be founde A knaue chylde than borne shall be vnouercome and eloquent prowde vnpesable not longe lyfe A mayde chylde than borne shal be chasâ—e laborous senyaunt and bâ—â—ter in her hynder age they shal both be marked about the knees not so hardy thou let the blode this daye ¶ The â–ª xix daye IN the .xix. daye of y e Moone is not 〈◊〉 good ne full euyll dremes shall â—o 〈◊〉 within .xx. dayes Who that 〈◊〉 hath shalsoone ryse yf he taâ—â— medicynâ— theft than done shal not be fouÌ„de A knaue chylde than borne shal be trewe benynge sleyghte wyse euer waxe better and better in great worshyp and haue a marke in the browe A mayden childe than borne shal be eyght sycke saue not payde of one man that daye is good to blede ¶ The .xx. daye AND in the .xx. day of the Moone Isaac blessed his sonÌ„e what euer thou wylte do is good a dreme that thou seest shall appere but saye it to no man to make weddynge it is good to by a mancyple it is good to buyld houses it is good foldes of shepe froÌ„ place to place to chauÌ„ge it is good to tame beestes and to sowe seedes A chylde that is borne shal be a fyghter and he shall haue many aryuynges that is losâ—e shal be founde to chaunge been it is good A sycke man shall longe wayle or soâ—ne 〈◊〉 to let blode on euyn it is good ¶ The .xxi. daye IN the .xxi. daye of y t Moone Saull was borne fyrste kynge of the Iewes a dreme is trewe and to ioye shall pertayne within .iiii. dayes A chyld that is borne shal fynde moche euyll he shal be a thâ—fâ— wyâ—ty he shal be a treat our and trauaylous Fsaâ— roke the resydue blyssynges of his father it is good to he le swyne and other Beestes it behoueth to abstayne frò gamyng thynges to go in the waye it is good A sycke man shall vesycke and aryse theft shal be founde let no blode neyther dayene nyght ¶ The .xxii. daye IN the .xxij. day of y e Moone Ioseph was borne it is a daye of holynesse yf thou doste any earnde thou shalt fynde it grenous dremes shall be certayne and shall come to ioâ—e A chylde borne in aldayes shal be a purchesoure merye fayre relygyous and lyperous A sycke man bothe late is confyrmed and healed Been to chaunge from place to place it is good A syâ—ke man shall be sycke and be healed to let blode all daye it is good ¶ The .xxiii. daye IN the .xiij. day of y e Moone Benyamyn was borne sonne of the ryght syde the last sonne of the Patriatke Noe. What euer thou wylt do is good A dreme that thou seest shall turne to ioye and nothynge shall noy and other whyle it was wonte to fall within eyghte dayes To take a wyfe it is good to make weddynges to set foundamentes to open newe earth to â—ame beastes it is good A chylde borne shall be out â—aste and many letrynges he shall make and in synnes he shall dye A sycke man shal be sycke and aryse it is good to let blode ¶ The .xxiiii. daye IN the .xxiiij. Daye of the Moone Golyas was borne a dreme that thou seest sygnifyeth thyne hele and nothynge shall noy A chylde borne shal be compendyous and shal do wounderful thynges A sicke man shall lange wysshe and be heled to let blode before the thyrde howre it is good ¶ The .xxv. daye AND in the .xxv. daye of the Moone Our Lorde sende sygnes into Egypt by Moyses and in eche daye he passed the red sea he that maketh sacrament shal dye in a peryllous death beware dred to come the dreame sygnyfyeth harde thyngê and within .x. dayes it was wonte to come Erly theÌ„ bowe thyne head into the East A chylde borne shal be an euyll man many perylles he shal suffre A sycke man shall susteyne iniurye and vnneth shall scape it is good to let blode ¶ The .xxxvi. daye IN the .xxvi. day of y e Moone Moyses dryed the red Sea In eche daye Ionathas the sonne of Saule was borne deed is Saule with his sonnes thou shalte begyn nothinge the dreme shal be certayne and shall be tourned in to ioye to men Pylgrymes it pertayneth to beware of aspyes of thyne enemies A chylde borne shal be full louable but nother ryche ne poore A sycke man shall trauayle and aryse yf he haue the dropsye he shall