Here begynneth the boke of knowledge of thynges vnknowen aperteynynge to astronomye with certayne necessarye rules, and certayne speres contaynyng herein compyled by Godfridus super Palladum de agricultura Anglicatum.

¶ Here begynneth the Booke of. Knowledge.

¶ Sondaye.

IF the Natiuitie of our Lord come on a Son¦day, wynter shalbe good. Ver shall be windy, swete and hote, vintage shalbe good Oxen waxeth, Shepe shalbe multyplyed, Honny and Mylke, and all goodes shalbe plenteous Olde men and wo¦men shal dye, peace and accorde shall be in the lande. Also the Sondayes of eche yeare suynge, in the houre of the daye, or of nyght, to do all thyn∣ges that thou wylte begyn it is pro∣fytable. Who that ben borne shalbe stronge, great and shynynge, Who that flyeth shalbe founde.

¶ Mondaye.

YF it come on the Mon∣day winter shalbe medled. Ver shalbe wyndye and good-Sōmer all

drye, or euyn the contrarye, yf it be rayny full of tempest, vyntage shall be in mydle assyse. In eche mondaye of the same yere in the houre of daye, or of nyghte, to do all thynges that thou wylte begyn it is good, dremes perteyneth to effecte. Who that ben borne shall be stronge. Who that flyeth shall soone be founde, thefte done shalbe proued, he that falleth in to his bed soone shall rekeuer.

¶ Tuesdaye.

YF it come on the Tues∣daye, wynter shalbe good. Ver shalbe wyndye, sōmer shalbe good, bintage shalbe traue••louse, women shall dye, shyps shall perisshe of sees In eche tuesday of the same yere in the houre of daye, or of nyght, to do all thynges that thou wylte begyn it is good. Who that ben borne shal¦be stronge and coueytous, dreames perteyneth to age. Who that flyeth

shall soone be founde, thefte than done shall be proued.

¶ Wednesdaye.

YF it come on the Wednes¦daye, wynter shalbe sharp and harde. Ver shalbe wyndy and euyll, sōmer shalbe good, vyntage shalbe good & traue••lous, good wit y^• shalte fynde, yonge men shall dye, Honnye shall not be earnde, Berers shall tra¦uayle, Shypmen shall trauayle in eche yere. In eche wednesdaye of eche yere to do althynges that thou wyl•• begyn it is good.

¶ Thursdaye.

YF it come on the Thurs∣daye, wynter shalbe good. Ver shalbe wyndy, sōmer good, vyntage good and plentye shall be, Kynges and Prynces perameter shall dye. And in eche Thursdaye of eche yeare to do all thynges that thou wylte be¦gyn it is good. Who that ••en bor∣ne

shall be of fayre speche & worshyp¦ful. Who flieth shal soone be founde thefte done by awenche shalbe pro∣ued. Who that falleth in his bedde rather other latter ofte was wonte to rekeuer.

¶ Frydaye.

YF it come on the Fryday wynter shall be maruaylouse Ver wyndy and good, sommer good and drye, byntage plenteous, there shall be doloure of the Ayre, Shepe and been shall perysshe. Otes shalbe dere. In eche Frydaye of eche yeare to do all thynges that thou wylt be∣gyn it is good. Who that benbor∣ne shall be profytable & Lecherous. Who that flyeth shall soone be foū∣de, thefte done by a Chylde shall be proued.

¶ Saturdaye.

YF it come on y^e saturdaye wynter shalbe dyrke, snow shal∣be

great, fruit shalbe plenteous Ver shall be wyndy, sōmer euyll, bynta∣ge euyll by places Otes shalbe dere, men shall waxe sycke, and been shall dye. In no Saturdaye of that same yeare, whether it be in the houre of daye, or nyght to begyn euery thyn∣ge vnneth it shall be good, but yf the course of the Moone brynge it ther∣to, theft done shall be founde, he that flyeth shal turne againe to his owne they that is sycke shall longe wayle, and vnneth they shall scape, that theyne shulde dye.

¶ Finis the vii. dayes.

¶ Here foloweth of the byrth of Chyldren.

ON the Sondaye, who that is borne he shall be great, and shy∣nyng. Who that is bor∣ne on the Mondaye, to begyn all

thynges he shalbe good. Who that is borne on the Tuesdaye, he shalbe coueytous, and he shall peryishe with yron, and vnneth he shall come to the laste age, to begyne all thyn∣ges he shalbe good. He that is bor∣ne on the Wednesdaye, he shall lyghtly learne wordes. He that is borne on the Thursdaye, he shalbe stable and worshyp full, and to begyn all thyn¦ges is good. He that is borne on the Fry∣day he shall be of longe lyfe and lecherous, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 to begyn all thynges is good, He that is borne on the Satur¦daye, he shall seldom be pro∣fytable, but yf the course of the Moone byrngeit therto.

¶ Here begynneth the na∣ture and dysposycyon of the dayes of the Moone with the ••yrth of Chyldren.

¶ The Fyrste daye.

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IN the first Daye of the Moone Adam was made, to doo all thynges it is profytable, and what euer thou wylt to do good, and that thou seest in thy slepe, shalbe well, & shal∣be turned into ioye. Yf thou semest to be ouercomen, neuer the latter, thou shalte ouercome. A chylde that is borne shall soone waxe, and be of longe lyfe, and ryche. He that falleth sycke shall longe wayle, and he shall suffre a longe syckenesse, it is good ••o let a lytell blode.

¶ The seconde daye.

IN the seconde Daye of the Moone, Eue was made, to do an ernde it is good, and to do all thyn∣ges it is profytable, to bye and to sell, to stye into a shyppe,, to make a¦waye, to sowe seedes, thefte done shalsoone be founde. Whatso euer thou shalte se in slepe, soone effecte it shall haue, whycher it be good or euyll: to let blode it is good. A chyl∣de that is borne, soone shall waxe, & he shalbe a lechour, or a strompe••.

¶ The .iii. daye.

IN the .iij. day of the moone Kay•• was borne, of all thynges that shulde be done, it behoueth to abstayne, but only that thou wylte not that it waxe agayne, it is good to drawe vp rootes in the yerde and in the felde, thefted one shalbe soone be founde, whatso euer thou seest in slepe, it is nought. Who that is bor¦ne,

mently the shal waxe, but he shal bye yonge. A sycke man that falleth in his bed, shal trauayle, and he shal not scape, to let blode it is good.

¶ The .iiii. daye.

IN the .iiij. day of the moone Abell was borne. Whatso euer thou doest is good in eche trauayle, the dreames that thou seest hath effecte. Hope in god and counsayle good. A chylde that is borne, he shal¦be a good Treatoure, and moche he shalbe praysed. A man that falleth sycke, eyther soone shalbe healed, or soone shal dye, it is good to let blod.

¶ The .v. daye.

IN the .v. day of the moone, do nothyng of erndene of werke, to make sacrament, it is not good. Who that fleeth, bounde or deade, he shalbe shewed / the dreames that thou shalte se, shalbe well. After that thou haste sene: it shalbe. Be∣ware

that thou leese no counsayle. A chylde that is borne shaldye yon∣ge. He that falleth in his bed, soone shalldye, to let blode it is good.

