long hatrell of the heade hee is meeke and loueable and he will doe eche thing to certayne space hee is more whyte then blacke and ofte tymes ryghte whyte and hee hath greate shoulders And who that is borne vnder Mercurious when he is not in his full power That is to saye From the fyrste hower of the daye to the nynth he is black and dry he hath crowded teeth and sharpe he hath a wound in his body wyth fyre he is scorged wyth wandes or smitten wyth a sword and men sayeth on him an euill name of euill tales and of manslaughter The Moones hower is ryght good and righte euill from the fourth day to the xvii it is good namelye to all those that are borne in it and from the xvii daye to the xx daye it is somewhat good but not so good from the xx day to the xxvii day it is euil namely to all those that are borne in it Who that hath this star in his Planet and borne therevnder when it is in full power he hath a playne face and pale sometyme lentigious and doeth his willes to men he hath somewhat seemely semblaunce and he is ryche he hath meane stature neyther to long nor to shorte he hath strayghte lyppes and hollowe eyen Who that is borne vnder this starre when it is not in full power he hath a strayghte face and drye and malicious he hath little teeth and Albugine that is to saye A whyte strike in the eare ¶ The nature and conditions which is found comprehended in man NAturally a man is hardye as the Lyon i. Prue and worthy as the Oxe ii Large and liberall as the Cocke iii. Auaricious as the Dogge iiii Hardy and swifte as the Harte v. Debonayre and true as the Turtle Doue vi Malicious as the Leopard vii Pryue and tame as the Doue viii Dolorous and guilefull as the fox ix Simple and milde as the Lambe x. Shrewde as the Ape xi Light as the Horse xii Softe and pittifull as the Beare xiii ¶ Deare and precyous as the Olyphant xiiii ¶ Good and holesome as the Vnycorne xv Vyle and slouthfull as the Asse xvi Fayre and prowd as the Pecock xvii Glotonous as the Wolfe xviii Enuyous as a Bytch xix Rebell and inobediente as the Nightingale xx Humble as the Pigyon xxi Fell and foolish as the Oustrich xxii Profytable as the Pysmyre xxiii Dissolute and Vacabounde as the Goate xxiiii Spitefull as the Phesaunt xxv Softe and meeke as the Chiken xxvi Moueable and varying as the Fyshe xxvii Lecherous as the Bore xxviii Stronge and puissaunte as the Camell xxix Traytour as the Mule xxx Aduysed as the Mouse xxxi Reasonable as an Aungell xxxii And therefore he is called the little world or else he is called all creatures for he doth take parte of all ¶ Here followeth the discription of the fower Elementes and of the iii. Complections I Doe thee to wyt that in ech man woman reygneth ech planet and euery signe of the Zodiack and euery prime qualities and euery Elemente and euery complection but not in euery lyke for in some men reigneth one more and in some reigneth another and therefore men be of dyuers manners wherfore good it is that we see shortely the kinde of those primes qualityes and so forth on the others ¶ Of the foure Prime qualities and what they are FOure Pryme qualityes there bee That is to saye moystenesse hotenesse dryenesse be two contraryes and therefore the may not nigh together wythout a meane for the hotenes on the one side bindeth them together coldnesse on the other syde Also hotenesse and coldenesse are two contraries and therefore they maye not nighe together wythout a meane for the moystenesse on the one syde byndeth them together And dryenesse on the other moystnes is cause of euery thick substaunce and of euery sweete taste And there agayne drynesse is cause of euery thin substaunce of euery soure stinking taste And also hotenesse is cause of enery red coulour and large quantitye There agayne coldenesse is cause of euery whyte coloure and little quantitye ¶ Combyne That is to saye knitte these fower Pryme qualityes alter these iiii combinacions that is to say knittinges and then they will holde iiii Elementes that is to saye The Ayre moyst and hote The Fyre hote and drye The earth drye and colde The Water colde and moyste The Ayre and the Earth are two contraryes and therefore they maye not nigh together but as Fyre byndes them on the one side betweene them And the water on the other syde betweene them Also Fyre and Water are two contraryes and therefore they maye not nigh together but as the Ayre betweene them byndes on the one syde And the Earth betweene byndeth them together on the otherside The Fyre is sharp subtill and moueable The Ayre is subtill moueable and corpulent and dull The Earth is corpulente and thycke The Water is moueable corpulente and dull The Earthe is corpulente dull and vnmoueable righte as an eggeshell Vingose a thinskin And that skin Vingose the whyte and in the middeste of the yolke is a little tender hole righte so the fyre Vyngose the Ayre ten times more and ten tymes Then the Ayre Vyngose the Water ten tymes more and ten tymes tymer then