maisters by fortune of one man he shall atteyne vnto great promocion He shal trauell farre shal haue to do w t many affayres receiue much sorow by meanes of a strauÌ„ger He shal purchase maners farmes shal finde money that is hidde he shall be enriched by his wyfe And touchyng his euyll fortune he shall vndoubtedlye susteyne diuers and sundrye troubles and daungers He shal be hurte with a sworde in daunger of drownynge he shall fall from an high place and shal be in peryll of fier He shall receyue hynderaunce by his owne children and shal be poore tyll he be twentye yeres olde hys seruice and good iournes shall bee counted ingrate displeasaunt aâ—â—â—xed to vnthankfulnes He shal haue victorie ouer his enemies A great maÌ„ shal rule ouer hym and of him accordinge to the force of this signe he shal be externated and banished for some notable facte Wednesday is his contrary and moste vnfortunate and therfore vpon that day let him not washe his head nor put on anye newe apparell or doe anye notable thynge The .iiij. Chapter discloseth the iudgement of Cancer touching the female and is to be noted that the maide borne in the saide signe after the disposition of her bodye shal be lusty and of stronge complexion She shal be well proporcioned neate somwhat fatte nimble and wel made She shal be very wittie wise prouident and subtile irefull diligent shamefast double minded painfull bold whote of mynde and spitefull but her angre wyl be soone appeased through the vehemencie of her angre wyll spare for no talke but vtter her stomack And she is vnmerciful and wil haue no compassion vpon one that wepeth She shall haue al great fluxe before she be .xxxij. yere old and at .xxxij. she shal be in danger of death Lykewyse at .lxxx. yeres she shal be in lyke daunger of death because through the force of her constellation she shal be subiect to great peryll And at lxxx.vj yere she shall dye Touchyng her good fortune when she is .xxx. yeres olde she shall haue a sonne and after .xxxviij. she shall atteyne vnto great promocion She shall haue Chyldren by .iij. husbandes and by all thrée shal be in great honour She shall continually be enryched and shall possesse much Cattail And touchinge her euill fortune she shall be greatly enuied and shal be hurt with a sworde She shal be troubled with water suffer displeasur in her body by fier shal be very muche vexed with the collick In the 38 yere of her age she shal suffer much peril through her nieghbors she shall lese her first husbaÌ„d her husband shal loue another mans wife In the .viij. moneth of her xxx yere she shall by her parents negligence suffer some danger by a whot burning iron whereby she shal be in daunger of death The .v. chap. entreateth of the indifferent fortune of CaÌ„cer wher is to be noted y t the borne in this signe is fortunate in his affaires chiefly marchandise in cattel not apt to be ridden especiallye such as be of colour of white his fortune shal be better vpon land then water in such things as may be caried or traÌ„sported by water chiefly y e colour beiÌ„g whit He is likewise verye fortunat in tillage in ambassage when y e Mone is growing or before the ful for when it decreaseth then he is infortunat The borne in this signe shall suffer muche coughing consumption in the lungs plurisie breaking out the skapes such like if it be a maid y e is borne in this signe beside these inward diseases she shal be in danger of drowning His weke dayes whiche are good be MoÌ„day Thursday friday His euil day is Twesday As for Wednesdaye and Saterdaye be indifferent His better fortune is towardes the Southe and therefore let him direct all hys affayres that waye and that waye also place his chamber doore and bedde He that is borne in this signe is naturallye sanguine muche disposed to Cholor mixte wyth Phleame And therefore let him weare his apparell of coloure Redde and Whyte Redde because of Fyer and blood and White by reason of Phleame Leo the fyfte celestiall and principall sygne ☉ ♌ THe .d. treatise discloseth the effect of Leo beyng the fifte total signe and is deuided into three partes That is to saye into the head belly and taile and hath sixe Chapters The first entreateth of the head of Leo. The seconde of the belly The third of the tayle The fourth of the iudgement of Leo touchyng the male The fifte of the female And the sixte of y e equal fortune of both He shall haue thre naturall markes in his brest shal be marked in the throte legge or middle of the hande And shall haue a strype vpon his bellye his colour shall be whyte mixte with a roseall colour His heares shal be of colour somewhat redde but his eyebrowes somewhat blacke and shal haue much heare Also concernyng the mynde he shall be lowly gentle not ambicious but pacient He shall suffer infirmitie but the same he shall tolerate with muche pacience In eating he shal be very moderat after the qualitie of this signe Likewise angrie he shall be and lecherous in so much that although he marry a wyfe of his owne afinitie yet he shal be disposed to lecherye He shall