The Shepheards kalender newly augmented and corrected.
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- The Shepheards kalender newly augmented and corrected.
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- London :: Printed by Robert Ibbitson and are to bee sold by Francis Grove ...,
- 1656.
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Contents
- title page
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- Here beginneth the Prologue.
- The Table of the Kalender of Shepheards. This is the Table of this present Book of the Shepheards Kalender, drawn out of French into English, with many more godly editions than be Chaptered, newly put thereto.
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The Shepheards Kalender.
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CHAP. II. Hereafter followeth another Prologue of the Master Shepheard, that sheweth and proveth the Authors Prologue true, that is before rehearsed, and so the shepheards dispute one with another, but this that followeth, the Master shepheard saith to the other, of the division of this Kalender.
- Here beginneth the Master Shepheard.
- And now to shew you how man changeth xii. times, as the xii months do.
- The declaration of the Latine here above.
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CHAP. III. Hereafter followeth a Kalender with the figures of every Saint that is hallow∣ed in the yeer, in the which is the figures, the hours, the months, and the new Moons.
- Ianuary hath 31 days, the Moon 30
- February hath 28. days, the Moon 27.
- March hath 31. days, the Moon 30.
- Aprill hath 30. days, the Moon 29.
- May hath 31. days, the Moon 30.
- Iune hath 30 days the Moon 29.
- Iuly hath 31 days the Moon 30
- August hath 31. days, the Moon 30.
- September hath 30▪ days the Moon
- October hath 31. days, the Moon 30.
- November hath 30. days, the Moon 29.
- December hath 31. days, the Moon 30.
- table of calendrical letters
- CHAP. V. A Figure perpetuall for Easter, and other moveable Feasts.
- CHAP. VI. The figure of the Eclipse of the Sunne and the Moon, the days hours, and moments.
- CHAP. VII. Hereafter followeth the second part of the Compost and Kalender, which sheweth of the tree of Vices, and of the pains of Hell.
- CHAP. VIII. Here followeth the pains of hell comminatories of sinnes, to punish the sins as Lazarus recounted after that he was risen, as he had seen in the parts infer∣nall, as it appeareth by these figures ensuing one after another.
- CHAP. IX. Hereafter followeth the third part of the Kalender and Compost of Shepheards, salutary Science, and Garden of vertues.
- CHAP. X. Hereafter followeth another de∣claration of the Pater noster.
- CHAP XI. Thirdly, in the book of Iesus is salutary science, and is the Credo which we ought to beleeve on pain of damnation.
- CHAP. XII. Fourthly, In the book of Jesus, is the ten Commandements of the Law, that God gave to Moses on the Mount of Sinai, for to preach and to teach the people.
- CHAP. XIII. Hereafter followeth of the man in the Ship, that sheweth the unstablenesse of the world.
- CHAP. XIV. Here followeth the field of vertues.
- CHAP. XVI. The ballad of a wise man.
- CHAP. XVI. Here followeth the ballad of the woman Shep∣heard, the which Ballad is very necessary and profitable to look upon.
- CHAP. XVII. The song of death to all Christian people.
- CHAP. XVIII. Hereafter followeth the ten Commandements of the devill.
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CHAP. XIX. It is written in the Apocalyps, that Saint John saw an horse of a pale colour on the which horse sate death, and hell following the horse. The horse signi∣fieth the sinner that hath a pale colour, for the infirmity of sin, and beareth death, for sin is death to the soul, and hell followeth for to englut and swal∣low him if he die impenitent.Man look that thou beware, I will smite all at unaware. - CHAP. XX. Hereafter followeth how every estate should order them, in their degree.
- CHAP. XXI. Of the tree of Vices, and after followeth the tree of meeknesse, mother and root of all vertues.
- CHAP. XXII. How Shepheards by calculation and speculation know the xii. signes in their course reigning and domining over the xii. parts of mans body, and which be good for letting of blood, and which be indifferent, or evill for the same.
- CHAP. XXIII. A Picture of the Phisnomy of mans body, and sheweth in what parts the vii Planets have domination in man.
- CHAP. XXIV. The names of the Bones in a mans body, and the number of them, which is in all two hundred eight and forty.
- CHAP. XXV. Signes by the which Shepheards know a man whole and well disposed in his body.
- CHAP. XXVI. Of other manner of signes almost semblable to them abovesaid, and sheweth the replexion of evill humors, for to be purged of them.
- CHAP. XXVII. A division and regime of time, of the which shepheards useth, after that the season and time requireth.
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CHAP. XXVIII. A regiment of shepheards of certain things good for the body of man, and of divers other things opposite to the same.
