¶From cursion Lune.
¶Here begyn¦neth the course and disposicion of the dayes of the Moone in laten and in Englysshe whiche be good: and whiche be badde after the influentes of the Moone drawen out of a boke of Aristotiles de Astronomiis.
For whoever wishes to know the course of the moon • Know first of all the manner in which the sun goes through the sign. For the sun passes through all the signs in any year, staying in any month, and on all days in the same way the moon passes through these signs in any month.
In one sign for two days & .xii. watch And when the moon is joined to the sun in some sign, then it is said to be in combustion at the place where it completes its march. When it is separated from the sun on the western side by twelve degrees, it shines again, and then it is said to be a knot, and if this conjunction is before noon, it is said to be the first moon. But if the afternoon of the following day is called the second moon. It is certain that the moon always begins from the same sign in which it is at the time of conjunction. And therefore it is useful to know in what sign the moon is on that day. Because the moon is closer to the other planets than the earth, and gives more effect to the things of the world than others, according to the natures and combinations of the signs which run, as Aristotle says in his book on Astronomy.
Moon in Aries.
When the moon is in Aries, a hot and dry eastern mobile sign, fiery and angry and masculine, it is good to start a journey towards the east and to trade in that part. And he who begins the journey well from
〈◊〉• it will fill And it is good to have my blood •••• e de brac • for them to enter the bath and make it he can •••• and reduce the bleeding from the nose / vxo •••• to lead / to found a house or to start something that you want to continue for a long time.
Moon in Taurus.
When the moon is in the sign of Taurus, it is good for a cold and dry southern sign with a dry, honey-colored earth to sow vines and trees: because they will surely grow and will last a long time, it is good to found mansions, take a wife, and do the things that you want to last a long time.
Moon in Gemini.
If the moon is in Gemini in a sign with a bipartite body with a warm and moist air of blood and maleness, it is good to treat friendships harmoniously between those who are quarreling, to make marriages .
¶Sunday is the hour of the day for a person who will be born great and bright.
A child born on Friday at the second hour of the day or at night will be strong in all things.
¶Holidays .iii. the hour of the day or of the night, he who is born will be strong, greedy, and will perish with iron, and will scarcely reach the last age.
¶Friday at the fourth hour of the day or at night it will be easy for him who is born to learn words.
¶Friday at the fifth hour of the day or at night whoever is born will be amiable and honorable.
¶Friday at the sixth hour of the day or night whoever is born will be vital and luxurious.
¶Saturday will be vital unless the course on Monday is contrary.
The first Moon that is born will be the vital Moon. It will be average. Luna .iiij. He will be weak. Luna .iiij. He will be the ruler of the kingdom. Luna .v. The youth will be taken away. Luna .vi. it will be vital. The seventh moon will be vital and useful. Luna .viii. will descend. Luna .ix. Luna .x will be the acquirer of many. he will go round many regions. Luna .xi. it will be for those who seek it. Luna .xii. religion will be us . Moon xiii the opponent will be an obstacle. Luna .xiiij will be the handler of all. Luna .xv. Luna will die young. xvi. the Moon will be vital and for a little while. xvii. the Moon will be unhappy. the moon will not live long. xix
in honor of Luna .xx the warrior will be Luna .xxi. Luna will be a talented thief.xxij The Moon will be laborious. it will be vulgar and luxurious. Moon xxiiij Lūa will be abundant. xxv. He will endure many dangers. Moon 26 he will neither be long nor poor. Luna .xxvij. it will be lovely. Luna .xxviij. will be negligent. Luna .xxix. good Luna .xxx He handled many businesses.
¶Table We must know what thunder means in a certain coming month.
January strong winds and abundance of crops and bells. in the same year.
¶February pronounces the destruction of many men and most of them by prolonged illness
March brought strong winds and plenty of grain, and opium was lawful among the people.
April is fun and fruitful and the death of unrighteous people.
¶Mayus signifies scarcity of grain and famine.
In June, the lions crawling along the ramparts are overwhelmed by the onslaught of the winds.
¶Julius Annona brought forth good and bad things ; e.
¶ Augustus, when the republic prospers, many will fall ill
¶September signifies the abundance of crops and the killing of power.
¶October Lack of food and fruit trees and strong winds.
