Vranometri^ Pars I. Cap. XIII. 41 1 



Plfudam heliaeus a;ftatera incipit pr3:ambulain , occafus dat 

 Jiycmcmprimam. Ex ipfis.. 



Six taniutrt apparent.fcd ofiifca feptima nubc cfi. 

 lucida ipfotum eft r^ }). Liberttu Fromondi<4 lib. -. meteo- 

 rolog. exiftimat, Pleiadum gregem nunquam fenis afttis fuifTe 

 iiumeroliorcin : nam Telefcopium Galilaci nuper fcptinum 

 ccrnere non potuit. Et cuiufque cxperimento id conllaie po- 

 tert : nam aliquando feptem , & paulo poft fex , iSc itcrum 

 rcptera afpiciraus. Itaque fabuladefcpcima, iiata ex crrorc &i. 

 hailucinatione oculorum. Sic ilie. Ad Kepleritf in Tabulu Ru- 

 dolfhinu , in Catalogo fiellitrnin Semi-Tichonicarnm ait : Sunt 

 tamen feptcm , quas Galila:us in Nuntio cxptimit. Hyadei 

 alis >oi» 1^ ii •,aliis ab o^Vi'.aIiis a forma literr v d\Cix putan- 

 tur : c quibus fentcutiis mcdiam probat , quoJ Latini cas Suc- 

 culas, U. Succidas appcllanf.quia fuccos, id cft, pluuiam ple- 

 ramque gignunt , onu & occafu fuo cofmico, foli vel lunx 

 coniuncSi'. Pncipua inter hyadis edilla in oculo aufirino. 

 c\ux dicitur XxunuJixt, lampadias , Ptolcma*© vaixvff^, Ro- 

 nianis Paliiicium, aljis Parilicium, Subrufa, Arab. Aldcbatan, 

 SchicKli. DcbiroK, & cumarticulo Aldebiron , id cft ,du(flor, 

 Gcrm.tJic brutfcniif,&ic glucf tcimcbic ficniic,Gallina,Ocu- 

 lus Tauri Eft virtutis cf* & ])■ Oriebatur XIKal. Maij , na- 

 tali vrbis dic.quo ferc fcrcnitas erat,& PaliIia,paftorum fcri.r, 

 in honorem dci Palis,pro partupecoris celcbiabantur. Porro 

 Schillctohicconftcllatio diciturS. Andret Apoftoli , ftella- 

 rum 50. Eius ch.iiaftcr eft crux. Noftc media in meridiano 

 confpicuacft.fub mcdiuin Noucmbris,& inirium Dccembris. 

 ■ XXIV. GEMINI : aUihs', Caftor&Pollux, Apollo 

 & Hcrcules.Tiiptoicinus & lafon, Amphion& Zethus,Tyn- 

 darida:,Lcdari iuuenes aut fratres,Helcna: fracres, Gtmini La- 

 cones , Lcdxum (idus , Diofcuri , Di| Saraothraces , Duo cor- 

 pufcula confertis brachiolis & ciufculis, duo pauones , Cafto- 

 res , 'Swiihvs- Aiabicc fecundum quofdain Algeuzc , El- 

 geuze ; fcdmalc ; pertinet cnmi ad Orioncra : rK£lc autcm 

 Abiacheltus , Si Afelar , vel Aphellar:qux vocabula iuxta 

 Schcichardum videntur ortae , prior ex Atabico Ab , Patcr, & 

 Gtxco «£jc<Alij polkiior ex Giico 'A7t»';«<u». Vulgodicicut 

 Anhclar , minus rcde. Hebra:i vocant CO^Nn : Conftat 

 ftelis 5 l,Tulg6 18 : c c\wh\is frima in capiteGeminipncedentis 

 appellantur Caftor, Apollo, Aphellan,feu AucUar, Anhclar,& 

 Ras-AIgcuic. Ptoltmacus ■anKipfiiv , id cft , fubtuffam , vocat. 

 cft viitutis '^.Secundajn capitefeucoUo Geminifequcntis.fub- 

 flaua , dicitut PoUux, Hcrcules,& Abrachekus , naturx-^j''. 

