Of the first Peece.

THe first and largest of these 6. Peeces, or base of the sayd Pyramis, is à round Table of about 40. inches in Diame­ter: and some 8. or 9. inches in thicknes: The Edge whereof is cutt into 20. Equall playnes, which being made hollow like soe many boxes of an inch deepe, are covered each of them with à cleare polishd glasse: and on the inside of each glasse is described à Dyall: whereof some of them shew the Hour ac­cordinge to the Ancient or lewes Manner of counting the Hours: Others according to the counting used by the Babylo­nians: Others according to the Italians: Others according to the way of counting used by Astronomers: and lastly others shew what Hour it is according to our usuall and ordinary way of counting the Hour, used in most parts of Europe. These [Page 4]20. Dyalls thus described on the Edge of this Table or first pee­ce, are all verticall Declining Dyalls: Whose Style or Gnomon, is Eyther à Lions paw, or Unicornes Horn or such like rela­ting to his Majestyes Armes, and paynted on the bottome of the Box, as shall be sayd in the next Chapter.

Moreover upon the upper part of this Table, are placed 8. Reclining Dyalls, all made hollow, and covered with po­lishd, glasse like the former: but differ cheefly in this that they shew only the usuall Hour in different wayes: one of them shew ing the Hout by the shade of the style falling upon the Hour-lines: another by the shade of the Hour lines falling upon the style: à third without any shade Eyther of Hour lines or style, &c.

Upon this Peece stand also 4. Globes, cutt into severall Panes: upon one of which Globes are described severall Dyalls belon­ging to Geography: on an another, Dyalls belonging to Astronomy: the third Dyalls shewing severall things apper­tayning to Astrology, as what planet raigns every Hour: the Horoscope: Aspects of the sunne with the stars, &c.

There are also belonging to this peece, and yssuing out of the sides thereof towards the East, West, North and South 4. Iron branches supporting Each of them à glasse Boule, which shew the Hour, in 4. different wayes to witt by the 4. Ele­ments as shall heereafter be sayd.

Of the second Peece.

THe second Peece of the Pyramis is also a round Table, al­most like the former, but somewhat lesse, having only 30. inches in diameter, and about in thicknes. It stands u­pon the first, held up by 4. iron supporters. The Edge or cir­cumference of this Table is cutt into 16. Equall Playnes, all ma­de [Page 5]hollow, and covered with glasse, like those of the first Ta­ble. But they differ from them in this, that heere the Dyalls are not described on the glasse covers, but on the bottome of the boxes: neyther doethey shew the Hour, but the different Rising of the more remarkable starres, according to the three manner of Risings observed by Astronomers, to witt, the Cosmicall Rising, the Acronycall, and the Heliacall, as shall be decla­red heereafter, when we speak of the Dyalls of this second peece. The style to each of these Dyalls is à little starre paynted upon the inside of the glasse cover, the better to keepe it from the weather.

Out of the sides of this Peece yssue also 4. Branches towards the East, West, North and South, and carry on each of them à glasse Boule to shew the Hour, like those of the first Peece, but in à different way. For one of them shews the Hour by à style without à Shadow: another shews it by à Shadow wit­hout à style, &c. whereas those of the first Table shew it by the 4. Elements, Fire, Water, Aer and Earth, as shall be sayd in their due place.

On the upper part of this Table are plaeed 8. Reclininge Play­nes: 4. where of are covered each of thē with à plate of looking-glasse, on which the Hour lines, or style of à Dyall being paynted, are reflected upon the bottome inclining playnes, of the Third peece, and there shew the Hour, as shall be presently sayd. The other 4. have also Dyalls upon them, which are to be seen each of them in a looking glasse placed upon the sayd botto­me inclining playnes, of the Third peece: of which wee shall now speak.

Of the Third Peece.

THe Third Peece of this Pyramidicall Dyall, is à great Hollow Globe, of about 24. inches in diameter: and is placed immediatly without any supporter, upon the second peece. The superficies of this Globe is cutt into 26. playnes: two whereof being octogones serve for top and bottome. The rest are divided into 8. Equall Reclining playnes. 8. Equall in­clining playnes: and 8. Equall verticall or upright playnes. These playnes are all of them made hollow like those of the first and second peece. The incliners are not covered with glasse, but left open, that they may the better receave and shew the Dyalls reflected, as hath been sayd, from the second peece.

