known by observation wherefore to descend to particulars That the Sun hath influence If we have regard first to the Sun we shall finde that the power of the Sun and the quality of the Heavens cause the inhabitants of the Torrid Zone to be black such are they which we call vulgarly Blackmoors or Negroes and causeth them also to be of constitution Cholerick their hair curled of mean stature by reason of the temperature of their bodies which is hot and dry Look Ptol. lib. 2. cap. 2. de quadripar We further know the Sun doth also tan even us in this our climate and is the cause also of Spring Summer Autumn and Winter day and night and the chief cause of the generation of all living creatures but more especially those which proceed from putrefaction c. every one knows bringeth also to maturity all the fruits of the earth and extimulateth all creatures to the act of generation for the procreation of their several kinds But to be short that 33. of Deut. ver 14. before mentioned and the testimony of Moses Gen. 1.14 of which anon that the Sun and the Moon were constituted for signs and seasons as well as other stars is cleer We know also he is of a drying and attractive Nature That Chronick diseases follow his course as acute and sharp the course of the Moon cum multis aliis but here I shall pass them by since there is no Peasant but can acquaint us with some one effect or other of this clearly by experience known unto him And who is so ignorant but knoweth that the Moon hath a great influence on the ebbing and flowing of the Sea which every waterman on the Thames can justifie The Moon Object Answ Why there is no Tides or such as can hardly be discerned in the Atlantick seas Why there is no Tides in fresh waters and why in some places there are no Tides but if some urge that in the Atlantick sea there is no Tides and so think by this their ignorance to make ought against this most heavenly Art they are mistaken for as touching this their idle and vain conceit I shall not need for the answering thereof use many words but let them know that by reason of the profundity and vast wideness of those seas I must confess little or no Tide can be discerned yet is it most probable there is an increase and decrease of that current as I shall appeal to all the learned in Navigation for by reason of the indisposition of the subject the influence I must confess of the Moon is not so much discerned as in other things as all moist and watery bodies that she wholly rules as in fresh waters by reason of the rarity and subtilty thereof she not having that fit subject to work on which is requisite causeth no Tide there also expert Navigators can testifie that in some places of the Ocean Tides are letted by the strength of a contrary Current c. But there is no female of twenty one yeers of age though some at sixteen nay sooner but can testifie its effects on their bodies by causing their menstrues once a moneth this they finde by experience though perhaps all know not the cause or reason thereof you have already heard her influence on lunaticks causing their fits sometimes to be more grievous then again at other times wherefore then if we further look to shell-fish we shall see cleerly that they are made by her divers illuminations of or with the Sun both to increase and decrease this there is no Oyster-wench but knows the same effect she hath in the humours of all bodies sublunary And there is none so ignorant but knoweth also that those who sleep in the open fields in Moon-light-nights she filleth them with dulness and heavy drowsiness and their heads with moisture moreover flesh newly slain being hung forth in moon-light-nights doth soon putrifie and Pease sown in the increase of the Moon never leave blooming and blossoming and that she is the cause of critical days and also judicial you have had shewn you in my Lux Veritatis wherefore here I shall not insist thereon but refer you thereunto and to Galen de diebus decretoriis and you shall there finde what admirable vertue and power he assigns her over all alterations of ayr and other inferiour Elementary things as well as over diseases especially acute c. And not only shell-fish and the humours in men and women do increase and decrease according to her increase and wane but also the Brain of man and other living creatures Again there is no Sow-gelder but can justifie he observes the age and configurations of the Moon with the Sun for gelding of Cattle and every husband-man or Peasant knoweth that it is very useful for him to observe a time of the Moon to put his cattle to ingender and as it is reported by Gesner in his 300 page of beasts Democritus affirmeth that if a Horse cover a Mare the third day before the full Moon the Mare shall conceive a male foal if the third day after the Full a female If a Horse cover a Mare the third day before the Full Moon a male Foal will be conceived and also in his 207 page testifieth that Pliny knowing the strange secret operation of the Moon in Elephants doth as it were ascribe a kinde of Religion in this creature for from the Change of the Moon till the prime and appearance thereof they take boughs from off the Trees and first look or lift them up to Heaven and then look upon or towards the Moon which they many times together do as it were in a supplication or adoration thereof He further relateth of the Baboon who by the influence of the Sun and Moon on him in the equinoctial times of the yeer barks every hour once viz. twelve times a day The third day after the Full Moon a female and as often pisseth and at the Change of the Moon the male Baboon will neither look up or eat but in a forlorn condition through the sence of that conjunction of the Luminaries goes up and down and the female purging her self of abundance of blood But this is further handled in the fourth chapter of the second Book of this Volumn viz. That which we call the Introduction wherefore here I shall hasten to proceed Those born at the time of an Eclipse or Change of the Moon live not long and why Again we see that those that are born at the time of an Eclipse of either of the Luminaries or at the Change of the Moon cannot live long for the Sun or Moon being eclipsed he being fons vitae and she the mother as it were of moisture the native then by this defect must be deprived in the eclipse of the Sun of natural heat and nourishment he being deprived of his light and in the defect of the Moon of convenient moisture to mitigate and to
