A learned astronomical discourse, of the iudgement of natiuities Deuided into three bookes, and dedicated first to Katherin the French Queene, by Oger Ferrier her physition. Translated by Thomas Kelway Gentleman.

CHAP. II. ¶ Of the significations of the twelue Signes.

ARies doth gouerne ouer the hart of the Orient, o∣uer the fire, ouer the chollerique humors & hote: ouer the beginning of the Spring: ouer the head: the nose, the face, the eares and the eyes. And sig∣nifieth leane men, redde coloured, flat nosed, chollericke, strong, and right men of warre: Captaines: souldiours: Alcumistes, and other martialists. Of diseases, it denoteth lytargy: madnesse: issues of bloode: rednes of the face: filthinesse: falles: hurts: and all sicknesses violent and continuall.

Of colours, redde: yellowe: and sanguine colour: Of sauours, the sweete. Of Countries, Brittany: Alma∣nie: Inde: Iuda: England: Naples: Florence: Fauence: Imole: Capne: Ferrara: Venice: Verone: Pauie: Cra∣conie: Marselle: Saragosse: and the third Clymate.

Of particular places, feildes, pastures, houses of Forgi∣ours of money, and places of blood, and iustice.

Taurus gouerneth ouer the left parte of the meridies, ouer the earth, ouer the melancholy humours, ouer the middle of the springe, ouer the necke, and throate. And signifieth little men, well fleshed with great shoulders, great eyes, large bellyed, paynefull men, liberall, trustie, voluptuous, messengers of loue, dauncers, players. Of sicknesses, the kings euill, Caterches, Squinacies, and o∣ther sicknesses of the necke. Of Coloure, the greene and white. Of sauours, the sweete with adstriction. Of Coun∣treys the Sea coastes of Asia the lesser, Cyprus, Media, Persia, Campanie, Rhetia, Sweathland, Lorraine, Bolong∣ne, Sene, Montorie, Tarrante, Parme, Panorme, Capne, Salerne, Verone, and the vi. Climate. Of particuler places, Feildes, Tillages, Vines very neere greene, Gar∣dens, and other pleasant and odoriferous places.

Gemini gouerneth ouer the right parte of Occident, ouer the ayre, ouer the blood, and other end of the spring time, ouer the shoulders, armes, and handes. And sig∣nifieth men of middle stature, fayre faced, and bodyed, store of haire, little eyes, labouring men, subtile, ingeni∣ous, prudent teachers, fraudulent, Arethmetricians, Geo∣metricians, Astrologians, Orators, Poets, Aduocates, Wit∣ches, Southsayers, Busie fellowes, Weauers. Of sick∣nesses, Phleames, Foroncles, and others comming of blood in the sayd parte. Of Colours, the mixtures. Of Sauors, the sweete. Of Countreyes, Hircanye, Arme∣nie, Montiane, Syrenian{que}, Marmari{que}, Lowe Egipte, England, Sordigne, Brabant, Flaunders, Lombardie, Vi∣terbie, Vercel, Norremberge, Louayne, Magonce, Brudges, London, Paris, Cordube. Of particular places, Fayres, Schooles, Shoppes, places of high moun∣taines, places of hunting of birdes, places garnished with∣in with instruments of musique.

Cancer gouerneth the heart of the Septentrion, ouer the water, ouer the hollow humours, and Phlegmatiques,

ouer the brest, sides, and lunges, and ouer the dugges and stomacke. And signifieth amiable men, peaceable, mo∣dest, white, full faced, the nose indifferent long, lardge shoulders, little bearded, slowthfull, vnconstant, and effeminate, Nauigators, Strangers, Consulls, Attournies, &c. Of diseases, Litargy, Leprousie, darkenesse of the sight, galling of the skinne, and euill sicknesses, of the face and bodie. Of Colours, the white and yellow. Of sauours, the salt, and his contrary freshnes. Of Countries, Bythinie, Phrigia, Affrica, Carthage, Scotland, the king∣dome of Grenade, the Countie of Burgony, Prusie, Hol∣land, Zelande, Constantinople, Thunis, Venis, Millayne, Genes, Luques, Pise, Treues, Madebourge, Berne: Of particular places: pondes, lakes, riuers, the sea, and portes of the sea.

Leo, gouerneth the left parte of Orient, ouer the fire, ouer the choller, ouer the heart, stomacke, liuer and backe. And signifieth fayre men, straight, the nose broade and little, great eares, with a little strong looke, the face browne, the body reddish, hairy, couragious and of great heart, Princes, Officers, Magistrates, Gouernours Kings. Of diseases, shaking of the heart, swoundings. Of Colours the yellow and redde as golde. Of sauors, the bitter, and the strong. Of Countries, Italie, Fraunce, Apulie, Sicil∣lia, Chaldea, Bohemia, Rome, Rauenna, Prage, Vlme, Mantoue, Cremone, Syracusa: Of particular places, no∣ble landes, Lordships, Castels Townes, Pallaces, and Roy∣all buildings.

Virgo gouerneth ouer the right part of the Meridies, ouer the earth, ouer the malancholly, ouer the gutts, bel∣ly and diaphragme: And signifieth men of indifferent greatnes, the bodie straight, the face sayre, good voyce, shining haire, little eyes, prudent, learned, ingenious, co∣uetous of glorie and honour, Scriueners, Arithmeticians, Geometricians, Boate men. Of diseases, the collique, (the disease which causeth the patient to vomit his excremēts at his mouth called Iliaque) &c. Of Colours, the white

& purple: of sauours, the astringēt: of Countries, Greece, Achaia, Creet, Mesopotania, Assiria, Cicilia, Athēs, Rodes, Alexandria, Hierusalē, Corinth, Tarrante, Beneuent, Far∣rare, Pauia, Basle, Paris, Lyons, Tholose. Of particular places, faires: shops: schooles: and arrable grounds.

