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A69046	A prognostication euerlasting of right good effect fruitfully augmented by the author, containing plaine, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainbow, thunder, clowdes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement for euer, of plentie, lacke, sicknes, dearth, warres, &c. opening also many naturall causes worthie to be knowne. To these and other now at the last, are ioyned diuers generall, pleasant tables, with many compendious rules, easie to be had in memorie, manifold wayes profitable to all men of vnderstanding. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman. Lately corrected and augmented by Thomas Digges his sonne.; Prognostication of right good effect	Digges, Leonard, d. 1571?; Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543. De revolutionibus orbium caelestium. Part 1. English. Selections.; Digges, Thomas, d. 1595.	1605 (1605)	STC 435.59; ESTC S115715	61,188	112

47 104           shad 20 Squire 3 3 2 1           shad   H 0 1 2 3               The generall Kalendar Thus endeth the Peculiar Kalendar very commodious for the day and night houre I here adioyned the Instrument without the Square which sumay ffi●e for the whole vse of the toforesayd Kalendar with the helpe of the Squire and Staffe I May not here omit a Kalendar generall diuided into two parts whereof the first containeth sixe moneths from Ianuary to Iune The second other sixe monethes from Iuly to December In this Kalendar are set foorth the Fe●stiuall dayes the entring of the Sunne in the Signes celestiall the euill dayes noted with one pricke For a further declaration of those euill dayes reade this following The yeare hath xxxiii euill dayes generall for euer IAnuary hath eight such dayes the first the second the fourth the fift the tenth the f●fteenth the seuenteenth the nineteenth Drinke white wine in this moneth February hath three daies the viii the x. the xvii These not so euil the xxvi the xxvii the xxviii Eate no potage of Okes or Mallowes they are venomous March three daies the xv the xvi the xix this not so euill xxviii day This moneth all sweete meates are good Aprill two daies the xvi the xxi These not so euill the vii the viii the x. the xx Use hote meates of light digestion May three daies the vii xv the xx These not so euill the iii. the vi Rise early and vse breakfast Iune two the iiii the vii These not so euill the x. the xv the xxii Sage and Lettise are good to eate Colde water fasting hurteth not Iuly two dayes the xv the xx Abstaine from carnalitie August two dayes the xix the xx These not so euill the i. the xxix the xxx It hurteth not to abstaine from potage and all hote meates and drinkes of spicerie September two dayes the vi the vii These not so euill the iii. the iiii the xxi the xxii Eate good fruite Octtober one day the vi These not so euill the iii. the xvi the xxiiii Good wine is wholesome this moneth Nouember two dayes the xv the xix These not so euill the v the vi the xxviii the xxix Bleede not December three dayes the vi the vii the ix These dayes not so euill the xv the xvii the xxii Bleede not ouer much Warme not thy legges at the fire Now ensueth the generall Kalender ¶ The first part of the generall Kalendar from Ianuarie to Iune Ianuarie Februarie March Daies April May. Iu●e A Circūci d d 1 g b ●hi Iac. e b e Purifi e 2 A c f c f f 3 b .d g d g g 4 c e A e A A 5 d f b f Epiph. b b 6 e g c g c c 7 f A ● A d d 8 g b c b ● ☉ in ♓ e 9 A c f c f f 10 b d g d ☉ in ♒ g g ☉ in ♈ 11 c ☉ in ♉ e A Barna e A A Spring 12 d f ☉ in ♊ b ☉ in ♋ f Hilar. b b 13 e g c Sūmer. g c Valen. c 14 f A d A d d 15 g b e b e e 16 A c f c f f 17 b d g d g g 18 c e A e A A 19 d f b f b b 20 e g c g c c ●1 f A d A d d 22 g b e b e e 23 A Georg. c f c f A●th f 2● b d g Ioā bap d Cō Pau. g g Anu● 2● c Marc. e A e A A 26 d f b f b b 27 e g c g .c c 2● f A d ·A   d 29 g b e Pe. Pa. b   e 30 A c f c   f 31   d   ¶ The seconde part of the generall Kalendar from Iulie to December Iuly August Septemb. Dayes October Nouem Decem. g .c Pet. Vin. f 1 A d Om. sā f A d g 2 b e Om. an● g b e A 3 .c f A c f b 4 d g b d g c 5 e A c e Dog beg A d 6 f b d Nico● f b e 7 g c e g c f Na. Ma. 8 A d f Cō ma. A d g 9 b e g b e A 10 c f A c f b 11 d g b d g c 12 e A c ☉ in ♑ e A d 13 f b ☉ in ♐ dwyntes f ☉ in ● b ☉ in ♍ e ☉ in ♎ 14 g ☉ in ♏ c e g c f Heruest 15 A d f A d g 16 b. e g b e Dog end A 17 c f A c f b 18 d Luc. g b d g c 19 e A c e A d 20 f b d f b e Mathe. 