shoters hed shal holde a Synode or Counsell that is she shal be ioyned with the same sterre as men be ioyned in couÌ„sels which shall cause troublous wyndes and shal contynue tyll the next day On the xxv day the cold shal be releÌ„ted as well bicause that the Sonne shal be set vnder or ioyned with the cloudy ster as also bycause that the Son in the same euening shall go doune or set with the tayle of the Whalle fish On the xxviii day it shal ether rayne or snow Marche ON THE fyrst day of Marche Venus entering into the sygne of Pisces shall cause moystnes THE new Moone EMBOLISMAL that is the superfluous Mone shal appere on the second day xii min. after the poyncte of the Mone temperate as touching colde here but yet somwhat wyndy enclyned to moystture On the third day whan Venus shall couple with the sterre NEBVLOSE that the sterre called PORTE APERTIO be betwene the Sonne Saturne thaÌ„ shall it be colde wether or ê‘chaunce hore or white frostes so it shal continue the next day bicause the Son setteth with the Sterre called the shoulder of the wynged or flieÌ„g horse On the vii day bicause Venus shal ioyne with FOMAHAND which is the last ster in the sygne Aquariê° afore myd day the Son with the wombe or belly of PEGASE at Noone shal spring or asceÌ„d and the Moone shall ioyne with HYADES at the last the Son shal set with the belly of the Whale fysh therfore the ayer shal be somewhat moyst THE fyrst quarter shal be on the ix daye x. houre before myd day variable or cloudy wether On the x days for the euenes of the day and nyght in the spring tyme. And on the xi day for the settyng of Venus with the harpe afore the Son ther shal styl out hote or sowli rayn The xix day the ayer shal be troubled iÌ„ like maner THE ful EMBOLIS MAL or od Mone shal be on the vii day one of the clocke xxxii mi. after None not only in a puteall or pitty degree of both the lyghtes that is of both Sonne Moone but also on the same day the Mone or it be mid day shall ioyne with the Vyneyard keper vnstable tempestes shal be pro longed euyn vnto the next day folowing wherin Mars both setteth with ARIADNES his Crowne and the eueÌ„ing hath a iiii coruerd aspect vnto DIANA that is the Mone shall cause Northerne wyndes to blow On the xx day it shal be rayn and perchaunce the next .iii. dayes folowyng bycause the Sonne shall settle with MARKEB that is with the shoulder of the great horse and with the belly of the whale fish except in some places the Sterre called PORTE ADPERTIO shall bring a hore or whyte froste THE last quar shall happen in a vaporous or smoky degree on the xxv day vii houre afore None and Mars also shal spring in the morniÌ„g with the hed of ANDROMEDE and therefore troblesome moist or els snowy wether shall appere On the xxx day rayne wynd shal blow THE new Mone shal be renewed on the xxxi day of Marche .ix. houre xi mi. after Noone with clere and fayre wether perchauÌ„ce with newe thunders Aprill ABOVT the secoÌ„d day of Aprill the Sonne goyng downe wiih ALPHERAT that is with the ster of the shyn of PEGASAE or gret horse the aier shal be very trobleous On the .v. daye the ster PORTE ADPERTIO beyng betwene Saturne the next daye folowing may bring among our mountaynes more troublesom wyndes On the xxviii day in the dawniÌ„g of the day Venus is ioyned with ALGOLE with in a lytell after Mercury with ACARNER before the Son shall ascend vp into the myddes of heuen and at the last Mercury being with RIGOLE not long before the Sonne shall set we may looke for a trobelous wether perchauÌ„ce snow On the xxix daye for as muche as Venus and PLIADES in the morning spring shall go before the Sonne and CILLENIVM shal be coupled with PHEBVS therfore ye shall haue hote wyndes and hurtfull to the eares eyes which ar to be feared dred THE newe Mone the last day ar .vi. of the clocke xvi mi. afore Noone and lykewyse the goyng together of the Moone with VIRGILIE that is the vii sterres the ioyniÌ„g of Mars with a Fyxt clowdy sterre finally the ioyning of the Soone with MAIA one of the .vii Systers among the vii sterres betoken windes Maye ABOVTE the first day of May Mercury shall spring ymediately after the SuÌ„ne and shal shine vnder the sonne beames with FOMAHAND and Venê° also burned at nighte shal be drouned vnder the HORISON out of our sight with RIGILE afore the Sonne Againe on the nexte daye in the mornyng the Sunne shal be lifted vp with FOMAHAND the same shall attain possesse the middes of heauen with PLEIADES at none Mercury also shal be ioyned wyth the same heape or figure of sterres Furthermore on the .iii. daye Mercuri with PLEIADES the girdle of ORION shal descend or go doune in the euenyng after the SuÌ„ne vnder the line that endith our sighte and to these on the .iiii. daye the aforesaid messenger of goddes Mercury with the Dogge shall mete a litle after the sunne set which betoken lightnynges and hayl and peraduenture