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London, Royal College of Physicians, 384.

Old shelfmarks 263 (on f.1)
Short title Astrologica
Century 15 | 16
Language English | Latin
Material Chart.
Height × width 308 x 220 mm.
No. of leaves 112
Numbering ff. orig. in red on both recto and verso 1-86, 1-26
Gatherings 1-4^12 5^14 6-7^12, with catchwords on each verso and often on rectos also
Binding leaves i + 112 + i
Condition Limp parchment binding, s.20.
No. of hands 1 | A mixed but mainly secretary script.
Width of columns 245 x 165 mm.
Lineation 56 long lines
Initials etc. 3-line metallic red initials
Printed catalogs Ker I (1969) 212-5.
Source Ker
Type of source cat.
Source’s source insp.
Work 1Title (ms.) Sixteen questions
Contents Sixteen questions, the first on the cause of thunder and lightning and the last on the vapour from which shooting stars are made, whether it is substantial or accidental.
Incipit The phylosofyr saith in a boke <th>t he makith of heuyn and <th>e worlde
Folio no. 1-3
Blank leaves 3v
Work 2Title (ms.) Iudicia herfordens' mult' bona et utilia
Incipit After the Chesyng of significatours it is necessary the chesynge of howsis
Folio no. 4-6
Explicit is for to be chosen.
Colophon Explicit Iudicia herfordens' mult' bona et vtilia
Additional copies The latin original, "Post eleccionem significatoris necessaria est... est eligenda." is GLonB Royal 12 F XVII, 3-4v; Sloane 1713, 15-18v
Work 3Title (ms.) The boke of thententes of secretis of Astronomye
Contents 12 chapters
Incipit When the sciens of sterris to the beholder
Date & place 1405
Folio no. 6-9v
Colophon Here endyth <th>e boke of thententes of secretis of Astronomy wretyn a W. H. the <3>ere of our lorde 1405 con lyncolne.
Work 4Title (ms.) Twelve considerations
Incipit Of these thingis forsoth <th>t belongen to judicials of sterris for to be had in mynde these 6 arne for to ben considred
Folio no. 9v-13
Explicit which come not of hem self.
Work 5Title (ms.) A tretise of the wysest phylosopher how eueryche of the planetis
Incipit Here begynneth a tretise of the wysest phylosopher how eueryche of the planetis beynge in his naturall strength
Folio no. 14-15r,13v,15v-25v
Colophon Explicit.
Tables Introduction; tables, the first "Saturne vppon Iupiter" (13v).
Work 6Title (ms.) The partyes of the yere
Incipit In knowyng of the partyes of the yere if thingis shalbe dere
Folio no. 25v
Explicit and shall destroye.
Colophon Explicit.
Work 7Title (ms.) Off the parte of water in many thingis
Folio no. 25v-26
Explicit effect of our entent.
Colophon Explicit.
Work 8Author standard Haly
Title (ms.) The bemys of planetis
Incipit Satur<n>us in Aries beygne vnder <th>e bemys
Folio no. 26r-v,27v-28
Rubric Here bygynneth haly off and vnder <th>e bemys of planetis.
Colophon Explicit haly de subradiis.
T & K TK (Saturnus in ariete...)
Work 9Author standard Hermes
Title (ms.) A tracte to discerne vryne
Incipit Hermes the fadyr of pholosophirs saith <th>t <th>er is no wise leche
Folio no. 27
Rubric A tracte to discerne vryne. what it is. not seen.
Blank leaves The scribe left some blank spaces.
T & K TK (Dixit Hermes pater philosophorum...)
Work 10Author standard Messahala
Title (ms.) Epystell in thingis of eclipsis (inc.)
Incipit For asmuche as almyghty godde hath made hevyn and erth ...
Folio no. 28-30
Rubric In the name of godd here bygynneth <th>e Epystell of Messahala In thingis of eclipsis
T & K TK (Quia prima causa...)
Work 11Title (ms.) Times for journeys
Incipit Thys chapter is of eloccion of tyme to euery man to begynne his jorney
Folio no. 30v-36v
Rubric For Iorneys.
Explicit in eleccions and in significacions.
Colophon Explicit.
Work 12Author (ms.) Albumysar
Author standard Albumasar
Title (ms.) De revolucionibus annorum mundi | The boke of revolicions of yeris of the worlde
Incipit Albu said know <th>u <th>e houre of <th>e entrige
Folio no. 37-48
Rubric Here bygynneth the boke of albumyzar of reuolicions of yeris of <th>e worlde.
Explicit and de<th>e of women.
Colophon Explicit albumysar de reuolucionibus annorum mundi.
