The diall of destiny. A booke very delectable and pleasaunt: wherein may be seene the continuall and customable course, disposition, qualities, effectes, and influence of the seuen planets ouer all kyndes of creatures here belowe: also the seuerall and sundry situation of countryes and kingdomes. Compiled and discussed briefly, aswell astrologically, as poetically, and philosophically by Iohn Maplet Maister of Arte.

Of IVPITER the sixt Planet.

NExt in place aboue Mars is Iupiter, which tēpereth & allaieth y^e malice of Mars & sinister conditions of Sa∣turne. For this Iupiter is in his qualities very tēper∣rate (y^t is to say) hoate & moyste, & causing heate & moysture. Wherupon he is sayd to be y^e father & worker of y^e Sanguine Com∣plexion. For it is proper to bloude to bee hoate and moyst. Hereupon for such bene∣fite wrought by him, he hath often ben cal∣led the Originall Lyfe Planet. And they were wont to draw him forth in the Royal likenesse of a Kyng, holding a Scepter or golden Mace in his hande: gieuinge to vn∣derstande thereby his rule and Empyre o∣uer all Creatures lyuing. The Poets af∣firme him to bee Sonne to Saturnus, and Rhea, which Saturne vnderstandinge by a Prophesie that it should come to passe that his owne Sonnes should thrust him out of his Kingdome, prouided with him selfe to

slea them all as soone as euer they shoulde be borne. So hee began to deale heerein, firste wyth Ceres; then with Neptunus whom he had by the aforesayd Rhea. Who when she perceiued his purpose herein, be¦ing great with childe of Iupiter and deli∣uered of him, sent him forthwith very pri∣uily into Lycton a place of Creet, where he was hidden in a Denne: and when Sa∣turne came to haue deuoured him also, she cast him a stone in steede of her childe.

Then Iupiter in processe of yeares gro∣wing both into mighte and wealth, expel∣led his Father, & deliuered his other Bre∣thren from such Thraldome. The Stone which Saturne catched in his mouth think∣ing it to haue bene his owne Chylde, was deceyued therein, and hee euomitinge the same, is yet a Monument still remayning to bee seene at this day vpon the high Hill Parnassus.

This Iupiter by Proserpina had Bac∣chus, who was called the God of Wynes. And by Alcumena hee had Hercules, who by Augaea Daughter to Aleus Kinge of Arcady had Telephus, which was hid in a wood and nourished vp of a Hart.

This Iupiter by Iuno had Vulcanus which for his deformity and ill fauorednesse was ••hrowen of them both into the Iland Lem¦nus, whereas he should make lightninges for Iupiter: which Vulcanus asceuding vp¦on high, and couetinge to see the Palace of his Father, going vp higher then he was able to hold on & continue forth, fell downe and brake hys Lymves & Le••res, where∣by he halted euer after. So had Iuditer by Minerua (whom he forced or rauished) an∣other Sonne called Ericthonius, which was the first that inuented and founde oute Carting: of whom Virgil sayth thus:

Primus Ericthonius currus & quatuor ausus jungere equos.

and may be Englyshed thus.

The first that Cart and horses droue, and drawing did inuen•• Was Erycthon, who Ioyned them in Teame for that intent.

THis Erycthonius had one Pandio to his Sonne which was Kinge of A∣thens, who had two Daughters one casted Progne and the other Philomena:

the first was maried to Tereus Kynge of Thracia, who being on a time in his sister Philon••••••aes company, and entising her a∣side as he though good, forced her agaynst her will and to y^e intent this matter should not be knowen he cut out her toūge: which thing neuerthelesse comming to his wiues Eare, and she takinge greate displeasure the neat, against his returne and comming home she s••ewe his beloued Sonne Ithys, and dressed him in Meates Banketwise, & so set the same before him: whereof he vn∣awares of his Sonne, yea of his best belo∣ued sonne did feede hungerly. At which so great wickednesses perpetrated on euery side, Iupiter being highly offended did first chaunge the man into a Lapwing, & Prog∣ne his wife he chaunged into a swallowe: and Philomena into a Nightingale.

