Coniunction of Saturne and Iupiter in the fiery signe doe shew which threaten deâ—â—iptes and â—ousoâ—ages She is furthermore seene to threaten hates and descentions betweene Kinges Princes which shall cause Warres and dangerous alterations This Coniunction because she is changed from the waâ—ry to the fiery Triplicity according to the Arabian decrees is moâ— euill and signifieth great mischiefes vnto mankind Peter Aliâ—o Cardâ—nall of Camerace sayth that Gallia or Fraunce is vnder the domination of Iupiter Wâ—erefore by this Constellation she is subiâ—te vnto diuers discommodities â—â—schâ—efes losses as him selfe witnesseth to haue been found by sundry obseruations Wherefore I beseech Almighty God to make that Prognosticator a lyaâ— and to keepe her from all hurt and danger Moreouer the applycation of Maâ—s to the body of Saturne seemes to foretell the death of some noble Lady and also moyst and hot Sicknesses Collickes Passions Head-aches and the Neapolitan disease vnto the common people and many Kinges and Princes shall scarce be permitted to be seene so much they shall feare the fury anger and sedicious of the Commons This yeere in our Horizon shall be no Eclipse Predictions vpon the yeere 1605. BY the Celestiall Figure of this yeeres Reuolution which is the Sunnes entraunce into the Celestiall weather Saturne is in the. 12. house who by his myschieuous beames doth infortunate the Sunne to wit by a fourth aspect Item the Moone is found to be conioyneâ— to Mars in the third house of the heauen which lightes being infortunated seeme to foretell many euils and discommodities to happen in the world wherefore with Leouice I will say I cannot tell how it happeneth that so many great Eclipses especially of the Sunne do fall in so few yeeres whereby greeuous and most wretched accidentes are presaged Perhaps these be the latter dayes when as all piety and charity shall waxe cold trueth iustice shall be oppressed and all thinges else shall be mixed disturbed and turned vpside downe and the forepart set behinde by torments and seditions and finally nothing else shall be expected but spoyle and ruine of the common society wherefore with pure and repâ—â—â—ant hartes we ought to appease the Almighty God and with vncessant humble prayers implore his Maiestie to diuert his furie from vs and that he depriue vs not of the deuine lyght of his holy Gospell wherein our eternall saluation doth consist nor permit the same to be rent extinguished by the wicked This yeere the Moone shall be twice Eclipsed and the Sunne once The first Eclipse of the Moone shall be on the 23. day of March at 7 of the clocke 35. minuts after noone at the Dragons head and shall be obscured 11. poynts and 40. min. and shall continue from the beginning to the ende 3. houres 24. min. She shall appeare of colour blacke mixed with greene and red and by reason that she happeneth in an ayrie and humane signe she signifies famine and greeuous sicknesses and pestilences tempestious and hurtfull windes Her effectes shall continue three monethes and eight dayes The second Eclipse of the Moone shall be the 17. day of September at 3 of the clocke and 14. minuts in colour blacke mixed with pale and ashe colour and because she comes in the fourth house she signifies change of Lawes Institutions and Sectes and moreouer because she is in a fiery signe she signifies the selfe same things which are mentioned in the yeere 1603. the. 14. day of May and her being in Aries signifies a corruption to light vpon the Fruites on Vines and Figtrees The Sunne likewise shall be Eclipsed on the second of October aâ— 2. of the clocke and 5 min. after noone and shall be obscured 11. poyntes and 38. min and the first beginning shal be neare 48. min. after noone the middle at 2. of yâ— clocke and 5. min. and the end shal be at 3. and. 22. min so that from the beginning vntill the end shal be two houres and 34. min which as Proclâ—s Luciu sayth wâ—th the Sunne passing vnder the eight station of the Heauen vnder the signe of Libra is accustomed to foreshew the death of some great King or Prince sediâ—ions warres famine and Pâ—stilence wâ—ence Mâ—ssaâ—ala saith When as the Sunne is Eclipsed it can not be vnlesse God appoynt otherwise but some great accident is to be expected in the world according to the quantity of the Eclipse And Virgil saith When as the Sâ—â—â— giues a sigâ—e who dares say that he foresheweth any false thing he admonished and foreâ—eâ—â— that the tumâ—lts of the blind wâ—rres secret fraudes are at hand The Sâ—â— also pitâ—yed Rome when as Câ—â—â—rs death he couered his face with a blacke and obscure vayle and then the great wickedâ—es of the world made them to feare an euerlasting darknesse therefore â—â—ouice sayâ—â— O Kingâ—â— Princes which are borne vnder the signes of the Ballance and the Ramme also the Prouinces â—â—â—es which aâ—e subiect vnto the first quadrangle of the Zodâ—aâ—ke and to the signe of Scorpio Many greeuous euils are foreseene to fall vpon you extreame miseâ—â—s are euen at hand I could as he sayth haue extended the Reuolutions at the world vntill the next two yeeres vntill which the effectes of this Eclipse