him evill disposed deprived of beauty and of vertue lecherous infamous by reason of women The opposition of Saturne and Mercury an imperfect speech separation of brethren knowledge and science The opposition of Saturne and Luna dispersion of his mothers goods griefes happening to the mother troubles and tribulations with great danger of violent death according to the nature of the signe wherein Luna is The opposition of Jupiter and Mars rashnesse dispersion of goods enemy to them which have beene friends unconstant fortune The opposition of Jupiter Sol maketh him disperse his Fathers goods and sell his offices and his honour The opposition of Jupiter and Venus signifieth unconstant friends ungratitude of them where he hath done good otherwise sufficient fortune The opposition of Jupiter and Mercury common seditions envies conspirations strifes sutes enmities of brethren of the which he shall see the death The opposition of Jupiter with Luna sufficient fortune after long travell The opposition of Mars and of the Sunne spoyle of the eyes maketh him to be killed or fall froÌ„ on high maketh him disperse his patrimony his father die quickly The opposition of Mars and Venus yeeldeth the man voluptuous and a little vitious weake unconstant maketh his wife children to die in signes tropiques maketh him marry wives of base condition or otherwise defamed The opposition of Mars and Mercury without aspect of Jupiter maketh the man a falsifier of evill conscience accompanied with evill children accused of many crimes for the which he shall be a fugitive or banished principally if Mercury be in the houses of Saturne The opposition of Mars and the Moone signifieth spoyle of the eyes and the body by blowes and hurts and other sicknesses and giveth great adversities maketh him hate marriage and causeth violent death and often Canon principally when the Moone increaseth in the angles with sufficient aspect of fortunes The opposition of the Sun of Venus and of Mercury signifie that which we have said of Jupiter The opposition of the Sunne and of the Moone changeth the fortunes of goods and honour poverty after riches dishonour after honour weaknesse of body after health mutation of good to evill and great unconstanâ—ie of manners The opposition of Venus and Mercury envies quarrels enmities by reason of women otherwise grave eloquence beauty and bravery The opposition of Venus with the Moone unfortunate marriage injuries by women deprivation of children The opposition of Mercury and of the Moone conspirations against him envies treasons feare and lecherous Likewise you must regard the part of Fortune the part of the Spirit and of their Aspects with the said Planets you must judge as of the Aspects of the Planets with the Sun and the Moone For if the part of fortune be part of the Moone part of the Spirit part of the Sun which would consider the Aspects towards the other parts and houses of heaven he may judge as of the Planets of the which the projections of the said parts shall be made c. Chap. V. Of the significations of the twelve Houses THe first house signifieth the life nourishment and disposition of the body of the spirit and complexion and representeth the head face braine eares and nose and â—s called Horyscope angle adorning and ascending The second house signifieth goods traffique riches gaine companies to get profit and gaine men that helpe to gaine It signifieth also gold and silver and all moveable goods and is called The house succedant to the Ascendant and beneath the earth and raigneth over the neck The third house denoteth the brethren sisters cosins and allies and little voyages and the liver and divinations of dreames and is called The house cadant of the ascendant otherwise goodnesseâ— and hath government over the shoulders legs and armes The fourth house signifieth the Fathers and Parents possessions inheritances houses fields orchards vineyards labouring wood and other goods moveables treasures and goods hidden and mynerall matters prisons and obscure places and in the end all things that which commeth after death as the grave and good report c. and is called The angle of the earth and the depth thereof and raigneth over the breast and lungs The fifth house signifieth infancie and daughters nephewes gifts presents pleasures voluptuousnesse ornaments bravery dancing playes banqueting messages gold and silver and the riches of the Father the profit of inheritances possessions tillage and is called The house succedant to the fourth and otherwise good fortune and raigneth over the heart and stomach The sixt house denoteth servants sicknesse wild beasts ryding hunting of and by dogs sheepe and muttons goates and pulleine and hath some signification over prisons unjustice and false accusations and is called The house cadant of the fourth and otherwise ill fortune and hath government over the belly and bowels The seventh house denoteth marriage wives sutes quarrels strife debate knowne enmity and men appertaining to gaine and profit and signifieth agednesse and strange places and is called The angle of the occident and raigneth oves the reines The eighth house signifieth sadnesse envie long torments the quality of death dowry with wives inheritance and other benefits provided by parents and those that belong to gaine riches of the which one hath not greatly thought and is called The house succedent to the angle occidentall and otherwise is entred on high and governeth the parts of generation The ninth long viages long pilgrimages and navigations faith religion sacrifices ceremonies science wisdome divination of dreams