dye to let blode a lytell it is nedefull ¶ The .xxvii. daye IN the .xxvii. Daye of the Moone Our Lorde reyned Manna to the chyldren of Israell what euer thou wylt do is good be buysy for a dreme that thou seeste was wont to come eyther to good or to euyll A chylde borne shal be of longe lyfe and moste loued and menlyche straunge neyther ryche ne poore A sycke man shall ryse to lyfe he shall be holden in moche langonre but he shall be heled foldes of shepe froÌ„ place to place to chaunge it is good to let blode on euyn it is good ¶ The .xxviii. daye ANd in the .xxviij. daye of the Moone y e daâ—es ben fyghtynge â—abeâ—nacles den fyxed in desert what euer thou wylt do is good A dreme that thou seest shall turne in to Ioye and shall come Welfullyche A chylde borne shal be moche loued he shal be holden in syckenes â— syckâ— man that falleth in fyrmâ—câ— soone shal be saued to lette blode in the euenynge it accordeth ¶ The .xxix. daye AND in the .xxix. daye of the Moone the Iewes went in to the Lande of Byheste Herode the kynge cut of the chyldrens hedes begyn nothynge the dreame shal be certayne and good gladnes and Ioye it sygnyfyeth an 〈◊〉 begynit is good to fulfyll to take a wyfe it is good but uylte thou not make dowers ne wryte testamentes A chylde borne shall be of longe lyfe wyse and holye and meke to fysshe and hunt it is good A sycke man shall not greuouslye be sycke but a scape it is good to let blode ¶ The .xxx. daye IN the .xxx. Daye of the Moone â–ª Samuell the Prophete was borne what euer thou wylt do is good A dreme that appeareth to the certayne and within .ii. dayes thou shalte se and thou shall fynde a red Sygne in the East within .ix. dayes A chylde borne shal be of loÌ„ge lyfe and profytable and well mesured in eche thynge A sycke man shal nyghe come to deth in no maner let no blode These and many other â—â—tayneth to men after as y e course of the Moone foloweth ¶ Of Saturne and what Saturne is SAturne what is Saturne he is the fyrste Planet and the wyckedest and he vnbegynneth the zodiake but once in .xxx. yeare thaÌ„ foloweth it forth in the zodiake by .xij. sygnes that Saturne reygneth in â—che â–ª sygnes .ij. yeres and â— halfe in .vi. Sygnes he reyneth .xv. â—â—res And in all the .xij. Sygnes he 〈◊〉 euen .xxx. yeares right as there arâ— .xij.
sygnes in the zodiake so are there .xij. monthes in the yere â—che sygne to his month Wherfore beware before and make puruayaunce therfore and soke whan Saturne reyneth in the .iij. wynter sygnes that is to saye Capricorne Aquarie and Pisces so longe those vij yeares and halfe a yere shall be scarsenes and derth of corne fruyte Beestes and all other thynges for in the .iij. yeares Sygnes â–ª he hath myght and moâ—ste power to fulfyll his malice yf he be nought leâ—â—ed by neyghbourhed of any good Plaâ—et â–ª ¶ This nexte Chapter folowynge declareth what sygnyfyeth the thondre in euery yeare THondre in Ianuarye â–ª signifieth the same yere great wyndes pleaâ—ye of corne and batâ—ayâ—e Peraâ—uâ—nture also thondre in Februarie yeare sygnyfyth that same 〈◊〉 many men namely ryche men shall dye in great syckenesse Thondre in Mâ—rche sygnyfyeth that same yeâ—r great wyndes plentye of cornes and debate amonges people Thondre in Apryll sygnyfyeth that same yeare to be fruytefull and mery and also deth of wycked men Thondre in Maye sygnyfyeth that yeare nede scarseâ—es and berth oâ— cornes and great hunger Thondre in Iune sygnyfyeth that same yeares that wooddes shall be ouereasten with wyndes And great ragynge shal be of Lyons Woâ—kes and so lyke of other harmefull Beastes Thondre in Iuly sygnyfyeth that same yere shal be good corne fruytes of Beastes that is to saye theyr strength shall perysshâ— â–ª Thondre in August sygnyfyeth the same yere sorowe welyng of many and oâ— moste hotethynges and also many shal be syeke Thondre iÌ„ Septembre sygnyfyeth that same yere great wynde copye of corne that is to saye plenteous and occasyon of folke that is to say moch fallynge Thondre in Octobre