and meeâ— as the Chicken 27 Moveable and varying as the Fish 28 Lecherous as the Boat 29 Strong and puissant as a Camel 30 Traiterous as the Mule 31 Advised as the Mouse 32 Reasonable as an Angel And therefore he is called the little world or else he is called all Creatures for he doth take part of all 13. The Description of the four Elements and of the four Complexions with the four Seasons of the Year and the twelve Signs for each Month. IN each man and woman reigneth the Planets and every Sign of the Zodiack and every prime Qaulity every Element every Complexion but not in every one alibe for in some men reigneth one more in some reigneth another and therefore men be of divers manners as shall be made apparent 14. Of the four prime Qualities FOur prime Qualities there be that is to say Coloness Heat Driness Moisture which be contraries and therefore they may not come nigh together without a mean for the hotness on the one side bindeth them together and coidness on the other side Also hotnesse and coldnesse are two contraties and therefore they may not come nigh together without a mean for the moistness on the one side bindeth them together and driness on the other Moistness is cause of every thick substance of every swéet tast And there again driness is cause of every thin substance and of every sower stinking saste and also hotness is cause of every red colour and large quantify there again coloness is cause of every white colour and little quantity These four prime Qualities in their combination make the four Elements Aire minst and hot the Fire hot and dry the Earth dry and cold the Water cold and moist The Aire and Earth are two contraries and therefore they may not come nigh together but as fire binds them on the one side and the water on the other side Also Fire and water are two contraries and therefore they may not come nigh together but as the air betwéen them binds on the one side and the earth on the other side The fire is sharp subtil and moveable The Aire is sabtil moveable corpulent and dull The Earth is corpulent and thick The water is moveable corpulent and dull The Earth is corpulent dull and unmodable In the heart of the earth is the Center of the world that is to say the midst point and in every Center is Hell And there again about the Fire are the stars and about them in Heaven Chrysta-line that is to say waters of all blesse departed in nine orders of Angels then is Heaven in the hightest rooms and largest And there again is Hell in the lowest narrowest and straitest place Right as there be four Elements so there he four Complexions according in all manner of qualities to these four Elements The first is Sanguine that is to say blood gendred in the liver limbe like to the air The seeâ—nd is Choler gendred in the Gal and like thereto and it is according to the fire The third is Mâ—â—â—â—â—cholp gendred in the Milt and like to the dregs of blood and it â—ccordeth to the earth The fourth is Flegm gendred in the lungs like to Gall and it accordeth to the Water A Sanguine man much may and much coveteth for he is most hot A Cholerick man much coveteth and little may for he is hot and dry A Melancholiâ—ue man little may and little coveteth for he is dry and cold A Flegmatick man little coveteth and little may for he is cold and moist A Sanguine man is large lovely glad of cheer laughing and ruddy of colour steadfast fleshy right harry mannerly gentle and well nourished A Cholerick man is guileful safe and wrathful traiterous and right hardy small dry and black of colour A Melancholious man is evious sorry covetous hard false guileful dreadful slothful and clear of colour A Flegâ—â—atick man is slumbry sleepy slow sleightful â—humatick dull and hard of wit fat visage and white of colour 15. The year divided with the knowledge of the state of mans Body by Urine IN the year be four quarters ruled by these four Completions that is to say the Spring Summer Harvest and Winter Spring hath three Months that is to say March April May and it is Sanguine complexion Summer hath also three Moneths that is to say June July and August and this Quarter is Cholerick Complexion Harvest hath also three Months that is to say September October and November and this Quarter is melancholious Complexion Winter hath also three Months that is to fay December January and February and this Quarter is flegmatick Complexion Each day also these four complexions reigneth that is to say from three after mid-night to nine reigneth Sanguine and from nine after mid-night to three after mid-day reigneth Choler and from three after mid-day to nine after mid-day reigneth Melancholy and from nine after mid-day to three after mid-night reigneth Flegme Also in the four Quarters of the World reigneth these four Complexions that is to say Sanguins in the East Choler in the South Melancholy in the West and Flegm in â—he North. Also the four Complexions reign in the four Ages of Man that is to say Choler in child-hood Sanguine in man-hood Flegme in Age and Melancholy in old age Child-hood is from the birth to fourteen years full done Man-hood is from thence to Thirty years of age and from thence to fifty years And old age from thence to fourscore years and so forth to death All these four Complexions reign in the four parts of mans body Choler raigneth in all the soulet Limbs from the brest upward Sanguine reigneth in all small Limbs from the Midriff to the Wesand And Flegme reigneth in all nourishing Limbs from the Reins to the Midriffe And Melancholy reigneth in all Limbs from the Reines downward Wherefore every mans Vrine is cast in four that