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.

Leo the fyfte celestiall and principall sygne.

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THe .d. treatise discloseth the effect of Leo beyng the fifte total signe and is deuided into three partes. That is to saye, into the head, belly, and taile, and hath sixe Chapters. The first en∣treateth of the head of Leo. The seconde of the belly. The third of the tayle. The fourth of the iudgement of Leo tou∣chyng the male. The fifte of the female. And the sixte of y^e equal fortune of both.

The firste entreateth of the head of Leo, whiche is the eleuenth perticu∣ler signe, & is called Algebachac hauing iiij. starres disposed in this forme.

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And note that who soeuer is borne in this sig∣ne, first touchinge the dis∣position of the bodye hath a comely face, plain and corpulent, a fierce loke & terri∣ble. A litle nose & brode, but yet come∣ly, and a body proper. His mouth shalbe hurt, hauing therevpon a strype, but yet notwithstanding his teeth faire & great eares. His shulders great & brode, but his back wel made. He shal haue certein

naturall markes, & the firste in his face, the rest vpon his thigh, brest, legge, and priuy parts. Touching his colour, his body shalbe white, his face neither black nor white but indifferent. Touching the disposition of the minde, he is natu∣rally geuē to be notably proude & of such stomacke that in hys heart, he woulde wishe himselfe comparable to Kinges, yea and them to excell, yf it were possi∣ble. And he is of suche and so greate pryde, that by reason of his haultie co∣courage, as well in value as dignitie, or other sufficiencie, he wyll suppose no man in the world (be he neuer so great) to bée hys equall or matche, or at least wyse greater then he, and also in hys heart iudgeth hym selfe to surpasse or is able to excell in humaine felicities all and singular other persons. He is also co¦uetous and very ireful, and yet that not∣withstanding, of much myrth & pastime in so much y^e continually he wold be me∣ry & plai: he wil be a wise man & proper, & the Magik sciēce wil do him great stede.

Lykewise touchyng his lyfe and maner thereof, he shalbe muche vexed with the headache, in suche forte as he shall be straughte of his wittes by reason of the fumes, whiche ascende from the Galle. He shalbe pained in his thighes chiefely in the vpper parts thereof. He shal haue thre principall diseases, the firste when he is .xiij. yeres olde. The seconde when he is .xl. yeres olde, yf he eskape the first. If he also eskape the second, then the .iij. he shall fele aboute .xlviij. which also yf he recouer, then shall he atteyne to the summe of a hundreth yeres. And either he shall die vpō y^e swordes point, or elles by some greuous infirmitie of the body. And accordinge to his prosperous for∣tune, he shall passe from one promocion to another, in so much as amonge kings and princes he shalbe familier and well beloued. He shall get muche treasure, and bring it heaped together. He shall lose them againe, and at length shall fal in daunger and displeasure of some pier or noble man.

The .ij. chapter entreateth of the bel∣lye of Leo, & is the .xij. perticuler signe, being called. Alcomencon, and hath .iiij. starres formed in this maner.

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Where note that who so euer is borne in this Sygne, hathe a marueylous euil and infortunate constellation. First touchynge his body and maner thereof, whether he borne in the nighte or daye, hath a broade breste, a longe face, smale stones, and slender legges, and hath a natural marke in the raines of his back. Touchinge his mynde, he is of hearte proude or irefull. For eftsoones he is angrie, and is of speche very rusticall. He is verye doubtfull and suspicious in his doynges. Touchynge his good for∣tune, he shall haue no good fate, but by vertue of this signe shall be moste infor∣tunate as is aforesaid. For he that is bor∣ne in this signe is subiect to manye trou¦bles, yf he be borne in the daye he shal∣be verye fearefull and timerous when

he trauaileth, yf he be borne in the night what houre so euer it be, sauing the se∣conde, then he shalbe of a mery counte∣naunce, and shall haue a rounde nose, a stripe vpon his head, and a naturall marke vpon his féete. He shalbe wittie, fearfull and carelesse. He shal haue thrée diseases. The firste shall chaunce when he is .xj. yere olde. The seconde when he is .xxiiij. And the thyrd when he is .lviij. And shall dye vpon the sworde, or elles of some other great infirmitie of the body. He shall haue two wyues whyche shall faythfully loue hym, but them he shall not loue, but rather shall hate to the vttermoste. He shall haue a strype in hys Head, or Hyppe, whyche shall happen by fyer, or shall haue some other sygne. He shall be depriued of hys speche after the disposition of the Sygne, and influence thereof, vnlesse the same by some perticular cause bée wythstan∣ded or elles interrupted by the diuine clemencie, or elles by the libertie and wyll of the Lady of thys Science whose

libertie this Sygne, not withstandynge maye bée applied to good, and to vertue, and to workes godlye, who also maye appease and mitigate the influence and malyce of the sayde Sygne. Semblably yf he be borne in the seconde houre of the nyght, ouer and besydes the premis∣ses. Touchynge his euyll fortune, he shall lese hys Infantes and Children, and fewe shall remayne on lyue. Lyke∣wise he shalbe curious in searchynge of Parables and Mysteries. Hys firste Chylde shall be a female, and the se∣conde a male. Durynge hys lyfe he shall susteine much trouble and perylles.