the twelve signs in any Annual Revolution 274 Chap. 4. Teaching how to iudge of the evill of any year the nature thereof and when the year is most likely to be turbulent obnoxious and unfortunate also what is portended by any Revolution when one Planet transfers his light and nature to another 278 Chap. 5. Shewing how to judge of health or sickness in any year 280 Chap. 6. How of wars or peace Idem Chap. 7. Of fertility and sterility 284 Chap. 8. Teaching how to know the price of any thing in any year 285 Chap. 9. Containing some Instructions touching the alteration of the Ayr and change of weather in any year 288 Chap. 10. Shewing how to judge of the weather by the Aspects of the Moon to the other Planets and by the several Aspects of the Planets amongst themselves 290 Chap. 11. Demonstrating the alteration of the Ayr by the Combustion Orientality and Occidentality of the Planets in every of the twelve signs of Heaven 292 Chap. 12. Containing further instructions touching the alteration of the Ayr from the application of the Moon to the other Planets having separated from the Conjunction or Opposition of the Sun 294 Chap. 13. Teaching by other rules how to judge of the alteration of the ayr and to know when rain is to be expected 296 Chap. 14. Shewing Haly his judgement on weather and the alteration of the Ayr 298 Chap. 15. Shewing how to judge of weather from common Observation of the rising and setting of the â—un colour of the Moon appearance of the Rain-bow Comets Clouds brightness of the fixed Stars also by the prime day and from the time of the day wherein thunder happeneth 302 Chap. 16. Demonstrating the natural causes of many Suns of the Rain-bow Rain Hail Frost Snow Dew Winde Earth-quakes Comets Thunders Lightnings and the cause of the Sun and Moons Eclipse 303 Chap. 17 Of the signification of the most notable fixed Stars both fortunate and unfortunate in any of the twelve Houses in Revolutions of the Years of the World 305 SECT IV. Teaching how to judge of the natural mutations and accidents of this Elementary World by the appearance of Eclipses Comes great Conjunctions and Blazing-stars CHAP. I. Containing Ptolomies method in judging Eclipses and how to know the Regions to which the Effects belong 310 Chap. 2. Shewing the time when the Effects of any Eclipse shall begin and how long continue Idem Chap. 3. Of the kindes of Events of any Eclipse 311 Chap. 4. Of the quality of the Events of any Eclipse whether good or evil 312 Chap. 5. Of the Sun and Moon eclipsed in any Decanate or Face of the twelve Coelestial signs 315 Chap. 6. Of Comets and Blazing-Stars what they are the many sorts thereof their Portences and how long they appear at any time 318 Chap. 7. Shewing the Physical reasons of the horrid and terrible portencies of Comets and Blazing Stars 320 Chap. 8. Shewing some other names of Comets or Blazing-Stars and their Portencies 321 Chap. 9. Of the signification of Comets and Blazing-Stars appropriated to the seven Planets 323 Chap. 10. Shewing the significations of Comets when they appear in any of the twelve signs of Heaven 324 Chap. 11. Of great Conjunctions their Number and how to judge of their Effects 327 Chap. 12. Of the Conjunctions of the superiours 328 Chap. 13. Of the mean and lesser Conjunctions and their effects 329 Chap. 14. Of the Conjunction of the Planets in the twelve signs according to Hermes 330 Chap. 15. Shewing how to iudge of the general accidents of the World by the falling of New-Years Day 332 FINIS An INDEX pointing to the chief matters contained in this Volume This mark * before any figure points you to the folio in the first EPISTLE to the READER A ABraham an Astrologer Epist Ded. 1 Postscript folio 4. The first that taught the Egyptians the knowledge of the Stars Ibid. Abuse of any thing taketh not away the use thereof among the Learned * 3 Abuses cast upon the Author by the penners of the pretended Reply to his Lux Veritatis and he vindicated from them all from folio 26 to 29. their juglings and evasions discovered 29 Acute diseases how ruled 11 Adam an Astrologer notwithstanding Mr. Gatakers evasions in his Annotations on Jer. 10. ver 2. put forth by the Synod Epist Ded. 1 Postscript and for the clearing of the Text to that aforesaid Lux Veritatis Chap. 3. Sect. 5 Ayrs alteration how to judge thereof from 288 to 303 by general significators 288 289 by opening of Gates 290 by the aspects of the Moon to the other Planets 291 by the Planets mutual aspects 291 292 Orientallity Occidentallity and combustion in the 12 signs 292 293 by the application of the Moon to the other Planets having separated from the conjunction of the Sun 294 295 Aphorisms 296 Ordinary signs and tokens 297 by Haly his judgement from 298 to 302 by the rising and setting of the Sun the colour of the Moon the Rainbow and by the appearance of Comets 302 by Clouds Stars Prime day c. 303 Aeties a stone so called its vertue 57 Afflictions portended by revolutions the nature