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Of the Fortunes and Destinies of persons born under the Twelve Signs, according to Ptolemeus.
To know what planet a person is born under, it is necessary to observe that there are seven planets, which are attributed to the seven days of the week ; each day hath its name of planet: Sol shews Sunday, being the most worthy, and so takes the worthiest day. Luna governs the first hour or Monday, Mars the first on Tuesday, Mercury on Wednesday, Jupiter on Thursday, Venus on Friday, and Saturn on Saturday. The natural day hath twenty-four hours, and each several hour reigns a planet. It is to be understood that, when you begin to reckon on Sunday, you must rekon thus, Sol, Venus, Mercury, Luna, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars, and when the number is on, you must then begin with the hour in which you would know what
