THe names of the .vii. planetes be thes. Saturne Iubiter. Mars y ^e Sone. venus Mercury and the Moone. ¶ Thes be the names of the .xii. sygnes Aries. Taurus, Gemini. Cauncer Leo. Virgo. Libra. Scorpyo. Sagittary. Ca­pricorne. Aquary. & Pisces. The zodiacke is the Circle in the which the .xii. signes be in namyd the circle of beestes. or y ^e ob­lique cyrcle hit may be called wel y ^e circle of bestes for the sygnes within the cyrcle hath or be of that dyspocycyō of the y ^e bestes of whome they doth take theyr names. or be lykyned vnto. As Aries is lykinned to the Wedder or Rame. Taurus is lyke to the Bull. Geminy ys lykned to [Page] .ii. chyldryne borne at a bordyn. Cancer. is lykened to the Crab or Crauys. Lio is lykned to the Lyon. Virgo is likened to a Mayd. Libra is lykened to a payre of balaunce. Scorpio is lykened to a vene­mus worme namyd a Scorpion. Saget tarms is lykened to a monsterus archer or shoter the which is lycke a man frō the mydle vpward and lyck a fore fo [...]ed best from the mydle downward. Caprycornus is lykened to the watter Pisces is lykened to fyshes Thes sygnes geueth influence to vs by leke operacyon as the bestes be of nature. Euery one of thes sygnes is deuydyd in .lx. degres And euery degre doth contayn .vi. mynutes. So that in y ^e zodiack is .CCC.vi. degres.

Thes sygnes be mouable. Aries Caucer. libra. and Capricorne. And thes signes be fixed. Tau­rus leo Scorpyo and Aquary. Thes sygnes be comne Gemi­ni. virgo. Sagittary and pisces ¶ Thes signes be masculin signes, Aries. Semyny. leo libra. sagittarius and aquary And thes be femynie signes. Taurus. Caucer vyrgo. Scorpyo caprycorne and pysces. ¶ Alsother be .iiii. triplycytes. Oriental meridyonal Occideutal And y ^e Septrio­nall The oryent tryplicite the whiche is in the est is colorycke fyre and masculyne And this triplicite hath thers .iii. sygnes Aries. leo and Sagittary. The lordes or planetes of this triplicite is the sone. in y ^e day. And Iubiter in night And Saturne is in both. And. this triplieite is dyurnall [Page] The second tryplicyte is the meridionall triplicyte which is in y ^e sowth. And this tryplicite hath other .iii. signes. Taurus virgo an Capricorne This tryplycite is melancoly & feminyne The lordes or planetes of thys tryplycyte is venus in the day And the mone tn y ^e night And mares in both And this triplycyte is nocturnal The therde tryplycyte is the occidentall tryplycyte, whiche is in the west And is sanguyn & femynyne And this triplycite hath other .iii signes. Gemyni lybra and Aquary. The lordes or planetes of thys tryplicyte is Saturne in y ^e day marcury in the nyght And Iubyter in both, And thys triplicite is dyurnall The .iiii, trip­lycyte is the Septemtryonall triplycite which is flewmatick & femynyne & this tryplicite hath .iii. other sygnes. Cancer Scorpio & pisces. The lordes or planetes of this triplicite is venus in y ^e day mairs in the nyght the Moone in bothe.

The .xii. sygnes hath domynyō vppon the members of euery man, for Aries beholdyth the hed. Taurus the necke. Gemi­ni the armes & handes Cancer the brest Leo the hart. Virgo y ^e bely. Li­bra the raynes & but tokes. Scorpio the secret places of mā Sagittary the thyes Capricorne the knes Aquary the legges pisces the feet. Let euery man be ware y ^e not flebothomator or letter of blod. nor no maner of Chirurgyon do tuch hym in opnyng any vayne or do mak any inciciō or cutting whan the mone is in any signe wher the sygne hath any domynyon [Page] dominion or doth regne also whan y ^e mo­one ys in a mouable senge hit ys good to tak a vomet and good to tak a Iurney or to good about any maner of busynes or to begin any matter pertayning to worldly polise whan the moone is in a fexed signe hit is good to mak fundacione of howses or wailes good to bild & to re [...]difi & to goo about stable warkes whan the moone is In a comune signe hit is not good to mak no mareg nor to mari nor to mak no bargyn with out record and sure wretcing nor good for sick men & signfieth much in stabilite.

THe planetes hath .v. fortitudes or strengthes or testimonialls which be thes y ^e howse y ^e exaltaciō y ^e Triplicyte the terme And the [Page] face. The howse hath .v. fortitudes, The exaltacyō hath .iiii. fortytudes. The triplicite hath iii fortitudes. The terme hath ii. fortytudes and y ^e face hath one ¶ Euery planete in his howse is as a kinge syttyng in is mageste in a parlament. Eue­ry planet in his exaltacyon is lek a kyng that is a crownyng euery planete in his replicyte ys as a kyng in actoryte amo­gs his lordes which be his helpers in e­uere planete in his terme ys as a man that ys a mongs his frēds and kings fol­ke the face geueth to a planete roome or space as a chayer or a set is for a master.

