bodies as the earth and mettals or into diaphane and transparent bodies as aire and water Or these kind of bodies some haue being onely as Stones some life and being as Trées some sense life and being as Beasts and others vnderstanding sense life and being as Man which is most noble of all other and therefore the Philosophers haue called him Microcosmus a little World which doth respond vnto the greater for as the motion of the whole glove is caused by the voluntary motion of an intellectuall substance which some call Daemones or Intelligentiae so man is moued by his intellectiue soule because as Aristotle hath proued Euery thing that is moued is moued by the vertue of another And as this most wonderfull frame or Machina doth containe all things in it selfe because Extra coelum nihil est so man by knowledge is all and at all nothing natural is hid from him being not without motions affectations equall to that glorious heauenly Hierarchie And to end this respondency betwixt Microcosmus and Cosmus betwixt Man and the World in man are two motions intellectuall sensuall the one to good the other to bad so in the world are two locall motions rationall and irrationall the one into the West the other into the East for as the irrationall motion is contrary to the rationall so is the intellectuall to the sensuall Man thus resembling the heauens became a Christian taking the denomination thereof from Christ Iesus being the proper name and Christ the surname Iesus being the name of his God-head and diuinity and Christ the name of his office and dignity Iesus in Gréeke being called Sother in Latine Saluator in English both signifying a Sauiour and in conclusion note from S. Bernard 4 creations of man The first without man woman as Adam out of the earth The second of man without woman as Euah of Adams rib the third of man woman as we are the 4 of a virgin without man as Christ of Mary CHAP. II. The definition of the World THe world is Heauen and Earth all things therein contained as well simple as mixt and as Moses testifies was made by God The Latines call it Mundus à mouendo because it is in continuall motion it is called of the Gréekes Cosmus à pulchritudo because it is most faire and beautifull as well by reason of the Elements and such transparent bodies as by reason of the resplendency of the Sunne Moone and Starres for indeede what is more admirable to behold which caused Plato to say eyes were giuen to man to view the glory of heauen as may also appeare by Ouid. Os hominum sublime dedit coelumque videre For what is a more sure testimony of the wonderfull workes of God or what greater delight is there to them that truly vnderstand it then the beholding of the glory of the Sunne Moone and Starres in obseruing their motions vpon their Excentrickes and Concentricks in noting the diuersity of aspect and radiations with their retrogradations and directions their magnitudes and distances and such like As for the name of heauen it is called with the Latines Coelum quià coelatum est pictatum ornatum CHAP. III. Of the diuision of the World THe world is diuided into two parts or regions Elementary and Aethereall The Elementary part is subiect vnto daily alteration and doth containe the Fire Aire Water and Earth The Aethereall region doth containe in his concauity the Elementary region and this Aethereall region is called of some Quinta essentia the quint-essence or fist substance which is a body of it selfe differing from all Elements and things Elementall as well in matter as in forme and no lesse in nature and quality containing no contrariety and being without corruption such is heauen and the matter thereof but the Elements are farre of otherwise not simple but compounded of viscotions matter for a pure Element cannot be seene because that which is pure wanteth colour and that which wanteth colour is not visible and therefore the Elements intermingle themselues according to their propinquity so that an Element is that whereof any thing is compounded they are the first of compositions yet of themselues not compounded for they bee imagined simple bodies in respect of other bodies compound and mixt of these Elements euery part taketh name of the whole as euery part of water is water and euery part of fire is fire They be diuisible into parts of diuers formes and of the commixion of them is made and ingendred diuers things of sundry kinds as well things vegitatiue as sensitiue rationall or irrationall and euery of these Elements hath nourisheth therein liuing creatures as the Salamander in our fire which is but an imperfect element because it is mixt with viscotious and earthy matter the Camelion in the aire which there also liueth and Birds which there abide the fish in the water Moles and wormes in the earth and man and