moone called the golden nombre the circle of the sunne the Dominicall letter and the Indyction Romane called in latten Indictio Romana wyth the monthes and dayes vpon the whyche the mouable feastes in that yeare maye be celebrated accordyng to their order Of the Eclipes of the sunne and mone second Rule COnsequentlye are noted and figured the eclypses of the sunne and of the moone whyche shall appere the same yeare and fyrste is wrytten the monthe daye hower and mynute of the mydle time of the sayde eclypses that is to saye when the sunne or the moone shall come into the moste obscuration or darckenes that maye then happen vnto theym afterwardes is noted the halfe of the tyme that the sayed eclipses shall endure or continewe that is to saye from the begynnynge vnto the greatest obscuration abouesayde or from that darknes vnto the ende thirdlye are noted the partes of the sunne or of the moone whych shalbe eclypsed and they are called ecliptyâ—â—e poyntes as well in the perticuler eclipses as in the vniuersall and it is coÌ„ueniente to ymagen that the Diametre vysuall of the sunne and of the moone that is to saye taken and ymagened according to the iudgement of the sight is deuided into 12. egall partes the whych are brought backe into the moone in retournynge towardes the begynnynge of theym and they doo make the nombre of 24. And it is to be noted y â— the sunne can neuer be eclipsed vniuersallye throughe all places of y e earth nor yet of one like sort quaÌ„titie or disposition by reson of divers aspectes of the inhabitaÌ„ts and although the sunne do appeare at some times wholy eclipsed it caÌ„not be ouer al places nor by any notable space of time by cause the eclipse of the sunne dothe come by the interposition of the moone betwene the sunne and vs and that the moone is of a more sodaine and swifter mouement theÌ„ is the sunne and is more nearer vnto vs and also lesser then all the earthe and the moone and the earth are both much lesse then is the sunne and for to say the truth the sunne neuer loseth his light as doth the moone entringe into the shaddow of the earthe when she is Diametrally opposite vnto the sunne for the sayde shaddowe doth then depriue the moone of her lighte which she receyueth of the sunne By the Interposition of the sayde earthe whyche is then betwene the moone and the sunne For to knowe the quantitie of the said eclipses 3. Rule IN the eclipse then of the moone if the eclipticke pointes bee lesse then 12. the eclipse shalbe particuler as the same of the sunne accordynge vnto the proportion of the saide pointes vnto 12. and if the sayde pointes be presisely 12. the sayd eclipse shalbe vniuersall without during that is to saye that she shall sodenlye begynne to recouer her lyghte but if the saide pointes bee more then 12. it betokeneth that the moone shall be wholy eclipsed by some space of time and soo muche the more as the saide pointes are or shal be in greatest nombre And to knowe then howe longetyme the moone shalbe wholy depreued of her lighte you shall take the saide eclipticke pointes and the mynutes if there be any for euery pointe is deuided into 60. minutes the whiche you shall fynde in the Ephemerides and you shall seeke theim at the lefte hande of the table entitulid Tabula more Lune in tenebris tempore totalis â—â—â—â—sdem defectionis For at the ryghte hande you shall fynde the howers and minutes or the minutes only of the said fatall obscuration And if you fynde not the mynutes of the saide poyntes eclypticke precisely in the saide table you shal then take the moste nearest and it shall suffice Example AS is of the firste vniuersall eclipse of the mone that came in the yere 1551. you woulde knowe howe longe time the moone was in darcknes depreued totallye of her lyghte you shall take the poyntes ecliptycke of the sayde eclipse whiche are 14. and. 12. minutes and those shall you finde in the aboue named table in takynge the. 10. minutes for 12. and at the ryghte hande ioininge to those 14. pointes and. 10. minutes you shal se one hower and. â— minutes so long tyme was the mone in full darknes Of the directions and retrogradacioÌ„s of the. 5. planets the. 4. AFterwardes doth followe vnderneth the saide eclipse the time prâ—fired of the directions and retro gradacions of the. 5. planetes that is to saye vpon what daye they do beginne and ende their sayde Retrogradacions and consequentelye howe often tymes Mercury shall bee retrograde the same yeare for he by reason of the fwyft mouement of his epicicle is more often retrograde then are y e other planets the which you shal finde lykewyse among the mouementes of the sayd planets whiche are noted in the lefte face of the said Ephemerides with this sillable Re. which signifyeth the beginning of the retrogradacion and with this sillable Di. whiche betokeneth the beginninge of the directioÌ„ of the same planets And furthermore the proper mouement of the sayde planets wyll shewe it you for when the mouemente doth go encreasing from daye to day the planet is directe when it doth decrease the planete is retrograde We doo call the planete directe when the line of his true mouement goeth after the order of the. 12. signes of the Zodiake and retrograde when the sayd line goeth agaynst the ordre of the sayd signes notwithstanding the moone hathe no direction nor retrogradatioÌ„ by reasoÌ„ that his epicicle goeth contrarye to the others and is of more hasty mouement But she hath only swiftnes or slownes is called hasty or slowe ¶ Of the true mouementes of the lightes and the planetes and other thinges conteyned in the lefte face of the sayde Ephemerides 5. rule THese thinges thus set forthe there foloweth after the. 12. monethes of the yeare deuided in two faces of the whyche the lefte face conteyneth the name of the moneth with the noumbre of the daies of the same wherof the Son daye is named by the dominicall letter which hath course for that yeare And yf there be any sestable daye it is lykewyse noted at the leest wise accordinge vnto the coÌ„mon vse of the churche After there foloweth the true mouementes of the lightes and planetes calculated at nonetide of euery day which are deuided and set in 8. colloÌ„nes or spaces of the which the first is of the sunne the second of the moone the thirde of Saturne the fourth of Iupiter the fifthe of mars the sixte of Venus the seuenth of mercury and the eyghte for the intersection or seperacion of the circle of the moone and of the Zodiake whiche is called Caput draconis as the carecters or marks of the said planets and of the said dragon whiche are aboue the heed of euery colompne do shewe of the which the interpretation foloweth The Sunne ☉ The moone ☽ Saturne ♄ Iupiter
