The knowledge of things vnkowne. Apperteyning to astronomy, wyth necessary rules, and certayne speares contayned in the same. Compyled by Godfridus super palladium de agricultura Anglicatum.

¶ The nature and conditions which is found comprehended in man.

• NAturally a man is hardye as the Lyon. i.
• Prue and worthy as the Oxe. ii.
• Large and liberall as the Cocke. iii.
• Auaricious as the Dogge. iiii.
• Hardy and swifte as the Harte. v.
• Debonayre and true as the Turtle Doue. vi.
• Malicious as the Leopard. vii.
• Pryue and tame as the Doue. viii.
• Dolorous and guilefull as the fox. ix.
• Simple and milde as the Lambe. x.
• Shrewde as the Ape. xi.
• Light as the Horse. xii.
• Softe and pittifull as the Beare. xiii.
• ¶ Deare and precyous as the Oly∣phant. xiiii.
• ¶ Good and holesome as the Vny∣corne. xv.
• Vyle and slouthfull as the Asse. xvi:

• Fayre and prowd as the Pecock. xvii.
• Glotonous as the Wolfe. xviii.
• Enuyous as a Bytch. xix.
• Rebell and inobediente as the Nigh∣tingale. xx.
• Humble as the Pigyon. xxi.
• Fell and foolish as the Oustrich. xxii.
• Profytable as the Pysmyre. xxiii.
• Dissolute and Vacabounde, as the Goate. xxiiii.
• Spitefull as the Phesaunt. xxv.
• Softe and meeke as the Chiken. xxvi.
• Moueable and varying, as the Fyshe. xxvii.
• Lecherous as the Bore. xxviii.
• Stronge and puissaunte, as the Ca∣mell. xxix.
• Traytour as the Mule. xxx.
• Aduysed as the Mouse. xxxi.
• Reasonable as an Aungell. xxxii.
• And therefore he is called the little world, or else he is called all creatures, for he doth take parte of all.