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ARies is hote and drye, nature of the fire, and gouerneth the heade & face of man, & is good for bleeding, when the Moone is in it, saue in the party that it gouerneth and ruleth Taurus is euill for bleeding.
Taurus is drye and colde, nature of earth and gouerneth the necke and
the knot vnder the throate, and is euill for bleeding.
¶ Gemini is euill for bleeding.
Gemini is hote and moyst, nature of the ayre, and gouerneth the shoulders, the armes, the handes, and is euill for bleeding.
¶ Cancer is indifferent for bleeding.
Cancer is colde and moyst, nature of water, and gouerneth the breast, the stomacke and the milte, and is indiffe∣rent, neyther to good nor to badde for letting of blood.
¶ Leo is euill for bleeding.
Leo is hote and drye, nature of fyre, and gouerneth the back and the sides, and is euill for blood letting.
¶ Virgo is indifferent for bleeding.
Virgo is colde and drye, and nature of the earth, & gouerneth the wombe, and the inwarde parties, and is ney∣ther good, nor euil for bleeding, but be∣tweene both.
¶ Libra is right good for bleeding.
Libra is hote and moyste, nature of the ayre, and gouerneth the nauill, the reynes, and the lowe partes of the wombe, and is very good for bleeding.
¶ Scorpio is indifferent for bleeding
Scorpio is colde and moyst, nature of the water, and gouerneth the mem∣bers of man, and is neyther good nor bad for bleeding, but indifferente, be∣tweene both.
¶ Sagittarius is good for bleeding.
Sagittarius is hote and drye, nature of fire, and gouerneth the thighes and is good for bleeding.
¶ Capricornus is euill for bleeding.
Capricornus is colde and dry, nature of earth, and gouerneth the knees, and is euill for bleeding.
¶ Aquarius is indifferent for bleding.
Aquarius is hote and moyste, nature of ayre, and gouerneth the legges and is neyther good nor euill for bleeding▪
Pisces is indifferente for bleeding. Pisces is colde & moyst nature of wa∣ter and gouerneth the feete, and is neyther good nor euill for bleeding, but indifferent.
No man ought not to make incisi∣on nor touch wyth yron the members gouerned of any signe, the day that the Moone is in it, for feare of the greate effusyon of blood that mighte happen: Nor in likewise when the sunne is in it for the great daungers and perrill that might follow thereof.