The use of the astronomical playing-cards teaching any ordinary capacity by them to be acquainted with all the stars in heaven, to know their place in heaven, colour, nature, and bigness. As also the poetical reasons for every constellation, very useful, and pleasant, and delightful for all lovers of ingeniety. By Joseph Moxon hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.
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             The use of the astronomical playing-cards teaching any ordinary capacity by them to be acquainted with all the stars in heaven, to know their place in heaven, colour, nature, and bigness. As also the poetical reasons for every constellation, very useful, and pleasant, and delightful for all lovers of ingeniety. By Joseph Moxon hydrographer to the Kings most Excellent Majesty.
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           THE
           USE
           Of
           the
           ASTRONOMICAL
           Playing-Cards
           ,
           Teaching
           any
           Ordinary
           Capacity
           by
           them
           to
           be
           acquainted
           with
           all
           the
           STARS
           in
           HEAVEN
           ,
           To
           know
           their
           Place
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           Colour
           ,
           Nature
           ,
           and
           Bigness
           .
        
         
           As
           also
           the
           Poetical
           Reasons
           for
           every
           CONSTELLATION
           ,
           Very
           Useful
           ,
           Pleasant
           ,
           and
           Delightful
           for
           all
           Lovers
           of
           INGENIETY
           .
        
         
           By
           
             Joseph
             Moxon
          
           Hydrographer
           to
           the
           Kings
           most
           Excellent
           Majesty
           .
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           by
           
             J.
             Moxon
          
           ,
           and
           are
           to
           be
           Sold
           at
           his
           Shop
           at
           the
           Sign
           of
           the
           Atlas
           in
           
             Warwick
             Lane.
          
           1692.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           OF
           THE
           Stars
           in
           HEAVEN
           .
        
         
           THE
           Stars
           are
           divided
           into
           six
           sorts
           or
           sizes
           called
           Magnitudes
           ,
           (
           which
           are
           you
           may
           see
           )
           distinguisht
           with
           six
           several
           sizes
           of
           Asterisks
           made
           like
           Stars
           ,
           as
           sēt
           down
           in
           a
           Table
           on
           the
           Card
           over
           Dorado
           ,
           whither
           I
           ●efer
           you
           .
        
         
           Astronomers
           have
           computed
           the
           sizes
           of
           these
           Stars
           by
           comparing
           them
           either
           to
           the
           Diameter
           ,
           or
           ●lse
           to
           the
           whole
           Globe
           of
           the
           Earth
           .
           The
           Diame●…er
           of
           the
           Earth
           is
           6872
           of
           our
           common
           Miles
           ,
           viz.
           ●uch
           Miles
           ,
           as
           the
           whole
           Circumference
           of
           the
           Earth
           ●nd
           Water
           makes
           21600
           Miles
           ;
           allowing
           for
           every
           ●egree
           of
           the
           greatest
           Circle
           60
           Miles
           .
           Now
           the
           Diameter
           of
           a
           Star
           of
           the
           first
           Magnitude
           compared
           with
           the
           Diameter
           of
           the
           Earth
           hath
           such
           proporti●…n
           to
           it
           as
           19
           hath
           to
           4
           ;
           therefore
           it
           containeth
           ●he
           Diameter
           of
           the
           Earth
           4
           times
           and
           ¾
           .
        
         
           The
           Diameter
           of
           a
           Star
           of
           the
           second
           Magnitude
           ●s
           unto
           the
           Diameter
           of
           the
           Earth
           as
           269
           is
           to
           60
           :
           ●herefore
           it
           containeth
           it
           4
           28
           /
           90
           times
           .
        
         
           The
           Diameter
           of
           a
           fixed
           Star
           of
           the
           third
           Magni●ude
           is
           unto
           the
           Diameter
           of
           the
           Earth
           as
           25
           unto
           6
           :
           ●herefore
           it
           containeth
           it
           4
           ⅙
           times
           .
        
         
           The
           Diameter
           of
           a
           fixed
           Star
           of
           the
           fourth
           mag●itude
           is
           unto
           the
           Diameter
           of
           the
           Earth
           as
           19
           unto
           〈◊〉
           :
           therefore
           it
           containeth
           it
           3
           ⅘
           times
           .
        
         
           The
           Diameter
           of
           a
           fixed
           Star
           of
           the
           fifth
           Magnitude
           
           is
           unto
           the
           Diameter
           of
           the
           Earth
           ,
           as
           119
           unto
           36
           ,
           therefore
           it
           containeth
           it
           3
           11
           /
           36
           times
           .
        
         
           The
           Diameter
           of
           a
           fixed
           Star
           of
           the
           sixth
           magnitude
           is
           unto
           the
           Diameter
           of
           the
           Earth
           as
           21
           unto
           8
           therefore
           it
           containeth
           it
           ⅝
           times
           .
        
         
           As
           for
           the
           proportions
           of
           the
           cloudy
           and
           obscure
           Stars
           ,
           they
           are
           not
           expressed
           ,
           because
           they
           are
           but
           few
           ,
           and
           of
           no
           great
           account
           in
           respect
           of
           their
           smalness
           .
        
         
           
             The
             proportions
             of
             the
             fixed
             Stars
             compared
             with
             the
             Globe
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             are
             as
             follow
             .
          
           
             A
             Star
             of
             the
             first
             Magnitude
             is
             to
             the
             Globe
             o●
             the
             Earth
             ,
             as
             6859
             to
             64
             ,
             therefore
             it
             containeth
             the
             Globe
             of
             the
             Earth
             107
             ⅙
             times
             .
          
           
             A
             Star
             of
             the
             second
             Magnitude
             is
             to
             the
             Globe
             o●
             the
             Earth
             ,
             as
             19465109
             is
             to
             216000
             ,
             therefore
             i●
             containeth
             it
             90
             ⅛
             times
             .
          
           
             A
             Star
             of
             the
             third
             Magnitude
             is
             to
             the
             Globe
             o●
             the
             Earth
             ▪
             as
             15625
             is
             unto
             216
             ,
             therefore
             it
             containeth
             it
             72
             ⅓
             times
             .
          
           
             A
             Star
             of
             the
             fourth
             Magnitude
             is
             to
             the
             Globe
             o●
             the
             Earth
             ,
             as
             6850
             is
             unto
             125
             :
             therefore
             it
             containeth
             the
             Globe
             of
             the
             Earth
             54
             11
             /
             12
             times
             .
          
           
             A
             Star
             of
             the
             fifth
             Magnitude
             is
             to
             the
             Globe
             o●
             the
             Earth
             ,
             as
             1685159
             is
             unto
             46656
             ,
             therefore
             i●
             containeth
             the
             Globe
             of
             the
             Earth
             36
             8
             /
             1
             times
             .
          
           
             A
             Star
             of
             the
             sixth
             Magnitude
             is
             to
             the
             Globe
             o●
             the
             Earth
             as
             9261
             is
             unto
             511
             ,
             therefore
             it
             containeth
             the
             Globe
             of
             the
             Earth
             18
             1
             /
             10
             times
             .
          
           
           
             I
             confess
             all
             this
             may
             seem
             matter
             of
             incredulity
             to
             those
             whose
             understanding
             is
             swayed
             by
             their
             visual
             sence
             ,
             because
             they
             cannot
             perhaps
             conceive
             it
             possible
             that
             the
             Heaven
             which
             appears
             so
             small
             to
             the
             bare
             eye
             should
             be
             able
             to
             contain
             so
             great
             a
             number
             of
             such
             great
             bodies
             as
             is
             here
             spoken
             of
             ;
             yet
             if
             those
             be
             capable
             to
             consider
             the
             vast
             distance
             of
             this
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             consequently
             of
             the
             Stars
             placed
             in
             it
             from
             the
             face
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             also
             the
             Diminutive
             quality
             of
             distance
             ,
             their
             reason
             will
             be
             rectified
             ,
             and
             their
             incredulity
             turn'd
             into
             an
             acknowledgment
             of
             the
             unspeakable
             wisdom
             of
             Almighty
             God
             ;
             and
             they
             will
             say
             with
             the
             
               Psalmist
               ,
               Great
               is
               our
               Lord
               ,
               Great
               is
               his
               Power
               ,
               his
               Wisdom
               is
               Infinite
               ,
               Psal.
            
             147.5
             .
          
           
             The
             distance
             of
             the
             Stars
             therefore
             from
             the
             Earth
             ,
             is
             according
             to
             Mr.
             
               John
               Dee's
            
             computation
             ,
             2008
             1
             ½
             semidiameters
             of
             the
             Earth
             .
             The
             semidiameter
             of
             the
             Earth
             containeth
             of
             our
             common
             miles
             3436
             4
             /
             11
             ,
             such
             miles
             as
             the
             whole
             Earth
             and
             Sea
             round
             about
             is
             21600
             :
             allowing
             for
             every
             degree
             of
             the
             greatest
             circle
             60
             miles
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             distance
             of
             the
             Stars
             from
             the
             Earth
             is
             in
             miles
             69006540
             ,
             a
             distance
             so
             vastly
             great
             ,
             that
             were
             there
             a
             path
             for
             a
             Footman
             to
             walk
             in
             of
             that
             length
             ,
             he
             must
             have
             set
             forth
             9452
             years
             347
             days
             ago
             ,
             and
             have
             travelled
             20
             miles
             every
             day
             to
             have
             been
             just
             now
             at
             his
             Journeys
             end
             .
          
           
             Now
             as
             Mr.
             Dee
             saith
             (
             almost
             in
             the
             same
             words
             )
             if
             you
             weigh
             well
             with
             your self
             this
             little
             parcel
             of
             fruit
             Astronomical
             ,
             as
             concerning
             the
             bigness
             and
             distance
             of
             the
             Stars
             ,
             &c.
             and
             the
             huge
             massiness
             of
             the
             Starry
             Heaven
             ,
             you
             will
             find
             your
             Consciences
             moved
             with
             the
             Kingly
             Prophet
             to
             sing
             the
             confession
             of
             Gods
             Glory
             ;
             and
             say
             ,
             
               The
               Heavens
               declare
               the
               Glory
               
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               the
               Firmament
               sheweth
               the
               works
               of
               his
               Hands
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Of
             the
             Constellations
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             A
             Constellation
             is
             a
             certain
             number
             of
             Stars
             placed
             by
             God
             Almighty
             neer
             one
             another
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             by
             Astronomers
             circumscribed
             in
             one
             Figure
             depicted
             about
             them
             ,
             as
             Aries
             the
             Ram
             is
             a
             Constellation
             .
             Taurus
             the
             Bull
             is
             another
             Constellation
             ,
             &c.
             
             Astronomers
             brought
             them
             into
             these
             figures
             ,
             for
             instructions
             sake
             ,
             things
             cannot
             be
             taught
             without
             names
             ▪
             to
             give
             a
             name
             to
             every
             Star
             had
             been
             troublesom
             to
             the
             Master
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Schollar
             ,
             for
             the
             Master
             to
             devise
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Schollar
             to
             remember
             ;
             and
             therefore
             the
             Astronomers
             have
             reduced
             many
             Stars
             into
             one
             Constellation
             ,
             that
             thereby
             they
             may
             tell
             the
             better
             where
             to
             seek
             them
             ,
             and
             being
             sought
             ,
             how
             to
             express
             them
             .
             And
             they
             brought
             them
             into
             these
             figures
             ,
             and
             none
             other
             ,
             being
             moved
             thereto
             by
             these
             three
             Reasons
             :
             first
             these
             figures
             express
             some
             properties
             of
             the
             Stars
             that
             are
             in
             them
             ;
             as
             those
             of
             the
             Ram
             to
             be
             hot
             and
             dry
             ,
             Andromeda
             chained
             betokeneth
             imprisonment
             :
             the
             head
             of
             Medusa
             cut
             off
             ,
             signifieth
             the
             loss
             of
             that
             part
             :
             Orion
             with
             his
             terrible
             and
             threatning
             gesture
             ,
             importeth
             tempest
             ,
             and
             terrible
             effects
             :
             The
             Serpent
             ,
             the
             Scorpion
             ,
             and
             the
             Dragon
             signifie
             poyson
             :
             The
             Bull
             ,
             insinuateth
             a
             melancholly
             passion
             :
             The
             Bear
             inferreth
             cruelty
             ,
             &c.
             
             Secondly
             ,
             the
             Stars
             (
             if
             not
             precisely
             ,
             yet
             after
             a
             sort
             )
             do
             represent
             such
             a
             figure
             ,
             and
             therefore
             that
             figure
             was
             assigned
             them
             :
             as
             for
             example
             ,
             the
             Crown
             ,
             both
             North
             and
             South
             ;
             the
             Scorpion
             and
             the
             Triangle
             ,
             represent
             
             the
             figures
             which
             they
             have
             .
             The
             third
             cause
             was
             the
             continuance
             of
             the
             memory
             of
             some
             notable
             men
             ,
             who
             either
             in
             regard
             of
             their
             singular
             pains
             taken
             in
             Astronomy
             ,
             or
             in
             regard
             of
             some
             other
             notable
             deed
             ,
             had
             well
             deserved
             of
             mankind
             .
          
           
             The
             first
             Author
             of
             every
             particular
             Constellation
             is
             uncertain
             ;
             yet
             are
             they
             of
             great
             antiquity
             ;
             we
             receive
             them
             from
             Ptolomy
             ,
             and
             he
             followed
             the
             Platonicks
             ;
             so
             that
             their
             antiquity
             is
             great
             .
             Moreover
             we
             may
             perceive
             them
             to
             be
             ancient
             by
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             Poets
             .
             In
             the
             38
             Chapter
             of
             Job
             there
             is
             mention
             made
             of
             the
             
               Pleiades
               ,
               Orion
            
             ,
             and
             Arcturus
             ,
             and
             Mazzaroth
             ,
             which
             some
             interpret
             the
             12
             Signs
             :
             Job
             lived
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Abraham
             ,
             as
             Syderocotes
             maketh
             mention
             in
             his
             Book
             
               de
               Commensurandis
               locorum
               distantiis
            
             .
          
           
             Now
             besides
             all
             this
             ,
             touching
             the
             reason
             of
             the
             invention
             of
             these
             Constellations
             the
             Poets
             had
             this
             purpose
             ,
             viz.
             to
             make
             men
             fall
             in
             love
             with
             Astronomy
             :
             And
             to
             that
             intent
             have
             to
             every
             Constellation
             invented
             strange
             conceited
             stories
             ,
             (
             as
             you
             may
             read
             hereafter
             ,
             therein
             imitating
             Demosthenes
             ,
             who
             when
             he
             could
             not
             get
             the
             people
             of
             Athens
             to
             hear
             him
             in
             a
             matter
             of
             great
             moment
             ,
             and
             profitable
             for
             the
             Common-wealth
             ,
             he
             began
             to
             tell
             them
             a
             tale
             of
             a
             fellow
             that
             sold
             an
             Ass
             ;
             by
             which
             tale
             he
             so
             brought
             on
             the
             Athenians
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             both
             willing
             to
             hear
             his
             whole
             Oration
             ,
             and
             to
             put
             in
             practice
             what
             he
             exhorted
             them
             to
             .
             The
             like
             intent
             had
             the
             Poets
             in
             inventing
             of
             those
             stories
             :
             they
             saw
             that
             Astronomy
             being
             for
             its
             commodity
             singular
             in
             the
             life
             of
             man
             ,
             was
             almost
             of
             all
             men
             utterly
             neglected
             :
             Hereupon
             they
             began
             to
             set
             forth
             that
             Art
             under
             
             Fictions
             ,
             that
             thereby
             such
             as
             could
             not
             be
             perswaded
             by
             commodity
             might
             by
             the
             pleasure
             be
             induced
             to
             take
             a
             view
             of
             these
             matters
             ;
             and
             thereby
             at
             length
             fall
             in
             love
             with
             them
             .
             For
             commonly
             you
             shall
             note
             this
             ,
             that
             he
             that
             is
             ready
             to
             read
             the
             stories
             ,
             cannot
             content
             himself
             therewith
             ,
             but
             desireth
             also
             to
             know
             the
             Constellation
             ,
             or
             at
             leastwise
             some
             principal
             Star
             therein
             .
          
           
             All
             the
             Constellations
             formerly
             notified
             by
             the
             Antients
             ,
             were
             in
             number
             48
             ,
             because
             no
             more
             were
             seen
             in
             our
             Hemisphere
             ,
             though
             in
             this
             latter
             Age
             there
             are
             12
             more
             discovered
             about
             the
             South
             Pole
             ,
             which
             because
             it
             may
             be
             somewhat
             more
             pleasant
             for
             reading
             ,
             and
             much
             more
             helpful
             for
             your
             memory
             ,
             I
             shall
             give
             you
             their
             Names
             in
             plain
             English
             Rhythmes
             .
          
        
         
           
             The
             Constellations
             of
             the
             Fixed
             Stars
             .
          
           
             
               THE
               Army
               of
               the
               Starry
               Skie
            
             
               Declares
               the
               Glory
               of
               God
               most
               high
               ;
            
             
               Seen
               and
               perceived
               of
               all
               Nations
            
             
               In
               eight
               and
               fourty
               Constellations
               .
            
             
               First
               near
               unto
               the
               Northern
               Pole
            
             
               The
               Dragon
               and
               two
               Bears
               do
               role
               ;
            
             
               Whose
               hinder
               parts
               and
               Tails
               contain
            
             
               The
               lesser
               and
               the
               greater
               Wain
               .
            
             
               The
               Hair
               ,
               the
               Bear-ward
               ,
               and
               the
               Crown
               ,
            
             
               And
               then
               comes
               Hercules
               kneeling
               down
               .
            
             
               And
               next
               below
               a
               place
               doth
               take
            
             
               Great
               Serpentarius
               with
               his
               Snake
               .
            
             
             
               Under
               the
               Harp
               of
               Orpheus
            
             
               The
               Eagle
               and
               Antinous
               .
            
             
               The
               
                 Silver
                 Swan
              
               her
               Wings
               doth
               spread
            
             
               Above
               the
               Dart
               and
               Dolphins
               head
               .
            
             
               Then
               Pegasus
               comes
               on
               amain
               ,
            
             
               Andromeda
               follows
               in
               her
               Chain
               .
            
             
               The
               Triangle
               below
               her
               stands
               ;
            
             
               And
               at
               her
               feet
               in
               Perseus
               hands
            
             
               The
               Gorgon's
               head
               .
               Above
               are
               seen
            
             
               Her
               Parents
               Cepheus
               ,
               with
               his
               Queen
            
             
               Cassiope
               .
               Not
               far
               below
            
             
               Heniochus
               his
               Goat
               doth
               show
            
             
               On
               his
               left
               shoulder
               :
               in
               his
               hand
            
             
               He
               doth
               the
               stormy
               Kids
               command
               .
            
          
           
             
               Of
               the
               Zodiack
               .
            
             
               Here
               in
               the
               Zodiaque
               begins
            
             
               The
               Ram
               ,
               the
               Bull
               ,
               the
               Loving
               Twins
               ;
            
             
               The
               Crab
               ,
               the
               Lyon
               ,
               and
               Virgin
               tender
               ,
            
             
               The
               
                 Ballance
                 ,
                 Scorpion
              
               ,
               and
               Bow-bender
               ;
            
             
               
                 Goat
                 ,
                 Waterman
              
               ,
               then
               Fishes
               twain
            
             
               Shall
               bring
               you
               round
               to
               th'
               Ram
               again
               .
            
             
               Fifteen
               Images
               appear
            
             
               In
               the
               
                 Southern
                 Hemisphere
              
               .
            
             
               The
               Monstrous
               Whale
               before
               the
               rest
               ,
            
             
               Eridanus
               scarce
               wets
               his
               brest
               :
            
             
               Over
               the
               
                 Hare
                 Orion
              
               bright
            
             
               Sparkles
               in
               a
               Winters
               night
               .
            
             
               Then
               comes
               the
               
                 Great
                 Dog
              
               ,
               at
               whose
               tail
            
             
               The
               famous
               Argo
               spreads
               her
               sail
               .
            