snowe vpoÌ„ the mountaines according to the expectation of our commune people On the .vi. daye Venê° shal rise with FOMAHAND afore the sunne and with PLEIADES a litle afore noone THE first quarter of the Mone the .vii. day at .vii. of the clocke after noone and the couplyng of Venus with VIRGILLIE the vii sterres shall bryng in diuers fliyng fiers by night The .ix. daye shal be cloudy and thunderous for the suÌ„ne shal set at night bothe with the eye of Taurus the bulle and with the ster SIRIA On the x. day it shall rayn very much for both ADPERTIO PORTAE the opening of the gate and the mone after none shal be ioyned with PROTRIGERE venus at euen a litle afore the suÌ„ne going doune with PLEIADES with ORIONS girdle shal go vnder On the .ii. daye Mercurius in folowyng the sunne shall assende wyth HYADES and Venus vnder the beames in going before the sunne shall set with ALHABOR the great dogge Againe on the .xii. daye Venus shal be ouerwhelmed with ALDEBARAM the bulles eye and Mercurius shall ryse with the goate On the .xiii. daye Mercurius shall ryse with ALDEBARAM the bulles eye after the sunne and the sunne shal spring vp with SVCCVLI the pigges On the .xiiii. day also Mercurius shal settle with the hedde of ALGOL after the sunne goyng doune therfore for the space of .iiii. daies thei shal geue bring in by times partly showers partly thuÌ„der THE full Moone of Maye the xv day v. of the clocke .lvi. minutes after noone shal be made windy and sumwhat moysty The .xvii. .xviii daye shal be mixed with reigne and
thunder whē Marcury in the breke of the daye shall assende with the right shulder of ORION and at the twilyght with the same sterre both the sunne and Venus shal sette together but not without hayle On the .xx. daye Phebus the sunne rysyng in the mornyng with HIADES and after him Mercury with PROCYON the litle dogge which we call CANICVLA of whō the dayes that are called the CANICVLAR dayes take their name at night goyng awaye shall cause moyst wyndes to blowe THE last quarter of the Mone shal be on the .xxii. day at .vii. of the clock after noone it shal raine The xxiii daye Venus vnder the sunne shal spring with the bulles eye ascende with the goate and therefore the cloudes gathered together shall cast oute thunder and lightnyng so that the next daye what for the rysyng of the Sunne with the bulles eye and for the ascending of Venus the tempest shall scarsely cease On the .xxvi. day the ayre shal be metly temperate excepte the Sunne with RIGILE at noone and after hym Mercury with the great dogge exaltyng and Venus at night folowyng the sunne settyng with the hed of ALGOLE and at the laste Saturnus goyng backewarde both on this day and on the next day dessendyng with the Waggandriuer not muche after the sunne set shal sodēly sende furth rayne and hayle On the .xxvii. daye the sunne settyng with GORGONS hed and Mars ascēdyng in the night with FOMAHAND shal cause thunder THE newe Mone shal be in a puteall or pittie degree On the .xxix. day of this present moneth of May at .iiii. of the clocke .x. minute after noone wherin at night Mercuri also shall sette after the Sunne with bright HIDRIA or water pott it shal be temperate heate sumwhat cloudye and wyndye Also the .xxx. and .xxxi. day because Mercuri shal assende with the righte shoulder of ORION in the mornyng before the sunne therfore ye shall haue rayne Iune ABOVTE the .ii. daye of Iune whylest the Mone early in the mornyng shal go vnto the racke vnder the yerth and in the euening whilest AD PERCIO PORTAE is betwene Saturne and the sunne hayle is to be looked for but in the toppes of moūtaines snowe On the v. daye Mercury foloyng the sunne shall ryse with RIGYL when Venus the folowyng mayde of the sunne at nyghte shall goo vnder the yearth with ALGOMAISA it shall thunder THE fyrst quarter of the Mone shal be the .vi. daye not muche afore noone in so much as Mars shal set with VVEGA therfore a wyndy and moyst tempest shall take place whiche on the next daye Venus vnder entryng the sygne Cancer the Crabbe shall more increase On the ix daye when Mars with the Sotherne Croune early in the morning Venus sprynging after the sunne with the sterre of the fyrst hedde of the twine whiche twine is called Gemini the signe Also on the .x. daye the sunne departing away with the lytle dogge shall cause small wyndes and thunder The standyng or steiyng of the sunne that is whē he is at the highest and can go no hier in Sommer shal be on the .xii. daye The .xiii. daye shal be cloudye with lightnyng THE ful moone shal be the .xiiii day at .ii. of the clock .xxx. minutes afore noone wherin the sunne shall assend in the mornyng with the hed of the first twine and the mone shal be ioyned with the cloudy sterre in the toppe of the hedde of the shoter or of the signe Sagittarye aboute noone the wether shall be vnstable with variable tempestes On the .xv daye Venus