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A15531	The boke of secretes of Albertus Magnus of the vertues of herbes, stones, and certayne beasts : also, a boke of the same author, of the maruaylous thinges of the world, and of certaine effectes caused of certaine beastes.; Liber aggregationis. English. 1560.	Albertus, Magnus, Saint, 1193?-1280.; Albertus, de Saxonia, d. 1390.	1560 (1560)	STC 258.5; ESTC S1430	34,987	152

which is called Bena which is lyke a beastes to the and put it vnder thy tung And as Aaron and the old Phylosophers sayth how longe thou wilt holde it so alwayes coniecturing thou shalt prophecy thinges to come and thou shalte not erre in any wyse for iudgyng ¶ If thou wilt that thy garmēte be vnable to be burned ¶ Take the stone which is called Histmos which as Isidorus sayeth is lyke to saffron And it is founde in a parte of Spayne Thys stone bloweth like a payre of bellowes by reason of y ● wyndinesse in it it is found nygh the Gades of Hercules that is twoo Iles by the further partes of Spayn beyond Garnade and yf thys stone be set in a garment it can be burned in no wyse but it shyneth lyke fyre And some men say that y ● whyte Carbunkle stone is thys kynde ¶ If thou wilt haue fauour and honour ¶ Take the stone whiche is called Tabrices and it is lyke too the Chrystall stoone The aunciente Phylosophers as Euax and Aaron saye of it that it geueth eloquence fauoure and honoure and it is sayde moreouer that it healeth euery dropsye ¶ If thou wilt dryue away fantasies and folishnes ¶ Take the stone which is called Chrysolitus and it is of the same vertue with Attemicus as Aarō Euax say in the boke of the natures of herbes stones this stone set in golde borne dryueth away folishnes expelleth fantasies It is affyrmed to geue wysedome and it is good against feare ¶ If thou wilt iudge the opynions and thoughtes of others ¶ Take the stone which is called Geratides it is of black colour let one holde it in his mouthe it maketh hym that beareth it mery and in sauour well estemed with all men ¶ If thou wilt haue victory and amitie ¶ Take the stone whiche is called Nichomai it is thesame y t is called Alabaster and it is of a kynde of Marble it is whyte and shynynge And oyntmentes are made of it to the buryenge of the dead ¶ If thou wilt that a man sleapyng tel to y ● what he hath done ¶ Take the stone whiche is called Duirim this stone is founde in the neste of the lap wynke or blacke plouer ¶ If thou woulde optayne anye thinge of any man ¶ Take the stone which is called Radianus it is blacke shyning through which whan the heade of a Cocke is geuen to Emotes or Pysmeres to eate it is founde a longe tyme after in the head of the Cocke And thesame stone is also called Conatides ¶ If thou woulde make that nether dogges nor hunters maye hurt any beast which they hūte ❧ Put before them the stoone which is called Luperius and it will runne soone to the stoone Thys stone is found in Lybia all beastes runne to it as to their defender It letteth that neyther dogges nor hunters maye hurt them ☞ If thou wilt burne any mās hande without fyre ❧ Take the stone which is called Unces which we called before Principē apti whiche is fyre it is as fyre If any mā strayn hard thys stone it burneth soone hys hande lyke as it ware burned w t a materiall fyre whiche is a meruaylous thynge ¶ If thou wilt cure melancoly or a feuer quartaine in any mā ¶ Take the stone which is called Lapis lazuli It is like to the colour of the heauen and there is within it little bodyes of golde And it is sure and proued that it cureth melācholye and y ● feuer quartayne ¶ If thou wolde make any m●● witte sharpe and quicke and augmente hys ryches and also prophecy thynges to come ¶ Take the stone which is called Smaragdus in English sp●ache an Emeraude And ●●●●s very cleare shynynge throughe and playne but it that is