the cause is they say for the sonne among other planets is most worthy wherefore it taketh the worthyesâ— day that is sonday luna domineth the first houre of monday mars the first houre of twesday mercurius of wednesday iupiter for thursdayâ— uenus for fryday and saturnus for saterday the day natural hath xxiiiâ— houres and euery houre reigneth a planet ¶ it is to be noted that when a man will begin to reken at sonday he musâ— reken thus sol uenus mercurius luna saturnus iupiter mars ¶ and when the nombre is fayled he must beginne at the houre that he wolâ— know what planet raigneth the monday he ought to beginne at luna thâ— tewesday at mars the wednesday at mercurie the thursday at iupiter the fryday at uenus the saterday at saturnus and euer when the nomâ—bres of the planets is fayled he must begin by order as it is aforesayd ¶ also it is to be noted that the grekes beginneth theyr daye in the morningâ— the iewes at nonne and the christen men at midnight and ther we oughâ— to beginne to reken for at one of the clocke one sonday in the morning reigâ—neth sol at two reigneth uenus at three reygneth mercurius at foure reiâ—â—neth luna at fiue saturnus at sixe iupiter at seuen mars and at eight bâ—â—gyn againe at sol at nynthe uenus at ten mercurie and consequently of thâ— other by order in order in euery houre ¶ when a chylde is borne it is to be knowne at what houre and if it be in thâ— beginning of the houre in the middes at the ende if it be in the beginninâ— he shall holde of the same planet and of the other afore if it be in the myddes it shall holde of that onely if it be borne in the ende it shall holde of the samâ— of that that commeth next after but neuerthelesse the planet that it is borâ— vnder ne shall not dominieth other that of the day shal be aboue it which iâ— the cause that a childe holdeth of diuers planets and hath diuers conditionâ—◠¶ he that is borne vnder sol shal be prudent and wyse a great speaker thaâ— which he prayseth he holdeth vertuous in him selfe who that is borne 〈◊〉 uenus is loued of euery man good to godwarde and reguler who that 〈◊〉 borne vnder mercurie is well bearded subtyll mylde veritable is not most prudent who that is borne vnder luna hath an hye forehead ruddy merâ— vysage shamefaste and religious who that is borne vnder saturne is haâ—â—dy curteyse of lyuing and is not auaricious who that is borne vnder iuâ—piter is hardy fayre vysage and ruddy chast and vagabonde ¶ who that is borne vnder mars is a great speaker a lyer a thefe a deceyuer bygge and of red colour ¶ they that wyll know of this more euidently let them tourne to the properâ—ties of the seuen planets afore rehersed ¶ a prologue of the authour vpon the twelue signes cap. liii i consyderyng the course of the celestiall bodies the puissaunce of the hya god omnipotente the which hathe made the sonne to shyne vpon the good and euyll that governeth all thinges conteyneth in the firmament on the earthe haue taken on me for to endite this litle treatise for to instruct endoctrine the people not lettred first to know god theyr maker secondly to gouerne theyr bodies and eschue infirmities and thirdly to knowe the course of the firmamente and of the celestiall bodyes conteyned in it with the dysposycyon of the vii planetets but who that wil know his properties ought first to know the monthe that he was borne in the signe that the sonne was in the same day i will not say that such thinges shal be but that the signes haue such properties and is the wyll of god after poetes astronomers aries is the firste signe that sheweth the fortunes of men and women as sayâ—h ptholomeus ¶ the fyrst signe of aries ¶ i fynde that he whiche is borne in the sygne of aries fro mydde marche to mydde apryll shal be of good wytte and shall neyther be riche ne pooreâ— he shall haue domage by his neyghboures he shall haue power ouer deade folkes goodes he shall be sone angry and sone appeased he shall haue dyuers fortunes and discordes he wyll desyre doctrine and haunt eloquent people and shal be experte in many degrees he shal be a lyer and vnstedfast of courage and will take the vengeaunce on his enemyes and he shal be better disposed in youth in all thinges theÌ„ in age vnto .xxxiii. yere he shal be a fornicatour and shal be wedded at xxv yeare yf he be not he shall not be chaste he shal be a mediatour for some of his frendes and will gladly be busy in the nedes of other he shal be awayted too be domaged he shall haue a signe in the shulder in his heade and in his body yet he shal be ryche by the deathe of other his firste sonne shall not lyue long he shal be in daunger of foure footed beastes he shall haue great syckenesse at xxiii yere and of the escape he shall lyue lxxxv yere after nature ¶ the womaÌ„ that is borne in this tyme