is to say Corkil Superfice middest of the ground every part of the Vrine to his part of Mans body and therefore to four things in every Vrine we must take heed that is to say Substance Quantity Colour and the Content Three Substances there are that is to say Thick Thiu and Middle Thick substance betokeneth very much moistnesss Thin substance betokeneth much drinesse A middle substance betokeneth temperance Also three quantities be in Vrine that is to say much little mean Much quantity betokeneth great cold Little quantity betokeneth great heat Mean quantity betokeneth temperance Also take â—heâ—d to the taste whether it be sweet or not Sweet taste betokeneth health And other taste betokeneth stâ—knesse Also in Vrines be twenty colours of the which the first ten betokeneth cold and the other ten betokeneth heat The ten colours that betoken cold are these The first is black as dark coal and cometh of livid going before The second is like to lead and those two betoken mortification Che third is white as clear water The fourth is lactick like to
The Knowledge of things Vnknowne Shewing the effects of the PLANETS and Otâ—â—â— ASTRONOMICAL Constellations With the strange Events that befall Men Womeâ— and Children borne under them Compiled by GODFRIDUS super palladium de Agricultara Anglicarum Together with the Husband-mans Practice or Prognostication for eâ—â—â— as teacheth Albert Alkind and Ptolomey With the Shepheards Prognostication of the Weather and Pythaâ—â— his Wheele of Fortune Ptholomeas This is unknown to many men Though it be known to 〈…〉 Printed for Iohn Stafford and are to be sold by Francis Coles at the 〈◊〉 of the Lambe in the Old-Baily 166â— The Table to the first Part. THe Booke of Knowledge for the benefit of all People and of the Nativity of our Lord falling on any of the seven dayes in the Week thereby shewing the Disposition of the yeare Fol. 1 2 Of the birth of Children in the dayes of the weeke Fol. 4 3 The nature and Disposition of the Moone in birth of Children Fol. 5 4 Of Saturne and his disposition Fol. 7 5 What the Thunder signifieth in every month of the yeare Fol. 18 6 Of the good dayes for Bleeding and ill dayes for any worke Fol. 19 7 To know how a man shall keep himselfe in health Fol. 21 8 The perilous dayes of every moneth Fol. 22 9 Ptolomies rule for the Zodiack Fol. 24 10 How the Twelve Signes doe rule the parts of Mans body Fol. 25 11 The disposition of the Planets Fol. 26 12 The condition of Man discovered by creatures Fol. 31 13 The descriptions of the four Elements and of the foure Complexions Fol. 32 14 Of the foure prime Qualities Fol. 32 15 The yeare divided with the Knowledge of the state of mans body by Urine Fol. 35 16 An A. B. G. Wherein you may know of what Planet every man is borne his fortune and time of his death Fol. 42 17 Another Alphabet for the same purpose Fol. 44 18 To know the Weather that shall be all the yeare after the change of the Moone by the Prime dayes Fol. 46 19 A rule to know upon what letter what hour and what minute as followeth Fol. 46 20 Of the most best and profitable dayes that be in the yeare to be let blood Fol. 48 21 Here followeth the nature of the twelve Signes Fol. 5â— 22 The Anatomy of Mans body with the number of the bones Which is in all 248. Fol. 55 23 The use and order of Phlebotomy with the names of the veines and where they rest Fol. 58 24 Of the yeare with the growth of things Fol. 63 25 The change of man twelve times according to the moneths Fol. 65 26 The Rutter of the distances of the harbors and havens in most parts of the World from one to another Fol. 69 27 Of the Axtree and the Poles Fol. 72 28 Of the Circles of the Sphear Fol. 73 29 The Reason why that five paralell Circles are onely in the Sphear Fol. 75 30 Of the five grater Circles of the appearance and non appearance of them Fol. 76 31 Of the bigness of the five parallel Circles Fol. 79 32 Of the number of the Parallels Fol. 80 33 O the order of the five parallel circles Fol. 81 34 Of the power of the five Parallels Fol. 81 35 Of the space between the Parallels Fol. 82 36 Of the Colours Fol. 83 37 Of the Zodiack Fol. 83 38 Of the Horizon Fol. 84 39 Of the Meridian circles Fol. 86 40 Of the Circle Galaxias Fol. 89 41 Of the five Zones Fol. 87 42 Of the Celestial Sgnes with their Seats Fol. 88 43 Of the twelve windes with their names and properties Fol. 92 34 Strange wonders most worthy of note Fol. 91 The table to the Second part 1 THe Husbandmans Prognostication for ever together with his Rules and Practice Also a â—hriefe Chronologie of divers memorable Accidents 2 Of Christmass day Fol. 100 3 The Husbandmans practice Fol. 102 4 The disposition of the twelve Dayes known by the shining of the Sun Fol. 103 5 From the time of Christmas to twelf day Fol. 103 6 How thou mayst rule well thy beasts that yeare Fol. 109 7 An old rule of the Husbandman Fol. 110 8 How the Winter shall be after two twelve moneths Fol. 110 9 The saying of Solyâ—us and Petrus Fol. 110 10 The circles about the Sun Moon and other Starres Fol. 111 11 The colour and lights of the other Stars Fol. 112 12 How to know the weather by the rising and going downe of the Sun Fol. 113 13 Albertus of the Lightning Fol. 114 14 Of the Rain-bow from whence he is and what it signifieth Fol. 115 15 Of Thunder and Lightning Fol. 116 16 To know the weather by the four Quarters of the year as sheweth Lâ—ichtâ—nbâ—â—ger Fol. 117 17 How to know the weather out of the New and Full Moone Fol. 118 18 Of the Eclips of the Moon the cause thereof how and when they happen Fol. 121 19 To find when the Moon shall be Eclipsed and when not