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trade_n profession_n or_o call_v but_o shall_v be_v give_v to_o looseness_n and_o it_o signify_v also_o there_o shall_v be_v many_o infirmity_n in_o the_o bladder_n ureter_n and_o reins_o especial_o if_o the_o sign_n of_o the_o seven_o be_v libra_n eight_o in_o the_o eight_o in_o the_o eight_o it_o denote_v the_o evil_a condition_n and_o trouble_n of_o thief_n and_o robber_n also_o that_o man_n shall_v quarrel_v and_o disagree_v that_o have_v inherit_v the_o good_n and_o legacy_n of_o the_o late_a decease_a and_o to_o be_v short_a impediment_n loss_n and_o damage_n in_o to_z and_z by_o all_o thing_n appertain_v to_o the_o signification_n of_o the_o eight_o house_n which_o you_o have_v be_v abundant_o show_v in_o the_o 41._o chapter_n of_o the_o second_o book_n it_o signify_v also_o many_o infirmity_n in_o the_o secret_n if_o the_o sign_n be_v scorpio_n especial_o also_o plague_n mortality_n and_o malevolent_a infectious_a and_o poisonous_a disease_n nine_o in_o the_o nine_o also_o if_o 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or_o chief_a ruler_n shall_v be_v exhaust_v and_o those_o in_o who_o they_o most_o confide_v shall_v deceive_v they_o and_o leave_v they_o helpless_a at_o their_o great_a extremity_n and_o man_n shall_v be_v perplex_v with_o many_o infirmity_n in_o the_o leg_n especial_o if_o the_o sign_n be_v in_o aquary_n twelve_o in_o the_o twelve_o last_o if_o in_o the_o twelve_o it_o denote_v many_o thief_n and_o much_o thieve_v and_o rob_v by_o the_o highway_n also_o deceit_n and_o falsehood_n of_o servant_n towards_o their_o master_n and_o much_o detriment_n by_o they_o a_o diminution_n of_o indigent_a and_o poor_a people_n the_o commons_o shall_v be_v keep_v under_o by_o their_o superior_n damage_n shall_v be_v to_o great_a cattle_n and_o there_o shall_v be_v many_o infirmity_n incident_a to_o man_n in_o the_o foot_n especial_o if_o the_o sign_n be_v pisces_fw-la in_o like_a manner_n judge_v the_o contrary_a if_o you_o find_v the_o benevolent_a star_n so_o posit_v they_o be_v benevolent_n 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