The rules and righte ample documentes, touchinge the vse and practise of the common almanackes, which are named ephemerides A briefe and shorte introduction vpon the iudiciall astrologie, for to prognosticate of thinges to come, by the helpe of the sayde ephemerides. With a treatise added hereunto, touchinge the coniunction of the planets, in euery one of the. 12. signes, and of their prognostications and reuolutions of yeres. The hole faithfully, and clerely translated into Englyshe by Humfrey Baker.

Of the 28 mansions or abidinge places of the mone. The 23. rule. (Book 23)

COnsequentlye is to be noted, that euen so as the sunne doth passe the 12 signes of the zodiake in 365 days

and almost 6 houres (whiche maketh the whole yeare) doth cause here below vpon the earth diuers effectes, according vnto the nature of the 12 signes, the diuers pro¦tection of his beames, and the disposition and varietie of inferiour thinges, so like¦wise doth the mone, as touchinge his in∣fluence, passinge the saide Zodiake in 27 dayes, and almost 8 houres, accordinge vnto the metinge together of her, with the fixed sterres, whiche are principally in the 12 signes of the Zodiake, for she causeth diuers alterations, and mutati∣ons in the elementall region. By menes of the which, and to discerne and knowe the effectes abouesaide, the aunciente A∣strologians haue deuided the same time of 27 dayes and 8 houres into 28 egall partes, wherof euery one comprehēdeth 2•• houres and 25 minutes and almooste 43 secondes, and to euerye one of these sayd 28 partes, do aunswere 12 degrees, 51 minutes and almoost 26 secondes, the whiche are called the 28 mansions of the mone, of the which the distinctions, and beginninges iustified in oure time, and vnto the ninthsphere, with their natures and properties, ar brought (for more am∣ple ease) into the fourme of a table thus, as foloweth.

¶ Heare foloweth the nature and qualitie of the 28 mansions of the mone, with the elections depending of the same.

The 28 mansions of the mone.

••••e or∣•••••• of ye •••• man¦••••••••s.	The na∣ture and qualitie of ye said mansi••••	The distin∣ction & be∣ginning of euery man¦sion.	¶ The properties & accidental effectes which the mone causeth in eue∣ry mansion.
		S	g	m
••	temperate	♈	19	26	It is good to iourney to ta•••• medicine, to put on newe apparel, and noughte to hier seruauntes.
••	temperate	♉	2	17	It is good to sayle v∣pon the water, and to bye tame beastes.
••	moyst	♉	15	9	It is good to bye and sell, to bye tame beastes, and not good to make companies.
••	cold, moist	♉	28	0	It is good to sow, to put on new appa∣rell, and noughte to attempte mariages.

5	drye	♊	10	52	It is good to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 medecine, to atte•••••• mariages, good t•• ••••¦tre children in sco•••••• & to cease frō tra••••••••
6	temperate	♊	23	43	It is good to m•••••• warre, nough•••••••• sowe, or to begin 〈◊〉〈◊〉 good thynge.
7	moyst	♋	6	15	It is good to 〈…〉〈…〉 to laboure, to pu•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 newe apparell, noughte to take 〈…〉〈…〉 neye.
8	temperate	♋	19	26	It is good to 〈…〉〈…〉 medecine, to sha•••••• weare on new a••••••¦rell, and to iour•••••• by water onely.
9	drye▪	••	2	17	It is vnme•••• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sowe, tō take a ••••••••¦ney, ••nd to putt•• •••• newe apparell: 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to borow wheat••
10	moyst	♌	15	9	It is good to tempte mariage 〈…〉〈…〉 not good to iour•••••• and to chaunge ••••¦parell.

	temperate	♌	28	0	It is good to sowe, to plant, and not good to release prisoners.
	moist	♍	10	52	It is good to buylde and edifie, to plante, and sow, and good to make mariages.
	temperate	♍	23	43	It is good to sow to laboure, to take ior¦ney, and to make ma∣riages.
	temperate	♎	63	5	It is good to mar¦rye wiues, to take me decine, to sowe, and to plante.
	moyst	♎	19	26	It is good to delue welles, and springes, and noughte to take iourneye.
	moyst	♏	2	17	It is not good to take iourneye, nether to take medicine, ne to bye or sell, nor to weare new apparell.

17	moist	♏	15	9	It is good to beastes, and to 〈…〉〈…〉 them to pasture.
8	drye	♏	28	0	It is good to 〈…〉〈…〉 landes, to buylde 〈…〉〈…〉 to receiue digni••••••
19	moist	♐	10	52	It is good to 〈…〉〈…〉 causes, to assie 〈…〉〈…〉 ties, to take iou•••••••• and not good to 〈…〉〈…〉
20	moist	♐	23	43	It is good to 〈…〉〈…〉 tell, and verye 〈…〉〈…〉 captiues.
21	temperate	♑	6	35	It is good to 〈…〉〈…〉 edifices, to buy 〈…〉〈…〉 and to sowe.
22	moyste	♑	19	26	It is good to 〈…〉〈…〉 medecine, to ta•••• ••••••••¦ney, to put on n•••••• ••••¦parell, and nau•••••••• attempte maria••••

	temperate	♒	2	17	It is good to take medecine, to putte on new apparell, to take iourney, and nought to make wagers.
	temperate	♒	15	9	It is good to take medecine, and to con∣ducte men of warre vnto battayle.
	drye	♒	2••	0	It is good to make noyse, debate, & warre and to iourneye to∣warde the regyon of South.
	drye	♓	10	52	It is not good to begynne anye thinge whatsoeuer it be.
	moyste	♓	23	43	It is good to sowe, to vse marchaundise, to make mariages, and noughte to laye wagers.
	temperate	♈	6	35	It is good to vse marchaundise, to sow to make mariages, and noughte to make wagers.