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A62237	Palmistry, the secrets thereof disclosed, or, A familiar, easy and new method whereby to judge of the most general accidents of mans life from the lines of the hand withal its dimensions and significations as also that most useful piece of astrology (long since promised) concerning elections for every particular occasion, now plainly manifested from rational principles of art, not published till now / by Richard Saunders ...	Saunders, Richard, 1613-1675.	1663 (1663)	Wing S751; ESTC R12393	128,974	473

PALMISTRY The SECRETS thereof DISCLOSED Or a Familiar Easy and New Method whereby to judge of the most General Accidents of mans Life from the Lines of the hand withal its Dimentions and Significations As also that Most Useful Piece of Astrology long since promised concerning ELECTIONS for every particular Occasion now plainly manifested from Rational Principles of ART not Published till now By RICHARD SAUNDERS Author of the former Book of Chyromancy and Phisiognomy Cuique sua est Tempestas et tempus cuique voluntati sub Caelis Eccle. Cap. 3. verse 1. to 12. Tempus est potentius Legibus LONDON Printed by H. B. for G. Sawbridge at the Signe of the Bible upon Lud-Gate Hill 1663. TO THE READER Negotia humana Astris indigent Nihil tam humanum est tamque jucundum quam ea cognoscere et scire quae natura inter arcana sua condidit nihil tam praestans ac magnificum quam dei maximum opus intelligere ac contemplari THerefore rejecting all execrable vanities of Magick which are neither Divine or Natural but Diabolical rejecting all Heathen Superstitious conceits as also the opinions of them that affirm all future events to proceed from the Stars by a fatal necessity on which ground they peremptorily and proudly run into excess as also refragating and exploding on the contrary their opinion that deny any future events can be predicted by Humane and Natural Science viz. Astrology Chyromancy and Phisiognomy whiles they affix this only and alone to the Divine will they infinitely derogate from his immense liberallity and bounty for certainly if God in his superlative Munificence hath granted to the Coelestial bodies and Elementary virtues a continued faculty and power of Production dayly generating a new as appears in Minerals Vegetables Animals and Man himself and hath given to the Fowles of Heaven and to the Beasts on Earth such a Sagacity by the instinct of Nature that they can by a certain motion of their bodies praenuntiate of the Changes Perturbations Serenity and various temperaments of the Ayr what then Shall the Almighty deny to man which only bears his own Image whom alone he hath inspired and indued with a divine Soul to know so much of future things as mear Animals Shall not He more superlatively Elargiate to man this Divine propertie of Fore-knowledge then to Fowles and Animals Far be it from us to think the contrary there is no man so meanly read in Scripture and History but may see eminent Tracts of this Learning amongst the Patriarchs Noah foretold the Flood God inspiring him from the Conjunction of the grand Superiours in Cancer some years praeceding the same and in all Ages have famous Phylosophers And Divines Flourished that have Highly Honoured and Advanced Astronomy Astrology Chyromancy and Physiognomy all in Effect but the same even the productions of the Heavenly Influences for as saith Cajetan Sup. Psal 104. Caelum est vehiculum Divinae Virtutis quo mediante motu lumine c. Heaven is a vehicle of Divine Power and Virtue by the motion and influence of which stellified bodies as second causes Deus cuncta haec inferiora elementaria corpora ordinat atque disponit The Almighty ordereth and disposeth all sublunary Elementary bodies as Divinity and Astrology groundedly averre and as he hath Expanded the most glorious peice of Nature the Firmament and decorated it with such Variety of Beauty and different influences so he hath exposed it to our eye and given us erected countenances above all the Creation to be Viewed Studied and Contemplated which being known viz. the disposition of the Heavens there will be no difficulty but that we may with facility Prenote and Predict the Future contingencies of the World for in this voluminous Universal Book of Nature he hath miraculously Described and Ingraven as it were all Future accidents that are within the compass of Natures bounds Unde Caeli enarrant gloriam Dei opera ejus annuntia Firmanentum and as they proclaim the glory of the Creator so they are to us for signes of suture contingencies not absolutely Necessitating cur Natures to this or that but strongly inclining and so consequently Disposing our Wills the Active productions of which are the subjects of fore-knowledge being future in time the which future events are considerable under three notions The first of them which have a certain determinate and infallible Cause as the motion of the Heavens the rising and setting of the Signes the Conjunction of the Planets the Eclipses of the Luminares and the like of these may be had a certain infallible Praecognition which being had the Effects clearly discover themselves in the general Accidents of the World as Warre Famine Pestilence Peace