             
               Above
               the
               
                 Little
                 Dog
              
               doth
               flame
               ,
            
             
               For
               whom
               the
               Latines
               had
               no
               name
               :
            
             
               Long
               Hydra
               on
               her
               tail
               allow
            
             
               Carries
               the
               Pitcher
               and
               the
               Crow
               .
            
             
             
               The
               Centaure
               holds
               the
               Wolf
               by
               th'
               heel
               .
            
             
               The
               Altar
               ,
               and
               Ixions
               Wheel
            
             
               Are
               never
               seen
               of
               us
               :
               but
               here
            
             
               The
               
                 Southern
                 Fish
              
               brings
               up
               the
               rear
               .
            
          
           
             
               Southern
               Constellations
               .
            
             
               About
               the
               Southern
               Pole
               there
               be
            
             
               Twelve
               Constellations
               we
               can't
               see
               ,
            
             
               Which
               
                 Frederick
                 Houtman
              
               did
               survay
            
             
               Upon
               the
               Island
               Sumatrae
               :
            
             
               They
               'r
               call'd
               the
               Crane
               ,
               the
               Phoenix
               ,
               and
            
             
               The
               Indian
               ,
               with
               three
               Darts
               in
               's
               hand
               ,
            
             
               The
               
                 Bird
                 of
                 Paradice
              
               ,
               the
               Fly
               ,
            
             
               The
               Peacock
               ,
               the
               Camelion
               sly
               ,
            
             
               The
               
                 South
                 Triangle
              
               ,
               and
               
                 South
                 Snake
              
               ,
            
             
               The
               
                 Toucan
                 Goose
              
               with
               its
               long
               Beak
               ,
            
             
               The
               
                 Flying
                 Fish
              
               and
               Dorado
               :
            
             
               Two
               
                 Magellanick
                 Clouds
              
               also
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Of
             the
             Nature
             of
             the
             Stars
             .
          
           
             To
             many
             of
             the
             Principal
             Stars
             there
             is
             in
             planetical
             Characters
             prefixed
             their
             Planetical
             Natures
             .
             The
             Astrologers
             make
             great
             use
             of
             them
             for
             knowing
             the
             nature
             of
             the
             Stars
             ;
             for
             those
             Stars
             that
             have
             the
             character
             of
             ♄
             adjoined
             ,
             are
             said
             to
             be
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             ♄
             ;
             those
             that
             have
             ♃
             adjoyned
             ,
             are
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             ♃
             ,
             and
             so
             of
             the
             rest
             .
             If
             a
             Star
             have
             the
             characters
             of
             two
             Planets
             adjoyned
             ,
             that
             Star
             participates
             of
             both
             their
             Natures
             ,
             but
             most
             of
             that
             Planets
             whose
             character
             is
             first
             placed
             .
          
           
             The
             use
             Astronomers
             make
             of
             those
             characters
             ,
             is
             for
             knowing
             the
             colour
             of
             any
             Star
             ;
             as
             if
             a
             Star
             have
             ♄
             adjoyned
             ,
             it
             is
             of
             the
             colour
             of
             ♄
             ;
             if
             ♃
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             colour
             of
             ♃
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           
           
             The
             fixed
             Stars
             are
             known
             from
             the
             Planets
             by
             their
             continual
             twinckling
             ,
             for
             the
             Planets
             never
             twinckle
             ,
             but
             the
             fixed
             Stars
             do
             .
          
        
         
           
             How
             you
             may
             learn
             to
             know
             all
             the
             Stars
             in
             Heaven
             by
             these
             Playing
             Cards
             .
          
           
             To
             each
             of
             these
             Cards
             I
             have
             set
             down
             the
             day
             of
             the
             month
             that
             the
             Constellation
             in
             it
             rises
             at
             the
             Time
             of
             Sun-setting
             ,
             as
             also
             the
             point
             of
             the
             Compass
             it
             rises
             on
             ,
             so
             that
             if
             you
             will
             observe
             it
             ,
             when
             the
             Sun
             sets
             ,
             you
             will
             see
             the
             Constellation
             rising
             upon
             that
             point
             of
             the
             Compass
             set
             down
             on
             the
             Card
             with
             the
             letters
             of
             the
             point
             of
             the
             Compass
             .
          
           
             For
             Example
             .
          
           
             If
             you
             would
             know
             when
             the
             
               Little
               Dog
            
             rises
             in
             the
             Evening
             ,
             look
             in
             the
             bottom
             of
             the
             Card
             ,
             and
             you
             will
             find
             Jan.
             11.
             
             E.
             by
             N.
             which
             shews
             that
             on
             the
             11
             th
             .
             of
             January
             at
             Sun-set
             the
             Constellation
             of
             the
             
               Little
               Dog
            
             rises
             East
             and
             by
             North
             ;
             therefore
             looking
             into
             that
             part
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             you
             shall
             see
             the
             Constellation
             rising
             ,
             and
             the
             Stars
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             just
             as
             you
             find
             them
             placed
             on
             the
             Card.
             But
             if
             the
             Constellation
             be
             risen
             some
             considerable
             time
             ,
             you
             must
             know
             the
             time
             since
             it
             rose
             ,
             and
             estimate
             how
             high
             it
             may
             be
             above
             the
             Earth
             ,
             by
             allowing
             about
             the
             twelfth
             part
             of
             Heaven
             for
             every
             hour
             since
             Sun-set
             ,
             and
             about
             that
             esteemed
             height
             look
             for
             it
             ,
             and
             when
             you
             find
             a
             number
             of
             Stars
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             like
             those
             on
             your
             Card
             ,
             you
             may
             conclude
             that
             to
             be
             the
             Constellation
             ,
             and
             to
             your
             great
             delight
             and
             satisfaction
             .
             See
             in
             what
             part
             of
             the
             Constellation
             each
             
             particular
             Star
             lies
             ,
             and
             of
             what
             Nature
             ,
             Colour
             ,
             and
             magnitude
             it
             is
             .
          
           
             These
             Cards
             are
             divided
             into
             four
             Suits
             ,
             as
             other
             Playing
             Cards
             are
             ,
             viz.
             Spades
             ,
             Hearts
             ,
             Diamonds
             ,
             Clubs
             :
             And
             Astronomers
             have
             divided
             the
             whole
             face
             of
             Heaven
             into
             four
             Colures
             ,
             viz.
             
             
               
                 The
                 Vernal
                 Colure
                 ,
                 or
                 Spring
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Aestival
                 Colure
                 ,
                 or
                 Summer
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Autumnal
                 Colure
                 ,
                 or
                 Autumne
                 ,
              
               
                 The
                 Hyemnal
                 Colure
                 ,
                 or
                 Winter
                 .
              
            
             Because
             when
             the
             Sun
             comes
             to
             any
             of
             these
             Colures
             ,
             the
             Season
             of
             the
             year
             alters
             into
             Spring
             ,
             Summer
             ,
             Autumn
             ,
             Winter
             ;
             and
             so
             have
             I
             divided
             these
             Cards
             ;
             for
             all
             the
             Constellations
             that
             are
             in
             the
             Vernal
             Colure
             are
             known
             by
             the
             suit
             of
             Spades
             ,
             in
             the
             Aestiral
             Colure
             are
             Hearts
             ,
             in
             the
             Autumnal
             Colure
             Diamonds
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             Hyemnal
             Colure
             are
             Clubs
             ,
             which
             are
             placed
             on
             the
             top
             at
             the
             left
             hand
             of
             every
             Card
             ;
             and
             the
             number
             of
             each
             suit
             is
             marked
             on
             the
             top
             of
             the
             Card
             close
             by
             it
             with
             Numerical
             Letters
             thus
             ,
             I
             ,
             II
             ,
             III
             ,
             IV
             ,
             V
             ,
             &c.
             to
             X
             ,
             and
             the
             Kings
             ,
             Queens
             ,
             and
             Knaves
             of
             each
             suite
             are
             also
             depicted
             on
             the
             top
             in
             the
             middle
             of
             the
             Card.
             
          
        
         
           
             Of
             
               Via
               Lactea
            
             ,
             or
             the
             Milky-way
             .
          
           
             This
             Circle
             is
             not
             set
             down
             on
             the
             Cards
             ,
             because
             it
             takes
             up
             the
             whole
             compass
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             but
             it
             is
             so
             plain
             to
             be
             seen
             every
             clear
             night
             ,
             that
             it
             needs
             no
             picture
             :
             
             Yet
             I
             shall
             tell
             you
             what
             Constellations
             it
             passeth
             through
             ,
             so
             that
             you
             may
             easily
             find
             any
             part
             of
             it
             that
             is
             above
             the
             Horizon
             when
             you
             please
             .
          
           
             
               VIA
               LACTEA
            
             ,
             or
             
               Circulus
               Lacteus
            
             by
             the
             Latines
             so
             called
             ;
             and
             by
             the
             Greeks
             Galaxia
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             English
             the
             
               Milkey
               way
            
             .
             It
             is
             a
             broad
             white
             Circle
             that
             is
             seen
             in
             the
             Heaven
             :
             In
             the
             North
             Hemisphere
             ,
             it
             beginneth
             at
             Cancer
             ,
             on
             each
             side
             the
             head
             thereof
             ,
             and
             passeth
             by
             Auriga
             ,
             by
             Perseus
             ,
             and
             Cassiopeia
             ,
             the
             Swan
             ,
             and
             the
             head
             of
             Capricorn
             ,
             the
             tail
             of
             Scorpio
             ,
             and
             the
             feet
             of
             
               Centaur
               ,
               Argo
            
             the
             Ship
             ,
             and
             so
             unto
             the
             head
             of
             Cancer
             .
             Some
             in
             a
             sporting
             manner
             do
             call
             it
             Watling-street
             ,
             but
             why
             they
             call
             it
             so
             ,
             I
             cannot
             tell
             ,
             except
             it
             be
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             narrowness
             that
             it
             seemeth
             to
             have
             ,
             or
             else
             in
             respect
             of
             that
             great
             High-way
             that
             lyeth
             between
             Dover
             and
             St.
             Albans
             ,
             which
             is
             called
             by
             our
             men
             Watling-street
             .
          
           
             Concerning
             this
             Circle
             as
             there
             are
             sundry
             opinions
             ,
             so
             there
             is
             great
             difference
             among
             some
             writers
             ,
             both
             touching
             the
             place
             ,
             matter
             ,
             and
             efficient
             cause
             thereof
             :
             Aristotle
             dissenteth
             from
             all
             other
             ,
             both
             Philosophers
             and
             Poets
             ,
             in
             the
             place
             ,
             matter
             ,
             and
             cause
             of
             this
             Circle
             ;
             saying
             that
             it
             is
             a
             Meteor
             ingendred
             in
             the
             Air
             ,
             made
             of
             the
             vapors
             of
             the
             earth
             ,
             drawn
             up
             thither
             by
             the
             heat
             of
             the
             Sun
             ,
             and
             there
             set
             on
             fire
             .
             But
             his
             opinion
             is
             of
             all
             men
             confuted
             .
          
           
             First
             ,
             touching
             the
             place
             ,
             it
             cannot
             be
             in
             the
             Air
             ,
             whatsoever
             is
             in
             the
             Air
             ,
             is
             not
             seen
             of
             all
             men
             ,
             at
             all
             times
             ,
             to
             be
             under
             one
             and
             the
             same
             part
             of
             Heaven
             ;
             If
             we
             see
             it
             in
             the
             South
             ,
             they
             that
             are
             in
             the
             West
             shall
             see
             it
             under
             the
             East
             side
             of
             the
             Heaven
             ;
             and
             they
             that
             are
             in
             the
             East
             ,
             shall
             see
             it
             in
             the
             West
             part
             of
             the
             Heaven
             ,
             but
             this
             Circle
             is
             of
             all
             men
             seen
             always
             
             under
             the
             same
             part
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             to
             be
             joined
             with
             the
             same
             Stars
             :
             therefore
             it
             cannot
             be
             in
             the
             Air.
             
          
           
             Again
             ,
             for
             the
             matter
             ,
             it
             cannot
             be
             made
             of
             that
             which
             Aristotle
             nameth
             (
             
               i.
               e
            
             )
             the
             vapours
             of
             the
             Earth
             because
             of
             the
             long
             continuance
             of
             the
             thing
             ,
             and
             that
             without
             any
             alteration
             :
             for
             it
             is
             impossible
             that
             any
             Meteor
             made
             of
             vapours
             drawn
             up
             from
             the
             Water
             ,
             or
             exhalations
             from
             the
             Earth
             ,
             should
             last
             so
             long
             ;
             as
             may
             be
             seen
             in
             Blazing
             Stars
             ;
             which
             though
             they
             have
             continued
             long
             ,
             as
             namely
             16
             months
             ,
             some
             more
             ,
             some
             less
             ;
             yet
             at
             the
             length
             they
             have
             vanished
             away
             ;
             whereas
             this
             Circle
             hath
             continued
             from
             the
             beginning
             unto
             this
             day
             .
             Besides
             ,
             put
             case
             it
             were
             made
             of
             these
             exhalations
             ;
             whence
             will
             they
             infer
             the
             uniformity
             thereof
             ?
             The
             Comets
             do
             alter
             diversly
             ,
             both
             in
             the
             fashion
             of
             their
             Blazing
             ,
             and
             also
             in
             their
             several
             quantities
             ,
             whereas
             in
             this
             Circle
             there
             is
             nothing
             but
             the
             same
             part
             ,
             always
             of
             one
             form
             ,
             and
             of
             one
             bigness
             .
             In
             the
             efficient
             cause
             thereof
             he
             must
             needs
             erre
             :
             for
             if
             it
             be
             neither
             in
             the
             Air
             ,
             nor
             made
             of
             the
             exhalations
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             it
             cannot
             be
             caused
             by
             the
             Sun
             ;
             for
             the
             one
             is
             the
             place
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             the
             matter
             ,
             wherein
             ,
             and
             whereupon
             the
             Sun
             sheweth
             his
             power
             .
          
           
             All
             other
             (
             besides
             Aristotle
             )
             agree
             in
             the
             place
             ,
             but
             differ
             in
             the
             efficient
             cause
             thereof
             :
             and
             rhey
             are
             either
             Philosophers
             ,
             or
             Poets
             .
             Both
             these
             affirm
             that
             it
             is
             in
             the
             Firmament
             ,
             (
             
               i.
               e.
            
             )
             in
             the
             eight
             Sphere
             ;
             but
             they
             disagree
             in
             the
             cause
             thereof
             .
          
           
             The
             Philosophers
             ,
             (
             and
             chiefly
             Democritus
             )
             affirm
             the
             cause
             of
             the
             thing
             ,
             to
             be
             the
             exceeding
             great
             number
             of
             Stars
             in
             that
             part
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             whose
             beams
             meeting
             together
             so
             confusedly
             ,
             and
             not
             coming
             distinctly
             
             to
             the
             eye
             ,
             causeth
             us
             to
             imagine
             such
             a
             whiteness
             as
             is
             seen
             .
             But
             the
             best
             opinion
             is
             this
             ,
             that
             this
             
               Milkey
               way
            
             is
             a
             part
             of
             the
             Firmament
             ,
             neither
             so
             thin
             as
             the
             other
             parts
             thereof
             are
             ,
             nor
             yet
             so
             thick
             as
             the
             Stars
             themselves
             .
             If
             it
             were
             as
             thin
             as
             the
             other
             parts
             of
             the
             Heaven
             besides
             the
             Stars
             ,
             then
             could
             it
             not
             retain
             the
             light
             ,
             but
             the
             light
             would
             pass
             through
             it
             and
             not
             be
             seen
             ;
             if
             it
             were
             as
             thick
             as
             the
             Stars
             ,
             then
             would
             the
             light
             be
             so
             doubled
             in
             it
             ,
             that
             it
             would
             glister
             and
             shine
             ,
             as
             the
             Stars
             themselves
             do
             :
             but
             being
             neither
             so
             thin
             as
             the
             one
             ,
             nor
             so
             thick
             as
             the
             other
             ,
             it
             becometh
             of
             that
             whiteness
             we
             see
             .
             Thus
             far
             Dr.
             Hood
             .
             But
          
           
             Our
             modern
             Philosophers
             conceive
             this
             Lactean
             whiteness
             ariseth
             from
             a
             great
             number
             of
             little
             Stars
             constipated
             in
             that
             part
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             flying
             so
             swiftly
             from
             the
             sight
             of
             our
             eyes
             ,
             that
             we
             can
             perceive
             nothing
             but
             a
             confused
             light
             ;
             this
             the
             Telescope
             (
             more
             lately
             found
             out
             )
             doth
             evidently
             demonstrate
             to
             us
             :
             by
             the
             benefit
             of
             which
             ,
             little
             Stars
             (
             otherwise
             inconspicuous
             to
             our
             eyes
             )
             are
             there
             clearly
             discerned
             .
          
           
             About
             the
             Southern
             Pole
             are
             seen
             two
             white
             spots
             ,
             like
             little
             Clouds
             ,
             coloured
             like
             the
             
               Via
               Lactea
            
             .
             One
             of
             which
             is
             trebble
             the
             latitude
             of
             the
             other
             ;
             some
             Mariners
             call
             them
             
               Nubeculae
               Magellani
            
             .
          
        
      
       
         
         
         
           Here
           follows
           the
           ANCIENT
           STORIES
           Of
           the
           several
           Stars
           and
           Constellations
           .
           Shewing
           the
           Poetical
           Reasons
           why
           such
           Various
           FIGURES
           are
           placed
           in
           HEAVEN
           .
        
         
           Collected
           from
           Dr.
           HOOD
           .
        
         
           
             And
             First
             ,
             Of
             the
             
               Northern
               Constellations
            
             .
          
           
             
               URSA
               MINOR
            
             ,
             This
             Constellation
             hath
             the
             preheminence
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             nearest
             of
             all
             the
             rest
             unto
             the
             North
             Pole
             ;
             and
             is
             called
             of
             the
             
               Greeks
               Arctos
            
             ,
             whereupon
             the
             Pole
             is
             called
             the
             Pole
             Artick
             ,
             for
             that
             it
             is
             near
             unto
             this
             Constellation
             .
             It
             is
             also
             called
             
               Helice
               minor
            
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             small
             Revolution
             which
             it
             maketh
             round
             about
             the
             Pole
             :
             or
             rather
             of
             Elice
             ,
             a
             Town
             in
             Arcadia
             ,
             wherein
             Calisto
             the
             great
             Bear
             ,
             and
             Mother
             to
             the
             less
             ,
             was
             bred
             .
             It
             is
             called
             
             Cynosura
             ,
             because
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             though
             it
             carry
             the
             name
             of
             a
             Bear
             ,
             yet
             it
             hath
             the
             tail
             of
             a
             Dog
             :
             Last
             of
             all
             ,
             it
             is
             termed
             Phaenice
             ,
             because
             that
             Thales
             ,
             who
             first
             gave
             the
             name
             to
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             was
             a
             Phaenician
             :
             And
             therefore
             the
             Phaenicians
             being
             taught
             how
             to
             use
             it
             in
             their
             Navigations
             ,
             did
             call
             it
             by
             the
             name
             of
             the
             Countrey
             wherein
             Thales
             was
             born
             :
             It
             consisteth
             of
             Seven
             Stars
             ,
             which
             the
             Latines
             call
             Septentriones
             ,
             because
             by
             their
             continual
             motions
             those
             Seven
             Stars
             do
             as
             it
             were
             wear
             the
             Heaven
             .
             The
             Spaniards
             do
             call
             them
             all
             Bosina
             ,
             that
             is
             an
             Horn
             ;
             because
             they
             may
             be
             very
             well
             brought
             into
             that
             form
             ;
             whereof
             that
             which
             is
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Tail
             is
             called
             the
             Pole-Star
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             nearness
             thereof
             unto
             the
             Pole
             of
             the
             World
             ;
             for
             it
             is
             distant
             (
             according
             to
             the
             opinion
             of
             most
             )
             from
             the
             true
             Pole
             ,
             but
             3
             degrees
             30
             minutes
             .
             The
             Arabians
             call
             it
             Alrukaba
             .
             And
             of
             the
             Scythians
             it
             is
             said
             to
             be
             an
             
               Iron
               nail
            
             ,
             and
             is
             worshipped
             by
             them
             as
             a
             God.
             The
             two
             Stars
             that
             are
             in
             the
             shoulders
             of
             the
             Bear
             ,
             are
             called
             the
             Guards
             ,
             of
             the
             Spanish
             word
             Guardare
             ,
             which
             is
             to
             behold
             ;
             because
             they
             are
             diligently
             to
             be
             looked
             unto
             ,
             in
             regard
             of
             their
             singular
             use
             which
             they
             have
             in
             Navigation
             .
          