sygnyfyth y t same yeare great wâ—nde and scantnes of Cornes and fruites of trees Thondre in Nouembre sygnyfyeth that same yere to be fruytfull and mery and chepe corne Thondre in Decembre sygnyfyeth that same yere chepe corne of wheere peas and accorde amonge the people ¶ This Chapter folowyng declareth what are the euyll dayes and forboden in the yeare And also whiche be the best bledynge dayes in the yere WIt thou well that in euery monethe be .ij. euyll dayes one in waxynge of the month and another in the wanynge The Kalenders sheweth theym and theyr houres openly ynoughe in the whiche dayes yf any folke take syckenes or begyn any newe thynge it is great grace yf it euer fare well or come to good ende Also there are L. Caniculer dayes that is to saye from the .xv. Kalefi of August to the Nâ—nas of Septembre in the whiche Dayes it is forboden by Astronomye to all maner of folkes That they let them no blode ne take no Drynkes and also good it is to abstayne than from women and they shulde greatleches knowe and kepe and teache to other men For why all that tyme reygneth a Statre that is called Caniculacanis in Latyn a hounde in Englysshe now of this foresayde starre Canicula the foresayde L. dayes are called Canicular dayes that is to saye hore dayes and bytynge as a Bytche for the kynde of the starre Canicula is boylynge and beennyng as fyre biâ—ynge as a bytche whelpe that tyme the heate of the sonne and of the starre is so dowlcet and vyolent that mens bodyes at mydnyght swetes as at mydday swelleth lyghtly bloweth and brenneth and yf they thaÌ„ be hurte than ben they more sycke than at any other tyme and ryght nereâ— deed In those dayes all venemouse Serpentes crepeth and flyeth and gendreth and so they ouerset hugelye the Ayre in sedynge of theyrkynde so y t many a man ar deed therby there agayne al the soÌ„mer namely those dayes a fyre is good nyght and daye and holsome And seeth suche meates and take kepe of great vyolent mâ—ates ¶ Also from the .xviij. KalenÌ„ of Octobre to the .xvij. KalenÌ„ of Nouembre looke thou take no colde for than the poores of man and of earth and of all thynges els setten And they may not open agayne tyll the .xvij. KalenÌ„ of Apryll wherfore suche thynges as thou takest within the poores thaffection thou shalt holde tyll they open trewlye it shulde lesse harme the'to take colde at Christenmas than then ¶ Td Knowe howe a man shall kepe hymselfe in health IF thou wylte kepe the longe in helth than holde this rule that is to saye flye angre wrath and euur gyue the to myrth in measure trauayle sadly so that thou swete not to moche in the soÌ„mer and namely in the Canyculer dayes fle all maner of stronge drinkes hote spyces brennynge meates namely to haue them vâ—andly Fast not to longe at morne Suppe not to late at nyght eate not hastelye ne eate but lytell at ones and that that thou eatest chewe it well euery tyme that thou eates reste a lytell rather after slepe not y e vnder meale namely out of these .iiij. mouthes That is tosaye Maye Iune Iuly and August And yet thâ— lâ—sse that thou slepest than the better it is slepe well in the waxynge of the nyght and be early vp in the mornynge tymelyer the better And euery day beware of wycked mystes that none entre in the fastynge for therof coÌ„meth great pestylences â— great hete And in great colde and in pestylences eate moche garlycke euery daye .ix. Saffron chyues it wyll do the moche good Eate Inoughe in wynâ—er eate Inoughe in Ver but eate but lytell in soÌ„mer looke thy meate be well seasoned in haruest beware of fruyres for they are not good yf it be gyuen the for medycyne of all maners of meates soden is the best eate not to many hote spyces ne eate but lytell at ones for better it were .vii. tymes on the daye than ones thy fyll flesshe is more norysshynge than fysshe Eate not to moche sowre meates nor salt for they wyll make thy bones sore Loke thy drynke be not to new ne to olde Swete powdred meates be mooste holsome Of all thynges take me