Two of the 8. upright playnes looking toward the North, have noe bottomes: but are covered only with cleare glasse, as serving only for windows to looke in to the Globe, and behold there the Dyals described on the Globe, which are seene as well without the same, as within. The other 6. have not only Each of them à cover of cleare polishd glasse with à Dyall de­scribed thereon, like those of the first peece, but have also à glasse for their bottome; which glasse is thinnely paynted over, with white coulour, to the end the shade of the Hour lines drawn upon the cover, may be seen as well, within the Globe as without. On these bottome glasses are drawn severall pictures, holding eyther à Scepter, or à Troncheon, or the like, the end whereof poynts the Hour, you look for.

Two also of the Recliners looking towards the north, have only à glasse cover serving for à window to look into the Glo­be. The other 6. have double glasse, like the former. Their Dyalls are some drawn upon the cover, others upon the [Page 7]bottome: but all soe contrived, that the Hour cannot beknown by them, but only by looking within the Globe.

More over from the top of this Globe yssue 4. iron Branches towards the 4. parts of the world, each of them carrying à glas­se Boule, proportionably lesse then those of the first and se­cond peece: on which Boule, are also Dyalls described, but different from the former shewing the Hour according to the several ways of counting the Hours. These Boules are payn­ted on the inside with thick coulour to keep out the light, except à little place which is left cleare like à starre for the sunne beames to passe through and shew the Hour: and the place also where the Hourlines are drawn, is only pain­ted on the outside thinnely with white coulour, that the light of the sunne passing through the sayd starre may be seen, and shew the Hour.

Of the fourth Peece.

THe fourth peece stāding on the afore sayd Globe, and held up by 4. iron supporters, like to those which hold up the se­cond peece, but proportionably lesse, is also à round Table of about 20. inches diameter, and 6. in thicknes. The Edge of this Table is cutt into 12. Equall superficies, not play­ne, as hitherto, but concave like soe many concave semicylin­dres: On each of which is described à Dyall, which shews the usuall Hour by the shade of à Flower de luce fixed at the top of each semicylinder.

From the top of this Table yssue forth 4. iron Brāches, carrying each à glasse Boul just like those of the first, second and Third peece, though proportionably lesse. The Dyalls described on these glasse Bouls differ from those of the Third peece, not on­ly because they shew only the usuall Hour; but also because [Page 8]heere the Hourlines are al left cleere for the sunne beames to passe through: that by soe passing they may exhibite the like Dyall on the opposite side of the Boule: which side is for that purpose, thinnly paynted over with white coulour, that the sayd Hours may be seen, and shew the Hour by their passing over à little starre paynted in the middle thereof.

Of the fifth Peece.

THe fifth peece standing upon the 4 ^th. and held up also by 4. iron supporters, is à Globe of about 12. inches diameter: whose superficies in cutt into 14. playnes, 8. whereof are Tri­angles Equall and Equilaterall, the other 6. are Equall Squares. The Dyalls described on these playnes shew only the usuall Hour by the shade of a Flower de luce fastened to the top or bottome of each playne.

Of the last or Highest Peece.

THe Highest peece or top of the Pyramis, is à glasse Boule of some 7. inches diameter, standing upon à foote of iron placed on the middle of the fift peece. The north side of this Boul is thinnly paynted over with white coulour, that the shade of à little golden Ball, that is placed in the middle of the Boule may be seene to passe over the Hourlines, which are drawn upon the sayd white coulour, and note the Hour. The Boule is included between two circles of iron guilded, with à crosse on the top. And thus much concerning the parts of this Pyramidicall Dyall, in generall.

To which may be added, that the first 4. peeces have all their sides covered with little plates of black glasse, fastly ce­mented to the sayd peeces, except those places whereon the [Page 9]Dyalls are drawne: which being, as is sayd, covered also with plates of polished glasse, there appeares almost nothing on the outside af this Dyall, but glasse: which for the greater ornament of the Dyall the angles or corners, where those little plates of black glasse are joyned togeather, are guilded, as al­most all the iron work of the Pyramis, as well supporters, as Branches, style, &c. are eyther wholy, oras much as serves for or­nament, covered in like manner with gold.

