the Querent obtain what he hopes for 267 Chap. 12. Of the Twelfth House Hath the Querent private Enemies 268 Who are the Querents secret Enemies 269 Of a Captive or Prisoner when he shall be at liberty 270 A Horse lost if he were strayed or stolen if recoverable 272 Chap. 13. Some short Rules for the making of Elections upon several occasions 273 A Table shewing the Longitude Latitude Nature and Magnitude of several of the fixed Stars 282 Practical ASTROLOGIE CHAP. 1. The number of the Signes Planets and Aspects together with their Names and Characters THe Zodiack which is a great Circle in the Heavens is divided into twelve equal parts called by Astronomers the twelve Signes Thus named and charactered ♈ Aries ♉ Taurus ♊ Gemini ♋ Cancer ♌ Leo â™ Virgo ♎ Libra â™ Scorpio â™ Sagittary ♑ Capricorn â™’ Aquarius ♓ Pisces Every Signe is divided into 30 equal Parts called Degrees each Degree is divided into 60 Minutes each Minute into 60 Seconds c. There are seven Planets which have a continual motion through the twelve Signes These are their Names and Characters ♄ Saturn ♃ Jupiter ♂ Mars ☉ Sol ♀ Venus ☿ Mercury ☽ Luna There are also two Nodes or certain Points of the Heavens named and Charactered thus ☊ The Dragons Head ☋ The Dragons Tail The Planets have allowed them every one except Sol and Luna two of these Signes for their Houses As to Saturn belongs Capricornus and Aquarius to Jupiter belongs Sagittary and Pisces to Mars Aries and Scorpio to Sol Leo to Venus the Signes Taurus and Libra to Mercury belongs Gemini and Virgo and to Luna Cancer The Planets by their continual motion through the twelve Signes do make several Angles or Aspects I shall onely speak of those which are most forcible which are in number five thus named and charactered ☌ Conjunction âš¹ Sextile â–¡ Quadrate The Planets Aspects â–³ Trine ☠Opposition A Conjunction is when two Planets are in one and the same degree and minute of a Signe and this is either good or bad as the Planets are either Friends or Enemies one to the other A Sextile Aspect is when two Planets are two signes or 60 degrees distant as Jupiter in 15 degrees of Aries and Saturn in 15 degrees of Gemini Here Jupiter is in a Sextile Aspect to Saturn this is an Aspect of Friendship A Quadrate Aspect is when two Planets are three signes or 90 degrees distant as Mars in 10 degrees of Taurus and Venus in 10 degrees of Leo. Here Mars and Venus are said to be in Quadrate Aspect which by Artists is accounted an Aspect of imperfect enmity and that the persons signified thereby may at some times have jarrs but such as may be reconciled again A Trine Aspect is when any two Planets are four signes or 120 degrees distant as Mars in 12 degrees of Aries and Sol in 12 degrees of Leo. Here Sol and Mars are said to be in Trine Aspect and this is an Aspect of perfect Love and Friendship An Opposition is when two Planets are diametrically opposite which is when they are six signes or 180 degrees which is one half of the Circle asunder And this is an Aspect of perfect hatred But although an Aspect consist of so many degrees as we have mentioned yet Planets are said to be in aspect when they are not exactly in the same degrees but within the moiety of their Orbs for which see hereafter Chapter the 6th and this is called a Platick Aspect A Partile Aspect is when two Planets are in a perfect Aspect to the very same degree and minute Aspects are also termed Dexter and Sinister Those Aspects are called Dexter which are contrary to the succession of Signes as a Planet in Aries casts his Sextile dexter to Aquarius Sinister is with the succession of Signes as a Planet in Aries casts his Sextile sinister to Gemini as you may perceive by the following Table A Table of the Planets Aspects both Dexter and Sinister The Radiations of the Planets The Radiations of the Planets  ⚹ â–¡ â–³ ☠ ⚹ â–¡ â–³ ☠ ⚹ â–¡ â–³ ☠Dexter ♈ â™’ ♑ ♠♎ ♌ ♊ ♉ ♈ â™’ ♠♎ ♠♌ ♊ Sinister ♊ ♋ ♌ ♎ â™ â™ â™’ ♓ ♈ Dexter ♉ ♓ â™’ ♑ ♠♠♋ ♊ ♉ ♓ ♑ ♠♎ ♠♋ Sinister ♋ ♌ ♠♠♠♑ ♓ ♈ ♉ Dexter ♊ ♈ ♓ â™’ ♠♎ ♌ ♋ ♊ ♈ â™’ ♠♠♎ ♌ Sinister ♌ ♠♎ ♠♑ â™’ ♈ ♉ ♊ Dexter ♋ ♉ ♈ ♓ ♑ ♠♠♌ ♋ ♉ ♓ ♑ â™ â™ â™ Sinister ♠♎ ♠♑ â™’ ♓ ♉ ♊ ♋ By this Table you may perceive that a Planet in Aries cast his Sextile dexter to Aquarius and his Sextile sinister to Gemini also he casts his Quadrate dexter to Capricorn and his Quadrate sinister to Cancer Likewise a Planet in Aries casts his Trine dexter to Sagittary and his Trine sinister to Leo. Understand the like in the rest The Table is so easie that it needs no further explanation CHAP. II. Of the division of the twelve Signs THe twelve Signes of the Zodiack are divided into four Triplicities according to the four Elements Fire Earth Air and Water Fiâ—ry Signes are ♈ ♌ â™ hot and dry Aâ—ry Signes are ♊ ♎ â™’ hot aâ—d moist Earthy Signes are ♉ ♠♑ cold and dry Watry Signes are ♋ ♠♓ cold and moist Signes are also Moveable Fixed and Common as ♈ ♋ ♎ ♑ Moveable Signes ♉ ♌ â™ â™’ Fixed Signes ♊ ♠♠♓ Common Signes Signes are said to be Masculine and Feminine as ♈ ♊ ♌ ♎ ♑ â™’ are Masculine Signes ♉ ♋ ♠♠♠♓ are Feminine Signes Double bodied Signes are ♊ and ♓ and the beginning of â™ Signes are also Fruitful and Barren as ♋ ♠♓ are Fruitful Signes ♊ ♌ â™ are Barren Signes All the rest are said to be indifferent Signes are also termed Mute As ♋ ♠♓ Humane As ♊ ♠♎ â™’ Northern Signes Commanding ♈ ♉ ♊ ♋ ♌ â™ Southern Signes obeying are ♎ ♠♠♑ â™’ ♓ Signes Diurnal ♈ ♊ ♌ ♎ â™ â™’ Signes Nocturnal ♉ ♋ ♠♠♑ ♓ Besides the Divisions of the Signes there are also several degrees of the Signes which are termed Masculine and Feminine Dark Light Smoaky and Void as are shewed in the following Table A Table shewing the degrees Masculine Feminine c. in each Signe of the Zodiack Signes Degrees Masâ—uline Degrees Feminine Degrees Light Degrees Dark Degrees Smoaky Degrees Voâ—d Degrees deep or pitted Degrees ame or deficient Degrees increasing Fortune ♈ 8. 15 9 8. 20 3 0 24 6. 11 16 0 19 30 22 29 16 30 23 29  ♉ 11. 21 5. 17 7. 15 3 0 12 5 12  6 9 8 3  15 30 2 28 30 20 24 25  9 10  27 ♊ 16 5. 22 4. 12 7 0 16 2. 12. 17 0 11 26 30 22 27 30 26 30  ♋ 2 10 8. 12 12 14 20 18 12. 17. 23 9 10 11 1 2 3