Libra gouerneth ouer the hart of the Occident, ouer the aire, ouer the blood, ouer the beginning of Autume, & o∣uer the reynes: and denoteth simple mē, honorable, faire faced with whitnes ouer al the body, the eyes a little trou∣bled or spoyled, plaiers, dauncers, musitiās, hunters, iudges. Of diseases, suppressiō of the vrine, issue of blood in the lo∣wer parts, stones in the reynes, & darknes of the eyes. Of colours, the greene: of sauours, sweete: of Regions Bac∣triane, Caspie, Thebes, Trogloditi{que}, Ethiopia, Tuscia, Austria, Sauoy, Danphina, Gaiete, Plaisance, Argenton, Vienna in Austria, Franckford, Spire, Auguste, Arles, Lis∣bone. Of particular places, where suites be iudged vppon, all high places and mountaynes bearing corne, grapes, or other fruites.

Scorpio gouerneth ouer the left part of the Septentri∣on: ouer the water: ouer the phlegmati{que} humours and aquosits, ouer the parts dedicated to generation. And sig∣nifieth men very deformed: broad brested: the head de∣formed: great speakers: bablers: mockers: lyers: glut∣tons: voluptuous: traytors: spyes: poysonnours. Of dis∣eases, darknesse of the eyes: scabbes: scurffes: kanckers: leoprousnesse: falling off the hayre: and deformed dis∣eases in the face: and all the bodie impoysoned by vio∣lence of medicines, &c. Of colours, the redde and taw∣nie. Of sauours, salt and fresh. Of Regions, Syria, Cappa∣docia: the lande of the Moores: Catalongne: Bauaires: Trapezonce: Saxonie: Padua: Vrbin: Brixie: Va∣lence in Spaine: Vienna in Danphinna. Of particu∣lar places, vineyardes: and gardens euill trimmed, de∣sert places: stincking: infected: abounding in woormes: snakes: and scorpions, &c.

Sagitarius gouerneth ouer the right parte of the O∣rient:

ouer the fire: ouer choller: ouer the end of Au∣tumme: ouer the thighes: and all superfluous partes: as a sixth part of the finger &c. And representeth men of right and high stature: the face yellowe or reddish, the brest large: Cattes eyes: iust men and pittifull: & ce∣remonious: iudges: magistrates: prelats: beneficed men marchants, hunters. Of diseases, darknes of the eyes, falles from high places: hurts by horses: Agues & woundes. Of colours: cleere: yellow. Of sauours: strong & sharp with some sweetnes intermingled: of Countries, Tuscan, Spayne: Arabia the happye: Portugale: Hungarie: Slauonia: Volterre: Mutine: Bude: Caschonia: Nar∣bona: Auignon: Tolete. Of particular places, Gar∣dens: Wayes: Mountaynes: or where menne keepe horses.

Capricorne gouerneth ouer the heart of the meridies, ouer the earth: melanchollie: the knees: ouer the be∣ginning of the Winter. And signifieth little stature, a little rounde head: the face browne: faire nose: fayre eyes: chollerique and sadde: subtle: secrete: prudent: paynefull: sheepheards: fishers: marryners: carpenters: buyers of Rentes. Of diseases, scabbes: gaules: infir∣myties of the skinne: hinderaunces of the hearing: of the voyce: of the eyes: issues of blood in the lower parts. Of colours blacke and earthly. Of sauours, the bitter and astringent. Of Regions, Macedonia, Thracia, Indea, Brandebourge: Anchone: Fauence: Tortonne: Aus∣burge, Constans, Gand, Malnies. Of particular places, Gardens, Fountaynes, Riuers, Fields tilled, Land plowed, Prisoners, Caues, Obscure places, deepes; and full of fewmes and vapours.

Aquarius gouerneth ouer the left parte of the Occi∣dent, ouer the ayre, ouer the blood, ouer the legges, o∣uer the middle of Winter. And signifieth fayre men, fayer & somwhat long faced, & the face somwhat red, the brest or the elbowes marked, and men Curteous, Scotia∣ble, Couetous, Prudent, giuen to the actes of Saturnins.

Of diseases, quarterne feuers, the blacke iaunders, &c. Of Colours, the greene and darke yellow. Sauours, sweete. Of Countries, Arabia, Ethiopia, Sarinatia, Oxione, Tarta∣ria, Denmarke, Picmount, Mountferrat, Pisaure. Of par∣ticular places, Lakes, Pondes, Close places, Caues, Sepul∣chers and infamous houses.

Pisces gouerneth ouer the right part of the Septentri∣on ouer the water, phlegme, aquisits, and ouer the feete, and ouer the end of winter. And signifieth men of whitish colour, delicate, faire foreheaded, fayre breasted, faire bearded, the eyes open and indifferent great, and indiffe∣rent sickly: Fishers, and Nauigators. Of diseases, gaules vppon the skinne, vlcers and deformed spottes vppon the skinne payne in the feete. Of Colours, the greene, white & mixtures. Of sauors salt and fresh Of Regions, Lydia, Lycia, Cicilia, Pamphilia, Calabria, Normandie: Rattisbo∣ne: Roane: Compostella, Of particular places: port of the Sea: heades of Riuers, Pondes and watrish places.