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werke_n begin_v he_o may_v await_v at_o every_o tide_n so_o that_o nothing_o be_v leave_v a_o side_n first_o of_o the_o distillation_n forth_o with_o the_o congellation_n solucyon_n dissension_n and_o keep_v in_o his_o entencyon_n the_o point_n of_o sublymation_n â§_o and_o forth_o with_o calcination_n of_o very_a approbation_n do_v that_o there_o be_v fyxation_n with_o temperate_a hete_n of_o the_o fire_n till_o he_o the_o parfyte_n elyxer_n of_o thilk_o philosopher_n stone_n may_v get_v of_o which_o that_o many_o one_o of_o philosopher_n whilom_o write_v and_o if_o thou_o wolt_fw-ge they_fw-mi name_n wit_v of_o thilk_o stone_n with_o other_o two_o which_o as_o the_o clerk_n maden_v tho_o so_o as_o the_o book_n it_o recorden_n the_o kind_n of_o they_o i_o shall_v recorden_n â§_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr tribus_fw-la lapidibus_fw-la /_o quod_fw-la philosophi_fw-la composuerunt_fw-la quorum_fw-la primus_fw-la que_fw-la lapis_fw-la vegetabilis_fw-la qui_fw-la sanitatem_fw-la conseruat_fw-la /_o secundus_fw-la dicitur_fw-la lapis_fw-la animalis_fw-la que_fw-la membra_fw-la et_fw-la virtutes_fw-la sensibiles_fw-la fortificat_fw-la tertius_fw-la dicitur_fw-la lapis_fw-la mineral_n /_o que_fw-fr omne_fw-la metalla_fw-la purificat_fw-la /_o et_fw-fr in_o suum_fw-la perfectum_fw-la naturali_fw-la potencia_fw-la deducit_fw-la ¶_o these_o old_a philosopher_n wise_n by_o weigh_n of_o kind_n in_o sundry_a wise_n thy_o stone_n make_v through_o clergy_n the_o first_o i_o shall_v specify_v be_v clepe_v vegetabilis_fw-la of_o which_o the_o proper_a virtue_n be_v to_o man_n heal_n for_o to_o serve_v as_o for_o to_o keep_v and_o to_o preserve_v the_o body_n from_o sickness_n all_o till_o death_n of_o kind_n upon_o he_o fall_v the_o second_o stone_n i_o the_o behote_a be_v lapis_fw-la animalis_fw-la hot_a the_o who_o virtue_n be_v proper_a and_o couth_a for_o ear_n and_o eye_n nose_n and_o mouth_n whereof_o a_o man_n may_v here_o and_o see_v and_o smelle_fw-fr and_o taste_v in_o his_o 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ex_fw-la tribus_fw-la precipne_a statuis_fw-la exorta_fw-la est_fw-la /_o quarum_fw-la prima_fw-la fuit_fw-la illa_fw-la /_o quam_fw-la in_o silij_fw-la svi_fw-la memoriam_fw-la quidam_fw-la princeps_fw-la nomine_fw-la cirophane_v a_o sculptore_fw-la promotheo_n fabricari_fw-la constituit_fw-la ¶_o thus_o be_v dysper_n in_o sundry_a wise_n the_o mysbyleve_n as_o i_o devyse_v with_o many_o a_o image_n of_o entaylle_n of_o such_o as_o may_v hem_v not_o avayle_v for_o thy_o without_o lyves_n cheer_n vnmyghty_a be_v to_o see_v or_o here_o or_o speak_v or_o do_v or_o else_o feel_v and_o yet_o the_o fool_n to_o hem_v knee_n which_o be_v she_o own_o hand_n werke_v a_o lord_n how_o this_o byleve_n be_v derke_n and_o fer_fw-fr fro_o reasonable_a wit_n and_o netheles_o they_o don_v it_o yet_o that_o be_v this_o day_n a_o raggyd_a three_fw-mi to_o morrow_n upon_o his_o majesty_n stant_fw-la in_o the_o temple_n well_o beseyne_v how_o may_v a_o man_n reason_n seyn_a that_o such_o a_o stock_n may_v 