my Will Where is the place of my Abode The length and shortness of Life What is the first Matter Thing or Trade to be handled first What shape of Body shall I have What hidden Matters are there in my Heart What Complexion and whether ill favoured or well made and whether a smooth or hairy Body The Nature whether Healthy or Sickly Strong or Weak in Body The beginning of all Enterprizes The Joy or Sadness naturally Touching the Members of the Body the Head or Matter of the Brain the Understanding Reason or any part of the Head Secondly ♉ To know what is there to come to me What moveable Goods may accrue From whom may they be expected Shall I gain or consume Of two whether shall win the Lott Whether cheated or not Whether Persons we deal withal be Rich or Poor and whether my Money be in the Hands of Fools or Knaves Whether I may be a great gainer in the place where I live and dwell Whether the thing lost was stolen Whether my Trading will be gainful Whether 't is best to Trade near or far off Whether a Promise made on Money-Matters comes to good or ill Whether 't is good to go far for Money or Movable Goods c. Whether I shall not be robbed on the way Whether I shall return safe with my Money Thirdly ♊ How to know our Brother's Sisters Kindred or Relations What the Number of them are and the place of their Abode Whether my Brother or Sister loves or hates me Whether I have a good or bad Neighbour Whether I shall receive a Letter or Embassages from any particular Friend or Acquaintance Whether it will be good to go a small Journy Whether the end of a Journey be good or ill and the issue thereof Whether there will be ill Company in the way to prejudice me What is the Nature of my Brothers Sisters or Relations will they give me any thing while Living or when they Die Fourthly ♋ To know when my Grandfather or my Great Grandfather or that Old Rogue my Father will Die Whether I shall ever enjoy my Fathers Estate How long will my Father live When shall have Money or my Fortune from him My Father and I being at Difference shall we ever be Friends What Land or Houses shall I have Shall I be Poor or Rich What manner of House City or Town shall I live in What Disposition will the People be I shall meet with Will Old Men and Women be good for me to converse withal My Father is gone to Rome is he living or dead Whether a Town or Castle shall be taken Whether I shall ever find hidden Treasure or things lost or stole What store of Gold and Silver hath my Brother or Sister Whether the Father or the Son will die first Whether it 's good to buy Land or Houses Whether the Towns Besieged will be taken Whether a Ship on the Sea will return with good or ill Success Whether I shall live a long or short time in my present Dwelling Fifthly ♌ To know whether I am now with Child or â—…ever shall have Children Shall I have Male or Female Shall I live a merry Life and in Content Whether I shall get a good Mistress If a Person be tight in Cloaths Will a Messenger come quickly with News or Letter Is my Father Rich or Poor Is my Friend a Man or Woman Will the Earth be Fruitful Will my Life this year be pleasant by Baâ—queâ—ting Kissing Dancing c. Will the Way be pleasant in my Sporting Shall I not be robb'd or beaten Are my Friends Dead or in Prison Whether Good-conditioned or Ill-qualitied Sixthly â™ To know whether I shall ever keep a Pack 〈◊〉 good Hounds or a parcel of good Hogs oâ—… Sheep or ever be plagu'd with Ratts or Miâ—… Shall I ever keep Servants Will my Servants prove true and honest Shall I gain by my Servants Men or Women Shall I be Sickly or Healthy all my life VVhat Nature will my Disease be of VVill the Physician be Skilful or not Is it good to visit a Sick Person If Young Beasts be lost shall they be found VVhether 't is good to buy and sell small Beasts as Sheep Lambs Hogs c. Seventhly ♎ To know whether I shall ever Marry Will my Wife be a Whore or Honest Will my Wife be a Stranger or Neighbour Shall I have a Fortune What manner of Person will my Wife be or her Shape of Body How many Wives may I have Will my Wife or I die first What manner of Dealers may I meet with in my Trade Shall I be pester'd with Thieves If any thing is stolen shall I take the Thief If I Fight shall I