beast vpon the earth and you must know that euery body compounded of the foure Elements is elementary not that they be Elements formerly but vertually in mixt bodies CHAP. IIII. Of the Elementall part of the World IN the Elementall part of the world is contained the earth the water aire and fire the superficiall conuexity of euery one of these resting in the superficiall concauity of the next superiour Element and therefore the earth hangeth in the concauity of the water the water in the concauity of the aire and the aire in the concauity of the fire euen as you sée the scales of onions one inclosed in another Now for the earth it is a round body like vnto a ball darke and solid without any concauity hanging by the prouidence of God fixed in the middest of the world insomuch that if you were in any other part of the earth you should be no neerer vnto the heauens then you are in England which moued the Philosophers to say Stellae aequae distare à centro terrae siue in Oriente siue in Occidente c. And the Earth as you shall perceiue hereafter is but a point in respect of the Heauens and is by nature cold dry Next aboue the earth is the water the earth hanging in the concauity thereof they both indéed making but one round globe as may appeare by the eclypse of the Moone the seas being bounded and limited by the earth as may appeare by Psal 107 and Iob. 38. the water is of nature cold and moist in compassing the superficiall conuexity whereof is the aire and is diuided into thrée regions the inferiour superiour and meane the inferiour is warme by reason of the reflection of the Sunne beames reuerberated and beateu backe by the earth the superiour is hote by occasion of the proximity of the fire and there Comets and fiery Meteors are ingendred the meane is coldest as well by the remotenesse of the fiery region as also for that the reflection and reuerberation of
the sunne beames cannot extend so farre and here all watery meteors are created as snow and such like but the Element of aire of it selfe is warme and moist hanging in the concauity of the fire which is hote and dry so that each Element hath qualities of the other by participation as the aire doth participate with the fire in warmnesse with the water in moistnesse the earth with the water in coldnesse and with the fire in drinesse so that two elements be extreamely contrary as the fire warme and dry is contrary to the water cold and moist and the aire warme and most is contrary to the earth cold and dry so that there is in euery Element but one predominating quality called the qualitie passiue because they be contrary amongst themselues and cannot consist in euery Element as the fire exceedeth in heate the aire in moistnesse coldnesse in the water and drynesse in the earth and what other qualities they haue commeth by participation of the material vertue and natural commixtion of which Element all bodies perfect and vnperfect which are bodies mixt are ingendred For you must know that there is nothing in the world but is compounded hereof as stones take most of the nature of the earth mettals of the slimy nature of the water plants hearbs and all liuing things take most of the aire and yet all these haue part of the fire and therefore some stones as lime-stones and thunder-bolts take most of the fire other stones more of the water then earth as Christall Birrell Pearles and other participate more of the aire then earth as such that will not sinke so amongst mettals some participate more of one element then of another as lead and siluer of the earth quicke-siluer of the water copper of the aire and iron gold of the fire so may it be said of hearbs and plants the roots by their thicknesse participating most of the earth the leaues by their moistnesse of water the blossomes for their lightnesse of the aire and the seede by reason of the generatiue spirit of the fire so do all beasts participate more of one Element then another as is said before albeit some parts of them participate of the other Elements as bones of the earth flesh of the aire the spirit vitall of the fire and the humour of the water Likewise the senses of man bee attributed vnto the foure Elements as the vnderstanding to the fire the reason to the aire the imagination to the water feeling to the earth The like is of the outward senses the sight is appropriated to the fire for light is not without fire the hearing to the aire as caused by the reuerberation thereof the smell to the water for no smell is without moisture and the touching to the earth So be the acts of the body and passions of the mind attributed to the elements as mouing slowly to the earth feare and sorrow to the water ioy grace and maintenance to the aire anger fury and vnrest to the fire Let this suffice lest I be tedious CHAP. V. Of