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.

Pisces the .xii. celestiall and principall sygne.

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THe .xij. treatise of this Booke spea∣keth of the .xij. and laste principall signe of Heauen, called Pisces, and is diuided into two principall partes, the Head and the Tayle. Thys treatise conteyneth fyue Chapters. The firste, maketh mencion of the Head of Pisces. The second of the Tayle. The .iij. of the iudgement of Pisces for the male. The iiij. of the iudgement for the female.

The .v. and last, of the common fortune of Pisces, bothe of the male and female together.

The first Chapter maketh mencion of the Head of Pisces, which is the .xxix. particuler signe of Heauen, called Al∣gafayser, and conteyneth two starres thus set.

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He that is borne in thys signe, shall bee Whyte, and soft of body, and na∣mely of a whyte face. He shall haue a large brest, a comely beard, a fayre forehead, fayre eyes, more blacke then whyte. He shall

haue many naturall markes on his bo∣dy, by the which according to the vertue of the Constellation rulynge, he shalbe naturally inclined to fidelitie and wise∣dome, but rather he shalbe faythful and wyse in deede. Moreouer, he shall haue a naturall marke vppon hys Elbowe or in hys Foote, and shall peraduenture lose one of hys members, or elles it shal fayle hym. He shalbe of a smylyng coun∣tenaunce, merrye, and louyng pleasure and playe, naturally enclined to equitie: but yet couetous accordynge to the con∣iecture taken of his Constellation. And thoughe he be naturallye subiecte to the payne of the Head, he shal bée healthful, of a sounde wytte, and of a wholesome complexion. By the vertue and lyuely∣nesse of hys complexion, he shall lyue naturally thre skore and ten yeres with∣out any notable sickennesse, sauinge the head ache, whiche he shall often tymes haue. As concernyng hys good fortune, he shall gette muche money, and pos∣sesse manye possessions. He shall haue

thrée Wyues, and shall bée troubled wyth the thyrde. When he shall bée in publycke offyce, manye woulde hurte hym, and yet they shall doe hym no hurte, because of theyr weakenesse, and finallye he shall surmounte them: for theyr enuye and malyce shall haue no power agaynst hym. As concernynge hys euyll Fortune, he shall fall into manye aduersities and troubles by hys Constellation: Yet not so but that all these fore sayde thynges in this Chap∣ters be generall as touchynge the influ∣ence and efficatie of the Signe, and that they doe appertayne generallye to all that be borne in thys Signe. For yf it chaunce that anye be borne in the thyrd houre of the daye, as touchynge the dis∣position of the bodye, he shall haue a naturall marke in his Nostrelles, and shall haue longe eyes. As concer∣nynge the disposition of hys mynde and wytte, he shall bée a verye suspecte man harde of beliefe, and therefore not beleued.

As concernyng the maner of his liuing, he shall haue a great sickennes and fer∣uent in his Nostrels, so that by the fer∣uentnes of it he shall dye where he was borne. He shal haue .iij. greuous sicken∣nesses. The first at .xxvij. yeres. The .ij. at .liiij. The .iij. at .lxx. yeares. And then he shall dye of this sicknes, yf he eskape the other twayne, or elles bee in great daunger. As concerning his good for∣tune, although by the effect of the Con∣stellation, he shoulde fall into a ryuer, yet he shalbe saued from it, and shall rise oute of it againe yf he fall in, whyche thynge belongeth to hys good fortune.

He shall haue many Chyldren. He shall bée myghty, and rule in Ilandes.

By the mercy of GOD, and the good∣nes of the Constellation, he shall eskape from all his trouble.

As concernynge hys euyll fortune, he shall fall into a ryuer as is aforesayde. And also into the handes of a myghtye man, and into muche trouble. Yet not wythstandynge that these thynges doe

appertayne to his euyll Fortune, they shall haue a good yssue and ende. For he shall bée delyuered from these vera∣tions as afore is sayde. Whereof it fo∣loweth, that this fortune is euil by acci∣dēt. Furthermore, because of the marke that he shall haue in hys Nostrelles, he shall burye hys Parentes, whyche he shall lose accordynge to hys Constella∣tion. Whiche thynge belongeth some∣what to hys euyll Fortune.

He shall lose some of hys temporall gooddes, whyche he shall haue gotten wyth great labour, and shall wholly bée spoyled of them, or of the moste parte of them.

The seconde Chapter maketh men∣cion of the Tayle of Pisces, whiche is the .xxx. and laste particuler Sygne of Heauen called Luaten, hauynge twen∣tye Starres, sette and disposed in dewe order, in suche maner and forme as here foloweth.

