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 alterations thereof. For the ret of the dignities, as thoe triplicities, and markes, and face are of litle account in this; upon this account therefore Piony, Balme, Clove-gilliflowers, Citron-pils, weet Marjoram, Cynnamon, Saffron, Lignum Aloes, Frankincene, Amber, Musk, and Myrrh help the head, and heart; by reaon of Sol, Aries, and Leo : o doth Rib-wort, the Hearb of Mars, help the head, and teticles by reaon of Aries, and Scorpio : and o of the ret. Alo all things under Saturne conduce to adnes, and melancholly; thoe under Jupiter to mirth, and honour; thoe under Mars to boldnes, contention, and anger; thoe under the Sun to glory, victory and courage; thoe under Venus to love, lut, and concupicence; thoe under Mercury to Eloquence; thoe under the Moon to a common life. Also all the actions, and dipositions of men are ditributed according to the Planets. For Saturne governes old men, Monkes, melancholly men, and hid treaures; and thoe things which are obtained with long journies, and difficulty; but Jupiter, thoe that are Religious, Prelates, Kings, and Dukes, and uch kind of gains that are got lawfully : Mars rules over Barbers, Chirurgeons, Phyitians, Sergeants, Executioners, Butchers, all that make fires, Bakers, Souldiers, who are every where called Martial men. Alo do the other Stars ignifie their office, as they are decribed in the books of Atrologers.

CHAP.XXIII.

How we hall know what Stars naturall things are under, and what things are under the Sun, which are called Solary.

Now it is very hard to know, what Star, or Signe every thing is under: yet it is known through the imitation of their rayes, or motion, or figure of the uperiours. Alo ome of them are known by their colours and odours, alo ome by the effects of their operations, anwering to ome Stars. So then Solary things, or things under the power of the Sun Rh