proceedeth from too much luxury or from surfeiting or inordinate repletion also melancholly and ill diet The Moon in Gemini of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed under this configuration shall be indanger of a feaver and the pain disperses it self all over the body but principally in the Arteries and joynts Also the Sick is inclinable to a Consumption the vitals much afflicted the pulse low and little also they will be subject unto frequent sweatings with Symptomes of the Spleen The disease more troublesome in the night than in the day The cause of this distemper is from much waiting weariness of the mind and overburdening with multiplicity of affairs excess of labour or violent exercise The Moon in Cancer of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in Cancer of Saturn oppressed shall be afflicted in the breast with tough melancholly matter or thick flegm also troubled with Coughs Catharrs hoarseness and a distillation of Rhuems or Humours falling into the breast their pipes are narrow and obstructed inordinate feavers pulses little and low oft-times a Quotidian but now especially a Quartane Ague followes with belly-ake or some infirmness in the reins or Secrets If the Moon be decreasing and near the body of Saturn the sickness is like to be long and lasting The cause is from great cold and inordinate eating or drinking and want of moderate exercise The Moon in Leo of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in Leo of Saturn oppressed shall be oppressed with much heat in the breast and intension of the heart-strings with augmenting feavers the pulses keeping no course annoyed with external and internal heat also great faintness of heart or swooning fits after some time if not cured the sick will be subject unto the black jaundies The cause it from grief taken and ill melancholly blood The Moon in Virgo of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their beds when the Moon is in Virgo of Saturn oppressed shall be troubled with in ordinate feavers pricking or shooting under the ribs also viscous flegm obstructing the bowels sometimes the wind chollick afflicts them also the gout and aches in the thighs and feet I oft-times find they are much troubled with wormes The cause of this distemper is usually from crudities and evill digestion in the stomack and contrary diet The Moon in Libra of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed when the Moon is in Libra of Saturn or Mercury oppressed shall be troubled with pains of the head breast and stomach disaffected the cough hoarsness and distillation of rhuems shall afflict them and losse of Appetite small fevers troubling them by night oft-times great pains in their joynts knees and thighs also some defect in their reins kidneys and bladder The cause is originally from surfeting or glutton and meat not fully digested or excess of Venery The Moon in Scorpio of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in Scorpio of Saturn afflicted shall be subject unto some defects in their secret parts hemorhoids piles or some exulceration their no retention of urine oft-times vexed with the stone or stop in the bladder sometimes if a man the gonorrea if a woman too much of menstrues The cause is of corrupt flegm or disorder of body The Moon in Sagitary of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed when the Moon is in Sagitary of Saturn oppressed shall be tormented with defluction of thin sharp humors and aches of the sinews and arteries extreamities of heat and cold and oft-times a double access of a feaver and most commonly a violent burning feaver at the first being ill The cause is from blood infected with choler and melancholy and sometimes by great pains taking or violent exercise and cold taken thereupon The Moon in Capricorn of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed whilst the Moon is in Capricorn of Saturn oppressed shall be afflicted with heaviness at the breast and stomach and difficulty of breathing and dry Coughs their lungs oppressed more pained by night than day with intended feavers oft times troubled with head-ach and noise in their head The Cause is from great cold melancholy and disorderly dyet The Moon in Aquary of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in the sign Aquary of Saturn or Mercury afflicted shall be troubled with much melancholy winds coagulated in the veins the malady ceaseth on them unequally with remission and intension their heads pained with wind or noise Also troubled with faint fits or passion of the heart sometimes a sore throat or troubled with a rising there being in danger of suffocation The cause is from excess of labour want of sleep whereby to refresh nature and much trouble of mind The Moon in Pisces of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed when the Moon is in Pisces of Saturn oppressed shall be troubled with much sighing and pricking or shooting of the breast and under the paps and continual augmenting feavers with extensions of the precordiacks