¶ The .vi. daye.

IN the .vi. day of the moone, to sende chyldren to schole, it is good, and to vse huntynge, the drea¦mes that thou sha••te se, nyghe shall happe in good, but beware y^t thou saye nought to any man. Thy coun∣sayle do not dyscouer. A chylde bor∣ne, shalbe of longe lyfe and sely. A sycke man vnneth shal escape, to let blode it is good.

¶ The .vii. daye.

IN the .vij. day of the moone Abell was slayne. He that fal∣leth sycke, shaldye, he that is borne shalbe of longe lyfe, and good to let blode, and to take drynke it is good A dreame that thou seest, longe af∣ter shalbe. Who that fleeth shall

soone be foūde, and thefte also. To bye swyne, to tame beastes, to clyp heeres, & to take all maner of norys¦shynge, it is good. A sycke man yf he be medyeyned, shalbe healed.

¶ The .viii. daye.

ANd in the .viij. daye of the Moone, whatsoeuer thou wylte do is good, all thynges that thou wylte treate, to go in coūsayle to bye Mancyples & beastes: foldes of sheepe into another place to chaū¦ge, it is good, to set fundamentes, to sowe Seedes, to go into a waye. A chylde that is borne, shalbe sycke but in all dayes, he shalbe a purcha¦soure, & he shal dye yonge. A dreame shalbe certayne, & soone shalbe. Yf thou seest sory thynges, turne then to the east, he that waxeth sycke shal lyue: theft shalbe foūde, to let blod it behoueth in the myddest of the daye.

¶ The .ix daye.

ANd in the .ix. daye of the Moone, Lameth was borne, to do all thynges it is profytable, what thyng thou wylte entre to ma¦ke, it is good, and shall profyte. A dreame that thou seest, shal come in the daye folowynge, or in the secon∣de daye, and thou shalte se a sygne in the Easte, and that shall appeare in slepe openly within .xi. dayes shal come. A chylde borne in all thynges shalbe a purchasoure and good, and long of lyfe. A sycke man shal wayl•• moche and aryse. Who shalbe cha∣sed, shall not be founde, & who that is oppressed, shalbe conforted, pre∣sume thou not to let blode.

¶ The .x. daye.

AND in the .x. daye of the Moone, was borne the Pa∣triarke Noe. What so euer thou wylt do shal perteyne to lyght. Drea¦mes be vayne, and within .iiij. dayes

shall come without peryll. A chyl∣de that is borne, shall enuyron ma∣ny countreyes, and he shall dye olde what soeuer be lost, shalbe hyd, who that is bounde, shalbe vnbounde. Who that fleeth, after shalbe foun∣de: who that falleth in trauayle, without peryll shalbe delyuered. Who that falleth in his bed, he shal longe abyde, to let blode, it is good.

¶ The .xi. daye.

AND in the .xi. day of the Moone, Sem was borne, it is good to begyn werkes, to go out, to sowe, to make weddynge. A dreame within .iiij. dayes shalbe fulfylled without perylles, and soone it shall appere after that thou seest. A chyl∣de that is borne shalbe of longe lyfe & relygyous, & loueable, he shall ha∣ue a sygne in y^e forhed, or in y^e mouth or in the eye, & in latter age he shalbe made better. A wenche shall haue a

sygne that she shalbe learned with wysdome, to go into a waye, it is good, and to chaunge fooldes of she¦pe, fro place to place, he that is sycke and he be long sycke, he shalbe heled eche daye to let blode it is good.

The .xii. daye.

ANd in the .xij. daye of the Moone, was borne Canaan the sonne of Cham, nothynge thou shalte begynne, for it is a greuous days, a dreame shall be certayne, to ioye to the after that thou seest, within .ix. dayes, it shalbe fulfylled to wed and to do erndes it is pro∣fytable, that is loste shalbe founde. A chylde that is borne shalbe of lon∣ge lyfe angry and honest, a sycke mā shalbe grened and aryse. Who that is taken shalbe left, theft soone shal be founde, to let blode at euen it is good. 〈☐〉〈☐〉 ☞ 〈☐〉〈☐〉

¶ The .xiii. daye.

ANd in the .xiij. Daye of the Moone. Noe planted Vy¦nes, & in eche day Vynes ben made to plante Vynes it is good. After that thou seest, thy dreame shalbe, and within foure dates it shal come to gladnesse, but take hede to Psal∣mes & to Orysons. A childe borne in aduersyte shalbe lette, he shalbe an∣grye, and he shall not be longe of ly¦fe. Who that is bounde shall be lo∣sed, that is lost shall be foūde. Who that waxeth sycke, longe tyme shall trauayle, and vnneth shall be saued but dye: Towed a wyfe, it is good, it is good eche daye to let blode.

¶ The .xiiii. day.

IN the .xiiij. day of y^e Moone it is a good day and a glad. Noc blyssed all thynges that shalbe done what euer thou wylte do, and shall come to the to hele. A dreme within

syxe dayes shalbe, to make weddyn∣ge it is good, and to go in the waye. Axe of thy frende, or thyne enemy, and it shalbe done to the. A chylde that is borne, shalbe a tretoure, the sycke man shall be chaunged & ryse, and shall be heled by medycyne to let blode it is good.

¶ The .xv. daye.

ANd in the .xv. daye of the Moone. Tongges were deuy∣ded, do no worke, begin no ernde, for it is a greuous daye. A sycke man shall longe trauayle, but he shall es∣cape. A dreme that thou seest nothin¦ge shall no•• but soone shall come. A chylde borne shall dye yonge, that is loste shalbe founde, to let blode it is good. 〈☐〉〈☐〉 ☞ 〈☐〉〈☐〉

The .xvi. daye.

IN the .xvi. day of y^e Moone, Pytagoras was borne, the Auc∣••oure of Phylosophers, to bye and

to sell it is good, to tame Oxen and other Beastes. A dreme is not good after longe tyme it shall come, and it shall be harmefull, to take a wyfe to make weddynge it is good, foldes o•• Shepe frō place to place to chaū∣ge it is good. A chylde that is borne shall be of longe lyfe but he shall be poore forsworne, & a cursed. A sycke man yf he chaūge his pla••e he shall lyue, to let blode it is good.

¶ The .xvii. daye.

IN the .xvij. day of y^e Moone it is euyll to do an 〈◊〉〈◊〉. A dre∣me that thou seest after longe tyme shalbe, or withi .xxx. dayes. A chyl∣de that is borne shalbe sely, he that is sycke shalbe moche grou••d, and a ryse, that is loste shall •••• founde, to sende chyldren to scole, to be wedd•••• and to make 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and take it is good, but not to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 blode.

¶ The .xviii. day••.