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to_o do_v he_o ease_v and_o they_o that_o than_o wolden_a please_v the_o fader_fw-mi shall_v it_o obey_v when_o that_o they_o come_fw-mi thilk_o weigh_v ¶_o secunda_fw-la statuta_fw-la fuit_fw-la illa_fw-la /_o quam_fw-la ad_fw-la svi_fw-la patris_fw-la beli_n culturam_fw-la rex_fw-la ninus_n fieri_fw-la et_fw-la adorari_fw-la decrevit_fw-la et_fw-la sic_fw-la de_fw-fr nomine_fw-la beli_n postea_fw-la bel_n et_fw-fr belzebub_n idolum_fw-la accrevit_fw-la ¶_o and_o of_o nynus_fw-la king_n of_o assyre_n i_o rede_v how_o that_o in_o his_o empire_n he_o be_v next_o after_o the_o second_o of_o they_o that_o first_o ymage_n find_v for_o he_o right_a in_o semblable_a caa_n of_o belus_n which_o his_o fader_fw-mi be_v from_o nembroth_n in_o the_o right_a line_n lete_n make_v of_o gold_n and_o stone_n fine_o a_o precyous_a image_n rich_a after_o his_o fader_fw-mi evenlyche_n and_o thereupon_o a_o law_n he_o set_v that_o every_o man_n of_o pure_a debt_n with_o sacryfyce_n and_o with_o truage_n 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tertia_fw-la specie_fw-la artis_fw-la mathematice_fw-la /_o qud_a geometriam_fw-la vocant_fw-la ¶_o mathematyke_n of_o his_o science_n have_v yet_o the_o three_o intelligence_n full_a of_o wisdom_n and_o of_o clergy_n and_o clepe_v be_v geometry_n through_o which_o a_o man_n have_v the_o sleight_n of_o length_n of_o breed_n of_o depth_n of_o height_n to_o know_v the_o proportion_n by_o very_a calculation_n of_o this_o science_n and_o in_o this_o wise_a these_o old_a philosophre_n wise_a of_o all_o this_o world_n earth_n round_o how_o large_a how_o thick_a be_v the_o ground_n contrive_v by_o the_o experience_n the_o cercle_n and_o the_o circomference_n of_o every_o thing_n unto_o the_o heaven_n they_o setten_v point_n and_o measure_n even_o mathemetike_n above_o the_o earth_n of_o high_a science_n above_o the_o ferth_n which_o speak_v upon_o astronomy_n and_o tech_v of_o the_o star_n buy_v begin_v upwarde_o from_o the_o moan_n but_o first_o as_o it_o be_v for_o to_o do_v this_o aristotle_n in_o other_o thing_n unto_o this_o worthy_a young_a king_n the_o kind_n of_o every_o element_n which_o stant_fw-la under_o the_o firmament_n how_o it_o be_v make_v and_o in_o what_o wise_n from_o point_n to_o point_n be_v begin_v devise_n quatuor_fw-la omnipotens_fw-la elementa_fw-la creavit_fw-la origo_fw-la quatuor_fw-la et_fw-la venti_fw-la partibus_fw-la ora_fw-la dabat_fw-la nostra_fw-la que_fw-la quadruplici_fw-la complectio_fw-la sort_n creature_n corpore_fw-la sic_fw-la que_fw-la svo_fw-la stat_fw-la variatus_fw-la homo_fw-la ¶_o hic_fw-la traciat_fw-la de_fw-la creatione_fw-la quatuor_fw-la elementorum_fw-la scilicet_fw-la terre_fw-fr aque_fw-la aeris_fw-la et_fw-la ignis_fw-la nec_fw-la non_fw-la et_fw-la de_fw-fr eorum_fw-la naturis_fw-la nam_fw-la et_fw-la singulis_fw-la ê“prietates_fw-la singula_fw-la attribituntur_fw-la ¶_o tofore_o the_o creation_n of_o any_o world_n station_n of_o heaven_n of_o earth_n or_o eke_o of_o hell_n so_o as_o these_o old_a book_n tell_v as_o son_n to_o before_o the_o song_n be_v