Fol. 121 20 To find when the Sunne shall be Eclipsed and when not Fol. 122 21 How to behold an Eclipse of the Sun without hurt to the eyes Fol. 122 22 The mind of the Fathers of the nature of the Fire Fol. 123 23 A briefe discourse of the Naturall causes of watery Meteors Fol. 124 24 Of the Rainbow Fol. 124 25 Of Raine Fol. 124 26 Of Haile Fol. 125 27 Of Snow Fol. 125 28 Of Frost and Dew Fol. 125 29 Of Wind. Fol. 126 30 Of sodaine Blasts Fol. 126 31 Of Earth-quakes Fol. 127 32 Signes of Earth-quakes Fol. 127 33 Of Thunder and Lightnings Fol. 128 34 What things be not hurt with Lightning Fol. 129 35 Sundry rules of excellent use and right necessary to be known of the Husband-man and all other persons of what quality soever as of Physick and Husbandry through the 12 moneths of the yeer Fol. 130 The use of an Instrument to find the hour of the day Fol. 142 A Table shewing the Interest of any sum of mony from 1 pound to 1000 pound Fol. 147 Tables shewing the value of any Lease or pure hase either at 5 6 8 or 10 pounds in the hundred Fol. 150 Of the Distances Magnitudes Motions and Situations of the Planets fixed Stars Fol. 155 1 Of the Heaven of the fixed Stars Fol. 155 2 Of the Heaven of Saturn Fol. 157 3 Of the Heaven of Iâ—piter Fol. 158 4 Of the Heaven of Mars Fol. 158 5 Of the Heaven Sun Fol. 159 6 Of the Heaven of Vâ—â—us Fol. 159 7 Of the Heaven of Mercury Fol. 160 8 Of the Heaven of the Moon Fol. 160 A Table of the Kings Reigns their beginning ending and continuance Fol. 162 How to make all manner of Bils Bonds Leases Indentures Receits Wills c. Fol. 166 The table to the Third part 1 THe Shepherds perpetuall Prognostication for the Weather and first The signes of Raine Fol. 183 2 Signes of Stormes and Wind Fol. 184 3 Signes
séest shall appear but tell it to no man To make a wedding is good to buy a servant to build houses to change folds of sheep from place to place to tame beasts and to sowe séeds is good a child that is born shall be a fighter and he shal have many arriving that is lost shall be found to change bées is good A sick man shall long wail or soon arise to let blood at even is good The 21 day Saul was born IN the 21 day of the Moon Saul was born first King of the Iews A dream is true and come to passe within four dayes A child that is born shall find â—â—uch evil he shall be a thief and witty or a traitor and travellous Esau took the last blessing of his Father it is good to heal Swine and other Beasts it behoveth to abstain from gaming to go in the way is good a sick man shall arise theft shall be found let no blood neither day nor night The 22 day Joseph was born IN the 22 day of the Moon Joseph was born it is a day of holiness if thou doest any errand thou shalt find it grievous dreams shall be certaine and shall come to joy A child born in all dayes shall be a Purchaser merry fair and religious A sick man both late is confirmed and healed Bées to change from place to place is good and to let blood all day is good The 23 day Benjamin was born IN the 23 day of the Moon Benjamin was born Son of the right side the East of the Patriack Jacob. Whatever thou wilt do is good a dream that thou séest shall turn to joy and nothing shall trouble thee and other while it was wont to fall within eight dayes To take a wife is good to make wedding to lay foundations to open new earth and to tame beasts is good A child born shall be an out-cast and many adventures he shall have and in sins he shall die a sick man shall arise it is good to 〈◊〉 blood The 24 day Goliah was born IN the 24 day of the Moon Goliah was born a dream that thou séest signifieth thy health and nothing shall annoy A child born shall be suddenly in his Actions and do wonderful things a Sick-man shall languish and be healed to let blood before their hour is good The 25 day the Plagues of Egypt IN the 25 day of the Moon our Lord sent Signes into Egypt by Moses and in each day he passed the red Sea he that taketh the Sacrament shall die a perillous death fear is threatned The dream signifieth hard things and within ten dayes it was wont to come early then bow thy head into the East A child born shall be an evil man many perils he shall suffer a Sick-man shall sustain injury and unneath escape it is good to let blood The 26 day Moses dryed the red Sea IN the 26 day of the Moon Moses dryed the red Sea In that day Jonathan the son of Saul was born and Saul died with his Sons Thou shalt begin nothing the dream shall be certain and turned into joy Pilgrims must beware of Spies and Enemies A child born shall be full lovely but neither rich nor poor A Sick-man shall travel and arise if he have the Dropfie he shall die to let blood a little is needful The 27 day Manna sent IN the 27 day of the Moon our Lord rained Manna to the Children of Israel what ever thou wilt do is good use diligence a dream that thou seest shall come either to good or evil A child born shall be of long life and most loved and if a man neither rich nor poor a sick man shall rise to life he shall be holden in much languor but shall be healed folds of Sheep from place to place to change is good To let blood in the evening is good The 28 day good to pitch Tents IN the 28 day of the Moon War may begin and Tabernacles fixed in the desert whatever thou wilt do is good a dream that thou seest shall turn into joy A Child born shall be much loved he shall be holden in sickness a sick man that fasteth in infirmity soon shall be saved to let blood in the even is good The 29 day the Jews go into Canaan IN the 29 day of the Moon the Iews went into the Land of Canaan Herod the King cut off the