 Stella quidam afts^^Tzmttterti&magnitudinis , Proclo & aliis di- 

 citui atimot, Baffb & Hygino T{oi»Ty,qu6d pede q. monftret 

 in proximocftc folis rfoisujj , eonaerjionem. Vctiim ftclla«fj- 

 wHs , vna eademquc pcrmanens , nanc fenteutiam refvitat. 

 Mam nomcn r^^Ttos nonteitx , fcd al-iuot fucceffiue ftellis 

 conucnite poteft. Motu namque fitmamenti proprio , ab oc- 

 cafuin hortum longius rcmotx,puniftum ■nt T^«irjf, fiuefol- 

 ftiti), verum, fcmperdcmonftrare ncqucnnt. Sicanno Chrifti 

 748 ftella Geminorum ii Tfja-os dici potuiflct :quod nonicn 

 hodie fibi vcndicatet 14. Potto chatafter H indicat coni- 

 plcxum duotum , fcu duo corpufcuia confcrtis brachiolis & 

 crufculis. Eft fignum Mctcutij : in quo geminatut calorfolis. 

 ScWiWt^to ci\.imago S. lacobi maiorts ApofioU ,{ic\\2it\iTn ;c Cha- 

 raftcr cft baculus. Mcridianum illuftrat ciica medium no-. 

 ftis,fub fincm Dcccmbris, & initium lanuarij. 



XXV. CANCER : K«fK/"«», i«if«r>(r, iinAaScifitiv.iicTUTiist, 

 oftipcs,nepa(paritcr vtfcorpius)afbcus,commarus,tcr frcCie, 

 lO^DAlfattan, Afattan , vel,vt SchicKhardus legit Ajfartano, 

 id cft , canccr. Chclat , feu brachia , vocant labis , anbia , an- 

 tctio! et vngulas , flagclla , acctabula , cirros , branchias, bar- 

 bari griucncfcos , Arab. Acubene , vel , vt Schicshatdus le- 

 Cit , Az.uheno , id cft , brachia cancri feu chelar, .Sunt nacutr 

 O :?. i§iuxriam (jr qulntamvoc^nitvivt oviViyi/f.afinos, afel- 

 !os . iugalcs. c quibus vnus cft afinus borcus , alter auftri- 

 nus. Inter cos cft vna ncbulofa , in peclore, quar prifcpe voca- 

 tur . itcraquc prfcfcpium. voitex ncbulofus , •nl.djieA^VAV, n- 

 tpit(pii f«T»i). nubilum, Arab. Mellcff, Meelcph, & fccundum 

 SchicKhatdum Mallcphon , id cft , conglomcratio. Hanc 

 aftronomi laiftco coraparant circulo. Sidus hoc cft domici- 

 lium luna:, & conftat ftcllis '.8. vulgo j. Charaftcr 2p chclas 

 not3t,iuxta Scaligcrura. Scd P. Nannio, duplici motu, furfum 

 deotfumque , folis accutfum dcnotat ad figna auftralia c bo- 

 rcalibus.Hinc Canccr appcllatur porta folis : quod vt canccr 

 obliquc &tctr6 inccdit, itafol in co (ignoobliquum incipiat 

 agcre rcgrelTum a vert.cc noftro. Schillerus voci^ imaginem 

 S.Iohannts Euangclrflt, ^ Apofioli^ifizWimm 45, charaflcrcca- 

 licis. Circa noftismcdium iii mcridiano dcprchcn Jitur , poft 

 initium tcliquoque mcnfc lanuaiio. 



XXVI. LEO : Ai*; , lco Hcrculeius & Cleonxus Clco- 

 nxum fidus.lco Ncmcxus, Nemccs rcrror, Ncraecsalumnus, 

 tcr fiW, Hcbr. "'■^'? , Arab. Alcict , Alafid , AlefiJ , SchicK 

 Alafado,\. c. leo : Afit,Afid,AIida, SchicK. Afcdxton^.i: .\cxni. 

 Oiiaua huiusfgni fltlla dicitut cor lconis, <B"f/i< ^!«»tis, pc- 

 <Sus lcouis,rcx,tcgulus,bafilica , bafilicus, balilifcus ,fiitn?i. 



Tom II. 



nyt /3«JiAi«oJ, rcgia (tcUa ,^:ejt>i,J irJf. Arab. Kalbclcccd, 

 Kalbclcccid, Kalbclafit, Calbclci.Caib-elcfit.vcl iuxta SchiK- 

 Kalbol-afad:. o-n fMXaam i<>fiiC,tQt «j/VW «»>^» to» ivp^itiv. 

