the Querent obtain what he hopes for 267 Chap. 12. Of the Twelfth House Hath the Querent private Enemies 268 Who are the Querents secret Enemies 269 Of a Captive or Prisoner when he shall be at liberty 270 A Horse lost if he were strayed or stolen if recoverable 272 Chap. 13. Some short Rules for the making of Elections upon several occasions 273 A Table shewing the Longitude Latitude Nature and Magnitude of several of the fixed Stars 282 Practical ASTROLOGIE CHAP. 1. The number of the Signes Planets and Aspects together with their Names and Characters THe Zodiack which is a great Circle in the Heavens is divided into twelve equal parts called by Astronomers the twelve Signes Thus named and charactered ♈ Aries ♉ Taurus ♊ Gemini ♋ Cancer ♌ Leo â™ Virgo ♎ Libra â™ Scorpio â™ Sagittary ♑ Capricorn â™’ Aquarius ♓ Pisces Every Signe is divided into 30 equal Parts called Degrees each Degree is divided into 60 Minutes each Minute into 60 Seconds c. There are seven Planets which have a continual motion through the twelve Signes These are their Names and Characters ♄ Saturn ♃ Jupiter ♂ Mars ☉ Sol ♀ Venus ☿ Mercury ☽ Luna There are also two Nodes or certain Points of the Heavens named and Charactered thus ☊ The Dragons Head ☋ The Dragons Tail The Planets have allowed them every one except Sol and Luna two of these Signes for their Houses As to Saturn belongs Capricornus and Aquarius to Jupiter belongs Sagittary and Pisces to Mars Aries and Scorpio to Sol Leo to Venus the Signes Taurus and Libra to Mercury belongs Gemini and Virgo and to Luna Cancer The Planets by their continual motion through the twelve Signes do make several Angles or Aspects I shall onely speak of those which are most forcible which are in number five thus named and charactered ☌ Conjunction âš¹ Sextile â–¡ Quadrate The Planets Aspects â–³ Trine ☠Opposition A Conjunction is when two Planets are in one and the same degree and minute of a Signe and this is either good or bad as the Planets are either Friends or Enemies one to the other A Sextile Aspect is when two Planets are two signes or 60 degrees distant as Jupiter in 15 degrees of Aries and Saturn in 15 degrees of Gemini Here Jupiter is in a Sextile Aspect to Saturn this is an Aspect of Friendship A Quadrate Aspect is when two Planets are three signes or 90 degrees distant as Mars in 10 degrees of Taurus and Venus in 10 degrees of Leo. Here Mars and Venus are said to be in Quadrate Aspect which by Artists is accounted an Aspect of imperfect enmity and that the persons signified thereby may at some times have jarrs but such as may be reconciled again A Trine Aspect is when any two Planets are four signes or 120 degrees distant as Mars in 12 degrees of Aries and Sol in 12 degrees of Leo. Here Sol and Mars are said to be in Trine Aspect and this is an Aspect of perfect Love and Friendship An Opposition is when two Planets are diametrically opposite which is when they are six signes or 180 degrees which is one half of the Circle asunder And this is an Aspect of perfect hatred But although an Aspect consist of so many degrees as we have mentioned yet Planets are said to be in aspect when they are not exactly in the same degrees but within the moiety of their Orbs for which see hereafter Chapter the 6th and this is called a Platick Aspect A Partile Aspect is when two Planets are in a perfect Aspect to the very same degree and minute Aspects are also termed Dexter and Sinister Those Aspects are called Dexter which are contrary to the succession of Signes as a Planet in Aries casts his Sextile dexter to Aquarius Sinister is with the succession of Signes as a Planet in Aries casts his Sextile sinister to Gemini as you may perceive by the following Table A Table of the Planets Aspects both Dexter and Sinister The Radiations of the Planets The Radiations of the Planets  ⚹ â–¡ â–³ ☠ ⚹ â–¡ â–³ ☠ ⚹ â–¡ â–³ ☠Dexter ♈ â™’ ♑ ♠♎ ♌ ♊ ♉ ♈ â™’ ♠♎ ♠♌ ♊ Sinister ♊ ♋ ♌ ♎ â™ â™ â™’ ♓ ♈ Dexter ♉ ♓ â™’ ♑ ♠♠♋ ♊ ♉ ♓ ♑ ♠♎ ♠♋ Sinister ♋ ♌ ♠♠♠♑ ♓ ♈ ♉ Dexter ♊ ♈ ♓ â™’ ♠♎ ♌ ♋ ♊ ♈ â™’ ♠♠♎ ♌ Sinister ♌ ♠♎ ♠♑ â™’ ♈ ♉ ♊ Dexter ♋ ♉ ♈ ♓ ♑ ♠♠♌ ♋ ♉ ♓ ♑ â™ â™ â™ Sinister ♠♎ ♠♑ â™’ ♓ ♉ ♊ ♋ By this Table you may perceive that a Planet in Aries cast his Sextile dexter to Aquarius and his Sextile sinister to Gemini also he casts his Quadrate dexter to Capricorn and his Quadrate sinister to Cancer Likewise a Planet in Aries casts his Trine dexter to Sagittary and his Trine sinister to Leo. Understand the like in the rest The Table is so easie that it needs no further explanation CHAP. II. Of the division of the twelve Signs THe twelve Signes of the Zodiack are divided into four Triplicities according to the four Elements Fire Earth Air and Water Fiâ—ry Signes are ♈ ♌ â™ hot and dry Aâ—ry Signes are ♊ ♎ â™’ hot aâ—d moist Earthy Signes are ♉ ♠♑ cold and dry Watry Signes are ♋ ♠♓ cold and moist Signes are also Moveable Fixed and Common as ♈ ♋ ♎ ♑ Moveable Signes ♉ ♌ â™ â™’ Fixed Signes ♊ ♠♠♓ Common Signes Signes are said to be Masculine and Feminine as ♈ ♊ ♌ ♎ ♑ â™’ are Masculine Signes ♉ ♋ ♠♠♠♓ are Feminine Signes Double bodied Signes are ♊ and ♓ and the beginning of â™ Signes are also Fruitful and Barren as ♋ ♠♓ are Fruitful Signes ♊ ♌ â™ are Barren Signes All the rest are said to be indifferent Signes are also termed Mute As ♋ ♠♓ Humane As ♊ ♠♎ â™’ Northern Signes Commanding ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ â™ Southern Signes obeying are ♎ ♠♠♑ â™’ ♓ Signes Diurnal ♈ ♊ ♌ ♎ â™ â™’ Signes Nocturnal ♉ ♋ ♠♠♑ ♓ Besides the Divisions of the Signes there are also several degrees of the Signes which are termed Masculine and Feminine Dark Light Smoaky and Void as are shewed in the following Table A Table shewing the degrees Masculine Feminine c. in each Signe of the Zodiack Signes Degrees Masâ—uline Degrees Feminine Degrees Light Degrees Dark Degrees Smoaky Degrees Voâ—d Degrees deep or pitted Degrees ame or deficient Degrees increasing Fortune ♈ 8. 15 9 8. 20 3 0 24 6. 11 16 0 19 30 22 29 16 30 23 29  ♉ 11. 21 5. 17 7. 15 3 0 12 5 12  6 9 8 3  15 30 2 28 30 20 24 25  9 10  27 ♊ 16 5. 22 4. 12 7 0 16 2. 12. 17 0 11 26 30 22 27 30 26 30  ♋ 2 10 8. 12 12 14 20 18 12. 17. 23 9 10 11 1 2 3
obscure Complexion black Hair or of a sad brown and one of an ill Disposition a malicious treacherous sottish person one that gains very little love by his Neighbours In Sagittary she describes one of a middle stature and a well-proportioned person of a sanguine Complexion an oval Visage and light brown Hair she signifies one a little cholerick easily angred but soon pleased again ambitious of honour and a very obliging person In Capricorn she represents one of a spare lean Body and a little stature sad brown or black Hair and often they have some defect in the Knees one given to drinking and to womens company and an idle person delighting in no good exercises In Aquarius she represents a person of a middle stature and a well-composed corpulent Body a sanguine Complexion and brown Hair he is of a courteous Disposition and of an ingenious searching fancy delighting in moderate recreations and a hater of all evil actions whereby he is beloved of all persons In Pisces she represents one of a low stature and pale Complexion the Body somewhat inclined to fatness the Hair of a bright brown she shews an idle person delighting in no good actions and unfortunate in most of his under takings But herein you are to consider how the Planets are aspected for if the Moon be in a good Aspect of the Fortunes it mitigates her evil signification and so also consider of the rest of the Planets in like manner CHAP. VI. Of the Houses Antiscions Friendship and Enmity and of the Orbs and Latitude of the Seven Planets THe Seven Planets by experience are found to delight in some of the Twelve Signes more than in others as being more agreable to their nature and therefore they are termed their Houses because they are more fortunately placed therein than in the rest of the Signes Each of the Seven Planets except Sol and Luna have two of the Signes allowed for their Houses As to Saturn Capricorn and Aquarius to Jupiter Sagittary and Pisces to Mars Aries and Scorpio to Sol Leo to Venus Taurus and Libra to Mercury Gemini and Virgo to Luna Cancer and in these Signes they are the best fortified But although all the Planets except the Luminaries have two Signes allowed them for their Houses yet they are found to take more delight in one of the Houses than in the other viz. Saturn delights most in Aquarius Jupiter in Sagittary Mars delights most in Scorpio Venus delights most in Taurus and Mercury delights most in Virgo The Artist ought chiefly to understand the Houses of the Planets their Characters and the Characters of the Signes before he proceed to any Judgement to which I leave him and proceed to the Antiscions and Contranscions of the Planets Of the Antiscions and Contrantiscions of the Planets The Antiscions of the Planets are no more than when two Planets are equally distant from the first of either of the two Tropical signes Cancer or Capricorn As suppose Saturn in the 10th degree of Taurus and Jupiter in the 20th degree of Leo here Saturn casts his Antiscion to Jupiter they being both equally distant from the first Punctum of Cancer the Counterantiscions are found by the opposite signes and degrees the Antiscions are allowed to be of the nature of Sextile or Trine Aspects the Contrantiscions of the Planets are equivalent to a Quadrate or Opposition But that the Learner may finde them with more ease be pleased to consider the following Table A Table of the Antiscions in Signes The Antiscions of the ♋ ♊ Planets in Signes ♌ ♉ ♠♈ ♎ ♓ ♠♒ ♠♑ Here you may see a Planet in Cancer sends his Antiscion to Gemini in Leo to Taurus and so of the rest of the signes A Planet in Leo sends his