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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
world_n	circle_n	great_a	pole_n	2,915	5	11.6366	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05326	A helpe to discourse. Or, A miscelany of merriment Consisting of wittie, philosophical and astronomicall questions and answers. As also, of epigrams, epitaphs, riddles, and iests. Together with the countrymans counsellour, next his yearely oracle or prognostication to consult with. Contayning diuers necessary rules and obseruations of much vse and consequence being knowne. By W.B. and E.P.	Basse, William, d. ca. 1653, attributed name.; Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?, attributed name.; Pond, Edward, d. 1629, attributed name.	1619 (1619)	STC 1547; ESTC S117185	70,959	300

yeare by a 11. the product whereof if it bee vnder 30. is the Epact but if it be aboue 30. then diuide the product by 30. and the remainder shall bee the Epact The knowledge of the Epact serueth to finde out the Age of the Moone The Goulden Number and Dominicall letter change the first of Ianuarie and the Epact the first of March Easter day neuer falleth lower then the 22. of March neuer higher then the 25. of April Shroue Sunday hath his Range betweene the first of February and the seuenth of March. Whit●onday betweene the 10. of May and the 13 of Iune What is the Equinoctiall and wherefore is it ● so called THe Equinoctiall is a great Circle which being in euery part equally distant from the two Poles of the World diuideth the Spheare in the very middest thereof into equal parts and therefore it is called of some the Cincture or girdle of the World It is called the Equinoctiall because that when the Sunne toucheth this Circle which is twice in the yeare it maketh the day and the night of an equall length throughout the world which Equinoctiall happeneth in the Spring and in Autumne about the 11 of March and the 13. of September Q. What are those 12. signes or Images placed before our Calenders about the Anatomy of mans body A. Those 12. Signes or Images are 12. starres euery one of them containing many starres whose influences are very powerfull ouer humane bodies Q What makes the full Moone and whence proceedeth her Eclipse A. Her opposition against the Sunne makes her full but her Eclipse or darkening caused when the Sunne is opposite vnto her diametally and the Earth in the middest betweene them both which beeing thicke and not transparent casting his shadow to that point which is oposit to the place of the Sun will not suffer the Moone to receiue any light from the Sunne without whose supply shee is alwayes a darke body for from it she borroweth all her light Of what substance bee the Starres THe starres bee of the same substance that the heauens be wherin they are placed differing only from them in thicknesse which demensitude makes them more apt to receiue and retaine the light of the Sunne which thereby become visible to our sight for the heauens themselus being pure thinne and transparent and without colour is not visible as the Starres which shine aswell in the day as in the night although not perceiued by reason of the Sunnes greater light Q. What motion haue the starres A. The selfe same motion that the Heauens haue wherein they are placed which is as some say by the primum mobile or first mouer turned by God himselfe as euery one of the rest by his proper intelligence and whereas the 7 Planets or wandering Starres doe change their places now here now there that is not by theyr owne proper motion but by the motion of the heauens wherein they are placed for a starre beeing of a round shape hath no members to walk from one place to another but only by the motion of the Heauen wherein they are fixed Q. What comparison is therein theyr greatnesse betweene some starres and the earth A. Though their farre distance of them from the earth makes their raye approach our eye in a sharpe pointed Angle wherby they seem to our sight and iudgement no broder then our hand breadth Yet is euery fixed Starre farre greater in compasse then the whole earth Euery wandring starre likewise is bigger then the same Luna Venus and Mercury excepted Sol is bigger then the Earth 166 Times Saturne is bigger then the Earth 95 Times Iupiter is bigger then the Earth 91 Times Mars is bigger then the Earth 2 Times Venus lesser then the Earth 32 Times Mercury least of all and is contained of the Earth 3143 Times The Nature of these 7. Planets or wandring starres Saturne is colde and drie Iupiter hot and moist Mars extream hot and drie Sol hot and somwhat drie Venus temperately cold and moist Mercurie of a changeable Nature Luna cold moist Of the seuen Ages of Mans life with the predominancy of these 7. Planets or wandring starres in euery one of them The Astrologians haue diuided mans life according to the Diuision of the World into 7. Ages ouer euerie which Age one of these Planets or starres haue their Regiments assigned 1 The first Age is called Infancie which beginneth with the first childhood and hath his continuance for the space of 7. yeares ouer which Luna or the Moone raigneth as may wel appeare by their moysture● agreeing with the influence of that Planet Queene ouer seas and flouds and children 2 The second Age is Childhoode which goes onward 7. yeares more and continueth till the 14. yeare of their life ouer which Mercurie is assigned Patron for then participating of their Regents influence Children are inconstant yet of some comprehending Capacity some what inclineable to learne 3 The third age proceedeth forward 8. yeares and is tearmed I●●entu● youth or Stripling age it wanders betweene 14. 22. ouer which season Venus is predominant for then they are amorous lustfull loathsome of childish sollies and inclineable to more dangerous vices 4 The fourth Age beginneth at 22. and endeth 34. containing 12. yeares In the which station the Epithite or Denomination is a yong mā ouer this age the Planet Sol is chiefe Regent in which season reason discretion like the beams thereof begin to spread forth to enlighten the vnderstanding and to exhale and sucke vp the thicke mists of ignorance follie and then begins a man to know he is a man 5 The fift Age is called Virile or Mans Age and that proceedes where the other ends continueth forward sixteene yeares ouer which season Mars is chiefe gouernour Now in this time a Man begins to bee couetous churlish chol●erick c. 6 The sixt Age runs forward 12. yeares more and leaues him not till he hath numbred 62. this age is tearmed olde age though his toe touch but the heele thereof Now ouer this Iupiter is predominant and hee inclineth to Iustice moderations and Religion and all other actions of goodnesse and piety 7 The seuenth and last age continueth forward 18 yeares it leaues a Man at 80 in the clawes of weaknesse and infirmity For age it selfe without sicknesse which seldome liues at ods there with is an infirmity to this decrepit Age few creepe to by reason of the Planet Saturne which is most melancholy and slow of all other thereby his euill influence more inforcing a man to decline and droope become froward cold and melancholy then otherwise he should Likewise these foure diuisions of Mans life are compared in this manneer to the 4. Seasons of the yeare 1 His Infancy to the Spring hote and moist 2 His Youth to the summer hote and drie 3 His Manhoode to Autumne cold and moist 4 Senectus or olde age to Winter colde and drye Q. Why did men liue longer