yerowe is better It is taken out of the nestes of grypes or grystons it doth bothe comforte and saue and beynge borne it maketh a man to vnderstande well and geueth to hym a good memory augmēteth the ryches of hym that beareth it yf any man shall holde it vnder hys tung he shall prophecy anone ¶ If thou wilt make a rayne bowe to appeare ¶ Take the stone which is called Iris it is whyte lyke the Cristall four square or hauinge hornes If thys stone be put in the beame of the Sunne by turning backe it maketh a rayne bowe soone to appere in the walle ¶ If y ● wilt make a stone whych maye neuer be made hote ¶ Take the stone which is called Gallasia it hath y e figure of hayl ▪ the colour and hardnesse of the Dyamonde If this stone be put in a very great fyre it will neuer be hote ▪ And the cause is for it hath the holes so strat together that the heate may not enter in the body of the stone Also Aaron Euax say that this stone borne mitigateth wrathe lecherye and other hote passions ¶ If thou wilt knowe whether thy wyfe lyeth with anye other marryed man or no. ¶ Take the stone called Galeritis whiche is the same that is called Catabres it is foūde in Lybia Brytannia the most noble yle of the worlde wherin is conteyned both countreis Englande Scotland It is of double colour blacke of the colour of Saffrō it is founde gray coloured turnynge to palenesse It healeth y ● dropsey it byndeth the bealyes that haue a laske And Auicēna sayth that if thys stone be brokē and wasshed or be geuē to a woman to be wasshed if she be not a vyrgyn she wil pysse soone if she be a birgyn she will not pysse ¶ If thou wilte ouercome thy enemyes ❧ Take the stone which is called ●raconites frō the Dragons head and yf the stone be drawen out from hym alyue it is good agaynste all poysons and he that beareth it in hys lefte arme shal ouercome all hys enemyes ¶ If thou wilt ingēder loue betwene any two ¶ Take the stone whiche is called Echites it is called of some Aquileus because the Egles put these in their nestes It is of purple color and it is found nygh y e bankes of the Ocean sea sometyme in Persia and it cōteyneth alwayes an other stoone in it whiche soundeth in it whan it is named It is sayde of aunciēt Philosophers that thys stoone hāged vp in the left shoulder getteth loue betwene the husbande and hys wyfe It is profitable to women great with chylde it letteth vntymely byrthe it mitigateth the peryll of makyng a feard it is sayd to be good to thē that hath the fallyng syckenes And as the mē of Chaldea saye if poyson be in thy meat● if the aforesayd stone be put in it letteth y ● that meate maye be swallowed doune And if it be taken out the meat is sone swallowed doune I did see that thys last was examyned sensiblye of one of oure brethren ¶ If thou wilt make a mā sure ¶ Take

Diamonde and it is of shyning colour very harde in so muche that it can not be broken but by the bloud of a gote it groweth in Arabia or in Cypres And if it be bounden to the lefte side it is good agaynst enemies madnes wyld beastes venomouse beastes and cruell men and agaynst chydyng brawlynge ▪ agaynst venyme and inuaston of fantasyes and some call it Diamas ¶ If thou wilt eschew all peri●● and all terrible thinges haue a stronge harte ¶ Take the stone which is called Agathes it is blacke and hath whyte vaynes There is another of the same kynde lyke to whyte colour And the thyrde groweth in a certayn Ile hauynge blacke vaynes that maketh too ouercome peryls geue strength to y ● hart maketh a man mightye pleasaunte delectable helpeth agaynst aduersities ¶ If thou desire to optayne any thing from any man ¶ Take the stone which is called Alectoria it is a stone of a cock it is whyte as the Christal and it is drawen out of the cockes gysar or mawe after that he hathe ben gelded more th ā four yeares and it is of y ● greatnes of a beane It maketh