The geomancie / of Maister Christopher Cattan Gentleman. A booke, no lesse pleasant and recreatiue, then of a wittie inuention, to knovve all thinges, past, present, and to come. Whereunto is annexed the wheele of Pythagoras. Translated out of French into our English tongue [by Francis Sparry].

  • Cattan, Christoforo.
Date:
1591
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Credit: The geomancie / of Maister Christopher Cattan Gentleman. A booke, no lesse pleasant and recreatiue, then of a wittie inuention, to knovve all thinges, past, present, and to come. Whereunto is annexed the wheele of Pythagoras. Translated out of French into our English tongue [by Francis Sparry]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Science. r r. J l - .* I i it -, 1-- ' Î1 «è* is found in Arabia called the Selenite, of the which , both Plitiie and Selon do {peak,that within the body ofthis ftone the Mone fheweth iiir felfe,and incrcafeth and décreafeth according to the courfc of the heauen. T he Cats a Ho haiie this property by the fubiettion that the Moone hath ouer them,that their ci e-brows do increafe or decreafe ech day accordingto the courfcofthe Moone & her afpefts,which thing is daily feen to him that liflreth to fee the experience thcrof. The Moone hath like dominion ouer many things,, and elpctially things white and greene,and of mettalles,o- ucr filuer ; and for this caufe the trees , in the cncrcafe and decreafe ofthe Moone,to fhead out,and allô relira in their force or humor ; alio all Birds which liue in riuers and wa- trie places be fubieft vnto the Moone. And likewifethc Camelion, wliofe property is, to chaungc and alter her co« lour, according vnto the thing that is next vnto it-. There be many other properties very great and maruelous, and many excellent qualities, whi ch the Planets and principal Starres,being in the Circles of Heauen,do giue and difpofe vnto the inferiour things by ordcr,by the will of GOD the creator,which we may lpcakc of,and recite(after the o-reat Authors, of the which I haue taken thefe ,Plinyift Albert the Gr*etttSolinct MeU, Strabon,Elian, and others, as well an tient, as for our time, which haue written as well of the nature of things, as ofRegions, and of the Situations of places) but that Ifeare weeIhoulde Hay too lono- ouer this matter. Alfo theauntient Philofophers and Aitrolo&icm conlidering the diuers and contrary effects of thefe influ¬ ences, w hich the Planets and Starres doc caufc in things of nature by the moueinent and courfe,haue giuen vnto them diuers qualities, <Sc likewife.enemity and fi iendihip amon- sen AcrafcWfud.H’ift, that $ anj j bc cJm,„ **‘ c?^ncnc*s *;©and } likewife, al the other Pla¬ nets befriends vnto : $ onely excepted,which is enemy vnto all,but onely to g : ¥-and g be friends with o : and his enemies are and D :g,is friend vnto al fauino- to h;this * UK enmity and,form rt« K«« ^ amongft tj^c p]a4^s- and