shal be prefull suffre great wroÌ„ges from day to day she wil gladly make leasinges and shall lese her husbande recouer a better she shal be sicke at .v. yeare of age and at xxv she shal be in great daunger of death and yf she escape she shal be in doubt tyll .xliii. yeare shal suffer great peyne of the heade the dayes of sol and of mars to them shal be right good and the dayes of iupiter shal be contrary to them and as wel the man as the women shal be semblable to the shepe that euery yere leseth his fleshe of woll and within short space recouereth it ageyne ¶ of the signe of taurus he that is borne in the sygne of taurus fro mydde apryll to mydde may shal be stronge hardye and full of stryfe delycyous and shall possesse goodes gyuen to hym by other menne that he wold haue done shal be incontinent and wyll enforce to himselfe to fynyshe it in his youth be wyll dyspyse euerye person and shal be yrefull he shall go pylgrymages and wyll leaue his frendes and lyue amonge straungers he shall be put in officies and shall exercyse them well and shal be ryche by women he shall be thankelesse and come to good estate he will take vengeaunce on his enemyes he shal be bytten of a dogge and shall experiment many paynes by women and shall be in peryll at xxxiii yeare he shal be in perill of water and shal be greued by syckenesse and venym at xxiii yere and at xxx yere he shal be habundaunt in rychesse and shall ryse to great dignitie and shal lyue .lxxxv. yeare and three monthes after nature and shall se his fortune sorowefull ¶ the women that is borne in thys tyme shal be effectuall labouringe and a great lyer and shall
lxx yeare after nature she shall bringe for the vertuous fruite euery thinge shall fauour her she shall reioyce in dyuers fortunes the dayes of merâ—ury and of soll shal be right good for them and the dayes of mars shal be câ—ntrary and as well the man as the woman shal suffre many temptations so that with great peyne they may resist them they shal delyte to lyue in chastitis but they shal suffre much where so euer it be ¶ of the signe of lybra amonge planettes lybra ought to be remembred for he that is borne from myd september to mydde october shal be ryght mightly praysed and honoured in the seruyce of capytaynes he shall go in vnknowen places and shall get in straunge landes he shal kepe well his owne if he make not releuacion by drinke he will not kepe his promesse he shall be enuyed by syluer and other goodes he shal be maryed and go from hys wyfe he shall speake quyckelye and shall haue no domage amonge his neighbours he shall haue vnder his myghte the goodes of deade folke and shall haue som signe in his membres oxen horse and other beastes shal be gyuen to hym he shall haue domage and iniurye he shall be enryched by woman and experyment euyll fortunes many shal aske counsayle of him he shall lyue .lxx. yere after nature ¶ the woman that is borne in thys tyme shal be amyable and of greate courage she will announce the death of her â—demyes and shall go in places vnknowen she shall be debonayre and mercy reioyce by her husbande if she be not wedded at xiii yere she shall not be chaste shall haue no sonnes by her first husbande she shal go many pylgrimages after xxx yeare she shall prosper better and haue great honoure and prayse then after she shall be greuoussy sycke and shal be brent in the feete aboute .xii. yeare of age and shal lyue .lx. yere after nature the dayes of uenus and of luna for them bin right good and the dayes of mercury contrary and aswell the man as the woman shall be in doubte vnto the death and there is doute in the ende ¶ of the signe of scorpio we rede that he whiche is borne in the sygne of scorpius fro mydde october to mydde nouember shall haue good fortune he shall be a great fornycatour the firste wyfe that he shall haue in mariage shall become to relygyous he will serue gladly to images he shall suffre peyne in hys pryuye membres at the age of xv yeare he shall be hardy as a lyon and amyable of fourme manye faculties shall be gyuen to hym he shall be a great goer in vysytynge diuer countreys for to knowe the customes and statutes of many cytyes and shall haue vyctorye ouer all hys enemyes they maye not hyndre him in no maner wyse he shall haue moneye by hys wyfe and shall suffre dyuers doloures of the stomake he shal be mery and loue the company of mery solke in his right shulder shal be a signe by swete wordes and adulations he shall be deceaued he will often saye one do another he shall haue a wounde with yron he shall be bytten of a dogge or of some other beast he shal be in doute haue dyuers enemies at the age of xxxiii yeare and yf he escape he shall lyue lxxxiiii yeare after nature ¶ the woman that shal be borne in this tyme shal be amyable and fayre and