Of Iupiter also and Taygeta Daugh∣ter to Agenor came Lacedemon, who built the City Lacedemonia: of him also came Orion which was a valiaunt champion to Diana, and which was so huge of body & great. Giantlike, and of y^t arrogancy with∣all, that he boasted & craked that he would slea all kindes of beastes & others, and yet

to see, he being but stinge of a Scorpion, & serpent of no great hignes, dyed present∣ly. And the same Orion being now transla¦ted and set vp for a signe in heauen by Iupi¦ter, doth at this day whēsoeuer he sheweth forth to saylers and shipmen prognostycate vnto them litle good to ••••sue. Iupiter also by Europa had Mynos, which raygned in Creta, and who had first the rule ouer the Cyclade Ilandes: he first scoured y^e Sea of Pyrates, which in that time abounded sore. This Mynos settinge before him the vertuous and commendable lyfe of Rhada manthus a most iust Kynge, to shewe that he likewise would doe nothinge in Iudge∣ment amisse, is sayd to goe and dis••end of∣ten into a deepe Den at Gnosus an Ilande of the Cyclades, where he receyued whol∣some lawes at his Father Iupiters owne hands. So likewise of Iupiter and Aegina came Aeacus, which raygned in the Ilande Oenon, which afterwards he called Aegi∣na after his mothers name: where wisen as all men died generally of a certayne ex∣treame contagion or pestilence, insomuch that there was not one man left alius, this Aeacus desired & prayed his father instant¦ly, that he would turne y^e Antes or Emets

which hee sawe there into men: which Re∣quest being graunted, he afterwardes cal∣led them Myrmidonę: this Aeacus hath y^e third place & accoumpt among y^e most righ∣teous Iudges. So another son of Iupiter was Aeolus, which raygned in Sicilia, and was lord ouer y^e Ilands called Aeoliae: this Aeolus is called the God of Winds, which is also said to haue first taught & instructed the Maryners & seafaringe men to knowe and vnderstand the signes & tokens of tem∣pests ensuing, as also the disposition & na∣ture of y^e winds: this Aeolus begot Sysiph•• who raygned at Ephora, which as is said, being made priuy of the secrecy & coūsel of the Gods, playd the parte of a Blab & be∣wrayed the same vnto men, whereat they taking great indignation to punishe hym therefore perpetually, haue set him in hell to rowle astone asmuch as euer he cā wag or moue with al the endeuor he hath, & the same most laborious busines of his neuer to ecase. So was also Tantalus son to Iu∣piter, which raygned in Phrigia, who cal∣ling the Gods on a time to a feast or ban∣quet y^t he had prepared for them, he in the same, hauing slaine his son Pelops, dressed and sod him piecemeale & serued him in so

for an especiall seruice: and this hee did to tempt and try their curtesies: at which fil∣thy fact they being highly displeased, the•• first restored Pelops agayne to lyfe, & ioyn∣ed together agayne his pieces or seuered members, sauing that his shoulders they could not restore, for that Ceres had eaten it vp: therefore in steade of the same they made him one of Iu••ry: and Tantalus they threwe downe into Hell, & appoynted him an especial place of tormēt for euer, where∣as he standing vpright in Floudes and wa∣ters vp to the Chin and aboue and hauing there plesaunte Apples hanginge ouer his head reaching downe to his vpper Lippe, striueth continually to catche of them into his mouth, to sustayne and relieue hys ex∣treme hunger, & is yet neuer able to come by one byte of them, Vlysses also is sayde to discend & come of Iupiter, vaunting him selfe therein: and reckening vp his nobili∣ty & Progeny so against Aiax, He to keepe him selfe safe at home, and not to goe with the Grecian Army to lay siege to Troye, craftely deuised with himselfe to faine him selfe mad: and to vtter forth some shewe thereof, he went and sue salt, and went and