the Aethereall or Coelestiall part of the World THe celestiall part of the world called of some the Aethereal Region or Quinta essentia encompasseth and containeth in the concauity thereof all the Elementall Region And this celestiall part hath in it the seuen Planets their spheares the starry Firmament the Christalline Heauen the First Mouer and the Emperiall Heauen as shall follow Of the first Heauen The Philosophers had no knowledge of this Emperiall Heauen onely the Scriptures teach vs to beleiue the saine and is called the Emperiall Heauen by reason of the clearenesse and resplendency It is immoueable made by God the first day he began his creation of the world and by him immediatly replenished with his ministers the holy Angels It is the foundation of the world most fine and pure in substance most round in shape most great in quantity most cleare in quality most high in place where as it is thought remaineth the humanity of Jesus Christ and hath therein thrée Hierarchias holy orders or principalities called Epiphonia Epiphonomia and Euphumia and these are called of some Supercoelestiall Coelestiall and Subcoelestiall Now the first hath in it thrée orders as Seraphins Cherubins and Thrones The first excelling in zealous loue the second in knowledge and the third in iustice Epiphonomia hath likewise thrée orders as Principalities teaching inferiours duty to their superiours Powers chasing away euill spirits comforting such as fight in ghostly battell and Dominations teaching men how to behaue themselues in spirituall conflicts Lastly Euphumia or Subcoelestiall hath also vnder it thrée lower orders as Vertues for comforters Archangels shewing miracles and Angels working miracles to conclude here is the aboundance of all goodnesse and perfect felicity with the priuation of euill CHAP. VI. Of the first Moueable VNder the Emperiall Heauen is situate the First Moueable called Primum Mobile containing all other inferiour Spheares and by his naturall motion moueth from East to West and to the East againe in foure and twenty houres and by violence of this motion carrieth with him all the inferiour Spheares contrary to their proper motion which is to the East and many Philosophers thinke that if this motion were not flackened by the contrary course of the inferiour Spheares that the frame of Heauen and Earth would be torne in péeces and nothing prosper or remaine by reason of the violence thereof This Heauen is puce and cleare without starres CHAP. VII Of the Christalline Heauen THe Christalline Heauen is also a cleare substance void of Starres not subiect to the sight perlucid transparent and most slow in motion mouing according to the succession of the signes one degree in 100 yeares and accomplishing a full reuolution in 36000 yeares but according to Alfonsus in 49000 yeares The reason why this heaueÌ„ doth require so long a time is because of the neernesse thereof to the first Moueable which turneth this heauen the rest about with him by a contrary motion as is said and therefore the nearer any Spheare is to the first Mouer the longer is he in accomplishing his revolution This reuolution of some is called Magâ—nus annus Platonis because when it was compleat he thought all things should returne to the estate they were at first This Heauen is called of some the watery Heauen by the authority of Scriptures Gen. chap. 1. and in the Psalmes All the waters aboue the firmament c. CHAP. VIII Of the Starry Heauen THis Firmament is a most glorious heauen adorned beautified with all the fixed starres whose naturall motion is vpon two little circles the one about the head of Aries the other of Libra whose diameters is 4 deg 18 min. and 43 sec and is called the motion of Trepidation but indeed the motion of this heauen is thrée-fold for first it turneth about from East to West in foure and twenty houres according to the
0 4 11 1 8 5 12 2 9 6 0 ☉ ☽ 4 11 1 8 5 12 2 9 6 0 3 10 7 0 ♀ ♄ 5 12 2 9 6 0 3 10 7 0 4 11 1 8 ☿ ♃ 6 0 3 10 7 0 4 11 1 8 5 12 2 9 ☽ ♂ 7 0 4 11 1 8 5 12 2 9 6 0 3 10 ♄ The vse of the Table Seeke the day proposed in the top of the Table and in one of the two rowes vnder the same day finde the planetary houre against which in the first row vpon the left hand is the character of the planet that gouerneth that houre of the day vnder the title of Day Re. signifying Regniments of the day planets and vpon the right hand is the planet that ruleth that houre of the night vnder Night Regniment as vpon Sunday Mercury ruleth the third houre of the day and Sol the same houre of the night CHAP. XXVI Of the natures and properties of the seuen Planets SOmething I would say that when you haue found what planet reigneth you might likewise know the nature and condition thereof but I must bee briefe for indéed heere is no place in this small volume to handle the same in such ample manner as it ought to be Saturne being well affected is graue with authority thinking of déepe matters disputing of grauity alouer of secret matters silent solitary laborious doing labour and toyle a gatherer of wealth couetous desirous of money and studious for his owne proper benefite a Zelotype bearing care of his body vncertaine in kéeping promise a louer of husbandry and being made infortunate and weake he is an abiect squalid excogitating of base things a pick thanke and complainer fearefull auoiding light louing solitarinesse sad enuious stubborne suspitious superstitious vntrimmed malignant deceiptfull yet fearing deceipt couetous austere slothfull dull and a lyar His nature is cold and dry and is charactred thus ♄ Iupiter being the onely signifier and well affected maketh men honest religious iust doers of good turnes magnanimous faithfull verecundious beneuolent manly famous gouernours of great diligence graue and modest giuen to follow their businesse wise carefull to liue louers of their owne and of their friends liverall and without fraud But being euilly affected is more prodigall and proud His nature is hot moist thus figured ♃ Mars well affected is generous fit for gouernment and rule valiant strong angry giuen to battell and warre with vehemence apt without fraud fearing no danger desiring reuenge impatiént of seruitude and iniuries vaunting not respectiue of riches and being euilly affected is cruell vniust a brawler a tyrant a murtherer dreadfull rash vnfearefull proud drunke turbulent a blond-shedder fierce in prouoking quarrels and fearefull to performe the author of discords arrogancy and seditious He is hot and dry thus charactred ♂ Sol is the most noble Planet hee is magnanimous industrious prouident ambitious signifying Kings Princes Potentates labourers of gold he is valiant secret honest quiet giueth long life and a healthfull body a sincere and very good minde princely dignities and riches and aboue the rest he maketh men curteous famous wise rulers louers desirous of honours His Nature is hot and dry cholericke and is thus charactred ☉ Venus fortunatly affected maketh one faire-spoken good a louer of swéet things pleasant merry faire delicate in gesture elegant a doer of good-turnes pittifull giuen to please and apt to pleasures giuen to singing and dauncing impatient of labour gallant and yéelding loue to such sociable yet seruing God religiously But being euilly affected she is effeminate fearefull a louer of maids spending much vpon them without respect of fame or infamy idle sluggish apt to lust a Zelotype or giuen to iealousie Her nature is cold and moist flegmaticke thus charactred ♀ Mercury well scituate and fortunate affected causeth a sharpe wit maketh one studious capable of learning easie to be taught wise subtill wary and héedfull accomplishing all things with great dexterity obtaining a great part of Poëtry Geometry and the Mathematickes without tutor desiring many differences and disputing elegantly of many matters of good manners wittily applying himselfe to time and place an imitator of the good But being infortunate and badly scituate hee is maleuolent malicious subtile crafty forsworne lying especially his essentiall dignities being of the bad and he néere the Dragons taile for then he is most ill The Moone maketh one thoughtfull vnstable vagabonds fearefull faint-hearted prodigall she signifieth messengers shipmen Quéenes Ladies also common people fishers and such that deale about waters also such that are in continuall motion as Lackies c. Also Widowes mothers c. she maketh one delighting to study histories to walke from place to place to Nauigate plant c. CHAP. XXVII A briefe discourse of the naturall causes of watery Meteors as snow haile raine c. YOu must first vnderstand that all watery meteors as raine snow or such like is but a moist vapour drawne vp by the vertue of the Sun and the rest of the Planets into the middle region of the aire where being congealed or dissolued falleth vpon the earth as haile or raine Of the Raine-bow Pliny saith the Rain-bow is made by the Sun-beames striking vpon a hollow cloud when their edge is repelled and beaten backe against the Sun and thus ariseth variety of colours by the mixture of cloudes aire and fiery light together But as he saith it pretendeth neither faire nor fowle wether Of Raine Of these kinde of meteors you may read Arist libro primo Meteorologicorum cap. 1. 2. But briefly Raine is a cold vapour and earthly humour raised from the earth and waters into the middle region of the aire where by the extremity of cold it is thickned into the body of a cloud and after being dissolued falleth vpon the earth Of Haile Haile is ingendred of Raine congealed into Ice fréezing the drops presently after the dissoluing of the cloud whereby wee haue great irregular stones fall on the earth I haue séene them in that fashion 1610 containe 4 inches about for the higher it commeth and the longer it tarieth in the aire the rounder it is and the lesser Of Snow Snow is of the same humour that Haile is but not growne together so hard Pliny saith Haile sooner melts then Snow and that Haile commeth oftner in the day then in the night Of Frost and Dew When in the day time through the faint heate of the Sun there is a cold and moist vapour drawne vp a little from the earth presently at night it descendeth againe vpon the the earth and is called Dew and in the Spring or Haruest it is a signe of faire weather but if by meanes of cold it be congealed it is called Frost therefore Dewes come not so often in hote seasons neither when winds be vp but after a calme and cleare night frosts dry vp wet and moisture For when as Pliny saith the Ice is melted the like quantity of water in
his meane motion about the Equinoctiall or a little after 31 minutes reiecting vtterly the opinion of Ptolemaeus and Copernicus that affirme the apparent diameter of the sunne in his Apogaeon to be 31 minuts 40 seconds in Perigaeon néere 34 and in his meane motion 32¾ minutes Likewise for the distance of the sunne from the earth in his meane motion he reiects Ptolemaeus 1165 semidiameters as too much and Copernicus 1142 as too little and iumps at the meane betwixt both so pronouÌ„ceth the sun in his meane motioÌ„ 1150 semidiameters froÌ„ the earth drawing thereby more neare to a Germane one Io. Franc. Offus the would haue the sunne 576 whole diameters from the earth which is 1152 semidiameters hauing thus presupposed his appareÌ„t diameter in his meane motion 31 minuts accordingly his distance from the earth 1150 semidiameters thus hée demonstrates his Corpulencie Now the Apparent diameter of the Moone in her meane motion is 33. minuts her distance 60 semidiameters the diameter of the earth containing her diameter 3 2 4 2 9 times so that their proportions are as 2 to 7. And thus briefly of these two Planets whereby it may appeare that according to Tycho the diameter of the Sunne containes the Moones diameter 18 times whereby the body of the Moone is lesse then the Sunne aboue 5848 times so that the Sunne neither according to Prolemaeus doth excéed the Moone more then 6000 nor yet according to Copernicus 7000 times and in coÌ„clusion the Sun in his meane motion is distant from the earth 1150 semidiameters as is said in his Apogaeon in Iune 1190. and in his Perigaeon but 1110 times as in December Now for the rest of the Planets according to Tycho take them thus briefly lest I bee tedious Saturne in his meane motion is from the earth semid 10550. his apparent diameter is M. 1. S. 5. containing the earths diameter 2 9 â—â— â— times bearing proportion as 31 to 11 excéeding the earth 22 times Iupiter is from the earth 3990. semidiameters his apparent diameter is M. 2¾ and in proportion to the earths diameter as 12 to 5 excéeding the earth but 14 times Mars is distant from the earth 1745 semidiameters his apparent diameter not all M. 2 wanting about one third part therefore saith Tycho Per cubicam numerationem terra aliquanto plùs quaÌ„ tredeciès Marte maior that is lesse then the earth 13 times The apparent diameter of Venus is 3â…“ M. her diameter being to the diameter of the earth as 6 to 11 so that the body of Venus is lesse then the earth 6 times and ¾ and distant as the Sun Mercury his apparent diameter is 2â…™ M. which the auncient counted insensible but Tycho saith he being remoued something from the Sun appeareth as a Scarre of the first magnitude his diameter being to the earths diameter as 6 to 11 the corpulency of the earth excéeding him but 6¾ times and is distant as the Sunne By that which is said we may conclude for the common capacity that the Planets be distant in miles according to T. Brahe from the center of the earth as followeth The exact distance of the seuen Planets from the earth as they be in their meane motion according to moderne obseruation Saturne is from the earth 9073000 miles Iupiter 3431400 miles Mars 1500700 miles The Sunne 989000 miles Venus and Mercury in their meane motion be as the Sunne to which Copernicus also assenteth The Moone 48760 miles Of the fixed Starres The number of the fixed Starres that the Astronomers take notice of is 1025. But the Portugals haue brought home newes by their voyages to India of certaine other constellations and Cloudes néere to the South pole but those discoueries as yet be not held probable chiefly for that Ptolemaeus in respect of the place where hee dwelt with a little more trauell might haue found them out but did not The starres in number bee not