- Good for the Braine.
- Evill for the brain.
- Good for the eyes.
- Evill for the eyes.
- Good for the throat.
- Evill for the throat.
- Good for the heart.
- Evill for the heart.
- Good for the stomack.
- Evill for the stomack.
- For ache of the womb.
- For to restore the liver.
- For fatnesse about a mans heart.
- For hardnesse of the womb.
- For the wind in the stomack.
- For the dropsie.
- A good drink for the pestilence.
- CHAP. XXIX Hereafter followeth the four elements, and the four complexions of man, and how, and in what time they reign in man.
- CHAP. XXX. Here followeth the governance of health.
- CHAP. XXXI. Here followeth the shepheards Astrology.
- CHAP. XXXII. Of the movings of the skies and planets.
- CHAP. XXXIII. Of the Equinoctiall and Zodiake that be in the twelve skies, that containeth the firmament under it.
- CHAP. XXXIV. Here followeth the story of the twelve Signes.
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CHAP. XXXV. Of the rising and resconsing of the signs in
. - CHAP. XXXVI. Of the divisions of the earth, and of the Regions.
- CHAP. XXXVII. Of the variation that is for divers habitations and Regions of the earth.
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CHAP. XXXVIII. Of the Pomell of the skies, a star named the star of the North, neare the pole Artike called Septentrionall.
- Of Andromeda, a star fixed.
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Of Perseus, a star fixe
, Lord of the sphere. - Of Orison, a star fixed, and his fellows,
- Of Alhabor, a star fixed.
- Of a star fixed, named the Lions heart.
- Of the star fixed named Nebuluse, and of another named the Golden Cup.
- Of the Porkeespike a star fixed.
- Of the Crown septentrionall, a star fixed,
- Of the Scorpions heart, a star fixed.
- Of the flying Eagle a star fixed.
- Of the fish meridionall a star fixed.
- Of Pegasus that signifieth the horse of honor a star fixed.
- CHAP. XXXIX. Of the division of the 12. houses, as well in the earth as in the heaven.
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CHAP. XL. How the Planets reign in every hour.
- Example of that which is above.
- Hereafter followeth the nature of the seven planets, with the dispositions of the said Planets, after the sayings of expert shepheards.
- Of Saturn.
- Here beginneth of Saturne, the highest of the seven Planets.
- Of his properties.
- exposition on Jupiter
- Of his properties.
- Of Mars.
- Of his properties.
- Of the noble planet Sol.
- Of his properties.
- exposition on Venus
- Of her properties
- Of the fair Planet Mercury.
- Of his properties.
- Of the Moon.
- Of her Properties.
- Of the Physnomy of Shepheards.
- CHAP. XLI. Of the four complexions.
- CHAP XLII. The judgment of mans body.
- CHAP. XLIII Shepheards practise that quadrant of the night, as yee may see by this figure.
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CHAP. XLIV. Of divers impressions that Shepheards see in the night in the ayr.
- The flying Dragon, Goats of the fire leaping, the high-way to St. James in Calice.
- Burning candle, Spear ardent, fire mounting, burning sparkles, fire-brands, wild fire.
- Stars erraticks, Comet tailed, flying star, Pillar ardent, star tayled, Star haired, Star bearded.
- Of a thunderstone that fell in the Dutchie of Austrich.
- CHAP. XLV. How the year goeth about by xii. months, and how a man waxeth in xii. ages of his life.
- CHAP. XLVI. Of the commodities of the twelve months in the year, with the twelve ages of man.
- CHAP. XLVII. Of an assault against a Snaile.
- CHAP. XLVIII. Here followeth the meditations of the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ, that Shepheardes and simple people ought to have in hearing the divine service.
- CHAP. XLIX. The saying of a dead man.
- CHAP. L. How every man and woman ought to cease of their sins at the sounding of a dreadfull horn.
- CHAP. LI. To know the fortunes and destinies of man born under the xii. signes, after Ptolomeus prince of Astronomy.
- CHAP. LII. A prologue of the Author upon the twelve signes.
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CHAP. LIV. Here after followeth the ten Christian Nations.
- The first Nation is of Latines.
- The second nation is of Greeks.
- The third Nation is of Armenians.
- The fourth Nation is of Georgians.
- The fift Nation is of Assuriens.
- The sixt Nation is of Mororabins.
- The seventh Nation is of Prester Johns land in Indie.
- The eight Nation is of Jacobites.
- The ninth Nation is of Nescoriens.
- The tenth Nation of Moroniens.
- CHAP. LV. Here beginneth a few proverbs.