prodigious interpretations new sects paradoxes signes of heaven divine punishment and is called The house Cadant of the angle occidentall otherwise the house of God governeth the buttocks The tenth signifieth honour dignities offices magistrates administratious government rulers conductors good renowne estimation profession action and the mother and is called The middle and heart of heaven the Meridian point and angle Meridian It gardeth and governeth the knees The eleventh house signifieth friends companions hope confidence favour helpe succour praise estimation and renowne counsell of friends and is called The house succedent to the angle Meridionall and otherwise called the good angle and governeth the legges The twelfth house signifieth hidden enemies prison captivity bondage sadnesse torment complaint lamentation teares and hate treasons villanies horses and great beasts of like and just proportion and is called The house cadent of the angle Meridionall and otherwise an evill spirit and governeth the feete Chap. VI. Of the Lords of the Triplicities of the said houses THe first Lord of the Triplicitie of the first angle denoteth the nature and life of the child and his cogitations and will that which hee loveth and hateth and that which is to come health or sicknesse good or evill entertainment perill of his life in the first age The second Lord of the triplicity of the said angle signifieth force and strength of the body and the midst of the life The third
women long life of she be fortunate short life imprisonment slaunder by false witnesse strife suites quarrell and vexation of spirit as mad or distract of wits The head of the Dragon inheritance riches honour liberality prodigality and good death The taile horrible death small endeavour no goodnesse in the signification of his house In the ninth Saturne betokeneth horrible dreams terrible visions hypocrisie and superstition ceremonies preachers Friers men of Religion and a thousand troubles by the way and perturbation of spirit Jupiter giveth faith constancy in his religion profitable journies feare and love of God and knowledge of divine mysteries interpretations of dreames revelation and profit in the state Ecclesiasticall Mars out of his principall dignity danger by the way unfaithfulnesse shaking of the faith and terrible opinions and more than an hereticke timerous violent impudent horrible dreames and false dexterity in armes and valiantnesse when he is otherwise fortunate in his house or exaltation it maketh the man very terrible a negromancer happy in his journey or pilgrimages hardy ventrous and of great courage Sol Benefices Abbies Bishoprickes Ecclesiasticall dignities Cardinalls Popes Legates principally in a masculine signe good faith constant religious a reverencer of holy things a lover of God and vertue true dreames profitable journeyes and honor in his profession Venus true dreames except in the imagination of women Ecclesiasticall dignities constant Religion love and reverence of God long pilgrimage by the World profitable journies honour in profession which taketh away the desire of marriage Mercury goods Ecclesiasticall high knowledge divine mysteries admiration of justice and providence of God cogitation of God and Angels and of spirits profitable journeyes great knowledge in Divinity Astrologie and in all other Philosophie interpretation of dreams oracles and strange things profit in traffique infarre Countries good renowne Luna long pilgrimage perverse cogitations unconstant in manners and fortune true dreames knowledge of starres When the 9 house is the house of Mercury or of other things answerable to the nature of the Lord of the 9. house The head of the Dragon variable dreams honour and profit in travell Ecclesiasticall goods The taile lacke of faith terrible dreames perillous journies and full af envie and little honour in his profession In the tenth house Saturne out of his principall dignities signifieth short life of the mother many ill fortunes sighs plaints and imprisonments If the the tenth house be in the signe of Leo and any of the Luminaries be with Saturne he shall die in prison If Saturne be with Jupiter in the houses of Jupiter he shall be condemned of wrong if he be with Mars in the houses of Mars he shall be condemned according to his crime If he be with Mercury he shall die a very shamefull death by false witnesses If with Venus and Mars he shall be whipped and racked and condemned to die Saturne in his house or exaltation in the tenth house doth licence dignities preheminence and government Jupiter great honour in profession Ecclesiasticall dignities and great renowne Mars out of his principall dignities maketh a man terrible cruell seditious quarrelsome arrogant a despiser of his goods usurper of the goods of other hated of father mother brethren and others and many times to be imprisoned and punished by justice In his house or exaltation it maketh him valiant hardie couragious in feats of armes In the houses of Jupiter well disposed and regard of furtunes maketh him a President Counsellor or soveraigne Judge Sol giveth honour offices dignities preheminencies rules governments great credit and favour of many great Lords in estimation of the common people honour in profession with riches and great goods principally if he be in fiery signes if the child be poore and of base condition he lifteth him up to honour and great dignities Venus honour in his profession goods of Princes and great Lords great credit long life of the mother with prosperity and honour Mercury maketh him a Chancellor Secretary Counseller