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heven | heuen, nounDefinition: (MED) (a) The upper part of the sky; the region in which the sun, moon, stars, and planets appear; hevenes eie, the sun; hevenes whel, the firmament; fig. Christ; (b) astrol. the heavenly bodies as affecting or revealing events or personal destiny; the position of the planets, etc., at a particular time.

is a grꝰtegrete

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cercle, sercle, nounDefinition: (MED) The apparent circular path, orbit, or course of a heavenly body or constellation; the ecliptic of the sun, the circle deferent or epicycle of a planet, the path of stars about a celestial pole, etc.

seide i̅in þe viijeighte or i̅in
þe ixeninthe

spere

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spere | spere, nounDefinition: A sphere. (MED) the cosmic spheres beyond the earth extending from the planetary spheres on to the heavenly spheres; often, the seven planetary spheres, the sphere of the fixed stars, and the primum mobile.

of þe

firma-
ment

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firmament | firmament, nounDefinition: (OED) In old Astronomy: The sphere containing the fixed stars; the eighth heaven of the Ptolemaic system.

vndꝰvnder þe whiche ȝe

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þe vijseuen planetꝭplanetis aftꝰafter her ꝓpirpropir

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course | course, cours, nounDefinition: (MED) Astron. The movement of a heavenly body or sphere; the orbit (of a heavenly body), path (of a star), revolution (of a sphere); fulfillen, passen, rennen ~, maken even ~, to complete a circuit or revolution.

meuen &and be̅ben detꝰmi-
neddetermi-
ned aftꝰafter þe

cours

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of tymes
i̅in þis wise . þtþat is to sey .as
firste to speke of þe hiest
planete i̅in þe

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þat
is callid satrnesaturne / he goitħ
his

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i̅in þe space of
xxxthriti ȝere .IubitꝰIubiter i̅in xijtwelue
ȝere ·Mars i̅in two ȝere /
The so̅nesonne i̅in oon ȝerꝰȝere .VenꝯVenus
i̅in cccxlviij thre hundred fourti eighte dayes .Mercu-
ry i̅in cccxxxviij thre hundred thriti eighte dayes
And þe mone ؛ i̅in xxvijtwenti seuen
daies &and viijeighte houres &ca et cetera
[page id: f123r] And þus goitħ &and meuetħ
euꝰyeuery planete of þe vijseuen pla-
netꝭpla-
netis aforꝰafore seide by his na-
turel &and ꝓpirpropir

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i̅in þe

sercle

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of þe zodiake /This
grꝰtegrete

sercle

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of þe zodia-
ke is deꝑtiddepartid i̅in xijtwelue eue̅euen

equacions

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equacioun | equacionsDefinition: (MED) Astrol. Equal partition of the sphere into `houses' for astrological purposes.

þtþat be̅ben callid
þe xijtwelue signes &and be̅ben cal-
lid wtwith þe names of cꝰte-
yncerte-
yn bestꝭbestes &and fishes for þe
ꝯueniensconueniens &and likenes i̅in
certeyn ꝓpirteespropirtees ·These
be̅ben þe names of þe signꝭsignes
aries · taurꝯtaurus · geinigemini · ca̅cꝰcancer ·leo ·
vigovirgo ·libalibra ·scorpio · sagttariꝯsagittarius ·capi-

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wel

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Definition: The translator translates Latin nota bene as "noteth well" or "notice well".