ioyned together at Plough, hee cared not what crosse kyndes of Cattell, and all to make the Greekes belieue y^t he was stark mad: but deepe dissemblinge doth by one meanes or other euer brust forth, as in this matter: for Pallamedes by and by bewray∣ed the same, who layde his sonne Telema∣chus in his way as hee should come w^t his Ploughe, to see whither he were in deede as hee pretended: but hee percyuing anon his sonne to lye in his way shunned and es∣chued such a daunger, and so disclosed his owne counterfayting. But wee are nowe to returne agayne to the History of Iupi∣ter from which by occasion we haue a litle and yet not very much declined. The aun∣cient Gentils were wont to depicture hym oute in likenesse of a Bull, for that as the Poets write, when as he rauished Europa daughter to Agenae King of Phenicia hee transformed him selfe into the likenes of a Bull. Some also vsed to call him Danaés for that he broke in by the roofe or top of y^e house vnto Danáe, Daughter to Acrysius king of y^e Argyues, who was close shut vp and locked fast in a strong towre, & hee ap∣pearing for al y^t so vnto her in likenes of a

showre of golden Rayne forced her, and be∣gat on her Perseus, who was hee that first gaue name to the Country and kingdome of Persia. See herein what assaultes and what meanes inordinate Loue assayeth in oppugning of chastity. The Panims gaue this Iupiter soueraygnty in all things: and to purchase & obtaine through his meanes as they sinisterly thought therein, helpe, & remedy in their calamities and distresses: they ioyned with his proper name another as it were a surname, accordingely as the wayght and nececessity of their cause driue them vnto: as for example, when they were preiudiced by any man of y^e house, or by any guest, they straight wayes sought to Iupi∣ter Zenius for remedy. When all trust & confidence in friendship fayled, they called vpon Iupiter Philius to take vengeaunce. When familiars or Companyons betray∣ed one another, they soughte after Iupiter Heterius. When kinsfolke and Kinsmen fell to contention, and were together by y^e Eares among themselues, to Iupiter Ho∣moginus: When those which had taken truce with others, or which were in league brake Truce, and deceyued ech other, then they had their recourse to Iupiter Enhor∣cius.

His star is called in Greek Phaéthon. And the same star of his is somewhat af∣ter a siluer colour. His house is in Sagita∣rius & Pisces: his Exaltacion or ascending is in the 15. of Cancer.

Such as are vnder the gouernment of Iupiter are outwardely of merry Counte∣nance, and of comely & seemely behauiour & gesture: they be also louers of clenlinesse, & such as be fayre speached. Their colour is commonly white, yet stayned here & there with some red among: their body is well set and proportioned, and their stature and height is indefferent: they be also of thyn haire, of great eyes, and the pupill or ball of their eye exceedeth and is after a black: they bee moreouer of shorte Nose, curled Bearde, and their fore teeth are great and long. And inwardly concerning the frame or qualities of their minde, they be studu∣ous, quiet, & well affected towards all mē, but their loue is sodaynely got & quickly lost againe. Moreouer as cōcerning world¦ly benefits Iupiter aduanceth his to great Prosperity, good successe, much Riches, high Honoure, and getteth them Fauour and friendship in the Worlde, and preser∣ueth them fro y^e assaults of their enemies.

