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A50702	Catastasis mundi, or, The true state, vigor, and growing greatness of Christendom, under the influences of the last triple conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, the late comet, &c. together with the true genitures of Mahomet the imposter, the Grand Seignior, the German Emperour, the French monarch : proving thence that the Turks will be defeated in all their attempts against Christendom, &c., notwithstanding Mr. Holwel's menaces to the contrary in his Catastrophe mundi, and his appendix thereunto : also the said Holwel's monstrous falshoods and errours discovered, retorted, and confuted, and himself remitted to the Turks, to comfort them now after their losses before Vienna / by John Merrifield ...	Merrifield, John.	1684 (1684)	Wing M1845; ESTC R2397	35,949	49

a pale colour like unto the Planet Saturn and therefore of his nature and as it was a Saturnine Comet we must expect Saturnine Effects and to discover what a Saturnine Comet Effects are both in its own nature and in the nature of the Signs it passed through let us peruse the ancient Writings of the Chaldeans and Hebrews which were very expert in these matters in former Ages and we shall find Comets of the nature of Saturn to denote many Evils as Wants Anxieties Famine Destruction of the Fruits of the Earth by Caterpillars Locusts and such like vermine Wars Treacheries and Troubles Chronick Diseases and Melancholy Distempers as Quartan Agues Falling-sickness Leprosie Palsies Consumptions and all Diseases which are of long continuance Destruction of Beasts appertaining to the use of Man Excessive cold weather in Winter and of long continuance Clouds Frost and Snow more than usually strong and high Winds Tempests Shipwrecks with destruction both of Men and Fish great Inundations and Storms to the annoyance of Cattel and of all things Men and Kingdoms under the Dominion of Saturn will suffer detriment and be in danger of destruction Is not the most part of Turky under Saturn then let them be sure to suffer much by the Effects of this Comet And as it first appeared in Libra it denotes Thefts and Robberies excessive Cold the Death of some great Man great Slaughters secret Plots and Treacheries a scarcity of Rain a Drought of Fountains and other Waters a want of the Fruits of the Earth and Provision for the use of Man great Winds horrible Earthquakes and as it appeared in the East these effects seem to operate within few years after its Apparition and places under Libra will be the greatest partakers of its effects Places under Libra are Austria Alsatia Livonia Sabandia Savoy Dalphinate Cities Lisbon Francfort Vienna Arles Spire Placentia Heilbarn Landshute and Autwerp and some of these Places have already felt too much of the effects of this Comet And as this Comet passed through Scorpio it signifies War and Rebellion against Kings change and alterations in Governments Contentions amongst great Men great Perils and Dangers the death of some eminent Person Detriment and Damage to Souldiers Labour and Travel to all kind of Men Mischief to Women with Child a scarcity of Water and of the Fruits of the Earth especially on Countries Cities and Persons under the Sign Scorpio Places under Scorpio I have shewed in the last Conjunction and therefore omit them here It s going through Sagitary denotes many Misfortunes to befal great Lords and Noble-men Bishops Clergy-men Scribes and Lawyers much evil and Tribulation to be fall wise and Learned Men sometimes War and Captivity of Princes Places under Sagitary are Spain Dalmatia Sclavonia Hungary Moravia Misnia Celtica Arabia Foelix Cities Toletum Volateras Malinum Narbonne Avignion Colonia Agrippina Buda Collen As this Comet passed through Capricorn it signifies Fornication and Adultery more than usually committed amongst Men and Women War Danger to Kings and Princes by Poysoning or by other Violent ways Cutting by the High-ways Quarrels Misfortunes and Calamitiés amongst the vulgar People it also denotes Persecution and contempt of Religion and Religious men but it s appearing in the West may defer its operation until some years after its apparition Places under Capricorn are Thrace Macedonia in Greece now part of Turky Albany Bulgary Saxony Stiria India Orcades Isles Hassia Cities Meklin Cleves Vilna Constance Augusta Brandenburg Oxford As it passed through Aquarius it denotes War of long continuance the death of some eminent Prince or illustrious Person and also of the common People an obscuration of the Air much Thunder and lightning Pestilence also and other epidemical Diseases Places under Aquarius I have also shewed in the late Conjunction and thither I refer my Reader As the Comet passed through Pisces it foreshews that Kings shall war one against another also Kindred and such as are allied one to another the Father against the Son the Son against the Father and Brethren one against another and there shall be much slaughter among men great Contentions also touching matters of Faith Priviledges and Customs in Religion and antient Traditions with destruction of Fish and dangerous Navigation Places under Pisces are Cilicia Calabria Galatia Lycia Garomantes Pamphilia and the higher Egypt Cities Alexandria Compostella Hispalis Rhemes Worms Ratisbone c. As the Comet passed