第 95 节
作者:管他三七二十一      更新:2024-01-16 22:39      字数:9321
  Outake only the monelyht;
  Which is noght of himselve bright;
  Bot as he takth it of the Sonne。
  And yit he hath noght al fulwonne
  His lyht; that he nys somdiel derk;
  Bot what the lette is of that werk
  In Almageste it telleth this:
  The Mones cercle so lowe is;    740
  Wherof the Sonne out of his stage
  Ne seth him noght with full visage;
  For he is with the ground beschaded;
  So that the Mone is somdiel faded
  And may noght fully schyne cler。
  Bot what man under his pouer
  Is bore; he schal his places change
  And seche manye londes strange:
  And as of this condicion
  The Mones disposicion  750
  Upon the lond of Alemaigne
  Is set; and ek upon Bretaigne;
  Which nou is cleped Engelond;
  For thei travaile in every lond。
  Of the Planetes the secounde
  Above the Mone hath take his bounde;
  Mercurie; and his nature is this;
  That under him who that bore is;
  In boke he schal be studious
  And in wrytinge curious;   760
  And slouh and lustles to travaile
  In thing which elles myhte availe:
  He loveth ese; he loveth reste;
  So is he noght the worthieste;
  Bot yit with somdiel besinesse
  His herte is set upon richesse。
  And as in this condicion;
  Theffect and disposicion
  Of this Planete and of his chance
  Is most in Burgoigne and in France。   770
  Next to Mercurie; as wol befalle;
  Stant that Planete which men calle
  Venus; whos constellacion
  Governeth al the nacion
  Of lovers; wher thei spiede or non;
  Of whiche I trowe thou be on:
  Bot whiderward thin happes wende;
  Schal this planete schewe at ende;
  As it hath do to many mo;
  To some wel; to some wo。  780
  And natheles of this Planete
  The moste part is softe and swete;
  For who that therof takth his berthe;
  He schal desire joie and merthe;
  Gentil; courteis and debonaire;
  To speke his wordes softe and faire;
  Such schal he be be weie of kinde;
  And overal wher he may finde
  Plesance of love; his herte boweth
  With al his myht and there he woweth。    790
  He is so ferforth Amourous;
  He not what thing is vicious
  Touchende love; for that lawe
  Ther mai no maner man withdrawe;
  The which venerien is bore
  Be weie of kinde; and therefore
  Venus of love the goddesse
  Is cleped: bot of wantounesse
  The climat of hir lecherie
  Is most commun in Lombardie。    800
  Next unto this Planete of love
  The brighte Sonne stant above;
  Which is the hindrere of the nyht
  And forthrere of the daies lyht;
  As he which is the worldes ije;
  Thurgh whom the lusti compaignie
  Of foules be the morwe singe;
  The freisshe floures sprede and springe;
  The hihe tre the ground beschadeth;
  And every mannes herte gladeth。    810
  And for it is the hed Planete;
  Hou that he sitteth in his sete;
  Of what richesse; of what nobleie;
  These bokes telle; and thus thei seie。
  Of gold glistrende Spoke and whiel
  The Sonne his carte hath faire and wiel;
  In which he sitt; and is coroned
  With brighte stones environed;
  Of whiche if that I speke schal;
  Ther be tofore in special    820
  Set in the front of his corone
  Thre Stones; whiche no persone
  Hath upon Erthe; and the ferste is
  Be name cleped Licuchis;
  That othre tuo be cleped thus;
  Astrices and Ceramius。
  In his corone also behinde;
  Be olde bokes as I finde;
  Ther ben of worthi Stones thre
  Set ech of hem in his degre:    830
  Wherof a Cristall is that on;
  Which that corone is set upon;
  The seconde is an Adamant;
  The thridde is noble and avenant;
  Which cleped is Ydriades。
  And over this yit natheles
  Upon the sydes of the werk;
  After the wrytinge of the clerk;
  Ther sitten fyve Stones mo:
  The smaragdine is on of tho;    840
  Jaspis and Elitropius
  And Dendides and Jacinctus。
  Lo; thus the corone is beset;
  Wherof it schyneth wel the bet;
  And in such wise his liht to sprede
  Sit with his Diademe on hede
  The Sonne schynende in his carte。
  And forto lede him swithe and smarte
  After the bryhte daies lawe;
  Ther ben ordeined forto drawe   850
  Foure hors his Char and him withal;
  Wherof the names telle I schal:
  Erithes the ferste is hote;
  The which is red and schyneth hote;
  The seconde Acteos the bryhte;
  Lampes the thridde coursier hihte;
  And Philoges is the ferthe;
  That bringen lyht unto this erthe;
  And gon so swift upon the hevene;
  In foure and twenty houres evene   860
  The carte with the bryhte Sonne
  Thei drawe; so that overronne
  Thei have under the cercles hihe
  Al Middelerthe in such an hye。
  And thus the Sonne is overal
  The chief Planete imperial;
  Above him and benethe him thre:
  And thus betwen hem regneth he;
  As he that hath the middel place
  Among the Sevene; and of his face  870
  Be glade alle erthly creatures;
  And taken after the natures
