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The pryncyples of astronamye the whiche diligently perscrutyd is in maners pronosticacyon to the worldes end compyled by andrew Boorde of phisick Doctor
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Boorde, Andrew, 1490?-1549.
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Gemini and virgo and he doth fetche his cercuyte almost as soune as the sonne He doth induce ingenyosues gret knowleg of dyuers artes sacultes scyences And good in trauel and messages doyng who so that is borne vnder this planete shold be gentyl amabell And a gret traueller and good to send or god in messages and he sholde expert in seyences for he sholde haue a good wytt cast fare in polytyche reson Marcury doth gouerne y e memory and the long and the gal And thes be his infyrmytes the .iii. kyndes of madnes y e iii. kyndes of the fallynge sycknes The cowgh y e percipitacien of the matrix and parturbacioÌ„ of mynd other infirmites the which coÌ„meth of siceite or drynes The Moone is the lowest planete And is cold and moyst lyck the watter and hath an interest in flumatyck parsons and she is a feminine planete and is mother and a ministrix to all moyster and is lady and gubernatrix euer the sees and watters and her howse is in Cancer and she doth fetch her cercuite ons in a mounth And the doth induce mutabilite inconstance Trauell message ambassage And fortunate to aquatical maters or bysines they that be borne vnder the Mone sholde not be stabyll wytted and shold be a traueler and seke strang couÌ„tres The Mone doth gouerne in man or woman the stomacke and the bely and the secret place of womeÌ„ and hath also an interest in the hed And thes be her infirmites comocyon trymblyng or shakynge of members vniuersall or ê‘ticuler the cardyack the palses such leke ¶ who so euer wolde haue a forder noticion of the sygnes and the planetes of theyr influence or consteltacyon let theÌ„ look in a book that is now a pryntyng at Robert cooplondes namyd the Introductyon of knowleg And he that wyll haue the knowleg of all maner of sicknesses dysesys let them looke in the breuyary of helth whiche is pryntyd at Wyllyam Mydyltons in flet stret ¶ The .viii. Capytle doth shew of the .v. a spretes of the planetes AS I sayde in the .vi. capytle ther be .v Aspectes of the planetet A coniuction A sextile a trme A qurtile and an opposicyon A comunctione ê‘peily is not takyn for an Aspect sor an Aspect is a dystance of signes But planetes centunet doth not distere by distance of degrees for a coniuctioÌ„ amonges y e planetes is whan the planetes doth draw to gydder by lesser dystance than .vii. degrees that one of them falldth vnder the bright beemea of an other than it is namyd coniunct to the sonne And whan the planete doth drawenygh to y e sone by .xv. degres than is y e planete combustid by y e splender or beemes of the sone And than dyuerce times happynith rayne as it doth whan the sone and the Moone be almost to gydder in ther orbs or cercles than in the end of that moone shold be rayne This aspect which is a coniunction And first in order is namyd a beniuoleÌ„t or a frendful aspect for good to goodnes is in cresyd of a gret and hygh beniuolence and vertue And yf goodnes be Iowned to euil thaÌ„ y t euilnes takyth a way half the goodnes wherfor he that wyl go about to do any good thiÌ„g owt to mark the mone specyally yf she be coniunct to good planetes or els seperatid from euyll planetes And he that wyl go about an euil or a shrod turne must chose the tyme whan the moone is coniunct w t euyl planetes or els seperatid from good planetes ¶ The second aspect is a sextyle that is whan the planetes be dystant one frome another by .vi. partes of the zodiack as thus in makynge a similitud of .ii. planetes that venus be put in the begynnyng of Aries and another planet in y e begynnyng of Gemini Or els one in the the mydle of Aries and another in the mydle of Gemini and so in leke maner of all other Planetes but this Aspect is not ê‘fyt in frendshep for the aspect is not certin mor opyn but pryne ¶ The therd Aspect is a quartyll And y t is whan a planete hath an Aspect to an other planete by dystaunce of .iii. sygnes the which dystance is the .iiii. part of the zodyack as thus yf one planete be in the begynnynge of Aries and another in the beginning of Cancer Or els one planete in the mydle or end of Aries and another in y e mydle or end of Cancer Such aspect is inê‘fit of hatred enuy and traytery ¶ The .iiii. Aspect is a tryne And that is whan one planete is dystant frome an other by .iiii. sygnes the