21 g c e Tho. ap g Ma. mag c f 22 A d f A d g 23 b e g b e Bartho A 24 .c f A c Iac. Apo. f b 25 d g b Na. do d g c 26 e A c Steph. e A d 27 f b d Io. euā f b e 28 g St. Iud. .c e Innoce g .c decol Io. f Micha 29 A .d f Tho. A .d g 30 b e Andre g b e   31 c   A Lo the briefe vse of this generall Kalendar ENter the Columne where your Moneth is no●ed in the head yee shall there finde running downe the columne the Festiual daies of that Moneth the entrie of the Sunne in the celestiall signes the euill dayes pricked c. I would haue placed in this Kalendar the Fayres and Termes also but that cannot remaine continually true For those that ensue moueable Feasts are moueable and therefore may haue no certaine place For the Termes also note these precepts following The Fayres shall be declared by two Tables immediatly ensuing this Kalendar Generall How to know the Termes KNow that Easter Terme alwaies beginneth the 18. day after Easter reckoning Easter day for one and endeth the Monday next after the Ascension day Trinitie Terme beginneth the Friday next after Corpus Christi day and endeth the Wednesday fourtnight after Michaelmasse Terme beginneth the 9. or 10. day of October and endeth the 28. or 29. of Nouember Hillarie Terme beginneth the 23. or 24. day of Ianuarie and endeth the 12. or 13. day of Februarie FINIS Generall Fayres A Table contayning the Moneth day and place of the principall Fayres of England to be augmented at pleasure in order following THe sixt day of Ianuary the faire is at Bristow and also at Salisburie The first of Lent at Exce●er The second day at Bathe at Maidstone The 14 at Feuersame On Ashwensday at Lichfield at Roystone at Tamworth The first Munday in Lent at Ciciter at Abington The 24. at Henley vpon Thames at Teukesburie The 4. Sunday in Lent at Stamforth at Sudburie The fi●t Sunday at Grantam The Monday before our Lady day at Salisburie Palme ●euen at Wisbitch The 13. at Wic The 25. at Northamton at great Chare at Waulden The 5. day at Wallingford The 7. at Darby The

fewe for thy incouragement in these thus I say and truly the ingenious learned and wel experienced circumspec● student Mathematicall receiueth daily in his wittie practises more pleasant ioye of minde then all thy goods how rich soeuer thou bee can at any time purchase Id tantùm quod pulchrum est quod purum est quod diuinum est nihil mortale sapiens dulci ardore amplectitur Vt multa paucis crede mihi extingui dulce erit Mathematicarum artium labore Now to ende that learned Guido that excellent Guido Bonatus sheweth what Astrologie or Astronomie is and ought not sayth he by any meane to bee reprehended in that the most wise yea the holy fathers haue practised that science Hee proueth it one of the chiefe sciences Mathematicall by the authoritie of the best learned and by Aristotle in his Posteriorum How commeth it to passe louing Reader seeing it is a noble Science Et Scientia est notitia vera conclusionū quibus propter demonstrationē firmiter assentimur that it is counted vaine and of so smal strength the secret truths and most pleasant profits therein not desired yea vtterly despised of some busie biting bodies reiected as very lies Let no man doubt ignorance the great enemie of all pure learning hath wrought this Nam incertam vocat hanc artem vulgus propter errores non arti sed hominum indoctissimorum inscitiae temeritati imputandos qui citra delectum omnia effutiunt Thus I leaue indigestly farther to trouble fauour me as I tender the furtherance of good learnings profitable to a common wealth Fare most hartely well vnfained good Christian Reader The Contents of this Booke FRom the next side to the fift leafe are contayned the forme of a Quadrant Square Circle Quantities with a figure truly placing the sayd Quantities in the heauen From the fift to the thirteenth ye haue the iudgement of weathers by the Sunne Moone Starres Comets Rainbow Thunder Clowdes with extraordinary tokens and aspects of Planets c. The 13.14.15 and 16. leafe shewe the causes of such alteration according to Aristotle First of the Rainbow then Raine Frost Dew Snow Hayle Windes Earthquakes Thunders Lightnings Comets Sunne and Moone eclipsed Quantities of the Planets and their placing ocularly demonstrated The 17. the aspects of the Moone and her signification in the 12. celestiall Signes The 18.19.20 what Signe the Moone is in and shall bee for euer the meete time to let blood to purge to bathe to fell timber to sow to plant to graffe cut geld c. The 20. and 21. haue Tables for the Sunday letter for the Golden number or Prime for the Epact and moueable feasts many wayes conducing The 22.23 and 24. the age of the Moone the change and quarters for euer are declared the Ebbings and Flowings the breake of the day the Sunne rising the length of the day and night the Twylight for all the yeare Th● 25.26 and 27. shew exact pleasant wayes for the day and night houre with composition of meete instruments From the 29. to the 34. leafe yee haue the peculiar Kalendar very commodious for the day and night houre The 35.36 and 37. declare infortunate dayes of the whole yere with a