the_o particular_a condition_n and_o nature_n of_o the_o country_n themselves_o the_o ancient_n i_o be_o sure_a choose_v to_o ascribe_v it_o to_o the_o different_a soyl_n and_o situation_n of_o country_n and_o thereupon_o they_o think_v fit_a to_o compose_v particular_a table_n for_o particular_a region_n and_o those_o too_o make_v up_o of_o many_o year_n observation_n confer_v together_o because_o no_o general_a one_o can_v serve_v the_o turn_n hereupon_o also_o they_o conclude_v that_o the_o table_n of_o the_o egyptian_n can_v be_v of_o use_n at_o the_o most_o only_o to_o those_o nation_n who_o live_v in_o the_o same_o parallel_n or_o climate_n and_o have_v but_o 14._o hour_n day_n at_o the_o long_a that_o those_o of_o dofitheus_n and_o phillippus_n may_v be_v useful_a to_o such_o nation_n who_o have_v 14._o hour_n and_o a_o half_a of_o day_n those_o of_o democritus_n and_o cesar_n and_o hipparchus_n to_o such_o who_o have_v 15._o hour_n of_o day_n those_o of_o callippus_n eudoxus_n 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temperate_a in_o the_o spring_n and_o autumn_n but_o no_o man_n can_v certain_o foretell_v of_o what_o temper_n the_o air_n will_v be_v in_o this_o or_o the_o next_o year_n at_o the_o time_n the_o dog-star_n do_v arise_v or_o arcturus_n set_v because_o it_o be_v manifest_a some_o year_n even_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o summer_n there_o fall_v out_o very_o cold_a day_n and_o very_o warm_a one_o in_o the_o midst_n of_o winter_n and_o those_o day_n that_o chance_v to_o be_v very_o wet_a and_o tempestuous_a this_o year_n may_v be_v dry_a and_o serene_a the_o next_o and_o because_o in_o one_o year_n it_o be_v wet_a weather_n all_o the_o summer_n and_o dry_a all_o the_o winter_n some_o year_n be_v very_o dry_a all_o along_o and_o other_o continual_o wet_a therefore_o be_v it_o manifest_a that_o concern_v the_o particular_a change_n of_o weather_n at_o set_v and_o punctual_a time_n no_o certain_a rule_n of_o prediction_n can_v be_v draw_v from_o these_o sign_n hence_o we_o may_v come_v to_o understand_v that_o those_o table_n do_v indeed_o contain_v what_o their_o author_n observe_v to_o have_v happen_v in_o those_o year_n during_o which_o they_o addict_v themselves_o to_o make_v and_o record_v their_o observation_n but_o yet_o can_v be_v extend_v to_o another_o series_n of_o year_n in_o which_o perhaps_o there_o may_v be_v so_o great_a a_o difference_n as_o even_o to_o cross_v the_o former_a table_n in_o most_o thing_n which_o geminus_n doubtless_o reflect_v upon_o when_o he_o so_o much_o commend_v aratus_n for_o that_o conceive_v the_o sign_n of_o such_o change_n to_o be_v fallacious_a as_o be_v take_v from_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o the_o star_n he_o have_v recourse_n to_o other_o exhibit_v by_o nature_n such_o as_o be_v the_o colour_n appear_v in_o the_o sun_n or_o moon_n at_o their_o rise_n or_o set_v the_o circle_n about_o they_o call_v halo_n and_o paraselenes_n and_o the_o like_a because_o these_o have_v their_o cause_n and_o production_n in_o the_o air_n hold_v some_o natural_a affinity_n and_o connexion_n with_o rain_n clear_a weather_n wind_n heat_n and_o other_o affection_n of_o the_o air._n of_o this_o sort_n likewise_o be_v the_o motion_n observe_v in_o some_o bruit_n animal_n which_o as_o be_v sensible_a of_o so_o do_v they_o also_o prognosticate_v the_o change_n of_o the_o air_n both_o as_o they_o begin_v and_o increase_v and_o this_o by_o run_v up_o and_o down_o by_o drousiness_n by_o bellow_v by_o cry_v make_v certain_a unwonted_a noise_n and_o the_o like_a according_a to_o that_o of_o the_o poet_n cana_n fulix_fw-la it_o idem_fw-la fugiens_fw-la é_fw-fr gurgite_fw-la ponti_fw-la nunciat_fw-la honibiles_fw-la clamans_fw-la instare_fw-la procellas_fw-la haud_fw-la modicos_fw-la tremulo_fw-la fundens_fw-la é_fw-fr pectore_fw-la cantus_fw-la etc._n etc._n chap._n v._n the_o fundamental_a maxim_n of_o astrology_n examine_v these_o consideration_n premise_v by_o way_n of_o introduction_n let_v we_o now_o come_v up_o close_o