shall continue But â—lato commaunds me here to hold my peace for so he writeth It is most manifest that of lonâ— time there hath not been seene any great thing nor the like shall not be seene in long time after Darknessâ— shall happen at high mid-day The effectes shall begin on the 11. day of Aprill 1606. and shal câ—ase on the 10. day of October 1608. He shall appeare of a most deformed colour gray sea colour 〈◊〉 and because she â—â—mes in the signe of the ayrie and humane triangle it signifies greeuous sicknesses diseases and Pâ—stilâ—nâ—â—s with tempestious and most pernitions windes and being in the second faâ—e of Librâ— Proclus sayth that she signifies death of Spirituall men especially in their middle age but the kind Venus that disposes of the places of the Eclipse may somewhat moderate these Celestiall Menaces as a second cause for vnto their first cause who is the cause of causes moderatour â—f all thinges the honour and prayse of all must be referred The Prediction vpon the yeere 1606. BY this yeeres Reuolution which is the Sunnes entraunce into the signe of the Martiall Ramme the ouerthrow or spoyle of some Region or Citie is signified vnto vs shewing many other discommodities to happen to the world of which we haue made mention in the Eclipse of the Sunne But Mars possessing the seuenth Celestiall house which is in the. 4 aspect of Mercury and Saturne likewise in the fourth aspect of the Sunne which holdes the eight Celestiall station these foreshew the deathes of many men subtiltie craft shall encrease yet he that shall haue digged the pit and pitched the snare shall fall into it himselfe Moreouer there will be litle or no constellation vpon Captiues
or others put in captiuitie because there will be multitudes of Prisoners the greater part shall lyue by hope which notwithstanding shall obtaine nothing and many men of Warre shall be casheer'd Likewise there shall be great Warres and many hidden inuentions betweene diuers Lordes in diuers Prouinces in such sort that it shall be hard to discerne whom amongst friendes shall be true and faythfull Mercury will cause many deceiptfull Counsayles wherefore it is to be feared least many do endure euill Catastrophes changes and conuersions What restes and concernes this Profession we leaue it to be disputed of the learned and louers of this Art since withâ—â—t danger the mysteries thereof cannot be interpreted This yeâ—re in our Horizâ—â— shall be seene no Eclipse The Prediction of the yeere 1607. THere shall be one Ecipse of the Moone â—he 28. of August at two a clocke and halfe an houre after midnight and shall be darkoned in 4 poyntes 28. min. in the 13. degree of the signe Pisces which signifieth death to watry Creatures principally to Fishes Corruption of Fountaynes and Riuers and this Eclipse is made in the second 10. of Pisces offending and hurting Sowing vniuersally aâ— because it is made in the house of Religion it signifieth lâ—sse to Ecclesiasticall persons and for that it is made in the watry Triplicitie it betokeneth death of ignoble persons long seditions Warres and domaâ—e to watry things and such as liâ—e in the Seas notwithstanding Iupiter Lord of the Eclipse the friend of Nature sayes better things that is increase of all things but peculiaâ—ly lyberally giueth to men glory health of body rest of spirit ioy peace great helpe of wealth reconciliation with great men augmenting Religion in Kinges Princes principally those which he Iouials good renowne magâ—â—niâ—â—itie liberalitie and good deedes to the people aboundance of Annimals profiâ—able for the vse of men and will kill thinges inâ—â—â—ble augmenting the Fruites of the earth preseruing especially Corne and Graiâ—e and such thinges making the blessing â—â—nigniâ—y of the heauens in full force the Ayre tempâ—raâ—e and healthfull breathing moyst blaâ—â—es holsome and myâ—kie shewers on terrestrtall things the Waters to haue moderate Floodes tempering the flâ—wing and ebâ—ings of the Sea gentle calmes which will make Nauigations prosperous and profitable garding from Pyrats and tempâ—sâ—eous stormes and to conclude and is Author of all happynesse Behold what the good Iupiter signifieth being dominator of this gearâ— and graciously correcteth the malice of the euill The great God so graunt it to his euerlasting glory Predictions in generall for the yeere 1608. THe 19. day of March at two a clocke 29. min. after noone this yeere shal reuine the former Reuolution being accomplyshed and the Sunne great conductor of Knightes â—rrant passing through the wandring troupe will make his entry in the house of Mars taking for ensigne the Celestiall weather theâ— with vs shall rise vpon our Hemispheere the 25. degree of the Lion with the head of the Dragon Lunaried Saturne with Capricorne in his proper House and Mars in the same signe his exhalation Iupiter in the signe of Aries Mercury in Pisces and the Moone in the height of heauen into Taurus her exaltation there she shall finde her selfe the best lodged and more diguisied then all the others and for that she hath participation in the dominion with Saturne after her the most worthy the which being lodged