obscure Complexion black Hair or of a sad brown and one of an ill Disposition a malicious treacherous sottish person one that gains very little love by his Neighbours In Sagittary she describes one of a middle stature and a well-proportioned person of a sanguine Complexion an oval Visage and light brown Hair she signifies one a little cholerick easily angred but soon pleased again ambitious of honour and a very obliging person In Capricorn she represents one of a spare lean Body and a little stature sad brown or black Hair and often they have some defect in the Knees one given to drinking and to womens company and an idle person delighting in no good exercises In Aquarius she represents a person of a middle stature and a well-composed corpulent Body a sanguine Complexion and brown Hair he is of a courteous Disposition and of an ingenious searching fancy delighting in moderate recreations and a hater of all evil actions whereby he is beloved of all persons In Pisces she represents one of a low stature and pale Complexion the Body somewhat inclined to fatness the Hair of a bright brown she shews an idle person delighting in no good actions and unfortunate in most of his under takings But herein you are to consider how the Planets are aspected for if the Moon be in a good Aspect of the Fortunes it mitigates her evil signification and so also consider of the rest of the Planets in like manner CHAP. VI. Of the Houses Antiscions Friendship and Enmity and of the Orbs and Latitude of the Seven Planets THe Seven Planets by experience are found to delight in some of the Twelve Signes more than in others as being more agreable to their nature and therefore they are termed their Houses because they are more fortunately placed therein than in the rest of the Signes Each of the Seven Planets except Sol and Luna have two of the Signes allowed for their Houses As to Saturn Capricorn and Aquarius to Jupiter Sagittary and Pisces to Mars Aries and Scorpio to Sol Leo to Venus Taurus and Libra to Mercury Gemini and Virgo to Luna Cancer and in these Signes they are the best fortified But although all the Planets except the Luminaries have two Signes allowed them for their Houses yet they are found to take more delight in one of the Houses than in the other viz. Saturn delights most in Aquarius Jupiter in Sagittary Mars delights most in Scorpio Venus delights most in Taurus and Mercury delights most in Virgo The Artist ought chiefly to understand the Houses of the Planets their Characters and the Characters of the Signes before he proceed to any Judgement to which I leave him and proceed to the Antiscions and Contranscions of the Planets Of the Antiscions and Contrantiscions of the Planets The Antiscions of the Planets are no more than when two Planets are equally distant from the first of either of the two Tropical signes Cancer or Capricorn As suppose Saturn in the 10th degree of Taurus and Jupiter in the 20th degree of Leo here Saturn casts his Antiscion to Jupiter they being both equally distant from the first Punctum of Cancer the Counterantiscions are found by the opposite signes and degrees the Antiscions are allowed to be of the nature of Sextile or Trine Aspects the Contrantiscions of the Planets are equivalent to a Quadrate or Opposition But that the Learner may finde them with more ease be pleased to consider the following Table A Table of the Antiscions in Signes The Antiscions of the ♋ ♊ Planets in Signes ♌ ♉ ♠♈ ♎ ♓ ♠♒ ♠♑ Here you may see a Planet in Cancer sends his Antiscion to Gemini in Leo to Taurus and so of the rest of the signes A Planet in Leo sends his Contrantiscion to Aquaries that being the opposite signe to Leo. And to finde the degree and minute you are to substract the degree and minute your Planet is in from 30 and the remainder shall shew the degree and minute of Antiscion or you may know by the following Table A Table shewing the Antiscion in Degrees and Minutes Planets Antis in degrees The Planets Antiscion in minutes d. d. m. m. m. m. 1 29 1 59 16 44 2 28 2 58 17 43 3 27 3 57 18 42 4 26 4 56 19 41 5 25 5 55 20 40 6 24 6 54 21 39 7 23 7 53 22 38 8 22 8 52 23 37 9 21 9 51 24 36 10 20 10 50 25 35 11 19 11 49 26 34 12 18 12 48 27 33 13 17 13 47 28 32 14 16 14 46 29 31 15 15 15 45 30 30 When you have found the Planets in Signes enter the Degrees in the first Column on the left hand and in the second Column you have the Antiscions in degrees The like in the Table of Minutes As for Example if Jupiter be in 10 degrees 20 minutes of Libra by the first Table I finde his Antiscion falls in Pisces Then in the second Column I enter the Table with degrees and against 10 degrees in the first Column I finde 20 degrees in the second Column Then I enter the Table of minutes and against 20 I finde 40 minutes which shews that Jupiter in 10 degrees 20 minutes of Libra casts his Antiscion to 20 degrees 40 minutes of Pisces And so I proceed to the Friendship and Enmity of the Planets A Table of the Friendship and Enmity of the Planets Planets Friends Enemies Saturn ♃ ☉ ☿ ☽  ♂ ♀  Jupiter ♄ ☉ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♂  Mars ♀  ♄ ♃ ☉ ☿ ☽ Sol ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ☽ ♄  Venus ♃ ♂ ☉ ☿ ☽ ♄  Mercury ♄ ♃ ☉ ♀ ☽ ♂  Luna ♃ ☉ ♀ ☿  ♄ ♂  By this Table you may perceive that the