and heart-strings or arteries also their throat is oppressed with thick flegm and their breast with a rotten cough and store of watry matter lodging there The cause is from extreamity of cold taken by bathing or otherwise by much wet The Way to make diet drinks by decoctions or to extract the Spirits of Plants or Herbs Also to make Syrups Lohochs or Lambetives Pills Glyâ—â—ers Fumes Suffumigations Cataplasms Oyntments Bathes Also the making and administrating of Purgations and vomits and concerning blood-letting c. Concerning Decoctions and Dyet-drinks HAving by the Rules elsewhere expressed in this Book collected the herbs together suitable to the cure according unto their virtues and numbers alwaies remembring in all cures to fortifie the heart with herbs proper you must take the herbs and chop them small But unto all diet drinks I usually add as followeth to make it the more strong and useful viz. raisons currants sometimes figs liquorish and aniseed and if the Patient be much troubled with wind then you may also put into it sweet fennil-seed coliander-seed and such like which are good to expel wind These additions must be bruised well in a mortar and so boiled with the herbs when its boiling you must keep them close covered whereby to keep in the spirit you may boil these herbs with the addition in bear or ale If you desire to make it strong and nutritive then when it is new boiled you may put into it white-wine muscadel or brandy according unto the temper of the Patient A good handful of all sorts of herbs put together will be sufficient for three or four gallons of liliquor you may let it boil until a forth part or thereabouts be wasted for if you keep it close covered it will not waste very much in the boiling Now of this diet drink we usually give the
let blood Concerning the way how to cure each distemper is set down elsewhere in this book The Moon in Taurus of Mars afflicted Those that take their bed under such configuration as aforesaid shall be afflicted with a continued Fever the whole frame of the body obstructed with an inflammation of the Throat Neck and hinder part thereof and ach of the bones also insomniation or inordinate watching very thirsty longing after cooling things Oft time the sick will be afflicted with the Strangury or Stone with Gravel in the Reins and Kidneys pestilent sore throats or hoarsness or some ill matter setled there The cause is from much ill blood choler and sweet flegm The Moon in Gemini of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed under this configuration shall he afflicted with a violent burning Fever and with obstructions their blood extreme windy and corrupted some great pains or lameness in their arms or joynts the pulses long and inordinate oft-times the Patient is troubled with the Stone or heat in the Reins and sometimes spitting of blood The cause of this distemper usually is from ingurgitation or too much drinking of strong Wine or Beer and some cholerick matter The Moon in Cancer of Mars oppressed Those that take their bed when the ☽ is in Cancer of Mars afflicted the sick will be troubled with much flegm and ill matter setled at their Breast and Stomack also with eversion and turning of the Ventricle oft-times desiring to vomit with some defect in the blood This disease cometh from surfeiting or too much ingurgitation and oft-times turneth unto a loosness or a rotten Cough and sometimes spitting blood The Moon in Leo of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed when the Moon is in Leo of Mars afflicted shall be subject unto a strong Fever with a disturbed brain and strong raging fits also they will be subject unto much drowsiness and heaviness all over their body also the heart oppressed with faintness and swounding fits and the party almost raging mad with little or no appetite The cause of this distemper is from excess of choler and blood abounding over-heated The Moon in Virgo of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed under this configuration shall be subject unto a Flux in the belly small Fevers the Pulse remiss avertion of the Ventricle also tormented with wind in the Belly or Guts and Chollick bad stomack many times weakness or pains in the legs near the anckles the cause from original choler melancholly and sharp fretting humors The Moon in Libra of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in ♎ of ♂ oppressed will be subject unto an inflammation all over the body also Fevourish unapt to sleep their Pulses high troubled with wind and plenitude of blood many times they have the stone or gravel in the kidneys or great heat therein The cause is from surfeiting or disorder in diet also plenitude of blood The Moon in Scorpio of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in Scorpio of Mars oppressed argueth that the sick is afflicted or hath some grievous infirmity in their privy parts If children or Young-people then it argueth the small-pox or measles Also it sheweth more especially in times of pestilential diseases the pestilence