Childrens heads Begin nothing the dream shall be certain and good gladness and joy it signifieth an errand begun is good to fulfill to take a wife is good but yet make no Dowers nor write Testaments A child born shall be of long Life Wise Holy and Meek To fish and hunt is good a sick man shall not be grievously sick but escape It is good to be let blood The 30 day Samuel was born ANd in the 30 day of the Moon Samuel the Prophet was born whatsoever thou wilt do is good A dream that appeareth to thee certain and within two dayes thou shalt see and thou shalt find a red figne in the East within nine dayes A Child born shall be of long life and profitable and well measured in each thing A sick man shall nigh come to death In no manner let blood These and many other pertain to men as the course of the Moon followeth 4. Of Saturn and his Disposition SAturn is the first Planet and the wickedest and he beginneth the Zodiack but once in thirty years reigneth in each Signe two years and a halfe which is in six Signes fifteen years And in all the twelve Signes thirty years And aright as there are twelve Signes in the Zodiack so are there twelve months in the year each Sign to his month Wherefore beware before and look where Saturn reigneth in thrée winter signs that is to say Capricorn Aquary and Pisces and all these seven years and half shall be scarceness and hard of Corn Fruit Beasts and all other things for in thrée years signes he hath might and most power to fulfill his malice if he be not letted by neighbour-hoâ—d of any good Planet 5. What the Thunder signifieth every Month of the Year THunder in January signifieth the same year great winds plentiful of Corn and Cattle peradventure Thunder in February signifieth that same year many rich men shall die in great sicknesse Thunder in March signifieth that same year great winds plenty of Corn and debate amongst People Thunder in April signifieth that same year to be fruitful and merry with the Death of wicked Men. Thunder in May signifieth that year need scarcenesse and dearth of Corn and great hunger Thunder in June signifieth that same year that woods shall be overthrown with winds and great raging shall be of Lions and Wolves and so like of other harmful Beasts Thunder in July signifieth that same year shall be good Corn and losse of Beasts that is to say their strength shall perish Thunder in August signifieth the same year sorrow wailing of
playes sport and manly-pastimes for then he is full thirty years of age Then cometh June and then the Sun at the highest in his Meridional he may ascend no higher in his Station His gleamering golden beames ripeneth the Corn and then man is thirty six years he may ascend no more for then nature hath given them courage and strength at the full and ripeneth the seeds of perfect understanding Then cometh July that fruits be set on suning and our Corn a bardning but then the Sun beginneth a little to descend downward So the man goeth from youth toward age beginneth for to acquaint him with sadnesse for then he is come to forty two years of age After that cometh August then we gather in our Corn and also the fruits of the earth and then man doth his diligence to gather for to find himself to maintain his wife children and houshould when age cometh on him and then after that six years he is forty eight years of age Then cometh September that winds be made and the fruits of the trees be gathered and there withal he doth freshly begin to garnish his house and make provision of needful things for to live with in winter which draweth very near and then man is in his most stedfast and covetous estate prosperous in wisoome purposing to gather and keep as much as shall be sufficient for him in his age when he may gather no more and then he is fifty four years of age Then cometh October when all is gathered both Corn and other manner of fruits also the Labourers Plow and sow new seeds in the Earth for the year to come And then he that nought soweth nought gathereth and then in these six years a man shall take himself unto God for to do penance and good works and then the benefits the year after his death he may gather and have spiritual profit and then man is fully the term of three seere years Then cometh November that the dayes be very short and the Sun in a manner giveth but little heat and the trées lose their leaves the fields that were green look hoar gray then all manner of hearbs are hid in the ground and then appeareth no flower and winter is come that the man hath understanding of age and hath lost his kindly heat and strength his teeth begin to rot and fail him and then hath he little hope of long life but desireth to come to the life everlasting and these six years maketh him threescore and six years of age Last of all cometh December full of cold with frost and snow with great winds and stormy weather that a man cannot labour the Sun is then at the lowest the trées and the earth are hid in snow then it is good to hold them nigh the fire and to spend the goods that they got in the summer For then men begin to wax crooked and féeble coughing and spitting and loathsom and then he loseth his perfect understanding and his heirs desire death and these six years maketh him full thréescore and twelve years and if he live any longer it is by his good guiding and dieting in his youth howbeit it is possible that a man may live till he be a hundred years of age but there be few that live so long 26. The Rutter of the Distances of Harbours and Havens in most parts of the World THe compass of England round about is 4309 miles Venice doth stand from