Friends of Saturn are Jupiter Sol Mercury and Luna His Enemies are Mars and Vennus The Table is so easie that it needs no farther explanation Of the Planets Orbs.  d. m. Saturn Orbs are 10 0 Jupiter 12 0 Mars 7 30 Sol. 17 0 Venus 8 0 Mercury 7 0 Luna 12 30 The Use of the Table is this When you finde two Planets applying to Aspect yet wanting several degrees of their Partile Aspect they are said to be in Platick Aspect when they are within the moiety of their Orbs. As for Example Suppose Saturn be in 15 degrees of Aries and Venus in 10 degrees of Gemini they are in Platick Aspect for the Orbs of Saturn as you may perceive by the Table are 10 degrees the half of which is 5 degrees The Orbs of Venus are 8 take half of that which is 4 which added to half the Orbs of Saturn makes 9 so they are within the Orbs of a Sextile Aspect when they are 9 degrees distant from their Partile Aspect A Table of the Planets greatest Latitudes  North Lat.  South Lat. d. m. s. d. m. s. The greatest Latitude of Saturn is 2 48 0 is 2 49 0 Jupiter 1 38 0 1 40 0
Lord to signifie the quesited person the eighth House which is the second from the seventh shall signifie his Estate Then judge by these following Rules The Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon in Conjunction or good Aspect with the Lord of the eighth or to a Planet in the eighth essentially dignified the Querent shall then attain the Goods or Money enquired after The Lord of the eighth in the Ascendant or in the second House in reception with the Lord of the second it is a great argument that the Querent shall attain his Money If the aforesaid Significators apply by Quadrate or Opposition with reception it denotes the same but not with so much ease c. CHAP. III. Judgements properly belonging to the third House FRom this House is Judgement given of the Querents Brethren Sisters Neighbours short Journeys Reports whether true or false c. Of the condition and present estate of an absent Brother In the resolution of this Question you must give the Ascendant his Lord and the Moon to signifie the Querent the third House his Lord and the Planets posited therein for the Significator of the absent Brother If you finde the Lord of the third in the third in Sextile or Trine to the fortunate Planets you may judge that he is then in health and in a good condition If the Lord of the third be in the third in Quadrate or Opposition to the Infortunes and they Lords of good Houses the Querents Brother is alive and in health but in sorrow and discontent in his minde But if the Quadrate or Opposition be with Reception he is then in a good condition both in body and minde The Lord of the third in the fourth which is the second from the third free from Combustion and the malevolent Aspects of the Infortunes and he in any of his Essential dignities you may predict that the absent Brother hath an intention to enrich himself in the place where he is c. The Lord of the third in the fifth in good Aspect with the Lord of the fifth and not afflicted by the Infortunes he is in a splendid condition and obtains love and favour from his Neighbours in that Country he lives in The Lord of the third in the sixth House eighth or twelfth from the Ascendant which are naturally evil except he be fortunated by the benevolent rays of the Fortunes or fortunate Planets in the third then the absent Brother is discontented c. The Lord of the third Peregrine in the seventh the Quesited continues a Stranger in the same Country he went into The Lord of the third in the tenth which is the eighth from his Ascendant if he be Peregrine and Combust or in Conjunction Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the eighth without Reception and void of all helps from the Fortunes He is dead the absent Brother is then dead If the Lord of the third shall be found in the tenth in Reception with the Lord of the tenth and joyned by Conjunction or in good Aspect with the Fortunes especially with Reception he hath then attained to some Office or Employment and lives in Fame and Reputation c. If he be found in the eleventh in good Aspect with the Lord of the eleventh and joyned by Body or good Aspect with the Fortunes he is then in a splendid and good condition If he be posited in the twelfth in his Essential dignities and in good Aspect with the Fortunes then the Quesited gains or is conversant with great Cattle But if he be afflicted in the twelfth by the malevolent rays of the Infortunes or be Combust of the Sun and the Sun happen to be Lord of the eighth he is in a bad Condition if not dead The Lord of the third in the first House the absent Brother obtains many Friends in that Country if he be well aspected If you finde him in the second which is the twelfth from the third and the malevolent Planets afflict him by Quadrate or Opposition without Reception it 's very probable he is kept in Prison or otherwise that he cannot come away If at the same time the Lord of the eighth afflict him he will be in danger to die there if he be found Retrograde he will venture his skin to make an escape If a Question be asked concerning a Father that is absent then you must take the fourth House and his Lord to be his Significator the fifth shall shew his Estate the sixth his Brethren or short Journeys and so of the rest of the Houses in order If it be demanded concerning a Son or Daughter that is absent then take the fifth House to be the Significator and judge of their estate or condition as you did of an absent Brother remembring always to vary your Rules according to the Question Shall the Querent and his Brethren Sisters or Neighbours accord Herein you must give the Ascendant his Lord and the Moon to be the Significators of your Querent the third House and his Lord together with the Planets posited in the third to signifie his Brethren or Neighbours enquired after and then judge by the following directions If the Lord of the third be a benevolent Planet and in the Ascendant or the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant be in good Aspect with a fortunate Planet in the third or if the Lord of the third cast his Sextile or Trine to the Cusp of the Ascendant or if the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon cast their Sextile or Trine to the Cusp of the third then there is great hopes of love and agreement between the Querent and his Brethren Sisters or Neighbours c. The Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the third with mutual Reception that is a very great argument of their love and agreement Those persons who have the applying Planet for their Significator will the most desire and seek for Friendship and Agreement and those whose Significators do not apply will be the most refractory If you finde Saturn Mars or Dragons Tail in the Ascendant Combust Peregrine or Retrograde you may judge the Querent is sufficiently evil-conditioned and the fault to be most in him If you finde Saturn Mars or Dragons Tail in the third then the Querents Brethren or Neighbours are of an obstinate malicious disposition delighting in strife and contention When Saturn or Dragons Tail is in the third Christ Astr page 188. it signifies the Neighbours are Clowns the Kindred covetous and sparing if Mars then the Kindred are treacherous Neighbours thievish and most assuredly when they are Peregrine If Reports or Rumors be true or false In the resolution of this Question you are to observe the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon or the dispositor of the Moon and behold if you finde any of them posited in an Angle or succedent House and in a fixed signe or in good Aspect with Jupiter Venus or Sol
separating from the Lord of the 10th and applying to the Lord of the Ascendant either by body or good aspect it denotes the same When the Significators do not behold each other but by Quadrate or Opposition without Reception it shews the preferment sought after will not be obtained Saturn or Mars in the 10th afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon or if Dragons Tail be in the 10th it denotes very little hopes to the Querent of obtaining the office dignity or preferment desired Shall the Querent continue in the Office or Employment he possesses The Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon in the 10th in any of their Essential dignities free from Combustion or from the malevolent rays of the Infortunes it shews the Querent shall continue in the Office or Employment which he possesses If the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant be applying to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 10th or the Lord of the 10th applying to Conjunction Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the Ascendant especially if it be with Reception you may be confident the Querent will continue in his Place or Office c. Sol Jupiter or Venus in the 10th in any of their Essential dignities and free from the malevolent rays of the Infortunes and in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna or to a Planet in the Ascendant signifies the same But if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna in Quadrate or Opposition of the Lord of the 10th without Reception you may judge the Querent will lose his Office c. And if at the same time you finde some other Planet applying to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 10th it is an argument that such a person signified by that Planet is endeavouring his prejudice in the business and will probably get his Office or place of Preferment from him If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon Combust or separating from a good aspect of the Lord of the 10th or from Sol and soon after applying to a Quadrate or Opposition of the Infortunes it signifies the Querent shall lose his place or Office c. What Profession is best for the Querent to follow When this Question is thus propounded you are to give the Ascendant his Lord and Luna to signifie the Querent and take the Lord of the 10th together with Mars and Venus to signifie the Trade or Profession the Querent is capable to undertake Then consider what Signes you finde the Significators posited in or the greater part of them If they be posited in fiery Signes it is an argument the Querent may do well in any profession relating to the Fire according to the capacity of Birth and quality If he be able he may undertake the profession of a Chymist Physician Goldsmith Silversmith Jeweller or Apothecary but if he be of mean parentage he may make a good Armourer Smith Cutler c. If the Significators be posited in aereal Signes the Querent will make a good Lawyer Geometrician Arithmetician Surveyor Scrivener Clerk or Astronomer c. but if he be of a mean condition he will be fit for a Millener a Painter Draper or the like If you finde the aforesaid Significators posited in earthly Signes it is an argument the Querent may make a good Country-Farmer Husbandman Grasier Gardiner Carpenter Collier Carter Brick-maker Butcher Shoomaker Shepherd Day-labourer c. When you finde the Significators in watry Signes it is most proper for the Querent to trade in things belonging to the Water or to be a Beer-brewer Vintner Fishmonger or Sailor Water-man c. If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant in good aspect with the Lord of the 10th or the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant in Sextile or Trine to Mars or Venus it is an argument the