Contrantiscion to Aquaries that being the opposite signe to Leo. And to finde the degree and minute you are to substract the degree and minute your Planet is in from 30 and the remainder shall shew the degree and minute of Antiscion or you may know by the following Table A Table shewing the Antiscion in Degrees and Minutes Planets Antis in degrees The Planets Antiscion in minutes d. d. m. m. m. m. 1 29 1 59 16 44 2 28 2 58 17 43 3 27 3 57 18 42 4 26 4 56 19 41 5 25 5 55 20 40 6 24 6 54 21 39 7 23 7 53 22 38 8 22 8 52 23 37 9 21 9 51 24 36 10 20 10 50 25 35 11 19 11 49 26 34 12 18 12 48 27 33 13 17 13 47 28 32 14 16 14 46 29 31 15 15 15 45 30 30 When you have found the Planets in Signes enter the Degrees in the first Column on the left hand and in the second Column you have the Antiscions in degrees The like in the Table of Minutes As for Example if Jupiter be in 10 degrees 20 minutes of Libra by the first Table I finde his Antiscion falls in Pisces Then in the second Column I enter the Table with degrees and against 10 degrees in the first Column I finde 20 degrees in the second Column Then I enter the Table of minutes and against 20 I finde 40 minutes which shews that Jupiter in 10 degrees 20 minutes of Libra casts his Antiscion to 20 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces And so I proceed to the Friendship and Enmity of the Planets A Table of the Friendship and Enmity of the Planets Planets Friends Enemies Saturn ♃ ☉ ☿ ☽  ♂ ♀  Jupiter ♄ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♂  Mars ♀  ♄ ♃ ☉ ☿ ☽ Sol ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄  Venus ♃ ♂ ☉ ☿ ☽ ♄  Mercury ♄ ♃ ☉ ♀ ☽ ♂  Luna ♃ ☉ ♀ ☿  ♄ ♂  By this Table you may perceive that the Friends of Saturn are Jupiter Sol Mercury and Luna His Enemies are Mars and Vennus The Table is so easie that it needs no farther explanation Of the Planets Orbs.  d. m. Saturn Orbs are 10 0 Jupiter 12 0 Mars 7 30 Sol. 17 0 Venus 8 0 Mercury 7 0 Luna 12 30 The Use of the Table is this When you finde two Planets applying to Aspect yet wanting several degrees of their Partile Aspect they are said to be in Platick Aspect when they are within the moiety of their Orbs. As for Example Suppose Saturn be in 15 degrees of Aries and Venus in 10 degrees of Gemini they are in Platick Aspect for the Orbs of Saturn as you may perceive by the Table are 10 degrees the half of which is 5 degrees The Orbs of Venus are 8 take half of that which is 4 which added to half the Orbs of Saturn makes 9 so they are within the Orbs of a Sextile Aspect when they are 9 degrees distant from their Partile Aspect A Table of the Planets greatest Latitudes  North Lat.  South Lat. d. m. s. d. m. s. The greatest Latitude of Saturn is 2 48 0 is 2 49 0 Jupiter 1 38 0 1 40 0
know if the thing demanded will be brought to perfection or not Herein you are to give the Ascendant his Lord and the Moon to signifie the Querent and that House and his Lord to which the Question appertaineth to the Quesited then consider what application is between the Significators if they apply to a Conjunction in Angles swift in motion in any of their Essential Dignities it shews the thing enquired after will be perfected with speed if in succedent Houses not so soon if in cadent Houses with much loss of time When the Significators apply by Sextile or Trine from good Houses and they in any of their Essential Dignities and free from the malevolent Rays of the Infortunes it is an argument the matter will be brought to perfection with speed If the Significators apply by a Quadrate Aspect in good Houses and they be in their Essential Dignities it shews the thing enquired after will be brought to perfection although with not so much ease nor so good success Things are sometimes brought to perfection when the Significators are in Opposition but this happens when the Significators are in mutual reception by Houses but if it be brought to pass it is with so much trouble and vexation that the Querent will repent he sought after it Matters are also brought to perfection by translation of light and vertue when the Signification do not behold each other but some more lighter Planet separateth himself from the one Significator which he was in mutual reception with and then immediately applieth to the other Significator before he come to the Body or Aspect of any other Planet and you may judge that the thing enquired after will be brought to perfection by such a person as that Planet signifieth which thus translates the light and vertue of the one Significator to the other The is some hopes of perfecting the business enquired after when the Significator of the thing enquired after is posited in the Ascendant or if the Lord of the Ascendant be posited in the house of the Quesited but this signle Testimony seldom perfects the business without some of the aforesaid arguments happen or the two Significators cast their