shall not be long with her first husbande and after she shall enioy with another by her good and true seruyce she shall haue honoure victory of her enemies she shal suffre peyne in the stumake she shal be wyse haue woundes in her shulders she ought to feare her later dayes whiche shal be doubtfull by venym and she shall lyue lxx yere after nature the dayes of mars and of saturne to them bin righte agreable and the dayes of iupiter to them byn contrary they shal be swete of worde and prickinge with theyr tayle and wil murmure detractinge other and say otherwyse then they wolde be sayde by ¶ of the signe of sagittarius ye ought to knowe that he which is borne vnder sagittarius fro myd nouember to myd decembre shall haue good effecte and shall haue mercy of euery man the which he seeth he shal obteyne haue bi releuacion he shal go ferre to desert places vnknowen and daungerous shall returne with greate geynes he shall se his fortune encrease from daye to daye he will not hyde that that he hathe he shall haue some signes in his handes or feete he shal be fearefull at xxii yere he shall haue some peryll he shall passe the sea to his lucre shall lyue lxxvii yere viii monthes after nature ¶ the woman that is borne in this tyme shall loue to laboure she shall haue diuers thoughtes for straunge stryfes and may not se one wepe she shal haue victory ouer her enemies she shal spende muche syluer by euyll company she shal be called mother of sonnes and shall suffre many euyls she shall take great peyne to the ende that she maye haue the goodes of her kinsmen she ought to be â—â—ryed at xiii yere and she shall haue peyne in her eyen at xiiiiâ— yere and shal haue by enuye at xviii yere ioye she shall suffre doloure by enuy shal be seperate from ioye and shall lyue lxxii yere after nature the dayes of uenus and luna bin right good the dayes of mars and saturne byn euyl aswel the man and the woman shal be inconstant and vnstable in deedes they shal be of good conscyence and mercyfull better to straungers then to them selfe and they will loue god. ¶ of the signe of capricornus he the whiche is borne vnder capricornus from mydde december to mydde ianuarye shall be yracundious a fornicatoure a lyer and shal be alwayes labouringe shal be nourished with strange thynges he shall haue many crymes and noyses he shal be a gouernour of beastes with four fete he shall not be longe with his wyfe he shall suffre muche sorowe and heuynesse in his youth he shall leaue many goodes and rychesses he shall haue a greate peryll at xvi yeare he shal be of a greate courage he shall haunte honest people shall be ryche by women and shal be conductoure of maydens his brethren wyll make dyuers espyenges vppon him and he shal lyue lxx yere and foure monethes after nature ¶ the woman that is borne in this tyme shal be honest and fearefull she shall surmount her enemies and haue children of three men she will do many pilgrymages in her youth after haue great wyt she shall haue great goodes she shall haue peyne in her eyen and shal be in her beste estate at xxx yeare and shall lyue lxx yeare and foure monthes after nature the dayes of saturne and of mars to them bin good the dayes of soll bin contrary and both maÌ„ and woman shal be reasonable and
suffre muche shame she shall reioyce the goodes of her frendes that which she conceaueth in her minde shall come to effecte shall haue the best partye he shall haue many husbandes and manye children she shal be in her beste estate at xvi yere and she shal haue a signe in the myddes of her body she shal be syckely and if she escape she shall lyue lxxvi yeare after nature she ought be beare ringes and precious stones vpon her the dayes of iupiter and of luna byn right good for them and the dayes of mars contrary as well the man as woman may be lykened to the bul that laboureth the lande and when the sede is sowen he hath but the strawe for his parte they shall kepe well theyr owne and it shal not profyte to them ne to other and shal be reputed vnkinde ¶ of the signe of gemini the man that is borne in the signe of gemini from mydde maye to mydde iune shall haue manye woundes and he shall be fayne and mercyfull he shall leade an open and a reasonable lyfe he shall receaue muche money he wil go in vnknowen places and do many pylgrimages he will prayse hymselfe and wyll not byde in the place of his natiuitye he shall be wyse and negligente in his workes he shal come to rychesse vnto .xxvi. yere his firste wyfe shal not lyue longe but he shall marry straunge womeÌ„ he shal be late maryed he shal be bytten of a dogge shal haue a marke of iron or of fyre he shal be turmented in water and shall passe the sea shall lyue and hundred yere and x. monthes after nature ¶ the woman then borne shall come to honoure and