 E(t ^ O-lt extremo caudi lucija. « tb ^iovTcs ivo^.Alzh.De- 

 neb Eleced, Deneb alccit feu alefit , Neboiafit , Dencbolafit, 

 Dcneb E!eiid,vel Elalit, iuxta Schinh. Dxambol-afadi, h. e. 

 cauda lconis , efV 2t O. Trium in ceruicc medtd , dicicur iuba 

 leonis,lT. Q^.Conltac {tcHis ! 9,vulg6 i7.eft rcgiafolis Mini- 

 mum diftat ab Ecliptica. Sub hoc ligno nati regium quidpu- 

 tantut fpirarc. CharafVcr ^^ notat caudam lconinam,quando 

 nempc lco cotpus caudaniquc fiiam (inuat. In leonc, animali 

 feruentifTimo.augctur caior foiis. Schillcro eft imago S,Thoms. 

 Apoftoli , ftellarum 4 5 ; chaiaftere, lancca. Mcdinoiliam fiftit 

 febtuarius. 



XXVII. VIRGO : n<«{<ivof,nnj^t./«r /7«f,«'{»»)!F 9«''>J ^""J> 

 Artr.i:a,Erigone,Atargatis Syiotuiii dca, Fortuna, Cercs Ifis, 

 Pax.Panda, Pancica,Iufta,Iu(litia,Thcmis, Dca fpicifcia.Virgo 

 fpicca muneragcftan.s,tic lUiigtfrvUf / hiAi.Eladari, h.c. vit- 

 go, & Sanbala vel iuxta SchicK.S«/!fcj/on, i.c fpica : Hebr. 

 n Jin3. Dccimatertia , aln. dextr& pncedcns , appcllatut vin- 

 demiattix , ptxuindcmiattix , pr.ruindcmiatot , t^Tiyynii^t 

 tfvyfrni^,c^re^vyriT^{ , prottigctcs, vindcmiatot , v'ndcmitor, 

 «3©rfi><T^,piouindemia maior.quia antc vindcmiam oritur: 

 Arabicc Almuccdic , Aiaph , rcctius ( fecundum Gtot ) 

 Almuredin alcafi. Scqucns , fcu decimaquarta ftclla, inftniftra 

 m.inii , dicitur fpica, fpica virginis , fpicus fcu fpicumarifta, 

 n sa;^f, vinjcmltot , vindcmiator , Erigone , Arab, Azimon, 

 vel Al7imon,Aziincch,& Alazel, Scaligcroconiunilini Uazi- 

 meth-^Uz.el,l\cytnct\ Albaifcth^Schicich. Iluzimethcn , iJ cft 

 manipulus vcl fafcis ariftaruin. Vocatut etiam in \zhn\hAfi- 

 mech inermis, ad diitir...^ionem liortilis Bootx, quod fimilitct 

 Afimtch vcl Hazimeth indigcrant.Ertfj^ 2-*his fl ^. Sunt 

 in vniucrfum ftellx ^c-.viilgo i«.Eft altetum Mcrcuriingnum. 

 Charaif^er ITl) cft ala virginisjvcl juxta Nannium aptimis li- 

 teris vocabuli »u«^)! incipit N Y Non cft hoc loco (;!crtio 

 ptxtercundum, quoj li.ibct ^/tKOTJ/i»r//i. S. Intrcducicrij in 

 aftron.cap.i. Viigo, incjuit (ignum fcrtilebipartitum triformc. 

 Oritur in ptimo cjus Acci.no( [niminim primu dectm gradihus) 

 vt Pcrfx, Cha!d.vi, & j€gyptij, omniuniquc duorum Hcrmcs 

 & Afcalius.a prinixua.rtate docent, puclla, cui Pcrficum no- 

 men Sccdcicios de darzama , Arabice intcrpretatum Adrene- 

 dcfa, id cft, virgo, mundapuclla dico virgo invnaculata, cor- 

 pore dccoia , vulcu vcnufta , habitu modcfta , crine prolixo, 

 manu gcminas anftas tcncns , fupra folium aulxacum rc- 

 fidcns , puenim nutiiens ac iure pafccns , n loco cui nomen 

 Hebrxa , pucrum dico a quibufdam nationibus norainatum 

 lefum, quem nos GixccChtiftura dicimus. Sic ille : quar cert^ 

 dc Mari? (urcxii intelligcnda funt Schillerus appellat ima- 

 ginem S.Iacobi minoris ApoftoU, & componit ex (tellis 50;cha- 

 raftcrc, pwfVine. Summ i nofte in mcridiano fpttlatur, fub fi- 

 ncm Martijj&initium Aptilis. 