Of those 4. Which stand upon the south part of the Table.

THe first of these 4. whose title is, Per umbram styli, and shews, FIG. 6. (as is sayd) the Hour by the shade of the style pas­sing over the Hour-lines, hath upon the glasse cover, paynted à little starre: which serves for style: and on the bottome are drawn the Hour-lines: over which the shade of the sayd starre passing shews the Hour.

The second whose tittle is, Per umbram Horarum, and shews the Hour by the shade of the Hours passing over the style, FIG. 7. hath upon the glasse cover paynted à Harp, whose strings are the Hour-lines: and on the bottome is paynted à Flower de luce, whose top serves for style. Soe that by the shade of those strings passing over the Flower de luce, the Hour is known.

The third, whose title is, Per umbram tam styli quàm Hora­rum, FIG. 8. and shews the Hour as well by the shade of the Hours pas­sing over the style, as by thes hade of the style passing over the Hours, hath upon the glasse cover à Unicorne paynted with certayn little starres on his back: each of which standing for an Hours, hath its number written over it. On the bottome are drawn the Hour-lines of à Dyall, and by them à Scepter: soe that when the sunne shines you may behold the Unicornes shade being moved by the motion of the sunne, to note the Hour with the end of its Horn: and at the same time, the shade of the sayd little starres, to shew the same Hour by passinge over the Scepter.

The fourth and last of these, whose little is, Sine umbravel styli, vel▪ Horarum, FIG. 9. and shews the Hour without shade of eyther style or Hours, hath paynted upon the glasse cover à Flower de lu­ce, togeather with à Harp, whose strings are the Hourlines: and the top of the Flower de luce is their style. Now out of [Page]

[Page 18]this Flower de luce, you shall see, when the sunne shines, ano­ther Flower de luce of light, to arise, and by passing under the sayd string of the Harp, to note the Hour: and by consequen­ce, to shew (as is sayd) the Hour without shade of sty­le or Hours.

As for the reason of the three first, there needs to adde noe more then what hath been sayd of the 20. verticall Dyalls. But concerning the 4 ^th. the reason why the style or Flower de luce lyes in the same superficies with the Hour-lines, is, that the sayd luminous Flower de luce arising out of the paynted Flower de luce, and shewing the Hour, is reflected from à looking glasse placed upon the bottome of the Dyall.

Of the other 4. Reclining Dyalls, Which stand upon the North Part hof the Table.

THe three first of these Dyalls are soe contrived, that the Hour cannot be other wise known by them, then by loo­king through à little Ring placed on the back of the Dyall: as shall now be explicated.

For in the first, FIG. 10. whose title is, Per Horas latentes, yf you look on the face of the Dyall, you perceave noe Hour lines, but only à style, that is à Flower de luce paynted upon the co­ver: and on the contrary yf you look on the back of the Dyall through the sayd Ring, you shall see the Hour-lines, but noe style, unlesse the sunne shine: for then you shall behold the shade of the sayd Flower de luce to passe over the sayd Hour-lines, and note the Hour.

In the second (whose title is, Per latentem stylum) by loo­king on the face of the Dyall, FIG. 11. you behold only the Hours: that is, you see only à Crown bedecked with starres, each whereof stands for an Hour: And on the contrary by looking [Page]

[Page 20]on the back through à little Ring, you behold only the style, that is à Scepter, unlesse the sunne shine: for then you see also the shade of those starry Hours to passe over the Scepter and note the Hour.

In the third, FIG. 12. whose title is, Per latentes tam Horas quà sty­lum, you see neyther Hours nor style by looking on the Dyall but yf you looke (as before) on the back: you may behold the Hourlines: and yf the sunne shines, you may perceave also à little starre, to passe over them, and shew the Hour.

Lastly in the Fourth, whose title is, Per tam stylum quàm Ho­ras patentes, FIG. 13. there appeares both style and Hours: but the style is without shade, and the Hours without lines. That is upon the glasse cover are paynted certayne little starres, serving for the Hours: and à Scepter serving for style: out of which Scepter, when the sunne shines, you may be­hold another Seepter of light to yssue, and by passing under the sayd starres, to shew the Hour.