Flanders East and by South 80 miles And the next course by Sea from Flanders to Iaffe is this From Sluse to Calais is 70 m. From Calais to Bucheffe 80 miles From Bucheffe to Lezard 260 miles From Lezard to Capfenester 650 miles From Capfenester to Lisbone 283 m. From Lisbone to Cape St. Vincent to the Straits 240 miles From the Straits of Gibralter unto the Isse of Sardine 110 miles From Malsitana in Sardine to Inalta is 460. miles From Inalta the course of Saragora and Sicil to sail to Iaffe in Surry 1800 m. From Iaffe to Baffe to Cypre to the Castle Roge 200 m. From Castle Roge to Rhodes 100 m. From Rhodes in Candy 250 m. From Candy to Modon 300 m. From Modon to Corfue 300 m. From Corsue to Venice 800 m. Tshe length of the Coasts of Surry of the Sea coasts is from the Gulf of Ermony to the Gulf Dalarze next the South and by West from Luzaria to Ryse 65 m. That is to understand from Lazaria in Eremony to Soldin that cometh from the River coming to Antioch 70 m. ANd from Soldin to the Port of Lycha next unto the Souch From Lycha to the Port of the South 50 m. From Torosa unto the Port of Tripo◠South 50 m. From Bernet to Acres South and by West 70 m. From Acres to Port Iaffe South and by West 70 m. From Port Iaffe to Port Delazara South South-west 130 m. From Damiat to Sariza in Surry to Damiat in Egypt 180 m. From Damiat to Babylon Alchare 80 m. From Damiat to Alexandria 110 m. THe length of Mare Major is from the Gulf St. George in the middest of the Gulf that is betwixt Tarpesond Senostopoly to the Port Messembre West from St. George 1060 m. The breadth of the West end is from the Bras St. George of Constantinople upon the River Danubius next the North from St. George Bras 560 m. FRom Pero to Caffa in Tartary Northeast 600 m. From Caffa to the straits of Tae Northeast 100 m. The Gulf of Tane is about 600 m. The Cape of Caffa is about 600 m. From the head of Tane to Sanastopoly 4 m. From Sanastopoly to Trapesond by West 250 m. From Trapesond to Synopia next to the South 430 m. From Synopia to Pero next to the West Southwest 230 m. From Pero to Messember next the Northwest 230 m. From Messember to Manchro North Northeast 160 m. From Manchro Castro to Danobia Northeast 130 m. From Danobia to the straits of Caffa next the East 200 m. The Compass of the Islands THe Isse Cypre is about 500 m. The Isse of Rhodes is about 180 miles The Isse of Lange is about 80 m. The Isse of Negre Pont is about 300 m. The Isse of Cicilia is about 737 m. The Isse of Sardine is about 700 m. The Isse of great Brittan is about two thousand miles The Isse of Ireland is about a thousand and seven hundred miles The Principality of Marre is about 700 m. Thus endeth the Rutter of the Distance from one Port or Country to another 27. Of the Axtree and Poles THe Diamenter of the world is called his Axtree whereabout he moveth and the ends of the Axtree are called the Poles of the World Of wham one is called the North Pole and the other the South Pole The Northern is he that is alwayes seen in our Habitations And the Southern is that which is never seen above our Horizon And there are certain places on earth whereas the Pole that
they shall speak on this wise When on the Christmas night and evening it is very fair and clear weather and is without wind and without rain then it is a token that this year will be plenty of wine and fruit But if it be contrariwise foul weather and windy so shall it be very scant of wine fruit But if the wind arise at the rising of the Sun then it betokeneth great death among Beasts and Cattle this year But if the wind arise at the going down of the same then it signifieth death to be among Kings and other great Lords But if the wind arise at north Aquilon at midnight the betokeneth the year following a fruitful year and a plentiful But if the wind do arise and blow at South Austro in the midst of the day that wind signifieth to us daily Sicknesse to reign and be amongst us 2. Of Christmas day If Christmas day be on the Sunday that year shall be a warm Winter and beginning fast with sorrow there shall come great winds and tempests The Lent shall be mild warm and moist The Summer hot dry and fair the 〈◊〉 arvest moist and cold much unto Winter Wine and Corn shall be plenty and good and there shall be much honey the shéep shall prosper well The small seeds and fruits of gardens shall flourish also The old men shall die sore and especially Women that go with child peace and quietnesse shall be plenteous among married folks If Christmas day fall on the Munday there shall be a misty winter neither too cold nor too warm the Lent shall be very good the Summer windy with great stormy weather in many Lands the harvest good and much wine but very little honey for the swarms of Bées shall die and many women complain and sit mourning this year for their Husbands If Christmas day be on the Tuesday it shall be a cold winter and moist with much snow the Lent shall be good windy the summer wet and harvest dry and evil there shall be reasonable plenty of Wine Corn Oyle and tallow the swine shall die and shéep be diseased the beasts perish the ships of the sea shall have great misfortune Much amity and good Peace shall be among Kings Princes and the Clergy shall die sore that year If it fall on Wednesday then shall the winter be very sharp hard and after warme the Lent strong with naughty weather the Summer and Harvest very good weather and this year shall be plenty of hay wine and corn which shall be very good the honey dear fruits scant and very bad Builders and Merchant men suffer great Labours and young people children and also cattle die