Prognostication for the Year 1491

and cold, especially around its beginning. Its opposition, however, will be concordant in qualities with the conjunction. Particular testimonies will dispose certain days toward humidity and snowy series.

Days
On the fourth day of the week after All Saints, humidity with cold. On the sixth day of the week after All Saints, strong wind. On the second day of the week before Martin, humidity, and certain places will feel cold. And on the following day, wind. On the day of Martin and near to it, humidity, also snowy; in some places, it will be delayed until the day of the Lord Sunday. On the fourth day of the week before Elizabeth or near to it, humidity. And on the following day, strong wind. On the second day of the week before Clement, rain; the event will perhaps be delayed. On the day of Clement, snowy humidity. And on the following day, at least wind. On the Saturday before Andrew, humidity. On the second day of the week before Andrew and on the day itself, disposed toward humidity.

Intercalary month
This lunation will be cold and humid. For Saturn in the middle of the sky threatens us with cold, and Jupiter with humidity. Its opposition, however, will follow the nature of the conjunction in humidity.

Days
On the sixth day of the week before Barbara, humidity. On the day of Barbara, the day is mutable toward cold, and the following day toward humidity. On the vigil of the Conception of Mary, humidity with cold; the event will likely be delayed. On the Saturday after the Conception, humidity is hoped for. And on the following day, cold with some humidity. On the day of Lucy, cold and humid wind. On the Sunday before Thomas, mutable, and on the day itself, humidity. And around these days, mists and bad weather are to be feared. On the sixth day of the week before the Nativity of the Lord, humidity. On the day of the Nativity, humidity. On the day of the Holy Innocents, humidity. On the vigil of Sylvester and on the day itself, mutable, and the following days will tend somewhat toward cold. In certain regions also, around these days or near to the year 1494, a comet of the nature of Saturn will be seen.

Chapter 8. Concerning faith and sects, and first concerning the Jews.
Although that William of Paris Guilielmus Alvernus in his book on faiths and sects, according to the number of the 7 planets, as he himself says, finds sects, the principal ones are merely three, which astrologers commonly posit in their judgments. Since Saturn occupies the first place among the other planets and is superior, and it joins itself to no one, it deservedly begins from that sect which is first and which it itself signifies; nor does it profess another, but it governs all. Therefore, the Jews will be occupied with faith and religion in the first quarter of the year. They will engage in travels with merchants. They will think about marriage and the love of women; they will feel loss from them. They will give great effort to letters. In the summer, they will feel loss in victuals and