diurnal motion is 8 10 12 or 14. m. He finisheth his course through the twelve signs of the Zodiack in 12. years Revolution Distant from the earth His distance from the earth is according to Tycho 3990 semidiameters yet Albotegnius and Alfraganus say 10423 semidiameters of the earth ♃ when well fortified and Lord of the year Iupiter when he is Lord of the year and well dignified the King shall do Justice and it shall be happy for those that are Noblemen Judges Councellors of the Law and men of all sorts of Religious Orders shall be in a successfull happy pleasant and good condition and shall live pleasantly and contentedly in honour and also great esteem and the people also shall be in a good and prosperous condition and shall receive good from their King and Superiors and they from the people and the year shall be healthy plentifull and good a temperate ayr rain fair weather and frost in due season c. When weak But if Iupiter be weak judge the contrary according to the strength of the affliction wherewith he is afflicted and impedited Humours Of Humours he is author of the Sanguine or best complexion moist temperate sound healthful c. Quality of men when well placed Quality of men in general this is to be understood as indeed most of the qualities and attributions aforesaid he signifies Judges Councellors all Ecclesiastical men both Priests and Levites Chancellors Lawyers or those that follow the Law from the highest to the lowest all Scholars and Students in general Clothyers Woollen-Drapers Quality of men when weak When he is weak he signifies Mountebanks Quack-salvers Empericks Cheaters Takers of Bribes c. Nature He is author of sobriety and temperance Corporature or shape of body He gives an upright strait tall stature brown ruddy and lovely complexion an oval visage plump high forehead soft hair large gray eyes brown hair and it thick and a strong well set body a short neck and usually a kinde of a black spot between his two fore-teeth and indeed throughout a hansom compleat body sober and grave in discourse and of a most noble disposition Oriental If he be Oriental the skin is usually more clear sanguine great eyes a more fleshy body c. Occidental If Occidental a pure complexion yet a more short stature a browner hair smooth not curling c. North latitude His greatest North latitude is 1. d. 38. m. South latitude His greatest South latitude is 1. d. 38. m. Qual of men He signifies Religious men Church men c. Savours Sweet delicious pleasant favours Colours He ruleth the ash-colour green blew purple green and a mixt yellow In man In man he ruleth the Liver Spice herbs and drugs Gilly-flowers Nutmegs Sugar Mace Cloves Straberries Flax and Bitony Balm Fumitory Lungwort Walwort Wild Marjoram Sweet Marjoram or Organy Pimpernel Rubarb Alheal Wheat Bazil Bugloss Borage St. Iohns-wort Laskwort Pyony Liquorish Violets Pomgranates Mint Mastix Saffron Dazy and Feverfew and all such herbs as are helpfull to obstructions of the Liver c. Trees The Almond-tree Hazel Fig-tree Olive-tree Oak Cherry-tree Ash Goosberry tree Pine-tree Coral-tree Pear-tree Birch-tree Ivy Vine Mulberry-tree c. Birds Of Birds he ruleth the Eagle Peacock Phesant Partridge Stock-dove Snipe Stork Lark Bees c. Stones The Topaz Amithest Marble Emrald Chrystal Saphir Hyacinth Bezoar Free-stone c. Minerals Tin Pewter c. Fisnes The Whale Serpent Dolphin c. Beasts The Sheep Unicorn Doe Hart Stag Ox Elephant and all such beasts as are beneficial and usefull to mankinde Places Churches neat and curious places Gardens Synods Courts of Justice Wardrobs Palaces sweet places Oratories Weather He commonly causeth pleasant healthfull weather serenity temperate ayr c. Winds He ruleth the North and North-east winds He ruleth of the Coelestial signs Sagittary and Pisces Sagittary by day Signs and Pisces by night the meaning thereof is that if Iupiter be significators in the Revolution of any year being by day and in Sagittary he is so much the more fortified in Pisces in a Nocturnal Revolution c. He ruleth the fiery triplicity by night so that if Iupiter be in the 20. d of Aries Triplicity or the 10. deg of Leo in any Diurnal Revolution he shall be accounted peregrine as not having any dignity there not being in his house exaltation term triplicity or face in a Nocturnal Revolution he had not been peregrine for then he hath triplicity in these signs Exaltation Detriment He is exalted in the 15. d. of Cancer He suffers detriment in Gemini and Virgo for that they are signs that are opposite to his Houses This you must observe in all the other Planets He is in his fall in the 15. d. of Capricorn â—all for that it is opposite to the sign of his exaltation so also note that all the Planets are in their fall in that sign which is opposite to their exaltations Age. Middle age or years of most perfect judgement and discretion His Angel is Zadkiel Angel His Friends are Saturn Sol Venus Friends Mercury and Luna His Enemy Mars only Enemies Day of the week Of the days of the week he ruleth Thursday and of the nights that which we call Sunday night Spain Hungaria Babylon Regions Cullen and Persia Orbe His Orbe is 9. d. before and after any of his Aspects Generation Years In generation he ruleth the second and ninth moneths His greatest years he gives are 428. His greater years are 79. His mean years are 45. His least years are 12. Iourneys In journeys when he is significator he denotes pleasant travel good success safety health and mirth Diseases Infirmities of the Liver Obstructions Plurisies Apoplexies inflamation of the lungs infirmities in the left ear palpitation of the heart cramps pains in the back all infirmities of the reins or proceeding from corruption of blood and putrefactions therein Squinzies windiness Feavers proceeding from abundance of blood all griefs in the head pulse seed arteries convulsions prickings and shootings in the body c. Stationary He is Stationary five days before retrogradation and four days before direction Retrograde He is Retrograde 120. days CHAP. III. Of the Nature and Signification of MARS The nature and complection of ♂ Globe of ♂ LIkewise after Iupiter or next under him is located Mars of whom we are now to treat he is of a fiery shining bloody colour or as you see the fire burning in its strength to our ordinary sight he is somewhat bigger then Saturn yet not so big as Iupiter but as a star of the first magnitude he is masculine and nocturnal or somewhat less and according unto Tycho he is 13. times less then the earth Albotegnius saith he is in comparison of
the earth as seven is to six and Alfraganus saith Distant from the earth he is bigger then the earth by one half and distant 4584 semidiameters of the earth yet Tycho saith but 1745. Mean and Diurnal motion Revolution His mean motion is 31. d. 27. m. His Diurnal motion is sometimes 32 34 36 38 40 42 44. m. a day He finisheth his course through the 12. signs of the Zodiack in one year 321 days or thereabouts ♂ when well fortified When he is Lord of the year strong and well placed all such as belong to arms as souldiers and the like shall be fortunate and in good condition and shall overcome their enemies there shall be also during that Revolution sufficient and plenty of rain and at such times and no other as is convenient and requisite and the people shall be prosperous and happy but if he be weak judge the contrary and that the good or evil by him portended When ill placed shall be chiefly incident to those Places and Regions subject to the sign wherein he is Humours He is author of anger haste choler and ruleth these dispositions in man hot fiery and dry Qualities of men when well placed Conquerours Usurpers Tyrants Generals of Armies and all Souldiers in general Physitians Apothecaries Chirurgions Alchymists Marshalls Butchers Gunners Watch-makers Barbers Armourers and all such as use Iron tools Curriers Tannes Gamesters Dyers Carpenters Cooks Cutlers Taylors Smiths Bakers c. When ill placed Nature Corporature or shape of body When he is ill placed and not strong he denotes hangmen thieves bayliffs sergeants cutters by the high-way murtherers jaylors and all cut-throat people He is author of passion extravagancy heat and choler Red-haired a red face and round a fiery sparkling eye yet tending to a saffronish colour of stature neither high nor low but between both I have still observed that a right Martialist doth seldom exceed in height or to be at the most above a yard and a half high a bold confident countenance and it most commonly very harsh strong and big-boned seldom fat When oriental When Oriental he is somewhat above the middle size and hairy-bodied and a purer complexion then hath been already rehearsed When occidental When Occidental he is ruddy and not so tall a little head and not so hairy-bodied yellowish hair and of a drier constitution North latitude His greatest North latitude is 4. d. 31. m. South latitude His South latitude is 6. deg and 47. m. Savours Sharp bitter and unpleasant Colours Red yellow or saffron colour In man He rules the back veins gall Herbs and spice All such herbs as are hot and dry and such as have sharp-pointed leaves and are red they usually grow on dry places and such as are barren and hard stony places the thistle Devils-milk brambles briers nettles cammock onions lingwort radish arsmart mustard-seed ginger pepper garlick hemlock red sanders tamerindes castoreum Carduus benedictus or the blessed Thistle horehound leeks Trees All Trees that are thorny or prickly Birds The Hawk Kite Raven Vulture Owl Cormorant Crow Mag-pie and all ravenous birds or birds of prey c. Stones Blood-stone Load-stone Jasper Touch-stone Adamant the Amethist of divers colours Minerals Iron Steel Arsenick Antimony Brimstone and red Vermillion Fishes The Shark Pike Barbel Fork-fish all stinging Water-Serpents and hurtfull Fish Beasts The Mastiff Wolf Tyger Cockatrice Panther and all such beasts as are ravenous and bold Weather Thunder lightning fiery-meteors pestilential ayr and in it strange apparitions c. Places All places that are appertaining to fire and blood as slaughter-houses Furnaces Smiths shops c. Winds He ruleth and causeth Western winds Signs Of the Coelestial signs he ruleth Aries and Scorpio He hath Triplicity or Rule over the watry Triplicity or Trygon viz. these signs Triplicity which are Cancer Scorpio and Pisces he hath absolute dominion therein both night and day yet some of the Antients do joyn with him the Moon c. He hath exaltation in Capricorn in the 28. deg Exaltation He suffereth detriment in Libra and Taurus Detriment He is in his Fall in the 28. deg of Cancer Fall Age. From 22. till 45. Samael Angel His Enemie is the Moon only Enemies His Friends are Saturn Jupiter Sol Venus and Mercury Friends Day of the week Of the days of the week he ruleth Tuesday and of the nights that night we vulgarly call Friday night Jerusalem the Roman Empire even to the West Regions c. Orbe His Orbe is seven degrees before and after any Aspect Years His greatest years are 214. His greater years are 66. His mean years are 40. His least years are 15. In journeys he portends thieving sacking robbing slaying much danger or hurts viz. to the Traveller if Mars be significator and weak and ill-placed Journeys c. of the which more hereafter in our Treatise of Elections Diseases Feavers and those burning contagious and pestilential Megrims overflowing of the Gall Phrenzies the Plague distempers through the whole body Shingles Fistulaes Stone in the reins yellow Jaundies and all such diseases as proceed from excess of Choler Passion and Anger all diseases proceeding from the Gall Putrefaction of blood c. Stationary He is Stationary two or three days before Retrogradation and two days before direction Retrograde He is Retrograde 80. days CHAP. IV. Of the Nature and Significations of the SVN LEt us descend now unto the Sun We are by Gods blessing come now to the Sun which is successively next to be treated on he is under Mars placed in the midst of all the Planets being the chief light and president of them all sitting as a Judge or King amongst his Nobles The order of the Planets for as Saturn Jupiter and Mars is placed above his sphear so are Venus Mercury and Luna beneath him wherefore some of the Antients have ascribed to him chief rule and made him as it were an Emperor amongst the Stars Saturn is his Vice-roy for that all Planets give unto him their light or do homage and reverence unto him by reason of his slowness Jupiter hath assigned him chief rule and dominion in the Realm for that he is of a temperate sober good honest and religious inclination Mars is his chief Captain or General of all his Forces Venus is Receiver or Master-Comptroller of his house by reason she is nearer Sol then any other Mercury hath assigned him chief Secretary of State by reason when the King goeth any Progress or Journey he goeth and when the King stayeth so doth also Mercury for he is never far from his beck Luna is his Standard-bearer being furthest from him she is also as I may say Embassador Messenger c. to do his business The fixed Stars of several