or some poisonous or pestilential grief many times it causeth boiles or scabiness to break forth The cause is from blood extreamly corrupted or from some infectious and poisonous grief accidentally taken into the body by smell or taste The Moon in Sagitary of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in Sagitary of Mars oppressed shall be tormented with high fevers and cholerick passions with the flux or lask the pulses few and faint the sick burns extreamly many times it sheweth the hand and foot gout with breaking out and sore throats sometimes sharp rheums offend their eyes The cause is from surfeiting or gluttony or too much repletion Also from inordinate exercise and blood over-heated The Moon in Capricorn of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in Capricorn of Mars oppressed shall be troubled with excesse of choller and with great desire to vomit no perfect concoction and oft returning fevers a puffing up the sinews and a flux of the belly immediately followes an inflamation of the breast some exulceration in a Cholerick humour offends the party in his hands or joynts of his fingers also the sick is inclining unto the yellow jaundies Their blood all over the body disaffected The cause is from choller and evil digestion and blood corrupted The Moon in Aquary of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in Aquary of Mars oppressed are troubled with swooning fits and pained at the heart and are very feaverish pulses are high and the blood swelling in all their veins oft-times complaining of great pain in their breast drawing their wind with great difficulty The cause is from most sharp and violent affections or vehement passions The Moon in Pisces of Mars oppressed Those who take their bed when the Moon is in Pisces of Mars afflicted shall be tormented with sharp burning feavers and vehement thirst and usually oppressed with a violent looseness complaining of great pain in their bellies or an extraordinary rotten cough also a deflux of rhuem falling from the head to the throat they being near suffocated therewith their bellies swolne and in danger of a dropsie oft-times they are troubled with itching and a salt humor in the blood The cause of the distemper is from two much ingurgitation and drinking of wine and strong drinks and the body abounding with choller and salt flegm and bloud corrupted occasioned by disorder Concerning what effects the Moon worketh in any of the twelve Signs upon the body of the Sick She being afflicted by the Conjunction Square or Opposition of Saturn at the time of decumbiture Note That Mercury afflicting the Moon worketh the same effects onely be striketh somewhat more upon the brain and nerves The Moon in Aries of Saturn or Mercury oppressed THose who take their bed the Moon being in Aries of Saturn or Mercury oppressed shall be troubled with head-ach and a distillation of Rhuems falling from the head into the throat and wind-pipe also a stuffing in the head with dulness of the eyes inordinate drowsiness and dulness of mind and bad stomach intemperate sweats being hot within and cold without more afflicted in the night then by day The occasion of this distemper is from great cold taken and want of exercise and sometimes by eating trash contraâ—â— to Nature The Moon in Taurus of Saturn or Mercury oppressed Those who take their bed the Moon being in Taurus of Saturn or Mercury oppressed shall be feaverish proceeding from obstructions aod distempers of the precordiacks and arteries viz. of the inward parts near the heart liver and lungs some ulceration there abouts their pulses are lofty and high and an inflamation of the whole body The disease
but also by reason the applycations are for the most part hot wherefore sometimes we give them Glisters Pills or Suppositers according unto discretion Here followeth the way Astrologically not only to discover but also to cure all sorts of Evils together with that commonly called the Kings-Evils Concerning the Evil commonly called the Kings-Evil and the Cure thereof as followeth IT 'S generally called the Kings-Evil In regard it pleased God to give the Kings of this Nation that great gift of curing these kinds of infirmities 'T is not as many foolishly do imagine called the Kings-Evil in regard of any sins by them committed and so for that cause it should fall upon the Subject for the Evil is directly from themselves occasioned by some extraordinary distemper of the brain and so from thence dispersed by the Nerves into several parts of the body sometime I have known it fall into the Eyes and at other times into the Neck and Throat with white kernels swellings and sometimes 't will be in any other parts of the body and the swelling is alwayes white Now in regard that Chyrurgions and Doctors in former times were ignorant not only of the Cause but also of the way of cure by reason it lay wholly in the Nerves for these kinds of Evils coming wholly from the Brain as aforesaid at the first beginning never toucheth upon the Flesh Brain or Blood