through Aries it signifies Evil and Detriment to Noblemen and the Grandees of the Earth with abundance of sadness to the common sort of people a dejecting or unthroning of some King or Emperor in the Eastern parts of the World and the promoting of some Ignoble man also great troubles in the Eastern parts of the Earth much War and Blood-shed with the death of some Eminent Prince and slaughter among men much troubles violent pain in the Head Eyes and Brain a Rot of Sheep and detriment to all sorts of small Cattel Under Aries are Palestina Syria Swevia Polonia minor Denmark Germany France and England Cities Naples Capua Fararia Florence Lyndavia Padua Brunswick Cracovia Utretch Marcelles And as this Comet took his course in Taurus it foreshews the death of some Great man mischief and injuries to the meaner sort of people with captivity and diminishing of their Goods detriment to great Cattel great and tempestuous Winds corruption of Fruit destruction of Corn cold Winters also diseases proceeding from corruption of blood as Scabs Itch c. Places under Taurus have been already shewed in the late Conjunction to which I refer you And thus I have shewed you the nature of this Comet and its Signification in the Signs through which it passed also some of the Countries and Cities under those Signs in which the effects will be most manifest in some sort or other Note that if a Comet appear in the Ascendent of any Kingdom City Town or Family or in the Ascendent of the Revolution of the World it signifies Detriment or Destruction of the thing by the Ascendent signified and the Sign thereof And if it appear in the Mid-heaven or in the Sign thereof of any of these aforesaid it will bring danger to their Honour and Reputations in one way or other I come next to treat of the time when these Events will happen and herein we ought to consider whether the Comet were Oriental or Occidental for Oriental Comets soon shew their Effects but Occidental Comets shew their Effects more slowly this Comet was both Oriental and Occidental Oriental at the beginning while it passed through Libra Scorpio and Sagitary where fore the effects in those signs would quickly appear but in Capricorn it became Occidental and so continued until it disappeared whose effects will be deferred until a longer time And for the time of the duration of their effects Origanus admits for every day a Comet appears one years effect and after this account the effects of this Comet should continue seventy six years

some way or other receive benefit by the means of this Conjunction rendring the Regal power like the Sun glorious and splendid but I doubt of the Conversion of the Turks under such a Conjunction though Saint Paul had his under the like In the year of Christ 94. was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo and soon after Ulpius Trajanus took the Roman Empire being two and forty years of age he was strong and expert in Military affairs he was also wise moderate and courteous so that by the general consent of all he deserved the name of very good he was prosperous in War he added to the Roman Empire Dacia of Scythia in the year of Christ 102. he subdued the Armenians Ibrians Colchians the Sermats Arabians and the Babylonians he brought under his power Seleucia Ctesiphon and Babylon and several other Cities but while he sailed in the Red-Sea they rebelled against him but he in person with his Army soon subdued them again he also smote the Cyrenian Jews and Parthians with great slaughters which rebelled against him he fell sick and died naturally in Cilicia in August Anno Dom. 117. Sure had Mr. Holwel compared History with his Astrology he might have judged more charitably of Rome Italy and Christendom for never yet did Christendom under any Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo suffer Detriment but came off Victoriously over their Enemies neither can either Turk Tartar or any other Enemy to Christendom under this Conjunction preprevail against them yet I suppose the Turk will have another attempt against Christendom though he come off with as great or greater loss than he did last at Vienna In the year of Christ 153 there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter and at the same time Antonius Pius was Emperor of Rome and with such virtue and goodness governed he that Empire that he excelled all others the whole World was at Peace with him all the time of his Empire foraign Princes did dread him so that they would make him the Arbitrator of their differences because of his Wisdom he died naturally Anno Dom. 161. Antonius Varus succeeded him and reigned prosperously he was succesful in War against the Parthians also in the Marcoman Wars he died of an Apoplexy Anno Dom. 171. Surely if Christian Princes were under this Conjunction so wise and successful in War against their Enemies I know no reason Astrologically why they should not be so now for the Conjunctions are the same and therefore must work the same effects let Mr. Holwel or any of Mahomets Prophets say what they will for the Celestial Powers have not changed their former Influences Anno Dom. 829. there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo and then Lodovick governed the Roman Empire but in the year following Pepin King of France conspired against him with the chief Governours and lays