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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

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

sudden death of cattell ON Saturday a meane Winter Summer very hot a late Haruest good cheape garden hearbs much burning plenty of Hempe Flaxe and honey Olde folke shall dye in most places Feuers and Tercians shall grieue many people great muttering of warres murthers shall be suddenly committed in many places for light matters NOw that I haue opened diuers waies both for the learned and vnlearned how weather to come at all times may be well iudged and knowne c. I thought it méete for further knowledge therein not to omit here the naturall causes of such and so many alterations of ayre Lo therefore orderly they follow Naturall causes conducing to all the aforesayd and first of the Rainebow THe Rainbow is the shining and rebounding of beames of light that turne to the contrarie vapour againe in the cloude It declareth sometime raine and many times fayre weather when the one and how the other is before opened Of Raine RAine is a cold vapour an earthly humour or fumosities out of waters or earth drawne vp by the vertue of the Sunne to the neather part of the middle space of the ayre there through cold thicked then dissolued Thus engendred falleth on the earth Here I leaue to speake of miraculous raines as Milke Blood Flesh Yron Wooll c. For more satisfying in these reade Plinius in the second booke 58. chapter Of Frost and Dew A Cold moyst vapour a little way drawne vp in the day thorow faint heate of the Sunne descendeth in the night dissolued on the earth there congelated or resolued into water the one called Frost the other Dew The last is a signe of fayre weather in the Spring or Haruest Of Snow IT is a moist vapour drawne vp to the middle region of the ayre then thicked and frozen into the bodie of a clowde So congelated descendeth Of Hayle A Clowde resolued into water in the fall congelated maketh Hayle The higher it commeth from aboue and the longer it tarieth in the ayre the rounder hayle Of Windes WInde is a multitude of drie exhalations drawne vp from the earth and aboue the earth enforced here and there Of Earthquakes in the most quiet time PLentie of windes entred into holes cones or caues of the earth which absent from aboue the earth causeth quietnesse the violent brusting out of them the earth closed againe is the Earthquake Signum est futurorum bellorum Tokens of Earthquakes to come A Firie clowde appearing in the element like a little pillar is a token of Earthquakes to come The obscurity or darkenes of the Sunne without clowdes and strangely coloured bloodie or otherwise is a token of Earthquakes Also when Well water and others are troubled or salt or infected by sauour c. A great quietnes of ayre by land and sea and chiefly the long absence of winds Also strange noyses heard as clamours of men rushing of harnesse mournings lamentations c. All these haue been obserued to signifie Earthquakes at hand Of thunders and lightnings THunder is the quenching of fire in a clowde Or thunder is an exhalation hote and dry mixt with moysture carried vp to the middle region there thicked and wrapped into a clowde of this hote matter coupled with moystnes closed in the clowde groweth a strife the heate beating and breaking out the sides of the clowde with a thundring noyse the fire then dispersed is the lightning Thus for the learned Tonitruum soni●us est qui ed●●r quando nubem rumpit halitus Fulmen fl●mma vel repentinus est ignis qui ex collisio●● nubium aut ruptura nascitur Aristotle affirmeth the lightning after thunder but the fire doth first appeare in that the sight is before the hearing If this satisfie not reade the second of his Met●oron Here followeth a note of lightnings There be three kinds of Lightnings drie moyst and cleare DRie doe not burne but cleaue part or diuide Moyst burne not but alter colour The cleare are of marueilous natures Full barrels by it are emptied It melteth money in the purse it breaketh the sword the purse and scabberd not perished yea waxe in them vnmolten Of the Comets or flames in the night A Comet is a flame working in a drie hote slimie exhalation drawne vp to the highest part of the ayre His matter or substance after it is burnt and dispersed prouoketh windes The naturall cause of the Sunne cclipsed NOthing else is the Eclipse of the Sunne but the direct putting the body of the Moone between the Sun and the earth or betweene our fight and the Sunne which chaunce onely at the chaunge A Corollarie BY this gather the darkenesse at Christs death no to stande by naturall eclipticall cause but by supernaturall or myracle For it was at the full Moone Scriptures witnesse which enforced Dionisius Arcopagita at the time of his passion to speake thus Aut Deus naturae patitur aut mundi machina dissoluitur The cause of the Moone eclipsed THe Sunne being in the contrarie poynt to the ful Moone enforceth the shadow of the earth then directly put between the Sunnes and the Moone toward the Moone hiding more or lesse of the Moone as she differeth from the Eclipticall Some obserue pestilent plagues sudden battell great dearth to ensue th●se Eclipses which all I desire God to a●ert from his chosen Many other things by these Eclipses are gathered as Longitudes of Countreyes the Quantitie of the Sunne containing the bignesse of the Earth 162. tymes the compasse of the earth 21600. miles whose thicknesse according to Archimedes rule is 6872. miles and eight eleuenths of a mile The quantitie of the Moone is the 43. part of the earth The Sunne contayneth the Globe of the Moone 7000. times Saturnus comprehendeth the bignes of the earth 91. times Iupiter 65. times Mars once and ten sixteenths Venus the 37. part Mercurius one 32000. part of the earth Note here that Alfraganus affirmeth the least fixed Starre perfectly seene is bigge as the whole earth HAec non erunt admirationi si globi capacitatem ex longitudine diametri quaesieris Continet enim solis dimetiens terrae dimetientem quinquies semissem Estque proportio diametri Solis ad terrae dimetientem quae est numeri vndecim ad duo quintupla sesquialtera Cubus solis mille tercentum vnam triginta partes tales continet cuiusmodi terrae cubus octonas complectitur Cubus enim numeri vndecim est mille tercentum vnum triginta Cubus verò binarij qui est terrae octo Subducto quoties id fieri potest minore cubo qui est terrae à maiore qui est solis cognoscitur cubi ad cubum proportio quanto Sol maior terra sit Inuenimus ergo octo centies sexagies sexies in mille tercentum vno triginta Terrae Diametros Lunae dimetiens complectitur ter duas eius

