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with greene herbes and grasse, trees doe then florishe with
greene leaves, soe that it is a greate beautie, wher with
the earthe is then adorned werit pleasant & delectable
for the eyes of man to behold And this quarter of the
yeare is of the nature of sanguine complexion, hott
& moyst In sommer the Some passethe by Gemini Cancer
& Leo, which have their dominion in the Montthes of May
June & Julye, and then corne, Grasse, and ffrutes
of the earthe doe growe and waxe ripe. and this season
tis of the nature of the colerick complexion In Autumne
or hare oft the some passethe by Virgo, Libra & Scorpio
which have their dominion in August, September & October
in which tyme fflowers fade leaves fall and frutes are
gathered In Winter the some passethe By Sagitarius,
Capricorne & Aquaries with governe in the monethes
of November, December, & Fanuarie & then the Earth
waxethe bare, Trees without Leaves and all becometh barre
of a melancholie complexion According to which seasons
they saye that ther are fowre ages of mans Life to wett:
Juvenilis a'tas or youthe. virilis a'tas his perfect age or
stenght, [stueltas] his old age & a'tas decrepita his
decrepit or decayee age. all which have a lieknes ovre
semblance vnto the ffowre seasons of the yeare, as
youthe may be liekned to the pryme fyme, that is
hott and moyste, and as the hearbes and trees doe
florishe and growe in the spring tyme soe dothe growe and
increase in bignes, stength, and beawtie vntill hecome
to the age of[ pp...] yeares. After this he is liekned to
sommer which is hott and drye, and then is man in hillfull
force and stringth and endurethe till he be [plv^tie] years old
Old age is compared to hurvest tyme which is cold and drye,
and then mans strength decayethe and he wapethe weake

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