haue two maner of sickennesses The firste at .xxiij. yeres olde at what tyme he shal be sicke of the smale Poxe or of an ague The seconde shal be at .xliiij. yeres olde Both whiche yf he eskape he shall lyue lxxxx yeres and shal die in exile and out of his owne Countrey Lykewyse concernyng hys good fortune he shall raigne and beare rule ouer his owne Countrey and shall haue authoritie to iudge either suche as is a thefe or malefactour or of another man or els such as was his owne fugitiue or Verlet Moreouer he shal be of power to do many thyngs with Lords Piers of Realmes He shal be very happye in matters of husbandrye He shall haue a verye fayre and beautifull wyfe whose colour shal be salowe lyke to one that hath the greene sicknes and she shal be one of hys owne kynred whome when he hath marryed GOD wyll gyue vnto him muche substaunce according to the efficatie and influence of this signe He shall auoyde many perylles and shall enioye goodes abundaunt He shall haue paines in one his of feete and shal be bereft of both He shal be depriued of one of his bones And vpon hys belly shall be hurte either with iron or fier In his affayres he shal not accomplishe his wyl except it be in Wynter tyme or in the Spryng Sixe monethes he shal be fortunat in hys busynes euen accordynge to hys Hearts desire That is to saye in September October Nouember December Ianuary and Februarye In Sommer Autumne he shall not be so fortunate He shall lese much goods and his labour shall litle
the good Fortune They be naturally fanguine whote and moyst and therefore they must weare redde and blacke garmentes Pisces the .xii. celestiall and principall sygne ♃ ♓ THe .xij. treatise of this Booke speaketh of the .xij. and laste principall signe of Heauen called Pisces and is diuided into two principall partes the Head and the Tayle Thys treatise conteyneth fyue Chapters The firste maketh mencion of the Head of Pisces The second of the Tayle The .iij. of the iudgement of Pisces for the male The iiij of the iudgement for the female The .v. and last of the common fortune of Pisces bothe of the male and female together As concernyng the maner of his liuing he shall haue a great sickennes and feruent in his Nostrels so that by the feruentnes of it he shall dye where he was borne He shal haue .iij. greuous sickennesses The first at .xxvij. yeres The .ij. at .liiij. The .iij. at .lxx. yeares And then he shall dye of this sicknes yf he eskape the other twayne or elles bee in great daunger As concerning his good fortune although by the effect of the Constellation he shoulde fall into a ryuer yet he shal be saued from it and shall rise oute of it againe yf he fall in whyche thynge belongeth to hys good fortune He shall haue many Chyldren He shall bée myghty and rule in Ilandes By the mercy of GOD and the goodnes of the Constellation he shall eskape from all his trouble As concernynge hys euyll fortune he shall fall into a ryuer as is aforesayde And also into the handes of a myghtye man and into muche trouble Yet not wythstandynge that these thynges doe appertayne to his euyll Fortune they shall haue a good yssue and ende For he shall bée delyuered from these verations as afore is sayde Whereof it foloweth that this fortune is euil by accidēt Furthermore because of the marke that he shall haue in hys Nostrelles he shall burye hys Parentes whyche he shall lose accordynge to hys Constellation Whiche thynge belongeth somewhat to hys euyll Fortune He shall lose some of hys temporall gooddes whyche he shall haue gotten wyth great labour and shall wholly bée spoyled of them or of the moste parte of them The seconde Chapter maketh mencion of the Tayle of Pisces whiche is the .xxx. and laste particuler Sygne of Heauen called Luaten hauynge twentye Starres sette and disposed in dewe order in suche maner and forme as here foloweth As concernynge the disposition of hys mynde he shall haue naturally all the signes and markes that he shall haue whyche is borne in the first houre or in another sauynge the seconde houre for he that is borne in the seconde is naturallye lyberall and yet couetous As concernynge the maner of hys lyfe you muste saye of hym that is borne in the seconde houre as of the other that is borne in another houre of thys signe He shall bee aboundaunte in vittayle and ryches He shall oute lyue two Wyues that he shall marrye by whom he shall haue hys gooddes and possessions He shall bee myghtye and stronge by Sea and by lande and shall haue a sonne of power and myghte of whome he shall see great thynges and shall haue generation of him Some of hys members shal be diminished and yf he eskape such a passion he shal fal no more into it whiche thinges appertaineth to hys good fortune And finally he shal be delyuered from all aduersitie Touchinge his euyll fortune he shall lose some of hys goods by violence He shall fal into a ryuer whereoute he shal ryse agayne and shall take no hurte at all as is aforesayde He shall come into the handes of a puysante man from whome he shal be delyuered He shall lose