Kalender generall and Tables as generall for the chiefe fayres of England The 38.39 and 40. contayne plesant Tables for the height of the Sunne at all houres for right and squire shadow conducing also to the composition of many instruments c. The 40. and 41. leafe Colections easie to bee had in memorie This Quadrant is appoynted here to get exactly the length of Staffe and Squire shadow how vnleuell soeuer the ground be as I haue sufficiently instructed in the eight and thirtith leafe If ye list not to make a Quadrant ye may vse this very well adding a plummet and line with sights or otherwise This instrument must bee made in a plaine fine mettall plate a foote or more square Then it is pleasant for the houre of the day and night either to be fixed about your house or moueable if ye list by a needle to be placed where and when ye will The 26. leafe sheweth the making The good Marriner may long for the vse of this Instrument it serueth marueylously his turne Or thus without the Square this Circle will serue well your purpose being exactly made and truly placed The Diameter or breadth of this Circle must be a foot● or more so is it most commodious to serue his vse declared I haue placed ready to bee conceiued euē here at y e eye the true quantities or magnitudes of the seuen Planets the one to the other euerie one to the Earth which may satisfie thē that scorned my last publishing where I declared the Globe of the Sun to containe y e Globe of the Moone 7000. times I would they were able to conceiue demonstration made then y e truth more euidently appearing would pull scorning away I thought it meete also to put here this figure shewing the placing compassing and distance of each of the foresayd Planets in the heauen which distances at my last publishing were thought imposible This figure wittily weighed may confirme a possibility to agree vnto the true quantities immediately before put foorth therefore not omitted here to be placed How to iudge of weather by the Sunne rising or going downe THe Sunne in the Horizon or rising cléere and bright sheweth a pleasant day but thinly ouercast with a clowd betokeneth foule weather Also at the going downe the body diuersly coloured or red and about dispersed with like clowdes the beames red and of length pronounce great windes the next day from that part Blacknesse in the Sunne or Moone betokeneth water Red signifieth winde The Element red in the euening the next day fayre but in the 〈◊〉 red winde and raine Also the Sunne beames spotted greene pale or blacke gathered to a clowd signifieth raine Further the Sunne at the setting plainely seene without any clowde declareth a faire night to ensue Here note Ptolome willeth vs diligently to obserue the circle or circles about the sunne If it be cleare and the circle of no continuance behold fayre weather If many of them winde Windes more vehement are signified if that the circles bee somewhat red here and there broken but these obscured thicke and blacke looke for cold wind and snow What is spoken of the sunne touching the circles the same is ment of the Moone Note here that greater windes chaunce in the day than in the night How weather is declared by the colour of the Moone and by the nature of the signe wherein she is IF the Moone in the third of her chaunge yea three dayes before the full or in the middest of the quarter be found of pure light nothing compassing her the end direct vp she promiseth faire weather but bent to red colour prouoketh winde The Moone pale or somewhat inclined to black obscure or thicke threatneth

raine Also by the nature of the signe weather may bee iudged thus according to Steflerinus Monte regius Leupoldus and famous Guido Bonatus with others well trauailed in the mutations of ayre COnsider the nature of the signe where the Moone is at the chaunge quarter and full It she be in hote and drie signes as Aries Leo Sagittarius in winter a good token of faire weather In Summer a great signification of immoderate heate If in earthy cold and drie signes as Taurus Uirgo and Capricornus in winter iudge cold frost and snow to ensue but in Summer temperate weather In ayrie and windie signes as Gemini Libra and Aquarius much wind If in watrie cold and moyst signes as Cancer Scorpio and Pisces in winter wet weather In summer a pleasant tempertaure ALso the Sun in Aquarie the Moone at the chaunge there or in Sagittarie or at the full in Leo betokneth raine The Sunne in Pisces or Aries the Moone in Uirgo Libra or Sagittarie signifieth raine especially in watrie dwellings The Moone in Aquarius or Pisces looke for chaunge of weather then chiefly she troubleth the ayre The Moone also at the change or rather at the full in Aries Libra Scorpio or Pisces tempestuous weather followeth The Sunne in Aquarie in Aries Libra or Scorpio but