WHan the moone is in Ariete. hit is not good for no sycke man no sickely men to sha­ue theyr hed or berd. for euery here hath a hoole. by the which euyll vapoures be in haustyd. Al­so hit is not good to medyl w ^t the eres nor eyes nor tong nor no other place in or aboute the hed w ^t no instrument of Iron nor to lett blod or to boxe or cupp any place or vayne about the hed and necke & be ware that no blod be exhaustyd owt of a vayne [Page] namyd Cephalica. But it is good for ba­thes. and also it is good to begin any thīg that wolde haue short expedycion & good to goo about ani matter that a man hath to do with gret men or rych men

¶ Whā the moone is in tauro hit is not good to medyll with the necke to exhaust any blod But this time is fortunat to many thynges. it is good to bay oxen kyne & calues hit is good to byld any howse or mansyon or to begyn any other thynge it is good to plant & to Impeor to graf tres it is good to sowe al maner of corur or seedes and good to comon with women &c.

¶ Whan the mone is in gemini exhaust no blod owt of the armes nor hādes it is good to putt children to shole or to any science or crawght and good for a man to begyn that thing that he wold haue it reite ratyd or begon agene.

¶ Whan the moone is in cancro a man may be lett blod without parell and ptholomy sayth it is a good tyme to take medsons specyally electuares also it is good [Page] to tak any iorney and to remoue from one place to an other and from one castyll or mansyon to another

¶ Whan the moone is in leone it is good not to tak any vomyte for hit wyll hurt y ^e hart and brest & it is good to begyn that thynge that a man wolde haue continew

¶ Whan the mone is in virgine it is not good to mak any incycyons for ruptures nother to medle with the huckyl boones, to exhaust any blod, to mary in this time is not praysed lest y ^e woman bere no frute to obtayne the loue of a mayd in the way of marage is good and Also this tyme is good to sett chyldren to skole.

❧ Whan the moone is in Libra exhaust no blod from the buttockes & tak no med­sons frome the raynes of the bake thys tyme is good for a man to bay or to sell & good to take a iurney & thys tyme refrayne from all veneryouse actes also this ty­me is good to go about ani matter bisines workes or of doynges

❧ Whan the moone is in Scorpione be [Page] ware of al maner of incysion for the stone for harnyes & for ruptures. And be ware of bathes this tyme is good for few thynges or noone.

❧ Whan the moone is in. Sagittario. exhaust no blod owt of the thyes to haue busynes w ^t iudges iustices & men of law it is good & this time is good for Archers And marchaūtes & good to mak bargins ¶ Whā y ^e mone is in Capricorne exhaust no blod owt or from the knes this is an euyll tyme to take any medycynes hit is good to ere and to plante & to sett herbes ❧ Whan the moone is in Aquari hit is not good to exhaust any blod out of y ^e leg­ges nor to take no medicens. hit is a veri good tyme to byld

¶ Whan y ^e mone is in piscibus. be ware of exhaustinge of any blod owt of the fete and legges nor medyl with no sicknes or dyseses in the fete or legges this tyme is good for them that wyll take any iurney and goode for Feshers and for them that vsyth the water.

ARies doth gouerne the hed. and is a masculine signe. and is hure and hath his dominion in the howse of deith and lyef. geuynge influence to them the which be borne vnder him to haue a loge neck. a lene face. short eres and som what hery. Taurus doth gouerne the neck and is a feminin signe and is colde & drye leke to melancoly. And is in the howse of substaunce and possession. of gyft and recaite geuing influence to thē y ^e be borne vnder this signe to haue a brode face. a gret nose grete eres gret nostrells and a gret necke Saturne in Tauro hath .ii. fortitudes. y ^e terme & the face. Iubiter in Tauro hath one y ^e is y ^e terme. Mars in Tauro hath, ii [Page] fortitudes. A triplicite and a terme. The sone hath none. Venus hath .iii. y ^e howse the triplicite & the terme. Marcury hath .ii. The terme and the face. The moone hath .iii. fortitudes in Tauro exaltaciont the face. And the triplicite. Gemini dothe gouerne the Armes and handes. And is a masculyn syne and is hott & moyst leik the Ayer and lyke sanguyne complexion. And is in the howse of Kynred fraternite and counsell, geuyng influence to them y ^t whiche be borne vnder this sygne to be bewtyfull and fayer and comly. and somnolent. Saturne in Gemini hath .ii. fortitudes. A terme. and a triplicite. Iubiter hath .ii. A triplicite. The face and terme Mars hath .ii. The face and terme. The sone hath one which is the face. & Venus hath one which is The terme. Marcury hath .iii. which be thes. The triplicite y ^e howse and the terme and the Mone doth not posses not dyngnite in gemini. Cancer doth gouern the Brest the longes and the stomacke. And is a feminine sygne. And [Page] is colde and moyst lyke the watter and y ^e complexion of flewmatyck persones And is in the howse of the father of hosbonds and wyues. Cytes. Tresures. buryalles and herytag. this sygne is also vnstable. wyndy and waitery she geuynge influen­ce to them the which be borne vnder this sygne be greose byneth and slender about ¶ Saturne in cancro hath but one forti­tude which is. The terme Iubyter hath .ii. fortitudes. The exaltacyō & the terme Mars hath .ii. a triplicite and a terme. The Soone hath noone Venus hath .iii A triplicite. a terme and The face Marcuri hath .ii. The terme and the face and the Moone hath .iii. the howse the triplicite and the face.

