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The which venerien is bore
Be weie of kinde； and therefore
Venus of love the goddesse
Is cleped： bot of wantounesse
The climat of hir lecherie
Is most commun in Lombardie。 800
Next unto this Planete of love
The brighte Sonne stant above；
Which is the hindrere of the nyht
And forthrere of the daies lyht；
As he which is the worldes ije；
Thurgh whom the lusti compaignie
Of foules be the morwe singe；
The freisshe floures sprede and springe；
The hihe tre the ground beschadeth；
And every mannes herte gladeth。 810
And for it is the hed Planete；
Hou that he sitteth in his sete；
Of what richesse； of what nobleie；
These bokes telle； and thus thei seie。
Of gold glistrende Spoke and whiel
The Sonne his carte hath faire and wiel；
In which he sitt； and is coroned
With brighte stones environed；
Of whiche if that I speke schal；
Ther be tofore in special 820
Set in the front of his corone
Thre Stones； whiche no persone
Hath upon Erthe； and the ferste is
Be name cleped Licuchis；
That othre tuo be cleped thus；
Astrices and Ceramius。
In his corone also behinde；
Be olde bokes as I finde；
Ther ben of worthi Stones thre
Set ech of hem in his degre： 830
Wherof a Cristall is that on；
Which that corone is set upon；
The seconde is an Adamant；
The thridde is noble and avenant；
Which cleped is Ydriades。
And over this yit natheles
Upon the sydes of the werk；
After the wrytinge of the clerk；
Ther sitten fyve Stones mo：
The smaragdine is on of tho； 840
Jaspis and Elitropius
And Dendides and Jacinctus。
Lo； thus the corone is beset；
Wherof it schyneth wel the bet；
And in such wise his liht to sprede
Sit with his Diademe on hede
The Sonne schynende in his carte。
And forto lede him swithe and smarte
After the bryhte daies lawe；
Ther ben ordeined forto drawe 850
Foure hors his Char and him withal；
Wherof the names telle I schal：
Erithes the ferste is hote；
The which is red and schyneth hote；
The seconde Acteos the bryhte；
Lampes the thridde coursier hihte；
And Philoges is the ferthe；
That bringen lyht unto this erthe；
And gon so swift upon the hevene；
In foure and twenty houres evene 860
The carte with the bryhte Sonne
Thei drawe； so that overronne
Thei have under the cercles hihe
Al Middelerthe in such an hye。
And thus the Sonne is overal
The chief Planete imperial；
Above him and benethe him thre：
And thus betwen hem regneth he；
As he that hath the middel place
Among the Sevene； and of his face 870
Be glade alle erthly creatures；
And taken after the natures
Here ese and recreacion。
And in his constellacion
Who that is bore in special；
Of good will and of liberal
He schal be founde in alle place；
And also stonde in mochel grace
Toward the lordes forto serve
And gret profit and thonk deserve。 880
And over that it causeth yit
A man to be soubtil of wit
To worche in gold； and to be wys
In every thing which is of pris。
Bot forto speken in what cost
Of al this erthe he regneth most
As for wisdom； it is in Grece；
Wher is apropred thilke spiece。
Mars the Planete bataillous
Next to the Sonne glorious 890
Above stant； and doth mervailes
Upon the fortune of batailes。
The conquerours be daies olde
Were unto this planete holde：
Bot who that his nativite
Hath take upon the proprete
Of Martes disposicioun
Be weie of constellacioun；
He schal be fiers and folhastif
And desirous of werre and strif。 900
Bot forto telle redely
In what climat most comunly
That this planete hath his effect；
Seid is that he hath his aspect
Upon the holi lond so cast；
That there is no pes stedefast。
Above Mars upon the hevene；
The sexte Planete of the sevene；
Stant Jupiter the delicat；
Which causeth pes and no debat。 910
For he is cleped that Planete
Which of his kinde softe and swete
Attempreth al that to him longeth；
And whom this planete underfongeth
To stonde upon his regiment；
He schal be meke and pacient
And fortunat to Marchandie
And lusti to delicacie
In every thing which he schal do。
This Jupiter is cause also 920
Of the science of lyhte werkes；