sure and no more for in measure restes vertue And that seyntes dyd holde them to ¶ To knowe what peryllous dayes come in the chauÌ„ge of euery Moone IN eche chaunge of euery Moone be .ij. dayes in the whiche what thynge so is begonne late or neuer it shall come to ende and the dayes be full peryllous for many thynges ¶ In Ianuarie whan the Moone is .iij. or .iiij. ¶ In Februarie whan the Moone is .v. or .vij. ¶ In Marche .vi. or .vij. ¶ In Apryll .v. or .viii. ¶ In May t .viii. or .ix. ¶ In Iune .v. or .xv. ¶ In Iuly .iii. or .xiii. ¶ In August .viii. or .xiii. ¶ In Septembre .viii. or .xiii. ¶ In Octobre .v. or .xii. ¶ In Nouembre .v. or ix ¶ In Decembre .iij. or .xiij. ¶ Astronomyers sayth that .vi. dayes in the yeare are peryllous of death And therfore they forbed men to blede on thâ—m or take anye drynkes that is to saye ¶ The thyrde daye of the Month of Ianuarie
fortune and infortune of many thyngê to bones cyties and Castelles ¶ A. 2. B. 2. C. 20. D. 41. E. 5. F. 24. G. 3. H. 20. I. 10. K. 13. L. 42. M. 12. N. 22. O. 12. P. 21. Q. 24. R. 27. S. 22. T. â—1 V. 13 X. 20. Y. 20. T. 7. ¶ If thou wylte knowe by this A. B. C. any man as it is sayde before take his name his mothers name And also yf thou wylt know of any towne by this A. B. C. as it is sayde before than take that townes name and the name of the Cytie of Ierusalem for that is y e mother of all townes than a counte the letters of the names by the noÌ„bre of this A. B. C. and when thou haste all done departe it by .xxviij. and yf one or two be ouer than that that thou sekest longeth to the wether And yf .iij. or iiiâ— or .v. be ouer than that that thou sekest longeth to the Bull. And yf .vi. or .vii. be ouer than longeth it to the Iemuâ—e And yf .viii. or .ix. be ouer than longeth it to the Crabbe And yf .x. xi or .xii. than longeth it to the Lyon And yf .xiij. or .xiiij. than longeth it to the Virgyn And yf .xv. or .xvi. be ouer than longeth it to the Lybaâ—de And yf .xvij .xviij. or .xix. than longeth it to the Scorpion And yf xx or .xxi. than longeth it to the Segittarie And yf .xxij. or .xxiij than longeth it to the Capricorne And yf .xxiiii. or .xxv. than longeth it to the Aquarie And yf .xxvii. or .xxviii. than longeth it to the Fysshe ¶ Another Alphebet DEparte any thynge in viâ— by the proper name of these letters A. wyll tell which of the viâ— it is by the ouer noÌ„bre deuyded by .ix. A. 3 I. 3. R. â— B. 4. K 5. S. 13 C. 2 L â— T. â—â— D 2. M. 25. V. 1â— E. â— N 25 X. â—â— F. 4. O 1â— Y. 5â— G. 2. P. 13. â— 34. H 5. Q. 15.  ¶ To know the wether y t shal be all the yere after the chaunge of euery Moone by the Pryme dayes SOndaye Pryme drye Wâ—ther ¶ Mondaye Pryme moyst Wether ¶ Tuesdaye Pryme colde and Wynde ¶ Wednesdaye Pryme metuâ—yâ—ous ¶ Thursdaye Pryme fayre and clere ¶ Frydaye Pryme fayre and sowâ—◠¶ Saturdaye Pryme â—ayne ¶ A Rule to knowe vpon what Letter what Houre and what mynute as toloweth Pryme vpon horâ— mymâ— A. â—9 9. B. 4. 5. C. 13. 1. D. 20. 18. E. 18. 12. F. 21. 4. G. 15. 20. EVermore thus reygueth these .vij. planettes Fyrste reygneth Saturne Than Iupiter Than Mars Than Sol Than Venus Than Mercurie and than Luna Saturne is Lorde on saturdaye Iupit is lorde on thursdaye Mars is lorde of tuesday Sol on sonday Venus on frydaye and Mercurie of wednesdaye and Luna on mondaye Saturne Iupiter Mars Sol and Mercurie is masculyne That is to saye mankynde Venus and Luna are femynyne that is to saye womankynde Saturne Mars and Luna are euyll planettes Iupiter Sol and Venus be good planettes and Mercurie is chaungeable On saturdaye the fyrste howre after mydnyght reygneth Saturne the seconde howre Iupiter the thyrde howre Mars the .iiij. howre Sol the .v. howre Venus the .vi. howre Mercurie the .vij. howre Luna And then agayne Saturne the .viij. howre and Iupiter the .ix. howre Mars the .x. howre Sol the .xi. howre Veâ—ê° the .xij. howre Mercurie the .xiii. howre and Lunâ— the .xiiij howre Than agayne the thyrde of daye tyme. Saturne the .xv. howre Iupiter