þtþat þe computacionscomputacions of
þe meuyngꝰmeuynge of þe vijseuen pla-
netꝭpla-
netis begy̅neþbegynneþ wtwith þe signe
Aries þat is callid þe mo-
oste noble signe of þe
xijtwelue signes of þe xijtwelue signes .
The vijseuen planetꝭplanetis be̅ben þe chief
meistrꝰsmeistres of al science ·þe
whicħ vijseuen planetꝭplanetis god set-
te i̅in þe stꝰrysterry

Alex-[page id: f124v]andre

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so þtþat þey
sholde meuen aȝenst þe
fimame̅tfirmament ·to rꝰstreynerestreyne &and
wtstondewithstonde þe swifte me-
uynge &and þe feersnes of
þe fimame̅tfirmament ·so þtþat i̅in no wise
[page id: f124r] þey passe not þe

latitude

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latitude | latitude, nounDefinition: (OED) Astron. The angular distance of a heavenly body from the ecliptic: called spec. celestial latitude. (See also ascending n., geocentric adj. 1, heliocentric adj. 1, and heliographic adj. 1)

of þe space of þe xijtwelue sig-
nes Thes xijtwelue signes ben
deuided so ·þtþat ecħ of he̅hem haþ
his ꝓpirpropir ꝑtyparty &and his

clymate

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climat | clymatesDefinition: (MED) (a) The region of earth dominated by a particular planet (i.e., by the moon, Mercury, Venus, sun, Mars, Jupiter, or Saturn); (b) one of the regions dominated by certain zodiacal sign

i̅in euꝰyeuery londe as þꝰþer to regne
to gouꝰnegouerne &and wirche aftꝰafter ꝓ-
pirtepro-
pirte &and nature . ffirst þe
eest ꝑtyparty as

Antiocħ

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AntiochDefinition: The ancient city of Antioch; one of the Crusader states founded by European Christians after the First Crusade (1069-1099).

&and al
þꝰabouteþeraboute is gouꝰnydgouernyd by þes
iijthre sygnes ·cancꝰcancer ·leo ·vigovirgo ·
The weste ꝑtyparty þe whicħ
is callid

Armeny

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Armenie | armenyDefinition: Armenia

is gouꝰ-
nydgouer-
nyd by þes iijthre signes · capi-
cornꝯcapri-
cornus · aqariꝯaquarius · pisces /The sou-
the ꝑtyparty whiche callid

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Alexandria | alexandreDefinition: The city of Alexandria; may also refer to land of Alexandria, Egypt (MED)

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nedgouer-
ned by þes iijthre sygnes ·libalibra ·
sagttariꝯsagittarius ·scorpio The nor-
the ꝑtyparty as

Constantinople

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ConstantinopleDefinition: The city of Constantinople, the capital of Byzantium.

&and þꝰabouteþeraboute is gouꝰnedgouerned by
þes iijthre sygnes ·aries ·tau-
rꝯtau-
rus ·geinigemini ·&and þus þe signes
be deuydid i̅in iiijefoure

clyma-
tes

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of þe worlde by þe in-
fluence of who̅whom eche reu-
me haþ diuꝰsediuerse ꝓpirteespropirtees &and
co̅moditeescommoditees &and co̅diciou̅condicioun wt-
ynwith-
yn hi̅him silfe /

SAtrneSAturne is þe hiest pla-
nete &and is colde &and diedrie
as þe erþe is ·&and it is yuel
&and maliciouse of hi̅him silfe .
[page id: f125r] it is noctrnalnocturnal &and ponderouse
&and it is moost ferrꝰferre fro̅from þe er-
the ·&and ȝitte it is moste grꝰ-
uousegre-
uouse to þe erþe ·His corsecourse
durytħ xxxthriti ȝerꝰȝere ·It is mo-
che pale i̅in colourꝰcoloure . &and dinessedrinesse
&and coldenesse be̅ben callid two
dedly qalitesqualites þtþat longeþ to
hi̅him . And þꝰforeþerfore seiþ þe phi-
losophers þtþat if a childe be
borne oþꝰoþer ełł ꝯceycuedconceycued vn-
dꝰvn-
der his d̅naciou̅dominacioun it shal so-
ne dyȝe · oþꝰoþer ełł he shal be
of yuel ꝯdiciou̅condicioun This pla-
nete by hshis natrenature makiþ a

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ry silde to laughe ·or to be
mery .&and noþi̅gꝰnoþinge hati̅gehatinge
ne eschewi̅geeschewinge foule þi̅gꝭþinges
ne stynky̅gestynkynge þi̅gꝭþinges .&and þe ꝯ-
diciou̅con-
dicioun of suche folke is
callid

malencoly

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malencolyDefinition: (OED) a. Black bile, one of the four chief fluids or cardinal humours recognized by ancient and medieval physiologists. b. Med. Originally: a pathological condition thought to result from an excess of black bile in the body, characterized in early references by sullenness, ill temper, brooding, causeless anger, and unsociability, and later by despondency and sadness. Later: severe depression, melancholia. Now arch. and hist.