Plenty and Barronness the mutations of Sects and Kingdoms the great Perturbations of the Ayr the Commotions of Elements Earth-quakes and the like all which from age to age are dayly acted by a Syderial motive power which because they equally depend upon an invariable uniform motion of the Heaven the Expert Astrologer cannot easily deviate from the Truth unless the second causes be miraculously impeded by the prime cause which is God himself but those Actions which the Almighty doth absolutely by his imediate power besides or against the order of second causes are very Rare and never acted in the World but upon some superlative occasion not usual as the Eclipse of the Sun at our Saviours death which made Dionysius Areopagita break forth into this Extasy not knowing any thing of the Stupendious death of Christ Aut tota Mundi machina resolvitur vel Deus Naturae patitur because this Eclipse was near a Full Moon besides the course of second causes as also in Joshuahs time the retrogradation of the Sun against Nature c. Secondly other future contingencies are in the world which have an indeterminate and fallible cause such are the operations and actions of men meerly purely and simply voluntary these are said to have neither a determinate verity nor a dererminate falsity the will of man being indeterminate as saith the Phylosopher and therefore vertible to either because to him that purposeth this or that there may occurre many impediments wherefore seeing the Soul of man is more Noble then the visible Heavens nor can any corporeal created substance act upon the same necessarily which is Spiritual therefore it follows that the Caelestial Influences cannot change the Soul nor work thereupon unless indirectly and contingently by inclining the same from whence we may conclude that Arts or any Humane Science in respect of the Voluntary Actions of the Mind are in their Foreknowledge onely Conjectural In a Third Series we may consider things that have a Cause determinated and most part certain yet therewith is somewhat fallible as namely those Actions which partly depend on our Wills and partly on the Caelestial Influx and this because man hath a two-fold Nature in him One Caelestial and Aetherial that is to say an Intellectual

the more near to the lower part of the Foot or Toes Knees or Ancles which are the lower part of the thighs and leggs Fifthly Those lines figurated in the vital line as they constitute divers forms so they have different significations when they make a long form and are not like trenches but appear as a formal line so far as they go these signifie wounds by Iron if circular or semicircular then wounds are generally signified if like trenches in the vital line they signifie blows or hurts by some other means but lesse perilous as to the matter of life but if they appear not square or long but like pits or holes and look withal red then they signifie blows or wounds in the head or death Sixthly Many are mistaken in the terms of Tumida or swelling and Grossa or broad belonging to the lines supposing these terms to signify one and the same thing when as they much differ in their signification a line is said to be grosse when it is deep and when it keeps the same latitude in the superficies as it hath in its profundity but a line is said to be tumid or swelling which hath somewhat of depth and spreads in the superficies and is dilated towards the palm the natural line possibly may be found tumid in the beginning and end and hath in either in a manner the same signification but if it be tumid in the beginning it hath the more malevolent signification it signifies blood and that the party shal desperately wound others but when in this tumiddity there appear little trenches somewhat circular and of evil appearance this signifies murther and the more of these marks the more murthers are fignified The same evil is signified when the supream angle is somewhat disjoyn'd or separate and that space seems to be Caellous with certain little Fossulaes or trenches of which let every one beware Seventhly We are to understand that as oft and wheresoever we find the principal lines Bifurcated they commonly shew duplicity of heart mind and chiefly according to the signification and nature of those lines yet this hath not alwayes its signification for whensoever the vital line is forked in the beginning it signifies Honesty Justice and Fidelity the reason is because it shews a man Callid Astute and secret in his carriage but when the vital line is forked in the end it is not much commended by the Masters of this Science the Reason is because in the beginning of the vital line the first and second age of man are demonstrated in which times the power and virtue of natural heat abounds by which means they are strong and will not permit themselves to be occupied in sordid and vile actions because the vigour and virtue of natural heat predominates humidity and frigidity which are the causes of infirm weak actions and instability in youth which vigor is not retain'd in age from whence it comes that they that have the vital line forked in the end in youth are rendred unfaithful unstable and not to be trusted as serious friends for this Bifurcation at the end