shall spryng vp after the sunne wyth the hedde of the latter twine On the xvi day the same Venus late after the sūne shal set with the bright water potte On the .xvii daye Venus agayne shall spring after the sunne with the righte shoulder of ORION and the Mone shal go together wyth the goates tayle whiche shal cause muche lightnyng and sumwhere haile which tempest euen on the next daye the sunne rysyng with ORIONS left shulder and amounting with the great dog ioyned vnto him onely in length afterward the Mone appliyng vnto the cloudye sterre of the water powred out of the waterer at after noone shal augment with moist thunder THE laste quarter shal be the xx day the .xi. of the clocke after none wyndye On the .xxii. daye the sunne with the hedde of the hynder twine and furthwyth after Venus with RIGILLE ascēdyng shal mixe thunder with heate except the couplyng of Venus and Mercury on the morowe sende furthe rayne On the .xxiiii. daye in the morning the sunne springyng with ORIONS right shulder and at euen the Mone coupled with HIADES Likwise on the .xxv. daye the sunne settyng wyth ALPHARD the bright water pott shal powre out many thundry showers On the .xxvii. day Mercury goyng backward rysing in the mornyng with RIGILE shal succede the sunne and afterward again shall clyme into the hearte of heauē with ALGOMEISA THE newe Moone shal be on the xxviii day at .iii. of the clocke .xxiiii minutes afore noone and shal bring furth whote wyndes but not verye muche healthsum nor yet withoute moystnes On the .xxx. day the sūne going vnder the east with RIGIL and after in the myddes of heauen with ALGOMAISA shall cause heate a litle to abate Iuly ON the first day of Iuly Venus ioyned with the racke shall set with it after the sunne and it shall thunder On the .iii. daye Mars settyng betwene day and nyght wyth MARKEB the shulder of the great horse and Iupiter in the signe Aquari or waterer set ouer agaynst Venus in a streighte lyne deuidyng the circle in the middes shal bring in raine vntyll the next day wherin Venus shal ryse vp after the sunne with the lytle hogge and the Moone shall go beyond the Grape gatherer at after noone THE first quarter of the Mone shal be on the .vi. daye afore none at iiii of the clock in whiche the CANICVLER or dog dayes begyn and the heate shal be doubled wyth lightning On the .x. day the darke heauen shal yelde mortall diseases On the .xii. day Venus assending in the day with the litle dogge shal raise vp whote wind and thunder THE ful Mone the .xiii. day at .i. of the clocke .xxvi. minu after none On the .xiiii. day whylest the sunne entryng the Lyon shall spring with the rack the Mone at night shal be copled with the Goates taile On the xv and .xvi. daye when Phebus the Sunne shal ryse with the litle dogge sterre in the mornyng at euen shal go donne with the racke and hedde of the first twine PRODROMI the aforerunners shall bryng thunder and lightning and parauenture a great hayl shal fal The .xviii. day when fayre Venus with the pryncely sterre of the Lyon shall set after the Sunne heate shal be doubled THE last quarter of the Moone the .xx. daye at .iiii. of the clocke afore noone in whych day also Mercurye afore the Sunne shall assende
A PROGnostication for this yere M. D. xlvi written by the experte docter of Astronomie Phisicke Archilles P Gasser L Dominators are Mars Luna Prognostication THE FIRST CHAPIter entreateth generally of the course of the planetes and vvhat vvether shal be this yere THIS YERE AS well for that the more parte of the planetes in eche figure of heueÌ„ at lodged in watery sygnes or figures as for that the Mone ladi of the firmameÌ„t or whole worlde in the sayd signes shal not haue the comen accustomed power shal be moyst with heate of the ayer and foule as concerning the ceason SPRYNG tyme namely of which the moone shal be lady with the ayde of Mars Iuppiter shall be colde and moist with much wyndes and foule wether SOMER vnto whom Mars and Mercury equally shal gouerne shal kepe temperate fayrenes but yet often shall brust forth with souÌ„dy thunderous wyndes HERVEST ceasoÌ„ whom Mercury with the helpe of Saturn Venus shal gouerne shal be wyndye clowdy and soÌ„what rayny but all together / variable and dyuerse in heat VVINTER which by Venus with thayd of Mars shal be ruled shall be very colde with rayne and snow Finally these ar the dauÌ„gerous and suspecte dayes of this whole yere iiii.ix.xx and .xxix. of Marche the vii.xv.xxii.xxiii and xxix of April the x.xvii and xxx of Maie the ii.xvii.xxiii and xxviii of Iuly the fyrste and .xix of SepteÌ„ber the .xx. and .xxvi. of October ¶ Of the perticuler ceasoÌ„s of euery Moneth in the yere Ianuary THE full Moone the seconde day the .iiii. houre xxiii minute after none temperate as touchiÌ„g any gret colde but on the morow snowy wyndes shall fall euen so it shall come to passe on the .v day wherin the