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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- 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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- [[London] :: Imprynted by me Robert Wyer, dwellynge at the sygne of seynt Iohn Euangelyste, in seynt Martyns Parysshe in the Felde, in the bysshop of Norwytche rentes, besyde Charyng crosse,
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- Astronomy, Greek -- Early works to 1800.
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"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10201.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.
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SO it is that I do you knowlege that I say that a man is a lytel world by hym selfe: for the lykenesse and symylytudes / that he hath of the great worlde / whiche is the aggregacion of the .ix. skyes .iiii. element{is} / and all thynges in them conteyned. Firste a man hath suche a lykenes in the firste mobyle / that is the soue∣raygne skye / and pryncipall parte of all the worlde / for lyke as in this firste mobyle the zodyake is deuyded in .xii. partyes / that ben the .xii. Sygnes. So man is deuyded in .xii. partyes / and holdeth of the sygnes euery par∣te of his sygne. The sygnes ben these / Aries / Taurus / Gemini / Cancer / Leo / Virgo / Li∣bra / Scorpio / Sagittartus / Capricornus / & Pisces. Of the whiche / thre ben of the nature of fyre / that is Aries / Leo / and Sagittarius. And thre of nature of the ayre / Gemini / Li∣bra / and Aquarius. And thre of the nature of water / Cancer / Scorpio / and Pisces. And thre of the nature of the erth / Taurus / Virgo and Caprtcornus. The first is Aries that go¦uerneth the hede / & the face of man. Taurus the necke and the throte bole. Gemini the shol¦dres / the armes / and the handes. Cancer the
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breste / sydes / mylte / and lyghtes. Leo the sto∣make / the herte / and the backe. Virgo the bely and the entrayles. Libra the nauyll / the gray∣nes / & the partyes vnder the braūches. Scor∣pio the pryue partyes / the genytores / the blad∣der: and the foūdyment. Sagittarius the thy∣ghes onely. Capricornus also the knees onely Aquarius the legges from the knees to the he les & ankles. And Pisces hath the fete in his domynyon. ¶ A man ought nat to make in∣cysyon nor touche with yron / the membre go∣uerned of any sygne / the daye that the moone is in it / for fere of to great effusyon of blode that myght happen / Nor in lykewyse whan the Sonne is in it / for the great daunger and peryll that myght folowe therof.