ridiculous as for a man to dislike contradict gainsay or condemn what he is ignorant of if thou hast no belief in these matters yet mayst thou benefit thy self thereby it is but thy pains in trying the conclusions if they fail then mayst thou on good ground condemn them if they hit thou reapest hereby a double benefit knowledge and experience wherefore by the way I thought good to hint at this that thou mayest not persist in thy ill conceit of this Heavenly Art of the Judgment of the stars Look my Lux Veritaâ—â—s or Astrology since thou mayst let it alone till thou beest urged by any Artist to have any esteem thereof though never so slight but to our business in hand Minerals Of Mettals or Minerals the Sun ruled gold Fishes The Sea-Calf whose Nature is to resist lightning Shel-fish the Star-fish for her parching heat and the fishes called Strombi that follow their King and Margari which have a King also these Margari being dryed are fixed into a stone of a golden colour as witnesseth Cornelius Agrippa Beasts All such Beasts as are stately bold strong and invicible as the Lion Crocodile Wolf Ram Boar Bull Horse and Baboon of the which it is Recorded that he barketh every hour in the day viz. twelve times in a day and that in the Equinoctial times of the year he pisseth twelve times viz every hour also as often in the night Gesner on Beasts pag. 10. Whence the Egyptians as Cornelius Agrippa and others Lib. 1. cap. 23. de Occult. Philos relate did use to engrave them on their Fountains Moreover the Aegyptians did use to preserve them amongst their hollowed things for that by them they knew the time of the Conjunction of Sol and Luna see Gesner of Beasts pag. 10. for after the aforesaid Conjunction the Male Baboon will neither look up nor eat but goes still dejected as it were lamenting the ravishment of the Moon with this disdainfull passion in like manner the Female at that time sendeth forth blood out of her womb of Conception for which cause the Egyptians signifie by a Baboon the Moon and her rising by his standing upright holding his hands up toward heaven Weather He causeth Weather according to the Season c. of the which more hereafter Places Princes Palaces Courts Houses all magnificent Buildings Halls Dining-rooms Parlers c. Winds He loveth and delighteth in the East part of the World and Eastern Winds Signs Of the Coelestial signs he ruleth for his house only Leo. Triplicity He ruleth by day the fiery Triplicity viz. Aries Leo and Sagittary He is exalted in Aries the 19. degree Exaltation He suffreth Detriment in Aquaries Detriment And Fall in Libra Fall Age. The strength of years His Angel is Michael Angel Friends His Friends are Iupiter Mars Venus Mercury and Luna His Enemy Saturn only Enemies Day of the week He ruleth Sunday of the days of the week and of the nights that which we call Wednesday night He ruleth the fourth Climate Italy Bohemia Sicilia Caldea Regions the Roman Empire Orbe Is 15. degrees before and after any Aspect Conception In conception he ruleth the fourth moneth His greatest years are 1640. Years Yet Bonatus and some others say but 461. His greater years are 120. His mean years are 69. His least years are 19. Iourneys In journeys he giveth good success Diseases He signifieth hot and dry Diseases palpitation of the heart infirmities of the eyes cramps soundings giddiness in the head diseases and infirmities of the mouth and brain Catharrs rotten Feavers c. The Sun is never Stationary Stationary Retrograde He moveth always direct in the Ecliptick and is never Retrograde CHAP. V. Of the Nature and Significations of VENVS The nature and complexion of ♀ I Come now to Venus who is next under Sol she is the lesser Fortune transparent bright and shining she is very well known by the Country people by the name of the Evening Star when she sets after the Sun and she is sometimes by them called the morning Star when she riseth before the Sun Feminine and Nocturnal And again by some she is called the Shepherds Star The globe of ♀ She is to our sight the biggest of all the Stars and Planets except Sol and Luna yet according to Tycho she is less then the earth six times Ptolomy Albotegnius and Alfraganus say 36. times c. Distant from the earth She is distant from the earth according to the same Ptolomie Albotegnins and Alfraganus 618. semidiameters of the earth but Tycho and Copernicus say 1150. Her mean motion is 59. m. 8. sec Mean and diurnal motion Her diurnal motion is sometimes 62. m. 64. m. 65. m. 66. m. 70. m. 74. m. or 76. m. but she never exceedeth 82. m. She finisheth her course through the twelve signs of the Zodiack in the same time the Sun doth Revolution or thereabouts When well fortified When she is Lady of the year in any Revolution and essentially dignified the year will be advantagious unto women who shall generally be free from infirmities and mischiefs they shall love and delight in the society of their Husbands shall be fruitfull easily conceive and bring forth the people shall also generally thrive and be prosperous shall delight themselves in recreations sports feastings mirth and jollities and all pleasure whatsoever also in fine apparel but if she be weak When ill placed judge the contrary Qualitie of men when well placed Musitians in general Gamesters and what Game soever it be Embroyderers Jewellers Linnen-Drapers Perfumers Picture-Drawers Ingravers Mercers Silk-men and all such Occupations as serve to the adorning of women c. Women Wives Mothers Virgins c. When ill placed or weak Fidlers Pipers ordinary Painters Seamsters Glovers Womens-Taylors Upholsterers c. She is author of voluptuousness and pleasure Corporature or shape of body A light brown hair smooth and much of it a mean stature a fair complexion tending to blackness lovely black eyes a round face having a Love-dimple in the chin a lovely mouth cherry lips extraordinary lovely and delightfull a pleasant taking countenance an exceeding well-shaped body throughout loving neatness spruceness trimming and the like lovely in all his gestures speaking softly and sweetly studious and solid in his deportment in all exercises of the body light and nimble When oriental When she is Oriental she gives a taller stature upright and straight not corpulent but decently composed Occidental When Occidental not so tall yet very comely and well-favoured North latitude Her greatest North latitude is 9. deg 2. min. South latitude Her South latitude at the most is no more Savours Delightfull pleasant toothsom sweet favours Colours Blew tending to white or white c. In man The Reins
and Mule the Hare Civet-cat Squirrel Spider Pismire the Hyaena c. Weather He must principally be observed the sign he is in and season of the year but usually he causes rain hail-storms sometimes thunder and lightning according to the nature of the Planets in configuration with him of the which more hereafter Winds He delighteth in the Northern Quarter of Heaven yet commonly he causeth such winds as are signified by the Planet to which he applies Places Schools Common-hals Tennis-Courts Fairs Ordinaries Markets Bowling-Allies Tradesmens-shops in a gentlemans-house his Hall c. Studies Libraries Signs Of the Coelestial signs he hath for his houses which he ruleth Gemini and Virgo Triplicity He ruleth the Aëry Triplicity by night viz. Gemini Libra and Aquaries He is exalted in Virgo the 15. degree Exaltation He suffreth Detriment in Sagittary and Pisces Detriment His Fall is in the 15. deg of Pisces Fall Age. From 7. to 14. Raphael Angel His Enemies are Mars Sol and Luna Enemies His Friends are Jupiter Friends Venus and Saturn He ruleth Wednesday Day of the week and that night we call Saturday night Flanders Graecia Aegypt Regions and Indies both East and West Orbe His Orbe is seven degrees before and after any Aspect In conception He ruleth the sixth moneth His greatest years are 450. Years His greater years are 76. His mean years are 48. His least years are 20. Journeys In Journeys he is according as he placed and in Aspect with the other Planets Diseases Vertigo's Lethargies Madness Frensies Diseases of the brain Ptisick Stammerings Defects in the memory Hoarsness Dry-cough the Hand and Feet-gout all imperfections in the Fancy Stationary He is Stationary one day before Retrogradation and one day before direction Retrograde He is Retrograde 24. days CHAP. VII Of the Nature and Significations of the MOON MY Intentions are now to treat of the lowermost of all the Planets and next unto the earth which is the Moon she is Feminine and Nocturnal The nature and complexion of ☽ her colour is so vulgarly known that it were superfluous or needless here to relate since our intentions and scope of our writings are to inform the ignorant and illiterate of what they as yet are ignorant of she is the biggest of Planets to our outward sight except the Sun nay and it is hardly discernable externally which of the two is the greater but this is by reason of their nearness unto our sight whence in Genesis she is called one of the two great lights which is to be understood as in relation to our sight But according to Tycho Globe of ☽ is 42. times less then the earth Ptolomie saith 39. times and Copernicus 43. times And according to Tycho she is less then Sol 5848. times Comparison of ☉ Ptolomie saith 6348. times and Copernicus 7000. times Distant from the earth And distant from the earth according to Tycho 60. semidiameters at her greatest elongation in her least elongation but 52. semidiameters Ptolomie saith 64. semidiameters her least 34. and her mean 49. Copernicus saith her greatest 68. her least 52. and her mean 60. Nature of ☽ She is neither fortunate nor unfortunate but as she is placed and in configuration with either the Fortunes or Malevolents she is most powerfull in operation of all the other Planets on Elementary bodies by reason of their proximity to us and her swiftness by which she transfers the light and influence of all the Superiors to us by her configuration with them Mean motion Her mean motion is 13. deg 10. min. 36. sec Diurnal She never exceedeth 15. deg 2. minutes in one day Revolution She finisheth her course through the 12. signs of the Zodiack in 27. days hours and 45. minutes or thereabouts Moon Lady of the year and strong in any Revolution ☽ When well placed denotes there shall be no want of rain in its due season both former and latter men shall be generall healthy fortunate safe and punctual in all their actions and promises especially if she be in reception with her dispositor or good Aspect therewith c. but if she be then weak and unfortunate you are to judge the contrary When ill placed One of a palish whitish colour round face gray-eyes yet having a kind of a lowring or cloudish eye-brow very hairy fleshie and plump of a large stature corpulent and well set Oriental When Oriental she inclineth more to fatness Occidental When Occidental not so well set Her greatest North latitude is 5. deg 17. sec or neer upon North latitude Her greatest South latitude is 5. deg 12. sec or neer upon Quality of men She signifieth common people Savours Fresh watrish tastes or such as one can hardly say what taste it is of Colours Silver-colour white a pale-green and a pale yellow In man She ruleth the Flegmatick humour the brain all watrish and excrementitious humours the left eye and the right eye of a woman her menstrues c. Sea tangle Lunaria or the Moon-herb Hysope Rosemary Agnus-castus Herbs the herb Chinosta Pompion Melon Muskmelon Gourd Cucumber Colwort Cabbidge Endive Mushrooms Poppy Lintseed Rapeseed and all such herbs as turn towards the Moon and increased and decrease as she doth Trees and Plants The Plam-tree for that it sends forth a twig every time the Moon riseth and all such trees and plants as participate or sympathize with her and are juicy and full of sap Birds Goose Swan Duck Divedapper Moor-hen and all Fowl using the water Night-owl Night-raven Bat c. Stones All stones that are white and green the Marchasite the Chrystal the Senenite and soft stones Minerals Silver Aelurus Fishes whose eyes increase aand decrease according to the course of the Moon all fish of the like nature the Tortoise the Echeneis Crab Oister Lobster Cockle Muscle and all shel-fish also the Eele c. Beasts Such Beasts as use and delight in water as the Otter c. and such as sympathize any wise with the Moon as the Camelion Dog Hog Frog Hind Goat Baboon Panther Cat the Civet Cat all monstrous Beasts Mice Rats c. Of the Baboons passions I forbear here to speak since you have had it related in the 4. chapter being caused by the secret influence of Sol and Luna Places Fountains Fields Sea-Ports High-ways Rivers Deserts Pools Fish-Ponds Bogs Brooks Docks Springs Common-shores Wharffs c. Weather According to her configuration with the other Planets viz with Saturn cold moyst and clowdy weather with Jupiter heart and temperate ayr with Mars wind and clouds with the Sun according to the time of the year with Venus showres with Mercury wind and rain Wind. She usually causeth that wind signified by the Planet she