hold on the Empire but in the following year through the help of the Germans Lodowick regains the Empire and in the year 833. he is driven from the Empire by the Conspiracy of his three Sons and advice of the Bishops but in the following year Lodowick is wholly restored to Empire and so governed it to the day of his death which was in the year 840. after his decease his three Sons fall at difference for the Empire Lotharius the eldest against Lodowick and Charles the two youngest and joyn Battle so that many men were slain on both sides but in the year 844. they agree and divide their Fathers Inheritance thus amongst themselves unto Lothvrius the Roman Empire that is Rome and Italy also Lorain which took its Name from Lotharius and also the Province of Burgany and to Ludovick all Germany Mentzspirds and Worms and to Charles the West Country of France In the year 888. there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo about this time was great War between the Normans and the French for in the year 890. the Normans lay Siege against Paris but took it not though as some say the Siege lasted seven years and in the year 898. the French slew of the Normans 18000 upon the Hill Faulcon near the City Anno Dom. 948. there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo about this time Berengarius usurps the Kingdom of Italy from Lotharius but the Italians disliking his Tyrannieal Government which he held for the space of twelve years fled to Otho King of Germany who being gone into Italy in the year 962. received the Imperial Crown of Pope John and was saluted the first Emperor of Germany he two years after led away Berengarius into Bavaria and there he died so Otho governed the German Empire prosperously and victoriously all his days so that the German Empire had its rise under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo a fixed Masculine Regal Sign which relates to Diuturnity and the long continuance of all things begun under it Thus you may see that under these three Conjunctions the Christians have had War one against another an Error too much practised amongst some Christian Princes And indeed at this time amongst those that profess the Christian Religion there are so many animosities and divers ways of Worship that I think most of our Dissenters had rather chuse to kiss the Turks Alchoran then to submit to our Lawful Regal Authority but let such know that under this Conjunction and all other Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo there hath been and will be a cleansing and purging by Regal Authority all the dangerous dregs of Panaticism and of every wicked Principle repugnant to the well being of Government There hath also been under those Conjunctions Treachery Treason and Rebellion the Son hath conspired against the Father and driven him from his Throne the Subjects have conspired against their Prince and Brethren have made War one against another for their Fathers Inheritance God grant that no such Conspiracy happen in any part of Christendom under this Conjunction In the year of Christ 1623. there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo just at which time Mustapha the Turks Grand Signior was deposed from his Imperial Throne the second time and Morat the rightful Heir proclaimed Emperour in his room being but fourteen years of age In this year the Turks had War with the Hungarians Persians and Transilvanians and the Persians took the Province and City of Babylon from the Turks slew many of them took Mosul formerly called Nineve Mecha and great part of the Turks Territories The following year was much in effect like unto this In 1625. a Rebellion broke out in Asia against the Grand Signior and a great Plague in Constantinople In 1626. the Turks besiege Babylon but came off by the loss of 70000 Turks and Tartars and in the following year no peace could be concluded 1628. the War continued and the Persians took several Towns from the Turks This War continued till the year 1638. at which time the

Persians had War with the Indians and then the Grand Signior taking advantage of the Persians went himself in person with a mighty Army against Babylon and with much ado and the loss of a great many men took it from the Persians on promise of quarter but contrary to his promise he caused all Men Women and Children to be barbarously massacred and by this you may see the faith of a Turk And thus much of the signification of this Conjunction and of what is past I proceed now to what is yet to come I come now to speak of the Triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo in the year of our Lord 1682. And it is a Maxim according to that of Cardan Segm. 5. Aphor. 