           
             The
             reason
             why
             this
             Constellation
             was
             brought
             into
             the
             Heavens
             is
             diversly
             set
             down
             ,
             and
             first
             in
             this
             manner
             ;
             Saturn
             having
             received
             of
             the
             Oracle
             that
             one
             of
             his
             Sons
             should
             banish
             him
             out
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             determined
             with
             himself
             to
             kill
             all
             the
             Men-children
             that
             he
             should
             beget
             ;
             whereupon
             he
             gave
             command
             to
             Ops
             his
             Wife
             ,
             being
             then
             great
             ,
             that
             she
             should
             shew
             him
             the
             Child
             so
             soon
             as
             ever
             it
             was
             
             born
             :
             But
             she
             bringing
             forth
             Jupiter
             ,
             and
             being
             greatly
             delighted
             with
             his
             hair
             ,
             gave
             the
             Child
             unto
             two
             Nymphs
             of
             Creet
             ,
             dwelling
             in
             the
             Mount
             Dicte
             ,
             whereof
             this
             was
             one
             ,
             and
             was
             called
             Cynosura
             ,
             the
             other
             was
             Helice
             .
          
           
             Jupiter
             ,
             after
             that
             (
             according
             to
             the
             Oracle
             )
             he
             had
             bereft
             his
             Father
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             in
             recompence
             of
             their
             pains
             and
             curtesy
             ,
             translated
             them
             both
             into
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             and
             made
             of
             them
             two
             Constellations
             ,
             the
             
               lesser
               Bear
            
             ,
             and
             the
             
               greater
               Bear.
            
             
          
           
             Other-some
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             Arcas
             the
             son
             of
             Calisto
             ,
             and
             they
             tell
             the
             Tale
             on
             this
             manner
             ;
             Calisto
             a
             Nymph
             of
             singular
             Beauty
             ,
             Daughter
             to
             Lycaon
             King
             of
             Arcadia
             ,
             induced
             by
             the
             great
             desire
             she
             had
             of
             hunting
             ,
             became
             a
             follower
             of
             the
             Goddess
             Diana
             .
             After
             this
             ,
             Jupiter
             being
             enamoured
             with
             her
             Beauty
             ,
             and
             out
             of
             hope
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             her
             profession
             ,
             to
             win
             her
             love
             ,
             in
             his
             own
             person
             ,
             counterfeited
             the
             shape
             of
             Diana
             ,
             lay
             with
             Calista
             ,
             and
             got
             her
             with
             Child
             ,
             of
             whom
             was
             born
             a
             Son
             which
             was
             called
             
               Arcas
               .
               Diana
            
             ,
             or
             rather
             Juno
             ,
             being
             very
             much
             offended
             herewith
             ,
             turned
             Calisto
             into
             a
             
               Bear.
               Arcas
            
             her
             Son
             at
             the
             age
             of
             fifteen
             ,
             hunting
             in
             the
             Woods
             ,
             by
             chance
             lighted
             on
             his
             Mother
             in
             the
             shape
             of
             a
             Bear
             ,
             who
             knowing
             her
             Son
             Arcas
             ,
             stood
             still
             that
             he
             might
             come
             near
             unto
             her
             ,
             and
             not
             be
             afraid
             :
             but
             he
             fearing
             the
             shape
             of
             so
             cruel
             a
             Beast
             ,
             bent
             his
             Bow
             of
             purpose
             to
             have
             slain
             her
             :
             whereupon
             Jupiter
             to
             prevent
             the
             mischief
             ,
             translated
             them
             both
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             of
             them
             made
             two
             several
             Constellations
             :
             unto
             the
             
               Lesser
               Bear
            
             there
             belongs
             but
             one
             Star
             unformed
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             
               VRSA
               MAJOR
            
             ,
             the
             
               Greater
               Bear
            
             ,
             called
             also
             of
             the
             Greeks
             Arctos
             ,
             and
             Helice
             ,
             consisteth
             of
             
             27
             Stars
             ;
             Among
             the
             which
             ,
             those
             seven
             that
             are
             in
             the
             hinder
             part
             and
             tail
             of
             the
             Bear
             are
             most
             observed
             ;
             the
             Latines
             call
             them
             Plaustrum
             ,
             and
             of
             our
             met
             they
             are
             called
             
               Charles
               Wayn
            
             ;
             because
             the
             Stars
             do
             stand
             in
             such
             sort
             ,
             that
             the
             three
             which
             are
             in
             the
             tai●
             resemble
             the
             Horses
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             four
             which
             are
             in
             the
             flank
             of
             the
             Bear
             ,
             stand
             (
             after
             a
             manner
             )
             like
             the
             Wheels
             of
             a
             wagon
             ,
             or
             Chariot
             ;
             and
             they
             are
             supposed
             by
             some
             to
             be
             greater
             than
             the
             Sun.
             The
             reason
             of
             the
             translation
             of
             this
             Constellation
             into
             the
             Heaven
             ,
             is
             at
             large
             set
             down
             in
             the
             other
             Constellation●
             and
             therefore
             needs
             not
             here
             to
             be
             repeated
             .
             This
             Constellation
             was
             first
             invented
             by
             Nauplius
             ,
             the
             Father
             of
             Palamedes
             the
             Greek
             ;
             and
             in
             great
             use
             among
             the
             Grecians
             ;
             and
             this
             is
             to
             be
             noted
             both
             in
             this
             and
             the
             former
             Constellation
             ,
             that
             
               they
               never
               set
               under
               the
               Horizon
               in
               any
               part
               of
               Europe
               :
            
             which
             though
             it
             fal●
             out
             by
             reason
             of
             their
             scituation
             in
             the
             Heavens
             ;
             Ye●
             the
             Poets
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             came
             to
             pass
             through
             the
             displeasure
             and
             hatred
             of
             Juno
             ,
             who
             for
             that
             she
             was
             by
             Calisto
             made
             a
             Cuckquean
             ,
             and
             they
             notwithstanding
             (
             as
             she
             took
             it
             )
             in
             despight
             of
             her
             '
             were
             Translated
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             requested
             her
             brother
             Neptune
             ,
             that
             h●
             should
             never
             suffer
             those
             Stars
             to
             set
             within
             hi●
             Kingdom
             ,
             To
             which
             request
             Neptune
             condescended●
             so
             that
             in
             all
             Europe
             they
             never
             come
             near
             unto
             th●
             Sea
             ,
             or
             touch
             the
             Horizon
             .
             If
             any
             one
             marvel
             ,
             tha●
             (
             seeing
             she
             hath
             the
             form
             of
             a
             Bear
             )
             she
             should
             have
             a
             tail
             so
             long
             ;
             imagine
             that
             Jupiter
             fearing
             to
             come
             too
             nigh
             unto
             her
             teeth
             ,
             laid
             hold
             on
             her
             tail
             ,
             and
             thereby
             drew
             her
             up
             into
             Heaven
             ;
             so
             that
             she
             of
             her self
             being
             very
             weighty
             ,
             and
             the
             distance
             from
             the
             Earth
             to
             the
             Heaven
             very
             great
             ,
             there
             was
             great
             likelyhood
             
             that
             her
             tail
             must
             stretch
             .
             The
             Unformed
             Stars
             belonging
             to
             this
             Constellation
             are
             Eight
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             DRACO
             ,
             the
             Dragon
             ,
             of
             some
             named
             the
             Serpent
             ;
             of
             others
             the
             Snake
             ,
             by
             the
             
               Arabians
               ,
               Aben
            
             ,
             and
             by
             
               Junctinus
               Florentinus
               ,
               Vrago
            
             ;
             because
             he
             windeth
             his
             tail
             round
             about
             the
             Ecliptick
             Pole
             ;
             it
             containeth
             31
             Stars
             .
             This
             was
             the
             Dragon
             that
             kept
             the
             Golden
             Apples
             in
             the
             Orchard
             of
             the
             Hesperides
             ,
             (
             now
             thought
             to
             be
             the
             Islands
             of
             
               Cape
               de
               Virde
            
             )
             and
             for
             his
             diligence
             and
             watchfulness
             ,
             was
             afterwards
             Translated
             into
             Heaven
             :
             Yet
             others
             say
             that
             he
             came
             into
             Heaven
             by
             this
             occasion
             ;
             when
             Minerva
             withstood
             the
             Gyants
             fighting
             against
             the
             Gods
             ;
             they
             to
             terrifie
             her
             ,
             threw
             at
             her
             a
             mighty
             Dragon
             ,
             but
             she
             catching
             him
             in
             her
             hands
             ,
             threw
             him
             presently
             up
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             placed
             him
             there
             ,
             as
             a
             memorial
             of
             that
             her
             resistance
             .
             Others
             would
             have
             it
             to
             be
             the
             Serpent
             Python
             ,
             whom
             Apollo
             slew
             ,
             after
             the
             Deluge
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             CEPHEVS
             ,
             containeth
             in
             him
             11
             Stars
             ,
             and
             hath
             two
             unformed
             .
             This
             was
             a
             King
             of
             the
             Aethiopians
             ,
             and
             Husband
             unto
             Cassiopeia
             ,
             and
             Father
             of
             Andromeda
             ,
             whom
             Perseus
             married
             :
             He
             was
             taken
             up
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             with
             his
             Wife
             and
             Daughter
             ,
             for
             the
             good
             Deeds
             of
             Perseus
             his
             Son
             in
             Law
             ,
             that
             he
             and
             his
             whole
             stock
             might
             be
             had
             in
             remembrance
             for
             ever
             .
             The
             Star
             which
             is
             in
             his
             right
             shoulder
             is
             called
             by
             the
             
               Arabians
               Alderahiemin
            
             (
             i.
             e.
             )
             his
             right
             Arm.
             
          
           
             5.
             
             
               BOOTES
               ,
               the
               driver
               of
               the
               Oxen
            
             (
             for
             so
             I
             suppose
             the
             name
             to
             signifie
             ,
             rather
             than
             an
             Herdsman
             ,
             for
             he
             hath
             not
             his
             name
             because
             he
             hath
             the
             care
             of
             any
             Cattel
             ,
             but
             only
             because
             he
             is
             supposed
             to
             drive
             
             
               Charles
               his
               Wain
            
             ,
             which
             is
             drawn
             by
             3
             Oxen
             )
             he
             is
             also
             called
             Arctophilax
             ,
             the
             keeper
             of
             the
             Bear
             ,
             as
             tho'
             the
             care
             of
             her
             were
             committed
             to
             him
             :
             This
             Constellation
             consisteth
             of
             22
             Stars
             .
             Some
             will
             have
             Bootes
             to
             be
             Arcas
             ,
             the
             Son
             of
             her
             who
             before
             was
             turned
             into
             the
             
               Great
               Bear
            
             ;
             and
             they
             tell
             the
             Tale
             thus
             :
             Lycaon
             the
             Father
             of
             Calisto
             ,
             receiving
             Jupiter
             into
             his
             house
             as
             a
             Guest
             ,
             took
             Arcas
             his
             Daughters
             Son
             ,
             and
             cut
             him
             in
             pieces
             ;
             and
             among
             other
             Services
             ,
             set
             him
             before
             Jupiter
             to
             be
             eaten
             ;
             for
             by
             this
             means
             he
             thought
             to
             prove
             if
             his
             Guest
             were
             a
             God
             ,
             as
             he
             pretended
             to
             be
             Jupiter
             perceiving
             this
             heinous
             fact
             ,
             overthrew
             the
             Table
             ,
             fired
             the
             house
             with
             lightning
             ,
             and
             turned
             Lycaon
             into
             a
             Wolf
             :
             but
             gathering
             ,
             &
             setting
             together
             again
             the
             limbs
             of
             the
             child
             ,
             he
             committed
             him
             to
             a
             Nimph
             of
             Aetolia
             to
             be
             kept
             :
             Arcas
             afterwards
             coming
             to
             mans
             estate
             ,
             and
             hunting
             in
             the
             Woods
             ,
             lighted
             at
             un-awares
             upon
             his
             Mother
             ,
             transformed
             by
             Juno
             into
             the
             shape
             of
             a
             Bear
             ,
             whom
             he
             pursued
             into
             the
             Temple
             of
             
               Jupiter
               Lycaeus
            
             ,
             whereunto
             by
             the
             Law
             of
             the
             Arcadians
             ,
             it
             was
             death
             for
             any
             man
             to
             come
             .
             For
             as
             much
             therefore
             as
             they
             must
             of
             likelihood
             be
             both
             slain
             ,
             Calisto
             by
             her
             Son
             ,
             and
             he
             by
             the
             Law
             ,
             Jupiter
             to
             avoid
             this
             mischief
             ,
             of
             meer
             pity
             took
             them
             both
             up
             into
             Heaven
             .
             Unto
             this
             Constellation
             belongeth
             but
             one
             Star
             unformed
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             between
             the
             legs
             of
             Bootes
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             Grecians
             it
             is
             called
             Arcturus
             ,
             because
             of
             all
             the
             stars
             near
             the
             great
             Bear
             named
             Arctos
             ,
             this
             star
             is
             first
             seen
             near
             her
             tail
             in
             the
             evening
             .
             The
             Poetical
             invention
             is
             thus
             .
          
           
             Icarus
             the
             Father
             of
             Erigone
             ,
             having
             received
             of
             the
             God
             Bacchus
             a
             Flagon
             of
             Wine
             ,
             to
             declare
             how
             good
             
             it
             was
             for
             mortal
             men
             ,
             travelled
             therewith
             into
             the
             Territoires
             of
             Athens
             ,
             and
             there
             began
             to
             carouse
             with
             certain
             shepheards
             ,
             they
             being
             greatly
             delighted
             with
             the
             pleasantness
             of
             the
             wine
             ,
             being
             a
             new
             kind
             of
             Liquor
             ,
             began
             to
             draw
             so
             hard
             at
             it
             ,
             that
             er'e
             they
             left
             off
             ,
             they
             were
             past
             one
             and
             thirty
             ;
             and
             in
             the
             end
             ,
             were
             fain
             to
             lay
             their
             heads
             to
             rest
             .
             But
             coming
             unto
             themselves
             again
             ,
             and
             finding
             their
             brains
             scarce
             in
             good
             temper
             ,
             they
             kil'd
             Icarus
             ,
             thinking
             indeed
             that
             he
             had
             either
             poysoned
             them
             ,
             or
             at
             the
             least-wise
             made
             their
             brains
             intoxicate
             .
             Erigone
             was
             ready
             to
             dye
             for
             grief
             ,
             and
             so
             was
             Mera
             her
             little
             dog
             .
             But
             Jupiter
             to
             allay
             their
             grief
             ,
             placed
             her
             Father
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             between
             the
             legs
             of
             Arctophilax
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             
               CORONA
               BOREA
            
             ,
             the
             
               Northern
               Garland
            
             ,
             consisteth
             of
             Eight
             Stars
             ;
             yet
             Ovid
             saith
             ,
             that
             it
             hath
             nine
             .
             This
             was
             the
             Garland
             that
             Venus
             gave
             unto
             Ariadne
             ,
             when
             she
             was
             Married
             unto
             Bacchus
             ,
             in
             the
             Isle
             Naxus
             ,
             after
             that
             Theseus
             had
             forsaken
             her
             :
             which
             garland
             Bacchus
             placed
             in
             the
             Heaven
             ;
             as
             a
             token
             of
             his
             love
             .
             Novidius
             will
             have
             it
             to
             be
             the
             
               Crown
               of
               the
               Virgin
               Mary
            
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             
               ENGON
               ASIS
            
             ;
             This
             Constellation
             hath
             the
             name
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             expressed
             under
             the
             shape
             of
             a
             man
             kneeling
             upon
             the
             one
             knee
             ,
             and
             is
             therefore
             by
             the
             Latines
             called
             Ingeniculum
             It
             containeth
             29
             Stars
             and
             wanteth
             a
             proper
             Name
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             great
             diversity
             of
             Opinions
             concerning
             the
             same
             .
             For
             some
             will
             have
             it
             to
             be
             Hercules
             ,
             that
             mighty
             Conqueror
             who
             for
             his
             12
             Labours
             was
             thought
             worthy
             to
             be
             placed
             in
             the
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             nigh
             unto
             the
             Dragon
             whom
             he
             overcame
             .
             Others
             tell
             the
             tale
             thus
             :
             That
             
             when
             the
             Tytans
             fought
             against
             the
             Gods
             ,
             they
             for
             fear
             of
             the
             Gyants
             ,
             ran
             all
             unto
             the
             one
             side
             of
             the
             Heaven
             :
             whereupon
             the
             Heaven
             was
             ready
             to
             have
             fallen
             ,
             had
             not
             Hercules
             together
             with
             Atlas
             ,
             set
             his
             neck
             unto
             it
             ,
             and
             stayed
             the
             fall
             :
             and
             for
             his
             Desert
             he
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             LYRA
             ,
             the
             Harp
             ,
             it
             containeth
             10
             Stars
             ,
             whereof
             thus
             goeth
             the
             Fable
             .
             The
             River
             Nilus
             swelling
             above
             his
             banks
             ,
             over-flowed
             the
             Country
             of
             Egypt
             ;
             after
             the
             fall
             whereof
             there
             were
             left
             in
             the
             fields
             divers
             kinds
             of
             living
             things
             ,
             and
             amongst
             the
             rest
             a
             
               Tortoise
               ;
               Mercury
            
             ,
             after
             the
             flesh
             thereof
             was
             consumed
             ,
             the
             sinews
             still
             remaining
             ,
             found
             the
             same
             ,
             and
             striking
             it
             ,
             he
             made
             it
             yield
             a
             certain
             sound
             ;
             whereupon
             he
             made
             an
             Harp
             like
             unto
             it
             ,
             having
             Three
             strings
             ,
             and
             gave
             it
             unto
             Orpheus
             the
             Son
             of
             Cassiopea
             .
             This
             Harp
             was
             of
             such
             excellent
             sound
             ,
             that
             Trees
             ,
             Stones
             ,
             Fowls
             ,
             and
             Wild
             Beasts
             are
             said
             to
             follow
             the
             sound
             thereof
             .
             After
             such
             time
             therefore
             that
             Orpheus
             was
             slain
             by
             the
             Women
             of
             Thrace
             the
             Muses
             by
             the
             good
             leave
             of
             Jupiter
             ,
             and
             at
             the
             request
             of
             Apollo
             ,
             placed
             this
             Harp
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Novidius
             will
             have
             it
             to
             be
             the
             Harp
             of
             David
             ,
             where
             by
             he
             pacified
             the
             Evil
             spirit
             of
             Saul
             .
             This
             Constellation
             was
             afterwards
             called
             
               Vultur
               Cadens
            
             ,
             the
             
               falling
               Grype
            
             :
             and
             Falco
             the
             Falcon
             ;
             or
             Timpanum
             the
             Timbrel
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             OLOR
             ,
             or
             Cygnus
             the
             Swan
             ,
             called
             of
             the
             Chaldaeans
             Adigege
             ,
             it
             hath
             17
             Stars
             :
             of
             this
             Constellation
             the
             Poets
             Fable
             in
             this
             manner
             .
             Jupiter
             being
             overtaken
             with
             the
             love
             of
             Laeda
             the
             wife
             of
             Tyndarus
             King
             of
             Oebabia
             ,
             and
             knowing
             no
             honester
             way
             to
             accomplish
             his
             desire
             ,
             procured
             Venus
             to
             turn
             
             her self
             into
             an
             Eagle
             ,
             and
             himselfe
             he
             turned
             into
             the
             shape
             of
             a
             Swan
             .
             Flying
             therefore
             from
             the
             Eagle
             ,
             as
             from
             his
             natural
             Enemy
             that
             earnestly
             pursued
             him
             he
             lighted
             of
             purpose
             in
             the
             lap
             of
             Laeda
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             ,
             for
             his
             more
             safety
             crept
             into
             her
             bosom
             ,
             The
             Woman
             not
             knowing
             who
             it
             was
             under
             that
             shape
             ,
             but
             holding
             (
             as
             she
             thought
             )
             the
             Swan
             fast
             in
             her
             arms
             ,
             fell
             asleep
             .
             In
             the
             mean
             while
             Jupiter
             enjoyed
             his
             pleasure
             ,
             and
             having
             obtained
             that
             he
             came
             for
             ,
             betook
             him
             again
             unto
             his
             wings
             ;
             and
             in
             memorial
             of
             his
             purpose
             (
             attained
             under
             that
             form
             )
             he
             placed
             the
             Swan
             among
             the
             Stars
             .
          