in the house of Infirmities with Venus in the water powrer doth foreshew some peculiar Sicknesses if the benignitie of Venus and God aboue all breake not her malice Item the Winter following to be cold rigorous snowy ycâ—sie hâ—yly euill and pestilent also thicke and obscurely cloudy cloudes full of tempestes conâ—eaâ—nges anâ— rawnesse windes Innundations of Currents and Floodes flowinges and ouerflowings in the dâ—ere Seas hard and perilous Nauigations Shypwrackes and many times Earth-quakes corruption scarcity and death to Fish deadly euils to wild beastes Domageable and harmefull to fruites pothearbes and especially to those which belong to the vse of man by reason of Wormes Caterpillers and Locustes which shall eate them to sâ—aâ—â—h their hunger But these euils are more vpon beastes then vpon men because she is in Capricorne halfe Goate haste Fish All which things the good Almighty great God can change if it please him and make as nothing proouing vs vayne lyers euen vnspeakable vayne The fortunate part of this Reuolution is in sufficient good place and promiseth vs being radâ—ated and enlightned by Iupiter to be a good portion of the yeere and to goe well with Marchants But the Soâ—â—ner Figurâ— of Heauen being ioyned wiâ—â— Saturne the maâ—euolent enemy of Nature in the signe of Capricorne shall make the same also bountifull for as much as Saturne denoteth intemperance of too much moysture and coldnesse more then is customable The first of August at three a clocke 29. min. after noone there shall be an Eclipse or rather the Sunnes labour by the Moones interposition betwixt him our sight who shall couer him 3. poyntes 44. min. One may behold this his couerture in water hee shyning and by a saffronlike yellownesse in the cloudes against a wall and against the earth and should be obserued before the sayd houre and something after that one may see him couer'd by the Moone as well in the beginnyng as in the ende The sayd Eclipse shall be made in the. 17. degree of the signe of Leo the house of the Sunne and in the. 8. station of the heauens which is of death we raysing vpon our Horizon the 15 degree of Sagittarius and amonst other things it betokeneth the death of some great Personage from which God keepe him if he please and vs from the threatninges and euill effectes of this Eclipse In the second face of Leo she threatneth with troubles and detriment the great and powerfull Venus Lady of the South Angle following the place of the Eclipse hath her part with the Sunne in domination of the same and therefore the effectes shall not be so euill as some are The Countryes and Cities subiect â—o the first Quadrangle of the Zodiaque and those persons which in the Horoscope of their Natiuitie or in their Reâ—olution shall haue the place of the Eclipse opposite from them and the Planets shall taste more bitterly such effectes if any are then others From all which the good mightie God keepe vs if it please him Yet furthermore vpon the first day of May the two euill Planets Saturne and Mars shall be togeather conioyned in the first poynt of the signe of Aquarius the house of the sorrowfull Saturne which neither promiseth to vs goodnesse nor to Dame Flora and her lytle ones by their intemperate heate and frozen hayle thunder and rayne of them it is sayd Cum malus malo sungitur angetur omne malum Prayers and supplications should therefore then be made to the moderaâ—our of all thinges for the conseruation of them The auncient Pagans
celebrated in that time the Robigals Florals one was by the decree of Sibilla the other by the decree of Nâ—ma Pompilius and in place of the sayd prayers they yet celebate dayly Rogations the Procession of S. Marke Predictions for the yeere 1609. THe tenth of the month of March at 8. of the clocke 24. minutes 55. secondes after noone the former Reuolution is accomplished and the only eâ—e of this world wil make his entry vpon the signe of the Ramme Mars with vs then risinâ— in the 25. degree of the Balance the Sunne Moone opposite th' one to the other in the same signe of the Balance the Moone in her full the Lady Venus in her Bull iayned with Iupiter the gentle Lady of this Ascendâ—nt and of this yeere being lodged in an angle of the â—ccident and because she is ioyned with Iupiter the friende of Nature and herselfe also is fortunate denoteth her influence of this Reuolution as we haue sayd of Iupiter in the yeere precedent Besides peculiarly she shall giue to men I meane as a second cause health of body beautie tranquilitie and rest of minde a happie yeere increase of goodes respect honour good esteeme amongst the better sort principally venâ—rions and Musitions shall haue of the best and shall be more enclyned to sportes dauncings reuellinges banqâ—â—tinges voluptuousnesse anâ— maâ—â—age then they were vsually inclyned Besides 〈…〉 sh â—ll cause sweete moyst mâ—lâ—y shewers at 〈…〉 frâ—m the producing earth the blessings â—â— Nature She shall cause fresh gentle Winds tempered of heauen 〈…〉 ayre cleerenesse and happy passage for Sâ—â—pp 〈…〉 filling the Floodes and Founâ—ames and the Trees with Fruites Briefly she pron â—sâ—th ayre better then the