by violence muche ryches whiche he had gotten without recouery or hope of recouerye The thyrde Chapter determineth of the iudgement of Pisces for the male The man chylde borne in this Sygne shall haue a naturall marke in his head shulder or foote and a scarre in the middest of his bodye or some where elles He shall bee a player merrye a dispyser of Fortune verye harde of beliefe lecherous beyonde measure and haue great fansye to women whereby he shall suffer greate contumelye and hynderaunce He shall bee furious and hastye to anger but as he is soone angrye so shall he bee soone pacified agayne He is naturally couetous hardye standynge in hys owne conceyte frendelye vnkynde a lyer Yet not withstandynge these vices he is wittie accordynge to hys nature auaricious couetous and greedye of learnynge eloquente obstinate in hys learnyng defendynge hys conclusions obstinatly and wittilye And though he haue a smale witte yet it is readye sharpe and prompte Suche a one borne thus is gyuen to the companye and loue of good men earnestlye louynge hys frendes and wyllynglye wyll venter hym selfe for them whereby he shall suffer hurte and detriment He shall haue seuen greate syckennesses whereof three shall bee verye extreame and speciallye the syxte whyche he shall haue at foure and thyrtye yeares of age And yf he eskape it he shall lyue .lxxxv. yeares and .iij. monethes and .xiij. dayes he shal dye of the vij sicknes Vntyll .xxxiiij. yeares of hys age he shall not be ryche nor poore nor shall come to any honour He shall bee ryche by the death of hys kynsfolke He shall gette muche gooddes by hys labour trauell and notable industrye He shall haue the reuenge of hys enemyes and see the punishement of them He shall marrye at .xxxiij. yeares and yf he marrye before he shall not kéepe hys Wyfe longe but shall marrye another He shall bee called the father of Chyldren and shall haue manye yet he shall not haue a sonne at the begynnyng If he wyll remedye hys euyll fortunes and be delyuered from them he muste cal earnestly vpon GOD desiring mercy for Iesus Christes sake and by that meanes he shal be delyuered In marriyng a Wyfe he shall bee somewhat infortunate because it shall not bee expedient for him then but in the age of xxxiij yeares as is sayde He shall bee hurte by his neyghbour in hys gooddes He shall haue manye suytes in the law because of hys gettyng and shall suffer muche and diuers tribulation and specially in hys youth wherein certayne thynges shall come luckely to passe with hym The Saterdaye shall bee vnfortunate for hym Therefore that daye he maye not attempte nor take in hande any newe thyng The .iiij. Chapter describeth the iudgement of Pisces for the female The mayde that is borne in this signe shal haue a marke by nature in her head or face She shall be feruent and earnest verye honest louynge the deckynge of her body desyryng to haue braue apparell hardy eloquent hauynge a readye tounge to speake wyttye wyse pitifull mercifull faythfull amiable liberall of a merrye heart She shall bee tormented wyth the grypynge and frettynge of the Bellye payne of the stomacke wyth the Lunatike passion or Fransie whereby she shall haue
.vj. the common and indifferent fortune of Virgo He shall bée as symple as a Lambe hauynge no regarde or care vppon the goodes of the worlde or the goodes of fortune He shall knowe nothynge that is good nor shall take héede of anye man but shall trust all men He shall take no regard of harmes wherwyth he myghte bée infected and that by reason of the foure naturall markes vpon hys Face Bellye Thyghe and Legges aforesayde And by force of the same he shal be very negligent imploying more care vpon his owne affaires as is aforesayde But yf he woulde take héede no doubte he might bryng them to good effect He shal be desirous and couetous He shal be irefull and subden and by reason of hys soubden foresyght of offence he shal preuent the angre of his brethren Touchyng his life and maner thereof if this man be borne in the .iiij. houre of the naturall day he shall dye without any sicknes but if he be borne in the fifte houre then before his death he shall be verye sick He shall haue .iiij. termes or principall sickennesses The first when he is xv yeres of age The .ij. at .xxij. The .iij. at .xxxvj. And the .iiij. and laste at fiftye which if he escape he shall atteyne to .lx. Lykewyse touchyng hys good fortune the man so borne shall haue a good fate and by reason thereof shall be exalted and haue great preferment He shall haue many Chyldren and yf he woulde vse diligence vpon his owne busynes he shoulde profite very much especially in tillage When he is .xxxvj. yeres olde he shal be preferred to honour and dignitie But if he be borne in the first houre of the naturall daye then he shall be a great kyng or lorde But if in the thyrde houre then kyng of all kynges a mighty Soueraigne He shall haue great prosperitie and shall exagarat to hym selfe infinite treasure Lykewise touchynge his euil fortune when he is married his wyfe shall lyue but a short