get the better Shall I have the best in Law Suits May I have my desire in what I love or gain my Wife with ease or much trouble There are two Court me which is best for me to marry Will my Wife be a Scold or not shall we never part in matter of Strife in the Marriage-Life Will there be Wars or Peace Will the Man or VVoman be of a good Understanding If things missing are they in the House or will they be found Is it good to move to another place Eighthly â™ To know the time of Death when and how Will my End be violent or natural to die in my Bed If a Man be Murder'd who kill'd him Who shall inherit his Estate Will the Estate of my Wife or my Friend be great or small Who are the Counsellors of my Wife and 〈◊〉 Enemies How doth the Person do that is from home The Gain or Profit due from a Stranger 's Country If I lend any thing will it be return'd again If I lend my Money shall I gain Will the Fear I am in end in good or ill Ninthly â™ To know concerning Church-men Ministers or Parish-Clerks Monasteries or Temples To know of Book-Secret Arts and Religious Persons Is it good to deal with Church-men VVhat will the Study of a Person be Shall I have the Bishoprick or Abby I desire May I prosper therein Shall I be Doctor in any Faculty or Judge in any Court or President or Judge in any High Court VVill Dreams come to pass or what do they signify c. VVhether a Person be VVise or a Fool VVill long Journies be good or bad will the Ship at Sea or the Man of VVar come to a good end Is the Ship I intend to Sail in a good or bad Sailer How long shall I tarry Days Months or Years VVill the Ship suffer Shipwrack Tenthly ♑ To know whether I shall ever come to Honour or be a Justice of a Peace VVill it be profitable for me to be Servant to Kings or Princes or Noble Men Shall I live in Honour in my Trade and Business now in hand Concerning my Mother or Grandmother VVill my Mother die in a short time May I gain by her Death Doth my Mother love me VVhat Trade must I be of
to prosper VVill a King's Reign be long or short Is it good for a King to go out of his Palace and take a Journey Shall a Person of Honour be Banished out of the favour of Kings and Princes VVill the King or Judges do Justice VVhat manner of Person is my VVives Father Eleventhly â™’ To know what Friends I may have or whether my Hopes will be fulfilled Are my Friends faithful to me Shall we reap Gain by Friends May we be safe by whom we give Credit VVhat is the Substance of a King or Noble Man VVhat Estate has my VVives Father shall I gain thereby Shall I gain by the Court or Great Persons If a Promise is made whether true or false Shall we prosper all the Year VVill Fruits of the Earth be cheap or dear Twelfthly ♓ To know whether I shall ever be in Prison If in Prison when released Shall I gain or profit by a Prison or Prisoners VVill any Old VVoman chatter against me like a Devil If a Prisoner Escapes will he be taken Is it good for me to deal in Great Cattel as Horses Mules Sheep c. If a Horse be stolen who is the Thief VVhich way the Horse stray'd In buying Great Cattel shall they be good or bad May a Man go boldly before his Enemies Shall I be Arrested Here are near Two hundred Questions naturally desired in this Elementary Life to know where when and how these things may fall on you by LOTT which you may understand in this following Chapter CHAP. III. The Method of Effecting these Angelical LOTTS THese Questions or Desires are divided into 12 Parts so also are the Heavens divided into Numb 12. being twelve Divisions answering in particular these twelve Questions Take an Example as followeth The Heavens divided in 12 Parts Ascend begin of all things Oriental 1 ♈ Succeeding House of Substanc 2 ♉ Cad House Brothers and Sisters 3 ♊ Angle of North signif old People 4 ♋ Succed place of Pleasure 5 ♌ Cad signifies Banishm Servants 6 â™ Angle Occid Marriages Enemies 7. ♎ Succed Sorr Death Wiv Fortune 8 â™ Cad of Relig. long â—our Dreams 9 â™ Medium Coeli the place of Honour 10. ♑ Succed Angle 10. place of Joy 11 â™’ Cad place of Captiv Imprisonm 12 ♓ The Parts of Man's Body is signified by 12 Parts or Signs of the Zodiack Example ♈ Acquisitio ♉ Laetitia ♊ Rubeus ♋ Albus ♌ Via ♠☊ ♎ Amissio â™ Tristitia ♠☋ ♑ Populus