and Sagitarius at which time the Danes began their Monarchy and the next time Saturn and Jupiter came in Conjunction in Virgo which was 50 Years after then came the Narmans and upon this Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius 1603 then came Scotlands King to be King of all England Scotland and Ireland and thus you see all beginnings as to those Grand Affairs hath had their end upon Conjunctions in Signs of a contrary nature So many Planets posited in the Sign of the Conjunction separating and applying considering also that the Conjunctions of Mars the Year following first with Saturn and then with Jupiter both near the place of the great Conjunction and in Opposition of the Ascendant of London these may induce us to conceive that some more than ordinary effects are to be signified by this return of the Superiours into the Fiery Triplicity Vide Edling I say more than perhaps hath usually happened from any or most of those that have preceeded since the Creation of the World and that amongst other places London and generally the whole Nation is herein concerned thus much Mr. Edling and there is hardly any living but what are sensible of the truth of these Predictions But there is yet many more notable Transactions to happen in the World from the effects of this great Conjunction for bycorporeal or double bodied Signs do signifie or operate most upon Men and those of the Highest Rank viz. Kings and Magistrates and Rulers of Kingdoms or Commonwealths therefore the effects will be found to operate both upon Matters and Persons of both Church and State and seeing that whatsoever had its Rise from any Eminent Configuration of the Superiour Bodies must also expect to receive a great Suppression and Molestation from its contrary and it is the Opinion of Spineus in his Catastrophe mundi that as Mahomet had his Rise from the Influence of the Watry Trigon so from the effects of this Restitution of the Superiours in this Fiery Trygon it being diametrically opposite to the Watry shall that Religion receive great batement and molestation and in page 25 of that Book from the Influence of this Conjunction Mahomet shall be destroyed then shall follow an Universal Peace and a general Empire of Christians or the Faith of Christ more enlarged throughout the World Thus much Spineus But before all these things be compleated the Christians shall be at Wars one with another and shall give encouragement to the Grand Turk to invade Europe and he shall pass through all Germany and France and Italy and part of Spain almost to the ruining of all Christendom after which he shall by the Divine Power of God turn Christian after which he shall destroy the Dregs of the Church of Rome and shall settle a General Peace throughout the known parts of the World Neither is the Judgment of Mr. Lilly upon this Conjunction to be slighted viz. That God will restrain Monarchical Pomp and reduce all to an Aristocratical Mediocrity both in Church and Sate but before this be effected Omnia nutu unius regentur as Cardan long since Predicted after which God will give so long a Peace and such Tranquility to the Earth as she never enjoy'd the like In the mean time saith he as Saturn Jupiter and Mercury in the Scheme are in the 12th I conceive that privately by Lyes by Treachery by seigned and dissembling Treaties and Ambassadors and by the Policy of a Jesuitical Faction all over Europe the True Protestant Religion shall infinitely be distressed and the Heavenly Intentions impedited and all those Countries that profess that Opinion shall be exceedingly molested by so secret a Compact of Villains and false hearted Traitors lurking in the bosome of Princes as that many will think Popery and Papism shall return to its old Seat in every Country but that will never be in our Kingdoms for Jùpiter being in his Chief House cannot but in fine overcome and the rather because he receives the Sun and Mercury in the Ascendant which shew God will miraculously by the means of some young Prince or Commonalty of People discover and bring to light the close Mysteries of those Plots that from the year 1603 until almost 50 years be expired shall involve all Christendom in most bloudy Broils nay till the year 1699. Anno Domini Ascendant Directed MC Directed The Place of ♄ and ♃ Directed ♂ Directed ☉ Directed 1605    ad ⚹ ☿  1607    ⚹ ♄ ♃  1611     ad □ ♂ 1620 △ ♂ ad ☿    1621 ad ⚹ ☿     1622 ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ ad ♄ ♃    1624 King James dy'd  ad ☠☽ ☌ ☉ ☌ ☿   1625  A Plague  Et ⚹ ☉ △ ☽ ⚹ ♀  1631 ad △ ☽ ⚹ ☉  ad □ ♂   1636 ad □ ☿     1637 ad □ ♄ ♃  ad □ ☉ ☽ in the figures of the new Star 1604.   1640    ad △ ♂ 1642  ad ☉ ☠☽ ☌ ☿   1644      1648 ad ☠♂ King Charles the First Martyr'd    1650 ad △ ☿ King Charles the II. Crown'd in Scotland    1651 ad △ ♄ ♃  Worcester Fight   1652  ad □ ♂    Anno Domini Ascenda Directed MC Directed ♄ ♃ Directed ♂ Directed ☉ Directed 1658 ad △ ☉ ad △ ♀ ad ⚹ ☽     1662     ad ⚹ ☉ ⚹ ♀ △ ☽ 1664   ad □ ☿ ad ☌ ☿  1665   ad □ ♄ ♃   1666    ad ☌ ♄ ♃  1670   ad □ ☉ □ ☽ □ ♀   1672     ad □ ☿ 1673   ad □ ♂  ad □ ♄ ♃ 1680 ad △ ♂     1682 ad ☠☿     1683 ad ☠♄ ♃ ad △ ♂    1684    ad ☉ ☠☽ ♀  1685  ad ⚹ ☿    1687  ad ⚹ ♄ ♃    1690   ad new star in 1572.   6191     ad □ ☉ □ ☽ □ ♀ 1699   ad ☠☿  ad ☠♂ 1700 ad ☌ ☽ ☠☉ ☠♀  ◠□   Anno Domini ☿ Directed ♀ Directed ☽ Directed 1611  ad □ ♂ ad □ ♂ 1623 ad ☉ ☠☽ ♀   1630 ad □ ♂   1640  ad △ ♂ ad ⚹ ♂ 1642  ad ⚹ ☿ ad △ ☿ 1644  ad ⚹ ♄ ♃ ad △ ♄ ♃ 1660 ad △ ♂   1662 ad ⚹ ☿ ad ⚹ ☉ △ ☽ ⚹ ☿ ad △ ☉
but the Animosities among men were so great that they were not able to compleat any thing but it is possible that some League was made there between some Princes to joyn against others Saturn and Jupiter make this Year their first Opposition from Sagitarius and Gemini Saturn being in 5.48 of Sagitarius and Jupiter in 5.48 of Gemini Saturn being so near the place of the great Conjunction 1603 and there is opposed by Jupiter this brings strange and unheard of Translations upon the Stage of the World Spain still is a looser and drinks deep of the Cup of affliction Now London this Opposition points a little at thee a great deal of Faction is like to be in thee thou harb'rest a crew of Villains that seek thy Ruine there will be a pay day for them France look thou to thy hits thou of all Nations will be the greatest Sufferer and you may find about these times that God is just Hungaria is made like unto a Wilderness by her Devastations But be thou content after thy Storm is over which as yet must last a little longer thou shalt injoy a long peace SECT 10. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year 1692. ALL the Directions that will be this Year is only Mercury to the Quartile of his own place but there is the second Opposition of Saturn and Jupiter Saturn being 14.11 of Sagitarius and Jupiter 14.11 of Gemini There is also a very remarkable Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in 15 degrees of Sagitarius very near the New Star 1604. there is also no less than 5 Eclypses this Year the first falls on the 23d of January an Eclypse of the Moon at 2 of the Clock in 14 degrees of Leo the second is of the Sun on the 6th of February about 5 of the Clock at Night in 28 degrees of Aquarius these two are not visible the third will be an Eclypse of the Moon on the 18th day of July at 4 of the Clock in the Morning in 6 degrees of Aquarius the 4th will be of the Sun August the 2d day at 9 of the Clock in the Morning in 20 degrees of Leo and the last will be of the Sun on the 27th day of December at 2 of the Clock in the Afternoon in 17 degrees of Capricornus Both these two of the Sun and the last of the Moon are visible Now comes the tripple Conjunction 1682 to operate to the purpose The Sun suffering an Eclypse upon the very degree of that Conjunction and the Moon suffers an Eclypse upon the very degree of the Conjunction May 1683. Alass poor Italy how art thou afflicted Spain is also Partakers with thee thou art threatned with scarcity of Grain many of thy People will dye for want of Bread and those that are left will be Rebels against their Governours it declares damage to Kings and great Persons viz. their Death or Banishment a Pope if there be any about these times will dye France and England are intoxicated with Tribulation but in what nature time will best declare The Hungarians drink deep of the Cup of Affliction a great Famine is threatned them and all the East part of Germany France is more concerned than England nay she shall quake for fear Alass Bohemia thou art in a bad condition and so is Sicily the Tartars and the Sweed are much concerned this Year SECT 11. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year 1693. IN this Year 1693 Mercury in the great Conjunction comes to the Quartile of the Conjunction it self And in this Year viz. April the 22d day Saturn and Jupiter make the third and last Opposition Saturn being in 21.16 of Sagitarius and Jupiter 21.16 And there is also an Opposition of Saturn and Mars in July following Saturn 16-0 in Sagitarius and Mars 16 in Gemini There are also 4 Eclypses of the Luminaries this Year 2 of the Sun and 2 of the Moon the first is of the Moon on January the 12th day at 4 of the Clock in the Morning in 1 degree of Leo visible and a great one the second will be of the Sun on the 23d day of June near Noon in 12 degrees of Cancer this will be a very great Eclypse as has happened this 40 Years the third will be of the Moon July the 7th near 10 of the Clock in the Morning in 25 degrees of Cancer the last will be of the Sun on December the 16th day at Midnight it will be a great Eclypse but not visible The judgment of this year differs but little from the last Bohemia is afflicted with a scarcity of Grain and other Provision fit for Food The Comet that appeared in 1680 has lately passed the Quartile of Saturn Saturn is in Cancer and the Comet in Aries Hence are England and Scotland concerned the last time that Saturn was in Opposition of Jupiter was in the Year 1634 and then there was a great Plague in Rome some such like Distemper will rage there this Year a great many of the great men will dye of that place whether Cardinals or Popes let time declare they have before now had 2 or 3 Popes in a Year I also fear that a many Towns about in England will have a Plague or some Distemper as bad Spain Hungary and Dalmatia are still in a distraction what must Spain still be a loser Those places under Cancer will be afflicted with Calamity a Mortality will rage within the Countries Ceranado Burgandy and Holland men shall be very much given to Knavery many Diseases to Women sudden and unexpected Deaths to the meaner sort of People The City Gemini must expect to have share of this years Transactions if some of thy Magistrates should be brought to Justice then say I am a true Prophet many Villainies will be acted in thee some Plots will be discovered and the Actors brought to Punishment SECT 12. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year 1694. IN this Year there is no direction of the great Conjunction 1603 nor of the New Star 1604 but we have a notable Conjunction of Saturn and Mars December the 10th in 6 degrees of Capricornus Besides there is a visible Eclypse of the Sun in Opposition to the Conjuction of Saturn and Mars on the 12th day of June at 5 of the Clock at Night The second Eclypse of the Sun is on December 6 at 5 of the Clock at Night in 25 degrees of Sagitarius the place of the Sun in the great Conjunction The first Eclipse of the Moon is January the first day at Noon in 22 degrees of Cancer not visible The second of the Moon falls on the 26th of June at 12 of the Clock at Night in 15 degrees of Capricornus From these foregoing Configuration I draw these following Judgments The Sweeds and Tartarians are up in Arms and so are the Muscovâ—tes the Tartar Invades Muscovy and brings great Calamity upon that Country the Dane or some other Country Invades Sweedland there shall be a great destruction
Catastrophe Mundi OR EVROPE'S many MUTATIONS Until the Year 1701. Being an ASTROLOGICAL TREATISE Of the Effects of the Triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682 and 1683 and of the Comets 1680 and 1682 and other Configurations Concomitant WHEREIN The Fate of Europe for these next 20 years is from the most rational grounds of Art more than probably Conjectured LIKEWISE For the benefit of the Sons of Art there is a Table of all the Years in which the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter happen in any of the four Triplicities from 3958 before Christ to the year of our Redemption 1702 with a Table of the year in which the Six Primary Planets changed their Aphelions from the beginning of the World for many years to come all deduced from the Caroline Tables ALSO An Ephimeris of all the Comets that have appeared from the Year of our Lord 1603 to the Year 1682 with a new way how to find in what year they will most operate Whereunto is annexed The Hieroglyphicks of Nostrodamus Published by Mr. Lilly in the Year 1651. Rightly placed and in order formerly misplaced with the addition of many more By John Holwell Philomat LONDON Printed for the Author and are to be sold by most Booksellers 1682. TO THE READER Courteous Reader IT having been my Fate to Live in times that have been so Troublesome though not in England put me upon the Inquiry from what Natural Causes these many Calamities that have attended Europe for this last past 10 years and having examined many Authors concerning the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter and found that their Catalogue of Conjunctions was grosly false having had a light of their fulness by Mr. Edling's Nuncius Syderens published by him 1664. I took upon me to Calculate the several years of their Conjunction from the Caroline Tables of Mr. Thomas Street and have Framed a Table thereof for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ our Saviour until the year of our Lord God 1702 and have also Framed a Table from the same Caroline