The most excellent, profitable, and pleasant booke of the famous doctour and expert astrologien Arcandain or Aleandrin to fynd the fatal desteny, constellation; complexion, and naturall inclination of euery man and childe by his byrth: with an addition of phisiognomie very delectable to reade. Now newly tourned out of French into our vulgar tonge, by Williamd Warde.

Capricornus the .x. celestiall and principall sygne.

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THe .x. treatise entreateth of the .x. principall and celestiall signe called Capricornus. This signe is diui∣ded into .ij. principall partes, that is to saye, the head and the tayle, for that cause it is diuided but into .v. Chapters whereof the firste entreateth of the head, The .ij. of the taile. The .iij. of the male. The .iiij. of the female. And the v. and laste of the common and generall fortune of Capricornus.

The firste Chapter entreateth of the head of Capricornus beynge the, xxiiij. particuler signe and is called A••••adab whiche hath thrée star∣res dysposed in thys maner.

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Where is to bée noted that the borne in thys Sygne touchynge the disposition of the bodye, hathe a fayre bodye and come∣lye well fashioned, especiallye in youth

it shall not bee properlye Blacke nor Whyte, but some what gyuen to bee Redde. Lykewyse, he shall haue cer∣tayne naturall Sygnes in the Head, the Breste and the Knée. The eyes soore, and full of payne. He shall bée naturallye symple, learned, and wyse, and yet not wythstandynge, verye in∣credulous and harde of belyefe. In so muche, as he wyll beleue no man, al∣though he sweare. He shall bée angrye and Chollerycke, and in hys angre ve∣rye noyous and hurtefull. A man of bloode, and greatlye thrystynge after the bloode of hys enemyes. So that yf he chaunce to haue the superioritie ouer hys enemyes, he wyll destroye them all, or the most parte of them, if not wyth hys owne handes, yet be mea∣nes of others. He shall bée verye craftye and subtyle, and that vnfaynedly. And yet in hys doynges trewe dealyng and verye iust, and a great louer of trueth, doyng the thyng that he goeth about wyth much thought, although there∣wyth

some crafte bée included. Hys gate and goyng very crafty althoughe out∣wardly it shall not appeare. Who in his age shall bee very profitable and good to many. This man doeth naturally loue the trymmyng of hys bodye, and hath so great delyght in hys owne beautye, that he shall thynke none to bee lyke vnto hym selfe. And hys speciall respecte shall bee towardes hys Head, hys Bearde, and Heare.

Lykewyse, by reason of the vehe∣mencye of hys naturall Complexti∣on he is by nature muche enclyned to sleepe after meate, and at the Table, whyche commonlye he putteth in practyse.

Lykewyse, touchynge hys lyfe, and maner thereof. Touchynge disea∣ses and syckennesses, there is no∣thynge to bee founde certeyne in this Chapter. And yet in the fourth Chap∣ter where the Iudgemente of Ca∣pricornus is entreated concernynge

the woman, it is reade that the borne in this signe, shall haue one speciall and principall disease when he is .xxxix. ye∣res of age, whiche yf he eskape, he shall lyue tyll he be .Cviij. yeres of age. And touchyng sicknes. He shalbe naturallye diseased and singulerlye affected wyth the payne of the heart and stomacke, whereof he shall dye. Also touchynge the euyll fortune of this signe, ye shall vnderstand that the borne in this signe, that is to saye, in the head of Capricor∣nus accordyng to the force of the con∣stellation he shall be depriued of one of his members, and some of hys téeth.

In the .ij. Chapter of this .x. treatise is expressed the taile of Capricornus, whi∣che is the fyue and twentye particu∣ler Sygne called Astaldabor hauynge two starres placed in this sorte.

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Where is to be no∣ted that whosoeuer is borne in this signe after the disposiciō of his body, he shalbe beautiful white

and smothe heared, fayre eyes, hys eye∣browes, well made, hys colour Yelow, and shalbe naturally marked in the face and also in hys body, with manye sun∣dry markes. That is to saye: aboute hys necke, and neare vnto hys eye. He shall haue short lippes, in so much that for the shortnes thereof, when he speaketh, he shall shewe all the teeth in his head. He shall bee well learned, and somewhat bent to bee proude, whiche shall happen euen by nature. He shalbe a sower of Corne vppon other mens labours, that is to saye: he vseth other mens doinges to the commendation of hym selfe. He shall dispise all men, and bee a great prayser of hym selfe, dispysinge others, and greatly standinge in his owne con∣ceyte. He shall bee irefull, and verye fierce in angre, in so much that he shall bée greatly offended with hys owne pa∣rentes. He shall bee verye lecherous and a louer of all sortes of women, and speciallye he shall committe adultery wyth nyne sundrye woman, besydes

