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key s it givcth power, nobiiicy and dominion over people: in the third face, afcendeth a nian , in whofehandis a ferpenc, and a dart, and is the i- magc of necedity and profit, and alfo of mifcry and flavery. [n the fiift face ofGemeni afcendeth a man in whofe hand is a rod, and he is as it were, ferving another 5 it grantethwifdomcand theknowledgof numbers and arcs in which there is no profit; in the fecondfaccafcfndetha man^ in whofe hand is a Pipe, and another being bowed down: digging the earth rand they fignifie infamous and diflioncft a- gility, asthatoi- Jefters and Juglersj it alfo fignl* fies labours and painful fearchings : In the third, afcendeth a man feeking for Arms, and a fool hold- ing in the right hand a bird, and in his left a pipe, and they are the fignifications of forgetful neffe, wiach , boldnelfe, jefts, furrilities, and unprofi- table words: In the firftjface oiCancer afcendeth the form of a young Virgin, adorned with fine cloaths, and having a Crown on her head; it givcrh accute- neffe of fsnfes, fubtilty of wit, and the love of men: in the fecond face afcendeth a man cloacbed in comely apparrel, or a man and woman fitting at the table and playing^ it bciloweth riches, mirth,glad- neffe, and the love of women : in the third face af*^ cendeth a man, a hunter with his Lance and Home, bringing out dogs for to hunt ; the fignification of this is the contention of men, the purfuing of thofe who fly, the hunting and pofTefTing of things by armesandbrawlings. In the hrft face of Leo^ aC* cendeth a man riding on a Lion^ it fignifiech bold- nefle^ violence, cruelty, wickedncfTe, luftand la- bours to be fuftained. In the fecond afcendeth an i:nagewkh hands lifted up, and a man on whofe bead is a c;"0\Yn 5 h^ hath the appearance of an an- M 4 gry
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grymaoj and one that threa;neth, having in hisf right hand a fword drawn out of the fcabbard, and in his left a buckler^ it hath fignification upon hid* den contentions and unknown viftohes, and upon bafc nicn^ and upon the occafions of quarrels and battels; in the third face afcendeth a young man in whofc hand is a whip^ and a man very fad, and of anillafpeftj they fignifie love and fqciety, and the ioife of ones right for avoiding ftrife.
In the firft face of Firgo afcendeth the figure of a good maid, and a man calling feeds; it fignifieth getting of wealthy ordering of diet, plowing, fow- ifig and peopling ;. in the fecond face afcendeth a black mancloathed with a skin, and a man having, a bufli of haire, holding a bag; they fignifie gam, {craping together the third face aCcendeth a white woman arid deaf , or an old man leaning on a ftafFj the fignification of this is to fhew weakneffej infirmity, lofle of mem- bers, deftruftion of trees^ and depopulation of lands.
In the firft face of li^r/e afcendeth the form of an angry man, in whofe hand is a Pipe, and the forra of a man reading in a book*, the operation of this is i^ juftifying and helping the miferableand weak a- gainft the powerful and wicked : In the Cecond face afcehd two menfiir ious and wrathful, and a man ia « comely garment, fitting in a chair 5 and the fig- nification of thcfe is to Qiew indignation againft the evil, andquietneflfeand fecurity ofiife with plenty of good thing? i In the third face afcendeth a vio- lent man holding a bow^ and before him a nakedi ipan, and alfo another man holding bread in ono i^nd, asid a cuj ^f wine in tfec ocheffi the Significa- tion^