the bealy pleasaunte and stedfaste and put vnder the tunge it quencheth thyrste And thys laste hathe bene proued in oure tyme and I perceyued it quickely ¶ If thou wilt ouercome beastes and interprete or expounde all dreames and prophe cye of thynges to come Take the stone whiche is called Esmundus or Asmadus it is of diuers colours it putteth out all poyson and maketh a man to ouercome hys aduersaries geueth Prophesieng and the interpretation of all dreames maketh a man to vnderstande darke questions harde to be vnderstād or assoyled ¶ If thou wilt haue good vnder standing of thynges that may be felte and that thou maye not be made dronked Take the stone whithe is called Amaristus and it is of purple colour and the beste is founde in Inde and it is good agaynst drūkennes and geueth good vnderstandynge in thynges that maye be vnderstande ¶ If thou wilt ouercom thy enemyes and slee debate Take the stone whiche is called Berillus it is of pale coloure and may be sene through as water bear it about with thee and thou shalt ouercome all debate shalte dryue a waye thy enemies and it maketh thy enemye meke It causeth a manne too be well manuered as Aaron sayethe it geueth also good vnderstādinge ¶ If thou wilt foreiudge or coniecture of thynges to come ¶ Take the stone whiche is called Celonites it is of purple diuerse other colours it is foūde in the head of the snayle If any man will beare thys stone vnder hys tunge he shal foreiudge and propheci of thinges to come But notwithstanding it hath no vertue but shynynge Prima cūfuerit accensa et crescens monoytes in vltima descendente soo meaneth Aaron in the boke of vertues of herbes and stones ¶ If thou wilt pacifie tempestes and go ouer fluddes ¶ Take the stone which is called Corallus Corall some be read and some whyte ▪ And it hath ben proueth that it stemmeth anone bloude and putteth away the folishnes of hym that beareth it geueth wysedom And this hath ben proued of certayn mē in our tyme. And it is good agaynst tempestes and perils of fluddes ¶ If thou wilt kendle fyre ¶ Take the Christal stone put it nygh vnder the cirkle of y e Sūne that is to sai against y e sunne and put it nygh any thing y t may be burned incontinētly y e heat of the Sunne shyning will set it a fyre And if it be dronke with hony it encreseth mylke ¶ If thou wilt that y e Sunne appeare of bloudy colour ¶ Take the stone whiche is called Elitropia It is grene like to the precious stone called the Emeraude And it is sprynkled wyth bloudy droppes The necromancers call it Gemma Babylonica the precious stone of Babylō by the propre name But if it be anoynted with the iuyce of an her be of the same name and be put in a vesselful of water it maketh the Sunne to seme of bloudy colour as if the Eclypse were sene The caus of this is for it maketh al the water to bubble vp vnto a little cloude which makyng the ayre thycke letteth the Sūne to be sene but as it were read in a thicke color a little after y e cloud goeth away by droppyng doune lyke dew as it were by droppes of rayne Thys also borne about maketh a mā of good fame hole and of longe lyfe It is sayd of old Phylosophers that a man an ointed w t an herbe of thys name as we haue sayde before excelleth with vertue Elitropia is found oftētymes in Cypres and Inde ¶ If thou wilt make sething water too be colde whiche standeth vpon the fyre Take the stone whych is called Epibretes which put in water agaynst the eye of the Sūne putteth forth fyery beames of y e Sūne And it is sayd of olde and new Philosophers if it be put in seethyng water the bublyng vp or seethyng will sone cease and a litle after it will waxe colde ▪ and it is a shynynge and ruddye stoone ¶ If thou wilt eschewe illusions and fantasies ouercome all causes or matters ¶ Take the stone which is called Calcedonius it is pale brown of coloure somewhat darke yf thys