to_o astrology_n itself_o as_o distinct_a from_o astronomy_n begin_n our_o examination_n first_o at_o the_o general_a plant_n or_o fundamental_a position_n thereof_o and_o then_o proceed_v to_o the_o particular_a prediction_n thereof_o aswell_o concern_v change_n of_o weather_n deduce_v from_o other_o sign_n beside_o the_o rise_n and_o set_v of_o the_o star_n as_o concern_v the_o fortune_n of_o man_n which_o astrologer_n common_o deduce_v from_o their_o geniture_n or_o nativity_n theme_n and_o these_o few_o thing_n among_o innumerable_a other_o pertain_v to_o this_o so_o promise_a art_n will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o demonstrate_v the_o vanity_n and_o fraud_n of_o it_o the_o first_o general_a maxim_n whereby_o astrologer_n endeavour_v to_o gain_v credit_n and_o reputation_n to_o their_o document_n be_v what_o all_o man_n ready_o confess_v viz._n that_o the_o star_n be_v not_o mere_a sign_n but_o also_o natural_a cause_n of_o very_a many_o effect_n as_o if_o man_n be_v bind_v to_o admit_v the_o same_o position_n for_o truth_n concern_v other_o effect_n which_o they_o boast_v the_o divination_n of_o afore_o hand_n it_o be_v well_o know_v say_v they_o that_o inferior_a nature_n be_v not_o subject_v to_o superior_a in_o vain_a since_o they_o be_v so_o manifest_o cherish_v move_v and_o govern_v by_o they_o that_o the_o sun_n be_v the_o cause_n of_o light_n and_o heat_n and_o that_o by_o its_o access_n and_o recess_n annual_o it_o do_v induce_v the_o series_n and_o vicissitude_n of_o season_n that_o it_o do_v procreate_v plant_n and_o animal_n and_o in_o particular_a man_n according_a to_o that_o common_a say_n sol_fw-la &_o homo_fw-la generant_fw-la hominem_fw-la that_o it_o do_v extract_v vapour_n from_o the_o earth_n which_o become_v the_o matter_n of_o rain_n of_o wind_n and_o the_o like_a that_o the_o moon_n do_v fill_v and_o empty_v all_o shell_n fish_n the_o bone_n of_o animal_n the_o brain_n of_o coney_n and_o have_v great_a power_n over_o all_o moist_a body_n and_o especial_o the_o sea_n who_o tide_n be_v conform_v to_o her_o motion_n last_o that_o there_o be_v certain_a influence_n by_o which_o not_o only_o these_o two_o principal_a luminary_n but_o also_o the_o other_o lesser_a one_o exercise_v their_o virtue_n upon_o sublunary_a body_n for_o since_o the_o star_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v conceive_v idle_a and_o ineffectual_a and_o that_o there_o be_v some_o certain_a effect_n which_o can_v be_v refer_v to_o any_o other_o cause_n but_o they_o as_o the_o critical_a mutation_n of_o disease_n and_o the_o inequality_n of_o season_n etc._n etc._n and_o this_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o what_o our_o astrologer_n allege_v for_o support_v of_o their_o pretence_n and_o whereby_o they_o study_v to_o endear_v their_o art_n and_o prepare_v the_o mind_n of_o man_n for_o the_o more_o smooth_a and_o easy_a admission_n of_o what_o they_o afterward_o impose_v with_o prodigious_a confidence_n and_o indeed_o what_o they_o urge_v concern_v the_o sun_n and_o moon_n seem_v so_o plausible_a as_o yet_o even_o judicious_a man_n may_v at_o first_o diligent_o listen_v thereto_o and_o conceive_v some_o expectation_n that_o they_o will_v proceed_v to_o prove_v the_o rest_n of_o their_o supposition_n with_o the_o like_a evidence_n not_o suspect_v that_o upon_o such_o specious_a foundation_n they_o will_v soon_o fall_v to_o erect_v nothing_o but_o ridiculous_a fable_n and_o wild_a absurdity_n but_o alas_o how_o far_o be_v they_o from_o make_v the_o member_n of_o their_o artificial_a body_n respondent_fw-la to_o the_o head_n of_o it_o for_o behold_v they_o have_v no_o soon_o lay_v down_o this_o ground_n but_o they_o instant_o run_v out_o to_o such_o superstructure_n which_o have_v no_o solidity_n nor_o strength_n from_o either_o experience_n or_o reason_n and_o indeed_o i_o can_v but_o wonder_n and_o blush_v when_o i_o observe_v the_o first_o writer_n of_o this_o art_n ptolemy_n firmicus_n and_o manilius_n after_o they_o have_v begin_v their_o discourse_n
