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.

¶ Of the sygne of Sagittarius. Good to let blode.

BE it knowen that he which is born vnder Sagittarius from mydde Nouembre / to mydde Decembre shal haue mercy of euery man / that whiche he seeth he shall ob∣tayne & haue by reuelacyon / he shall go ferre to deserte places vnknowen & daungerous / & shall retourne with great gaynes: he shal se his fortune encrease from day to day / he wyll nat hyde that he hath / he shall haue some syg∣nes in his handes or fete / he shall be ferefull / and at .xxii. yere of his age he shall haue some great peryll / he shall passe the see to his lucre / and he shall lyue .lxx vii. yere / and .viii. mo∣nethes after nature.

THe woman that is borne in this tyme shall loue to laboure: she shall haue dy¦uers thought{is} for straūge stryues / and may nat se one wepe / she shall haue victory ouer her enemyes / she shall spende moche syl∣uer by euyll company / she shall suffer many euylles / she shall take great payne to the ende that she maye haue the goodes of her kynnes∣men. She ought to be maryed at .xiii. yere / & she shall haue payne in her iyen at .xiiii. yere / & shal haue by enuye at .xviii. yere ioye / she shal suffer dolour by enuye: & shal be separat from ioye / and shall lyue .lxxii. yere after nature. The dayes of Venus & Luna ben right good & the dayes of Mars and Saturne ben euyll: And as well the man as the woman shal be inconstaunt & vnstable in dedes / they shal be of good cōscyence & mercyfull / better to straū¦gers than to them selfe / & they wyll loue god.