moone shall be ioyned vnto the clowdy sterre that is in the head of Sagittary Venus at the euening-tyde before the Sonne setteth with ARCTVR the WagoÌ„ keper a ster so named and is so called because he foloweth the wagon that is called Charlemaynes wayne of the vp landish but of some the Beare bycause they moue about the Pole as the Beare about the stake of the learned both he and the wagon are named BOETES because they moue slowly as Oxen do The Poetes fayne that he was Iupiters sonne nominate ARCADES but he is called ARCTVRVS for that he is girded rouÌ„d about with the Northern sterres The syxt daye whan Mars ryseth or springeth vp with the hert of the SCORPION an other name of a sterre before none and the Sonne shal be entred in to the house of Saturne the ayer shall be troubled with rayne paradueÌ„ture vntyll the next day that the moone close in the night with HYADES THE fyrst quarter shal be the .ix. day vii houre before none the cold shall not be much aswaged The ix daye whylest the Sonne shall spring with the DolphiÌ„ or Porpose it shall snow The .xiii. day Mars risyng with ARCTVR and SATVRNE sette euen ouer againste the Mone shal cause a cloudy sky The xiiii day whan Venus setteth with FOMAHAND in the twylight it shal snow THE ful mone shal be on the xvii day at one of the clocke xvi mi before none whan Venus with the cloudy sterre that is in the head of SAGITTARI afore the Sonne and Mercury after the sonne shal arise with ALGOL moist windes shal blow And the xix day whan Mercury in the morning after the Sonne shall spring with the Gottes tayle and Mars in the night shall be in a quartyle aspecte with the Mone it shall ether snow or rayne so shall coÌ„tinew the next day because of the openiÌ„g of the gate betwene Saturne the Mone and on the xxi day because the Sonne shal set with FOMAHAND it shal peraduenture endure On the xxiiii day whan Iuppiter afore the Son in the euenyng shal be ouerwhelmed with the Croune of ARIADNES and after that the SoÌ„ne selfe lykewise shal set with the Egle the frost somwhat shal be relented or thawed THE last quarter of the Mone shal be the xxv day at v. of the clock after none On the .xxvii day whilest Mars shall ryse ere the Son shyne with ALKAYR that is with the Egle or flyeng VVLTVRE the Moone shal be coupled with the same Mars at none and afterward in the nyght shal be coupled with Saturne further Venus in the twylyght shall set with the Southerne Croune cloudes wyndes shal be raysed The xxxi day whyles the Sonne shall spring with the hed of MEDVSAE Mars shall ascende with the hed of SERPENTARY in the day in the nyght the mone shal be ioyned with the Gotes tayle the ayer shal be troubled February THE new mone shal be kyndled in a pyttie degree on the fyrst day of February at ii of the clocke .xlviii mi. afore noone in which day also the Son shal settle with the Gotes tayle Also on the second day whan Mercury about none shal be ioyned with the Moone shal set at night after the SoÌ„ne with FIDICVLA the lytell stryng Lykewyse on the third dai colde with moist wiÌ„des shal begyn to hurt The v day whaÌ„ Venus with the shulder of PEGASE shall spring in the mornyng and in the nyght the two infortunate sterres shal couple in the same East parte of heueÌ„ the aier shal be troublesom The fyrst quar hapneth on the vii day the viii houre after none with which lyght the same Mone a lytel before Noone shall be ioyned with PLEIADES the .vii. Sterres and Mars afore the SoÌ„ne shall set with ARCTVR more hoate or warme rayne The ix day clowdy The xii day whan Venus shal be couered or set with FOMAHAND afore the Sonne the Moone after the Sonne sette shall drawe nyghe the Racke and the lytel Asses Also on the xiii day whyles the Sonne shal be ioyned vnto the cloudy sterre that is in the beginning of the shedyng or powriÌ„g out of the waterer or in the figure Aquarius at night shal be set with thuttermost Ster of ERIDANI snow stormes shal trouble the ayer THE full Mone the v day the .vii. howre the .lv. mi. after none wiÌ„dy with moist vnstable wether On the xvii day rayne or snow shal fall namely whan Venê° in theueniÌ„g before the goyng down of the Sonne shall ioyne with the Egle the Gotes tayle On the xix day peradueÌ„ture the same tempest or wether shall endure bicause that Iupiter with the hed of ANDROMEDE in the day tyme shal be long before the Sonne and Venus with the head of ALGOLE in lyke maner a lytell before the Son ascend or ryse THE last quarter shal be the .xxiii day at .viii. of the clocke afore Noone in a pitty degree on which day Mars before the day spring with a cloudy ster that is in the hed of Sagittary the Shoter and also with the Snout of the lytell horse shall ryse the Moone not long after with the same clowdy ster in the