           
             Ovid
             calleth
             this
             Constellation
             Milvius
             ,
             the
             Kite
             and
             telleth
             the
             Tale
             thus
             .
             The
             Earth
             being
             greatly
             offended
             with
             Jupiter
             ,
             because
             he
             had
             driven
             Saturn
             his
             Father
             out
             of
             his
             kingdom
             ,
             brought
             forth
             a
             monstrous
             Bull
             ,
             which
             in
             his
             hinder
             parts
             was
             like
             a
             Serpent
             ;
             and
             was
             afterwards
             called
             the
             
               Fatal
               Bull
            
             ,
             because
             the
             Destinies
             had
             thus
             decreed
             ,
             that
             whosoever
             could
             slay
             him
             and
             offer
             up
             his
             Entrails
             upon
             an
             Altar
             ,
             should
             overcome
             the
             eternal
             Gods
             ,
             Briareus
             that
             mighty
             Gyant
             ,
             and
             ancient
             enemy
             of
             the
             Gods
             ,
             overcame
             the
             Bull
             ,
             and
             was
             ready
             to
             have
             offered
             up
             his
             Entrails
             according
             to
             the
             decree
             of
             the
             Destinies
             :
             but
             Jupiter
             fearing
             the
             event
             ,
             commanded
             the
             Fowls
             of
             the
             Air
             to
             snatch
             them
             away
             :
             which
             although
             to
             their
             power
             they
             endeavour'd
             ,
             yet
             there
             was
             none
             of
             them
             found
             so
             forward
             and
             apt
             to
             that
             action
             as
             the
             Kite
             ,
             and
             for
             that
             cause
             he
             was
             accordingly
             rewarded
             with
             a
             place
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Some
             call
             this
             Constellation
             Orvis
             ,
             that
             is
             the
             Bird
             :
             others
             call
             it
             
               Vultur
               Volans
            
             ,
             the
             
               Flying
               Grype
            
             :
             It
             is
             called
             Gallina
             ,
             the
             Hen.
             Unto
             this
             Constellation
             do
             belong
             two
             unformed
             Stars
             .
          
           
           
             10.
             
             CASSIOPEIA
             ,
             She
             consisteth
             of
             13
             Stars
             .
             This
             was
             the
             Wife
             of
             Cepheus
             ,
             and
             the
             mother
             of
             Andromeda
             ,
             whom
             Perseus
             married
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             sake
             was
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             as
             some
             write
             .
             others
             say
             that
             her
             beauty
             being
             singular
             she
             waxed
             so
             proud
             ,
             that
             she
             preferred
             her self
             before
             the
             Nereides
             ,
             which
             were
             the
             Nymphs
             of
             the
             Sea
             :
             for
             which
             cause
             ,
             unto
             her
             disgrace
             ,
             &
             the
             example
             of
             all
             others
             that
             in
             Pride
             of
             their
             hearts
             would
             advance
             themselves
             above
             their
             betters
             ,
             she
             was
             placed
             in
             the
             Heaven
             with
             her
             head
             as
             it
             were
             downwards
             ;
             so
             that
             in
             the
             revolution
             the
             Heavens
             she
             seemeth
             to
             be
             carried
             head-long
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             PERSEVS
             ,
             he
             hath
             26
             Stars
             .
             This
             was
             the
             Son
             of
             Jupiter
             ,
             whom
             he
             in
             the
             likeness
             of
             a
             Golden-shower
             begat
             upon
             Danae
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Acrisius
             .
             This
             Perseus
             coming
             unto
             mans
             estate
             ,
             and
             being
             furnished
             with
             the
             Sword
             ,
             Hat
             ,
             and
             Wings
             of
             his
             brother
             Mercury
             ,
             and
             the
             Shield
             of
             his
             Sister
             Minerva
             ,
             was
             sent
             by
             his
             Foster-father
             Polidectes
             ,
             to
             kill
             the
             Monster
             Medusa
             ,
             whom
             he
             slew
             ;
             and
             cutting
             off
             her
             head
             ,
             carried
             it
             away
             with
             him
             :
             But
             as
             he
             was
             hasting
             homewards
             ,
             flying
             in
             the
             Air
             ,
             he
             espied
             Andromeda
             the
             daughter
             of
             Cepheus
             and
             Cassiopea
             ,
             for
             the
             pride
             of
             her
             mother
             ,
             bound
             with
             a
             Chain
             unto
             a
             Rock
             ,
             by
             the
             Sea
             side
             ,
             there
             to
             be
             devoured
             by
             a
             Whale
             :
             Perseus
             taking
             notice
             and
             pity
             of
             the
             case
             undertook
             to
             fight
             with
             the
             Monster
             ,
             upon
             condition
             that
             Andromeda
             might
             be
             his
             Wife
             ,
             to
             be
             short
             ,
             he
             deliver'd
             Andromeda
             ,
             married
             her
             ,
             and
             returning
             homeward
             unto
             the
             Isle
             Seriphus
             ,
             he
             found
             there
             his
             Grand-father
             Acrisius
             ,
             whom
             by
             mischance
             and
             unadvisedly
             he
             slew
             with
             a
             quoit
             :
             (
             or
             as
             Ovid
             reporteth
             )
             with
             the
             terrible
             sight
             the
             horrible
             head
             of
             Medusa
             not
             knowing
             that
             it
             was
             
             his
             Grand-father
             :
             but
             afterwards
             understanding
             whom
             he
             had
             slain
             ,
             he
             pined
             away
             through
             extream
             sorrow
             whereupon
             Jupiter
             his
             father
             pitying
             his
             grief
             took
             him
             up
             into
             Heaven
             :
             and
             there
             placed
             him
             in
             that
             form
             wherein
             he
             overcame
             Medusa
             with
             the
             Sword
             in
             one
             hand
             ,
             and
             the
             head
             of
             Medusa
             in
             the
             other
             ,
             and
             the
             wings
             of
             Mercury
             at
             his
             Heels
             .
             This
             Constellation
             because
             of
             the
             unluckiness
             thereof
             ,
             is
             called
             by
             Astrologers
             
               Cacodaemon
               (
               i.
               e.
               )
               Vnlucky
               ,
            
             and
             Vnfortunate
             .
             For
             (
             as
             they
             say
             )
             they
             have
             observed
             it
             that
             whatsoever
             is
             born
             under
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             having
             an
             evil
             aspect
             ,
             shall
             be
             stricken
             with
             Sword
             ,
             or
             lose
             his
             Head.
             Novidius
             saith
             that
             it
             is
             David
             with
             Goliah
             his
             head
             in
             one
             hand
             ,
             and
             his
             Sword
             in
             the
             other
             .
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             belonging
             unto
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             are
             three
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             AVRIGA
             ,
             the
             Wagoner
             ,
             or
             Carter
             :
             he
             consisteth
             of
             14
             Stars
             :
             the
             Arabians
             call
             him
             Alaiot
             ;
             the
             
               Greeks
               Heniochus
               ,
               (
               i.
               e.
               )
            
             a
             man
             holding
             a
             bridle
             in
             his
             hand
             and
             so
             is
             he
             pictur'd
             .
             Eratostenes
             affirmeth
             him
             to
             be
             Ericthonius
             King
             of
             Athens
             ,
             the
             son
             of
             Vulcan
             :
             who
             having
             most
             deformed
             feet
             ,
             devised
             first
             the
             use
             of
             the
             Waggon
             or
             Chariot
             ,
             and
             joyned
             horses
             together
             to
             draw
             the
             same
             ,
             to
             the
             end
             that
             he
             sitting
             therein
             might
             the
             better
             conceal
             his
             deformities
             .
             For
             which
             invention
             ,
             Jupiter
             translated
             him
             into
             the
             Heavens
             .
          
           
             In
             this
             Constellation
             there
             are
             two
             other
             particular
             Constellations
             to
             be
             noted
             ;
             whereof
             the
             one
             consisteth
             but
             of
             one
             Star
             alone
             ,
             which
             is
             in
             the
             left-shoulder
             of
             Auriga
             ,
             and
             is
             called
             Hircus
             ,
             or
             Capra
             the
             Goat
             ;
             the
             Arabians
             call
             it
             Alhajoth
             :
             The
             other
             consisteth
             of
             2
             little
             Stars
             a
             little
             beneath
             the
             others
             ,
             
             standing
             as
             it
             were
             in
             the
             hand
             of
             Auriga
             ;
             this
             Constellation
             is
             called
             Haedi
             ,
             the
             Kids
             .
             The
             tale
             is
             thus
             ;
             Saturn
             (
             as
             you
             heard
             before
             )
             had
             received
             of
             the
             Oracle
             ,
             that
             one
             of
             his
             Sons
             should
             put
             him
             out
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             ,
             whereupon
             he
             determined
             to
             devour
             them
             all
             :
             Ops
             by
             stealth
             conveyed
             away
             Jupiter
             ,
             and
             sent
             him
             to
             Melissus
             King
             of
             Crete
             ,
             to
             be
             nourished
             .
             Melissus
             having
             2
             daughters
             ,
             Amalthaea
             ,
             and
             Melissa
             ,
             committed
             Jupiter
             unto
             their
             Nursery
             ;
             Amalthaea
             had
             a
             Goat
             that
             gave
             suck
             unto
             2
             Kids
             ,
             so
             that
             by
             the
             milk
             of
             this
             Goat
             ,
             she
             nourished
             Jupiter
             very
             well
             :
             To
             requite
             this
             her
             care
             and
             courtesie
             ,
             Jupiter
             (
             after
             he
             had
             put
             his
             Father
             out
             of
             his
             Kingdom
             )
             translated
             her
             Goat
             and
             her
             two
             Kids
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             in
             remembrance
             of
             the
             Nurse
             ,
             the
             Goat
             is
             called
             
               Capra
               Amalthaea
               .
               Novidius
            
             saith
             ,
             that
             when
             Christ
             was
             born
             ,
             and
             his
             birth
             made
             manifest
             by
             the
             Angels
             unto
             the
             Shepherds
             ,
             one
             of
             them
             brought
             with
             him
             for
             a
             Present
             ,
             a
             Goat
             and
             two
             young
             Kids
             ;
             which
             in
             token
             of
             his
             good
             will
             ,
             were
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             OPHIVCVS
             ,
             or
             SERPENTARIVS
             ,
             That
             is
             the
             
               Serpent
               bearer
            
             .
             This
             Constellation
             hath
             no
             proper
             name
             ,
             but
             is
             thus
             entituled
             ,
             because
             he
             holdeth
             a
             Serpent
             in
             his
             hands
             .
             It
             containeth
             24
             Stars
             .
             Some
             say
             that
             it
             is
             Hercules
             ,
             and
             report
             the
             Tale
             on
             this
             manner
             .
             Juno
             being
             a
             great
             enemy
             to
             Hercules
             ,
             sent
             two
             Snakes
             to
             kill
             him
             as
             he
             lay
             sleeping
             in
             his
             Cradle
             :
             but
             Hercules
             being
             a
             lusty
             Child
             (
             for
             Jupiter
             had
             spent
             two
             days
             in
             begetting
             him
             )
             without
             much
             ado
             strangled
             them
             both
             :
             In
             memorial
             of
             so
             strange
             an
             event
             ,
             Jupiter
             placed
             him
             in
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             with
             a
             Serpent
             in
             his
             hands
             .
          
           
             14.
             
             SERPENS
             ,
             the
             Serpent
             of
             Ophiuchus
             ,
             which
             
             consisteth
             of
             18
             Stars
             .
             Some
             say
             that
             it
             is
             one
             of
             the
             Serpents
             that
             should
             have
             slain
             Hercules
             in
             his
             Cradle
             .
             Novidius
             saith
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             Viper
             that
             bit
             Paul
             by
             the
             hand
             .
             Others
             deliver
             the
             Tale
             in
             these
             words
             ;
             Glaucus
             the
             son
             of
             Minos
             King
             of
             Crete
             ,
             was
             by
             misfortune
             drowned
             in
             a
             Barrel
             of
             Honey
             :
             Minas
             his
             Father
             craved
             the
             help
             of
             Aesculapius
             the
             Physician
             :
             and
             that
             he
             might
             be
             driven
             perforce
             to
             help
             the
             Child
             ,
             he
             shut
             him
             up
             in
             a
             secret
             place
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             dead
             Carcass
             :
             whiles
             Esculapius
             stood
             in
             a
             great
             maze
             with
             himself
             what
             were
             best
             to
             be
             done
             ,
             upon
             a
             sudden
             there
             came
             a
             Serpent
             creeping
             towards
             him
             ,
             the
             which
             Serpent
             he
             slew
             with
             the
             Staff
             which
             he
             had
             in
             his
             hand
             .
             After
             this
             there
             came
             another
             Serpent
             in
             ,
             bringing
             in
             his
             mouth
             a
             certain
             herb
             ,
             which
             he
             laid
             upon
             the
             head
             of
             the
             dead
             Serpent
             ,
             whereby
             he
             restored
             him
             unto
             life
             again
             .
             Esculapius
             using
             the
             same
             herb
             ,
             wrought
             the
             same
             effect
             upon
             Glaucus
             .
             Whereupon
             (
             after
             that
             )
             Esculapius
             (
             whom
             some
             affirm
             to
             be
             Ophiucus
             )
             was
             placed
             in
             the
             Heaven
             and
             the
             Serpent
             with
             him
             .
          
           
             15.
             
             SAGITA
             ,
             or
             Telum
             ;
             the
             Arrow
             or
             Dart.
             This
             was
             that
             Arrow
             wherewith
             Hercules
             slew
             the
             Eagle
             or
             Grype
             that
             fed
             upon
             the
             Liver
             of
             Prometheus
             being
             tyed
             with
             Chains
             to
             the
             top
             of
             Mount
             Caucasus
             ,
             and
             in
             memorial
             of
             that
             deed
             ,
             was
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             .
             Others
             will
             have
             it
             to
             be
             one
             of
             those
             Arrows
             which
             Hercules
             at
             his
             death
             gave
             unto
             Phyloctetes
             ,
             upon
             which
             the
             Destiny
             of
             Troy
             did
             depend
             .
             The
             whole
             Constellation
             containeth
             five
             Stars
             .
          
           
             16.
             
             AQVILA
             ,
             the
             Eagle
             ,
             which
             is
             called
             
               Vultur
               Volans
            
             ,
             the
             
               flying
               Grype
            
             .
             It
             hath
             in
             it
             9
             Stars
             .
             The
             Poetical
             reason
             of
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             is
             this
             ;
             Jupiter
             
             transforming
             himself
             into
             the
             form
             of
             an
             Eagle
             took
             Ganimedes
             the
             
               Trojan
               Boy
            
             ,
             whom
             he
             greatly
             loved
             up
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             therefore
             in
             sign
             thereof
             :
             (
             because
             by
             that
             means
             he
             performed
             his
             purpose
             )
             he
             placed
             the
             figure
             of
             the
             Eagle
             in
             Heaven
             .
             There
             belong
             unto
             this
             Constellation
             6
             Stars
             (
             before
             time
             )
             unformed
             ,
             but
             now
             brought
             into
             the
             Constellation
             of
             Antinous
             .
             But
             whereupon
             that
             name
             should
             come
             ,
             I
             know
             not
             ,
             except
             it
             were
             that
             some
             man
             devised
             it
             there
             to
             curry
             favour
             with
             the
             Emperour
             Adrian
             ,
             who
             loved
             one
             
               Antinous
               Bithynicus
            
             so
             well
             ,
             that
             he
             builded
             a
             Temple
             in
             his
             honour
             at
             Mantinea
             .
          
           
             17.
             
             DELPHINVS
             ,
             the
             Dolphin
             :
             it
             containeth
             10
             Stars
             ;
             yet
             Ovid
             in
             his
             second
             Book
             
               de
               Fastis
            
             ,
             saith
             that
             it
             hath
             but
             nine
             .
             Neither
             did
             the
             ancient
             Astronomers
             attribute
             unto
             it
             any
             more
             ,
             according
             to
             the
             number
             of
             the
             Muses
             ;
             because
             of
             all
             other
             Fishes
             the
             Dolphin
             is
             said
             to
             be
             delighted
             with
             Musick
             .
             The
             Tale
             goeth
             thus
             concerning
             this
             Constellation
             .
             When
             Neptune
             the
             God
             of
             the
             Sea
             greatly
             desired
             to
             match
             with
             Amphitrite
             ,
             she
             being
             very
             modest
             and
             shame-faced
             ,
             hid
             her self
             ;
             whereupon
             he
             sent
             many
             messengers
             to
             seek
             her
             out
             ,
             among
             whom
             ,
             the
             Dolphin
             by
             his
             good
             hap
             ,
             did
             first
             find
             her
             ;
             and
             perswaded
             her
             also
             to
             match
             with
             Neptune
             :
             For
             which
             his
             good
             and
             trusty
             service
             ,
             Neptune
             placed
             him
             in
             the
             Heavens
             .
          
           
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             when
             Bacchus
             had
             transformed
             the
             Marriners
             that
             would
             have
             betrayed
             him
             ,
             into
             Dolphins
             ,
             he
             placed
             one
             of
             them
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             that
             it
             might
             be
             a
             lesson
             for
             others
             to
             take
             heed
             how
             they
             carried
             any
             one
             out
             of
             his
             way
             ,
             contrary
             both
             to
             his
             desire
             ,
             and
             their
             own
             promise
             .
             Novidius
             referreth
             
             this
             Constellation
             unto
             the
             Fish
             that
             saved
             Jonas
             from
             drowning
             .
          
           
             18.
             
             EQVICVLUS
             ,
             is
             the
             little
             Horse
             ,
             and
             it
             consisteth
             of
             4
             Stars
             .
             This
             Constellation
             is
             named
             almost
             of
             no
             Writer
             ,
             saving
             Ptolomeus
             ,
             and
             Alphonsus
             who
             followed
             Ptolemy
             ,
             and
             therefore
             no
             certain
             Tale
             or
             History
             is
             delivered
             thereof
             by
             what
             means
             he
             came
             into
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             19.
             
