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.

THe fourth signe called Cancer be∣ing the fourth treatise,* 1.1 is deuided into .v. partes or .v. Chapters. The first entreateth of the head of Cancer.

The .ij. of the taile hauyng no mo parts but those twayne. The .iij. of the iudge∣ment of Cancer touching the male.

The .iiij. touchinge the female. And the v. of the vniuersall fortune thereof.

The firste entreateth of the head of Cancer,* 1.2 and is the .ix. particuler signe called Albacra, & hath .x. starres shaped in this forme:

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where is to be noted, that who so euer is borne in this signe, in y^e day time,* 1.3 touchinge the bodies disposition shalbe leane of body only, & of heare come∣ly. His eyebrowes narow. His nostrylls ample, wyde, brode, or large. He shall haue naturall signes in hys brest or side, in hys arme or ryghte Elbowe, in hys Legge, and sometymes vppon the face. Touchyng the disposition of the mynde this partie shall bee verye irefull,* 1.4 and

thereby a great lyer, a Chyder, and figh∣ter euen against his owne frendes. He shalbe blacke of colour, muche resem∣blyng the colour of Honnye. He shall be eloquent, expert and wittie, a Carier of tailes, and reporter of wordes. He shall be glorious, reuengynge and a great drynker. But yet in all the premises wyll hee glad to receyue aduertisment of his frendes, for the admendement of those vices.* 1.5 Touchyng the good for∣tune, he shall bee of a good inclination, Thereby recoueryng a number of fren∣des. He shall lyue thyrty yeres, and then shall susteyne a great sickenesse,* 1.6 whiche yf he eskape, he shall lyue to the age of fourtie and eyght yeres, and then shall be sicke, whiche yf he recouer, he shall lyue .lxxxx. He shall bee payned in the raines of the back, in his knees and eies, he shall be bitteen with a Dogge. And touching his indifferent fortune he shal marry .iij. wiues, but the thirde wife of these .iij. shal bury him, & before he die he shalbe bitten with a dog, as is aforesaid.

If he be borne in the night, then after his myndes disposition he shall be verye angrie, wicked and madde, ready to stryke. And concernyng his diseases, he shalbe payned with the headache, in the harte, or backe, or els in all. Touchynge his good fortune, his ende shalbe better then his beginninge. And touching hys euyl fortune, he shalbe in y^e thraldom of a great man. Likewise he shall possesse the goodes of his kynred.

The seconde Chapter of this present treatise describeth the the tayle of Can∣cer, whiche is the tenth particular signe caled Alearf, and hath twoo Starres in thys forme.

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Where is to be knowen, that who so euer is borne in this signe (except there be any speciall or vrgent cause y^e contrary.) Touching the bodies dispositiō, he hath a smale body & short, but not so extreme smale, but y^t it shalbe of an indifferēt bignes: the same shal haue two markes, that is to wette, vpon his legge and priuy parts nere the

guttes, and shall haue a strype vpon his lyppes. His eyebrowes shalbe very hea∣ry, and his face swolne and puft vp. He shal haue a marke vpon his ryght hand, in his forehead, breste, bealye or guttes. He shall receyue sucke of two nourses.

His colour is very blacke, but his bodye shalbe somewhat white (chiefly his face) and hearie, and yet after the course of this parte of the signe, he shalbe redde.

After the disposition of the minde, he shalbe wise and discrete. He shall not be a sercher of many matters, but rather dulle & stack. He shalbe ireful, wrathfull molestious or greuous, and wicked or vngracious in strykyng. And although he be wrathful, yet his angre shalbe pri∣uye and hidden from anye man, in so muche that when he is angrie, no man shall knowe any cause why but himselfe onely, and therfore desperat in striking. He shalbe prone to adultrie, by reason of the heate whiche hath dominion in him in whome the fyer beareth the chiefe rule. He shalbe a great offender,

and shall commit muche mischiefe, and shall be soone angrie. Lykewyse tou∣ching his lyfe and maner thereof, he shall lyue fourty yeres, and shall dye in a straunge lande. He shall suffer great paine in his backe and head. And tou∣chyng his good fortune, for his diligent and pleasaunt conuersation, he shall be beloued of all men with whome he is familier, and shall haue many Chyl∣dren. He shall gayne much by his lands and Vinyardes, and his end shal vaine, He shal not tary long in his way and ior¦ney, but hauyng accomplyshed his pur¦pose shal soone retourne. Concernynge his euyll fortune, that although he haue manye Chyldren, and in the same shall be fortunate, yet his owne brethren shal not lyue longe, but shall remayne bro∣therlesse. He shalbe hurte by fyer, and depryued of some bone, and shall haue a strype vpon his head.