the Water The water Vyngose the Earth ten tymes more and ten tymes timer than the Earth In the hearte of the Earthe is the Senter of the worlde That is to saye the middeste poynte And in euery Senter is hell And there agayne aboute the Fyre are the starres and aboute them is heauen Christalin that is to saye waters of all blisse departed in ix ordes of Aungels then is Heauen in the higheste rownes and largest And there agayne is Hell in the lowest narowest and straightest Right as there be iiii Elementes so there bee fower Complections according in all manner qualityes to these fower Elementes The fyrst is Sanguine that is to say blood gendreth in the lyuers lymbe and lyke to the Ayre The second is Choler gendred in the Gall and lyke thereto And it is according to the Fyre The thyrde is Melancholye gendered in the mylte and lyke to the dregges of blood and it accordeth to the Earth The fourth is Flumes gendered in the Lunges lyke to galte and it accordeth to the water A Sanguyne man much may and much coueyteth for he is moyst and hote A Chollerycke man muche coueyteth and little maye for he is hote and drye A Melancholious man little may and little coueyteth for he is drye and colde A Flumaticke man little coueyteth and little may for he is colde and moyst A Sanguine man is large louing glade of cheare laughinge and ruddye of cloure stedfast fleshlye ryghte hardye mannerly gentle and well nourished A Choloricke man is guilefull false and wrathfull traytoures and right hardy quint small drye and black of coloure A Melancholyous man is enuyous sorry couetous harde and false holdining guilefull
the other moone he shall be deade He that falleth in the vii daye wythout griefe he shall be delyuered He that falleth the viii daye if he be not whole at the xii daye he shall be deade He that falleth in the ninth daye though it be wyth great griefe he shal escape He that falleth in the x. day wythout doubt he shall be deade He that falleth in the xi daye he shall be delyuered the next day He that falleth in the xii daye but if he be delyuered wythin two dayes within xv he shall be deade He that falleth in the xiii daye tyll the xviii dayes he shall be sycke which if he passe he shall escape He that falleth in the fourteen daye he shall dwell till the xv and so he shall escape He that waxeth sycke the xv daye but if he recouer wythin xviii dayes he shall be dead He that falleth in the xvi daye though he be greeued till xxiiii dayes till the xxviii dayes he shall escape He that falleth in the xvii day he shall dye the x. day He that falleth sick in the xviii daye soone shall bee healed He that falleth in the xix daye also shall escape He that falleth syck in the xx daye in the v. daye he shall escape but neuerthelesse in the moneth following he shal be dead He that waxeth sycke in the xxi day but he runne into perrill of death within x. dayes of that other moneth he shall be delyuered He that waxeth sicke in the xxii daye but he runne into perill of death within ten dayes of that other moneth he shall be delyuered He that falleth in the xxiii daye thoughe it be wyth greeuousnesse of payne in the other moneth he shall bee delyuered He that falleth in the xxiiii daye in the xxvii daye he shall bee delyuered but neuerthelesse in the moneth following he shall be dead He that falleth sycke in the xxv day thoughe he suffer a little neuerthelesse he shall escape Hee that falleth in the xxvi daye thoughe he suffer to the outpassing neuerthelesse in that other moneth he shall be delyuered Hee that falleth in the xxvii daye it manasseth death He that falleth in the xxviii daye it manasseth death He that falleth the xxix daye little and little in that other month he shall be deliuered He that falleth sicke in the xxx daye it is doubte whether hee passe anye of these Also he that waxeth sicke in the xxxi whether hee shall escape it is vnknowne ¶ Here followeth the nature of the xii Signes ARies is hote and drye nature of the fire and gouerneth the heade face of man is good for bleeding when the Moone is in it saue in the party that it gouerneth and ruleth Taurus is euill for bleeding Taurus is drye and colde nature of earth and gouerneth the necke and the knot vnder the throate and is euill for bleeding ¶ Gemini is euill for bleeding Gemini is hote and moyst nature of the ayre and gouerneth the shoulders the armes the handes and is euill for bleeding ¶ Cancer is indifferent for bleeding Cancer is colde and moyst nature of water and gouerneth the breast the stomacke and the milte and is indifferent neyther to good nor to badde for letting of blood ¶ Leo is euill for bleeding Leo is hote and drye nature of fyre and gouerneth the back and the sides and is euill for blood letting ¶ Virgo is indifferent for bleeding Virgo is colde and drye and nature of the earth gouerneth the wombe and the inwarde parties and is neyther good nor euil for bleeding but betweene both ¶ Libra is right good for