the Prime of that yeare and beginne at the noumber that is against it and tel so many dounward as the nomber was that you marked before where that endeth against it you shall finde the signe in the whiche the Moone is that daye as for example The golden nombre this present yeare of our Lorde 1564. is 7. that I keepe in minde all the yeare Nowe if I desire to knowe in what signe the Moone is the first daye of Maye I seke May in the table and against it I finde the nomber of 8. And because it is the first daie of the moneth I tell no further with that 8. in my minde I seeke the Prime whiche is 7. and against it is 14. whiche I meddle not withall but there I beginne and tel dounwarde vntill I haue tolde 8. which was in my mynde before and there is 21. against which is writteÌ„ Capricorne And therefore I knowe that on the first daye of May the Moone is in Capricorn Lykewyse if you wyll knowe in what signe the Moone is the 20. daye of August this present yeare seeke August against it you shall finde 18. where you must beginne to tell dounwarde to the ende And then from the toppe dounewarde againe vntill you haue tolde 20. and so you shall finde there 10. whiche beare in minde Then goe to 7. the golden nomber and beginning at 14. that is against it tell dounwarde 10. where you shall finde 23. against whiche you shall finde Aquarius and therefore bee sure that the twenty daye of August the Moone is in Aquarius But in the yeare of our Lorde 1565. wherein the goldeÌ„ nomber is 8. worke likewise and you shall finde that the Moone is in the last ende of Gemini And in the yeare of our Lorde 1566. The Prime being 9. you shall finde by like operation the Moone to be in the first part of Scorpio thesame daye So that this rule is perpetuall certaine so that you marke wel the golden noumber of the yeare that you seke for and then worke accordingly as is aboue taught for by the fourmer examples you may with little studie bee able to seke out in what signe the Moone is or was or shalbe any daie of any yeare present past or to come so that you knowe what is the Prime or golden nomber of that yere that you séeke A Table to knowe in what Signe the Moone is for euer Monethes Daies Prime The xii Signes Good to leâ— bloud Good to purge Good to sowe c. Fevr. NoueÌ„b 1 3 Aries G   Marche 2  Aries G    3 14 Taurus   G December 4 6 Taurus   G  5  Gemini    Aprill 6 17 Gemini     7 9 Cancer  G  Maye 8 1 Cancer  G   9  Cancer  G   10 12 Leo.     11 4 Leo.    Iune 12  Virgo   G  13 15 Virgo   G Iuly 14 7 Libra G    15  Libra     16 18 Scorpio  G   17 10 Scorpio  G  August 18 2 Scorpio  G   19  Sagit G    20 13 Sagit G    21 8 Capri.   G September 22  Capri.   G  23 16 Aquariê° G   Ianu. Octob. 24 8 Aquariê° G    25  Pisces  G   26 19 Pisces  G   27 1. Pisces  G  By this former table after you haue founde out in what signe the Moone is in you may knowe by the three rowes that followe the signes what tyme is good to let bloud to pourge and to sette sowe or plaÌ„te according as the titles on their heades doe declare so that if you finde in what signe the Moone is and do finde this letter G against it looke what rowe it is in for if it be vnder the title to let bloud that is a good day to let bloud in If vnder the title of pourging it is good to purge if vnder the last stile it is good to plante prouiding if you maye that the Moone be in the encrease