Table of the Mutations of the Aphelions of the Planets for many years to come that thereby the Artist might have a sure Foundation for want of which Astrology has been very lame I have also presented you with all the Comets that have been observed since 1602. with a new method how to judge of the time of their Effects and have examined the truth by Examples by past by which I found out the way I have also presented you with a Speculum of the Directions of the great Conjunction 1603. and the New Star 1604. and have also shewed a way how the lesser Conjunction may be directed for to find the time of the Accidents I have also presented you with a Speculum of the Conjunction 1663. and of the Conjunction 1682. Likewise with a Table of all the Conjunctions and Oppositions of Saturn and Mars And also with a Table of all the Eclipses of the Luminaries from the year 1683 to the year 1701. with a Table of the Aspect that Saturn and Jupiter makes till the year 1701. all which Tables cost me a great deal of time for the Table of the several Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter cost me 6 Months trouble at my spare times So likewise have I given a probable Conjecture of the Triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682 and 1683. and the two Comets that have appeared last viz 1680 and 1682. And I have also presented you with my probable Conjecture of each year from the year 1682 to 1700. In which I have as near as I could kept close to the Rules of Astrology yet it is possible in some things for want of Presidents I may not hit just the time but I hope the Ingenious will pass by these things knowing that very few of the Ancients have treated any thing to the purpose of Conjunctions many of the things that I present you withall are wholly new I have also Annexed the Hyroglyphicks of Nostradamus publish'd by Mr. Lilly 1651. and have taken the pains to place them right and in order for Mr. Lilly placed them wrong and out of order besides I have added a many more which relate to the Mutations of Europe the next 20 years all which labour and pains which I will assure you was not small I present to the World hoping it may meet with the kind acceptance of the Ingenious of this Age which if it do is all the reward I expect and it will oblige me to make a further Inquiry into Astrology but in the mean time Die Jovis October 12th 1682. Farewell John Holwell 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 The Proeme IT hath been the Divine Will of the Creator from the Foundation of the World That all things below the Moon should be subject to Change and that their Mutation should be govern'd by a Cause above them which are the Coelestial Bodies they being set in a due Order from their Creation and do keep their Courses in the several Stations without the least alteration and by their several Motions some moving swifter then others by which means they come sometimes to be in Conjunction one with the other Saturn the Highest of the 7 wandring Stars and consequently the slowest is very near 30 Years a going through the 12 Signs Next unto Saturn is Jupiter and he is near 12 Years going through the 12 Signs and Mars is next to Jupiter and is near 2 Years a compleating his Revolution about the 12 Signs the Sun being in the middle of the Vniverse is a Year a going through the 12 Signs or the Earth in his stead Venus compleateth her Revolution in less than a Year and Mercury is near a Year passing through the 12 Signs the Moon finisheth her Course in about 28 days Among these 7 Wandring Stars Saturn and Jupiter are the principle Subject of this ansuing Discourse they being the higher and come to a Conjunction one with the other but once in Twenty Years but Astrologers advise all those that would understand any thing relating to Mundane Affairs to consider divers other Motions Viz. First The Motion of the Aphelions of the Planets Secondly The several Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter Thirdly New Stars that have lately appeard or been within a Hundred Years before Fourthly The several Comets that hath appeared in this last Age. Fifthly The Eclipses of the Luminaries and the several Revolutions for the Years then in being And from these Five several Causes any Artist may give a probable Conjection of what Mutations are approaching upon most parts of the Word CHAP. I. Of the Aphelions of Planets and what Judgment may be drawn from thence THE Aphelions of the Planets is no more than a fixt point in the Ellipsis of the Planets Motion which when any Planet is in Conjunction with that Point then are they in
1666 the Sun came to the New-Star and the Moon to the Opposition of the said Star and then was London burned London is under Gemini and the Opposition fell in Gemini also Anno Domini Ascenda Directed M C Directed New Star ☉ Directed ☽ Directed 1618 ad â–¡ ♃ ad ☠☿ â–¡ ♀ ♂   1620  1603 1603   1622  □ ♀ ♂ 1603    1624    ad ☿ ad ☠☿ 1625  ad ☠♄    1628 ad â–¡ ♂ ad â–³ ♃    1629 ad â–¡ ♃     1632  ad ☠♂ New Star    1633  ad ☠♃    1640 ad â–¡ ☉ 1603     1649  ad â–¡ ♂    1650  ad â–³ ☿    1651 ad ☌ ♀  ad â–¡ ☿   1654 ad ☌ ♂ 1603     1656    ad ☌ ☿ 1603 ad ☠☿ 1603 1660    ad ♄ ♃ ad ☠♄ ♃ 1603 1662 ad âš¹ ♄ ad ☉ â–¡ â–¡ ☽    1666    ad ♂ New Star ad ☠♂ new star 1667 ad ☉ ☠☽   ad ♃ ad ☠♃ 1671 ad âš¹ ♂     1672 ad âš¹ ♃     1673    ad ☉ ♀ 1603 ☠☽ 1675     ad ☽ ☠☉ 1603. Anno Dom. Ascendant M C New Star ☉ ☽ 1981 ad ☿  ad â–¡ ☿ ad â–¡ ♀ ad â–¡ ♂ 1683  □ ☿ 1603 â–¡ ♂ 1603 1603 1684  △ ♀ 1603 ad â–¡ ♄ ♃ 1603   1686  △ ♄ ♃ 1603 ad â–¡ ♄   1691  △ ♄    1692    ad â–¡ ☉ â–¡ ☽ ad â–¡ ☉ â–¡ ☽ 1694   □ ♂ New Star   1696  ad â–³ ♂ â–³ New Star ad â–¡ ♃   1697  ad â–³ ♃     ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ 1619  ad â–¡ ♀ ad â–¡ ♂   1640 ad ♄ 1620   ad â–¡ ♀ â–¡ ♂  1648 1627 ad â–¡ ♀ â–¡ ♂ 1603    ad new star and ♂ 1630  ad â–¡ ☉ it â–¡ ☽    1631   ad â–¡ ☉ â–¡ ☽ 1635 ad ☿  1638 ad â–¡ ☉ it â–¡ ☽    1649 ad ♃ 1650 1658 ad â–¡ ☿ ad â–¡ ☿    1651   ad â–¡ ☿   16  ad â–¡ ☿ ad â–¡ ☿ 1666 ad ☿ 1603. 