enlarge my lines any farder, but consequently follow my purpose.
+%Of Cosmographie%+, I appointed briefly in this place, to geue you some
intelligence. +Cosmographie, is the whole and perfect description of the
heauenly, and also elementall parte of the world, and their homologall
application, and mutuall collation necessarie.+ This Art, requireth
_Astronomie_, _Geographie_, _Hydrographie_ and _Musike_. Therfore, it is
no small Arte, nor so simple, as in common practise, it is (slightly)
considered. This matcheth Heauen, and the Earth, in one frame, and aptly
applieth parts Correspondent: So, as, the Heauenly Globe, may (in
practise) be duely described vpon the Geographicall, and Hydrographicall
Globe. And there, for vs to consider an _Aequonoctiall Circle_, _an
Ecliptike line_, _Colures_, _Poles_, _Sterres_ in their true Longitudes,
Latitudes, Declinations, and Verticalitie: also Climes, and Parallels:
and by an _Horizon_ annexed, and reuolution of the earthly Globe (as the
Heauen, is, by the _Primouant_, caried about in 24. aequall Houres) to
learne the Risinges and Settinges of Sterres (of _Virgill_ in his
_Georgikes_: of _Hesiod_: of _Hippocrates_ in his _Medicinall Sphaere_,
to Perdicca King of the Macedonians: of _Diocles_, to King _Antigonus_,
and of other famous _Philosophers_ prescribed) a thing necessary, for
due manuring of the earth, for _Nauigation_, for the Alteration of mans
body: being, whole, Sicke, wounded, or brused. By the Reuolution, also,
or mouing of the Globe Cosmographicall, the Rising and Setting of the
Sonne: the Lengthes, of dayes and nightes: the Houres and times (both
night and day) are knowne: with very many other pleasant and necessary
vses: Wherof, some are knowne: but better remaine, for such to know and
vse:
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who of a sparke of true fire, can make a wonderfull bonfire, by applying
of due matter, duely.
+%Of Astrologie%+, here I make an Arte, seuerall from _Astronomie_: not
by new deuise, but by good reason and authoritie: for, +Astrologie, is
an Arte Mathematicall, which reasonably demonstrateth the operations and
effectes, of the naturall beames, of light, and secrete influence: of
the Sterres and Planets: in euery element and elementall body: at all
times, in any Horizon assigned.+ This Arte is furnished with many other
great Artes and experiences: As with perfecte _Perspectiue_,
_Astronomie_, _Cosmographie_, _Naturall Philosophie_ of the 4.
Elementes, the Arte
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