  Here ese and recreacion。
  And in his constellacion
  Who that is bore in special;
  Of good will and of liberal
  He schal be founde in alle place;
  And also stonde in mochel grace
  Toward the lordes forto serve
  And gret profit and thonk deserve。    880
  And over that it causeth yit
  A man to be soubtil of wit
  To worche in gold; and to be wys
  In every thing which is of pris。
  Bot forto speken in what cost
  Of al this erthe he regneth most
  As for wisdom; it is in Grece;
  Wher is apropred thilke spiece。
  Mars the Planete bataillous
  Next to the Sonne glorious   890
  Above stant; and doth mervailes
  Upon the fortune of batailes。
  The conquerours be daies olde
  Were unto this planete holde:
  Bot who that his nativite
  Hath take upon the proprete
  Of Martes disposicioun
  Be weie of constellacioun;
  He schal be fiers and folhastif
  And desirous of werre and strif。   900
  Bot forto telle redely
  In what climat most comunly
  That this planete hath his effect;
  Seid is that he hath his aspect
  Upon the holi lond so cast;
  That there is no pes stedefast。
  Above Mars upon the hevene;
  The sexte Planete of the sevene;
  Stant Jupiter the delicat;
  Which causeth pes and no debat。    910
  For he is cleped that Planete
  Which of his kinde softe and swete
  Attempreth al that to him longeth;
  And whom this planete underfongeth
  To stonde upon his regiment;
  He schal be meke and pacient
  And fortunat to Marchandie
  And lusti to delicacie
  In every thing which he schal do。
  This Jupiter is cause also   920
  Of the science of lyhte werkes;
  And in this wise tellen clerkes
  He is the Planete of delices。
  Bot in Egipte of his offices
  He regneth most in special:
  For ther be lustes overal
  Of al that to this lif befalleth;
  For ther no stormy weder falleth;
  Which myhte grieve man or beste;
  And ek the lond is so honeste   930
  That it is plentevous and plein;
  Ther is non ydel ground in vein;
  And upon such felicite
  Stant Jupiter in his degre。
  The heyeste and aboven alle
  Stant that planete which men calle
  Saturnus; whos complexion
  Is cold; and his condicion
  Causeth malice and crualte
  To him the whos nativite  940
  Is set under his governance。
  For alle hise werkes ben grevance
  And enemy to mannes hele;
  In what degre that he schal dele。
  His climat is in Orient;
  Wher that he is most violent。
  Of the Planetes by and by;
  Hou that thei stonde upon the Sky;
  Fro point to point as thou myht hiere;
  Was Alisandre mad to liere。  950
  Bot overthis touchende his lore;
  Of thing that thei him tawhte more
  Upon the scoles of clergie
  Now herkne the Philosophie。
  He which departeth dai fro nyht;
  That on derk and that other lyht;
  Of sevene daies made a weke;
  A Monthe of foure wekes eke
  He hath ordeigned in his lawe;
  Of Monthes tuelve and ek forthdrawe   960
  He hath also the longe yeer。
  And as he sette of his pouer
  Acordant to the daies sevene
  Planetes Sevene upon the hevene;
  As thou tofore hast herd devise;
  To speke riht in such a wise;
  To every Monthe be himselve
  Upon the hevene of Signes tuelve
  He hath after his Ordinal
  Assigned on in special;   970
  Wherof; so as I schal rehersen;
  The tydes of the yer diversen。
  Bot pleinly forto make it knowe
  Hou that the Signes sitte arowe;
  Ech after other be degre
  In substance and in proprete
  The zodiaque comprehendeth
  Withinne his cercle; as it appendeth。
  The ferste of whiche natheles
  Be name is cleped Aries;  980
  Which lich a wether of stature
  Resembled is in his figure。
  And as it seith in Almageste;
  Of Sterres tuelve upon this beste
  Ben set; wherof in his degre
  The wombe hath tuo; the heved hath thre;
  The Tail hath sevene; and in this wise;
  As thou myht hiere me divise;
  Stant Aries; which hot and drye
  Is of himself; and in partie  990
  He is the receipte and the hous
  Of myhty Mars the bataillous。
  And overmore ek; as I finde;
  The creatour of alle kinde
  Upon this Signe ferst began
  The world; whan that he made man。
  And of this constellacioun
  The verray operacioun
  Availeth; if a man therinne
  The pourpos of his werk beginne;   1000
  For thanne he hath of proprete
  Good sped and gret felicite。
  The tuelve Monthes of the yeer
  Attitled under the pouer
  Of these tuelve Signes stonde;
  Wherof that thou schalt understonde
  This Aries on of the tuelve
  Hath March attitled for himselve;
  Whan every bridd schal chese his make;
  And every neddre and every Snake   1010
  And every Reptil which mai moeve;
  His myht assaieth forto proeve;
  To crepen out ayein the Sonne;
  Whan Ver his Seson hath begonne。
  Taurus the seconde after this
  Of Signes; which figured is
  Unto a Bole; is dreie and cold;
  And as it is in bokes told;
  He is the hous appourtienant
  To