be perced hanged about y e necke with y e stone which is called Sinerip it is good against al fantastical illusions it maketh to ouercome all causes or matters in suyte kepeth thy bodye agaynst thy aduersaries ¶ If thou wilt be acceptable and pleasaunte ¶ Take the stone which is called Celidonius of it there is some blacke some some what read it is drawen out of the bealye of swallowes If that whiche is somewhat read be wrapped in a lynnen cloth or in a calues skyn and borne vnder y e left arme hole it is good agaynst madnesse and olde syckenesses diseases the sleping or forgetfull sicknes and Contra epidimiam whiche is a scabbe that runneth thorough y ● hole bodye Euax sayth that thys stone maketh a man eloquent acceptable and pleasaunt The blacke stone is good agaynst wylde beastes wrathe bringeth the busynes begonne to an ende And if it be wrapped in the leaues of Celydō it is said that it maketh the sight dull And they should be drawen out in the moneth of August and twoo stones are founde oftentymes in one swallowe ¶ If thou wilte be victorious agaynst thy aduersaries ¶ Take the stone which is called Bagates it is of diuerse colors The auncient phylosophers say that it hathe bene proued in the prince Alcides which how longe he dyd beare it he had alwayes victory and it is a stoone of dyuerse coloures lyke the skynne of a kydde ¶ If thou wilt know before any thyng to come Take the stone

fyfte Saturnus in the vi Jupiter in the .vii. Mars in y e viii the Sūne in the .ix. Venus in the .x. Mercurius in the .xi. the Moone in the .xii. Saturnus ¶ But in the fyrste houre of the nyghte Jupiter in the seconde Mars in the thirde the Sunne in the fourth Venus in the fifte Mercurius in the .vi. y e Moone in the .vii. Saturnus in the. viii Jupiter in the .ix. Mars in the x. the Sunne in the .xi. Venus in the .xii. Mercurius ¶ In the first houre of Monday the moone in the second Saturnus in the thyrde Jupiter in the fourth Mars in the fyft y e Sūne in the .vi. Venus in the .vii. mercurius in the .viii. the moone in the .ix. Saturnus in the .x. Jupiter in the .xi. mars in the .xii. the Sunne ¶ But in the first houre of Mondayes night Venus in y e seconde mercurius in the thyrde y ● mone in the fourthe Saturnus in the fifte Jupiter in the .vi. Mars in the .vii. the Sunne in the .viii. Venus in the .ix. Mercurius in the .x. the Moone in the .xi. Saturnus in the .xii. Jupiter ¶ In the fyrst houre of Tuesday Mars in the second the Sunne in the thirde Venus in the .iiii. Mercurius in the fift the mone in the .vi. Saturnus in the .vii. Jupiter in the .viii. Mars in y ● ix the Sunne in the .x. Venus in the .xi. Mercurius in the .xii. the Moone ¶ But of Tuesdayes nyghte in the fyrste houre Saturnus in the seconde Jupiter in the thyrde Mars in y ● .iiii. the Sūne in the fyfte Venus in the sy●te Mercurius in the seuenthe the Mone in the .viii. Saturnus in in the .ix. Jupiter in the tenthe Mars in the .xi. the Sunne in the xii Venus ¶ Of the Wednisday in his first houre Mercurius in the seconde the Moone in the thyrde Saturnus in the fourthe Jupiter in fift Mars in the sixt the Sunne in the seuenthe Venus in the eyghte Mercurius in the nynth the Moone in the .x. Saturnus in the .xi. Jupiter iny e .xii. Mars ¶ But on Wednisday at nyghte in the fyrste houre the Sunne in the seconde Venus in y e .iii. Mercurius in the .iiii. the Moone in the .v. Saturnus in the .vi. Jupiter in the .vii. Mars in the .viii. the Moone in the .ix. Venus in the .x. Mercurius in the .xi. the Moone in the .xii. Saturnus ¶ On Thursdai in the fyrst hour Jupite in the second Mars in y ● iii. the Sunne in the .iiii. Venus in the .v. Mercurius in the .vi. y e Mone in the .vii. Saturnus in the .viii. Jupiter in y e .ix. Mars in the .x. the Sūne in the .xi. Venus in the xii Mercurius ¶ But on Thursday nyght in y e fyrst houre the Moone in y e