¶ Leo doth gouern the harte and y ^e lyuer And is a masculine syne. and is hote and drye lyke the complexion of colerike men And is in the howse of honor. and childrē And doth geue influence to them the whiche is borne vnder this sygne to be grose [Page] aboue and slender vnderneth the waste ¶ Saturne in Leo hath .iii fortitudes. y ^e triplicite the face and the terme Iupiter hath. iii. The. Triplicite the terme and y ^e face. Mars hath. ii. the terme and y ^e face The Sone hath. ii. y ^e howse & Triplicite Venus hath one which is the terme And the moone hath noone.

Virgo doth gouerne y ^e intrayles or wom­be And is a feminin sygne And is colde & dry leek the erth And complexion of melā coly parsons And is in the howse of sycknes. And catell And doth geue influence to thē y ^e which be borne vnder this signe to be beuty full hauynge a fayer & louyng visage ¶ Saturne in Virgine hath one fortitude namid the terme, Iubiter hath one namyd the terme Mars hath. ii The Triplicite and the terme. The sone hath one which is y ^e face, Venus. iii. The triplicite the face, and the terme Marcury hathe iiii. the howse. the terme. y ^e exaltacion and the face. The Mone hath one which is a Triplicite

¶ Libra doth gouerne the raynes of the backe and y ^e buttockes and is a masculin signe and is hote and moyst lyek the ayre And sanguine ꝑsons. And is in y ^e howses of mariage theffth. strife and robery. and doth geue influence to them the which be borne vnder this sygne to euyll dispoticions onles grace wark aboue nature Sa­turne in Libra hath. iiii. fortitudes. The eraltacyō y ^e terme y ^e Triplicite and the terme and the face Mars hath one which is the terme. The Sone hath none. Venus hath .ii. The howse and the terme. Marcury hath. ii the Triplicite and the terme And the Mone hath one. which is y ^e face

Scorpio doth gouerne y ^e secret members of man and woman. And is a femynyne signe. And is cold and moyste. lick y ^e watter & the complexiō of slewmatick ꝑsons And is in the howse of deth fere.

debate. warre. det labor chastyte and wit And doth geue influence to them the whiche be borne vnder thys sygne to haue a ruddy face slender and smale leges. And grete feete ¶ Saturne in Scorpione ha­th one fortitud which is the terme Iubi­ter hath one which is the terme. Mares hath. iii. which be thes y ^e howse. y ^e terme and the triplicite. The sone hath one whiche is the face Venus hath. iii. The triplicite the terme & the face. Marcury hath one which is the terme. The Mone hath one which is the triplicite.

¶ Sagittarius doth gouerne y ^e flanckes And the thyes And is a masculyne sygne And is hotte & drie liek the fyre & colorick ꝑsons. And is in y ^e howse of honour. And master shepe by way of offyce. And doth geue influence to them y ^e which be borne vnder this signe to be wyse and to haue knowledge in. Astronami. And shold haue a longe visage and a bygge bely and not gretly hered but suffycyent and strayght [Page] ❧ Saturne in Sagittario hath .iii. fortitudes. The Triplicite The terme and the face Iubiter hath .iii. the howse the Triplicite and the terme Mars hath one which is y ^e terme The sone hath one whiche is y ^e Triplicite Venus hath one whi­che is the terme. Marcury hath .ii. y ^e ter­me and the face. The mone hath one whiche is the face.

¶ Capricorne doth gouerne y ^e knes. And is a feminye sygne [...] And is cold & drye as the erth. and melancoly ꝑsons and is in y ^e howse of lordshep. honour. and substance And doth geue influence to them the whiche be borne vnder this signes to be slen­der legged. hauynge a drye body & a hery face. repletyd w ^t melancolines

¶ Saturne in Capricorne hath .ii. forti­tudes. the howse and the terme. Iubiter hath .ii. the terme and the face. Mars hath .iiii the exaltacion y ^e terme y ^e Triplicite and the face. The sone hath one which is the face. Venus hath the. Triplicite and [Page] the terme. marcuri hath one which is y ^e terme. And the moone hath one which is y ^e triplicite Aquarius doth gouerne y ^e leg­ges bi neth y ^e knes to y ^e feete. & is a masculine signe And is hote and myeste as the Aier lyck to the cōplexeon of sauguine mē And is in the howse of frendship and sub­stance and doth geue influence to hem the which be borne vnder this signe to be a­miable how be hit the one lege most cōmē li is longer than an other or els bigger th­an an other and such ꝑsons shold be a boster and a gret waster ¶ Saturne in aquario hath .iii. fortitudes The howse the terme and the triplicite Iubeter hath .ii. the triplicite and the terme, Mars hath one which is the terme, The son hath no one. venus hath .ii. the Terme and y ^e face Marcury hath .iii. The triplicite the terme & y ^e face The moone hath one which is the face

¶ Pisces doth gouerne the feete. And is a feminyn signe And is cold and moyste as the watter liek to fleumatick ꝑsons and is in the howse of heuynes and enemyes and ryding bestes. And presonment. And doth geue influens to them the which be borne vnder this signe to be of alarg brest a litle heed and whitly faced rownderes & of good corag ¶ Saturne in pissibus hath .ii. fortiudes The terme and the face Iubitor hath .iii. the triplicite the terme and the face The son hath noone, venus stath .iii. the exaltacion the terme and y ^e tryplicite Marcury hath one which is y ^e terme and the sone hath one whiche is y ^e triplicite.

