Texts on Prognostication (c. 1250) - Page 6

⚠The manuscript is significantly damaged at the left edge and bottom corner, resulting in text loss in the first column. There is also ink bleed-through from the reverse side and some staining.

Outline of the first distinction


One and one	equally it will win Likely meaning a draw or equal standing
One and two	Two will win
One and three	One will win
One and four	Four will win
One and five	Five will win
One and six	Six will win
One and seven	One will win
One and eight	One will win
One and nine	One will win

Consideration of the second combination


Two and two	the stronger will win
Two and three	three will win
Two and four	two will win
Two and five	Five will win
Two and six	two will win
Two and seven	seven will win
Two and eight	Two will win
Two and nine	Nine will win

Consideration of the third combination


three and three	the lesser will win
three and four	four will win
three and five	three will win
six?	six will win
seven?	three will win
eight?	eight will win
nine?	nine will win

Instruction on the fourth combination


Four and four	the stronger will win
Four and five	five will win
Four and six	six will win
Four and seven	seven will win
Four and eight	four will win
Four and nine	nine will win

Evidence of the fifth combination


five and five	the lesser will win
five and six	six will win
five and seven	five will win
five and eight	eight will win
five and nine	five will win

Addition of the sixth combination


six and six	the stronger will win
sex and seven	seven will win
six and eight	six will win
six and nine	nine will win

Instruction on the seventh combination


seven and seven	the lesser will win
seven and eight	eight will win
seven and nine	seven will win

Inspection of the eighth distinction The original Latin "dpecio" is likely a scribal abbreviation for "dispectio" or "despectio," meaning an examination or looking down upon the data.


eight and eight	the stronger will win
eight and nine	nine will win

Manifestation of the ninth combination


nine and nine	the lesser will win

The illustration at the bottom of the page shows a literal personification of the game: two men whose torsos are dice. The figure with the "four" face appears wounded, perhaps illustrating the "losing" side of a roll or the inherent violence/risk associated with gambling in the medieval period.