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.

Sagitarius the .ix. celestiall and principall sygne.

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THe .ix. treatise maketh relation of the .ix. celestiall and principall signe called Sagitarius, whiche is diui∣ded into two partes, that is to saye, the head and the tayle, conteynynge fiue Chapters. The firste entreateth of of the head of Sagitarius. The .ij. of the taile. The .iij. of the iudgement of Sa∣gitarius concernynge the male. The iiij. of the female. And the .v. and laste of the generall fortune therof.

And ouer and besydes the sayde fyue Chapters, there is a generall rule nexte after the second Chapter, not wythstan∣dyng the generalitie mencioned in the ende of this treatise.

The firste Chapter entreateth of the head of Sagitarius called Albaham, be∣ing the .xxij. particuler signe,* 1.1 & hath viij. starsfashioned in this maner.

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Where note that who so euer is borne in this Signe, firste touchynge the disposition of his bo∣dye,

hath a beautifull bodye, comely to beholde, longe and talle, and through∣out beautifull, a lytle head, a thycke face, a fayre nose, whyte téeth and short. Vppon the lefte parte of hys Head he shall haue a strype, and the lyke vppon the Crowne of hys Head, hys left Hand hys Fyngers, Armes, Teates, and a∣gaynst hys Heart. He is nymble, swifte on hys féete, and verye expedite in run∣nyng. He shall haue a naturall marke vppon hys pryuye members. He is of colour blacke, whose face shalbe lyke to them that haue the gréene sickennes.

Touchyng the disposition of the mynde he shall by nature haue a good wytte, and a sharpe, and therewithall constant and firme. He shall loue wyse men, and shall embrace all suche as bee of discretion.

Therefore touchynge thys parte of na∣ture, and the naturall constellation bea∣ryng rule in this natiuitie, he shall ac∣quire vnto hym selfe possession wyth wyse men.

And althoughe that he haue a couetous mynde naturally disposed to auarice, by reason of the concourse of certain starrs, yet by meanes of the dominion of thys Signe, he shalbe studious of good thin∣ges, and shalbe inclined to vertue, and especially to the vertue of liberalitie.

And therefore he shall not be muche in∣clined to the opposite or contrarye, nor yet to extorte other mennes goods. And because principally he is bent to vertue, it will folow that he shalbe of great au∣thoritie, & exalted in hygh degree of ho∣nour. Moreouer although he be natu∣rallye inclined to liberalitie, and not to rapine or extorcion, yet he shalbe pro∣cliue and giuen to many vices, that is to say, to pryde, couetousnes, lecherie and glotonye, and chiefly to pryde lytle estee∣myng other mennes doyngs or sayings, very haultye, in so muche that what so∣euer question any do aske of him, be shal get no answere at hys handes. And by reason of hys pryde aforesayde, he shalbe a great Cauillour, Lyer, Chyder, and

full of contention. He shall haue a verye pestiferous and venemous tongue. And although he be naturally inclined to a certeyne spice of liberalitie, for that he wyll couet to possesse nothyng vniustly, yet he shall bée desirous to gette sub∣staunce, and couetously to enioye it.

Whereby consequently it appeareth, that wholly he is not gyuen to couetous¦nes, but to a certayn spyce therof to a de∣sire to haue. Lykewyse he is inclined to Lechery. For with thrée women speci∣ally he shall haue to do, but some tymes (by natures impedimēt) he shal not pro∣iect his séed, although he be very desirous therevnto. He is much disposed also to glottony chiefly to catyng of herbes and in his meate doth greatly loue them.

Furthermore note here that the premis∣ses do not only belong to the man, but to the woman also subiect to that con∣stellation. Concernyg hys lyfe and ma∣ner therof. He shall bée long sick, and shall haue a payne in hys heart. He shal haue thrée speciall sickennesses. The

first when he .xx. yeres of age. The .ij. when he is .xlvij. The .iij. and last, when he is .lxxx. Touchyng his good for∣tune, he shall bée in great estimation and honour. He shall haue manye chil∣dren, & amongs al he shal haue a twinne or two borne at one byrthe, and of them he shall see the thyrd generation. He shal atteyn to his fathers enheritaunce. In all hys affayres he shall prosper and day∣ly he shall sée his goods encrease. He shal come into the worlde wyth his owne starre, that is to say, he shall enioy all thyngs accordyng to the influence of his signe. He shall haue much trouble in the water. He shall fall into a riuer but he shall eskape drownyng. He shall lose the most part of all hys goods and shall fall into the hands of his enemie and sometymes into handes of a woman a she enemie. He shall bee bitten with a beast in the middest of one of his fingers of hys right hand, and shall dye an exile out of hys countrey. His most derest frend beloued aboue others he shal lese,

and he shall bée wonderfully troubled with deuilles and euill spirites.