in great store If it fall on Thursday the winter shall be very good with rain The Lent windy a very good summer and a misty harvest with rain and cold and there shall be much corn fruit all things shall abound on earth and wine with oyl and tallow shal be plenty but yet very little honey Many great men shall die with other people and there shall be good peace and great honour to all Kings and Governours If it fall on Friday the Winter shall be stedfast continue his course The Lent very good but the summer stedfast and the harvest indifferent and there shall be plenty of wines and corn hay shall be very good but the sheep and swarmes of Bées shall die sore the people shall suffer great pains in their eyes oyle shall be very dear that year and of fruits there shall be plenty but children shall have much sicknes If it be on Saturday then shall the winter be misty with great cold and much snow and also troublesom unstedfast with great winds the Lent shall be evil and windy the Summer good dry harvest there shall be little corn and dear and scarcity of fruit pastures for Beasts shall be very good but the ships on the sea and other waters shall have great mis-fortune great hurt shall be done to many houses there shall be war in many Countries with sickness and many old people die many trées shall wither and the Bées die also that yéer 3. Of the Practice of the Husband-man THe Husband-mans Practice standeth after this manner They begin to mark first on Christmas day so forth they mark also the other twelve dayes even from the first day and what weather there is on every one of the twelve dayes And also the weather that shall be upon in the Month that belongeth to the same day therefore it is to be marked that Christmas day betokeneth January and St. Stephens day betokeneth February and St. Johns day betokeneth March and so forth procéeding unto the last 4. The Disposition of the twelve Dayes known by the shining of the Sun ON the Christmas day if the Sun do shine the whol day it betokens a peaceable yéer If the Sun shine the second day Gold shall be hard to come by and the Corn much set by If the Sun shine the third day Bishops and Prelates will be diligent to make war and great errours shall be among Church-men If the Sun do shine on the fourth day then must the weak children suffer much pain And if the Sun do shine on the fifth day then doth the Winter Fruits and Hearbs and Fruits of Gardens prosper well If the Sun do shine on the sixth day there shall be great plenty of the Fruits of the Gardens with all other Fruits also But if the Sun doth shine on the seventh day then betokeneth hunger and scarcenesse both of Mans food and also of Beasts for victuals shall be dear with Winter 〈◊〉 Corn. If the Sun do shine on the eighth day it shal be good for Fishers that year and fortunate If the Sun do shine on the ninth day it shall be prosperous and happy for sheep that year If it shine the tenth day then shall there be much evil weather that year If it shine the eleventh day there shall be much misty weather that year and also commonly death If it shineth the twelfth day then followeth that year much war debate and strife If the wind blow the Christmas day at night that betokeneth death to a great man in that Land The second night if the wind be still and laid then the third night dyeth the greatest Lord in that Land If the wind blow the fourth night there shall be dearth in the Land If it blow the fifth night there shall be death among them that are learned The sixth night wind bringeth plenty of Wine Corn and Oyle The seventh night wind bringeth neither hurt nor good The eight night wind causeth much death among old and young people The ninth night wind betokeneth much sicknesse and death â—â—ong the people The tenth night the Cattle fall to the ground and die If it blow the eleventh night much Fish shall die If it blow the twelfth night it betokeneth much war and debate in the
Land 5 From the time of Christmas unto the Twelfth day THe Husband-man understanding all this when on Christmas even at midnight the wind waxeth still it betokeneth a fruitfull yéere when on the Twelfth day afore day it is somewhat windy that betokeneth great plenty of Oyle When the Sun on the Twelfth day in the morning doth shine that betokeneth foule weather In the beginning it is never stedfast weather for the moneths goe all one through another the same day If it be faire weather that day it is happy and fortunate The sixth day after the first day is the last day so that the first is last and that in the six dayes every day leaveth behind him two moneths Also that the second day leaveth February afore noone and Ianuary at the after noone and so forth doth all other dayes January If it be on New-yéers day that the clouds in the morning be red it shall be an angry yéere with much War and great tempests If the Sun doe shine on the 22. day of January there shall be much wind If the Sun â—etâ— shine on St. Pauls day the twenty five day of Ianuary it shall be a fruitfull yéere and if it doe rain or snow it shal be betwéene both If it be very misty it betokeneth great death If thou heare it thunder that day it betokeneth great winds and great death and most especially among rich men that yéer February On Shrode-tuesday whosoever doth plant or sow it shall remain alwayes green Item how much the Sun did shine that day so much he shall shine every day in Lent And alwayes the next new Moon that falleth after Candlemas day and after that the next teâ—sday shall be alwaies Shrove-tuesday And when the Sun riseth and shineth early then prospereth well all manner of