Querent shall profit and do well in the Trade or Profession he shall follow The Lord of the Ascendant or Luna in the 10th in Reception with the Lord of the 10th or if you finde fortunate Planets in the 10th in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna it denotes the same But if on the contrary you finde the aforesaid Significators in Quadrate or Opposition with the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna or either of them Combust or otherwise afflicted it signifies the Querent shall not gain by the Profession intended Shall the Querent obtain the place of preferment desired ☽ d vac ad ⚹ ☉ 1674. Resolution of this Figure The Querent propounded this question to me Shall I obtain the place of Preferment desired whereupon I erected the Figure and finding Mercury Lord of the 10th posited in the Ascendant in Virgo his own House and Mercury no ways afflicted I told the Querent he should attain the preferment desired in a very short time and without much difficulty Also finding Mercury so near the Sextile of Jupiter I told the Querent that a person signified by Jupiter who he was well acquainted with would be his friend in that business I described Jupiter what person he signified whom he knew very well who went along with him within two days after and he obtained his desire at the same time CHAP. XI Of the Eleventh House and Questions thereunto belonging Shall the Querents Friend prove faithful GIve the Ascendant his Lord and the Moon to signifie the Querent the 11th House and Lord thereof are the Significators of the Friend enquired after But if it be one of the Querents Relations you are to take the House which shall signifie him as if it be a Brother the third House and so of the rest But if it be a Friend that is not related to him consider the application of the Lord of the 11th If therefore you finde the Lord of the 11th in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant it is an argument the Querents Friend will prove faithful The Lord of the Ascendant in the 11th no ways afflicted or the Moon in good aspect to the Lord of the 11th it shews his Friend will prove faithful and honest Fortunate Planets in the 11th in good aspect to Luna or Lord of the Ascendant or if there be a mutual Reception between the Lord of the Ascendant and Lord of the 11th it denotes the same The Lord of the 11th in the Ascendant no ways afflicted but strong in his Essential dignities it is an argument the Querents Friend will prove just and faithful to him The Lord of the 11th in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant without Reception shews that he will prove false and knavish The Lord of the 11th Peregrine or Combust and in Quadrate or Opposition to the Moon or if the Infortunes be in the 11th and afflict the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon or Dragons Tail in the 11th it signifies the Querents friend will not prove faithful The Lord of the 11th in Quadrate or Opposition to fortunate
very near home if they be in Conjunction in the Ascendant the Querent will marry one very near if not in the same house And thus much may serve for the Judgement of this Question Is she a Maid that asks the Question In the resolution of this Question you are to consider if the Lord of the Ascendant Venus or the Moon be in fixed Signes no ways afflicted by body or aspect of the Infortunes or infortunated by the presence of Dragons Tail it is an argument she is a Maid that asks the question If the Significators happen to be in Conjunction or aspect with Saturn or Mars in their own dignities or in good aspect to Sol or Jupiter with Reception or the Moon in good aspect to Jupiter from fixed Signes it promiseth the same If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant the Moon or Venus in double-bodied signes or the major part of them not dignified in the Terms of Mars it denotes a married Woman a corrupt Virgin or a Widow If the Significators be in movable signes Peregrine in the Terms of Mars the woman is a Widow or one that has had Children or that she is a Meritrix If you finde the Significators in aspect of Saturn or Mars if they be not Lord of the 7th it is an argument the Querent is not a Maid also if you finde Scorpio ascending together with the former testimonies you may judge the same Shall the Querent ever marry in what time April 28th 8 h. P. M. 1674. ☽ à △ ♄ ad vac Judgement upon the Figure The Ascendant and Mars Lord thereof fignifies the Querent whom I found posited in Pisces a fruitful signe also the Ascendant is Scorpio another fruitful signe which is one argument the Querent should marry In the next place I found Mercury lately separated from Venus Lady of the 7th and from Sol who is also posited in the 7th and applying by his Retrograde motion to Mars Lord of the Ascendant by a Sextile-aspect which was a very strong argument that the Querent should marry which hath already proved true In the next place I was asked in what time she should be married First I considered that Mercury was in a fixed signe Retrograde and under the Suns Beams also I found Mars Lord of the Ascendant in a common signe and that Mercury wanted but three degrees of a Sextile-aspect to Mars and Mercury afflicted in a fixed signe by allowing for the three degrees of distance three years I took half of that which is a year and a half and Mars being in a common signe which argued three moneths but Mercury being afflicted I from hence judged she should be married about two years after or thereabouts The truth is she was married about two years and some few weeks after the time of the Query But this Question may be better resolved by the Querents Nativity if it can be attained If marry the Woman