Now her is to be notid for Aspectes wich be thes. A. sextyl a terme. A quartyle a coniuctyon and an opposicyon Euer mor haueng a respect to y ^e Aspectes of the planetes. And yf the [Page] Aspectes be good of y ^e mone. & the signes aboue namyd be good. the matter shalbe of affecte and if the aspectes be euyll of y ^e Moone the matter will take lytle affecte or none. And which be good aspectes and which be euyl. shalbe shewed in the next capytle after this that foloweth.

AS necessary hit is to know y ^e na­ture of the planetes with ther operacione. as it is to know the nature and operacion of the sygnes. Saturne is the hyghest planete which is colde and drye lyke y ^e erth hauyng a gret interest in ma­lancoli men. This planet is a masculine planete And his howse in Capricorne. & this planete hath an interest in the clargior spirituallte for he enducithe diugnite pontificalnes polyce and ingeniousnes. [Page] how be it he is a signifier of such as doth warke in vise handy chraftes. & is enimito y ^e lyf of man for he is enemy to nature And is a slow planete in fetchynge his cercuite or curcunference & they y ^t which be borne vnder hym be slow & not quick hasty. & malycyouse except grace warke aboue nature Saturne doth gouern imā Melancoly. the splen. the gal the bladder And hath a ꝑticipacion of flume And he doth ingender thes infrimites. splenyti­cknes and pricis and the fener etick be cō sumpcyons. Also be is one of the causers of the .iiii. kyndes of leprosnes. The .iiii. kyndes of the ydropises The .iiii. kindes of the gowtes. The to kyndes of the pal­syes & Roume descendyng frome the hed to the brest namyd catarrus. And y ^e Canker and all maner of sicknes in the whiche is any coldnes for this matter looke in the Breuyary of helth and in the In­troduccyon of knowleg [Page] ¶ Iubiter is the second hyghest planete which is hoot and moyst lick to the Ayer and he is a masculyne planete hauynge an interest in sanguine persons. and hys howses be in Sagittari and Pisces and he is lorde ouer the temporalte. Specialy of chyualry. and men of estate. as a veni­uoluse planete. how be hit he is sōe what slow in fetchyng his circuite. and they y ^e which be borne vnder this planete. shold be manly. comly. gentyll and honest. &c. Iubiter doth gouerne in man the longes the nature of man and womā. the boones with the cartalages. and thes be his sicknesses. The squince. periplumōia which is an impostume about the longes. the plurese the Crampe The Appoplexe. the Litarge the Cephalick and the Cardiack aud such lyek the which doth com by the occasion of blode.

¶ Mars is the therde planete. whiche is boote and drye leke to the fyre. And is a Masculyne planete. And hath inte­rest [Page] in colerick persons. and his howses be in Aries and Scorpion. and he is full of malyce wrath and vengyons. furicuse and full of bate and stryfe how be hit he [...] is indyfferent infetching his cercunference. and they the whiche be borne vnder this planet except grace warke aboue nature sholde be a lyera robber a morderer furyouse and vengable. ful of wrath and angry hasty and testy and euell disposed And he doth gouerne in man & woman y ^e vaines and the testicles of man and colet And albumeser saith he doth gouerne y ^e Lyuer. And I say he hath interest in the gall of a man & woman. And thes be his sicknesses the feuer t [...]ciane y ^e cen [...]nt w­an & the causen and al other hot feuers. & hot appostomacions. Also the migrime.

And womā that be delyuerid befor theyr tyme and all other infirmytes the which doth com of extrmee hete. The sone is in the mydle of the .vii. planetes. geuynge as muche lyght vpward to heuen as he [Page] doth downward to vs The son is hotte & drie lyek y ^e fire & yet he is a frend to blod & singuin persons And his howse is in the lyon he is a masculin planete beniuolense and good in all thyngs and a confortor of all terrestiall thyngs And doth induce naturall strength and is a frend to gret men of Honor And he doth fetche his cercuite ons in a yere. And they the which be bor­ne vnder the sone shold be strong welfa­nerd & lusti wise descret and riche. and he doth gouerne in mā and womā the hart. the brayne. the mari with in the boones the senowes and the syght. how be hit thorow his vehement hete in somer he doth hurt the hed & doth califi or chaffith y ^e blod to much of y ^e which he hath vigor and strenght,