ANd in the .xviij. daye of the Moone, is good for althin¦ges to be done, namely to begynne houses. And to set chyldren to scole dreames are good and shalbe done within .xx. dayes. Who that sycke¦nes hath shal lsoone ryse, or longe be sycke, & than couer. Thefte than done shall be founde. A knaue chyl∣de than borne shall be vnouercome and eloquent, prowde vnpesable, & not longe lyfe. A mayde chylde than borne, shalbe chas••e laborous, seny∣aunt and b••••ter in her hynder age, they shal both be marked about the knees, not so hardy thou let the blo¦de this daye.

¶ The▪ xix. daye.

IN the .xix. daye of y^e Moone is not 〈◊〉〈◊〉 good ne full euyll, dre∣mes shall ••o 〈◊〉〈◊〉 within .xx. dayes. Who that 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hath shalsoone ryse yf he ta•••• medicyn••, theft than

done shal not be foūde. A knaue chyl¦de than borne, shalbe trewe, benyn∣ge, sleyghte, wyse, euer waxe better and better in great worshyp, and haue a marke in the browe. A may∣den childe than borne, shalbe eyght sycke: saue not payde of one man, that daye is good to blede.

¶ The .xx. daye.

AND in the .xx. day of the Moone, Isaac blessed his son̄e what euer thou wylte do is good, a dreme that thou seest shall appere, but saye it to no man, to make wed∣dynge it is good, to by a mancyple, it is good, to buyld houses it is good foldes of shepe, frō place to place to chaūge it is good, & to tame beestes and to sowe seedes. A chylde that is borne shalbe a fyghter and he shall haue many aryuynges, that is los••e shalbe founde, to chaunge been it is good. A sycke man shall longe wayle

or so••ne 〈◊〉〈◊〉, to let blode on euyn it is good.

¶ The .xxi. daye.

IN the .xxi. daye of y^t Moone Saull was borne, fyrste kynge of the Iewes, a dreme is trewe, and to ioye shall pertayne within .iiii. day∣es. A chyld that is borne shal fynde moche euyll, he shalbe a th••f••, & wy••¦ty, he shalbe a treat our, and trauay¦lous. Fsa•• roke the resydue blyssyn∣ges of his father, it is good to hele swyne, and other Beestes: it beho∣ueth to abstayne frò gamyng thyn¦ges, to go in the waye it is good. A sycke man shall vesycke and aryse, theft shalbe founde, let no blode ney¦ther dayene nyght.

¶ The .xxii. daye.

IN the .xxij. day of y^e Moone Ioseph was borne, it is a daye of holynesse, yf thou doste any earnde thou shalt fynde it grenous, dremes

shall be certayne, and shall come to io••e. A chylde borne, in aldayes shal be a purchesoure, merye, fayre, rely∣gyous, and lyperous. A sycke man bothe late is confyrmed and healed. Been to chaunge from place to pla∣ce it is good. A sy••ke man shall be sycke, and be healed, to let blode all daye it is good.

¶ The .xxiii. daye.

IN the .xiij. day of y^e Moone Benyamyn was borne, sonne of the ryght syde, the last sonne of the Patriatke Noe. What euer thou wylt do is good. A dreme that thou seest shall turne to ioye, and nothyn∣ge shall noy, and other whyle it was wonte to fall within eyghte dayes, To take a wyfe it is good, to make weddynges, to set foundamentes to open newe earth, to ••ame beastes it is good. A chylde borne, shall be out ••aste, and many letrynges, he shall

make and in synnes he shall dye. A sycke man shalbe sycke, and aryse, it is good to let blode.

¶ The .xxiiii. daye

IN the .xxiiij. Daye of the Moone Golyas was borne, a dre¦me that thou seest, sygnifyeth thyne hele, and nothynge shall noy. A chyl¦de borne shalbe compendyous, and shal do wounderful thynges. A sicke man shall lange wysshe and be heled to let blode before the thyrde howre it is good.

¶ The .xxv. daye.

AND in the .xxv. daye of the Moone, Our Lorde sende sygnes into Egypt by Moyses, and in eche daye he passed the red sea, he that maketh sacrament, shal dye in a peryllous death, beware dred to come, the dreame sygnyfyeth harde thyng{is}, and within .x. dayes it was wonte to come, Erly thē bowe thyne

head into the East. A chylde borne shalbe an euyll man, many perylles he shal suffre. A sycke man shall su∣steyne iniurye and vnneth shall sca∣pe, it is good to let blode.

¶ The .xxxvi. daye.

IN the .xxvi. day of y^e Moone Moyses dryed the red Sea. In eche daye Ionathas, the sonne of Saule, was borne, & deed is Saule with his sonnes, thou shalte begyn nothinge, the dreme shalbe certayne and shall be tourned in to ioye, to men Pylgrymes it pertayneth to beware of aspyes, of thyne enemies A chylde borne shalbe full louable, but nother ryche ne poore. A sycke man shall trauayle and aryse, yf he haue the dropsye he shall dye, to let blode a lytell, it is nedefull.

¶ The .xxvii. daye.

IN the .xxvii. Daye of the Moone. Our Lorde reyned Man∣na,

to the chyldren of Israell, what euer thou wylt do is good, be buysy for a dreme that thou seeste was wont to come, eyther to good or to euyll. A chylde borne, shalbe of longe lyfe and moste loued, and menlyche straunge neyther ryche ne poore. A sycke man shall ryse to lyfe, he shall be holden in moche langonre, but he shall be heled, foldes of shepe frō place to place to chaunge it is good, to let blode on euyn, it is good.

¶ The .xxviii. daye.

ANd in the .xxviij. daye of the Moone, y^e da••es ben fygh∣tynge ••abe••nacles den fyxed in de∣sert, what euer thou wylt do is good A dreme that thou seest shall turne in to Ioye, and shall come Welful∣lyche. A chylde borne, shalbe moche loued, he shalbe holden in syckenes. •• syck•• man that falleth in fyrm••c•• soone shalbe saued, to lette blode in

the euenynge it accordeth. 〈☐〉〈☐〉 〈☐〉〈☐〉

¶ The .xxix. daye.

AND in the .xxix. daye of the Moone, the Iewes went in to the Lande of Byheste, He∣rode the kynge, cut of the chyldrens hedes, begyn nothynge the dreame shalbe certayne, and good gladnes, and Ioye it sygnyfyeth, an 〈◊〉〈◊〉 begynit is good to fulfyll, to take a wyfe it is good, but uylte thou not make dowers, ne wryte testamen∣tes. A chylde borne shall be of longe lyfe, wyse, and holye, and meke, to fysshe, and hunt & it is good. A sycke man shall not greuouslye be sycke, but a scape, it is good to let blode.

¶ The .xxx. daye.

IN the .xxx. Daye of the Moone▪ Samuell the Prophete, was borne, what euer thou wylt do is good. A dreme that appeareth to the certayne, and within .ii. dayes

thou shalte se, and thou shall fynde a red Sygne in the East, within .ix. dayes. A chylde borne shalbe of lōge lyfe and profytable, and well mesu∣red in eche thynge. A sycke man shal nyghe come to deth, in no maner let no blode. These and many other ••••tayneth to men after as y^e cour∣se of the Moone foloweth.