Now for the reason, why in the three first you cannot see the Hour, but by looking through the Ring on the back of the Dyall: it is, because their bottomes being glasse thinnely payn­ted over with white coulour, nothing can be seen by looking on the face of the Dyall, that is drawn on the lower side of the bottome glasse: and on the contrary, by looking on the back, nothing can be seen that is drawn upon the glasse cover, but only the shade there of, when the sunne shines.

The reason of the fourth, is the same which was given for the fourth of those, which stand on the south part of the Table.

Of the first Boule.

THe first there fore, whose title is, Per Ignem, FIG. 14. and shews as is sayd, the Hour by Fire, is à little glasse Boule filled with cleare water. This Boul hath about 3. inches in diame­ter, and is placed in the middle of another Sphaere of about 6. inches in diameter, consisting of severall iron Rings or circles representing the Hour circles in the Heavens. The Hour is heere knowne by applying your hand, to the sayd Hour circles, when the sunne shines: for that circle where you feel your hand burnt by the sunne beames passing through the Boule filled with water, shall shew the true Hour: according to the Latin verse there adjoigned. Cratem tange: manusue Horam ti­bi reddet adusta.

The reason of this Dyall is, that the parallel rayes of the sun­ne passing through the sayd little Boul are bended, by the den­sily of the water, into à cone or pyramis, whose vertex reaches à little begond those Hour circles, and there burnes the hand applyed. For soe many rayes being all united into à poynt, [Page 22]must needs make an intense heat. Which heat is soe power­full in the summer time that it will fire à peece of wood ap­plyed unto it.

Of the second Boule.

THe second Boule, whose title is, Per Aquam, shews the Hour by water: FIG. 15 that is by the rayes of the sunne passing through the water, with which the Boule is filled, as in the praecedēt. Which rayes although they be bended by the density of the water, as before, yet they burn not, being cutt of at their going out of the Boule, by à little white coulour layd thinnely on that part where they break out: making thereby only à round circle of light upon the sayd coulour: the center of which circles shews the Hour amongst the Hour circles, the­re described on the said white coulour: as the Latin verse doth also explicate, Luminis hîc centrum qui tangit, tangit & Horam.

The reason of this Dyall (besides what we now sayd of the bending of the rayes) is, that these Hour-circles being noe other then the sections, which the playnes of the caelestial Hour-circles crossing each other in the center of the boule make in the superficies thereof: and the sayd center of the circle of light madd on te Boule, answearingt perpetually to the center of the sunne, it necessarily followes, that it shew allwayes the true Hour. As any one knowing but the first Principles of Dial­ling will conceave.

Of the Third Boule.

THe Third Boule, whose title is, Per Aërem, and shews the Hour without any style, FIG. 16. is only filled with Aire: and ex­hibites to your sight, when the sunne shines, two little pictures [Page]

[Page 24]of the sunne, like two small starres, within the Boule. Both which, yf by moving your eye, you bring under the same Hour-circles described on the Boule, or at least, paral­lel unto it, they shall shew you the true Hour; according to the there underwritten Latin verse, Unam det geminus Sol Horam, & vera patebit.

Now the reason, why by those little pictures of the sun­ne, seen both under the same Hour-circle, or parallel to it, you find the Hour, is, that those Hour circles described on the Boule, being the sections, which the playnes of the cae­lestiall Hour-circles make in the superficies of the Boule, (as was sayd also of the second Boule) and these two little sun­nes being reflected one of them from the convex superficies of the Boule, and the other from the concave: it followes by the Rules of Reflexion, that those two pictures of the sunne, are both seen in the same playn in which is also the eye which seeth, and the sunne which is seen. Wherefore since the sunne is allwayes in the playne of the true Hour-circle: it necessari­ly followes, that the eye behold both those pictures, at the true Hour. For although one Reflexion cannot sufficien­ly determine the eye to behold the sunne in the true Hour-cir­cle: yet two reflections suffise.

Where is also to be noted, that these three Boules we ha­ve now spoke of, have this praeeminence above all other Dyalls depending on the shade of the style, that they shew the Hour, when by none of those others it can be discerned: that is when the sunne shines soe dimly that it casts noe perceptible shadow.

