Rev'rend Bishops too had need look to 't For Churches Lands they Challenge ev'ry Foot As Purchas'd by their Money or their Blood But howsoever the Saints Title 's good The Spirit tells 'em They 'r the only Heirs This is the Land of Promise and all Their's 7. In April Bless'd Reformation taught such gainful things As Sacriledge and Murdering of Kings Precious the Pastors with such Manna fed us Holy the Cov'nant to such Duties led us Who would Abjure that Caledonian-Gull Cram'd both the Belly and the Conscience full 8. In May. Mistake me not For I reflect on none That be true Converts they who can bemoan Their Treason and not grudge to term it such Shall pass for Currant if they 'l ' bide the touch My Heart no Malice harbours I forgive The Knaves as willingly as they would Live 9. In June But Monsters some there are with Wood-street Faces Have Crept th know how into warm Places Places of Trust and Profit none knows why Whose Hearts defiance bids to Majesty Send out and see how England's over-spread With Froggs and Locusts worse than Egypt bred 10. In July Survey the Customs Garble the Excise Inspect our Courts of Justice Look who Plies As well below-bridge as above Enquire Into our Offices Then one step higher And see how deadly ev'ry where w' are gnawn By the foul Jaws of Presbyterian spawn 11. In August And must such Miscreants be the only Wise And Worthy We their lasting Sacrifice Who is 't will longer dote on Vertuous Deeds When black Rebellion so fairly speeds If Plato's Morals such Requitals give Who would not study Machiavil to Live 12. In September I but those Beasts are Pardon'd That w' allow But shall their Treasons be Rewarded too With Halters be 't For they alone can Season Such Restless Minds and keep from speaking Treason Nor is 't but fit they should be Treated thus Full Twenty Years so kindly Treated us 13. In October For 't is not long since a Poor Cavalier Durst scarce so much as blow his Nose for fear Of doing wrong They kept us in such awe We Cleft their Wood we did their Water draw And shall we still be Subject to their Scorns License such Sawcy Jacks to wind their Horns 14. In November 'T is true the Storm 's Prodigious Seas are rough But yet our Ship 's well Mann'd and stout enough Why should we dread the sight of Rocks or Shelves Our Foes adventur'd all yet sav'd themselves Whose Scarlet sins pass'd but for over-sights Who think th 'ave all deserved to be Knights 15. In December But now I think nay dare Prognosticate For I have study'd and know well their Fate We shall no longer be their Captives led Our Chains are broke their Hydra's vanquished But till once more our Sins do their's surpass Enjoy our own and prove The Devil 's an Ass. 16. Upon London's Choosing Sir John Robinson Lord Mayor for Conclusion Welfare fair London for this Happy Choice The Snake's untwisted at her Thundring Voice The Royal Tower and Town both in such Hands Despise all Factious and Fanatick Bands He dreads no Plots nor dreameth of Surprize Nought startles Him like Presbyterian Lyâ—s In his Kalendarium Carolinum for Annâ— 1664. We meet these Ingenious Pieces of Poetry 1. In January WElcom the Year pick'd out from all the rest To note great Charles his good Subjects blest Blest from the Fiery Zeal and deadly Feud Of a deluded Brain-sick Multitude Blest with the Influence of so good Stars Peace cannot Surfeit nor devour us Wars 2. In February Titan affronts the President of War Jove joyns with Venus now our Morning-Star The Persian Deity casts his Sextile Light On him and Chronus Th' Empress of the Night Vails her lent Beauty for a little space But then rich Beams do re-adorn her Face 3. In March Sol Jove and Saturn all in Quartile move Mars bids Defiance to the Queen of Love Whence showers of Grief and strong Debates arise To shew what Mortal thinks himself most Wise. But if such Wisdom to Sedition tend Fiat Justitia he 's not England's Friend 4. In April See how the Churle and thundring Zeus wrangle With their Inferiours from a pow'rful Angle Whilst yet with Paean they preserve a Truce And bath the Teeming Earth with Fertile Juice Juice that distilled in a Silver shower Whos 's ev'ry Pearl-like-drop awakes a Flower 5. In May. Mars now at Archas and the Royal Sun Darts his Malignant Radiation But Sol and Hermes in Conjunction meet Phenon and Pyrois each other greet It is approved Prudence to comply With such whose Greatness will admit no vye 6. In June Titan the two Superiours doth Oppose So Hermes Jove so Saturn Phosphoros Mars frowns