chiefly in Leone the moone then at the ●ull and that after raine or mis●ings look for lightning thunder c. To conclude the Moone in Cancer Leo Capricornus or Aquarius ayded with any aspect but chiefly with opposition or Quadrat of Uenus raine followeth The Iudgement of weather by starres BEhold the stars whose magnitude you know b●st If they appeare of much light in bignesse great more blasing then they are commonly it betokeneth great wind or moysture in that part where they shew in winter cold and frost When Stars seeme to runne in the Element it sheweth winde Affirme also alteration of weather if they ●ee fewe in number clowdie and of little light Furth●● when dimme Starres appeare with long ●●●rie tailes iudge windes and great drought the more in number the greater effect When Starres in the night as it is sayd shoote or seeme to fall it argueth winde in that part If in diuers places inordinate windes if in all places then pronounce winde thunder lightnings yea weather most tempestuous The significations of Comets COmets signifie corruption of the ayre They are signes of Earthquakes of wars changing of kingdomes great dearth of Corne yea a common death of man and beast Pontanus sic scribens Ventorum quoque certa dabunt tibi signa Cometae Illi etiam belli motus fráque arma minantur Magnorum clades populorum funera regum aquarum significant penuriam How by the Clowdes chaunge of weather is perceiued IF thicke clowdes resembling flockes or rather great heapes of wooll 〈◊〉 gathered in many places they shew raine Also when grosse 〈◊〉 darke clowdes right ouer the North part or somewhat declining to the West are close with the Earth immediatly followeth raine If they appeare like ●illes some deale from the earth a good token of weather ouerpassed Black clowdes signifie raine White clowdes appearing in winter at the Horizon two or three dayes together prognosticate col● and snow Of the Rainbow and his effect touching alteration of ayre IF in the morning y e Rrainbow appeare it signifieth moysture vnlesse great drought of ayre worke the contrarie If in the euening it shew it selfe faire weather ensueth so that abundant moyst ayre take not away the effect Or thus THe Rainbow appearing if it bee faire it betokeneth foule weather if foule looke for faire weather The greener the more raine redder winde Of thunders what they signifie THunders in the morning signifie wind about noone raine In the euening great tempest Some write their ground I see not that Sundayes thunder should bring the death of learned men Iudges and others Mondayes thunder the death of women Tuesdayes thunder plentie of graine Wednesdays thunder the death of harlots other bloodshed Thursdayes thunder plentie of sheepe and corne Fridayes thunder the slaughter of a great man and other horrible murthers Saturdayes thunder a generall pestilent plague great death How weather is knowne after the change of euery Moone by the prime day SUnday Prime drie weather Monday Prime moyst weather Tuesday Prime cold and windie Wednesday Prime wonderfull Thursday Prime faire and cleere Friday Prime mixt weather Saterday Prime moyst weather Now ensue extraordinarie tokens for the knowledge of weather SOme haue obserued euill weather to followe when as watrie fowles leaue the sea desiring land the fowles of the lande flying high the crying of fowles about waters making a great noise with their wings also the seas swelling with vnaccustomed waues If beasts eate greedily If they licke their hooues If they sodainly moue here and there making a noyse breathing vp to the ayre with open nostrels raine followeth And the busie heauing of Moules the appearing or comming out of wormes Hennes resorting to the perch or roust couered with dust declare raine The ample working of the Spinner in the ayre the Ant busied with her egges the Bees in faire weather not farre wandring the con●inuall prating of the Crow chiefly twise or thrise quicke calling shew tempest When the Crow or Rauen gapeth against the Sunne in summer heate followeth If they busie themselues in proyn●ng or washing and that in winter looke for raine The vnaccustomed noise of poultry the noise of swine of peacocks declare the same The swallow flying and beating the water the chirping of the Sparrow in the morning signifie raine Raine suddenly dried vp Woody couerings straighter then of custome Bels heard further then commonly the wallowing of dogges the alteration of the Cocke crowing all declare rainie weather I leaue these wanting the good ground of the rest If the learned be desirefull of the aforesaid let them reade graue Virgil Primo Georgicorum At Bor. c. There be a multitude of other not extraordinary but of the best known causes many for breuity here omitted the most part not mentioned because they passe the capacitie of the