Image 015, folio 6a, A Prognostication; Position of the sun and phases of the moon
| A prognostication fo.6. | ||||
| The epact* is thus ever founde. | ||||
| Multiply the prime by eleven, divide by 30, the remayne is your desire. | ||||
| These two numbers begin at March, theire use is cheifely to finde out the | ||||
| chaunge, quarters, and full Moone, as ensueth. | ||||
| A rule for the change, full, and quarters | ||||
| of the moone. | ||||
| PUT unto the Epact all the monthes from March, includeing the moneth of | ||||
| March: pull then that summe from 30: the remayne sheweth ye day of ye chaunge. | ||||
| Heere note the full moone is the 15 daye after the chaunge. Allso if ye remaine | ||||
| be lesse then 15, sustract* the lesse from 15, the rest is the full moone. | ||||
| If the remayne passe 30: subtract it from 45, then the full doth allso appeare. | ||||
| To conclude, if from the full moone yee pull 15 dayes, ye have ye chaunge | ||||
| goeinge before. The chaunge had, the quarters are knowne, by addinge or | ||||
| pulling away seaven dayes. | ||||
| For the age of the moone, worke thus for ever. | ||||
| Adde to the dayes of your moneth the Epact, and allso as many dayes more | ||||
| as are monthes from March to your moneth, includeing both monthes. Now | ||||
| subtracte 30, if ye maye, the age then remayneth. | ||||
| Now shall bee declared what Signes and degrees ye moone | ||||
| differeth from the Sunne, by which is gathered at all times, | ||||
| the Signe and Grade wherein shee is. | ||||
| Multiplye the age of the moone by 4, divide by 10, the quotient sheweth | ||||
| the Signes that the moone differeth from the sunne. The remayne augmen- | ||||
| ted by three, bringeth degrees to be added. Ye must put these Signes and | ||||
| degrees to the place of the sunne. The producte, I meane the encrease or | ||||
| end of all these Signes and degrees in order counted from the sunne, declare | ||||
| the place of the moone in the Zodiacke. | ||||
| The place of the Sunne in the | ||||
| Zodiacke is thus founde*. | ||||
| First knowe that the 11 daye of Januarye, the sunne is entred into [Aquarius]. The | ||||
| 10 daye of Februarye [Pisces]. The 11 of March [Aries]. The 11 of Aprill [Taurus]. The | ||||
| 22 of May [Gemini]. The 12 of June [Cancer] . The 14 of Julye [Leo]. The 14 of August | ||||
| [Virgo]. The 14 of September [Libra]. The 14 of October [Scorpio]. The 13 of No- | ||||
| vember [Sagittarius]. The 12 of December [Capricorn]. | ||||
| This knowne, the place of the sunne is well fownde, adding for everye daye | ||||
| past anye entrie, one degree. | ||||
| Ensample | ||||
| I require the place of the sunne the 21 daye of Auguste. I find that ye sunne | ||||
| is entred |
Note: For an explanation of the signs of the Zodiac, see Glossary
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Transcribed by JW and LF