applies unto Signs Of the Coelestial signs she hath but one for her house viz. Cancer Triplicity Her Triplicity is the earthy Triplicity which she ruleth by night viz. Taurus Virgo and Capricorn Her Exaltation is in Taurus the 3. degree Exaltation She suffers detriment in Capricorn Detriment Fall in Scorpio 3. degree Fall Age. Infancy till seven years of Age. Gabriel Angel Her Enemies are Saturn and Mars Enemies Her Friends are Jupiter Friends Sol Venus and Mercury Day of the week Of the days of the week she ruleth Monday and that night we commonly call Thursday night Denmark Regions Holland Zealand Flanders Norinberge Orb. Her Orbe is twelve degrees before and after any Aspect Years Her greatest years are 320. Her greater years are 108. Her mean years are 66. Her least years are 25. In conception In conception she ruleth the seventh moneth Journeys According as she is strong or weak strengthened or debilitated Diseases Megrims Frenzies Apoplexies Vertigoes Wind-Cholick Diseases in the bladder Testicles and left-side and in the liver of women and members of Generation Menstrues Fluxes cold Rhumes Belchings cold stomack hurts in the left eyes of men and right of women Sciatica Surfets Coughs Convulsions Falling-sickness Aposthumes small Pox Measles and the Kings-evil Stationary She is never stationary Retrograde Nor Retrograde but when she goeth less then 13. deg in 24. hours she is accompted equivalent to a Planet retrograde but in her own proper motion she ever moveth direct forward CHAP. VIII Of the Essential Dignities of the Planets I Have already shewed the Natures and Significations of the Planets I am come now to shew their essential Dignities without the which there can no part of this Art be understood or indeed by any wise beneficial wherefore it is necessary that all the Students herein warily observe their Fortitudes and Debilities in any part of their works to which end they must be exceeding well skilled herein which that they may diligently study to do I will God inabling me cordially and sincerely to the full here relate When a Planet is essentially dignified or fortified A Planet then is said to be essentially strong or in essential Dignities when he is in his own House Exaltation Triplicity Term or Face How these are assigned to every Planet you may see by this Table following though there hath been much dissention therein amongst the Ancients with the which if thou agree not I hope thou art not hurt hereby since thou hast liberty to follow what Authors thou pleasest A Table of the essential Dignities of the Planets according to Ptolomie Signs Houses of the Planets Exalations Triplicities D. N. The terms of the Planets The Faces of the Planets Detriment Fall ♈ ♂ D ☉ 19 ☉ ♃ ♃ 6 ♀ 14 ☿ 21 ♂ 26 ♄ 30 ♂ 10 ☉ 20 ♀ 30 ♀ ♄ ♉ ♀ N ☉ 3 ♀ ◠♀ 8 ☿ 15 ♃ 22 ♄ 26 ♂ 30 ♀ 10 ☽ 20 ♄ 30 ♂  ♊ ☿ D ☊ 3 ♄ ☿ ☿ 7 ♃ 14 ♀ 21 ♂ 25 ♄ 30 ♃ 10 ♂ 20 ☉ 30 ♃ ☋ ♋ ♄ N D ♃ 15 ♂ ♂ ♂ 6 ♃ 13 ☿ 20 ♀ 27 ♄ 30 ♀ 10 ☿ 20 ☽ 30 ♄ ♂ ♌ ☉ N D   ☉ ♃ ♄ 6 ♀ 13 ♂ 19 ♀ 25 ♂ 30 ♄ 10 ♃ 20 ♂ 30 ♄  ♠☿ N ♀ 15 ♀ ☽ ☿ 7 ♀ 13 ♃ 18 ♄ 24 ♂ 30 ☉ 10 ♀ 20 ☿ 30 ♃ ♀ ♎ ♀ D ♄ 21 ♄ ☿ ♄ 6 ♀ 11 ☿ 19 ♃ 24 ♂ 30 ☽ 10 ♄ 20 ♃ 30 ♂ ☉ ♠♂ N  ♂ ♂ ♂ 6 ♀ 14 ♃ 21 ☿ 27 ♄ 30 ♂ 10 ☉ 20 ♀ 30 ♀ ☽ ♠♃ D ☋ 3 ☉ ♃ ♃ 8 ♀ 14 ☿ 19 ♄ 25 ♂ 30 ☿ 10 ☽ 20 ♄ 30 ☿ ☊ ♑ ♄ N ♂ 28 ♀ ☽ ♀ 6 ☿ 12 ♃ 19 ♄ 25 ♂ 30 ♃ 10 ♂ 20 ☉ 30 ☽ ♃ ♒ ♄ D   ♄ ☿ ♄ 6 ☿ 12 ♀ 20 ♃ 25 ♂ 30 ♀ 10 ☿ 20 ☽ 30 ☉  ♓ ♃ N ♀ 27 ♂ ♂ ♀ 8 ♃ 14 ☿ 20 ♂ 25 ♄ 30 ♄ 10 ♃ 20 ♂ 30 ☿ ☿ The Vse of the Table IN the first Column you have ♈ ♉ ♊ c. under each other to the end of the signs over them is written signs intimating all these beneath are the Characters of the signs In the next Column to signs you have written the Houses of the Planets under which you see ♀ D. over against it on the left hand is ♈ and under ♂ D. you have ♀ N. and over against her on the left hand ♉ intimating no more but this that ♈ is ♂ his day house signified by D. and ♉ is ♀ her night house signified by N. and so all along underneath you have declared what sign properly belongeth to every Planet In the next column you see written Exaltations under it and over against ♈ you finde ☉ 19. and under him over against ♉ you see ☽ 3. which is ☉ in the 19. degree of ♈ is in the very point of his exaltation and ☽ in the 3. degree of ♉ and so of the rest In the next column you see Triplicities and under is D. N. under D. N. you have ☉ ♃ ☉ under D. and ♃ under N. and over against ♈ so also over against ☊ in the same column you see ☉ ♃ and again over against ♠which shews no more but that the ☉ hath triplicity in the Day signified by D. in these three fiery signs or Triplicity and ♃ in the night signified by N. so you may see ♀ and ☽ rule the earthy Triplicity ♀ by day ☽ by night ♄ and ☿ the aëry ♂ the watry only wherefore you finde ♂ both under D. and N. shewing that both night and day he ruleth the watry Trygon In the next column and over against ♈ you see ♃ 6. and in the next column ♀ 14. and next unto her over against ♈ still you finde ☿ 21. c. and over their heads you have written The terms of the Planets the meaning whereof is that ♃ in the first 6. degrees of ♈ hath terms ♀ from 6. to 14. hath terms ☿ from 14. to 21. hath terms c. and so in order of the rest In the tenth column over against ♈ you finde ♂ 10. ☉ 20. and ♀ 30. over their heads The faces of the Planets which is ♂ in the first 10. degrees of ♈ hath a face ☉ from 10. to 20. degrees and ♀ from 20. to 30. degrees mark this all along in the rest In the thirteenth column you finde ♀ over against ♈ and under her ♂ over against ♉ next ♃ over against ♊ and over all written Detriment intimating ♀ in ♈ ♂ in ♉ ♃ in ♊ are in detriment viz. in houses that are opposite to their own whereby they are debilitated or suffer detriment or damage and so you may see of all the rest of the Planets In the
Cities and Regions under Saturn his Dominion and the Dominion of the sign which he doth then possess Humours Of Humours he is author of Melancholy And such men if they take to love any one let them be man or woman which happeneth but very seldom they love most constantly and intirely and if they hate as most commonly they do they hate to the death and with a perpetual hatred hardly to be removed Profession or mastery when well fortified If he be fortunate of professions and Mastery he denotes such as are profound and occult antiquities things and callings belonging to labour care and rarities and such as belong or have any relation unto water or neer water Saylers Tankerd-bearers Plummers Ship-Carpenters and the like and such as belong to the earth as Curriers Broom-men Bearers of dead corps Hostlers Brick-makers Plow-men Scavengers Colliers Ditchers Carters Chandlers Gardners Herds-men Dyers of black cloth Shepherds Coach-men and Cow-herds Brick-layers c. Profession when weak Nature When unfortunate he denotes generally labourers emptyers of Jakes Diggers of Cole-pits and the like fordid and base occupations He is cold dry Melancholick author of solitariness Corporature or shape of body Corporature or shape of the body he gives a middle stature pale swarthy or muddy small black eyes looking downward a broad forehead black or very dark hair and it rugged or harsh great ears lowring eye-brows thick lips and Nose thin beard a lumpish heavy countenance large shoulders stooping and many times crooked a short lank belly thin thighs indecent feet shuffling against one another Oriental Oriental the stature is more short but decent and well composed As touching this and other terms of Art have recourse to the 43. chapter Occidental Without latit Meridional North latitude Occidental more black and lean less hair If he want latitude he is more fat if it be Merdional but quick in motion fat and fleshly and so of the rest of the Planets If the latitude be North hairy and much flesh his greatest North latitude is two degrees 48 minutes South latitude His South latitude is two degrees 49 minutes and more he hath not 1. Station In his first station a little fat 2. Station In his second station fat il-favoured bodies and weak observe this in all the other Coelestial bodies Qual of men Quality of men in general he signifyeth fathers grand-fathers old men day-labourers Beggers Clowns Husbandmen Monks Jesuits c. Savours Savours bitter sowre sharp In man In man he ruleth the spleen Herbs plants and trees Herbs Hemlock Starwort Bears-foot Wolf-bane Fern white and black Helebor Henbane Burdock Dragon Parsnip Poppy Pulse Mandrake Vervine Nightshade Moss Angelica Box Tutsan Orage Sage Bithwind Spinach Cummin Fumitory Shepherds-purse Horse-tail Tamarisk Capers Polipody Sene Hemp Savin Rue Willow-tree Pine-tree Yew-tree Cyprus-tree Birds Crow Owl Crane Thrush Ostritch Lapwing Peacock Bat Black-bird Cucko Stones subject to him are the Saphir Lapis Lazuli Stones or that stone of which Azure is made unpolished black and blewish stones Minerals Minerals he governeth Lead the Load-stone the dross of all Mettals Fishes Fishes the Tortois Eel and shel-fish Beasts Beasts the Ass Cat Hare Mouse Mole Dog Wolf Bear Elephant Basilisk Crocodile Scorpion Serpent Adder Toad Hog all manner of creeping creatures breeding of putrefaction Places Places he delighteth in deserts woods obscure vallies dens caves holes sepulchers Church-yards ruinous buildings cole-pits sinks muddy dirty stinking places wells and houses of offices Weather Weather cloudy dark obscure ayr cold and hurtfull thick black and condense clouds this is but generally his particular and immediate alteration of weather is to be known from his several positions and aspects with other Planets Fortitudes and Debilities c. of the which more hereafter according as I have leisure Winds He delighteth in the East quarter of Heaven and causeth Eastern winds Gathering of Herbs In gathering of his herbs turn thy face towards the East in his hour when he is in an Angle and well fortified essentially and no wise accidentally impedited and let Luna apply by a Sextile or Trine to him Observe this method in the rest of the Planets mutatis mutandis Signs Triplicity Of the signs he ruleth Capricorn by night and Aquarius by day and the aiëry triplicity by day Age. Old Age. His Angel is Cassiel Angel His Friends are Jupiter Sol and Mercury Friends His Enemies are Mars Venus and Luna Enemies Day of the week He ruleth Saturday beginning the first hour after Sun rising and that night we commonly call Tuesday night Regions he ruleth Bavaria Saxony Stiria Romandiola Ravenna Constantia Regions Ingolstad Orbe His orbe is 9. degrees before and after any Aspect which is to say his influence begins to operate when either he applies to any Aspect of any Planet or they to him and is within nine degrees of the perfect aspect and continueth in force untill he is fully separate nine degrees from the aspect Partill What a Partill aspect is you shall have anon in the 28. chapter but note this in all the rest of the Planets Conception Years In generation he ruleth the first and eighth moneths after conception His greatest yeers he signifies are 465. His greater 57. His mean 43. and a half His least 30. The meaning hereof is no more but this If a Kingdom City Town Family or the like have its beginning when Saturn is essentially and accidentally well fortified its probable the Monarchy City Building c. may continue firm and in good condition as at the first 465. years and so of the rest c. Journeys In long journeys when he is Significator he portends long and laborious travel perilous dangers and imprisonments Diseases caused by Saturn are the Falling-sickness Flegmatick humours Defluctions Diseases Melancholy Leprousie Fistulas Morphew Aches and Colds in the joynts Deafness Tooth-ache pains in the bones in the bladder all cold diseases the Gout Scab Palsie Consumptions Black-jaundies Quartan Agues the Iliack-passion Dropsie Chin-cough Catarrs c. Stationary He is Stationary before Retrogradation five days and five days before direction Retrograde He is Retrograde 140. days CHAP. II. Of the Significations and Nature of IVPITER The nature and complexion of ♃ The globe of ♃ IN the next place we are to proceed to Jupiter who is in height next unto him he is masculine and temperate the greater fortune bright shining and clear the biggest star in magnitude as to our sight except Venus yet according to Tycho he exceeds the globe of the earth in bigness 14 times Albotegnius saith 81 times Alfraganus 95 times yet many of late hold him to be equal in bigness with Saturn Mean and diurnal motion He is swifter in motion then Saturn as to us his middle motion is 4 m. 59 s his