only the Nerves are puffed up and riseth in kernels white whereupon such applications which usually cured other swellings were clear antipathetical unto these kinds of swellings and rather increased than any way diminished their pain I have cured many of this kind of Evil also as is well known unto many in the Country Many times it falleth out to be in the Optick-Nerves and then the Eyes are in a very sad condition About a year a go I cured the Daughter of one John Alexander living in Mortimer in the County of Berks she was taken in both Eyes they were so cloased up that she could not endure to have them opened whereby to apply any remedy she lay thus above six moneths quite blind besides what time the grief was drawing on before and the more they tampered with her the worse she was at length they were fearful that her Eyes would perish in her head as it seems one Maids did who was of their acquaintance whereupon they came to me and having agreed upon the price for the cure I did undertake and perform it in about a moneths space the manner how I did perform it I shall relate before I conclude I do find that in former ages multitudes perished through these kinds of Evils by reason as I said before that Doctors and Chyrurgeons were ignorant of the true cause of the distemper and so by consequence of the cure whereupon it pleased God to give this gift of healing first unto King Edward the 1. who for his piety was called the Confessor who was the first English King who suecceeded after the Deans wete extinguished and after him successively this great gift hath continued unto the Kings of this Nation I shall now proceed to set forth the way of cure not only of this mans Daughter in question but also how to cure it in any part of the body provided it be taken in hand in time before the Nerves Flesh and Bones are perished for in length of time if it be not cured 't will get into the Flesh Bones and Blood and then in the end commonly that Limb or Member of the Body be it arm foot legg and sometimes thigh and all is cut off The way of curing this Maides eye was as followeth In the first place I made choice of three solary herbs which are esteemed good for the Nerves viz. rosemary Angellica and bawm these herbs I cauâ—ed to be made close up in a linnen cloath taking a small quantity of each being all gathered at the hour of the Sun and gave it her to wear about her Neck instead of Gold for as Gold is a Metal under the Dominion of the Sun and hath a vertue to comfort the brain for the Sun hath predominancy over the brain as I have shewed elsewhere see also these herbs being under the Dominion of the Sun hath the like sympathetick vertue to comfort the brain accordingly also I made choice of a select number of solary herbs to make a Dyer-drink by way of decoction and likewise to make an oyl to annoynt thâ— brain But unto the Eyes I applyed only Celandine-water given in a small tincture of Roman-Vitriol but at the first beginning of the Cure I did for a few dayes apply raw-fresh meat to the powl or Neck to help dry and divert the humour from the Eyes by this means through Gods blessing she was soon recovered Now the way to cure this kind of Evil when it setleth in any other part of the body is as followeth You must in the first place make use of three Solary Herbs as aforesaid to wear about their neck also you must make a bath of Solary Herbs according unto the number before mentioned belonging unto the Sun and being gathered at the right Planetary hour also out of the same herbs you must make an oyntment and once a day you must bath the place grieved pretty hot and then immediately with this oyntment anoynt it and keep it moderately warm you must be sure to make choice of such solary herbs which are esteemed good for the brain and nerves as you will find in this Book elsewhere I shall relate one Example This year I cured a Maid who was the only daughter of Mr. Henry Bulstrode living in Warfield Parish in the County of Berks she had the evil in her ear and right side of her head being most grievously pained therewith Her Father tryed many Doctors and others to his great cost and charge but instead of mending she grew worse every day than other and the more they tampered with her the more she was afflicted the swelling was white she was in this condition about nine moneths at length finding no remedy and hearing by some of his Neighbours what great cures I had done for others her Father came unto me and having agreed with me about the charge I did undertake the cure and in about six weeks time did perfect the cure accordingly The way which I used was according to what I have already declared Viz. By Diet-drinks Baths ointments and herbs to wear about her neck as is before expressed All the herbs used were Solary and gathered at the true planetary hour agreeing with the number attributed to the Sun Note That when the Sun or any other planet whose herbs you intend to use be strong in the heavens the lesser numbers will serve but when they are weak then the greater numbers must be used A planet is said to be strong when he is in essential dignities and weak when out of dignities in the heavens the reasons I have shewed