♃ mars ♂ Venus ♀ mercury ☿ The hed of the dragon ☊ The tayle of the dragon ☋ And it is requisite to note that euerye colompne hathe two orders of noumbers wherof the lest is of degrees the righte of the minutes of the signe whereof the carecter is nerest collocated or set ouer the head betwene the sayde degrees and minutes of which carrecters here ensueth the interpretacion Signes septentrionalls Aries ♈ Taurus ♉ gemini ♊ Cancer ♋ Leo ♌ virgo â™ Signes meridionales Libra ♎ Scorpio â™ Sagitta â™ Capri. ♑ Aquari â™’ Pisces ♓ And thus you haue ryghte againste euery daye in what signe degree or mynute is euery one of the sayde planettes and the saide section of the heade of the Draggon of the moone vpon the pointe of noone of the same day Of the equallitie and vnequallitie of the naturall daies the. 6. BUt it is to bee noted y â— the natural daies are supposed to be equall the one to the other in the saide Ephemerides althoughe they bee not so that for by cause of the obliquitie or crokednes of the zodiacke and of the mouement irreguler of the sunne aboute the centre of the worlde the tyme then at the whyche the sunne departeth from the Merediane whiche is the true noonetide and goeth into the occident vnder the earth retournynge by oriente vnto the saide meridiane againe is the true quantitie of a naturall deye and the tyme at the whyche all the equinoctiall circle is passed and reuoluted or tourned backe vnder the sayde merediane wyth 59. minutes and. 8. secondes of a degree more is the measure of a natural daye equall and measurable according vnto whiche are maâ—e the supputations of the meane and reguler mouementes astronomicalls And although that there be difference betwene the true and the meane or equall dayes naturall aboue sayde yet notwythstandynge ther can folow no notable errour for the true place and mouement of the sonne and of the. â— planettes whych are of mouement slowe ynoughe but onely of the mone by reason of the swiftnes of her mouement The manner too bringe the true place and mouemente of the moone vnto the true noonetide The. 7. VVhen thou wylte then reduce or bring the true place and mouemeÌ„t of the mone vnto the true vulgare or common noonetide at the whyche the true naturall dayes do begynne and end that is to saye when the sunne is ryghtely vpon the meridianc thou shalt do thrâ— as foloweth Take ryghte with the daye proposed the true place of the sunne â—nd of the moone then entre wyth the sygnâ— and degree of the saide place of the sunnâ— into the table entituled Tabula motus lunâ— in takynge the signe ouer the heade anâ— the degree at the lefte syde of the saide table and you shall fynde vnder the sayde signe righte wythe the sayde degree the nombre of minutes whyche you muste take awaye and substra from the true place of the moone taken in the Ephemerides for to bryng them vnto the true noone tide proposed And for by cause the degrees which are at the left side of the said table do procede from two vnto two you shal take the degre which shalbe most nerest vnto the sayd place of the sunne not hauyng any regard vnto the minutes in case they passe not 30. when they passe 30. you maye then adde â–ª one degree with out any errour for the sayde mynutes To know y e true place mouemeÌ„t of y e lightes planets at euery howre that a maÌ„ please whether it be afore or after noone The. 8. Rule ANd if it be coÌ„uenieÌ„t to haue y e true place of the sunne or of the moone or of any planet at what howre so euer it be either before none or after you shal take his true place mouement aunswering vnto the nonetide past and also the same of y e nonetide folowing as hath ben said before After you shal substra the mouemente from the greatest and that whiche doth remayne shalbe the mouement of the sayd planâ—â—e answering vnto the same natural daye froÌ„ one noone tide to the other the whyche mouement you shall deuide by â–ª 24. in resoluinge the degrees into minutes and the minutes into secondes if there be nede then thou shalt adde so manye times the. 24. parte of the sayd dayly mouemeÌ„t vnto the mouement of the nonetide past as there be howers past since the same nonetide yf the planet be direct Or els you shal substra the same 24. parte so many times if he be retrograde if you haue one quarter one third or halfe of an houre more you maye likewise adde or substraye the fourth or the thirde or the halfe of the aboue sayd 24. parte of the sayd dayly mouemeÌ„t and by this meane you shal haue that which you demaund ¶ For to bringe the true mouement of the moone vnto what meridiane you please 9. rule ANd although that the Ephemerides last imprinted are calculated and reduced vnto the meridiane of a Citie of Almaigne called Tubinge yet neuerthelesse it is no neede to reduce or briÌ„g the true places mouemeÌ„tes of the sunne and of the. 5. planetes whiche are slowe inoughe of mouement vnto anye other meridiane what so euer it be except onely the place of the moone for the swiftnes of his mouement The whiche you shall do after this maner Take the name of your city or of y e place most nerest to the same in the table which is called Tabula regionum prouinciarum et oppidorum insigniorum Europae and drawinge toward the right hande you shal finde vnder the charecter of the moone the numbre of minutes which must be added or substraed from the true mouemente of the said moone which hath bene calculated by the sayd Ephemerides accordinge as the letter A. or M. being at the left hand shal shewe you for the letter A. signifyeth that ye must adde and the letter M. that you must dimynishe or substra the sayde minutes and therewith you shall finde al at once at the right hande of the sayd minutes in the laste columpne the degrees of the latitude or eleuatioÌ„ of the pole Articke of the sayd citie or region of the which you may haue to do withal as here after you shal see Of the latitude of the. 5. planetes ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ and. ☿ Furthermore vnder euery columpne of the. 5. planetes are noted their latitudes that is to say how much thâ—â— decline from the eclipticke calculated onely for the. 1. 10. and. 20. day of euery moneth by the meanes of the which you may easely proportionate the latitudes of those planetes for all the other dayes whiche are betwene both of the which latitudes the denominations are noted aboue y â— head of euery of the sayd columnes by the Capital letters which hereafter folowe S. A. which doth signify the planet to be Septentrional ascendant S. D. Septentrional descendaÌ„t M A Meridional Ascendant M. D Meridional