¶ Of Saturne, and what Saturne is.

SAturne, what is Satur∣ne, he is the fyrste Planet, and the wyckedest, and he vnbegynneth the zodiake but once in .xxx. yeare, thā foloweth it forth in the zodiake by .xij. sygnes, that Saturne reyg∣neth in ••che▪ sygnes .ij. yeres and •• halfe, in .vi. Sygnes he reyneth .xv. ••••res. And in all the .xij. Sygnes he 〈◊〉〈◊〉 euen .xxx. yeares, & right as

there ar•• .xij. sygnes in the zodiake, so are there .xij. monthes in the yere, ••che sygne to his month. Wherfore beware before, and make puruay∣aunce therfore, and soke whan Sa∣turne reyneth in the .iij. wynter syg¦nes, that is to saye, Capricorne, A∣quarie, and Pisces, & so longe those vij. yeares and halfe a yere, shall be scarsenes and derth of corne, fruyte Beestes, and all other thynges, for in the .iij. yeares Sygnes▪ he hath myght and mo••ste power to fulfyll his malice, yf he be nought le••••ed by neyghbourhed of any good Pla••et▪

¶ This nexte Chapter folo∣wynge declareth, what sygny∣fyeth the thondre in euery yeare.

THondre in Ianuarye▪ signifieth the same yere, great

wyndes plea••ye of corne, and bat∣••ay••e. Pera••u••nture also thondre in Februarie yeare, sygnyfyth that same 〈◊〉〈◊〉 many men, namely ryche men, shall dye in great syckenesse. Thondre in M••rche, sygnyfyeth that same ye••r great wyndes, plen∣tye of cornes, and debate amonges people. Thondre in Apryll, sygny∣fyeth that same yeare to be fruyte∣full, and mery, and also deth of wyc∣ked men. Thondre in Maye sygny∣fyeth that yeare nede scarse••es and berth o•• cornes and great hunger. Thondre in Iune, sygnyfyeth that same yeares, that wooddes shall be ouereasten with wyndes. And great ragynge shalbe of Lyons, & Wo••∣kes, and so lyke of other harmefull Beastes. Thondre in Iuly, sygnyfy∣eth that same yere shalbe good cor∣ne, & fruytes of Beastes, that is to saye, theyr strength shall peryssh••▪

Thondre in August, sygnyfyeth the same yere sorowe welyng of many, and o•• moste hotethynges, and also many shalbe syeke. Thondre ī Sep∣tembre, sygnyfyeth that same yere great wynde copye of corne, that is to saye, plenteous, and occasyon of folke, that is to say, moch fallynge. Thondre in Octobre sygnyfyth y^t same yeare, great w••nde and scant∣nes of Cornes, and fruites of trees, Thondre in Nouembre sygnyfyeth that same yere to be fruytfull, and mery, and chepe corne. Thondre in Decembre sygnyfyeth that same ye¦re chepe corne, & of wheere, peas and accorde amonge the people.

¶ This Chapter folowyng, declareth what are the euyll dayes, and forboden in the yeare. And also whiche be the best bledynge dayes in the yere.

WIt thou well that in euery monethe, be .ij. euyll dayes, one in wax∣ynge of the month, and another in the wanynge. The Ka∣lenders sheweth theym and theyr houres openly ynoughe, in the whi∣che dayes, yf any folke take sycke∣nes, or begyn any newe thynge, it is great grace, yf it euer fare well, or come to good ende. Also there are L. Caniculer dayes, that is to saye, from the .xv. Kalefi. of August, to the N••nas of Septembre, in the whiche Dayes it is forboden, by Astronomye to all maner of folkes: That they let them no blode, ne ta∣ke no Drynkes, and also good it is to abstayne than from women, and they shulde greatleches knowe and kepe, and teache to other men. For why all that tyme reygneth a Statre, that is called Canicula∣canis,

in Latyn, a hounde in Eng∣lysshe, now of this foresayde starre Canicula, the foresayde .L. dayes, are called Canicular dayes, that is to saye, hore dayes and bytynge as a Bytche, for the kynde of the starre Canicula, is boylynge and been∣nyng as fyre, & bi••ynge as a bytche whelpe, that tyme the heate of the sonne, and of the starre is so dowlcet and vyolent, that mens bodyes at mydnyght, swetes as at mydday, & swelleth lyghtly: bloweth and bren∣neth, and yf they thā be hurte, than ben they more sycke than at any o∣ther tyme, and ryght nere•• deed. In those dayes all venemouse Ser∣pentes, crepeth and flyeth, and gen∣dreth, and so they ouerset hugelye the Ayre, in sedynge of theyrkynde, so y^t many a man ar deed therby, the¦re agayne al the sōmer: namely tho¦se dayes, a fyre is good nyght and

daye, and holsome. And seeth suche meates and take kepe of great vyo∣lent m••ates.

¶ Also from the .xviij. Kalen̄. of Octobre, to the .xvij. Kalen̄. of No∣uembre, looke thou take no colde, for than the poores of man, and of earth, and of all thynges els setten. And they may not open agayne tyll the .xvij. Kalen̄. of Apryll, wherfore suche thynges as thou takest, with∣in the poores thaffection thou shalt holde tyll they open trewlye it shul∣de lesse harme the'to take colde at Christenmas than then.

¶ Td Knowe howe a man shall kepe hymselfe in health.

IF thou wylte kepe the longe in helth, than holde this rule, that is to saye, flye angre,

wrath, and euur, gyue the to myrth in measure, trauayle sadly, so that thou swete not to moche in the sō∣mer and namely in the Canyculer dayes, fle all maner of stronge drin∣kes & hote spyces, brennynge mea∣tes namely to haue them v••andly. Fast not to longe at morne. Suppe not to late at nyght, eate not haste∣lye: ne eate but lytell at ones: and that, that thou eatest, chewe it well euery tyme that thou eates, reste a lytell rather after, slepe not y^e vn∣der meale, namely out of these .iiij. mouthes. That is tosaye, Maye, Iune, Iuly, and August. And yet th•• l••sse that thou slepest than the bet∣ter it is: slepe well in the waxynge, of the nyght, and be early vp in the mornynge, tymelyer the better. And euery day beware of wycked mystes that none entre in the fastynge, for therof cōmeth great pestylences ••

great hete. And in great colde and in pestylences eate moche garlycke euery daye .ix. Saffron chyues, it wyll do the moche good. Eate I∣noughe in wyn••er, eate Inoughe in Ver, but eate but lytell in sōmer, looke thy meate be well seasoned in haruest, beware of fruyres, for they are not good, yf it be gyuen the for medycyne, of all maners of meates soden is the best, eate not to many hote spyces, ne eate but lytell at ones, for better it were .vii. tymes on the daye, than ones thy fyll, fles∣she is more norysshynge than fys∣she. Eate not to moche sowre mea∣tes nor salt for they wyll make thy bones sore, Loke thy drynke be not to new, ne to olde: Swete powdred meates be mooste holsome. Of all thynges take me sure and no more, for in measure restes vertue. And that seyntes dyd holde them to

¶ To knowe what peryl∣lous dayes: come in the chaū∣ge of euery Moone.

