Things are under Venus,
amongst Elements, Aire, and Water; amongst humours,
Flegm, with Blood, Spirit, and Seed; amongst tasts, those which are sweet,
unctuous, and delectable.
Amongst Metals,
Silver, and Brass, both yellow, and red; amongst Stones, the Berill,
Chrysolite, Emrald, Saphir, green Jasper, Corneola, the stone Aetites, the
Lazull stone, Corall, and all of a fair, various, white, and green Colour.
Amongst
Plants and Trees, the Vervin, Violet, Maidenhaire,
Valerian, which by the Arabian is called Phu; also Thyme, the
gum Ladanum, Amber-grise, Musk, Sanders, Coriander, and all sweet perfumes,
and delightfull,
And sweet fruits,
as sweet Pears, Figs, Pomegranats,
which the Poets say was, in Cyprus, first sown by Venus.
Also the Rose of Lucifer was dedicated to her, also the Myrtle tree of Hesperus.
Moreover all luxurious, delicious
Animals, and of
a strong love, as Dogs, Conies, stinking Sheep, and
Goats, both female, and male, which generates sooner then
any other Animall, for they say that he couples after the
seventh day of his being brought forth; also the Bull for
his disdain, and the Calf for his wantonness.
Amongst birds,
the Swan, the Wagtail, the Swallow, the Pellican, the Burgander,
which are very loving to their yong. Also the Crow, and Pigeon,
which is dedicated to Venus, and the turtle dove, one whereof was Commanded
to be offered at the purification, after bringing forth.
The Sparrow also was dedicated to Venus, which was Commanded
in the Law to be used in the purification, after the Leprosie, a martiall disease,
then which nothing was of more force to resist it. Also the Egyptians
called the Eagle Venus, because she is prone to Venery,
for after she hath been trod thirteen times a day, if
the Male call her, she runs to him again.
Amongst fishes,
these are Venereall, the lustfull Pilchards, the letcherous Gilthead,
the Whiting for her love to her yong, Crab fighting for his Mate, and
Tithymallus for its fragrance, and sweet smell.
Venus with Taurus governs the Isles Cyclades, the seas of
Little Asia, Cyprus, Parthia, Media, Persia, but with Libra she commands the
peoples of the island Bractia, of Caspia, of Seres, of Thebais, of Oasis, and
of Troglodys.
For Venus take musk, ambergris, lignum-aloes, red roses,
and red coral and make them up with the brain of sparrows and the blood of pigeons...
To Venus flowers such as roses, violets, saffron and
such like...
To Venus, pleasant fountains, green meadows, flourishing
gardens, garnished beds, stews (and according to Orpheus) the sea, the seashore,
baths, dancing places and all places belonging to women.