XXVIII. L I B R A : Emif^W, ttfnif , tv^i^ , >!■'(!/■ . y^.ivt 

 ^xitii tinfivit, iugum , chelx ( (corpior.is (cil.quxoiim huc- 

 vfque ptoduccbautur;iioftipates, tic Waaqi Hebr. C3'Jlt<0, 

 Arab.Almifan, Mizan.Mlzin, vcl iuxtaSchicKk.Afiy/JHo?;, cr 

 Hebrxo, id cft,bilanx, libra. Voxaucem Aiubcnc , vcl Acu- 

 bcne, quamquidam liic ponunt ,ad fignum $0 pertinct. gj«* 

 i» extreffia. chcld anfir.ili efllucidior, ^r,>,ii votto , lanx bofcalis 

 & auftrina dicitur, Ar.ib. Zubenelgcnubi , vcl iuxta Schicxh. 

 Zubenol-genubi , id eft, fcorpij chcla meridionalis. tuceiis in 

 extremn chtla fcorfa,dicitur x^>>i^o(io ,lanx Borca fiue fepten- 

 trionalis, Arab.ZubcncfchamaIi,vcl, iuxta SchicKli. Zuhenis- 

 fem.tli, h.e.chcla finlftta fcorpij , vbi finiftrum pro borco po- 

 nitui,ncniipc aj ortum refpicicntibus. Prior tft liT tj : poftc- 

 rior^^Vcx-Conftat ftcllis 15, vulgo 8.Ert(ignum Vciicris : 

 vbi ./tquacor & Zodiacus fe intcriccant. Characlcrcft ^ li- 

 brilecuni ttutina.In hoc nempc (igno fol eft tanquam in x. 

 quilibrio. Frant olim Libra& Scotpius vnumfignu, hinc fcor- 

 pius Atato Jicicur ^ij^efilg^o», (cMitt}^ lie/tif. Latini autem.vt 

 fingula dodccatcmoria fingulis conucnircnt fignis , chelas 

 fcotpionts Llbrani vocarunt. Schillcro eft imago S. Philippi 

 Apofloli, ftellatum 14, chatafterc crucis. Circamcdiumno^is 

 in mcridiano (i(^itur,lub inicium mcnfis Maij. 



XXIX. S C O R P I O : i;>(5{7n'®- , fi\yc '^e^'" . i^no&offK- 

 ftut ( vc Cancet ) Ncpa ,Hebr.3^?V, Alab. Alacrab, ShicKh. 

 Alacrabo , i.c. fcoipius , quod cum Hcbr.i'o conuenit : tcr 

 (Scorpion. Trium luctdMum in rorpore mcdi.t,A\CAt\lX cor fcor- 

 pij.MTKfiit, Antaies.h.e. Viccmars : quia colortm & natuiam 

 Martis liabct. Hcfych iis lcglc ««.'TOjinri , & intcrptttatur ty- 

 rannum,Tabulx h.ibcnt, Tendcns ad rapinam.Qji\iiim ni-mir.^ 

 intcrprccantur vclpcrtilioncm. Aiabicc dicitur Cabalacrab, 

 SchicxharJo Calbolacrabi , h. c. cor fcorpii , Chcla aufirin» 

 Vitgilio Jicitur brachium , aliis cornu, Ai.rbicc Zuben HaK- 

 rabi,aj Jlfl^crcntiain ZubcnErtarc.tui.^jBAifTii itpjKiiK.Verficei 

 iffius baibaii grartias vocant. In ipfo aculeo duarmn fequeni 

 cAi tJ Kt.rf», Arabicc dicitur Lefcliat, SchicKli.iiJo I.af,atan, 

 id cft,niorfu; vcl aculcus fcorpij. Vocatur cti.im Scliomlcc?, 



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