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The 3. impediment is the infinite varieties of the virtues of stars, & the parts of heaven, which Astrologers grant to be: yet they do not know them. As touching the nature of the fixed stars, they know nothing but by the colour, which is red, leady▪ white, pale &c. resembling some Planet. And because they know not the virtue of all stars & every part of heaven, they are not able to judge any thing but to their own shame, no more then the Physician is able to know the nature of the compound medicine without the knowing of every simple.

The 3. impedim••t is the infinite varieties of the vertues of stars, & the parts of heauē, which Astrologers graūt to be: yet they do not know thē. As touching ye nature of the fixed stars, they know nothing but by the colour, which is red, leady▪ white, pale &c. resembling some Planet. And because they know not ye vertue of all stars & euery part of heauē, they are not able to iudge any thing but to their owne shame, no more then the Phisitian is able to know the nature of the cōpounde medicine without the knowing of euery simple.

The 4 impediment, the manifold and daily change of the motions positions, and configurations of the stars: for if a man could tell both the number and nature of stars, yet the variety of positions breedeth trouble & hindereth right ⟨image 31⟩judgement: because by this means the powers of stars are increased, diminished, & changed. And these rules which served for ancient times to foretell things, will not serve us, because all the fixed stars have changed their places, and the rest are daily changed.

The 4 impedimēt, the manifold and dayly chaunge of the motions positiōs, and configurations of the stars: for if a man could tel both the number and nature of starres, yet the varietie of positions breedeth trouble & hindreth right ⟨image 31⟩