fruit if you hear it thunder that it betokeneth great wind and much fruit Saint Beda saith there be three dayes and three nights that if a child be be born there in the body abideth whole and shall not consume away untill the day of Iudgment that is in the last dayes of Ianuary and the secrets thereof are full wondrous And if a tree be hewed at on the same day it shall never fail March The more mists that there be in March the more good doth it and as many dayes as be in March so many hoar frosts shall you have after Easter and so many mysts in August All manner of trées that shall be cut downe unto the two last holy capes in March shall never fail Item If on Palm-sunday be no faire weather that betokeneth too goodness If it doe thunder that day then it signifieth a merry yéere and death of great men Aprill If it raine never so little on the Ascension day it betokeneth dearth of all manner of food for Cattell But when it is faire weather it is prosperous and there shall be plenty of Tallow and much Wooll May. If the Sun doe shine on the 25 day of May Wine shall prosper well but if it doth rain it doth much hurt Item if it raine on Whitsunday it is not good Item in the last of May â—â—e Oake trées begin to heare blossoms if they blossome then you shall have a good yéere of Tallow and plenty of Fruit. Iune If it rain néer so little on Midsummer day that is the 24 day of Iune then do not the Hasell nuts prosper If the holy Sacraments day of our Lord be faire then it is good and cause fruit plenty and the Lambs to dye Iuly If it raine the second day of Iuly such weather shal be forty dayes after day by day yet some imputed it to Swithin the 15. August If the the Sun do shine on the 15 day of August that is a good token and specially for Wine September If thou wilt sée and know how it shall go that yeer then take heed to the Oak apples about S. Michaels day for by them you shall know how that yéer shall be If the apples of the Oak treÌ„es when they be cut be within full of Spiders then followeth a naughty yéer if the apples have within them flies that betokens a méetly good yéer If they have maggots in them then followeth a good yéer If there be nothing in them then followeth great dearth if the apples be many and early ripe so shall it be an early Winter and very much snow shall be afore Christmass and after that it shal be cold If the inner part or kernell be fair and cleare then shal the Summer be fair and the corn good also but if they be very moist then shall the summer also be moist If they be lean then shall there be a hot and dry Summer If thunder in this moneth it presageth plenty of wine and corn that yéer October When the leaves will not fall from the trées then followeth after a cold winter or else a great number of caterpillars on the trées November Whether the Winter be cold or warm go on Alballows day to a béech trée cut a chip thereof if it be dry then shall the winter be warm if thou wilt try on S. Andrews even whether it shal be moist or dry yéer that followeth you shal know by a glass ful of water if the yéer shal be moist much rain shal fall then shal the water in the glass run over and if there shal follow a dry yéer then shal not the water arise to the brink thereof When there followeth a foggy night a good yéer after ensueth that is when it cometh on the thursday night or on a flesh day at night and not on the Friday or Saturday wherein some men wil eat no other meat but flesh iâ— there be thundring that betokeneth plenty of fruit December When Christmasse day cometh while the Moon waxeth it shall be a very good yéer and the nearer it cometh to the New Moon the better shall that yéer be If it come when the Moon decreaseth it shal be a hard yéer and the nearer the latter end thereof it cometh the worse and harder shal the yéer be And if any wood be cut off on the two last dayes of December and on the first day of Ianuary it shal not rot nor wither away nor be ful of wormes but alwayes waâ— harder and in his age as hard as a stone 6. How thou maist rule thy beasts that year Item put out of thy stable all thy beasts or what other cattle that thou hast the 3 nights following hereafter make the stals stables very clean with the mangers also give a beast no meat those nights in those places but bestow them in some other room and there give them meat for that is good and these be she thrée nights Christmas even at night New-yéers even and Twelfe even at night 7 An old rule of the Husband-man Item When it is fair weather thrée Sundaies after S. Iamses his day it betokeneth that corn shal be very good but if
installed at Winfor 21 May. 1638 0022 A cruell Sea-fight betweene the Spaniards and Hollanders neare the English-coast in the month of September 1639 0021 The Parliament began the third of November which continued twelve yeares 1640 0020 William of Nassau the Prince of Orange was wedded unto the Lady Mary Daughter unto the late King Charles the 2. of May. 1641 0019 The Rebellion in Jreland began 23 October 1641 0019 The Lord Strafford beheaded 12. of May. 1642 0018 The Lord of Essex made Generall 1642 0018 The Battel of Edghill Octo. 23. 1642 0018 At Brainford Novem. 12. 1642 0018 The Scots enter into Eng. Ian. 16. 1643 0017 Cheapside Crosse taken downe May 2. 1643 0017 Tomkins and Chaloner executed Iuly 5. 1643 0017 Newbury first Battel Sept. 23. 1643 0017 B. of Canterb. beheaded Ian. 10. 1644 0016 Marston-moore Fight Iuly 2. 1644 0016 Newbury second Battel Octobber 28. 1644 0016 Booke of Common-prayer Voted downe Nov. 16. 1644 0016 Lord Fairfax made Generall December 13.   Naseby Fight June 14. 