all other syngle and common women, and not withstandyng this his great de∣sier and affection to women, sometimes by wichecrafte and sorcerye, he shalbe letted from committynge fornication with diuers women. Lykewyse he shal∣be a notable great drynker. But not wythstandynge the vices aforesayde, wherevnto he shalbe much apte and in∣clined, yet he shalbe a iuste man and much inclined to iustice, a despyser of euyll and a great louer of hys compani∣ons. And where he shalbe naturally ge∣uen to be a drynker, yet in hys meate and dyet, he shalbe very spare and tem∣perat. He shall feele great payne in hys head. But yet the seconde payne, that is to saye, the payne of hys belly, shalbe greatlyer in hym. He shall also in his go∣ing bee troubled wyth a payne in hys Legge. Also he shall haue eyght special sicknnesses.

The firste, when he is fourtene yeares olde. The seconde, when he is twenty. The thyrd, when he is one and twenty.

The fourth, when he is thyrtye.

The fifte, when he is sixe and thyr∣tye. The sixte, when he is foure and fourtye. The .vij. when he is sixe and fourtye. The .vij. when he is .lx. And then by force of his constellation. He shall dye through the weakenesse of hys members.

Moreouer, touchynge hys good fortune he shall haue two sonnes, and shall re∣ceyue inheritaunce from his Progeni∣tours. And hys ende shall bee better then his begynnynge. He shall bée na∣turallye gyuen to the marchaundyze of Goates, and therein shall bée both for∣tunate and luckye, yf he wyll diligently folowe the same trafficke.

Lykewyse, touchynge hys euyll for∣tune, he shall bée subiecte to the hande of hys enemies. He shall bée depriued of one of hys members, and thereby shall bée maimed. And before the tyme of hys death, he shalll suffer manye and sun∣drye great troubles at the handes of a noble man.

The thyrd Chapter determineth the iudgement of Capricornus touchynge the male. And for the man chylde borne in this signe, there is nothynge founde certayne, touchynge the disposition of his body in this Chapter, and therefore recourse muste be made, to the Sygne wherein the male Chylde is borne.

That is to saye, to the head of Capri∣cornus, or elles to the tayle, and there the truth concernyng hys corporall dis∣position maye bee founde.

And yet not wythstandynge (ouer and besyde the premisses) suche one hath a lytle head, hollowe eyes, and a softe speache. And touchynge hys mynde he shall be very incredulous & harde of be∣liefe, in so much as them that sweare, and confirme theyr sayinges wyth othe, he shall not credite. And therefore lyke as he shall not beleue others, euen so it is as meete that other shall bee as harde of beliefe to hym, and shall not credite hys wordes thoughe he bynde them wyth othes. He shall naturally

bée verye subtell and secrete in all hys affayres, and therein shall bee a subteil and crafty deceyuour, and a bolde suffe∣rer and bearer of aduersitie. Lykewyse he is naturally couetous, irefull, and therein verye soubden and mischeuous, vsynge a mischeuous and vngracious stomacke, and therefore with greate difficultie he shall retourne to hys for∣mer quiet. And not withstandynge the aforesayde vices he shall bée naturallye geuen to be ciuile, honest, amiable, and pleasaunt. Moreouer, touchyng hys life and maner thereof, he shall bée full of sickennes. But yf he eskape one verye vehement sickennes (whyche shall hap∣pen when he is twentye yeares of age) he shall lyue by force of thys Constella∣tion, eyght and fiftie yeres vnlesse some naturall impediment of anye perticuler or vniuersall cause opposite doe occurre and happen. His lyfe shall bée shorte∣ned by reason of the truncation and cut∣tyng of some of hys members.

He shallbe marryed to two wyues, and

the seconde he shall marrye, when he is one & thyrty yeres of age, whyche shal bée hys better Wyfe, by whome he shall bée greatlye enryched. He shall en∣ter into other mennes laboures, and enioye gooddes gotten by others.

He shall treade the grounde of manye Countreyes, and at length shall re∣tourne to hys owne Countrey, and to the place of hys nauitie wyth greate gayne and substaunce. He shall haue to doe wyth muche treasure, and shall enioye parte of the same.