common sort vpon all the which the Astronomer doth well and learnedly conclude I doubt not there be also sometime vnknown matters mittigating the aforesayd or prouoking tempest vnlooked for which neither experience ne learning hath established How vnkind these considered yea how farre from worthie thankes giuing are they which in generall headdely doe blame checking bitterly the Astrologer with these Iudiciarie matters the least part among a number of his most certaine doings when things fortune contrary to expectation Understand gentle Reader the consent of a multitude famously learned in their buckler euen in these matters Iudiciarie who haue wayed a long time prudentlie the great strength the vehement force and marueilous natures of all erraticall and celestiall constellations with their Angles Radiations Aspects Affections

sheweth a luckie day for all matters with the taile contrarie Now ensueth a table shewing what Signe the Moone is in and shall be for euer declaring also the meetest time to let blood to purge and to bathe THe Table hath at the head seuen titles The first moneths the second dayes then the Prime the twelue Signes the times to let blood to purge and to bathe Here is to be noted that those dayes are good for these purposes which be signed with this letter G. and those euill dayes that are no●ed with B. ¶ This Table declareth for euer in what Signe the Moone is or shall be at any daye in the yeare It serueth also very well to let Bloud to Purge and Bathe Monethes Daies Prime The 12. Signes To let Bloude To Purge To Bathe Febr. Nouē 1 3 Aries G B G Marche 2   Aries G B G   3 14 Taurus B B B Decembre 4 6 Taurus B B B   5   Gemini B G   Aprill 6 17 Gemini B G     7 9 Cancer   G G Maie 8 1 Cancer   G G   9   Cancer   G G   10 12 Leo. B B G   11 4 Leo. B B G Iune 12   Virgo B B B   13 15 Virgo B B B Iuly 14 7 Libra         15   Libra         16 18 Scorpius   G G   17 10 Scorpius   G G Auguste 18 2 Scorpius   G G   19   Sagittarius G   G   20 13 Sagittarius G   G   21 5 Capricornus B B B Septembre 22   Capricornus B B B   23 16 Aquarius     G Ianua Octo. 24 8 Aquarius     G   25   Pisces   G G   26 19 Pisces   G G   27 11 Pisces   G G SEeke out vnder the titles of the Moneths the name of the moneth whose day you must looke out right against the moneth vnger the title of daies and there begin to tel downewards 1.2.3 c. to the end if it so require and then from the beginning if neede be vntill ye haue reckoned the number of the day that you seeke Looke what number it falleth vpon in this table vnder the title of daies that number keepe in minde Then seeke vnder the title of the Prime the Golden number for the yeare right against that leftward vnder the title of dayes begin to tell downwards 1.2.3 c. vntill you haue reckoned the number which you did keepe in minde Against that towards your right hand vnder the the title of Signes is the signe wherein the Moone shall bee that day Euen then vnder the other titles ye shall finde in right order for letting Blood for puring and bathing according as they be noted with G. which is good and B. signifying bad Example The sixt day of March in the yeare of our Lord 1555. I desire to know what celestical signe the Moone doth then occupy I find first the name of the moneth that is March and the day as followeth in the next order of this table I begin here to tell right against my moneth at the figure of 2. saying 1.2.3 c. so I haue at the end and count of sixe daies this figure 7. which I keep in mind Now I must seeke out the Golden number for the yere aforesaid vnder the title of the Prime here that is 7. against the which on the left side is 6. There ye must beginne againe to count 1.2.3 c. vntill you come to your number 7. So on your right hand in the row or order you shall see Uirgo the celestical Signe that the Moone is in and after that these three leettrs B. which declare bad or euill to let Blood to Purge or Bathe agreeable to the titles in the head G. there had signified good Forasmuch as letting of Blood Purging and Bathing Inundations Floods Timber sailing Sowing Planting Graffing Cutting c. depend chiefly on the Signe wherein the Moone is which I haue euen before plainly opened I thought it meete to haue them now orderly touched as followeth Profitable Rules A conducible note for letting blood LEt blood at no time without great cause for it bringeth weaknesse and many infirmities If ye doe see it be after good digestion and fasting in a faire temperate day Beware before of all manner exercises bathings watchings and carnal copulation c. After vse fine meates of light digestion abstaining from all the aforesayd vntill the fourth day These Signes are most dangerous for bloodletting the Moone being in them Taurus Gemini Leo Uirgo and Capricornus with the last halfe of