¶ Venus is a pulcrus planet. and is cold and moyst lycke the watter and hath in­terest in blod and fleme she is a feminine planete and her howses be in Tauro and Libra. she is lady ouer louyers. and she doth fetche hyr cercuite almost as soone [Page] as the Some She doth induce loue and veneryonsues. And he or she that is borne vnder this planete shold be a true louer. Louynge. Merthe melady and musicke louyng also syngyng and dawnsyng [...]nterludes games & sportes and gestes and they shold be fayer and amyable & full of bewty and plesant. And She doth gouerne in man & woman the seed of man the rydgboones the loynes the matrix and y ^e secret partes. and the fames in man and woman and y ^e smellyng. and thes be hyr sicknesses. coldnes of the stomacke y ^e slacknes of the lyuer to dygest. the passyons of the hart the Ilica passio the colyck the fystyls the plyes y ^e heinerodes y ^e suffoca­cyon of the matryx & other infyrmytes y ^e be about the secret places of mā & womā y ^t commyth of superflug humores, Marcury. is temperatli hote & dry. good with goodnes and euyll with euylnes. he is a masculyne planete and his howses be in Gemini and virgo and he doth fetche his cercuyte almost as soune as the sonne. He [Page] doth induce ingenyosues & gret knowleg of dyuers artes. sacultes & scyences. And good in trauel and messages doyng. who so that is borne vnder this planete shold be gentyl & amabell And a gret traueller and good to send or god in messages and he sholde expert in seyences. for he sholde haue a good wytt & cast fare in polytyche reson Marcury doth gouerne y ^e memory and the long and the gal. And thes be his infyrmytes. the .iii. kyndes of madnes. y ^e iii. kyndes of the fallynge sycknes. The cowgh y ^e percipitacien of the matrix. and parturbaciō of mynd & other infirmites the which cōmeth of siceite or drynes. The Moone is the lowest planete. And is cold and moyst lyck the watter. and hath an interest in flumatyck parsons. and she is a feminine planete and is mother and a ministrix to all moyster and is lady and gubernatrix euer the sees and watters and her howse is in Cancer and she doth fetch her cercuite ons in a mounth. And the doth induce mutabilite. inconstance. [Page] Trauell. message ambassage. And fortu­nate to aquatical maters or bysines. they that be borne vnder the Mone sholde not be stabyll wytted. and shold be a traueler and seke strang coūtres. The Mone doth gouerne in man or woman the stomacke and the bely and the secret place of womē and hath also an interest in the hed. And thes be her infirmites. comocyon trymblyng or shakynge of members vniuersall or ꝑticuler the cardyack the palses & such leke. ¶ who so euer wolde haue a forder noticion of the sygnes and the planetes & of theyr influence or consteltacyon. let thē look in a book that is now a pryntyng at Robert cooplondes namyd the Introductyon of knowleg. And he that wyll haue the knowleg of, all maner of sicknesses & dysesys let them looke in the breuyary of helth whiche is pryntyd at Wyllyam Mydyltons in flet stret.

AS I sayde in the .vi. capytle ther be .v Aspectes of the pla­netet. A coniuction. A sextile, a trme A qurtile and an opposicyon. A comunctione ꝑpeily is not takyn for an Aspect. sor an Aspect is a dystance of signes. But planetes centunet. doth not distere by distance of deg­rees. for a coniuctiō amonges y ^e planetes is whan the planetes doth draw to gyd­der by lesser dystance than .vii. degrees. & that one of them falldth vnder the bright beemea of an other. than it is namyd coniunct to the sonne. And whan the planete doth drawenygh to y ^e sone by .xv. degres than is y ^e planete combustid by y ^e splender or beemes of the sone. And than dyuerce times happynith rayne as it doth. whan the sone and the Moone be almost to gydder in ther orbs or cercles. than in the end of that moone shold be rayne This aspect [Page] which is a coniunction And first in order is namyd a beniuolēt or a frendful aspect for good to goodnes is in cresyd of a gret and hygh beniuolence and vertue. And yf goodnes be Iowned to euil. thā y ^t euilnes takyth a way half the goodnes. wherfor he that wyl go about to do any good thīg owt to mark the mone specyally yf she be coniunct to good planetes or els seperatid from euyll planetes And he that wyl go. about an euil or a shrod turne must chose the tyme whan the moone is coniunct w ^t euyl planetes. or els seperatid from good planetes.

¶ The second aspect is a sextyle. that is whan the planetes be dystant one frome another by .vi. partes of the zodiack. as thus in makynge a similitud of .ii. plane­tes. that venus be put in the begynnyng of Aries. and another planet in y ^e begynnyng of Gemini Or els one in the the mydle of Aries and another in the mydle of Gemini and so in leke maner of all other [Page] Planetes. but this. Aspect is not ꝑfyt in frendshep for the aspect is not certin mor opyn but pryne

¶ The therd Aspect is a quartyll. And y ^t is whan a planete hath an. Aspect to an other planete. by dystaunce of .iii. sygnes the which dystance is the .iiii. part of the zodyack. as thus yf one planete be in the begynnynge of. Aries and another in the beginning of Cancer. Or els one planete in the mydle or end of Aries. and another in y ^e mydle or end of Cancer. Such aspect is inꝑfit of hatred & enuy and traytery.