the .xvi. howre Mars the .xvij. howre Sol the .xviij. howre Venus the .xix. howre Mercurie the .xx. howre and Luna the .xxi. howre And than agayne the .iiij. tyme. Saturne the .xxii. howre Iupiter the .xxiij. howre â–ª Mars the .xxiiij. howre And 〈…〉 begynneth Sol in the 〈…〉 mydnyght on the Sondaye Venus the .ij. howre Mercurie the thyrde howre Luna the .iiij. howre Saturne the .v. howre And so forthe howre by howre and planet by planet in ordre as they staÌ„de Eche planet in his owne daye teygneth euer more certaynelye the fyrste howre the .viii. howre the .xv. howre and the .xxii. howre And so forth euermore one after another And nexte after that reygneth the Planette that is nexte in ordre as thus Saturne Iupiter Mars Sol Venus Mercurius and Luna ¶ Of the moste beste and profytablest dayes that be in the yeare to lette blode IN the begynnynge of Marche That is to saye the .vi. and the .x. daye thou shalte drawe oute blode of the ryght arme In the begynnynge of Apryll of the lefte arme and that in the .xi. day for the syght In th ende of Maye of whiche arme thou wylte and that agayne the Feuers and yf thou so dost neyther thou shalte lose thy syght ne thou shalte haue no Feuers howe longe thou lyuest ¶ Quot retiâ—t vita et noÌ„ mortiâ— Imago Si seÌ„per fuerint viuent morietur â—t infra Collge ê“ numeros aâ—iquid cupis esse ê“ ã€ˆâ—Šã€‰ Iunge simul nomeÌ„â—utuÌ„ fetiaqÊ’ dieÌ„ A .iij. K .xv. V .iiij. B .vi. L .xxi. X .vi. C .xij. M .xxv. y .vi. D .xx. N .xxij. z .iij. E .xxvi. O .xx.  F .xxv. P .xiiij.  G .iij. Q .xvi.   R xiiiâ— Â Â S .xxix.   T xxvii◠ ¶ Sondaye xii◠¶ Mondaye xviij ¶ Tuesdaye xv ¶ Wednesdaye xxv ¶ Thursdaye xi ¶ Frydaye xv ¶ Saturdaye xxvi ¶ Thus endeth the Sperâ— of Platon SEâ—nt Beede sayth that yf any man be lette blode or take any medycyne in the laste daye of Apryll or the fyrste daye of Haruest or the laste daye of the monthe of Decembre within .xlvi. dayes he shall be deed and yf any man in those dayes eate of a goose within .xl. dayes he shall be deade ¶ Who euer in the .vii. day of Marche letteth hym blode in the ryght arme in the .xi. daye of Apryll in the lefte arme he shal not lose the syght of his eyen And in the .iiii. or .v. last daye of Maye in the both armes be let no blode he shall haue no Feuers ¶ Who so euer in the fyrste daye of eche monthe falleth into any infyrmyte the thyrde daye suynge is to drede whiche yf he passe he shall ascape tyll xxx dayes ¶ Who so falleth in the .ii. daye is to drede whiche yf he passe though he loÌ„ge be syâ—ke he shal be delyuered ¶ He that falleth in the .iii. daye at 〈◊〉 shall be delyuered ¶ He that falleth in the .iiii. day sycke he shal be greuously to the .xxviii. day which yf he passe shall escape ¶ He that falleth y e .v. day thoughâ— he suffre griuously he shall escape ¶ He that falleth in the .vi. daye thoughe he seme to be healed neuer the latter in the .v. daye of the other Moone he shal be deade ¶ He that falleth the .vii. day without grefe he shal be delyuered ¶ He that falleth the .viii. daye yf he be not hoole at the .xii. daye he shall be deade ¶ He that falleth in the .ix. Daye thoughe it be with great grete he shall escape ¶ He that falleth in the .x. day without doubte he shall be deade ¶ He that falleth the xi day he shal be delyuered at the nexte ¶ He that falleth in the .xij. day but yf he be delyuered within .ij. dayes within .xv. he shal be deade ¶ He that falleth in the .xiij. daye tyll to .xviij. dayes he shal be sycke whiche yf he passe he shall escape ¶ He that falleth in the .xiiij. daye he shall dwell tyll to .xv. and so he shall escape ¶ He that waxeth sycke the .xv. day but yf he recouer within xviij dayes he shal be deade ¶ He that falleth in the .xvi. daye thoughe he be greued tyll xxiiij dayes til to .xxviij. dayes he shal escape ¶ He that falleth the .xvii. daye he shall dye the .x. daye ¶ He that falleth in the .xviij. daye soone shal be heled ¶ He that falleth in the .xix. daye also shall escape ¶ He that falleth in the .xx. daye