several Aspects to some more weighty Planet than themselves of whom they are both in reception with and then the person signified by that Planet who collects both their lights may bring it to perfection Who shall be the furtherance or hindrance of the thing enquired after When you finde the Significators applying to Conjunction or Aspect and before they come to their partile Aspect some other Planet comes to the Conjunction or Aspect of one of the Significators and that Planet hinders the thing from being brought to perfection consider the nature of that Planet also what House he is Lord of and from hence you may know what person will be the hindrance If it be the Lord of the third it shews some Neighbour or some of the Querents Brethren If it be the Lord of the fourth the Querents Fathers c. will be the hindrance Also when the Significators apply by Body or Aspect and before they come to their partile Aspect one of the Significators falls Retrograde and so hinders the thing inquired after from being brought to perfection if it happen that the Lord of the Ascendant fall Retrograde the Querent will hardly proceed any further in the business By these Rules rightly understood you may know the furtherance or hindrance in any Question Of varying the Houses in your Judgement according to any Question propounded In all Questions whatsoever the Ascendant his Lord and the Moon are the Significators of the Querent so the second House shall shew his Estate the third House his Brethren c. the fourth House his Father the fifth House his Children the sixth House his Servants the seventh House his Wife and so of the rest of the Houses in order as you are already taught in the twelfth Chapter If a Querent propound a Question concerning the Estate Riches or Money lent or due to his Brother the Ascendant shall signifie the Querent the third House and Lord thereof shall signifie his Brother the fourth and Lord thereof his Brother's Estate because it is the second from the third the fifth shall be his third House and signifie his short Journeys the sixth shall be his fourth the seventh shall be his fifth and signifie his Children the eighth shall be his sixth and signifie his Servants c. the ninth shall be his Wifes Significator c. In like manner if a Question be made concerning a Wife or Sweet-heart the seventh House and Lord thereof are her Significators the eighth House which is the second from the seventh shall shew her Estate or Portion the ninth her Brethren the tenth shall be her fourth and signifie her Father the eleventh shall be her fifth the twelfth shall be her sixth and signifie her Sicknesses the first House shall be her seventh the second House shall be her eighth and signifie her Death the third shall be her ninth and shew her Religion the fourth shall be her tenth and signifie her Mother c. the fifth shall be her eleventh and signifie her Friends the sixth shall be her twelfth and signifie her secret Enemies And by these Rules you may vary all the Houses upon any Question which every Artist ought well to understand Of the time of receiving a Horary Question It is agreed upon by all Modern Authors that we ought to take that very moment of time in which the Querent propounds his Question to the Artist and desires a resolution thereof viz. the very hour and minute as neer as we can and thereupon erect the Figure or if a Letter be sent to an Artist whereby he is desired to resolve some doubt but he perhaps hath not an opportunity to read it at the time of receiving it he is to accept of that moment of time wherein he reads the Letter and knows the minde of the Querent and so accept of that time for the Basis of his Work CHAP. XIII Of the Planetary Hours and how to finde them either day or night FOr the finding of the Planetary hours you must understand that every artificial day viz. from Sun-rising to Sun-setting is divided into twelve equal parts each of these parts is called a Planetary hour Also the night viz. from Sun-setting to Sun-rising is divided into twelve parts making the Planetary hours for the night For Example when the days are 14 hours 40 min. long then the length of the Planetary hour for the day is 90 min and for the night but 30 min. But for more readiness behold the following Table calculated for the Latitude 52 but may indifferently serve any part of England without sensible errour  Hours before Noon  Hours after Noon  Hours before Midnight  Hours after Midnight ☉ Pla. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 ☉ R. 1 2 3 4 5 6
