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friend_n	jupiter_n	mercury_n	planet_n	1,044	5	12.5351	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A87589	Anti-Merlinus: or a confutation of Mr. William Lillies predictions for this year 1648. comprised in two bookes : one of which he cals Merlinus Anglicus, or An ephimeris : the other his Prognostication of the occurences in England, clearely proveing his predictions in both bookes to be groundlesse, absolutely void of art, full of contradictions, treason, falsehood, and such a ridiculous piece of foolery, as an artist would blush to owne, especially pretending (as he doth) to ground his predictions upon cacodemologie, or conference with devils, and lapsed angels, as well as on astrologie, an art lawfull and laudable. As also the authors own opinion, not only concerning what we may expect from the present treaty, and the principall occurences of the remaining part of this present year, but also his positive judgement touching the event and finall determination of this Civill War, succinctly set downe, together with his reasons in art therefore. / By H. Johnsen student in astrologie.	Johnsen, H.	1648 (1648)	Wing J768; Thomason E1171_3; ESTC R208821	32,417	70

owne English renders him but when he would insinuate that the Parliament or their army shall overcome the King which if you observe he does he shewes him selfe a dotard and no Scholler It seemes he would if it were possible make Haly as guilty of treason as himselfe but he saith homines vincent homines men shall overcome men and J say Haly was a loyall Subject but Merlius Anglicus a Rebell But Mr. Lilly himselfe confesseth that Mars is the most consicerable planer not only in the vernallingresse but also in all other quarters and lunations of the yeare and therefore he rightly judges that some will object I my selfe am one of that number that he might justly have beene suspected the forerunner of more Warte and bloodshed Nor can the potency of Mars in the vernall ingresse hinder for he is semper in fortuna He is strong I confesse in the vernall ingresse and at the time of the square aspect of Saturne and Inpiter but weak enough all the year after I hope Mr. Lilly will not brag of his potency at the Sans entring Cancer at the con junction of Saturne ond Mars at the Eclipse of the Moone nor in many other not able aspects bappening this yeare I wonder therefore that Mr. Lilly should in such plaine tearmes assume he useth to speak Riddles commonly so darke ●requires an Oedipus to unfold them that it is be yond his knowledge if the devouring Sword harme us this years but especially that he should be so confident as to affirme that it is positive in Astrology that there will be this yeare noe such notorious distractions to engage the King dome in blood or the City of London to a fury We all know Merlivus Anglicus to be a lying Phophet its this and that art was plaine for War is manifest not only from the reasons before set downe but also from the conjunction of Saturne and Mars in Gemini the signe intercepted in the ascendent of the profectionall revolution of Saturne and lupiter Which makes Mr. Lilly to cry out ab hinc lacbrymae nostra Anglicanae non a revolntione hu us anni vel ab has tam dira et formidabili conjunctione infortunarum procedunt this indeed signifies Warre buy by Mr. Lillies favour the former reasons are far stronger for Warre then this and if this had been the only cause of our sufferings there could not have been a blow struck till the latter end of Iune for this hapned not till then I confesse this coniunction hapning in the signe intercepted in the Ascendent of the profectionall revolution of Saturn and Iupiter and an Eclipse also in that very signe both of them in the 8th house and neer Oculus Tauri a most dismall fixed Starre will plague London and Mr. Lillyes beloved Parliament to purpose and will bring so many and so great calamities upon them as would move even stones to pity unlesse God the maker and disposer of all things be overcome by their penitence to over rule the influence of these heavenly bodyes These doubtlesse were the reasons which moved Mr. Wharton and Mr. Booker this yeare to predict Warr. I wonder infinitely at Mr Lillyes brazen impudence in abusing all such as dissent from his opinion with such ignominious epithits writing far truer then himselfe but much more that he should bragg that he hath found out a new manner of Astrology heretofore either not knowne to the Antients or else evillingly omitted in their writings and would have us take it as a favour from him for leaving us the Key of Astrology poor simple animall begot betweene a bitch wolfe and an Incubus neither by Merlin nor Mercury I am confident posterity will never expresse any gratitude for such a key as would lead them if they follow it into a maze and