which distance is the therd part of the zodiack as thus yf one planete Ware in the begynyng of Aries and the other in the begynnyng of Leo this is a manifest and a perfit aspect of frendshep ¶ The .ix capitle doth shew of y e mutacioÌ„ of the Ayer whan any cayne Wynd thonder hayle frost or snow shall fall WHo so euer y t wyll ê‘nosticat of the mutacion of the Aier he must fyrst mark the .iiii. tymes of the yere whiche be to sai ver estas AutuÌ„nus hiems that is to say the spring y e somer haruyst and wyntter Ver which is the spryng by nature shold be hote and moyst And in this tyme blod doth moue and in cresyth with all other naturall thynges Eitas whiche is somer is hote and dry than coler doth moue incresith AtuÌ„nus or haruyst is cold and dry hath respect to melancoly hyems which is wyntter is cold moyst hathe respect to flume Secundaryly one must mark the nature and the qualytes of the sygnes which be moyst which be colde And which be drye Cherdly one must consider the nature or ê“pertes of the planetes for the howse of cornscacyon is Iubyter The howse of tempestes is Mars yf they be coniuÌ„ct or be in a quartyle aspect both wil happeÌ„ Yf. saturne venus be coniunct or be in a sertyle than hit wylbe cold Iubyter is the sone or in an opposytine aspectt wyl haue grett wynd Marcury with venus causyth raine ¶ Forder more a contuÌ„cty on of saturne with the mone makiâ—h mutacyon in the Ayer forrayne grose eloudes be elenatyd with cold specially whaÌ„ this coniunctyon is in any aquartycal or tereestyall sygne ¶ A coniunctyoÌ„ of Iubyter with the moone causyth dyuerce many whyt cloudes ¶ A coiunctyon of Mars with the moone in moyst sygnes casyth rayne ¶ A coniunctyon of the son with the mone causyth rayne specyally in moist signes ¶ A coniunctioÌ„ of Venus w t the mone in moist signes causith swet dwes and soft rayne ¶ A coniunctnon of the moone to Marcury in moyst sygnes causyth rayne w t Wynd ¶ A coniunction of saturne with Iubiter .iii. daies before or .iii. dayes after causyth gret mutacyoÌ„ in the Ayer ¶ A coniunctyon of saturne with mars in moyst sygnes .iii dayes before and after
sone and the sone in nature is contrari to the nature of the moone for y e sone is hote and drye the moone is colde and therfor y e howse of the sone whiche is Leo in hym is no good lettyng of blod Secundaryly he must choose an Ayery sh sygne which is hote and most As the fyrst medieate of Libra And the wole sygne of Aqury and although y t Gemini and y e second mediate of Libra be Ayerysh yet the Galax hath his course that way in y e which be many sterres of the nature of Mars wherfore y e mooone beyng in that place is combustio And therfore in that sygnes at that tyme is not good to let blod Therdli watterish sygnes which be moyste and cold begood to let blod As Cancer pisces And Scorpio althowght of nature he be waterysh yet not with stonding he is an oppositiue sygne of the exaltacyon of the Moone for Taurus is the exaltacyon of the moone Scorpio is oppositine in descendyng of y e muoe Also Scorpio is the howse of mars wherfor exhaustyng of blod in this thiÌ„g is not good Also y e coniunctyon of y e mone w t the sone .iii dayes before and .iii. daies after is not good 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nor y e coniunctyon of the moue with sature Nor y e coniunctyon of the mone with mars and iz degres before an as many after Nor the oppsicyon of the mone with the sone Nor the oppsycon of y e mone with Mars is not good to exhaust blod Also a quatile aspect of the mone to the sone And a quartile aspect of the moone to saturne And a quartile aspect of the moone to Mars all thes aspectes be not good to minishe blod for the Moone beyng in thes Planetes Aspectes is contrary to the nature of maÌ„ consyrnyng flebotomy ¶ A tryne aspect and a sextyle aspect is good to let blod so be hit the moone be in a good sygne ¶ Also the moone coniunct w t Iubyter in a good sygne is best lettynge of blod ¶ The moone coniunct to venus or Marcury althowh they be good coÌ„iuÌ„ctons yet for as muche as the mone is verâ— nyght the coniunctyon of the sone hit is not good to let blod ¶ Also y e mone being in a good sygne hauyng a sextyle or a tryne aspect to Iubiter or venus 〈…〉 is best to let blod forthes aspectes be good ¶ Also the moneÌ„ coniunct with the heed or tayle of the dragon beyng with in .xii. degrs befor or after is not good to exhaust blod ¶ Forder more no wayne nor member of man owght to be tochyd or hurt w t any instermnent or Ierne whan the mon is in any sygne that hath domynyon of y e member wherfor in all maner of exhaustyng