and so consequently exposed even in this our greatest extremity which is worse then our present sad condition to all the perils and dangers of ruine both of health and life that can be exprest and do we not many times hereby lose our lives or which is worse live in misery all our life after Do they not teach us as soon as we are capable of learning all the evils and mischiefs in the World Malice Give me a blow and I will beat him Lyes no say and I say when we ought rather to say clear contrary or nothing at all with an hundred such which being so soon put into us are easily retained and prove sometimes our destruction having once taken root in our hearts This is also vanity But pass we these five troublesom uncomfortable years also we no sooner come to the least capacity or understanding but we are then severely corrected by such as are set over us if we are not so wise presently as themselves and understand what they either say or teach us O ridiculous creatures to think beating their buttocks backs and sides will put brains or more capacity then GOD hath given them into their heads what mischiefs are we now at this Age prone unto I need name none since I cannot name one which we do not with eagerness run into and how grievous doth it prove unto us in the end Learn we not vice despise we not virtue Are we not still under the lash and correction of one or other Do we not follow trifles Play with toys and neglect our Book or Trade that which might make us men herafter Have we any forecast And yet will we be advised Know we what is good for our selves and yet can we condescend to be taught run we not into all evil and extravagant courses and yet will we be taught the way of goodness What shall I say when I have said all and have made the best of all I must necessarily be constrained to say All is vanity and vexation of spirit The Vanity of our Youth Let us come now to the fourteenth year of our age and see if we grow wiser as we grow older Now we fall in love fond fools with what can we tell know we why have we reason sufficient to guid us have we sufficient Judgement for these our fond and childish actions Is she beautifull how simple are we so to besot our selves with that which at the best is but uncertain and with one puff of the stormy wind of sickness the Small-Pox Feaver or such like c. withereth and fadeth How weak are we to shipwrack our Judgements on such quicksands to build our house on so tottering a foundation which is impossible to stand How childish are we so to bewitch our selves to bare outsides Catch at shadows and neglect substances when Vertue Religion Chastity Humility Patience Prudence Modesty ought rather to be the rowling eyes the love dimples curled artificial locks naked brests cherry cheeks coral lips black eye-brows lilly white hands soft gentle slender which we should look too and covet and esteem as the greatest and chiefest beauty though vaild under a Canvess Curtain this is the Jewel rather to be prized of the two though locked up in an homely Cabinet this is that vertuous Woman which shall he a Crown to her Husband Prov. 12.4 The glory of the man 1 Cor. 11.7 and the wife that buildeth up her house Prov. 14.1 But the other which hath onely beauty and a bare outside is the foolish that plucketh it down as is exprest in the following words For as a jewel of gold in a swines snout so is a fair woman without discretion Prov. 11.22 But alas now we are rash indiscreet think our own wits best like wilde Bucks over hedge and ditch we go without fear or wit restrain our selves of nothing for these seven years till we have sown all our wilde Oats and come home with weeping cross think we have time enough to repent delay the time we are young enough and therefore go on in our ways O but let us consider the words of that blessed man But know O man that for all this thou shalt come to Judgment Eccles 11.9 We shall answer for every idle word Matth. 12.32 Much more assuredly then for every vain and foolish idle action especially when we voluntarily run thereinto and wilfully and willingly give our selves over to loosness which profiteth not but is a great evil and vanity it self How do we Game Sport Drink Rore it and make Revel-rout Rant Cut it and tear the ground Vapor Swagger Domineer Stare and Sware follow a company to do evil do as our Companions advise us or as we see them do never questioning whether there be Reason Wit Discretion or Honesty in it Whore Drab and take Tobacco all for company and so destroy both body and soul being now for any design drink healths to our Mistresses till we leave our selves no health and make beasts of our selves in not denying to do that which beasts cannot be constrained to And truly this bestial vice of Drunkenness may also be reprehended in those of more mature years nay to the shame of this our Land be it spoken even the most grave age of men is too much addicted hereunto so that it is observable that hardly any Houses thrive of late since our manifold distractions but tipling and gusling Ale-houses the which as is very well known are more in number by many then all the inhabitants of other Trades in London put together This also is vanity and a great evil Again let us see the end of such doings what advantageth it doth it produce any good are not the effects hereof Quarrels Dissentions Fightings for Mistresses for not drinking of an Health for not saying this Woman is handsom for affirming that is not comely for disparaging of a Lady a Person of Honour Quality Renown because he hath been admitted her presence for an affront nay for a pin point or pins-head must they into the field off with their doublets and too it murther one another and then flie or else be catcht and hanged This is madness vanity and folly It mattereth not with these whether they are Friends Familiars or Enemies if once they are set-ont they must kill or be killed die in a Ditch and that they call Honourable then they die in the bed of honour they say and this for the smallest trifles as I could testifie might I relate their names and so again revive mens rashness which was but lately acted However the story of one is thus Two Gentlemen in this City of London happening to meet together and being very loving Friends and intimate acquaintance went into one of these devilish Tipling-houses called for a Pot of Ale the which the one tasting of it commended to be very good the other was of a clean contrary opinion and did altogether as much discommend it thinking no hurt but that he might freely
a great appearance or outward gloss of Friendship unto thee yet are they never cordial and real Friends but fained outsides But on the other side let such be deer unto thee and chosen for thy friends and familiars that are honest and prudent and as Cicero saith whose integrity constancy fidelity and liberality is known to all their acquaintance Let him that is zealously affected with and to vertuous and religious acts be thy associate and choice companion for as Plato saith friendship was given by nature to Mankind to help us and further us to vertuous inclinations not to vitious lewd and sordid practices wherefore Pythagoras very excellently said if we would shun vice we must be familiar but with few and Dicearchus would intimate the same unto us when he adviseth us to make the vertuous only our Friends if we desire to keep the name of vertuous and honest men and the rest of the world if possible welwillers unto us wherefore wise Bias very wisely said He was not wise that would make every one his Familiar whence I may also conclude that in the multitude of friendship is friendship violated Do not exceed then in abundance of friends and acquaintance for if thou hast but a few honest men and real friends to be thy friends thou mayst be assured thou dost exceedingly abound in friends Caveats in choosing of friends And now that thou mayst not be an enemy to thy self in this thy choice let me here give thee one or two Memorandums First that you let not common applause or reproach be a rule or ground to your affection or dis-esteem of any one but first seriously examine the truth and then accordingly mayst thou use thy discretion and reason Secondly let not the Nation of a man deter thee from real affection if there be sufficient cause and ground to the contrary for it were absurd in us to think all Nations evil and our selves only good As there are both good and bad amongst us so is there also in the very ruralest of Nations what reason have we to think all the Irish blood-thirsty all the Scots deceitfull all the French fantastical c. because many of them are so For my part if I meet with any man of these that is true-hearted and honest or of any other Nation they shall be more deer unto me then a thousand English Knaves and as I will not conclude any man of another Nation a Knave or Honest till I have experience thereof so will I not be so indulgent as to make no question of those of my own Nation but carry a like suspition of both the one and the other till I am rightly and truly informed The Scots are vulgarly amongst us traduced and envyed and yet they cannot be so odious here but amongst them we are as contemptible Tradition carries a great sway with fools and the vulgar but with wise men it is never regarded Thirdly let not the apparel or cloaths of any one stave thee off from the familiar society of friendship it is not the Peacocks fine feathers that can make him sing like a Nightingal a Philosopher may be in rags when an Idiot is gorgeously arrayed look not to the outside but the inside rather of a man and thou shalt not be deceived How to know a true friend Now to know the reality of thy friend or whether thou hast a true friend or no see that in your tryal of him you let him not know your condition let it be in what degree or thing soever you prove him in it would be too tedious a thing for me to speak of every thing and way whereby thou mayst try him wherefore I shall here only instance one by which according to the same method thou mayst judge of the rest Admit you would borrow money then be sure first you want not money lest if your friend fail you you are exposed to want and sorrow yet be not known upon any condition to him you are or can be supplied lest then on the other side he knowing your ability readily performs your request and you thereby kept still ignorant of his affection for take this for a sure Rule that that and that only is real love that without regard to requital or consideration at all thereunto sets it self on work let it be in this or any other kinde whatsoever wherefore if thou hast found such a Friend as this thou hast assuredly a faithfull and real Friend indeed never believe the fair pretences and promises of men neither their alluring tongues and smooth speeches which commonly are the properties of dissemblers and false-hearted or hollow-hearted people for you shall seldom see a fair tongue and a dissembling heart go asunder wherefore if any such thou findest thou hast more matter of suspition then credit given thee But remember that in proving of thy Friend thou render not thy self so unfriendly to him as to require any unlawfull thing at his hand for then assuredly thou must not only expect a denial of thy present request from thy friend but the future friendship of thy Friend hereafter How to keep a true friend That thou mayst now keep a true Friend when thou hast found him it is requisite as I have promised to give thee some Rules Wherefore then let your patience be reciprocal your opinions mutual your love in all matters especially things of indifferency free let your love be for love not recompence or gain And for that Nemo sine crimine vivit there is none without a fault you are to hide them and to wink at them in one another provided they proceed from frailty and imbecility of Nature and when you admonish or reprehend a friend let it be in a place and at a time convenient not openly in company but privately between you and him otherways you will harden him in his way and work no good on him not when he or thy self is in passion for this will cause thy words to be lightly esteemed and work no impression on him And let thy speech be gentle and mild yet be plain with him and speak to the purpose overcome him rather with mildness and clemency then anger and rigour by which he will be constrained rather to adhere unto thee and acknowledge himself obliged for this favour then remain obstinate and wilfull But let me now returne to shew thee the method of these my subsequent Labours In the penning of them I have bin very plain for that I desire to be understod Animis scribo non auribus I write to edifie my readers understanding not to please his eare with fine words rather respecting the matter then syllables and I have endeavoured to compare one Author with another and those with a third and again a fourth with all almost on every subject and where one hath been short I have inlarged with another and where all have failed to my expectation I have supplied of my self according to Didacus Stella in Luc. 10.