¶ Nouember I will reap abundance and be merry as the year approaches
¶December means peace and harmony in abundance.
GOd that all this worlde hath wrought
And all mākynd hath made of nought
and on the crosse vs bought with payn• and wo
Sende vs grace so for to doo
That we al synfull mankende
To that great ioy we may wende
That he bought vs all to
whan he to deth for vs was do
All thynges that ben don and wrety•
As these great clerkes wetyn
wryten they be for ouer profite
For oure solas and our delyte
So sayth saint poule in his sawe
That is a techer of goddes lawe
Ther for frendes I wyl you fonde
Some thynges to do you vnderstonde
That may some what glade your chere
And all tho that shud it here
For I shall tell you no fable
But thynges hothe good and able
And that ben prouyd be holy wrye
And drawen out by clerkys wyt
Therfore lordynges lesse and more
Ly•ten all to my lore
And I shall rede you beforne
what tyme so that a chylde shuld be borne
Of that chyld what it shal be fall
That his endynge in hys happys all
And what betokeneth our dremyng
That we met in oure slepyng
Good or euyl or vanite
All togyder here shal ye
And also what tyme is good
Man or woman to be latyn blood
And a•• thynge that is for to done
So seyth the reule of the moone
To tell you I haue sowght
what tyme is good what tyme is nowght
For by the moone withouten lesyng
Is reuled euery erthely thyng
Therof holy wryght beryth wytnesse
And our forefathers as I gesse
Adam and Eue and Abraham
And all the kynne that of them cam
Beryth wytnesse of thys story
For it was made by them truly
And take exampel at them shulde we
That were our forne fathers & prouyd haue be
How we shuld here heygh and lowe
Our destenyes and our happys knowe
Therfore lordynges I pray you
For to lysten thys begynnyng now
¶The first day.
THe fyrst day of the moone Adam
Our forne father in to this world cam
That day is good withouten synne
Can thynges for to be gynne
The chyld that is borne that day
He shal be nobyl and wyse parfay
And of longe lyfe withouten fayle
But often he shal be in great trauayle
And who so that day take sekenesse
He shall languish as long as I gesse
with great payne skap he shall
And therfore alway thanke god of all
And what thou metyst in thy slepe
God of his mercy thereof take kepe
For it shall tourne the to Ioye and blysse
wherof god geue vs grace not to mysse
But that day is no tyme good
On no manere to be let blood
To let the blood on no vayne
who so wyll ben withotuen payne.
¶The second daye.
THe second daye profytabyl is
Can thynges good to do I summon
That day our lord gan eue make
Of mannys rybbe she was take
who so wyll to wyfe that day olde or yong take
That day is good weddyng to make
For who so that daye wedde hys wyfe
Togyder they shulde haue longe lyfe
And often bothe myrthe and wo
So had Adam and Eue also
who so do any thefte that day
He shal be taken there with perfay
what chyld so that day be borne
Many vertues lye hym beforne
A blessyd body shall he be
wyse in good and of herte free
Be it mayden be it knaue
Ioy Inough it shall haue
Loue of man and of woman
More than this boke tell can
And who so that daye take sekenesse
He shall sone be hole as I gesse
what so in thy dreme come to the
It shall tourne in to vanyte
And who so wyll that daye blede
It wyl help hym yf he haue nede
¶The .iii. day.
THe .iii. day Cayn was borne
what so thou doste that day is lorne
But thou serue oure heuen kyng
Therfore I rede the withouten lesynge
That ye that day no thyng begynne
For ye shuld lesynt it youre synne
For Caym for his synne full euen
Had the curse of god in heuen
And who so that daye take sekenesse
He shall ben holdyn long in distresse
That day is not good out to ryd•
He no hors for to stryde
And who so that day borne be
Fase and couetyse be shall he
And loth to gyue the pore bred
And dey he shall a wycked ded
That thou dremyst it tourneth to nought
To lete the blod be not thy thought
For that day is meruylous
And a day full perylous
¶The .iiii. day.
