ations, and changes in the Ele●●● 〈◊〉 ●●●ginall beginning through the stars: 〈◊〉 light doth bear a great sway, as 〈◊〉 body humane, as also in the incli●●● 〈◊〉 For to ●hintent, health may be pre●●● 〈◊〉 to understand the crasis of the bo●●● 〈◊〉 understand man's inclination, is pro●●● 〈◊〉. Yea, and those by Art, and policy 〈◊〉, in such sort, as Pegasus was gouer●●● 〈◊〉 ●●●hom at length, when Pallas thre●●● 〈◊〉, he discovery well rule and 〈…〉 ●●●des of P●●●ip Melanchton 〈…〉 to the Honourable Lords and bre●●● 〈◊〉 aforesaid. Forasmuch as then (worship●●● 〈◊〉 ●●●ntly appear unto you, how profitable,  
〈…〉 tween the full till the change, the 〈…〉 ●●●ted in Cancer, Scor●i●, Pisces, or sagittary, 〈…〉 then at that time being cut or sha●ed, 〈…〉 grow again. Between the last quatter 〈…〉 the Moon ill affected, and in Aries, cariseth 〈…〉  
Good to say the foundation of a building, or 〈…〉 ●●●ewe frame of any house, the Moon well 〈…〉 Tauro, last part of Scorpio, Leo, and Aquar▪  
Good to sail on the sea, the Moon well 〈…〉 Cancer, Pisces, Taurus, or Virgo. Beware of 〈…〉 Mars, or the fixed stars of the nature of Mars. Also 〈◊〉 rising and setting of Arcture, Orion, Haedi, Ca●●● 〈◊〉 Canis minor, and the ill aspects of Saturn, are to be avoided in Navigation causes.  

Dangerous days to fall sick in.  
Look in the private Nativity, for the signs which Mars or Saturn be placed in thy Radix, or be in quadrate or opposition of them, and if thou fall sick in any of those days, when the Moon is in any of the same signs, it is very dangerous. But if thou fall sick in any day, when the Moon is in a sign, which Venus or jupiter was in 〈◊〉 the time of the 〈…〉 in 〈◊〉 or 〈…〉  
Good to ●●nt the Moon in Aries, Leo, or sagittary, in a good aspect of Mars.  
Good to hawk, the Moon in the airy triplicity, 〈…〉 ●alled rising 〈…〉 ap●●●● 〈…〉 ●he ●●erting with the Sun, and Heliace 〈…〉 the 〈◊〉. We the 〈…〉 the ●neno●● a● 〈◊〉 ●●●des●of mcraven, 〈…〉 S●●●ren in the ●●●gh● sphéere, for the 〈…〉 arctic 〈◊〉 degrees, whosoever 〈◊〉 have th●●●●●ce and aden●●ate motion of rising in the vi●● Sphéere 〈…〉 him count iiij. days hywardes, before their ●psing in the Almancke, in the ix. Sphéere. As for ●●●●●ple▪ Alpheta the bright star in the crown of the 〈…〉 ●eth●nth●●●●ning, the xv. bay of September, in the Almanac. R●we would I know when the said St●●re doth rise truly in the viii. Sphéere 〈◊〉 ●●ble in the Morning, I number iiij. days vpwa●● from the xv. day of September, videlicer, the xj. day of S●●●●●●er wherefore I say that the xj. of September 〈…〉 raising of ●pheta for this present year.  
Item 〈◊〉 strie of 〈◊〉 ●●ij. Planets into all the signs of the Zoo●act.  
Item the Aspects between the five Erratical Planotes, and also the Moon's change, full, wane etc. and when she is oriental vespertine, in her most excellent state, not combust, and with Caput, or Cauda Draconis, and with her North & South belly of her Dragon, videlicer, with her greatest latitude septentrional or Meridional, being five degrees dista●● from the Ecliptiquek● Venture Bor. I mean the North believe, by Venture 〈…〉 e●●●ment. M. D. Ca●●a Me●●●● 〈◊〉 descendent 〈…〉. A●●erinione●● ascendent.  
Item the judgement of the iiij. quarters of the year. Al●● when the Planets have a carpent, videlicet, house, 〈…〉, or h●p●● 〈…〉 ●●●●ge, called 〈…〉 haunge of the 〈…〉 ●●●●ing 〈◊〉 the manor of Ptolo●● 〈…〉 ancient writers as 〈…〉 ●●●●●e and bright th●●● days 〈…〉 compassed with anya circle 〈◊〉 ●a●quarter. etc.  
Item in this P●●●nosticatiō●or 〈◊〉 when the Moon is in the belly of hi●●● the greatest latitude North or Sout●●●●que. And by this you may perceive, ascend in her latitude, which is from 〈◊〉 to the North belly of her Dragon. It child be borne, it betokeneth much 〈◊〉 and wit, and he shall be full of craf●●●ceyte, according to the old proverb. ●●ignorans.  
Item, if a Child be horn when the lactea, it noteth that he shall be but of a  
The Moon is in Via lactea, from xvi●●●ni, till the second grave of Cancer, & be●● and xiii. grades of sagittary, and from th● sagittary till the second grave of Capri●  
The Moon is in Via combusta, fr●● 〈◊〉 Libra till the xv. grave of Scorpi●.  
〈…〉 shall find the da●● 〈…〉 and sh●●●●, 〈◊〉 oftentimes, such ch●●● 〈◊〉 halting, spurt blind, etc.  
〈…〉 ●●●ctions profitatie and necessary, ●●●ching Physic and Surgery.  
〈…〉 ●e excellent Physician, in his book D● Regione, affirmeth that Astrology Physic. It we shall consider (sayeth, ●●ghest causes and beings, we shall find ●●e the lest portion of Physic and he Physician aught to know the Moon, ●g●en in which the Moon is, when any 〈◊〉 to fall sick, to this opinion, Galene ●me book, which he wrote De spermate. ●mes in ●●s first book de speculis & luce,  
The Physician must of necessity, con●●he nature of the Planets & Stars, notions, that by such means, he may of divers diseases, and also of the Creasmuch as man's nature is alterable, ac●●pects and conjunctions of the superior 〈…〉 ●●●nedicine, when the Moon is in Cancerated ●●●d aspect of Venus and Mercury, excep●●rs conjunction, and his Aspects, jupiter's ●●h the Moon, doth feeble the strength of 〈◊〉 comforteth man's body. Also Saturnes ●aprteth the hamours, hindereth the 〈…〉 the celerity the 〈…〉 not letting ●●ude. 〈…〉 and the 〈…〉 be●●● the●●●rge & the first, 〈…〉 chiefi●● 〈◊〉. The h●st and meet 〈…〉 let blo●●●● day of March, till the ●●●●g of Piece 〈◊〉    