President put in great dignities skilfull in Arithmeticke Geometry and Astrologie well renowned rich and abounding in goods If he be unfortunate by Mars hee shall come to an evill end for having taken too much upon him or for taking quarrells against his betters Luna signifieth praise honour of great Lords shall be happy in all enterprises and esteemed in all the world The head of the Dragon signifieth as Jupiter The taile maketh him receive dishonour and losse of his calling and falling from an high and denoteth the short life of the mother In the eleventh house Saturne out of his principall dignities betokeneth acquaintance and to be a companion with men defamed and of base condition mischievous sadnesse of friends vaine hope to come to things undertaken difficulty in affaires losse of friends if he be in his house or exaltation he giveth love of Saturnities as by great and ancient Lords Jupiter maketh him happy in all his devoyers giveth favour of great Lords great credit abundance of friends advancement by friends riches and faire children of the which the first shall be a Major Mars in his house or exaltation love by men of warre and fortunate in feats of armes and out of those places signifieth despaire unhappy enterprises losse of friends enmity with his friends he shall not be loyall to his Lords and friends by which shall ensue great damage Sol happy enterprizes goods honour dignities by meanes of friends which shall be men of authority and great Lords Venus giveth good friends which shall be honourable men and of good authority and of good will signifying good fortune happy enterprises and many children Mercury knowledge and company and love of men of knowledge and vertue and good renowne among friends happy enterprises Luna giveth good riches honour good renowne good friends which shall be great Lords happy enterprises The head of the Dragon that which Jupiter signifieth The taile that which Saturne and Mars signifieth In the twelfth Saturne out of his principall dignities maketh unhappy in horses and other great beasts from the which he shall fall receive hurt and signifieth feare of Justice imprisonment or exile In his house or exaltation victory against his enemies good fortune in horses and other beasts fit for burthen and labour Jupiter out of his principall dignities mighty enemies and adversaries of men in authority imprisonment exile condemnation poverty well dignified he signifieth the contrary Mars the fall from horses hurt or other damage by beasts abundance of enemies imprisonment slanders and a thousand persecutions great evill in legges and feete Sol good fortune in horses and other great beasts great persecution by enemies great Lords and mighty confiscation and losse of goods imprisonment exile slander false witnesse evill report condemned to a great fine deprivation of his estate by perverted traiterous and houshold servants Venus giveth good fortune to horse strife and enmity to woman disprayse in marriage mischievous
and evill renowne because of women principally if they be evill conditioned and defamed an impudent lover of women defamed for the which he shall be imprisoned and suffer great dishonour If she be in the signe of Virgo o◠Capricorne or of Aquarius joyned with the Sunne and Saturn or to Mars signifieth great perill of death by love Mercury giveth great knowledge principally in sciences that shall bring small profit maketh a man a Philosopher Mathematician and ready in all knowledge a little foolish by reason of the lightnesse of the spirit having many enemies given to voluptuousnesse evill fortune hated by men of knowledge likely to be slandered and imprisoned If Saturne be well disposed he giveth good fortune in horses and other beasts Luna giveth many enemies which daily shall grow and increase if she be unfortunate signifieth imprisonment exile if she be burnt and joyned with Saturne or Mars the child shall be ever miserable and of a short life which shall receive hurt by beasts of like proportion and dyeth by plague to be killed or drowned If she be fortunate it betokeneth escape from all these evills The head of the Dragon betokeneth that which Jupiter The taile damage by beasts of like proportion and ruine by enemies And generally when a Planet is well dignified or otherwise well disposed and regarded of fortunes within the said houses it signifieth good lucke in all significations of the said houses but when it is unfortunate it yeeldeth mischiefe in all the said significations Chap. VIII The significations of the Lords of the Houses by the places of the figure THe Lord of the first house within the first fortune betokeneth long life health of body goods and riches by his owne proper meanes honour of his parents In the second riches In the third often voyages agreement and concord with his brethren In the 4. inheritances houses and goods unmoveable And it noteth that he shall be a great builder a planter of vines and trees a medler with mines of gold and silver and other things according to the nature of the said Planet in the 5. betokeneth many children which he shall love greatly to be given to banquets playes dancing bravery and to all voluptuousnesse and pleasure and shall have many friends to enrich him In the 6. a buyer of small cattell abounding in servants the which hee shall teach and make diligent he shall be sickly In the seventh quarrelsome given to strife and suits in matters of marriage unfortunate in all his acts In the 8. sad fearfull and of short life In the 9. an interpreter of dreames of Oracles secret things and visions given to know divine mysteries