The Author to his wife, of the twelue Signes, how they gouerne

MArke here (my Mall) how in this dozen lines,
Thus placed are the twelue celestiall Signes:
And first, the Ram beares rule in head and face,
The stiffe-neckt Bull in neck doth hold his place,
And Twins mine armes and hands do both imbrace.
Then Cancer keepes the small ribs and the brest,
And Leo back and heart hath aye possest.
Then Virgo claimes the entrailes and the panch,
Libra the nauell, reynes, and either hanch.
Scorpio pretends power in the priuy parts,
Both thighes are pierst with Sagitaries darts.
Then Capricorne to knees his force doth send,
Aquarius doth to legges his vertue lend.
Pisces beneath vnto the feet discend.
Thus each part is possest; now tell me, Mall,
Where lies thy part? in which of these? In all.
In all? content. Yet sure thou art more iealous
Of Leo's part and Scorpio's, then their fellowes.