Aldaraia sive Soyga vocor

Edited and Translated by

Jane Kupin

Scientia non habet inimicum preter ignorantem

Knowledge has no enemy other than ignorance.

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Contents
[PRÆFATIO].............................................................................................................................1
[PREFACE]................................................................................................................................2
[Section 1]................................................................................................................................3
[Section 1 Translation]............................................................................................................7
[Section 2]..............................................................................................................................12
[Section 2 Translation]..........................................................................................................19
First Part............................................................................................................................19
[Section 3]..............................................................................................................................27
[Section 3 Translation]..........................................................................................................34
[Section 4]..............................................................................................................................42
Hicque suum clarus inceptum suscipit ignis.................................................................44
Sit licet in motu firmum caput hic capit Aer..................................................................45
Hic titulum sumit tellus diffusa per orbem...................................................................46
Unde caput sumit haec scriptio limfa revelat................................................................46
[Section 4 Translation]..........................................................................................................48
And here bright fire takes its beginning ........................................................................50
Now Air takes the next chapter........................................................................................51
This section takes up Earth, spread throughout the universe.......................................51
This section describes water.............................................................................................51
[Section 5]..............................................................................................................................53
Sanguinis iste caput titulus narrare docebit...................................................................53
Hic titulus nobis iuncturam flegmatis addit..................................................................53
In iunctis coleram rubeam titulus dedit iste..................................................................54
Melancolium titulus nobis dat habendam.....................................................................55
[Section 5 Translation]..........................................................................................................59
This section tells the origin of blood..............................................................................59
This section tells us about the humor phlegm..............................................................59
This section is about reddish bile...................................................................................60
This section tells us about black bile (melancolia).......................................................61
[Section 6]..............................................................................................................................63
Vim naturalem titulus demonstrat habendam..............................................................63
Hoc titulo scitur quid sit virtus animalis........................................................................65
Hic titulus monstrat quid sit vis spiritualis....................................................................70
[Section 6 Translation]..........................................................................................................74
This part explains about having natural force...............................................................74
This part tells what animal strength is............................................................................76
This section shows what spiritual strength is.................................................................79
[Section 7]..............................................................................................................................82
[Section 7 Translation]..........................................................................................................90
[Section 8]..............................................................................................................................96
[Section 8 Translation]........................................................................................................103

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[Section 9]............................................................................................................................108
Section 9 Translation...........................................................................................................114
[Section 10]...........................................................................................................................118
Hic titulus de virtutibus verbo sub eodem...................................................................118
[Section 10 Translation]......................................................................................................123
This section is about the virtues, under the same word..............................................123
[Section 11]..........................................................................................................................126
[Section 11 Translation]......................................................................................................131
[Section 12]..........................................................................................................................135
[Section 12 Translation]......................................................................................................141
[Section 13]..........................................................................................................................145
De igneis spiritibus........................................................................................................147
hic incipit de igneis spiritibus.......................................................................................148
[Section 13 Translation].....................................................................................................150
About the fiery spirits.....................................................................................................151
Here begins about the fiery spirits................................................................................152
[Section 14]..........................................................................................................................153
De spiritibus aereis.........................................................................................................153
[Section 14 Translation].....................................................................................................157
About the airy spirits......................................................................................................157
About the airy ones........................................................................................................158
[Section 15]..........................................................................................................................159
De spiritibus terreis........................................................................................................159
[Section 15 Translation].....................................................................................................165
About the earthly spirits................................................................................................165
[Section 16]..........................................................................................................................169
De fixis titulus caput accipit iste figuris........................................................................169
[Section 16 Translation].....................................................................................................174
This section treats of the fixed figures..........................................................................174
[Section 17]..........................................................................................................................179
[Section 17 Translation].....................................................................................................184
[Section 18]..........................................................................................................................189
[Section 18 Translation].....................................................................................................193
[Section 19]..........................................................................................................................198
TIL Saturnus et Capricornus..........................................................................................198
CAG Saturnus et Capricornus.......................................................................................199
IUMS Saturnus et Capricornus......................................................................................200
OS Saturnus et Aquarius................................................................................................200
M Saturnus et Aquarius..................................................................................................201
CAGI Saturnus yet Aquarius..........................................................................................201
UMG Saturnus et Aquarius............................................................................................202
AF Iupiter et Saturnus....................................................................................................202
[Section 19 Translation].....................................................................................................206

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