1664 1682  1603 1603  ad â–¡ ♂ 1603 1683  ad ♄ ♃ 1603  1671 ad ♄  1684   ad ♄ ♃ 1603   1686  ad â–¡ ♄  1678 ad new star 1674 ad â–¡ ☉ â–¡ ☽ 1687   ad â–¡ ♄   1689 ad â–¡ ☿ 1603     1691 ad â–¡ ♄ ♃ 1603   1679 ad ♃  1693  ad â–¡ ♂ New star ad â–¡ ♂ New star 1686 ad ☉ 1603  1694  ad â–¡ ♃ ad â–¡ ♃   1695    ad â–¡ ♂ 1603  I shall conclude with the words of Spineus in his Catastrophe mundi where he saith Take heed all you Kings of Spain and France you Princes and Potentates of Italy behold and dread the Sign that is sent down from God viz. the Mock-Star of the Year 1604. let down in the Fiery Triplicity to provoke Wars and Conflicts by 7 Aph. 34. Rebellions Treasons Desolations so that all Men living shall be naturally inclin'd to shedding of bloud for every immoderate Coâ—stitution of the Stars brings Death amongst old and infirm People but in others violent events and cruel destruction of young men or their utter ruine Oh! how many Changes of Kingdoms Oh! how much lamenting and bewailing the condition of disgrace Oh! what sorts and difference of dangers and troubles are to be feared what unspeakable great and grievous Villanies Oh! what turbulent and damnable Seditions Oh! what unlooked and unhoped for mischievous kinds of death Oh! what exalting of wicked and reprobate Men the troubled Stars of Heaven do belch out Oh! what wretched and indigent Persons are every where extolled and the rich oppressed and impoverished How many Subjects and Servants shall rule whilst Kings and Masters shall obey What Princes shall be thrown out of their Dominions Oh! what insolent Drunken and Luxurious Men who shall have the Habit of Whoredom What inventers of new and unheard of Lusts Buggeries Gluttons Murtherers Cruel Deceivers and Traitors and Thieves without cause such as shall deride torment and tear in pieces and kill with very vexation all Men that be endued with Prudence Knowledge and Wisdom but they shall be of a constant mind and although these things shall be fierce after the year 1630 yea more fierce after 1650 yet shall they be most terrible and rigorous after the year 1660 God divert the evil that is yet further portended from the effects of this New Star from the Kingdom of England for since the Year 1660 there hath been a great deal of this production come to pass and a great deal more there is behind which not only England but France and Spain and Italy and Germany Holland Scotland and almost all the whole World in one measure or other within this 20 years will be sensible of viz. Wars Plagues Famine and cruel destruction of Mankind with the burning of Towns and Citys And so much may serve or the Judgment of the New Star CHAP. V. Of the Comet that appeared Anno 1618. OF this Comet hath Mr. Lilly treated of in his Prophetical Merlin therefore I shall not undertake to write my Judgment thereon because the Effects are already past only write down the Ephemeris thereof and the Figure of the Full Moon following that from thence and the effects that be past we may be able to find out a true measure of time for such like Prodigies which cannot be done without Examples for the Ancients have given us but very little light therein The Comets place at Full Moon following which was Nov. 21. at 12 b 15 m. P. M. 1681. The Comet first appeared about the 11 day but was not seen by every one till the 18 day from which time the Ephemeris begins Month days its day motion G. M. its motion in Longit G. M. Declination G. M.  Novemb. 18 3 20 20 0 â™ 10 20 S. 1618 ad â–¡ ☿ 1623 Novemb. 19 3 0 16 30 â™ 8 35 S. 1619 ad ☠new Star 1572 Novemb. 20 3 35 13 0 â™ 6 10 S. 1620  Novemb. 21 1 30 9 25 â™ 3 30 S. 1621  Novemb. 22 1 30 7 55 â™ 0 35 S. 1622  Novemb. 23 1 30 6 25 â™ 02 00 N. 1623 ad â–¡ ♄ ♃ 1623 24 1
48 4 55 â™ 05 20 N. 1624 ad ☿ in the new Star 1604 Novemb. 25 1 47 3 7 â™ 9 10 N. 1625  Novemb. 26 1 40 1 20 â™ 12 40  1626  Novemb. 27 1 45 29 30 ♎ 15 15  1627 ad â–³ ♃ at first appearance Novemb. 28 1 35 27 45 ♎ 18 10  1628  Novemb. 29 2 0 26 10 ♎ 20 10  1629  30 2 10 24 10 ♎ 23 00  1630 ad â–¡ ☉ 1623 December 1   22 00 ♎ 26 10  1631  December 2   20 00 ♎ 29 30  1632  December 3   18 00 ♎ 32 40  1633  December 4   16 20 ♎ 34 50  1634  December 5   14 40 ♎ 36 00  1635 ad ☉ et ☠☽ 1604 December 6   12 30 ♎ 38 00  1636  December 7   10 20 ♎ 40 50  1637 ad â–¡ ♂ 1623 December 8   7 40 ♎ 43 00  1638 ad ☠☽ 1623 December 9   5 00 ♎ 45 00  1639  December 10   2 20 ♎ 47. 00  1640 ad ☌ ♂ 1603 ad ☌ ☉ Full Moon December 11   29 30 â™ 49 00  1641 â–¡ ☉ et ♀ et â–¡ ☽ 1603 December 12   26 40 â™ 51 00  1642 â–¡ ♄ ♃ 1642 3 December 13   23 40 â™ 53 00  1643 ad â–¡ ♂ et new Star 1604 December 14   20 50 â™ 55 00  1644 ad ☠☉ et ☌ ☽ et ☠December 15   18 00 â™ 96 40  1645 of ☿ 1643. December 16   14 40 â™ 58 10  1646  December 17   11 10 â™ 59 35  1647 ad â–¡ ♄ ♃ 1603 December 18   7 45 â™ 61 00  1648 ad â–¡ ☿ 1603 By this Table you may perceive the Cause of all the Troubles which happened from 1640 to 1648. is fore-shewed by the Comet 1618. with other Configurations I shall proceed to the Conjunction 1623. CHAP. VI. Of the lesser Conjunction Anno 1623. OF this Conjunction I shall not take any great notice seeing the effects extended but to the following 20 years only take notice that soon after this Conjunction King James dy'd and King Charles the First whose Ascendant was the Sign of the Conjunction came by rightful Succession to the Crown there was also several years of great Drought and Scarcity and a most furious Plague and seeing also that such like evils succeed the great Conjunction 1603 especially that great Plague in England 1605. Mr. Cambden observes that Saturn cannot or seldom doth pass through the Fiery Triplicity but he doth afflict London with a Plague or some other Epidemical Disease of which I will give a few Examples Anno Domini 1348 Saturn was in Aries an Universal Plague in London 1485 Saturn in Sagitarius a Sweating Sickness in London 1507 Saturn in Leo another Sweating Sickness in London 1517 Saturn in Sagitarius the third Sweating Sickness in London 1530 Saturn in Aries the fourth Sweating Sickness in London 1544 Saturn in Sagitarius a great Plague in London which adjourned the Term to St. Albans 1564 Saturn in Leo the Plague in London after the return of the Army from New-haven 1594 Saturn was in Leo a great Plague in London which caused the Term to be again holden at St. Albans 1603 Saturn was in Sagitarius when that great Plague began in London which devoured so many thousands one thousand six hundred and 25 Saturn was in Leo when that other great Plague began in Londonn which remov'd the Parliament to Oxford 1633 and 1634 and 1635 Saturn was in Sagitarius when the Plague raged in so many parts of England 1665 Saturn had but newly entred Capricorn when the great Plague of all was in London and truly I fear another great Plague in London before Saturn has passed quite through Leo 1683 the more because Mars makes his Conjunction with Jupiter on the 6th of September in 12 degrees of Leo and on the 11th day of the same Moneth Mars meets with a Conjunction of Saturn in the 16 degrees of the same Sign Leo and on the 17 day of October Saturn and Jupiter make their Conjunction in 19 degrees of the same Sign Leo but that is not all for on or about the 19th day of January following the same Planet Saturn and Jupiter make their second Conjunction in 18 degrees of Leo and near the 10 day of May 1683 they make their third Conjunction in 16 degrees of Leo in the very place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars the September before all these things make me to conjecture that we shall have another great Plague e'er Saturn hath passed quite through Leo and not only that but a many more great Calamities to a great many places of Europe but more of that in its proper place CHAP. VI. Of the lesser Conjunction Anno 1641 3. THis Conjunction according to the usual Order of the Superiors should have been in Aries and so have made their third Conjunction in the Fiery Triplicity but contrarily it