â™’ F. Major ♓ Carcer The Names of the Lotts being Sixteen in Number Elements Signs Lotts Names inLat and Engl. Fire ♃ D in ♈ Acquisitio obtaining comprehending Air. ♄ Retr in â™ Tristitia Sadness Damages Crosses Water ♃ Retr in ♉ Laetitia Joy Gladness Health Hairy Earth ♄ D. in ♓ Carcer Confinement A Prison bound Fire ♄ ♂ in â™ Cauda Drac The lower end of a thing or going out Air. ☉ Retr in ♉ Fortuna min. lesser Fortune greater Strength Water ☽ decr in ♌ Via the VVay Journies or Moving Earth ♃ ☿ in â™ Caput Draconis the Head or upper Part. Fire ☿ D. in ♎ Puer a Boy Yellow Beardless Air. ♀ D. in ♋ Albus White Fair. Water ☽ Full. in ♑ Populus People Congregation Earth ♀ â„ž in ♎ Amissio lost consumed Fire ☉ D. in â™’ Fortuna maj Great Fortune strong Help Air. ♀ D. in ♎ Puella a Virgin Beautiful Water ♄ â„ž in ♊ Rubeus Reddish Red. Earth ☿ â„ž in â™ Conjunctio to gather an Assembly These are the Deys which you may cast your Lotts withal and the same which the Indians Caldeans and Hebrews made use of as their good Angels in directing their Hands to know Good or Ill in this Life And it lyes in Darkness to this Day by reason it 's in Hebrew or in strange Characters which are unknown to us and by that reason many are afraid of this Art because of the VVord Geomancy or Conjuration Now in plain English it 's no more than the 12 Signs of the Zodiack and the 7 Properties of Nature or Rulers of the VVorld which we have formerly spoken of viz. ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ composed and joined together according to Strength VVeakness or Meanness Take the Example by this Table ♃ direct in ♈ ♃ Retr in ♉ ☉ Retr in ♉ ♄ Retr in ♊ Name Obeying Name Joy Name Les Fort. Name Red. ♀ direct in ♋ ☽ decr in ♌ ☿ Retr in ♠♃ and ☿ in â™ Name White Name Way Name Together Name Drag hea ☿ direct in ♎ ♀ Ret. in ♎ ♀ direct in ♎ ♄ Retr in â™ Name a Boy Name Lost Name a Girl Name Sadness ♄ and ♂ in ♠☽ in Full in ♑ ☉ direct in â™’ ♄ direct in ♓ Name Dra. Tail Name People Name great Fort. Name a Prison This Table being so plain it needs no further Explanation therefore we will proceed to shew you how to project a Figure wherein you may understand your Lott First consider before thou Raisest these 16 Lotts that it 's a Divine Work for it 's the Divine Power above or thy good Angel which guides thy Hand Therefore be thou prudent 〈◊〉 all this Matter free thy self from Passion and Malice Let not thy Head or Fancy be captivated with strong Wine for if thou art vain and childish in this Work thou wilt bring thy self to Disgrace for in it lyes a great Mystery in Raising those Figures by an Angelick Hand I shall say no more but pray mind the Ground-work and consider from whom thy Lott comes it 's from him which is the Maker of all things which gives thee thy Lott and casts thy Dey for thee CHAP. IV. How to Project a Figure wherein you may understand your Lott it being the Divine Power above or thy good Angel which Guides thy Hand HEre you shall have an Example in order that you may make Strokes Stars Circles Pricks as thus When thou goest about these look on thâ— four Fingers for you are to prick four lines oâ—â— longer than the other as your Fingers are which serves for the first Element and four lineâ— more for the second Element and four moâ—â— for the third and so for the fourth c. aâ—… at every end of the Lines leave Two or One But number them not when you prick theâ— down but follow this Example Now I would know what would Remain take my Pen and bring two and two together 〈◊〉 you may observe in the uppermost Line So this in Pricks So couple them together and you will 〈◊〉 what will remain Now we will Frame the four Elements or four Figures as follows Behold the first four Lines the odd makes 〈◊〉 the first Figure and the other 3 4 lines make 〈◊〉 in all 1 2 3 4 Figures which are set in orâ—â—r in the following Page These four are called the Increase or Maâ—… from whence all the other Figures are Prâ—ced the first is attributed to the Fire the 〈◊〉 conâ— to