IN eche chaunge of euery Moone be .ij. dayes in the whiche, what thyn¦ge so is begonne, late or neuer it shall come to ende, and the dayes be full peryllous, for many thynges 〈☐〉〈☐〉

¶ In Ianuarie, whan the Moone is .iij. or .iiij.

¶ In Februarie, whan the Moone is .v. or .vij.

¶ In Marche .vi. or .vij.

¶ In Apryll .v. or .viii.

¶ In Mayt .viii. or .ix.

¶ In Iune .v. or .xv.

¶ In Iuly .iii. or .xiii.

¶ In August .viii. or .xiii.

¶ In Septembre .viii. or .xiii.

¶ In Octobre .v. or .xii.

¶ In Nouembre .v. or ix.

¶ In Decembre .iij. or .xiij.

¶ Astronomyers sayth, that .vi. dayes in the yeare are peryllous of death. And therfore they forbed men to blede on th••m, or take anye dryn∣kes, that is to saye.

¶ The thyrde daye of the Month of Ianuarie.

¶ The fyrste daye of the Monthe of Iulye.

¶ The seconde daye of the Monthe of Octobre.

¶ The laste daye of the Monthe of Apryll.

¶ The fyrste daye of August.

¶ The laste daye goynge oute of Decembre.

¶ These vi dayes with great dyly∣gence ought to be kepte, but name∣ly the latter .iij. for all the vaynes are than full. For then whyther mā or Beaste he ••••yt in than, within.

vii dayes, or c••rtaynly within .xiiij. dayes they shall dye. And yf they take any drynkes, within xv. dayes they shall dye. And yf they eate of any goose in these .ij dayes within xl. dayes they shall dye. And yf any chylde be borne, in these .iij. latter dayes they shall dye a wycked deth, ¶ Astronomiers and Astrologiers, saythe that in the begynnynge of Marche, the .vij. nyght or the .xviij. day, let the blode of the right arme. And in the begynnynge of Apryll .xi. daye on the lefte arme. And in the ende of Ma••e .iij. or .v. daye, on whyther arme thou wylt. And thus of all that yere thou shalte syke••ly•• bewaresshe fro the Feuers, and fro the fallynge gowte, & fro the fyste•• gowte. And fro losse of thy syghte, Bia••magest, insent••••o qui of Ptholomei•• Eche mannes bodye is rewled by a certayne sygne of the zodiake. Wher¦fore

as saith Ptholome••s in the pla¦ce of Bone. Yf thou be sycke in any lymbe, do no medycyne vnto that lymbe, when the Moone is in sygne of that lymbe, for it shall rather hynder, than fourther. And name∣ly flee blode lettynge, it that tyme of those lymbes. Thus shalte thou knowe whiche sygnes reygneth in whiche lymbes.

¶ The Bulle reyneth in the necke and in the throte ouer all.

¶ The Gemuse reyneth in the shulder, armes, and handes, and those .iij. be the sygnes of Ver.

¶ The Creues or Lobster, Reyg∣neth in the brest, stomacke and lym∣bes, arteries, the mylte, herte, lyuer, and gall.

¶ The Lyon reygneth in y^e backe sydes, bones, synewe, and grystles.

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¶ Here foloweth the dys∣cryption of the .iiij. Elemen∣tes: and of the .iiij. Com∣••lection••.

I Do the to Wyt that in eche man and woman, reygneth eche planet, and euery sygne of the zodiak, and euery pryme qualytes, and eue∣ry Element, and euery Complecti∣on, but not in euery like, for in some men reygneth one more & in some men reygneth another, and ther∣fore mēbe of dyuers maners, wher¦fore good is that we se shortly the kynde of those prymes qualytes. And so forth on the other.

¶ Of the foure pryme qualytes, and what they are. ☞

FOure Pryme Qua∣lytes, there be. That is to saye, moystenes, hotenes, drynes be two contrary••s. And therfore they maye no neyghe togyther withoute a meane, for the hotenesse on the one syde byndeth them togyther, and coldenes on the other syde. Also hotenes & coldenes are two contraryes, & therfore they maye not nyghe togyther, withoute a mene, for the moystnes on the one syde, byndeth them togyther. And drynes, on the other. Moystenes is cause of euery thycke Substaunce, and of euery swete taste. And there agayne drynes is cause of euerye thyn substaūce, and of euery sowre stynkynge ••ast. And also hotenes is cause of euery red coloure, and lar∣ge quantyte. There agayne colde∣nes is cause of euery whyte coloure and lytle quantyte.

¶ Combyne, That is ••o saye, knyt these .iiij. pryme qualytes al∣ter these .iiij. cōbinations. That is to saye, knyttynges, and than they wyll holde .iiij. Elementes, that is to saye. The Ayre moyste and hote. The fyre hote and drye. The Earth drye and colde. The Water colde and moyste. The Ayre & the Earth are two contraryes, and therfore they maye not neyghe togyther, but as fyre byndes thē on the one syde, betwene them. And the water on the other syde betwene them. Also Fyre and water, are two contraryes and therfore they maye not neyghe togyther, but as the Ayre betwene them byndes on the one syde. And the Earth betwene byndeth them togyther, on the other syde. The Fyre is sharpe, subtyll, and mona∣ble. The Ayre is subtyll, monable, and corpulent, and dull. The Earth

is corpulent and thycke. The Wa∣ter is mouable, corpulent and dull. The Earth is corpulent, dulle, and vnmouable, ryght as an egge shell, Vyngose a thyn skyn. And y^e sygne Vyngose the white, and in the myd¦des of the yolke, is a lytell tender hoole, ryght so the Fyre Vyngose the Ayre ten tymes more, and ten tymes. Than the Ayre Vyngose the Water .x. tymes more, and .x. tymes tymer than the water. The water Vyngose the Earth .x. tymes more, and .x. tymes tymer than the Earth. In the herte of the Earth is the senter of the worlde. That is to saye, the myddes poynt. And in euery Sente•• is hell. And there agayne is aboue y^e fyre are the star∣res, and aboue them is heauen chri¦stalline, that is to saye, waters of all blysse, departed in nyne orders of Aungelles, than is heauen in the

hyest, rowmest, and largest. And the re agayne, is Hell in the lowest, na∣rowest, and straytest.

¶ Ryghte as there be .iiij. Ele∣mentes, so there be .iiij. Complecti∣ons accordynge in all maner qua∣lytes to these .iiij. Elementes,

¶ The Fyrste is sanguyne, that is to saye, blode gendreth in the ly∣uers lymbe, and lyke to the Ayre.

¶ The Seconde is Cooler gen∣dred in the galle, And lyke therto. And it is accordynge to the fyre.

¶ The thyrde is Melancolye, gendred in the mylt, and lyke to the dregges of blode, and it accordeth to the Earth.

¶ The Fourth is Flumes gen∣dred in the lunges lyke to glat, and it accordeth to the water. A sanguy¦ne man moche may, and moche co∣ueyteth, for he is moyste and hote.