that is as long as she is betwene the chasiÌ„ge past and the ful to come And where there be not written any letters those daies ar either euill or but indifferent for that purpose By this figure you may knowe what is the golden nomber for euer markyng diligently that 7. is Golden nomber the yeare of our Lorde 1564. THis figure of the golden nombre is necessarie for the table wherin is taught to knowe in what signe the Moone is in For by this figure you may knowe what is hath been shall be golden nomber for euer As for example if you would know what was golden nomber the yeare of our Lord 1560. Then because you see that in the yere of our Lord. 1564. the Prime is 7. marke howe many yeares be betwene 1560. 1564. and you shall finde 4. therfore because it is for yeares past beginne at 7. tel 4. backwards towards y e left haÌ„d there you shall finde 3. which was prime the yere 1560. And if you will looke for 7. yeres before this preseÌ„t yere you shall finde y â— prime was 19. But if you would knowe for any yere to come recken froÌ„ 7. towards the right hande so shal you finde it that as 7. is prime for the yere of our Lorde 1564. so is 8. prime for 1565 and 9. for 1566. so forthe perpetually You shall also finde in the beginning of this booke a Calender wherein is declared the rising and going doune of the sunne and the length of the daie night with the prime and Dominicall and sainctes daies very necessary for all kinde of men and very plain and easie to vnderstaÌ„de FINIS Wealth without health is nothyng Paine hathe no pleasure DonuÌ„ dei The greatest Minister of God â—mong men next the deuine â–ª to the Phisiâ—ion A secrâ— called the Bonerites or Renobites Hope of Health 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 Hillary 〈…〉 〈…〉 Valentine S. Peter â–ª Fast 〈…〉 Dauid Gregory Bebet ¶ Fast 〈…〉 Ambrose S. 〈◊〉 S. 〈◊〉 〈…〉 Inuen Crucis 〈…〉 S. Dunstone S. Barnaby S. â—lbon ¶ Fast 〈◊〉 ¶ Fast 〈◊〉 Visitati Maâ—â— Margaret ¶ Fast Anne 〈…〉 S. Peter S. Laurence ¶ Fast 〈◊〉 Decol JohaÌ„nis 〈…〉 Natiui Maria Exalta crucis ¶ Fast 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 S. 〈◊〉 S. â—dward S. Audrâ—e â—ast â—ast 〈…〉 〈…〉 S. Leonard S. Edmond S. Katherine ¶ Fast S. 〈◊〉 〈…〉 S. Nicholas Concep Mary S. Lucy ¶ Fast G. 〈◊〉 ¶ Fast Christmas day S. 〈◊〉 S. Ihon. 〈◊〉 Genesis i. Generatis vâ—ius est corruptio alterius Aristo de generatione Deus bene vidit presentia futura The cause of generacion after the Diuines and Phisicions 〈…〉 est corporibus puerorum Aristo de
contemnit ea cede locum medico dominus enim illum creauit That is to saie giue vnto the Phisicion due honour and rewards that thou maiest haue his help in time of nede for the Lorde hath ordained him Trulie Phisick is of the highest and it shall receiue a stipeÌ„de of the king The Lorde hath made medicines on the yearth and a wise man will not conteÌ„ne them Geue place vnto the Phisicion for the lorde hath ordained him By whiche wordes it is euident that Phisike is ordained of God for the profite and commoditie of all maÌ„kind whiche although perchaunce it hath been and is abused ought neuer the more to bee hated or dispised For there is no science nor knowlege in the worlde so perfecte and good but that it hath been of euill persones abused As it is euident the holie scriptures beeyng Gods eternall veritiâ— haue sondrie tymes heretofore been abused of many