at Venus and the Aged Sire But smiles on Phaëton Thus th' Heav'ns Conspire Our Weal or Woe and as they Love or Hate We Mortals find our Bad or Happy State 7. In July Sol and Cyllenius re-unite their Rays And breath fresh gales to Fan the Soultry Days Jove storms at Mars affronts sweet Aphrodite Lucina loses all her borrow'd Light But in four hours resumes her wonted Grace Could Ladies so where then an ugly Face 8. In August What gracious Aspects doth this Month produce Sextiles and Trines which melting Love diffuse Methinks when th' upper Worlds so well agree This World of Ours should Reconciled be But that there 's still a Holy Madness rages Which nought but all-consuming Time asswages 9. In September Old Falcifer Nature 's not best of Friends With Sol and Venus eagerly contends Titan with Jove Jove with the Cyprian Queen As if resolv'd to shew each other's Spleen But those high Quarrels quickly are decided Since Jealousies nor Fears have them divided 10. In October Jove's winged Herald from the parching Sun Completes his utmost Elongation The Sun and Saturn Jove and Hermes smile As if all one yet once a Crocodile So Cap and Cringe some fly Fanaticks still But trust 'em not for then they mean to Kill 11. In November Saturn and Mavors close in Council sit Contriving Plots and how those Plots should hir Now which of such Malignants is 't will say He hath gone wrong and doth Repent his way For They their Plots shall unsuccessful find To His great good whose Ruine they design'd 12. In December Phoebus and Saturn in the Goat do meet Whence Feather'd Snow or Storms of Rain and Sleet But now now that the Crowded Wassail-Bowl So frolick looks what matters fair or foul Let 's as the fair Rowena did begin A Solemn Health unto our Lord the King 13. Under the Table of Kings Your Mercy SIR hath gain'd you what are Good And few repine save those delight in Blood If now your Justice unto such extends You Qâ—ell â—he Moâ—stâ—rs and secure your Friends The 〈◊〉 â—â—litick's nor safe nor free Whilst but one Member dares Rebellious be 14. Under the Table oâ— Tâ—â—ms No more Custodes Carolus soâ—ndâ— better This sets us Free That Uâ— and Ours
Laws and to unfold Mens Secrets Generally such Men as are addicted to all manner of Sciences Venus the chief that participates in the Rule of the Geniture occasions such Commotions of the Native as be Delightful Merry Pleasant yet so as that he studyeth Good Works and Friendships whereof he is most observant and hereby becomes grateful to all Men He abhors all filthy but is taken with cleanly things comely Gestures decent Attires Ornaments and Elegance 4. Venus therefore and Jupiter do Promise great Felicity in Affairs both Civil and Ecclesiastical 5. There are most evident Testimonies of an Excellent Ingenuity 1. Mercury in Aquarius doth of himself suscitate the strength thereof 2. Besides there is a Reception from Houses and a Partile Trine betwixt Him and Saturn 3. Venus Angular doth the like 4. Especially for that the Moon and the Dragons Head are together in the same Angle 5. Mercury and the Moon are Asyntheti Pure and not vitiated yet both behold the Horoscope she by a Platique Trine he by a Partile Quadrature 6. Jupiter Lord of the Second Direct in Motion and Received of Mars plainly assures an abundance of Wealth The Part of Fortune most excellently augments this signification the same being posited in the Second where he is disposed of and Aspected by Jupiter These Riches take their Increase from Services faithfully performed from most Eminent Honours and Dignities and they more abundantly in the third or last Age. 7. Mercury Lord of the 10 th and having convenient society with Saturn presages Dignities not obscure We have spoken before concerning the Dominion of Jupiter and Venus wherefore seeing they equally share the Rule of the Geniture How can it be that they should not reward the Native with some or other most eminent Dignities 8. Your Neighbours or Kindred shall sometimes occasion your Damage in Houshold Goods or Affairs and you shall expend very much in Building 9. Mars Lord of the 6 th ingendreth Hot Infirmities yet they not so vehement because of Jupiter's Interposition Moreover Mars in Sagittary causeth most commonly a gravel in the Joynts of the Feet If he be found in that Sign and in the Sixth he inevitably brings the Gout the pains whereof are not to be taken away but by the Influence of Sagittary Pisces c. deduced from Heaven it self c. Some other Remedies also may do much yet not any that