elsewhere in this Book Another kind of Evil commonly called Atake MOst People call this kind of Evil Atake by reason that the Patient is on the sudden perplexed with great pain whereas usually natural infirmities doe first mind the Patient before it increaseth unto extreamity according as the influence of the afflicting Planets draweth unto partile aspect of the significator of the Patient and if a figure be set for the time when the pain did first assault the patient one may by the rules of Astrology easily discover from what cause the grief came and whether natural or from Witchcraft The way which the Witches usually take for to afflict Man or Beast in this kind is as I conceive done by image or moddel made in the likeness of that Man or Beast they intend to work mischief upon and by the subtilty of the Devil made at such hours and times when it shall work most powerful upon them by thorn pin or needle prickt into that Limb or part of the Image which answereth to that limb or member of the body afflicted For Example I shall relate what happened lately as I am credibly informed An Old woman who lived near the Devises in Wiltshire she was imprisoned about the time when I began to write this book in â—nno 1667. for the fact being in a lone place was observed to stoop and imploy her self in digging or making a hole in the earth Now immediately after she was gone they went to the place and there found an image like a man with a thorn prickt into it at which time there was a man in the Parish who was in great tormenting pain in one of his limbs which by compare did answer to that limb prickt with a thorn into the image and when they took forth the thorn the man had present ease but when they put the thorn in again the man was tormented When witchcraft is wrought only by image prickt as aforesaid the Patient is usually pained outwardly in one limb member or part of the body and the swelling if any is usually white There is no pain whatsoever more tormenting than it and commonly such pains are white swellings and usually with most people called evils or Takes not thinking from what cause it cometh Yet I am of opinion and do find by experience that all white swellings are not such evils which cometh from evil persons for it may proceed from some extraordinary distemper of the nerves such as is the evil commonly called the Kings evil as I have already declared It s observable that in all kinds of evil the more they are tempered with the worse they are for except the right way of remedies be applyed the Patient will be but the more tormented I know many have lost their limbs and sometimes life and all in regard those who have undertaken to cure them being unskilled in the way of Astrology could not effect the cure I have cured many who have been taken in this condition and to my knowledge have never failed where the Patient was cureable but when the bones sinews nerves and arteries and flesh is perished before one begins and joynts dislocated then there can be no perfect cure expected although some good may be wrought in staying farther proceedings There is no grief or infirmity whatsoever but may through Witchcraft and Sorcery by the help of the Devil be wrought upon the bodies of men and beast and I could instance many which I have cured I shall mention two examples The first being a cure done upon a Maid living at Newton near Newbery in the County of Berks she lay two years bed-rid and could wag neither hand nor foot her father told me he had tryed many Doctors which cost him above an hundred pounds but she was never the better but rather the worse she took no sustenance save onely verjuice posset For if at any time she took ought else she soon did vomit it up all her body and limbs outward were taken in the nature of a dead Palsie and her inward parts with a great stop at the breast and stomack her Father told me the time when she first took her bed by which I erected a Scheme and according unto the rules of Astrology I told her Father I found she was taken either by Witchcraft or Sorcery if not both and that was the reason why the drug Doctors could not help her I undertook the cure at a price and within eight weeks I recovered both her body and limbs and she hath continued well ever since it being above nine years ago since the cure was done The Way how to cure either Witchcraft or Sorcery is set down in another place in this Book The Cure was effected In the first place I endeavoured to afflict the Witch and then by diet drinks and ointments made of planetary herbs antipathetical unto the afflicting planet being Saturn gathered at the planetary hours their qualities virtues and numbers corresponding the herbs used were under the dominion of the Sun and Jupiter It appeareth that both Witchcraft and Sorcery had been wrought upon the Maid by reason that both her limbs outward and body inward