former although Saturne in his Aquarius would haue it as the precedent But if Iupiter once take him he will thrust him from his raigne yet during the Winter Saturne marching by Capricorne and the water filler his houses shall make it moâ—â—â—old then it customably is For Eclipses we shall haue this yeere two of the Moone The first shall he the. 10. day of Ianuary at two a clocke after midnight and shall be darkened to 8. poyntes and. 18. minutes and shall endure about some three houres it shall be made in 29. degree 50. min. of the signe of Cancer to the head of the Dragon Lunaried then shall well rayse the. 14. degree of Scorpius and shall be made in the. 10. station of the Heauens the house royall and shall continue in the ninth which is of Religion The good Iupiter bearing the prize amongst the number of the workes towardes the end of the Eclipse neuerthelesse before the end of the Eclipse the Moone shall enter in the signe of Leo. Proclus sayth that the Eclipse being in the last tenth degree of Cancer betokeneth to all Armenia Affricke and other Regions subiect to Cancer sicknesses seditions and other euils and for that shee passeth also into the Lyon shâ—e denoteth also the death of some soueraigne Prince and scarsity â—f all kinde of Grayne He sayth also that by the last 10. of Cancer shee menaseth the Feminine sexe with sicknesse sodayne sicknesse of some great Prince or the death of some excellent man and by making her Eclipse first in the Palace royall and of dignity she denotech some disaster fortune in the dignity of the great which God can preserue if it please him And her continuing in the house of Religion denoteth also some trouble or euill principally some euill diminution of the Ecclesiasticall estate From all which euils the great GOD delyuer vs if it please him There shall be an other Eclipse the. 6 day of Iuly at 11. of the clocke 17 min. after noone and shall be darkoned to 15. poyntes 53. min. and shall dure 3. houres it shall be made in the 24. degree of the signe of Capricorne the house oâ— the maleuolent Saturne Then shall we rayse in our Horizon the. 5. degree of Taurus now there is no doubt but the euill Saturne will beare a share in the domination beeing that it is made in his house and therefore betokens small good but rather the euill which we haue before spoken of him in the Reuolution of the yeere 1608. from which God of his goâ—â—nesse keepe vs if it â—he his good pleasure Proâ—lus sayth that the Eâ—lipse being made in the last tenth of Capricorne signifieth death and sedition of some great Prince and tumultuous â—â—surrections and being made in the eleuenth heauâ—nly Temple and conâ—inuiâ—â— in the house of worthynesse she denoteth ill fortune to these two Countryes in their significations to wit that many shall be deceyued of whom they trust and by their friendes and that many shall fall from their dignities The Countrey and Towne subiect to Capricorne and to the first Quadrangle of the Zodidique and those persons hauing in the Horoscope of their natiuities the 24. degrâ—e of Capricorne the poynt opposite from that of the Sunnes the Moone and the fiue other Planets in that degree of the Eclipse and 3. degrees before and 3. after shall be more subiect to the euill effectes of the same if any come then others From the which thinges God of his mercy preserue vs if it please him Predictions for the yeere 1610. THe 21. day of Marth at two of the clocke 20. minutes 40. secondes the Sunne conductor of the wandring troupe maketh his entry into the signe of the Martiall Ramme with vs there ryseth vpon our Hemisphere the first degreâ— of the signe of Capricorne the house of Saturne the Planet Mars in the. 23. degree of the same signe in the Horoscope the most dignified of this hand there being in his exaltation and there takeing the domination of this yeere and for that naturally he hath burning intemperate and dry effectes he promiseth vs no good but rather by his influence heate great drought and scarcitie of rayne drying vp many Fountaines and Springes of Riuers corrupting them and narrowyng the currentes bringing hotte Windes pestilent and horrible exahalations thunders lightnings and by the commixtion of troublous and stormy Wyndes he will cause subuersion and losse of Shyppes he will cause those Cattell which are most necessary to the v 〈…〉 of man dye barnyng through pernitious vapours hâ—getable thinges springing from the earth corrupting Fruites so as â—â—ey will â—ot in the barnes Heâ— denoteth ruines of edifices embraâ—â—inâ—es rapes depopulations cruell slaughters of men Hee will mooue Warres ciuill seditions tu 〈…〉 s of the people because of the eyranny of the Ruleâ—s through their exactions and cruelties and by these thinâ—es the world shall endure contumelies banishmentes obscure and hellish prisons and in the ende violent deathes the vertuous despised and the wicked esteemed peruertyng thinges vnlawfully all which euils the great God through his Almyghty goodnesse will turne to nothing if it please him and none shall feele these calamities except barbarous and strange Nations which call not vpon his holy name Saturne marching by the