Amonge bruite beastes all such kynds are his whych in pryde of stomacke, contende and striue one with another for and concer∣ning the prerogatiue of their kynde: as the Elephant and Dragon betweene whome there is continuall and deadly discorde as they that trauaile the wildernesses of Af∣frica, and Mauritania can witnesse. For y^e Dragon and the Elephant in their mee∣ting purpose the death and destruction of ech other. And in theyr first sighte they ma∣lice one anothers being. In so much that y^e serpent twyning about the other with the greate length of his body and tayle styn∣geth him round aboute, at which deadely strokes, the other extreamely payned doth fall downe to the ground presently, with y^e waight or force of which fall he both killeth himselfe or at leaste wise hurteth hymselfe very grieuously, and is thereby in daūger of dying himselfe, as also he presently kyl∣leth the Dragon which is so wounde and twynde aboute his body, and crusheth hym all to pieces. So is the Tyger also subiecte to Iupiter in that respecte that he likewise beareth a naturall grudge and most mor∣tall malice to the Horse. And his swiftnes

also in running is nothing inferiour to y^e others. This kinde is bred most often in Hyrcania and India, a wylde beast of mar∣uallous swiftenes in running, as also terri∣ble with all in the same. And the smel of y^e females of this kynde is also exceding wō∣derfull: For so often as shee being forth at purueying for her younge, and for her owne pray (for the Male kynd thereof doth neuer a whit regard either her or her yong all this whyle) and in the meane time (as it cannot otherwise be) it falleth so forth as that if she be robbed of any of her whelpes at her returne home againe to her Den, when she perceiueth that she hath lost any of her littour; she goeth forth out of her dē by and by, and smelleth about which wais these should be taken, and after shee pursu∣eth that waies hastely. And to auoyde the daunger of her which is but present death the partye that hath robbed her, being on horsebacke (for one foote he may not be, for he wil then be quickly ouertaken of her) turning one of them downe, must yet make away as fast as euer he can, and not stay til he be got on the other syde of some greate Water, vnto whych place shee can not

approach, and she in this time makyng af∣ter, at the finding of that one so caste in her way, seemeth to be so glad thereof, as that she presētly returneth again with al home and there hauing bestowed y^e same, taketh againe after the other that she misseth, and neuer staying till shee come at the Water where the robber in passing through esca∣ped her fury and reuenge, shee standeth at the brym or bankes of the same and roreth out very straungely. So is the Vnicorne in subiectiō to Iupiter, which is also a hea∣uy and sore enemy to the Elephant, whych with her one horne whetted and filed vpon some flinte, prepareth her selfe to encoūter with him. And alwayes in her fighte shee striueth and laboureth very busily to pushe at the belly of y^e Elephant, which she know∣eth to be the most tender place. And as con¦cerning fowles all such kyndes be hys, as are of tender and softe meate, and of moste temperate bodies, As is the Pheasaunt, y^e Partriche, which was sometimes dedica∣ted to Iupiter and Latona: Of all fowles y^e most lecherous: For the cocke Partrirhe doth often destroy his mates nest and all y^e Egges in the same, and letteth her of syt∣ting,

to the intent, shee should serue him at his lyste in the acte of Venery. This kynde lightly breedeth and bringeth forth fifteene Egges. And sitteth but seuen dayes & then hatcheth. There is also great wylinesse in in the olde Partryches, for a man shall see them at such time as any Fawkener or o∣ther approacheth nighe vnto their Nest or place where their younge (not yet rype y∣nough in flight) be contayned and kept to∣geather, the olde Partryches as it were yeelding themselues to y^e Fawkener & suf∣fering him to come nigh vpon him, to y^e in∣tēt y^t by such pollicy they may auert & turne away y^e parties far of from happening or chauncing vpon their younge, which they knowe are yet insufficent & vnable to shift and prouide for themselues. So is y^e Doue in subiection to Iupiter, whose kindnes to eche other as they bee matched or Mated together, (as it were in a certaine forme of Wedlocke) euery dayes experience doth teache vs. They assist busily and help one another carefully in sitting: They breede onely two Egs for the most parte, first the Male, secondely the Female. There is no fowle more profitable, or that breedeth oft∣ner.