were afflicted as aforesaid Objection If Witchcraft worketh alone only but upon one limb or member of the body as before is declared then how cometh it to pass that her whole body and limbs generally were thus made useless To which I answer that if the thorn pin or needle were prickt in the head when the sign that is the Moon was in Aries and that the infortunes as instance Saturn were in bad aspect unto her as probable it was when the Witch first began her mischief then it might unhappily work mischief or damage unto the whole body for it standeth by good reason that if the brain which is the fountain from whence the Nerves do proceed be oppressed that then the motion of the whole body must needs be obstructed for the Nerves which is a small string that runneth under the veins throughout the whole frame of the body proceeding from the brain are the onely sensitive part of motion Insomuch that if a Chirurgion happen to prick a nerve when he letteth any one blood the limb will be in danger to be useless and I heard of two who lost the use of their arms thereby When I lived in Oxford and as it fareth with the body to be senceless and so useless when the brain and nerves are oppressed so likewise it fareth with the body as being dead and void of life when the heart and arteries are oppressed I shall instance one example hereof about eight or nine years ago I cured a Maid whose name was Mary Boyer she was about eighteen years of age her Father together with this maid did live in Glassenbury being above eight miles from my dwelling he brought her to my house where I now dwell to be cured her condition was as followeth Every day near the same hour she was taken with a great
is described by that Planet which is peregrine in an Angle if no peregrine Planet be in an Angle or second house then the Lord of the seventh house shall be significator of the thief sometimes the Lord of the hour will do it when the time of losing is certainly known if many peregrine Planets be in Angles more especially when a double bodied Sign ascends then it shews so many thieves A Planet is said to be peregrine when he is out of all essential dignities viz. neither in his house exaltation triplicity term or face having found by Ptolomies Table in the Almanack what Planet or Planets are peregrine you may describe their persons in this Book under the title of the Bodily Shape and which of the Planets generally rule The way of the goods if found thus if the Lord of the second house and significator of the thief be joyned together or have any friendly Aspect unto each other or be in one triplicity or if the significator of the thief doth dispose of the Querents part of Fortune or the Lord of the second house or the significator of the goods Then we may conclude that the goods are with the thief and at his disposing but if the significator of the Thief be separated from what is aforesaid and doth apply or if the Moon or any other other inferiour planet doth separate from the significator of the Thief and apply unto another planet he shall be the receiver which is signified by that planet you must judge the way and distance of the theif according unto the signs and quarters of Heaven where the significator of the thief is accounting from the ascendant as is before expressed Of Fugitives AS in questions of thefts and strays so the like in Fugitives judgement is given either by erecting a scheam for the time of straying or going away or otherwise for the time of the querents coming If you have the exact time of the fugitives going away Then the Ascendant its Lord the Moon and Planet posited in the ascendant or angle especially if he personate the fugitive shall be significators of the fugitive and according unto the Nature of the Signs and places by them signified and quarters of heaven wheresoever we find them together with their applications unto other Planets judgements is usually given If those significators be in or apply unto the sign Gemini then we conclude they are travelled towards London if in Capricorn then Oxford if in Virgo Reading if Cancer â—cotland if Taurus Ireland if the principal significator as in the ninth house or joyned to the Lord of the ninth then we conclude they are for a voyage or long intended journy north signs shew northward East Signs castward West signs westward South signs southward Alwayes observing the quarter of heaven if the planets concerned be swift in motion and in movable signs then they go apace if in fixt signs and slow in motion then they go but slow but if the time of flying be not perfectly known then we erect the figure according unto the time when the question was propounded and so the Lord of the seventh house joyning there with Mercury and the Moon but more especially that planet which doth own the fugitive according unto shape and profession also we must consider what relation the fugitive hath to the querent whether wife or husband kindred or servant and the like and if the personal shape of the fugitive doth correspond with the planet