serious_o and_o with_o gravity_n beseem_v philosopher_n and_o man_n profess_v the_o severity_n of_o reason_n in_o a_o moment_n to_o fall_v upon_o mere_a childish_a toy_n and_o old_a wife_n dream_n it_o be_v true_o dishonourable_a for_o learned_a man_n by_o the_o pretext_n of_o such_o position_n as_o be_v general_o confess_v so_o to_o impose_v upon_o the_o credulity_n of_o their_o reader_n as_o if_o those_o foppery_n which_o they_o intend_v to_o foist_v in_o afterward_o be_v of_o the_o same_o evidence_n and_o certitude_n with_o the_o premise_n dishonourable_a do_v i_o say_v yea_o it_o be_v odious_a and_o detestable_a to_o delude_v man_n by_o a_o manifest_a paralogism_n and_o from_o a_o specious_a antecedent_n to_o draw_v such_o a_o consequence_n as_o real_o be_v no_o consequence_n for_o as_o i_o begin_v to_o say_v it_o be_v indeed_o attest_v by_o experience_n that_o the_o sun_n do_v vary_v the_o season_n of_o the_o year_n that_o the_o moon_n do_v fatten_v shellfish_n in_o her_o full_a and_o make_v they_o lean_v again_o in_o her_o wane_n but_o do_v experience_n attest_v the_o like_a of_o the_o 12._o sign_n in_o the_o zodiac_n and_o of_o their_o several_a degree_n of_o saturn_n mercury_n and_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o planet_n and_o fix_a star_n certain_o no_o nor_o can_v our_o astrologer_n by_o any_o observation_n show_v any_o one_o the_o least_o effect_n that_o aught_o to_o be_v refer_v to_o this_o or_o that_o particular_a constellation_n or_o star_n rather_o than_o to_o any_o other_o or_o rather_o than_o to_o any_o sublunary_a cause_n as_o we_o shall_v more_o express_o evince_v in_o the_o sequel_n of_o this_o discourse_n what_o then_o have_v they_o any_o reason_n to_o fly_v to_o none_o at_o all_o doubtless_o since_o all_o reason_n rest_v on_o experience_n and_o of_o that_o here_o can_v be_v none_o and_o all_o that_o can_v with_o probility_n be_v infer_v be_v this_o that_o each_o luminary_n be_v a_o lucid_a body_n do_v in_o proportion_n to_o its_o orb_n enlighten_v warm_a and_o work_v such_o effect_n as_o arise_v from_o such_o light_n and_o heat_n hereunto_o i_o add_v that_o forasmuch_o as_o the_o star_n be_v general_a cause_n only_o in_o respect_n of_o sublunary_a thing_n we_o may_v well_o demand_v a_o reason_n why_o any_o singular_a effect_n may_v not_o be_v ascribe_v to_o some_o singular_a cause_n here_o below_o where_o be_v such_o multitude_n of_o natural_a and_o convenient_a active_n and_o passive_n rather_o than_o to_o those_o remote_a one_o the_o star_n for_o as_o when_o we_o give_v a_o account_n of_o the_o cause_n of_o odour_n in_o compound_a ointment_n we_o refer_v one_o kind_n of_o smell_n to_o the_o rose_n another_o to_o the_o jasmine_n a_o three_o to_o the_o orange_a flower_n and_o no_o particular_a smell_n to_o the_o oil_n which_o be_v the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o composition_n and_o the_o cause_n of_o the_o fragrancy_n neither_o to_o the_o one_o nor_o to_o the_o other_o of_o the_o ingredient_n and_o as_o when_o we_o explicate_v why_o in_o a_o garden_n this_o plant_n grow_v here_o and_o not_o there_o another_o there_o and_o not_o here_o we_o refer_v it_o to_o their_o seed_n which_o be_v sow_v in_o those_o place_n where_o each_o one_o grow_v not_o to_o the_o water_n wherewith_o they_o be_v irrigate_v which_o be_v only_o a_o general_n cause_n of_o the_o grow_v of_o all_o the_o plant_n and_o indifferent_a nourishment_n to_o each_o sort_n so_o be_v we_o to_o philosophise_v concern_v those_o effect_n that_o be_v ascribe_v to_o heavenly_a body_n for_o since_o the_o heat_n of_o the_o sun_n for_o instance_n be_v general_n why_o it_o shall_v harden_v clay_n and_o soften_v wax_n be_v to_o be_v refer_v to_o the_o different_a disposition_n of_o those_o body_n not_o to_o any_o various_a efficacy_n in_o the_o sun_n heat_n and_o why_o the_o sun_n produce_v a_o plant_n in_o this_o place_n but_o not_o a_o animal_n a_o animal_n in_o another_o place_n but_o not_o a_o plant_n this_o be_v to_o be_v refer_v likewise_o to_o the_o virtue_n of_o the_o seed_n which_o be_v plantary_a