             EQUUS
             ALATUS
             ,
             the
             
               Winged
               Horse
            
             ,
             or
             Pegasus
             ,
             it
             containeth
             20
             Stars
             .
             This
             Horse
             was
             bred
             of
             the
             blood
             of
             Medusa
             ,
             after
             that
             Perseus
             had
             cut
             off
             her
             head
             ,
             and
             was
             afterwards
             taken
             and
             tamed
             by
             Bellerophon
             ,
             whiles
             he
             drank
             of
             the
             River
             Pirene
             by
             Corinth
             ,
             and
             was
             used
             by
             him
             in
             the
             conquest
             of
             Chimera
             ;
             after
             which
             exploit
             Bellerophon
             being
             weary
             of
             the
             earthly
             affairs
             ,
             endeavoured
             to
             fly
             up
             into
             Heaven
             .
             But
             being
             amazed
             in
             his
             flight
             ,
             by
             looking
             down
             to
             the
             earth
             ,
             he
             fell
             from
             his
             Horse
             ,
             Pegasus
             notwithstanding
             continuing
             his
             course
             (
             as
             they
             feign
             )
             entred
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             there
             obtained
             a
             place
             among
             the
             other
             Constellations
             .
          
           
             20.
             
             ANDROMEDA
             ,
             She
             consteth
             of
             23
             Stars
             ;
             but
             one
             of
             them
             is
             common
             both
             unto
             her
             and
             Pegasus
             .
             This
             was
             the
             daughter
             of
             Cepheus
             and
             Cassiopeia
             ,
             and
             the
             Wife
             of
             Perseus
             ;
             the
             reason
             why
             Minerva
             or
             Jupiter
             placed
             her
             in
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             is
             before
             expressed
             .
             Novidius
             referreth
             this
             Constellation
             unto
             Alexandria
             the
             Virgin
             ,
             whom
             S.
             George
             through
             the
             good
             help
             of
             his
             Horse
             delivered
             from
             the
             Dragon
             .
          
           
             21.
             
             TRIANGULUM
             ,
             the
             Triangle
             ,
             called
             also
             Deltoton
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             like
             the
             fourth
             Letter
             of
             the
             Greek
             Alphabet
             Δ
             ,
             which
             they
             call
             Delta
             ;
             it
             consisteth
             
             of
             four
             stars
             .
             They
             say
             it
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             by
             Mercury
             ,
             that
             thereby
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Ram
             might
             be
             the
             better
             known
             .
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             placed
             there
             in
             honour
             of
             the
             Geometricians
             ,
             among
             whom
             ,
             the
             Triangle
             is
             of
             no
             small
             importance
             .
             Others
             affirm
             ,
             that
             Ceres
             in
             times
             past
             requested
             Jupiter
             that
             there
             might
             be
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             some
             Figure
             representing
             the
             form
             of
             Sicily
             an
             Island
             greatly
             beloved
             of
             Ceres
             for
             the
             fruitfulness
             thereof
             :
             now
             this
             Island
             being
             triangular
             (
             at
             her
             request
             )
             was
             represented
             in
             the
             Heaven
             under
             that
             form
             .
          
           
             
               Thus
               much
               concerning
               the
               Constellations
               of
               the
               Northern
               Hemisphere
               .
               Now
               follow
               the
               Poetical
               Stories
               of
               the
               Constellations
               of
               the
               Southern
               Hemisphere
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Secondly
             ,
             Of
             the
             
               Southern
               Constellations
            
             .
          
           
             1
             CETUS
             ,
             the
             Whale
             ,
             it
             is
             also
             called
             the
             Lyon
             ,
             or
             Bear
             of
             the
             Sea.
             This
             is
             that
             monstrous
             Fish
             that
             should
             have
             devoured
             Andromeda
             ,
             but
             being
             overcome
             by
             Perseus
             ,
             was
             afterwards
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             by
             Jupiter
             ,
             as
             well
             for
             a
             token
             of
             Perseus
             his
             manhood
             ,
             as
             for
             the
             bigness
             of
             the
             Fish
             it self
             .
             This
             Constellation
             consisteth
             of
             22
             Stars
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             ORION
             ,
             this
             hath
             38
             Stars
             .
             The
             Poetical
             reason
             of
             his
             translation
             into
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             shall
             be
             shewn
             in
             the
             Scorpion
             amongst
             the
             Zodiacal
             Constellations
             .
             The
             Ancient
             Romans
             called
             this
             Constellation
             Jugala
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             most
             pestiferous
             unto
             Cattel
             ,
             and
             as
             it
             were
             the
             very
             cut-throat
             of
             them
             .
             There
             
             are
             bright
             Stars
             in
             his
             girdle
             ,
             which
             we
             commonly
             call
             our
             
               Ladies
               yard
            
             ,
             or
             
               wand
               .
               Novidius
            
             ,
             applying
             this
             sword
             of
             Orion
             unto
             Scripture
             ,
             will
             have
             it
             to
             be
             the
             Sword
             of
             Saul
             ,
             afterwards
             called
             Paul
             ,
             wherewith
             he
             persecuted
             the
             Members
             of
             Christ
             :
             which
             after
             his
             Conversion
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             .
             In
             his
             left
             shoulder
             there
             is
             a
             very
             bright
             Star
             ,
             which
             in
             Latine
             is
             called
             Bellatrix
             the
             Warriour
             ,
             in
             the
             Faeminine
             Gender
             .
             I
             cannot
             find
             the
             reason
             except
             it
             be
             this
             ;
             that
             Women
             born
             under
             this
             Constellation
             shall
             have
             mighty
             tongues
             :
             the
             reason
             of
             the
             
               Ox
               hide
            
             which
             he
             hath
             in
             his
             hand
             ,
             may
             be
             Gathered
             out
             of
             the
             next
             story
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             FLUVIUS
             ,
             the
             River
             ;
             it
             comprehendeth
             34
             Stars
             :
             It
             is
             called
             by
             some
             Eridanus
             ,
             or
             Pagus
             ;
             they
             say
             that
             it
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             in
             remembrance
             of
             Phaeton
             ,
             who
             having
             set
             the
             whole
             Earth
             on
             fire
             by
             reason
             of
             misguiding
             his
             Father
             Phoebus
             his
             Chariot
             ,
             was
             slain
             by
             Jupiter
             with
             a
             thunder-bolt
             ,
             and
             tumbling
             down
             from
             Heaven
             ,
             fell
             into
             the
             River
             Eridanus
             ,
             or
             Padus
             ,
             which
             the
             Italians
             call
             Po.
             Others
             say
             that
             it
             is
             Nilus
             ,
             and
             that
             that
             figure
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             because
             of
             the
             excellency
             of
             that
             River
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             Divines
             is
             called
             Gihon
             ,
             and
             is
             one
             of
             the
             Rivers
             of
             Paradice
             .
             Others
             call
             it
             
               Flumen
               Orionis
            
             the
             flood
             of
             Orion
             ;
             and
             say
             that
             it
             was
             placed
             there
             ,
             to
             betoken
             the
             off-spring
             from
             whence
             Orion
             came
             :
             for
             the
             tale
             is
             thus
             reported
             of
             him
             .
          
           
             
               Jupiter
               ,
               Neptune
            
             ,
             and
             Mercury
             ,
             travelling
             upon
             the
             Earth
             in
             the
             likness
             of
             Men
             ,
             were
             requested
             by
             Hyerus
             to
             take
             a
             poor
             lodging
             at
             his
             house
             for
             a
             Night
             :
             they
             being
             overtaken
             with
             the
             evening
             ,
             yeilded
             unto
             his
             request
             ;
             Hyreus
             made
             them
             good
             cheer
             ,
             
             killing
             an
             Ox
             for
             their
             better
             entertainment
             :
             The
             Gods
             seeing
             the
             good
             heart
             of
             the
             old
             man
             ,
             willed
             him
             to
             demand
             what
             he
             would
             in
             recompence
             of
             his
             so
             friendly
             cheer
             .
             Hyerus
             and
             his
             Wife
             being
             old
             ,
             requested
             the
             Gods
             to
             gratify
             them
             with
             a
             Son.
             They
             to
             fulfil
             his
             desire
             ,
             called
             for
             the
             hide
             of
             the
             Ox
             that
             was
             slain
             ,
             and
             having
             received
             it
             ,
             they
             put
             it
             into
             the
             Earth
             ,
             and
             made
             water
             into
             it
             all
             three
             together
             ,
             and
             covering
             it
             ,
             willed
             Hyreus
             within
             ten
             months
             after
             to
             dig
             it
             out
             of
             the
             Earth
             again
             ;
             which
             he
             did
             and
             found
             therein
             a
             Man-child
             ;
             whom
             he
             called
             
               Ourion
               ,
               ab
               Urania
            
             ,
             of
             piss
             ;
             although
             afterwards
             by
             leaving
             out
             the
             second
             letter
             ,
             he
             was
             named
             Orion
             .
             At
             such
             time
             therefore
             as
             he
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             this
             flood
             was
             joyned
             hard
             to
             his
             heels
             ,
             and
             the
             Ox
             hide
             wherein
             the
             Gods
             did
             piss
             ,
             was
             set
             in
             the
             left
             hand
             ,
             in
             memorial
             of
             his
             Off-spring
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             LEPUS
             ,
             the
             Hare
             ,
             which
             consisteth
             of
             12
             Stars
             .
             This
             Constellation
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             between
             the
             legs
             of
             Orion
             ,
             to
             signifie
             the
             great
             delight
             in
             hunting
             which
             he
             had
             in
             his
             life
             time
             :
             but
             others
             think
             it
             was
             a
             frivolous
             thing
             ,
             to
             say
             that
             so
             notable
             a
             fellow
             as
             Orion
             would
             trouble
             himself
             with
             so
             small
             and
             timorous
             a
             Beast
             as
             the
             Hare
             ;
             and
             therefore
             they
             tell
             the
             tale
             thus
             .
          
           
             In
             times
             past
             there
             was
             not
             a
             Hare
             left
             in
             the
             Isle
             Leros
             ;
             a
             certain
             youth
             therefore
             of
             that
             Island
             ,
             being
             very
             desirous
             of
             that
             kind
             of
             beast
             ,
             brought
             with
             him
             from
             another
             Country
             thereabout
             ,
             an
             Hare
             great
             with
             young
             ;
             which
             when
             she
             had
             brought
             forth
             ,
             they
             in
             time
             became
             so
             acceptable
             unto
             the
             other
             Country
             men
             ,
             that
             every
             one
             almost
             desired
             to
             have
             and
             keep
             a
             Hare
             .
             By
             reason
             whereof
             ,
             the
             number
             of
             them
             
             grew
             to
             be
             so
             great
             ,
             within
             a
             short
             space
             after
             ,
             that
             the
             whole
             Island
             became
             full
             of
             Hares
             ,
             so
             that
             their
             Masters
             were
             not
             able
             to
             find
             them
             meat
             :
             whereupon
             the
             Hares
             breaking
             forth
             into
             the
             fields
             ,
             devoured
             their
             Corn.
             Wherefore
             the
             Inhabitants
             being
             bitten
             with
             hunger
             ;
             joyned
             together
             with
             one
             consent
             ,
             and
             (
             though
             with
             much
             adoe
             )
             destroyed
             the
             
               Hares
               .
               Jupiter
            
             therefore
             placed
             this
             Constellation
             in
             the
             Heavens
             ;
             as
             well
             to
             express
             the
             exceeding
             fearfulness
             of
             the
             Beast
             ,
             as
             also
             to
             teach
             men
             this
             lesson
             ;
             that
             there
             is
             nothing
             so
             much
             to
             be
             desired
             in
             this
             life
             ,
             but
             that
             at
             one
             time
             or
             another
             bringeth
             with
             it
             more
             grief
             than
             pleasure
             .
             Some
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             at
             the
             request
             of
             Ganimedes
             ,
             who
             was
             greatly
             delighted
             with
             hunting
             the
             Hare
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             CANIS
             MAJOR
             ,
             the
             
               Great
               Dog
            
             ,
             it
             consisteth
             of
             18
             Stars
             .
             It
             is
             called
             
               Sirius
               Canis
            
             ,
             because
             he
             causeth
             a
             mighty
             drought
             by
             reason
             of
             his
             heat
             .
             This
             is
             the
             Constellation
             that
             giveth
             name
             unto
             the
             Canical
             or
             
               Dog
               days
            
             ;
             whose
             beginning
             and
             end
             is
             not
             alike
             in
             all
             places
             ,
             but
             hath
             a
             difference
             according
             to
             the
             Countrey
             and
             time
             :
             as
             in
             the
             Time
             of
             Hippocrates
             the
             Physitian
             ,
             who
             lived
             before
             the
             time
             of
             Christ
             400
             years
             ,
             the
             Canicular
             days
             began
             13
             or
             14
             of
             July
             .
             In
             the
             time
             of
             Avicenna
             ,
             the
             Spaniard
             ,
             who
             lived
             in
             the
             year
             of
             Lord
             1100.
             the
             Canicular
             days
             began
             the
             15
             ,
             16
             ,
             or
             17
             of
             July
             .
             In
             our
             Country
             ;
             they
             begin
             about
             St.
             James-tide
             ,
             but
             we
             use
             to
             account
             from
             the
             6
             of
             July
             ,
             to
             the
             17
             of
             August
             ;
             which
             is
             the
             time
             when
             the
             Sun
             beginneth
             to
             come
             near
             unto
             and
             to
             depart
             from
             this
             Constellation
             .
          
           
             Novidius
             will
             have
             it
             to
             be
             referred
             to
             Tobias
             Dog
             which
             may
             very
             well
             be
             ,
             because
             he
             hath
             a
             tail
             ;
             Tobias
             
             Dog
             had
             one
             ;
             as
             a
             certain
             fellow
             once
             concluded
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             written
             that
             Tobias
             his
             Dog
             fawned
             upon
             his
             Master
             ,
             therefore
             it
             is
             to
             be
             noted
             (
             said
             he
             )
             that
             he
             had
             a
             tail
             .
             The
             Poets
             say
             ,
             that
             this
             is
             the
             Dog
             whom
             Jupiter
             set
             to
             keep
             Europa
             ,
             after
             he
             had
             stolen
             her
             away
             ,
             and
             conveyed
             her
             into
             Creet
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             good
             service
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             .
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             one
             of
             Orion
             his
             Dogs
             .
             There
             belong
             unto
             this
             Constellation
             11
             Stars
             unformed
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             CANIS
             MINOR
             ,
             the
             
               Lesser
               Dog
            
             ;
             this
             of
             the
             Greeks
             is
             called
             Procyon
             ,
             of
             the
             Latines
             Antecanis
             ;
             it
             containeth
             but
             two
             Stars
             .
             Some
             say
             ,
             that
             this
             was
             also
             one
             of
             Orion's
             Dogs
             .
             Others
             rather
             affirm
             it
             to
             be
             Mera
             the
             Dog
             of
             Origone
             ,
             or
             rather
             of
             Icarius
             her
             Father
             ,
             of
             whom
             mention
             is
             made
             in
             the
             Constellation
             of
             Bootes
             and
             Virgo
             .
             This
             Dog
             of
             meer
             love
             to
             his
             Master
             ,
             being
             slain
             ,
             as
             aforesaid
             ,
             threw
             himself
             into
             the
             River
             Anygrus
             ,
             but
             was
             afterward
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             with
             Origone
             .
             Among
             the
             Poets
             there
             is
             great
             dissention
             which
             of
             the
             two
             should
             be
             the
             Dog
             of
             Origone
             ,
             some
             saying
             one
             ,
             and
             some
             the
             other
             ,
             and
             therefore
             they
             do
             many
             times
             take
             the
             one
             for
             the
             ●●her
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             ARGO
             NAVIS
             ,
             the
             
               Ship
               Argo
            
             which
             comprehendeth
             41
             Stars
             ;
             this
             is
             the
             Ship
             wherein
             Jason
             did
             fetch
             the
             golden
             fleece
             from
             Colchis
             ,
             which
             was
             afterward
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             as
             a
             memorial
             ,
             not
             only
             because
             of
             the
             great
             Voyage
             ,
             but
             also
             ,
             because
             (
             as
             some
             will
             have
             it
             )
             it
             was
             the
             first
             Ship
             wherein
             any
             man
             sailed
             .
             Their
             reason
             why
             this
             Ship
             is
             not
             made
             whole
             is
             that
             thereby
             men
             might
             be
             put
             in
             mind
             not
             to
             despair
             ,
             albeit
             that
             their
             Ship
             miscarry'd
             in
             some
             part
             now
             and
             then
             :
             some
             avouch
             it
             to
             be
             the
             Ark
             of
             
             
               Noah
               .
               Novidius
            
             saith
             it
             is
             the
             Ship
             wherein
             the
             Apostles
             were
             ,
             when
             Christ
             appeared
             unto
             them
             walking
             on
             the
             Sea.
             In
             one
             of
             the
             Oars
             of
             this
             Ship
             there
             is
             a
             great
             Star
             ,
             called
             Canopus
             ,
             or
             Canobus
             ,
             which
             the
             Arabians
             called
             Shuel
             ,
             as
             it
             were
             a
             bone-fire
             because
             of
             the
             greatness
             thereof
             .
             It
             is
             not
             seen
             in
             Italy
             ,
             nor
             in
             any
             Country
             on
             this
             side
             of
             Italy
             :
             Some
             say
             that
             Canobus
             the
             Master
             of
             Menelaus
             ,
             his
             Ship
             was
             transformed
             into
             this
             Star.
             
          
           
             8.
             
             HYDRA
             ,
             the
             Hydra
             ,
             that
             hath
             25
             Stars
             and
             two
             unformed
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             CRATER
             ,
             the
             Cup
             ,
             or
             Standing-piece
             ;
             that
             hath
             seven
             Stars
             ,
             some
             say
             that
             this
             was
             the
             Cup
             where
             in
             Tagathon
             ,
             that
             is
             the
             chief
             God
             ,
             mingled
             the
             Stuff
             whereof
             he
             made
             the
             Souls
             of
             Men.
             
          
           
             10.
             
             CORVUS
             ,
             the
             Crow
             ;
             this
             hath
             seven
             Stars
             .
             These
             3
             Constellations
             are
             to
             be
             joyned
             together
             ,
             because
             they
             depend
             upon
             one
             History
             ,
             which
             is
             this
             .
             Upon
             a
             time
             Apollo
             made
             a
             solemn
             feast
             to
             Jupiter
             ,
             and
             wanting
             water
             to
             serve
             his
             turn
             ,
             he
             delivered
             a
             Cup
             to
             the
             Crow
             (
             the
             bird
             wherein
             he
             chiefly
             delighted
             )
             and
             sent
             him
             to
             fetch
             water
             therein
             .
             The
             Crow
             flying
             towards
             the
             River
             ,
             espied
             a
             Fig-tree
             ,
             fell
             in
             hand
             with
             the
             Figs
             ,
             and
             abode
             there
             till
             they
             were
             ripe
             :
             In
             the
             end
             when
             ,
             he
             had
             fed
             his
             fill
             of
             them
             ,
             and
             satisfied
             his
             longing
             ,
             he
             bethought
             himself
             of
             his
             errand
             ,
             and
             by
             reason
             of
             his
             long
             delay
             ,
             fearing
             a
             Check
             ,
             he
             caught
             up
             a
             snake
             in
             his
             bill
             ,
             brought
             it
             to
             Apollo
             ,
             and
             told
             him
             that
             the
             snake
             would
             not
             let
             him
             fill
             the
             Cup
             with
             water
             ,
             Apollo
             seeing
             the
             impudence
             of
             the
             bird
             ,
             gave
             him
             this
             gift
             ,
             that
             as
             long
             as
             the
             Figs
             were
             not
             ripe
             upon
             the
             
             Tree
             so
             long
             he
             should
             never
             drink
             :
             and
             for
             a
             memorial
             of
             the
             silly
             excuse
             that
             she
             made
             ,
             he
             placed
             both
             the
             
               Crow
               ,
               Cup
            
             ,
             and
             Snake
             ,
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             CENTAURUS
             ,
             the
             Centaure
             ,
             which
             comprehendeth
             37
             Stars
             .
             Some
             say
             ,
             that
             this
             is
             Typhon
             ,
             others
             call
             him
             Chiron
             ,
             the
             Schoolmaster
             of
             those
             three
             excellent
             men
             ,
             
               Hercules
               ,
               Achilles
            
             ,
             and
             Esculapius
             :
             unto
             Hercules
             he
             read
             Astronomy
             ,
             he
             trained
             Achilles
             in
             Musick
             ,
             and
             Aesculapius
             ,
             in
             Physick
             :
             and
             for
             his
             upright
             life
             he
             was
             turned
             into
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             Yet
             Virgil
             calleth
             Sagittarius
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Chiron
             .
             In
             the
             hinder
             feet
             of
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             those
             Stars
             are
             set
             which
             are
             called
             the
             Crosiers
             ,
             appearing
             to
             the
             Marriners
             as
             they
             sail
             towards
             the
             South
             Sea
             ,
             in
             the
             form
             of
             a
             Cross
             ,
             whereupon
             they
             have
             their
             name
             .
             The
             four
             Stars
             which
             are
             in
             the
             Garnish
             of
             the
             Centaurs
             Spear
             ,
             are
             accounted
             by
             Proclus
             as
             a
             peculiar
             Constellation
             ,
             and
             are
             called
             by
             him
             Thyrsilochus
             which
             was
             a
             Spear
             compassed
             about
             with
             vine
             leaves
             :
             but
             they
             are
             called
             by
             Copernicus
             ,
             and
             Clavius
             ,
             and
             other
             Astronomers
             ,
             the
             Stars
             of
             his
             Target
             .
             It
             should
             seem
             that
             they
             were
             deceived
             by
             the
             old
             translation
             of
             Ptolomy
             ,
             wherein
             Scutum
             is
             put
             for
             
               Hasta
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             )
             the
             Target
             ,
             for
             the
             Spear
             ,
             as
             it
             is
             well
             noted
             by
             our
             Country-man
             Mr.
             