happened in Pisces which is a Sign of the â—ast Triplicity so that after two Conjunctions made in the Fiery Trigon this preposterously comes in to finish the Period of the last Triplicity And indeed the effects was of as contrary a Nature as any one may see that please to read the Anuals of those times viz. from 43 to 1663. for was there not a suppressing and abrogating of former Laws Religion Customs Priviledges and Government if any one do but consider the Malevolent Consiguration of the Planets at the time of the Conjunction may from thence Judge from the Rules of Astrologie that this Conjunction was the fore-runner of much faction but seeing Mr. Lilly in his Prophetical Merline hath handled that Conjunction very well I shall say no more of it but hast to that which is more useful for our purpose CHAP. VII Of the Comet that appeared Anno. 1652. IN the year 1652 December the 9. was the first time that this Comet was observed by Instrument although it did appear two or three days before nor could it be seen every night so as to observe it It was visible about 23 days but was observed but 14 days as by the Ephemeries of the Comet appears Decem Long. Latt Decli   ♊ S    9 10 0 39 10 16 46 1652 â–¡ ☉ 1643 10 5 29 27 51 00 04 1653 â–¡ ☽ ♃ ☿ 1603 11 2 55 18 20 2 46 1654 â–¡ ♂ 1643 12 1 00 9 00 11 36 1655 â–¡ ♂ 1643  ♉ N     14 27 30 4 55 24 21 1656  15 25 30 9 10 28 4 1657  16 23 35 14 10 32 25 1658 ☠☽ 18 22 50 19 00 36 48 1659 â–¡ ♀ 1643 ☠♀ 19 21 40 21 30 33 50 1660 â–³ ♃ â–³ ♀
1665. but I could never get an Ephemeris thereof the first Comet that was seen in the Year 1664 was by all that observed it to be a Saturnal Comet viz. of a Saturnal colour and the Comet 1665. was of the nature of Mars and the Comet 1671 1 was of the nature of Saturn and Mercury and the Comet 1680 was of the nature of Saturn and so is this last Comet that appeared 1682. I would have the young Artist take notice that this last Comet had its beginning about the middle of Cancer but was not begun to be observed till it was entred into Leo and it has been observed to enter Scorpio before its disappearance CHAP. X. Of the Probable effects that attend these Comets in General COmets hath always been known to be the Antecedents of Tragical Events and Astrologers have endeavoured to give us Rules to Judge the Quality thereof First By its motion in the Sign of the Zodiack whether it be Direct or Retrograde Secondly By its Magnitude and Colour and Thirdld by the part of Heaven unto which their Stream doth point I shall say but little of the Comets 1664 and 1665. Nor of the Comet 1671 2. Most if not all the evil that was presignified by them being all by-past for had we not a devouring Plague 1665. As also a War with Dutch and French and in the year 1666. was not London almost destroyed by Fire had we not also an Invasion by the Dutch in Kent and sustained great loss by them besides the great Calamity a great many more parts of Europe had about those times and after the appearance of the Comet 1671 2 had we not a great Scarcity in the North Parts of England as also a War with the Hollander Did not the French and English Invade Holland to the loss of a great many Men and Towns And has not that War been prejudicial to Germany ever since who is he that is not sensible of the many brave Towns that has been destroyed by that War to the undoing of a many thousand Families And what Man is he that dare presume to say that Comets are not the Premonisher to Men-kind of some more than ordinary Judgment to fall upon them for their sins But such hath been the secury of our Ages that unless the Judgment falls upon them so soon as these Signs of Heaven appear they cannot be made to beleive that those Signs signifie any thing at all but let those rest themselves as they beleive secure but let them remember that security dwell next door to destruction For should any one have said to any of those People dwelling upon the Ryne in Alsatio in the year 1670. that they should have so many of their Towns destroyed by a Forreign Invador they would hardly a believed you but did rest themselves as secure as we or any one could do but this by the by the Comets of whose effects we have had little or no many festation as yet is the Comet that appeared 1680 and the Comet that appeared the while we were a Writing hereof Now the Comet that appeared 1680 did first appear in the Morning on the 7th day of November in or near 6 deg of Libra but was not seen to any purpose till it appeared in Caprieorn and did continually appear until it had moved into Taurus and near the 20 degrees thereof it disappeared Now Authors tell us that the Motion of a Comet out of one Sign into another doth manifest also an Hostile Motion of an Enemy from one Region or Country into another Now by these Comets viz. 1680 and 1682 manifests the beginning of more Wars and the sorrowful effects subsequent unto those Wars viz. the flight of many from their proper habitations banishment of others death of great Men of the World poverty and want to others suddain terrour or astonishment to all sorrs of people unushal Tempests obscure Weather many Shipwracks great store of Snow in its Season great Floods and mighty Inundations and forasmuch as both the heads of these Comers was of a Saturn Colour from whence may be expected Plagnes and Famine to a great many places great Frost and Snow Now as to principal places that is like to be sufferers in these calamities are those places that both these Comets passed through and those places that are under those Signs that Rise all the time that both these Comets was visible now the Comet in 1680 passed through Libra Scorpio Sagitary Capricorn Aquaries and Pisces Aries Taurus now while the Comet passed through Scorpio and Sagitary it was so near the Sun that it could not be seen there for those places are the least concerned in the effects of this Comet And during the time of this Comets appearing every Evening Cancer and Leo did Ascend therefore those places under those Signs must expect to have a great share if not the greatest of the Calamity that this Comet doth signifie Under Libra are Austria Alsatia Livonia Sabandia Delphinat Dastrina Caspia Thebaida Sundgova Cities Lysbon Friburgh Spiers Frankford upon Menc Halum Suenorum Heilbran Frising Vienna in Austria Antwerp Under Scorpio Norway Bavaria Matagony Catalonia Cities Algiers Valentia in Spain Messana Vienna in Holland Gaunt in Flanders Frankford upon Odor Sagitary Spain Dalmatia Sclavonia Hungaria Moravia Misnia Cities Toledo Studgard Rotenburg Buda Gascovis Capricorn Macedonia Albania Bulgaria Greece Mascovia Lituania Saxony Hussia Cities Oxford Mechlin Berga Brandenburg Vilna Aquares Muscovia Sweadland Westphalia Mosel Piemont Bavaria part Cities Hamburgh Bremc Trent Salizburgh Ingolstaec Pisces Portugal Galitia Normandy Cities Alexandria Hispolis Rhemes Vorines Rutisponc Under Aries are England France Germany Selesia the Highest Polonia part Burgundy Denmark Cities Naples Capua Ferrara Utrecht Crackow