which is Lord of the house inquired after you may with the more confidence give judgement thereby I have oft-times given judgement upon these questions and I find they will hold true if well heeded Of Vrines THe Astrological way whereby to give judgement at the view or first sight of the urine both in acute and chronick griefs is immediately to erect a figure and so to vary your ascendant that it may be radical and that the ascendant together with its Lord may personate the sick and if the griefs be acute then the time of decumbiture or first falling ill must be inquired after that so the assured place of the Moon in any of the twelve Signs may be obtained for by the Moon in any of the twelve Signs afflicted of the infortunes the grief is discovered together with its cause and termination But if the grief be chronick that is of above a Months standing then from the Sun the ascendant sixth house and their Lords afflicted judgment is usually given In regard I have already at large set forth my way of practice herein I shall in this place onely in brief set down what I find concerning my experience in urins for although an exact judgement both concerning the grief together with its cause and termination by urine cannot be obtained yet some general judgements thereby may be given which may well serve for a four penny reward First if the urin be of an amber colour and the patient ill for generally that coloured urine sheweth health of body Then the grief or infirmity lyeth in the vital and animal spirits from whence doth proceed palsies palpetations and convulsions and such like distempers In this condition the urine is not concerned by reason the blood and those passages from whence the urine doth proceed are not infected for the urine is but the excrement of blood if the urine be white or paleish it sheweth great weakness both in stomach and body and if the urine be high coloured and red it argueth a fever or that some extraordinary pain doth afflict the Sick but the place where and cause why cannot be known without a figure sometimes it sheweth plenitude of blood especially if the veins be high if gravel or red sand appear at the bottom it sheweth the Stone in the reins kidnies or bladder If the urine be of a light sandy colour and somewhat thick it sheweth great cold taken and oft times it turneth unto an ague and if the urine be slimy and somwhat thick it threatneth worms in young people and consumptions in elder but if the urine be green or black coloured it usually sheweth death to ensue also if the urine be of a sad brown colour it threatneth death I question not but that Authors have largely and learnedly written hereupon unto whom I shall I do seldom trust or rely upon my judgment herein neither do I administer any Physick thereby for the Astrological Sympathetical and antipathetical way of administring Physick cannot be done without a Figure for the strength and weakness of the Planets afflicting and afflicted must first be discovered those who are well versed in the Art of Astrology need no urine for I my self oft times when the urine hath been brought in a stone bottle have described what kind of urine it was and how coloured by my figure more especially in acute griefs when the time of decumbiture or first falling ill have been known Concerning the casting forth of Devils out of such who
herbs under such Planets which are antipathetical unto each several Complexion before mentioned not omitting oyntments to the heart and brain and fumes to the head if the brain be moist and suffumigation if dry If the Patient have been long distempered then 't will get into the blood and then 't will be convenient sometimes to let them blood and then if you take a small quantity of the Sympathetical powder and mix it with so much Powder of the herbs proportionable for the Cure it will mightily help forward the cure you must order it and wear it as directed in the cureing of Agues There are several other kinds and causes of madness as followeth sometimes height of blood will ascend up to the head and so disturb their brain which will cause madness the cureing whereof is by oft letting blood and dyet drink made suitable by Antipathy unto their Complexion as aforesaid for if we should apply herbs which are by nature hot although good in general for the brain to a Cholerick mad body it will rather increase then mittigate their fury but in all cures you must ever remember to fortify the heart and vital Spirits the Sympathetical powder in this kind of madness mixt and ordered as aforesaid is most proper the truth is this kind of madness is easily cured by any drug-Doctor for their general way is to cure by blood letting and purgation which kind of Physick is proper for this distemper â—here is another kind of madness which cometh by being costive bound in body of which I have cured many and I always found by the Figure that the chief significators of the distemper were in earthy Signs for the time being these who are taken in this condition will be as mad