set_v and_o yet_o they_o be_v to_o gether_o knet_n right_o so_o the_o high_a purueance_n though_o have_v under_o his_o ordnance_n a_o great_a substance_n a_o great_a matter_n of_o which_o he_o will_v in_o his_o manere_fw-mi these_o other_o thing_n make_v and_o form_n for_o yet_o without_o any_o form_n be_v that_o matere_a universal_a which_o hight_v ilem_n in_o special_a of_o ilem_n as_o i_o be_o inform_v these_o element_n be_v make_v and_o form_v of_o ilem_fw-la clemente_n they_o hight_v after_o the_o school_n of_o aristote_fw-la of_o which_o if_o more_o i_o shall_v rehearse_v four_o element_n there_o be_v diverse_a ☞_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr terra_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la primum_fw-la elementum_fw-la ¶_o the_o first_o of_o hem_n man_n earth_n call_v which_o be_v the_o low_a of_o they_o all_o and_o in_o his_o form_n be_v shape_n round_o substantial_a strong_a sad_a and_o sound_o as_o that_o which_o make_v be_v suffisant_fw-fr to_o bear_v up_o all_o the_o remenant_n for_o as_o the_o point_n in_o a_o compass_n stant_fw-la even_o amydde_v right_a so_o be_v this_o earth_n set_v and_o shall_v abide_v that_o it_o may_v swerve_v to_o no_o side_n and_o have_v his_o centre_n after_o the_o law_n of_o kind_n and_o to_o that_o centre_n draw_v desire_v every_o world_n thing_n if_o there_o ne_z be_v no_o letting_a ¶_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr aqua_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la secundum_fw-la elementum_fw-la ¶_o above_o the_o earth_n keep_v his_o bound_n the_o water_n which_o be_v the_o second_o of_o element_n and_o all_o without_o it_o enuyronneth_n therthe_o about_o but_o as_o it_o show_v nought_o for_o thy_o the_o subtle_a water_n myghty_o though_o it_o be_v of_o himself_o soft_a the_o strength_n of_o the_o earth_n pass_v oft_o for_o right_a as_o vein_n be_v of_o blood_n in_o man_n right_a so_o the_o water_n flood_n therth_n of_o his_o course_n makth_v full_a of_o vein_n all_o be_v well_o the_o hill_n as_o the_o plein_fw-fr and_o that_o a_o man_n may_v seen_v at_o eye_n for_o where_o the_o hill_n ben_fw-mi most_o high_a there_o may_v man_n well_o stream_n find_v so_o preve_v it_o by_o way_n of_o kind_n the_o water_n hygh_o than_o the_o land_n and_o over_o this_o now_o understonde_v ¶_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr aera_fw-la quod_fw-la est_fw-la tertium_fw-la elementum_fw-la ayer_n be_v the_o three_o of_o element_n of_o who_o kind_n his_o aspiremente_n take_v every_o lyvysshe_a creature_n the_o which_o shall_v upon_o earth_n endure_v for_o as_o the_o fysshe_n if_o it_o be_v dry_a mote_n in_o defaute_n of_o water_n dye_v right_o so_o without_o air_n on_o live_v no_o man_n ne_o be_v may_v thryve_v the_o which_o be_v make_v of_o flesh_n and_o bone_n there_o be_v out_o take_v of_o all_o none_o ¶_o nota_fw-la quod_fw-la aer_fw-la in_o tribus_fw-la periferiss_n dividitur_fw-la ¶_o this_o air_n in_o periferis_fw-la three_o divide_v be_v of_o such_o degree_n beneth_n be_v one_o and_o one_o amydde_v to_o which_o above_o be_v the_o thrydde_v and_o upon_o the_o devysion_n