Taurus Russia Sweadland North part Lorraign Franconia Ireland Cities Banonia Mantua Nants Leipsig Some of which Countries the War is already apparent what is remaining the next 20 years will make manifest Neither can it be expected that any of the places should undergo all the Calamities that this Comet is the premonisher of some places shall suffer by War others by Plagues others by Famine for the Comet will opperate variously upon various places When this Comet first appeared it appeared in the very places of Mars in the great Conjunction 1603. and Mars at the time of the Comets appearance was in Virgo in Quartile to the Sun in that Conjunction hence may War be expected Mars is Lord of the grand Seigniors Nativity and he afflicts Sagitary and Gemini and Pisces therefore those places will be the first that suffers by War and that by the great Turk the last Comet that appeared had its beginning about the middle of Cancer and passed through Cancer Leo Virgo Libra and ended in Scorpio and during of this Comets appearing in the Evening Aries did ascend therefore those places under that Sign shall be the greatest sharers in the Calamities that this Comet doth foreshew viz. Wars Plagues and scarcity of Grain
in 23 Degrees of Leo at which time Saturn and Jupiter are in the Ascendant this foreshews the loss of the great Cattle viz. Horses and Cows because the Moon is Lady of the 12th the Vulger People shall have great losses as to their movables for which they shall grow discontended and shall be desirous of changing of their Laws and Governours in hopes thereby to better themselves there will be also a second Eclips of the Moon on the 28th day of July at eight in the morning at which time the Sun Saturn and Jupiter and Mercury will all of them be in the 11th and Mercury hasts to the Quartile of Mars the Eclips falls in the 5th and doth declare the ill success of Embassadours the abortion of Women with Child it also declares some strange Catastrophe or change to happen in those places under Aquares Leo Scorpio and Taurus The many Oppositions of that Saturn and Jupiter meets withal a little before their second Conjunction January Doth deolare the unsetled condition of the vulger People and that they fear some great Calamity falling upon them whether a Plague or otherwise let time declare about the beginning of May Saturn and Jupiter makes their last Conjunction in Leo a little before which the Sun meets with the Quartile of both Saturn and Jupiter in or about 14 degrees of Taurus this will afflict a very great Person of Europe that has Leo Ascending it will fling him into a great many troubles it threatens the Death of some of his Children loss of Honour and Esteem in the World London Repent and be humble for God's angry Sword is almost drawn against thee if thou escape from a Plague in the year 1683. then will England be happy the many directions that fall this year bring me to mind what Mr. Lilly writ the year 1656. in Verse In the Year of Eighty Three Great changes there shall be In England but long are that Poor Merline Sleeps In his Grave secure poor England weeps Left he no Heir Oh! unhappy Man That this obscured Riddle can Unfold No. In this year 1683. the Comet that appeared in 1680. comes to the Quartile of the Moon in Taurus and the Quartile of Mercury 1604. the Comet having passed through Capricorn and now is entred Aquares The places subject to this Comets influence is Russia they shall be much afflicted with the Sword and Fire Sweadland will go nigh to be at War with their Neighbours and shall suffer much by it Lorraign Holvetia Franconia and a many more Countries in Germany shall suffer by War and Famine their People shall many of them dye by the Sword now shall the Austerian Family be much afflicted for the Princes of Germany will be unfaithful to him and by their discention shall cause a Martial Prince to take advantage against him to the disadvantage of the Empire and the Death of many of the Inhabitants if we confider Marce's long Trancit through the Sign we may predict that those Lands under Aries will be great sufferers that is France Germany in general Polonia Burgundy Denmark and England in France we may expect to hear of the destruction of the Natives by treachery if I mistake not my Judgment there will go nigh to be another Massacre if not timely prevented the poor People shall suffer for a time but not much longer for the common People shall joyn with some of his Nobles and shall cause a Rebellion in the very Bowels of France before which be over that Monarch shall repent his being ruled by the Church of Rome in the persecuting of his Protestant Subjects Flanders and Brabant and the Dukedom of Luxenburgh shall find great trouble with Souldiers and the People of those places suffer very much they shall be forced to fly from their Habitations they shall have their Houses burned by an insulting Enemy Italy the Comet comes now in Opposition to this Ascendant thou may rest yet a little while in peace but hardly tell the year 1683 be over this Country must expect to have but lean Crops of Corn a great Plague will rage in the City of Rome and a Fire of War will go nigh to break out that will not be quench't for some years Austrea Alsatia Spain Dalmatia Hungary all of them will go nigh to suffer this year by barrenness of the Earth and searcity of Food sit for the nourishment of Man-kind the Hungarians are at the writing hereof in Arms against the Emperour and have joyned with the Turks they shall this year prosper in their War with the Emperour they shall gain all Hungary to themselves before 1683 be over In the Figure of the Full-Moon preceeding of this Conjunction the Ascendant meets with the Quartile of the Sun and Moon in Capricorn the Sun is Lord of the 8th House this doth denote a mortality to those that live in those places under Capricorn that is Macedonia Albania Greece Muscovia Cities Oxford Gant in Flanders Brandenburgh the more because the Comet of 1680 passed through Capricorn and there met with the Opposition of Saturn Lord of the Ascendant We likewise have the Mid-heaven by direction of the Conjunction 1682. to the Quartile of Saturn and Jupiter and Quartile of Mars 1682. and to the Conjunction 1683. these are worth our noting for if the Mid-heaven represent Kings and Princes and all Magistrates that Govern Towns and Cities then all of these shall find great trouble and vexation in their Government some of them will be called to an account by their superiors and go nigh to come to an untimely end other viz. Kings shall find their Subjects ready to rebel against them in short all of them shall find great distempers in their Government the vulger People will be inraged against them for some thing that they have acted against the Commons good SECT II. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year 1684. IN this Year Mars Lord of the 10th of the Full Moon following the great Conjunction 1603 is come by direction to the place of the Sun and Venus and to the Opposition of the Moon the Sun is in Sagitarius and so is Venus and the Opposition falls there also this is like to be a Year of much Action as well as the last Mars as he is Lord of the 10th Represents Generals of Armies Kings Princes Colonels Serjant-Majors Captains and Governors of Towns and Forts and Soldiers in general all these sort of Men shall find great opposition by the Commonalty in general there Actions will grow odious to the sight of all Men and will make them endeavor to mend themselves by a means contrary to the former ways the Sun discovers all the Villanies that has been acted for some Years past many of them are brought to publick Justice that hath been the Actors now the people begin to be unanimous in all their proceeding finding their former Error against all those that hath been the Authors of the mischief that which was Treason in the