Of the fourth Boule.

THe fourth Boule whose title is, FIG. 17. Per Terram shews what à clock it is in any part of the world. Which is heere per­formed [Page 25]by à Geographicall description of the whole earth upon the inward superficies of the Boule: togeather with à Meri­dian circle moveable upon the North and South poles: and the Aequinoctiall circle divided into its 24. Equall Hours and fast­ned to the sayd Meridian, at the Hour of 12. at which place al­so, is erected à Flower de luce: and at the North pole is fastned à thrid. The boule being thus prepared, and rightly placed: yf you turne the sayd moveable meridian till the flower de luce cast noe shade upon the Boule, and then bringing the thrid over any part of the world till it crosse the Aequinoctiall circle: yoe shall see the Hour there noted belonging to that part or parts, of the world, over which the sayd thrid passes: accor­ding to the verse there adjoyned: Umbram tolle Orbi, totumue stat Hora per Orbem.

Of the first Globe.

THe first therefore or these Globes, whose title is, Horologia Geographica, having about 13. inches in diameter, hath its superficies cutt into 32. playnes; whereof 20. are Trian­gles all equall and equilaterall. The other 12. are Pentagones or fiveangled figures, all of them likewise equall one to another. So­me of these Pentagones are made hollow like Hemisphaeres, [Page 26]others like cones, the rest, as also the Triangles, are left playne. The Dyalls described as well on the Pentagones, as on the Triangles have for style, à sharp poynted iron perpendicularly erected.

The Dyalls described on the Pentagones shew not only the situation, of the more remarkable countryes in the world, but also what severall actions, are perfor­med in them, at the same time: for example, who are now at Dinner, who at supper, who are rising, who sleeping, &c.

For those two, FIG. 18 whose title is, Tempus surgendi, shew by the shade of the style in what part of the world it is time of Rising, or 6. à clock in the Morning.

Those, FIG. 19. whose title is, Tempus Prandendi, shew in the same manner, in what part of the world, it is time of Dining or Midday.

Those whose title is. FIG. 20. Tempus Coenandi, shew in what coun­try it is supper time, or 6. à clock at night.

Those, FIG. 21. whose title is, Tempus Dormiendi, shew where it is Midnight, or time of sleeping.

But those two, whose title, Habentes Solem supra caput, shew by the shade of the style what people, whether by sea or land, have the sunne just over their Heads at such time as you look upon the Dyall. FIG. 22. Which is performed by inverting that part of the Terrestriall Globe, which is included between the two Tropicks. The reason of which inversion is, that the shade [Page]

[Page 28]of the style being allwayes cast towards the contrary part to the sunne, that is, yf the sunne be East, the shade falls to­wards the West, &c. it was necessary the eastern part of the world should heere lye Westwards; and the Northern South­wards. And thus much for the 12. Pentagones, described on the Globe.

Now for the 20. Equilaterall Triangles: the Dyalls des­cribed on them, FIG. 23. & 24. shew only what à clock it is in this or that particular place, according to the usuall way of counting the Hours from Midnight to Noone, and from Noone to Midnight whereof only three examples are heere sett downe. For example, one of these Dyalls shews what à clock it is at Jerusalem: another at Constantinople: another in Jamaica, &c.

Of the second Globe.

THe second Globe, whose title is, Horologium Astro­nomicum ostendens, &c. is just like the former, whe­reof we have now spoken: that is the superficies the­reof is cutt into 12. Pentagones and 20. Triangles. But the Dyalls, described on these Pantagones and Trian­gles, are much different from those of the former. As not shewing the Hour of the day: but divers other things belonging to Astronomy, as the Azimuth or distance of the Sunne from the South: The Almican­tarath, or Height of the Sunne above the Horizon: what Hour he rises and setts: and the like as shall now be sayd.

First therefore the Dyall, whose title is, Azimuth Solis à Meridie, FIG. 25. shews by the shade of the style (which in each Dyall heere also is perpendicularly erected) how many degrees the Sunne is distant from the true Soutb, at such time as you looke upon the Dyall. The lineaments of this Dyall, are noe others then the sections, which the playnes of the verticall circles crossing Each other on the top of the Style, make with the superficies of the Dyall.