The third chapter of this treatise dis∣courseth the iudgement of Cancer tou∣ching the male. Where note that who∣soeuer

male childe is borne in this signe first touchyng the disposition of the bo∣dye, he shall be naturallye mightye and stronge, whose body shall be grosse, and touchynge the disposition of the mynde, he shall be wyse, wittie, somewhat gen∣tle, a great and manifest Scorner and Mocker, and shall speake playnelye. He shall be naturallye Cholericke, and a great Threatner, but his anger wyll be soone appeased, and shall be well be∣loued of all men. And touchynge hys lyfe and maner of his lyfe. This man within the space of two and twenty yere especially aboute the ende of that tyme, he shall susteyne sicknes. Lykewyse in thre yeres folowynge, that is to saye, about .xxvj. yeres old, he shalbe in great daunger of life. Semblably he shal haue vij. diseses or notable infirmities, which if he escape, he shall liue according to the efficacie of this signe .lxxx.viij. yeres & iij. monethes, & shall die of the disease of the belly. Cōcerninge his good fortune, imediatlye after he be .xxiiij. yeres olde:

He shall see his riches beginne to en∣crease, & such thinges as he is borne vn∣to he shall possesse aboute the middle of his age, that is to saye, when he is .xliiij. yere old. He shal haue the gouernmēt of some Castel or Hold, & shal haue autho∣ritie in the common wealth. His for∣tune is to haue .iij. maisters, & by for∣tune of one man he shall atteyne vnto great promocion. He shal trauell farre & shal haue to do w^t many affayres, & re∣ceiue much sorow by meanes of a straū∣ger. He shal purchase maners & farmes & shal finde money that is hidde, he shall be enriched by his wyfe. And touchyng his euyll fortune he shall vndoubtedlye susteyne diuers and sundrye troubles and daungers. He shalbe hurte with a sworde, in daunger of drownynge, he shall fall from an high place, and shalbe in peryll of fier. He shall receyue hynde∣raunce by his owne children, and shal∣be poore tyll he be twentye yeres olde, hys seruice and good iournes shall bee counted ingrate, displeasaunt, & a••••••xed

to vnthankfulnes. He shal haue victorie ouer his enemies. A great mā shal rule ouer hym and of him, accordinge to the force of this signe, he shalbe externated and banished for some notable facte.

Wednesday is his contrary, and moste vnfortunate, and therfore vpon that day let him not washe his head, nor put on anye newe apparell or doe anye notable thynge.

The .iiij. Chapter discloseth the iud∣gement of Cancer touching the female and is to be noted that the maide borne in the saide signe after the disposition of her bodye, shalbe lusty and of stronge complexion. She shalbe well proporcio∣ned, neate, somwhat fatte, nimble, and wel made. She shalbe very wittie, wise prouident and subtile, irefull, diligent, shamefast, double minded, painfull, bold whote of mynde, and spitefull, but her angre wyl be soone appeased, & through the vehemencie of her angre wyll spare for no talke, but vtter her stomack. And she is vnmerciful and wil haue no com∣passion

vpon one that wepeth. She shall haue al great fluxe before she be .xxxij. yere old, and at .xxxij. she shalbe in dan∣ger of death. Lykewyse at .lxxx. yeres she shalbe in lyke daunger of death, be∣cause through the force of her constella∣tion she shalbe subiect to great peryll.

And at .lxxx.vj. yere she shall dye.

Touchyng her good fortune when she is .xxx. yeres olde she shall haue a sonne, and after .xxxviij. she shall atteyne vnto great promocion. She shall haue Chyl∣dren by .iij. husbandes, and by all thrée shalbe in great honour. She shall conti∣nually be enryched, and shall possesse much Cattail. And touchinge her euill fortune she shall be greatly enuied and shalbe hurt with a sworde. She shalbe troubled with water, & suffer displeasur in her body by fier, & shalbe very muche vexed with the collick. In the 38 yere of her age she shal suffer much peril throu∣gh her nieghbors, she shall lese her first husbād, & her husband shal loue another mans wife. In the .viij. moneth of her xxx. yere, she shall by her parents negli∣gence

suffer some danger by a whot bur¦ning iron, whereby she shalbe in daun∣ger of death.

The .v. chap. entreateth of the indiffe∣rent fortune of Cācer, wher is to be no∣ted y^t the borne in this signe is fortunate in his affaires, & chiefly marchandise, & in cattel not apt to be ridden, especiallye such as be of colour of white, his fortune shalbe better vpon land then water & in such things as may be caried or trāspor¦ted by water chiefly y^e colour beīg whit. He is likewise verye fortunat in tillage & in ambassage, when y^e Mone is grow∣ing, or before the ful, for when it decrea∣seth then he is infortunat. The borne in this signe shall suffer muche coughing, consumption in the lungs, plurisie, brea¦king out, the skapes, & such like, if it be a maid y^e is borne in this signe beside these inward diseases she shalbe in danger of drowning. His weke dayes whiche are good be Mōday, Thursday & friday. His euil day is Twesday. As for Wednes∣daye and Saterdaye be indifferent.

His better fortune is towardes the Southe, and therefore let him direct all hys affayres that waye, and that waye also place his chamber doore, and bedde. He that is borne in this signe, is natu∣rallye sanguine, muche disposed to Cholor mixte wyth Phleame. And therefore let him weare his apparell of coloure Redde and Whyte. Redde because of Fyer and blood, and White by rea∣son of Phlea∣me.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Cancer is diuided in to 5 partes conteining 5 chapters.
• * 1.2

  the .x. perti¦culer signe
• * 1.3

  of the bo∣dye.
• * 1.4

  the mynde
• * 1.5

  Good for∣tune.
• * 1.6

  Sicknes.