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A69046	A prognostication euerlasting of right good effect fruitfully augmented by the author, containing plaine, briefe, pleasant, chosen rules to iudge the weather by the sunne, moone, starres, comets, rainbow, thunder, clowdes, with other extraordinary tokens, not omitting the aspects of planets, with a briefe iudgement for euer, of plentie, lacke, sicknes, dearth, warres, &c. opening also many naturall causes worthie to be knowne. To these and other now at the last, are ioyned diuers generall, pleasant tables, with many compendious rules, easie to be had in memorie, manifold wayes profitable to all men of vnderstanding. Published by Leonard Digges Gentleman. Lately corrected and augmented by Thomas Digges his sonne.; Prognostication of right good effect	Digges, Leonard, d. 1571?; Copernicus, Nicolaus, 1473-1543. De revolutionibus orbium caelestium. Part 1. English. Selections.; Digges, Thomas, d. 1595.	1605 (1605)	STC 435.59; ESTC S115715	61,188	112

sheweth a luckie day for all matters with the taile contrarie Now ensueth a table shewing what Signe the Moone is in and shall be for euer declaring also the meetest time to let blood to purge and to bathe THe Table hath at the head seuen titles The first moneths the second dayes then the Prime the twelue Signes the times to let blood to purge and to bathe Here is to be noted that those dayes are good for these purposes which be signed with this letter G. and those euill dayes that are no●ed with B. ¶ This Table declareth for euer in what Signe the Moone is or shall be at any daye in the yeare It serueth also very well to let Bloud to Purge and Bathe Monethes Daies Prime The 12. Signes To let Bloude To Purge To Bathe Febr. Nouē 1 3 Aries G B G Marche 2   Aries G B G   3 14 Taurus B B B Decembre 4 6 Taurus B B B   5   Gemini B G   Aprill 6 17 Gemini B G     7 9 Cancer   G G Maie 8 1 Cancer   G G   9   Cancer   G G   10 12 Leo. B B G   11 4 Leo. B B G Iune 12   Virgo B B B   13 15 Virgo B B B Iuly 14 7 Libra         15   Libra         16 18 Scorpius   G G   17 10 Scorpius   G G Auguste 18 2 Scorpius   G G   19   Sagittarius G   G   20 13 Sagittarius G   G   21 5 Capricornus B B B Septembre 22   Capricornus B B B   23 16 Aquarius     G Ianua Octo. 24 8 Aquarius     G   25   Pisces   G G   26 19 Pisces   G G   27 11 Pisces   G G SEeke out vnder the titles of the Moneths the name of the moneth whose day you must looke out right against the moneth vnger the title of daies and there begin to tel downewards 1.2.3 c. to the end if it so require and then from the beginning if neede be vntill ye haue reckoned the number of the day that you seeke Looke what number it falleth vpon in this table vnder the title of daies that number keepe in minde Then seeke vnder the title of the Prime the Golden number for the yeare right against that leftward vnder the title of dayes begin to tell downwards 1.2.3 c. vntill you haue reckoned the number which you did keepe in minde Against that towards your right hand vnder the the title of Signes is the signe wherein the Moone shall bee that day Euen then vnder the other titles ye shall finde in right order for letting Blood for puring and bathing according as they be noted with G. which is good and B. signifying bad Example The sixt day of March in the yeare of our Lord 1555. I desire to know what celestical signe the Moone doth then occupy I find first the name of the moneth that is March and the day as followeth in the next order of this table I begin here to tell right against my moneth at the figure of 2. saying 1.2.3 c. so I haue at the end and count of sixe daies this figure 7. which I keep in mind Now I must seeke out the Golden number for the yere aforesaid vnder the title of the Prime here that is 7. against the which on the left side is 6. There ye must beginne againe to count 1.2.3 c. vntill you come to your number 7. So on your right hand in the row or order you shall see Uirgo the celestical Signe that the Moone is in and after that these three leettrs B. which declare bad or euill to let Blood to Purge or Bathe agreeable to the titles in the head G. there had signified good Forasmuch as letting of Blood Purging and Bathing Inundations Floods Timber sailing Sowing Planting Graffing Cutting c. depend chiefly on the Signe wherein the Moone is which I haue euen before plainly opened I thought it meete to haue them now orderly touched as followeth Profitable Rules A conducible note for letting blood LEt blood at no time without great cause for it bringeth weaknesse and many infirmities If ye doe see it be after good digestion and fasting in a faire temperate day Beware before of all manner exercises bathings watchings and carnal copulation c. After vse fine meates of light digestion abstaining from all the aforesayd vntill the fourth day These Signes are most dangerous for bloodletting the Moone being in them Taurus Gemini Leo Uirgo and Capricornus with the last halfe of Libra and Scorpius The rest are all good so the Moone beare no dominion in that member which ye cut as followeth Behold this figure The Dominion of the Moone in mans body Aries The Head and Face Taurus The Necke Gemini The Armes Hands Shoulders Cancer The Breast Stomacke Ribbes Leo. The Heart Backe Virgo The Bowels Belly Libra The Raynes Nauill Buttockes Scorpius The Secret members Sagittarius The Thighes Capricornus The Knees Aquarius The Shinnes Legges Pisces The Feete FRom the change to the first quarter a meete time to let young men bloud From the first quarter to the full good for middle age From the full to the last quarter apt for aged folke From the last quarter to the change best for old men Signes meete for the Complexions Aries For the Flegmatike the Head and Thighes excepted Sagittarius For the Flegmatike the Head and Thighes excepted Libra For Melancholike Buttockes and Legges excepted Aquarius For Melancholike Buttockes and Legges excepted Cancer For Cholerike Breast Members and Feete excepted Scorpius For Cholerike Breast Members and Feete excepted Pisces For Cholerike Breast Members and Feete excepted For the Sanguine all be apt that tofore are named good In the Spring time let blood at the right side In Haruest time at the left side The learned Phisition will consider beside all that is sayd the Coniunctions Oppositions and Quadrat aspects of the Planets with many other things Astronomicall most necessarie both in blood-letting purging bathing c. For to take purgations and to bathe THe méetest time to take purgations c. is neither in hote nor cold dayes that is from the tenth of March to the twelfth of Iune Further by rules Astronomicall it must bee performed when the Moone is in cold moyst and watrie signes as Cancer Scorpius and Pisces comforted by aspects and radiations of Planets fortifying the vertue of the bodie expulsiue The Moone in Aries Taurus and Capricornus naught One cause of vomiting the purga●ion is if the Moone haue aspect to any Planet retrograde The Moone in these Signes following very good to bathe Aries Leo Sagittarius Cancer Scorpius and Pisces These ensuing are euill to bathe Taurus Uirgo Capricornus Of Inundations or floods of timber selling sowing planting graffing haire clipping shauing and