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A68841	Verus Pater, or A bundell of truths Containing a prognostication, necessary at all times, shewing physicall precepts, and rules of good husbandry, with some other astronomicall rules fit to be obserued. And dedicated to the ancient memory of old Erra-Pater, and his honest meaning.	Markham, Gervase, 1568?-1637, attributed name.	1622 (1622)	STC 24693; ESTC S119116	13,871	43

Verus Pater OR A bundell of Truths Containing a Prognostication necessary at all times shewing Physicall precepts and rules of good husbandry with some other Astronomicall rules fit to be obserued And dedicated to the ancient memory of old Erra-Pater and his honest meaning Printed at London for T. L. dwelling on snow-hill 1●●● Verus Pater Heath of Body Part. 1. The Naturall Composition of mans Body EVery mans naturall body is compounded and made of seauen naturall things that is to say of Elements of Temperaments of Humors of Members of Powers of Operations and Spirits Exposition of Elements AN Element being a first beginning is a thing pure and simple of which all things are made into which all things are resolued and not discernable by the outward senses being the least part of the thing made thereof and of Elements there are only foure as Fire Aire Water Earth Fire is next the Moone and of operation hot and dry but most exceedeth in heate and the vertue is to moue matter to generation to separate things of diuers kindes and to ioyne things of like kinds together it doth ripen digest mixe and open Aire is next the fire it is hot and moist but especially moyst The vertue is to make things receiue shape naturally or accidentally it cooleth the burning of the heart and maketh al mixt bodies penetrable and light VVater is next the Aire it is cold and moist but most cold The vertue is to ioyne together things of diuers kinds to coole the violence of the fire and to gath●r together things which are disperst Earth is next vnto the VVater it is dry and cold but most dry The vertue is to harden bodies and make them retaine shape Exposition of Temperaments TEmperaments which are the mixture of the Elements beforesayd are nine that is to say eight vnequall the ninth equall Of the eight vnequall foure are simple and foure are compound The foure simple ace Hot Cold Moyst Drie the first two being actiue the latter passiue The foure compound are Hot and Moyst Hot and Dry Cold and Moyst Cold and Dry. Now the ninth equall Temperament is either generall or speciall if generall then it is when there is an equal proportion of the foure Elements and no more of one then of another If speciall then when the Elements are proportioned as euery kind doth require be it man beast or plant To these you may adde the second qualities which are deuided into two branches either touchable or not touchable if touchable they are softnesse hardnesse smoothnesse roughnesse toughnesse bricklenes lightnesse heauinesse thinnesse thicknesse smallnesse and grossenesse If they be not touchable then they appertaine to the senses as noises to hearing colours to seeing odors to smelling c. which truly marked will discouer any sicknesse Exposition of Humors THe humors in man are foure first Blood which is of the nature of the Aire and sweete in taste Secondly Fleame which is of the nature of water and wallowish in taste Thirdly Choller which is of the nature of fire and bitter in tast And lastly Melancholly which is of the nature of the earth and sowre in taste Now though these are generally ouer all the body yet they haue their particular places as blood about the heart fleame in the braine choller in the Liuer and melancholly in the spleene Blood nourisheth fleame moueth choller emptieth and melancholy filleth Exposition of Members MEmbers are of two kinds either Semblable or Instrumentall if Semblable then being deuided into parts each part is alike in substance to the whole haue but one name with the whole as Flesh Bone Senewe c. If Instrumentall then being made of parts semblable and deuided the parts are not alike nor haue one name with the whole as Head Hand Foote c. And of these instrumentall members foure are most principall as the Braine the Heart the Liuer and the Genitals the first three preseruing the particular body the last the whole kind also from the Braine spryngeth the synewes from the heart the arteries from the Liuer the veynes and from the genitalls the vessells of séede Exposition of Powers THe powers ruling in man are thrée The first Animall procéedeth from the