thereof and from whence it shall arise 275 Age decrepit prohibited physick 166 Age of those that are not to use Phebotomie 170 What time of the Moon it availeth 171 A time for making of Agreements 178 A time for any work in the art of Alchimy 179 A time for All things under the Sun 145 Almuten what 111 Alterations in the world occasioned by Ecclipses of either Luminary and why 308 by Comets 319 and why 320 A time for Anointing to remove superfluous hair 169 Antiscience of the Planets their force how to know them 76 Aphorisms conducing to the judging of Elections from 122 to 128 shewing how to judge of the condition of Kings People or any other what accidents are to happen them and at what time in any year from 221 to 224 more particularly of the People from 226 to 230 Apishness in men reprehended * 18 Excess of Apparel in the vulgar condemned * 19 A time for putting on of Apparrel 137. 156 Appearance of many Suns and Moons the reason thereof 303 Application what 110 A time for Applying Medicines to all the parts of the body 163 Aquaries its nature and quality 90 Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and part in man under its rule 91 why ruled by Saturn 68 the number names nature magnitude latitude and longitude of its most notable fixed stars 294 Aries its nature and quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and part in man under its rule 86 why governed by Mars 68 why the exaltation of the Sun and fall of Saturn 69 the number names nature magnitude latitude and longitude of its most notable fixed stars 94 Armour-bearers their significators general in annual judgments 220 A time for buying Arms. 184 Ascendant why so called 107 Asia its inhabitants the reason
the twelve signs of Heaven 267 268 A time for Dwelling 179 E. A time for husbanding the Earth 148 Earthquakes how occasioned signes thereof 304 Earths Semidiamiter 50 Cause of the Ebbing and flowing of the sea 11 Eclipse of the Sun the cause thereof 304 of the Moon why they happen not twice every Moneth 305 how to judge of the mutations and accidents in this Elementary world thereby from 308 to 318 that alterations do follow in the world upon the Eclipse of either Luminary and wherefore 308 an Introduction from 308 to 310 what is to be considered 310 when their effects manifest themselves Ibid. how long continue 311 to know the Lord of any Eclipse ibid. the kinds of the Events 312 quality whether good or evil from 313 to 315 of the Sun in any decanate of the 12 Signs 316 of the Moon 317 Ecliptick Circle what it is why so called 79 Education not of force sufficient to alter the natural constitution of a People or Nation 15 Egypt how watred 290 A time for Electing Kings and Governours 196 Elections ordinary slighted * 3 Elections by the Aspects of the Moon to the other Planets 129 Electuaries a time to administer 168 A time for sending Embassadors 159 Enemies a time to suppress 182 Enoch an Astrologer vid. Postscript A time for Enstaulings 197 Equator or the Equinoctial circle what it is why so called 79 To know when a Planet is Essentially dignified 65 To know the event of any war 181 Events portended by the Lord of the year 231 c. where they shall be manifested 232 of Comets 319 of Eclipses from 308 to 318 To know the Evil threatned in any year to any place 278 the cause of any evil to happen 223 Europians why of magnaminous spirits and given to wars and exploits 16 To Expel a dead child 153 Eye of the Sun a Stone so called its vertue 57 A time for administring remedies to the Eyes 163 F. Faces of the Planets their use why so called 73 their significations 74 A time for Feasting 156 To know if any Land be fertile 147 Fertility and sterility on what they depend 10 How to judge of the fertility of any year 284 Figure of Heaven what it is 20 how to frame it 112 Firmament why so called 78 First Book its Subject * 2 First-mover why so called 78 A time to fish 187 Fixed Stars no cause of plenty or scarcity 10 Tables demonstrating the Names Nature Number Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of the chiefest of them in every of the 12 signs from 94 to 106 why called fixed 94 their significations in any of the 12 houses of Heaven in Revolutions of the years of the World from 305 to 308 Flegm a time to purge it 168 Flegmatick-blood a time to extract it 171 A time for flitting or removing 138 Fluxes a time to stop them 164 Fourth Book its subject * 3 Fortunate Planets 127 A time to fowl 187 Fresh-waters why not so subject to ebb and flow 11 Friendship between Brethren a time to make 140 between any two 141 a time to obtain it of any 199 Friends how to choose them * 22 prove them and keep them * 24 Frost what it is 304 Frustration what 111 Fryers their significators general in Annual judgements 220 Fugitives a time to seek 184 Furlongs how many in a sign of Heaven 79 Future accidents to know 223 G. Galen his admonition to the Vulgar 161 Gall a time to purge 168 How to win at any game 186 A time for administring Gargarisms 165 Opening of Gates what it is 299 a cause of the change of weather 290 Gemini its nature and quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and part in man under its Rule 87 why ruled by Mercury 68 the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 96 General accidents how to judge of them by the falling of Newyears day 333 General Rules will not hold in particular affairs 128 Gentlemen their vanity in general * 20 A time for getting of Girls 152 A time for giving of Gifts 155 God worketh by causes * 4 is the God of order ibid. clearly to be seen in the order of Nature * 5 10 seldom or never perverteth its order * 5 A time for the beginning of Governments 197 A time for Graffing 150 A time for buying of great