               R.
               Record
            
             ,
             in
             his
             Book
             entituled
             
               The
               Castle
               of
               Knowledge
            
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             LUPUS
             ,
             the
             Wolfe
             ,
             or
             the
             beast
             which
             the
             Centaur
             holdeth
             in
             his
             hand
             ,
             contaneth
             19
             Stars
             ;
             the
             Poetical
             reason
             is
             this
             ,
             Chiron
             the
             Centaur
             being
             a
             just
             man
             ,
             was
             greatly
             given
             to
             the
             worship
             of
             the
             Gods
             :
             for
             which
             thing
             ,
             that
             it
             might
             be
             notified
             to
             all
             posterity
             ,
             they
             placed
             him
             by
             this
             beast
             ,
             which
             he
             seemeth
             to
             stick
             and
             thrust
             through
             with
             his
             
             Spear
             (
             as
             it
             were
             )
             ready
             to
             kill
             for
             Sacrifice
             .
          
           
             13.
             
             ARA
             ,
             the
             Altar
             ,
             it
             is
             also
             called
             Lar
             ,
             or
             
               Thuribulum
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             )
             a
             Chimney
             with
             the
             fire
             ,
             or
             a
             Censor
             .
             It
             consisteth
             of
             seven
             Stars
             ,
             and
             is
             affirmed
             of
             some
             Poets
             to
             be
             the
             Altar
             whereon
             the
             Centaur
             was
             wont
             to
             offer
             up
             his
             sacrifice
             .
             But
             others
             tell
             the
             tale
             thus
             .
             When
             as
             the
             great
             Gyants
             called
             the
             Tytans
             laboured
             as
             much
             as
             might
             be
             to
             pull
             Jupiter
             out
             of
             Heaven
             ,
             the
             Gods
             thought
             it
             good
             to
             lay
             their
             heads
             together
             ,
             to
             advise
             what
             was
             best
             to
             be
             done
             :
             Their
             conclusion
             was
             ,
             that
             they
             should
             all
             with
             one
             consent
             join
             hands
             together
             to
             keep
             out
             such
             fellows
             ,
             and
             that
             this
             their
             league
             might
             be
             confirmed
             ,
             and
             throughly
             ratified
             ,
             they
             caused
             the
             Cyclops
             (
             which
             were
             workmen
             of
             Vulcan
             )
             to
             make
             them
             an
             Altar
             :
             about
             this
             Altar
             all
             the
             Gods
             assembled
             ,
             and
             there
             sware
             ,
             that
             with
             one
             consent
             they
             would
             withstand
             their
             enemies
             ;
             afterwards
             ,
             having
             gotten
             the
             Victory
             it
             pleased
             them
             to
             place
             this
             Altar
             in
             Heaven
             as
             a
             memorial
             of
             their
             League
             ,
             and
             a
             token
             of
             that
             good
             which
             unity
             doth
             breed
             .
          
           
             14.
             
             CORONA
             AUSTRINA
             ,
             the
             
               South
               Garland
            
             ,
             it
             hath
             13
             Stars
             .
             Some
             say
             that
             it
             is
             some
             trifling
             Garland
             which
             Sagittarius
             was
             wont
             to
             wear
             ,
             but
             he
             cast
             it
             away
             from
             him
             in
             jest
             ,
             and
             therefore
             it
             was
             placed
             between
             his
             legs
             ;
             others
             call
             it
             the
             Wheel
             of
             Ixon
             ,
             whereupon
             he
             was
             tormented
             for
             that
             great
             discourtesie
             he
             would
             have
             offered
             unto
             Juno
             ,
             thinking
             indeed
             to
             have
             gotten
             up
             her
             Belly
             :
             but
             Jupiter
             seeing
             the
             impudency
             of
             the
             man
             ,
             tumbled
             him
             out
             of
             Heaven
             (
             where
             by
             the
             license
             of
             the
             gods
             he
             was
             sometimes
             admitted
             as
             a
             guest
             )
             into
             Hell
             there
             to
             be
             continually
             tormented
             upon
             a
             Wheel
             :
             
             The
             Figure
             of
             which
             Wheel
             was
             afterwards
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             to
             teach
             men
             to
             take
             heed
             how
             they
             be
             too
             saucie
             to
             make
             such
             courteous
             proffers
             unto
             other
             mens
             wives
             .
             The
             Greeks
             call
             this
             Constellation
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Vraniscus
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             Figure
             thereof
             :
             For
             it
             representeth
             the
             palate
             or
             roof
             of
             the
             mouth
             ,
             which
             they
             call
             Vraniscus
             .
          
           
             15.
             
             The
             last
             is
             PISCIS
             AUSTRINUS
             ,
             or
             Notius
             ,
             the
             
               South
               Fish
            
             ,
             which
             comprehendeth
             11
             Stars
             ,
             besides
             that
             which
             is
             in
             the
             mouth
             thereof
             ,
             belonging
             to
             the
             water
             ,
             which
             runneth
             from
             Aquarius
             ,
             and
             is
             called
             by
             the
             
               Arabians
               Fomahant
            
             .
             The
             reason
             why
             this
             Fish
             was
             placed
             in
             the
             Heaven
             ,
             is
             uncertain
             :
             yet
             some
             affirm
             ,
             that
             the
             daughter
             of
             Venus
             going
             into
             a
             water
             to
             wash
             her self
             ,
             was
             suddenly
             transformed
             into
             a
             Fish
             the
             which
             Fish
             was
             afterwards
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             .
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             belonging
             unto
             this
             Constellation
             are
             six
             .
          
           
             
               Thus
               much
               concerning
               the
               Constellation
               of
               the
               Northern
               and
               Southern
               Hemispheres
               ;
               now
               follow
               the
               Poetical
               Stories
               of
               the
               Zodiacal
               Constellations
               .
            
          
        
         
           
             Thirdly
             ,
             Of
             the
             
               Zodiacal
               Constellations
            
             .
          
           
             1.
             
             ARIES
             ,
             the
             Ram
             ,
             it
             is
             called
             by
             the
             Greeks
             Criot
             ,
             it
             containeth
             in
             it
             13
             Stars
             ,
             which
             were
             brought
             into
             this
             Constellation
             by
             Thyestes
             ,
             the
             son
             of
             Pelops
             ,
             and
             brother
             of
             A●reus
             .
             This
             is
             the
             Ram
             ,
             upon
             which
             Phr●xus
             ,
             and
             H●lle
             his
             sister
             ,
             the
             children
             of
             Athamas
             did
             sit
             ,
             when
             they
             fled
             from
             their
             step-mother
             
             Ino
             ,
             over
             the
             Sea
             of
             Hellespont
             :
             which
             Ram
             was
             afterwards
             for
             his
             good
             service
             ,
             translated
             to
             Heaven
             ven
             by
             Jupiter
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             that
             Ram
             which
             brought
             Bacchus
             unto
             the
             spring
             of
             water
             ,
             when
             through
             drought
             he
             was
             likely
             to
             have
             perished
             in
             the
             desert
             of
             
               Lybia
               .
               Novidius
            
             will
             have
             this
             to
             be
             the
             Ram
             ,
             which
             Abraham
             offered
             up
             instead
             of
             his
             Son
             Isaac
             .
             The
             Star
             that
             is
             first
             in
             the
             head
             of
             the
             Ram
             ,
             is
             that
             from
             whence
             our
             later
             Astronomers
             do
             account
             the
             Longitude
             of
             all
             the
             rest
             ,
             and
             it
             is
             distant
             from
             the
             head
             of
             Aries
             ,
             in
             the
             tenth
             Sphere
             ,
             27
             degrees
             53
             minutes
             .
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             belonging
             unto
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             are
             five
             .
          
           
             2.
             
             TAVRVS
             ,
             the
             Bull
             ,
             which
             consisteth
             of
             23
             Stars
             .
             This
             was
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             in
             memorial
             of
             the
             Rape
             committed
             by
             Jupiter
             on
             Europa
             the
             daughter
             of
             Agenor
             ,
             King
             of
             Sidon
             ;
             whom
             Jupiter
             in
             the
             likeness
             of
             a
             white
             Bull
             stole
             away
             ,
             and
             transported
             into
             Candia
             .
             Others
             say
             ,
             That
             it
             was
             Io
             the
             daughter
             of
             Inacus
             ,
             whom
             Jupiter
             loved
             ,
             and
             turned
             into
             the
             form
             of
             a
             Cow
             ,
             to
             the
             intent
             that
             Juno
             coming
             at
             unawares
             ,
             should
             not
             perceive
             what
             a
             part
             he
             had
             played
             :
             Jupiter
             afterward
             in
             memorial
             of
             that
             crafty
             conveyance
             ,
             placed
             that
             Figure
             in
             Heaven
             ;
             The
             reason
             why
             the
             Poets
             name
             not
             certainly
             whether
             it
             be
             a
             Cow
             or
             a
             Bull
             ,
             is
             because
             it
             wanteth
             the
             hinder
             parts
             ;
             yet
             of
             the
             most
             of
             them
             it
             is
             called
             a
             Bull.
             In
             the
             Neck
             of
             the
             Bull
             there
             are
             certain
             Stars
             standing
             together
             in
             a
             cluster
             ,
             which
             are
             commonly
             called
             the
             
               seven
               Stars
            
             ;
             although
             there
             can
             hardly
             be
             discerned
             any
             more
             than
             six
             ,
             these
             are
             reported
             to
             be
             the
             seven
             daughters
             of
             Atlas
             ,
             called
             Atlantiades
             ,
             whereof
             6
             had
             company
             with
             the
             immortal
             Gods
             ,
             but
             the
             7
             th
             .
             
             (
             whose
             name
             was
             Merope
             )
             being
             married
             unto
             Sysiphus
             a
             mortal
             man
             ,
             did
             therefore
             withdraw
             and
             hide
             her self
             ,
             as
             being
             ashamed
             that
             she
             was
             not
             so
             fortunate
             in
             matching
             herself
             as
             her
             sisters
             were
             .
             Some
             say
             that
             that
             star
             which
             is
             wanting
             is
             Electra
             ,
             eldest
             Daughter
             of
             Atlas
             ,
             and
             that
             therefore
             it
             is
             so
             dim
             ,
             because
             she
             could
             not
             abide
             to
             behold
             the
             destruction
             of
             Troy
             ;
             but
             at
             that
             time
             and
             ever
             since
             ,
             she
             hid
             her
             face
             .
             The
             reason
             why
             they
             were
             taken
             up
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             was
             their
             great
             pity
             towards
             their
             Father
             ,
             whose
             mishap
             they
             bewailed
             with
             continual
             tears
             .
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             whereas
             they
             had
             vowed
             perpetual
             Virginity
             ,
             and
             were
             in
             danger
             to
             lose
             it
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             Orion
             ,
             who
             greatly
             assailed
             them
             ,
             being
             overtaken
             with
             their
             love
             ;
             they
             requested
             Jupiter
             to
             stand
             their
             friend
             ;
             who
             translated
             them
             into
             Stars
             ,
             and
             placed
             them
             in
             that
             part
             of
             Heaven
             .
             The
             Poets
             call
             them
             Pleiades
             ,
             because
             when
             they
             rise
             with
             the
             Sun
             ,
             the
             Mariners
             may
             commit
             themselves
             to
             the
             Sea.
             Others
             will
             have
             them
             to
             be
             so
             termed
             
               a
               pluendo
            
             ,
             because
             they
             procure
             rain
             .
             Others
             give
             them
             this
             name
             ,
             of
             the
             Greek
             word
             Cleiones
             ,
             because
             they
             be
             many
             in
             number
             ;
             they
             be
             also
             called
             Virgiliae
             ,
             because
             they
             rise
             with
             the
             Sun
             in
             the
             
               Spring
               time
            
             :
             likewise
             Athoraiae
             ,
             because
             they
             stand
             so
             thick
             together
             .
             Our
             men
             call
             them
             by
             the
             name
             of
             the
             
               seven
               Stars
            
             ,
             or
             
               Brood
               Hen.
            
             The
             Astronomers
             note
             this
             as
             a
             special
             thing
             concerning
             these
             stars
             ,
             that
             when
             the
             Moon
             and
             these
             Stars
             do
             meet
             together
             ,
             the
             eyes
             are
             not
             to
             be
             medled
             withal
             ,
             or
             cured
             if
             they
             before
             :
             their
             reason
             is
             ,
             because
             they
             be
             of
             the
             nature
             of
             Mars
             and
             the
             Moon
             .
          
           
             Moreover
             ,
             there
             be
             five
             stars
             in
             the
             face
             of
             the
             Bull
             ,
             representing
             the
             form
             of
             the
             Roman
             letter
             V
             ,
             whereof
             
             one
             (
             which
             is
             the
             greatest
             )
             is
             called
             the
             
               Bulls
               Eye
            
             ,
             They
             be
             called
             Hyades
             ,
             and
             were
             also
             the
             daughters
             of
             Atlas
             ,
             who
             so
             long
             bewailed
             the
             death
             of
             Hyas
             their
             Brother
             ,
             slain
             by
             a
             Lyon
             ,
             that
             they
             died
             for
             sorrow
             ,
             and
             were
             afterwards
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             for
             a
             memorial
             of
             that
             great
             love
             they
             bare
             to
             their
             Brother
             .
             The
             ancient
             Romans
             call
             the
             
               Bulls
               Eye
               Parilicium
            
             ,
             or
             Palelicium
             ;
             of
             Pales
             their
             goddess
             ,
             whose
             feast
             they
             celebrated
             after
             the
             conjunction
             of
             this
             Star
             and
             the
             Sun.
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             belonging
             unto
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             are
             eleven
             .
          
           
             3.
             
             GEMINI
             ,
             the
             Twins
             consisteth
             of
             18
             stars
             .
             The
             Poets
             say
             ,
             they
             are
             Castor
             and
             Pollux
             ,
             the
             sons
             of
             Leda
             ,
             brethren
             most
             loving
             ,
             whom
             therefore
             Jupiter
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             .
             Some
             say
             that
             one
             of
             them
             is
             Apollo
             ,
             and
             the
             other
             Hercules
             :
             but
             the
             most
             affirm
             the
             former
             .
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             of
             this
             Constellation
             are
             seven
             ,
             whereof
             one
             is
             called
             Tropus
             ,
             because
             it
             is
             placed
             next
             before
             the
             foot
             of
             Castor
             .
          
           
             4.
             
             CANCER
             ,
             the
             Crab
             ,
             it
             hath
             9
             Stars
             .
             This
             is
             that
             Crab
             which
             bit
             Hercules
             by
             the
             heel
             as
             he
             fought
             with
             the
             Serpent
             Hydra
             in
             the
             Fen
             Lerna
             ,
             and
             for
             his
             forward
             service
             ,
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             by
             Juno
             ,
             the
             utter
             enemy
             of
             Hercules
             .
             In
             this
             Constellation
             there
             are
             Stars
             much
             spoken
             of
             by
             the
             Poets
             ;
             although
             they
             be
             but
             small
             ,
             whereof
             one
             is
             called
             the
             Crib
             ,
             other
             two
             are
             the
             two
             Asses
             ,
             whereof
             one
             was
             the
             Ass
             of
             Bacchus
             ,
             the
             other
             of
             Vulcan
             ,
             whereon
             they
             rode
             to
             Battel
             ,
             when
             as
             the
             Gyants
             made
             War
             with
             the
             Gods
             ;
             with
             whose
             braying
             and
             strange
             noise
             ,
             the
             Gyants
             were
             so
             scared
             upon
             the
             sudden
             ,
             that
             they
             forsook
             the
             field
             ,
             and
             fled
             .
             The
             Gods
             getting
             the
             Victory
             ,
             in
             triumphing
             manner
             translated
             both
             the
             Asses
             ,
             
             and
             their
             manger
             into
             Heaven
             .
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             of
             this
             Constellation
             are
             four
             .
             It
             is
             called
             
               animal
               Rerrogradum
            
             ,
             for
             when
             the
             Sun
             cometh
             into
             this
             Sign
             ,
             he
             maketh
             Retrogradation
             .
          
           
             5.
             
             LEO
             ,
             the
             Lyon
             ;
             it
             hath
             27
             Stars
             ,
             this
             is
             that
             Lion
             which
             Hercules
             overcame
             in
             the
             wood
             Nemaea
             ,
             and
             was
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             in
             remembrance
             of
             so
             notable
             a
             deed
             .
             Novidius
             saith
             ,
             this
             was
             one
             of
             the
             Lyons
             that
             were
             in
             the
             den
             into
             which
             Daniel
             was
             cast
             ,
             and
             was
             therefore
             placed
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             because
             of
             all
             other
             he
             was
             most
             friendly
             unto
             Daniel
             .
             In
             the
             breast
             of
             this
             Constellation
             is
             that
             notable
             great
             Star
             ,
             the
             light
             whereof
             is
             such
             ,
             as
             that
             therefore
             it
             is
             called
             by
             Astronomers
             Bazileus
             or
             
               Regulus
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             )
             the
             Viceroy
             or
             little
             King
             among
             the
             rest
             .
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             belonging
             to
             the
             Lyon
             are
             eight
             ,
             whereof
             three
             make
             the
             Constellation
             which
             is
             now
             called
             
               Coma
               Berenices
            
             that
             is
             ,
             the
             hair
             of
             Berenice
             .
             This
             Constellation
             was
             first
             found
             out
             and
             invented
             by
             Canon
             the
             Mathematician
             ,
             but
             described
             by
             Calimachus
             the
             Poet.
             The
             occasion
             of
             the
             story
             was
             this
             .
             
               Ptolomeus
               Euergetes
            
             having
             married
             his
             sister
             Berenice
             ,
             was
             shortly
             after
             enforced
             to
             depart
             from
             her
             ,
             by
             reason
             of
             the
             Wars
             he
             had
             begun
             in
             Asia
             :
             whereupon
             Berenice
             made
             this
             Vow
             ,
             that
             if
             he
             returned
             home
             again
             in
             safety
             ,
             she
             would
             offer
             up
             her
             hair
             in
             Venus
             Temple
             .
             Ptolomy
             returned
             safe
             ;
             and
             Berenice
             ,
             according
             to
             her
             Vow
             ,
             cut
             off
             her
             hair
             and
             hung
             it
             up
             .
             After
             certain
             days
             ,
             the
             hair
             was
             not
             to
             be
             found
             ;
             whereupon
             Ptolomy
             the
             King
             was
             greatly
             displeased
             ;
             but
             Canon
             ,
             to
             please
             the
             humor
             of
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             to
             curry
             favour
             with
             him
             ,
             perswaded
             him
             that
             Venus
             had
             conveyed
             the
             Hair
             into
             Heaven
             .
             Canon
             attributeth
             seven
             Stars
             unto
             
             it
             ,
             but
             Ptolomy
             allotteth
             it
             but
             three
             ,
             because
             the
             other
             be
             insensible
             .
          