infinite as some'thinke as may appeare Psal 147. He counteth the number of the Starres c. And in Nahum Chap. 3. ver 16. Thou hast multiplied thy Merchants aboue the starres of heauen Why the Starres seeme fewest in Sommer and most in Winter The reason is because the predominating cold of the Winter is driuen in Sommer into the middest region of the aire where by reason of the Antiperistasis or circumstance of heate aboue and beneath the aire is so ingrosed and thickned that our sight cannot pierce through the same whereby the lesser starres appeare not to the sight whereas in winter the cold breaking forth and dispersing it selfe becommeth more thin and the aire more pure whereby wée may see vnto the starres as through a transparent glasse or the light of the Sunne which obscureth the brightnesse of the Starres neuer departeth farre from vs in Sommer leauing a mixture of his light aboue the Horizon whereas in winter he is much depressed for the darker the night the brighter the starres and the more appeare so the aire bée cleare And this is another cause Of the magnitude of the Starres compared to the Earth Amongst the number of the fixed starres there be six magnitudes and the least is bigger then the earth as followeth Starres of the first magnitude are to the globe of the earth as 6859 to 64 their diameters béeing as 19 to 4 and therefore containe the globe of the earth 107 times and â…™ thereof as the Heart of the Lyon Orion the Goat c. Starres of the second magnitude bee to the globe of the earth as 19465109 to 216000 their diameters being as 269 to 60 and therefore excéedeth the earth 90â…› times as the right side of Perseus the right thigh of Pegasus c. Starres of the third magnitude be to the globe of the earth as 15625 is vnto 216 their diameters being as 25 to 6 excéeding the earth 72 â— â— times as the Girdle of Andromeda c. Starres of the fourth magnitude bee to the globe of the earth as 6859 is to 125. their diamemeters being as 19 to 5 containing the earth 54 times as the North Asellus the former and later of the Kids c. Starres of the fifth magnitude be to the globe of the earth as 1685159 is to 46656. their diameters being as 119 to 36 containing the earth 36â…› times as the third of the fourth in the left wing of Virgo the right knée of Leo c. Starres of the sixth magnitude be to the globe of the earth as 9261 is vnto 512 their diameters being as 31 to 8 and therefore containe the globe of the earth 18 â—â— 19 times Of Constellations A Constellation called otherwise an Asterisme is a represeÌ„ting of a lining creature or some other thing after a certaine sort as well for that the number of starres in that place represent the forme of such a creature or such a figure as also for that these figures expresse some property of the starres that are in them Of these Constellations the number that
at what time the Sunne hath runne through Aries Taurus and Gemini if the Spring be much moist the fruite will bee rotten and scarce but wéedes will abound if hoate the trées soone bring forth leaues the fruits of that quarter as Cheries c. will soone be ripe which being not gathered before their full maturity will bee subiect to wormes especially in warme regions but it is seldome with vs though frequent in Italy Roses will bee frome but not so swéete all such things shal better please the sight then that sent or tast if it bee cold and dry there will hoare frosts fall in the end of the quarter according to the full Moone the wine and fruits will be scarce being dry and not hot fruits will bee scarce but good with want of graine if it be cold the fruits will be late riping if it be wet with much South wind and the former Winter dry with Northen winds the next Summer will happen agues and bleerenesse dropping of the eyes and paine of the bowels A dry Spring with much Northen winds and a wet Winter full of Southerne winds going before causeth women with child to bee deliuered before their time or to bring forth weake children Gal. l. 3. Aphor. 3. So that if the quarter vary from his proper nature the commodities of the earth be made worse and scarce the ordinary diseases of this quarter bee leaprosies red spots tooth-ach feuers of bloud pushes or wheales in the face small-pox ring-wormes falling-sickenesse paines in the throate and necke the Kings euill wens griefes in the shoulders and armes causes by bloud Of Sommer SOmmer is of nature hot and dry like the fiery tryplicity or like the chollericke if taketh beginning when the Sun entreth Cancer continuing vntil he haue passed ouer Cancer Leo and Virgo and now is rage and choller most abounding being the hottest time 〈◊〉 the yeare but in the begining there rise certainâ—â—â—arres in Cancer whose vertue is to make moist especially Aselli so that the Sunne