with RIGOLE and shal amount with the greate Beare and at laste the same Venus shall goo vnder the hearte of heauen with RIGOLE therefore a varyable tempest shall ryse and perauenture it shall rayne aboundauntly vnto whyche on the next day Venus rysyng in the breke of daye wyth RIGOLE and also the Moone commyng wyth the vii sterres shal be contrary On the xxii daye the heate shall sumwhat abate On the .xxv. daye the Sunne assendyng in the mornyng wyth the Dogge from whiche day the dogge dayes haue theyr name Also on the xxvi daye Venus in the morning entryng the Virgin or sygne of the Virgyn and the Moone at nyghte commyng to the racke shall brynge furth moyst windes and thunder THE new Moone shal be in a puteal or pitty degree on the .xxvii. dai of this present moneth at .iiii. of the clocke .xl. minutes after noone and it shal be whote inclyned to thunder and east or southeast wynde On the xxviii day Venus shal assend in the mornyng afore the sunne wyth the bright water potte and that the Sonne selfe shal clyme the same bright water potte at myd day and therto Mercurius shall go doune afore the suÌ„ne set with HERCVLES hed On the .xxix. day aboute noone the openyng of the gate shal be betwixt the backward going of Iupiter and Mercury and at nyghte Mercurye shall set with the litle asses and the racke On the .xxx. day Mercury in the morning afore the sunne wyth the racke and afterward the sunne selfe shall ryse with the vttermoste sterre of ERIDANVS afterward Mercury shall clyme into the heart of heauen afore noone agayne with the litle asses at last the same Mercury shal set afore the suÌ„ne at night with APPOLLIVS head wherefore worse tempestes shal be in great valleis but on the mounteines in euery place sharper shall aryse August ABOVTE the .iii. day of August whylest Venus shall rise after the sunne with the lions taile a cloudy skye shall appeare THE fyrst quarter of the Mone shal be the .iiii. daye at eyght of the clocke after none in a misty or smokie degree and shal be whote windie On the .vi. daye in the mornyng Mercury spryngyng with the greate dogge and the sunne walking with the princelye sterre of the lyon shall make or cause a thundry and windy tempest with cloudes On the .ix. day it shall reigne and likewyse on the x. day wherin Venus in the breake of the daye clymeth with the lyons tayle setteth afore the sunne with the hearte of the same ymage of the lyon THE ful Moone shal be the .xi. day at .ix. of the clocke .xxxv. minutes after noone and the eyre shall waxe colde and moyste On the .xii. daye Mercury not only in the mornyng shall spryng afore the Sunne wyth RIGVLLE but also with the same REGVLLE shal passe vnder themiddes of heauen and the Mone ioyned with the cloudye sterres shal get and procure wynd On the .xiiii. daye it shall thunder and lyghten and the Dogge tyme shall finysshe or ende On the .xvi. daye in the mornyng wheÌ„ the Sunne assendyng the line ending the sight with the brighte sterre of the water potte shal bryng temperatenes THE last quarter shall be the .xviii. daye aboute noone and shall reyse vp vnstable wyndes On the .xxi. daye Venus shall spryng vp after the Sunne wyth the Waggan driuer On the .xxii. day Venus ioyned vnto PROTRIGETER and contrary or euen agayne Mars shall make an openyng of the gate and shall bryng furth rayne THE new Mone shal be the .xxvi daye the .viii. houre and .iiii. minutes afore noone in whych daye Venus after the SuÌ„ne shal spring with the Northren crowne wherfore the eyre shall geue awyndye moysture with muche thunder On the .xxvii. day late in the euenyng Venus shal sette with the virgins eare of corne On the .xxviii. daye afore noone the Mone shal be ioyned in the length of the ZODIAC with the Pâ—EVINDEMIATOR or the Grapegatherer The heat of Summer shal begynne to be wythdrawne by rayne and that forbecause Venus settyng both with the taile and backe of the Lyon after the Sunne she shall not ryse and auaunce agayne in the end of August withoute snowe among the mountaynes September THE ADPERTIO PORTAE or openyng of the gate betwene Saturne and the Sunne beyng on the first daye of September not farre from noone and wheÌ„ Venus shall folowe not muche after wyth AZIMECH or the Virgyns eare of corne the ayre shall begynne too be chaunged into haruest showers THE first quarter of the Mone shal be the .iii. daye at .x. of the clock afore none On which day also Mercury with the Waggandriuer and Venus shall spryng after the sunne with the virgins eare of corne noysome and cloudy windes shal blowe On the .vi. day Mercury assendyng the lyne that endeth the sight wyth ARIADNES croune the .vii. daye the Moone aboute noone ioyned with the goates taile shal geue rayne On the .ix. daye in the morning with PROTRIGETER and further almost .ii. houres after Venus with the harpe also at the laste that slowe siccle bearer Saturne with the swifte Egle not withoute stormes shall spryng THE full Mone the .x day at v. of the clocke .xlix. mi. before None in the beginniÌ„g hore frostes