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¶ Philosofirs puttyn 9 sper{is} vndirewritten; but Diuinis puttin þe
tenþe sper{e}, where is heuyn empir{e}, in þe whiche, angel{is} &
sowl{is}[1] of seynt{is} seruen god; i{n} þe whiche is crist, in þe same
forme that he walkid i{n} erþe, and also owr{e} lady, & seynt{is} that
arosen w{i}t{h} criste.

[Footnote 1: l{is} is the MS. l with a line at right angles to it.]

¶ Þe first spere of þe 9 is clepid ‘p{ri}mu{m} mobile,’ þe first mevabil
thyng.

¶ Þe .ij. spere of sterr{is}: Arie{s} .1. þe rame. ¶ the secund hows of
Mars, þe bool, ¶ þe secund hows of Venus, Gemini, ¶ þe secund hows of
Mercuri, Canc{er}. ¶ þe hows of þe mone, leo. þe hows of þe sonne,
Virgo. // þe first hows of M{er}cury, Libra // þe first hows of Venus,
Scorpio // þe first hows of Mars, Sagittari{us} // þe first hows of
Iubit{er}, Cap{ri}cornus // þe first hows of Saturne, Aquari{us} // þe
secund hows of Saturne, Piscis. / þe secunde hows of Iubit{er}
[[_no more_]].

¶ Saturn is a planete evel-willid and ful of sekenes. Wherfore he is