¶ Of the sygne of Capricornus. Euyll to let blode.
HE the whiche is borne vn∣der Capricornus from myd Decembre to myd Ianyue∣re shal be yracundyus / a for nycatour / a lyer: & shal be alwayes labouryn¦ge
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.
- Astrology -- 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 June 13, 2024.
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/ and shal be norysshed with straūge thyn∣ges / he shall haue many crymes & noyses / he shal be a gouernoure of beestes with .iiii. fete / he shall nat be longe with his wyfe / he shall suffre moche sorowe & heuynes in his youth / he shall leue many goodes and rychesses / he shall haue great peryll at .xvi. yere / he shal be of great courage / he shall haunte honest peo∣ple / and shal be ryche by women / and shal be a conductoure of maydens / his dredren wyll make dyuers espyenges vpon hym / & he shal lyue .lxx. yere / & .iiii. monethes after nature.
AS for the woman that is borne in this tyme shal be honest & ferefull / she shall surmounte her enemyes / and haue chil∣dren of .iii. men: she wyll go many pylgryma¦ges in her youth / and after haue great wytte: she shall haue great goodes / and she shal haue great payne in her iyen / and she shal be in her beste estate at .xxx. yere / and shall lyue .lxx. yere and .iiii. monethes after nature. The day¦es of Saturne and of Mars to them be good & the dayes of Sol ben contrary. And bothe the man and the woman shall be resonable / and yet shal be enuyous.