Descendant The which dominations wheÌ„ they do chauÌ„ge are likewise noted by the chauÌ„ge of y e sayd capital letters put or set amoÌ„g the noumbers of the true mouementes As if ouer the head you haue S. A. and then you mete belowe vnderneth in any of the colomnes this letter D. it betokeneth y â— the planet which was septentrional ascendant is made septentrional descendaÌ„t so must you vnderstand if it chaunce contrary and it you haue ouer the head S. A. or S. D. and then you mete M. that denoteth that the latitude septentrional is conuerted into the meridionall and contrary wise if after M. there do folow the letter S. which is a thing righte easy to be vnderstande we call the planet descendant whan the centre of his epicicle desceÌ„deth from the point of the eccentrike the most farthest parte of the earth whyche is called Axe tree towardes hys opposite whych is the most nearest and is called ascendant when from the said point opposyte he mounteth towardes the sayd poynt most farthest of the earth Of the Latytude of the moone the. 11. THe latitude of the moone is founde in the sayde Ephemerides by his owne table intituled Tabula latitudiais lunae thus as foloweth Take the true mouement of the mone of the dragons head ☊ of the same at the day and hower proposed as hath bene said hereto fore and resolue the caracters of the sygnes of the same mouemeÌ„ts into the nombers of the saide signes whiche are these that folowe 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♠♎ ♠♠♑ â™’ ♓ ¶ Then substra the true mouemente of the head of the dragon of the moone froÌ„ his owne proper and true mouement in adding 12. signes if the substcaction caÌ„ not be otherwise made and that whyche resteth shal be the true argument of the latitude of the moone with the which argumente you shall enter the table of the latitude of the same in taking the noumber of the signes of the sayde argument at the head of the sayde table and the de grees at the lefte side in the line intituled linea numeri which procede in descending from the toppe downeward or els in taking the nomber of the signes at the foote of the sayde table and the degrees at the right hand in the line which amouÌ„teth from beneth vpwarders for in the place at the which y â— lines of the noÌ„bers of the sayd signes degrees do agree together you shall find the latitude of the moone in degrees minutes the which latitude shall be called septentrionall if you haue taken the nombers of the sygnes at the head of the table or els meridionall if the saide signes haue bene taken at the foote of the table And further the moone shalbe called ascendant if the nuÌ„bre of the signes of the argument of the latitude be 0. or 1. or 2. in the head and. 9 or 10. or 11. at the foote of the saide table And if the saide nombre of signes aboue saide bee in the heade 3. or 4. or 5. and at the foote 6. 7. or 8. she shall be named descendant as the titles and inscriptions of the said table doth declare being secur y â— head fote of euery coluÌ„ne of the same ¶ And if it happen that your argument haue any nombre of minutes ouer besides the degrees it behoueth to enter the sayd table two times to take firste the latitude whiche aunswereth vnto the degrees precedinge immediatlye the sayd minutes and then the latitude aunswering vnto the degrees which next do folowe the said minutes After it is coÌ„uenient to take the difference of both the latitudes in substraing the least from the greatest That done put 60. for the first nombre the nombre of the sayd minutes for the second and the said difference for the third and multiply the third noÌ„bre by the seconde and that whiche cometh of the multiplication deuide by the first you shal haue the fourth noumbre proportionall the whiche you must adde vnto the first latitude yf it be lesse then the second or els substra the same from the sayd first latitude if it do surmounte the secoÌ„d latitude for that which cometh or remayneth therof shal be the true latitude of the moone answering vnto the minutes of the sayd argument And who that would make shorte there is no daunger if he leaue the sayd minutes if they be lesse then 30 or els to adde one degre vnto the degrees of the sayde argument if the sayde minute do excede or passe 30. and then to finde the latitude as aboue hath bene sayd Of the aspectes of the moone vnto the sunne and planetes other thinges conteyned in the righte and seconde face of the saide Ephemerides the. 12. rule Consequently in the right and second face of the saide Ephemerides are comprehended the aspectes of the moone vnto the sunne and vnto the. 5. planetes and from one of the planets vnto the other as the superscription of the said face doth shewe And firste of al is declared the nombre of the yeare and the nombre of the monthe and vnderneth the same the nombre of the dayes of the sayd moneth ioyning vnto the sayd noumbre are noted the coniunctions oppositions quadratures trines and the sextiles aspect of the moone vnto the sonne then frome the moone vnto Saturne Iupiter Mars Venus and Mercury as it appeareth by the caracters of the sunne and of the said planets being set above the head of the. 6. colompnes and the sayd aspectes are noted by their figures and caracters wher of the interpretacion and diffinicion foloweth ☌ signifieth coniunction that is to say when 2. planettes are vnder one like degree accordinge vnto the loÌ„gitude of the Zodiake ☠Signifieth opposition that is to say when two planets are diametrallye constituted distante 6. signes the one from the other â–¡ Signifieth quadrate aspecte which is made when 2. planets are distant the one from the other by 3. signes whyche make the fourthe parte of the. 12. sygnes of the Zodiacke â–³ Sygnyfyeth trine aspecte whyche happenethe when two plannettes are distante the one from the other by foure signes whyche do make the thirde parte of the sayde 12. signes of the zodiacke âš¹ Signifieth sextile aspecte whiche is caused by the distaunce of two sygnes betwene two planettes And it is soo named by cause two sygnes doo make the syxte parte of the. 12. signes of the sayde zodiacke and it is too bee noted that the nomber sette after the character of eueri aspecte sheweth the howre in the whyche the sayde aspecte shall happen in reckenyng from the noonetide of the same day righâ—â— with the whiche is noted the saide aspecte Excepte the coniunctions and oppositions of the moone and of the sunne that is to saye the newe and full moones of the whyche not onely the howres but also the mynutes are written for the first nombre