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He that is borne in this signe in the first houre of the naturall day shall be fayre of looke, hauynge fayre eyes, fayre face, and fayre of all his bodye. He shall natu∣rally haue ma∣nye markes. As concernynge the mynde & wytte, he shalbe witty, and prudent, and amiable, hys voyce well sownyng, and liberall more towarde straungers then to hys neighbours. Staungers shall haue much ryches of hym that is thus borne. He shall haue thrée vehement sicken∣nesses. The first at .xxviij. yeres. The se∣cond at .lvj. The thyrde and last at .lxxx. yeres .v. monethes, at the second houre of the fifte moneth. He shalbe a good whyle without Children in wedlocke, yet he shall haue many. He shall haue a

charge in a straunge countrey: But he shall dwell in hys owne natiue coun∣trey. And if it chaunce he be borne at the seconde houre, than as touchyng the dis∣position of his body, he shall bee marked in the breast, and in hys Fynger.

As concernynge the disposition of hys mynde, he shall haue naturally all the signes and markes that he shall haue whyche is borne in the first houre, or in another, sauynge the seconde houre, for he that is borne in the seconde, is na∣turallye lyberall, and yet couetous.

As concernynge the maner of hys lyfe, you muste saye of hym that is borne in the seconde houre, as of the other that is borne in another houre of thys signe. He shall bee aboundaunte in vittayle and ryches. He shall oute lyue two Wyues that he shall marrye, by whom he shall haue hys gooddes and possessi∣ons. He shall bee myghtye and stronge by Sea and by lande, and shall haue a sonne of power and myghte, of whome he shall see great thynges, and shall

haue generation of him. Some of hys members shalbe diminished: and yf he eskape such a passion, he shal fal no more into it, whiche thinges appertaineth to hys good fortune. And finally, he shalbe delyuered from all aduersitie.

Touchinge his euyll fortune, he shall lose some of hys goods by violence. He shall fal into a ryuer, whereoute he shal ryse agayne, and shall take no hurte at all, as is aforesayde. He shall come into the handes of a puysante man, from whome he shalbe delyuered. He shall lose by violence muche ryches whiche he had gotten, without recouery or hope of recouerye.

The thyrde Chapter determineth of the iudgement of Pisces for the male. The man chylde borne in this Sygne shall haue a naturall marke in his head shulder, or foote, and a scarre in the mid∣dest of his bodye, or some where elles.

He shall bee a player, merrye, a dispy∣ser of Fortune, verye harde of beliefe, lecherous beyonde measure, and haue

great fansye to women, whereby he shall suffer greate contumelye and hyn∣deraunce. He shall bee furious and ha∣stye to anger: but as he is soone angrye, so shall he bee soone pacified agayne.

He is naturally couetous, hardye, stan∣dynge in hys owne conceyte, frendelye, vnkynde, a lyer. Yet not withstandynge these vices he is wittie, accordynge to hys nature, auaricious, couetous and greedye of learnynge, eloquente, obsti∣nate in hys learnyng, defendynge hys conclusions obstinatly and wittilye.

And though he haue a smale witte, yet it is readye, sharpe, and prompte. Suche a one borne thus is gyuen to the com∣panye and loue of good men, earnestlye louynge hys frendes, and wyllynglye wyll venter hym selfe for them, where∣by he shall suffer hurte and detriment. He shall haue seuen greate syckennes∣ses, whereof three shall bee verye extreame, and speciallye the syxte, whyche he shall haue at foure and thyr∣tye yeares of age. And yf he eskape it,

he shall lyue .lxxxv. yeares, and .iij. mo∣nethes, and .xiij. dayes, he shal dye of the vij. sicknes. Vntyll .xxxiiij. yeares of hys age, he shall not be ryche nor poore, nor shall come to any honour. He shall bee ryche by the death of hys kynsfolke.

He shall gette muche gooddes by hys labour, trauell, and notable industrye.

He shall haue the reuenge of hys ene∣myes, and see the punishement of them. He shall marrye at .xxxiij. yeares, and yf he marrye before, he shall not kéepe hys Wyfe longe, but shall marrye another. He shall bee called the father of Chyl∣dren, and shall haue manye, yet he shall not haue a sonne at the begynnyng.

If he wyll remedye hys euyll fortunes, and be delyuered from them, he muste cal earnestly vpon GOD, desiring mer∣cy for Iesus Christes sake, and by that meanes he shal be delyuered. In marri∣yng a Wyfe he shall bee somewhat in∣fortunate, because it shall not bee expe∣dient for him then, but in the age of xxxiij. yeares as is sayde. He shall bee

hurte by his neyghbour in hys gooddes. He shall haue manye suytes in the law, because of hys gettyng: and shall suffer muche and diuers tribulation, and spe∣cially in hys youth, wherein certayne thynges shall come luckely to passe with hym. The Saterdaye shall bee vnfor∣tunate for hym: Therefore that daye he maye not attempte nor take in hande any newe thyng.

The .iiij. Chapter describeth the iudgement of Pisces for the female.