Cattel 173 Groundwork of Elections 122 H. Hail what it is how condensed 304 Hair a time for cutting of it 133 a time for applying medicines to remove what is superfluous 163 when to bathe for the same purpose 169 Haiz what 111 An Harmony between the Coelestial and Terrestrial bodies 122 bodies 122 A time for administring remedies to the Head 163 A time to bathe for Health 169 How to judge of the Health of any year 280 A time to purge the Heart 168 Heavens power and vertue admirable 5 Gods book in which all things from the beginning to the subversion of the world is written 18 order number and motions 78 division into 12 Signs 79 Heliotropion its vertue 57 A time for buying of Heritages 146 Hermophrodites when begotten 152 A time for Hiring any thing 149 servants 172 A time for obtaining the thing Hoped for 199 Horizon what it is its diversity 80 A time for buying Horses 201 Houses of Heaven what the reasons of their significations 107 108 division into 12 parts 109 how to judge of any thing signified by them 275 Houses a time for buying of them 146 for building 142 letting or hiring 149 for ridding of evil spirits 151 A time for buying of Hounds 173 A time to Hunt 187 A time for buying of Land for Husbandry 147 Hyacinth its vertue 57 Hypocrites reproved * 15 I. Jacob an Astrologer 18 Impeditions of the Moon 127 Infants prohibited Physick 166 Inferiour what 111 Inferiours ruled by Superiours 123 Influence of the Stars may be found our notwistanding the slowness of the starry sphear in less then thirty years time 7 c. may certainly be predicted notwithstanding the Revolution of the starry sphear since Ptolomies time or since the first Creation 8 c. takes not away Gods government 22 may be altered by him * 4 yet it is seldom or never seen * 5 A time for acting any thing of Ingenuity 158 Inns of Court described * 21 A short Journey what it is 140 a time for going ibid. A time of Iourneying and returning and to judge of the success therein 191 Iris a stone so called its vertue 57 Issue a blessing * 13 such as desire none reprehended ibid. Judicial days whence caused 11 the true knowledge of them 162 Jupiter his Nature and Complexion Magnitude mean and diurnal Motion Revolution Distance from the Earth Humours Quality of men signified by him Corporature greatest North-Latitude South Colours Savours Spice Hearbs and Drugs ruled by him and part of Man 52 Trees Birds mineral Stones Fishes Beasts Places Weather Winds Signs Triplicity Diseases Regions
unto Him of all our Natural injoyments and casualties viz. Fertility Sterility Wars Peace Health Sickness Alterations of the Ayr Inundations Earthquakes Thunders Lightnings Storms Tempests Commotions Troubles Alteration of States Kingdoms Laws Customs and of all things in a Natural way incident to and in this Elementary World for there is nothing more certain then that the Portencies of the Stars so far as conduceth to the government of the Natural and Elementary World and the things therein composed of the same matter and stuff shall prove true and effectual unless God do work a Miracle and pervert the Order and Government of the World c. I do not deny the omnipotent power of God that he is able to alter the course of Nature he that made them with and by the word of his mouth can questionless by the same word not only alter their motions and pervert their effects but also annihilate them again but as this is not by me denyed so cannot the Objectors against this Science but confess that God is the God of Order and worketh in order and not preposterously for because he can alter the course and influence of the Stars argueth not at all that therefore he will for why should this be any Argument to us since we read but of three times he hath wrought in this manner since the Creation of the World viz. first in Joshuahs time when he made the Sun stand still the second in Hezekiahs time when he made the Sun go back and the third and last time at the passion of our Saviour Jesus Christ when he miraculously Eclipsed the Sun at the time of the Full Moon which caused Dionysius the Areopagite thus to burst forth Aut Deus Naturae patitur aut Mundi machina dissolvitur Either the World is at an end or the God of Nature suffereth Wherefore it is clear God worketh not or createth new things he finished his Work in the first six days he therefore now upholdeth all things by his Providence and bringeth them to pass by secondary causes according unto his inevitable Decrees and Divine Will for it were great impiety in us and detraction from the Al-sufficient Wisdom and Power of the Almighty to affirm he hath not preordained all things to come to pass from the first Creation even to the Subversion and that they are signified unto us in the Heavens have recourse to Gerson his Trilogium Astrologiae Theologizatae for we read that before the destruction of Jerusalem there appeared a Comet in the Heavens in form of a Sword for many days Horsmen also fighting in the Ayr Josephus Bel. Jud. Lib. 7. Cap. 12. Eusebius Eccles Hist. Lib. 3. Cap. 8. presaging the overthrow thereof which was after accomplished by Titus Vespasian also before the death of Claudius Caesar there appeared a Comet for a long time and before the Civil broils in Rome Octavius being Consul and again before the War between Great Pompey and Julius Caesar as Plinie testifieth Lib. 2. Cap. 25. De Nat. And if we come neerer home we shall finde the Comet in 1618. to be the forerunner of all our late Civil Un-civil Wars in England Scotland and Ireland as well as of the Commotions and Desolations in Germany c. But this will be very clear unto us even from The word of GOD That Theologie and Astrologie agree together if we but with diligence and observation read