bleeding Libra is hote and moyste nature of the ayre and gouerneth the nauill the reynes and the lowe partes of the wombe and is very good for bleeding ¶ Scorpio is indifferent for bleeding Scorpio is colde and moyst nature of the water and gouerneth the members of man and is neyther good nor bad for bleeding but indifferente betweene both ¶ Sagittarius is good for bleeding Sagittarius is hote and drye nature of fire and gouerneth the thighes and is good for bleeding ¶ Capricornus is euill for bleeding Capricornus is colde and dry nature of earth and gouerneth the knees and is euill for bleeding ¶ Aquarius is indifferent for bleding Aquarius is hote and moyste nature of ayre and gouerneth the legges and is neyther good nor euill for bleeding Pisces is indifferente for bleeding Pisces is colde moyst nature of water and gouerneth the feete and is neyther good nor euill for bleeding but indifferent No man ought not to make incision nor touch wyth yron the members gouerned of any signe the day that the Moone is in it for feare of the greate effusyon of blood that mighte happen Nor in likewise when the sunne is in it for the great daungers and perrill that might follow thereof ¶ Here followeth the Anathomye of the bones in mans body and the number of them which is in all ii C. and xlviii IN the top of the head is a bon that couereth the brayne the which Ptholomeus calleth the Capitall bone In the scull be two bones which bene called parietalls that holdeth the brayne close and stedfast And more lower in the brayne is a bone called the crowne of the heade and one the one syde and on the other bene two holes wythin the whyche is the pallays or roofe bone In the part behynde the head bene iiii lyke bones to the which the chayne of the necke holdeth In the nose ben ii bones The bones of the chaftes aboue be xi and of the neyther iaw ben ii aboue the apposite of the brayne there is one behynde named collaterall The bones of the teeth be xxx eyght before iiii aboue iiii vnderneth sharpe edged for to cut the morsels and there is iiii sharpe ii aboue and ii vnderneth and ben called conines for they be lyke conies teeth After that bene xvi that be as they were homers or grindinge teeth for they chewe and grynde the meate the whiche is eaten and there is iiii aboue on euery syde iiii vnderneath And then the iiii teeth of sapyence on euery syde of the chaftes one aboue and one vnderneath In the chin from the head downewarde bene xxx bones called knottes or ioyntes In the breast before bene vii bones and on euerye syde xii rybbes By the necke betweene the head and the Shoulders bene ii bones named the sheres and ben the ii shoulder blades From the Shoulder to the Elboe in ech arme is a bone called the Adiutor from the Elbow to the hande bone euery arme ben ii bones that ben called Cannes in eche hand bene viii bones aboue the palme bene iiii bones which bene called the Combe of the hande The bones in the fingers in ech hande xv in euery finger three At the endē of the ridge ben the huckle bones whereto bene fastened the two bones of the thighes in eche knee is a bone called the knee
dredfull flothfull and cleare of colour A Flumaticke man is slomery sleepy slowe sleightfull and muche spetting dull and harde of wyt fat vysage and white of coloure ¶ Of the iiii quarters of the yeare and of the iiii complections and what they are IN the yeare bee foure quarters ruled by these foure complections that is to say Ver Sommer Haruest and Wynter Ver hath iii. moneths That is to say March Aprill and Maye And it is sanguine complection Sommer hath also iii. monthes That is to saye Iune Iuly and August And thys quarter is cholerick complection Haruest hath also iii. monthes that is to say September October Nouember and this quarter is Melancholius complection Winter hath also iii. monthes That is to saye December Ianuary and February thys quarter is flumaticke complection Eche day also these fower complections reigneth that is to say from three after midnight vnto ix reigneth sanguine and from ix after midnighte to three after midday reigneth chollorick and from iii. after middaye to xi after middaye reigneth Melancholy and from ix after midday to iii. after midnight reigneth fleume Also in the fower Quarters of the worlde reigneth these fower complections That is to saye Sanguyne in the East Chollericke in the South Melancholy in the West And fleume in the North. Also the fower complections reygneth in fower ages of man That is to say Choller in Childhode Sanguine in manhood Flume in age And Melancholius in old childhoode If from the byrth to xiiii yeare full done manhode is from thence to xxx yeare age From thence to l. yeare And olde from thence to lxxx yeare and so forth to death Also these fower complections reigneth in fower partes of mans body Choller reygneth in all the soulet limbes from the breast vpward Sanguyne reigneth in all small limbes Also from the middrife to the wesand And Flume