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sin_n of_o envy_n and_o of_o his_o spiâ—â—â—_n &_o â—â—â—â—t_v of_o that_o that_o be_v call_v sorrow_n 〈◊〉_d other_o man_n wealth_n foe_fw-mi xxvii_o ¶_o how_o polyphemus_n for_o envy_n slay_v 〈◊〉_d &_o how_o he_o will_v have_v ravisshed_a â—â—â—â—hee_n who_o neptunus_n save_v from_o he_o foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o of_o the_o second_o spyce_n of_o envy_n call_v joy_n of_o a_o other_o man_n sorrow_n foe_n xxviii_o ¶_o of_o the_o covetous_a and_o envious_a man_n foe_n xxix_o ¶_o of_o the_o third_o spice_n of_o envy_n name_v detraction_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o constance_n themperours_n daughter_n of_o rome_n be_v send_v to_o the_o souden_a of_o surrey_n and_o of_o her_o marvellous_a adventure_n there_o foe_n xxxi_o ¶_o how_o constance_n arrive_v in_o englonde_n and_o how_o she_o convert_v hermegilde_v to_o the_o feyth_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o a_o young_a man_n be_v amorous_a on_o constans_n &_o of_o the_o mischief_n deed_n that_o he_o therefore_o do_v foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o king_n allee_n be_v convert_v to_o the_o feyth_n and_o wed_a constans_n foe_fw-mi xxxii_o ¶_o how_o constance_n be_v delyver_v of_o a_o fair_a son_n who_o they_o name_v maurice_n &_o of_o the_o great_a treason_n of_o the_o king_n mother_n foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o constance_n be_v ageyne_v put_v on_o the_o see_v and_o two_o year_n after_o arryve_v in_o spain_n among_o saracen_n and_o how_o at_o last_o her_o ship_n be_v drive_v among_o the_o roman_n flit_v for_n xxxiii_o ¶_o how_o king_n allee_n take_v wretch_n on_o his_o mother_n for_o her_o treason_n foe_n xxxiiii_o ¶_o how_o king_n allee_n go_v to_o rome_n on_o pylgremage_n where_o he_o fond_a his_o wife_n &_o his_o child_n foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o constance_n beknowlege_v she_o to_o her_o fader_fw-mi themperour_n foe_fw-mi xxxv_o ¶_o how_o maurice_n be_v constitute_v heir_n of_o the_o empire_n of_o rome_n &_o how_o king_n awl_n return_v in_o to_o englonde_n where_o within_o ii_o year_n after_o he_o dey_v foe_fw-mi xxxvi_o ¶_o of_o the_o envy_n and_o detraction_n between_o persyus_fw-la and_o demetrius_n the_o two_o son_n of_o king_n philip_n of_o macedon_n and_o how_o that_o one_o cause_v that_o other_o to_o be_v slay_v foe_n eodem_fw-la ¶_o of_o the_o four_o spyce_n of_o envy_n which_o be_v call_v dissimulation_n foe_n xxxviii_o ¶_o how_o nessus_n desceyve_v hercules_n &_o deianeira_n at_o a_o ryver_n &_o of_o the_o sherte_n that_o be_v the_o death_n of_o hercules_n foe_n xl_o ¶_o of_o the_o fyfte_a spice_n of_o envy_n call_v supplantation_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o agamemnon_n supplant_v achilles_n and_o diomedes_n troilus_n fol._n xli_o ¶_o of_o geta_n &_o amphitrion_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o a_o emperor_n son_n of_o rome_n be_v supplant_v by_o his_o fellow_n of_o the_o soudans_n daughter_n by_o telling_n to_o he_o his_o counsel_n foe_fw-mi eodem_fw-la ¶_o how_o pope_n boniface_n
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 cite_v so_o as_o these_o book_n tellen_v i_o the_o last_o of_o this_o division_n stant_fw-la untowarde_a septemtrion_n where_o as_o by_o weigh_n of_o porueance_n aries_n have_v the_o governaunce_n forth_o with_o taurus_n and_o gemini_fw-la thus_o be_v the_o sign_n proper_o divide_v as_o it_o be_v rehearse_v whereof_o the_o londe_n be_v diverse_v lo_o thus_o my_o son_n as_o thou_o may_v here_o be_v alysaunder_n make_v to_o lere_n of_o they_o that_o weren_a for_o his_o lore_n but_o now_o to_o loken_v overmore_o of_o other_o star_n how_o they_o fare_v i_o think_v hereafter_o to_o declare_v so_o as_o king_n alysaunder_n in_o youth_n of_o he_o that_o such_o sign_n couth_a inform_v be_v tofore_o his_o eye_n by_o night_n upon_o the_o star_n sye_a ☞_o hic_fw-la tractat_fw-la super_fw-la doctrina_fw-la nectanabi_n dum_fw-la ipse_fw-la iwenem_fw-la alexandrum_fw-la instruxit_fw-la de_fw-la illis_fw-la precipue_v quindecim_fw-la stellis_fw-la /_o una_fw-la cum_fw-la carum_fw-la sapidibus_fw-la