desired D. H. M. March 19.6.40 P. M. 1673 4. ☽ à □ ☉ ad □ ♄ The Ascendant and Venus Lady thereof are for the Querent the 7th House and Mars Lord thereof are for the Quesited Venus Lady of the Ascendant in Aries applying to a Sextile of Mars in Pisces was an argument the Querent should marry his Mistriss Also because Mars casts his Trine Aspect very near the degrees ascending which doth a little confirm the former Judgement Also finding the Sun who is posited in the 7th in his Exaltation in Trine to Mars but finding Venus Peregrine and Combust and before she come to the Sextile of Mars Jupiter comes to a Quartile of Mars from hence I judged it would be a great while before the 〈◊〉 age could be effected and because Jupiter was Lord of the third I told the Querent that one of his Brethren was against his Marriage and would do his endeavour to hinder it which he confessed was true but notwithstanding the Marriage was effected although with great loss of time as I had predicted by the Figure Shall the Querent or his Adversary overcome in a Law-suit The Ascendant and Lord thereof signifie the Querent the 7th House and his Lord are for his Adversary the 10th House and Lord thereof signifies the Judge and the 4th House and Lord thereof signifies the end of the Suit If the Lord of the Ascendant be more potent in the Figure than the Lord of the 7th or the Ascendant better fortified than the Lord of the 7th either by the presence of fortunate Planets or by their benevolent Aspects it is an argument the Querent will evercome in his Suit at Law Many Planets in the Ascendant or second House if they be not infortunated by the presence or malevolent rays of the Infortunes shews the Querent will have most Friends If the Lord of the second be stronger than the Lord of the eighth the Querent hath most money If you finde the Lord of the 7th better posited stronger in his Essential dignities and better aspected it is an argument the Adversary will overcome If the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant be in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the 7th from good places in the Figure or with mutual Reception it shews that the parties will accord and come to agreement and he whose Significator doth apply will the first seek Peace If you finde both the Significators give their vertue to one Planet such a person as that Planet signifies will compound all the differences between them If the Significators be in moveable signes the parties have no great desire to proceed in their Suit If in fixed signes then they are both resolved to proceed in Law and it may be long before the Suit be ended but if in common signes it denotes the Suit to be often removed from Court to Court and to be of a long continuance The Lord of the Ascendant in good aspect to the Lord of the 10th or if the Lord of the 10th be posited in the Ascendant or the Lord of the Ascendant in Sextile or Trine to Sol in the 10th it is an argument the Judge will pass his Sentence well of the Querents side Judge the same if you finde the Lord of the 7th so posited or aspected for it will then go well of the Adversaries part If the Lord of the 10th be a lighter Planet than the Lord of the 7th and apply to him by Sextile or Trine the Judge will give his Judgement on the Adversaries part If you finde him applying to the Lord of the Ascendant by the like aspects judge the like for the Querent And so I conclude with this Question Shall two Partners agree in their Partnership Give the Ascendant his Lord and the Moon to the Querent the 7th House and Lord thereof to the Partner if the Significators be in good aspect or in mutual Reception one to another or if the Planets themselves are naturally Friends it is an argument they shall agree well If the Significator
be so posited in fixed signes and in mutual Reception it signifies they will agree long and gain by their partnership But if they shall be in bad aspect from movable signes and without Reception and especially if the Planets who are significators are naturally Enemies it shews there will be perpetuall wrangling and no agreement between them Saturn Mars or Dragons Tail in the second or the Lord of the second afflicting the Lord of the 8th or the Lord of the Ascendant afflicting the Lord of the 8th or evil Planets in the Ascendant afflicting the Lord of the 8th shews that the Querent is false and doth cheat and cozen his Partner or if the Moon in like manner afflict the Lord of the 8th you may judge the same But if the Lord of the 7th afflict the Lord of the Ascendant or Lord of the second in like manner as we have before described the former Significators it is an argument the Quesited will prove the Knave of them two Also consider which of the parties are signified by the more ponderous Planet which of them are best posited in the Figure and which are strongest in their Essential dignities for the strongest Planet I mean the person signified by the strongest Planet shall thrive best in the Partnership Hath the Querent any publick Enemies In the resolution of this Question behold if the Lord of the Ascendant be in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the 7th or if you finde a Planet or Planets in the 7th House in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant you may judge the Querent hath publick Enemies If you finde many Planets in the 7th afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna or if you finde many Planets casting their malevolent rays to the Ascendant or to a benevolent Planet in the Ascendant you may judge the Querent hath many publick Enemies Consider what House the afflicting Planet is Lord of and from hence you may know who are the Querents publick Enemies