The mayde that is borne in this signe, shal haue a marke by nature in her head or face. She shall be feruent and earnest verye honest, louynge the deckynge of her body: desyryng to haue braue appa∣rell: hardy, eloquent, hauynge a readye tounge to speake, wyttye, wyse, pitifull, mercifull, faythfull, amiable, liberall, of a merrye heart. She shall bee tormen∣ted wyth the grypynge and frettynge of the Bellye, payne of the stomacke, wyth the Lunatike passion or Fransie, whereby she shall haue greate trouble

the space of eyghte monethes: and af∣ter that she is eskaped from it, she shall lyue two and seuentye yeares. She shal comme to greate honour, and haue ma∣nye Chyldren, and shall bee called the mother of Chyldren: yet hereof she shall haue some misfortune: because her fyrst Chylde shall bee a doughter and not a sonne accordyng to the constellation. As for the mans parte beynge enclined to the contrarye, and surmountinge the naturall complexion of thys mayde, sometyme for the meetynge of certayne perticuler causes, whyche maye alter the complexion of the man and of the woman, and maye somme thynge chaunge it. She shall bee burned and hurte with fyer. And yf it chaunce that her fyrste Chylde bee a sonne, he shall not bee a trewe male, because of the op∣position and inclination of the mother, whereof I haue already spoken. At .xxv. yeares of her age, she shall haue suyte with her father or mother, or agaynste them both, yf thei lyue. The Saterdays

shalbe contrary to her & vnlucky, there∣fore that day she maye not beginne anye notable worke.

The .v. Chapter reciteth the common fortune of Pisces. They that be borne in this signe, haue their fortune, in art of a handy crafts man, and in marchandise of cloth, if thei be faire, also in metalls, and in marchaundise of fleshe, and na∣mely in marchandise of corne & wheate and barley: and moreouer in horse, in diuinitie & the ciuill law, thei shalbe sub∣iect to whot sicknesses & burninge, as to feuers, fretting of the belly, poison, speci¦ally at y^e yeres of 44 & 68, thei shal haue 3 lucky daies in y^e weke, Monday, thurs∣day & fryday, the twesday & saterday vn∣lucky, y^e wednesday & sonday indifferēt. Furthermore thei haue 6 good yeres & 6 bad, thei haue their good fortune toward the south therfore thei must dispose their doore, bed, & such like affaires that waye, thei be cholerick, wherby thei be balde, & thei must weare grey apparell or black, and not red, grene, white, or blewe.

¶Besides that whiche is written in the Prologue set before the treatises here expressed by Chapters, you muste number & reken this letter N. amonge y^e numerall letters that signifie y^e num∣ber, and it is as much as two beyng com¦poundes and made twise of the letter. I.

Nowe, for to finde the totall or princi∣pall signe, you must diuide the number by .12. Of a thousande there remaineth the number of 4.

Of 900	nothing.
Of 800	8.
Of 700	4.
Of 600	nothing.
Of 500	8.
Of 400	4.
Of 300	nothing.
Of 200	8.
Of 180	nothing.
Of 160	4.
Of 140	8.
Of 120	nothing.
Of 100	4.
Of 80	8.
Of 60	nothing.
Of 50	2.
Of 40	4.
Of 30	6.
Of 20	8

The number that commeth of the letters of number, muste bee diuided by 30, for to finde the particuler signe of the chylde that is borne, because there be 30

particuler signes, and because of the tayle of Virgo, whiche is diuided into two partes, whereof foloweth the diui∣sion of the numbers by 30.

Of 1000	10.
Of 900	2.
Of 800	20.
Of 700	10.
Of 600	nothing.
Of 500	20.
Of 400	10.
Of 300	nothing.
Of 200	20.
Of 180	nothing.
Of 160	10.
Of 140	20.
Of 120	nothing.
Of 100	10.
Of 80	20.
Of 60	nothing.
Of 50	20.
Of 40	10.

Furthermore, you must note that the number whiche commeth of the nume∣rall letters of the name of the Chylde and of hys mother muste bee diuided by 29 whereof the diuision foloweth.

Of 1000	remaineth 14.
Of 900	1.
Of 800	17.
Of 700	4.
Of 600	20.
Of 500	6.
Of 400	23.

Of 80	22.
Of 60	2.
Of 50	21.
Of 300	10.
Of 200	26.
Of 180	6.
Of 160	15.
Of 140	24.
Of 120	4.
Of 100	13.
Of 40	11.
Of 30	1.

The numerall letters signifiyng the number.

I.	one.
II.	two.
V.	fyue.
X.	tenne.
L.	fyftye.
C.	a hundred.
D.	fyue hundred.
M.	thousand.

Some men wyll not admitte N. for a signifiynge letter of two amonge the other seuen: yet there bee certayne names wherein this letter may serue in the steede of o∣ther letters.