For euery springe, sommer and Au∣tumnes Monethes (sauing the moneth of Iune onely excepted, whych is commonly called Carlocke moneth at which time they be most vnapte and least myndfull of gene∣ration) they misse not in a maner so to en∣crease in breeding. They do lightly return and repayre home agayne (how far soeuer now & then notwithstanding they wāder & fly) vnto theyr accustomed breeding pla∣ces. As experience hereof was tried at the siege of Mutina, whereas Brutus catching one of them (which vsed and kept about y^e castell) a good way of, wheras then y^e chie∣fest of the Romayne armie lay, afore he let her goe: he wrot an Epistle to them, & fast∣ning the same about her feet, after she was let goe, she made haste home againe to the sayd castle her old abyding place, & withal by this straunge meanes and message, the other were made priuy of Brutus his pur∣pose, successe and Affayres. Vnder Iupiter also are the Plouer, y^e Quaile, the Larke, the hen, the Capon. Amonge fishes hee cha∣lēgeth great a do in y^e Dolphin called Phi¦liotechnos for y^t she loueth her youg deare∣ly. The female of this kynd hath both milk

and breastes and geueth her younge sucke with the same. As their younge beginne to learne to swim, they set them in a ranck or rowe one afore another, and the elder Dol∣phins aswell hee as shee, to keepe them in theyr ray or order, do swym by them on ech side, the other on y^e other side: But as her younge waxe great, this ranke is broken. The Whalefish is also pertinent to Iupi∣ter. This kinde bryngeth forth no spawne but a younge fish at the first, & gieueth her younge mylke. This is very heauy & slowe in swimminge. The Indian Sea is full of these which are in quantity and bignes fiue times as big againe as the Dolphin. Ouer Trees hee ruleth ouer y^e Popular tree, the Oke, the wyllow tree, y^e beeche, y^e Darnas∣cen tree, y^e Pare & Ipple trees. Likewise he requireth the fruite of the Almond tree Date tree: and amonge sweete leaues and rootes Mirabolanum, Rheubarbarū, Cas∣sia. Among herbes he hath Mynt, Iupiters beard Sage, Time, Hēlocke, Helicāpane. Amonge gems or precious stones he retai∣neth the Iacinct, the Berill, the Saphy, the Turkys, the Emerald, y^e more dusky kind of Iasper, and all other sortes whych declyne

Among Gemmes or Precious stones hee retayneth the Iacinct, the Berill, the Sa∣phir, the Turkys, the Emeralde, the more dusky kinde of Iasper, and all other sortes which declyne towardes a dusky or darke colour. In Mettalles he is chiefe maister of Tyn, which (as Plynie sayth) being o∣uer layde on such vessels as are of Brasse, maketh them sauour more sweetely, & pre∣serueth them from rusting. All wholsome moysture also proceedeth from him, which cause good increase or nourishment in the body. And as concerning the Elements he ruleth & dealeth as him lysteth in y^e Ayre. Of Prouinces and Kingdomes, he is lord (as he is ioyned w^t Sagittarius) ouer Tus∣cia, Celtica, Spayne, and the higher parte of Arabia. And as he partaketh w^t Pisces, hee holdeth Lycia, Lydia, Cylicia, Pam∣phylia, Paphlagonia, Nasomania, and Ga∣ramantye, or Caramantica.

Hee runneth ouer the Zodiacke, & end∣eth his course therein, in xii. yeares.

Notes

• Vulcan.
• Orion.
• Mynos first caugh pyrates.
• Aeacus.
• Aeolus.
• Sisiphus
• Tātalus.
• Vlysses.
• His subtil∣ty.
• Europa.
• Danae
• Iupiter Zenius.
• Iupiter Philius.
• Iupiter Heterius.
• Iupiter Homog.
• Iupiter Enhorcius.
• Ionystes hovv dis∣posed.
• Elephant & Dragon
• Tyger.
• Vnicor.
• Partrich
• Doues.
• Brutus sēt a letter by a Doue to the Ro∣maine Ar∣my.
• Dolphyn.
• Whales.
• Tyn.
• Coūtreies subiect to Iupiter.