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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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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,
[1530?]]
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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 17, 2024.

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¶ Of the sygne of Taurus. Euyll to let blode.

THe man that is born in the sygne of Taurus / from myd Apryll to myd Maye / shall be stronge / har∣dy / and full of stryfe / delycyous / and shall possede goodes gyuen to hym by other men / that he wold haue done shall be done incontynent / and wyll enforce hym selfe to fynysshe it. In his youth he wyl dyspyse euery persone / and shal be yrefull / he shall go pylgrymages and wyll leue his fren¦des & lyue amonge straungers he shal be put in offyces / and shall excercyse them well / & shal be ryche by women / he shal be thankeles and come to good estate / he wyll take venge¦aunce on his enemyes / he shall be bytten of a dogge / and shall experymēt many paynes by women / and shal be in peryll at .xxxiii. yere / he shal be in peryll of water / and shal be gre∣ued with syckenes and venym at .xxiii. yere: and at .xxx. yere he shal be habundaunt in ry¦chesse / and shall ryse to great dygnyte / & shall lyue .lxxxv. yere and .iii. monthes after natu¦re: and shall se his fortune sorowfull.

WE se the woman that is borne in this tyme shal be effectuall / labrourynge / and a great lyer / and shall suffre moche sha∣me

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/ she shall reioyce the goodes of her frendes the whiche she conceyueth in her mynde shall come to effecte / and shal haue the beste partye she shall haue many husbandes / & many chil∣dren / she shal be in her beste estate at .xvi. yere and she shall haue a sygne in the myddes of her body / she shal be syckely / and if she escape she shall lyue .lxxvi. yere after nature. She ought to bere rynges & precyous stones about her. The dayes of Iupiter and Luna be right good for them / & the dayes of Mars be contra¦ry / as well the man as the woman maye be lykened to the Gull that laboureth the lande and whan the sede is sowen he hathe but the strawe for his parte / they shal kepe wel theyr owne / and it shall nat profyte to them nor to other / and shal be reputed vnkynde.

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