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build_v on_o in_o buy_v of_o land_n than_o not_o to_o build_v on_o but_o for_o to_o manure_v and_o husband_n for_o thy_o profit_n and_o advantage_n fortify_v the_o ascendent_n and_o its_o lord_n the_o moon_n and_o its_o dispositor_n part_v of_o fortune_n also_o and_o its_o lord_n also_o saturn_n and_o if_o it_o be_v possible_a put_v he_o in_o libra_n or_o if_o the_o land_n be_v to_o be_v buy_v in_o the_o day_n time_n place_v he_o in_o capricorn_n or_o aquary_n but_o if_o in_o the_o night_n put_v he_o in_o aries_n leo_n or_o sagittary_n or_o libra_n let_v he_o also_o be_v in_o a_o trine_n of_o jupiter_n or_o in_o a_o sextile_n with_o he_o or_o the_o four_o house_n but_o by_o all_o mean_n see_v that_o mars_n behold_v they_o not_o by_o any_o aspect_n and_o let_v the_o moon_n be_v in_o the_o increase_n of_o her_o light_n viz._n in_o the_o first_o square_n or_o quarter_n behold_v saturn_n with_o a_o sextile_n or_o trine_n or_o that_o planet_n that_o behold_v he_o etc._n many_o labourer_n 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thou_o can_v not_o so_o place_v he_o let_v he_o be_v in_o the_o three_o five_o or_o nine_o house_n but_o these_o be_v not_o so_o powerful_a or_o so_o good_a as_o the_o aforesaid_a place_n in_o go_v or_o send_v to_o king_n or_o great_a man_n nota._n let_v not_o the_o moon_n be_v in_o gemini_fw-la or_o pisces_fw-la churchman_n to_o churchman_n also_o if_o you_o send_v or_o go_v to_o pope_n cardinal_n bishop_n dean_n prebend_n or_o any_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n let_v the_o moon_n be_v in_o sextile_n or_o trine_n of_o jupiter_n out_o of_o the_o aforesaid_a place_n and_o if_o possible_a with_o reception_n or_o in_o reception_n with_o the_o lord_n of_o the_o ascendent_n soldier_n to_o soldier_n if_o your_o business_n be_v with_o warrior_n as_o general_n or_o any_o soldier_n whatsoever_o understand_v the_o same_o by_o mars_n and_o let_v he_o be_v according_o place_v but_o let_v not_o the_o aspect_n of_o the_o moon_n be_v from_o angle_n but_o succedent_fw-la house_n man_n to_o ancient_a 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