Castle is fair and costly and richly furnished and that there is great Treasure hid therein This signifies good luck and prosperity in Heritages and that hidden Treasure shall be found the Grandfather and Father of a Noble Race the Palace and Castles are lofty and pleasant and the end of all Demands are good Fortuna Minor Tristitia This in the fourth House signifies quickness in all things the Father of an indifferent Race but very Cholerick the House and Appurtenances are very fair 't is also good to buy Lands and Heritages but they shall be subject to Fire and shall be damag'd by Warlike men and that there is no Treasure hid there in This signifies to be driven from the Heritage of ones Father and that the Grandfather and Father are of an ill Race the House is ill and naught the City is strong and shall not be taken the end of all which you demand is evil but to buy Lands and build Houses 't is good good to buy Heritages for they shall possess them Puella Puella Rubeus This signifies a small Heritage by Misdemeanour of Kindred although the Father be good natur'd the House is pleasant there is no Treasure hidden in all demands of this House I find this Figure not to be of the best but in some Articles If you find this Figure in the fourth House 't is not very good for the Father's Succession the Father is angry and of no great good House to sow the ground this Figure is good the Town Besieged shall be burnt and Ransackt and the People therein be Thieves Puer Albus This signifies great Discord with the Father and sometimes Prosperity the House is in Suit and Question and 't is ill to buy Heritages for thereby shall come Strife and Contention the Tillable Lands are of no great value and the Town Besieged shall valiantly defend it self This signifies good luck and prosperity in all things the Father is good gentile and merciful and loveth to live well the House is pleasant 't is good to buy Lands and Possessions and the Town Besieged shall not be taken the Treasure hid is all Silver Conjunctio Cauda Draconis 'T is good to visit the father for he is sick or dead if not dead will cause something to be written the House is good but not beautiful 't is good to labour in the Earth the Town fair but of small force and if Besieged shall be taken by Composition and the Treasure hid â—hall be surely found This in the fourth House signifies good luck and prosperity touching Lands and the person shall overcome his Suit with great Anger Travail and Envy the Messenger will make a quick return and the Patient shall amend if the sixth consent Caput Draconis Carcer This signifies in the fourth House loss of Heritages and Possessions of your Parents and to be thrown quite out by Law 't is good for the Father for he is good the House is fair and pleasant and iâ— Besieged it shall not be taken for those within are stout This denotes the winning of Lands wherein Treasure is hidden and that some of his Kindred are taken Prisoners the Father is old but of good Complexion and shall live long 't is good to sow the Ground the Treasure of Brother or Sister hidden shall not be found Populus Via This signifieth a multitude of People assembled to buy and sell in demands of the Father it denotes Mourning and the Father shall die before the Son the Town is full of people and if Besieged shall be taken because those within are Mariners This signifies loss â— Heritage and in â— things you can demaâ— she is ill saving to soâ— the Earth yet better by Water than by Landâ— Treasure hidden shall not be found the Citâ— is strong but if Besâ— ed shall not be taken the Father is longâ—â—…'d and the Son 〈◊〉 gitimate The Power and Strength of the Sixteen Figures in the Fifth House Acquisitie Amissio This giveth good â—nification of the â—ild that he shall be â—tty and in good conâ—tion and well made 〈◊〉 Body the Messenâ—er shall come quickly with good News and â—the having of new Cloaths and the Proâ—ise is kept faithfully â—nd the Letters speak â—f merry things This signifies that the Child shall be ill-natur'd and loss of Heritage by Law the sick Person shall amend the Woman shâ—ll have a Son but shall be in danger of Death 't is not good in cases of eating and drinking the Promise shall not be performed the Messenger shall return quickly but shall bring ill News Fortuna Major Laetitia This is a sign of few Children but they shall be honest and happy in their Life the Son is neither Sick nor Dead 't is good in eating and