space and he him selfe shall dye with her or wythin a whyle after And although he shal be abundaunt in Children yet few of them shall lyue He shall fall into many miseries because he shal be payned in the belly or some other place He shal moreouer be marked in his priuye partes If he be borne in the .iiij. houre of the naturall day then shall he dye soddenly wythout any disease He shal be diuorsed from his wyfe whereof he shall haue great heauines and sorow Concerning his euill fortune he shal be bitten of a Dogge in the face and on his body He shall haue fewe Children and they shal not be long lyued but shall die in short space Further all such thynges as are spoken of in this Chapter are generall and generally belong to all suche as are borne in this signe If the partie borne in this signe happen to be borne vpon the Fridaye then he shall haue great misfortune If he be borne in the nighte then he shall haue a naturall marke vppon the Crowne of the Head the Bellye the Face or foote and shall haue greate Feete And touchynge the disposition of the mynde he shall bee an vpryght man walkynge iustelye seldome exceadynge the pathe of equitie Lykewyse he shall haue two dyseases especiall wherof the fyrste shall bee when he is fouretene yeres of age The other at .lv. or lxxx.viij and shall dye in hys owne house but the cause of hys death shall be a stroke wyth Iron or a sworde After hys good fortune he shal marry two wyues and one of them shall haue a very small necke Lykewise he shall haue muche by meanes of hys Children Also touchyng his euill fortune in olde age he shall fall into the thraldome of a man of honour or power and shal be stroken with Iron and in his owne house shall dye of the sayde stroke In gettinge of riches shall take muche paynes and labour and straungers shal enioye the fruites of his trauell The .iij. Chapter entreateth of the ij and last part of the tayle of Virgo called Aliena beynge the .xvj. signe particuler Where is to be noted that whosoeuer is borne in this signe touchyng the disposition of hys bodye and the qualitie thereof He shal haue a fayre stature and a simple countenaunce He shall haue a naturall signe not able to be put awaye vpon hys ryght Elbowe Accordynge to the disposition of the mynde he shal be honest apt to learnynge wyse good and shamefast He shal be very couetous in tillage but in other affayres he shal be remisse and negligent whereas if he would take héede he should greatly profite Lykewyse touchyng hys lyfe he that is borne in this signe and specially yf he be borne in the .v. houre of the day he shall naturally haue .iij. sickennesses whereof the firste shal be when he is .xij. yeres old The ij when he is .xxxij yeres olde And the .iij. and last when he is xl yeres olde If he chaunce to eskape the first which wylbe very daungerous then he shal be afflected with the .ij. whiche yf he also eskape then he shall attein to the .iij. And touchinge his fortune before he be .xxxvj. he shal obteyne to a certeyne of honour and office He shal haue many Chyldren and shall profit greatly in tillage as is aforesayd And if he wold be careful and diligent he should greatly profit in all matters Hys euyll fortune is y t he shal fal into many troubles by reason he shal be muche payned in the bellye or by some other meanes shall be extremely vexed He shall haue a strype vppon hys Head or hys Face or vppon bothe but notably in his priuye partes where he shal be greatly pained And although he shall haue many chyldren yet fewe shal remaine on lyue and in that poynt shal be very infortunate He shal be a great Horder and a greate gatherer together of money but by myschaunce shall lose hys money so gathered If he be borne in the .iij. houre then he shall be moste puysaunt a Kynge of Kyngs consequently most fortunat yf he borne in y e .iiij. houre he shal be infortunat because he shal die soddenly If he be borne in y e 5 houre then in his body he shal be very foule deformed but in riches he shal be very abundant plentiful The fourth Chapter discourseth the iudgemente of Virgo touchynge the male and first touchyng the disposition of the body he shal be beautifull of good behauiour and shall haue a naturall marke in his shulders and loynes and in none other place He shal be longe liued He shall haue .iij. fortunate and speciall dayes in the weeke That is to saye Sonday Twesday and Wednesday His infortunat day is Friday And that day euer is somewhat infortunate His good fortune is toward the South And therefore let hym dispose his affaires that waye together with the doore and bedde The same is naturally of the Melancolyke complexion and is of
