Book IIIL

Saturn lharpeos melancholly , the Moon increafech flegme, the rhe planets Sun and Jupiter predominate over the blood. Alfo the force of the tnafc metaUs Planets works upon Metalls, Stones, Jewels, Herbs and Plants, and ail fubterranea II things. Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron, Lead, Pewter, and whatfoever ufeth to be dugg out of the earth for ufc , or for Luxury, or for pleafure, each of which receives its force and increafe from fome peculiar Star. >
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Sympathy and Antipathy of things*
rJVtlck- Silver fives Gold*
CHAP. X.
That Planets are of both [exes , and that fome areaffefted with one thing ,
fome with another,
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AS mcnare not affected the fame way towards all men , no?
do they love them alike, though the order of nature , and common condition of life require it, but are by fympathy, that is, by a naturall inclination affected toward moft, and love them beft; but they differ and diflent from others by a lecret and hidden anti¬ pathy; and will by no means hold friend fh ip with them.* fo plants and fome inanimate creatures , by a fecret imbred quality of na¬ ture, fofter and embrace fome things, and flye from others as their enemies, and feemtohate them. And to mention a few things out of many : Quick-Silver delights fo in Gold , and will fo role it fclfe about it, that no colour of that M^ttall ihall appeare, that it cannot be taken off but by fire or Aqua-Forcis, and the Mettall re- the nature of Aored t0 its f°rraer luftre. The Loadftone fuddenly draws the the Loadftone* Iron to it, unleffe it be fmeered with oyle, for then by reafon of the fmoothnefle it refufeth it , nor doth the force of it penetrate into rhe mm of the jron# Amber, Jet, the Diamond will draw Straws, and Chaff, TbeDoipbins anc* lhings elfe, befides Bafill. Amongft living Creatures the love to man* Dolphin hath an incredible love to mankind, especially young youths, and delights to play and fporc with them, and flatter them. rhe H^ds The Lizard, commonly Eftifje , with a back as green as Leeks, live to man* when he fees a man , is very pleafant andfporting , and moves its
V tail oft, as a dogg doth, flattering and fawning on a man , and de¬
fends him from a Serpent that lies in ambufh. The Elephant ex- tifofmcTto ceedingly defires mans company and obeyes a man in all things, fo mm™ youbenotharfhtohim, but befpeak him gently, and is ready for any fervicc; but otherwife he is ftubborn and will do nothing. On the contrary the Woolfe hates a man and all other Creatures. The lean a Proverb Crocodile (of whom the Proverb is , The Crocodiles tears) lies in • ’ wait for man, and bewails him when he is devoured. The Hyaena is fo crafty to entrap a man that he will Counterfeit his voyce, and tear him in peices. The Ceraftes, a Serpent armed with homes , aferibed to the Tribe of Han , the Dragon, Hydra ; Htpfas , whofe fling makes a man thirfl infatiably , the Snake, Adder , Viper, Scorpion, and many more hurtfull Creatures lye in wait for man especially, and bite and fling him mortally. And God common-
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Sden with ve- tiemus btaftti
Chap, i o.
That Planets are of both Sexes .
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lyufeth thefe Creatures to correct mens wickedntfle when they obey not his word and will, Whereof there are many Hiltories zZui.V.* and leflons in the Bible. Moreover that home herbs agree natu- £\ech.s. rally, and chac others difagree with other things, is very plain. for Cucumbers delire water, and delight to be very wet therewith, The* name »f fo that if they be planted coo farr from it , they will creep and go cucumbers . that way :on the ocherfide they rcfufcOyieaad nye from it, aridlf they be fprinkled with ir, they grow thin and die. But the Vine lovei
loves to grow near the Olive, and will be content to have it en- the0llve- grafted into it, delating to joyn with it; But the Oak and Olive theMbates Tree are at very great ods, and hate one the other fomuch^ that if tbeoiive. one touch the botighs of the other, they will grow crooked, and turn to the contrary way y So the Vine endures not to grow near to the Baytree, becaufc this is iliadyi and by its heat hinders the pS*0 growing of it. So is it affected to Coleworts, that i'uck up the ubbl eha[e$ juice of the earth, and the Vine wanting that, dries and withers y ttevfne* for both thefe plants covet after moyfiure. So fotne plants are de¬ lighted with the affinity, and nearnefleof fome other Plants, and are refrefhed by the mutual embracciiients of their boUgi's and tender ftalks, others arc aVerfe and withdraw rhemfclvef, and
will by no means unite. So fome things that are rofiny and of a vitchUta fax fat fubftance, agree well, hence it is that Pitch is wafhed cut with outmtkbyL Oyl, if the Garment:) be Silk or Vclver, or Fluwcl , or Skarlec,
Purple, or Chamler, or the moft precious dyes that are ftaync-d by it; For all thefe kinds of ftains and filth are taken off and made clean with butter or Oy l fo handfomely that it cannot be perceiv¬ ed. So foap wherewith linnen is wafh’c, is made of Oyl, fat Shot Hm^oap h rant Butter, and the allies of the Pitch-Tree. And as there is la made' great Concord between fo many kinds of Planes,1 that they will embrace one the other, fo amongft hearbsof the fame fp'ccies there is obkrved to be a difference of the Sex. For there is a conjunct- on between them and a kind of matrimonial fociety, fo that thefe plants growing one near the other, will grow the more beautifull, and both their leaves and fruit will be more gracefully and they vtiil decay and grow Idle, and fometimes dy when tney are taken afunder. And hence it is that fome plants are called the Male, what plant is others the Female : the Females arethofe that have lciTe force theh^feh’arici and vertue 5 and are full of a cold and unfruitful! moyfiure y Zate!1^ *r Whence it comes that they will bear ftowtfs in their feafon, but for want of heat, and by reafon of their debility they bear no fruit,
Berries, Kernels, or feed. Wherefore they that, after their flowers are fallen, yeild no fuch thing , but fome empty and vain rudi- Pt/vtts bearing ment. of fruit , which for want of hear, and impc itency of na- nofruiL turc, they cannot bring to perfection, are called Female Plants:
But thofc are called Males, that are more beautifull and comely, and bear great leaves and boughs full of them, and grow up very gallantly and bring their fruit and feed to maturity,' whereby they may be propagated and grow again, which thing is denied to the other fex, ualcffe perhaps by the nearneffe of the Male, and gen*
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That Plants are of both Sexes .