¶ The .iiii. Aspect is a tryne. And that is whan one planete is dystant frome an other by .iiii. sygnes. the which distance is the therd part of the zodiack as thus, yf one planete. Ware in the begynyng of Aries. and the other in the begynnyng of Leo this is a manifest and a perfit aspect of frendshep

The .v. Aspect is an Opposicion & that is whan one planete is distant from an other by half of y ^e whole zodiack as thus [Page] that one planete be in the begyunyngeo in the midle or end of Aries and the other be in y ^e begynnyng mydle or end of Libra takyng both lyek and so is hit in al other signes This aspect is an euident & manifest aspect of hatrede of warre and other displesures

WHo so euer y ^t wyll ꝑnosticat of the mutacion of the Aier he must fyrst mark the .iiii. tymes of the yere. whiche be to sai ver estas Autūnus & hiems that is to say, the spring y ^e somer haruyst. and wyntter. Ver which is the spryng by nature shold be hote and moyst And in this tyme blod doth moue and in cresyth with all other naturall thynges, Eitas whiche is somer is hote and dry & than coler doth moue & incresith. Atūnus or haruyst is cold and dry & hath respect to melancoly, hyems which is wyntter is cold & moyst & hathe respect to flume. Secundaryly. one must mark the nature and the qualytes of the sygnes, which be moyst which be colde And which be drye Cherdly one must consider the nature or ꝓpertes of the planetes. for the howse of cornscacyon is Iubyter. The howse of tempestes is Mars, & yf they be coniūct or be in a quartyle aspect both wil happē Yf. saturne & venus be coniunct, or be in [Page] a sertyle than hit wylbe cold, Iubyter is the sone. or in an opposytine aspectt wyl haue grett wynd Marcury with venus causyth raine ¶ Forder more a contūcty on of saturne with the mone. maki [...]h mutacyon in the Ayer forrayne & grose eloudes be elenatyd with cold. specially whā this coniunctyon is in any aquartycal or tereestyall sygne. ¶ A coniunctyō of Iu­byter with the moone. causyth dyuerce & many whyt cloudes. ¶ A coiunctyon of Mars with the moone in moyst sygnes casyth rayne ¶ A coniunctyon of the son with the mone. causyth rayne specyally in moist signes. ¶ A coniunctiō of Venus w ^t the mone in moist signes causith swet dwes and soft rayne ¶ A coniunctnon of the moone to Marcury in moyst sygnes causyth rayne w ^t Wynd. ¶ A coniunction of saturne with Iubiter .iii. daies before or .iii. dayes after causyth gret mutacyō in the Ayer. ¶ A coniunctyon of saturne with mars in moyst sygnes .iii dayes before and after the Ayer to be coruptyd by [Page] the whch many men women & chyldryn be infectyd with dyuerce disesis spec [...] with the pestylence. And dyuerce tym [...] causyth hayle rayne lyghtuynge & th [...] dryng. this coniunctyon for mā or womā is moyst worst ¶ A coniunctiō of saturne with the sone. causith cold rainy wedder ¶ A coniunction of saturne with. Venus coniunct in eny aquatycal signe makyth cold raynes to induce & A coniunction of saturne w ^t Marcury in aquatycal signes causyth rayne And in drye sygnes causy th. drynes, ¶ A coniunctyon of Mars w ^t marcury. in hote sygne causyth. Hete in dry sygnes. in aquatycall sygnes rayne.

A Sextile aspect of the Moone to Saturne is a good day to sped matters with women & to take counsell of lernyd men or wyse mē. this day is good to begyn byldyng or to rehedyfy. good to to tyll or dyg the growne and to sett and plant herhes and tres.

¶ A sextile aspect of y ^t Mone to Iubiter is a good day for A man to spek to a spiri­tuall Iudge & to lawyers. this day after astronamy is good for all matters.

¶ A sextile aspect of Mars to the Mone is a good day to speke to any gret man of nobylyte. and good to comone or talke w ^t strenuose & armigernse men of berth. and good to bay any thyng. And to sett forth horses w ^t horsemen in war seson.

¶A sextile aspect of Venus to the Mone is a good day to mak a maryage. and to seke loue and fauer of any parson & good to speke to any noble parson. A sextil aspect of marcuri to y ^e mone is a good dai for a mā to mak a cōpte. & to shew or plet his caues & good for amā to by or sel or to [Page] mak marchauntes. And good to set chyle­dryn to lerunyng And good to take a Iur­ney. and good to make meter or oracyons or to prech. or rede a lecture.

¶A sextyle aspect of y ^e sone to the moone is a good day to mete & to salute kynges and princes and to aske or desyer lefull & lawfull thynges & a good day to sek owt y ^e trewth of a matter. & good to assocyatt with wyse men

¶A tryne aspect of saturne to the moone is good to be associat or in the company of old menor womē and good to dydg delue or ere the growne or to sowe any seedes. good to plant and to set herbes and good to make fundacyons to byld

¶A trine aspect of Iubetor to the moone this is a fortunat daye for all maner of matters or causes and very good to spek to iudges and men of lawe specyally of y ^e spiritualte

¶A tryne aspect of. Mars to the moone to be with the company of knyghtes and squyers and suche lick. And to

ꝓcure ordin & spare for all thyngs ꝑtey­nyng to wat and good to bay bestes

¶A trine aspect of the sone to the moone is a good day to aske a pdon of a kyng & good to spek to a kyng ꝓnce lorde or coun­sellets

¶A trine Aspect of the mone to venus is a good day to geti frendes and louets & to make mariags

¶A trine aspect of the moone w ^t marru­ri is a good day to reson and to mak acōpt and to mak bargens w ^t marchaunth and to put children to shole and to mete with wise mē and good to tak a Iurney

¶A quartil aspect of saturne w ^t the mone lett eueri mā be ware that day a bout what matter or bisines be goth a bowt.