Lord of the eighth Peregrine in the Ascendant or the Lord of the Ascendant Combust in the eighth the Moon in Opposition to the Lord of the eighth twelfth sixth or fourth Houses these are very strong arguments that the ship is lost or in a dangerous condition If the Ascendant and the Moon be unfortunate and the Lord of the Ascendant fortunate you may judge the ship is like to be drowned but the men will be saved But if all the Significators are free and no ways afflicted you may then judge the ship to be in a very good condition and all the persons belonging unto her also If it be demanded what success a ship shall have upon her setting forth and what shall happen unto her ere she return you must observe the Angles of the Figure and if you finde fortunate Planets and the Moon therein and the unfortunate Planets Gadent Combust or under the Suns Beams no ways afflicting the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant then you may conclude that the Ship and all things contained therein will go safe to the place intended If the Infortunes be angular or in succedent Houses she will meet with some prejudice in the way and the misfortune will fall in that part signified by the signe where the Infortune is posited If Mars do afflict the Lords of the Angles and the Dispositor of the Moon the Mariners will be in great fear of their Enemies or of Pyrates If the tenth House be infortunated by Mars and near violent Fixed stars and Mars in an humane signe the Ship will be in great danger of burning either by Enemies or some sudden accident and the danger shall begin in that part of the Ship signified by the signe wherein the Infortune was placed in the Figure If the aforesaid Significators be quick in motion the Ship will sail quickly and make a short return And if it happen that there be a Quadrate or Opposition betwixt the Lord of the Ascendant and Dispositor of the Moon without reception then will there be much discord amongst the Sailers and much controversie betwixt the Merchants and them If the Lord of the Ascendant be stronger than the Dispositor of the Moon then the Sea-men shall overcome but if the Dispositor of the Moon be stronger than the Lord of the Ascendent then the Merchants will prevail c. CHAP. II. Of the Second House and Questions thereunto belonging Shall the Querent be Rich or Poor THe Ascendant his Lord and the Moon are the Querents Significators the second House his Lord and Part of Fortune shall signifie his Estate together with the Planet or Planets posited therein and the Planets aspecting the Significators If you finde the Significators viz. the Lord of the second and Part of Fortune placed in angles and essentially strong it is one good argument If the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon apply to the Lord of the second by Body or good Aspect from good Houses in the Figure it is a great argument of attaining Riches The Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon in the second in their essential dignitiès in good aspect to Jupiter or Venus the Moon or any other Planet transferring the light of the Lord of the second to the Lord of the Ascendant the Querent then shall attain Riches and live in good esteem according to his capacity of birth If Jupiter who is a natural significator of Riches or Venus or Dragons Head be free from the malevolent beams of the Infortunes and be posited in the second House the Querent will be rich if they be in fixed Signes it will continue the longer Saturn Mars Signes of poverty or Dragons Tail in the second House Peregrine or Retrograde and afflicting the Lord of the second Jupiter Venus or Part of Fortune it is a very great argument of Poverty By what means shall the Querent attain Riches If you finde in your Figure that the Querent shall attain Riches you may know from whence it shall come by these following Rules If the Lord of the second be in the second the Querent shall attain Riches by his own industry If the Lord of the second be in the Ascendant free from Combustion or other afflictions the Querent shall unexpectedly attain Riches The Lord of the second in the third in good aspect of the Lord of the third the Querent advanceth his Estate by his Neighbours or Kindred or by some Inland-Journeys If he be in the fourth and fortunately placed in good aspect of the Lord of the fourth the Querent will attain Riches by his Father c. Shall the Querent obtain his Wages or Stipend that is due from the King or any Nobleman c. Give the Ascendant his Lord and the Moon to be the Querents Significators the second House and his Lord for his Estate The tenth House and his Lord is the Significator of the King or Nobleman the eleventh House his Substance If you finde the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant applying to the Lord of the eleventh by Body or good Aspect or to a Fortune in the eleventh and they in any of their Essential dignities the Querent shall attain the Wages or Stipend due of the King or Nobleman without much labour or difficulty Or if it happen that the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant shall be joyned to an unfortunate Planet and he receive them in some Essential dignities the Querent shall obtain his Wages but not without great sollicitation