braine giuing by the synewes féeling and moouing to the whole body The second Vitall and proceedeth from the heart giuing by the arteries life and spirit to the whole body The third Naturall and proceedeth from the Liuer giuing by the veines nutriment to the whole body and from this power naturall issueth foure other powers as the power Attractiue which draweth sustenance to nourish the power Retentiue which keepeth it receiued the power Digestiue which digesteth it and the power Expulsiue whereby it auoyds excrements Exposition of Operations OPerations are the actions procéeding from the powers as from the power Animall proceeds the operation to discerne to moue and to féele from the power Vitall proceeds the operation to restraine and to loosen the heart and from the power Naturall procéedes the operation to ingender to increase to nourish to desire to drain to change to digest to retaine and to expell Now these operations are either voluntary or not voluntary The voluntary are those which a man may further or hinder at pleasure as going standing or lying downe and those not voluntary are they which depend not on the will of man but are done of their owne accord naturally 〈◊〉 the moouing of the heart passage of the blood beating of the pulse such like Exposition of Spirits A Spirit which is the fine pure cleare and ayerie substance of man is deuided into two kinds the Spirit Animall which giueth feeling and mouing vnto man and hath his pallace in the braine being continually watered and nourished with the caule thereof and the Spirit Vitall which is the cause of all the naturall heate in the body and hath his pallate in the heart being nourished and preserued partly by breathing and partly by blood And these seauen thus treated of being preserued in their true force and vertue man is euer sound and perfit but corrupted or troubled the body falls into most mortall sicknesse What impayreth mans health THe things which impayre mans health are accounted not naturall and they are fire as Ayre Meate and Drinke Moueing and Rest Sleepe and watching emptines and fulnesse and the Affects of the minde any of which disorderly applyed bring sicknesse but orderly vsed they doe preserue the body To these may be added other three as Causes the Sicknesse and Accidents The causes are euill affects going before and promouing sicknesse and they are of two kinds as internall which breed within the body and externall as those without as heate cold or wounds Sicknesse is an euill Affect against nature and is of three kinds the first in parts alike the second in parts instrumentall and the third in both The first is simple as when one quality aboundeth or compound as when diuers do

playne and champion fields it is a token that the frost cannot continue long and that great plenty of fruite hearbs rootes and corne and pasture will be which God in his mercy grant vnto vs. The cause of the Sunne Eclipsed THe Eclipse of the Sun is nothing else but the interposition of the body of the Moone betwixt vs and the Sun And note this that the Sun is neuer Eclipsed but at a new Moone for then the Moone is iust vnderneath the Sun for the further the Moone goeth from the Sun the more her light encreaseth Yet the Sun is not Eclipsed euery new Moone the reason is because shee is sometimes on one side of the Sun and sometimes on the other and when she hapneth iust vnder y t Sun then doth she eclipse hide her light from vs. The cause of the Moones Eclipse THe Eclipse of the Moone is nothing but the interposition of the body of the earth betwixt her and the Sun for the Moone her selfe as also all other stars whatsoeuer the Sun excepted are darke and haue no light of themselues but that the Sun shineth on them continually and so maketh them to cast a light and the earth being betwéene the Sun and the Moone shaddoweth the light of the Sun from the Moone and further obserue that as the Sun is neuer Eclipsed but at a new Moone so is the Moone neuer Eclipsed but when she is iust at the full for then she is farthest off from the Sun and iust ouer against him but the earth is betwixt them Of the 4. principall Windes shewing their nature and effects THe East winde is hot and dry being temperate sweete and healthfull especially at the rising of the Sun which maketh it the purer expelling all infe●on gathered into mans body causin● fayre sun shine weather yet sharpe wind● especially in the winter frosts and suc● like cold weather The West winde is temperate hot an● moyst making all flowers grasse an● hearbes as also