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withal_o nectanabus_n which_o cause_v all_o of_o this_o metre_v the_o substance_n when_o he_o see_v time_n his_o nygromance_n he_o stynt_v and_o nothing_o more_o say_v of_o his_o carecte_v &_o she_o abreyde_v out_o of_o she_o sleep_v and_o leve_v well_o that_o it_o be_v sooth_n than_o every_o deal_n of_o that_o this_o clerk_n she_o have_v tell_v and_o be_v the_o glader_n many_o fold_n in_o hope_n of_o such_o a_o glad_a metrede_n which_o after_o shall_v befalle_v in_o deed_n she_o long_v sore_o after_o the_o day_n that_o she_o her_o sweven_fw-mi telle_fw-fr may_v to_o this_o gilour_n in_o privete_n which_o know_v it_o also_o well_o as_o she_o and_o netheles_o on_o morrow_n soon_o she_o leave_v all_o other_o thing_n to_o do_v and_o for_o he_o send_v and_o all_o the_o case_z she_o tell_v he_o pleyne_o as_o it_o be_v and_o say_v how_o than_o well_o she_o wist_v that_o she_o his_o word_n may_v try_v for_o she_o fond_a her_o avision_n right_o after_o the_o condition_n which_o he_o she_o 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thus_o he_o makth_v she_o to_o believe_v and_o feign_v under_o guile_n feyth_v but_o netheles_o all_o that_o he_o seyth_v she_o trow_v and_o ayene_o the_o night_n she_o have_v within_o her_o chambre_n dight_v where_o as_o this_o guyler_n fast_o by_o upon_o this_o god_n shall_v prive_o await_v as_o he_o makth_v she_o to_o ween_v and_o thus_o this_o noble_a gentyll_a queen_n when_o she_o most_o try_v be_v deceyve_v ¶_o the_o night_n come_v &_o the_o chambre_n be_v weive_v nectanabus_n have_v take_v his_o place_n and_o when_o he_o sigh_v time_n and_o space_n through_o the_o disceite_n of_o his_o magyke_a he_o put_v he_o
in_o honde_n and_o many_o a_o man_n his_o back_n have_v ply_v unto_o to_o this_o sign_n be_v august_n apply_v ¶_o septimum_fw-la signum_fw-la libra_n dicitur_fw-la cvius_fw-la mensis_fw-la september_n est_fw-la vinea_fw-la quo_fw-la bacchum_fw-la pressa_fw-la liquore_fw-la colit_fw-la ¶_o after_o virgo_fw-la to_o reken_fw-mi in_o even_o libra_n sit_v in_o the_o nombre_fw-fr of_o seven_o which_o have_v figure_n and_o resemblance_n unto_o a_o man_n which_o a_o balance_n ber_v in_o his_o honde_n as_o for_o to_o weigh_v in_o book_n and_o as_o it_o may_v be_v seye_n dyvers_a star_n to_o he_o long_v whereof_o oâ—_n heed_n he_o underfonge_v first_o three_o and_o eke_o his_o womb_n have_v two_o and_o down_o beneath_o viii_o other_o mo_z this_o sign_n be_v hot_a and_o moist_a both_o the_o which_o thing_n be_v not_o loath_a unto_o venus_n so_o that_o aloft_o she_o rest_v in_o his_o house_n full_a oft_o and_o eke_o saturn_n often_o hie_v be_v in_o the_o sign_n and_o magnify_v his_o proper_a month_n be_v say_v septembre_v which_o yeve_v man_n cause_n to_o remember_v if_o any_o sore_a be_v leave_v behind_o of_o thing_n which_o greve_v may_v to_o kind_n ☞_o deâ—aun_n signum_fw-la scorpio_n dicitur_fw-la /_o cvius_fw-la mensik_n octobris_fw-la eft_o floribus_fw-la exclusis_fw-la hyems_fw-la qui_fw-la ianitor_fw-la extat_fw-la ¶_o among_o the_o sign_n upon_o height_n the_o sign_n which_o be_v number_v eight_o be_v scorpio_n which_o as_o selon_fw-fr fygured_a be_v a_o scorpion_n but_o for_o all_o that_o yet_o nethelesse_o be_v scorpio_n not_o sterlesse_a for_o libra_n grant_v he_o his_o end_n of_o viii_o star_n where_o he_o wend_v the_o which_o upon_o his_o heed_n assyse_v he_o ber_v and_o eke_o there_o be_v devise_v upon_o his_o womb_n star_n three_o and_o viii_o upon_o his_o tail_n have_v he_o which_o of_o his_o kind_n be_v moist_a and_o cold_a and_o unbehovely_a many_o fold_n he_o harm_v venus_n and_o empeyr_v but_o mars_n unto_o his_o how_o be_v repeyr_v but_o ware_n when_o they_o togider_v dwellen_v his_o proper_a monthe_n be_v as_o man_n tellen_v octobre_n which_o bring_v the_o kalende_fw-la of_o winter_n that_o come_v next_o suende_n â§_o nonum_fw-la signum_fw-la sagittarius_fw-la dicitur_fw-la /_o cvius_fw-la man_n sâ—â—_n sâ—â—_n nembris_fw-la eft_o quo_fw-la multum_fw-la bibulo_fw-la linquit_fw-la sva_fw-la nomina_fw-la vino_fw-la ¶_o the_o ix_o sign_n in_o novembre_n also_o which_o follow_v after_o scorpio_n be_v clepe_v sagittarius_fw-la the_o who_o figure_n be_v mark_v thus_o a_o monster_n with_o a_o bow_n on_o honde_n on_o who_o that_o sundry_a star_n stone_v thilk_o viii_o of_o which_o i_o speak_v tofore_o the_o which_o upon_o the_o tail_n