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WE shall haue in this Lepe yere / foure Eclypses / that is to wyt / thre of the mone and one of the sonne.
The fyrst E∣chyppes of the Mone shall befall the tenth day of Ianuary at vi. of the clocke before none / which shal be of. xii. poyntes & xlvi. mynutes / so that the Mone shall abyde hole darkened xli min. and shall conty∣nue her Eclyppes thre houres and xxviii. mi. The Mone shall be a∣bout the Northwest / with hye exal¦tacion
aboue the earth / in the myd¦des of the Eclyppes / and shall not as yet be all about lyght whan it goeth downe. Mars / Iupiter and Saturnus shall stande aboute the sonth southeast. Venus and Mer∣curius shall ascende in the hyghest whan the darkenesse of the Mone begynneth to vanysshe away: they shall haue for their ascendent / the fyrst degre of capricorn in the myd¦des of heuen / in the xxvi. degre of libra. The Mone shalbe in the .vii. house of heuen / and shal begyn the operation of this Eclyppes about August / as Ptolome sayth.
THe second Eclyppes shalbe of the Sonne / the .xxiiii. daye of Ianuary at viii. a clocke xxiii. min. before none / and shallbe
of 〈◊〉〈◊〉. poyntes / almost. xvii. min, so that all the hole Sonne saue a ly¦tell shalbe darkened. The Sonne shall stand south southest with the mone / which shall stand right vn∣der the Sonne / so that in our ori∣sone if shal hynder and take away the brightnesse of the Son: which Eclyppes and also other Eclypses before goyng we shall well & par∣fytly se if that ye se the mone or the sonne. And if case be that through darkenesse of the wether we shuld not se the sōne or the mone / yet the Eclyppes shall be neuer the lesse if 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shuld not se it. The Eclyppes shall haue before his ascendent the xii. degre of Aries. Venus shalbe in the vi. degre of capricorne right south / syttyng in the myddes of he¦uen, Iupiter & Saturnus shalbe
in the eyght house about the south¦west: all the seuen planetes shall as than be aboue ye erth / that is to wyt / thre in the eight house / two in the tenthe house / and two in the xi. house / which shalbe wonderfull & of great mistery. Out of these iiii. Eclipses shalbe brought forth wonderfull maters / as we shall ex¦presse here after. Mars shall be in the Eclyppes of the Sonne in the house of death, in Scorpio. in pro∣pria domo, gaudio {pro}prio. & propria triplicitate. Iupiter shalbe in pro∣prio casu, betwene Saturne and Mars / in the eyght house of death also.
THe thyrd Eclyppes shalbe of the mone / & shalbe the fourth day of Iuly viii. a clocke. xxi mi. after none / and shall be of xvii. poyntes & xv. my. so that the mone shalbe hole darke i, houre & a halfe & shall endure longer than the first and shall be almost hole darkened whan it shall ryse in the est: so that it shall seme to be a wonderfull ma¦ter. Saturnus and Iupiter shall syt togyther in the south / & Mars beneth the southeast / Mercurius in the west northwest. The ascen∣dent shalbe the viii. degre of aqua∣tius. The Son shalbe in the viii. house. The operation of this shall begyn incontynently after that the Eclippes shalbe passed / and shall fall very stronge at that tyme.
THe fourth Eclyppes is of the Moone / & shalbe the. xxix, day of December / at. vi. a clocke &. xx. myn. before noone / and shalbe of xiiii. poyntes. xviii. myn. Than shal ye moone sit about ye northwest before the day / and shall go downe all blacke & darkened. The moone shalbe an hole houre darke and. iii myn. and shall endure from the be∣gynnynge to thende thre houres & xxxvi. mynu. and shall haue the self same ascēdēt Iunii. mediū c•…•…li. and also occasū with gods / also thother houses of the heuēs shalbe euen as the heuens were at the tyme of the other foresayd eclypsis / which shal be a wonderous matter / as is well knowen to all astronomers. Iupi∣ter and Marcurius shall syt bothe southeast / in the xii. hous about the
erth. Saturne shall syt in the south southeast / and so forth all the other planettes shalbe vnder the erth / the ascendent shalbe the fyrst degre of Capricornus / in the myddes of the heuens / in the rxvi, degre of Libra and so forth as it is in the foresayd Eclipses
PArusing the signes made vpō the calculations of heuens / the tymes of the foure Eclipsis afore¦sayd / I fynde that this yere shalbe apte to great burnyng and feruent sycknesses / of the which many peo∣ple shall dye / yt that the mercyful∣nes of god do not helpe: It is to be doubted of great deth. There shall
reygne moche payne in the heade / in the throte / in the sydes / with bur¦nynge agues / and so forth. Those that hath Scorpio / Pisces / or Can¦cer in the myddes of heuens with one aspect quadrant / or the opposi∣tion of Saturne or Mars shal be this yrre sore vexed with sycknes∣ses / comonly with the foresayd tri∣plicitye / or of suche lyke humours or matters as the aforesayd tripli∣citye is gyuynge and bryngynge forth.