The thyrde Chapter mencioneth the tayle of Leo, or the latter parte there∣of, whyche is the tenth perticuler Sygne. And hath one onelye Starre in thys forme.

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And who so euer is borne in thys Sygne, tou∣chynge the bodyes disposition, is suffi∣ciently bygge of stature, whose voyce is vehement and bygge.

He shall haue thre naturall markes in his brest, & shalbe marked in the throte, legge, or middle of the hande. And shall haue a strype vpon his bellye, his colour shall be whyte, mixte with a roseall co∣lour. His heares shalbe of colour some∣what redde, but his eyebrowes some∣what blacke, and shal haue much heare. Also concernyng the mynde, he shall be lowly, gentle, not ambicious, but paci∣ent. He shall suffer infirmitie, but the same he shall tolerate with muche paci∣ence. In eating he shalbe very moderat after the qualitie of this signe. Likewise angrie he shall be and lecherous, in so much that although he marry a wyfe of his owne afinitie, yet he shalbe disposed to lecherye. He shall haue two maner of sickennesses. The firste at .xxiij. yeres olde, at what tyme he shalbe sicke of the smale Poxe or of an ague. The seconde, shalbe at .xliiij. yeres olde. Both whiche yf he eskape, he shall lyue .lxxxx. yeres and shal die in exile and out of his owne Countrey. Lykewyse, concernyng hys

good fortune, he shall raigne and beare rule ouer his owne Countrey, and shall haue authoritie to iudge either suche as is a thefe or malefactour, or of another man, or els such as was his owne fugi∣tiue or Verlet. Moreouer he shalbe of power to do many thyngs with Lords & Piers of Realmes. He shalbe very hap∣pye in matters of husbandrye. He shall haue a verye fayre and beautifull wyfe, whose colour shalbe salowe lyke to one that hath the greene sicknes, and she shalbe one of hys owne kynred, whome when he hath marryed, GOD wyll gyue vnto him muche substaunce accor∣ding to the efficatie and influence of this signe. He shall auoyde many perylles and shall enioye goodes abundaunt. He shall haue paines in one his of feete and shalbe bereft of both. He shalbe depri∣ued of one of his bones. And vpon hys belly shall be hurte, either with iron or fier. In his affayres he shal not accom∣plishe his wyl, except it be in Wynter tyme or in the Spryng. Sixe monethes

he shalbe fortunat in hys busynes, euen accordynge to hys Hearts desire: That is to saye, in September, October, No∣uember, December, Ianuary, and Fe∣bruarye. In Sommer & Autumne he shall not be so fortunate. He shall lese much goods, and his labour shall litle a∣uaile, by reason of the three markes in his breste. Let him not passe from one Countrey to another, because chaunge is not profitable to him. If therefore he wil be fortunat, let him continue in one place certeyne.

The .iiij. Chapter mencioneth the iudgement of Leo touchynge the male. Where note, that what soeuer man Childe is borne in this signe. First tou∣ching the vniuersal disposition of the bo¦dy. serch the .iij. perticuler signes of Leo aforesayde, and there see the condicions equall of the same. And touchyng the disposition of the mynde, he shalbe na∣turally wittie, subtile, eloquent, coragi∣ous, irefull, and sollen. For he wyll be soone angrie, and soone pleased againe.

His stomack and subden angre is such, that by reason of his natural animositie he shall susteyne muche contumelie and displeasure. He shalbe very couetous, ar¦rogant bold & wilful to al thyngs, which he séeth or heareth, in so muche as what soeuer he eyther heareth or séeth, al that doth greatly please hym, and that he embraseth and desyreth to enioye and do the same, accordyng to the exigence and maner of the thynge he heareth or séeth, and specially, yf the thyng heard or séene be stable and able to be suffe∣red, but within a whyle after he wyll be werye thereof, and care nothynge for it. Lykewyse he is bountifull and liberall, because he can not kéepe se∣crete the thynge he possesseth, and al∣thoughe he woulde kéepe it secrete, he can not but with great difficultie. He is naturally gentle and quiet, but yet a de∣rider and mocker. And touching his life and maner therof, he shall haue .vij. ter∣mes or special sicknesses, whereof the firste thrée shall be verye vehement.