           
             6.
             
             VIRGO
             ,
             the
             Virgin
             ,
             it
             hath
             26
             Stars
             .
             This
             is
             affirmed
             to
             be
             Justice
             ,
             which
             among
             all
             the
             Gods
             sometime
             living
             upon
             the
             Earth
             ,
             did
             last
             of
             all
             forsake
             the
             same
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             wickedness
             that
             began
             to
             multiply
             therein
             ,
             and
             chose
             this
             place
             for
             her
             seat
             in
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             Astrea
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Astreus
             ,
             one
             of
             the
             Gyants
             that
             were
             called
             Titans
             ,
             who
             fighting
             against
             the
             Gods
             ,
             Astraea
             took
             their
             parts
             against
             her
             own
             Father
             ,
             and
             was
             therefore
             after
             her
             death
             commended
             unto
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             and
             made
             one
             of
             the
             12
             Signs
             .
          
           
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             Origone
             ,
             the
             daughter
             of
             Icarius
             ,
             who
             for
             that
             her
             Father
             was
             slain
             by
             certain
             drunken
             men
             ,
             for
             very
             grief
             thereof
             hanged
             her self
             :
             but
             Jupiter
             taking
             pity
             of
             the
             Virgin
             for
             her
             natural
             affection
             ,
             translated
             her
             into
             Heaven
             .
          
           
             In
             her
             right
             wing
             there
             is
             one
             Star
             of
             special
             note
             ,
             which
             by
             the
             Astronomers
             is
             called
             
               Vindemiator
               ,
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             )
             the
             gatherer
             of
             Grapes
             .
             This
             was
             Ampulos
             the
             son
             of
             a
             Satyr
             and
             a
             Nymph
             ,
             and
             greatly
             beloved
             of
             Bacchus
             unto
             whom
             in
             token
             of
             his
             love
             ,
             Bacchus
             gave
             a
             singular
             fair
             Vine
             ,
             planted
             at
             the
             foot
             of
             an
             Elm
             (
             as
             the
             manner
             was
             in
             old
             time
             .
             )
             But
             Ampelos
             in
             Harvest
             gathering
             Grapes
             ,
             and
             taking
             little
             heed
             to
             his
             footing
             ,
             fell
             down
             out
             of
             the
             Vine
             ,
             and
             brake
             his
             neck
             .
             Bacchus
             in
             memorial
             of
             his
             former
             affection
             ,
             translated
             him
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             made
             him
             one
             of
             the
             principal
             Stars
             in
             this
             Constellation
             .
             There
             is
             another
             great
             Star
             in
             the
             hand
             of
             the
             Virgin
             ,
             called
             of
             the
             Latines
             Spica
             ,
             of
             the
             Greeks
             Stachus
             ,
             of
             the
             Arabians
             
             
               Azimech
               (
               i.
               e.
            
             )
             the
             
               Ear
               of
               Corn
            
             :
             whereby
             they
             signifie
             ,
             that
             when
             the
             Sun
             cometh
             to
             this
             Sign
             ,
             the
             Corn
             waxeth
             ripe
             .
             Albumazar
             the
             Arabian
             ,
             and
             Novidius
             ,
             take
             this
             Constellation
             for
             the
             Virgin
             Mary
             .
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             in
             this
             Constellation
             are
             six
             .
          
           
             7.
             
             LIBRA
             the
             Ballance
             ,
             it
             containeth
             eight
             Stars
             ,
             Cicero
             calleth
             Jugum
             the
             Yoke
             ,
             and
             here
             it
             is
             to
             be
             noted
             ,
             that
             the
             ancient
             Astronomers
             that
             first
             set
             down
             the
             number
             of
             the
             Constellations
             contained
             in
             the
             Zodiack
             ,
             did
             account
             but
             eleven
             therein
             ,
             so
             that
             the
             Sign
             ,
             which
             now
             is
             called
             Libra
             ,
             was
             heretofore
             called
             Chelai
             ,
             that
             is
             to
             say
             ,
             
               the
               Claws
               of
               the
               Scorpion
            
             ,
             which
             possesseth
             the
             space
             of
             two
             whole
             Signs
             .
             But
             the
             latter
             Astronomers
             ,
             being
             desirous
             to
             have
             12
             Signs
             in
             the
             Zodiack
             ,
             called
             those
             eight
             ,
             whereof
             the
             
               Claws
               of
               the
               Scorpion
            
             do
             consist
             ,
             by
             the
             name
             of
             Libra
             ,
             not
             that
             there
             was
             any
             Poetical
             Fiction
             to
             induce
             them
             thereto
             ,
             but
             only
             moved
             by
             this
             reason
             ,
             because
             the
             Sun
             joyning
             with
             this
             Constellation
             ,
             the
             Day
             and
             the
             Night
             are
             of
             an
             equal
             length
             ,
             and
             are
             (
             as
             it
             were
             )
             equally
             poized
             in
             a
             pair
             of
             Ballances
             .
             Yet
             (
             as
             I
             remember
             )
             some
             will
             have
             this
             to
             be
             the
             Ballance
             ,
             wherein
             Justice
             ,
             called
             also
             Astraea
             ,
             weighed
             the
             deeds
             of
             mortal
             men
             ,
             and
             therein
             presented
             them
             unto
             Jupiter
             .
             It
             hath
             9
             unformed
             Stars
             appertaining
             unto
             it
             .
          
           
             8.
             
             SCORPIO
             ,
             the
             Scorpion
             ,
             called
             of
             the
             
               Arabians
               ,
               Alatrab
            
             ;
             of
             
               Cicero
               ,
               Nepa
            
             .
             It
             consisteth
             of
             21
             Stars
             .
             The
             Fiction
             is
             thus
             ;
             Orion
             the
             son
             of
             Hyreus
             greatly
             beloved
             of
             Diana
             ,
             was
             wont
             to
             make
             his
             boast
             :
             that
             he
             was
             able
             to
             overcome
             what
             Beast
             soever
             was
             bred
             upon
             the
             Earth
             :
             the
             Earth
             being
             moved
             with
             this
             speech
             brought
             forth
             the
             Scorpion
             ,
             whereby
             
             Orion
             was
             stung
             to
             death
             .
             Jupiter
             thereupon
             (
             at
             the
             request
             of
             the
             Earth
             )
             translated
             both
             the
             Scorpion
             and
             Orion
             into
             Heaven
             ;
             to
             make
             it
             a
             lesson
             for
             ever
             ,
             for
             mortal
             men
             not
             to
             trust
             too
             much
             unto
             their
             own
             strength
             ;
             and
             to
             the
             end
             he
             might
             signify
             the
             great
             enmity
             between
             them
             ,
             he
             placed
             them
             so
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             that
             whensoever
             the
             one
             ariseth
             ,
             the
             other
             setteth
             ;
             and
             they
             are
             never
             both
             of
             them
             seen
             together
             above
             the
             Horizon
             at
             once
             :
             
               Gulielmus
               Postellus
            
             will
             have
             it
             to
             be
             the
             Serpent
             which
             beguiled
             Eve
             in
             Paradise
             .
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             about
             this
             Scorpion
             are
             three
             .
          
           
             9.
             
             SAGITTARIVS
             ,
             the
             Archer
             .
             It
             hath
             31
             Stars
             .
             Touching
             this
             Sign
             ,
             there
             are
             among
             the
             Poets
             many
             and
             sundry
             opinions
             .
             Some
             say
             that
             it
             is
             Crocus
             ,
             the
             son
             of
             Paphene
             ,
             that
             was
             Nurse
             unto
             the
             Muses
             .
             This
             Crocus
             was
             so
             forward
             in
             learning
             of
             the
             Liberal
             Sciences
             ,
             and
             in
             the
             practice
             of
             feats
             of
             Activity
             ,
             that
             the
             Muses
             entreated
             Jupiter
             that
             he
             might
             have
             a
             place
             in
             Heaven
             .
             To
             whose
             request
             Jupiter
             inclining
             ,
             made
             him
             one
             of
             the
             12
             Signs
             :
             And
             to
             the
             end
             that
             he
             might
             express
             the
             excellent
             qualities
             of
             the
             Man
             ,
             he
             made
             his
             hinder
             parts
             like
             unto
             a
             Horse
             ,
             thereby
             to
             signifie
             his
             singular
             knowledge
             in
             Horsemanship
             :
             and
             by
             his
             Bow
             and
             Arrow
             ,
             he
             declared
             the
             sharpness
             of
             his
             Wit.
             Whereupon
             the
             Astrologers
             have
             this
             conceit
             ,
             that
             he
             that
             is
             born
             under
             Sagittarius
             ,
             shall
             attain
             to
             the
             knowledge
             of
             many
             Arts
             ,
             and
             be
             of
             prompt
             wit
             ,
             and
             great
             courage
             .
             Virgil
             affirmeth
             this
             to
             be
             Chiron
             the
             Centaur
             ,
             who
             for
             his
             singular
             Learning
             and
             Justice
             was
             made
             the
             Master
             of
             Achilles
             .
             At
             which
             time
             Hercules
             coming
             to
             visit
             him
             (
             for
             he
             had
             heard
             both
             of
             the
             worthiness
             of
             the
             School-master
             ,
             and
             of
             the
             great
             hopes
             of
             the
             Scholar
             )
             
             brought
             with
             him
             his
             quiver
             of
             Arrows
             dipped
             in
             the
             blood
             of
             the
             Serpent
             Hydra
             ;
             but
             Chiron
             being
             desirous
             to
             see
             his
             shafts
             ,
             and
             not
             taking
             heed
             of
             them
             being
             in
             his
             hand
             ,
             let
             one
             of
             them
             fall
             upon
             his
             foot
             ,
             and
             being
             greatly
             tormented
             ,
             not
             only
             by
             the
             anguish
             of
             the
             Poyson
             working
             in
             the
             Wound
             ,
             but
             much
             more
             because
             he
             knew
             himself
             to
             be
             immortal
             ,
             and
             his
             wound
             not
             to
             be
             recovered
             by
             Medicine
             ,
             he
             was
             enforced
             to
             make
             request
             unto
             the
             Gods
             ,
             that
             he
             might
             be
             taken
             out
             of
             the
             World
             ,
             who
             pitying
             his
             case
             ,
             took
             him
             up
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             made
             him
             one
             of
             the
             12
             Signs
             .
          
           
             10.
             
             CAPRICORNVS
             ,
             the
             Goat
             ,
             it
             consisteth
             of
             28
             Stars
             .
             The
             Poets
             say
             ,
             that
             this
             was
             Pan
             the
             God
             of
             the
             Shepherds
             ,
             of
             whom
             they
             feign
             in
             this
             manner
             :
             The
             Gods
             having
             War
             with
             the
             Gyants
             ,
             gathered
             themselves
             together
             into
             
               Aegypt
               ,
               Typhon
            
             the
             Gyant
             pursued
             them
             thither
             ,
             whereby
             the
             Gods
             were
             brought
             into
             a
             quandary
             ,
             that
             well
             was
             he
             that
             by
             changing
             his
             shape
             might
             shift
             for
             himself
             .
             Jupiter
             turned
             himself
             into
             a
             
               Ram
               :
               Apollo
            
             became
             a
             
               Crow
               :
               Bacchus
            
             a
             
               Goat
               :
               Diana
            
             lurked
             under
             the
             form
             of
             a
             
               Cat
               :
               Juno
            
             transformed
             her self
             into
             a
             
               Cow
               :
               Venus
            
             into
             a
             
               Fish
               :
               Pan
            
             leaping
             into
             the
             River
             Nilus
             ,
             turneth
             the
             upper
             part
             of
             his
             body
             into
             a
             Goat
             ,
             and
             the
             lower
             part
             into
             a
             
               Fish.
               Jupiter
            
             wondring
             at
             the
             strange
             device
             ,
             would
             needs
             have
             that
             Image
             and
             Picture
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             made
             one
             of
             the
             12
             Signs
             .
             In
             that
             the
             hinder
             part
             of
             this
             Sign
             is
             like
             a
             Fish.
             It
             betokeneth
             that
             the
             latter
             part
             of
             the
             month
             wherein
             the
             Sun
             possesseth
             this
             Sign
             ,
             inclineth
             unto
             Rain
             .
          
           
             11.
             
             AQVARIVS
             ,
             the
             Waterman
             :
             it
             hath
             42
             Stars
             ,
             
             whereof
             some
             make
             the
             Figure
             of
             the
             Man
             :
             othersome
             the
             Water-pot
             ;
             and
             some
             ,
             the
             stream
             of
             water
             that
             runneth
             out
             of
             the
             pot
             .
             This
             is
             feigned
             to
             be
             Ganimedes
             the
             Trojan
             ,
             the
             son
             of
             Oros
             and
             Callirhoe
             ,
             whom
             Jupiter
             did
             greatly
             love
             for
             his
             excellent
             favour
             and
             beauty
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             service
             of
             his
             Eagle
             carried
             him
             up
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             where
             he
             made
             him
             his
             Cup-bearer
             ,
             and
             called
             him
             Aquarius
             .
             Others
             notwithstanding
             think
             it
             to
             be
             Deucalion
             the
             son
             of
             Prometheus
             whom
             the
             Gods
             translated
             into
             Heaven
             ,
             in
             remembrance
             of
             that
             mighty
             deluge
             which
             hapned
             in
             his
             time
             ;
             whereby
             mankind
             was
             almost
             utterly
             taken
             away
             from
             the
             face
             of
             the
             earth
             .
             The
             unformed
             stars
             belonging
             unto
             this
             Sign
             are
             three
             .
          
           
             12.
             
             PISCES
             ,
             the
             Fishes
             :
             these
             together
             with
             the
             line
             that
             knitteth
             them
             together
             ,
             contain
             24
             Stars
             .
             The
             Poets
             say
             ,
             that
             Venus
             and
             Cupid
             her
             son
             coming
             upon
             a
             certain
             time
             unto
             the
             River
             Euphrates
             ,
             and
             sitting
             upon
             the
             bank
             thereof
             ,
             upon
             a
             sudden
             espied
             Typhon
             the
             Gyant
             ,
             that
             mighty
             and
             fearful
             enemy
             of
             the
             gods
             coming
             towards
             them
             ;
             upon
             whose
             sight
             ,
             they
             being
             stricken
             with
             exceeding
             fear
             ,
             lept
             into
             the
             River
             ,
             where
             they
             were
             received
             by
             two
             Fishes
             ,
             and
             by
             them
             saved
             from
             drowning
             .
             Venus
             for
             this
             good
             turn
             ,
             translated
             them
             into
             Heaven
             .
             
               Gulielmus
               Postellus
            
             would
             have
             them
             to
             be
             the
             two
             Fishes
             wherewith
             Christ
             fed
             the
             5000
             Men.
             The
             unformed
             Stars
             of
             this
             Constellation
             are
             four
             .
          
           
             
               Thus
               have
               I
               briefly
               run
               over
               the
               Poetical
               reasons
               of
               the
               Constellations
               :
               It
               remains
               now
               that
               I
               speak
               of
               the
            
             Milky
             Way
             .
          
           
             VIA
             LACTEA
             ,
             or
             
               Circulus
               Lacteus
            
             ▪
             by
             the
             Latines
             so
             called
             ;
             and
             by
             the
             
               Greeks
               Galaxia
            
             ;
             and
             
             by
             the
             English
             the
             
               Milkey
               Way
            
             .
             It
             is
             a
             broad
             white
             Circle
             that
             is
             seen
             in
             the
             Heaven
             :
             In
             the
             North
             Hemisphere
             ,
             it
             beginneth
             at
             Cancer
             ,
             on
             each
             side
             the
             head
             thereof
             ,
             and
             passeth
             by
             
               Auriga
               ,
               Perseus
               ,
               Cassiopeia
            
             ,
             the
             Swan
             ,
             and
             the
             head
             of
             Capricorn
             ,
             the
             tail
             of
             Scorpio
             ▪
             the
             feet
             of
             
               Centaur
               ,
               Argo
            
             the
             Ship
             ,
             and
             so
             to
             the
             head
             of
             Cancer
             .
             Some
             in
             a
             sporting
             manner
             do
             call
             it
             Watling-street
             ,
             but
             why
             they
             call
             it
             so
             ,
             I
             cannot
             tell
             ;
             except
             it
             be
             in
             regard
             of
             the
             narrowness
             that
             it
             seemeth
             to
             have
             ;
             or
             else
             in
             respect
             of
             that
             great
             high
             way
             that
             lyeth
             between
             Dover
             and
             St.
             Albons
             ,
             which
             is
             called
             by
             our
             men
             Watling-street
             .
          
           
             Ovid
             saith
             ,
             it
             is
             the
             great
             Causey
             ,
             and
             High-way
             that
             leadeth
             unto
             the
             Pallace
             of
             Jupiter
             ,
             but
             he
             alledgeth
             not
             the
             cause
             of
             the
             whiteness
             ;
             belike
             he
             would
             have
             us
             imagine
             that
             it
             is
             made
             of
             White
             Marble
             .
          
           
             Others
             therefore
             alledg
             these
             causes
             :
             Jupiter
             having
             begotten
             Mercury
             of
             Maia
             the
             daughter
             of
             Atlas
             ▪
             brought
             the
             child
             when
             he
             was
             born
             ,
             to
             the
             breast
             o●
             Juno
             lying
             asleep
             :
             But
             Juno
             awaking
             threw
             the
             child
             out
             of
             her
             lap
             ,
             and
             let
             the
             milk
             run
             out
             of
             her
             breast
             in
             such
             abundance
             ,
             that
             (
             spreading
             it self
             about
             the
             Heaven
             )
             it
             made
             that
             Circle
             which
             we
             see
             .
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             it
             was
             not
             Mercury
             ,
             but
             Hercules
             ;
             and
             that
             Juno
             did
             not
             let
             the
             milk
             run
             out
             of
             her
             breast
             ,
             but
             that
             Hercules
             suckt
             them
             so
             earnestly
             ,
             that
             his
             mouth
             run
             over
             ,
             and
             so
             this
             Circle
             was
             made
             .
          
           
             Others
             say
             ,
             that
             Saturn
             being
             desirous
             to
             devour
             his
             children
             ,
             his
             wife
             Ops
             presented
             him
             with
             a
             stone
             wrapped
             in
             a
             clout
             ,
             instead
             of
             his
             Child
             :
             This
             stone
             stuck
             so
             fast
             in
             
             Saturn's
             Throat
             as
             he
             would
             have
             swallowed
             it
             ,
             that
             without
             doubt
             he
             had
             therewith
             been
             choaked
             ,
             had
             he
             not
             been
             relieved
             by
             his
             wife
             ▪
             
             who
             by
             pressing
             the
             milk
             out
             of
             her
             breasts
             saved
             his
             life
             :
             the
             milk
             that
             missed
             his
             mouth
             (
             whereof
             you
             must
             suppose
             some
             sufficient
             quantity
             )
             fell
             on
             the
             Heavens
             ,
             and
             running
             along
             made
             this
             Circle
             .
          
           
             Dr.
             