Math. drawings (43v) a rota of zodiacal signs
Blank leaves 43r
T & K TK (Dixit Albumazar. Dato horam...)
Work 13Author standard Johannes de Sacrobosco
Title (ms.) The tretes of the Spere
Incipit After philosophyrs and doctours <th>t trete of the spere they deuyde this tretye of the spere in 4 chapiturs
Folio no. 48-54
Rubric The tretes of the Spere.
Explicit machina of <th>e worlde was breken or dissolued etc.
T & K TK (Tractatum de sphera...)
Work 14Title (ms.) In how many maner an astronomyer may arre
Incipit Here mayst <th>u know in how many maner an astronomyer may arre in 4 maner thingis
Folio no. 54-56v
Explicit he shall dye.
Work 15Title (ms.) Sygnes of the zodiake
Incipit Aryes is <th>e fyrst sygne of <th>e zodiake and it is hotte and drye
Additional remarks 57v is written the wrong way up
Folio no. 57-59v
Explicit or to suche o<th>er thingis.
Colophon Explicit 12 signa.
T & K TK (Aries est signum...)
Work 16Title (ms.) Figurs of 12 signs
Incipit The signe of Aries is like a ramme
Folio no. 60-61
Rubric Here bygynneth <th>e figurs of 12 signs.
Explicit be experience etc.
Colophon Explicit.
T & K TK (Figura arietis...)
Work 17Title (ms.) Of nativites
Incipit Profitith 'hym' not after <th>t dresse
Additional remarks Divided into chapters (14 ?), but only some are numbered.
Folio no. 61v-70
Rubric Of natiuites.
Explicit he shall breke his mouthe.
Colophon Explicit.
Work 18Author (ms.) Haly Benragell | Haly Benregell
Author standard Haly Abenragel
Title (ms.) Nativities
Incipit This chapter is of natiuites of childer taken out of haly benragell the wise phylozphir
Folio no. 70-72
Rubric Haly Benregell of nat'.
Explicit 5 gres for <th>en apperinge.
Work 19Title (ms.) Canon de sole (inc.)
Incipit To know and to finde the mene mote
Folio no. 72-74v
Rubric Canon de sole
Explicit Canon de luna...
T & K TK (Medius motus solis...)
Work 20Title (ms.) For to knowe the state of a seke man
Incipit This chapter is of knowinge of <th>e state of a seke man
Folio no. 75-78
Rubric For to knowe <th>e state of a seke man.
Work 21Author (ms.) Ysaak Alkyndy
Author standard Alkindus
Title (ms.) The boke of domes of revolutions of the yeris of the world
Incipit As I had loked and seyn of <blank> of planetis I fonde Mercur'
Folio no. 78-85
Explicit and snowe in wynter.
Colophon Explicit liber iste.
Other passages (83v) I haue wryten these thingis of the boke of domes of reuolucions of <th>e yeris of <th>e world <th>e whiche Iacob <th>e sone of Ysaak Alkyndy compyled. of the booke <th>t was translate out of ebrewe into Latyn be henr' bate'.
Work 22Author (ms.) Ypocras
Author standard Hippocrates
Title (ms.) The boke of dethe and liffe
Incipit This is the boke of ypocras. in this boke he techith for to knowe by planet sekenessis liffe and de<th>e
Folio no. 85-86
Colophon Here endith <th>e boke of ypocras of de<th>e and liffe translate of astronomyers <th>e best <th>t euyr were fownde Explicit.
Work 23Title (ms.) For to fynde the 7 planetis
Incipit For to fynde the vij planetis
Folio no. 86
Tables (86v) a table headed "Planetarum aspectus ad lunam", with prognostics in thirty compartments
Work 24Author (ms.) Iohon of Mownte Riol
Author standard Johannes Regiomontanus
Title (ms.) Introduction to the Effemerides
Incipit We shal shortly manifest and shew the vse of euery effymeridis
Folio no. 87r-v
Rubric The effemeridis of Iohon of Mownte Riol <th>e souereyn bewte of germyns prince of astronomyers takith fortunately his principil and bygynnyng.
Explicit And to othir ciuyle and necessarie vsus innumerabyl.
Work 25Author (ms.) Bartilmew mariensuess slesita of pascua
Author standard Bartholomew Mariensuess
Additional names Regiomontanus
Title (ms.) Exposition of the Effemerides of Regiomontanus
Incipit Right nobil and most curtesse astate my lorde I required an exposycion to you to be made of effemeridis or almanak otherwise callid Tacuinum
Printed copies L. Hain, Repertorium Bibliographicum # 10770.