Libra and Scorpius The rest are all good so the Moone beare no dominion in that member which ye cut as followeth Behold this figure The Dominion of the Moone in mans body Aries The Head and Face Taurus The Necke Gemini The Armes Hands Shoulders Cancer The Breast Stomacke Ribbes Leo. The Heart Backe Virgo The Bowels Belly Libra The Raynes Nauill Buttockes Scorpius The Secret members Sagittarius The Thighes Capricornus The Knees Aquarius The Shinnes Legges Pisces The Feete FRom the change to the first quarter a meete time to let young men bloud From the first quarter to the full good for middle age From the full to the last quarter apt for aged folke From the last quarter to the change best for old men Signes meete for the Complexions Aries For the Flegmatike the Head and Thighes excepted Sagittarius For the Flegmatike the Head and Thighes excepted Libra For Melancholike Buttockes and Legges excepted Aquarius For Melancholike Buttockes and Legges excepted Cancer For Cholerike Breast Members and Feete excepted Scorpius For Cholerike Breast Members and Feete excepted Pisces For Cholerike Breast Members and Feete excepted For the Sanguine all be apt that tofore are named good In the Spring time let blood at the right side In Haruest time at the left side The learned Phisition will consider beside all that is sayd the Coniunctions Oppositions and Quadrat aspects of the Planets with many other things Astronomicall most necessarie both in blood-letting purging bathing c. For to take purgations and to bathe THe méetest time to take purgations c. is neither in hote nor cold dayes that is from the tenth of March to the twelfth of Iune Further by rules Astronomicall it must bee performed when the Moone is in cold moyst and watrie signes as Cancer Scorpius and Pisces comforted by aspects and radiations of Planets fortifying the vertue of the bodie expulsiue The Moone in Aries Taurus and Capricornus naught One cause of vomiting the purga●ion is if the Moone haue aspect to any Planet retrograde The Moone in these Signes following very good to bathe Aries Leo Sagittarius Cancer Scorpius and Pisces These ensuing are euill to bathe Taurus Uirgo Capricornus Of Inundations or floods of timber selling sowing planting graffing haire clipping shauing and

gelding THe flood is biggest at the full because then dispersing her vertue she filleth all places with moysture By common experience ioyned with learning I knowe at the full the Moone lodeth all bodies with humors and so are emptied growing to the change Of this some gather the fall of timber at the chaunge more to the purpose then other times wanting the superfluous moisture the cause of putrifaction Omnis putredo ab aqueo humido ortum habet Schoner willeth from the 15. day vnto the 22. day of the Moone trées to be felled and that after Midsomer to Ianuary So timber is strong sound and voyd of wormes To sowe Taurus Cancer Uirgo Libra and Capricornus are best in the increase of the Moone To plante or graffe is best when the Moone hath her being in any sixed Signe either in Taurus or Aquarius in the increase Hayre cut groweth well the Moone encreasing being in Taurus Virgo or Libra Cutting Shauing Clipping in the wa●e causeth baldnesse what is then cut groweth litle Caluitium prohibet oleum Tartari The best time of Cutting is in Cancer Scorpio or Pisces in the wane These two rounde Tables that nowe ensue conduce to the rest following A Table for the Sondaies letter and Leape yeare The yere 1554. G. was Dominical The next yere 1555. F shal be Then E vnto S. Mathies day and D. vnder him vnto the end of the yere So orderly rightward in this Circle for euer Where two letters are that is the Leape yeare Or thus for the Leape yeare Deuide the yere of our Lorde by 4. if nothyng be left it is the Leape yeare The remayne noteth the .1 the .2.02.3 yeares after the Leape yeare VVhen yee haue gone rounde about the yeares of these two Tables begin againe A Table for the Golden number or Prime and also for the Epact Seek out the yeare of the Lord vnder it is the prime Thē the Epact VVhich chaungeth euerye yeare at the first daye of Marche the Dominicall letter and Prime the fyrst of Ianuary The prime The sondaies letter The first Lent sondaye Faster daye Rogation whitsontide Betwixt whitsond midso 16   Februarie Marche April Maye wek daies 5 d 8 22 26 10 6 3   e 9 23 27 11 6 2 13 f 10 24 28 12 6 1 2 g 11 25 29 13 6 0   A 12 26 30 14 5 6 10 b 13 27 May. 1. 15 5 5   c 14 28 2 16 5 4 13 d 15 29 3 17 5 3 7 e 16 30 4 18 5 ●   f 17 31 5 19 5 1 15 g 18 April 1 6 20 5 0 4 A 19 2 7 21 4 6   b 20 3 8 22 4 5 12 c 21 4 9 23 4 4 1 d 22 5 10 2● 4 3   e 23 6 11 25 4 2 9 f 24 7 12 26 4 1   g 25 8 13 27 4 0 17 A 26 9 14 28 3 6 6 b 27 10 15 29 3 5   c 28 11 16 30 3 4 14 d Marche 1. 12 17 31 3 3 3 e 2 13 18 Iune 1. 