AL thynges that by the au∣ctour of Mars and Venus are ascribed vnto / and are vnder theyr protection / shal prospere well
this yere / and encrease to the great auaūtage of the people. They may stande in ieopardye in the begyn∣nynge of Apryll / and in the ende of Marche / but they shal {pro}spere well agayne in the buddynge tyme / but those that haue Iupiter and Sol to their protector / shall haue moche hynderaūce in their buddyng / how be it there shalbe succour done frō other quarters / so that they shall not be very deare.
WHat tyme the foure seasons of the yere begyn I haue shewed vnto the people ynough in tymes past / so yt they ought now to know that them selues / wherfore it is no nede to speake more of that / but go
vnto the properties and inclinatiō of the foure quarters of the yeare / than must I fyrst make mencion of the Wynter / which is vntemperat / and than of the two Eclypsis / the one of the Sonne / & the other of the Moone / whiche shalbe in Ianuary nexte cōmynge very vntemperate / with greate tempestes of wyndes / and shalbe apt to frost ynough / du∣rynge longe / but not so sore as the last wynter was. Gouernours of landes / cytyes / & castels must than take good hede / and weapon them agaynst treason / for there shall be many secretly conspyred / and than shal reygne vnreasonable sortes of sycknesses / and in some places pe∣stilens in generall / with dyuers o∣thers / Wherfore I wyll speake no more of that.
IN the Lent season shal there be moch rumoure and newes of warres. And there shall as thā raygne many new diseases which shalbe very harde for Phisytions and Surgyons to cure. And it shall be in the begynnynge colde / with raynes hayle and snowe.
THe Somer begynneth the xi day of Iune at ten of the clocke at night / and shall haue for his ascendent the tenth degre of A∣quarius in the myddes of heuens. The fyrst degree of Sagittarius and Iupiter shallbe in the nyenth house / and Mars in the leuēth / the
Sonne in the fyfth house / and shal be after her signification enclyned to great bloude shedynge and also to great vexations / seditions and warres, also it semeth that thorow thexpectation of Iupiter & Mars with the sextile aspect / Spirituall persones / as the bysshop of Rome & other may well go aboute to ma∣ke ••n appoyntement / but they shal no•• bringe it to passe nor to none ef¦fecte / and also with great faruent and hote sicknesses shal they be in∣fected / whiche shall come of the in∣ward partes with gret feuers and paynes in the head & also pestilens
¶ The Haruest this yere shalbe somewhat warmer and dryer than
it hath ben in tymes past / in the be∣gynnynge with moche dew / in the ende with moche rayne / and shalbe wyndy among / with a lytel rayne. There shall than reygne many a∣gues and quarteyns / with paynes in the heed / in some places with pe¦stilens: of the collycke shall many people be infected.
The fyrst quarter the second day at two a clocke before noone / many dark days / with wyndes & frostes. The full moone the x. daye at vi. a clocke before none / and than is the eclippes of the mone / with snow in some places. The last quarter the xvii. day at vi. a clocke after none, variable / with frostes / rymes and
wyndes. The new mone the xxiiii day at ix. a clocke xxii. myn. before none / than is the clips of the Son / with colde / dankissh & a lytel frost. The fyrst quarter the xxxi. day at x. a clock after none / moyst & colde.
The full mone the viii. day at x. a clock xxvi. mi. after none / winde and variable. The last quarter the xvi. day at one a clocke before none variable with rayne & snowe. The new mone the xxii, day at x. a clock and iiii. mynu. at after none / some tyme fowle wether.
The fyrst quarter / the fyrst daye at vi, a clocke after none / as before wyth certayne fayre dayes. The full mone / the ix. day. xii. a clocke at nyght / varyable / tolde / wyndye
somtyme fayre wethrr. The last quarter the .xvi. daye at seuen of the clocke in the mourning / accor∣dyng to the ceason.
The new mone the xxiii. day be∣fore none. ii. of the clocke at night varyable with wynde and rayne. The fyrst quarter the xxxi. daye at one of the clocke after none / Colde wyndye & somtyme fayre wether.