ben_fw-mi lore_n of_o scorpio_n the_o heed_n all_o fair_a be_v spreden_fw-mi of_o the_o sagittaire_n and_o viii_o of_o other_o stonden_v even_o upon_o his_o womb_n and_o other_o seven_o there_o stonden_v upon_o his_o tail_n behind_o and_o he_o be_v hot_a and_o dry_a of_o kind_n to_o jupiter_n his_o how_o be_v be_o fire_n but_o to_o mercury_n in_o his_o degree_n for_o they_o be_v not_o of_o one_o assent_n he_o worch_v great_a empeirement_n this_o sign_n have_v of_o his_o property_n a_o month_n which_o of_o dewte_n after_o the_o seson_n that_o befall_v the_o plough_n ox_n in_o winter_n stall_v and_o fire_n in_o to_o the_o hall_fw-mi he_o bring_v and_o thilk_o drink_n of_o which_o man_n sing_v he_o torn_v must_v in_o to_o the_o wine_n than_o be_v the_o larder_n of_o the_o swine_n that_o be_v novembre_v which_o i_o mean_n when_o that_o the_o leef_n have_v lose_v his_o green_a â§_o decimum_fw-la signum_fw-la capricornius_fw-la dicitur_fw-la /_o cvius_fw-la mensis_fw-la decembris_fw-la est_fw-la ipse_fw-la diem_fw-la navo_fw-la noctem_fw-la que_fw-la giganti_fw-la figurat_fw-la ¶_o the_o tenthe_n sign_n dry_a and_o cold_a the_o which_o be_v capricornus_fw-la tell_v unto_o a_o goat_n have_v resemblance_n for_o who_o love_n and_o who_o aqueintance_n within_o his_o house_n to_o sojourn_v it_o like_v well_o unto_o saturn_n but_o to_o the_o moon_n it_o like_v nought_o for_o no_o profyt_n be_v there_o wrought_v this_o sign_n as_o of_o his_o proprete_n upon_o his_o heed_n have_v star_n three_o and_o eke_o upon_o his_o womb_n two_o and_o twey_a upon_o his_o tail_n also_o decembre_v after_o the_o year_n form_n so_o as_o the_o book_n we_o inform_v with_o day_n short_a and_o nyghte_n long_o this_o ylke_n sign_n have_v underfonge_o ¶_o vndecimum_fw-la signum_fw-la aquarius_n dicitur_fw-la cvius_fw-la mensis_fw-la januarius_n eft_o quo_fw-la lanus_fw-la vultum_fw-la duplum_fw-la convertit_fw-la in_o annum_fw-la ¶_o of_o though_o that_o sytten_a upon_o the_o heaven_n of_o sign_n in_o the_o nombre_fw-fr enleven_fw-mi aquarius_n have_v take_v his_o place_n and_o stant_fw-la well_o in_o saturnus_n grace_n which_o dwell_v in_o his_o herbergage_n but_o to_o the_o son_n he_o do_v outrage_n this_o sign_n be_v veray_o resemble_v lyche_n to_o a_o man_n which_o halt_n assemble_v in_o either_o honde_n 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quo_fw-la plunie_a torrens_fw-la â—parum_fw-la concitat_fw-la amnes_fw-la ¶_o the_o twelve_o which_o be_v last_o of_o all_o of_o sign_n piscis_fw-la man_n it_o call_v the_o which_o as_o tell_v the_o scripture_n ber_v of_o two_o fish_n the_o fygure_n so_o be_v he_o cold_a and_o moist_a of_o kind_n and_o eke_o with_o star_n as_o i_o find_v be_v set_v in_o sundry_a wise_n as_o thus_o two_o of_o his_o end_n aquarius_n have_v lend_v unto_o his_o heed_n and_o two_o this_o sign_n have_v of_o his_o own_o also_o upon_o his_o womb_n and_o over_o this_o upon_o his_o end_n also_o there_o be_v a_o nombre_fw-fr of_o twenty_o star_n bright_a which_o be_v to_o see_v a_o wonder_n sight_n toward_o this_o sign_n in_o to_o his_o house_n comth_n jupiter_n the_o glorious_a and_o venus_n eke_o with_o he_o acord_v to_o dwellen_v as_o the_o book_n record_v the_o monthe_n unto_o this_o sign_n ordeign_v be_v februar_n which_o be_v bereign_v and_o with_o londflode_n in_o his_o rage_n at_o forde_n let_v the_o passage_n ¶_o now_o have_v thou_o hear_v the_o proprete_n of_o sign_n but_o in_o his_o degree_n albumazare_n yet_o over_o this_o saithe_n so_o as_o the_o earth_n part_v be_v in_o four_o right_a so_o be_v devyse_v the_o sign_n twelve_o and_o stone_v assize_n that_o eke_v of_o they_o in_o his_o party_n have_v hiâ—_n climate_n to_o justify_v whereof_o the_o first_o regiment_n toward_o the_o part_n of_o orient_a from_o antioch_n and_o that_o country_n govern_v be_v of_o sign_n three_o that_o be_v cancer_n virgo_fw-la leo._n and_o toward_o thoccident_n also_o from_o armeny_n as_o i_o be_o learn_v of_o capricorn_n it_z stant_fw-la govern_v of_o piscis_fw-la and_o aquarius_n and_o after_o they_o i_o find_v thus_o southwarde_o from_o alysander_n forth_o though_o sign_n which_o most_o be_v worth_n in_o governaunce_n of_o that_o doaire_a libra_n they_o be_v and_o sagittaire_n with_o scorpio_n which_o be_v conjoint_n with_o they_o to_o stone_v upon_o that_o point_n of_o constantynople_n the_o 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