after the carrecter of the coÌ„iunction or opposition of the sunne and of the moone do signifye the howre and the seconde and ryghte nombre the mynutes that the said coniunctions or oppositions shall fall vpon Howe the newe and full mones and eclypses maye be reduced vnto what meridiane you will differynge from the same of the Ephemerides â–ª The. 13. FOr so muche that the sayde new and full moones and the eclypses of the sunne and of the moone whiche happen in theim are calculated in the sayde Ephemerides for the meridiane of the afore named cytie of Tubinge in Almaigne it is conueniente â—â— reduce for the leste the tyme of the sayde coniunctions oppositions and eclypses of the sunne and of the moone vnto your meridiane wytheoute hauynge care of the other aspectes the whyche you shall easelye doo by the table entituled Tabularegionum prouinciarum et oppidorum insignioruÌ„ europae thus as followeth Take the name of youre Citye or of the place most nearest to the same in the table aboue sayde you shal fynd at the ryghte syde vnder this tittle Tempus the howers and mynutes or the mynutes onely whiche you must adde or substra â—rom the howres and minutes of the said coniunctions and oppositions and eclipses of the sunne and of the moone as the â—ettre A. or M. written at the lefte syde of â—he sayde howres and mynutes shall shewe you Of the aspectes of the sunne vnto the planettes and of the planettes amonge theim selues and of the dragon of the moone The. 14. AFterwarde there foloweth vpon the ryghte syde of the sayde face of the Ephemerides the aspectes of the sunne vnto the planettes and of one planet vnto a nother whiche are figured as well by the carracters of the sayde plannettes as by the characters of the sayde aspectes of the which the interpretation hathe beene heretofore declared Consequently amonge the saide aspectes is noted when the moone is in the head or in the tayle of the dragon whiche are their intersections or diuisions of his circle and of the Zodiake as we haue said aâ— fore When she is in the head she is thus figured ☽ ☊ and wheÌ„ she is in the taile she is figured after this maner ☽ ☋ ¶ When the planets are oriental or occidental 15. rule FInally is noted ouer the head of euery columpne of the. 5. planets vnder their propre charecters when the sayd planets are orientall or occidentall by these sillables or and. oc and it is to be noted that saturne Iupiter and mars are orientall whiles the sunne departeth froÌ„ them after the couiunction of him and of the sayd planets comminge vnto the opposition and occidentall from the said opposition in approchinge him selfe nere vnto them vntill the coniunction nexte ensuing But Venus and mercury are called orientall when they do precede â–ª the sunne from the east parte and are seene before the sunne rising and occidentall when they do folowe the sunne from the west parte and are seene after the sunne is sette For to knowe the quantitie of the artificial daye and of the nighte and at what houre the sunne rysethe and setteth 16. rule ANd too the ende that all menne maye knowe if they canne see the eclipses of the sunne or of the moone which happen nere vnto the horizont aboute the sunne settinge or the sun risinge it is necessarye to knowe the quaÌ„titie of the dayes and of the nightes artificiall and at what howre the sunne ryseth and setteth There is than before the table of the Ephemerides a table intituled Tabula quantitatis dierum that is to saye a table of the quantitye of the dayes the whyche conteyneth in the hedde the latitudes or eleuations of the pole of al places vpon the earth from 36. degrees vntill 55. degrees and at the left hand there are 6. sygnes of the zodiack other 6. at the righte hande whyche are distributed from 3. degrees to 3. in the middes of the sayd table are comprehended the houres and mynutes of the halfe of an artificial daye whyche are from the sunne risyng vntyll noonetide or from noonetide vntyl the sunne settyng when the sunne is in the signes septrentionalles or eles the howres minutes of half of the nyghte whyche are from the sunne settynge vntyll mydnyghte or from mydnyghte vntyll the sunne rysyng whan the soÌ„ne is in the sygnes meridionalles knowe then in what signe and degree the sunne is and howe muche the poole is eleuated aboue your horizont as before hath beâ—sayd And take the sayde sygne and degre at the ryghte or lefte syde of the aboue sayde table and procede ryghtelye in the same table vntyll that you be â—ustelye at the nombre of youre pole and there you shall finde the howers and minutes of the halfe of the artificiall day if the sunne be in the septentrionall parte of the zodiacke or elles of the haife of the nyghte if he bee in the meridionall parte what sygnes are septentrionalles and what meridionals hath beene declared in the fifte Rule The whiche is likewise euident by the sayde table by these woordes Sig â–ª Bor. fig. Aust Yf you double then the sayde howres and minuttes of the halfe of the artificiall daye you shall haue the whole day and if you do substra them from 24. howres there resteth the nyghte Or yf you double the howres and mynutes of the halfe of the nyghte you shall haue the nyghte wholye and if you substra them from 24. howres there restethe the artyfyciall day and by thys meanes you maye knowe at what howre the Sunne rysethe or settethe euerye daye in the yeare For the daye artificial dureth from the sunne risinge to noone vntill the sunne setting and the night artificial from the sunne setting vnto midnight and so vntil the sunne rising And the natural day of 24. houres dothe comprehend them both ¶ Of the 12. houses of heauen and of their nature accidentall accordinge vnto the iudgement of the astrologians 17. rule FOr to gather any sruyt of the thynges abouesayd according to the habilitie that god hath geuen vnto meÌ„ it is conuenient to treat of the. 12. houses of heauen and of their accidentiall nature and how they must be distingued and erected in all regions In leauinge then a heape of superfluous and vnprofitable wordes whiche are in the latine rules of the Ephemerides and the varietis of the opinions of the Astrologians touching the said houses I wil declare the opinion and maner howe to do them according vnto the which the Tables are calculated which are in the Ephemerides and that all men do commenlye vse now adayes To come then vnto the poynt you muste note that as the sunne and the moone and the. 5. planettes makinge their reuolution by their propre mouementes vnder the Zodiake doo cause diuers effectes and sensible mutacions in earthly thinges according vnto the diuers proiection of their beames and diuers dispositions of natural thinges here belowe in makinge their peregrinacion