¶ A Cooloryke man, moche co∣ueyteth

and lytell maye, for he is hote and drye.

¶ A Melancolyus man, lytell may, and lytell coueyte••h, for he is drye and colde.

¶ A Flumatyke man, lytell co∣uerteth, and lytell maye for is colde and moyste.

¶ A Sanguyne manis large lo∣uynge, glade of chere, laughynge & ••oddy, of Colour, stedfast, tlesshely, ryght hardy, manerly, gentyll, and well noryrshed.

¶ A Cooleryke man is gylefull, false, and wrathfull, tretours, and ryght hardy, quynt, small, drye, and blacke of colour.

¶ A Melancolyus man, is enuy∣ous, sory, coueytous, harde, and fal¦se holdynynge, gylefull, dredefull, slouthfull, and clere of colour.

¶ A Flumettyke man is slomery slepy, slowe, sleyghtfull, and moche

spyttynge, dul••e, and harde of wyt, fat vysage, and whyte of colour.

¶ Of the .iiij. quarters of the yere: and of the .iiij. com∣plections: and what they are.

IN the yere be foure quarters rewled by the∣se .iiij. cōplections, that is to saye, Ver, Sommer, Haruest, and wynter. Ver hath .iij. monthes. That is to saye. Marche, Apryll, and Maye. And is sanguyne com∣plection. Sōmer hath also .iij. mon∣thes. That is to saye. Iune, Iulye, and August. And this quarteris coleryke complection. Haruest hath also thre mo••thes. That is to saye Septembre, Octobre, Nouembre, and this quarter is melancolyus complection. Wynter hath also .iij

monthes. That is to saye, Decem∣bre, Ianuarie, & Februarie, & this quarteris flumatyke complection.

¶ Eche daye also these .iiij. com∣plectiōs reigneth, y^t is to say. Fro .iij after mydnyght, vnto .ix. reygneth sanguyne, & fro .ix. after mydnyght to .iij. after mydday, reygneth Colo¦ryke, & from .iij. after mydday to .ix. after myddaye reygneth melanco∣ly, & fro .ix. after mydday to .iij. af∣ter mydnyght reygneth flume.

¶ Also in the .iiij. Quarters of the worlde reygneth these .iiij. com∣plections. That is to saye. San∣guyne in the East, Cooloryke in the South, Melancoly in the West. And Fleume in the North.

¶ Also the .iiij. Complections, reygneth in .iiij. ages of man. That is to saye, Cooler in chyldehoode. Sanguyne in ma••hoode, Fleume in age. And M••lancolyus in olde

chyldhod. Yf fro the byrth, to .xiiij. yeare full done, Manhoode is from thens to .xxx. yere age. Fro thens to l. yere. And olde from thens to .lxxx. yere, and so forth to death.

¶ Also these .iiij. cōplectiōs reyg¦neth in .iiij. partes of mans bodye.

¶ Cooler reyneth in all the cou∣le•• lymbes from the brest vpwarde.

¶ Sanguyne reygneth, in all small lymbes. Also from the myd∣ryfe to the wesande.

¶ And Fleume reygneth in all noryssheande lymbes, also fro the raygnes to the mydryfe.

¶ And Melancolye reygneth in all the lymbes, from the reygnes downewarde.

¶ Wherfore euery mans ••rine is ••as•••• .iiij. that is to say, Corltyl, Su∣perfyce, Myddes, and grounde, eue∣ry partye of the ••ryne to his parte, of mans body. And therfore to .iiij.

thynges in euery vryne, we must ta∣ke hede. That is to say, Substaun∣ce, quantyte, Cooler, and contente .iii. Substaunces there are. That is to saye, thycke, thyn, and mydle.

¶ Thycke Substaunce betoke∣neth moche moystenes.

¶ Thyn Substaūce, betokeneth moche drynes.

¶ And mydle Substaunce beto∣keneth temporaunce.

¶ Also .iij. Quātytes be in vrine. That is to say. Moche, Lytell, and Mene.

¶ Moche quantyte, betokeneth great colde.

¶ And lytell quantyte betoke∣neth great heate.

¶ And Meane quantyte betoke∣neth temporaunce.

¶ Also take hede to the cast, why∣ther it be swete or not.

¶ Swete cast betokeneth helth.

¶ And other taste betokeneth syckenes.

¶ Also in brynes be .xx. Colou∣res, of the whiche the fyrste .x. beto∣keneth colde. And the other .x. beto∣keneth heate.

¶ The .x. colours that betoke∣neth colde, are these.

¶ The first is blacke a derke cole and cōmeth of lyued goyng before.

¶ The seconde lyke to leede, and those .ii. betokeneth mortyficacion.

¶ The thyrde is whyte as clere water.

¶ The fourthe is laktyke, lyke to whaye.

¶ The fyfte is caropose, lyke to graye russet: or to Camels beere.

¶ The .vi. is yelow lyke to falow leues fallynge of trees. And those .iiij. colours betokeneth indygestion.

¶ The seuenth is subpale, that is to saye, not fullpale.

¶ The ryght is pale, lyke to so∣me sodenflesshe.

¶ The nynthe is Subsytryn••, That is to saye, fulsycryne.

¶ The .x. is sytryne lyke to a po∣nisiter, or to ryght yalowe flowers.

¶ And these .iiii. colours, betoke∣neth begynnynge of degestyon.

¶ Nowe we haue sene the colou∣res, whiche betokeneth colde. So we se the other ten whiche betoke∣neth heate.

¶ The fyrste is Subryfe. That is to saye, not full ruffe.

☞ The seconde is ruffe lyke to fy•••• golde.

☞ And those two colours beto∣keneth per••yte dygestyon. So the ••••ryne be myddle of substaūce, myd∣dle of quantyte, swete of taste, and without contentes.

¶ The thyrde is subryfe, that is to ••a••e full red.

¶ The fourthe is redde lyke to Saffron durte.

¶ The fyft is subrugunde, that is to saye, not full rubygunde

¶ The syxte is rubygunde lyke a stronge flaume of fyre. And these iiij. colours betokeneth passynge of dygestyon. (???)

¶ The seuenth Ynopose lyke to whytewyne.

¶ The ryght is kynanos lyke to ••oten blode. And these two betoke∣neth adustyon.

¶ The nynche is grene as the ••ole stocke.

¶ The tenth is blacke, as a clere blacke horne. And this blacke com∣meth of grene goynge to fore. And these two betokeneth adustyon and death. 〈☐〉〈☐〉 〈☐〉〈☐〉 〈☐〉〈☐〉

¶ In Vry••e be .xviii. contents. That is to saye. Serkell, Ampull, ••raynes, Clowdes, Scumme, At∣terer,

Fatnes, Humer, Blode, Gra∣uell, Heres, Scalos, Bran, Crino∣dose, Sperme, Dust, Eskes, Sedi∣men, or Ypostas.

¶ The Serkle, sheweth all the qualytes of the heade.

¶ Ampull, that is to saye, creme, sheweth also the brayne dysturbed.

¶ Graynes betokens of remne, and glutte.