But
noteþ

wel

Gloss

Definition: The translator translates Latin nota bene as "noteth well" or "notice well".

þtþat whe̅when þsþis pla-
nete entriþ þe

Gloss

of
IubitꝰIubiter .þe̅þen is þe malice
of hi̅him lessed ·And notiþ

wel

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Definition: The translator translates Latin nota bene as "noteth well" or "notice well".

þtþat satrnesaturne dwellid i̅in euꝰyeuery sig-
ne xxxthriti monethis ·&and whe̅when
he regnyþ i̅in hshis ꝓpirpropir

hous

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house | hous, house, nounDefinition: (OED) Astrol. Each of twelve parts of the ecliptic or the zodiac having some particular significance in human affairs, typically formed by great circles through diametrically opposed points and numbered eastwards from the ascendant (ascendant n. 1). Also: a sign of the zodiac considered as a seat of greater influence of a particular planet; a ruler (ruler n.1 2b). Cf. mansion n. 4.

þtþat is to sey i̅in aquario &and ca-
picornoca-
pricorno ؛þe̅þen begy̅nebegynne grete
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þe

clymates

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of þe erþe &and
þtþat moste whe̅when he is i̅in aqaryaquary .
for þen shal be grete te̅-
pestꝭtem-
pestes &and grꝰtegrete flowdꝭflowdes .&and also
grete hate &and

enuyte

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enuyte or enmyteDefinition: Possibly a mispelling of "enmite" (MED)(1) Of personal agents: (a) a hostile feeling or attitude, rivalry, malice; also, a hostile act; (b) the action of an enemy, an attack; (c) an enemy;--also coll., hostile people, enemies. (2) Of non-personal agents: (a) hostility, threat, or danger (to man's spirit from the forces of evil); (b) an internal conflict, a rivalry (between spiritual forces); (c) adverse influence (of a deity); (d) astrol. unfavorable or baleful influence (of a planet). Another possibility is that it comes from the verb ”anoien” (MED) anoien (v.) Also annoien, enoien; anuien, en-; an en, enn-, in-; an(n) en, enn-; esnuien. To disturb, annoy, offend; displease, irritate, provoke.

&and dis-
corde &and grꝰtegrete batail &and war
amonge þe pepil /The
childre̅children of satrnesaturne wherꝰwhere þei
gone þey caste hir yen
vnto þe erþe ·þey be̅ben le-
ne of body &and of face ha-
uy̅geha-
uynge litil yen &and litil he-
re vpo̅vpon hir berdys ·þey be̅ben
riȝt wraþful &and ful vene-

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wtwith mouþe &and þenke ꝯtrarycontrary i̅in
herte /

IVbitꝰIVbiter is þe nex-
te planete aftꝰafter satrnesaturne ·hshis

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is xijtwelue ȝere ·he is
good &and welwillid /it is ho-
te &and moyste as is þe ae-
yr duly masculine &and i̅in
colorcolour arge̅teyneargenteyne þtþat is whi-
te |.He wtwith his grꝰtegrete good-
nesse &and beneuolence restꝰyneþrestreyneþ re-
pꝰssitħre-
pressitħ þe grꝰtegrete malice
of satrnesaturne ·It causiþ grꝰtegrete
fayrnesse feyr yen feirꝰfeire
here &and

sa̅guynsanguyn

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sanguynDefinition: One of the four temperaments. (MED) (c) one of the four humors, blood; also, the complexion, or temperament, dominated by blood; also person.; (e) a person dominated by a sanguine complexion.

co̅plexio̅complexion

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complexion, complexiounDefinition: (OED) In the physiology and natural philosophy of the Middle Ages: The combination of supposed qualities (cold or hot, and moist or dry) in a certain proportion, determining the nature of a body, plant, etc.; the combination of the four ‘humours’ of the body in a certain proportion, or the bodily habit attributed to such combination; ‘temperament’.