io._n gower_n de_fw-fr confession_n amantis_fw-la ¶_o imprint_v at_o london_n in_o fleetstreet_n by_o thomas_n berthelette_n printer_n to_o the_o king_n grace_n an._n m.d.xxxii_o cum_o privilegio_fw-la â§_o epigramma_fw-la autoris_fw-la in_o swm_fw-la librum_fw-la torpor_n hebes_fw-la sensus_fw-la schola_fw-la parua_fw-la labour_n minimusque_fw-la causant_fw-la quo_fw-la minus_fw-la ipse_fw-la minora_fw-la canam_fw-la qua_fw-la tum_fw-la engisti_fw-la lingua_fw-la canit_fw-la insula_fw-la bruti_fw-la anglica_n carment_fw-mi metra_fw-mi iwante_fw-la loquar_fw-la ossibus_fw-la ergo_fw-la carens_fw-la quae_fw-la conterit_fw-la ossa_fw-la loquelis_fw-la absit_fw-la et_fw-la interpres_fw-la stet_fw-la procul_fw-la oro_fw-la malus_fw-la ¶_o to_o the_o reder_n in_o time_n paste_n whanne_v this_o work_n be_v prynt_v i_o can_v not_o very_o well_o conject_v what_o be_v the_o cause_n thereof_o the_o prologue_n before_o be_v clean_o alter_v and_o by_o that_o mean_n it_o will_v seem_v that_o gower_n dydde_v compyle_v it_o at_o the_o request_n of_o the_o noble_a duke_n henry_n of_o lancastre_n and_o all_o though_o the_o book_n that_o be_v write_v be_v contrary_a yet_o i_o have_v follow_v therein_o the_o prynt_a copy_n for_o as_o moche_v as_o it_o may_v serve_v both_o weigh_v and_o because_o most_o copy_n of_o the_o same_o work_n be_v in_o print_n but_o yet_o i_o think_v it_o good_a to_o warn_v the_o reder_n that_o the_o write_v copy_n do_v not_o agree_v with_o the_o prynt_v therefore_o sir_n i_o have_v prynt_v here_o those_o same_o line_n that_o i_o find_v in_o the_o write_v copy_n the_o which_o alteration_n you_o shall_v perceyve_v begin_v at_o the_o xxiij_o line_n in_o the_o prologue_n and_o go_v forth_o on_o as_o you_o see_v here_o follow_v ¶_o in_o our_o englysshe_n i_o think_v make_v a_o book_n for_o king_n rychardes_n sake_n to_o who_o belong_v my_o ligeance_n with_o all_o my_o heart_n obeisance_n in_o all_o that_o ever_o a_o lyege_n man_n unto_o his_o king_n may_v do_v or_o can_v so_o farforth_o i_o i_o recommaunde_v to_o he_o which_o all_o i_o may_v command_v preyende_v unto_o the_o high_a reign_n which_o cause_v every_o king_n to_o reign_v that_o his_o corone_n long_o stone_v ¶_o i_o think_v and_o have_v it_o understonde_v as_o it_o befyll_v upon_o a_o tide_n as_o thing_n which_o shall_v tho_o betide_v under_o the_o town_n of_o new_a troy_n which_o take_v of_o brute_n his_o first_o joy_n in_o themse_n when_o it_o be_v flowende_v as_o i_o by_o boat_n come_v rowende_v so_o as_o fortune_n her_o time_n set_v my_o lyege_n lord_n perchance_o i_o meet_v and_o so_o befelle_n as_o i_o come_v nigh_o out_o of_o my_o boat_n when_o be_v i_o sygh_fw-mi he_o bid_v i_o come_v into_o his_o barge_n and_o when_o i_o be_v with_o he_o at_o large_a among_o other_o thing_n say_v he_o have_v this_o charge_n upon_o i_o leyde_v and_o bid_v i_o do_v my_o business_n that_o to_o his_o high_a worthiness_n some_o new_a thing_n i_o shall_v book_n that_o he_o himself_o it_o 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artis_fw-la mathematice_fw-la quarta_fw-la 〈◊〉_d que_fw-fr astronomia_fw-la nuncupatur_fw-la cvi_fw-la eciam_fw-la astiâ—â—ogia_fw-la socia_fw-la connumeratur_fw-la say_fw-la primo_fw-la de_fw-la seâ—â—em_fw-la planetis_fw-la que_fw-la inter_fw-la astra_fw-la potenciores_fw-la existunt_fw-la iâ—â—_n piendo_fw-la a_o luna_fw-la seorsum_fw-la tractare_fw-la intendit_fw-la ¶_o bynethe_v upon_o this_o earth_n here_o of_o all_o thing_n the_o matere_a as_o tellen_v we_o they_o that_o be_v learn_v of_o thing_n above_o it_o stont_v govern_v that_o be_v to_o seyne_v of_o the_o planet_n the_o cheles_fw-la both_o and_o eke_o the_o hetes_n the_o chance_n of_o the_o world_n also_o that_o we_o fortune_n clepen_v so_o among_o the_o man_n nation_n all_o be_v through_o constellation_n whereof_o that_o some_o man_n have_v the_o well_o and_o some_o man_n have_v disese_n feel_v in_o love_n as_o well_o as_o other_o thing_n the_o state_n of_o realm_n and_o of_o king_n in_o time_n of_o pee_z in_o time_n of_o 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