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A01297	Antiprognosticon that is to saye, an inuectiue agaynst the vayne and vnprofitable predictions of the astrologians as Nostrodame, [et]c. Translated out of Latine into Englishe. Whervnto is added by the author a shorte treatise in Englyshe, as well for the vtter subuersion of that fained arte, as also for the better vnderstandynge of the common people, vnto whom the fyrst labour seemeth not sufficient; Antiprognosticon contra inutiles astrologorum prædictiones Nostradami, Cuninghami, Lovi, Hilli, Vaghami, & reliquorum omnium. English	Fulke, William, 1538-1589.; Painter, William, 1540?-1594.	1560 (1560)	STC 11420; ESTC S116544	28,693	82

to returne into the way agayn seyng the cause of the wynde is not forsene by the starres no more can the wether that is partly caused by it nor yet the dearthe or plentie whiche chaunceth by occasion of the weather bee by Astrologie foreshewed Then wi●… al those ●…ut of your Prognostications for what shoulde they doo there of whiche it is impossible that you shoulde prognosticate Sycknesse and healthe depende vpon dyuers causes but nothyng at al vpon the course of the starres for what way soeuer the starres runne their race yf there be in the body abundance or defect or from outward by corruption of the ayre infection it must nedes be sycke and it none of these bee though all the starres in heauen with all their oppositions and euil tokens shuld meete in the howse of sicknesse yet the body shoulde bee whole and in good healthe But you wyl say that those causes of sicknesse are wroughte by the constellation of the starres Wel ones we haue a good con fort of Hieremy the prophet that those are not to be feared And to aunswere this obiection I woulde haue taken paynes 〈◊〉 that the moste parte of Astrologians ar by profession phisitions whiche yf they be in dede as they professe and haue learnyng accordyng to their degree which I doubt not but they haue they knowe assuredly that the causes of sycknes and helth hang nothynge vppon mouyng of the celestiall bodies The more shame is it for theym yf they stiffely and stoutely maynteyn and defende that which they know to be moste vayne and false But leaue sycknesse and healthe to theym that haue chiefely to doo with theym and comme to Natiuytyes or Fortune tellynges If I hadde not beene my selfe seduced by suche a vayne credyte that I gaue to the wrytyngs of Astrologians I would neuer beleeue that any manne endewed with common sence and reasone shoulde haue respecte to castynge of Natiuityes or Fortune tellynges For what madnesse ys yt to thynke that beeynge but twelue sygnes and seuen planettes euery syngular manne hath of theym his singular constellation I confesse that euery syngular manne by the prouidence of God is guyded and preserued but that euery man that is borne hath his syngular influence it is to muche incredyble For I dare be bolde to saye and if I were dryuen to it by good reasone proue it that at one instant or Nunc there is somtyme borne a kynge and a sclaue a warryour and a cowarde a wyse man and a foole a learned manne an vnlearned persone a true man and a thefe a ryche man and a poore a Christian and a Pagan a manne and a beaste Howe thenne shall the Astrologian telle all these theyr Fortune by one constellation Furthermore what a straunge matter is it that one constellation should woorke to so sundrye effectes as yf an Astrologian hadde erected a fygure for one mannes natiuytie a nother commeth to knowe of a thynge loste at the same instant the thyrde commeth to heare yf a sycke man shall dye or recouer All these muste haue theyr aunsweres shapen theym oute of one fygure But they wylle say perchaunce that all these canne not happen at ones then lette theym answere me to this question Is there but one kynde of thyng done in the whole worlde or vnder one meridian at one instāt or moment And be allother ydle for that tyme ▪ As for exāple when one stealeth is there nothyng done at that tyme but ●…alynge When a kyng is borne is none borne el●… but kynges Or when a sclaue is brought forth is thir none els that season brought foorth but sclaues Therefore yf they can not auoyde the mischefe of this answere let them bee ashamed to practise any more suche vayne predictions yea let them be astayde to vse tellyng of fortunes lest they be counted in that poynte as yll as wicked Ma●…asses of whome the scripture reporteth that amonge other his synnes he had also regarde to soothsayenge and fortune tellynge As for Consurynge I wyll not charge them bycause theyr predictions ar not so sure as they are wonte to make But perchaunce they wyll say that al that I haue yet sayde eyther agaynst their arte generally or against these