þis planete dwelliþ in
euꝰyeuery signe oon ȝerꝰȝere &and so hshis
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is xijtwelue ȝerꝰȝere .When Iu-
biterIu-
biter is bytwyxe̅bytwyxen satrnesaturne &and
mars þe which be̅ben callid
þe yuel planetꝭplanetis .it is þe̅þen

mene

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mean | mene, adj.Definition: (MED) In a middle state between two extremes; Astron. ~ argument, the angle at the center of a planet's epicycle between the mean position of the planet on its epicycle and a line running through the center from the equant; ~ aux, of a planet: a line running from the equant through the center of the epicycle; ~ motus (mote), the uniformly varying angle at the earth, measured from the first point in Aries, giving the mean position of the sun or a planet in the ecliptic; also, the moving point projected by the sun or planet, as seen from earth, on the zodiac.

wtwith þe lower &and wiþ
þe heyer axe of þe

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·
&and þe̅þen is þe malice of hem
lesse &and þe goodnes of Iu-
biterIu-
biter also lessid And Whe̅When
IubitꝰIubiter is i̅in hshis ꝓpirpropir

house

Gloss

þtþat
is i̅in pisces &and sagttariꝯsagittarius þe̅þen
he is i̅in hshis ful goodnes &and
þen he ȝeueþ to hshis childre̅children
good &and feyr craftꝭcraftes .to be
wise &and curiouse &and i̅in wri-
ty̅gewri-
tynge &and rꝰdy̅geredynge &and so i̅in oþꝰeoþere

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fairꝰfaire staturꝰsstatures &and to be of go-
de maners &and of grꝰtegrete tro-
uþe &and suche shal haue two
forꝰfore teeþ grꝰtegrete &and large |&and
he euꝰeuer shal loue good &and ha-
te yuel /

Mars

Iste

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Definition: This planet of Mars entered Aries its house on the first day of September in the year of our Lord 1459 and moon on the sixteenth. This is first existing in number, evidently sixteen.

plane-
ta martꝭmartis
i̅trauitintrauit i̅in
ariete do-
mo de sua
kalendis
septe̅brisseptembris
anoanno doidomini mille-
simo ccccmoquadringentesimo
lixus quinquagesimo nonus . et
luna xvjsedecimo
hohoc eꝰest pimaprima ex-
iste̅teex-
istente i̅in nu-
mꝰonu-
mero vizvidelicet xvjsedecim . is þe iijethridde
planete ·it &and it is hote
&and drye as is fyrꝰfyre mascu-
line noctrnalnocturnal &and causyth

colerike

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choleric | colerike, adj.Definition: (OED) a. Of persons: Having choler n. and adj. as the predominant humour; of bilious ‘complexion’, or temperament; bilious.

co̅plexiou̅complexioun

Gloss

&and bol-
de &and hardynes &and i̅medi-
ateimmedi-
ate it folwiþ IubitꝰIubiter &and pꝰ-
cediþpre-
cediþ venꝯvenus &and þꝰforeþerfore of þe
mediacy &and neighnes of
þe two good planetꝭplanetis ؛þe
[page id: f128r] ferse malice of mars is
lessid /Mars þe planete ؛
disposiþ grꝰtegrete lengþe &and
smalnes i̅in ȝonge age by
cause of þe grꝰtegrete hete ·btbut
i̅in age it disposiþ to grꝰetgreet
stoupi̅gestoupinge doune by cause
of his grꝰtegrete drynesse ·
&and whe̅when he is i̅in hshis

house

Gloss

þtþat
is aries &and scorpio ؛ þen
schal be stryues &and discordes
batails &and war .but
þe

aspecte

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aspect | aspecteDefinition: (MED) Astrol. The relative position, described in angular distance, of one planet or sign to another at a certain time; such a position, or a series of such positions, held to be good or evil in influencing the affairs of man; (good or evil) influence; sextile, quartile, trine ~, the angular distances of 60, 90, and 120 degrees, resp.

