M(1391 .19. februarij) ◤ another ensample // I fond (scilicet in almenak) my mone
in .8. gradus .13 minuta of virgo
[ \ & caput draconis in 20 gradus & 42. minuta of aries ^(.tho.) drow I the verrey]
motus of [cauda \ —] caput fro the verrey motus of the mone in this
manere. / I say wel þat I myht nat drawe .20 degres owt of
.8. degres / ne 42 minutes owt of 13 minuta tho added I .30. [minuta ... \ degres]
to the forseide .8. degres of virgo & 60 minuta to the .13. minuta of the same
virgo. & tho drow I the verrey motus of caput owt of the verrey
motus of the mone / tho dwelde me the verrey argument of the latitude
of the mone þat is to seyn ^(.4.signa) .17. gradus 31 minuta / tho leide I þat
on ende of my
thred 4 signes 17 degres ^(31 minuta) fro the hed of aries in the lymbe after
successioun of signes & þat other ende ^(lay) equedistant fro [ \ the diametre]
þat passith by the heuedes of aries & libra / & tho fond I the middel
of my thred karf the meridional lyne at .3. degres & 22 minuta fro the
centre of the Erthe þat is centre aryn / wher for I knew wel þat
my mone was 3 degres .22. minuta in latitude septemtrional descendinge
fro the Ecliptik ◤ M(1391 23 februarij) the thridde ensample is this I fond in myn
almenak the verrey motus of the mone was 6 degres 24 minuta of
Scorpio & the verrey motus of caput was 20 degres .29. minuta of
aries. tho moste I wirke with cauda by cause þat verre motus of
my mone Passed mor than .6. signes tho drow I the verrey
motus of cauda owt of the verrey motus of the mone / in this
maner / I added 30 gradus to .6. gradus of scorpio & 60 minuta to 24 minuta of the
same scorpio / tho dwelde me the verrey argument (of latitude) of the mone
.0. in signes 15 gradus & 55 minuta / tho leide I þat on ende of my thred
0 in signes 15 gradus 55 minuta fro the hed of libra ^(agains succession of signes) by
cause þat I wirke with
cauda / & þat other ende of my thred lay equedistant fro the diametre
þat passith by the heuedes of aries & libra / & tho fond I þat the middel
of my thred karf the meridional lyne .1. degre 22 minuta fro centre aryn
bi which I knew the latitude of my mone [ \ was —] .1. gradus 22 minuta fro
the Ecliptil meridional discendinge ◤ thus shaltow procede day by day vpward
fro the hed of libra vn to 90 degres agayns succession of signes
þat is to seyn vnto the firste of cancer & thanne stirt ouer the meridional lyne
whan thy verrey argument of thy latitude of the mone passit any
thing 90 gradus / & ley þat on ende of thy thred in gemini & þat other ende
in cancer / & so com downward day bi day til thow come agayn
at centre aryn / & thanne wirk with caput as I haue told by fore
◤ & nota þat whan any eclips (lune) fallith in aries taurus gemini. cancer.
leo. virgo / than is
[-than] is the Eclips in caput / & the remenant of the Eclipses ben
in cauda M([ ])