moderation of the â—eate and in hoate and moiste signes greate aboundaunce of windes And if this happen in waterye signes they will cause then great haboundaunce of rayne whiche will make the ayre very intemperate in winter and of a moderate heate in soÌ„mer And so is to be vnderstande and to iudge conformablye of all lyke thinges accordinge vnto the nature of the planets and signes and the â–ª qualitie of their aspectes Also hauinge regarde with the same vnto the nature of the â–ª fixed sterres likewise of them whiche are most nâ—â—est vnto the Zodiake And that not onely in all elections but also in the mutation of the ayre lykewise as shalbe perticulerlye recited hereafter ¶ Perticuler rules of the aspectes of the planetes amonge them selues FIrste the coniunction of Saturne with Jupiter diligentlye obserued in hoate and drye signes cause the greate drougth many dayes before and many dayes after the sayd coniunction and in moist signes continuall inundation of waters and perticuler flouds because they abide longe together for the slowenes of their mouementes Likewise the opposition quadrature or sextile aspecte of the sayde Saturne with Jupiter is the cause of great mutations in the ayre and engeÌ„dreth raynes hayles and windes many dayes before and many dayes after the sayd opposition or aspect Also there foloweth greate mutations of wether at altimes and as often as ther is sextile aspect of Saturne with the Sunne or of Jupiter with Mercurye or trine aspecte of Mars with Uenus or contrarywise the which aspects are commonly called of the astrologians the openinge of the gates of heauens for so much that they do moue and trouble the ayre and do cause notable chaunge of weather The coniunction opposition or quadrature of Saturne with Mars in moist signes engendreth raine hayle and thoÌ„dre â–ª with tempestes â— dayes before and as many dayes after the sayde coniunction The coniunction â–ª quadrature or opposition of Saturne with the Sunne cheifly in cold signes engendreth haile raine darke wether thunder and colde dayes and notable mutasion of the ayre The coniunction quadrature or opposition of Saturne with Uenus in winter engendreth colde and rayne principally in watery signes And in sommer mitâ—gation of heate The coniunction quadrature or opposition of Saturne with Mercury in moist signes bringeth rayne in hote and drye signes causeth droughte and in Somer thonder lightninges and tempeste The coniunction quadrature or opposition of Jupiter with Mars in moyste signes causeth raynes lightninges and thunders in Winter shewe and cloudy weather and in hoate signes and dryâ— â–ª causeth excesse heate The coniunction quadrature or opposition of the said Jupiter with the sunne â–ª causeth greate and mooste vehemente windes dryuinge away all raynes The coniunction quadrature and opposition of Jupiter with Uenus in moist signes caiseth colde and mislinges and that more cerâ—atâ—â—elye in case there happen any coniunction â–ª quadrature or opposition of the mone but when they be coâ—â—oâ—ned with other signes causeth fair wether and windes The coniunction quadrature or opposition of Jupiter with Mercurye causeth great windes and alteration of wether The coniunction quadrature or opposition of Mars with the Sunne in fyrye signes causeth drougth in waterye signes thonder and rayne The coniunction quadrature or opposition of Mars with Uenus in moyste signes causeth rayne and tempest The coniunction quadrature or opposition of Mars with Mercurye in hoate and drye signes causeth great heate and drougth in waterye signes rayne some times thonders and lightninges with so dayne fierce windes The coniunction of the sunne with Uenus in moist signes by meanes of the opposition or quadrature of the moone â–ª causeth raynes The coniunction of the Sunne with Mercury in moist signes causeth raine and in wyndye sygnes as are Gemini Libra Aquarius â–ª do engender winds â–ª The coniunction quadrature or opposition of Uenus with Mercury in moiste signes causeth rayne in case they be not â—et by anye other euell planete And in â—ommer they prouoke tempeste the more if they be in watry signes And note that â—ll the Planettes aboue sayde haue great force when the mone is in coniunction opposition or quadrature wyth them and accordinge to the varietie of the nature of the signes and the qualitie of the houses of the said mone Note also what is sayde of the coniunction quadrature and opposition the same is ment likewise of the sextile and trine aspect but they are of lesse signification ¶ Perticuler rules by the aspectes of the mone with the planetes THe coniunction quadrature or oppositioÌ„ of the mone with Saturne in moist signes bringeth a cloudy daye and colde ayre according vnto the nature of the signe And if the Mone do go frome Saturne vnto the Sunne by coniunction or otherwise harde wether ensueth The coniunction quadrature or opsition of the moone with Jupiter in the signes of Aries and Scorpio sheweth fayre wether with white dispersed cloudes And if Mars be disposed to the same by anye aspecte it causeth thunders and lightninges or elles great windes After the which coniunction if the mone come vnto Mercurye there foloweth greate windes the whiche are mittigate and layed by the opposition or quadrature of the sayde mone with Jupiter but if the planetes whiche be of slowe mouement be not disposed thervnto the abouesayde coniunction shall bringe fayre weather The coniunction quadrature or opposition of the mone with Mars in watery signes causeth rayne yf the mone be seperate from Mars and commeth vnto Venus there foloweth notable chaunge of wether but in hote signes causeth diuers coulered cloudes all ouer the elemente in sommer often thunder bringinge with them sometimes small mislinges principally if the planetes be in aspects disposed thervnto The coniunction quadrature or opposition of the moone with the Sunne in moist signes bringeth raynye weather the more if the mone go from the Sunne vnto Saturne The coniunction quadrature or opposition of the mone with Venus cheiflye in moist signes rain foloweth the mone going from Venus vnto Mars by opposition quadrature or sextile aspecte be to keneth greate varietie of weather The coniunction quadrature or opposition of the mone with mercury in moist signes sheweth great rayne and windes to ensue the more if she go from Jupiter and come vnto the sayde Mercury or if Saturne and Mars be in opposition or quadrate aspecte duringe the sayde coniunction Wherefore you must note in all coniunctions of the mone with the planets The coniunctions and quadratures of them and likewise of the fixed sterres after their nature abouesayde And when the mone is without any aspect in moiste signes and mansions the same denoteth rayne wherefore he that will iudge more perfitely and more surely it is conuenient in all and euerye of the thinges abouesayde that he considre diligentlye the nature of the signes and of the mansions of the moone and the disposition of the foure times and