sortes of detestable heretiques as of Arrians Anabaptistes and the damnable vile Romishe Papistes the Darbellites the Garnarites the Bonerites c. which wrieth wresteth the scriptures to their erronious and Deuilishe opinions deceiuyng the ignoraunte people bringing them to vtter distruccioÌ„ In so moche therefore as Phisike is so highlie commended to vs in his holie scripture as a speciall gifte of God and also it is knowen to be by daielie experience moste commodious profitable and necessarie for all kinde of persones beyng indued with vnderstandyng not beyng ignorant al together in soch preceptes thereof as doe necessarily pertain to the preseruacioÌ„ of his health So that eche man should so farre forthe beholde his owne bodie that he might by diligeÌ„t obseruacion knowe when he were in healthe and what diet he ought chieflie to obserue for to preserue thesame in health and good state whiche thyng if it were well obserued would redounde moste certainly to the greate commoditie of an infinite noumber of people defendyng them from diuers paines and diseases into the whiche many thorowe their owne ignoraunce and necligence dooe often tymes fall And therefore I thought it verie good to wishe all menne to seeke the knowledge of soche thynges as concerne healthe For which cause right worshipful sir I haue endeuoired my self as moche as in me lieth to declare and comprehende in this small treatise soche rules of Phisicke as are profitable to bee knowen and obserued of all soche as bee desirous to preserue their bodies in healthe Not arrogantlie presumyng hereby to enstructe the learned and skilfull but beyng moued with good will and naturall affeccion to the readers hereof accordyng to my simple knowledge I purpose by this my smalle trauaille to declare vnto the willyng minded good rules of Phisike wherein the hope of health doe consiste And also to prescribe vnto them the vse and commodities of a good Gardaine with the names natures and vertues of diuers herbes whiche are very requisite for meates and medicines Beyng partlie prouoked therunto by that whiche I haue perceiued in your owne self that neither good will hath béen waÌ„ting nor coste spared to make a pleasant ground furnished with many holsome and swete herbes and flowers as at this presente tyme appereth at your auncieÌ„t Mansion called Cockfeld halle whiche example I would wishe many geÌ„tlemeÌ„ should imitate But chiefly again I was moued to write somwhat of a gardein and herbes because the greatest part of curing of diseases by medicines doeth coÌ„siste in herbes whiche y e vulgare people ar so ignoraunt in that thei neither knowe them nor yet dooe endeuoire theim selues to haue any store of them in their Gardaines whiche is greatlie to their discommoditie Truely these causes moued me after that I had declared what thynges were mete to be knowen and obserued for presecuacioÌ„ of health to speake somwhat of the commodities of a Gardain that is well furnished with sundrie herbes declaryng also the names natures and vertues of soche herbes as be moste common in this region of Englande to thentente I might prouoke the common people to haue herbes in better estimacion and to learne to knowe theim to plant them and sowe them in their gardaines cherishyng theim as thynges whereby thei maie obtaine remeadie of painfull diseases by the couÌ„saill of a discrete