sycke in the .v. daye he shall escape but neuer the lesse in the month folowynge he shal be deed ¶ He that waxeth sycke in the .xxi. day but he ronne into peryll of deth within .x. dayes of that other monthe he shal be delyuered ¶ He that waxeth sycke in the .xxij. day but he ronne into peryll of deth within .x. dayes of that other monthe he shal be delyuered ¶ He y e falleth in y e xxiiâ— day though it be with greuousnesse of payne in the other month he shal be deliuered ¶ He that falleth in the .xxiiii. day in the xxii day he shal be delyuered but neuerthelesse in the month fold wynge he shal be dead ¶ He that falleth sicke the .xxv. day thoughe he suffre a lytell neuertheles he shall escape ¶ He that falleth in the .xxvi. daye thoughe he suffre to the ouâ— passynge neuertheles in that other month he shal be delyuered ¶ He that falleth in the xxvii day it manaseth death ¶ He that falleth in the .xxviij. day it manasseth death ¶ He that falleth the. rxix daye lytell and lytell in that other monthe he shal be delyuered ¶ He that falleth syâ—ke in the .xxx. daye it is doubte whether he passe any of thâ—se ¶ Also he that waxeth sycke in the .xxxi. daye whether he shall escape it is vnknowen ¶ Explicit ¶ Imprinted by me Robert Wyer Dwâ—llynge at the Sygne of S. IohnÌ„ Euangelyst in S. Martyns Parysshe besyde Charynge Crosse ¶ Cum priuilegio 〈◊〉 imprimâ—â—dum o. um
¶ The fyrste daye of the Monthe of Iulye ¶ The seconde daye of the Monthe of Octobre ¶ The laste daye of the Monthe of Apryll ¶ The fyrste daye of August ¶ The laste daye goynge oute of Decembre ¶ These vi dayes with great dylygence ought to be kepte but namely the latter .iij. for all the vaynes are than full For then whyther maÌ„ or Beaste he â—â—yt in than within vii dayes or câ—rtaynly within .xiiij. dayes they shall dye And yf they take any drynkes within xv dayes they shall dye And yf they eate of any goose in these .ij dayes within xl dayes they shall dye And yf any chylde be borne in these .iij. latter dayes they shall dye a wycked deth ¶ Astronomiers and Astrologiers saythe that in the begynnynge of Marche the .vij. nyght or the .xviij. day let the blode of the right arme And in the begynnynge of Apryll .xi. daye on the lefte arme And in the ende of Maâ—e .iij. or .v. daye on whyther arme thou wylt And thus of all that yere thou shalte sykeâ—lyâ— bewaresshe fro the Feuers and fro the fallynge gowte fro the fysteâ— gowte And fro losse of thy syghte Biaâ—magest insentâ—â—o qui of Ptholomeiâ— Eche mannes bodye is rewled by a certayne sygne of the zodiake Wherfore as saith Ptholomeâ—s in the place of Bone Yf thou be sycke in any lymbe do no medycyne vnto that lymbe when the Moone is in sygne of that lymbe for it shall rather hynder than fourther And namely flee blode lettynge it that tyme of those lymbes Thus shalte thou knowe whiche sygnes reygneth in whiche lymbes ¶ The Bulle reyneth in the necke and in the throte ouer all ¶ The Gemuse reyneth in the shulder armes and handes and those .iij. be the sygnes of Ver. ¶ The Creues or Lobster Reygneth in the brest stomacke and lymbes arteries the mylte herte lyuer and gall ¶ The Lyon reygneth in y e backe sydes bones synewe and grystles ¶ The Mayde reygneth in the wombe mydryâ—e and guâ—tes And also ¶ Here foloweth the dyscryption of the .iiij. Elementes and of the .iiij. Comâ—lectionâ— I Do the to Wyt that in eche man and woman reygneth eche planet and euery sygne of the zodiak and euery pryme qualytes and euery Element and euery Complection but not in euery like for in some men reygneth one more in some men reygneth another and therfore meÌ„be of dyuers maners wherfore good is that we se shortly the kynde of those prymes qualytes And so forth on the other ¶ Of the foure pryme qualytes and what they are ☞ FOure Pryme Qualytes there be That is to saye moystenes hotenes drynes be two contraryâ—s And therfore they maye no neyghe togyther withoute a meane for the hotenesse on the one syde byndeth them togyther and coldenes