as if the Lord of the third they are the Querents Brethren and so of the rest of the Houses in order you may judge by the strongest Significators which will overcome Shall a person return safe from the Wars Consider the Lord of the Ascendant how he is aspected or afflicted if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant strong and free from the malevolent Beams of the Infortunes it is an argument he will return safe If you finde Jupiter Venus Sol or the Dragons Head fortunate in the Ascendant and free from the malevolent Beams of the Infortunes it is a very good argument the Querent shall return safe from the Wars Saturn in the Ascendant Peregrine or afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant or if the Lord of the Ascendant be Peregrine or Combust it shews that the Querent shall very rarely return but if he do he will be in danger of receiving many wounds and he will receive little honour Mars unfortunate in the Ascendant in evil aspect to the Lord thereof or with the Dragons Tail in the Ascendant or the Lord of the 8th in Conjunction Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant shews that the Querent shall be wounded to death An Infortune in the 10th or the Lord of the 10th afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant the Querent will be in danger of imprisonment or losing his honour If you finde Mars who is the natural Significator of Wars well fortified and in good aspect with the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant it is an argument of good to the Querent Shall the Town or Castle besieged be taken Let the Ascendant and Lord thereof signifie the Besiegers the fourth House the Town or Castle besieged the Lord of the 4th their Governour the 5th House and Lord thereof the Souldiery and assistance they have or can expect If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant fortunate and strong in his Essential dignities in Conjunction with the Lord of the 4th in the Ascendant or in good aspect with Luna or Lord of the 10th it shews that the Besiegers shall take the Town or Castle besieged Or if the infortunate Planets or Dragons Tail be in the 4th Peregrine and free from the assistance of the benevolent Planets and the Lord of the 4th Peregrine Combust or afflicted by the Malevolents and not beholding the 4th House it is an argument the Castle c. shall be taken and the Governour thereof exposed to much danger If the Lord of the 4th be in good aspect and mutual reception with the Lord of the Ascendant and Lord of the 10th and commit his vertue to them it is an argument the Governour upon reasonable terms or for a sum of Money will surrender the Town or Castle besieged But if on the contrary you finde the 4th House fortunate by the presence of benevolent Planets or Dragons Head and Lord of the 4th very strong in his Essential dignities and free from all manner of afflictions it is an argument the Town or Castle shall not be taken Of Fugitives Strays Theft c. Whether Cattle be stolen or strayed of themselves When this Question is propounded concerning great Cattle as Horses Oxen c. the 12th House and Lord thereof shall be their Significators if it be concerning small Cattle as Sheep c. then take the 6th House and Lord thereof to signifie them together with Mercury and Luna the natural significators of Fugitives and Strays If you finde a Peregrine Planet in an angle especially the Ascendant afflicting the significators of the Strays it is an argument the Cattle are stoln or if Luna give her vertue to the Lord of the 7th or the Lord of the 7th to the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant they are stoln If the Dispositor of the Moon separate himself from any Planet the Cattle are fled of themselves and not stoln If some other Planet separate from him they are driven away If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant of the Moon in good aspect to the Lord of the 7th or the significators of the Cattle retrograde it is an argument the Cattle are returning home of their own accords before they go far from the Querent Or if you finde the significator of the Cattle apply by Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant with reception it shews the same Whether the Beasts lost be dead or alive If you finde the Lord of the 12th in a question of great Cattle or Lord of the 6th in questions of small Cattle or Luna or her Dispositor in the 8th or applying to the Lord of the 8th by Conjunction Quartile or Opposition I mean the 8th from his Ascendant it is an argument the Cattle are dead But if you finde the Significators of the Cattle well posited in the Figure free from the malevolent Beams of the Infortunes or from the presence of Dragons Tail it is an argument the Cattle are alive If you finde benevolent Planets in the 12th
Planets in the Ascendant denotes the same Shall the Querent obtain what he hopes for When this question is propounded in a general way without declaring what it is he hopes for then let the Ascendant the Lord thereof and the Moon be the Querents Significators the 11th House and Lord thereof and the Planets posited therein signifie the thing hoped for If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna applying to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 11th you may conclude the Querent shall obtain what he hopeth for The Lord of the Ascendant or Luna in the 11th no ways afflicted but in Reception with the Lord of the 11th it shews the same Fortunate Planets in the 11th in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant shews the Querent shall obtain what he hopeth for The Lord of the 11th in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna without Reception the