Touchynge hys euyll fortune, he shall suffer muche aduersitie in the place where he was borne. And for that he is naturallye subtyle, and of myschie∣uous mynde. He shall suffer muche trouble and yet shall ouercome it well ynoughe. Hys fyrste Wyfe shall dye before he bée one and thyrtye yeares olde. Sondaye is hys contrarye and vnfortunate daye. Therefore vppon that daye lette hym attempte no newe facte, or anye notable enterpryse.

He séemeth to bée of a melancolycke or earthye Complexion. And therefore he hathe hys Fortune chyefelye dyspo∣sed towardes the Northe parte.

And here thou shalte diligentlye note, that he whyche is borne in the ende of thys Sygne, shall bée borne in Adul∣terye. And thys Sygne hath no power in the natiuitie of women, but onely of the males.

The fourth Chapter of thys tenth Treatyse descrybeth the Iudgemente of Capricornus, touchynge the female. And thou shalte note that the woman-borne in thys Sygne, hathe nothynge in thys presente Chapter that is cer∣tayne touchynge the dysposition of her bodye. And therefore looke in what parte of this signe soeuer she bée borne, there thou shalte fynde her naturall and corporall disposition. And therewyth also thou shalte haue recourse vnto the nexte Chapter ensuynge, and the diffe∣rence shall be founde to bée greate be∣twene both the kyndes.

For as muche as the bodily disposition, as well the stature as the other compo∣sition of either kynde is indifferent and equal. Moreouer touching the dispositi∣on of the mynde. The woman Chylde borne in this signe shall bee very wyse, and a geuer of good counsell, in so much as by reason of her great wisedome and consideration she shall bee acceptable to all sortes of men. She shall atteyne to a good fate and constellation ioyned with muche ioye, and meane of her witte. She shall brynge her deuises to good effect. She shall be naturally ge∣uen to bee of curste heart, verye whotte and wylfull speciallye in those thynges touchynge the disposition of her wytte and pollicie and thereby verye desirous to knowe suche thynges as bee moste pleasaunt vnto her wyth her neygh∣bours, and specially suche as be moste acquainted with her. She shall bee cur∣teous and frendly. She shall be soone abashed and desirous to see the world, & therfore shal trauell in vnknowē places.

She shal receyue hurte of a foure footed beaste, whereof yf she eskape she shall lyue foure skore yeares. Lykewyse tou∣chynge her good fortune, she shalbe cal∣led a mother of Chyldren for that by force of her constellation, she shalbe chyldebearynge and apte to Chyldren especially to sonnes. She shall also be a∣bundaunte in foure footed beastes, and after she is passed the age of fourtye ye∣res, her tyme folowyng shalbe more prosperous. And concernynge her euyll fortune. She shall bée hurte of foure foo∣ted beastes, and shalbe very fearefull vppon the water. Her lucke ouer her Cattell shall not be very prosperous. Sonday is her vnfortunate daye, and therfore vppon that day let her attempt no speciall matter, especiallye of anye great effect.

The .v. Chapter of this .x. treatyse ha∣uynge his title of the generall and vni∣uersall fortune of Cappricornus, is chiefly prosperous in husbandrye, and in all kyndes of Beastes and Cattell,

concernyng the same, and in all weighty and ponderous matters touching earth, and that whiche is possible to bee done wyth earth, with stones with wodd, and wyth the hydes of the beastes before re∣membred. Likewise, in bying and sel∣lyng of grayne, and other heauye mat∣ters abundant vpon the earth, and espe∣cially growing in the same. This signe is prosperous in dull and heauy beastes as Asses, Swine, Oxen, and such lyke, and in all kynds of workes possible to be done with great and painefull labour. The borne in this signe shall bee more healthfull in trauell then in doynge no∣thyng. Likewise this signe ouer and be∣sides the particuler euentes, is muche disposed to Impostumes of the sto∣macke, to the Coughe, and to inflama∣tions of the Lyuer. Also hys tyme tou∣chyng his indifferent Fortune, is diui∣ded into two principall partes, not one∣ly in dayes, weekes and monethes, but also in yeres, for the tyme is diuided by the number of fyue, because continually

there shalbée fyue good yeares and fyue badde. This signe also extendeth hys Fortune towardes the Southe. And therefore let hym dyspose all hys wholle affayres (yf he mynde to prosper) that waye. And from tyme to tyme let hym vse to weare Blacke gar∣mentes.

Notes

• the 24. perti¦culer signe