the Histories of the Old Testament of the Subversion of Kingdoms and Nations but especially that of the Jews by the Babylonians the which People upon condition they would follow the Law of the Lord were promised to be established for ever shall any one from this Promise aver that their Kingdom was not preordained to destruction in its due time and the limitation thereof long before set down but that immediatly because they disobeyed they were destroyed and carried away captive or rather that that Age wherein they were so captivated should in the fulness of that time be so inclined to wickedness as to bring that affliction so long before threatned upon them So then these two THEOLOGY and ASTROLOGY must agree together or we shall never be able to agree in Truth but run our selves into many Errours and Absurdities In that Book also you may see how far we may safely attribute to the power of the Stars and that their effects may be altered yet but by one means viz. Prayer for if GOD give an heart to pray as it ought no question he also therewith grants the Petition requested in those Prayers Lastly my main scope and chief drift in this my fourth fourfold Work is since I have so often stood up for the maintenance of this Science to endeavour to manifest unto the World the purity thereof The Authors chief drift in these his Labors having cleansed it from its pollutions and abuses that so it may appear what TRUE ASTROLOGY is and what I maintain to be so and the abuse be not only discovered but taken away that once more it might shine gloriously and be able to stand against all Gain-sayers whatsoever For notwithstanding I had delivered my self so plainly in my former Works especially in my Vox Stellarum yet did the purity of this Science remain under the censure being by many deemed no other then jugling by others to extend no further then to the resolution of Horary Questions and the Judging of Nativities and the Fates and Fortunes of men thereby or at least that this was the main and chief subject thereof when the truth is the practise of some men in these ridiculous vanities together with some other abuses of this MOST NOBLE SCIENCE OF ASTROLOGIE have brought the purity thereof into question by the unworthy and the Science it self generally into reproach with the illiterate The Authors opinion touching Nativities and Horary Questions For I dare positively affirm and shall be ready to prove it to any Rational man That the Resolution of Horary Questions is wholly vain and uncertain as also Nativities on which they depend or at least should excepting how to Judge of the particular Constitution and Temperature of the Body and the Natural inclination of Man as I shall specifie in the 20. Chapter of the first Book of this Quadripartite fol. 38. But it may be some may here demand the Reason then I do in my Lux Veritatis undertake the Resolution of some Questions But I shall answer in that vulgar and rustical Proverb It is a good Horse that never stumbles and truly this is Language fit enough for such Horse stuff as are they I am but flesh and blood Ergo as all in my condition have failings I desire not so much as to hide my fault when I finde it either of my self or by the loving advise of others much less then do I desire to continue in an obstinate way of simplicity I must confess there are many Faults in that Tract yet not so many neither as some would perswade
Aspect of love and amity causing generation and multiplication and by reason Sextile is not so perfect an Aspect as a Trine she is truly accounted the lesser Fortune And because Mercury is carried below the rest of the Stars Of ☿ the two remaining signs are given him viz. Gemini and Virgo preceding and following the houses of the Luminaries and because he is on neither side and never distant from the Sun above one sign he inclineth naturally neither to good nor bad but is adjudged to be participating of the nature of the Planet to which he is joyned CHAP. XI Of the Exaltations and Fall of the Planets and wherefore they were so constituted ENter we shall here as in the preceding Chapter with the Luminaries and first with the Sur as being the chief light and Fons vitae the Fountain of life the Sun then is said to be in the point of his Exaltation when he is in the 19. degree of Aries he being then in the highest Northern point of the Ecliptick Of the exaltation of ♀ by which all things are made to spring and flourish the heat of weather and the length of days being increased therefore for the same reason contrary is he said to be in his Fall in Libra it being the opposite sign in the heavens to Aries in the which he declineth Southward by the which the shortness of the days and cold is increased to the hinderance of the fertility of the earth The Sun in Aries then being the cause and original of all things Of the ☽ and because the Moon hath her light from him she being in conjunction with him in Aries shews her self first unto us in Taurus the first sign in which she hath Triplicity and therefore for these causes she is said to be in exaltation in Taurus in which she is also increased in light and in Scorpio she is in Fall for that it is the sign opposite to Taurus sign to the Suns exaltation when she is in her Fall being in her Fall being in Conjunction in Aries or receiving there her first light And because as you have heard before Saturn is most remote from the Sun Of ♄ contrary in houses and author of cold as the Sun is of heat therefore is he exalted in that sign in which heat is diminished and cold increased viz. Libra and in his fall where cold is diminished and heat increased viz. Aries quite contrary to the Sun Iupiter is exalted in Cancer and in fall in Capricorn Of ♃ for