dogs or tameing of small cattel Fol. 174 SECT VIII Containing Elections appertaining to the Seventh House Fol. 175 CHAP. I. Of the elections apertaining to the signification of the seventh House and touching marriage Idem Chap. 2. Of Venereal sports Fol. 178 Chap. 3. Of partnership or agreements or things between two Idem Chap. 4. Of going to war or begining of differencies and duels quarrels law-suits controversies and the like Fol. 179 Chap. 5. Of making of peace suppressing or encountring of rebels and storming of castles and towns Fol. 182 Chap. 6. Of buying of arms and preparing of instruments of war and ships or gallies Fol. 184 Chap. 7. Of seeking of fugitives and examining of theeves and malefactors Idem Chap. 8. To know the subject and score of the whisperings or clandestine practises of any two and at playing at Chess or any other sitting game to win Fol. 185 Chap. 9. Of hunting fowling and fishing Fol. 187 SECT IX Containing Elections appertaining to the signification of the eight House Fol. 189 CHAP. I. Of making of wils Idem Chap. 2. Of the heritages of the dead Fol. 190 SECT X. Containing the Elections of the ninth House of Heaven Fol. Idem CHAP. I. Of the returning of such as are absent and of going of journeys and entring into any place Idem Chap. 2. Of building of ships and gallies and of Lantching them and of voyaging by Sea Fol. 194 Chap. 3. Of learning of sciences and of singing and musick Fol. 195 SECT XI Containing Elections appertaining to the signification of the tenth House Fol. 196 CHAP. I. Of electing Kings and Governours and of their enstanling and begining their rule or government Idem Chap. 2. Of obtaining favour of Kings and Great men justice on enemies and pardons also of going of progresses with the King or any other Grande Fol. 197 Chap. 3. Of learning any Art or Occupation Fol. 198 SECT XII Containing such Elections as are under the signification of the Eleventh House of Heaven Fol. 199 CHAP. I. Of accomplishing any thing hoped for and of gaining a good repute and the love of friends Idem Chap. 2 Of obtaining of promises and requests Fol. 200 SECTION XIII Comprehending the Elections of the Twelfth House Fol. 201 CHAP. I. Of freeing of prisoners and Captives Idem Chap. 2. Of buying and riding of horses c. Idem FINIS LIBER III. DE IVDICIIS ASTRORVM IN ELECTIONIBVS OR AN Introduction to Elections Fully comprehending the RULES of the Ancients in Electing a time for any manner of VVORK SECTION I. Comprehending an Introduction to Elections or necessary Instructions for electing any manner of work by the secret operations of the Heavens by the nature of the Signs Planets and Aspects of the Moon c. WE have found most of the Ancients to be very curious in this manner of Judicature but some more excellent then others wherefore since the knowledge thereof is not only delectable and rare but also very usefull and profitable both for eschewing evil and choosing the good as also for that the verity thereof is wonderfull if the Rules of Art be diligently observed and with care and discretion practised as also for that I earnestly desire the Students in this noble Art may daily more and more increase in knowledge as I have said I have thought good here to give you without either fraud or deceit the most Judicious and Rational Rules of the Ancients concerning the electing or choosing a time for any Work incident to the affairs of mankinde whether particularly appertaining to a mans own particular person or his estate friends or enemies c. CHAP. I. Containing some necessary Instructions to the judging of Elections The ground-work of Elections according to some of the Ancients IN all Authors that ever I yet met with I finde there can be no time elected in this our Astrological way of electing advantagious to any one whose nativity or time of birth is not exactly known for according unto it must you frame your election together with respect to the revolution of the year and Zahel Bonatus Messahalla and Dariot say that in case the nativity of a man cannot be attained respect must be had to the time of the question the reason is as I conceive for that if the question be radical the Querent shall have the same significator or one of the same nature in the question as he hath in his Nativity The Reasons and this I have ever found true in all that ever I met with that could produce their Nativities wherefore it is that the Antients conclude as well indeed they may that GOD the omnipotent and omiscient Creator of the Heavens and the Earth A harmony and concordancy between the superior and inferiour bodies and all things therein hath made the earth of the four Elements but the Heavens being the quintessence of them he hath made to surround and inclose it that by the secret working of the Anima Mundi or soul of the World which Zahel calleth Rem subtilem the which saith he sciunt sapientes a subtile or spiritual quality which is known to the wise which occasioneth such a sympathy as between the Iron and Load-stone as that all Inferiour things and actions have their dependency and government from the superiour But although this be the Judgement of the Antients who say Look to the ascendent of the Nativity or Question and make your Election accordingly Note Yet I say as most agreeable to truth and reason Let the Figure of the Revolution of the years of the world for that year be regarded and therefore or according thereunto Elect your busines as being the True Radix root or ground thereof But Note that if the ascendent and its Lord be unfortunate in your radix or the Revolution of the world there is no Election can be made any wise to advantage the body or the party for whom you would elect an advantagious time and so consider and understand of any Election whatsoever viz. If the chief significator of any businesse be unfortunate in the radix ther can be no time Elected to prevent the mischief threatned for whom the Lord hath ordained to destruction or punishment he causeth one thing or other to be incident unto that party so ordained to punishment either by inclination or casualty according to his Divine wil and preordination and the harmonious concordancy of Astrology with Divinity c. that it might come to pass and so on the contrary for a mans happiness but this comes to pass through repentance for I have ever found men in this condition either to go on still in their ways without reproof or being reproved will take so small notice thereof as that they will hardly believe it or have an inclination to study amendment or prevention of the evil wherefore these particular things in Elections ought to have their dependency on the generall fates But as I have but now said the figure of the
not infortunate in the Revolution of the years of the World for that year which you have bin taught is the Radix of your Work have also a special care that you bring not your Radix backward viz. from the ascendent to the second but rather forward viz. to the twelfth and see that the Lord of your ascendent be not Occidental especially if the Moon be joyned with him Of the significations of Saturn with the Sun or Moon in the ascendent in Elections Know also that the Sun in the ascendent is not good as hath been said except he be in Leo or Aries the Sun in the ascendent with Saturn hindreth the business in Election and causeth an end with much labour and difficulty Saturn with the Moon in the ascendent signifieth much sadness long and tedious diseases mischief and death evil from Kings and great men loss of substance and kindred friends and companions Jupiter with the Sun in the ascendent signifieth sadness grief and little good and change out of one place into another with the Moon he signifieth many waters Of Jupiter and young children concubines marriage and honours Mars with the Sun in the ascendent signifieth also much grief and dammage by enemies small friendship from friends destruction and sudden death by iron or fire Of Mâ—â—â— with the Moon he denotes power and strength for mischief and deceit Venus with the Sun in the ascendent signifieth much pain and travel Of Venus discords and accusations by friends and alliance also the appurtinances of women with the Moon she denotes health and safety of the body gain also and profit by women c. Mercury in the Ascendent with the Sun also signifieth grief and sadness Of Mercury with the Moon he signifieth many imployments and occasions and that often with friends and alliance The Moon in the ascendent with the Sun signifieth destruction Of the Moon mischief grief and trouble instability also and griefs in the eyes c. but the knowledge of these is more for curiosity then practice or use in my opinion Also have a care in businesses of continuance of movable signs in such as require haste of fixed and in such as are indifferent prefer common signs as hath been said still remembring that according to the business in hand and agitation a sign must accordingly viz. of its nature be chosen and thus much shall suffice for the first chapter being introductory therefore let us now proceed CHAP. II. Of the signs and their significations in Elections and of the hinderances of the Moon being a farther instruction to the judging of Elections LIke as I have promised I shall for the better instruction of the Students herein be in this Chapter somewhat more large in delivering the significations of the signs and how they are to be chosen in electing any manner of work Of the signification of the moveable signs in elections Know then that movable signs as are Aries Cancer Libra and Capricorn signifie and denote mutation and alteration of things and that they shall be of short continuance wherefore in Planting Sowing Graffing and in buying and selling they are to be chosen and if any one fall sick in these signs viz. when they are in the ascendent or bearing rule otherways the sick party shall either soon die or soon recover and whoso flieth or taketh a journey at such a time shall be soon taken or return and the promise made or any other thing then began shall soon come to an end and be speedily performed news or reports are at this time uncertain and most commonly false Of the signification of the fixed signs in Elections Then look that you begin not any work you would have continue at such a time but in such affairs elect the fixed signs which are Taurus Leo Scorpio and Aquaries for in all things these make a continuance and prolong time wherefore in building it is good to elect these signs also marriages or any such thing as you would have continue if voyages or journies be taken in them they cannot be good except there be many testimonies of the Fortunes and if any one be at such time taken prisoner his inlargement shall be protracted and this I can testifie upon my own knowledge and who so shall incur the anger and displeasure of any one shall never be more in that parties favour Of the signification of the common signs in Elections The common signs such as are Gemini Virgo Sagittary and Pisces are to be preferred in such businesses as you would have of no long continuance nor yet soon at an end for they are neither movable nor fixed but common between both wherefore that house founded or what ever it be that is then began shall not long continue wherefore in such it is good to purifie gold and silver or to put children to School or any other learning and it advantageth in all such businesses as do admit of a medium or indifferency c. But note the Moon doth never good in the ascendent unless when well fortified and in good aspecâ— or upheld by the fortunes But to elect any business beforementioned or any other in the like nature put the Moon in the ascendent in a convenient sign viz. both agreeing to your business in nature and continuance and make her apply to a fortune with reception in a sign also of the same nature if possible if it be in the day see that your signs be diurnal or the day-houses of the Planets and so on the contrary if it be in the night time for so much the better will your business succeed To insist longer hereon were but vain wherefore let us proceed c. In this manner of work viz. Electing a good and fitting time for the acting or doing of any business you must have a special regard to the Moon Note and that she be nowise impedited or afflicted for as all the ancient Rabies in this Art do testifie there are ten ways whereby the Moon may be impedited wherefore since it is a thing so necessary I shall here plainly insert them The ten impâ—ditions of the Moon First then the Moon may be impedited by being in combustion of the Sun and even when she is twelve degrees distant from his body either before or after or more plainly applying to or separating from him but you must note she is not so much afflicted when she is separated as when she is applying In the next place the Moon may be impedited when she is in the degree of her fall viz. in the third degree of Scorpio Note still that your infortunes are the impediting â—anâ—rs as in relation to your business not Saturn and Mars as you have heard in the first chapter Thirdly she may and is impedited when she is in Opposition of the Sun Fourthly when joyned with infortunes or in Quartile or Opposition of them Fifthly the Moon is impedited when she