               Hood
               Commenting
               upon
               Constellations
               saith
            
             ;
             the
             Stars
             are
             brought
             into
             Constellations
             ,
             for
             Instruction
             sake
             ,
             things
             cannot
             be
             taught
             without
             names
             ;
             to
             give
             a
             name
             to
             every
             Star
             had
             been
             troublesome
             to
             the
             Master
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Scholar
             ;
             for
             the
             Master
             to
             devise
             ,
             and
             for
             the
             Scholar
             to
             remember
             ;
             and
             therefore
             the
             Astronomers
             have
             reduced
             many
             Stars
             into
             one
             Constellation
             ;
             that
             thereby
             they
             may
             tell
             the
             better
             where
             to
             seek
             them
             ;
             and
             being
             sought
             ,
             how
             to
             express
             them
             .
             Now
             the
             Astronomers
             did
             bring
             them
             into
             these
             Figures
             ,
             and
             not
             into
             other
             ,
             being
             moved
             thereto
             by
             these
             three
             reasons
             :
             first
             ,
             these
             Figures
             express
             some
             properties
             of
             the
             Stars
             that
             are
             in
             them
             ;
             as
             those
             in
             the
             Ram
             to
             be
             hot
             and
             dry
             ;
             Andromeda
             chained
             betokeneth
             imprisonment
             ,
             the
             head
             of
             Medusa
             cut
             off
             signifieth
             the
             loss
             of
             that
             part
             :
             Orion
             with
             his
             terrible
             and
             threatning
             gesture
             ,
             importeth
             tempest
             and
             terrible
             effects
             .
             The
             Serpent
             ,
             the
             Scorpion
             ,
             and
             the
             Dragon
             ,
             signifie
             Poyson
             :
             The
             Bull
             insinuateth
             a
             melancholy
             passion
             :
             The
             Bear
             inferreth
             cruelty
             ,
             &c.
             
             Secondly
             ,
             the
             Stars
             (
             if
             not
             precisely
             ,
             yet
             after
             a
             sort
             )
             do
             represent
             such
             a
             Figure
             ,
             and
             therefore
             that
             Figure
             was
             assigned
             them
             ,
             as
             for
             example
             ,
             the
             Crown
             ,
             both
             North
             and
             South
             ,
             the
             Scorpion
             and
             Triangle
             ,
             represent
             the
             figures
             which
             they
             have
             .
             The
             third
             cause
             was
             the
             continuance
             of
             the
             memory
             of
             some
             notable
             Men
             ,
             who
             either
             in
             regard
             of
             their
             singular
             pains
             taken
             in
             Astronomy
             ,
             or
             in
             regard
             of
             some
             other
             notable
             deed
             ,
             had
             well
             deserved
             of
             Mankind
             .
          
           
           
             The
             first
             Author
             of
             every
             particular
             Constellation
             is
             uncertain
             ;
             yet
             are
             they
             of
             great
             antiquity
             ;
             we
             receive
             them
             from
             Ptolomy
             ,
             and
             he
             followed
             the
             Platonicks
             ;
             so
             that
             their
             antiquity
             is
             great
             .
             Moreover
             ,
             we
             may
             perceive
             them
             to
             be
             ancient
             by
             the
             Scriptures
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             Poets
             .
             In
             the
             38
             Chapter
             of
             Job
             there
             is
             mention
             made
             of
             the
             
               Pleiades
               ,
               Orion
            
             ,
             and
             Arcturus
             ,
             &
             Mazzaroth
             ,
             which
             some
             interpret
             the
             12
             Signs
             :
             Job
             lived
             in
             the
             time
             of
             Abraham
             ,
             as
             Syderocrates
             maketh
             mention
             in
             his
             Book
             
               de
               Commensurandis
               locorum
               distantiis
            
             .
          
           
             Now
             besides
             all
             this
             ,
             touching
             the
             reason
             of
             invention
             of
             these
             Constellations
             ,
             the
             Poets
             in
             setting
             forth
             those
             Stories
             ,
             had
             this
             purpose
             ,
             to
             make
             men
             fall
             in
             love
             with
             Astronomy
             :
             When
             Demosthenes
             could
             not
             get
             the
             people
             of
             Athens
             to
             hear
             him
             in
             a
             matter
             of
             great
             moment
             ,
             and
             profitable
             to
             the
             Common-wealth
             he
             began
             to
             tell
             them
             a
             Tale
             of
             a
             fellow
             that
             sold
             an
             Ass
             ;
             by
             which
             Tale
             he
             so
             wrought
             on
             the
             Athenians
             ,
             that
             they
             were
             both
             willing
             to
             hear
             his
             whole
             Oration
             ,
             and
             to
             put
             in
             practise
             that
             whereunto
             he
             exhorted
             them
             .
             The
             like
             intent
             had
             the
             Poets
             in
             these
             Stories
             :
             They
             saw
             that
             Astronomy
             being
             for
             commodity
             singular
             in
             the
             life
             of
             Man
             ,
             was
             almost
             of
             all
             men
             utterly
             neglected
             :
             Hereupon
             they
             began
             to
             set
             forth
             that
             Art
             under
             these
             Fictions
             ;
             that
             thereby
             such
             as
             could
             not
             be
             perswaded
             by
             commodity
             ,
             might
             by
             the
             Pleasure
             be
             induced
             to
             take
             a
             view
             of
             these
             matters
             ,
             and
             thereby
             at
             length
             fall
             in
             love
             with
             them
             .
             For
             commonly
             note
             this
             ,
             that
             he
             that
             is
             ready
             to
             read
             the
             Stories
             ,
             cannot
             content
             himself
             therewith
             ,
             but
             desireth
             also
             to
             know
             the
             Constellations
             ,
             or
             at
             least
             wise
             some
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           price
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             J.
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           .
        
         
           A
           
             New
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           price
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             J.
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           .
        
         
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           set
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             Edward
             Wright
          
           ,
           and
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           by
           
             Joseph
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             ,
             &c.
          
           Price
           2
           s.
           
        
         
           Sea-Plats
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           the
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           .
        
         
           The
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             East
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           ,
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           by
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           A
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           of
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           d.
           
        
         
           
             BOOKS
             .
          
           
             A
             
               Tutor
               to
               Astronomy
               and
               Geography
            
             ,
             or
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             Use
             of
             both
             the
             GLOBES
             ,
             Coelestial
             and
             Terrestrial
             ;
             by
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
            
             ,
             A
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             of
             the
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             ,
             and
             Hydrographer
             to
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             most
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             Majesty
             .
             Price
             5
             s.
             
          
           
           
             The
             Vse
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               English
               Globe
            
             ,
             by
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             Right
             Honorable
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             Earl
             of
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             .
             Price
             5
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             The
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             of
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               Numbring
               Nines
            
             .
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             Honourable
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             Naper
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             1
             s.
             
          
           
             The
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               Copernican
               Spheres
            
             ,
             teaching
             to
             salve
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             Phaenomena
             by
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             ,
             as
             easily
             as
             by
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               Ptolomaick
               Spheres
            
             ;
             by
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
               ,
               &c.
            
             Price
             4
             s.
             
          
           
             
             Wright's
             Correction
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             Price
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             New
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               Isaac
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             ,
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             the
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               Practical
               Perspective
            
             ,
             or
             
               Perspective
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               easy
            
             Teaching
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             Opticks
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             ,
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             By
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             so
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             when
             seen
             in
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             Mirrour
             or
             Polish'd
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             intended
             Shape
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             Reflection
             shall
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             many
             Figures
             into
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             when
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             through
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             Glass
             or
             Christal
             cut
             into
             many
             Faces
             .
             By
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
               ,
               &c.
            
             Price
             7
             s.
             
          
           
             An
             exact
             survey
             of
             the
             Microcosm
             ,
             being
             an
             Anatomy
             of
             the
             Bodies
             of
             Man
             and
             Woman
             ,
             wherein
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             Veins
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             Nerves
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             Muscles
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             Bones
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             you
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             parts
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             Man
             and
             Woman
             ;
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             by
             turning
             up
             the
             several
             Dissections
             of
             the
             Papers
             ,
             take
             a
             view
             of
             all
             their
             Inwards
             ;
             
             with
             Alphabetical
             References
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             the
             names
             of
             every
             Member
             and
             part
             of
             the
             Body
             .
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             forth
             in
             Latin
             by
             Remelinus
             ,
             and
             
               Michael
               Spaher
            
             of
             Tyrol
             ;
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             Englished
             by
             
               John
               Ireton
            
             ,
             Chyrurgeon
             ;
             and
             lastly
             ,
             perused
             and
             corrected
             by
             several
             rare
             Anatomists
             .
             Price
             14
             s.
             
          
           
             Vignola
             ,
             or
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               Compleat
               Architect
            
             ;
             shewing
             in
             a
             plain
             and
             easy
             way
             ,
             the
             Rules
             of
             the
             five
             Orders
             in
             Architecture
             ,
             
               viz.
               Tuscan
               ,
               Dorick
               ,
               Ionick
               ,
               Corinthian
               ,
            
             and
             Composite
             ;
             whereby
             any
             that
             can
             but
             read
             and
             understand
             English
             ,
             may
             readily
             learn
             the
             Proportions
             that
             all
             Members
             in
             a
             Building
             have
             to
             one
             another
             :
             Set
             forth
             by
             Mr.
             
               James
               Barozzio
            
             of
             Vignola
             ,
             and
             Translated
             into
             English
             by
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
            
             ,
             &c.
             Price
             3
             s.
             6
             d.
             
          
           
             Christiologia
             ,
             or
             a
             brief
             but
             true
             Account
             of
             the
             certain
             Year
             ,
             Month
             ,
             Day
             and
             Minute
             of
             the
             Birth
             of
             
               Jesus
               Christ.
            
             By
             
               John
               Butler
            
             ,
             B.
             D.
             and
             Chaplain
             to
             his
             Grace
             James
             Duke
             of
             Ormond
             ,
             &c.
             and
             Rector
             of
             Lichborough
             in
             the
             Diocess
             of
             Peterborough
             .
             Price
             3
             s.
             6
             d.
             
          
           
             A
             Tutor
             to
             Astrology
             ,
             or
             
               Astrology
               made
               easie
            
             ;
             being
             a
             plain
             Introduction
             to
             the
             whole
             Art
             of
             Astrology
             ;
             whereby
             the
             meanest
             Apprehension
             may
             learn
             to
             Erect
             a
             Figure
             ,
             and
             by
             the
             same
             to
             give
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             determinate
             Judgment
             upon
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             or
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             whatsoever
             .
             Also
             new
             Tables
             of
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             ,
             calculated
             for
             the
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             of
             51
             degr
             .
             32
             min.
             Also
             Tables
             of
             Right
             and
             Oblique
             Ascensions
             to
             6
             degr
             .
             of
             Latitude
             .
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             is
             added
             an
             Ephemeris
             for
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             years
             ;
             with
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             other
             necessary
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             that
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             to
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             Art
             of
             Astrology
             .
             Also
             how
             to
             Erect
             a
             Figure
             the
             Rational
             way
             ,
             by
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             Tables
             
             of
             Triangles
             ,
             more
             methodically
             than
             hath
             been
             yet
             published
             ;
             digested
             into
             a
             small
             Pocket
             Volume
             for
             the
             conveniency
             of
             those
             that
             erect
             Figures
             abroad
             .
             By
             
               W.
               Eland
            
             .
             Price
             2
             s.
             
          
           
             The
             Use
             of
             a
             Mathematical
             Instrument
             called
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             and
             easily
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             and
             Distance
             of
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             ,
             &c.
             
             Also
             to
             know
             the
             time
             of
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             Sun-Rising
             and
             Setting
             ,
             and
             the
             Length
             of
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             in
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             year
             ,
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             Place
             of
             the
             Sun
             in
             the
             Ecliptick
             ,
             the
             Azimuth
             ,
             Right
             Ascension
             ,
             and
             Declination
             of
             the
             Sun
             :
             with
             many
             other
             necessary
             and
             delightful
             Conclusions
             :
             performed
             very
             readily
             .
             Also
             the
             use
             of
             a
             Nocturnal
             ,
             whereby
             you
             may
             learn
             to
             know
             the
             Stars
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             and
             the
             Hour
             of
             the
             Night
             by
             them
             ;
             with
             many
             other
             delightful
             Operations
             .
             Price
             6
             d.
             
          
           
             A
             brief
             Discourse
             of
             a
             Passage
             by
             the
             North-Pole
             ,
             to
             
               Japan
               ,
               China
            
             ,
             &c.
             pleaded
             by
             three
             Experiments
             and
             Answers
             to
             all
             Objections
             that
             can
             be
             urged
             against
             a
             passage
             that
             way
             :
             As
             1.
             
             By
             a
             Navigation
             into
             the
             North
             Pole
             ,
             and
             two
             Degrees
             beyond
             it
             .
             2.
             
             By
             a
             Navigation
             from
             Japan
             towards
             the
             North-Pole
             .
             3.
             
             By
             an
             experiment
             made
             by
             the
             Czar
             of
             Muscovy
             ,
             whereby
             it
             appears
             ,
             that
             to
             the
             Northward
             of
             
               Nova
               Zembla
            
             is
             a
             free
             and
             open
             Sea
             as
             far
             as
             
               Japan
               ,
               China
            
             ,
             &c.
             
             With
             a
             Map
             of
             all
             the
             discovered
             Land
             nearest
             to
             the
             Pole.
             By
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
               ,
               &c.
            
             Price
             6
             d.
             
          
           
             
               Regulae
               Trium
               Ordinum
               Literarum
               Typographicarum
            
             ;
             Or
             ,
             the
             Rules
             of
             the
             three
             Orders
             of
             Print-Letters
             ,
             viz.
             the
             
               Roman
               ,
               Italica
            
             ,
             and
             English
             ,
             Capitals
             and
             Small
             ;
             shewing
             how
             they
             are
             compounded
             
             of
             
               Geometrick
               Figures
            
             ,
             and
             mostly
             made
             by
             Rule
             and
             Compass
             .
             Useful
             for
             Writing
             Masters
             ,
             Painters
             ,
             Carvers
             ,
             Masons
             ,
             and
             others
             that
             are
             lovers
             of
             Curiosity
             .
             By
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
               ,
               &c.
            
             Price
             5
             s.
             
          
           
             
               Geographical
               Playing
               Cards
            
             ,
             wherein
             is
             exactly
             described
             all
             the
             Kingdoms
             of
             the
             Earth
             ,
             curiously
             engraved
             .
             Price
             Plain
             1
             s.
             Coloured
             2
             s.
             best
             Coloured
             and
             Gilt
             5
             s.
             the
             Pack
             .
          
           
             
               The
               Genteel
               House-keepers
               Pastime
            
             ;
             or
             ,
             the
             Mode
             of
             Carving
             at
             the
             Table
             ,
             represented
             in
             a
             Pack
             of
             
               Playing
               Cards
            
             .
             By
             which
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             Instructions
             in
             this
             Book
             ,
             any
             ordinary
             Capacity
             may
             easily
             learn
             how
             to
             Cut
             up
             ,
             or
             Carve
             in
             Mode
             ,
             all
             the
             most
             usual
             Dishes
             of
             
               Flesh
               ,
               Fish
               ,
               Fowl
            
             ,
             and
             
               Bak'd
               Meats
            
             :
             and
             how
             to
             make
             the
             several
             Services
             of
             the
             same
             at
             the
             Table
             ;
             with
             the
             several
             Sawces
             and
             Garnishes
             proper
             to
             each
             Dish
             of
             Meat
             .
             Set
             forth
             by
             several
             of
             the
             best
             Masters
             in
             the
             Faculty
             of
             Carving
             ,
             and
             published
             for
             publick
             use
             .
             Price
             6
             d.
             
          
           
             
               Carving
               Cards
            
             .
             By
             the
             best
             Carvers
             at
             the
             Lord
             Mayors
             Table
             .
             Price
             1
             s.
             
          
           
             
               Compendium
               Euclidi
               Curiosi
            
             .
             Or
             ,
             
               Geometrical
               Operations
            
             ,
             shewing
             how
             with
             one
             single
             opening
             of
             the
             Compasses
             and
             a
             straight
             Ruler
             ,
             all
             the
             Propositions
             of
             
             Euclid's
             first
             five
             Books
             are
             performed
             .
             Translated
             out
             of
             Dutch
             into
             English.
             By
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
               ,
               &c.
            
             
             Price
             1
             s.
             
          
           
             An
             Introduction
             to
             the
             Art
             of
             Species
             .
             By
             Sir
             
               Jonas
               Moor.
            
             Price
             6.
             d.
             
          
           
             
               Mechanick
               Exercises
            
             :
             Or
             ,
             the
             Doctrine
             of
             Handy-Works
             ,
             in
             Fourteen
             Monthly
             Exercises
             .
             The
             first
             Three
             ,
             viz.
             Numb
             .
             I.
             Numb
             .
             II.
             Numb
             .
             III.
             teaching
             the
             
               Art
               of
               Smithing
            
             .
             The
             second
             Three
             ,
             
             viz.
             Numb
             .
             IV.
             Numb
             .
             V.
             Numb
             .
             VI.
             teaching
             the
             
               Art
               of
               Joynery
            
             .
             The
             third
             Three
             ,
             viz.
             Numb
             .
             VII
             .
             Numb
             .
             VIII
             .
             Numb
             .
             IX
             .
             teaching
             the
             
               Art
               of
               House-Carpentery
            
             .
             The
             fourth
             Five
             ,
             viz.
             Numb
             .
             X.
             Numb
             .
             XI
             .
             Numb
             .
             XII
             .
             Numb
             .
             XIII
             .
             Numb
             .
             XIV
             .
             teaching
             the
             
               Art
               of
               Turning
            
             .
             Accommodated
             with
             suitable
             Engraved
             Figures
             .
             By
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
               ,
               &c.
            
             
          
           
             
               Mechanick
               Exercises
            
             ,
             the
             Second
             Volume
             applied
             to
             the
             
               Whole
               Art
               of
               Printing
            
             ,
             being
             24
             Exercises
             .
             By
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
            
             ,
             Hydrographer
             to
             the
             Kings
             most
             Excellent
             Majesty
             ,
             and
             Member
             of
             the
             Royal
             Society
             .
             Price
             of
             each
             Monthly
             Exercise
             6
             d.
             
          
           
             
               Mechanick
               Dialling
            
             ;
             Teaching
             any
             man
             ,
             though
             of
             an
             ordinary
             Capacity
             ,
             and
             unlearned
             in
             the
             Mathematicks
             ,
             to
             draw
             a
             true
             Sun-Dial
             on
             any
             
               Given
               Plane
            
             ,
             however
             situated
             ;
             only
             with
             the
             help
             of
             a
             straight
             Ruler
             and
             a
             pair
             of
             Compasses
             ;
             and
             without
             any
             Arithmetical
             Calculation
             .
             By
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
               ,
               &c.
            
             Price
             1
             s.
             6
             d.
             
          
           
             
               Mathematicks
               made
               easie
            
             :
             Or
             ,
             
               A
               Mathematical
               Dictionary
            
             ,
             Explaining
             the
             Terms
             of
             Art
             ,
             and
             Difficult
             Phrases
             used
             in
             
               Arithmetick
               ,
               Geometry
               ,
               Astronomy
               ,
               Astrology
               ,
            
             and
             other
             Mathematical
             Sciences
             ,
             wherein
             the
             true
             Meaning
             of
             the
             Word
             is
             rendred
             ,
             the
             Nature
             of
             things
             signified
             Discussed
             ,
             and
             (
             where
             Need
             requires
             )
             Illustrated
             with
             apt
             Figures
             and
             Diagrams
             .
             With
             an
             Appendix
             ,
             exactly
             containing
             the
             Quantities
             of
             all
             sorts
             of
             Weights
             and
             Measures
             :
             The
             Characters
             and
             meaning
             of
             the
             Marks
             ,
             Symbols
             ,
             or
             Abbreviations
             commonly
             used
             in
             Algebra
             .
             And
             sundry
             other
             Observables
             .
             By
             
               Joseph
               Moxon
            
             .
             Price
             2
             s.
             6
             d.
             
          
           
           
             At
             the
             place
             aforesaid
             ,
             you
             may
             also
             have
             all
             manner
             of
             
               Maps
               ,
               Sea-Plats
               ,
               Drafts
               ,
               Mathematical
               Books
               ,
               Instruments
               ,
            
             &c.
             at
             the
             lowest
             Prizes
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .