The geomantic walk

And now we come to speake of the manner of projecting or setting downe these Figures, which is thus; that we set downe the points according to their course in four lines, from the right hand towards the left, and this in four courses: There will therefore result unto us foure Figures made in foure severall line; which foure Figures are wont to be called Matres: which doe bring forth the rest, filling up and compleating the whole Figure of Judgement

In plain English Make four rows of points, right to left, without counting them; do that four times over. Each row's parity gives one line, so each course of four rows gives one figure. Those four figures are the Mothers, and they are the only part of a shield that is cast.

Of these foure Matres are also produced foure other secondary Figures, which they call Filia, or Succedents, which are gathered together after this manner; that is to say, by making the four Matres according to their order, placing them by course one after another; then that which shall result out of every line, maketh the Figure of Filiae, the order whereof is by discending from the superior points through the mediums to the lowest

In plain English Set the four Mothers side by side and read them downwards instead of across. The four Mothers' first lines are the first Daughter, their second lines the second Daughter, and so on. The Daughters add nothing new: they are the same sixteen lines, transposed.

Of these foure Matres are also produced foure other secondary Figures, which they call Filia, or Succedents, which are gathered together after this manner; that is to say, by making the four Matres according to their order, placing them by course one after another; then that which shall result out of every line, maketh the Figure of Filiae, the order whereof is by discending from the superior points through the mediums to the lowest

In plain English Set the four Mothers side by side and read them downwards instead of across. The four Mothers' first lines are the first Daughter, their second lines the second Daughter, and so on. The Daughters add nothing new: they are the same sixteen lines, transposed.

Of these foure Matres are also produced foure other secondary Figures, which they call Filia, or Succedents, which are gathered together after this manner; that is to say, by making the four Matres according to their order, placing them by course one after another; then that which shall result out of every line, maketh the Figure of Filiae, the order whereof is by discending from the superior points through the mediums to the lowest

In plain English Set the four Mothers side by side and read them downwards instead of across. The four Mothers' first lines are the first Daughter, their second lines the second Daughter, and so on. The Daughters add nothing new: they are the same sixteen lines, transposed.

Of these foure Matres are also produced foure other secondary Figures, which they call Filia, or Succedents, which are gathered together after this manner; that is to say, by making the four Matres according to their order, placing them by course one after another; then that which shall result out of every line, maketh the Figure of Filiae, the order whereof is by discending from the superior points through the mediums to the lowest

In plain English Set the four Mothers side by side and read them downwards instead of across. The four Mothers' first lines are the first Daughter, their second lines the second Daughter, and so on. The Daughters add nothing new: they are the same sixteen lines, transposed.

By the combination or joyning together of the two Figures according to the rule of the even or uneven number in the remaining points of each Figure

In plain English This is the whole of the arithmetic, and the only operation in the art: add two figures line by line, and ask of each pair of lines whether the total is even or odd. Even leaves two dots, odd leaves one.

By the combination or joyning together of the two Figures according to the rule of the even or uneven number in the remaining points of each Figure

In plain English This is the whole of the arithmetic, and the only operation in the art: add two figures line by line, and ask of each pair of lines whether the total is even or odd. Even leaves two dots, odd leaves one.

By the combination or joyning together of the two Figures according to the rule of the even or uneven number in the remaining points of each Figure

In plain English This is the whole of the arithmetic, and the only operation in the art: add two figures line by line, and ask of each pair of lines whether the total is even or odd. Even leaves two dots, odd leaves one.

By the combination or joyning together of the two Figures according to the rule of the even or uneven number in the remaining points of each Figure

In plain English This is the whole of the arithmetic, and the only operation in the art: add two figures line by line, and ask of each pair of lines whether the total is even or odd. Even leaves two dots, odd leaves one.

After the same manner there are produced out of the last foure Figures; that is to say, of the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, two Figures which they call Coadjutrices or Testes; out of which two is also one constituted, which is called the Index of the whole Figure, or thing Queried

In plain English The four Nieces are added in pairs to make two figures — the Witnesses, which Turner calls the Coadjutrices or Testes — and those two are added to make one. That last figure is the Judge, which this printing calls the Index of the whole figure.

After the same manner there are produced out of the last foure Figures; that is to say, of the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, two Figures which they call Coadjutrices or Testes; out of which two is also one constituted, which is called the Index of the whole Figure, or thing Queried

In plain English The four Nieces are added in pairs to make two figures — the Witnesses, which Turner calls the Coadjutrices or Testes — and those two are added to make one. That last figure is the Judge, which this printing calls the Index of the whole figure.

After the same manner there are produced out of the last foure Figures; that is to say, of the ninth, tenth, eleventh, and twelfth, two Figures which they call Coadjutrices or Testes; out of which two is also one constituted, which is called the Index of the whole Figure, or thing Queried

In plain English The four Nieces are added in pairs to make two figures — the Witnesses, which Turner calls the Coadjutrices or Testes — and those two are added to make one. That last figure is the Judge, which this printing calls the Index of the whole figure.