as any according unto their natural Complexion be it Choler Sanguine Melancholy or Fiegmatick at the first they will be ill only in head and stomack but after some time it will make them light headed and forgetful and by reason of that great stop in Natures Course it will more and more cause inordinate Vapours to ascend up to the head and brain and at length bring madness insomuch that they are not able to discover their own condition nor yet their friends I have known some who have dyed in this condition before their grief was perfectly known or at least were so far gone that Doctors could not help them I had once a Maid who was a Farmers Daughter living in the Parish of Goring in the County of Oxon brought tyed and bound fast in a Cart with Cords who was only mad by reason of this condition her Friends not knowing what she ayled some thought it might be through Love others thought she was either bewitched or possessed some thought one thing and some another the truth is she looked very gastly and wild but being by nature of a Sanguine Complection she would hoop hollow sing and dance day and night if she might be suffered having by a Figure discovered the cause of her distemper I bargained with her Father what to have for the cure I quickly with suppositer and glister brought her to stool and within three days she grew sensible and quiet and in a week was perfectly recovered I have known sometimes that an afright hath caused madness in this condition applications must be chiefly to the brain not omitting Dyet drink made suitable by antipathy to their Complexion I have known some Females who have been mad only by the stop of their monethly Course the cure is by herbs proper to help such infirmities as you shall find in this book I have known some women who have fell mad after they have been delivered of their Child occasioned sometime from great cold taken or disorderly dyet and sometimes by Witchcraft as I have already declared occasioned by the Tender or Nurse for their bodies being open and weak any infirmities may the easier be wrought upon them by such wretches and yet the cause undiscovered and the Patient many times dyeth The worst kind of madness that I know is occasioned from Sorcery or Witchcraft and I believe there are multitudes of this kind in Beathlaem and elsewhere that lye many years in this condition for except the Witches power be taken off and staid it s in vain to administer Physick more especially where the Witch sometimes may have admittance to come to the Patient others may perhaps be possessed and then the Devil must be cast forth for as I have said already except the true cause of each kinds of madness be discovered its impossible to cure without a Miracle except by accident now to cure this kind of madness which cometh from Witchcraft In the first place you must by the Rules of Art endeavour to afflict the Witch and then by herbs antipathetical unto the afflicting Planet and complection of the Patient you must make Dyet-drinks Oyntments and Glisters not omitting some ingredients suitable as Figs Raisons Currants Liquorish Aniseeds or any other seeds good to expel wind c. sometimes when the body is bound which most mad people are very subject unto you must make choyce of such herbs amongst your Numbers which are Purging and losening Note that I alwayes found in my Practice that the afflicting Planet and Complexion of the Patient were usually one as instance Cholerick people are commonly afflicted of Mars and Melancholy under Saturn for such is the subtilty of the Devil and the Witches that they strike most upon that humour whereunto they find the nature of men and Women most prone and apt to receive impression If these Rules which I have inserted be well observed and followed there is no one mad body whatsoever but may through Gods blessing be recovered to my knowledge I have not failed these many years where I have undertaken notwithstanding some whom I have cured have been mad many years but I must needs say the longer they are mad before a right means is used the more difficult the cure is and somewhat the more time it will require to perfect their cure For according unto that saying in Philosophy Custom produceth a second Nature c. FINIS To all such who are Students and well-Willers unto this most excellent Science of Astrology I Presume that no sooner are these following Books come forth but some will be ready to say What needs this Treatise since we have so many books of this nature extant written both so Learned and Copious even in our own Language that one would think nothing more could be written of this Subject but yet we know that in all Arts and Sciences whatsoever no man can so curiously and exactly write of any matter or thing of what Nature soever but that something might be added thereunto and were it but only a confirmation of what have been written formerly by other Authors yet it s but reasonable that such persons who have been Practitioners and Students in this Art should likewise have liberty to write