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…

1 They follow that way, which Regiomontanus did invent, never as yet proved by any experience, and flatly differing from those ways which of ancient Astrologers were used▪ and were invented by Gazulus and Campanus. Nay oftentimes it maketh the Planet ⟨image 36⟩or fixed star to signify a flat contrary thing to that which these two other do.

1 They follow that way, which Regiomontanus did inuent, neuer as yet prooued by anie experience, and flatly differing from those waies whiche of ancient Astrologers wer vsed▪ and were inuented by Gazulus and Campanus. Nay oftentimes it maketh the Planet ⟨image 36⟩or fixed starre to signifie a flat contrary thing to that which these two other do.

2 The casting of the heavens into twelve parts, signifying twelve didistinct kind of matters is ridiculous, because it being imagined, and void of stars, can have no force. Yet (some will say) other stars being in those places may have and signify such or such effects. I answer that if stars of divers natures coming to such an house always signifying some one kind of thing, then the house must of necessity give some force unto the Planet: and so it shall have not only an augmenting, but also an effectually working power, which Astrologers deny, and no reason can prove.

2 The casting of the heauens into twelue partes, signifieng twelue didistinct kind of matters is ridiculous, because it being imagined, and voyde of starres, can haue no force. Yet (some will say) other starres beeing in those places may haue and signifie suche or such effectes. I answere that if starres of diuers natures comming to such an house always signifieng some one kind of thing, then the house must of necessitie giue some force vnto the Planet: and so it shall haue not onely an augmenting, but also an effectually working power, which Astrologers deny, and no reason can proue.