☞ Clowdes sheweth vyce, of the small lymbes.

☞ Scūme, that is to saye, fome, sheweth ventosyte, and often the Iandyes.

❧ Atterer, that is to saye, quiter sheweth vyce of the reygnes. The bladder, or of the lyuer.

☞ Fatnes as oyle droppes, she∣weth wastynge, and dyssolucion of all the body, namely of the loynes.

☞ Humer lyke gl••t, or lyke dre∣••es of blode, or rotten gall, it she∣weth

vyce of the mydryfe, or aboue or beneth

❧ Blode sheweth vyce of the ly∣uer or of y^e raygnes, or of y^e bladder.

☞ Grauell sheweth the stone.

☞ Heeres sheweth dyssolucyon, of the fatnes of all the body, of the raygnes namely

☞ Scalos and bran, sheweth the thyrde spyce of Feuer etyke in∣curable.

❧ Sperme, that is to saye, man∣kynde sheweth to moche lechery.

☞ Duste sheweth the gowte, or a woman conceyned.

☞ Eskes the preuye harneys to be greued.

❧ Sedymen, that is ••o say, clo••¦des in the grounde of the Vryne, or brekynge vp towarde.

❧ The cyrcle is called Ypostas. That is to saye, the grounde, and it hathemooste Sygnyfycacyon of

all, & namely of the lowerpartyes.

¶ Of euery mans body be .iiii. prin∣cypall lymbes, that is to saye, sou∣let lymbes, small lymbes, and no∣rysshande lymbes, and genderynge lymbes.

¶ Sowlet lymbes, be the dray∣nes, and all that are there aboute, downe to the wesande.

¶ Small lymbes be the herte, and the lunges, and all that be a∣boute them betwyxte the wesande and the mydryfe.

☞ Norysshynge lymbes, be the lyuer, myle, gall, and guttes, and al that be aboute them, betwene the wesande, and the mydryfe, and the Raygnes.

☞ Gendrynge lymbes, be the reygnes, bladder, preuy harneys, and the lymbes aboute fro the reyg¦nes downewarde.

¶ Also here foloweth an A. B. C. Wherby thou 〈◊〉〈◊〉 knowe of what Planer euery man is

A. E 1 I. S. 1. B. K. 2. Q. R 2. G. ℥. L. D. M. 4. C. O. ••. V. ••. T. ••. F. 8. P. ••. X. 9.

☞ Departe this by .ix. vnto a hun∣dreth. And yf one or 8. be ouer, than the Sonne is his Planet. If. 2. or ••. be ouer, than Venus is his pla∣net. If. ℥. be ouer, than he is of Mer¦curie. If. 4. be ouer, than he is of the Moone. If. 5. be ouer, than he is of Saturnus. If. 6. be ouer, than be is of Iupiter. If. 7. be ouer, than he is of Mars.

¶ Adam. 31. Andren. 1••. Aldon. ••2. Nufos. 12. Benastri••is. 92, Becus. 9. Dauid. 9.

¶ Also here foloweth another. A B. C. To knowe by of what sygne

in the zodiake, euery manis, that is to saye vnder whiche sygne he is borne, and to whiche sygne, he is moste lyke. Also hereby thou maye knowe his fortune and the moment in the whiche he shall dye. Also here by thou maye knowe the fortune, and infortune of many thyng{is}, to bo¦nes, cyties, and Castelles.

¶ A. 2. B. 2. C. 20. D. 41. E. 5. F. 24. G. 3. H. 20. I. 10. K. 13. L. 42. M. 12. N. 22. O. 12. P. 21. Q. 24. R. 27. S. 22. T. ••1. V. 13 X. 20. Y. 20. T. 7.

¶ If thou wylte knowe by this. A. B. C. any man as it is sayde be∣fore take his name & his mothers name. And also yf thou wylt know of any towne, by this. A. B. C. as it is sayde before, than take that tow¦nes name, and the name of the Cy∣tie of Ierusalem, for that is y^e mo∣ther of all townes, & than a counte

the letters of the names, by the nō∣bre of this. A. B. C. and when thou haste all done, departe it by .xxviij. and yf one or two be ouer, than that that thou sekest longeth to the we∣ther. And yf .iij. or .iii••. or .v. be ouer, than that that thou sekest, longeth to the Bull. And yf .vi. or .vii. be o∣uer, than longeth it to the Iemu••e, And yf .viii. or .ix. be ouer, than lon∣geth it to the Crabbe. And yf .x. xi. or .xii. than longeth it to the Lyon. And yf .xiij. or .xiiij. than longeth it to the Virgyn And yf .xv. or .xvi. be ouer, than longeth it to the Lyba••de And yf .xvij .xviij. or .xix. than lon∣geth it to the Scorpion. And yf xx. or .xxi. than longeth it to the Se∣gittarie. And yf .xxij. or .xxiij than longeth it to the Capricorne. And yf .xxiiii. or .xxv. than longeth it to the Aquarie. And yf .xxvii. or .xxviii. than longeth it to the Fysshe.

¶ Another Alphebet.

DEparte any thynge in vi••. by the proper name of these let∣ters: A. wyll tell, which of the .vi••. it is by the ouer nōbre deuyded by .ix.

A. 3	I. 3.	R. ••.
B. 4.	K 5.	S. 13
C. 2,	L ••.	T. ••••.
D 2.	M. 25.	V. 1••.
E. ••.	N 25	X. ••••.
F. 4.	O 1••	Y. 5••.
G. 2.	P. 13.	•• 34.
H 5.	Q. 15.

¶ To know the wether y^t shalbe all the yere / after the chaunge of euery Moone, by the Pryme dayes.

SOndaye Pryme / drye W••ther / ¶ Mondaye Pryme / moyst Wether / ¶ Tuesdaye Pryme / colde and Wynde / ¶ Wednesdaye Pryme / metu••y••ous / ¶ Thursdaye Pryme / fayre and clere / ¶ Frydaye Pryme / fayre and sow•••• / ¶ Saturdaye Pryme / ••ayne.

¶ A Rule to knowe vpon what Letter, what Houre, and what mynute as to∣loweth.

Pryme vpon hor•• mym••.

A.	••9.	9.
B.	4.	5.
C.	13.	1.
D.	20.	18.
E.	18.	12.
F.	21.	4.
G.	15.	20.

EVermore thus reygueth these .vij. planettes. Fyrste reygneth Saturne. Than Iupiter, Than Mars, Than Sol, Than Venus, Than Mercurie, and than Luna. Saturne is Lorde on saturdaye,

Iupit is lorde on thursdaye, Mars is lorde of tuesday, Sol on sonday, Venus on frydaye, and Mercurie of wednesdaye, and Luna on mon∣daye. Saturne. Iupiter, Mars, Sol, and Mercurie, is masculyne. That is to saye mankynde, Ve∣nus and Luna, are femynyne, that is to saye womankynde. Satur∣ne, Mars, and Luna, are euyll pla∣nettes. Iupiter, Sol, and Venus, be good planettes, and Mercurie is chaungeable.