to travell and to abide in strange Countries In the 10. goods riches dignities and honour by the meanes of Princes and great Lords good fortune in his profession In the 11. happy enterprises good friends honourable companies prosperity few children In the 12. evill manners perverse nature great enmity good fortune in cattell If he be unfortunate in the first the child shall not live long if in the second he shall be destroyed and poore If in the third hee shall receive great evill by his brethren If in the fourth he shall be unhappie in lands inheritances labour and possessions and die in prison In the fifth it denoteth sadnesse and tribulation because of children and of messages and gifts and shall many times die by too much drinke or by too much pleasure In the sixth signifieth great sicknesses and piteous death In the seventh by meanes of the wife by poyson if he be in the signe of Capricorne by 〈◊〉 if he be in a fiery signe by fall from on high if in an earthly In the eight short life danger of death in travell In the ninth in perill to be slaine by theeves In the tenth imprisonment wracke condemnation death by meanes of Princes In the eleventh a thousand evills and mischiefes for friends In the twelfth death in prison The Lord of the second in the first house signifieth much gaine and to be rich In the second that he shall have much goods and be very rich and avaricious In the third losse by brethren and profit in small voyages In the fourth innumerable inheritances augmentation of patrimony In the fifth profit in all things of pleasure and magnificence children to come to honour and shall be rich givers In the sixth profit by meanes of servants and of keeping beasts In the seventh goods of women and by sutes In the eighth great dowries some inheritances otherwise scattering of goods In the ninth goods of the Church fortunate in long pilgrimage In the tenth profit profit in his profession goods by great Lords and offices and dignities In the eleventh goods riches and honour by friends In the twelfth profit in horses and beasts otherwise losse and injustice by the meanes of gaining The Lord of the third house in the first signifieth greater riches and praise than his brethren that he shall make many voyages In the second he shall have suit with his brethren for goods In the third he shall often goe abroad for pleasure and his brethren and friends accompany him In the 4. he shall go oft to visit his lands and possessions and his brethren shall leave him and with-hold part of his right In the 5. his brethren shall be brave pleasant and gracious and given to voluptuousnesse and make agreement with his children In the 6. that he shall hold question of injuries with his brethren and that they shall not answer him In the 7. suit against brethren and friends a voyage to be married In the 8. short life to brethren flying for feare of plague or murther In the 9. pilgrimage of friends and voyages to obtaine pardons In the 10. voyages by reason of profession and for dignities and death of brethren and friends In the 11. good friendship among brethren voyages to meete with good fortune In the 12. enmities of brethren and voyages because of enemies The Lord of the fourth in the first house signifieth good disposition and honour richer than other of his kindred a great man in building and possessions shall build houses plant vines trees and a diligent husband in his grounds In the second a good traffiquer in corne oyle wine and fruits a deare seller and a good cheape buyer and a buyer and seller of lands and houses In the third he shall have the goods and inheritance of his brethren In the fourth he shall have great fortune in goods lands Houses and labours and happen upon treasure In the fifth the riches of the father children happy in their inheritance In the sixt signifieth no great estimation of the Father but physicke surgery and government of sicke folkes and a nourisher of beasts in the seventh inheritance by women enmity betweene the father and children a good huswife of his wife in the eight the father of short life inheritance death out of his countrie in the ninth
goods by fire and wind and houses lands and possessions destruction of trees dispending of his goods evill end by wounds effusion of blood evill renowne after death and short life of the father The Sunne denoteth faire possessions Lordships government inheritance and faire houses praise honour and good fortune in his old yeares and good renowne after death an honourable sepulcher and maketh him given to divination and prevent things to come Venus denoteth the same that Jupiter doth Mercury fortunate yeeldeth the man industrious providing and foreseeing things to come a buyer of rents houses and possessions a planter of trees and curious in husbandry affaires inclined to gather gold and silver If it be unfortunate it yeeldeth him quarrelsome striving and hated of his neighbours alwaies angry and full of dispites and little esteemed Luna signifieth that which is said of Mercury except that she is given to mills ponds and watry places and yeeldeth the man in the beginning unfortunate and in the end happy principally when the nativity is by day And when the head of the Dragon is in airie and fiery Signes it signifieth that which Jupiter doth and in earthly and watry that which the taile of the Dragon doth The taile of the dragon maketh the father die quickly and scatter his goods unmoveable In the fift house Saturne signifieth sadnesse necessity rudenesse uncivill evill-faced evill entertainment deprivation of death of children unnaturally going in evill and