¶ The Rules and righte ample Documentes touchinge the vse and practise of the common Almanackes which are named Ephemerides ¶ A briefe and shorte Introduction vpon the Iudiciall Astrologie for to prognosticate of thinges to come by the helpe of the sayde Ephemerides ¶ With a treatise added hereunto touchinge the Coniunction of the Planets in euery one of the. 12. signes and of their Prognostications and Reuolutions of yeres ¶ The hole faithfully and clerely translated into Englyshe by Humfrey Baker ¶ To the louynge Reader IOsephus the true Hystoriographe gentle reader hathe wrytten in his first boke of the Judaical hystories y ◠the fyrst inuēters of Astronomy and the inquisitours of the course and celestiall mouementes haue bene the sonnes of Seth who wylling to leaue some memory therof vnto their chyldren and posteritye dyd ordayne and make two great pillers the one of earth beyng harde dried and the other of Copper in the whyche they dyd graue the prynciples of the seuen Artes liberall and especially that of Astrologie And they wrote the same in the sayd pillers to thende that if the worlde shoulde perishe by fier or by water as they dyd vnderstande of their good father Seth who had learned the same of Adam that then one of the sayde pillers shoulde abyde whole and that the Scyence of Astronomie shoulde not perishe Some do affirme that Abraham dyd first find it other saye that it was Moyses Dyodore Sicilian sayeth that the Egiptyans were the firste Authors and Herodote wryteth that the Phenicians wer the inuenters but who so euer they were it lyttle forceth let vs therefore leaue the inquisition vnto the curious and praise we God the creatoure of his diuine grace who hath willed to illuminate the vnderstanding of them whiche haue left vs in writing the art of Astronomie to our great commoditie and profyt And seinge that the people at thys presente are dayly more intentiue enclined also to reade to haue vnderstandynge in artes and sciences as some which do folowe polletycke and cyuell matters do applie them selues to vnderstād the lawes of Cities and Regions and of such thynges as apperteyne vnto the feates of war Other there be whiche gyue thē selues to read the holly scriptures according to the vnderstandynge of holy Church to thende that thereby they maye be stirred and brought to lyue more vertuously and if ther be any which other wise do we ought to pray vnto God that he wold in suche wise amende theim that they take not his holy word in vaine other ther bee whyche are desirous to reade Histories Poesies and some haue affection to read bookes of Astrologye to haue knowledge of the celestiall constellacions mouements vnto whom thys presente treatise of the rules documents of the comon Almanackes named Ephemerides translated into englishe shal be right expedient necessary seing y t these rules are the pathe way vnto the knowledge of the said Ephemerides for by thē are foūd the course mouemēts of the lightes and planets wyth other necessary thinges of Astrology wherby to iudge Prognosti eate of the whether and of things to come as by the table folowing more plainly doth appere Take therefore in good worthe louing Reader these few rules being my first traduction loke shortely if God spare me life for other workes apperteining vnto this worthye Arte. ¶ And this gentle Reader I most hartely the require To examine well these Rules And thou shalt haue thie desire Finis ¶ The Table of the Rules and generall thinges conteyned in this volume OF the thinges conteined in the beginninge of the Ephemerides 2 Of the Eclipses of the sunne and of the moone 3 For to knowe the quantitie of the Eclipses 4 Of the directions and retrogradations of the. 5. planetes 5 Of the true mouementes of the lightes and planetes and other thinges cōteined in the seconde face of the sayde Ephemerides 6 Of the equalitie and vnequalitie of the naturall dayes 7 The maner howe to bring the true place and mouement of the moone vnto the true noone stede or middaye 8. To knowe the true place and moue mente of the lightes at euerye hower you liste be it before or after middaye 9. To bring the true mouement of the moone vnto what meridian ye please 10. Of the latitude of the .v. planetes Saturne Iupiter Mars Venus and Mercurye 11. Of the latitude of the moone 12. Of the aspectes of the moone vnto the sunne and planets and other thinges conteined in the right and seconde face of the sayd Ephemerides 13. Howe and by what maner ye may bring the newe and full Moone and the Eclipses vnto what meridian you wyll 14. Of the aspectes of the sunne vnto the planetes of the planets amonge theim selues and of the dragon of the Moone 15. To knowe when the planets be oriental or occidentall 16. To knowe the quantitie of the day and of the nighte and at what hower the sunne riseth and setteth 17. Of the. 12. houses of heauen and of their nature accidental accordyng vnto the iudgement of the Astrologiās 18. Howe you may erecte or calculate the 12. houses of heauen accordinge vn to the Ephemerides 19. Of the diuision of the Zodiake of the nature of the. 12. signes 20. Of the nature and complection of the lightes and the. 5. planets 21. Of the strength and accidentale nature of the aspectes 22. The declaracion of the table of the fixed starres whiche are in the sayde Ephemerides 23. Of the. 28. mansyons or bidynge places of the Moone 24. A declaracion of the table which is before the Ephemerides touching the force dignity exaltacion and other termes or boundes of the planets and euery of the. 12. signes 25. General rules perticulers wher by to iudge of the mutacion change of the ayre 26. Other rules and general doctrines wherby to iudge more surely of the varietee of the time and mutacion of the ayre by the coniunctiōs quadratures and oppositions of the sunne of the moone 27. Of the aspectes and constellations whiche are to be obserued and chosen to beginne and ende happelye all workes and humaine businesse 28. Of the elections which are mete to be obserued in the Flebotomie or lettinge of bloud 29. Of Elections to take medecine 30. Of Elections too sowe and plante trees and vines The ende of the Table general ¶ Hëare after ensueth the Rules of the Ephemerides moste amply translated into Englyshe ¶ Of thynges conteyned at the begynnyng and entring of the Ephemerides The first Rule or Canon FOR to haue cleare and easye vnderstandynge of the vse and practyse of the Ephemerides in leuynge all superfluous thynges wordes it is conuenient first to note that at the begynnynge and entrynge of euerye Ephemerides is wrytten the yeare for the whyche it serueth and apperteyneth and after there foloweth the common thynges of the ecclesiasticall compost and kalender that is too saye the circle of the
