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A86058 The knowledge of things vnknowne Shewing the effects of the planets, and oth[er] astronomical constellations. With the strange events that befall men, wome[n] and children born under them. Compiled by Godfridus super palladium de agricultara [sic], Anglicarum. Together with the husband-mans practice, or prognostication for eve[r:] as teacheth Albert, Alkind, and Ptolomey with the shepheards prognostication of the weather, and Pythag[oras] his wheele of fortune. This is unknown to many men, though it be known to some [men.] Godfridus. 1663 (1663) Wing G929B; ESTC R228364 91,497 266

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playes sport and manly-pastimes for then he is full thirty years of age Then cometh June and then the Sun at the highest in his Meridional he may ascend no higher in his Station His gleamering golden beames ripeneth the Corn and then man is thirty six years he may ascend no more for then nature hath given them courage and strength at the full and ripeneth the seeds of perfect understanding Then cometh July that fruits be set on suning and our Corn a bardning but then the Sun beginneth a little to descend downward So the man goeth from youth toward age beginneth for to acquaint him with sadnesse for then he is come to forty two years of age After that cometh August then we gather in our Corn and also the fruits of the earth and then man doth his diligence to gather for to find himself to maintain his wife children and houshould when age cometh on him and then after that six years he is forty eight years of age Then cometh September that winds be made and the fruits of the trees be gathered and there withal he doth freshly begin to garnish his house and make provision of needful things for to live with in winter which draweth very near and then man is in his most stedfast and covetous estate prosperous in wisoome purposing to gather and keep as much as shall be sufficient for him in his age when he may gather no more and then he is fifty four years of age Then cometh October when all is gathered both Corn and other manner of fruits also the Labourers Plow and sow new seeds in the Earth for the year to come And then he that nought soweth nought gathereth and then in these six years a man shall take himself unto God for to do penance and good works and then the benefits the year after his death he may gather and have spiritual profit and then man is fully the term of three seere years Then cometh November that the dayes be very short and the Sun in a manner giveth but little heat and the trées lose their leaves the fields that were green look hoar gray then all manner of hearbs are hid in the ground and then appeareth no flower and winter is come that the man hath understanding of age and hath lost his kindly heat and strength his teeth begin to rot and fail him and then hath he little hope of long life but desireth to come to the life everlasting and these six years maketh him threescore and six years of age Last of all cometh December full of cold with frost and snow with great winds and stormy weather that a man cannot labour the Sun is then at the lowest the trées and the earth are hid in snow then it is good to hold them nigh the fire and to spend the goods that they got in the summer For then men begin to wax crooked and féeble coughing and spitting and loathsom and then he loseth his perfect understanding and his heirs desire death and these six years maketh him full thréescore and twelve years and if he live any longer it is by his good guiding and dieting in his youth howbeit it is possible that a man may live till he be a hundred years of age but there be few that live so long 26. The Rutter of the Distances of Harbours and Havens in most parts of the World THe compass of England round about is 4309 miles Venice doth stand from Flanders East and by South 80 miles And the next course by Sea from Flanders to Iaffe is this From Sluse to Calais is 70 m. From Calais to Bucheffe 80 miles From Bucheffe to Lezard 260 miles From Lezard to Capfenester 650 miles From Capfenester to Lisbone 283 m. From Lisbone to Cape St. Vincent to the Straits 240 miles From the Straits of Gibralter unto the Isse of Sardine 110 miles From Malsitana in Sardine to Inalta is 460. miles From Inalta the course of Saragora and Sicil to sail to Iaffe in Surry 1800 m. From Iaffe to Baffe to Cypre to the Castle Roge 200 m. From Castle Roge to Rhodes 100 m. From Rhodes in Candy 250 m. From Candy to Modon 300 m. From Modon to Corfue 300 m. From Corsue to Venice 800 m. Tshe length of the Coasts of Surry of the Sea coasts is from the Gulf of Ermony to the Gulf Dalarze next the South and by West from Luzaria to Ryse 65 m. That is to understand from Lazaria in Eremony to Soldin that cometh from the River coming to Antioch 70 m. ANd from Soldin to the Port of Lycha next unto the Souch From Lycha to the Port of the South 50 m. From Torosa unto the Port of Tripo● South 50 m. From Bernet to Acres South and by West 70 m. From Acres to Port Iaffe South and by West 70 m. From Port Iaffe to Port Delazara South South-west 130 m. From Damiat to Sariza in Surry to Damiat in Egypt 180 m. From Damiat to Babylon Alchare 80 m. From Damiat to Alexandria 110 m. THe length of Mare Major is from the Gulf St. George in the middest of the Gulf that is betwixt Tarpesond Senostopoly to the Port Messembre West from St. George 1060 m. The breadth of the West end is from the Bras St. George of Constantinople upon the River Danubius next the North from St. George Bras 560 m. FRom Pero to Caffa in Tartary Northeast 600 m. From Caffa to the straits of Tae Northeast 100 m. The Gulf of Tane is about 600 m. The Cape of Caffa is about 600 m. From the head of Tane to Sanastopoly 4 m. From Sanastopoly to Trapesond by West 250 m. From Trapesond to Synopia next to the South 430 m. From Synopia to Pero next to the West Southwest 230 m. From Pero to Messember next the Northwest 230 m. From Messember to Manchro North Northeast 160 m. From Manchro Castro to Danobia Northeast 130 m. From Danobia to the straits of Caffa next the East 200 m. The Compass of the Islands THe Isse Cypre is about 500 m. The Isse of Rhodes is about 180 miles The Isse of Lange is about 80 m. The Isse of Negre Pont is about 300 m. The Isse of Cicilia is about 737 m. The Isse of Sardine is about 700 m. The Isse of great Brittan is about two thousand miles The Isse of Ireland is about a thousand and seven hundred miles The Principality of Marre is about 700 m. Thus endeth the Rutter of the Distance from one Port or Country to another 27. Of the Axtree and Poles THe Diamenter of the world is called his Axtree whereabout he moveth and the ends of the Axtree are called the Poles of the World Of wham one is called the North Pole and the other the South Pole The Northern is he that is alwayes seen in our Habitations And the Southern is that which is never seen above our Horizon And there are certain places on earth whereas the Pole that