laberynth of endelesse errors Me thinks that if this had slipt him yet being premonisht by Mr Wharton his old Antagonist that this would be a year of martiall exployts in this Kingdom e it should have made him pump hard to have searcht the very entralls of Astrology and if that would not have done it then to have called to counsell as his manner is the Angell protector or the guardian Angell of this Kingdome for flectere si nequeat superos Acharonta movebit What Mr Lilly could not they informe you better We use to say praemonitns praemunitus he that is forewarn'd is forearm'd but it is not so with M. Lilly he cannot plead ignorance of what Mr. Wharton would have taught him for 't is certain that he saw his book before his own was printed or else he could not have called him foole therefore or have christned him with so many contumelious epithites Mars I confesse as posited in our Revolution doth nor during the vernall quarter premonstrate such Warrs slaughters or such grand commotions as our eyes have beheld both before and since yet that he heer signifies slaughters burnings and mischiefs by fire iron pouder and other things subiect to the influence of Mars is plain and the event confirmes it that Mars as posited in the vernall ingresse threaten us with saddiscontents backslidings in Religious matters great disconsolation to the Clergy and high demands or results amongst the Schismatic all take notice he calls the Army Schismaticks he himselfe confesseth as also that it sig nifies a strong endeavour to settle the Just lawes of the Land proceedings and customes of the people and in regard that Mars was so potent it ingaged most of the principall Gentry and greatest men in the Kingdome to Deeds of Arms. His Majesties significator in this Scheme is very properly the Sun posited in the 5 t. house for he is over the naturall significator of Kings nam Sol pro Magistratu luna pro subditis and here he is the accidentall also being Lord of the 10th The Moone and Mars are for the Patliament Mars and the Moone are both stronger then the Sun in this Scheme this quarter therefore the King shall rather loose then get Iupiter retrograde in the signe upon the 11th house signifies that the Kings friends for a time shall loose themselves for want of Counsell and mature advice Mercury is combust the Kings friends shail therefore be betraid and for a time grow weaker and weaker not stronger And yet notwithstanding this is an excellent Scheme for his Majesty if it be rightly judged for the part of fortune is with Iupiter in the very cuspe of the 11th And Mercury their dispositor applying to the friendly trine of Iupiter The Kings friends shall therefore at last be able to procure his re-establishment and that by deeds of Armes for Mercury and the Sun too are both in Aries the house of Mars Iupiter is a slow ponderous planet and besides that retrograde in this figure which will retard the businesse longer far then waa expected If wee consider the Parliaments significators in this Scheme They are the Moone Venus Saturne and Mars the Moone is strong in

the Parliament or the City of London Nor can the North node of Venus or caput draconis save and defend them as he would have it their significator is too far distant from caput draconis and too much afflicted to be holpen by him I wonder he cries not out still why cannot the Citizens thrive and be pleasant a time is now approaching which imports felicity unto them this he said in Julyes observations but they will curse him for lying before the end of Febr. next Saturne in the figure of the Suns ingresse into the vernall point Aries in the eighth house signifies a dearth of such creatures as the signe represents wherein he is the signe he is in at that time is Taurus which signifies great cattle oxen horses cowes but this Conjunction of Saturne and Mars in the eighth house is in Gemini which will not onely cause many great and grieveous sicknesses yea very deadly ones but many violent and untimely deaths this year by the sword even in cold blood Lucas and Lisle are not forgotten yet this signifies the plague also or some pestilentiall disease in the City of London great discontent great scarcity of graine and corne though it will not be beleeved as yet Jupiter and Mercury in this scheme are the Kings friends Jupiter is accidentally strong Lord of the fifth uponwhose cuspe a watery signe is placed the Prince therefore the King's friends shall prevaile at Sea Soone after this conjunction happened the Prince appear'd with the Fleet upon the Sea and put forth a Declaration that He was resolved to adventure His dearest life to re-establish our Soveraigne His Royall Father which He will undoubtedly do for Jupiter lowres upon Saturne and Mars with a hatefull Square Never let Mr. Lilly say he cannot do it in regard that Jupiter is not essentially