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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    2^j-o The third Bookc IfhettnTe all tî>e numbers oftbofe letters together, ttte t!jcm bp 7♦ ans then if the remainder be cuen, it (hall be a baugbter, ans if it be tsneueu it fixait be a tonne, _ » * To knoweifa childeftcwe borne ilia 11 liueor die. ■ Write tbe proper names of tïje father ans of the mother, ans of tbe sap that tbe cbilbe tuas borne, ans put to eebe letter bis number, as pe bis befcje,ans bnfo tbe total! fumme, being collectes together, put 15-. ans then siuibe the totall bp 7. ans then if the remainSer be euen the ebitoe (ball Sie bp ans bp, ans n' it be bneuen it iljall line, » pv *' 4 , ■; 1 To knowe if a wife be honeft or vnhonelb • r * - t •* ^ ► ' ^ <, ». .r * r - ^ l7^ JB Write the name of the toife ans of her mother,ans put the numbers fento ccbe letter, as is afojefaise, ans tsnto the totall fumme put 1 ^, ans Siut&e it bp 9. aus then if the remainSer be bneuen,fije is an boned bocman, but if it be euen, Ûjee is&if* boned. . ‘.fi I <* . f -f*’ pmmud notethataltoapes pou mud tojite the pjopec names in X atinc arrowing to the true jtegrapbie» ; « Ijius endeth tbe third Booke of Georaancie,, ■■■. tranflated by Francis Sparry. > • . *>' , «*■ tf, r . c‘ X'i V-