The full mone the seuenth day at ten of the clocke xxx. mynutes at after noone / reasonable with colde somtyme varyable. The last quar¦ter the fourthe daye at one a clocke after noone / somtyme rayne. The new moone the xxii. daye at two of the clocke and. xx. mynutes before none / somtyme drye and wyndye.
The fyrst quarter the xxx. daye at v, a clocke after none / acordyng to the ceason with a lytell rayne.
The full mone the seuenth daye at vi, of the clocke. xlviii. mynutes before noone / throughout as before The last quarter / the one & thirtye daye at nyne of the clocke at after noone / almost as before. The new mone the xxi. day at v, of the clocke the syxth mynute at after none / va∣ryable. The fyrst quarter the xxix. daye at seuen of the clocke at after noone / somtyme wyndye and dan∣kysshe with hote and fayre dayes.
The full mone / the fyfth day at ten a clocke. xliii. mi. after noone / hote / varyable / with lyghtnynge. The last quarter the xxi. day at vii a clocke in the mornyng / varyable with heate. The new mone the .xx. day at eyght a clocke before none / fayre somtyme wynd and moysty The fyrst quarter the xxviii. daye at vi. a clocke before none / almost as before.
The full mone / the fourth daye at viii. a clocke xxi. min. after none and than is the clippes of the mone metely fayre wether. The last q……▪ ye xi. day. viii. at after none / sōnme rayne & temperate. The new mone the third day at ten a clocke xxxvi. min. after noone / accordyng to the ceasone / somwhat variable. The
first quarter the xxvii. daye at. ii. a clocke after none / almost as before
The full mone / the third daye at. iiii. a clocke after noone / somty∣me moysty. The last quarter the .x. daye xi. of the clocke before noone variable. The new mone the xviii. day / one a clock after none / moiste with wyndes / somtymes sonshyne The first quarter / the xxv. daye at one of the clocke after none / almost as before.
The full mone the fyrst daye at one a clocke and. xl. mi. after none wyndy / somtyme moist and colde The last quarter the, ix. day at, v. clock before none / cold / wynd / and rayne with the sonne shynynge.
The new mone the seuentyne day at two of the clocke the xl. mynute. before Noone / wyndye / somtyme reasonable. The fyrst quarter the xxiii. day at two of the clocke / the fourth mynute afore none / mystye with deaw / wynde and rayne.
The full mone the fyrst day at ii. of the clocke before none / moyst with wynde, The last quarter the nyenth day at one of the clocke be∣fore noone / colde / with rayne and darke dayes. The new moone the xvi, daye at thre of the clocke & xxx. mynutes at afternoone / varyable with wynd. The fyrst quarter the xxiii. daye at nyne a clocke before noone / somtyme rayne / colde / and wyndy / and somtyme otherwyse. The full Moone the xxx. day at. v. a clocke
throughout all the worlde / princi∣pally in our realme here / with va∣riaunce / sedition / and open warre / many men shalbe spoyled & slayne / houses / castels / and cytyes shalbe taken / brent and destroyed / the peo¦ple shalbe without mercy or pytye. The countreys beynge vnder the protection of Aries / as Fraunce / Englande / and a parte of Dutche¦lande / with hole Denmarke / shall haue moch to do. And I se not / nor I fynde not / after myne opynyon / that these warres and variaunces shalbe appeased / how be it in the Eclippes of the Moone the fourth daye of Iuly / Iupiter is lodged euen aboute the myddes of the he∣uens / for Mars beyng in the clips of the Moone in Ianuary asited in the tenth house in the hyest seate of
the heuens. Italye / Lumbardye / Pyemont / Naples / Poullye / Ca∣labre / Sicilie / Corphen / Sardayn Mynorq̄ / Molto / Matorq̄ / Spayne Portyngale / Hungary / Albanye / Poole / Boheme / & so forth a great part of Asia and Af••rica / shalbe all in trouble and warre / we may wel trymble at the newes that we shall here dayly / as well of the Turkes and sarasyns as of the Christians A bodyes heare of his heade may somtyme stande vpryght for feare of these newe tydynges / which we shall dayly here of. The feates of warre and the victory shall stande dyuers tymes variable / so that in one countrey there shall be cytyes and townes won / and in an other lost agayne. Let vs pray vnto god earnestly / that he may fasten the
princes hartes / & turne it to peace / contrary to ther positions and in∣fluences of the heuens.
