Book I. The Temple ofWiQiomc. 209

7he Telefmes of Mercury^ and Taphthartharatb.
T~He Images o( Mercury are made for the moft part inabodyofamiddleftature^ cold, liquid and inoiftj fair^ and wich an affable fpecch , in a humane (hapeand form^ like unto a Knight armed j of co* lour clear and bright. The motion of them is as ic were iilver-colorcd clouds. For their Ggnjthey caufe and bring horror and fear unto him that makes them.
hut their particular jhapes are^ from yi and^^m' ^ ^ hi\dand]\dLmdX\t\inthefel:igur€5* ^ ^
A King riding upon a Bear. \^--^
A fair Youth. ^^
A Woman holding a diftaflFc, ^
A Dog. % -^
A Shee-bear.
AMagpy.
A Garment of fundry changeable colours.
A Rod.
A little ftafFe.
Ihe forms oftkeTchfaics of the Moon^ and Hafmodai.
'J'Hey are for the part moft made of Silver
in a great and full body^ foftandphlcgmatick^
of colour like a black obfcure cloudy having a
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fwelllng countenance, with eyes red and full of water, a bald head, and teeth like a wilde boar. Their motion is as it were an exceeding great tern- pcftoftheSea. For their figne, there will appear an exceeding great rain about the Figures.
And thsir particular jhdfes are ^ frotn Cancer and ^ ^ >
A King like an Archer riding upon a Doe. -~-
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A Woman-hunter with a bow and arrows, ^
A Cow. ^
A little Doc.
A Goofe.
AC;arment green or filver-coloured.
An Arrow.
Ai Creature having many feet.
Chat. XXXVlf. of the Telefr'^cf^ ^/Saturn and Z
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BUtnow, what Images they did at- tribute to the planets, although of thefe things very large volumes have been written by the '^.ncient wife men, lb that ^ * * there is no need to declare them here,not- withftanding 1 will recite a few ofthemj for they made, from the opperations o{ Saturn^ Sa* turn afcending in a ftone, which is called che Load- ftonc, the image of a man5having the countenance of an HartjHud Camels fect^and fitting upon a chair