and loss of time If there be no reception between the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon and the aforesaid Infortune notwithstanding any application between them yet the Querent will rarely obtain his Money or Wages enquired after Shall the Querent obtain his Wages due from his Master D. H. M. October 6 8 36. A. M. 1672. ☽ à ⚹ ☉ ad ♂ ♀ Judgement upon the preceding Figure At the time and under the Face of Heaven before noted the Querent seriously propounded this Question unto me Shall I obtain the Wages due unto me from my Master The Ascendant his Lord and the Moon are the Querents Significators the tenth House and his Lord are his Masters Significators Finding the Moon applying to a Conjunction of Venus who is Lady of his Masters house of substance and also because Jupiter and Mercury who are posited in the eleventh cast their Sextile Aspect to the Querents second House very near the degree thereof I acquainted the Querent that he should obtain his Wages and I directed him to go and demand it that very day which advice he followed and received his Money the very same time which he almost despaired of Shall the Querent obtain the Money which he lent or the Goods pawned The Ascendant his Lord and the Moon shall signifie the Querent and if it be a Friend or one that you are conversant withal that doth owe you Moneys and he no ways related to you then take the seventh House and his
be so posited in fixed signes and in mutual Reception it signifies they will agree long and gain by their partnership But if they shall be in bad aspect from movable signes and without Reception and especially if the Planets who are significators are naturally Enemies it shews there will be perpetuall wrangling and no agreement between them Saturn Mars or Dragons Tail in the second or the Lord of the second afflicting the Lord of the 8th or the Lord of the Ascendant afflicting the Lord of the 8th or evil Planets in the Ascendant afflicting the Lord of the 8th shews that the Querent is false and doth cheat and cozen his Partner or if the Moon in like manner afflict the Lord of the 8th you may judge the same But if the Lord of the 7th afflict the Lord of the Ascendant or Lord of the second in like manner as we have before described the former Significators it is an argument the Quesited will prove the Knave of them two Also consider which of the parties are signified by the more ponderous Planet which of them are best posited in the Figure and which are strongest in their Essential dignities for the strongest Planet I mean the person signified by the strongest Planet shall thrive best in the Partnership Hath the Querent any publick Enemies In the resolution of this Question behold if the Lord of the Ascendant be in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the 7th or if you finde a Planet or Planets in the 7th House in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant you may judge the Querent hath publick Enemies If you finde many Planets in the 7th afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna or if you finde many Planets casting their malevolent rays to the Ascendant or to a benevolent Planet in the Ascendant you may judge the Querent hath many publick Enemies Consider what House the afflicting Planet is Lord of and from hence you may know who are the Querents publick Enemies as if the Lord of the third they are the Querents Brethren and so of the rest of the Houses in order you may judge by the strongest Significators which will overcome Shall a person return safe from the Wars Consider the Lord of the Ascendant how he is aspected or afflicted if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant strong and free from the malevolent Beams of the Infortunes it is an argument he will return safe If you finde Jupiter Venus Sol or the Dragons Head fortunate in the Ascendant and free from the malevolent Beams of the Infortunes it is a very good argument the Querent shall return safe from the Wars Saturn in the Ascendant Peregrine or afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant or if the Lord of the Ascendant be Peregrine or Combust it shews that the Querent shall very rarely return but if he do he will be in danger of receiving many wounds and he will receive little honour Mars unfortunate in the Ascendant in evil aspect to the Lord thereof or with the Dragons Tail in the Ascendant or the Lord of the 8th in Conjunction Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant shews that the Querent shall be wounded to death An Infortune in the 10th or the Lord of the 10th afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant the Querent will be in danger of imprisonment or losing his honour If you finde Mars who is the natural Significator of Wars well fortified and in good aspect with the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant it is an argument of good