dignified but rather let him answer me this question is not Jupiter much stronger yea far more fortunate then Mars is he not also posited in a better house The Square betweene Jupiter and the infortunes will produce almost infinite disputes about our Laws Customes and Priviledges Religion Covenants c. Saturne better dignified then Mars signifies scarcity of Provision for man Mars more elevated shewes that the sword will prevaile Whose sword Mr. Lilly pray speake the truth in plaine English why he confesseth that it argues the Souldier must doe strange things or else we perish faith he he meanes himselfe and the Army Alas alas this is ill newes indeed who can help it God send us never worse Oh but Mr. Lilly even in his very Agony hath one trick left 't is Treason I fear let us hear it he exhorts the whole Kingdome yea most earnestly to take the Parliaments part Why so what against their Soveraigne thou Traytor What then shall become of Jesus said Pilate what shall become of our Soveraigne then say I the Jewes said Crucifie him crucifie him and Lilly saith the like in effect as you shall hear anon Venus applies to a sextile of Jupiter he in Virgo she in Cancer at the time of the aspect His Majesty therefore may expect assistance from His friends in France because Jupiter is in Virgo the ascendent of Paris much from Scotland because Venus is in Cancer the royall Sun being at that time in Cancer signifies that the Scots shall not regard their own profit so much to neglect the restitution of His Majesty as M. Lilly would suggest but without any grounds at all in art for he gives this to be his reason for this his prediction the Moon saith he beholds Cancer and not the Sun at all by any aspect which is absolutely false for the Moon beholds not Cancer at all either in the radix of the Conjunction or at the time of the aspect betweene Jupiter and Venus for in the radix she is in Aquary at the time of the aspect in Gemini neither of which signes behold Cancer at all besides the Sun is both in the radix and also at the time of the aspect in Cancer which is far stronger and much better then any aspect to the Sun in this regard But that any or all of the Kings friends shall ever be able to re-establish His Majesty is negative in Astrology if we beleeve Mr. Lilly when he lieth why so I pray Sir surely because it is so often doubly trebly yea doubly and trebly affirmed And I call heaven and earth to witnesse I for my part cannot see nor can I hear of from him any sufficient reason in Art to the contrary I know there are many for it and very strong ones too Two negatives make an affirmative but two hundered affirmatives cannot make a negative The best and most valid reason that Mr. Lilly gives against it is this that when King James came to the Crowne Saturne and Jupiter were in Conjunction in the eighth degree of Sagitarius and this Conjunction is faith he almost in the very same degree of the opposite signe whereby he would faine insinuate that this Conjunction imports destruction to His Majesty and His family but why so M. Lilly neither Saturne nor Mars are His Majesties significators and therefore have nothing to doe with Him or with His family but Mars is Lord of the ascendent and therefore imports destruction to the Parliament unavoidably unlesse they in time compose the businesse Another of M. Lillies reasons but more wide then the former is this Pisces saith he ascended when the Parliament began and the twentieth degree of Sagitary culminated and Mars saith he was in 10. degree of Sagitary in Square dexter to the place of this Conjunction this still signifies destruction to them not to him for Mars has his triplicity in Pisces therefore signifies the Parliament now he coming to the Conjunction of Saturne in the eighth house neere oculus tauri and in the same place which he afflicted with his owne Square at their first sitting this must needs signifie at least their dissolution with infamy and dishonour if not the block and gibbet for some of them To this give me leave to adde the prediction of the dying Independent Priest I meane M. Saltmarsh who is confidently reported to have had the apparition of and discourse with an Angel who if sent from God as it s verily beleeved is an invincible argument to warrant his prediction good It seemes he told Fairfax to his face that God had sent him to him to let him understand that he persecuted his Saints had done many things amisse and therefore that he and his Army both should come to utter ruiue and that with speed Saltmarsh was well when he delivered this message and gave Fairfax a signe for the truth of his prediction that such a day and houre he the messenger himselfe should die and so he did at the time appointed Most men in the Kingdome have heard of this yea and many do verily beleeve it to be true but very few ponder it as they