and trauelleth not. At one time yee shall see her below, and anon aloft: and that not after [unspec A] one manner, but one while reaching vp close to the highest heauen, and another while ready to touch the mountains: sometimes mounted on high into the North, and sometime cast down below into the South. Which seuerall constitutions and motions in her, the first man that ob∣serued, was Endymeon: and thereupon the voice went, That he was enamoured vpon the Moone. Certes, thankfull we are not, as we ought to be, vnto those who by their trauell and carefull en∣deuour haue giuen vs light in this light. But delighted rather we are wonderously (such is the pestilent wit and wicked disposition of man) to record in Chronicles, bloud shed and murders: that lewd acts and mischieuous deeds should be knowne of them, who otherwise are ignorant of the world it selfe. Well, to proceed, the Moon being next to the Centre, and therfore of least compasse, performes the same course and circuit in seuen and twentie daies, and one third part [unspec B] of a day; which Saturne the highest planet runnes (as we said before) in thirty yeres. After this, making stay in coniunction with the Sun two daies, forth she goes, and by the thirtieth day at the most, returneth to the same point and ministery againe: the mistresse, if I may so say, and the teacher of all things Astronomicall, that may be known in heauen. Now by her meanes are we taught that the yeere ought to be diuided into twelue moneths: for as much as, the Moone meeteth or ouertaketh the Sun so many times before he returneth to the same point where he began his course. Likewise that shee loseth her light (as the rest of the planets) by the bright∣nes of the Sun, when she approcheth neere. For borrowing wholly of him her light, shee doth shine: much like to that which we see glittering and flying too and fro in the reflection and re∣uerberation of the Sun-beames from the water. And hereupon it is, that she, by her more mild [unspec C] and vnperfect power dissolueth, yea and increaseth, so great moisture as she doth; which the sun beames may consume. Hence it comes also, that her light is not euen and equall in sight, be∣cause then only when she is opposite vnto the Sunne, she appeareth full: but all other daies she sheweth no more to vs here on earth, than she conceiueth light of the Sunne. In time verily of coniunction or change, she is not seene at all: for that whiles she is turned away, all the draught of light, she casteth thither backe againe, from whence she receiued it. Now, that these planets are fed doubtles with earthly moisture, it is euident by the Moone: which so long as she appea∣reth by the halfe in sight, neuer sheweth any spots, because as yet shee hath not her full power of light sufficient, to draw humour vnto her. For these spots be nothing else but the dregs of the earth, caught vp with other moisture among the vapors. [unspec D]