On saturdaye the fyrste howre after mydnyght, reygneth Satur∣ne, the seconde howre Iupiter, the thyrde howre Mars, the .iiij. howre Sol, the .v. howre Venus, the .vi. howre Mercurie, the .vij. howre, Luna. And then agayne Saturne, the .viij. howre, and Iupiter the .ix. howre, Mars the .x. howre, Sol, the .xi. howre, Ve••{us} the .xij. howre,

Mercurie the .xiii. howre, and Lun•• the .xiiij howre. Than agayne the thyrde of daye tyme. Saturne the .xv. howre. Iupiter the .xvi. howre, Mars the .xvij. howre, Sol the .xviij. howre, Venus the .xix. howre, Mercurie the .xx. howre, and Luna the .xxi. howre. And than agayne the .iiij. tyme. Saturne the .xxii. howre. Iupiter the .xxiij. howre▪ Mars the .xxiiij. howre. And 〈…〉〈…〉 begynneth Sol in the 〈…〉〈…〉 mydnyght on the Sondaye, Venus the .ij. howre, Mercurie the thyrde howre, Luna the .iiij. howre, Sa∣turne the .v. howre. And so forthe howre by howre, and planet by pla∣net, in ordre as they stāde. Eche pla∣net in his owne daye, teygneth euer more certaynelye the fyrste howre, the .viii. howre, the .xv. howre, and the .xxii. howre. And so forth euer∣more one after another. And nexte

after that reygneth the Planette that is nexte in ordre as thus Sa∣turne, Iupiter, Mars, Sol, Venus Mercurius and Luna.

¶ Of the moste beste and pro¦fytablest dayes that be in the yeare to lette blode.

IN the begynnynge of Marche. That is to saye, the .vi. and the .x. daye, thou shalte drawe oute blode of the ryght arme. In the begyn∣nynge of Apryll of the lefte arme, and that in the .xi. day for the syght In thende of Maye, of whiche arme thou wylte, and that agayne the Feuers, and yf thou so dost, neyther thou shalte lose thy syght, ne thou shalte haue no Feuers howe longe thou lyuest.

¶ Quot reti••t vita et nō morti•• Imago Si sēper fuerint viuent morietur ••t infra.

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Collge {pro} numeros a••iquid cupis esse {pro} 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Iunge simul nomē ••utū fetiaqʒ diē.

A .iij.	K .xv.	V .iiij.
B .vi.	L .xxi.	X .vi.
C .xij.	M .xxv.	y .vi.
D .xx.	N .xxij.	z .iij.
E .xxvi.	O .xx.
F .xxv.	P .xiiij.
G .iij.	Q .xvi.
	R .xiii••.
	S .xxix.
	T .xxvii••.

¶ Sondaye.	xii••.
¶ Mondaye.	xviij.
¶ Tuesdaye.	xv.
¶ Wednesdaye.	xxv.
¶ Thursdaye.	xi.
¶ Frydaye.	xv.
¶ Saturdaye.	xxvi.

¶ Thus endeth the Sper•• of Platon.

SE••nt Beede sayth, that yf any man be lette blode, or take any medycyne in the laste daye of Apryll or the fyrste daye of Haruest, or the laste daye of the monthe of Decem∣bre, within .xlvi. dayes, he shall be deed, and yf any man in those dayes eate of a goose, within .xl. dayes he shall be deade.

¶ Who euer in the .vii. day of Mar¦che letteth hym blode in the ryght arme in the .xi. daye of Apryll in the lefte arme, he shal not lose the syght of his eyen. And in the .iiii. or .v. last daye of Maye, in the both armes be let no blode he shall haue no Feuers

¶ Who so euer in the fyrste daye of eche monthe, falleth into any infyr∣myte, the thyrde daye suynge is to drede, whiche yf he passe he shall a∣scape tyll xxx. dayes.

¶ Who so falleth in the .ii. daye is to drede, whiche yf he passe though

he lōge be sy••ke he shalbe delyuered.

¶ He that falleth in the .iii. daye, at 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shall be delyuered.

¶ He that falleth in the .iiii. day syc¦ke he shalbe greuously to the .xxviii. day, which yf he passe shall escape.

¶ He that falleth y^e .v. day, though•• he suffre griuously he shall escape.

¶ He that falleth in the .vi. daye, thoughe he seme to be healed neuer the latter in the .v. daye of the other Moone he shalbe deade.

¶ He that falleth the .vii. day with∣out grefe he shalbe delyuered.

¶ He that falleth the .viii. daye, yf he be not hoole at the .xii. daye, he shall be deade.

¶ He that falleth in the .ix. Daye, thoughe it be with great grete, he shall escape.

¶ He that falleth in the .x. day with¦out doubte he shall be deade.

¶ He that falleth the xi. day he shal

be delyuered at the nexte.

¶ He that falleth in the .xij. day but yf he be delyuered within .ij. dayes within .xv. he shalbe deade.

¶ He that falleth in the .xiij. daye, tyll to .xviij. dayes, he shalbe sycke, whiche yf he passe, he shall escape.

¶ He that falleth in the .xiiij. daye, he shall dwell tyll to .xv. and so he shall escape.

¶ He that waxeth sycke the .xv. day but yf he recouer within xviij. day∣es he shalbe deade.

¶ He that falleth in the .xvi. daye, thoughe he be greued tyll xxiiij. day¦es, til to .xxviij. dayes, he shal escape

¶ He that falleth the .xvii. daye, he shall dye the .x. daye.

¶ He that falleth in the .xviij. daye soone shalbe heled.

¶ He that falleth in the .xix. daye, also shall escape.

¶ He that falleth in the .xx. daye,

sycke in the .v. daye he shall escape, but neuer the lesse, in the month fo∣lowynge he shalbe deed.

¶ He that waxeth sycke in the .xxi. day, but he ronne into peryll of deth within .x. dayes of that other mon∣the, he shalbe delyuered.

¶ He that waxeth sycke in the .xxij. day, but he ronne into peryll of deth within .x. dayes of that other mon∣the he shalbe delyuered.

¶ He y^e falleth in y^e .xxii•• day, though it be with greuousnesse of payne in the other month he shalbe deliuered

¶ He that falleth in the .xxiiii. day, in the xxii. day, he shalbe delyuered, but neuerthelesse in the month fold wynge, he shalbe dead.

¶ He that falleth sicke the .xxv. day thoughe he suffre a lytell, neuerthe∣les he shall escape.

¶ He that falleth in the .xxvi. daye, thoughe he suffre to the ou•• passyn∣ge

neuertheles in that other month he shalbe delyuered.

¶ He that falleth in the xxvii. day, it manaseth death.

¶ He that falleth in the .xxviij. day it manasseth death.

¶ He that falleth the. rxix. daye, ly∣tell and lytell in that other monthe he shalbe delyuered.

¶ He that falleth sy••ke in the .xxx. daye, it is doubte whether he passe any of th••se.

¶ Also he that waxeth sycke in the .xxxi. daye, whether he shall escape, it is vnknowen.

¶ Explicit.