desirynge theyr companye A greate Surfetour greatlye occupyinge hym selfe in bankettynge and Bellye cheare frequentynge the same wythoute measure He shal be verye couetous and desirous to haue for what he seeth he wyll couet to haue Which vices not withstanding yet geuen to quietnes greatly embrasinge peace and concorde and muche abhorrynge discorde auoydynge the meanes thereof as muche as lyeth in hys power Lykewyse he shall bee endewed wyth a certayne frensie and shall by a naturall sicknes in a straunge Countrey yelde furth hys breath Thrée principall termes or diseases he shall suffer The first when he is twentye yeares of age The seconde when he is fiue and fourtye And then he shall bee in great daunger of death But yf he eskape the same he shall lyue one hundred and twentye yeares and three dayes Lykewyse touchynge hys good fortune he shall lyue a longe space with hys Wyfe and shall gette muche substaunce and ryches And althoughe he shall haue great losse yet he shall haue plentye Touchynge hys euyll fortune he shalbée without a head and depriued of hys Parentes and Brother In a straunge Countrey he shall ende hys lyfe as before is remembred The .iiij. Chapter entreateth of Aquarius iudgement touchyng the male And to learne the disposition of the bodye recourse must bee made to those thynges that bee reported in the three Chapters before mencioned where very largely is intreted the particuler fortune of Aquarius Ouer and besides he shall haue a great audacitie of speache Semblablye touchynge the disposition of the mynde and especiallye concernynge hys lyfe he shal be couetous lecherous prone to angre contencious a lyer because he shal speake one thyng and do another and that shal be by force of hys principall constellation Not withstandynge the sayde vyces he shal be very ware and circumspect wyse pollityke trustynge in hys owne wysedome and shall haue a certeyne excellencie of arte and knowledge Carefull ouer his affayres euen from his youth Singulerlye beloued courtelyke honest and good Honest he shall bee for that he shall bée conuersant with the honest Good he shall bee by vertue of the Constellation and therfore naturallye inclined to goodnes singulerly embrasing all thyngs good and honest Mercifull for that he shall extend the same to such as haue néede of mercy specially Orphanes and wydowes to whome he shall not onely bee pitifull but a benefactour and defender He shall wander into manye places and thereby by lytle and lytle shall bee enriched Lykewyse touchynge hys lyfe and maner thereof He shall haue two speciall sickennesses The first when he shall bée sixe and thyrtye yeares of age whyche shall bée verye vehement and daungerous whereof yf he bée acquieted then he shall feele the other when he is foure skore ten yeres of age of that laste dysease wythout fayle he shall dye In lyke maner touchyng hys good Fortune he shall bée happye for that he shall bée skylful in Arte and knowledge by reason whereof he shall atteyne to preferment He shall haue the charge and gouernement of manye and diuers sommes of money and by a straunge man shall vnlooked for enioye muche treasure And concernynge hys euyll Fortune hys abode shall not continue in the place of hys owne natiuitie but wanderynge abrode shall perambulate straunge places and in them shall continue And not withstandynge thys hys peregrination and dewellynge in suche places is indifferente either to good or euyll Fortune Therefore as séemeth to me it tendeth indifferentlye bothe to good and euyll fortune He that is thus borne hys firste wyfe shall not long tarye with hym and after she is dead all thynges shall haue moore prosperous successe wyth hym And the losse also of thys Wyfe as speciallye I doe note seemeth not to me to belonge to euyll Fortune but to indifferente Lykewyse vppon the water he shall bee very vnfortune which by nature he shal abhorre He shall bee enwrapped wyth many and sundry daungers and amonges others speciallye with his wyfe and woman Saterday is his contrarye and vnhappy day Therefore vpon that daye he must attempte no notable enterprise or facte nor yet vpon that day washe his Head put on newe garmentes or doe other nouelties remembred and spoken of in the treatise before The .v. Chapter of this .xj. treatise descrybeth the iudgement of Aquarius touchynge the woman And here is to be noted that the woman borne in thys signe touchyng the disposition of her body shal be delicate and tender and by force of this constellation shall haue a marke in her ryght hande She shall bee trewe faythfull constant wyttye and of a good complexion and disposed to all goodnes speciallye to mercye and pitie Lykewyse touching her lyfe and maner thereof she shall haue a great disease in her eyes and shall haue two speciall sickennesses whereof the chiefest and moste daungerous shall bee when she is of eyghtene yeares of age And the seconde she shall haue yf she chaunce to eskape the first when she is foure skore yeres olde and then shall dye accordyng to the effect of this constellation Also touchynge her good fortune she shall abounde in Chyldren She shal be enryched with other mens goodes and shall atteyne to an indifferent wealthe When she is .xv. yeares of age Fortune shal fauour her better and she shal enioye a better state Muche euyll Fortune shall happen vnto her in her tyme and amonges others her good name shall be blotted with infamye and shall be defamed with the corruption of her