trées plants and the lik● to spring dissoluing hard frosts snow especially the Sun shining fayre cléen The North winde for the most part is cold and dry bringing extremity of cold weather being very holsome in aspect it draweth away noysome contagious infectious ayres yet is an enemi● to a forward spring in the nipping of th● fruits of the earth The South winde is hot and moyst prouoking in the generall raine thick● cloudy weather and sicknes What Thunder and Lightning is THunder and lightning is a hot and dri● exhalation mixt with moysture attracted into the middle Region by the extraordinary heate and beames of the Sun● closed in the body of a cloud wher being ●o contraries fighting together breake 〈◊〉 substance of the cloud violently ma●ng that extraordinary terrible noyse ●armed by vs thunder and the sudden ●e that commeth before it to our visible ●ht though both breake the cloud at an ●●stant is termed by vs lightning which ●th many strange effects as hurting and ●rning the intralls the outward skin ●pearing faire killing the child in the ●ombe the mother not hurt melting the ●ony in the purse and the sword in the ●kabberd when the purse skabberd are ●ot burned betwixt these two contrarie●es of thunder and lightning is ingen●ed betwixt them in the cloud a grosse ●ubstance or stone tearmed by vs the ●hunderbolt which at the breaking of the ●oud is violently cast out and where it ●oth light it much indangereth A necessary rule fit to be obserued in good husbandry for the auoyding of vnnecessary expence A Peny a day is by the year one pound one halfe pound one groate one peny which in all commeth to one pound te● shillings fiue pence Two pence a day by the yeare is tw● pounds two halfe pounds two groats two pence which put together comme● to thrée pounds ten pence Thrée pence a day by the yeare commeth to thrée pounds thrée halfe pound● thrée groates and thrée pence which being put together commeth to four● pounds eleauen shillings thrée pence Foure pence a day by the yeare commeth to foure pounds foure halfe pounds foure groats and foure pence● which being put together commeth to six pounds one shilling and eight pence And thus may you doe of any other● some of fiue six seauen eight nine ten eleauen pence the day commeth by the yeare obseruing to reckon as before as twelue pence the day say twelue pounds twelue halfe pounds twelue groats and twelue pence is in the whole yeare eightéene pounds and fiue shillings and thus I leaue you rest alwayes your louing friend Verus Pater FINIS

ensue The gaping of Rauens and crowes in Sun the flying of humble bees droanes béetles or any such flies in the euening also when it lightneth the day being cleare suddaine showers of raine after any great windes the circle or circles about th● Sun if they bee cleare and no continuance Looke for faire weather also in the Winter if in the euenings the firmament be full of starres the winde easterly iudge frosty hard weather the moone being in Aries Leo or Sagittarius in Winter you may iudge faire weather but in Sommer immoderate heate And to conclude when all shrewes haue dined and the cloudy substance of their anger be dispersed their browes smooth without wrinckles their countenance smiling you may well hope then for faire weather Ordinary signes of windy rainy and other tempesteous weather THe rising of the Sun thinly ouercast with a cloud if at the setting the Sun be of diuers colours or clouds like water you may iudge of raine to follow If at his setting it be a mist or raine in the euening it is a token of rainy weather to ensue if the circles about the Sun be disperst and broken and are thicke blacke looke for cold wind or snow Also the moone being pale or somewhat too blacke or thicke raine followeth and the earth sucking vp the raine extraordinarily the bubling of springs or old springs flowing faster then they were wont the appearing of the rainebow in cleare weather the extraordinary biting of fleas y e moistnes of stones in any cellar or pauement the falling of soote from chimneys also a violent heat in summer The Clement cloudy and of a darke dusky substance the wind in the south or northwest the rainebow appearing in the south sheweth much raine to ensue in those parts the greener the rainebow is the greater raine it doth signifie the extraordinary féeding of cattle the moistnes of salt the weather extraordinary hot at sunrising or setting if it thunder when the wind is easterly or westerly belles being heard further then they were wont to be without the helpe of wind also