3 2   f 3 14 19 2 3 1 11 g 4 15 20 3 5 0   A 5 16 21 4 2 6 19 b 6 17 22 5 2 5 8 c 7 18 23 6 2 4   a 8 19 24 7 2 3   ● 9 20 25 8 2 2   f 10 21 26 9 2 1   g 11 22 27 10 2 0   A 12 23 28 11 1 6   b 1● 24 29 12 ● 5   c 14 25 30 ●3 ● ● The vse of this Table appoynted for the moueable Feasts THis Table containeth in the first title the Prime in the second the Dominicall letter in the third Lent in the fourth Easter day in the fift Rogation day in the sixt Whitsunday in the seuenth how many weekes and dayes are betweene Whitsunday and Midsommer Which all appeare by their titles Ye shal consider by the little round Table before put forth what number the Prime is that yeare whereof ye require to knowe all these aforesayd and seeke that number vnder the first title of this Table ensuing Then seeke vnder the second the Dominical letter next after the Prime for that yeare which title ensueth the Prime Directly against the same Dominicall letter towards your right hand in the same line ye shall finde vnder the titles what moneth and day euery one of these aforesayd shall happen Example I would know this yeare of our Lorde 1555. These moueable Feasts the first Lent Sunday Easter day Rogation dayes Whitsunday and how many weekes betwixt Whitsunday and Midsommer day First I finde the Prime this yeare 17. which 17. I looke out vnder the title of Prime in the Table before Then I seeke in the next order and after the Prime for the Dominicall letter that yeare Now in right order according to the title I finde the third of March to bee the first Lent Sunday the 14. of Aprill Easter day the 12. of May Rogation the 2. of Iune Whitsunday and 3. weekes and 1. day betwixt Whitsunday and Midsummer day Thus for euer How to know the age of the Moone then the chaunge and quarter for euer FIrst learne the Epact as I haue instructed for that yeare ye seeke to know the age of the Moone then reckon how many dayes are past of the moneth which day ye desire to know the age Put that number to the Epact Then begin at March and reckon for euery moneth from him orderly one vntil your said day including both the moneth of March and also the moneth of your sayd day Adde all these dayes vnto your former number putting away as many thirtie dayes as ye finde The rest is the age of the Moone The age found the chaunge is knowne If ye adde seuen dayes to the change yee haue the first quarter then seauen dayes and somewhat more sheweth the full and so to it adding seuen and more bringeth the last quarter thus by seuen vnto the new Moone Example The tenth day of Ianuary the yeare then being 1555. I desire the age of the Moone I finde the Epact vntill March ensuing to be twentie sixe that added vnto tenne maketh thirtie sixe then eleuen for the moneths from March to Ianuary including both moneths bringing fortie seuen now thirtie pulled away leaueth seuenteene the age of the Moone Now ensue the perfect Tables declaring the true houre and minute of ebbing and flowing in most coasts of England Example The first day of Ianuarie I desire all the aforesaid that is the breake of the day the very minute of the Sunne rising the length of the day and also of the night the Sunne going downe and the twylight I finde on the right hand of Ianuarie these numbers running downe 1.10.20 which declare the first day the 10. day and twentith of that moneth Now to my purpose I require the breake of the day c. The first of Ianuarie in the Table vnder the title on

9 45 10 30 11 15 VVest w b n w n w n w b w ☽ n w n w b n n n w n b w make vpon a plaine boord or rather fine plate a Circle the bigger the better part it into 360 portions thus The Circle made diuide it in 6 not mouing the compasse then euery of them in 6. and each of those last in 10. so haue you 360. parts Then charactor it beginning at the North thus 10.20 30. c. as in the figure going towarde the East and ending at the North with 360. Now lay a ruler on a Centre euen with some diuisions drawing thorow to the extreames of the Circle a line Then crosse that with another These two must diuide your circle in 4. equall parts which lines shew the very East West North and South when by a Meridian or square diall with a needle rectified they are placed Now to the end set a small straight wier a foote or more long with a Uane in the top plum vpright in the Centre and there fasten it Thus this Instrumēt is finished to be fixed about your house equidistant or leuell with the Horizon hauing a needle if ye list in it truly to plage it when and where you will That it may be also a Diall for the day you must pull straight lines from y e extremitie of your circle outward to euery fifteenth part decking them with Charactors conueniently as ye see the figure your rule keeping the Centre Thus when the Sunne shineth the shadow of the wier sheweth the true houre the