to the Querent Shall the Town or Castle besieged be taken Let the Ascendant and Lord thereof signifie the Besiegers the fourth House the Town or Castle besieged the Lord of the 4th their Governour the 5th House and Lord thereof the Souldiery and assistance they have or can expect If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant fortunate and strong in his Essential dignities in Conjunction with the Lord of the 4th in the Ascendant or in good aspect with Luna or Lord of the 10th it shews that the Besiegers shall take the Town or Castle besieged Or if the infortunate Planets or Dragons Tail be in the 4th Peregrine and free from the assistance of the benevolent Planets and the Lord of the 4th Peregrine Combust or afflicted by the Malevolents and not beholding the 4th House it is an argument the Castle c. shall be taken and the Governour thereof exposed to much danger If the Lord of the 4th be in good aspect and mutual reception with the Lord of the Ascendant and Lord of the 10th and commit his vertue to them it is an argument the Governour upon reasonable terms or for a sum of Money will surrender the Town or Castle besieged But if on the contrary you finde the 4th House fortunate by the presence of benevolent Planets or Dragons Head and Lord of the 4th very strong in his Essential dignities and free from all manner of afflictions it is an argument the Town or Castle shall not be taken Of Fugitives Strays Theft c. Whether Cattle be stolen or strayed of themselves When this Question is propounded concerning great Cattle as Horses Oxen c. the 12th House and Lord thereof shall be their Significators if it be concerning small Cattle as Sheep c. then take the 6th House and Lord thereof to signifie them together with Mercury and Luna the natural significators of Fugitives and Strays If you finde a Peregrine Planet in an angle especially the Ascendant afflicting the significators of the Strays it is an argument the Cattle are stoln or if Luna give her vertue to the Lord of the 7th or the Lord of the 7th to the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant they are stoln If the Dispositor of the Moon separate himself from any Planet the Cattle are fled of themselves and not stoln If some other Planet separate from him they are driven away If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant of the Moon in good aspect to the Lord of the 7th or the significators of the Cattle retrograde it is an argument the Cattle are returning home of their own accords before they go far from the Querent Or if you finde the significator of the Cattle apply by Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant with reception it shews the same Whether the Beasts lost be dead or alive If you finde the Lord of the 12th in a question of great Cattle or Lord of the 6th in questions of small Cattle or Luna or her Dispositor in the 8th or applying to the Lord of the 8th by Conjunction Quartile or Opposition I mean the 8th from his Ascendant it is an argument the Cattle are dead But if you finde the Significators of the Cattle well posited in the Figure free from the malevolent Beams of the Infortunes or from the presence of Dragons Tail it is an argument the Cattle are alive If you finde benevolent Planets in the 12th
In fine your skill it cannot be exprest By man this BOOK alone can do it best ☿ Mercurius Ignotus alias Guil. Surius 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Table of the CONTENTS of the Book CHap. 1. The number of the Signes Planets and Aspects together with their Names and Characters 1 Chap. 2. Of the division of the 12 signs 6 A Table shewing the degrees Masculine and Feminine c. in each signe of the Zodiack 8 Chap. 3. The Description and Signification of the 12 Signes of the Zodiack 11 Chap. 4. Of the Description and natural Signification of the 7 Planets 20 Chap. 5. The Description and natural Signification of the Seven Planets in any of the Twelve Signes of the Zodiack 31 Chap. 6. Of the Houses Antiscions Friendship and Enmity and of the Orbs and Latitude of the Seven Planets 52 Chap. 7. Of the Essential and Accidental dignities of the Planets 59 A Table shewing what Member of the Body every Planet governs by being posited in any of the Twelve Signes 64 Of the Kingdomes and Cities under the Twelve Signes and Seven Planets 65 Chap. 8. Of the Terms of Art that every Student ought well to understand 68 Chap. 9. How to erect a Figure of the Heavens for any hour of the day or night by an Ephemeris and Table of Houses 74 Chap. 10. How to reduce the Planets motions to any hour of the day or night 81 A Table of the hourly motion of the Planets whereby you may reduce their motions to any hour of the day 83 Chap. 11. Of the Astrological signification of the Twelve Houses of Heaven 84 Of the quarters of Heaven signified by the Twelve Houses 91 Chap. 12. How to compute the Part of Fortune ibid. A