set forwarde with the goodes of other and she shal be agreued of a false cryme she ought to be wedded at xiiii yeare yf she shall be chaste and eshewe all perill and shall lyue lxx yere after nature and shall honour god the dayes of mercury soll to them byn right good the dayes of luna and uenus bin to them contrary and as wel the man as the woman shall augmente and assemble the goodes of theyr successours but skantly shal they vse their owne goodes they shal be so auaricious ¶ of the signe of cancer nexte after he that is borne vnder the signe of caÌ„cer fro myd iune to myd iuly shal be very auaricious and of egall stature he will loue women he shal be merye humble good wyse and wel renomed he shal haue domage by enuye he shall haue the moneye of other in hys gydynge he shall be a conductoureâ— of other folkes thinkes he shall haue stryfe and discorde amonge his neighbours will auenge hym on his enemy by his errogaÌ„s many shal mocke hym he shal haue often great feare on the water he wil kepe his corage secretely in him selfe shall suffre doloure of the wombe he shall find hidden money laboure sore for his wife he shall se his perill in a certeyne yere the which shal be knowen of god his hauoyre shall decrease at .xxxiii. yeare he shall passe the sea and shal lyue .lxx. yere after nature and fortune shal be agreble to hym ¶ the woman that shal be borne in this tyme shal be furious incontinent angry and sone appeased she is nymble seruysabye wyse ioyous and shal suffry many perilles if any person do her any seruice she will recompence them well she shal be labouringe and take great peyne vnto xxx yere and then she shall haue rest she shall haue many sonnes she must be wedded at xiiii yeare honoures and giftes shall folowe her she shal haue woundes behole their of and shal haue peril of waters and shal be hurte in a secrete place she shall be bytten of a dogge and shall lyue lxx yere after nature the dayes of iupyter uenus and luna to them bin right good the dayes of mars right euyll and a swell the man as the woman shall haue good fortunes victory ouer theyr enemies ¶ of the signe of leo. as we rede he that is borne vnder the signe of leo fro mydde iulye to mydde auguste shal be fayne and hardy he shall speake openly and shall be mercyfull he shall wepe with the wepers and shall be errogant in wordes â—he shall haue a perill in certeyne tyme and at xxx yeare he shal be awayted to be domaged but he shall eschewe that perill his benefytes shal be ingrate he shal be honoured of good folke and opteyne his enterpryse he shall goodes by temporal seruyces he shal be in great to theues and shal be great puissaunt he shal haue charge of the commontie and as muche as he leseth he shall wyn he shall come to dignitie and shal be amyable he shall take fortune of three wyues he wyll go often on a pylgrimages and suffre peyne of the sight he shall fall from hye and be fearefull of water he shall finde hydde money at viii yeare of age he shall be sycke also he shal be in peryll and doubt of some greate lorde and at xxxvi yere he shal be bytten of a dogge and be hole with greate peyne and shall lyue lxxxiiii yere after nature ¶ the woman that shal be borne in thys tyme shal be a great lyer fayre well spoken marcyfull pleasant and maye not suffre ne se men wepe she shal be meke her firste husbande shall not lyue longe she shall haue peyne in her stomake she shal be awayted of her neyghbours at xvii yeare and lyue to greate rychesse she shall haue chyldren of three men she shal be amyable and haue the bluddy flyxe and shal be bytten of a dogge she shall fall from hye and lyue lxxvii yere after nature the dayes of mercurye sol and mars to them be right good the dayes of saturne byn contrarye and as well the man as the woman shal be hardy greet quarellers and mercyfull ¶ of the signe of uirgo of the sygne of uirgo i fynde that he which is borne fro mydde august to myd septembre shall gladlye commend his wyfe he shal be a greate householder engenyeus he shal be folycytous too hys worke he shal be shamefast and of great courage and al that he seeth he shall couet in his vnderstandynge he will be sone angrye and surmounte hys enemyes scarsely shall he be a whyle with his firste wife he shal be fortunate at xxxi yere he will not hyde that that he hath and shal be in peryll of water he shall haue a wounde with yron and shal lyue lxx yere after nature ¶ the woman then borne shal be shamefast engenious and will take peyne and ought to be wed at xii yere she shall not be longe with her first husbande her seconde husbande shal be of longe lyfe shal haue much good by another woman she shall fall from hye her lyfe shal be in peryl and shall dye shortelye she shall suffre doloure at x. yeare yf she escape these doloures she shall lyue