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 be moderate; set and transplant all sorts of fruit-trees, especially such as are not very tender and subject to the injury of the frost; prune vines if the weather be open; drill and cut all sorts of fruit-trees; sow bay and laurel berries quite ripe.

THE first is Saturn, who is by nature cold and dry, of a awarthy, dull, obscure colour, like unto lead; he makes his rvsolutions through the twelye signs in thirty years.

The second is Jupiter, who is by nature hot and moist, and temperate; he appears very bright and shining, and is of a warm nature; he makes his revolution in twelve years.

The third is Mars, of nature hot and dry; he appeareth of a fiery red colour, and maketh his revolution in twenty-three months.

The fourth is Sol, whose nature is hot, dry, and temperate, his glorious brightness is sufficiently known to all, he makes his revolution in 356 days, 6 hours, and 24 minutes.

The fifth is Venus, of nature cold and moist the most bright and splendid star in all the firmament; she moveth equally with the sun, tho’ her motion seems very irregular, and makes her revolution at the same time.

The sixth is Mercury whose nature is cold and dry, variable; he is situate very near the sun, and is rarely seen; he makes his revolution at the same time as the sun of Venus.

The seventh is Luna, or the Moon, which is the last or lowest, and whose nature is cold and moist, every one knows she is of a pale colour, and she maketh her revolution in twenty-seven days and eight hours.