there_o be_v dyvers_a oppression_n of_o moist_a and_o eke_o of_o dry_a also_o which_o of_o the_o son_n both_o two_o ben_n draw_v and_o hale_v upon_o bye_n and_o maken_v cloud_n in_o the_o sky_n and_o show_v be_v at_o man_n sight_n whereof_o by_o day_n and_o eke_o by_o night_n after_o the_o time_n of_o the_o year_n among_o we_o upon_o earth_n here_o in_o sundry_a wise_a thing_n fall_v ¶_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr prima_fw-la aeris_fw-la periferia_fw-la ¶_o the_o first_o periferye_n of_o all_o engender_v mist_n and_o overmore_o the_o dew_n and_o the_o frost_n bear_v after_o thilk_o interstition_n in_o which_o they_o take_v impression_n ☞_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr secunda_fw-la aeris_fw-la periferia_fw-la ¶_o from_o the_o second_o as_o book_n seyne_v the_o moist_a drop_n of_o the_o rein_n descenden_n in_o to_o the_o myddel_n earth_n and_o temper_v it_o to_o seed_n and_o earth_n and_o do_v to_o spring_v grass_n and_o flower_n and_o oft_o also_o the_o great_a shower_n out_o of_o such_o place_n it_o may_v be_v take_v that_o it_o the_o form_n shall_v forsake_v of_o rein_n and_o in_o to_o snow_n be_v torn_v and_o eke_o it_o may_v be_v so_o sojourn_v in_o sundry_a place_n up_o aloft_o that_o in_o to_o hail_v it_o tourn_v oft_o ¶_o nota_fw-la de_fw-fr tertia_fw-la aeris_fw-la periferia_fw-la ¶_o the_o third_o of_o air_n after_o the_o law_n through_o such_o matere_a as_o be_v up_o draw_v of_o dry_a thing_n as_o it_o be_v oft_o among_o the_o cloud_n upon_o loft_n and_o be_v so_o close_o it_o may_v not_o out_o than_o be_v it_o chase_v sore_o about_o till_o it_o to_o fire_n and_o leyte_n fall_n and_o than_o it_o breke_v the_o cloud_n all_o the_o which_o of_o so_o great_a noise_n craken_v that_o they_o the_o fearful_a thunder_n maken_v the_o thunder_n stroke_n smyt_n ere_fw-we it_o leyte_v and_o yet_o man_n see_v the_o fire_n and_o leyte_v the_o thunder_n stroke_n oer_o that_o man_n here_o so_o may_v it_o well_o be_v prove_v here_o in_o thing_n which_o show_v be_v fro_o far_o a_o man_n eye_n be_v there_o nerre_v than_o be_v the_o sound_n to_o man_n ear_n and_o netheles_o it_o be_v great_a fear_n both_o of_o the_o stroke_n and_o of_o the_o fire_n of_o which_o be_v no_o recoverire_fw-la in_o place_n where_o that_o they_o descend_v but_o if_o god_n will_v his_o grace_n send_v ¶_o nota_fw-la qualiter_fw-la ignes_fw-la quos_fw-la motantur_fw-la in_o aeâ—e_fw-la discurrere_fw-la videmus_fw-la secundum_fw-la varias_fw-la apparentie_n formas_fw-la varia_fw-la gesta_fw-la ni_fw-fr nomina_fw-la quorum_fw-la primus_fw-la assub_fw-la secondus_fw-la capra_n saliens_fw-la tertius_fw-la eges_fw-la et_fw-la quarius_fw-la daali_n in_fw-la libris_fw-la philosophorum_fw-la nuncupaâ—ns_fw-la est_fw-la ¶_o and_o for_o to_o speaken_v over_o this_o in_o this_o part_n of_o the_o air_n it_o be_v that_o man_n full_a oft_o see_v by_o night_n the_o fire_n in_o sundry_a form_n alyght_v sometime_o the_o fire_n drake_n it_o seem_v and_o so_o the_o lewd_a people_n it_o deme_v sometime_o it_o seem_v as_o it_o be_v a_o star_n which_o that_o glyde_v there_o but_o it_o be_v