THe .iiii. day borne was Abell
That day thou may boldely and well
Al that thou wyll boldely begynne
Out taken dedys that longe to synne
That day is good a myll to bygge
And after hedys of water to dygge
To opyn them and late them ren•e
Bothe be feld and be fenne
who so be borne that day without fayle
He shal haue aparty trauayle
He shalbe aparty lechour
But he shal suffer in m•ny a sharpe shour
He shal wele ouer scape all
And great rychesse hym shal be
And greate well or that he dey
who so that daye do ony foly
Or any theft and therfore fle
Hastely founde shal he be
who so that day in sekenesse fall
Son••ey or wast he shall
what thou thynkyst in thy dremynge
It shal amende ne helpe now thynge
That day is good for euery man I wys
To passe the see with marchandys
That day to let the blood
Is neyther ugly euel ne good
¶The .v. day.
THe .v. day Abel made is offeryng
For his synnes to the heuen kyng
And Caym made his sacrifyce
That day falssely in all wyse
That day is nought to take
Sacrifyce theron to make
who so that day borne be
Hard destynes haue shal he
He shal be euer sory and madde
In all his lyue therwith I ladde
In great trauayle and in synne
And vnneth it shal fro hym wynn•
That daye who so do ony trespasse
He shal be takyn with that casse
who so that day sekenesse haue
Medecyne and no leche shal hym saue
who so that day to the see fare
Hym were better not come thare
That thou dremyst shal be certayne
But tell no man that in vayne
If you want that day to bleed
About vndyrne thou shalt best sp•de
But loke that day thou do nought
But thynge that nede muste be wrought
¶The .vi. day.
THe .vi. day were borne •abir •••fren
That were two nobyl men
That day is good and happy to game
For to hunte and birdys to tame
The chyld that that day borne ys
It shal be hardy and bold I wys
Of long lyfe happy to good
Blythe and •oly and mylde of mood
And if it a mayde chyld be
Happyn on noble husbonde shal she
And who so any trespace do
He shal skape fayre there f•o
And who that day ony sekenesse lacche
It shal be stronge a way to katche
For he shal be pynyd with all
But at the la•t skape he shall
That thou dremyst soth shal be
That thou shalt it sone se
But loke thou tell it no man
For nougth that any frende can
But that day is not good
For to let veyne blood
To the see is good to fare
If thou haue ony shafare
Good tyme to bye and selle
And houses to rere and tylle.
¶The .vii. day.
THe .vii. day was Abelle slayne
That daye is good for certayne
Bestis to put in to pa••ure
And boris to geld that shuld longe •ure
what chylde so that day borne be
Good lyffe and longe haue shal he
Letteryd and wyse with all
That aduenture hym shall be fall
what maner man that day stelle owgth
ware hym wele he skapeth nowth
whoso that day any man s•o•
To the same deth he shal goo
But and thou take sekenesse that day
with medicyne it shal sone away
That thou dremyst it shal be tyde
If thou half a yere a byde
But if it betokenyth ony wo
Good prayers may it for doo
That day is good also to bl•de
To bye and sell thou shalt wele spede
And with chafare to the see pas•e
And good to wedde if thou haue grace
Good happe thow shalt haue to wyfe
Peas and loue in all your lyfe
¶The .viii. day.
THe .viii. daye was borne ••atusale
That had hony and whete plente
That day is good if thou it knewe
To dele with bene and sede to sewe
The see to passe trewly to tell
And a wyfe to wedde bye and sell
If he haue ought be weddyd be forne
And haue that day a chyld I borne
Be it man or woman I wysse
Thorugh lechery it may do a mysse
And with the deuyl tenptyd and ledde
And of synne be sore a dredde
Kynde wyse fre and amyable
Curteyse and good happy & stable
The name there of shal wyde goo
If thou ought that daye mysdoo
If thou that day sekenesse fonge
It shal goo sone or laste longe
But for sothe I the say
Of that sekenesse shalt thou not day
And he or she be weddyd that day
Shall well loue other parfay
And eyther of other be of loue Ielous
But if thou rere that day an hous
It happyth fayre at the last
He thorugh fyre be not downe cast
who so that day to the scole be sette
His kynne for hym shal fare the bette
Chafare that daye to bye and sell
Is happy and good trewly to tell
Good or euyl whether thy dreme be
within .iiii. dayes thou shalt it se
But pray to god that it be good
That daye is tyme to let blood
¶The .ix. daye.