the Sun evil is threatned to the chief Ruler of the City or Mayor If Venus it will fall on the Women of the City If Mercury be joyned with Dragons tail there shall be much deceit and many lyes and cozening deceitfull tricks used If the Moon the common sort of people shall be afflicted So on the contrary judge the good success of those signified by those Planets free from impediment and in a fortified condition at the time you laid the first stone of your foundation if the Planets are all strong judge fortune and good success in general c. To know the signification of any thing or casualty incident to or in any City and how to judge thereof Moreover know that the Ascendent of a City hath signification of the life of the Inhabitants the second house of its riches strength and power the third of the Laws thereof the fourth of the end of the Inhabitants causes as also the end of the City and the secret places therein as hidden treasures and the like the fifth of the children of the Inhabitants the sixth of the servants and infirmities and maladies incident to the inhabitants the seventh of the Marriages of the Citizens the eighth of their great houses the ninth of their manners customs and Voyages the tenth their habitations Masterie and occupations also their honour power and dignity the eleventh their friends and assistants the twelfth their great Cattel Plots and secret Enemies also imprisonments and poverty So that from hence you may judge methodically and particularly of every particular quality of any City for in what houses you finde the Malevolents and such houses as you see are afflicted and impedited you may judge the ill success and misfortune according to the strength of your afflicting Planets to those things signified by the house afflicted and impedited c. So likewise of the good state and condition of those things signified by those houses you finde assisted by the Benevolents and well fortified When Saturn is in any of the angels alone and not assisted by the Fortunes it signifies delays and slowness in those things signified by the angle he is in and in the actions and undertakings of the Citizens in general if Mars be there he denotes many mischiefs dammages robberies and corrupt or over hot ayr But if at the beginning of the building or laying of a Cities foundation ♄ and ♃ behold each other with a good aspect and be in angles and other good places of Heaven strong and well dignified it denoteth the City shall be of long continuance and increase in glory and plenty a long time Observe warily what I have already said and it will be needless for me longer to insist on this point Let us therefore proceed CHAP. III. Of Building of Churches WE shall find this Election since in this our age we build more Serralias then Churches to be in a manner needless yet since by the most Learned and well-minded Antients it hath been mentioned I shall for the benefit of Posterity which I hope will exceed us in Religion and goodness deliver the Rules of Astrologie in such an operation c. At the time then the first stone of the Foundation is laid let the Ascendent be fortunate as also its Lord the Moon and its Lord the Part of Fortune and its Lord the ninth house and its Lord the Planets in any of these Places also the Planet in configuration with the Moon and let Jupiter be in the Ascendent and if possible in Sagittary or Pisces or if you cannot do so let him be in Sextile or Trine of the Ascendent especially in Trine and out of his own houses and good places of Heaven but let the Lord of the Exaltation of the Ascendent be well placed the tenth and its Lord the ninth and its Lord the Moon and its Dispositor and Jupiter if you cannot observe all the rest c. CHAP. IV. Of Building or Erecting of Mills IN building of Mills be sure you place the Moon in Aries in the Ascendent or Libra or the latter part of Virgo and by no means let her be in Cancer or Capricorn but in the aforesaid signs as also the Lord of the Ascendent or in Sextile and Trine thereunto free from the Malevolent Aspects of the Infortunes Observe also this time in beginning any work belonging to Mills c. CHAP. V. Of pulling down or destroying of Houses or any Fabrick whatsoever LIke as the wisest of Mortals very well once said There is a time to build and a time to pull down what hath been built there being a time for all things under the Sun having given you the time of building it resteth you know also the time of pulling down what hath been built for there is nothing sublunary permanent or that is not subject both to change and destruction c. Haly saith when you would pull down or spoil any building place the significators contrary to what you have in building Put the Moon in a fiery sign and its Lord let the Ascendent also be a fiery sign and the Lord thereof in a fiery sign or an aëry but Athabarus a learned Author saith let the Ascendent be a sign of right Ascentions and the Lord thereof Occidental slow in motion going also to a sign in which he is afflicted in Fall or Detriment let him also be Retrograde and falling from an angle and let also the Moon be decreasing in light and motion cadent from angles and joyned to Planets very weak and unfortunate and if possible let her be in Scorpio or Capricorn and under the earth or in configuration with a Planet under the Earth Meridional descending and joyned to retrograde Planets and let her be in the last Square with the Sun Let the Lord of the fourth and sign thereof be weak and afflicted as also all the other significators and the Planets to whom they are joyned or in Aspect with but chiefly in this work debilitate Mars if you cannot all what you have heard for as he is against building so is he also against pulling down what is built But if it be so that you care not much whether the destroyed place or house be rebuilt or no let the Moon be separated from the Malevolents and joyned to the Fortunes or in reception of them and this will cause the Fabrick so destroyed to be the easier rebuilt if ever taken in hand CHAP. VI. Containing rules of Elections in buying of Land Houses or Heritages The significators of the Buyer LOok in every Election or Work you have a special care you exactly know which are your true significators wherefore in this matter the Ascendent its Lord and Planet from whom the Moon last separated are the true significators of the Buyer Of the Seller The Lord of the seventh house and the seventh house it self and the Planet the Moon applies to of the Seller Also the Seeds and Plants sown or growing on the
how much the more your Significator be strong and well dignified by so much the more shall he be able to deal with or overcome his enemy understand the same by the Lord of the seventh if you would have the party or parties thereby signified to have the better And note that either in single duels open wars between Armies domestick or forraign or Law-suits or any other Controversie the same rules will serve having a special regard to the true Significators These rules might sufficiently serve for any business of this nature but since the Ancients have hereon been somewhat large I hold it not fit for me to bury their sayings in silence they may very well serve both to confirm thy judgement and enable thee to order it according to the most rational rules which thou mayst according to discretion pick out thereof Other rule in disposing the Lord of the Ascendent or chief Significator Let then the Lord of the Ascendent if that party you would have victorious if it be your Significator and so contrariwise the Lord of the seventh if he be your Significator behold the Ascendent being his own house with a Sextile or Trine and also Mars if he be not Lord thereof or be in Benevolent Configuration with the Lord thereof or place the Lord of the Ascendent in the Ascendent eleventh or tenth but know the tenth is better then the eleventh well dignified both essentially and accidentally But have a special care he be not in the abject part of heaven viz. the fourth or in the seventh because then he is disposed of by his enemy or as it were intrapped or invironed by h m neither let him be in the eighth or in combustion or retrograde nor cadent or any otherwise debilitated neither in reception or aspect of any Planet thus afflicted c. Of the Lord of the seventh And contrariwise place the Lord of the seventh if you would have those signified by it be worsted in the ascendent or second and applying to the Lord of the Ascendent by Sextile or Trine or if not so by any other aspect for that betokeneth a desire or inclination to agreement Whatever you do see that you fortifie Mars and let him if possible be Lord of the party you would have victorious as hath been said and essentially well dignified and well placed in the heaven Of placing Mars and also free from all manner of Impediment applying by Sextile or Trine to the Significator or his house the Ascendent and its Lord if they be chief Significators the contrary if the seventh and the Lord thereof be Significators c. Of the signification of the second house You must further know that the second house hath signification in Duels of the parties second which is signified by the Ascendent in open wars of the Militia Moneys or all other assistants and friends in Law-suits the Coadjutors or Helpers or the help it self The eighth house also contrariwise of the assistants or aid of the enemies or prosecutors being the second from the seventh as you have had abundantly taught you in the second Treatise of these our labours Rules touching the second house and its Lord. Fortifie therefore the second house and its Lord as you have heard of the Lord of the Ascendent as you have also heard by him for this shall make strong your aid and assistance in all respects for the better managing your business still remember to fortifie the Lord of the second and the second it self by essential dignities and aspects of the Benevolents as you have heard of the Lord of the Ascendent and Ascendent it self and you cannot erre wherefore ponder well the reasons hereof and you shall be soon able to perform your work with great facility otherwise it is impossible ever to instruct thee in this matter as I have often said It is also requisite you have respect to the Moon and its Dispositor that you fortifie them also as much as possibly may be Of Mercury the Moon and its Dispositor as also Mercury and let them apply to that parties Significators you desire to be Victorious In single Duels or Law-suits and Controversies between man and man you would do well to have regard to the time of their * This may I very well put in for few godly men wil use strife or debate birth being the most sure ground of thy work if they can be procured for look who hath Mars most essentially fortified in the Radix and he shall assuredly be Victor in the Quarrel Controversie or Law-suit and commonly he that is born in the night as say some of the Learned doth overcome But I hold that Mars in Law-suits is not so much to be regarded as the Lords of their Ascendents for to that which is most dignined I give Victory without any regard to Mars at all onely in Duels or Wars Mars ought to be considered The Authors judgement of war between two Kings or Nations Yet note if the war be betwixt two Kings their Nativities are to be procured and regarded as say some of the Ancients but I hold more proper to have the time of the beginning of their Monarchies for the judging thereon or the beginning of their stock to be procured and so consequently if the war be between any King and State to have the beginning of his Monarchy and the time of the beginning of their being a State or Commonwealth c. and from these times collect your judgement But more of this anon when we come to treat of Revolutions of the World wherefore here we shall pass it by and proceed Of part of War and part of Victory Part of war as some of the ancient Sages have instructed us ought to be set and then you must have a special regard to the placing thereof for advantage of that party you desire should be victorious wherefore herein as thou hast been warned of the seventh fourth and eighth Houses in placing the Lord of your Ascendent so understand of placing part of war How you must take part of war and other parts taught by the Ancients we may treat of hereafter if it be requisite Also part of Victory is to be after the same manner regarded and disposed c. Of the Moon in Taurus Know that the Moon in Taurus in any aspect or configuration of Saturn or Mars is not good but very obnoxious to the beginner of the quarrel war law-suit or controversy Of Gemini or Cancer If the Moon be in Gemini or Cancer let her be in Trine of Mars otherwise she is but indifferently well placed for the beginners advantage But if she be beheld of the Fortunes there needs no fear Of beginning of quarrels law-suits wars or controversies Begin no quarrel war or controversy neither invade thy enemy the Moon being in Virgo or Capricorn but when the Moon is assisted and aspected by the Fortunes and free from the
them by your significators coming to the place wherein the Infortunes were at the time of the ingress or meeting with them in their ordinary motions c. and this of either King People or any other still remembring to have regard to the Planet afflicted and who are thereby understood If the significator of the King or any other applyes to a malevolent Planet or receive the light of one slow in motion it threatens very much mischief or death to the party or parties signified by your significator To know the cause of any evil threatned Also if thou wouldst know the cause of any evil or cross to happen to the King or chief Rulers by the significations of the Houses thou must be sure thou beest well versed in them which thou mayst learn in the 42 Chapter of our second Tract in this Volume as if the significator be afflicted in the second House or from Planets therein judge the cause to proceed from the signification thereof as Money Wealth Assistants c. if in the third it is caused from or by Children Kindred Neighbors short Journeys and the like and so according to the signification of the other Houses judge if it happen in any of them and so likewise of any other significator as well as the Kings Mutatis mutandis also of any other thing or accident let this be your rule c. When it shall come to pass Look when the afflicting Planet comes to the perfect Conjunction Square or Opposition of your significator and at that time say the evil threatned will come to pass or when the afflicting Planet comes to the Cusp of the House signifying any person or persons of whom thou wouldst judge or to the place viz. degree and minute of the sign wherein the Planet which is your significator is located and say then the evil shall happen unless the fortunate aspects of the benevolents thereunto at the same time prevent it and if so then also see what House that fortunate Planet is Lord of and where located and of what significator and judge the deliverance or prevention to proceed from the person persons or things signified by the nature and signification of the Planet sign and House he is Lord of posited in and is significator of c. but if the aforesaid Conjunction Square or Opposition be in an angle then judge the evil portended to happen when your significator becomes combust of the Sun How to judge by the nature of the aspects of the nature of the persons signified by the Planet afflicting your significator Further note that if your significator be afflicted by Sextile judge the evil proceeds from such as are pretendedly friends to the King People or any which your significator denotes or from such as are not thought or suspected to be Enemies if it be by a Square aspect judge the mischief signified thereby to arise from such as are clandestine and secretly Enemies if by a Trine from real Friends and Confederates and lastly if by Opposition by open and professed Enemies Consider also the Planet afflicting and how dignified as if a Planet in his own House afflict the significator of the King or chief Rulers judge the evil to arise from their own domestick friends and alliance if he be in his exaltation say it will proceed from some of the Nobles Princes Dukes or such as are in high power and authority or