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Spring begins in the middle of the month of March,
when the sun enters into Aries.
It has a moist and hot complexion^{1This comes from the theories of the humors}
that makes everything fruitful.
Living things are rekindled by love,
ready for procreation and offspring [>>>e fete]^{2our manuscript lacks "e fete"}
Moisture is taken from the past winter,
and heat is drawn from the re-emerging sun.^{3"Nel ventre tuo si raccese l’amore, / per lo cui caldo ne l’etterna pace / così è germinato questo fiore" (Par. 33, ln. 7-9; prayer to Mary)}

Summer

In summer, the sun is closer than at any other time
because its orbit gets nearer to us.
It ripens fruit with its rays,
and consumes [winter's] moisture.
You will see twice as much daytime as nighttime.
Then the amount begins to diminish
little by little until the middle of September.
This time is fiery by nature.

Autumn

Because the night and the day are equal,
it begins to get cold and the heat draws down.
And the days get shorter as the nights get longer,
continuing until the middle of December.
This time is called autumn,
in which the contrasting heat and cold
make the air gusty and bring heavy rains
so that the dryness is removed by water.^{4Other witnesses read "secho"}.