63. Operationes Planetarum nunquam cessant donec contraria à Planeta vel Stella fixa aut signi parte contrariae qualitatis impedimentur vel in Solis radios incidant The operation of the Planets never cease until they are impedited by a contrary Planet or fixed Star or from part of the Sign of contrary quality or when they fall into combustion viz. into the rayes of the Sun In this Conjunction those Planets are not in evil aspects of either the Sun or Mars therefore no great matter of their effects could operate at the time of this Conjuction but about the beginning of November 1682. the Sun came to the Square of both Saturn and Jupiter and also of the place of the Conjunction at which time the effects began to operate though but slowly but about the latter end of January following the Sun came to the Opposition of both Saturn and Jupiter and the place of the Conjunction this insinuated mischief into the heart of the Turks to proclaim open War against Germany and in the latter end of August and beginning of September when Mars came to the Square of Saturn and the place of the Conjunction the effects began to operate to purpose as we know about Vienna and had not Jupiter been stronger than Saturn Christendom might have had too great a cause to have remembred it for Mars is an Enemy to both Saturn and Jupiter but a little after Jupiter met with the Conjunction of Venus governess of Libra and thereby raised the Siege being the Sign under which Vienna lieth And whereas this Conjunction hapned in Leo we may consider by what hath been already said that Christendom never suffered much under such Conjunctions but hath come off either with honour or victory although they have had many Troubles and Afflictions for under such Conjunctions they have beaten the Turks and almost all that have opposed them Now if I should be asked the reason why the Christians have been so fortunate under the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo Consider that Jupiter in Leo is stronger than Saturn there and disposeth of Saturn in his own Triplicity for Saturn being Perigrine and in his Detriment he is as a man in custody of his Enemy forsaken of his Friend and not able to work the evil effects he might do if he were strong either in his own House or Exaltation for what hurt can an envious man do when he is bound in Prison and forsaken of his Friends Saturn can do no more in this Conjunction neither can Kingdoms nor People under Saturn but envy the happiness of Religions Countreys and Persons under Leo and not under Leo only but those that be under any Sign that is in Sextile or Trine to Leo which are Libra Sagitary Aries and Gemini But here peradventure I may be asked the Question why Vienna in Austria being under Libra sped so ill To that I answer Had it not been for this Conjunction it might have sped worse for the Besieging of Vienna was not wholly occasioned by the Conjunction but rather by the last Comet that appeared in 1682 and passed through Libra and the Conjunction may well be reputed the Raising of the Siege at Vienna or if any one will have it to proceed from the Conjunction only it matters not for it is no more than I told you before that Saturn or the Turks by him represented would shew their Envy to Religion Countries Cities and Persons under Leo and under Signs in Sextile or Trine to Leo but would want strength and power to destroy them for if we compute the Loss that the Turks have sustained by that Siege both in Substance and People and compare it with the Loss of the Christians we may say that the Conjunction was not prejudicial but rather beneficial to Christendom and prejudicial to the Turks Yet I do not say but these Places under Leo and in Sextile and Trine to it may have Troubles but their Enemies shall not have power to prevail against them to overcome them for though Saturn be the most superior yet being out of all his essential Dignities he shall be forced to seek to and comply with the Sun and Jupiter and that upon their terms and not upon his own But these Regions Countries and Cities under Aquarius being in opposition to Leo and those in square which are Taurus and Scorpio will be like to be most sufferers under this Conjunction by one means or other either by War Famine Sickness or Inundations of Waters c. for certainly if those under the Sextiles and Trines partake of Evil much more those under the Squares and Oppositions will be Sufferers by their effects as may be seen by this following example being yet in the memory of many thousands now living in England In the year 1663. there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitary and Gemini is the opposite Sign London being under it what sad fates did London undergo soon after for in the year 1665 there was a lamentable Plague and in 1666. the City almost consumed with Fire many more sad Accidents I could instance but let this suffice at this time And because that every one that may happen to read this Book may not be an Artist good enough to know what places are under the Signs before mentioned I will here insert the Names of some Countries and Cities under Leo and under the Signs in Opposition and Square to it which are as followeth Under Leo are Italy Sicily Bohemia the Alps Gallia Togata Apuleia Phoenicia and part of Turky Cities Damascus Syracuse Rome Ravinna Cremona Ulms Prague Lints Confluentia Bristol c. Under Aquarius are Samaria Amazonia Tartaria Muscovia Westphalia Mosel Aethiopia Media Arabia the desart Cities Hamborough Breme Montserat Pisarum Ingoldstad and Trent c. Under Taurus are Russia Polonia major Lorrain Campagnia Helvetia Switzerland Persia Cyprus Parthia Ireland Cities Parma Nants Bononia Sena Mantua Sicila Tigur Tarentum Lucern Lipsic c. Under Scorpio are Norway the Higher Bavaria Campagena Cappadocia Idumea Catalonia Barbary Fez Cities Gaunt Algera Messina in Italy Frankfort upon Odar Valentia and Catalonia in Spain Thus I have shewed some of the Places under the Signs in which