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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    To the Reàdtf; tenet, '&alme,ji[oesJmd Spikenard be iubieft vnto the Sun. It is further laid,that Golcle,by the nature which hee hath of the Sunne, hatha vertue to comfoiteand lightfbme the heart} and is alfo /hilling : a 1 fo the Sunne geueth vertue to. the Carbuncle to ihine by night, and to be a remedy againft venome. Whofoeuer touch the hearbe called Piony , that pi0Bj„ which is the male , hee lhall be defended from the falling fkkenefle, which commeth by the influence of the Sunne, ynto whome this hearb is fubiefl, by the vertue which the q Sunne hath in Ginger, lf'it be eaten in meate, it is good a- cingcr. gainlf the weaknelle of the itamacke and vomiting. T hofe © bcalls which be fubieff to the Sunne,and take virtue ordi¬ narily from him,be commonly villainous,andangrie, deli- ring lordihip,and to hauc dominion ouer others, amonge ft whom the Lyon is more then the others,the Cockedril,and the Bulk And as one Starre hath more influence then ano¬ ther vpon any beaft or other thing,lo hath that t hing,rece- uin» that influence,more excellencie then the other things or bealts fubiecf vnto that Planet. And markcjhow commeth it that the Lyon feareth,and flieth from a Cocke, and yet both fubiefl vnto the Sunne ? There is alfo. a kindof a lackuft called the Crifolite, and is Crifolit*. like vntoa greenilh colour, and hath his vertue, partlie of the Sunne : wherefore it is good againft frenfie, and the melancholie humour,; and againft ali fantafies and wicked fights -The ftone which is in the Eagles neaftyamongft the T^eftonc other virtues it.is maruelous good for the trauel of women, ® if that in their trauell they be touched therewithwhich, commeth by the vertue.of TJtniu and Luna.Rafis faith,that $ î> he prooued it, and Tlinse, and al other Writers fay,that the ftone Agattc by the dominion.whicli flie hath of Mercury, 2 helper h the fight of them which beare it,, Sc maketh them fpeake wel Sc deliberatly, Sc it is alfo good againft poifon. And CMcrchry for the influence w hichhce giueth vnto fbme beafls which be. vnder his dominion,as. Dogs, Apes, Foxes,.and fuch other beafts,they be maruelous fiibtil and- wily. The Moone giueth fwch vertue, to the ltonc, which p i> 3 to