particulars y●… of no more strength then stubble or straw Wherfore to shut vp the gappe I entende to laye a greate blocke in their waye And I shall desyre theym when they make answere if they make any at all that accor ●…ynge to the prouerbe They wylle not stoumble at a strawe and leape ouer a blocke And the blocke that I wyll laye is of the heauy burthen that the Lord by the prophere Esays 47. Chapter threatneth vnto Babylon the inuentresse of this art where h●… sayth Nowe let the heauen g●…sers and beholders of starres the moone prophetes come and delyuer thee yea and lette theym shewe thee whan these thynges shall come vpon thee Beholde sayth he they shall be as strawe whyche yf it be kyndled with syre no manne maye rydde it from the ●…hamence of the flame Doo you not heare O you Astrologians that the prophets saythe that you canne haue no knowledge of thynges to came as of warre syckenesse dearthe vnseasonable weather destruction and suche other whiche he threatneth vnto Babylon For it is manyfests that this phrase or maner of speakynge which the Prophete vseth Lette them shewe when these thynges shall come to passe is a stronger ●…gation or denyall thenne yf in playne woordes he hadde sayde They can not shew●… the●… when these thynges shall comme to passe Marke also what rewarde is promised to the vsers of this foreshewynge that they shal be●… in Goddes wrathe as straw●… kyndeled with syre But I leaue this to theyr wysedom and discretion to consyder and wyll proce●…ede to the second kynde of particulars that is Elections or chusynges of dayes And here haue I nothyng to do with Galeues 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 for it is meruayle yf that it be not obiected against me but I begynne with good dayes to let bloude And what is the cause of bloudde lettynge surely I thynke eyther to dyminishe humors in the body or els to abate heate or at least some suche cause in the body whiche if it be vrgent wyl not sticke to kyll the body without consideration of signe or planet orels if it be not so vehement wyl hurt the body without respect of good days or yll Therfore seyng this abundance of bloude wyll not tarie for good dais or yll but wyll procede to annoy the body wherfore shuld the body tarye for good sygnes to bee rydde of it And lykewise of purgations what sort soeuer they be If any thynge bee nedefull to be pourged yt wyll not ceasse from annoyeng vpon good dayes and woorke his malice onely vpon tuyll dayes but who so euer is troubled with any suche thynge shall feele that his disease lyttle regardeth the course of the starres and he yf he bee wyse wyll as little

hauynge also gotten conuenient leysure except my tonge or pen do faile me wil endeuour my self vtterly to ouerthrow this tower of Astrology when's they behold the signification of the planets starres that no pece nor parcel therof that remayn Neyther am I so ignorant of that knowledge yf any suche knowledge be as they would goe about to perswade the common people that all suche are whiche despise their for shewyng and premōstratio●…s neyther beyng moued with the desyre of euyl speakyng or enuy do I addresse my self to writyng for I am assured that I do pro uoke waspes but seeyng many whiche are desirous to learne the sciences to haue also muche sette by this celestiall diuination I thought good to admonishe them by this litle treatise that they laboure not in vayue hopyng for that which the place it selfe wil not suffre them to haue that whē they haue throughely seene and considered the whole matter they may leaue to haue in admiration these inuencions of the prognosticatours and if they wyll nedes haue knowledge of secretes and thynges pertainynge to the future tyme they may learne to seeke it out of suche thyngs as are more nere and better knowen vnto them For as it is said and not withoute a cause Those thynges that are aboue vs perteyne nothyng vnto vs and those thynges which are aboue our reache ar not to be sought for with muche curiositie Neither let any man slaunder me as though I went about to impugne or assaulte the moste beautyfull and certayne science of Astronomye as the Prognosticatours themselues suche is their malice crie out yf any man speake boldly against the vanitie of Astrologie But that science as of all humayn sciences it is the most diuine so wolde I wishe that it shulde be embraced learned perceyued of most men especially of all suche as beare and professe the name of Philosophy And let not them bee troubled wyth theyr prowde bragge whiche say that their calculation is thend●… and scope where vnto the noble science of Astronomie dothe tende seyng there is no communitie or felowshyp betwene certen●…y and vncertayntie neyther can truth and fayned falshod at any