are got by Common Artifice 10. Your Death will be Natural by the means of some Chronical Infirmity proceeding chiefly from Saturn such as are Distillations upon the Jaws the Breast the Lungs Spleen c. Howbeit Old Age is a Disease and an easie Passage unto Death it self 11. The Sun and Moon disposing of the 9 th House do discern Honourable Journeys Mercury well posited in the Third occasioneth Journeys undertaken for the Cause of Honours and Dignities and to Persons most Honourable for Learning and Dignities Civil and Ecclesiastical 12. Venus Lady of the 11 th concerneth a Multitude of the best Friends Yet Mars beholding Venus by a Quartile shall stir up the Envy of some Persons sowing oftentimes Dissention and inverting all goodness 13. Venus shall give you Victory over your Enemies whereof indeed there are but a few denounced because she is Lady of the 7 th Angular and in her Exaltation 14. Your Marriage shall be Fortunate as to an Affluence of Riches yet herein beware of the Faithless Brawling and Luxurious Quadrature of Mars But this very much depends upon Mans Free-will and Young Men oft-times find themselves at a loss through their Ignorance and Rashness We will now consider the Signs of the Four Angles 15. Scorpio Ascending gives the Native an Elegant Acuteness of Wit Plenty of Discourse It also often Instilleth Great vices Infidelity Envy Covetousness Ingratitude which Learning and Right Reason Exterminate 16. Virgo Culminating is wont to Raise the Native to Magistracy It confers a toleration of Great Authority It transfers many Benefits to others from whom it returns not the like Favour 17. Taurus in the West-Angle presents you with such Adversaries as at length he will see oppressed by sundry kinds of Misfortunes He there incites you to Love Luxury Delights and Jeasting 18. Pisces posited in the Fourth indue the Mind of the Native with much Faith Integrity and Dexterity of Wit whereby they gain great Authority in their Administrations they delight to Walk and Dwell near Rivers But almost abhor uxorious Matters The Planets in the Houses of Heaven 19. The Sun in the Third presages Journeys in the Causes of Honours and Dignities He brings a Mutation of Places and Honour in Forraign parts 20. Mercury there well posited renders a Man most Learned in every Science whereof I could produce innumerable Examples Those shall invent many things by their own Ingenuity They are Fortunate in Church-Matters Writing and Merchandize 21. Venus most excellently well collocated in the Fourth will give you Large Possessions and Habitations chiefly in your Last Age she declares the Period of your Life Honourable and Praise-worthy 22. Mars in the First and there not Infortunate makes a Man Couragious Rash and somewhat Angry sometimes he presageth Wounds in the Head and Face 23. Jupiter in the 5 th doth sometimes confer the Great Rewards of Great Men He makes a Man Fortunate in Embassies 24. Saturn thus excellently seated in the 8 th gives many Inheritances He threatens death by Catharrs A Cough c. and often-times by the Plague The Planets in the Signs 25. The Sun in the House of Saturn makes the vital vertue more Robust and as it were more Compact whence he gives a Longer Life than ordinary 26. The Moon in the House of Jupiter promotes all things that are good yet being here Afflicted by the Quartile of Mars exciteth some strifes in Possessions often reiterateth small Fevers 27. Satuâ—n in the House of Mercury gives a Profound Wit Occult Sciences 28. Jupiter in the House of Mars indifferently well Affected makes one Victorious 29. The same is signified by Mars in the Mansion of Jupiter Thus they both of them render the Native very gracious with Princes and Noblemen and under them to have Authority 30. Venus in the House of Jupiter bestows many Benefits either by the means of Women or of some Ecclesiastical Preferments She makes you Discrâ—et Honest Healthful Sometimes she occasioneth strife and falling out with your Neighbours and some of your Friends for that Venus is expos'd to the Quadrature of Mars 31. Mercury in the House of Saturn gives always a profound Wit and a Man that is greedy of all Sciences The Lords of the Houses 32. The Lord of the Horoscope received of Jupiter from Houses plainly declares a Generous Mind 33. The Lord of the Second in the Fifth increaseth your Wealth through Rewards bestowed by Great Men. 34. The Lord of the Third in the Eighth occusioneth Journeys either on the behalf of some that are Dead or by reason of the Plague He