nether_a of_o the_o two_o the_o philosophre_n tell_v so_o and_o seith_n that_o of_o impression_n through_o diverse_a exaltation_n upon_o the_o cause_n and_o the_o matere_a man_n see_v diverse_a form_n appear_v of_o fire_n the_o which_o hatâ—_n bondry_a name_n assub_o he_o say_v be_v thilk_o same_o the_o which_o in_o sundry_a place_n be_v find_v when_o it_o be_v fall_v down_o to_o ground_n so_o as_o the_o fire_n it_o have_v anele_v like_a unto_o slime_n which_o be_v congeal_v of_o exaltation_n i_o find_v fire_n kengle_v of_o the_o same_o kind_n but_o it_o be_v of_o a_o other_o form_n whereof_o if_o that_o i_o shall_v conform_v the_o figure_n unto_o that_o it_o be_v these_o old_a clerk_n tellen_v this_o that_o it_o be_v like_o a_o goat_n skyppende_v and_o for_o that_o it_o be_v such_o semende_fw-la it_o be_v hot_a capra_n saliens_fw-la and_o eke_o these_o astronomyens_n a_o other_o fire_n also_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 a_o water_n spout_v whereof_o the_o stream_n rennen_n out_o he_o be_v of_o kind_n moist_a and_o hot_a and_o he_o that_o of_o the_o star_n wot_v say_v that_o he_o have_v of_o star_n two_o upon_o his_o heed_n and_o have_v of_o though_o that_o capricorn_n have_v on_o his_o end_n and_o as_o the_o book_n maken_v mind_n that_o ptholomeus_n make_v he_o selue_fw-mi he_o have_v he_o on_o his_o womb_n twelve_o and_o two_o upon_o his_o end_n stone_v thou_o shall_v also_o this_o understonde_v the_o frosty_a cold_a janivere_a when_o come_fw-mi be_v the_o new_a year_n that_o janus_n with_o double_a face_n in_o his_o thayre_n have_v take_v his_o place_n and_o look_v upon_o both_o side_n some_o deal_n toward_o the_o winter_n tide_n some_o deal_n toward_o the_o year_n suende_v that_o be_v the_o monthe_n belongende_v unto_o this_o sign_n and_o of_o his_o dole_n he_o yeve_v the_o first_o primrole_n ¶_o duodecimum_n signum_fw-la piscis_fw-la dicitur_fw-la cvius_fw-la man_n sic_fw-la februarius_n eft_o 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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â—â—lumine_fw-la ad_fw-la confessionem_fw-la in_o amoris_fw-la causa_fw-la regâ—â—diens_n tractare_fw-la proponit_fw-la super_fw-la hoc_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la nullo_n primordia_fw-la nature_n ad_fw-la libitum_fw-la voluptuose_fw-la consequentes_fw-la nullo_n humano_fw-la rationis_fw-la arbitrio_fw-la seu_fw-la â—cclesie_n legum_fw-la impositione_n a_o suis_fw-fr excessibê°_n debite_fw-la refrenantur_fw-la unde_fw-la quatenus_fw-la amorem_fw-la concernit_fw-la amantis_fw-la conscientiam_fw-la pro_fw-la finali_fw-la sue_v confessioniâ—_n materia_fw-la gemne_a rimari_fw-la conatur_fw-la â§_o incipit_fw-la libre_fw-la octaws_n qâ—â—_n tavet_fw-la ad_fw-la vicium_fw-la vetê°_n haec_fw-la modo_fw-la regula_fw-la confert_fw-la â—eâ—nove_n contra_fw-la qui_fw-la doceâ—ordo_fw-mi placet_fw-la â—â—us_fw-la amor_fw-la dudum_fw-la non_fw-la dum_fw-la sva_fw-la lumina_fw-la caepit_fw-la quo_fw-la venus_fw-la impositum_fw-la devia_fw-la fallititer_fw-la the_o mighty_a god_n which_o unbegonne_v 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