Year 1682 in some Countries will now be made none the City Gemini will have a great share of these proceedings France forbear being so Bloody-minded to Butcher thy Natives nay thy very own Blood and Bones but if thou wilt Dance that Dance of a Massacre thou wilt in less then Two Years pay the Piper with a Vengance for if thou wilt Feast in Blood thou must be Repaid and by those that hath as little Conscience as thy self thou hast been one cause of the Turks entring of Europe he will hardly return until he hath indangered thy Crown and thou wilt repent when it is too late for thy own Subjects will betray thee January the 3d there is an Opposition of Mars and Saturn Saturn being in Virgo Mars in Pisces and there is a notable Conjunction of Saturn and Mars October the 3d in 13 degree of Virgo this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars is very remarkable because it falls in Quartile to the very degrees of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jubiter 1663. and also in Quartile to the great Conjunction 1603 and in Quartile to the new Star that appeared 1604 this tells us that if there he ever a Prince in Europe that hath about 13 degrees Ascending he may this Year return to the ground from whence he was taken this Conjunction falls upon the King of France as 10th of his Nativity this destroys his former Honour a very strange Rebellion in France in a short time after this Conjunction Spain will have cause to Curse her Councellors her losses are like to be very great both by Sea and Land in those Countries where there is Armies a Foot there shall be great slaughter of Mankind there is no less then Four Eclips this Year the First is of the Sun on the 6th of January in 26 deg of Capricorn not visiable the Second is of the Moon on the 17th of June in 6 degrees of Capricorn the Third is of the Sun of July the 2d in 22 degrees of Cancer the last is of the Moon December the 11th in 4 degrees of Cancer these three last are all visible Authors tell us that these Eclipses in Capricorn are the prodormus of Scarcity and the motion of a King or great Person in a tumultuous way and that Men should be given to slander one another and signifies that a great Person or man of Eminency should come to an ill end and the Eclipses in Cancer excites mens minds to War and Treachery and Seditions and threatens men with small Pox Dropsie pains in the Stomach Consumption and those places under Cancer and Capricorn will be the places subject to the effect of the Eclipse SECT 3. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year 1685. IN this year the mid-heaven of the Conjunction comes by direction to the Sextile of Mercury and the new Star comes by direction to the Quartile of the great Conjunction 1603 and Jupiter also comes to the Quartile of the great Conjunction much about this time these are also notable directions and will be attended with at great events The mid-heavens to the Sextile of Mercury doth declare that the Governours of those Countreys under Aquarius should thrive and get Renown The Sweed now at this time is inclinable to Peace and it is best for him so to do for if he slips this opportunity he may repent when it is too late The Tartar threatens Europe with Fire and Sword Let Poland beware Muscovy seems to be in good posture to withstand the Tartar The Hungarians about these are courted from other Princes they act like men to the detriment of the Austrian Family The effects of the last Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Virgo now operates to purpose both France and Spain are both concerned herein if this present King of France be now living he may expect now about this time to be driven from his own Confines by his own Subjects or else he will come to a sudden and unexpected destruction Few Kings are known to Ceres some to go un-butchered Tyrants their days end so for no evil man truly happy is There are this Year three Eclypses one of the Sun and two of the Moon The first being of June the 6th in 26 degrees of Sagitarius this threatens Spain and Hungary with a Plague or some such like distemper There is also an Eclypse of the Sun on the 21st day of June in 10 degrees of Cancer visible but it will be but a small Eclypse and therefore have no great signification All that is Men will be given to cheat and cosen each other under the pretence of Religion but on the 30th day of November there will be a great Eclypse of the Moon in 19 degrees of Gemini the Ascendant of London Mercury you will find to be Lord of the Ascendant for Virgo doth ascend and the Eclypse falls in the 10th House if the 10th represent all those in Authority whether Kings or other Magistrates then they shall find but a sickly time in their Govemment there shall be great noises of the sudden motion of Armies in those places where Armies are the Land of Virgo will have it so there will be quick dispatch made of those differences that have been afoot in those places under Gemini men carry on the Affairs of the Publick with a great deal of care Now the Judges and Magistrares will be careful of executing of Justice but whether it will be for fear or otherwise time will declare for I have good ground to believe that all those Magistrates and Judges of the Law that have formerly done otherwise hath or will do about this time sit down with the loss of both Lives and Estates Therefore let all those Magistrates act wisely lest they Repent when it is too late Saturn will also behold the Luminaries and the time of the Eclypse with an envious Quartile and Mercury Lord of the Eclypse behold the defect with an Opposition The Comet that appeared 1680 comes now to an Opposition of Luna she being in Leo. Now the Comet appears most on those places under Pisces Virgo Sagitarius Gemini Now Portugal Normandy in France Spain Dalmatia Hungaria Moravia Solavonia Coratia Babylon Sardinia Sweedland Lumbardy England Brabant all of these places up in Arms against a Great and Potent Enemy SECT 4. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year 1686. IN this Year there is no direction of the great Conjunction but the New Star which appeared 1604. come both to the Quartile of Saturn and Mars in Pisces Still the Austrian State is in danger but a Powerful Enemy and he may well say Lord how are my Foes increased Livonia and several parts of Germany lamentably wasted by Fire and Sword France and other Countries look blew upon it thinking themselves not secure Now shall those Jesuitical Tribes of Priests of the Church of Rome that has set all Europe together by the Ears pay dearly for all their Villanies their Monasteries shall be destroyed