taking the degree of the sunne vnder the signe in the columne of the tenth house and note apart the houres and minutes of the time whiche you shall finde at the lefte side of the sayd degre And if there be minutes besydes the degrees you shall take the difference of the sayde time and of the time next folowinge and the parte proportional of the same difference by the abouesaid table intituled tabula proportionum ad 60 minutâ— c. with the sayd difference and the minutes of the sunne The whiche part proportionall you shall adde vnto the sayde time which was taken right against the degree of the sudne Then afterward vnto y â— time so iustified you shall adde your time which is past after none the minutes with the minutes the houres with the houres in addinge for 60 minutes one houre vnto the sayd houres the whiche houres if they do passe 24 you muste substra them and note the rest Likewise as many times as you shall haue 6 houres after noone you shall adde vnto the saide time one minute by this meanes you shall haue the time iustiâ—ied for to fynde youre houses Then take the sayde tyme at the lefte syde of the table of the houses vnder the title tempus a meridie or the moost nearest vnto it yf you fynd not the same precisely and you shall finde at the right hand of y â— said time the 6 houses orientalles aboue sayd as you may se by the example whiche foloweth calculated for 8 houres after none of the saide laste daye of June 1540 and for the aboue said latitude of 48 degrees the sunne beynge then in the 17 degree and 59 minutes of Cancer The houses aunsweringe to the sayde time proposed  hour mi. 10 11 12 1 2 3 The time aunâ—ring vnto the â—e of the sunne 7 18 ♠♠♠♑ ♓ ♈ â—e time after â—e 8 0 gr gr gr gr gr gr â—e time iustiâ—â—â—â— 15 19 22 9 25 21 11 28 ¶ The thirde parte or difference when the time proposed is before none IF the time proposed be before none there shall be no difference or other difficultie to calculate except that you must substra the time that you do adde when it is after none Then after that you shall haue taken the true place of the sunne and haue proportioned the time aunsweringe vnto the degree of the sunne as before hath ben said you shall substra from the saide time the distaunce of the time proposed vntyll none and as many minutes as the sayde distaunce shall haue of times 6 howres in puttinge therunto 24 houres yf the sayde substraction cannot otherwise be made and with that whiche shall reste of the sayde time you shall finde the sayde houses by your table in the fashion and maner as hath bene sayde before of the time after none And if you do not precisely finde the sayde time you shal then take the most nerest or elles if ye will be so curious that you will haue the extreme certaintie you shall take the houses whiche are right with the time that is nexte lesser then yours and then with the minutes whiche do reste and the difference of euerye house you shall take the parte proportionall in minutes or in degrees and minutes by the aboue sayde table quatuor minutorum temporis as it hath ben declared and done of the time of the iuste none The whiche partes proportionals you shall adde vnto the saide houses for to haue them more precisely And for the more better vnderstanding you may examine the example whiche foloweth calculated for 8 houres in the morninge which are foure before none of the aboue sayde last day of June 1540 and for the saide latitude of 48 degrees the sunne beinge then in the 17 degree and 21 minutes of the signe of Cancer hou mi. The sixe houses orientals The time aunswering vnto the degrees of the sunne 17 15 10 11 12 1 2 3 The distannce of the time proposed vntyll none ◠◠♓ ♈ ♊ ♋ ♌ ♌ The time iustified which resteth 2â— 14 g m g m g m g m g m g m The lesser time most nerest 23 12 17 0 2â— 0 1â— 0 14 0 5 0 23 0 The difference  2 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 The parte proportionall   0 30 1 0 0 30 0 30 0 30 0 30 The sixe houses iustified   17 30 26 0 13 30 14 30 5 30 23 30 ¶ Of the sixe houses occidentals opposites or contrarye vnto the sixe goinge before VUhan you haue the sixe honses orientals aboue said by one of the thre rules or differences aforesayd you shall haue then forthwith the sixe houses occidentalles by the signes and degrees opposites for because that euerye greate circle deuideth in the sphere all other great circles into two halues or equall partes As if the .x. house beginne at the xvii degree of Pisces the fourth house whiche is his opposite and deuided by a lyke circle shall beginne at the. xvii degre of Uirgo whiche is opposite vnto the saide signe of Pisces and so it is to be vnderstand of all others by meanes wherâ— of no man doth describe in the tables any other but the sixe houses orientalles For it suffiseth to take the partes opposites for the sixe houses occidentalles as we haue saide here aboue The houses and signes opposites be heare noted to thende you may haue the more easye vnderstanding vse of y â— thinges aboue said The signes septentrionalles ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ â™ The signes meridionals oppos ♎ ♠♠♑ â™’ ♓ The sixe houses orientales 10 11 12 1 2 3 Sixe houses occideÌ„tals opposi 4 5 6 7 8 9 These thinges thus declared you shal make the figure of the. xii houses at the houre proposed and you shall put at the beouer all humayne membres are such as do here folowe Triplicite cholerike Aries Are hoate and drye of the nature of the fier masculines of the daye orientalles and of the humayne members they do rule the heade Leo the backe and sydes Sagittar the thighes â–ª Triplicite sanguine gemini â–ª Are hote and moyst of the nature of the ayre masculines of the daye and occidentales and of the humayne members they do rule The shoulders armes haÌ„des Libra the nauell lower parte of the belly Aquar the legges Triplicitie flewmatike Cancer Are colde moiste and watery femenins of the night septentrionales and of the humayne meÌ„bers they do gouerne the breste stomack louÌ„gs Scorpio the priuie partes Pisces the fete Triplicite melancholike â–ª Taurus Are colde and drye of the earth femenines and of the nighte me ridionals and of the humayne members they do rule the necke â–ª virgo the belly in ward parts Capricor the knees Lykewise the sayde signes haue other affections and accidentall natures seruinge to the mutation of the ayre for Aries Cancer Libra Capricornus are moueable Taurus Leo Scorpius Aquarius fyxed Gemini
