Prognostication for the Year 1496

...those wise men who have written about such things, and it is in his power to change the matter at any moment. For this has been practiced from the teachings of Hali, Hermes, Ptolemy, and Albumasar. Since these have been regents, we will also err in them. With this, I want to have bridled the mouths of those who talk back.

The First Chapter.

An aspect geometric relationship between planets in Latin means that one planet in the firmament views another friendly or hostilely through the half part of the heaven, or the third part, or the fourth part, or the sixth part. And since Jupiter views the evil planet Mars this year through the half, which makes a hostility between them, there will be much war and bloodshed this year. Cattle will become expensive and all manner of colors will appear in the sky. People will pull thievery upon one another. Princes and kings will cause much tribulation to the common people. Such an aspect happens this year on the Sunday before Benedicti. But Mars is stronger than Jupiter when Jupiter goes backwards and is in the house of the planet Mars. The other observation is through the quarter of the heaven. But the planet Jupiter against Mars on the eve of Jacobi, and Mars is in the Lion, signifies, according to the teaching of Hali, that the common people will murmur greatly against the authorities, and the riders referring to soldiers or mounted troops will cause much trouble to the learned and spiritual.

The Second Chapter.

Diligently viewed the figure of the time: When the sun enters the first point of Aries, the planet Mars is found in the highest angle of the figure of the heaven. And as Hermes the high master teaches, when a planet is found in the same angle, he shall be chosen before others as a lord of this year. And although he is in a sign in which he has little power, he will be given help, that is the sun. Such two planets, Mars and the Sun, will govern this year with their influence. Therefore, this year will keep the nature of Mars and Sol. It will have great heat and dryness in its progression, for Mars is warm and dry, fiery. Frenzied thievery, robbery, arson, and war will arise among the people. Sufficient fruitfulness in all manner of fruits of the earth. Princes will bring the people...