but immediatly folowyng shall be wynde with vnstable moystnesse for both Venus on the same daye shall passe with the cloudye sterre Mercury long after the Sonne settyng with the Virgens eare of cornie shal giue them selfes to beholde Cupido On the xii .xiii likewyse for as moch as the Heruest euenesse of daye and night shal be Mercury â—hal spring after the Sonne with the Virgyns eare of corne and Venus shal go vnder the myddes of heauen with the WagoÌ„ driuer Also on the xiiii day whylest the Mone before none shall draw nygh vnto the .vii. sterres the ayer shal be troubeled THE last quarter shal be about midnyght on the .xvi. day on which day the Son risyng in the morning with the tempestious sterre of the Wagon driuer if not rayne yet peraduenture it shall gyue a whyte hoared frost or snow On the .xviii. day Mercuriê° risyng after the Sonne VVEGA the flieng VVLTER And on the ix daye the Mone early in the mornyng coupled wyth the Racke and farthermore Venus spryngyng after the Sunne with the bryght sterres of the balaunce and auaunsing ioyned bodely with the more Sothren balance shal cause moist windes and cloudy On the .xxiii. daye in the mornyng the Sonne shal ryse with the Northerne croune after Noone Marcury shall clymbe the myddes of heuen with the Wagâ—n driuer Lykewyse on the xxiiii day the Moone afore Noone shall come to the Grape gatherer and at night the Sonne shall sette with the Vyrgins care of corne froÌ„ whence moist cloudes shall take place THE new moone the .xxv. day at .i. of the clocke .x. mi. before None shal be variable and vnstable with thunder in some places On the .xxviii. daye in
the morning the SoÌ„ne with the Rauen after him Marcury shall ryse with the bright sterres of the Bâ—laÌ„ce Agayne on the .xxix. day Venus shal mount with ARIADNES croune and the Sonne shall sette with the backe and tayle of the Lyon and ar the last on the .xxx. daye the Sonne ascending the hert of heueÌ„ with the Virgyns eare of corne shall cause a cloudy sky October THE fyrst day of October Venus with the hert of the Scorpion shall scasely go doune in the eueniÌ„g after the Sonne without troublesome wyndes THE fyrst quarter of the Mone shal be the .xxii. day at .xi. of the clock at after Noone on whiche daye the Sonne in the mornyng shall spring with the Virgins eare of corne and some cold rayne shal soone folow The .v. day shal be cloudy The .vii. day a whyte frost shall prepayre the gatheryng in of the Grapes The full Moone the nynth daye at ii of the clocke the liii minute after noone and Venus shall ascend the myddes of heuen with ANTER therefore looke for colde Wyndes and somwhat moisty on the morow and next day after as well because in the one the Sonne in the morniÌ„g shall spring with the lytel Stryng as in the other in the very moment or poynte as it were of Noone the Moone shal be put vnder the seuen Sterres On the xiii daye as Venus in the breake of the daye shall swym with the Arow the Scorpions hert and Saturne shal be set contrary too the Moone by a strayte lyne a lytell before noone euen so on the .xiiii. day the Son ascending vp with the WagoÌ„ driuer shal cause cloudi or snowi wether THE last quarter shal be the xvi day at .iii of the clocke after none on which day the Moone not far from the West corner about the same tyme of Noone goynge to the Racke shall cause moyst wyndes On the .xx. daye Mercury goyng backward shal spring with the most clere bright sterres of the Balaunce and ioyned vnto the Sonne shal geue a white hored frost which on the xxi day folowing because that the Son in the morning with the a fore sayd bright sterres of the Balaunce and after him Venus shall springe with the Egle and agayn at after Noone the Moone shal be ioyned with PROTRYGETER and last of all the Sonne shall settle with the more south Bowle of the Balaunce wherfore the colde shal scace ceasse THE new Mone shal be the .xxiiii day at .vii. of the clocke the vii mi. after Noone windy and moyst and peraduenture it shal be more truly sayd to be snow On the xxvii day Saturnus shall begynne late to set with the Wagon driuer On the xxviii day the Moone opening the gate vnto Saturne fyrst in a windy sygne afterward ioyned to Venus in a pytte degree before Noone agayn the same Venus goyng doune in the nyght with the Wagon dryuer shal ouer turne froÌ„ aboue thicke cloudes or snow On the .xxxi. day the cloudes shal be caryed with gret wyndes namely because the SoÌ„ne shal spring with the head of OPHIVCHVS the Serpent holder is hercules for whylest he held a serpent with his hand he was by Iupiter tanslated among the sterres Nouember THE fyrst quarter of the Mone shal be the first day at .x. of the clok afore none shal continew vntyll the next day whylest the soÌ„ne auauÌ„seth with the bright northern croune a litle after the Mone shal be ioyned with the cloudy sterre that is in the beginniÌ„g of the Water