of blod from man or woman y e day and the tyme must be electyd poyntyd by som doctor of phisick or Astronamer what vayne shold be opynyd for and yf aman do lett blod of a vayne namyd cephalica which is a vayne for the hed the signe be in Aries here y e flebothome doth gret harme thorow his ignorance thus in lyek manâ—â—â—â— may offend in lettyng â–ª blod in any other place of man ¶ Forder more y e .iiii. fyre sygnes be good for slemy tyck parsones for y e sygnes be of nature contrary to the coÌ„mplexione therfore Contraria coÌ„trariis curaÌ„te So in liek maner Aierish signes is good for melancoly meÌ„ And watreysh sygnes ar good for â—â—â—ryck men And I say now a dayes to vse lettyng of blod except for the squynce y e pestylence or for the kyndes of lepery is not good for no maÌ„ can exhaust euyll blod but he must tak good blod with all And y e leyf of man is in y e blod for y e spryt of man is in y e blod And ther be other wayes to clense or to puryfy the blod w tout flebothomy or lettyng of blod ¶ The .xii. Capitle doth shew how whaÌ„ what tyme a phisicyoÌ„ shold mynyster medycynes HYpocrates saith y e phisicion is a blynde phisicion y e knowth not AstroÌ„amie for Astronamy doth shew how whaÌ„ and what tyme al maner of medsons owght to be ministred wherfor I do say yf an expulcyue medycyne be takyn inferyally And the moone beyng in Ariete Tauro or Capricorne whiche takyth theyr name of terrestyall beestes namyd The Rame the Bull and the Goote which hath doble belys one is molifycatyue chewyng theyr cud y e other is digestiue mow by reson of the influence of the celestyal sygnes of lyek properte shal cause the syck parson other to vomyte or els shall cause nauseons or eructuatioÌ„ or cause the substance that is in the stomacke to ascend to the orifice of the stomack and this doth lett y e operacione of suche medicynes specyally yf Saturne by a quartil Coniuntion or an opposicyon dothe geue theyr fortytudes to y e sayd sygnes Wher for let phisicyons be circumspect in thes matteres and in all other for hipocrates sayth in his fyrst pronosticates Ther be certyn celestyall thyng in the whiche the phisicyon must ê“uyd and he must be of gret ê“uydence c. Wherfor AuiceÌ„ faith of celestyal terrestyal matters hapynth c Wherfor hit is to conclud that euery phisâ—â—on shold know y t nature conplexioÌ„ of y e sygnes and y e planetes w t y e aspectes of them and to haue in a memory the cretyck dayes And not to forgett y e operacioÌ„ of the sygnes which be attractyue reten tyme dygestyne and expulcyne ¶ Wherfore I do say that the vertu of actraction consistith in hete and drynes And he that wyll confort and help y e vertu of actracioÌ„ must do hit whan the moone is in a hote sygne as in Sagittary ad Leo. ¶ To coÌ„forte or to helpe the vertu of retencyon is whan the mone is in a cold signe dry as in tauro and virgo ¶ The sucur helpe the vertu of dygestyon is whan the mon is in a hote signe a moist as in Gemini Libra and Aquary ¶ To helpe expulcy ues is whan the moone is in a cold and a moyst sygne as Cancer Scorpio and pisces ¶ Whan Venus regnyth in a good aspect to purge Coler whaÌ„ the sone doth regne in a good aspect purge flem me whaÌ„ Iubyter doth regne in a good aspect purge Melancoly ¶ WhaÌ„ ther is a coÌ„iunctyon or a quartyle aspect of saturne with the mone minister thaÌ„ no medycyne uor whaÌ„ Mars is in a coniunctyon cÌ„ ¶ The .xiii. capytle doth shew of sowyng of sedes of settyng of herbes and plantyng and Greffyng of trees THe moone beynge in Tauro is good to sow sedes to set herbes to plant and graff trees takiÌ„g the tyme of the yere beyng in a sextile or a tryne aspect ¶ The mone beyng in Cancer is good to sow sedes althowh it be a movable signe And so hit is in virgo hauynge a sextile or a tryne aspect w t to Saturne ptholomy sayth in the fyrst of his quadriê‘tites hit is good to plante ¶ The mone beyng in libra hauiÌ„g a good Aspect is good to delue dygg to gooe to plow and to ere and to sow And so is y e moone whan she is in caprycorne ¶ The mone being in libra is good to set herbes to plant tres haueÌ„g good aspect ¶ Hereis to be notid that all thes things is not good to goo about if Saturne or Mars haue ani euell aspects ¶ Now to conclud I desier euere maÌ„ to tak this lytil wark for a past time for I dyd wrett make this bok in .iiii dayes and wretten with one old pene with out mendyng and wher I do wret y e sygnes in Aries in Taurous in Leo is for my purpose it stondyth best for our maternal tonge ¶ FINIS ¶ Enprynted at London in y e Fletestrete at the sygne of the Rose garland by Robert Coplande