Prognostication, for the year of our Lord God▪ 1576. being Leap year.  

THis year 1576. is accounted to be from the first beginning of the world. 5538.  
And from noah's flood, after the great conjunction ●ē Saturn, and jupiter, in imo coeliac Ca●c●r which chanced in the second month Mathe●●●●, now called November. 3882.  
And from the destruction of Troy. 2758.  
And from the first games of Ol●npu● 〈◊〉 Gréece. 235●.  
And from the building of Salomons Temple, at jerusalem. 2065.  
And from great Alexander's death, King of Macedonia, and Emperor of the East Kingdoms. 1900.  
And from the first magnificence of the Turkish Empire, which began in the year of our lord 300, 276.  
And from the Conquest of England made by willyam Duke of Normandy, su●ramed Conque●o●●, bastard son of Robert the sixth, and Nephe●● to King Edwardde the Confessor. which willyam bega●ts his reign, over the Realm of England the 14. day of October. Anno Domini. 1066. after the battle of Hastings in Sussex. 5012.  
And from the birth of Christ. 1576.  
Note that our Saviour Christ, was borne of a Wir●●● 〈…〉  
〈…〉 E●l●●●veth by ●●e l●e grace of G●●●●● 〈◊〉 of England, 〈…〉 and Ireland, Defe●● 〈…〉 faith. etc. (whose Majesty, Go● on●●re●●●●e an● 〈◊〉 November, r●xt coming. ●●18.    