that Iupiter delighteth in the Northern part of Heaven stirring up Northern winds which causeth fertility and maketh things to grow and his greatest declination Northward is in Cancer wherefore he is therein exalted and by reason of the contrary is he in Fall in Capricorn Mars is naturally hot and dry Of ♂ and because he sheweth his effects more powerfully in Capricorn it being a Southern sign where the Sun is most hot viz. about noon is he said to be exalted therein and in fall in Cancer quite contrary to Iupiter Mars being violent Iupiter temperate And because Venus is naturally moyst and chiefly in Pisces Of ♀ by which the Spring is moistned and increased in strength is she said to be exalted in Pisces she being the cause of generation and procreation wherefore Autumn when all things wither and fade viz. in Virgo is she in fall Mercury for that he is dry and contrary unto Venus is exalted in Virgo Of ☿ and in fall in Pisces Virgo being both his house and joy CHAP. XII Of the Triplicities of the Planets and the Reasons why they were so appointed What a Triplicity is How many How nominated Of what signs they consist THus then first you must know that a Triplicity is no more then three signs of the Zodiack all of one nature making a perfect triangle and of these Triplicities amongst the signs there are four viz. the Fiery-Triplicity the Aëry-Triplicity the Watry-Triplicity and the Earth-Triplicity The Fiery-Triplicity consisteth of Aries Leo and Sagittary the Aëry of Gemini Libra and Aquaries the Watry of Cancer Scorpio and Pisces the Earthy of Taurus Virgo and Capricorn and these signs behold one another with a Trine as a Planet in a fiery sign beholds another Planet in another fiery sign being in equal number of degrees with a Trine as also a Planet in an Aëry sign another Planet in An Aëry sign one in a Watry sign another in a Watry sign in an Earthy sign a Planet in an Earthy sign And this Trine Aspect consists of an hundred and twenty degrees c. ☉ and ♃ Rule the Fiery-Triplicity The Sun and Iupiter have dominion in in the Fiery-Triplicity the Sun by day and Iupiter by night the Sun for that he is not and fiery of the nature of these signs and Iupiter for that he is temperate and to moderate the extremity thereof therefore he ruleth this Triplicity in the night yet some of the Ancients have added in government with the Saturn that by his cold nature he may temperate the excess of heat This is the Eastern Triplicity ♄ and ☿ the Aery Saturn and Mercury have dominion in the Aëry-Triplicity which is Western Mercury by night and Saturn by day Libra is his Exaltation and you have heard for what reasons Aquaries is his house and sign wherein he most doth joy Gemini is Mercurys house wherefore Saturn hath chief Dominion in this Triplicity yet some have joyned Iupiter in signification with them by reason of his temperancy ♂ only the watry Mars both night and day hath assigned him chief Dominion of the Watry Triplicity this Triplicity is Northern certainly the reason why Mars was assigned chief Rule of the Water was to cool his courage and abate his heat for we see he is more powerfull to work his mischievous pranks in Leo then in Cancer for he having dominion and rule in Cancer he worketh not altogether so much mischief yet is he in Fall in Cancer but Peregrine in Leo wherefore a Planet Peregrine is worse then a Planet in Fall if he be but in a term yet some of the Ancients have joyned Venus and the Moon with Mars by reason Cancer is the Moons house and Pisces the Exaltation of Venus ♀ and ☽ the Earthy Venus and Luna are appointed chief Governesses of the Earthy-Triplicity which is Feminine and Southern cold and moyst causing South-east winds cold and moyst Ayr and therefore assigned to these Feminine Planets CHAP. XIII Of the Terms of the Planets wherefore so called and so assigned to every of the five Planets What a term is HEre now you must know the Sun and Moon have no terms A Term is a certain number of degrees which in each sign whether it be exaltation or house every of these five Planets viz. Saturn Jupiter Mars Venus and Mercury have a priority which by long study and experience was at
Planet in a moist sign and mansion especially from an Angle and the Sun then Peregrine much rain shall follow and so on the contrary judge To Venus To Venus if in aiery or watry signs and moist mansions without doubt rain will thereon follow but it will not be so much if the signs be aiery especially if they or either of them be beheld of either Saturn or Mars but it will be infallibly true if then they be beheld of both Saturn and Mars especially if Saturn behold the Moon and Mars Venus because these are Openers of Gates as you have heard but you must note the rain will not be so great if but one of them behold the Moon and Venus or either of them But if Jupiter behold them in like manner judge there will be no rain but contrariwise fair weather or at least such moderate gentle showers as shall be very seasonable and acceptable and if Venus be free from impediment when she is thus aspected of the Moon and fortunate and not in moist signs nor mansions there shall not be any rain on their then Configuration whether it be Conjunction or Aspect but clowds and dews To Mercury And if she immediately apply to Mercury and they be in moist signs and mansions there shall be continual rain and that dayly especially if Saturn and Mars doe then behold them also if Venus have then any dignity in the place of the Conjunction or Aspect of the Moon and Mercury there shall be unusual wet weather so likewise if when the Sun and the Moon are in Conjunction Mercury be also in the same degree with them in a moist sign and and mansion and apply to Venus And if