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SO to know vnder what planet a man or woman is borne / It is nedefull to wete that there is .vii. pla¦nettes on the skye / that is to say / Sol / Ven{us} / Mars Mercurius / Iupiter / Lu∣na / and Saturnus. Of the .vii. Planettes is
named the .vii. dayes of the weke / for euery daye hath his name of the Planet reygnynge in the begynnynge of it. The auncyent Phy∣losophers saye that Sol domyneth the Son∣day (the cause is they say) for the Sonne amō¦ge other planettes is moste worthy: wherfore it taketh the worthyest daye / that is the son∣day. Luna domyneth the firste houre of mon∣day. Mars the firste houre of tewysday. Mer∣curius for wednysday. Iupiter for thursday. Venus for fryday / And Saturnus for sater¦day. The day naturall hathe .xxiiii. houres / & euery houre reygneth a planet. ¶ It is for to be noted that whan a man wyll begyn to re¦ken at sonday / he muste reken thus / Sol / Ve¦nus / Mercurius / Luna / Saturnus / Iupiter / Mars. And whan the nombre is fayled / he must begyn at the houre that he wold know what planet reygneth. The mōday he ought to begyn at Luna. The tewysday at Mars. The wednysday at Mercury. The thursday at Iupiter. The fryday at Venus. The sater¦day at Saturnus. And euer whan the nom∣bres of the planettes is fayled / he must begyn by ordre as is aforesayd. ¶ Also it is to be no∣ted that the Grekes do begyn theyr day in the mornynge. The Iewes at noone. And the Crysten men at mydnyght: & there we ought
lo begyn to reken. For at one of the clocke on Sonday in the mornynge reygneth Sol / at .ii. reygneth Venus / at .iii. reygneth Mercury / at .iiii. reygneth Luna / at .v. Saturne / at .vi. Iupiter / at .vii. Mars / and at .viii. begynne agayne at Sol / at .iv. Venus / at .v. Mercury / at .vi. Luna / at .vii. Saturne: and so by ordre in euery houre. ¶ whan a childe is borne / it is to be knowen at what houre / and if it be in the begynnynge of the houre / in the myddes / or at the ende. If it be in the begynnynge / he shal holde of the same planet / and of the other before. If it be in the myddes / it shall holde of that onely. If it be borne in the ende / it shall holde of the same / & of that that cōmeth nexte after: Neuerthelesse the planet that it is borne vnder shall nat rule other / & that of the daye shall be aboue it / whiche is the cause that a childe holdeth of dyuers planettes / and hathe dyuers condycions. ¶ He that is borne vnder Sol shall be prudent and wyse & a great spe¦ker / & that whiche he prayseth he holdeth ver¦tuous in hym self. ¶ who that is born vnder Venus is loued of euery man / good to god∣warde and reguler. ¶ who that is borne vn¦der Mercury is well berded / subtyll / mylde / verytable / and is nat moste prudent. ¶ who that is born vnder Luna hath an hye forehed
ruddy / mery vysage / shamefast / & relygious, ¶ who that is borne vnder Saturne is har∣dy / curteyse of lyuynge / & is nat auarycyous. ¶ who that is borne vnder Iupiter is hardy fayre vysage & ruddy / chaste & vagabounde. ¶ who that is borne vnder Mars / is a great speker / a lyer / a thefe / a deceyuer / bygge & of reed colour. ¶ They that wyl knowe of this more euydently / let them tourne to the propry¦tes of the .vii. planettes before rehersed.