seasons of the yeare at their fyrste enterynge ¶ Other rules and generall doctrines for to knowe better and more surelye to iudge of the varietie of the time and weather of the alteration of the ayre by the coniunctions quadratures oppositions of the sunne and of the mone FOr as muche as the mutation of the ayre is one of the most necessaryest thinges as well for the fruits of the earth as for the health of the humayne body and besides that one of the partes of the iudgement of Astrologie more apparent and likest true I haue set here all at ones ouer and besides the thinges abouesayd some lessons and notable rules for to knowe the better and more sbrely howe to iudge of the said alteration of the ayre First you must diligently note the sinifications and general rules which we haue declared in the rule goinge before for somuche that the generall significations do chaunge and surmount the perticuler vertues by reason that the greatest vertue draweth vnto him the lesser and the lesser doth obey vnto the greater and with this the perticuler vertues are not of so great vertue and strength as be the generall It is then necessarye for all men that wyll iudge of particuler thinges to consider and beholde first the thinges whiche be vniuersall and generall As if you wyll prognosticate of the qualitie and disposition of ani day proposed you must diligently consider thestate or disposition of any day proposed you must diligently â–ª consider the state or disposition of the time in the whiche the sayd daye proposed shall chaunce or happen Of the whiche estate and disposition you shal iudge by the lorde of the coniunction quadrature â–ª or oppositioÌ„ preceding of the Sunne and she mone and of the signe where she is made The whiche Lorde of the sayde coniunction quadrature or opposition you shal knowe by the figure of the auen that is to saye of the twelue houses and places of the planetes iustlye verefied at the â–ª hour of the same coniunction opposition or quadrature Then when you shal haue the figure of heauen well iustified for the time aboue sayde of the coniunction quadrature or oppositioÌ„ of the sunne and of the mone you shall firste consider in whiche of the 12 houses and in what signe shall fal the sayd coniunction quadrature or opposition and the signe and degree ascendent with the signes and degrees of the other angles For the â–ª planet whiche shal haue in the said places more prerogatiue force and domination shalbe principall lorde of the saide time and figure and that whiche shall haue leaste shalbe participant in the said lordeship dominatioÌ„ And it is to be noted that the planet which hath most dominatioÌ„ vpon the place of the said coniunction opposition or quadrature and vpon the signe degree ascendant doth surmount all the others and ought to be in this place preferred Loke then of what nature the planete is which shall rule in the said figure For the vniuersal disposition of the time shall holde the qualitie of the said planet As if at the time of the said coniunction quadrature or opposition Saturne be founde lorde the time shall be colde and drye And if it be Uenus it shal be moist and so of others after their nature and qualitie excepte the sunne and the mone for the best astrologians do neuer chuse the sunne nor the mone in this place for Lordes nor rulers for because that they do esteme the 5 planetes to be the onelye moderatours of the time and weather that is to saye Saturne Jupiter Mars Uenus and Mereurye And not w toute a cause in the coniunctioÌ„ they do chuse the Lord of the place of the said coniunction And in the oppositioÌ„ the lord of the place of the same of the lightes which shalbe aboue thearth or in thorient precisely for there is in this place most greatest vertu Likewise in iudging almost as much by the place of the quadrature of the sayde lightes for thei take the place of the same light whiche is aboue the horizont if the other be vnderneth And if they be bothe aboue or both vnderneth the saide horizont as it chaunceth often times they take then for the place of the sayde quadrature the place of the same light whiche is founde to haue most force and dignitie As if one of the planeties were in one of the angles or houses succedinge and the other in the house fallynge the same whiche is in the sayde angle or hoose succedinge shalbe preferred before the same whiche is in the fallinge house The whiche force dignities and other witnesses of the planetes you shall extra out of the table which is expresselye put in the Ephemerides for the same cause the whiche hath ben sufficiently declared in the 24 rule Then when you shall haue the Lorde and dominatoure at the time of the coniunction quadrature or opposition of the lightes you shall fyrste note his nature and qualitie For moost often times the disposition of the tyme shall resemble the same Secondlye you shall considre the signe in the whiche is the sayde lorde and dominatoure for the time shall be disposed vnto the qualitie of the sayde sigue Furthermore you shall haue regarde vnto the signe whiche is then ascendant and vnto his nature and of what mansion of the mone he is with out forgettinge the lord of the sayd signe ascendant Afterward you shal take hede and se whiche planets are in the angles for those whiche do occupie the middeste of heauen or the ascendant shall be better and more stronger then they whiche shall be in the angle of the 7 or 4 house Consequentlye you shall marke with whiche of the planetes the mone cometh to be conioyned or in aspecte after the â—â—yâ—d coniunction quadrature or opposition Likewise you shall note with which of â—he planettes or notable fyxed sterres the lord of the sayd figure iâ— conioyned or beheld with any aspect These thynges thus coÌ„sidered you may bringe to effect and perfectly iudge as foloweth If the sayd lord of the coniunction quadrature or opposition be of a moyst nature and the places aboue sayd and planettes being in them likewise moyst and with this the sayd lord being conioyned or in any asâ—â—â—â— with any moyst sterres or planettes And if the moone after the sayd coniunction quadrature or opposition come to be conioyned or in aspect with some moist planet ioyned therunto that the qualitye of the time be disposed vnto moystnes if all the thinges aboutsayd or the most part of them do tend vnto humiditie you may gather and iudge that the time shall be mayste and if they tende vnto drouthe that it shall be drye and if vnto heate that it shalbe hote and if vnto coldnes that it shal be colde and if there be as many witnesses for the one qualitie as for the other the time shalbe indifferent hauing then knowen the general disposition of the time as now presently hath â—ene