Querent will not obtain the thing hoped for Or if you finde the Dragons Tail in the Eleventh or Lord of the Eleventh Peregrine Retrograde or Combust or afflicted by the Infortunes or infortunate Planets in the 11th casting their malevolent rays to the Lord of the Ascendant it denotes the same CHAP. XII Of the Twelfth House Hath the Querent private Enemies IF you finde the Lord of the 12th in Quartile or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant without Reception it is an argument the Querent hath private Enemies The Lord of the Ascendant in the 12th afflicted by the Infortunes or by the presence of Dragons Tail it shews the same If the Significators of the secret Enemies be superiour Planets the evils signified by them are the greater if they be inferiour Planets they will do the less mischief Mr. Gadbury saith in his Doctrine of Horary Questions If the Lord of any other House besides the 12th be in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna or to the Ascendant it self from obscure places in the Figure the Querent hath private Enemies But if on the contrary you find the Lord of the Ascendant Luna and the Ascendant it self free from the presence of the Infortunes or from their malevolent rays and the Lord of the Ascendant and Luna strong in their Essential dignities and in good Houses in the Figure it shews the Querent hath no secret Enemies Who are the Querents secret Enemies When you finde by the former Rules that the Querent hath secret Enemies then by the following Rules you may know who they are If the Lord of the 12th afflict the Lord of the Ascendant from the third and the Lord of the third also afflict the Lord of the Ascendant in like manner you may judge it is some Neighbour Brother Kinsman c. If he be posited in the 4th it signifies the Querents Father if in the 5th a Fellow-gamester Alehouse-keeper or some of the Querents Children if he have any are his enemies If from the 6th House an Uncle or some of the Querents Servants if the Lord of the 12th afflict the Significators of the Querent an over-thwart Neighbour the Querents Wife and one that in time will make himself publick and so of the rest of the Houses in order And so I conclude with the resolution of this Question Of a Captive or Prisoner when he shall be at liberty In the resolution of this Question observe if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna swift in motion and in good aspect to the Lord of the third or ninth Houses or to a benevolent Planet posited therein this is an argument the Querent shall be released in a short time The Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon separating from the Lord of the 12th either by Body or Aspect and applying to a Sextile or Trine of the fortunate Planets with Reception or in their own Essential dignities it promiseth a speedy release to the Prisoner c. If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon separating from the Lord of the 12th and applying to a fortunate Planet as aforesaid first consider what signes they are posited in if they be in movable signes allow to every degree of distance between the Conjunction or Aspect for so many degrees as they want so many weeks or days in common signes so many weeks or months in fixed signes so many moneths or years The Lord of the Ascendant or Luna Combust Retrograde or otherwise afflicted by the Quadrate or Opposition of the Infortunes in the 4th 6th 8th or 12th Houses it will be a long time before the Querent can be at liberty and if either of the Infortunes be Lord of the 8th and afflict the Significators as aforesaid he will be in danger to die in Prison The Lord of the Ascendant posited in an angle especially the 4th House it denotes long imprisonment or if a fixed signe ascend and the Lord of the first Combust or applying to a Planet in an angle it denotes long imprisonment A Horse lost if he were strayed or stolen if recoverable D. H. M. June 30.6.40 A. M. 1676. ☽ à ⚹ ♀ ad ⚹ ♂ Judgement upon the Figure The Ascendant and Lord thereof are the Significators of the Querent The 12th House and Luna Lady thereof are the Significators of the Horse whom I finde posited in the 11th separating from a Sextile of Venus and applying to a Sextile of Mars in the 10th and Mars in Sextile to Sol Lord of the Ascendant this was an argument the Horse should be got again Finding the Moon very little afflicted but by the Opposition of Jupiter I concluded the Horse was not stoln but strayed of himself and also because the Moon is within the Orbs of a Conjunction of Sol Lord of the Ascendant in Cancer a movable Signe I told the Querent he should get his Horse again in a very short time which proved exactly true And so I conclude with the Judgement of the Twelve Houses CHAP. XIII Some short Rules for the making of Elections upon several occasions AN Election is the chusing of a fit and proper time for the obtaining a thing promised or for the beginning of any Enterprize In the performance of which we ought to consider the party's Nativity if it can possibly be obtained For without it as Mr. Coley saith in his Clavis Astrologiae Elimata page 276 it is in vain for any person to constitute an Election for in an ill Geniture there can no good Election be expected for if the House from which the Election is required in the persons Nativity be infortunated by the malevolent Planets or the Lord thereof be afflicted although the Significators of the Figure in the Election be well posited yet there is little hopes of good success in that Election As for Example We see that two persons setting forward in a long Journey or Sea-voyage both at one and the same time and so under the same face of Heaven and yet the one hath good success