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Four great liars, striving who shall win the silver whetstone Also, a resolution to…Foure great lyers, striuing who shall win the siluer whetstone Also, a resolution to…
Four great liars, striving who shall win the silver whetstone Also, a resolution to the country-man, proving is utterly unlawful to buy or use our yearly prognostications. Written by W.P.Foure great lyers, striuing who shall win the siluer whetstone Also, a resolution to the countri-man, prouing is vtterly vnlawfull to buye or vse our yeerly prognostications. Written by W.P.
London: printed by Robert Walde-grave, 1585London: printed by Robert Walde-graue, 1585
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The 5. impediment, the infinite variety of inferior things, which do hinder, pervert, change, receive, or not receive the virtue & predictions of stars, as the nature of the soil, the disposition natural of air, orders, & constitutions of the common wealth, occasions, education, institution, kinds of meat and drink &c.
The 5. impedimēt, the infinite varietie of inferior things, which do hinder, peruert, chaūge, receiue, or not receiue ye vertue & predictions of stars, as ye nature of the soile, the dispositiō naturall of ayre, orders, & cōstitutions of the cō mon wealth, occasions, education, institution, kindes of meate and drinke &c.
The 6. impediment, the will of man, which freely in common matters chooseth this, & refuseth that. There are many things which are caused without any work of stars, only by the will of man, & study, as we may see in Socrates, Demosthenes, and other &c.
The 6. impediment, the will of man, which freely in cōmon matters chuseth this, & refuseth that. There are many thinges which are caused without any worke of starres, onely by the will of man, & study, as we may see in Socrates, Demosthenes, and other &c.
Thus much shall suffice to show that they cannot Prognosticate of things ensuing: now follow their manifold untruths, and most false rules. In disclosing them I will keep the same order ⟨image 31⟩they use in their Almanacs.
Thus much shall suffice to shew that they cannot Prognosticate of things ensuyng: now follow their manifold vntruthes, and most false rules. In disclosing them I will keepe the same order