of su̅sum good pla-
nete may abate su̅sum of
hshis malice ·&and he dwelliþ
i̅in euꝰyeuery signe xlviij fourti eighte daies

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is ijotwo
.ȝere /. The childre̅children of mars
be of broune colorcolour &and þey be̅ben
grꝰtegrete debatorsdebatours &and ꝯtagiouscontagious
peple /

The Sonne is þe
fourþe planete ·it is cal-
lid þe welle of lyȝte ·it is
hote &and drye masculi̅emasculine dai-
ly &and haþ his h sete i̅in mydd-
dꝭmydd-
des of þe stꝰrysterry

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as em-
ꝑorem-
perour souꝰeignesouereigne of þe vijseuen plan-
etꝭpla-
netis .he castiþ oute of hi̅him
silf xijtwelue shyny̅geshynynge bemes &and
alwey is meued vndꝰvnder þe
zodiake i̅in directe meuy̅gmeuyng
&and holdy̅geholdynge hshis corsecourse
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for þe

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of þe so̅nesonne
ouꝰouer passyþ by riȝt lymt
þe myddes of þe zodiake þe
whiche is deuidid i̅in xijtwelue e-
uen spaces as it is reher-
sid aforꝰafore And whe̅when þe so̅nesonne
passiþ fro̅from þe firste poynt
of hshis

Gloss

&and is rꝰtornydretornyd
vnto þe same poynt þer
as he bega̅nebeganne ؛þsþis passage
is callid þe yer of þe son-
ne It disposiþ a creaturꝰcreature
to be corsy fayre facid &and i̅in
colorcolour white &and rede large
yen &and wel disposid to ałł

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Full size in new window[page id: f129v] science &and craftꝭcraftes This pla-
nete goiþ hshis

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i̅in þe he-
ue̅he-
uen i̅in ∴ccclxv Thre hundred sixti fyue daies &and vjsix hourꝰshoures oon ȝerꝰȝere &and he dwelliþ
i̅in euꝰyeuery sygne xxx thriti daies x.ten
horis &and xxxtithriti mynutꝭmynutes . And a-
monge ałł þe planetꝭplanetis ·þe
so̅nesonne disposiþ al manꝰmaner bestꝭbestes
to hardynes &and to lyfe This
planete is largꝰlarger þe̅þen is viijeighte
tymes al þe erþe &and it me-
uytħ ꝯtynuellycontynuelly morꝰmore swiftꝰswifte
þen an arwe of a bowe ·&and
it is moste nyghe to vs at
þe poynt of mydday &and fer-
þest at þe rysyngꝰrysynge &and setti̅gsetting
as to speke of þe day · And
þe childre̅children of þsþis planete
[page id: f130r] ben gretly disposid to diui-
ne seruiceseruice &and han whe̅when hir a by-
dyngꝰa by-
dynge wtwith astatꝭastates &and of ꝓpir-
tepropir-
te þey sholde be̅ben riȝt meke
&and homely /

VEnus is þe
fyfte planete ·he is hote
&and moyste &and is good &and wel-
wellid feinynfeminyn noctrnalnocturnal .&and
is seide þe stꝰresterre of loue &and
is of white &and shyny̅geshynynge co-
lourꝰco-
loure · This planete euꝰeuer
foloweþ þe so̅nesonne ·&and su̅tymesumtyme
aforꝰafore goyþ þe so̅nesonne ·&and þen
is callid

lucifer

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lucifer, nounDefinition: (OED) The morning star; the planet Venus when she appears in the sky before sunrise. Now only poet.

