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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	air_n	earth_n	element_n	11,896	5	9.9757	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A72185	Here begynneth the boke of knowledge of thynges vnknowen aperteynynge to astronomye with certayne necessarye rules, and certayne speres contaynyng herein compyled by Godfridus super Palladum de agricultura Anglicatum.; This booke of astronomye	Godfridus.	1554 (1554)	STC 11930.7; ESTC S124959	18,587	74

¶ 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 mā or Beaste he ●●yt in than within vii dayes or c●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 Ma●e .iij. or .v. daye on whyther arme thou wylt And thus of all that yere thou shalte syke●ly● bewaresshe fro the Feuers and fro the fallynge gowte fro the fyste● gowte And fro losse of thy syghte Bia●magest insent●●o qui of Ptholomei● Eche mannes bodye is rewled by a certayne sygne of the zodiake Wherfore as saith Ptholome●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 mydry●e and gu●tes And also ¶ Here foloweth the dyscryption of the .iiij. Elementes and of the .iiij. Com●lection● 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 mēbe 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 contrary●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 substaūce and of euery sowre stynkynge ●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 ●o saye knyt these .iiij. pryme qualytes alter these .iiij. cōbinations 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 thē 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 Sente● 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 coueyte●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 ●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 dul●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. cōplections 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 Sōmer hath also .iij. monthes That is to saye Iune Iulye and August And this quarteris coleryke complection Haruest hath also thre mo●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

sygnes in the zodiake so are there .xij. monthes in the yere ●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 ▪ he hath myght and mo●ste power to fulfyll his malice yf he be nought le●●ed by neyghbourhed of any good Pla●et ▪ ¶ This nexte Chapter folowynge declareth what sygnyfyeth the thondre in euery yeare THondre in Ianuarye ▪ signifieth the same yere great wyndes plea●ye of corne and bat●ay●e Pera●u●nture also thondre in Februarie yeare sygnyfyth that same 〈◊〉 many men namely ryche men shall dye in great syckenesse Thondre in M●rche sygnyfyeth that same ye●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 scarse●es and berth o● 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 Wo●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 peryssh● ▪ Thondre in August sygnyfyeth the same yere sorowe welyng of many and o● moste hotethynges and also many shal be syeke Thondre ī 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 w●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 N●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 bi●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 thā be hurte than ben they more sycke than at any other tyme and ryght nere● 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 sōmer namely those dayes a fyre is good nyght and daye and holsome And seeth suche meates and take kepe of great vyolent m●ates ¶ Also from the .xviij. Kalen̄ of Octobre to the .xvij. Kalen̄ 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. Kalen̄ 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 sōmer and namely in the Canyculer dayes fle all maner of stronge drinkes hote spyces brennynge meates namely to haue them v●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 th● l●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 cōmeth great pestylences ● 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 wyn●er eate Inoughe in Ver but eate but lytell in sōmer 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 chaūge 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 th●m or take anye drynkes that is to saye ¶ The thyrde daye of the Month of Ianuarie