Phisicion without any great coste or trauail To this ende I haue declared vnto your worship my purpose and intente in publishyng this small treatise whiche I dooe dedicate vnto you as an assured token of my duetie good harte towardes your worship beyng thereto prouoked by the singulare benefites receiued at your haÌ„des For whiche benefites accordyng to my habilitie in steede of a recoÌ„pence I signifie vnto your worship by this simple gifte that I am not vnmindfull of my duetie Wherefore I desire you right worshipfull sir to accepte this my simple trauaile beyng the fruites of that small talent whiche God hath vouchesaued to lende me in good parte Thus wishyng vnto your worship and to my good Ladie your bedfellowe long continuaunce of perfecte healthe with increase of moche worship I commit you to the tuicion of the almightie God whose hande alwaies preserue you and yours AMEN Your maisterships muste humble to commande Philip Moore ¶ Amantissimo suo amico Philippo Mooro Guilhelmus Bullenus S. P. D. PRopter singularem erga te amorem meum mi Phylippe librum tuum notis quibusdaÌ„ marginalibus adornaui tum vt mutua amicitia nostra stabiliretur tuÌ„ vt iÌ„spectoribus omnibus certa speretur salus Neque arroganter hoc a me scriptuÌ„ esse existimes velim vt opusculo tuo colores adderem sed vt celeri festinationi tuae opitularer Valeto ¶ W. Bullein ones again to P. M. Deus effudit in totum genus mortalium Many medicens dere frende P. Moore Artem medendi doloribus For the sicke and the sore Herbas salubres Who so doeth them dispise Benombred emong the fooles abiectes froÌ„ the wise Thy hope of Health haue many goodly rules in store Farewell gentle frende God be praised therefore ¶ A Table for .xxx. yeres to come The yeares of our Lorde God Letter Dominicall â–ª Leape yeares Easter daye Marche or Aprill 1564 a â— â— A 1565 g  22 A 1566 f  1â— A 1567 e  30 M 1568 c d 18 A 1569 b  10 A 1570 a  26 M 1571 g  15 A 1572 e â— 6 A 1573 d  22 M 1574 c  11 A 1575 b  3 A 1576 g a â—â— A 1577 f  7 A 1578 e  30 M 1579 d  â—â— A 1580 b â— â— A 1581 a  â—â— M 1582 g  ◠A 1583 f  â—â— M 1584 d â— â—â— A 1585 c  11 A 1586 b  ◠A 1587 a  1â— A 1588 f g 7 A 1589 e  â—0 M 1590 d  19 A 1591 c  ◠A 1592 a b 26 M 1593 g  â—â— A In this table aboue what yere of the Lorde God you doe
chose within written you shall straight finde in the seconde rowe toward the left hande the Dominicall letter seruyng for that yere the third rowe sheweth the leape yeres The fowerth rowe the nombes of the daie that Easter daie falleth on and the fift row the name of the Monethe that Easter daie falleth in Note that the letter A. standeth for April and the letter M. for Marche The signe and degree that the Sunne is in 〈…〉 The setting of y e sun 〈…〉 The length of night The noÌ„ber of dayes 〈…〉 The Dominical letter â–ª 21 1.8 57 â–ª 3 7.52 10.8 i. 3 â— 22 â— 58 54 6 ii  b 23 â— 59 5â— 4 iii. 11 c 24 8.7 4 59 1 iiii  d 25 59 1 8 16 v. 19 e 26 57 3 3 57 vi 8 f 27 56 4 6 54 vii  g 28 55 5 9 51 viii 16  29 53 7 11 4â— ix 5 b â— 52 8 14 46 x.  c 1 5â— 9 17 43 xi 13 d 2 59 11 â—0 40 xii 2 e 3 4â— 12 23 37 xiii  f 4 46 14 26 34 xiiii 10 g 5 44 16 29 31 xv   6 43 17 3â— 28 xvi 18 b 7 41 19 35 25 xvii 7 c 8 40 20 38 22 xviii  d 9 38 22 42 18 xix 15 e 10 37 23 45 15 xx 4 f 11 35 25 48 12 xxi  g 12 â—3 27 52 8 xxii 12 â— 13 3â— 29 55 5 xxiii 1 b 14 30 30 59 11 xxiiii  c 15 28 32 9  xxv 