The first shalbe when he is .x. yeres old. The second when he is .xx. And the .iij. when he is .xl. And yf he passe and skape the sayd .iij. diseases, then naturally and with happines inough, he shal attayne to .lxxx. and .viij. yeres. In lyke maner touchyng his good fortune, he shal with good successe abyde the brunttes of ma∣lyce, and the state of hys lyfe. He shall haue dominion ouer his Countrey, and shal vanquish his enemies, although he shal obiect him self to many afflictions & daungers, from the whiche he shall by Godds helpe right well eskape. From xxx. yeres vpwarde he shall aspyre to his better fortune, and then shal sée his sub∣staunce augment. Of honourable per∣sonages he shal purchase muche welth, and thereby hys house shalbe plentifull of money and abundaunt of ryches.

Concernyng hys euyll fortune, he shall haue a fall from an hygh place, and shal haue payne in one of his feete, and by water shal susteyne trouble. He shall not kepe his first wyfe. Twesday shalbe

his contrary daye, wherein if he be wise, let him doe no newe matter or beginne anye enterprise. In the .v. Chap. is entreated the iud∣gement of Leo, touching the female.

Who accordinge to the maner and state of her body, shall haue a broad brest and small thighes which are tokens of bold∣nes and stoutnes of stomack. She shalbe verye menstruous and fertile inough, not withstandinge she shall haue but few Children, with certein other condi∣tions of her bodye before declared in the iij. perticuler signes. After the dispositi∣on of her mynde she shalbe naturallye subtile wittie, & desirous of learnyng. She shalbe chaste, shamefast, courtilike diligent and of good stomack, by reason whereof she shalbe, very prone & subden to angre & yet shalbe soone again appea∣sed. And not withstanding her angre, yet in her owne housholde very liberall, by whose meanes the house shalbe plenti∣ful of meate & drink. And because of her natural subtiltie, she shalbe very bolde,

for as muche as what soeuer she hea∣reth or séeth if it seeme to comprise anye subtiltie or difficulty of matter, imidiat∣ly she wil desire to know it. She is libe∣ral because she can not keepe close suche things as she hath. She is very lowly & humble, & if she chaunce to be spotted w^t any sinne, imediatly she will fall downe prostrat vpon the ground, & humbly aske mercy & forgeuenes of her Creator. Con¦cerning her lyfe and maner thereof, she shall suffer the lunatike passion & a nota¦ble payne of her hart & stomack, which if she eskape, she shal liue till she be .lxxxv. yeres of age. She shall also be pained in her toes. She shall haue sufficient re∣uengement vpon her enemies. And af∣ter her euyll fortune she shall haue ma∣ny fortunes. For first she shal haue a fal from an high place, and her body hurt w^t iron or fier. When she is .xxiij. yeres old she shalbe married, and by her husband atteyn to promotion. Her husband shall not lyue long, but shall die by meane of poyson or witchecrafte. And at length

shall marry another who shall loue her derely. Of her neighbour she shall re∣ceyue damage in her treasure. When she is .xij. yeres old vnlesse she take good hede shall be deceyued by oppression vp∣on her bodye, and shall lese her maiden-head. She shalbe troubled in the water and in daunger of lyfe. Thursday is her contrary day, and therefore let her do no notable thyng vpon that day, washe her head or put on any apparell. And here is also to be noted, that the best remedy to auoyde all her misfortunes, is first to ad∣dresse her selfe, by prayer to our Lorde GOD onelye, with all her heart. And to carye aboute her precious Stones suche as be orient and glisterynge. And then easly she shal ouercome al her mis∣aduentures by gods helpe.

The .vj. Chapter determineth the ge∣neral iudgement of Leo, & is to be noted that this signe hath a singuler fortune in warfare & dominion: besides which they y^t be borne in Leo, haue pains in the sto∣mack, apostumes, & pestiferous agues

Such as be borne in the seruice of great men, the same this signe presenteth to their seruice. He shalbe fortunat to gold brasse, horses, and to suche marchandise as be of colour red. Frō the mid of Octo∣ber to the mid of Aprill, & from the mid of Iuly to the mid of August, he shall prosper otherwise not. And touching the weke, he shall haue .iij. happie dayes, to wete, Sonday, Twesdaye, & Wednes∣day. Saterday is his infortunate daye. But Munday, Thursday, & Friday, be indifferēt. Likewise his fate is towards the East, and therefore let him place his chamber dore, bed, windowe, and all his affaires into that parte, espe∣ciallye yf they be no∣table.

Notes

• the 12. perti¦culer signe