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 1 [Title]|        latitude fro the ecliptik lyne. ~Quinta pars. -The fifthe
 2 4      |    dividid on the bakhalf with a lyne that cometh descending fro
 3 4      |    netherist bordure. The whiche lyne, fro the forseide ring unto
 4 4      |      amidde, is clepid the south lyne, or ellis the lyne meridional.
 5 4      |         south lyne, or ellis the lyne meridional. And the remenaunt
 6 4      |        And the remenaunt of this lyne doun to the bordure is clepid
 7 4      |      bordure is clepid the north lyne, or ellis the lyne of midnyght. ~
 8 4      |         north lyne, or ellis the lyne of midnyght. ~
 9 5      |   Overthwart this forseide longe lyne ther crossith him another
10 5      |        ther crossith him another lyne of the same lengthe from
11 5      |      eest to west. Of the whiche lyne, from a litel cros (+) in
12 5      |          hool, is clepid the est lyne, or ellis the lyne orientale.
13 5      |       the est lyne, or ellis the lyne orientale. And the remenaunt
14 5      |        And the remenaunt of this lyne, fro the forseide centre
15 5      |      bordure, is clepid the west lyne, or ellis the lyne occidentale.
16 5      |          west lyne, or ellis the lyne occidentale. Now hast thou
17 6      |        Upon the ende of this est lyne, as I first seide, is marked
18 7      |            up to the ende of the lyne meridionall, under the ryng,
19 12     |       the A B C, under the cross lyne, is marked the skale in
20 12     |     forseide skale fro the cross lyne unto the verrey angle is
21 16     |         fro the point of the est lyne unto the point of the south
22 16     |      unto the point of the south lyne under the ring, in 90 degrees;
23 16     |       crosse (+) above the south lyne, that shewith the 24 houres
24 21     |          arise by northe the est lyne. And all the remenaunt fixed
25 21     |    arisen alle by southe the est lyne; witnesse on Aldeberan and
26 21     |          sterres is taken in the lyne ecliptik of hevene, under
27 21     |  ecliptik of hevene, under which lyne, whan that the sonne and
28 21     |        in the superficie of this lyne, than is the eclipse of
29 21     |          But sothly the ecliptik lyne of thy zodiak is the utterist
30 21     |   celestial zodiak is ymagined a lyne which that is clepid the
31 21     |      that is clepid the ecliptik lyne, under which lyne is evermo
32 21     |       ecliptik lyne, under which lyne is evermo the wey of the
33 21     |    zodiak on that oo syde of the lyne and 6 degrees on that othir.
34 2      |        litel crois upon thin est lyne, and tak there the altitude
35 3      |         capitale lettres fro the lyne of mydnight unto this forseide
36 3      |          on the west side of the lyne of midday, 12 degrees of
37 3      |         lettres capitals fro the lyne of midday unto the point
38 3      |     sonne is nygh the meridional lyne, the degre of thc sonne
39 4      |        latitude fro the ecliptik lyne, but he is than in the degre
40 13     |      degre of the sonne upon the lyne meridional, and rekne how
41 13     |     maist thou knowe in the same lyne the heighest cours that
42 13     |         sterre fix is passid the lyne meridional, than begynneth
43 14     |        that same altitude in the lyne meridional; turne than thy
44 17     |        is on the est syde of the lyne meridionall, as neigh as
45 17     |         on the west syde of this lyne meridional, as he was kaught
46 17     |        latitude fro the ecliptik lyne, all be it so that fro the
47 17     |          rekned fro the ecliptik lyne; fro which lyne alle planetes
48 17     |         ecliptik lyne; fro which lyne alle planetes som tyme declinen
49 18     |    centre of the sterre upon the lyne meridionall, and tak kep
50 18     |         that sitte upon the same lyne meridionall at that same
51 18     |       same sterre unto that same lyne fro the orisonte. ~
52 19     |        latitude fro the ecliptyk lyne. But natheles som tyme is
53 19     |          planetes under the same lyne. ~
54 20     |      degre of eny signe upon the lyne meridionall, and rekne hys
55 20     |        degre set in the forseide lyne, and set there a prikke;
56 20     |          in the same meridionall lyne, and set there a nother
57 21     |  almykanteras in the meridionall lyne ben fro the cercle equinoxiall
58 23     |        another sterre that sitte lyne right under A, and under
59 23     |       have a plomet hangyng on a lyne, heygher than thin heved,
60 23     |          on a perche; and thilke lyne must hange evene perpendiculer
61 25     |         moeveth the sonne in the lyne equinoxiall; and abate the
62 25     | declinacioun fro the equinoxiall lyne; and if it so be that the
63 25     |          fro the same equinoxial lyne, and work in the manere
64 26     |       there is in the equinoxial lyne, and her orisonte passyng
65 26     |    Astrelabyes ben streight as a lyne, so as it shewith in the
66 27     |        the right cercle upon the lyne meridionall, and wayte where
67 27     |        sitte upon the meridional lyne and eftsonys wayte where
68 29     |       point of thy label fro the lyne meridional on the wombe
69 29     |          and than wol the verrey lyne meridional of thin Astrelabie
70 29     |         Iyne west, and the north lyne north, so that thou worke
71 30     |         that a planete is in the lyne meridional, yf that hir
72 31     |      plages principalis with the lyne that goth from est to west;
73 31     |      west; and than with another lyne that goth fro south to north;
74 31     |       first azymut above the est lyne; and so furth fro partie
75 31     |          come ageyn unto the est lyne. Thus maist thou understonde
76 34     |        the tyme fro the ecliptik lyne. ~Tak the altitude of the
77 35     |     right syde of the meridional lyne, so that his secunde altitude
78 36     |        the 2 hous sitte upon the lyne of mydnight. Remeve than
79 36     |         sitte up on the mydnight lyne. Bring up ageyn the same
80 36     |        the 4 hous sitte upon the lyne of mydnight. Tak than the
81 36     |       hous sitte on the mydnight lyne. The begynnyng of the 7
82 37     |        of the hous sitt upon the lyne meridional, and his opposyt
83 37     |         and his opposyt upon the lyne of mydnight. Than ley thy
84 37     |      thou come to the meridional lyne; and departe alle thilke
85 37     |       the 10 upon the meridional lyne, as I first seide. The same
86 37     |        the ascendent doun to the lyne of mydnyght, and thus hast
87 38     |                 38. To fynde the lyne meridional to dwelle fix
88 38     |       prikke - and tak there thi lyne heved. And it is cleped
89 38     |      heved. And it is cleped the lyne meridional, for in what
90 38     |       longitude of a climat is a lyne ymagined fro est to west
91 39     |         degrees fro the ecliptik lyne. Than tok I a subtil compas
92 39     |         gesse, over the ecliptik lyne in the ende of the longitude,
93 40     |          evene over the ecliptik lyne in the ende of the degre