And in this wise tellen clerkes
He is the Planete of delices。
Bot in Egipte of his offices
He regneth most in special：
For ther be lustes overal
Of al that to this lif befalleth；
For ther no stormy weder falleth；
Which myhte grieve man or beste；
And ek the lond is so honeste 930
That it is plentevous and plein；
Ther is non ydel ground in vein；
And upon such felicite
Stant Jupiter in his degre。
The heyeste and aboven alle
Stant that planete which men calle
Saturnus； whos complexion
Is cold； and his condicion
Causeth malice and crualte
To him the whos nativite 940
Is set under his governance。
For alle hise werkes ben grevance
And enemy to mannes hele；
In what degre that he schal dele。
His climat is in Orient；
Wher that he is most violent。
Of the Planetes by and by；
Hou that thei stonde upon the Sky；
Fro point to point as thou myht hiere；
Was Alisandre mad to liere。 950
Bot overthis touchende his lore；
Of thing that thei him tawhte more
Upon the scoles of clergie
Now herkne the Philosophie。
He which departeth dai fro nyht；
That on derk and that other lyht；
Of sevene daies made a weke；
A Monthe of foure wekes eke
He hath ordeigned in his lawe；
Of Monthes tuelve and ek forthdrawe 960
He hath also the longe yeer。
And as he sette of his pouer
Acordant to the daies sevene
Planetes Sevene upon the hevene；
As thou tofore hast herd devise；
To speke riht in such a wise；
To every Monthe be himselve
Upon the hevene of Signes tuelve
He hath after his Ordinal
Assigned on in special； 970
Wherof； so as I schal rehersen；
The tydes of the yer diversen。
Bot pleinly forto make it knowe
Hou that the Signes sitte arowe；
Ech after other be degre
In substance and in proprete
The zodiaque comprehendeth
Withinne his cercle； as it appendeth。
The ferste of whiche natheles
Be name is cleped Aries； 980
Which lich a wether of stature
Resembled is in his figure。
And as it seith in Almageste；
Of Sterres tuelve upon this beste
Ben set； wherof in his degre
The wombe hath tuo； the heved hath thre；
The Tail hath sevene； and in this wise；
As thou myht hiere me divise；
Stant Aries； which hot and drye
Is of himself； and in partie 990
He is the receipte and the hous
Of myhty Mars the bataillous。
And overmore ek； as I finde；
The creatour of alle kinde
Upon this Signe ferst began
The world； whan that he made man。
And of this constellacioun
The verray operacioun
Availeth； if a man therinne
The pourpos of his werk beginne； 1000
For thanne he hath of proprete
Good sped and gret felicite。
The tuelve Monthes of the yeer
Attitled under the pouer
Of these tuelve Signes stonde；
Wherof that thou schalt understonde
This Aries on of the tuelve
Hath March attitled for himselve；
Whan every bridd schal chese his make；
And every neddre and every Snake 1010
And every Reptil which mai moeve；
His myht assaieth forto proeve；
To crepen out ayein the Sonne；
Whan Ver his Seson hath begonne。
Taurus the seconde after this
Of Signes； which figured is
Unto a Bole； is dreie and cold；
And as it is in bokes told；
He is the hous appourtienant
To Venus； somdiel descordant。 1020
This Bole is ek with sterres set；
Thurgh whiche he hath hise hornes knet
Unto the tail of Aries；
So is he noght ther sterreles。
Upon his brest ek eyhtetiene
He hath； and ek； as it is sene；
Upon his tail stonde othre tuo。
His Monthe assigned ek also
Is Averil； which of his schoures
Ministreth weie unto the floures。 1030
The thridde signe is Gemini；
Which is figured redely
Lich to tuo twinnes of mankinde；
That naked stonde； and as I finde；
Thei be with Sterres wel bego：
The heved hath part of thilke tuo
That schyne upon the boles tail；
So be thei bothe of o parail；
But on the wombe of Gemini
Ben fyve sterres noght forthi； 1040
And ek upon the feet be tweie；
So as these olde bokes seie；
That wise Tholomes wrot。
His propre Monthe wel I wot
Assigned is the lusti Maii；
Whanne every brid upon his lay
Among the griene leves singeth；
And love of his pointure stingeth
After the lawes of nature
The youthe of every creature。 1050
Cancer after the reule and space
Of S