2. The Dyall whose title is, FIG. 26. Altitudo Solis supra Horizon­tem, shews how many degrees the Sunne is elevated above the Horizon. The lineaments of this Dyall are the Sections which the superficies of the Dyall makes with those Cones whose bases are parallel to the Horizon, and whose common vertex is the top of the style: or center of the Earth.

3. The Dyall, whose title is, Incipit Aurora, shews at what Hour beginns Break of Day, FIG. 27. that is when first the Cre­pusculine Arch begins to appeare. The lineaments by which this is heere performed are the Sections, which the superfi­cies of the Dyall, makes with the Cones, whose bases are parallel to the Equator, and whose common vertex, is the top of the style, or Earths center.

4. The Dyall, whose title is, Sol Oritur, shews by the now named Sections of those cones, FIG. 28. whose bases are parallel to the Equator, at what Hour the Sunne riseth: and by consequen­ce, when he setts.

5. The Dyall, which hath for title, In quo signo Zodiaci sit Sol, FIG. 29. & 30. shews by the sayd sections of the superficies of the Dyall with the cones, whose bases are parallel to the Equator, in what part or signe of the Zodiack the Sunne is. But because the shade, of the top of the style falls twice every yeare, upon the same section, by reason of the Sunnes as­cending and descending from the one Tropick to other: therefore to avoyd confusion, heere are two Dyalls, of the same sort, one serving from the 10 ^th. of December to the 10 ^th. of June: the other from the 10 ^th. of June to the 10 ^th. of December.

6. The Dyall, whose title is, Dies Mensis shews by the like conicall sections now mentioned, FIG. 31 & 32. what Day of the month it is: at least, as neere as can be expected in soe little à for­me. Heere are likewise two Dyalls of the same sort, for the reason now mentioned. And these Dyalls which in this second Globe, we have hitherto spoken of are all of them described on the Pentagones. Those which follow are de­scribed on the Triangles.

7. The Dyall, whose title is, In qua parte Horizontis incipiat Aurora, FIG. 33. shews in what part of the Horizon begins the Break of the Day: that is, in what part thereof begins first to appeare the convex part of the Crepusculine Arch: Whether just in the East, or in the North East, or South East, &c. And by conse­quence, in what part also the Evening Twilight Ends. The li­neaments of this Dyall, are the Sections which the playnes of the verticall circles crossing Each other on the top of the style, Make with the playne of the Dyall.

8. The Dyall, whose title is, Duratio Crepusculi, shews by the now often mentioned Conicall Sections of the superficies of the Dyall, FIG. 34. with the Cones whose bases are parallel to the Equator, How long, as wel the Morning, as Evening Twilight [Page]

[Page 34]doth last: That is, how many Hours are from Breacke of Day till Sunne Rising: and from Sunne setting to the End of Twilight, or till dark night.

9. The Dyall, whose title is, In qua coeli plaga existat Sol, shews by the Sections of the Verticall circles, FIG. 35. see n. 7. in what part of the Heaven the Sunne is: Whether in the East or West, outh East, or South West, &c.

10. The Dyall, FIG. 36. whose title is, Amplitudo Ortiva Solis, shews by the Conicall Sections Mentioned n. 3. how many Degrees the Sunne rises wide of the true East poynt whether towards the North, or towards the South.

11. The Dyall, FIG. 37. whose title is, Quot Horae restent ad occasum Solis, shews by the Sections of the Italians (see c. 2. n. 3.) Hour circles with the superficies of the Dyall, How many Hours rest till Sunne sett.

12. The Dyall, FIG. 38. whose title is, Quota pars Diei sit Elapsa, shews by the Sections of the Unequall (see ibid. n. 3.) Hour circles, what part of the Day, or space from Sunne Rising to Sunne setting is now spent, whether the third, or fourth, or fift, &c.

13. The Dyall, FIG. 39. whose title is, Declinatio Solis shews by the Conicall Sections Mentioned n. 3. the Sunnes Declination: that is how many Degrees he is distant from the Equator.

14. The Dyall, whose title is, Qua Hora Sol perveniat ad verum Orientem, FIG. 40. shews by the same Conicall Sections, at what Hour the Sunne comes to be just East: and by consequence, at what Hour after dinner he wilbe just West.

15. The Dyall, whose title is, Refractio Solis, shew by the Conicall Sections spoken of n. 2. the Sunnes Refraction; FIG. 41. that is how many minutes he appeares to be Elevated above his true height, by the bending of his rayes in passing through our thick Atmosphaere.

16. The Dyall, whose title is, Quoties umbra contineat Cor­pus Erectum, FIG. 42. shews by the shade of the style falling upon the aforesayd Conicall Sections Mentioned n. 2. how often the shadow of a body perpendicularly Erected upon à playn parallel to the Horizon contaynes the length of the same body.

17. The Dyall, whose title is, Longitudo Diei, shews by the shade of the Style falling upon the Conicall Sections spoken of n. 3. the length of the Day: FIG. 43. that is, how many Hours are bet­ween sunne rising and setting.

Lastly, the Dyall, whose title is, Quot sint Horae Elapsae ab or­tu Solis, FIG. 44. shews, (by the shade of the style falling upon the Sec­tions, which are made in the superficies, of the Dyall, by the playnes of those circles, which divide all the parallels of the Sunnes dayly, motion into 24. Equall parts: according to what was sayd c. 2. n. 2.) How Many Hours have passed since Sunnes Rising.

Of the Third Globe.

THe Third Globe, whose title is, Horologium Uranographi­cum, is about the same bignes with the two former: but the superficies, thereof cutt into 20. Triangles, all Equall and Equilaterall: some whereof are made hollow like Cones; the rest left playne. The Dyalls described on these Triangles, shew what situation or posture, the Heavens have at any time of the Day, when the sunne shineth: that is, what starres are rising, what setting, what stand just over your Head, &c. Soe [Page]

[Page 38]this Globe standing immoveable, performes, by the shade of the styles belonging to these severall Dyalls, that in effect, which à Caelestiall Globe, whereon all the Fixed Starres, or Constellations are paynted, would doe, if being rightly pla­ced, it were continually turned about, according to the sun­de dayly Motion: where is to be noted that heere are allwayes two Dyalls of Each sort, one serving one half yeare, and the other another, for the reason given in the fift Dyall of the se­cond Globe.

First therefore those two Dyalls, whose title is, Constellatio­nes Orientes, FIG. 45. & 46. shew by the shade of the style, what constella­tion, or company of starres, begin then to rise above the Ho­rizon: provided that you looke upon the Dyall belonging to the time of the yeare in which you are in according to what was now sayd. The lineamēts of these Dyalls, are the Sections, which the playne of the Ecliptike circle makes with the su­perficies of the Dyall, at such time, as those severall constel­lations, noted upon the Dyall, begin to rise.

2. Those two, whose title is, Constellationes Occidentes, shew in like manner, what Constellation begins then to sett, or goe under the Horison. The lineaments of these two Dyalls, are the Sections, which the playn of the Ecliptike circle ma­kes with the superficies of the Dyall, at such time, as this or that constellations begins to sett.

3. Those two Dyalls, whose title is, Constellationes existentes in Meridie, shew what Constellation begins to passe the Me­ridian circle, or full South. Which is heere performed by the Sections, which the playne of the Ecliptike circle ma­kes with the superficies of the Dyall, when the severall Constellations there noted, begin to passe the Meridian circle.

4. Those two, whose title is, Constellationes existentes in ipso [Page 39]Oriente, shew what Constellations stand just East, whether it be in the Horizon, or elevated above the same. Which they performe by those Sections, which the playne of the Ecliptike makes with the playne of the Dyall, when Such Constellations, as are there noted, doe passe the East circle, or first Verticall.

3. Those who, whose title is, Constellationes existentes in ipso Occidente, shew on the contrary what Constellations stands just West. Which is done by the like Sections made by the Eclip­tike, when those Constellations begin to passe the true West.

6. Those two Dyalls, whose title is, Constellationes existen­tes supra Caput, shew what Constellation stands, over your Head. Which is also done by the à fore sayd Sections, made when the Constellations there noted, passe the Zenith, or verticall poynt.

Now these 12. Dyalls being all made (as is sayd) by the Sec­tions of the Eccliptike with the superficies of the Dyall: it will be sufficient to give heere à Diagramme of the two first.