1645 0016 Scots routed in Lancashire August 7. 1648 0012 Ormond beaten from before Dublin Aug. 2. 1649 0011 Lilburn's Tryall at Guild-hall 1649 0011 Scots routed in Scotland by his Highness Septem 3. 1650 0010 The late King Charles beheaded January 30. 1648 0012 House of Lords and Kingly Offied Voted downe 1648 0011 Hamelton Capel and Holland beheaded 1648 2012 A new stampe for Money 1648 0012 Colchester taken and Lucas and Lisle shot to death Aug. 28. 1648 0012 Duke of Yorke fled from St. Jameses April 20. 1649 0011 Act for abolishing Kingly Government May 29. 1649 0011 The King of Scots routed at Worcester by his Highnesse Septem 3. 1651 0009 The long Parliament that had sat twelve yéeres six moneths and seventéene dayes dissolved by his Highuess April 20. 1653 0007 A great Victory against the Hollanders Iune 23. 1653 0007 The L. Protector began his Government Decemb. 16. 1653 0007 Gerard and the Portugals brother beheaded on Tower-hill 1654 0006 The Parliament called by the Protector 1654 0006 The River of Thames Ebbed and flowed twice in 3. houres October 3. 1656 0004 Sir Henry Slingsby and Dector Huet beheaded on the Tower hill Iune 8. 1658 000â— Col. Edward Ashton executed as a Traytor in Tower-street Iohn Betteely the like in Cheap-side but Henry Tryer reprieved Iuly 7. 1658 000â— Edmund Stacy Executed in Corn hill Iohn Summer and Oliver Allen reprieved Iune 9. 1658 000â— Oliver Cromwell the Vsurping Protector dyed September 3. 1658 000â— Richard Cromwell tooke upon him the Government September 1658 0002 Our gracious Soveraigne Lord King Charles the Second returned from his Exile and entred London upon the 29. thosâ— May. 1660 0001 Whom GOD grant long to Reigne A briefe Description of all the Members of the body with their Significations Of the Head FIrst the head short and round denotes onely to be forgetfull foolish the head long in fashion to the hammer to be prudent and wary and in the fore-part of the head a hollownesse to be wily and isefull the head big doth denote a dull person and applyed to the Asse The head little to be foolish and applied to the Dog the head mean of bignesse doth argue a good wit naturally the head pinable sharpe to be unshamefast and a boaster Of the Fore-head The fore-head smooth to be a flatterer applyed to the fawning Dog the forehead big wrinkled to be bold applyed unto the Bull and Lion a low forehead to be sad applied to the passion a low forehead to be a flatterer applied to the Dog a high forehead to be liberall applied to the Lion an over-wrinkied forehead to be unshamefast and puffed up in the temples to be high minded irefull and of arude wit the forehead small to be unapt to learne unconstant and applied to the Sow the forehead very big to be flow and applied to the Oxe the forehead round to be of a dull perseverance irefull and applied to the Asse and being somewhat a plaine forehead to bee circumspect and applied to the Dog a square formed Forehead to be bold applyed to the Lion Of the Eyes The eyes small and quivering to be shamefast yet a lover how much the bigger eyes so much the lesser malice yet the more foolishness the eyes thwart writhing to be deceitfull a niggard and icefull the eyes big out to be foolish fearefull faint-hearted and unshamefast the eyes disorderly moving as one whiles running another whiles staying to be rash disquiet and troubled in mind wicked and a briber the eye-lids quivering to be fearefull applyed to the passion the eye swist moving with a sharpe looke to be fraudulent unfaithfull and a thiefe the eyes stedfastly looking to be troubled in mind and a deceiver the eyes situated as into a length to be a deceiver and envious little bags or bladders swelling out from the eyes to be great wineâ—rinkers applyed to the passion little bladders swelling out before the eyes to be great â—éepers and applyed to the passion the eyes small to be faint-hearted applyed to the Ape the eyes big to be flow and tranable applied to the Oxe the eyes hollow standing to be envious and wiched applied to the Ape the eyes standing out to be foolish applied to the Asse the eyes somewhat hollow to be stout of courage applyed to the Lion the eyes somewhat big and a little entinent to be gentle and applyed to the Oxe the eyes very wide-open to be impudent the corner of their eyes â—â—eshie unto the nose joyning to be malicious the eyes of length to be crafty and a deceiver the eyes his and frembling to be desirons of women applied to the passion Of the Nose The nose round with a sharpries at the eâ—e to be wavering of mind applyed to the Bird. The nose holy crooked from the for head downward to be unshamefast and unstable applyed to the Raven the nose crooked like Eagles bill to be bole applyed to the Eagle the nose flat to be lecherous and hasty in wrath the nostrils large to be irefull applyed to the passion the nose stretched long to the mouth to be honest and bold the end of the nose big to be descrous of that he séeth applyed to the Oxe the end of the nose big and turning up applyed to the Sow the end of the nose sharpe to be of a fierce we applyed to the Dog the nose round being blunt at the end to be stout applyed to the Lyon Of the Eares The Eares long and narrow to be envious the eares standing very neer to be head to be a dullard and sluggish the eares hairy to be long lived and quick of hearing the eares small to be a scoster applyed to the Ape the eares big to be a dullard applyed to the Asse the eares hanging to be a fool applyed to the Asse the eares of a mean bignesse to be faithâ—ull and honest conditioned the eares over round to be unapt to learn Of the Face