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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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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 ⟨image 31⟩they vse in their Almanackes.
In the first or second leaf of their books thou shalt find a picture of mans body with the 12. signs round about it, they call it the Anatomy of mans body, showing how the 12. signs have government of the same, for the Moon or any other significator of any thing being in the sign, they say, that it is daū gerous to box, to sear that part or to let blood in it, which is subject to the dominion of that sign. All these are nothing but vain Fables, as I will manifestly prove.
In the first or second leafe of their books thou shalt finde a picture of mās body with the 12. signes rounde about it, they call it the Anatomie of mans body, shewing how the 12. signes haue gouernemēt of the same, for the Moone or any other significatour of any thing being in the signe, they say, that it is daū gerous to boxe, to seare that part or to let bloud in it, whiche is subiect to the dominion of that signe. All these are nothyng but vayne Fables, as I will manifestly proue.
1. Whereas they call it an Anatomy, me thinketh, it is a butcherly Anatomy: nay that of the butchers is far better, for they join head & appurtenance together: these men being sparing give Aries the head, Leo and Cancer the hart & longs. As for the liver. I know not which sign hath it, peradventure in old time men had no livers. At the Anatomy of a carrion crows deal friendly, for every one hath somewhat: but in the division of mans body, signs play foul play, for Capricorn hath got nothing