The seconde Chapter describeth the condicion of the tayle of Sagitarius, whiche is .xxiij. particuler signe called Albeyda,* 1.2 and hath vij. starres fixed in thys maner.

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He that is borne in thys signe, firste touchynge the dis∣position of his bo∣dye. He shall haue a body comelye, a ruddye face, redde heare, narowe eye-browes, eyes lyke a Catte, he shall bee balde, and beautifull to beholde, natu∣rally marked vppon the head, his left side, and vpon hys ryght nostrill.

After the disposition of the mynde he shalbe very ready to anger, and therein also shalbe very sonbden, and the payne beyng past, he wyll soone be appeased.

He shalbe of an excellent witte, and na∣turally geuen to the exercise of rydynge

and shotynge. He shall not he circum∣spect in hys doynges, nor yet foreseyng in thynges that maye happen. He shall haue muche payne in his guttes, and in hys head, especially he shall suffer thrée seuerall sickennesses. The first when he is .xxj. yeres olde. The seconde when he is .lxij. yeres of age. And the thyrd when he is .lxxx. And touchyng his good for∣tune, yf he doe not take away or re∣moue the naturall marke which shalbée vppon his ryght buttocke, or right no∣strell, then his Constellation shall bée prosperous. But yf the sayde marke bée violently remoued from the place, then his fate shall bee hindered and empe∣ched. He shall bée valient in armes, and therein also victorious. But if the houre of Saturne doe concurre with Sa∣turne in hys natiuitie, he shall be impo∣tent by reason of the influence of that planet, and therefore shal with great la∣bour atteyne to anye commoditie, and with muche difficultie acquire his for∣mer good lucke. But yet not withstan∣dyng

the impediment of Saturne, yf the marks aforesayd be not taken away yet he shall obteyne the victorious fea∣tes aforesayde. But yf his mother par∣happes do take awaye that marke from the places aforesayde, some euyll happe may chaunce vnto hym. For he shall haue much a doe to repell the influence of Saturne. The sayde markes doe ve∣hementlye resist the malyce of the pla∣net by reason of theyr notable vertue.

So that Saturne shal do no great hurte although he doe some hynder. And tou∣chynge the euyll fortune of the borne in thys Sygne of Sagitarius. He shall bee in manye troubles. He shall bee hurte wyth whotte burnynge yron.

He shall bee in daunger of Theues not onelye by traueylynge by the waye, but also in Cytyes. He shall also lose and forgoe manye possessions purcha∣sed by hym selfe, whyche shall bee con∣fiscate and taken from hym through the malyce of certeyne naturall markes, whereof one shall bee in hys stones.

And another vppon hys lefte side, by force wherof, he shal not long after lose hys syght.

Lykewyse thou shalt haue in remem∣braunce this rule folowyng, touchyng the taile of Sagitarius, generally apper¦teyninge to all men borne in this signe. And first thou shalt know that if it hap∣pen he be borne in the seconde houre of the daye, not withstandynge the premis∣ses he shall be foule and euill fauoured. He shalbe balde, and his Children also shalbe balde, by reason of the markes a∣foresayde, whereof the one shalbe vppon his ribbes, and the other vppon his left syde. Also by force of this constellation, he shalbe very lecherous, and shalbe dis∣eased with a great infirmitie. but he shal recouer. In lyke maner touchynge hys good fortune, he shall haue two Chyl∣dren borne at one byrthe. Hys possession and lyuynge shall bee indifferent, for sometymes it shall bee diminished, and sometymes encreased. All these thinges thou shalte diligentlye note, ouer and

besides the things conteyned in the two Chapters aforesaid.

In the thyrd Chapter entreatyng of Sagitarius iudgemente touchynge the male. There is to be noted that he that is borne in thys Sygne, shall haue a merye and pleasaunt countenaunce.

Lykewyse, touchynge the disposition of the mynde, he shall bee gentle, faith∣full, meeke, liberall mixte wyth stub∣burnesse, by reason whereof, he shall bee of greate authoritie, gentle, kynde, courtelyke, and a great bankettour, by reason of whyche hys curtesye manye well repayre vnto him, and be gestes at hys table. And by meanes of his libera∣litie he wyll bee a bountifull geuer of Horsses and other fourefooted beastes. He shall bee verye ingenious, wyttye, artificiall, sobre, graue, paynefull, and carefull of his affayres. He shall bée sub∣tile and very ware aboute his doyings. So that he wyll not disclose hys se∣creates to no man, but secreatelye wyll keepe them to hym self, & the same wyll

very finely keepe hidde in his breste, for that almost he is mistrustfull all men.