you finde these Configurations in other mansions and signs you shall also judge wet weather is threatned but not so abundantly And if Mercury and the Moon be alone in Conjunction or Aspect dews and gentle showers are most commonly produced but if Jupiter behold them when they are in Conjunction or Mercury at any time he shall cause much rain and windes according to the nature of the signs and mansions and thus much shall suffice to be said of the Moon her application of the other Planets having been immediately before in Conjunction or Opposition of the Sun I know the Antients have been more large but I question whither all their rules will be agreeable to the nature of the Climate wherein we live wherefore if what hath been already delivered unto thee and what is beneath on this particular further said be not infallible rules for the judgeing of weather as I said before being very intricate especially in Islands I shall desire thee lovingly to accept of my weak indeavours and well wishes to the propagation of this Divine Science and also to study by a diligent observation and trial of these rules and others thou shalt in thy practise find out to perfect some rules which may exactly and infallibly point out unto us the true state of the weather in any quarter of the year or day in any quarter CHAP. XIII Teaching by other Rules how to judge of the alteration of the Ayr and to know when Rain is to be expected YOu must still remember to erect your Figure for the exact time for which you require judgement and place the Planets therein being reduced to the time of the day and see what Planets are then in Conjunction or Aspect with the Sun and Moon especially if the figure be made at any Lunation for if it be Jupiter or Venus and they corporally joined to the Sun and Moon or Jupiter in a Sextile or Trine of them and they be then free from the Conjunction and Aspect of all the Malevolents neither apply unto them after their separation from Jupiter it is an assured testimony of fair weather but if Jupiter behold them by a Square or Opposition and they free also from the Malevolent Configurations of the Infortunes as hath been said he shall denote gentle pleasant shewers But if any of the Malevolent Planets especially Saturn be in Aspect with them or Conjunction although by Sextile or Trine or they apply unto him after their Conjunction especially if by Square or Opposition rain shall inevitably follow for it is the natural property of the Malevolents to disturb and thicken the Ayr with offensive gross vapours as it is the disposition of the fortunes to disperse them and clear the ayr thereof resisting the quality of the Malevolents Now you must know that although Venus be one of the fortunes yet doth she by reason of her moist nature dispose the ayr and weather to moisture especially if she be in any Configuration with the Sun in moist signs and mansions or have any commixture or participation with the malevolents but yet she seldome sends noisome or unseasonable wet weather unless when she participates with the infortunes she be then also very weak and afflicted for then she is not able to lessen their malicious influence If the Sun be in the South part of heaven and Venus under his beams and the Moon be then in Conjunction with either of them especially with Venus or applying unto her by any Aspect you shall assuredly judge when that Configuration is viz. that very day and hour there shall be rain and shewers and if then Mercury also be in the same part of Heaven applying to the Moon by Conjunction or Aspect it shall prenote rain especially if the Moon be in Scorpio so also if Mars and Venus be in Conjunction especially also in Scorpio and when the Sun is in Aquaries and the Moon applying by Opposition unto him and Venus be also placed as aforesaid you shall judge rain at that very hour so also when Mars applyes at that time to either the Sun or Venus and the Moon in Square or Opposition of the Sun and when Venus applyes unto the Sun and Mercury then also in Conjunction with her or she with him rain is to he expected at that very instant again if the Sun be in Libra and Venus in Sagittarius in the same number of degrees and the Moon applying especially to Venus that very day and hour you may predict rain also when the Sun is either in Aries or Aquaries and the Moon in Opposition unto him many shewers follow in that day from the hour of their Opposition judge the same if the Moon be in Sagitary yet Leo is a cause of more shewers a great deal also if the aforesaid Configurations be out of the houses of Mars and Venus judge the same viz. wet-weather also thunder lightning rain in great drops and sometimes hail Again if the Sun be in Aries or Pisces and the Moon in Libra or Virgo or Sagittary there shall be shewers in that hour wherein they come to a Partil Opposition or Square In like manner if Venus and Mercury in any of the aforesaid places behold the Sun out of Leo and the Moon apply also then unto
