Here begynneth the compost of Ptholomeus, prynce of astronomye: translated oute of Frenche in to Englysshe, for them that wolde haue knowlege of the compost.

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Title: Here begynneth the compost of Ptholomeus, prynce of astronomye: translated oute of Frenche in to Englysshe, for them that wolde haue knowlege of the compost.
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FIrste the prologue of Ptholomeus.
...¶ Another prologue of .ii. other Astro¦nomyers / that sheweth & proueth the Auctours Prologue true that is before.
...¶ Here foloweth to shewe howe man chaun¦geth .xii. tymes / as the .xii. monthes dothe.
¶ Here foloweth to knowe the .xii. sygnes in theyr course reygnynge / and rulynge vpon the .xii. partyes of mannes body / and whiche ben good for lettynge of blode / & indifferent / or euyll. Capitulo .Primo.
¶ Hereafter foloweth the Nature of the .xii. sygnes. Capitulo .secundo.
¶ The Nothomye of the bones in mānes bo¦dy / and the nombre of them / whiche is in all .CC. and .xl viii. Capitulo .iii.
¶ The Flubothomye / with the names of the vaynes / and where they reste / and how they ought to be letten blode. Capitulo .iiii.
¶ To knowe whan a man is hole / or dispo∣sed to syckenes. Capitulo .iiii.
¶ The sygne to knowe a man hole / & well disposed in his body. Capitulo .v.
¶ Of sygnes contrary to them aforesayd / by the whiche Ptholomeus knewe whan he or other were sycke. Capitulo .vi.

¶ Other sygnes almoste semblable to them aforesayd / and sheweth the replection of euyl humours / & for to be purged of them. Ca. vii.
¶ A deuysyon & regyment of tyme / the whi∣che Ptholomeus vsed / after that the season and tyme requyred. Capitulo .viii.
¶ The regyment for Prymetyme / that is for to saye Marche / Apryll / & May. Cap̄ .ix.
¶ The regymēt for the tyme of Somer / that is Iune / Iuly / and August. Cap̄ .x.
¶ The regyment for Haruest / is Septembre Octobre / and Nouembre. Cap̄ .xi.
¶ The regymēt for wynter tyme / is Decem¦ber / Ianuary / and February. Cap̄ .xii.
¶ Here after foloweth the .iiii. Element{is}: and the .iiii. Complections of man. Cap̄ .xiii.
¶ And also after foloweth the Astrologye of Ptholomeus. Capitulo .xiiii.
¶ Howe Ptholomeus sheweth more playn∣ly of the foure Clementes / and of the symyly¦tude of the erth / and howe that euery Planet is one aboue another / and sheweth whiche of them ben masculyne / as these .v. Saturne / Iupiter / Mars / Sol / and Mercury. And of .ii. femenyne / as Venus / and Luna / and whi¦che of them is northly / & southly / and whiche ben oryentall / or occydentall. Cap̄ .xv.

¶ Of the equynoccyall & zodyacke / that ben in the .ix. skyes / that contayneth the Fyrma∣ment vnder it. Capitulo .xvi.
¶ Hereafter foloweth a very subtyll varya¦cyon in the skye. Capitulo .xvii.
¶ Of .ii. great Cyrcles / that is to say one me∣rydien / and the other ozyron that intersequeth one the other / & crosseth dyrectly. Ca. xviii.
¶ Also hereafter do folowe two other great Cyrcles of the skye / & foure small. Ca. xix.
¶ Of the rysynge and resconsynge of the sy∣gnes in the ozyron. Capitulo .xx.
¶ Of the deuysyons of the erthe / and of the regyons. Capitulo .xxi.
¶ Of the varyacyon that is for dyuers haby¦tacions & regyons of the erth. Cap̄ .xxii.
¶ Of the deuysyon of the erthe / and onely of the parte enhabyted. Capitulo .xxiii.
¶ The great and meruaylous consyderacy∣ons and great vnderstandynge of the Astro¦nomyers & Astrologyens. Cap̄ .xxiiii.
¶ Of the Pomell of the skyes a sterre called the sterre of the Northe / nere the whiche is the pole artyke called septemtryonall. Ca. xxv.
¶ Of Andromeda a sterre fyxed. Ca. xxvi.
¶ Of Perseus a sterre fyxed / Lorde of the spere. Capitulo .xxvii.

¶ Of Ozyron a sterre fyxed / and the fela∣wes. Capitulo .xxviii.
¶ Of Alhabor a sterre fyxed. Cap̄ .xxix.
¶ Of the Lyons herte / a sterre fyxed. Capi∣tulo .xxx.
¶ Of the sterre fyxed called Nebuluse / & of another called the golden Cuppe. Ca. xxx.
¶ Of the Porke espyke / a sterre fyxed. Ca∣pitulo .xxxii.
¶ Of the Crowne septemtryonall / a sterre fyxed. Capitulo .xxxiii.
¶ And of the Scorpions herte: a sterre fyxed. Capitulo .xxxiiii.
¶ Of the flyinge Egle / a sterre fyxed. Capi∣tulo .xxxv.
¶ And of the Fysshe merydyonall / a sterre fyxed. Capitulo .xxxvi.
¶ Of Pegasus that sygnyfieth the Horse of honoure a sterre fyxed. Cap̄ .xxxvii.
¶ Of the deuysyon of the twelue houses / as well in the erthe / as in the heuens / as it dothe appere. Capitlo .xxxviii.
¶ How the Planettes reygne in euery houre of the daye and the nyght. Cap̄ .xxxix.
¶ Also of the Natures of the .vii. Planettes: with theyr dysposycions / after the sayinge of Ptholomeus / prynce of Astronomye. Ca. xl.

¶ And foloweth / to knowe the Fortunes & destenyes of man and woman borne vnder the .xii. Sygnes (after the sayinge of Ptholo∣meus) prynce of Astronomye. Cap̄ .xli.
¶ The prologue of Ptholomeus vpon the .xii. sygnes. Capitulo .xlii.
¶ And after foloweth the Scyence of Phy∣zonomye / for to knowe the naturall inclyna¦cyon of man and woman. Capitulo .xliii.
¶ And of the Iugementes of mannes body. Capitulo .xliiii.

¶ Finis.

¶ Thus endeth the Table of the Compost of Ptholomeus.

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