sheder of the Waterer therfore it shal be colde wyndy The .iiii. day the ayer shal be vnquyet troublous On the .v day whylest Venus shall ryse in the breake of the daye with the cloudy ster that is in the Shoters hed auauÌ„ce with the fallyng Vulture or Gripe the SoÌ„ne ioyned with the lytell cloudy sterre in the Scorpion only setteth at nyght with the herte of the same constellatioÌ„ at the last the cloudes shal bring furth deliuer snow THE ful Moone shal be the .viii day at one of the clock .xvii. mi. before noone in a pytty degree for that the Mone shal take her counsell with the vii sterres after folowing with HIADES it shal rayne These HIADES ar .v. Sterres situate in the Bulles head ar so called among the Bretians of Hio to rayn for as oft as they either spring or set it raineth but of the Latinistes they at named SVCCVLI Pygges because Swyne delyte to wallowe in myer that cometh of rayne On the .x. day Mercurius springing before the SoÌ„ne with the bryghtest sterres of the Balaunce and the Moone beholding Saturne set in a contrary spoke or lyne sygnifyeth a whyte hored frost or snow THE last quar shal be the xv daye x. of the clocke afore noone moyst wyndy The xvii it shall snow the xviii day the sonne shal spring with ANTARE Venus shal auaunce with the flyeng Gripe the ix dai Venus setteth with the tallyng Gripe after the soÌ„ne the xx the SoÌ„ne in the morning ascendeth with the Harrow Iupiter shal couer with the Swan or sygnettes tayle betwene day nyght The .xxi. day Mercury at night goeth away with ANTER afore the SoÌ„ne wherfore al these .iiii dayes either shal be darkened with cloudes or els vnquyet wyndes shall haue preheminence THE new Moone the xxiii day scace halfe an houre before Noone shall sende furth colde wynde and in many places moyst for the space almost of two dayes On the .xxvii day cloudes peraduenture snow shall step 〈◊〉 The .xxix day the soÌ„ne ascendeth in the mornyng with the Egle Mercury shall clymbe the middes of heuen with ARCTVR before the SoÌ„ne not without whyrle wyndes THE fyrst quarter shal be the .xxx. day at .vii. of the clocke after Noone with cold and wynde December ABOVT the first day why lest Mercury shal ascend with ARCTVR early before the Sonne risyng as the Sonne self shal be couered with the Serpent holders head the ayer shal be troublesom which shall contynue vntyll the next day The .iiii. day it shall snow The .v day whylest the Sonne shall ryse with the halfe of the Dolphin in the morniÌ„g and at nyght shall go away to rest with the Wagon driuer On the vi day whan Venus shall go doune in the nyght after the Sonne set with the vttermost ster of the Shede water than looke for moyst wyndes THE full Moone the .vii daye at one of the clocke .xliii. min. after none on which day because Mercury also shal spring with the Egle in the morning snowy wyndes shal ryse and shall waxe bygger on the nexte day because of Saturne ioyning with the Sonne On the tenth day the Mone shal be ioyned to the Racke in the morning and Venus after that shall come to the spring with the head of MEDVSA On the .xi. day the same Venus shall sette with the Egle and the Gotes tayle in the nyght On the .xii.
day whylest VVYNTER shal spring the Semewes dayes Mars shall asceÌ„d the lyne that endeth our sight about None with the .vii. Sterres and Mercury at nyght shal descend the same tyme with the Wagondriuer and shall cause snowy rayne THE last quarter shal be the .xv day at .vii. of the clocke before none vnstedfast wether for on the same daye the Sonne shall ryse with the cloudy sterre of the Shoters head after with the fallyng Gripe shall ascende â—hâ— hert of Heuen The xix day the Sonne and Mercury shall couple before Noone in a pitty degree and Iupiter shall begyn to set late with the vttermost sterre of the Shede water for these causes snow shal be loked for THE new moone the .xxiii day at iiii of the clock .xvii mi. before noone shall cause a thaw partely with wynde partely with moysture The .xxiiii. daye shall be cloudy and also snowy The xxviii day Venus applyeng vnto the cloudy sterre of the Shed water agayne shall geue snow or cloudes THE fyrst quarter of the Mone shal be the .xxx day at .ii. of the clok after noone on which day the SoÌ„ne shall auaunce in the myddes with the Egle the strow at euen shall set with the northern crowne therfore they betoken snow and rayn vntyll the nexte daye wherein Venus is auaunsed with the Shed water ¶ Of generall significations of the Elementes Of the Lorde of the yeare and of certayne Coniunctions ALTHOVGH this yere of M.D.xlvi be not blemysshed with any Eclippes neither of Sonne nor Moone yet Mars sygnifyer of the comen and vulgare people lord of the yere here vnto also the ascendent of the reuolution of the world shall cause in all this yere the peple to be vnstable and inconstant Also though they bring heuynes feares euery where yet