〈…〉 ●enginning and ending of ●hery Term with their R●●●●es.  
〈◊〉 Term, beginneth the 〈◊〉 of januarie, if it be nor Sundaye, which then is d●●● kn●yll the next days after, and endeth the. x●i. of Februarye, and hath to are Returne●, that is to say▪  

Oct●bis Hillarry.  
Quind Hillarry.  
Crastino Purify.  
Ostobis Purify.   
* Easter Term, beginneth. x●●. days after Easter, and endeth the Monday next after the Ascension day, and hath five returns, that is to say:  

Quind. Pasch.  
Tres Poschae.  
Mense.  
Paschae.  
Quin●y Paschae.  
Craft. ascension.   
* Trinity Term, beginneth the Fridaye next after Trinity sunday, and endeth the wednesday fortnight ofter, and hath four returns, that is to say:  

Craft. Trinitatis.  
Octabis Trinitat.  
Quind. Trinitat.  
Tres Trinitat.   
* Michaelmas Term▪ beginneth the ix day of October, if it be not sunday, and endeth the xxviij of November, and hath eight Returns, that is to say:  

Octabis Micha.  
Quind Michaël.  
Tres Michaël.  
M●nie Michaël.  
Craft. Anima.  
Craft. Martini.  
Octa. Martini.  
Quind. 〈◊〉.   
〈◊〉 the xxij. 〈…〉 in which ●ose of necessary, the 〈◊〉, and the Ch●●urgion are now ●●●nye election because of the present da●cient.  

For 〈◊〉 age betweent the cha●●●  
For 〈…〉 the first 〈◊〉  
For the ●●●g●●● pie●non, the Moon, and indifferent, well afte●●● with ●up Sagartarie, Pisces, and Labra.  
For the Choleric compiexion, th●cer, last part of Scorpio, and Pisces.  
For the Melancholy complexion, ●●bra, or aquary.  
For the phlegmatic complexion, the 〈◊〉 or Sagittatie.   
The earthy triplicity, and the signs and Scorpio, be not allowed to make me●● day, when the Moon is in conjunction 〈◊〉 the Sun, Saturn, or M●rs. Also take 〈◊〉 be made in any member, when the Moon● Which doth govern that member. As the head▪ when the Moon is in Aries. the Moon moisteth principally man's 〈◊〉 lie the same part which the sign doth g●●● full of great moisture by the moons 〈◊〉 through which occasion of great moy●● should ●he made by Iron, great day 〈◊〉 or plant ●wowrd●, in the wo●● of the Moon 〈◊〉 aspect of Saturn 〈◊〉 the signs of 〈◊〉 in the lost part of Febrile, March, ●●ber, and October▪  
〈◊〉 good time to ●ur down 〈◊〉, he S●●●●●ials, videlicet from the Sun thee, 〈◊〉 or the sign of Cap●●●ne, 〈◊〉 ●xij. day. june, till the xii. day of De●●● between the full Moon, till the last  
●ections to take Purgations.  
time is best, and more fit than Sun●●●lso the wane of the Moon is good. Be●arter till the Change, the Moon well ●●us, Mercury, or the Sun, in Cancer, ●●o, and Pisces, good to purge phlegm. For 〈◊〉 Moon well affected in Gemini, first ●d aquary. The most coldest and hottest 〈◊〉, nor yet the time when Canis Maior, or the morning, which is about the third ●●●t, and the fourth day of December, this ●●ur Lord God. 1576. Also the day, in ●●e goeth to a conjunction of Iupite●, is ill ●●tion.  
〈◊〉 children, the Moon Vacuac●●●, and 〈…〉 ●●ble, ●nd pleasant, 〈◊〉 Science afore remembered, is, by ●●graue testimony, 〈◊〉 noble a w●●er, as Melonchron was, it shall be but in vain, and very persteous for me, to add ●r this present 〈◊〉, any more commendation or p●●yse thereunto. Only it sufficeth, 〈◊〉 this little ●●ooke, made for this year to come, 1576▪ and dedicated to your Name▪ may be with such friendly, 〈◊〉 accepted, as friendly 〈◊〉 proffered unto you, and that it will like you to receive it good part, this little Newyear's g●●t, at any hand as, which is ●hiefly penned for the Me●●●ban of the City, in which you were borne and bred. And thus but fly yielding great thanke● unto you, for your curresie and gentleness divers times herefore, plertifully bestowed upon me: I do most humbly recommend me to your Worship, wishing to the same, all joy and felicity in God. From my Study, the first day of November. 1575.  
By yours to command. Alexander Mouns●●●e,