PHillip the sonne of Charles kyng of Spayne / who shalbe of age in the yere of our lorde god M. v. C. xliiii. xvii. yeres old / and he hath in his reuolution this yere the first degre of Pisces / for his as∣cendent is in the fyrst house / Lun•• in the fourth / Iupiter / Sol / Ve∣nus / and Marcurius / al in octaua, pars fortune in nona, Saturnus in sexta, soo that his fygure this yere is enclyned to be almost as it was in his byrthe / after the influ∣ence of the planets / whiche shalbe
a wonderfull token / and shall be through Mars / beynge about the ascendent / and he shall be this yere very liberall to those that employ themselues vnto hym in feates of weapōs / and shalbe hymselfe won∣derous desyrous to warre / for to vaynquysh his fathers ennemyes / so that he through the gyfte of for∣tune shalbe very strong / as well by the helpe and assistens of the spiri∣tualtye as of the temporaltye / and shall gete great victory / and con∣quere by warre. Saturnus beyng in the sixth house thretneth his ma∣iesty somwhat with sycknes of his body ex humoribus crassis, and also calcuiosis ex materia viscida, wher∣fore he must take good hede of hym selfe / & that with good aduysement the more bycause that Sol and Iu¦piter
are in the eyght house.
CHarles the fyfthe Emperour of Rome / after the fygure of his reuolution of this yere. M. v. hundreth and. xliiii. shall haue for his ascendent the xi. degre of Leo / and in the myddes of heuens Aries domū Martis cum casum Saturnus whiche at the tyme of his birth had a lucky fygure of the heuēs / so that Iupiter / Sol / Marcurius pars for¦tune and Venus were all in domo secunda, whiche shall this yere be so sore mynded to warre as euer he was in his lyfe / and shall through Aries beynge in the tenth house / be counseylled, aspectu trino & sextile, of good planets / and they be therin
very lucky / & shall haue great vi∣ctory and prospere gretly, Neuer∣the lesse / bycause that Mars is in the fyfth house / & Saturnus and Iupiter in the fourthe house / it is greatly to be coniectured / that he shal haue some gret thing agaynst him / so that his mynde shalbe of∣ten troubled / but yet he shall ouer∣come all at length / through Sol beynge Lorde of thascendent / but not without gret bloude shedyng of many men / bycause that the lord of thascēdent is lodged in the viii. house which is the house of death But through Venus beyng in the syxth house / there might chaunce some inconuenyence of sycknesse vnto him / how be it / it shall notte hynder him. And also he shalbe in many feates of warre victoriouse /
and shalbe feared sore of his ene∣myes / whiche shall bere vnto him secretly a good hert.
HEnry the eight / king of En∣glande / who was .lii. yeres olde in the moneth of Iune last past / hauynge in his re∣uolution of this yere Saturnus in the Ascendent of Virgo / in the myddes of heuen. And his maie∣stye shall bere him selfe wisely this yere in all his affayres / and shall be also lucky in his settynge for the through the excellency of Fortune beyng in the myddes of the heuēs with Iuppiter and Venus in the ix, house: wherfore he shall trium∣phe in money & gyftes beyng very
lyberall. It shall be good to serue him this yere / by cause that Mercu¦rius is lorde of the myddes of he∣uens. In warres he shall also pro∣spere & haue great fortune / bycause that Luna is in the viii. house / wel infourmed aspectu sextill of other good Planetes. His Realme shall prospere in the feates of merchun∣dyse / and be fortunate. And he shal haue more honoure this yere / than he hath had in many yeres past wt specyall loue of his subiectes. And shalbe in the lent very earnest for some causes that hath ben longe in his here for to bryng it to a good ende / effecte and purpose.
FRauncys / the French kig & fyrst of that name / who is in the moneth of Sep∣tember next commynge. l. yeres olde. After the reuolution of this yeare he shall oftentymes be heuy of chere / and shall haue great losse in his dominion / & shall haue but lytell good lucke in the feates of warre. Some of his gentylles shall secretly departe from hym / he shal do his vttermost by one thyrd person to entreate for peace / but it shall not preuayle / his coūtrey shal be sore vexed euery where / he is al∣so enclined to fal in to a great syck¦nes and dredefull / Mars fortunate is to hym lodged in an vnfortuna∣ble house / hauyng very euyll aspe∣ctes
in his ascendent & in the myd∣des of the heuēs / wherfore he hath nede to loke wysely aboute him & his subiectes. In his owne par∣sone he wyll come to the felde / but he shall bere awaye lytell honoure or lucke.