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.

¶ Also here followeth an A.B.C. Whereby thou mayest knowe of what Planet euery man is.

AE. 1. I.S. 1. B.K. 2. Q.R. 2. G.L. 3. D.M. 4. C.D. 6. V. 2. L. 7. F. 8. P. 1. X. 9.

¶ Departe this by 9. vnto a hundred. And 1. or 8. be ouer, then the Sunne is hys Planet, if 2. or 9. be ouer, then Venus is hys Planet: If 3. be o∣uer, then he is of Mercury: If 4. be ouer then he is of the Moone: If 5. be ouer, then he is of Saturnus: If 6. be ouer, then hee is of Iupyter: If 7. be ouer, then hee is of Mars.

¶ Adam. 31. Andren. 12. Aldon. 25. Nufos. 12. Benaster in is. 92. Becus. 9. Dauid. 9.

¶ Also here followeth another A.B.C. to knowe by, of what sygne in the Zody∣ack euery man is, that is to say, vnder which sygne he is borne, and to whyche sygne he is moste lyke. Also here by thou mayest knowe hys fortune, and the momente in the

which he shall dye. Also here by thou maye knowe thy fortune, and infortune of manye thinges, Townes, Cities, and Castles.

¶ A2. B2. C20. D41. E5. F24. G3. H20. I10. K13, L42. M12. N22. O21. P21. Q24. R27. S22. T91. V13 X20. Y20. T7,

¶ If thou wylte knowe by thys A.B.C. anye man as it is sayde before, take hys name and hys mothers name. And also if thou wilte knowe of anye Towne, by thys A.B.C. as it is sayde before, then take that Townes name, and the name of the Cyttye of Ierusalem, for that is the mother of all Townes, and then account the letters of the names, by the number of thys A.B.C. and when thou haste all done, departe it by 28. and if 1. or 2. be ouer, then that that thou see∣kest longeth to the Weather: and if 3. or 4. or 5. be ouer, then that that thou séekest lon∣geth to the Bull, and if 6. or 7. be ouer, then longeth it to the Iemuse, and if 8. or 9. be ouer, then longeth it to the Crabe, and if 10.11. or 12. then longeth it to the Lyon, and if 13. or 14. then longeth it to the Virgine, and if 15. or 16. be ouer, then longeth it to the Ba∣lance, and if 17.18. or 19. then longeth it to the Scorpyon, and if 20. or 21. then longeth it to the Sagitarie, and if 22. or 23. then lon∣geth

it to the Caprycorne, and if 24. or 25. then longeth it to the Aquary, and if 26.27. or 28. then longeth it to the Fyshe.

¶ Another Alphabet.

DEparte anye thing in 7. by the proper name of these letters: A. will tell, whiche of the 7. it is, by the ouer number de∣uided by 9.

• A.3.
• B.4.
• C.2.
• D.2.
• E.2.
• F.4.
• G.2.
• H.5.
• I.3.
• K.5.
• L.6.
• M.25.
• N.25.
• O.12.
• P.13.
• Q.15.
• R.8.
• S.13.
• T.2.
• V.23.
• X.98.
• Y.56.
• Z.34.