virginitie and shall haue experience of straunge places and be verye odious to her enemyes Her first Husbande shall put her from hym She shall be hurte wyth foure footed beastes or shall bee very neare the same But it seemeth to me she shall passiuelye receyue a hurte or daunger The .vj. Chapter entreateth of the common and generall fortune of Aquarius whiche consisteth speciall in tillage and in beasts méete for tillage together and in all beasts of great quantie and fatnes as Asses Moyles Swyne Oxen Kyne and such lyke Lykewyse fortunate in buyldings in earth in stone in wod in hydes of beasts specially the beasts afore remembred Furthermore it is cōmonly and for the most part fortunate in those things which be done with great labour and exercise This signe is fortunat toward the west therfore they muste dispose their affayres that waye The Sunday is vnfortunate for them therefore that daye let them not doe any newe notable worke as is saide in the other treatises They shal be vexed with long feuers quotidians and cold According to the vertue of the constellation their tyme is diuided into .xv. so that the first .xv. yeres going before are good and lucky the .xv. yeres folowing are vnlucky and vnfortunat and neuertheles in the good fortune of the first .xv. yeres the Sunday is alwayes vnfortunat As touching the good fortune of the first .xv. yeres amonge the vnfortunate dayes the Twesday and Saterday haue the principall poynt in
nyne and twentye for fyue of them that is to saye Taurus Gemini Leo Scorpio and Aquarius are euerye of theym diuyded into three pryncipall partes As into the Head the Beallye and Tayle and is as muche to saye into the begynnynge the myddle and the ende Whereby it foloweth that these fyue figures so deuided doe include fyftene particuler sygnes whiche are there .xv. principall partes for thre tymes v. make fyftene And the other seuen sygnes That is to saye Aries Cancer Virgo Libra Sagittarius Capricornus and Pisies emongs whom three partes are contayned in Virgo for his taile is diuyded into twayne as shall bee saide hereafter althoughe here it hath but .ii. partes All which seuen are deuided but into two principall partes to weete into the heade and taile and so include .xiiii. particular sygnes for twise seuē is xiiii Whereby it manifestlye appeareth by the premysses that the sygnes particulerlye accepted are in number .xxix. because .xv. and .xiiii. make .xxix. Further it is to be noted that in all and euery the aforesaid signes being wholy accompted according to the maner before remembred al these .xii. are concurrents eyther more or lesse in the natiuitie of euery infante For eche man hath in the foresayd signes a parte proprietie as for example The infante that is borne in Aries disposeth his lyfe in that sygne and in that parte of Aries which is most pliant to his natiuitie And specially the parte whiche according to the quantitie hathe cheifest dominiō in that signe and is the fyrste house of his natiuitie whiche is a signifier of lyfe c. And also placeth in the sayde sygne his speche wysedome augmentation of al his workes his begynnynge his name and the originall of his lyfe and yeres In Taurus is conteyned the substaunce of the infante his gaine or losse his liuing Debtes Gyftes Seruauntes Helpers such as be obedient to his commaundementes his witnesses and treasure And this signe because it is the seconde house signifieth the ende of hys youthe Gemini are bretheren This sygne because it is the thyrde house is a token of brethren systers frendes neyghbors brethren of husbandes and suche as procede of the mothers syde and signifieth the mother her selfe Lykewyse it is a token of fayth religion commaundementes embassadours newes mutations small iorneys and a space of lyfe before death approche In Cancer the Infante disposeth hys father graundfather and all his parentes on hys fathers syde to wete all his auncetours ascendynge from the ryght lyne males and his sisters and other inheritours except such as are inheritours by the succession of the dead Also it signifieth houses landes rightes treasures and what so euer is hid vnder grounde prisons and prisoners and all suche as happeneth to the dead beynge buryed after the buryall or wythout burial as eft soones it chaunceth to such as be hanged beheaded or otherwise slaine And because it is the fourth house it signifieth death before he growe to mans state and the ende of thynges Leo betokeneth Infantes loue messangers nouelties giftes rewardes fayre promyses or myrthe goods by the father such as shall happen after death whether it be praise or infamie In the .vi. sygne whiche is Virgo are conteyned infirmities and thyngs contrary to health seruauntes maides lyinge accusation vnrighteousnes places prisons mutation from place to place Catayll of small stature And because this sygne is the syxth house it doth insinuate ende of life and all suche thynges as shall happen before olde age In Libra whiche is the seuenth sygne marriages are conteyned mischiefe and peryll in marriage