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

Stations Progressions Defections Dispositions Applications Preuentions Refrenations Contrarieties Abscissions Coniunctions Quadratures and Oppositions c. Therfore extreame folly yea more then madnes doth he vtter which imbraydeth or backbiteth these knowledges not remembring the great and manifold benefits had through them and that with most certaintie in all other doings What Meteoroscoper yea who learned in matters Astronomicall noteth not the great effects at the rising of the starre called the little Dogge Truly the c●nsent of the best lea●ned doe agree of his force yea Plinie in his historie of nature affirmeth the Seas then most fierce wines to slow in cellers standing waters to moue dogs enclined to madnesse then most wood Further these constellations Orion Arcturus Corona rising prouoke tempestuous weather The Kid Goat windes Hyades or Succulie raine What Meteorologer consenteth not to the great alteration and mutation of ayre at the Coniunction Opposition or Quadrat aspect of Saturne with either two lights Who is ignorant yea meanly truailed in Astronomie that Iupiter with Mercury or with the Sunne enforceth rage of winds What is he that perceiueth not the fearefull thunders lightnings and raines at the meeting of Mars and Venus or Iupiter and Mars c. Leaue for shame to oppugne these iudicials strongly authorised He that any other part carpeth may seeme more then mad Al truth al experience a multitude of infallible grounded rules are against him Certum est omnibusque notum quòd ●oeli motus signorum ortus occasus planetarum aspectus coniunctiones luminarium Eclipses c. certissimam 〈…〉 habent causam Quis iam sanaementis negabit eorum effectus saepe innotescere vtpote bella fames grandines aeris perturbationes elementorum commotiones terrae mot●s similia Positis causis natu●alibus non impeditis sequitur effectus The learned that listeth ingeniously to prognosticate of weather will not onely discreetly wey all before written but consider also with them the aspects of the Planets following and their combustion in the 12. Signes with the coniunction of fixed stars mansions of the Moone Ascendent Climes c. Also the times or quarters of the yeare must bee noted diligently as ensueth and iudgement accordingly pronounced Of the yeare diuided into foure quarters THe Spring time is hote and moyst and continueth so long as the Sunne is in Aries Taurus and Gemini which is from the tenth of March vnto the 12. of Iune The Summer is hote and drie counted from the beginning of Cancer to the ende of Uirgo that is from the 12. of Iune to the fourteenth of September Haruest is colde and drie counted from the beginning of Libra to the end of Sagittarie counted from the 14. day of September to the thirteenth of December Winter is cold and moyst cōtinued from the beginning of Capricornus to the end of Pisces that is from the twelfth of December to the tenth of March. Here follow the aspects of the Planets for the better iudgement of weather BEfore I declare of Planets and the signification of aspects it behoueth briefly to open what I call Planets and what aspects and how they are charactered and figured Understand there bee seauen moueable Starres pleasant to the sight called Planets the highest Saturne ♄ then Iupiter ♃ Mars ♂ Sunne ☉ Uenus ♀ Mercurie ☿ and the Moone ☽ next to the Earth Now when I desire to expresse Saturne I write this figure ♄ for Iupiter this ♃ for Mars this ♂ Thus of the other as their characters declare All Radiations or Aspects are expressed as follow A Coniunction is thus figured ☌ and it is when another Planet is ioyned with the Sunne or Moone or others among themselues within one degree or lesse The Sextile Aspect or Radiation is thus expressed ⚹ and it is within 60. degrees the one from the other The Quadrate aspect thus □ 90. degrees distanant The Trine thus △ separated 120. degrees The Opposition thus ☍ 180. degrees the one is distant from the other Loe here they follow in order the characters of the Planets and Signes also Coniunction ☌ Sextile ⚹ Quadrate □ Trine △ Opposition ☍ Saturne ♄ Iupiter ♃ Mars ♂ Sunne ☉ Venus ♀ Mercurie ☿ Moone ☽ Aries ♈ Taurus ♉ Gemini ♊ Cancer ♋ Leo ♌ Virgo ♍ Libra ♎ Scorpius ♏ Sagittarius ♐ Capricornus ♑ Aquarius ♒ Pisces ♓ Yet for more plainenesse beholde this figure The signification of the aspects of Planets among themselues for the iudgement of weather THe coniunction or meeting of Saturne with Iupiter in fierie signes enforceth great drought In watry signes floods continuall raine generall ouerflowings c. In ayrie signes plenty of Windes The Quadrature Sextile or Opposition of Saturne with Iupiter in moyst Signes causeth troubled ayre by Hayle Winde Raine Thunder c. before and after The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Saturne with Mars in watry Signes declare in Summer raine often showers with haile thunder and lightning The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Saturne with the Sunne chiefly in cold Signes shew dark weather haile raine thunder and cold dayes The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Saturne with Venus in Winter engender colde and raine principally in moyst Signes in Summer mittigation of heate The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Saturne with Mercurie in watrie signes bring raine in hote or drie Signes drought in Summer thunder lightnings and tempest The coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Iupiter with Mars in moyst Signes declare thunders lightnings and rayne in winter snow or clowdie thicke weather The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Iupiter with the Sunne great and most vehement winds The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Iupiter with Venus in moyst Signes colde and mis●ings in the other Signes faire weather The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Iupiter with Mercurie great winds The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Mars with the Sunne in fierie Signes drought in watrie thunder and raine The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Mars with Venus in moyst Signes raine and tempest The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Mars with Mercurie in hote Signes great heate in drie Signes drought in watrie raine sometimes thunders lightnings with suddaine fierce winds The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of Venus with Mercurie causeth raine in Summer they prouoke tempest the more if they agree in watrie Signes Note what is sayd of the Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition the same is also ment of the Sextile and Triue but they are of lesse signification so the learned noteth A declaration of weather by aspects of the Moone with the Planets THe Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of the Moone with Saturne in moyst Signes bringeth a clowdie day colde ayre according to the nature of the Signe If she goe from Saturne to the Sunne by coniunction or otherwise harder weather ensueth The Coniunction Quadrature or Opposition of the Moone with Iupiter in