on the other syde Also hotenes coldenes are two contraryes therfore they maye not nyghe togyther withoute a mene for the moystnes on the one syde byndeth them togyther And drynes on the other Moystenes is cause of euery thycke Substaunce and of euery swete taste And there agayne drynes is cause of euerye thyn substauÌ„ce and of euery sowre stynkynge â—ast And also hotenes is cause of euery red coloure and large quantyte There agayne coldenes is cause of euery whyte coloure and lytle quantyte ¶ Combyne That is â—o saye knyt these .iiij. pryme qualytes alter these .iiij. coÌ„binations That is to saye knyttynges and than they wyll holde .iiij. Elementes that is to saye The Ayre moyste and hote The fyre hote and drye The Earth drye and colde The Water colde and moyste The Ayre the Earth are two contraryes and therfore they maye not neyghe togyther but as fyre byndes theÌ„ on the one syde betwene them And the water on the other syde betwene them Also Fyre and water are two contraryes and therfore they maye not neyghe togyther but as the Ayre betwene them byndes on the one syde And the Earth betwene byndeth them togyther on the other syde The Fyre is sharpe subtyll and monable The Ayre is subtyll monable and corpulent and dull The Earth is corpulent and thycke The Water is mouable corpulent and dull The Earth is corpulent dulle and vnmouable ryght as an egge shell Vyngose a thyn skyn And y e sygne Vyngose the white and in the myddes of the yolke is a lytell tender hoole ryght so the Fyre Vyngose the Ayre ten tymes more and ten tymes Than the Ayre Vyngose the Water .x. tymes more and .x. tymes tymer than the water The water Vyngose the Earth .x. tymes more and .x. tymes tymer than the Earth In the herte of the Earth is the senter of the worlde That is to saye the myddes poynt And in euery Senteâ— is hell And there agayne is aboue y e fyre are the starres and aboue them is heauen christalline that is to saye waters of all blysse departed in nyne orders of Aungelles than is heauen in the hyest rowmest and largest And the re agayne is Hell in the lowest narowest and straytest ¶ Ryghte as there be .iiij. Elementes so there be .iiij. Complections accordynge in all maner qualytes to these .iiij. Elementes ¶ The Fyrste is sanguyne that is to saye blode gendreth in the lyuers lymbe and lyke to the Ayre ¶ The Seconde is Cooler gendred in the galle And lyke therto And it is accordynge to the fyre ¶ The thyrde is Melancolye gendred in the mylt and lyke to the dregges of blode and it accordeth to the Earth ¶ The Fourth is Flumes gendred in the lunges lyke to glat and it accordeth to the water A sanguyne man moche may and moche coueyteth for he is moyste and hote ¶ A Cooloryke man moche coueyteth and lytell maye for he is hote and drye ¶ A Melancolyus man lytell may and lytell coueyteâ—h for he is drye and colde ¶ A Flumatyke man lytell couerteth and lytell maye for is colde and moyste ¶ A Sanguyne manis large louynge glade of chere laughynge â—oddy of Colour stedfast tlesshely ryght hardy manerly gentyll and well noryrshed ¶ A Cooleryke man is gylefull false and wrathfull tretours and ryght hardy quynt small drye and blacke of colour ¶ A Melancolyus man is enuyous sory coueytous harde and false holdynynge gylefull dredefull slouthfull and clere of colour ¶ A Flumettyke man is slomery slepy slowe sleyghtfull and moche spyttynge dulâ—e and harde of wyt fat vysage and whyte of colour ¶ Of the .iiij. quarters of the yere and of the .iiij. complections and what they are IN the yere be foure quarters rewled by these .iiij. coÌ„plections that is to saye Ver Sommer Haruest and wynter Ver hath .iij. monthes That is to saye Marche Apryll and Maye And is sanguyne complection SoÌ„mer hath also .iij. monthes That is to saye Iune Iulye and August And this quarteris coleryke complection Haruest hath also thre moâ—thes That is to saye Septembre Octobre Nouembre and this quarter is melancolyus complection Wynter hath also .iij monthes That is to saye Decembre Ianuarie