comming to them some raine falleth to fructify the earth but comming to Leo beeing neere Syrius and Procyon starres of a warme nature the heat groweth most vehement to temperate which the Etesian winds blow Lastly comming to Virgo which is a barren signe the constellation of Arcturus rising a mittigation of heat is produced with some raine If Sommer be ouer wet the Sommer fruits shall putrify and there will bee but small store of graine there will be many sickenesses if it be onely dry there will happen want of graine and Sommer fruits will be wholsome the fishes shall die in waters great sicknesses will happen if it exceede in heat many sicknesses also will happen with great store of Sommer friutes if to conclude it bee cold the yeare will bee wholsome but the fruits rotten This quarter as it is hot and dry in nature so doth it accordingly alter the humors in mans body bringing all fruits to their ripenesse cattell to their fatnesse and men to their wealth the sicknesses agreeing to the nature thereof bee griefes and torments about the breast ribbes and spléene pushes leprosy and diseases of the face as in the Spring bleard and sore eyes with other impediments therein the plurisy cough heart and stomacke-aking sorrow vexations feuers of bloud apostumes pestilence feuers the ianndise paines in the belly and secret parts with other infirmities proceeding of melancholy Of Autumne AUtumne is the fourth and last quarter Astronomicall but the third according to our English accompt by nature is cold and dry melancholy like old age resembling the element of the earth beginning at the Sunnes first ingresse into Libra producing thereby a second Equinoctiall cocquating the daies with the nights which may also be called our second Spring making an apt time to take Physicke bléed c. but in that Libra is a signe of the Airy triplicity there is produced heat with temperate moisture but comming to Scorpio the aire is made more cold and moist for Scorpio is of the watry triplicity but comming to Sagitarius a signe of the fiery triplicity accompanied with certaine starres of a warme nature there is made a restraint of the extremity of wet and cold for the good of such as sow plow If Autumne be most moist grapes will be putrified and wine bad if the end be wet there will be want of fruite the insuing yeare if the beginning be dry there will be penuria Milij if hot many sickenesses and euils if cold there is losse of haruest fruits in quantity iuyce and beauty The diseases of this quarter properly be paines in the backe darknesse of sight retention of vrine fluxes of bloud paynes in the backe and priuy parts with infirmities in the face as in the Spring also the canker fistuloes emrods the stone and grauell feuers of bloud and impediments in the eies And here note that Winter in Latine Hyems is so called ab 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 which is dimidium for the vulgar people doe diuide the yeare into two parts Sommer and Winter Winter being the greater Ver the Spring is so called à vireo vires because then omnia virent all things flourish Aestas Sommer is so called ab aestu which is à feruore by reason of heat Lastly Autumnus Autumne or Haruest is so called à bonorum anni augmentatione or it taketh name with Hipocrates ab ortu Arcturi during till the Vespertine setting of the Pleiades or of Autumnus which is morbidum or tempestiuosum these foure times be resembled to the foure Regions of the world to the foure Cardinall winds to the foure Elements to the foure quarters to the foure humors to the foure ages as in the ensuing table  Warme and dry Hot moist Cold moist Cold dry Regions of the world Oriens Meri Occid Septe Cardinall winds East South West North 4 Elements Fyre Ayre Water Earth 4 Quarters of the yeare Sommer Spring Wint. Autu 4 Humors Cholor Sangu Fleame MelaÌ„ â— Ages Youth Ma. sta Age old ag CHAP. XXX Certaine predictions of the weather in euery moneth with necessary abstracts and the Poeticall rising of the Starres Ianuary NEw-yeares day in the morning being red portends great tempest and warre after ryseth Orions girdle Vespertine troubling the ayre causing South-west winds the 10 and 11 day doth Lucida Corona produce by a Vespertine setting about which time also riseth Asellus and praesepe great causers of raine the more Iupiter being in moist signes the 12 day Asellus riseth Cosmicall the 13 Praesepe setteth Cosmicall the 20 the South part of Asellus ryseth Chronicall the 28 Sirius riseth Vespertinus the 30 Eagle riseth Cosmicall All which with Ptolemaeus bring wet and tempest some say if the Sun shine the 12 of Ianuary there shall be much winde others Prognosticate of Saint Pauls day saying if the Sunne shine it is token of a happy yeare if raine or snow indifferent if misty great death but