near unto the Crown if but in his triplicity from such as have their dependency on the aforesaid Nobility or are allied unto them if in term from such as are inferiour unto these as are Marquesses Earls Lords and the like if in face onely then say they are but Knights or Gentlemen but if the Planet afflicting be peregrin and in no essential dignity it shall proceed from such as are altogether vile and base or of no reputation or quality having no honourable rise or dignity after the same manner may you judge as you have heard of the significator of any other as well as the chief Rulers by varying your rules according to art and discretion but I believe you will never have much need of these curious rules of the Ancients What is signified by the retrogadation of any Planet in Revolution If your significator be retrograde in any annual Revolution judge much trouble impediment and anxiety to the persons or things signified thereby As if it be significator of the King or chief Rulers it denotes much trouble and detriment unto their persons and great fear of unthroning of them likewise if it be significator of the People and so of any other or if the Lord of the year be thus afflicted say the condition of the People shall be very sad and grievous and much trouble and mischief shall be to their Cities and Towns and this shall more assuredly be if your significator be then in the terms of the Infortunes and the unfortunate Planet afflicted also and indisposed for then shall the mischief and trouble be the more grievous and troublesome So also if your significator be in the terms of a fortune if he be ill-affected weak and in the Houses of the Malevolents but if he be free the evil will be the less especially if he be in his own House or Exaltation or triplicity essentially well dignified What Kings and Rulers may expect when their significator or Lord of the tenth House of Heaven in any Revolution is impedited Now as touching the significations of the impedition of the Lord of the tenth in any annual Revolution and then let us proceed to the rules of the Ancients in judging the true state and condition of the Common-People in any Region by any Revolution of the year over and above what hath been already said for the better illustration thereof that so the Student may be the better able to retain and understand the rules of Art as also to judge of these matters the more accurately You have heard that the sign of the tenth House in any annual Revolution together with the Lord thereof hath signification of Kings and chief Rulers the which if it be combust in any of the Angles it signifieth destruction to the King or chief Rulers during that Revolutions effects As if it be in the Ascendent and the Sun be Lord thereof you may from hence conclude if other testimonies concurr that the Common People or Subjects will rise up against their Superior or Governers and kill him or them or depose them or at least grievously molest and afflict them according to the power and strength of the significators for if Mars do then afflict him by Conjunction or aspect and be either Lord of the eighth or fifth or therein located death is the more to be feared but if Saturn be then in aspect or Conjunction with the Lord of the tenth it is likely some Saturnian disease or evil will afflict his person if he be not Lord of the aforesaid Houses
a successful and most prosperous condition but if contrariwise he be then weak and impedited retrograde combust c. he denotes wars quarrels slaughters trouble effusion of blood epidemical diseases feavers hot and dry diseases many mischiefs and the clean contrary to what he before promised So likewise if the Sun be as aforesaid significator and strong the People shall assuredly be in an honourable and noble condition and many that are thereunto fit shall be raised to dignity power and authority according to the capacity and quality of their persons and be in great esteem and favour with their King or Rulers but if he be weak and impedited it diminisheth the honour of the King and abaseth their condition and the People shall suffer much damage and disgrace from their Superiors and be tormented by them If Venus be placed and dignified as above said the People shall have all the pleasures and good promised by her signification as delights banquets riches pleasure c. and shall delight themselves with Women and the like if she be impedited you may judge the clean contrary as sadness poverty and little or no mirth c. If you find Mercury in your Figure placed as you have heard the People shall gain by Merchandizing and increase their riches by Traffique shall love and delight in knowledge good instructions and ingenious Arts and Sciences shall also cherish and propagate all good Learning and the Studious therein and shall love one another but if he be afflicted and unfortunate they shall suffer much loss and vexation by contrary winds decay of Trade and Merchandizing and have no disposition at all to any good Learning or Education and to be short he signifies the clean contrary to what you have but now heard In like manner if the Moon be well placed and be Almuten and essentially strong as hath been said the year shall be seasonable fortunate and fertile and the People during that Revolution happy successful and in a prosperous and fortunate condition and shall be preserved from death slaughters and sickness Also if she be ill-affected and impedited much damage and mischief shall happen unto the People the year shall be unseasonable destructive sickly and unfruitful or scarce by distilling unseasonably rain and dew when no need is thereof and withholding of it when it is requisite and thirsted after by the earth So likewise as thou hast judged of the Moon and the Planets in a general way as being Almuten mayst thou judge of the Lord of the Ascendent who if he be fortunate and well dignified and aspected thou mayst judge the fortunate condition and state of the Common People during that Revolution also their mis-fortune if afflicted impedited c. Judge the nature thereof from the nature of the House Planet afflicting and sign wherein it is whether it be good or bad as you have been already sufficiently taught wherefore it were needless and superfluous here to run over the nature of the Planets fortunate and unfortunate afflicting or assisting your significator and the nature of the Signs and Houses they are in for an example Yet least thou shouldest not be so apt and ingenious herein as I could wish thou wert I shall a little hint at the manner thereof that so thou mayest be the better enlightened to the through understanding of this kinde of Judgement If the Lord of the Ascendent or Moon be in the seventh afflicted and weak especially if malevolently aspected by the Lord of the seventh and he essentially strong say the People shall during that Revolution be grievously afflicted and molested by their enemies if in the eighth by death in the ninth by or in long journeys in the tenth by their Rulers Superiours and Kings in the eleventh by their friends or so in pretence or by the frustration of their hope and trust in the twelfth by imprisonment secret enemies and the like in the Ascendent they shall suffer bodily in their own proper persons according to the nature of the sign then possessing the cusp thereof and so accordingly vary your Judgement after the nature and signification of the other houses if therein he be in the like manner afflicted the more assured will this Judgement be if it be a humane sign if bestial then will it happen to the beasts of that place for which your Revolution is observed And according to the Nature of the sign will the evil fall on such beasts as are appropriated thereunto as if the sign ascending at that time be Aries or Capricorn it will happen on Sheep Hogs Hares Goats c. and all lesser Cattel for the use of man if Iaurus or the last fifteen degrees of Sagittary on Cowes Oxen Horses and the greater sort of Cattel if in Leo or any of the feral signs on the wilde sort of Beasts if in Scorpio Cancer or Pisces on Fishes and such Creatures as live on the Water if in any of the aëry signs the mischief shall be in the ayr viz. it shall be Intemperate Pestilential and Infectious Some of the Ancients also say that if Gemini do then ascend the evil will fall on young men chiefly if Virgo on Virgins and young women if Libra on men of more mature years if in the first fifteen degrees of Sagittary or Aquaries on the Antienter People this shall chiefly happen to those Regions Cities and Places subject to the sign and the part of Heaven thereby signified of which you are fully informed in the 28th Chapter of our Introduction to the Judgement of the Stars also to these places assigned to the dominion of the Planet concerning which thou mayst also fully be informed in the same aforesaid Treatise As if the Ascendent be Aries and Mars be then impedited the Regions Cities Villages and places subject to Aries shall be damnified and shall suffer much detriment by the heat of the ayr and defluctions of Rheume head-ach and the like except the benevolent Aspects of Venus be prevalent and gainsay it if the Ascendent be Scorpio those places subject thereunto shall be afflicted with water and venemous Creatures the Pox pain in the head and arms c. If the Ascendent be Taurus and Venus then impedited and afflicted the Regions and Countreys subject thereunto shall suffer much detriment and loss through extremity of Cold Frost and Snow and also dryness whereby the fruits of the earth shall be destroyed c. If the Ascendent be Libra such as are thereunto allotted shall suffer affliction by winds pestilential ayr sicknesses and pains in the head and reins except Mars work or signifie to the contrary In like manner if the Ascendent be Gemini and Mercury then afflicted and weak the Places under the power or Gemini shall be afflicted with corrupt ayr and receive much hurt and loss by winds and the people shall be troubled with Head-aches and obstructions of the Lungs and Breathing-pipes if it be Virgo the evil threatned will be in the Regions and
Day of the week ruled by him his Exaltation Fall Detriment Age Angel Friends Enemies Orb Years Moneth after Conception 53 his Joy 75 why so called and charactered 77 is not always a fortune 124 216 significations when Lord of the year 234 in any of the 12 houses of Heaven in any revolution of the years of the world 239 c. in any of the 12 Signs from 253 to 256 when Lord of an Eclipse 313 A time to obtain Justice of Rulers 197 K. Kings significators in Annual Judgements not exempt from the power of the Stars 219 Condition in any year 221 222 How to judge of their permanency 225 A time to obtain their favour 197 and their Pardon 198 L. A time for Lanching of Ships 195 A time for buying of Land 146 for Letting 149 if it be fertile 147 A time to prevail in Law-suits 181 Lawyers their significator general 220 reprehended * 21 A time to Learn Sciences 195 Arts or Occupations 198 A time for Lending of money 135 Leo its Nature Quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its Rule 88 why ruled by the Sun 68 the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 98 A time for composing of Letters 158 Lightning what it is 304 Liver a time to purge it 168 Lord of the Year how to know him according to the Antients 231 according to the Author 233 of the Aspects of the Planets to him 235 Loss how to judge of it 282 To know the Love between two married or any other 177 Low-countreymen why they shoke off the Spaniards Government 16 Lewdness described its portencies * 10 its remedy * 11 A time to purge the Lungs 168 Lybra its Nature Quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its Rule 89 why ruled by Venus 88 why the fall of the Sun and exaltation of Saturn 69 the Number Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 100 M. Malefactor a time to make him confess Truth 185 Malevolents are not always Saturn and Mars 124 Man his vanity in general * 11 * 12 * 13 subject to Gods Government and Angels rule as well as to the power of the stars and how 22 wherein he differeth from a brute Creature 23 Mansions of the Moon their several qualities and Elections 130 A time for Manuring the Earth 148 A time for Marriage according to the Antients 176 according to the Author 177 the end thereof * 13 forced censured * 17 Markets described * 21 Mars his Nature Complexion Magnitude Distance from the Earth mean and diurnal Motion Revolution Humours Quality of men Corporature North Latitude South what Savours Colours Part in man Hearbs Trees and Spice ruled by him 54 what Winds Weather Signs Diseases or Triplicity Places Birds Stones Fish Beasts Mineral Day of the week Enemies Friends Angel Age Exaltation Fall Detriment Orb Regions Places Years 55 Joy 75 why so called and charactered 77 may sometimes be a benovolent and adjuvant Planet 124 216 significations when Lord of the Year 235 in any of the twelve Houses 241 in any of the twelve signs from 256 to 259 when Lord of an Eclipse 314 The vertue of Medicinal things how found out 161 A time for applying Medicines to all parts of the body 163 A time to purge Melancholy 168 A time to extract Melancholy blood 171 A time to purge any Member of the body 168 A time to purge the Members of Generation ibid. Merchants their significators general 220 Mercury his Nature Complexion Magnitude Distance from the Earth mean and diurnal Motion Revolution Quality of Men Corporature greatest North Latitude South Savours Colours and Part of man ruled by him 6â— Hearbs Drugs Trees Birds Serpents Stones Minerals Fishes Beasts Weather Winds Signs Triplicity Places Day of the week Regions Moneth after Conception Years Diseases c. under his Dominion Exaltation Fall Detriment Age Angel Friends Enemies 62 Joy 75 why so called and charactered 77 significations when Lord of the Year 235 in any of the twelve Houses 244 in any of the twelve signs from 263 to 265 when Lord of an Eclipse 314 Meridian what it is wherefore so called 80 A time for sending of Messengers 159 Method of the fourth Book 214 Miles how many in a sign of Heaven 79. A time for building of Mills 145 Minutes in a degree how many 79 Monarchial Government cast off by the English and why 17 Monks their significators general 220 A time for receiving Money 135 Moons Influence proved 11 12 mock-moons the cause of them 303 her Nature Complexion Magnitude mean and diurnal Motion Revolution Distance from the Earth Humours Quality of men Corporature North-Latitude South Colours Savours Hearbs Trees and Plants 63 Birds Stones Mineral Fishes Beasts Places Weather Winds Sign Triplicity Exaltation Fall Detriment Age Angel Enemies Friends Day of the week Regions Orb Years Moneth after conception Journies Diseases c. ruled by her 64 Joy 75 why so called and charactered 77 78 significations when Lady of the Year 235 in any of the twelve Houses of Heaven 245 in any of the twelve signs 266 A time to Learn Musick 195 N. Nails of the hands or feet a time to cut them 134 No Nation but hath good and bad in it * 23 Nativities Legality questioned and condemned as vain * 3. * 6 how far maintained by the Author 38 The study of Nature and help to the Knowledge of God * 22 38 its course may be altered and how * 5 how often since the Creation ibid. No New thing under the Sun * 25 * 26 Noblemen their significator general 220 A time for applying Remedies to the Nose 164 A time for sending Children to Nurse 132 Northern Inhabitants why strong bodyed rude and fair complexioned 15 O. Objections against Astrology answered from 18 to 23 Occidental what 111 A time for making odoriferous smels 158 Opposite Aspect or an Opposition why so called and charactered 93 wherefore malevolent 92 93 Oriental what 111 P. Palaces of Kings defined with their vanity * 21 Pantaura its vertue 58 A time for obtaining pardon of King 198 Parents Carelesness reprehended * 13 their folly in bringing up Children * 8 Partile Conjunction Sextile Square Trine and Opposition what 92 Of Partnership 178 The Patient his danger by being in the hands of an unskilful Physitian 161 Patriarchs Astrologers vid. Postscript A time of peace 182 How to judge of peace in any year 282 A wonderfull thing of Pease 11 12 People their significators in Annual Judgements 215 their State and Condition 222 and from 226 to 230 Peregrination what 111 How to know the permanency of Kings States Governments or any in Authority 225 Philosophers-stone what 27 studied by the most refined spirits in all ages and why so many miss of obtaining it 139 A time for administring Physick to all the parts of the body 163 Physick denyed to Children