Uane the windes c. being truly plaged well placed and reared as followeth The points of the compasse are drawn within the circle and about the Centre euery point containing 11. degrees and a halfe The instrument as you see is enclosed round about with a Square for the Mariners ayde Truly few words cannot expresse the excellencie of this Square for their vse No otherwise to bee opened then learned Gemma hath inuented and plainly declared here omitted of me not fully occasioned now to write that way I haue appoynted a meeter place for this and like matter In the meane time I am readie in word and deede to further the desirefull in this or any other Beholde this instrument for Nauigation most commodious the vse of which is here only put forth according to my inuention The right rearing and placing of the Diall tofore mentioned LIft vp handsomely your Instrument or Diall toward the North in some meete place the side of a squire lying on it vntill the plummet and line centred in the extreame vpper part of the other side of your Squire like long cut all that Squire side which lieth on your Instrument the fift part onely except Then moue your Instrument hither and thither this or that way vntil the shadow of the wire fall vpon the houre of y e day keeping diligently your height before Your Diall thus fixed declareth all the yeere long the exact houre and parts thereof No Diall in trueth excelleth this Haue in remembrance that this Instrument must lie leuell nothing at al reared for the houre of the night by starre To get the exact houre by two Starres of the first light with an Instrument or Circle tofore diuided first of me inuented calculated and practised THe Instrument equidistantly set and plaged as is declared in composition ye ought to lay the edge of a ruler vnto the wire the other nether end touching the Instrument mouing here and there still touching the wire vntill either Starre doth offer it selfe with that edge and that by the iudgement of the eye Then put downe discreetly your ruler euer touching the wire the hinder end not mooued obseruing how many parts are cut from the North to the edge of the Ruler Enter with them the peculiar Kalendar following seeking out your moneth placed in the middest of euery Table then the day of that moneth must bee there found Note that euery table hath on the sides the daies thus ordered 1.5.10.15.20.25.30 Know the order or row of figures which is right against or neerest your day serueth the turne The number or parts before cut by the ruler and now found in the row of your table sheweth the precise houre If it be too little that houre ouer the head or vnder is not yet come if contrarie it is past How these two bright starres being of the first light are found the one called Aldebaran or Oculus Tauri the other Alramech THe best way is thus The moneth and day knowne with the true houre of the night enter your Table considering that moneth and day obserue what parts belongeth there to that starre and houre Then resort to your Instrument laying the edge of your ruler as many parts from the North Eastward circumspectly lifting vp the edge close by the wire so the fayre starre shineth euen with that edge Or thus grosly OCulus Tauri is euer a meete rod and a halfe to the eye vnder the seuen starres and somewhat North of them in the rising Alramech is contrarie to him plaged accompanied with three little dimme starres a rod from him by the iudgement of the sight in the forme of a Triangle thus Behold this figure the great Starre dooth represent Alramech the other three in the Triangle which is placed alwayes with him but commonly there doth appeare but one Starre of the Triangle NOW ENSVETH THE needefull necessarie peculiar Kalendar tofore mentioned with Instruments belonging thereto The composition and appliance of the said Tables with the pleasant vse of them are before sufficiently opened therefore further declaration here might seeme superfluous A necessarie Instrument to finde exactly the houre of the day and night diuers waies with the helpe of this peculiar Kalendar For the night   5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12         From euening to midnight 1 108 113 143 165 190 213 59 79         5 112 129 150 172 197 220 63 47         10 113 136 158 183 206 227 68 78         15 123 144 166 192 214 233 71 81         20 130 151 173 199 220 239 75 86         25 137 158 183 207 228 244 79 90         30 144 165 191 213 233 249 82 91           Ianuary hath xxxj dayes   From midnight vnto day 81 93 105 121 143 168 196           1 86 96 110 127 151 177 205           5 89 101 116 135 160 139 214           10 93 105 122 143 169 198 213           15 98 111 128 152 179 207 230           20 10 116 135 159 190 216 286           25 190 121 144 168 193 222 242           30 1 2 3 4 5 6 7