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

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

9. at Bickelsworth at Billingsworth At Easan● the Monday after The Sunday after Easter at Louth The 23. at Charing at Ipswich at Antill at Hinigam at Gilford The 25. at Darbie The 26. at Tenterden The 1. day at Stow the old at Reading at Maidstone at Leicester at Chensford The 8. day at Beuerley Ascension day at Brimingham at S. Edes at Bishops Statford Whitsunday at Kingstone vpon Thames Trinitie Sunday at Rowch At Cranebroke the 19. day The 27. day at Lenham On Corpus Christi day at Couentrie S. Edes at Bishop T●anford at Rosse The 9. at Maidstone The 11. at Okingam The 23. at Shrowsbury at S. Albones The 24. at Cambridge at Glocester at Lincolne at Windsore at Colchester The 29. at W●llerhampton at Peterborrow The 17. at F●lkstone The 24. at Harisam The 8. at Hetcorne A Table contayning the Moneth day and place of the principall Fayres of England to bee augmented at pleasure in order following The 11. day Horse fayre at Partney at Nabor at Felix The 12 day at Lid. The 15. at Pinchbacke The 17. at Winchcome The 20. at Uxbridge at Catesby The 22. at Marleborow at Winchester at Colchester at Tetburie The 25. at Bristow at Douer at Chilham at Ipswich at Northampton at Darbie at S. Iames by London at Reading at Louth at Malmsburie The 1. day at Feuersame at Dunstable at S. Edes at Bud-forth at Marram Church at Wisbich The 9. at Rumney The 10. at Bedforth at Fernam at Strodes at Blackamore S. Lau at Waltom The 24. at London at Teukesburie at Sudburie at Norwich at Northallerton at Douer at Rye The 28. at ashford The 8. day at Cambridge at Sturbridge at London in Southwarke at Smide at Reculuer at Partney three Lady dayes The 14. at Waltain Abbey At Wotton vnder hedge at Spalding The 21. at Croydon at Holden in Holdernesse at S. Edmondsburie at S. Iues at Haldy Lanam at Wiltemall at Sittingborrow at Douer at Estry The 29. day at Canterburie The 6. day at S. Sithes besides Norwich The 13. at Graues end at Windsore at Marchfield The 18. at Ely at Stanton at Charing The 23. at Harford at Ciciter at Newmarket The 2. day at Kingstone at Blechingly The 6. at Newport Pond at Stanly The 11. at Douer The 13. at S. Edmonsbury The 20. at Hyth The 23. at Sandwich The 30. at Rochester at Maydenhead The 29. at Canterbury The 5. at Pluckly The 6. at Spalding The 7. at Sandhurst BEcause I vnderstand many are desirous how to get exactly the iust length of Staffe and Squire shadowe before treated of vpon vnleuell grounds or otherwayes wheresoeuer it be yea without either Squire or Staffe I haue calculated a Table following throughly satisfying thē so that they get the height of the Sunne any way or as I shall now instruct Behold this Instrument called a Quadrant the iust fourth part of a Circle euen such a Circle as I taught you before to make for the night Diall containing the fourth part of his diuisions that is 90. degrees only two sights and a plum line added to be placed