To knowe with which degre of the zodiak that eny planete
ascendith on the orisonte, wheither so that his latitude be north or south.
Know by thin almenak the degre of the ecliptik of eny signe
in which that the planete is rekned for to be, and that is clepid
the degre of his longitude. And know also the degre of his
latitude fro the ecliptik north or south. And by these ensamples
folewynge in speciall maist thou worche in general in every
signe of the zodiak:
The degree of the longitude peraventure of Venus or of
another planete was 1 of Capricorne, and the latitude of him was
northward 4 degrees fro the ecliptik lyne. Than tok I a subtil
compas, and clepid that oo point of my compas A, and that other
point F. Than tok I the point of A and sette it in the ecliptik
lyne in my zodiak in the degre of the longitude of Venus, that
is to seyn, in the 1 degre of Capricorne; and than sette I the
point of F upward in the same signe by cause that latitude was
north upon the latitude of Venus, that is to seyn, in the 4 degre
fro the heved of Capricorne; and thus have I 4 degrees bitwixe
my two prickes. Than leide I down softly my compas, and sette the
degre of the longitude upon the orisonte; tho tok I and waxed my
label in manere of a peire tables to receyve distinctly the
prickes of my compas. Tho tok I thys forseide label, and leyde
it fix over the degre of my longitude; tho tok I up my compas and
sette the point of A in the wax on my label, as evene as I koude
gesse, over the ecliptik lyne in the ende of the longitude, and
sette the point of F endelong in my label upon the space of the
latitude, inward and over the zodiak, that is to seyn northward
fro the ecliptik. Than leide I doun my compas, and loked wel in
the wey upon the prickes of A and of F; tho turned I my ryet til
that the pricke of F satt upon the orisonte; than saw I wel that
the body of Venus in hir latitude of 4 degrees septemtrionals
ascendid, in the ende of the 8 degre, fro the heved of
Capricorne.
And nota--> that in this manere
maist thou worche with any latitude septemtrional in alle signes. But sothly
the latitude meridional of a planete in Capricorne ne may not be
take by cause of the litel space bitwixe the ecliptyk and the
bordure of the Astrelabie; but sothely in all othre signes it
may.
2 pars hujus conclusio.-->
Also the degre peraventure of Jupiter, or of another planete,
was in the first degre of Piscis in longitude, and his latitude
was 2 degrees meridional; tho tok I the point of A and sette it
in the first degre of Piscis on the ecliptik; and than sette I
the point of F dounward in the same signe by cause that the
latitude was south 2 degres, that is to seyn, fro the heved of
Piscis; and thus have I 2 degres bitwixe bothe prikkes. Than
sette I the degre of the longitude upon the orisonte; tho tok I
my label, and leide it fix upon the degre of the longitude; tho
sette I the point of A on my label evene over the ecliptik lyne
in the ende of the degre of the longitude, and sette the point
of F endlong in my label the space of 2 degres of the latitude
outward fro the zodiak (this is to seyn southward fro the
ecliptik toward the bordure), and turned my riet til that the
pricke of F saat upon the orisonte. Than say I wel that the body
of Jupiter in his latitude of 2 degrees meridional ascendid with
8 degres of Piscis in horoscopo-->.
And in this manere maist
thou worche with any latitude meridional, as I first seide, save
in Capricorne. And yif thou wilt pleye this craft with the
arisyng of the mone, loke thou rekne wel hir cours houre by
houre, for she ne dwellith not in a degre of hir longitude but
litel while, as thow wel knowist. But natheles yf thou rekne hir
verrey moevyng by thy tables houre after houre, [thou shalt do
wel ynow].