and decrepit age 166 Physitians ought to be well versed in Astrologie 153 the errour of most of them 136 160 the Ignorant therein accounted by the rational rather fools then Physitians 23 160 280 what is requisite to perfect them in their Art being ignorant in Astrology can never safely administer Physick nor accounted by the judicious fit to be trusted with the lives of men 161 a time for going to his Patient 171 Phlebotomy what Constellations hinder it what farther Considerations when best to refrain when to use it 170 what time of the Moon is to be observed in all Ages and Humours of men 171 A time for administring Pils 168 Pisces its Nature Quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its rule 91 why ruled by Jupiter 68 why the exaltation of Venus and fall of Mercury 69 the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed stars 150 Planets Influence proved 10 13 Number Names Characters 49 What time is best to plant or sow 12 A time for planting of Trees 150 Platick Conjunction Sextile Square Trine and Opposition what 92 Plenty and scarcity depend on the motions and configurations of the Planets 10 How to judge of Plenty in any Year 284 A remarkable thing of the Pomegranate 12 When Preparatives ought to be administred 164 A time for Preparing Medicines 168 A time to give Presents 155 To know the Price of any thing to be bought or sold. 146 To know the Price of any thing in any Year from 285 to 288 Pride its Cause removed * 14 A time for freeing of Prisoners 201 A time for going of Progress 198 Prohibition what 110 A time for obtaining Promises 200 When to prune and cut Vines 12 Ptolomies method in judging of Eclipses from 310 to 315 A time for pulling down what hath been built 145 A time for taking of Purges 166 A time for putting on of Apparrel 137 156 Pyrophilus its vertue 57 Q. A time for Quarrels 179 Quartile Aspect its nature why so called and charactered why unfortunate 92 Questions if radical agree with the Nativity yet both rejected as not sufficient ground-works for Elections 322 the resolution thereof as practised among us by Impostors condemned * 3 * 6 38 R. Race-horses a time for buying them 173 Rain what it is how procreated 304 never seen in Egypt 290 Rainbow the cause thereof 304 how to judge of the weather thereby 302 Four Reasons why the pretended Reply to my Lux Veritatis is not taken notice of by me 24 another reason 26 another 30 A time to receive gifts 155 Reception what 111 Regrenation what ibid. Regions under Saturn 51 subject to Jupiter 53 Ruled by Mars 55 by the Sun 59 by Venus 60 by Mercury 62 by the Moon 64 by Aries 86 by Taurus and Gemini 87 by Cancer Leo and Virgo 88 by Libra and Scorpio 89 by Sagittary and Capricorn 90 by Aquarius and Pisces 91 A time for applying Remedies to all the parts of the Body 163 A time for removing 138 A time for renting of Houses Land Fruit or ought else 149 A time for obtaining Requests 200 Retrogradation what 110 That Birds may return that are let fly 173 A time for stopping of Rheumes 164 Revolution of the Starry-sphere of Saturn Sol Venus Mercury and the Moon 7 of Jupiter and Mars 8 Revolutions of the Years of the world their portencies the Radix or ground-work from which they are to be judged 214 how many Scheams ought to be set for the judging thereof 215 Considerations before judgement 216 217 Considerations from the Sun and Moon when the Revolution is either diurnal or nocturnal 274 at Suns set or at break of day Considerations from the Lord of the hour part of fortune its Dispositor the Position of Saturn and Mars the Conjunction of Dragons head with Saturn in Aries in Taurus in Gemini 276 in Cancer in Leo in Virgo in Libra in Scorpio in Sagittary in Capricorn in Aquarius in Pisces or of Dragons tail in any of these Signs And of Mars in Conjunction with Dragons head or Dragons tail in any of the twelve signs 277 from the fixed Stars in the twelve Houses from 305 to 308 Rich-men their Significators general in Annual judgements 200 Riches wherein they consist * 12 A time for riding of Horses 202 S. Sagittary its Nature and Quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its rule 90 why ruled by Jupiter 68 the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 102 Saturn his Influence proved 12 c. removal out of one Sign into another cause of change of Air 9 Colour Nature Magnitude diurnal Motion Distance from the Earth 49 Humours Profession Coporature Quality of men ruled by him Savours what part in man Hearbs Trees Plants and Birds 58 Stones Minerals Fishes Beasts Places Weather Winds Signs Triplicity Angel Age Friend Enemies Regions Orb 59 is sometimes a benovolent and adjuvant Planet 124 216 his Significations when Lord of the Year 234 in any of the twelve Houses of Heaven 237 238 in any of the twelve Signs from 249 to 253 when Lord of an Eclipse 313 Scarcity of any year how to judge of it 284 A time for setting of Children to School 132 Scorpio its Nature and Quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its rule 89 why ruled by Mars 68 why the fall of the Moon 69 the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 011 Second Book its subject * 2 Seconds how many in a minute 79 A time for sowing of Seeds 151 Self-endedness reprehended * 14 A time for selling to gain thereby 137 Of selling and buying ibid. Separation what 110 A time for hiring Servants 172 Seth an Astrologer Epist. Dedic 1. vid. Postscript Sextile Aspect its nature why so called and charactered benevolent 92 A time for building of Ships 194 When the Sick is not likely to recover 198 How to judge of Sickness in any year 280 Significations of Saturn and Jupiter when Lords of the Year in any Annual Revolution 234 when rulers of an Eclipse 313 of Mars the Sun Venus Mercury and the Moon when Lords or Ladies of the Year 235 Mars Venus and Mercury when rulers of an Eclipse 314 in any of the twelve Houses or Signs from 237 to 268 in their exaltations or mutual aspects 269 270 exalted one above another from 271 to 273 of Dragons head and tail 247 of the Planets in any Triplicity 248 Significators of the King People and their Enemies in any Annual Revolution 219 of all sorts of People 220 Signs what they are why called Signs how many degrees in a Sign how many Minutes in a degree how many Seconds in a Minute how many Miles or Furlongs a Sign consisteth of 79 their Names and Characters Divisions 81 why so called and
charactered 83 c. why reckoned from Aries and not placed in the Heavens according to the order of the four Elements 85 A time to learn to Sing 196 Sinister Aspect what it is its nature 93 A time for buying of small Cattel 173 of taming of them 174 A time for making sweet Smels 150 A time for administring Sneezings 165 Snow what it is 304 Southern Inhabitants why quickwitted 15 A time for ridding houses of Spirits 151 A time to purge the Spleen 168 Spring-time the cause thereof 9 11 Square Aspect its Nature why so called and charactered why malevolent 92 Standard-bearers their significators 220 Stars portencies what * 4 cause of sterility and fertility proved by the Word of GOD 5 most effectual and never perverted but by miracle * 4 both Signs and Causes warranted by the word of GOD 35 influence proved 3 6 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 maintained by sacred writ in spite of its Antagonists 23 31 and 33 The Annual motion of the Starry-sphere 7 10 Stationary what 110 Sterility and fertility on what they depend 10 how to judge thereof in any Year 284 A time for Storming Castles and Towns 182 To know the Strength of any Planet in any Sign 66 A time for Studying divine matters or ought else 141 Summer the cause thereof 9 11 why not alike hot every Year 9 what Physick is therein most safe to be taken 166 Sun his Influence proved 10 18 his nature complexion magnitude distance from the Earth mean and diurnal Motion Revolution Quality of men 56 Corporature Savours Colours Part in man Hearbs Spice Trees Birds Stones 57 Minerals Fishes Beasts Weather Places Winds Sign Triplicity Exaltation Fall Detriment Age Angel Friends Enemies 58 Day of the week Regions Orb Moneth after conception Years Diseases 59 Significations when Lord of the Year 235 in any of the twelve Houses 241 his Presence or Absence not alone the cause of heat or cold 9 Mock-Suns the reason thereof 303 under the Sunbeams what 111 Superiour what ibid. T. Tables of the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of the most notable fixed Stars in every Sign from 94 to 105 of the Essential dignities of the Planets according to Ptolomy or rather an unknown Author 95 of their fortitude and debilities 66 c. of the Aspects of the Moon to the other Planets and Elections thereby 129 of the mansions of the Moon 130 A time for Taming small Cattel 174 Taurus its Nature Quality Corporature 86 Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its rule 87 why ruled by Venus 68 why the Exaltation of the Moon 69 the Number Names Nature Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 95 Term what it is wherefore so called and why so attributed to the Planets 71 their use 72 Terms of Art explained 110 c. A time for apprehending Thieves 184 to make them confess truth 185 Third book its subject * 2 Thirds how many in a second 79 Thunder what it is 304 A time for Tilling the ground 148 A time to cut Timber to keep long 12 What Time is best to use Physick 166 Phlebotomie 170 A Time for all things under the Sun 145 A convenient time to set Children to a Trade 132 Tradition in some kind censured * 3 * 6 Translation what 111 Translation of light among the Planets and what is thereby portended in Revolutions 279 A time for planting of Trees 150 Trine aspect its Nature why so called and charactered 93 why good and benevolent 92 93 Triplicity what it is how many how nominated by what Planet ruled and wherefore 70 Tydes not so apparent in the Atlantick Sea as in others and why in some places they are hindred 11 V. Venereal sports a time for them 178 A time for applying Ventosies 170 Venus her Nature Complexion Magnitude Distance from the Earth mean and diurnal Motion Revolution Quality of men 58 Coporature Part of man Beasts Hearbs Spice Trees Perfumes Birds Stones Mineral Fishes Weather Winds Places Signs Triplicity Day of the week Regions Years Diseases ruled by her her Age Angel Exaltation Fall Detriment Enemy Friends 60 her joy 75 why so called and charactered 77 is sometimes a malevolent and interficient Planet 124 216 Significations when Lady of the Year 235 in the twelve Houses 243 in the twelve Signs from 261 to 263 when Lady of an Eclipse 314 How to order the matter for Victory 179 How to judge of Victory in any year 282 When to prune and cut Vines 12 Virgo its Nature Quality Corporature Diseases Angel Colours Places Regions Cities and Part of man under its rule 88 why ruled by Meâ—cury 68 why his exaltation and fall of Venus 69 the Number Names Magnitude Latitude and Longitude of its most notable fixed Stars 99 Vertue of Hearbs Stones Minerals Drugs and other Medicinal things how found out 280 Vnfortunate Planets 127 A time for making of Vnguents 158 A time for Voyaging 195 Void of Course what 111 W. A time for War 179 to judge of the event 181 how to judge of it in any year where and when it shall happe 281 who shall be the beginner thereof 283 A time to bring Water to an House by pipe or otherwaies 148 A time for Weaning of Children 133 Weather how to judge of it from 288 to 303 A time for digging of Wells 148 How to know the Whisperings of any two 185 Will of any one if to be altered or stand in force and how to judge of the state thereof 189 How to Win at any game 186 Wind what it is 304 Winter the cause thereof 9 11 why not all alike cold 9 what physick is therein best to be taken 166 Women their significators general 220 their Darling toys described * 19 Word of God the chiefest Good * 22 World how governed by GOD since he finished his six days work * 5.4 ruled by Planets 328 the vanity thereof in general * 7 its description and vanity more particularly from * 14 to * 19 turned topfie turvy * 17 Writing of Letters a time therefore 158 Y. Year whether likely to be turbulent or obnoxious 278 plentiful or scarce 284 Greater Years of the Planets how known 71 Youth and its vanity and folly described * 9 * 10 From my Study at my Fathers House in Holborn within two doors of the wounded Heart near the Kings Gate this 17 of January 1652. FINIS Reader AS in all Volumes you shall finde the Printers faults so in this by reason it is a work wherewith they are unacquainted mayest thou abundantly finde their failings which I would intreat thee candidly to pass by and amend with thy pen before thou adventurest to read the same especially or that some are so gross and absurd they may otherwise lead thee into an errour unless thou art well acquainted with this manner of learning I have put the fault all along according as it should be amended in a different letter