¶A quattile aspect of Iubiter with the mone is a good day to cōsull with prelats and iudges

¶A quartile aspect of Mars with the moone is an euell day to sek ane fauer or frendship of knyghts or squiers or of mē of warre

¶A Quartile aspect of y ^e sone w ^t y ^e mone is an euell day to goo about ani gret matter

¶A Quartil aspect of venus w ^t y ^e mone is a good day to goo about ani thyng and specialli hit is a good day to mak a mareg or to gett loue &c

¶A Quartill aspect of Marcuri w ^t the mone is a good day to send forth ambassi­tors or messangers good to tak a Iurney good to bai or to sell or to mak marchaū ­tes or to mak a reckning or acount

¶Anopposicion of Saturne w ^t y ^e mone is an euell day to goo about eni gret matter

¶An opposicion of Iubetor w ^t y ^e moone is a good dai to mak sewt or seruice to ani gret man spirituall or temporall or to god to him for ani other matter

¶An opposicion of the mone to Mars is an euel dai to tak seruants or to sek frend shep for hit is a day of malice anger and strife and war & euel for other matters

¶An opposicion of the mone to the soone is an euill day to medell with gret mē or [Page] with any gret matter.

¶An opposicion of the Mone w ^t venus is a good day in all matters to be don. ¶ An opposicion of y ^e Mone w ^t Marcury is an indifferent day ¶A coniunction of Saturn with y ^e men is a [...] day to goo about ani gret mat­ter [...] to medell with old mē or w ^t [...] or chor lish persons

¶A coniunctiō of Iubiter with y ^e mone is a good day to make pece and to intrete for any matter how be hit verite & iustice wyll this day haue interest.

¶A coniunction of Mars with y ^e Mone this is a day of anger of warre of stryfe and bete wherfore maryd men that hath shrewes to theyr wyues must not dys­plese them for fere of after clappes.

¶A coniunctyon of the sone w ^t the mone is an euyll day for all thynges. how be it it may be good to do that thyng that no man shall knowe

A cōiunctiō of y ^e mone w ^t vēus is a good [Page] to mak a mareges or to get loue of wome & so cōuerse and good to hire mē & women to saruece

¶A coniunction of y ^e mon w ^t Murcuri is good to bay & to sell & to make marchādis to take a Iurney &c

¶Whan thee is no aspect nyght to the mone or far from an euell coniunction y ^t day is good for all maner of things

¶The mone coniunct in the drogons hed is veri good And coniunct with the taile of y ^e dragon is euell

¶The mone Iunct w ^t good steres is good And Iunct w ^t euen sterres is euell

WHo so euer will chose a day to be let blod in first he must chose a fire sygne which is hote and dry. as ares Sage tari And leo And althowth leo is a free signe and is the howse of the sone and the sone in nature is contrari to the nature of the moone for y ^e sone is hote [Page] and drye the moone is colde and therfor y ^e howse of the sone whiche is. Leo in hym is no good lettyng of blod. Secundaryly he must choose an Ayery sh sygne which is hote and most As the fyrst medieate of Libra. And the wole sygne of Aqury. and although y ^t Gemini and y ^e second mediate of Libra be Ayerysh. yet the Galax hath his course that way in y ^e which be many sterres of the nature of Mars. wherfore y ^e mooone beyng in that place is combustio And therfore in that sygnes at that tyme is not good to let blod Therdli watterish sygnes which be moyste and cold begood to let blod As Cancer & pisces, And Scorpio althowght of nature he be waterysh yet not with stonding he is an oppositiue sygne of the exaltacyon of the Moone for Taurus is the exaltacyon of the moone & Scorpio is oppositine in descendyng of y ^e muoe Also Scorpio is the howse of mars wherfor exhaustyng of blod in this thīg is not good Also y ^e coniunctyon of y ^e mone w ^t the sone .iii dayes before and .iii. daies [Page] after is not good [...]. Nor y ^e con­iunctyon of the moue with sature. Nor y ^e coniunctyon of the mone with mars and iz. degres before an as many after. Nor the oppsicyon of the mone with the sone. Nor the oppsycon of y ^e mone with Mars is not good to exhaust blod. Also a quatile aspect of the mone to the sone. And a quartile aspect of the moone to saturne. And a quartile aspect of the moone to Mars. all thes aspectes be not good to minishe blod for the Moone beyng in thes Planetes & Aspectes is contrary to the nature of mā consyrnyng flebotomy