denotes much frigidity which is onely proper for age therefore in age this betokens good because it denotes a refrenation from rash actions and the temper most proper for age Eightly The Liver line in any manner forked at the ends signifies alwayes evil because it denotes an evil Complexion and an impotency of Natural heat from whence proceeds malignity and double deceptious dealing Ninthly The Natural line forked towards the percussion of the hand fignifies alwayes evil and if it be not by little branches united to the vitall line in the supream angle it implies a laborious and a troublesome life Tenthly And lastly we are to remember heed that whensover we observe any line that indicates long or short life we are to have recourse to the vital line according to which proportion comparatively the line is to be judged as we have taught in the rules of mensuration thus for in generall In the next place as all men have a desire and propensity by Natural inclination to know the period of their lives whether long or short life for if short life appear in vain is it for the Artist to make any proceed in the State Condition Manners and particulars of the person therefore we shall insist on these particulars and first of long life 1. THe Line of Life extending to the wrist continued and of Equall Latitude decently Broad Deep and Equal and well coloured notes a long life 2. If the line of the brain of Sence of the Head and midle natural Line which are all one as are declared in my first Vollumn of Palmistry be of good and equal latitude profundity well articulated extended to the top of the mount of the Moon or Percussion of the hand and not beyond this promiseth long life and giveth strength and audacity if this natural line in the superiour part constitute a right angle or near unto a right angle it shews long life but if it make an acute angle with the line of life the person shall be of a crafty fearful and wavering unconstant Nature 3. The Line of the Liver sufficiently long that is to say extending to the midle of the natural line deep large continued and well coloured it denotes a goodness of the liver and of Digestion and so consequently long life if the basis of the triangle which this line makes be right and large and in the midle a little divided with certain small Rimulaes and of good colour it attesteth a good disposition and long life 4. The Right Angle straight well appearing and of good colour denoteth goodness of the heart and blood strong vigor and vitals and so by on sequence long life 5. The left angle right or near thereunto shews a good constitution together with long life 6. The hands big and well proportioned in every part according to quantity and quallity argue a good Complexion of humours and so consequently length of life 7. The hands fleshly and contracted with a good solidity demonstrate long life 8. If in the midle space between the lines of the triangle there be a plain and smooth place and well coloured it manifests a good and sound complexion and consequently length of life 9. The Line of Saturn straight not intersected and joyn'd to the midle natural line against the finger of Saturn or extending it self near thereunto the triangle it makes keeping its due proportion dictats a long life 10. The Table of the hand constituted with equal space indicates a good complexion and so consequently a long life 11. A certain line passing from the wrist through the concave of the hand toward the mount of Mercury called by some Via Lactea continued and converse with the Natural line witnesseth a good constitution with agility of mind and so length of dayes 12. The Mensal line continued sufficiently long Deep Broad and Strait signifies a nature sound of

Geniture being in most points the same and came very near the Revolutional Position being almost the same with the Revolution of the Sun which was October 24 Hor. 0. min. 4. P M. 1632. and very near the Moons Revolution likwise but that it were tedious to insert the Radical and Revolutional figures it would appear that all things did declare a most Illustrious Battail but mortal But to pass this it being our purpose to shew how the Position of the Heavens at that pun●t of time the Battail did begin did demonstrate plainly the following event for Venus Lady of the medium Coeli significatrix in this mortall Direction was in the Horoscope the primary Significator of Life with Antares of the second Magnitude and other violent fixed Stars in the constellation of the Scorpion and near the Ecliptick besieged by ♄ and ♂ who were Anarrettaes in that direction which 3 Planets ♄ ♀ and ♂ did arise and possess the Ascendant the hour he began his Battail and was slain Mars also at that instant of time applying to the Radicall place of the ☉ Lord of the 8th existing partilly in the radical place of ♂ and Radical □ of ♄ in the 12 house opposed to ♃ Lord of the Horoscope and Dispositor of ♄ ♀ and ♂ the ☽ also Lady of the 8th exil'd peregrine and weak in △ partill of ♃ and opposite to the 8th House therefore was this hour most unfortunate As it did portend Action so it did chiefly intimate Susceptum bellicum lethale a mortal incounter and moreover there were mortal Transits made that Day To return from