November 28, 1884] 



SCIENCE. 



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which the Astronomers of Egypt taught) that is to 

 say when the hody of the Moone is joyned with for- 

 tunate Plannets and Starres, dreadfull and fearefull 

 sicknesse commeth to good end. And therefore the 

 expert in that excellent science of Physicke, doth 

 obserue and marke how the Moone passeth through 

 the Zodiacke; and with what Planets she is joyned; 

 thereof they do vnderstand much of the alteration of 

 the sicknesses, for the Moone with the good Planets, 

 as Iupiter and Yenus, or aspected well of them tend- 

 eth to good. Contrarywise with the euill Planets as 

 Saturne and Mars, or euill aspected of them, doth 

 pronounce and cause euill essence of the sickenesse, 

 in so muth that such dayes in euery moneth is to be 

 accounted more dangerous then the rest to fall sick 



causeth the mutability and alteration of mens bodies, 

 to bee good or euil, according to the nature of that 

 Planet with whom she is adjoyned, which agreeth to 

 the saying of Ptololeus in the 16. Aphorism e of his 

 Centi loquio. Behold the motion of the Moone as 

 she passeth through the Criticall, Judicial and mor- 

 tall dayes, for if she be in them fortunate, it will fall 

 out well: if Unfortunate, the contrary. And by the 

 censure of the great. Astrologicall and Theologicall 

 Doctor Frauncis Iunctinus, that by the motion of 

 the Moone and Planets are knowne the Criticall and 

 dangerous dayes, when the sicknesse will bee more 

 remisse and placable. And when it is conyenient to 

 vse outward, or inward medicines. 



" Concerning cautions in ministration in Physicke , 



A CHURCH CALENDAR OF THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY. 



in. Which dayes I have noted in my Almanacke, 

 with their Characters, under the Aspects of Luna to 

 Saturne and Mars. Thus a 6 Conjunction, this a □ 

 Quartile, this a 8 Opposition: For example, The 5. 

 day of Aprill, the 6 of Saturne and Luna the Moone, 

 being in Yirgo of h afflicted, the griefe shall proceede 

 of viscuous and tough fleame. The thirteenth of 

 Aprill the 8 of Mars and Luna, the Moone being in 

 t of 6. afflicted, the griefe is of blood and redcholler. 

 For Astrologers say, that among all the other Planets 

 the Moone (in ruling) hath most power and mastry 

 of mens bodies. Ptolomeus saith, under the moone 

 is contained sicknesse, therefore about the alteration 

 of mans body, the Moone worketh principaly; and 

 because her orbe is neerest to the earth, sendeth vs 

 the vertue and impression of the other Planets; and 



as purgations, laxatiue, or phlebotomie, seeing the 

 fore sight, and preuention of such especially apper- 

 tained to the learned in Physicke, wherein they can 

 helpe themselues, and others, God giuing a blessing 

 to their practise, for of the most high commeth heal- 

 ing. I commit them to the consideration of the 

 learned, in that excellent Science of Physicke and 

 Chyrurgery." 



Prognostications of the weather were also called 

 for by the readers of almanacs; and the following 

 rules, quoted from a manuscript in Lambeth palace, 

 as given by Mr. Halliwell-Phillips, may be of service 

 to those whose faith in the moon is still strong, 

 and who may wish "to knovve what wether shall 

 be all the ye re after.. the chaunge of every moone 

 by prime dayes." 