THe .ix. daye is blessyd of chryst
That day is borne Iohn̄ the Euāgelist
That day is good to begynne
Can thynges that towche no synne
who so be borne that same daye
Of moche ioy tell he maye
In all thynges he shal well spede
And be gracyous in worde and dede
Hardy and fly ware and wyse
And greatly dred and moche of pryse
And if thou stele ought in feld or bowre
That day thou shalt be taken theyr thorowe
But and thou that daye sekenesse take
It shall not longe done the wrake
Thy dremynge thou shalt thy self sone sene
within dayes fully fyftene
That day thou may boldely blede
In all thy dedys thou myght wel spede
Be so thou pray god and seynte Iohn̄
To send the grace well to done
¶The .x. day.
THe .x. daye was borne •oe
what chyld so that day borne be
He shall be careless I vnderstonde
And ren thorugh many dyuerse londe
who so that day fall in sekenesse
He shal with woo skappe I gesse
That day is good of other thynges
To bye and sell and make wedynges.
To passe the see and letyn blood
And all other thynges that ben good
That thou wilt a pole of fire
To goddes worshyp and help of man
But what thou dremyst I tell the
It shal all turne in to vanyte.
¶The .xi. day.
THe .xi. day Seem was borne
That I warne the be f•rne
Is profytabyl to all thynge
So it falle to no synnynge
what chyld so that day be borne
what he doth it shal not be lorne
He shal be of great honour
And also a great purchesour
what so thy dremyng be
To ioye it shal turne the
And euery tyme of the day
Let the blod wele thou may
¶The .xii. day.
THe .xii. day is good as I say yow
To do all thynges to mannes prowe
So that thou do no synne
It is happy and good to all mankynne
That same day withouten lesse
was borne the wyse man Moyses
The techer of goddes lawys was he
what chyld so that day borne be
Religious he shall be
Happy and wyse and ryght wele thee
And well belouyd fayr and hende
And no duel shall hym shende
If thou stele ought and skape ouer that day
Thou getyst no harme therof perfay
If thou any sekenesse take
Thou shalt lyue longe and right well create
If thou that day ony queyntaunce make
Of any woman in synne to take
For her thou shalt haue right grete stryfe
Or at the last lese thy lyffe
But thyne owen wyfe she be
Of thy dreme Ioy shalt thou se
That day is good and vertuouse
To bye and sell and take spouse
That fesyke wyll gyue the leue
To lete the blode agayne the eue
¶The .xiii. gave
THe .xiii. I wyl not lette
That day •oe his vyne gan sette
That day is good and profytabel
what so thou do withouten fabel
Therof thou shalt haue good endyng
If thou myslyke not the heuen kyng
But what wyfe so that daye haue chylde
It shal be wykyd angry and wylde
Uycyous recheles and hardy
And •empyng men to foly
Thorough hym they shulde to skorne dreue
But long tyme shal it not lyue
If a mayde chyld borne be
Comen of lechery be shal she
Or ellys in her chyldhod dye
That day is good to sell and bye
And with chafare the see to pase
But who so stele ought men wyl hym chase
And taken he shal be to prysowne
Or with his enemys slayne adowne
If thou that day take sekenesse
It shal holde the longe I gesse
And vnneth thou shalt create
And what thou dremyst in thy slape
The next moone know shalt thowe
If it be to thy harme or prowe
If you want to bleed that day
By fe••k without pareyl thou may.
¶The .xiiii. day
The .xiiii. day •oe blessid his sone Seem
As he stood in the sun
That day do boldely what thou wylt
So thou do god no mysgylt
And thou shalt well spede par•ay
And what chyld be borne that day
•e shal be both ryche and wyse
If he be set to marchaundyse
And if he be another maner man
Of hym tell you I can
He shal be prowde hardy and strong
But he shal not be of lyfe long
If thou ste•e ought in fen or fryth
Thou shalt be taken sone therwyth
And if thou that day sekenesse lache
No medecyne shal it away catche
Thy dremyng is trewe and good
And that day is tyme to let blood.
¶The xv. day.