drinking the Promise shall be kept the Messenger is not staid and shall quickly return and bring good Tidings and the Affairs of Kings and Princes c. This denotes Pâ— sperity good luck aâ— advancement to Hâ— nour the Woman witâ— Child shall have a Soâ— which shall gain greâ— Honour and Reputatiâ— on and indeed for 〈◊〉 the Demands you câ— make in this House thâ— Figure is good as 〈◊〉 buy and put on new Cloths signifying greaâ— Plenty and Encrease Fortuna Minor Puella This signifies the Child shall be a Man of Honor Victorious and Liberal and shall have many Children that the Promise shall take place and that the Messenger shall return quickly and the News he shall bring shall be of War or Anger the Woman with Child shall have a Daughter This Figure is good in all Demands This denotes Prosperity to the Child as also Mirth and Pleasure the Promise shall be kept the Messenger shall come something late but shall bring good News 〈◊〉 good for the Friend 〈◊〉 and for Mirth and Pastime This Figure in it self signifies but few Children Puer Rubeus This in the fifth â—ouse signifies the â—ild to be of ill Conâ—sation and disobeâ—nt 't is ill in Eating â—d Drinking and that 〈◊〉 Promise shall not be â—t the Messenger 〈◊〉 soon bring Tiâ—gs of War 'T is not â—d for a Friend nor 〈◊〉 Pastime This signifies perverse Children disagreeable to Virtue 't is ill as to Eating and Drinking especially of red Things the Promise shall be broken the Messengers shall bring Letters relating to War and Combat Tristitia Albus This signifies Sorâ—w Heaviness and â—squiet Poverty and 〈◊〉 Fortune to come to 〈◊〉 Child the Mesâ—ge speaks of heavy â—ings and the Woâ—n with Child shall â—ave a Son and shall â—ave a great and long â—ravail with danger 〈◊〉 Death This in the fifth House denotes the Child to be good natur'd and of good complexion 't is good to Eat and Drink the Promise shall take good effect and the Messenger shall return speedily with good News and the Letters make mention of Mercurial Things Conjunctio Cauda Draconis This here denotes the child shall be of an evil Nature and to tell you in two words there is no
and will not be had again unless the Seventh agree the Mother is Cholerick In all the Demands you can make this Figure is ill except to have the Favour of a Princess Fortuna Major Laetitia This is good for him that would go to a Prince for he shall have Honour the thing mist is not stolen but shall be had again 't is good for a Prince to take a Voyage if the Prince be sick he shall be well again In all Demands in this House this Figure is much better than the other In this House the King or Lord is not sick 't is good for Honour the Physician is a good Man and his Medicines are good 't is good for the Mother Uncle c. the King loveth the Servant whereby he shall have Profit the Lord shall govern Lands the King or Lord shall do Justice Fortuna Minor Tristitia In this House the Person shall have great Friendship with Princes more especially in War the King is sick but shall mend and not die the Physician is good and the Medicine likewise the King loveth him who maketh the Question he that pretendeth to be a Lord shall be a Lord. This Figure is good in all Demands By this it is an evil time and unlucky to get Honour the King is in danger to lose his Realm 't is ill for the Physician and to take Medicines the thing lost will never be had again 't is ill for the Mother the King or Lord loveth not the Person This Figure is ill in all things except tilling of Land Puella Rubeus This denotes that the Person shall have Honour by the King with Hearts coment 't is good to get the love of Women and also to have gain by Trading the things mist will not be found again the King will remain long in his Realm This Figure is good in all but War Any Questions which you may propound in this House are not worth any thing only signifying Choler Blood Treason Sadness it doth signify Victory at first and loss at last 'T is good to buy Armour and Harness and Fire-works and in all others 't is evil Puer Albus This denotes the person shall have Honour by Kings especially in War 't is good for the Physician and to take Physick the King shall not stay long in his Realm the King shall have Victory over