¶ Of the sygne of Pisces. Indifferent to let blode.
THe man that is borne vnder the sygne of Pisces / from mydde Fe¦bruary to mydde Marche shal be a great goet / a fornycatoure / a mocker / & shal
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 May 20, 2024.
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be couetous / he wyll say one and do another: he shall fynde money / he wyll truste in his sa¦pyence and shal haue good fortune / he shal be a defender of Orphelyns and wydowes / he shal be ferefull on the water / & he shall soone passe all his aduersytes / & shall lyue .lxxiii. yere / and .v. monethes after nature.
THe woman that is borne in this tyme shal be delycyous / famylyer in gestes / pleasaunt of courage / feruent / & shall haue syckenes in her iyen / and shal be sorow∣full by shame. Her husbande wyll leue her / & she shall haue moche payne with straungers: she shall nat haue her owne / & she shall haue payne in her stomacke / she shall lyue .lxxvii. after nature. The dayes of Mercury / Iupiter and Venus ben right good for them / and the dayes of Mars and Saturne to them ben con¦trary / and bothe the man & the woman shall lyue faythfully.