He shall be with manye vices encom∣bred, because he is naturallye gyuen to be a great fornicatour, and one that will be soone angrye, and yet soone appea∣sed againe, and when his anger is once done, then he wyll vtter muche fayre and gentle talke somewhat ioyned with couetouusnes. He shall be skabbye and very full of ytche. He shall bee aflected wyth two notable & strong sickennesses. The one when he is .xxxiij. yeares of age, whiche shall bee so vehement that he shall stande in greate hazarde of lyfe, whiche yf he eskape, then shall he haue the seconde, whyche shall happen when he is foure skore and eyghte yeares of age, whereof he shall dye. Semblablye, touchynge hys good fortune. The first Chylde that he shall haue, shall bee a sonne. He shall haue to his frend a Pier of a realme, with whome he shall dwell in housholde and shall possesse other mennes gooddes. In lyke maner

chynge hys euyll fortune, he shall bee in daunger of three seuerall frayes, and her that shoulde bee hys firste wyfe he shall not enioye. And by the malyce of others he shall bee in displeasure wyth hys frende aforesayde, and yet in the ende he shall ouercome theyr malyce, and bee reconsiled to hys frendshyppe agayne. He shall be hurte wyth Iron vnlesse warely he take heede thereof.

Sondaye is hys contrarye daye, there∣fore vppon that daye let hym attempte no newe enterprise, nor washe his head, or put on any newe apparell.

The fourthe Chapter of thys pre∣sente Treatyse describeth the Iudge∣mente of Sagitarius touchynge the female. And here to learne for to knowe the disposition of her bodye, you muste repayre to the Chapters of the head and tayle of Sagitarius (whiche is before recited) where you shall finde manye thynges spoken of the female borne in thys Sygne.

And touchynge the disposition of the mynde, she shall bee verye muche gy∣uen to the Artes of Magicke, and to Witchecrafte, and by reason of the sub∣teltie of her wytte, she shall putte the same Artes in practyse. She shall bee verye curste, carefull, mercyfull, chylde∣bearynge and a great Lyer. She shall incurre great peryll, especiallye for one offence that she shall commytte, for whyche offence she shall bée brought to Iudgemente: Whyche peryll yf she eskape, then she shall lyue tyll she bée three score and .viij. yeres olde. She shall fullye accomplyshe her fate.

And althoughe she bee subecte vnto muche malyce and daunger, yet she shall obteyne the vyctorye ouer them all. She shall haue twoo husbandes, whereof the seconde shall bée the bet∣ter. Sondaye shall bee her vnfor∣tunate daye, and for that cause, lette her attempte no new enterprise or other notable or newe thynge.

The fifte and laste Chapter ma∣keth rehearsall of the generall Fortu∣ne of Sagitarius. And firste the borne in thys Sygne shall bée Fortunate, bothe in the lawe of GOD, and also in the lawe of the Worlde.

He shall bee happye in all kyndes of Marchaundyse, especyallye in that Arte that chyefelye vseth the Presse, and in Taylours crafte. Also in the Drapers scyence. Chyefelye in clo∣thes of fayreste Coloure, yf they bee retayled percelle meale by the Yarde, or Elle.

Also in the Bouchers occupatyon, and Beastes whyche are accustomed to bee solde in the Shambles. Thys Sygne is also Cholerycke by nature, and therefore the borne in thys Sygne is naturallye Cholerycke, by reason wher∣of he is whotte and drye. And he shall haue a great payne and gryefe by mea∣nes of a soore Impostume in the Lun∣ges. And also of a consumyng and vehe∣ment Ague, whyche is called Hectica.

And also of an inflamation that shall procede from the Lounges, accor∣dynge to the qualitye of thys Sygne.

The apparelles and the coloures whi∣che oughte to bee moste vsed of the borne in thys Sygne, is Graye, Browne, Yelowe or Redde, whyche Coloures by reason of the heate and Fyer, are moste apte, moste necessa∣rye, and conueniente.

The one halfe of the lyfe shall bee for∣tunate, and the other halfe vnfortu∣nate, not onelye in dayes, and houres, and in Monethes, or Weekes, but al∣so in whole yeares by the number of syxe. That is to saye: by syxe and syxe. Syxe good yeares, and syxe badde, yeares.

The Male or Female that is borne in thys Monethe, hathe hys special For∣tune placed in the Weste. And there∣fore towardes that parte of the Worlde lette hym dyspose all hys doynges, concernynge hys House, hys Doore,

and hys Bedde, and all hys speciall affayres, and notable actes. &c

Notes

• * 1.1

  the 22. perti¦culer signe
• * 1.2

  the 23 perti¦culer signe