THe .xv. day •aught Samuele
with his enemys ryght his fylle
who so that day any thyng begyn
Profyte getyth he none theryn
who so that day borne is
He shal be ryght perylous Iwis
Hardy and good of conscience
wyse and boold of defence
And ofte he shal haue tene and wo
By londe and by water also
And drownyd in water be he shal
Or be slayne som swerd with all
who so that day falle sekenesse in
It shal be hard therefro to wyn
And if thou any thefte doo
Therfore thou shalt haue woo
That thou dremyst in thy slepe
Loke thou therof take noo kepe
If thou haue any thyng to done
Abyde a beeter tyme of the moone
If thou that day shal veyne blod blede
In the morowe thou shalt best spede.
¶The .xvi. day.
THe .xvi. day was Boos borne
That day in the morowe be foru•
Ere thou ony thyng begin
Serue hym that made all mankynne
And what thou wylt do boldely
Of thynges that trewe men shuld leue by
Bye and sell I the plyght
And do so what thou wylt with right
Good spede thou shalt haue the be forne
But what chyld so that day be borne
He shal be a good crysten man
And help the power all that he can
By kynde skyl also he shal
Be a member of an hospytal
Lyue longe and trewe man be
But ryches he getyth neuer great plen•e
who so stele ought that day certayne
Therwith he shal be taken agayne
who in sekenesse that day is downe caste
He shal lyue longe but skape at the laste
Of what thynge thy dremyng be
wythin .iii. yere thou shalt it se
That day also withouten dre•e
Boldely thou may veyne bloode blede
¶The .xvii. daye.
THe .xvii. day I wyll begynne
Sodom and Gomorrah sunk before sight
Better than that day is none
All synfull thynges for to done
what wyfe so that daye haue chylde
It shal be bothe meke and mylde
Blessyd and wyse and of longe lyfe
Mery and euermore with outen stryfe
But who so that day do ony thefte
His ioyes therof should be kept
To bye and sell and the see to passe
That daye is good happe and grace
And also to make weddyng
And good also for blood letyng
If thou be seke in any wyse
Thou shalt ly longe & afterwarde ryse
And what thou metyst in thy dremynge
In short tyme it is comynge.
¶The .xviii. day.
THe .xviii. daye Isaake was borne
That many vertues ly hym be forne
That day where you have served Jesus
Is good and full of vertu
To do what so thou haue delyte
For it shal tourne the to profyte
Or any other thynges that is to done
If that no synne therof come
And what chylde so be borne that day
A brawler he shal be parfay
Full of wordes and of stryfe
Proude and stowte and short of lyfe
who so do ony thefte that stounde
wythin .vii. dayes he shal be founde
If thou that day to any sekenesse be shape
Thou shalt lyue longe and ryght well scape
wythin forty dayes certayne
Thy dreme shal betyde or all in vayne
That daye is no tyme good
On no maner to be leten blood
¶The .xix. day.
THe .xix. day I wot well that
Isaac begat his son Jacob
That day his good for many thynge
For bye and sell and the see passynge
And for to lerne on marchanndyse
And all maner workes of pry•e
That day thy worke thou shalt nought lese
But if thou any synfull werke chese
But what chylde so that day borne ys
He shal be wyse and trewe Iwys
worshypfull and wyse of lore
His pryse shal waxen more and more
If thou stele or fle that daye
Thou shalt be slayne therfore parfaye
If sekenesse do the trauayle
Thorough medecyne thou shalt be hayle
Thy dreme shal be good and sothe
And hastely founde withouten othe
But that day for sothe to sayne
Is euyl to blede on any veyne.
¶The .xx. day.
THe .xx. day blessyd Isaake
His son Iacob and spake
That day is good & happy without drede
All crysts to help in • rde
Do boldely that day thy wyll
So thou greue not god yll
who so be borne that day thorough happe
God hath gyuen hym a fayre shappe
If he vse hym to trauayle
He shal be strong in euery batayle
If husbondrye vse wyl he
wyse of tylthe shal he be
If he the scole vse I say yow
He shal be clerke good I now
If he wyl to ony other crafte go
He shal be wyse and sotel ynough also
who so ony thefte do or be qwed
It shal hym bryng to wyckyd ded
who so that day any sekenesse take
He shal lyue longe and ryght well skape
That thou dremyst it shal be soth
Blood letyng that day good doth.
¶The .xxi. day.