·&and su̅ty-
mesumty-
me foloweþ þe so̅nesonne &and þe̅þen
is callid

vesꝑusvesperus

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vesperus, nounDefinition: Hesperus, Greek Hesperos, also called Vesper, Latin: Lucifer, the bringer of light. Hesperus is the evening star in Greco-Roman mythology. He was initially considered to be the son of Eos, the Dawn, and the Titan Astraeus, but was he later said to be the son or brother of Atlas. He was later identified with the morning star, Phosphorus, or Eosphorus and later discovered by astronomers to be the planet Venus.

.&and amo̅geamonge

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neþ moste briȝt &and glori-
ouse &and it disposiþ a crꝰatu-
recreatu-
re to grete beaute &and to ly-
kyngꝰly-
kynge &and luste of þe fleiscħ .
He regneþ i̅in pisces &and in
vigynvirgyn &and dwelliþ i̅in euꝰyeuery sig-
ne xxtwenti daies .&and he goyþ
hshis

Gloss

i̅in CCCxlviij Thre hundred fourti eighte day-
es ·&and whe̅when he is i̅in hshis

house

Gloss

þtþat is i̅in libra &and tauro it swa-
gyþ enuy &and co̅fermyþconfermyþ a-
mours loues .&and oppꝰssiþoppressiþ þe mali-
ce of oþꝰoþer planetꝭplanetis .In þe fyf-
the moneþe of co̅cepciou̅concepcioun of
a childe it disposiþ þe erys
[page id: f131r] þe nose þe nose thriłł þe y-
en &and þe browes ·

MErcury
is þe vjtesixte planete ·is hote
&and moyste noctrnalnocturnal &and su̅ty-
mesumty-
me masculine &and su̅tymesumtyme
feinynfeminyn ·He is good wtwith good
&and yuel for he bowiþ hi̅him silf
vnto þe natrenature of hi̅him to who̅whom
he is ioyned The firste

hous

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of hi̅him is vigovirgo ·þe secu̅-
desecun-
de is geinigemini ·OþꝰwhileOþerwhile he shy-
neþ aforꝰafore þe so̅nesonne risyngꝰrisynge
&and oþꝰwhileoþerwhile aftꝰafter þe so̅nesonne go-
yngꝰgo-
ynge doune .Also he is good
of eloquence &and of wisda̅wisdam
&and to be curious i̅in science &and
i̅in

calculyngꝰcalculynge

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calculen | calculynge, verbDefinition: (MED) astrol. to cast horoscopes, etc.; solve (a problem) by calculation, find (an answer, a solution), learn (sth.) by calculating; prob. also used of geomancy and other kinds of divination.

&and þꝰforeþerfore it is

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hous

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of marchu̅tꝭmarchuntes
&and also it| is seied þe god of
þe

palestrꝰpalestre

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palestre | palestre, nounDefinition: (MED) An arena for martial games, tourneying field; a battlefield; fig. a place for intellectual combat.

for it fyȝghtiþ
euꝰmoreeuermore wtwith þe so̅nesonne ·for it
is neuꝰmoreneuermore distau̅tdistaunt fro̅from
þe so̅nesonne but xxxthriti

grees

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gre | greesDefinition: (MED) astron. a degree of arc, 1/360 of a circle; (c) a division on a sundial; (d) a measure of length, ?a yard.