secōd Saturnus in the. iii Jupiter in the .iiii. Mars in y e ▪ v. the Sūne in the .vi. Venus in the .vii. Mercurius in the .viii. the Moone in the .ix. Saturnus in y e .x. Jupiter in the .xi. Mars in the .xii. the Sunne ¶ On Fryday at one of the clock Venus at .ii. Mercurius at .iii. the Moone at .iiii. Saturnus at .v. Jupiter at .vi. mars at .vii. the Sunne at .viii. Venus at ix Mercurius at .x. the Moone at xi Saturnus at .xii. Jupiter ¶ But on Frydayes night at one of the clocke Mars at .ii. y e Sūne at .iii. Venus at .iiii. mercurius at .v. the Moone at .vi. Saturnus at .vii. iupiter at .viii. mars at .ix. the Sunne at .x. Venus at xi Mercurius at twelfe the Moone ¶ On Saterday at one of y e clock Saturnus at ii Jupiter at .iii. Mars at .iiii. the Sunne at .v. Venus at .vi. Mercurius at .vii. the Moone at .viii. Saturnus at .ix. Jupiter at .i. Mars at .xi. the Sunne at .xii. Venus ¶ But on Saturdayes night at one of the clocke Mercurius at ii the moone at thre Saturnus at .iiii. Jupiter at v mars at vi the Sunne at .vii. Venus at viii Mercurius at .ix. the Moone at .x. Saturnus at .xi. Jupiter at .xii. Mars ¶ And not that Jupiter and Venus be good Saturnus Mars euell but the Sunne and the Moone in a meane and Mercurius is good with good and euell w t euell * ¶ Here beginneth the boke of y e meruayles of the world set forth by Albertus Magnus AFter it was knowē of Phylosophers that all kyndes of thinges moue and inclyne to them selfe because an actiue and rationable vertue is in them whiche they guyde and moue aswell to them selfes as to others as fyre moueth to fyre water to water ¶ Also Auicenna sayde when a thyng stādeth longe in salte it is salte if any thynge stande in a stynkynge place it is made stynkynge And yf anye thynge standeth with a bold man it is made bolde yf it stande with a fearefull man it is made fearfull And if a beast companieth w t mē it is made tractable famyliar And generally it is verefied of them by reasons and dyuerse experience that euery nature moneth to hys kynde and their vere fyenge is knowen in the firste qualities and lykewyse in the seconde and the same chaunceth in the thyrde And there is nothing in all dispositiōs which moueth to it self according to his whole power And this was the rote the seconde begynning of y e workes of secretes and tourne thou not a way the eyes of thy mynde ¶ After that thys was graffed in the myndes of the Philosophers and they founde the disposition of naturall thynges For they knew surely that greate colde is graffed in some in some greate boldenes shulde not deny any meruaylous thing although he hath no reason but he ought to proue by experience for the cause of meruailous thinges are hidde and of so diuerse causes goyng befor that mans vnderstandyng after Plato maye not aprehende them Therfore the lode stone draweth yron to it and a certayne other stone draweth glasse So meruaylous thinges are declared of phylosophers to be in thinges by experience whyche no man ought to denye And that is not proued after the fashion of philosophers whych founde that for the phylosophers saith that the palme is a tree and it hath the male and the female therfore whan the female is nygh the male thou seest that the female bowe doune to the male and the leafe braunches of it are made softe and bowe doune to the male ¶ Therefore whan they see that they bynde ropes fro the male to the female Reddit ergo erecta super seipsam quasi adepta sit Masculo per continuationem ●umis Virtutem masculi Not withstādinge many of the auncient aucthors hath shewed meruaylous thynges receyued now of the cōmon people and takē for a truth Therfore I shal shewe to the certayn thynges that thou mayste stablish thy mynde vpon them to knowe it for a certayn truthe which reason can not stablish by feling because the foresaid helpe in them And therfore it is that the