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A80284 The compleat book of knowledge: treating of the wisdom of the antients and shewing the various and wonderful operations of the signs and planets, and other celestial constellations, on the bodies of men, women and children; and the mighty influences they have upon those that are born under them. Compiled by the learned Albubetes, Benesaphan, Erra Pater, and other of the antients. To which is added, the country man's kalendar; with his daily practice, and perpetual prognostication for weather, according to Albumazar, Ptolomy, and others. Together with a catalogue of all the market-towns, fairs, and roads in England and Wales. All those who peruse this book, must own, that it the knowledge gives of things unknown. 1698 (1698) Wing C5629; ESTC R232040 59,597 177

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The COMPLEAT Book of Knowledge Treating of the Wisdom of the ANTIENTS And shewing The various and wonderful Operations of the Signs and Planets and other Celestial Constellations on the Bodies of Men Women and Children and the mighty Influences they have upon those that are born under them Compiled by the Learned Albubetes Benesaphan Erra Pater and other of the Antients To which is added The Country Man's Kalendar with his Daily Practice and Perpetual Prognostication for Weather according to Albumazar Ptolomy and Others Together with a CATALOGUE of all the Market-towns Fairs and Roads in England and Wales All those who will peruse this Book must own That it the Knowledge gives of Things unknown London Printed by W. Onley and are to be sold by H. Nelme at the Leg and Star in Cornhil 1698. TO THE Reader desirous of Knowledge Courteous Reader THe Soul of Man being a Spark of Immortality and the infused Breath of its Almighty Maker does even while 't is clogg'd with Flesh and Blood retain so great a rellish of its first Original that it is extreamly covetous of Knowledge above all other things not confining its Speculations to this Terrestrial Globe but tow'ring up to Heaven from whence it first came down it searches out the Stars and all their various Influences and rifles all the heavenly Constellations unlocking the secret Cabinets of Futurity and diving into the vast Abiss of Things Unknown For All Animals that be do grov'ling lie Or in the Earth the Water or the Sky But Man consists of Soul and Body link't Of Counsels capable of Voice distinct He into Natural Causes doth inspect He knows how to advise what to direct Into the World he Arts and Science bring● And searcheth out the hidden birth of things The Vnplow'd Earth he to his Will subdues And all it brings forth he knows how to use The untam'd Beasts he doth at pleasure bind And in the Seas untrodden Paths does find He only stands with an erected Breast As the sole Victor over all the rest He seeks out Jove his thoughts will not be ty'd In vain from him the Sta●s themselves do hide And not content alone to view their Faces Ransacks their Houses their most secret Places This is the Scope of Man's all-prying Mind Himself he hopes amongst the Stars to find To satisfie in some measure this inquisitive Nature of the Soul of Man is the Design of this Book of the Knowledge of Things Vnknown which I have therefore call'd Compleat because I am satisfy'd it will both Answer its Title and the Reader 's Expection and gratifie his Understanding with the Knowledge of the most abstruse and hidden Secrets of Art and Nature which the Wisdom of the Antients have hitherto conceal'd but now are made plain to the meanest Capacities And because the Reader should not be impos'd upon by some Books in the World that under a Pretence of Knowledge which Title they bear in their front do sufficiently betray their own Ignorance I have been encourag'd to make this publick The CONTENTS 1. ALbumazer ' s Judgment of what shall befal Men Women and Children by New-years Day falling upon any of the several Days of the Week viz. Sunday Monday c. page 1 2 A Prognostication of what shall come to pass from the Day of the VVeek on which Christmass Day shall sall p. 4 3. A Prognostication concerning Children born in any of the several Days of the Week p. 7 4. Of the Birth of Children c. with respect to the Age of the Moon shewing which are good and which are bad p. 8 5. Of Astrology what it is and how it differs from Astronomy p. 18 6. A Description of the 12 Signs in Verse p. 19 7. The Names Characters of the 12 Signs c. p. 20 8. Of the Triplicities of the 12 Signs p. 22 9. Of the Twelve Houses and their Significations c. p. 23 10 How Persons may know under which of the Twelve Signs they are born p. 25 11. Of the Seven Planets their Characters Names and Natures and in what time they make their Revolutions p. 29 12. Of the Five Aspects c. p. 31 13. An Expilcation of the Circles of the Sphere and some other Terms in Astronomy for the easier Vnderstanding of this Book and further Information of the Reader p. 22 14. Of the Sun's Revolu●ign through the 12 Signs of the Zod●ack with an Astrological Judgment of those that shall be born when the Sun is in any of those Signs p. 4● 15. Of the evil or perillous Days in every Month of the Year according to Erra Pater a Jewish Doctor in Astronomy and Physick p. 52 16. Of the Planetary Days and Hours and how to know under what Planet a Man is born p. 54 17. A Table of the Planetary Hours for every Day in the Week p. 57 18. Of the signification of the Planetary Hours and what it portends to those that are born under them p. 61 19. An Abstract of the A●t of Phisiognomy being a Judgment upon the several parts of Man's Body and thereby shewing his Nature Disposition and Fortune According to Gater Arcaphan and Albuas p. 64 20. Of the Four Prime Qualities and Four Complexions p. 72 21. The Signification of Moles p. 75 22. The Wisdom of the Antients in the Interpretation of Dreams p. 77 23. Examples of Dreams p. 98 24. A Catalogue of Proverbs p. 102 25. Some General Proverbs p. 113 The Contents of the Country-man's Kalendar 1. THe Country-man's daily Practice and perpetual Prognostication for Weather p. 1 2. Of the four Quarters of the Year p. 10 3. The Country-man's Observations on every Month in the Year p. 12. 4. The Names of the Market-towns in every County throughout England and Wales p. 17 5. A Catalogue of the Names of the principal Fairs in England and Wales together with the Month Day and Place where they are kept p. 38 6. A plain Description of the High ways in England and Wales p. 48 7. Fixed Feasts and R●markable Days p. 51 8. A Reduction of 〈◊〉 Measures and Coins with a Table for the Assize of 〈◊〉 for Bakers that live in Corporations p. 54 THE Compleat BOOK OF The Knowledge of Things Unknown Treating of The Wisdom of the Ancients ONE part of the Wisdom of the Ancients consisted in their Observations of several Days and Times and from thence fore●elling such good or bad Events as from ●ong Experience they found always to fol●ow Thus ancient Astrologers and among ●hem Albumazer especially made an exact Judgment of what should befal to Men Women and Children by the Day of the Week on which the first Day of the Year happened to fall As If it happened to fall on a Sunday The Winter following shall be pleasant the Summer seasonable there shall be plenty of Corn tho' the Weather in Harvest will prove but indifferent Fruit shall very much abound and there will be a very good Seed-time follow the