.
&and it abideþ i̅in euꝰyeuery signe
xxviij twenti eighte daies &and vjsix houris .
&and it endeþ hshis ful

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i̅in

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i̅in CCCxxviij Thre hundred twenti eighte dayes
&and disposeþ a creatrecreature to ha-
ue an hye forehed &and longꝰlonge
nose feyr face &and longe
&and subtile lippes /

The mo-
ne is þe vijseuenthe planete ·&and it
is like þe body of þe so̅nesonne
[page id: f132r] i̅in gretnesse &and feirnesse
vnto orour siȝte · And he wan-
teþ ꝓpirpropir lyȝte of hi̅him silf .
but he resceyueþ his liȝt
of þe so̅nesonne ·&and þe morꝰmore nyg-
he þtþat it goyþ vnto þe so̅-
neson-
ne þe more it lesyþ of
hshis lyȝt as toward þe er-
þe &and þe morꝰmore it haþ his
liȝte vpwarde ·ffor whe̅when
þe mone is ioyned wtwith
þe so̅nesonne at þe ꝯiu̅cciou̅coniunccioun
þe mone ȝeueþ no liȝte
vnto þe erthe ·but þe̅þen al
vpwarde to

Gloss

·it shy-

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Full size in new window[page id: f132v]neth ful liȝte | but when
þe mone is i̅in þe oppisici-
ou̅oppisici-
oun wtwith þe so̅nesonne þe̅þen it ȝeuyþ
ful liȝt vnto þe erþe &and
no þi̅geþinge towarde

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.
The mone ȝeuyþ aug-
mentaciou̅aug-
mentacioun i̅in ałł

humorshumours

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humour | humoursDefinition: (MED) Anat. (a) One of four fluids (blood, phlegm, choler, melancholy) which form and nourish the body; ?also, a part or an organ composed of humor(s; kindeli ~, natural ~, ~ natural, one of the four normal humors; god ~, a healthy or beneficial humor; (b) one of four harmful fluids formed in the body; innatural ~, unkinde ~, unnatural ~, an unnatural or harmful humor; (c) a fluid or humor which produces ulcers, disease, etc.; also fig.; ille (ivel, qued, wikked) ~; gleimi (viscous) ~, a sticky humor; roten ~, a decaying or corrupt humor; etc. [It is seldom possible to be certain whether the disease-producing humor is an unnatural humor or a corrupted form of one of the natural humors.]; (d) any pathological fluid of the body; matter, pus, a secretion, liquid resulting from decay, etc.

wherꝰforewherefore i̅in hshis decrꝰsyngedecresynge
þe marowe i̅in bones þe
brayn i̅in hedꝭhedes &and al oþꝰoþer hu-
morshu-
mours i̅in þe body doon decrꝰ-
sedecre-
se ·&and whe̅when þe mone encrꝰ-
syþencre-
syþ þe̅þen þe seide

humorshumours

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multiplie̅multiplien .Also þe mone
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noteþ þtþat þe mone &and þe pla-
nete mꝰcurymercury be more lesse
þe̅þen þe erþe ·&and al oþꝰoþer plane-
tꝭplane-
tis &and also stꝰryssterrys as it is sei-
de ؛be̅ben more þe̅þen þe erþe ·
The so̅nesonne is viijeighte tymes
more þe̅þen al erþe ·&and þe mo-
ne is vjsix tymes lesse þen
þe erþe ·The mone dwel-
lyþ i̅in euꝰyeuery sygne ijotwo ·daies
&and vjsix houris &and an half .&and i̅in
þe space of xxvij twenti seuen dayes
&and viijeighte houris it ouꝰouer passeþ
al þe xijtwelue signes .And it is
colde &and moyste feiny̅feminyn &and noctr-

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Full size in new window[page id: f133v]nal . Also when þe mone
is i̅in þe riȝt dyametꝰdyameter sette
bytwixte vs &and þe so̅nesonne
þen it shal be þe eclipse
of þe so̅nesonne ·&and þis may not
be but i̅in þe ꝯiu̅cciou̅coniunccioun of
þe so̅nesonne &and of þe mone .&and
also wha̅whan þe son̅esonne is in
þe lyne eclyptike ·&and þtþat
is whe̅when þe sonne is i̅in þe
hede of þe dragou̅dragoun &and
þe mone i̅in þe tayle :~
or ellis þe co̅tarycontrary .If þe
mone at þe begy̅nyngꝰbegynnynge
of þe newe mone shene
rede it sygnifieþ þen
[page id: f134r] to be wyndy ·/If it shene
derkely i̅in þe vpꝑvpper cornꝰcorner ؛
it signifieþ reyny ·If it
shene sharply it signifi-
eþ grꝰtegrete te̅pestetempeste i̅in shorte
tyme co̅myngꝰcommynge /¶ The go-
de planetꝭplanetis be̅ben callid Iubi-
terIubi-
ter &and venꝯvenus · The yuel pla-
netꝭpla-
netis be̅ben callid satrnꝯsaturnus &and mars .
The