THe .xxi. day thorugh godes vertu
was borne the wyse man Esau
That day is good for lewde and clerke
To begin euery crysten werke
what so thou do that day thou shalt spede
So that thou do no synful dede
what chyld so that day borne be
A stronge thefe be shal he
And geue hym to moche folye
But he shal knowe moche clergye
If thou lese that day thyn owne catelle
Thou fyndest it neuer I tell the welle
And thou do ony theft that day
Thou shalt not be taken parfay
If a mayden that day chese
A lemman or her maydenhed lese
And she by hym ony chylde haue
Be it mayde be it knaue
It shat be roughe as swyne
And by his owen mother lyne
And on his owen mother a chylde beget•
That •ysshes or bestes shulde ete
But if a man that daye so dey
And she leue after I you sey
His wyfe shal after that he is dede
Lyue euer more in clene wedehode
And serue ryght well god almyghty
And helpe the most nedfull treuly
And if thou that day lese thy leue wyfe
A•ter that she is dede truly all thy lyfe
Thou shalt with good deuocyon
Gyue the to an house of religyon
If any sekenesse that daye the greue
It shal the sle ryght sone I beleue
Thy dreme shal be certayne and good
And that day is tyme to let blood
¶The .xxii. day.
THe .xxii. day was borne Iosephe
Of that day beware and kepe the
For it is hard for many thyng
To begyn that day without lesyng
But it is good truly to tell
Bylde howsyng to wedde to bye and sell
On pylgrymage wayes to take
And all skylful comenaunte to make
But if thou go to the see with good
ware the fro the salt flood
who so be borne well I fynde
He shal be lecherous be kynde
And by kynde he shal be religyous
And a man right traueylous
If sekenesse that daye take wreche
And if it take hym helpeth no leche
If thou any thyng stele it shal the flo
Thy dreme shal al to ioye go
Iche tyme of that is good
If you want to be leten blood
¶The .xxiii. day.
THe .xxiii. daye for certay•e
was borne Mary magdelayne
That day is good and vertuous
But that chylde shulde be lecherous
That on that same day is borne
His lyfe for women shal be lorne
That day is good these to passe
Thanke we god of is fayre grace
Good to bye and sell and to wedde
And thy wyfe to brynge to bedde
with her thou shalt haue ioy and game
And fayre chyldren ye shal haue in same
That daye is blood letyng not helthe
That day is good begynnynge of telthe
who so that day her maydynhede leseth
Lechery for euer she cheseth
By kynde skyl she shal truly
warne no man of her body
Thou shalt haue Ioy of thy dremynge
Thou dotyst if thou stele ony thynge
If thou be seke on any maner wyse
Thou shalt sone dey or ellys sone ryse
¶The xxiiii. day
THe .xxiiii. day withouten lesse
was borne the wyseman Pharoses
That day is good withouten fayle
To b•gynne euery rightful batayle
That day is good for euery marchaunt
To bye and sell and make comenaunt
To wedde to passe the see with ware
And also on pylgrymage to fare
That day is good and nobel of pryse
For all maner of marchaundyse
And for men of craft also
That theyr craft wyl tende to
what chyld so that day borne is
He shal be a wyse man I wys
And a man of gret honoure
And a nobel werry oure
And if it a woman be
Sondry husbondes haue shal she
And euer at honour leue she shall
And be ryche Inough with all
If sekenesse that day the greue
It shal from the •t m•rowe or eue
If thou that day ony thyng stele
Thou shalt not it haue longe with hele
Thou shalt haue ioye of thy dremynge
That day is tyme of blood letynge
who so her madenhed lese that day
eight prestes she shal be scoundryd ay.
¶The .xxv. day.
THe .xxv. day faughte Pharo the kynge
with his enmyes without lesynge
Than is tyme to begyn̄e to sowe corne
But what chyld so that day be borne
It shal be ryght merueylouse
And euer besy and coueytouse
And walkyng wyde I vnderstonde
In many sondry dyuers londe
And suffer parayie and many hard chaunce
For his lyues sustenaunce
For to wedde that day is good
To bye and sell and let blood
But who so go that day to the see
Or he come ouer drynched shal he be
Also I warne you euery one
That ye that day begynne thynge none
Other than ye here me say
That ye may safely that day
If thou that day in any te•te do trespasse
Thou shalt dey for that casse
If thou that day sekenesse take
It shal neuer of the slake
If thy dreme good or euyl be
within .iiii. dayes thou shalt it se.