in_o one_o place_n and_o animal_n in_o the_o other_o the_o same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o other_o thing_n that_o arise_v from_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o sun_n heat_n as_o for_o example_n the_o sun_n raise_v vapour_n from_o this_o part_n of_o the_o earth_n and_o not_o from_o another_o because_o in_o one_o part_n be_v moisture_n in_o another_o none_o one_o year_n it_o raise_v more_o vapour_n than_o in_o another_o because_o one_o year_n yield_v more_o moisture_n than_o another_o one_o year_n the_o exhalation_n be_v healthy_a and_o good_a another_o infectious_a and_o pestilential_a because_o of_o the_o different_a matter_n from_o which_o they_o be_v draw_v etc._n etc._n hence_o we_o learn_v that_o since_o it_o be_v beside_o all_o reason_n when_o there_o may_v be_v many_o cause_n of_o any_o particular_a effect_n without_o the_o concurrence_n of_o all_o which_o that_o effect_n will_v not_o follow_v for_o we_o to_o think_v it_o sufficient_a to_o our_o prognostication_n of_o that_o effect_n absolute_o and_o positive_o that_o we_o know_v any_o one_o of_o all_o these_o various_a cause_n that_o must_v concur_v to_o the_o production_n thereof_o it_o must_v be_v likewise_o beside_o all_o reason_n when_o beside_o the_o star_n there_o be_v other_o inferior_a cause_n that_o must_v conspire_v to_o the_o production_n of_o particular_a effect_n for_o any_o man_n confident_o to_o foretell_v the_o contingency_n of_o those_o effect_n only_o because_o he_o know_v the_o general_a influx_n of_o the_o star_n but_o not_o any_o one_o of_o the_o other_o inferior_a particular_a cause_n that_o be_v require_v thereunto_o again_o when_o there_o be_v some_o effect_n which_o have_v no_o dependence_n at_o all_o or_o what_o be_v exceed_o obscure_a upon_o the_o star_n but_o a_o manifest_a and_o necessary_a dependence_n upon_o sublunary_a cause_n i_o will_v willing_o know_v what_o reason_n there_o be_v why_o we_o shall_v not_o rather_o have_v recourse_n to_o those_o sublunary_a and_o particular_a cause_n than_o to_o those_o superlunary_a and_o general_a one_o the_o star_n thus_o when_o ground_n manure_v and_o enrich_v by_o compost_n do_v yield_v more_o plentiful_a crop_n of_o corn_n than_o before_o it_o be_v plain_a that_o we_o be_v to_o ascribe_v this_o fertility_n not_o to_o the_o influence_n of_o the_o sun_n and_o star_n but_o to_o the_o fatten_n of_o the_o ground_n by_o the_o dung_n or_o soil_n seasonable_o lay_v upon_o it_o by_o the_o careful_a farmer_n chap._n vi_o the_o astrologer_n supposition_n concern_v the_o fix_a star_n as_o for_o the_o fix_a star_n the_o astrologer_n do_v ascribe_v little_a or_o no_o virtue_n to_o they_o unless_o they_o be_v comprehend_v in_o the_o zodiac_n for_o they_o only_o mention_v medusa_n head_n the_o dog_n arcturus_n and_o a_o few_o other_o nor_o indeed_o do_v they_o ascribe_v much_o virtue_n to_o they_o in_o the_o zodiac_n as_o the_o ey_fw-mi of_o the_o bull_n the_o heart_n of_o the_o lion_n spica_fw-la virgin_n the_o heart_n of_o scorpio_n unless_o as_o they_o be_v refer_v to_o certain_a degree_n of_o the_o sign_n in_o the_o same_o hereupon_o their_o chief_a care_n be_v about_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o sign_n and_o degree_n of_o the_o zodiac_n as_o the_o main_a fundament_n of_o their_o art_n upon_o which_o they_o build_v whatever_o they_o afterward_o have_v imagine_v of_o the_o planet_n and_o their_o house_n that_o we_o much_o touch_n upon_o some_o few_o thing_n belong_v to_o each_o head_n let_v we_o observe_v in_o the_o first_o place_n how_o when_o they_o have_v divide_v the_o zodiac_n into_o 12._o part_n call_v by_o the_o greek_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d which_o they_o name_v sign_n in_o respect_n of_o the_o asterism_n of_o constellation_n occur_v in_o the_o zodiac_n according_a as_o shepherd_n ploughman_n and_o mariner_n at_o first_o imagine_v they_o to_o refemble_v certain_a thing_n on_o earth_n and_o give_v they_o denomination_n they_o have_v 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