Folio no. 87v-93
Dedication To the right highe and curtesse astate my lord ladyslaw and zschimahy of boskotz etc. Bartilmew mariensuess slesita of pascua maister of arte and docto^r of physik greting.
Explicit manifest speculacion and practice of astronomye.
Colophon Laudes deo.
T & K TK
Work 26Title (ms.) De septem planetis
Contents (93v) Erthe is <th>e centre; (94v) Now folow^t a voluel <th>t sume clepen an almerye; Now go we to our eclipsis; De septem planetis. Vndirstand <th>er be vij planetis
Incipit After space for a table; This forsaid tabil is callid tabula lune
Folio no. 93-94
Work 27Title (ms.) De septem climatibus mundi
Contents ... A clime is a space of the erth ...; (96v) There <th>u seest in the forsaid whele ij letters togeder ...
Incipit Clima est spacium terre
Folio no. 95-
Rubric De septem climatibus mundi
Other passages (95v) "Nicolaus Triuet vpon bois" is quoted on the seven climes.
Work 28Title (ms.) The namys of the 12 signs and planetis in ebrew
Contents ... (101v) miscownted thorow vnstable and besy mynde in so much that I had no felow w^t me to a comforted and refreshed my witt ...
Date & place 1470
Folio no. 98v-
Rubric The namys of the 12 signs and planetis in ebrew is
Explicit Therefor I wil not besy me to loke whether I haue even cownted or not.
Other passages (98) The writer says that the number of years since Christ is 1470 "in which we be now <th>e dai of this writinge".
Work 29Title (ms.) De iudiciis vrine non vise
Incipit Saturnus in corpore humana
Folio no. 99-100
Rubric De iudiciis vrine non vise.
Explicit u<e>l breuem.
Blank leaves 100v
Work 30Author standard Ptolemaeus
Title (ms.) De significacionibus 7 planetarum
Incipit De saturno. Saturnus cum fuerit in ascendente
Folio no. 102-103v
Rubric Incipit liber ptholomei de significacionibus
Explicit sunt Mercurius et luna.
T & K TK
Work 31Author standard Zael
Title (ms.) Significaciones planetarum per signa secundum
Incipit Saturnus cum fuerit in signis hominum
Folio no. 103v
Rubric Incipit liber Zael. Incipiunt significaciones planetarum per signa secundum zael philosophum.
Explicit tibi et cetera
Work 32Author standard Zael
Title (ms.) Liber de coniunccionibus
Incipit Coniunccio est quando due planete mergentur in eodem signo
Folio no. 103v-104
Rubric Liber zael de coniunccionibus.
Explicit in coniuntione cum Ioue.
Work 33Title (ms.) Luminaria firmamenti
Incipit Luminaria firmamenti sunt multa inter que
Folio no. 104-107v
Additional copies Note the same piece as LonB Add. 41600 referred to by TK.
Work 34Author standard Ptolemaeus
Title (ms.) Liber de natiuitatibus hominum
Incipit Iste liber de signis omnium hominum
Incipit 2 Cum volueris scire ascendentia nativitatum
Folio no. 108-110v
Rubric Incipit liber protholomei de natiuitatibus hominum.
Explicit fortunatus in omni colore excepto in nigro.
Work 35Title (ms.) Forma de noua instrument' Nauicula
Incipit In hoc instrumento due figure zodiaci
Folio no. 111
Rubric Forma de noua instrument' Nauicula dicto pro horis equalibus vbicunque in tota terra inueniendis.
Explicit longissima dies.
T & K TK
Work 36Author standard Messahala
Title (ms.) De racione celi et stallarum
Incipit Deus altissimus fecit celum et terram ad similitudinem spere
Folio no. 111v-112
Rubric Dicit messahala de racione celi et stellarum et qualiter operantur in mundo.
T & K TK (Quia dominus altissimus...)
Work 37Title (ms.) Tabulatus 12 signorum
Incipit Aries calidus et siccus Masculum diurnum
Folio no. 112rv
Rubric Tabulatus 12 signorum.
Work 38Title (ms.) De dominatore rei
Incipit Cum scire volueris dominatorem rei
Additional remarks 7 lines
Folio no. 112v
Rubric De dominatore rei s'
Work 39Author standard Bethemius
Title (ms.) Centilogium
Contents The first 31 dicta only
Incipit Scias quod quando planete sunt retrogradi sunt ut vbi infirmus
Printed copies Ed. Basel 1551 (after Julius Firmicus) # 2-32.
Folio no. 112v
Rubric Centilogium.
Explicit rei interogate.
T & K TK