¶The .xxvi. day.
THe .xxvi. day without lesyng
Is good for all maner of thyng
Bothe for man and for best
In wod / in werre / in fryth / and forest
But these I for bede the
weddyng and passyng ouer the se
For that daye drynched kyng pharo
And .ii. hundred with hym also
All the other thynges I the for bede
That thou begin for no down
That thou begynne no maner thynge
But abyde a better tyme
But if a chylde be borne that daye
It shal haue happe of manes loue aye
He shal neyther be poure ne ryche
But be hardy and bolde and worke māleche
who so that daye ony theft make
Handed ande he shal be take
If thou be seke in ony wyse
Make the redy thou shalt not ryse
But thy dreme to nought shal falle
And blood letyng agayne thou calle
¶The .xxvii. daye.
THe .xxvii. daye was borne Berien
That day is good to bye and sellē
The s•e to passe wedyng to make
And all other godde workes to take
If it toucheth no pearynge
That daye is tyme of blood letynge
who so be borne that daye truly
He shal be bothe wyght and sly
And great frendeshype he shal haue
And a fayre happe hym selfe to saue
what mayden that day any man take
But if it be for weddynges sake
No more after warne shal she
No man of chast of charyte
And if an husband a wedowe take
All here brede shall sone be b • ke
If sekenesse that day downe the dryue
Thou shalt lyue longe and tourne to lyue
Thy dreme shal tourne ioye to the
within a moneth daye thou shalt it se
¶The .xxviii. daye.
THe .xxviii. daye was borne S•mps•n
boldely do that day what thou •ylt don
So thou greue not god therewyth
Thou shalt wel spede in towne and fryth
what chylde so that day borne be
In great trauayle be shal he
And euer besy and sory
And treue as any s•yle treuly
If thou that daye ony sekenesse fele
Thou shalt lye longe and after haue hele
If thou that day s•ele ought
with the to pryson it shal be brought
But •are the •el of letyng blood
For that day is no tyme good
That thou me•ys• in thy dreme that nyght
It shal the tourne to ioye ful ryght
¶The .xxix. day.
THe .xxix. day was borne Salomon
Loke thou that day begyn̄e thynge nō
For if thou do I sey trewly
Thou shalt lyke no thyng therby
But who so that daye borne ys
He shal be of great prices I show
He shal haue welth Inough at wylle
And lykyng of women al his fylle
Ryche ne poure wernyth hym none
All is lykyng with hym to done
And if it a mayde chyld be
Meke and mylde & courteyse be shal she
Fayre of face and amyable
And to all men delectable
And or she be of any age
She shal be maryed to great lynage
what wy•es husbonde so that day be ded
She shal lyue euermore in her wydowhed
If sekenesse that day do the trauayle
Therof thou shalt sone be hayle
If thou stele ought thou shalt haue shame
But blode letyng is nought to blame
All thy dreme to good tourned shalbe
without euyl as I sey the.
¶The .xxx. day.
THe .xxx. day was borne Absalon
That day is good to begynne vpon
Chyldren to sette to scole to lere
To bye and sell and houses to rere
To chafre to wedde to passe the see
To begyn tylth and graffe on tre
That day what woman do lecherye
She shall neuer leue that folye
But what chyld that day borne is
He shalbe good ware and wyse
Be it mayden be it knaue
Ioy ynough shall it haue
If it a mayden chyld be
Sone shalbe her destyne
That al men shall desyre her than
And also if it shuld be a man
All women both whyt and blake
wyll desyre hym to her make
And thou pyke or stele that day ought
To the treuthe he shalbe brought
Thy dreme shall tourne to great trauayll
Or thou shall fall to great parayll
That daye also is tyme goode
If thou wylt blede vayne blode.
¶Now haue ye herd olde and yong
Discryed many dyuerse thyng
Of chafare / of dremys / of chyldren byrth
Of bledyng / of wedyng / and other myrth
And by our formest faders wytnesse
But I warne you both more and lesse
That ye be neuer the more bolde
For any thyng that I haue tolde.
¶And be for to sell / in saynt Martyns parysshe at the sygne of Saynt Iohn Euangelyst.