9 d 16 26 34 4 54 xxvi  e 17 25 35 9 51 xxvii 17 f 18 22 â—7 15 47 xxviii 6 g 19 21 39 17 43 xxix   20 â—9 41 20 40 xxx 14 b 21 17 4â— 24 46 xxxi 3 c The signe and degree that the Sunne is in 〈…〉 The Sunne setting 〈…〉 The length of night The noÌ„ber of dayes 〈…〉 The Dominical letter 22 15.7 45.4 28.9 32 â—4 i.  d 23 13 47 31 29 ii 11 e 24 1â— 49 35 25 iii. 19 e 25 â—0 50 39 21 iiii 8 g 26 â— 52 43 â—7 v.   27 6 54 47 â—3 vi 16 b 28 4 56 50 10 vii 5 c 29 2 58 54 6 viii  d â— 7.6 5 58 2 ix 13 e 1 58 2 10 â—3 x. 2 f 2 56 4 6 54 xi  g 3 54 6 10 50 xii 10  4 52 8 14 46 xiii  d 5 50 10 18 4â— xiiii 18 c 6 48 12 22 38 xv 7 d 7 46 14 26 34 xvi  e 8 44 16 30 30 xvii 15 f 9 41 18 34 26 xviii 4 g 10 40 20 38 22 xix  ◠11 38 22 42 18 xx 12 b 12 36 24 46 14 xxi 1 c 13 34 16 50 10 xxii  d 14 â—â— 28 54 6 xxiii â— e 15 30 30 58 â— xxiiii  f 16 28 32 11 â—â— xxv 17 g 17 26 34 8 54 xxvi 6 â— 18 24 36 10 50 xxvii  b 19 22 38 14 46 xxviii 14 c â—he signe and degree that the Sunne is in 〈…〉 The setting of y â— sun The length of dayeâ— The length of night The noÌ„ber of dayes The 〈◊〉 The Domâ—nical letter â—0 10 6 40.5 18 11 42 1â— 1 3 d 21 18 42 22 38 2  e 22 10 44 26 34 3 11 f 23 14 46 30 30 4  g 24 12 â—8 34 26 5 19 â— 25 â—0 50 38 22 6 8 b 26 1 52 42 18 7  c 27 â— 54 46 14 8 1â— d 28 4 56 50 10 9 5 e 29 â— 58 54 6 10  f â— 6.5 6 58 2 11 13 g 1 58 2 12 11 12 2 â— 2 56 4 6 54 13  b 3 54 6 10 50 14 â—0 c 4 52 8 14 45 15  d 5 50 10 18 4â— 16 18 e 6 48 12 22 38 17 7 f 7 4â— 14 26 34 18  g 8 44 16 30 30 19 15 â— 9 42 18 34 20 20 4 b 10 40 20 38 22 21  c 11 38 22 4â— 18 22 12 d 12 36 24 46 14 23 1 e 13 34 26 50 10 24  f 14 32 28 53 7 25 9 g 15 30 30 57 3 26  ◠16 28 32 13 10 27 17 b 17 26 34 5 55 28 6 c 18 24 36 9 51 29  d 19 22 38 1â— 47 30 14 e 20 20 40 17 4â— 3 â— f The signe and degree that the Sunne is in 〈…〉 The setting of the sun The length of daye The length of night The noÌ„ber of dayes The 〈◊〉 The Dominical letter 21 18.5 42 6 21.13 39 10 i  g 22 16 44 25 35 ii 11 â— 23 14 46 28 32 iii.  b 24 12 48 32 3â— iiii 19 c 25 10 50 36 34 v. 8 d 26 8 52 40 20 vi  e 27 6 54 44 16 vii 16 f 28 4 56 48 12 viii 5 g 29 3 57 â—â— 9 ix  ◠◠2 58 55 5 x. 13 b 1 5 4 â— 7 â—9 1 xi 2 c 2 58 2 14 9 xii  d 3 56 4 6 54 xiii 10 e 4 54 6 10 50 xiiii  f 5 â—2 8 14 4â— xv 18 g 6 10 10 18 42 xvi 7 â— 7 49 11 21 39 xvii  b 8 47 13 25 35 xviii 15 c 9 45 15 28 32 xix 4 d 10 43 17 31 28 xx  e 11 41 19 36 24 xxi â—â— f 12 39 21 39 21 xxii 1 g 13 37 23 43 7 xxiii  ◠14 35 25 46 14 xxiiii 9 b 15 33 27 50 10 xxv  c 16 31 29 53 7 xxvi 17 d 17 30 30 56 4 xxvii 6 e 18 29 31 15 8 xxviii  f 19 27 33 3 57 xxix 14 g 20 25 35 6 54 xxx 3 â— The signe and degree that the Sunne is in 〈…〉 The Sunne setting 〈…〉 The length of night The nomber of daies 〈…〉 The Dominical letter 〈…〉 20 23.4 37.7 10.15 50.8 i. 〈◊〉 b â—1 22 38 13 47.   22 2â— 40 16 44 iii. 19 d 23 19 41 19 41 iiii 8 e 24 18 42 22 38 v.  f 25 17 43 25 35 vi 16 g 26 15 45 28 32 vii 5 â— 27 14 46 31 29 viii  b 28 12 48 34 26 ix 13 c 29 11 49 37 23 x. â— d 〈◊〉 9 51 40 20 xi  e 1 8 52 42 18 xii 10 f 2 7 53 45 15 xiii  g 3 5 55 48 12 xiiii â—8 â— 4 4 56 50 10 xv 7 b 5 3 57 53 7 xvi  c 6 â— 59 55 5 xvii 15 d 7 4.3 8 58 â— xviii 4 e 8 59 â— 16. 8.7 xix  f 9 58 2 â— 58 xx 12 g 10 57 3 4 〈◊〉 xxi 1 â— 11 56 4 6 â—â— xxii  b 12 55 5 8 52 xxiii 9 c 13 54 6 â—0 50 xxiiii  d 14 53 7 â—8 48 xxv 17 e 15 52 8 â—4 46 xxvi â— f 16 5â— 9 15