at the beginning of this booke as ye may there and here see I haue here also put the Scale to the Quadrant which serueth well for shadowes and as well for heights The vse of this Scale is declared in my booke called Tectonicon LIft vp handsomely your Quadrant the Sunbeames persing the sights The Plummet and Line then at libertie falling noteth there y e degrees of height at y e present with the which ye shall enter this table immediatly following to get then and in like māner at all other times the iust shadow of the Staffe or Squire A Table generall of Shadowes right and contrary for euery grade of the Sunnes heyght The thinge causing Shadowe supposed 12 partes Heyght of the Sunne Staffe Shadow Heyghte of the Sunne Staffe Shadow Heyghte of the sunne Staffe Shadowe G g P M G G P M G g P M 0 90 Sha W. 30 60 20 47 60 30 6 56 1 89 687 34 31 59 19 58 61 29 6 3● 2 88 343 43 32 58 19 12 62 28 6 23 3 87 228 59 33 57 18 29 63 27 6 7 4 86 171 37 34 56 17 47 64 26 5 51 5 35 137 10 35 55 17 8 65 25 5 6 6 84 114 10 36 54 16 30 66 24 5 21 7 8● 97 49 37 53 15 52 67 23 5 6 8 82 85 28 38 52 15 21 68 22 4 51 9 81 75 46 39 51 14 49 69 21 4 36 10 80 68 3 40 50 14 18 70 20 4 22 11 79 61 44 41 49 13 48 71 19 4 8 12 78 56 27 42 48 ●3 20 72 18 3 54 13 77 51 59 43 47 12 52 73 17 3 40 14 76 48 8 44 46 12 26 74 16 3 26 15 75 44 47 45 45 12 0 75 15 3 13 16 74 41 51 46 44 11 35 76 14 3 0 17 73 59 15 47 43 11 11 77 13 2 46 18 72 36 54 48 42 10 48 78 12 2 32 19 71 34 51 49 41 10 26 79 11 2 20 20 70 32 58 50 40 10 4 80 10 2 7 21 69 31 16 51 39 9 43 81 9 1 54 22 68 29 42 52 38 9 22 82 8 1 41 23 67 28 16 53 37 9 3 83 7 1 28 24 66 26 57 54 36 8 43 84 6 1 16 25 65 25 44 55 35 8 24 85 5 1 3 26 64 24 37 56 34 8 6 86 4 0 50 27 63 23 33 57 33 7 48 87 3 0 38 28 62 22 34 58 32 7 30 88 2 0 25 29 61 21 40 59 31 7 13 89 1 0 12 30 60 20 47 ●0 30 6 56 90 0 0 0 Heyght of the Sunne Squire Shadow Heyht of the Sun Squier Shadow Heyght of the Sunne Squyre Shadow The vse of this Table and first for staffe shadow Example I Suppose the height of the Sunne taken by the Quadrant 34. degrees Now I require the exact length of Staffe and Squire shadow For right shadow first seeke out the degrées in the left part of the Table and vnder this title the height of the Sunne if they be not in that left row downewards resort to the next rowe and like title vntill ye finde the degrees then in right order toward the right hand in the next Columne vnder the title of Staffe shadow are 17. parts and 47. minites your desire For Squire shadow titled contrarie Shadow SEeke your degrees in the right part vpwarde at this title Height of the Sunne in the bottom of this Table then shall ye finde on the right hand of 34. degrees in the next colume eight parts and sixe minutes that is the very length of Squire shadow when the Sunne is 34. degrees in height OCcasioned I cannot here omit another Table faithfully supputated for the Sunnes altitude by the which with quicke spéede the houre is knowne This Table conduceth manifolde wayes yea