to a many Cities and a great slaughter of their Inhabitants the Hollander draws near to an end of that manner of way of Government yet shall no Crown'd head ever conquer it the change will come by the Peoples consent Scotland is much disquieted and will go nigh to Rebel Burgundy shall tast of the Cup and Venice will go nigh to be taken by the Plaguerage York will tast of the evil of this Year neither shall Oxford be free there is a bitter potion for that City to drink which God in his Mercy divert Brandenburg will feel the smart of War Ireland thou must come in for a share of suffering in short such will be the subtilty of the Roman Clergy that they by their insinuating shall draw most if not all the Princes of Europe to their destruction all which shall but make way for their own which will be compleated in a few Years now SECT 13. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year 1695. IN this Year we have no Directions of the great Conjunction nor of the New Star 1604 that are considerable therefore we look to the other Configurations of the Planets and Eclypses We have a famous Opposition of Saturn and Mars Saturn being in 8 degrees of Capricornus and Mars 8 degrees in Cancer it falls on the 12th of August There are four Eclypses this Year The first is of the Moon which falls on May the 18th day at 10 of the Clock in the Morning in 7 degrees of Sagitarius the place of the great Conjunction 1603 but not visible The second will be of the Sun on the first of June at 5 of the Clock at Night in 21 degrees of Gemini the Ascendant of London and visible The third will be of the Moon on November the 10th day at 8 of the Clock at Night in 28 degrees of Taurus near the Pleiades and visible The last will be of the Sun on the 26th day of November in 15 degrees of Sagitarius near the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663. From these Configurations I find that the Sweed is still in Arm against a Potent Enemy the Tartar both afflicts the Muscovite and the Polander he doth great mischief to Christendom viz. he will destroy a great many Towns in those Countries lying next him and carry their People Captive The Eclypse of the Sun in Sagitarius brings great affliction to Spain with the destruction of their small and great Cattel great Out-rages and Robberies and Inhumane Murthers committed in Hungaria Dalmatia yea and in England too if not in London it declares the Death of a many of the Nobility in these places under Gemini Mars is Lord of the Ascendant of the figure of the Eclypse and is in Taurus in Opposition to it from whence may be expected popular Insurrections in those places under Gemini Ireland cannot as yet be free from trouble nor Holland Scotland and Burgundy In this Year Saturn and Jupiter makes their first Trine from Capricornus and Virgo Saturn being in 8.8 of Capricornus and Jupiter in 8.8 of Virgo this Trine were it for the weakness of Jupiter might produce peace to the World there will be great Meetings and Treaties for Peace but the strength of Saturn and the Conjunctions of Saturn and Mars in Capricornus hinders the good design of Saturn and instead of Peace flings Europe in worser Broyls than before SECT 14. Of the Astrological Judgment of the Year 1696. IN this Year the Ascendant of the New Star comes by direction to the body of Mercury in Scorpio and the Mid-heaven to the Conjuction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682. There is also a notable Conjunction of Saturn and Mars ou the 16th day of December There is also two remarkable Eclypses of the Moon the first falls on May the 6th at Midnight in 27 degrees of Scorpio visible and the second falls on October 30 about 4 of the Clock in the Morning in 18 degrees of Taurus also visible The Figurations of this Year make me to judge that the Turk is not as yet in Peace neither hath the Tartar returned into his own Country the Muscovit is still very much disturbed and will not rest in Peace for some years The Hollander about this time recelves very much damage by Inundations and their loss of their Ships abroad Ireland cannot be free from the Male-volent-influence of the Stars the poor English that inhabit there will suffer much thou treacherous Irish forbear to do so much mischief if thou doth attempt to Invade England you must expect to return if you could although at the first you may seem to get the better yet it will be but a lightning before Death Thou must not expect to be a free People not this 20 Years thou art like to have but small Crops of Corn whether it will be from the Barrenness of the Earth or because the Corn was destroyed upon the ground by a rebellious sort of People or both time will best discover a Person little less than a Queen should dye this Year in some Country under Taurus The Eclypses of the Moon in Scorpio declares Seditions Murthers and all manner of wretchedness In this Year there is no less than two Trines of Saturn and Jupiter from Capricornus and Virgo Saturn being in 23 degrees of Capricornus and Jupiter 23 degrees of Virgo strong will be the endeavours of the Princes of the Earth for Peace and most People are in hopes of accomplishing that so much longed for thing but behold they have brought things as to every one's thinking to a Conclusion then comes the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars in Capricornus and destroys all their hopes in a moment and bloody Wars succeed SECT 15. Of the Astrological Judgment for the Year 1697. IN this Year we have no directions of the great Conjunction nor of the New Star 1604 but about August the 27th day there is an Opposition of Saturn and Mars Saturn being in 2 degrees of Aquarius and in 2 degrees of Leo and there are 3 Eclypses this year the first is of the Sun on the 11th day of May at one of the Clock in the morning in 1 degree of Taurus the second is the Moon on May the 26th day at 8 of the Clock in the morning in 16 degrees of Scorpio the last is of the Moon October the 19th day at 8 of the Clock at Night in 7 degrees of Taurus visible There is also the first Square of Saturn and Jupiter this year Saturn being in 1.3 of Aquarius and Jupiter is in 1.3 of Scorpio Hard is the fate of poor Holland Scotland and Ireland for to indure so long a time of sorrow yet thou art not alone for Tartary and Muscovia shares with thee for the Polander now beats the Tartar and sends him home with a Flea in his Ear Now doth the Turk gain ground upon Italy now doth he feel the effects of the triple Conjunction to purpose This first Quartile makes a