reygneth in all nouryshing limbes also from the reynes to the middryfe And Melancholy reygneth in all the limbes from the reignes downewarde Wherefore euery mans vrine is cast in fower that is to saye Corkill Superfice Myddest and grounde euery partye of the vrine to hys parte of mans bodye And therefore to fower thinges in euery vryne wee must take heede that is to saye Substaunce quantitye Choler and contente three Substaunces there are That is to say thicke thin and middle Thicke Substaunce betokeneth much moystnes Thinne substaunce betokeneth much drynes And myddle substaunce betokeneth temporaunce Also iii. Quantityes bee in Vryne That is to saye Much Little and Meane Much quantitye betokeneth greate colde And little quantity betokeneth great heate And meane quantitye betokeneth temperaunce Also take heede to the taste whether it be sweete or not Sweete taste betokeneth health And other taste betokeneth syckenesse Also in Vrynes be xx coloures of the which the fyrste ten betokeneth colde and the other ten betokeneth heate The x. coloures that betokeneth cold are these The fyrst is blacke a darke cole and commeth of lyued going before The seconde lyke to leade and those two betokeneth mortifycation The thyrde is whyte as cleare water The fourthe is lacktike lyke to whay The fyfte is caropose lyke to graye russet or to Camels heare Thy sixt is yelow lyke to salow leaues falling of trees and those iiii coloures betokeneth indigestion The seuenth is subpale that is to say not full pale The eyght is pale lyke to some sodden fleshe The nynth is Subsitryne that is to say fulsitryne The tenth is sytryn lyke to a ponysiter or to right yelow flowers And these fower coloures betokeneth beginning of digestion Nowe we haue seene the coloures which betokeneth colde So we will see the other ten whiche betokeneth heate The fyrst is Subrife that is to say not full ruffe The seconde is ruffe lyke to fyne Golde And those two coloures betokeneth perfecte digestion So the vryne be middle of substaunce myddle of quantity sweete of taste and without contentes The thyrd is subrife that is to say ful redde The fourth is redde lyke Saffron durte The fyfte is subrugund that is to say not full rubugund The syxte is rubygunde lyke a strong flame of fyre And these fower coloures betokeneth passing of digestion The seuenth Ynopose like to whyte wyne the eyght is Kinanos lyke to rotten blood And these two betokeneth adustyon The ninth is greene as the colestocke The tenth is blacke as a cleare blacke horne And thys blacke commeth of greene going to fore And these two betokeneth adustion and death In Vryne be eyghteene contentes That is to saye Serkell Ampull Graynes Clowdes Scume Atterer Fatnes Humer Blood Grauell Here 's Scalos Bran Crynodose Sperme Dust Eskes Sedymen or Ipostas The Serkle sheweth all the qualityes of the head Ampull that is to say creme sheweth also the brayne disturbed Graynes betoken of remne and glutte Clowdes sheweth vyce of the small limbes Scumme that is to saye fome sheweth ventositye and often the Iaundyes Atterer that is to say quiter sheweth vyce of the reygnes The bladder or of the lyuer Fatnesse as oyle droppes sheweth wasting and dissolucion of the bodye namely of the loynes ¶ Humer lyke glet or like drestes of blood or rotten Gall it sheweth vice of the middrife or aboue or beneath Blood sheweth vice of the liuer or of the reignes or of the bladder Grauell sheweth the stone Here 's sheweth the dissolution of the fatnes of all the body of the reignes namely Scalos and branne sheweth the thirde spyce of Feueretyke iniurable Sperme that is to saye mankinde sheweth to much lechery Dust sheweth the gowte or a woman conceyued Eskes the preuye harneis to be greened Zedymen that is to say clods in the grounde of the vryne or breaking vpwarde The Cyrkle is called Ipostas That is to saye the grounde and it hath moste sygnyfycation of all and namelye of the lower partyes Of euery mans bodye bee fower principall lymbes that is to saye soulet limbes small lymbes and norishing limbes and gendring lymbes Sowlet lymbes be the braynes and all that are there aboute downe to the wesand Small lymbes be the hearte and the lunges and all that be aboute them betwixte the wesand and the middrife Nourishing lymbes be the lyuer Mylte Gall and guttes and all that be about them betweene the Wesand and the Middryfe and the Reygnes Gendring lymbes be the reygnes bladder preuie harneys the lymbes about fro the reygnes downwarde ¶ Also here followeth an A.B.C. Whereby thou mayest knowe of what Planet euery man is AE 1. I.S. 1. B.K. 2. Q.R. 2. G.L. 3. D.M. 4. C.D. 6. V. 2. L. 7. F. 8. P. 1. X. 9. ¶ Departe this by 9. vnto a hundred And 1. or 8. be ouer then the Sunne is hys Planet if 2. or 9. be ouer then Venus is hys Planet If 3. be ouer then he is of Mercury If 4. be ouer then he is of the Moone If 5. be ouer then he is of Saturnus If 6. be ouer then hee is of Iupyter If 7. be ouer then