Table of the Fortitudes and Debilities of the Part of Fortune 93 Chap. 13. Of the Significators of the Querent and of the thing enquired after 94 A general Rule to know whether a Question be radical or sit to be judged 95 What Marks Moles or Scars the Querent hath 97 To know if the thing demanded will be brought to perfection or not 99 Who shall be the furtherance or hindrance of the thing enquired after 101 Of varying the Houses in your Judgement according to any Question propounded 102 Of the time of receiving a Horary Question 104 Chap. 14. Of the Planetary hours and how to finde them either day or night 105 The Second PART shewing the Resolution of all manner of Horary Questions CHap. 1. Questions appertaining to the first House Shall the Querents life be long or short 111 To what part of the world may the Querent direct his course to prosper 113 Shall the Querent finde the party at home he would speak withal 114 If an absent party be dead or alive 116 Of a thing suddenly happening whether good or evil is signified thereby 117 Of a ship at Sea her safety or destruction 118 Chap. 2. Of the second House and Questions thereunto belonging Shall the Querent be rich or poor 122 By what means shall the Querent attain riches 123 Shall the Querent obtain his Wages or Stipend that is due from the King or any Nobleman c. 124 A Figure erected to know if the Querent should obtain his Wages due from his Master 126 Judgement upon the preceding Figure ibid. Shall the Querent obtain the Money which he lent or the Goods pawned 127 Chap. 3. Judgements properly belonging to the third House The particular parts and members of the body which the Planets generally rule 182 The particular parts of the body governed by the twelve Signes of the Zodiack 184 Of the Diseases the Planets signifie 185 The Diseases signified by the twelve Signes 187 To know what part of the body is afflicted 190 Is the disease in the Body or Minde or both 191 To know the nature and quality of the disease 193 Whether the Disease be Chronick or Acute 195 Signes of life or that the sick party will recover of the infirmity afflicting 198 Signes of death or that the party will die of the infirmity afflicting 199 Whether a Servant shall prove just or knavish to his Master 200 If a Servant shall get free from his Master 202 Of small Cattle shall the Querent gain by them or not 203 Chap. 7. Of the seventh House and Questions thereunto belonging Shall the Querent marry 204 In what time shall the Querent marry 205 Shall the Querent marry more than once 206 Whether the Marriage intended shall be effected or no 207 What shall be the hindrance 209 What manner of person shall the Querent marry 210 Who is the more noble and which will be Master 211 Shall they agree after marriage 212 From what part one shall marry 213 If she be a maid that asks the question 214 Shall the Querent marry in what time A Figure and Judgement 216 If marry the Woman desired 218 Shall the Querent or his Adversary overcome in a Law-suit 219 Shall two Partners agree in their Partnership 222 Hath the Querent any publick Enemies 223 Shall a person return safe from the Wars 224 Shall the Town or Castle besieged be taken 225 Of Fugitives Strays Theft c. Whether Cattle be stoln or strayed of themselves 227 Whether the Beasts lost be dead or alive 228 Shall Cattle sirayed be had again 229 Whether Cattle be in Pound or not 230 Which way are they gone what distance 231 If a Fugitive shall be found or come again 232 Of a Thief and his Significator 234 Of the age of the Thief 235 Whether the Thief be Man or Woman 236 Is the Thief a Stranger or Familiar ibid. Is the Goods far from the Owner 238 Which way the Thief is gone what distance 239 Doth the Owner suspect the Thief ibid. If the Goods stoln be recoverable or not 240 In what time shall the Goods be recovered 241 If an absent Husband were dead or alive If alive will he return and in what time A Figure and Judgement 243 Chap. 8. Of the eighth House and Questions thereunto belonging What death the Querent may die whether natural or violent 245 In what time the Querent shall die 246 Shall the Querent obtain his Wives Portion 248 Chap. 9. Of the Ninth House Of a long Journey or Sea-voyage and the success thereof 249 Shall the Voyage be long or short 250 Towards what part of the world is it best for the Querent to go 252 Shall the Querent profit by the Science intended 253 Shall a Parson obtain the Benefice enquired after 254 Chap. 10. Of the tenth House and Astrological Questions thereunto belonging Shall the Querent obtain the place of Preferment desired 257 Shall the Querent continue in the Office or Employment he possesses 258 What Profession is best for the Querent to follow 260 Shall the Querent obtain the place of preferment desired A Figure and Judgement thereupon 263 Chap. 11. Of the Eleventh House Shall the Querents Friends prove faithful 265 Shall