shall find that John Booker hath been grosly mistaken in his Astrology But this his Error is meerly in the Rules of Art which is no way excusable For whatsoever I delivered was rightly grounded upon Art And I duly cited my Authors for it for the Readers better satisfaction which I conceive sufficient for any Artist whether the event be answerable or not For as it is not enough for an Artist to content himself alone with the Rules and Observations of his Predecessors but that he ought to add something of his own whereby to propagate the Learning which he studies No more is it Lawful for any man to delude the World with the foolishness of his own deluded fancy and idle conceptions alone as both Mr. Lilly and Booker have frequently done wiâ—hout any Reason given or Authority quoted for their Opinions As for the mistake I will not say Malice of that Practitioner in the Mathematicks Mr. Henry Harflete in his Vox Coelorum or Predictions defended c. who in the 49 page of that Book doth wrongfully intimate to my disparagement as if I should say that a Fixed Star might properly be said to be Aspected with any Planet I must tell him that Accusation of his is very untrue And whether it proceeded from his misguided and inconsiderate Zeal to Mr. Lilly or out of any dis-affection to me deserves a gentle lash in that I am most certain he cannot produce any such assertion of mine either in word or writing It is true that Mr. Lilly taxed me for saying that Mars was in a Sextile Aspect with Caput Draconis in my Almanack 1645. which was an Error of the Press the Character of Caput Draconis being mistaken for the Character of Leo as I have sufficiently proved in my Answer to Mr. Lilly Printed with my Prognostication for 1647. but that I ever mentioned any Fixed Star to be Aspected by any Planet in that or any other of my Writings unless Mr. Harflete will say that the Dragons Head is a Fixed Star is both frivolous and false And therefore I shall desire that Critical Gentleman to examine the words of my Prognostication for that Year and my aforesaid Answers to Mr. Lilly's Objections and I presume he will shew me so much Civility as to revoke that his unadvised Censure and excuse me of Ignorance in that particular And yet I could have stopped Mr. Lilly's mouth with these words of Leapoldus Tract 5. de annorum revolutionibus viz. Mali aspectus ad Caud Drac significant famem frigus pestilentiam Nor is this Author an Utopian or single in that expression But I am of a different Opinion and therefore shall not insist longer on these trivialties which are fitter for Mr. Booker to instruct his Daughter Victoria in than to be thought on by men of riper Judgments But to return to the matter in hand I shall requite John Booker with a more honest and accurate examination of some special passages in his Bloody Irish Almanack whereupon he raises this fond and false Judgment of his and so proceed The first I meet with is the first of his Observations page 36. where he saith That Saturn and Mars are Culminating with that Fatal Star Caput Algol or the head of Medusa c. This Jack is both an improper and a false expression of yours 1. For any man may see that in the precedent Scheme the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars happens near the end of the 4. House of the Heavens from the Ascendant In imo Coeli the lowest part or bottom of Heaven Now Sir how any Planet or Star in this part of the Heavens can be said propâ—rly to be in Culmine Coeli in the top or highest part of Heaven in respect of Dublin in Ireland is far beyond my reading and requires John Booker's further explication For my part I cannot devise how he can avoid or excuse this improper Phrase of his unless he tell me The World is turned up-side down and in that sense he choaks me and I am bound to credit him and cry him mercy 2. It is most false contradicting a General received Rule of Astrologers because you instance the proximity of Saturn and Mars to Caput Algol in the word With to annex a Debility more to each of them than really they have For and so far are they from that Fixed and violent Star that it is not to be accounted for any Debility by the Opinion of any Astrologer that ever I read they being above 7 degrees distant from it For Saturn and Mars as before we noted are in 14 degrees 27 min. And according to Copernicus Caput Algol is in 21 degr 30 min. of Taurus which is 7 degr and 13 min. difference And according to Origanus pag. 540. Garcaeus pag. 249. Pezelius pag. 