mene

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planetꝭplanetis ben
sol &and luna &and mꝰcuriꝯmercurius Al-
so noteþ þtþat wha̅whan eny of þe
planetꝭplanetis entryþ eny

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of oþꝰoþer it takeþ þe̅þen of þe qa-
litequa-
lite &and vꝰtuvertu of þtþat oþꝰoþer &and so þe

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nete is lessid by þe pꝰsen-
cepresen-
ce of an yuel planete &and
so þe co̅trarycontrary /

Also no-
tetħ þe seyngꝰseynge of

moyses

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Maimonides, Rabbi Mosheh Ben Maimon (1135-1204) | moyses

sidrack

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Sidrac or Sidrak | sidrack, sidracke, noun, proper nameDefinition: A Christian wiseman in a popular medieval book of knowledge, which was translated from French to English (ed. Burton 1998). Although the character is fictional, Sidrak enjoyed considerable reputation as an astrologer and is referred to in serious scientific treatises.

raby

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rabyDefinition: Possibly Aaron ben Gershon Abu Al-Rabi (fl. 1400-1450) or Muhiyuddin Muhammad ibn Arabi (1165-1240).

&and oþꝰoþer . þtþat þe
space fro̅from þe erþe to þe

Gloss

of þe mone is as
moche as a man i̅in ple-
yn wey myȝt gone in
VC Fiue hundred . ȝerꝰȝere . to gone eche day
xlfourti myle ·&and eche myle
co̅teyny̅geconteynynge a thousand

pase

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pace | pase, nounDefinition: (OED) The distance covered in a step (or sometimes two), used either as a definite unit of measurement or more vaguely to indicate approximate distance.

·&and euꝰyeuery pase VFiue ·fete
And euꝰyeuery

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of eche
[page id: f135r] planete co̅teyneþconteyneþ i̅in hi̅him
silf þe space of .V C. Fiue hundred ȝerꝰȝere
&and in þyckenes &and i̅in brede ·
And from þe space of
þe erthe vnto saturne
is þe space of VijSeuen mlthousand ȝe-
re &and thre .Also vppon þe
hiest party of sterry he-
uen aboue þe vijseuen plane-
tis ben many smale stꝰ-
rysster-
rys stondi̅gestondinge fyxe who̅whom
no man kan nou̅brenoumbre
They ben fyxe but ȝit-
te þey ben ledde aboute

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heuen

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þtþat meuyþ
as nayles ben i̅in a carte
while ·&and þey seme sma-
le to oure siȝte but ne-
uꝰ þe leesne-
uer þe lees þe leste of he̅hem
saue þe mone &and mer-
cury ؛is more þe̅þen al er-
the .And also þe

heue-
nys

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saue þe hiest þtþat is
celu̅celum

empireu̅empireum

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coelum empireum | celum empireumDefinition: (OED) The highest heaven. In ancient cosmology the sphere of the pure element of fire: in Christian use, the abode of God and the angels.

here may
be seen .This hiest he-
uen as

sidracke

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&and oþꝰeoþere
meny seyen ؛ it is so hy-
ȝe þat if a stone of an
[page id: f136r] hundred men is lyfte
were therꝰthere &and letten
falle doune ؛ it sholde
be i̅in fallyngꝰfallynge a m lthousand ȝerꝰȝere
or it come to þe erþe
aftꝰafter