contencions open enimies warres emmities theues partakynge and opposition and euerye thyng opposite participation of marchaundise expedite and small voyages and because it is the seuenth house it noteth the moitie and ende of lyfe towarde olde age In Scorpio is conteyned death feare sadnes labour dispeyre seperatiō aide of aduersaries pollicies witte letall poyson substaunce or hereditamentes aswell of straungers as of affinite suche as the heyers oughte to possesse after death and signifieth because it is y e eight house ende of lyfe after the approchement of olde age In Sagittarius beinge the .ix. house are expressed longe Iorneys or farre peregrinations and all thinges therevnto incident Also it signifieth faith religion wisedome Philosophie writtinges Bookes Epistles Newes interpretations of dreames and thynges to come great wonders muche honour and ioye And for as muche as this sygne is lorde of the nynth house it sygnifyeth a beginnynge and enteraunce into halfe of the lyfe The .x. house is Capricornus whiche prefygurateth kingdome gouernment auctoryty dignities offices and all artes that maye be exercised and whereby a man maye be a Master it sygnifyeth also ecclesiastical iurisdiccion things stolne or carrieth awaye prayse and fame it pronosticateth also mothers graundemothers ancestors of feminine kinde mothers in lawe and halfe the tearme of lyfe In the eleuenth sygne which is Aquarius the birth appointeth his proper and prosperous constellation and it betokeneth praise honour greate fortune faythefull frendes ayde of kynges and princes treasour and societie and sygnifieth half the yeares of mannes life Pisces being the twelfeth house doth demonstrate significations of werines sadnes pouertie priuye hatred deceipt feare sorowe lamentacion blasphemye ambushmentes houses prisons captiue handes rebuke and beastes meete to ryde vppon In maner aboue expressed is intreated onelye of the infante borne in Aries althoughe the same must be diuided and spoken of euerye sygne ascending in the natiuitie of euery byrth and of all other sygnes folowing the sygne of the natiuitie til by recours the number of .12 be attayned whether anye be borne in Taurus or in Gemini whiche is in order is written the thyrde signe or in any of the twelue signes And therefore you shall diligently note that euerye of the aforesayde houses is in him selfe the first and hath his seconde thyrde fourth fifth sixth seuenth eyght nynth tenth eleuenth and twelfeth house And this I remember because the lyke whereof we haue sayde of the signes the same I woulde shoulde be vnderstanded of the houses And euerye house accordynge to their qualities hath eleuen other houses beside him selfe of whome their significations be deriued All which well beloued reader maye through the dexteritie of thy witte be easely vnderstanded whether the infant be borne in Taurus in Gemini or in Libra as before And so euerye man maye learne to knowe by this art determinatly his owne fate his proper and passiue constellation not forced of necessitie but by the naturall inclination because as Ptolemeus sayeth a wyse man shal rule the starres As muche to saye A wyse man maye let and prohibite the very future effectes which procede of the starres and the influences thereof And so yf he wyll he maye rule the sayde starres and heauenly mocions And therefore for a monition vnto thee the sayde starres
doe not enforse and constraine thee to any thynge except it he suche as are proclyue and readye to be drawen by them and suche as wyll folowe nature rather then reason after the maner of brute beastes Wherefore for a more euident doctrine and instruction of the premesses the Scheme or figure ensuwyng is placed The fyrst celestiall principall and entier sygne called Aries ♂ ♈ The Figure The East The house cadent The house succedyng Noonetyde The house cadent The house succedyng The West The house cadent The house succedyng Mydnyght The house cadent The house succedyng Aries the first house Taurus the ii house Gemini the iii. house Cancer the iiii house Leo the v. house Virgo the vi house Libra the vii house Scorpio the viii house Sagitarius the ix house Capricornus the x. house Aquarius the xi house Pisces the xii house The figure of the Infante in whose natiuitie Aries hath dominion But yf Taurus beare rule then Taurus must be figured in the first house in the seconde house Gemini and in the thyrde Cancer And yf Gemini beare rule then Gemini muste be placed in the fyrst house and Cancer in the seconde And so of the other Sygnes ¶ Place this figure next before the signe of Aries IN the fyrste treatise the sayde signe of Aries is discribed with the efficacie and power thereof Which Aries is diuided into two principal partes That is to saye into the head and tayle And this treatise conteyneth .v. Chapters In the fyrst the head of Aries is described with the efficatie and fortune thereof In the seconde the tayle and force thereof In the thyrde the special iudgement of Aries accordynge to the male In the fourth the iudgement especiall