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¶Prosequitur de quinto planeta qui dicitur venus. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 de venus habet plura nomina. primo dicitur venus a venerando quia antiqui venerabant eam causa amoris Eciam dicitur lucifer quia de mane lucem indicat quan∣do precedit solem sequēdo de vespere dicitur hysperus qui••
vesperum de nocte inducit solem tamen sequendo & habet colorem candentem & fulgentem inter sidera Et comp•••••• cursum suum in trecentis triginta octo diebus Et ven•••• est in magnitudine sicut est vna pars de viginti octo par tibus terre Et secundum astronomos tantum distat a terra {quod} ad illam partem vbi propinquior est terre homo veniret in quinquaginta & quindecim ānis &. i{us}. septima nis & vno die supposito {quod} dieta hominis esset decem milia ria ¶Nota venus est casidus & humidus virtualiter. & facit natum luxuriosum & pulcrum quia gracia caloris fa cit natum appetere & gracia humiditatis facit ipsum posse in opere ¶Item facit natū diligere musicalia quia mu sica est vtilis pro cantantibus & ipsis amatoribus Item nota supposito {quod} venus & saturnus venirent secundum op positum tunc natus illo tempore non esset omnino bonus nec omnino malus sed medio modo se haberet quia boni∣tas veneris retardat maliciam saturni quantum potest & sic facit ibi medium