48. And all other Astrologers both Ancient and Modern the Planets are never truly said to be Debilitated by Caput Algol unless they be Intra distantiam quinque graduum A. vel P. which you see these Planets are not The next thing I shall desire the indifferent Reader to take notice of is his own Scheme of this Conjunction and in it the Cusp of the 5. House as he hath made it and you may observe that Saturn and Mars are but 2 degrees 33 min. distant from the same Yet nevertheless in the 37 page of his Pamphlet he taketh his Judgment from the 4. House which is contrary to Origanus and divers other Authors and to Mr. Lilly likewise who allow 5 deg preceding and 5 deg subsequent for the Cusp of each House According to which Rule he ought to have given Judgment from the 5. House and not from the 4. You remember Jack how Mr. Lilly spit his Venom at me in the 35 page of his Anglicus for 1645. for giving judgment of Jupiter's being in the 4. and Mars in the 6. according to the Opinion of Rhemetius when they were within less than 5 deg of the Cuspes of the 5. and 7. Houses Now I wonder much how you dare dissent from your Loving Friend Mr. Lilly especially in this particular considering what you said in your last page of your Epistle to the Reader viz. That Mr. Lilly and you have the same Principles in Art and that your Judgments in the general will have answerable success And that Mr. Lilly may see it is no mistake in you but meer Opinion let him peruse your Prog. for this Year 1646. and in the Spring-Quarter he shall find you giving Judgment upon Mercury's being in the 10. House when in Mr. Lilly's own Scheme erected for the same Latitude Meridian and Moment of time he wanteth but 2 deg and 9 min of the 11. House And now Jack do you think Mr. Lilly will not shake his Head at you for this gross contradiction Would he have thought it possible that his fellow-champion in State-Astrology John Booker would have contradicted him and joyned in Opinion with those two Malignants Naworth and Wharton at
proved Mars is the strongest save only the Moon and Jupiter the weakest but Mercury in all the Figure as will appear to any Man that will take the pains to collect the Dignities and Debilities of the Planets respectively in the Figure And therefore he hath good reason to doubt of himself and to suspect the Scottish Nation will become Converts which if they did not we Malignants should have questioned whether they had any Religion or Faith at all But to the matter Mars in the eleventh House presages something else than amicorum inimicitias if you had not abused Guido Bonatus Colum. 571. and in him the whole Kingdom whose words if he had not been interrupted by this unmannerly Clown had been thus Mars in 11 a domo significat paucitatem lucri seu profectus in rebus de quibus speratur utilitas quod cadent in inimicitias amicorum significat diminutionem substantiae desperabunt homines de rebus in quibus habebatur fiducia quibus sperabatur That is Mars in the eleventh House foretells but little profit or gain in those things by which profit was expected and that they shall fall at enmity with their Friends Also the diminution of their Substance and that men shall utterly despair of ever obtaining what they most trusted to and expected This Aphorism carries a great deal of Matter in it in relation it hath to the differences depending and impending betwixt the Scots and the Parliament And therefore it was not held fitting to be published or communicated by our Mysterious Merlin without a Fee The plain English of it is that according to Natural causes it is most evident that the Parliament c. shall be frustrated in their expectation that they shall be much deceived and deprived of the Profit and Commodity which might have accrued unto them by having the King at their own disposal And that for this cause they shall fall at difference with and incur the dislike and enmity of those that were formerly their Friends and Confederates who shall account them no otherwise than such as have forgot and neglected their Covenant with God and Man c. And hereupon they despair of the Scottish Religion because it is come nearer the Kings and of their Faith because they have not so much credulity as to interest them alone in the disposal of His Majesties Person And hence arise new Discords and Contentions and greater Taxes are imposed than ever upon the poor Kingdom whereby Mens Estates are exhausted and consumed and fresh Miseries daily approaching if not timously prevented What