whence we Digressed But because it oft time falls out that neither the King his chief Officers nor Ministers nor indeed the generality of persons take any care of obtaining the Nativities of those persons with whom they are most concern'd in businesses therefore it comes to pass notwithstanding fit and congruent Elections be properly made from the Geniture of the King his chief Ministers and Officers yet sometimes it so falls out that they are disappointed of the hoped for and expected good success desired for the Kings Minister hath upon himself the fortune or unfortune of his Prince whom he serves and the King and his Vicegerent have between themselves the fortune and the unfortune of those persons whom actively they imploy to manage their affairs execute their commands wherefore the proper fortune or infortune of the Prince in the common concourse of affairs depends upon them imployed therein Therefore all these Considerations according to art are to be inspected and rightly ballanced in judgement for advancing the more certain prediction of the event no otherwise than are mixed together the influences of many Planets concurring to one and the same effect But if the Geniture of subordinate persons serving in any design cannot be known then let onely be observed what the Stars in reference to their Nativities of the Prince or chief Commander do presage in that year by Directions or Revolutions and also by the Transits that Day and the Hour of a fit Election if nothing more can with convenience be done or known it s better to know so far then to be ignorant of all This knowledge as it tends to the creating confidence and boldness in the hearts and spirits of the Actors so it profiteth much more than injoyning and prescribing cautions from more ignote causes and grounds The same is Applicable to the chief General of any Army and to all his inferior Officers as also to all which serve and submit themselves to the will of another or commit their own affairs to the hands of another for in all matters of great and considerable moment it s better for a man to know the Heavens favor his designs than not to know it or to know the contrary it will increase Valour and Courage for suppose two Generals or Princes ingag'd in Battail one against the other now if either of these knew that in the time of Battail the Heavens would propitiously favour him although he know nothing to the contrary but that the influences may equally favour the Adversary yet he will fight more audaciously and boldly but most safe it is to have the knowledge of the enemies Nativity and from a judicial inspection of both he might choose a time propitious to himself and Adverse to his enemy then might that King whom the Caelestial influences most favour certainly expect the Victory yet so understood that he add his own endeavour and Cooperate with that fortunate Caelestial influence Farthermore we are to know that amongst those acts which the Caelestial bodies particularly signifie to any one to the effecting of which a man may be said to contribute nothing of his own but is meerly passive in the act as when a man unawares falls from a High and dangerous place or falls among Theives or receives some benefit or Dignity from the King of which he had no thoughts nor expectation these things as to good and bad are only brought to pass to man by the Malevolent or benevolent Influence of his Stars Other Actions there are to which the Stars excite stir up and invite the minde of man but yet not produce a perfection of the thing but require a Cooperative power of the person to be joyned therewiith in reference to the accomplishment and end of which sort are controversies Wars Negotiations and all things in Nature that concerne a man as to Action for as the Heaven is in it self the most perfect Image of God in suo agendi modo as Philosophy doth abundantly Dilucidate as their Natural Influence is most like to the Supernatural Influence of God which is called Grace For as God by his Grace and spirit exciteth the will to Act not compelling it nor subjecting it to himself or finishing the Action himself but a free Cooperation of man is required herunto which God leaves to the free will of man even so the Heavens by a particular Influence stirreth up and exciteth a man ad Agendum as to Action not forcing or compelling him nor perfecting the work of it self but the Cooperation of mans will and power is requisite hereunto which whilst this Cooperation of man is congruent and conformable to the Caelestial Influence the effect falls out either good or bad according to the quality of the Influence but if the Cooperation of man be contrary to the Caelestial Influence or work not therewith no Influence towards him shall have its effect as by it self From hence is manifest the great Deception of them who so far presume upon Astrology that they confidently beleive that faelicity and good success promised to them by the Stars must needs Crown all their undertakings though they do nothing at all or Incongruently Act supposing it enough if the Heavens signifie good and that the success must needs be prosperous i● it fall out otherways then they think Astrology to be false and unsufficient or themselves to be