most of all in the Est parte not without the gret hynderauÌ„ce or vndoyng of many also the losse destructioÌ„ of many catel Furthermore the same Mars in the sayd reuolutioÌ„ set ouer agaynst the Moone betokeneth corruption of the ayer fyer flyeÌ„g by night a blasyng Sterre sundrye diseases finally the consumyng by fyer of Vyllages and Cities with infinite disceytfulnes wherfore let al those peple that ar subiect to Capricorn thinke these thiÌ„gs spokeÌ„ vnto them But the coniunctioÌ„ of the said Mars with Saturne On the v day of February in the second house of heuen not rysen but to rise signifieth distruction of goodes Subâ—taunce Houses household stuffe and signifyeth also the ingrate disobedience of seruauntes and labourers And that the ryche and great men shal be had in no estimation among their seruauÌ„tes and yet many of their seruauÌ„tes shal be promoted by them and also the soldiers proudly shall disdayn to obey the order and coÌ„maundmeÌ„te of their Capitaynes In lyke maner as Ragelus teacheth the Congregation or Counsell of Mars with Iupiter which thei shall celebrate or soleÌ„pnely kepe The .vii. day of April in the morning in the .xi. house of heueÌ„ betokeneth many euels as the darth and death of beastes theft prisonmentes and battayles chiefly vnto the subiectes of Aquarius Also Venus placed with Mercuri in the same sygne of heuen signifieth lacke of substaunce the vncoÌ„ly dedes of men stynking delytes with women and that not a few secrets shal be disclosed letters shall be opened wherfore whatsoeuer thou doest doo it prudeÌ„tly wisely behold the end ¶ Of plenty and scarcytie of grayne of the lucke of thiÌ„ges springiÌ„g of the erth THE estate of the Fruyt of the erth shal be indifferent good god so willyng but Mars much thretneth hurt vnto trees so shal yeld a wauerynge estate of all grayne But for all that for the habitation of the Moone in the fygure coniunctional and for the application of her a lytell after the same coniunction to a quadrate aspecte of Saturne the price of necessary foode shall rather diminish then encreace whaÌ„ at the first the parte of plentifulnes of the whole yere shal fal in the .xii. house in the tryne or thre cornered aspect of Mercury But what shal not the execrable gredines of gold or money and the curssed swetenes of lucre vsury defyle breke Now I wyll tell you by course the ê‘ticuler luck of euery thing as our VRANIA hath ben accustomed that is as our heuenly Figure hath ben accustomed to be declared VRANIA is one of the ix Muses is by interpretation CELESTIS Heuenly ¶ Great Bestes and fat shall dy Gottes and small Beastes shall be of lytel valure ¶ Butter mylke shal be plentifull and not dere but it shal be thyn and watery ¶ Rysse Wheat Rye other more plesauÌ„t Graynes in growyng men may bewayle the blastyng in the market vsury ¶ Secale Barly Otes such lyke shall grow more fortunate and in price more cheap ¶ Millium panicum Myrica shal haue them selfes after a waueryng sorte as wel in growyng as in commyng to the market ¶ Cicer Pease LeÌ„tes shal encrease in differently ¶ Apples Peares Peaches Plummes and Cheryes for the perel that shal fall in the degree of their parte thei shal be skant ¶ Hasell nuttes and Wallnuttes lykewyse shal be scarse and deare ¶ Beanes Rapes Onions and Cabyges shal habound greatly ¶ Hempe and Flaxe shall springe much but yeld lytell and therfore shal be deare ¶ Honny shal be of indifferent prices yet very plentyfull howbeit it shal be watery ¶ Wyne shal be indiffereÌ„tly priced but the Grapes to come shal be infortunate in increase because the hore frostes shal hurt them Of Metalles MARS in an erthy sygne betokeneth generally corruption of the Mynes yet neuertheles Golde in spring tyme shal be enhaÌ„ced in price and the vayne of it shal be lesse desyred ¶ In Somer it shal be of dyuers prices but it shall not enryche the workers thereof ¶ In Heruest the price of it shal begynne to be lesse and the labourers of it ar promysed perelles In Wynter lykewyse it shal fall in price and it shal be dygged out very vnpure ¶ Syluer in spring tyme shall possesse the best state and it shall be as well profitable vnto the worke men as precious vnto the occupiers In Somer contrary wyse it shall gyue busynes both to the Merchauntes and Myners .. In Heruest it shall ascend agayne in byeng In Wynter it shal be indifferently prised euery where ¶ Quicke Syluer in Spring tyme shall be perylouse in gettyng of lytell value in estimatioÌ„ In Somer it shal be worse and lesse plenty than in estimation In Heruest it shall be of a good state and dere In Wynter it shall not be equall vnto the sweate and expences ¶ Tynne in Spring time shal be equally draune out that is with out either losse or gayne to the byers or sellers In Somer it shal be of a good state much preassed for to be bought In heruest it shal be more habundaunt but of lytle pryce In Winter