he cites out of Haly concerning Jupiter's positure in the eleventh House I have sufficiently Answered and explained before upon the words which he quoted from Bonatus for the same thing And thus far hath Mr. Lilly made his Progress in Preaching Peace and Tranquility to the People to what purpose I have sufficiently declared And now he comes to the Quality of the Year wherein I scorn to detract the least scruple from him of what 's his due but shall agree with him in every thing which he performs but any thing like an Artist though he stumble of it against his will his Quotation of Bonatus Pag. 55. by great Fortune is very true and pertinent whereby is proved a Year of scâ—rcity of Corn and other Provision for the use of Man But the application of his next Aphorism out of Haly is very illicite and ignorant for although he affirm it shall assuredly come to pass in those parts of this Kingdom which lye South-East and full South from London but nothing so violently as in the Kingdom of Ireland I shall prove him here an errand Botcher For if he had understood the Aphorism Saturn ought to be infortunate in alto loco and elevated above all the other Planets or otherwise it hath no signification which he is not in this Figure for although he be weak in his Essential Dignities yet considering his other Accidental Fortitudes he is indifferent strong and powerful so that the Aphorism will not serve for this Position And if you will know the principal ways by which a Planet may be said to be Elevated above another they are three viz. In respect of their Latitude from the Ecliptique Nearness to their Auges Position in the Figure A Planet is said to be Elevated above another according to Ganivetus cap. 1. differ 3. of his Book Entituled Amicus Medicorum who hath greatest Northern Latitude from the Ecliptique Now if we Calculate rightly we shall find Mars Elevated above all the rest of the Planets the Moon excepted for he hath 3 degrees of North Latitude and Saturn's Latitude is Meridional no less than 2 degrees 6 min. So Jupiter hath 0. degree 47 min. of North Latitude Venus 1 degree 10 min. and Mercury 2 degrees 5 min. both South and the Moon indeed hath 4 degrees 47 min. of North Latitude So that in respect of Latitude Saturn is the most depressed of all the Planets in the Figure and the Moon most Elevated next Mars and then Jupiter The next way is in respect of a Planets propinquity to his Auge according to Albohazen Haly in his Comment upon Ptolomy So that the Planet which is nearest the Summity of his Epicycle is Elevated above another which is further removed thence and if we consider here which of the Planets is most Elevated secundum Augem we shall find that Mercury is in Apog Epicicli 12 March Mars is in Apog Eccentr the 14 of March and Saturn is not in Apog Epicicli until the fourth of May following So that this way Mercury and Mars are both Elevated above Saturn And here by the way will I put Mr. Merlin in mind of one mistake in this kind committed in his England's Prophetical Merlin Pag. 78. Where he hath put Saturn transire Apog on 20 Martii Jupiter Epicicli sui superiorem partem 23 Martii whereas Saturn is in Apog Epicicli the 10 of March and Jupiter the 13. So but only ten days Error in each committed The third way by which a Planet may be said to be Elevated is in respect of their places in the Figure as he that is above the Earth is more Elevated than he that is under the Horizon he that is in the twelfth House is Elevated above another Planet in the Ascendant he that is in the eleventh above any in the twelfth and he that is in the tenth above any other in the Figure as indeed Saturn is now And if all the Planets were under the Horizon then that which is nearest to the Ascendant is said to be most Elevated but this is not so much considered by Astrologers as their Elevation in respect of Latitude and of their proximity to their Auges or if it were yet you see there is two to one against Wil. Lilly For Saturn is neither Elevated above all the other Planets in respect of Latitude nor in respect of his Auge and therefore that