after the female In the fyfte and laste the generall and totall fortune of Aries The seconde Chapter mencioneth the taile of Aries or the latter part therof accordyng to the signe particuler is called Allothayn and of some Alhuthou Fyrst touching the disposition of the bodye shall be very hearye and shall haue a greate bearde coloured eyes whyte teethe a fayre Nose greate eye Browes and shall bee of coloure Redde mixte wyth the Croceall or Safferon coloure And touchynge the disposition of the mynde shal be eloquent solitarie in life prodigall in necessitie deceiptfull and many tymes shall folow after ambushments and prone to hurte others If the same be borne in the seconde houre of the nyght there shal be a white or pearle in the eye and in the ende shal be starke blynde and touchynge the myndes inclination shal be a searcher of wordes factes and other secretes Lykewyse shal be irefull enuious and yet shal be rather enuied of others then greatly geuen to that vice Whereof it wyll come to passe that he shall haue manye enemies which wyll seeke after his destruction And touching the lyfe and maner thereof he shall lyue fourtie yeres and then shall waxe sicke but if he shall chaunce to recouer that sicknes he shall lyue foure score yeres and then dye in his bedde Moreouer touchynge ill fortune he shall haue a strype in the face either with a sworde or stone and shal be afflicted with manye miseries So that he shall receyue no commoditie wythoute losse and some hynderaunce And concernynge prosperous fortune he shall be happye in tillage The thyrd Chapter wherein the iudgement of Aries is remēbred touchyng the male and bothe partes of this signe because both do concurre in all the effectes determinatly especially concerning the sayde male What so euer male therefore that is borne in this signe and in euery part thereof after the disposition of his body shal haue a certain marke in his shulders and in his lefte foote as is sayde before Secondarely touchyng his mynde he shal be of good stomacke studious proude inconstant and lyuely And in his fyrst degree of youth he shal be very contencious irefull and shamefast He shal be very couetous and shall attayne to great authoritie in bying and sellyng by reason he shall deny that he hath any substaunce affirmyng hymselfe to be very poore worthe nothing He shal be glotonous and in all meates shall fynde lacke that is to saye not satisfied whereby hys rauenous greedy stomacke shall continuallye murmour and grudge Inwardelye he shall freate wyth angre and can not keepe it secreate but vtter and disclose the same Lykewyse he shall bee a lyer and false in wordes faynyng fayre speache amiable countenaunce and obedient gesture and thereby hyde his dissimulation and falsehode he shall speake one thynge and doe another promysynge golden hylles but performe nothynge Thyrdly touchynge his lyfe and maner thereof he shall passe parte of hys lyfe in great authoritie And shall suffer payne in the stomacke and for a womans sake shall susteyne muche sorowe Also he shall receyue woundes of foure footed beastes as of horses and suche lyke whereby he shall bee in daunger of death Also aboute the three and twentye and fyue and thyrty yeres of hys age he shal be in peryll of poyson Moreouer yf he escape certayne diseases he shall lyue tyll the age of foure skore and seuen yeres and three monethes And the Mondaye shall be hys contrarye daye And therefore lette him not washe hys head nor putte on anye newe apparell or begynne anye notable thynge vppon that daye because all suche thynges hauynge respecte to misfortune and maner of lyuynge are infortunate Fourthlye touchynge the good fortune he shall haue good lucke to other mens goods He shall be made ryche by his wyfe and shall atteyne to great substaunce He shall enioye great store of cattaile and shall daylye encrease to further wealth He shall wander into far countreys for saking both his owne countrey parents When he cōmeth to xxiii yeres of age he shal attein to better things shall haue to do with a masse of monie And being .xl. yeres old he shal be of great wealth amoūt to great dignitie such things as he goth about to take in hād shal be brought to great perfectiō His promocions or offices he shall exercise with much fauour He shall not marrye his fyrste wyfe whiche shall be allotted vnto hym but another of whome he shall haue noble and worthye Chyldren He shall loue and be dayly conuersant wyth the Catholicke Churche And to speake vniuersally suche as are borne in the tyme of the daye shall be fortunate and in great fauour with Prynces and noble men but if in the nyght they be vnfortunat The fourth Chapter discourseth the iudgement of Aries concernynge bothe partes and the efficatie of the same especially touchyng the female Therefore the mayde that is borne in thys sygne shall haue in the myddest of her bodye before or behynde or vppon her feete certayne naturall markes and a heare dependynge downe to her feete Lykewyse touchynge the disposition of her mynde she shall be diligent and