thunder in the south and wormes comming out of the earth in great quantity in the euening also woodlice walking the croaking of frogges sowles bathing themselues in hot weather mouldwarpes turning vp y e ground especially if the earth they turne vp bee small and dry when the moone is 5 daies old marke the tipps of her hornes if they be blunt it signifieth raine if the 4 day after her change she haue a red circle about her it doth signifie windes raine The clouds dispersed seeming like to flockes of sheepe if the moone be in any of these signes Cancer Scorpio or Pisces in winter iudge wet weather but in Summer a pleasant temperature all these aforesayd are tokens of raine If the moone be in any of these signes Gemini Libra or Aquarius much winde ensueth the coniunction opposition or quadrat aspect of Saturne with the Sun or Moone sheweth great alteration in the aire Iupiter with Mercury or the Sun sheweth raging and tempestuous winds the meeting of Mars and Venus or Iupiter and Mars enforceth fearefull thunders lightnings raine Lightning from the north south or southwest sheweth wind to come from those parts the diuing of Moorehens or dap-diuers shaking their winges is a token of wind the sparkling of the fire or the noise of the flame the rising of the sea about the shoare the cakling of geese duckslor other fowles the beames of the Sun being red and broad pearcing the clouds like darts all these foretell of wind The Hedghog hath two holes or vents in his caue the one towards the north the other towards the south looke which of them he stoppeth thence shall great stormes and windes follow Great store of spider webs flying about as also Thunder in the morning sheweth winds to ensue Those windes that begin by day time are of more continuance then those that rise in the night The northerne winds are euer more healthfull then the southerne windes small store of water in winter doth signifie a moyst and wet spring to follow and an extraordinary hot summer foretelleth of a moyst winter to follow the breaking of musicke strings made of guts cats licking their forefeete and therewith washing their heads shew raine If old people are troubled with cornes toynt akes or any other aches in their bodies it is a signe of raine The crying of Hearnshawes and the extraordinary crowing of Peacockes is a manifest token of raine the bleating playing or skipping of sheepe wantonly as also if swine doe carry bottles of hay or straw to any place and hide them is a token of the same When cattle horses swine or sheepe being vpon any great common make hast home it is a manifest token of a storme to come presently If any vessells of glasse or any white wall or any thing of wood or iron grow moist and dampish yéeld any water without manifest cause it is a signe y t it will raine not long after If y e the clouds in summer it signifies foule and stormy weather so is it when small wormes créepe to y e thrée leaued grasse Thunders in the morning signifie wind about noone raine in the euening great tempest If it begin to freeze with an easterly wind it is a token the cold weather is like to continue long If the moone rise or appeare with 2 or 3 cleare circles about it it is a signe the aire will be very cold It is a manifest signe 〈◊〉 cold weather if the dew fall not in the ●orning especially being not hindred by ●e wind If the stars in winter time ap●eare more bright cleerer then ordinary ●hey are wont or if they séeme to send ●orth some little sparkles it is a signe of ●treeme cold weather If sea-birds for●ke the sea or water foules do the like as ●ucks drakes mallards wilde géese or such like be séene in the beginning of winter to séeke for great and broad waters which freeze not or that they fly to she sea it is a signe of very long cold weather If for 2 or 3 dayes together the ●louds be very whitish towards the euening it is a signe of much snow if when it raines the ayre be troubled and ouer●ast y e the clouds be more whitish then they were wont it is a manifest token of snow and so much the more if the ayre be warme or soultry If the summer bée moyst wet and cloudy it is a signe that all fruits corne and all kind of pulse will be in danger to be blasted and corrupted If the Spring-time be very cloudy and full of mistres and hoary frosts namely when trées do budde and blossome and that the feilds war gréene it is also a token to be feared the fruits of the earth to be blasted rotten or destroyed great store of snow in winter signifieth a plentifull yeare also if great store of snow fall on the