¶ A tryne aspect and a sextyle aspect is good to let blod so be hit the moone be in a good sygne ¶ Also the moone coniunct w ^t Iubyter in a good sygne is best lettynge of blod ¶ The moone coniunct to venus or Marcury althowh they be good cōiūctons yet for as muche as the mone is ver [...] nyght the coniunctyon of the sone hit is not good to let blod ¶ Also y ^e mone being in a good sygne hauyng a sextyle or a try­ne [Page] aspect to Iubiter or venus. [...] is best to let blod forthes aspectes be good ¶ Also the monē coniunct with the heed or tayle of the dragon beyng with in .xii. degrs befor or after is not good to exhaust blod. ¶ Forder more no wayne nor member of man owght to be tochyd or hurt w ^t any instermnent or Ierne whan the mon is in any sygne that hath domynyon of y ^e member. wherfor in all maner of exhau­styng of blod from man or woman y ^e day and the tyme must be electyd & poyntyd by som doctor of phisick or Astronamer. what vayne, shold be opynyd for and yf aman do lett blod of a vayne namyd cep­halica which is a vayne for the hed & the signe be in Aries. here y ^e flebothome doth gret harme thorow his ignorance & thus in lyek man [...] may offend in lettyng▪ blod in any other place of man. ¶ Forder more y ^e .iiii. fyre sygnes be good for slemy tyck parsones for y ^e sygnes be of nature contrary to the cōmplexione therfore Contraria cōtrariis curāte. So in liek maner Aierish signes is good for melancoly mē [Page] And watreysh sygnes ar good for [...] ryck men And I say now a dayes to vse lettyng of blod except for the squynce y ^e pestylence or for the kyndes of lepery. is not good. for no mā can exhaust euyll blod but he must tak good blod with all. And y ^e leyf of man is in y ^e blod for y ^e spryt of man is in y ^e blod. And ther be other wayes to clense or to puryfy the blod w ^tout flebothomy or lettyng of blod

HYpocrates saith y ^e phisicion is a blynde phisicion y ^e kno­wth not Astrōamie for Astronamy doth shew how whā and what tyme al maner of medsons owght to be ministred wherfor I do say yf an expulcyue medycyne be takyn inferyally. And the moone beyng in. Ariete. Tauro. or. Capricorne whiche takyth theyr name of terrestyall beestes namyd. The Rame the Bull and the Goote which hath doble belys. one is molifyca­tyue chewyng theyr cud y ^e other is diges­tiue mow by reson of the influence of the celestyal sygnes of lyek properte. shal cause the syck parson other to vomyte or els shall cause nauseons or eructuatiō. or cause the substance that is in the stomacke to ascend to the orifice of the stomack and this doth lett y ^e operacione of suche medi­cynes specyally yf Saturne by a quartil Coniuntion or an opposicyon dothe geue theyr fortytudes to y ^e sayd sygnes. Wher for let phisicyons be circumspect in thes [Page] matteres and in all other. for hipocrates sayth in his fyrst pronosticates. Ther be certyn celestyall thyng in the whiche the phisicyon must ꝓuyd and he must be of gret ꝓuydence. &c. Wherfor Auicē faith of celestyal & terrestyal matters hapynth .&c. Wherfor hit is to conclud that euery phis [...]on shold know y ^t nature & conplexiō of y ^e sygnes and y ^e planetes. w ^t y ^e aspectes of them and to haue in a memory the cretyck dayes. And not to forgett y ^e operaciō of the sygnes which be attractyue. reten tyme dygestyne and expulcyne ¶ Wherfore I do say that the vertu of actraction consistith in hete and drynes And he that wyll confort and help y ^e vertu of actraciō must do hit whan the moone is in a hote sygne as in Sagittary ad Leo. ¶ To cō forte or to helpe the vertu of retencyon. is whan the mone is in a cold signe & dry as in tauro and virgo. ¶ The sucur & helpe the vertu of dygestyon is whan the mon is in a hote signe & a moist as in Gemini Libra and Aquary. ¶ To helpe expulcy [Page] ues is whan the moone is in a cold and a moyst sygne as Cancer Scorpio and pisces. ¶ Whan Venus regnyth in a good aspect to purge Coler. whā the sone doth regne in a good aspect, purge flem me whā Iubyter doth regne in a good aspe­ct, purge Melancoly, ¶ Whā ther is a cō iunctyon or a quartyle aspect of saturne with the mone minister thā no medycyne uor whā Mars is in a con­iunctyon. &c̄.

THe moone beynge in Tauro is good to sow sedes to set herbes to plant and graff trees takīg the tyme of the yere. beyng in a sextile or a tryne aspect

¶ The mone beyng in Cancer is good to sow sedes althowh it be a movable signe And so hit is in virgo hauynge a sextile or a tryne aspect w ^t to Saturne & ptholomy sayth in the fyrst of his quadriꝑtites hit is good to plante

¶ The mone beyng in libra hauīg a good Aspect is good to delue & dygg & to gooe to plow and to ere and to sow And so is y ^e moone whan she is in caprycorne

¶ The mone being in libra is good to set herbes & to plant tres hauēg good aspect

¶ Hereis to be notid that all thes things is not good to goo about if Saturne or Mars haue ani euell aspects

¶ Now to conclud I desier euere mā to tak this lytil wark for a past time. for I dyd wrett & make this bok. in .iiii dayes and wretten with one old pene with out mendyng and wher I do wret y ^e sygnes in Aries in. Taurous & in Leo is for my purpose it stondyth best for our maternal tonge