But because these 2. Dyalls shew only what situation the starres, have in the Day time, when the starres cannot be seen, unlesse there should happen à totall Eclipse of the Sunne: the­re are therefore described on the same Globe 6. other Dyalls, shewing what situation the starrs will have at 8. à clock at night; à time proper, to behold them and see the truth of the Dyall.

Wherefore 7 ^o. Those two Dyalls, whose title is, Constel­lationes existentes in Oriente Horâ octavâ Vespertinâ, FIG. 47. & 48. shew what Constellation will stand just Eastward at 8. à clock at night. Which is heere performed, by the Sections, which the superficies of the Dyall makes with those cones, whose bases are parallel to the Equator, and whose common vertex is the top of the style. Or center of the Earth.

8. Those two, whose title is, Constellationes existentes in Oc­cidente Horâ octavâ Vespertinâ, shew by the now named sections, what Constellation will be just Westward, at 8. à clock in the Evening.

Lastly those, two, whose title is, Constellationes existentes in Meridie Horâ octavâ Vespertinâ, shew by the sections, which their superficies make with there aforesayd Cones, what Con­stellation, at 8. à clock at night, will be just South. And these 6. Dyalls being all made by the Sections of the same Co­nes, it will suffise to place heere the Diagramme of the two first. And thus much of the Third Globe.

Of the fourth Globe.

THe fourth and last Globe, whose title is, Horologium Astro­nomicum, is also cutt into 20. Triangles equalland Equi­laterall, just like the precedent. The Dyalls described on these Triangles, belong to Astrology: and are placed heere for those who are delighted with such conjecturall uncertayntyes. The­se Dyalls are as followeth.

1. The Dyalls, whose title is, Domus Astrologica Solis, shews in which of the 12 Astrologicall Houses described according to the way of Regiomontanus, FIG. 49. the Sunne is, at the time you be­hold the Dyall. The lineaments of this Dyall, are the sections which the playnes, of those circles, which crossing Each other [Page]

[Page 42]on the North and South poynts of the Horizon, divide the Equator into 12. Equall parts, beginning at the East poynt of the Horizon, and soe descending, make with the playne of the Dyall.

2. Those two Dyalls, FIG. 50. & 51. whose title is, Signum Horoscopans, shew the Horoscopon (as Astrologers terme it) that is which of the 12. signes doe begin to rise above the Horizon. Which is heere performed by the Sections, which the playne of the Ecliptike makes at the time they begin to rise, with the super­ficies of the Dyall.

3. Those, whose title is, Signum Culminans shew by the like sections of the Ecliptike with the superficies of the Dyall, what Signe, of the Zodiack is in the Meridian, or full South. Whe­refore these 4. Dyalls being made by the same sections, it suffises also to put à Diagram only of the two first.

4. Those Dyalls, which heere serve for the severall dayes of the weeke shew what Planet raignes, according to the opi­nion of auncient Astrologers, Every Hour of that Day. Soe the Dyall, FIG. 52. FIG. 53. whose title is, Dominatur die Lunae, shews what Planet raignes at any time of the Day on Munday. And in the same Manner, the Dyall, whose title is, Dominatur die Mar­tis shews what Planet raignes at any time on Tuesday. And soe of the rest. The lineaments of these Dyalls, being all alike, to witt the sections, which the playnes of the Unequall Hour cir­cles make with the superficies of the Dyall; it will be sufficient also to put heere the Diagrams of the two first.

5. Those two Dyalls, whose title is, Conjunctio Solis cum Stellis Fixis, FIG. 54. & 55. shew with which of the more remarkeable fixed starres the Sunne is in conjunction; or under the same circle of longitude.

Lastly those two, whose title is, Varii Aspectus Solis cum Stel­lis Fixis, shew the other Aspects of the Sunne, as the Trine As­pect [Page]

[Page 44]the Quadrat, &c. with the sayd Fixt starres. These 4. Dyalls being much alike, as made by the sections, which the superficies of the Dyall makes with the cones whose bases are parallel to the Equator, and common vertex is the top of the style, or center of the Earth, it will suffise to place heere also the Diagram of the two first. And thus much of the Dyalls be­longing to the first Peece.