filthy clothing Jupiter giveth grace honesty prudence civility bravery riches profit in messages and embassages abundance of faire children well nurtured and well instructed and beloved good fortune by Church-men gifts and a dealer for gold jewels precious stones sweete and precious savours Mars destroyeth and maketh the children die or wholly depriveth them of children maketh a man happy in all significations of the fifth house when hee is out of his principall dignities Within his house or exaltation he yeeldeth him very lecherous and impudent timerous a scoffer abounding in bastards and evill children The Sunne denoteth faire children honourable companies good renowne messages gifts of great Lords and a dealer with Jewels and precious stones and sweet perfumes and savours Venus maketh a man pleasant delectable joyfull dancing vaunting playing and laughing Gentleman-like a Musitian happy in children lecherous and jealous Mercury maketh him a merry jester a mocker brave to write well a good painter industrious with his hands â—ngenious a musitian voluptuous not caring greatly for his affaires or tribulations indifferent happy in children and given to embassages and messages and to goe on viages Luna maketh him an Atturney and of counsell a Bencher a Legate an Embassador by election of the people and had in great account with the people abounding in banquetting and happy in children The head of the Dragon signifieth as Jupiter doth The taile signifieth what Mars and Saturne signifie for children In the sixt house Saturne signifieth paine of the belly and teeth much sicknesse an ill servant unluckie to sheepe and like beasts Jupiter good servants health of the body good fortune in bringing up beasts Mars within his house or exaltation good servitours in warres profession of physicke Out of the same places hot sicknesses pestilence evill impediments and evill servants to be rebels and theeves Sol sicknesse of the heart imbecillity of the body hurts by his servants Venus imbecillity of the reines and parts of generation otherwise soundnesse of body good and faithfull servants good fortune in nourishing beasts and commonly impudent love of Maids and in nativities of women maketh him love servants and signifieth perill of death in child-bearing Mercury signifieth him to be a deceiver of women and to be deceived by them and his servants and yeeldeth him a deceiver a dissembler a detester of evill memory If he be with Saturne or Mars hee threatneth death by prison a conspiracie of servants or in prison Luna denoteth weaknesse in the eyes and braine great and fervent sicknesse strife against parents enmity of women a company of men ill conditioned when shee is unfortunate When she is fortunate giveth health and profit in nourishing young beasts and good servants The head of the Dragon preserveth from sicknesse giveth good servants and good lucke in keeping beasts The taile unfaithfull servants losse of cattell The seventh Saturne out of his principall dignities signifieth marriage of an evill wife blotted with some infamie proper to himselfe or parents ruine of enemies and perill of evill death In watry signes it denoteth Emrods Fistulaes Constitution of the sinewes and diseases of the backe In his house or exaltation he signifieth the woman to be rich and enemies mighty Jupiter happy marriage the woman honest shamefac'd vertuous faire rich victory against enemies and fortunate in age Mars in his house or exaltation or out of his dignities alwaies signifieth mighty and terrible adversaries bruite of women or husbands in Nativities of women impudencie of the man timerous lecherous in danger to be killed to have blowes on the feet and hands Sol mighty enemy rich wise well brought up and honourable age Mercury lecherous strife and debate between man and wife evill by reason of impudent desire crafty knowledge in numbring love of vertue If hee be with Saturne or Mars he shall kill his wife and shall be killed or put in prison and put in exile or condemned to die by sentence of a Judge Luna profit of wives thousand strifes and suits desire of change of countries If she be fortunate she signifieth all well in all significations of the said house and unfortunate the contrary The head of the Dragonsignifieth as Jupiter The taile maketh the woman die quickly and destroyeth the enemies In the eight Saturne out of his principall dignities signifieth strange death sorrows complaints lamentations long torments sadnesse anguish and Poverty in his house or exaltation inheritance and goods unlooked for death by flixe or plague or of some cold or long sicknes Jupiter long life to 72. yeares inheritance goods by women happy death Mars out of his principall dignity signifieth hastie death pestilence impediment slaughter and other sorts of violent death If he be with the head of the Dragon he shall be hanged if in his house or exaltation he giveth goods not without great strifes and suits Sol causeth death presently after honour short life to the father inheritance to the child losse of goods by violence of great men except when he is oppressed with evill fortune for then in any airie signe it signifeth strangling by force burning in fire and kild and buried in the earth death by a fall ruine drowning in water Except in Scorpio where it often causeth death by poyson mad dogs or of venimous beasts Venus good death inheritance riches long life short life of mother and Nurse and his wife more ancient than himselfe Mercury enmity of neighbours vaime hope of inheritance death by over study of his affaires and businesse Luna inheritance riches by