tyme be coupled and ioyned together And as for the studious they shall not be compelled in vayne to con sider the course of the stars although this diuination be cleane banished awaye seing the knowledge it self yf we trust Aristotle is an end and scope of it selfe Moreouer be syde the most pleasant cōtemplacion of the whole workemashyp of the world doth not y e sciens it selfe bryng w t it infinite profites and vtilities What neade I to speake of so many kind of Dialles so many differences of tymes and yeares fynally so manye varietes and degrees of glystering lyghtes One starre whiche is the sonne as it were the ymage of one god communicateth hys lyght to all the rest whome so longe as the residews of the starres beholde resplendishynge with most bright beames they ●…hine ouer the whole worloe But yf any of them by the enuious shadowe of the earthe be dep●…ued of his syght strayght way as it were mor●…yng and without lyght it is voyde of all beautye and glorye Doth it nothyng auaile to know the cause of so diuers formes and shapes of the moone Suche varieties of dayes in length and shortnesse So manye differences of heate and colde by reson of the Sonnes commynge neare or departynge farre from vs They therfore whyche styffely affirme that Astronomye cannot co●…siste wythoute Astrologie and that the knowledge of the one is vnprofitable without the vse of the other are here reproued of a manifest error or rather conuicted of a shamefull lye Lest therfore vnder the bewtifull and glorious cloke of this sciens of Astronomye they should any longer proceade to commende their false and hyppocriticall art I would wishe that thys little booke were but ones perused and red ouer of all suche as seme to fauour this deceyte and except either their wilful and per uerse affection or elles to grosse ignorance dyd lette them I am assured they would vtterlye forsake and reiecte thys kynde of forshewynge by the starres For longe tyme vnder the pretexte and colour of Astronomye thys auguration or diuinotion hathe bene cloked in so muche that the professoures thereof haue not doubted openlye for Astrologians to call theym selues Astronomars Other some confoundynge the names of Astrologie and Astronomy bothe in teachyng and also in wrytyng haue so mixed the one with thother as though they were not distincie sciences but the one of them dyd hange of an other after the maner of relatiues And herein they are ●…ot vnlyke to men of vngracious lyuynge whiche to the intent they may with lesse daunger and suspition committe he ynous offences will gladly vse and frequent the company of suche as be taken to be good and honest men but the difference of those artes I thynke is manifestly knowen to all men so that I am certainely perswaded it were but loste labour to stande longe in puttynge a diuer ●…e betwene them Wherfore it shall suffise to admonisshe the symple sorte leste when we speake agaynst the art of foreshewyng by the starres they shoulde vnaduisedly thynke that wee dispute agaynste the course of the starres their lawe order or learnyng But wherof shall I take my beginnyng or of what parte shall I chiefely goe about to publyshe and desorte so greate vanitie whether of the vncertainte therof ▪ 〈◊〉 of the vnprofitable yea hurtfull obseruation thereof that so muche troubleth the common wealthe or rather of the impossibilitie shal I shewe that there is no suche science of diuination If that whiche is vncertayn deserue not to bee obserued for what cause I praye you doo you cleaue to the do●…yng of Astrologie If that whiche deserueth not so muche as to be consydered is worthily called vayne or of none effect wherefore shall menne more truste the diuination of the starres then they wyll credite the vnconstant waues of the sea It shall not be nedefull in this place to alledge Aristotles opinion of the future contingēt nether to vouche thauctoritie of other philosophers concernyng the vncertayne and vnknowē procedyng of matters For who doth not see clerer then the sonne at noone days that not the fourth part of those presages or fortellyngs come to passe as they before haue pronounced them Yea who is so forgetfull or of lyttel memory that can not recorde and remembre that the moste parte of their predictions haue chaunced cleane contrary to their calculations It is not therefore without a cause yf we m●… uayle with what face they dare he so bol●… to propounde suche vayn and folyshe varicinatious to be considered of wyse and discrete persons Certainly euery science of what sort soeuer it be consisteth on thyngs that be true certayne and immouable but Astrologie which standeth on thynges that most commonlye are false but alwayes vn certayne and vnconstant Tell me all you prognosticatours by what