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MArs is called the god of batay¦le and of warre / and he is the thyrde planet / for he reygneth next vnder the gentyll planet of Iupiter. This planet Mars is the worste of all other / for he is hote & drye / and styreth a man to be very wylful & stasty lyghtly / and to vnhappynes / one of his syg∣nes is Aries / and the other Scorpio / & moste he is in those two sygnes. He causeth all war¦tes
and bataylles / this planet styreth men to bere wepons / as murderers / daggers / swer∣des / bylles / or bowes / or some other wepon of dethe / and wolde euer here of fyghtynge. Therfore let euery man be ware of the dayes of Mars / and in his chefe houres that no man fyghte / for without doubte if god helpe hym nat / he shal be maymed or slayne. Also in the houres of Mars is peryllous metynge with theues / for drede of sleynge of true men. And Saturne mounteth in to the Crabbe / & gothe aboute the .xii. sygnes in two yere / and thus he ronneth his course.
HE that is borne vnder this Planet of Mars / in all vnhappynes is experte / he shall be a nouryssher of great beest{is} he is full of malyce / and euer doynge wron∣ge. Vnder Mars is borne theues and robbers that kepe hye wayes / & do hurte to true men / and nyght walkers / quarell pykers / bosters / mockers / & skoffers / and these men of Mars causeth warre and murther / & batayle / they wyll be gladly smythes or workers on yron lyght fyngred / and lyers & great swerers of othes in vēgeable wyse: & a great surmyler & crafty / he is red and angry with blacke heer / and lytell iyen / he shall be a great walker / &
a maker of swordes and knyues / and a she∣der of mānes blode / a fornycatour / and a spe∣ker of rybawdry / red berded / rounde vysage: and good to be a barboure and a blode letter / and to drawe tethe / & is peryllous of his han∣des / and he wyll be ryche with other mennes gooddes. And of the body of man Mars ke∣peth the galle and the reynes.