charactered 83 c. why reckoned from Aries and not placed in the Heavens according to the order of the four Elements 85 A time to learn to Sing 196 Sinister Aspect what it is its nature 93 A time for buying of small Cattel 173 of taming of them 174 A time for making sweet Smels 150 A time for administring Sneezings 165 Snow what it is 304 Southern Inhabitants why quickwitted 15 A time for ridding houses of Spirits 151 A time to purge the Spleen 168 Spring-time the cause thereof 9 11 Square Aspect its Nature why so called and charactered why malevolent 92 Standard-bearers their significators 220 Stars portencies what * 4 cause of sterility and fertility proved by the Word of GOD 5 most effectual and never perverted but by miracle * 4 both Signs and Causes warranted by the word of GOD 35 influence proved 3 6 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 maintained by sacred writ in spite of its Antagonists 23 31 and 33 The Annual motion of the Starry-sphere 7 10 Stationary what 110 Sterility and fertility on what they depend 10 how to judge thereof in any Year 284 A time for Storming Castles and Towns 182 To know the Strength of any Planet in any Sign 66 A time for Studying divine matters or ought else 141 Summer the cause thereof 9 11 why not alike hot every Year 9 what Physick is therein most safe to be taken 166 Sun his Influence proved 10 18 his nature complexion magnitude distance from the Earth mean and diurnal Motion Revolution Quality of men 56 Corporature Savours Colours Part in man Hearbs Spice Trees Birds Stones 57 Minerals Fishes Beasts Weather Places Winds Sign Triplicity Exaltation Fall Detriment Age Angel Friends Enemies 58 Day of the week Regions Orb Moneth after conception Years Diseases 59 Significations when Lord of the Year 235 in any of the twelve Houses 241 his Presence or Absence not alone the cause of heat or cold 9 Mock-Suns the reason thereof 303 under the Sunbeams what 111 Superiour what ibid. T. Tables of the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of the most notable fixed Stars in every Sign from 94 to 105 of the Essential dignities of the Planets according to Ptolomy or rather an unknown Author 95 of their fortitude and debilities 66 c. of the Aspects of the Moon to the other Planets and Elections thereby 129 of the mansions of the Moon 130 A time for Taming small Cattel 174 Taurus its Nature Quality Corporature 86 Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its rule 87 why ruled by Venus 68 why the Exaltation of the Moon 69 the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 95 Term what it is wherefore so called and why so attributed to the Planets 71 their use 72 Terms of Art explained 110 c. A time for apprehending Thieves 184 to make them confess truth 185 Third book its subject * 2 Thirds how many in a second 79 Thunder what it is 304 A time for Tilling the ground 148 A time to cut Timber to keep long 12 What Time is best to use Physick 166 Phlebotomie 170 A Time for all things under the Sun 145 A convenient time to set Children to a Trade 132 Tradition in some kind censured * 3 * 6 Translation what 111 Translation of light among the Planets and what is thereby portended in Revolutions 279 A time for planting of Trees 150 Trine aspect its Nature why so called and charactered 93 why good and benevolent 92 93 Triplicity what it is how many how nominated by what Planet ruled and wherefore 70 Tydes not so apparent in the Atlantick Sea as in others and why in some places they are hindred 11 V. Venereal sports a time for them 178 A time for applying Ventosies 170 Venus her Nature Complexion Magnitude Distance from the Earth mean and diurnal Motion Revolution Quality of men 58 Coporature Part of man Beasts Hearbs Spice Trees Perfumes Birds Stones Mineral Fishes Weather Winds Places Signs Triplicity Day of the week Regions Years Diseases ruled by her her Age Angel Exaltation Fall Detriment Enemy Friends 60 her joy 75 why so called and charactered 77 is sometimes a malevolent and interficient Planet 124 216 Significations when Lady of the Year 235 in the twelve Houses 243 in the twelve Signs from 261 to 263 when Lady of an Eclipse 314 How to order the matter for Victory 179 How to judge of Victory in any year 282 When to prune and cut Vines 12 Virgo its Nature Quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its rule 88 why ruled by Meâ—cury 68 why his exaltation and fall of Venus 69 the Number Names Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 99 Vertue of Hearbs Stones Minerals Drugs and other Medicinal things how found out 280 Vnfortunate Planets 127 A time for making of Vnguents 158 A time for Voyaging 195 Void of Course what 111 W. A time for War 179 to judge of the event 181 how to judge of it in any year where and when it shall happe 281 who shall be the beginner thereof 283 A time to bring Water to an House by pipe or otherwaies 148 A time for Weaning of Children 133 Weather how to judge of it from 288 to 303 A time for digging of Wells 148 How to know the Whisperings of any two 185 Will of any one if to be altered or stand in force and how to judge of the state thereof 189 How to Win at any game 186 Wind what it is 304 Winter the cause thereof 9 11 why not all alike cold 9 what physick is therein best to be taken 166 Women their significators general 220 their Darling toys described * 19 Word of God the chiefest Good * 22 World how governed by GOD since he finished his six days work * 5.4 ruled by Planets 328 the vanity thereof in general * 7 its description and vanity more particularly from * 14 to * 19 turned topfie turvy * 17 Writing of Letters a time therefore 158 Y. Year whether likely to be turbulent or obnoxious 278 plentiful or scarce 284 Greater Years of the Planets how known 71 Youth and its vanity and folly described * 9 * 10 From my Study at my Fathers House in Holborn within two doors of the wounded Heart near the Kings Gate this 17 of January 1652. FINIS Reader AS in all Volumes you shall finde the Printers faults so in this by reason it is a work wherewith they are unacquainted mayest thou abundantly finde their failings which I would intreat thee candidly to pass by and amend with thy pen before thou adventurest to read the same especially or that some are so gross and absurd they may otherwise lead thee into an errour unless thou art well acquainted with this manner of learning I have put the fault all along according as it should be amended in a different letter