his Enemies In all other Demands this Figure is indifferent This in the tenth House denotes Friendship from Kings and Great Men 't is good for the Physician and to take Physick the Sickness will be quickly gone and the King shall remain long in his Realm In all Demands you can make this Figure is good Conjunctio Cauda Draconis This House signifies a mediocrity in Honour he shall be Secretary to some great Lord 't is indifferent in Medicines the King shall die of the Disease the Person shall be Banished the Party shall win the Suit This Figure is good in all things you can demand This House signifies loss of Realms and Kingdoms this Figure is very ill in all Matters In all Questions and Demands this Figure signifies Death Treason and loss of Goods and is very ill but in matters of War but for works of Fire or Chymistry 't is good Caput Draconis Carcer By this the Person shall have Honour at Courts and in Kings Services the thing lost shall be found and the Physician is a good Man and 't is good for Physick In all things which you can demand in this House this Figure is good but for War always signifying Peace In this House the person shall obtain Honour from Princes by means of Women the Imprisonment of a King loss of Goods 't is good for Physicians and to take Physick The sick Person shall die the King shall live long In all other Demands this Figure is not good Populus Via This implyes a great many People assembled by Order of some Prince about some Agreement of Peace 't is good for Honour and for the Physician and to take Physick the Friend is just the King loveth not the Man This Figure in this and all others is indifferent 'T is good to go to a King for he shall obtain Honour 't is good to take a Medicine the thing lost will not be found the King loveth the Person meetly 't is not good for the King to go to War In all other Demands you can make this Figure is indifferently good The Power and Strength of the Sixteen Figures in the Eleventh House Acquisitiâ— Amissio This denotes a good and trusty Friend as also great Assistance from Friends the Mother the King and Counsellor are full of Money and they shall not be robb'd thy friend which dwells â—ar hence is well affected to thee This â—igure is good in all Demands especially for a Friend This in the 11th House shews no Fidelity in the Friend he will not help you but do you more harm than an open Enemy the Fortune of the Querent shall be ill and indeed in all Demands that can be made in this Figure it is evil except for Lewd Women Fortuna Major Laetitia This denotes the Friend to be good and faithful the Mother and King have much Money thy Friend loves thee well and will do thee Service the Person shall have Friendship with Kings and Lords indeed this Figure in all Demands can be made is good and profitable Here arises encrease of Friends and of no small Account the Fortune of the Querent is good the Friend is trusty the King hath much Money the Promise is good the beginning of the King's Reign will be good And this Figure in all Demands that you can make is good Fortuna Minor Tristitia This implies the Friend is trusty and willing to assist thee thy Friend which is far hence is good the King is well stored with Money and is in danger to be robb'd In all Demands this Figure is good especially in matters of Love This signifies ill Fortune to the Querent and a Man of an ill mind toward his Friend the Promise shall take no effect the Year will be Barren and things scarce this Figure is ill in all Demands in this House except for Invocation of Spirits Puella Rubeus This signifies in this House the enjoying of a Lady good Fortune to the Querent and the thing you wish for the Friend far hence is good and friendly and 〈◊〉 Health and in all demands in this House this Figure is very good The Querent shall have ill Fortune thy Companions Friends be ill and by them wilt come to ill thy Hope will take no effect the King is low of Money and if not so he is in danger of being robb'd In all Demands you can make in this House this Figure is ill but for Bleeding Puer Albus By this you will find the Friend is good especially unto Soldiery the Promise will be kept 't is good to apply to any Vocation the Fortune of the Querent