yet are they the Wind That drive the Sails Who 's most blame-worthy then The Grinding Lawyers or Litigious Men Sate I as Judge the Lawyers should go free Such Clowns on Calthrops till they could agree 5. In January Where our third Edward that Puissant King Was born to Conquer France I rudely sing Where Kings have Captives been that stately Wall Confines my Muse for sin Original Help you that can or have my Verse excus'd That Shepherd poorly Pipes whose Reed is bruis'd 6. In March Chronus the Virgin Mars the Bull ascends And by their Trine assure us they are Friends When boist'rous Knaves meet and salute each other Their common Phrase is How Devil dost thou Brother The Graver sort abhor that Hellish note Yet in the fear of God they 'll cut your Throat 7. In July 'T is false to say Dog-days but now begin Since thric five Years have nought but Dog-days bin Or that in England Sirius biteth not Whilst we have such deep Wounds and days so hot But Sirius quickly sets elsewhere to burn Then shâ—ll our Dog-days into HALCYON turn 8. In September Two haughty Rebels yet of Heav'nly race Invade the Virgins Confines Face to face Dispute their Title there but finding none As Trespassâ—rs they hasten to be gone Concluding Hermes for the only Man That 's Heir at Law But get it how he can 9. In December Thus Windsor's my Parnassus and the Jayl Supporting Cole-hole cramm'd with Mills's Ale My Well of Helicon How should my Quill Want quickning or my Muse inspired-skill Thanks honest Luke May all thy Ale and Beer Turn Nectar run untilted all the Year 10. His Conclusion The time 's at hand Titan's indulg'd by Jove Crowned with Honours dress'd in Robes of Love Away ye Miscreant Subjects of Despair That dream on Fogs and think 't will ne'r be fair Shake off your pensive Mantles wash down sorrow Phoebus appears and bids the World Good Morrow The Clouds do scatter and anon you 'll see What shall I say An ENGLISH JUBILEE In Kalendarium Ecclesiasticum 1657. we shall find these several curious Pieces of Wit and Loyalty 1. Under his Moveable Feasts THese are the Festivals which every Year Change their Position in the Kalendar The rest are fixed till the higher Pow'rs Vouchsafe t' unfix and vote them out adoors But thaâ—'s to do Let 's therefore yet Obey Our Holy Mother and keep Holy-day 2. Under the Table of Kings So have I seen 'mongst the Coelestial Train Bright Stars arise and quickly set again Others whose Circles greater Arches trace Though short in lustre run a longer race Some wondrous swift some slower than the rest Yet one and all still tending to the West Impartial Death doth no compassion take Cedars and Shrubs promiscuous Ashes make 3. Under the Table of Terms The Terms commence conclude and yet the strife Ends not Contention hath a tedious Life And which is worse who e're the Conquest get Gains but a lump of drowzie after-wit But O Revenge he 'll that although he begs 'T is sweeter far than Muscadine and Eggs. 4. In January By-fronted Janus th' old Italian King Beholds the Year transact and entering Wisdom and Providence are firm props of State They support Princes and make Nations great Their Suffrages shall now restrain my Pen And make me one of the Prudential Men. 5. In February Now did the Ancient Romans Sacrifice To Plato and th' Infernal Deities For their dead Fathers Souls Furies were then The direful Objects of Idol'trous Men. And 't is a weakness yet in every Head To cringe to and indulge the thing we dread 6. In March Rome-building Romulus gave this the name In Honour of God Mars from whom he came By Ilia thus to perpetuate The Martial Prowess of the Roman-State This Vanity if so I may it call Those Heroes had and so indeed have all 7. In April April's so call'd 'cause the Terrestrial Pores Are open'd now to drink the pleasant show'rs Fruits Herbs Plants sprout forth their fragrant Buds And cloath all green the Fertile Fields and Woods Flora presents variety of Graces Makes Ladies hide for shame their painted Faces 8. In May. May à Majoribus And what were they Great Jove was one who else I cannot say The Pleiades and Hyades arise And drench the Earth with chaste Humidities May then à Madeo it soâ—ndeth well So Friday-street from butter'd Mackerel 9. In June June à Junioribus if so you 'll ha 't That is to say Chuck-sarthing and his Mate Or à Junone 'save us all for she Was Wife to Jove and just so let it be Some Etymon are like the Knight or worse Who draws his Honour from his Fathers Purse 10. In July But Julius à Julio Caesare Rome's Proto-Monarch Pompey's Enemy Th' ingrateful Senate robb'd him not of all His Name survives their Cruelty his fall Pharsalia's fresh in mind whilst Caesar here Triumpheth thus not once but every Year 11. In August This Month Augustus Caesar did begin His Consulship and thrice Triumph'd therein Marc-Antony by force of Arms subdu'd Brought Egypt to the Roman Servitude Therefore the Senate thought it was but just T' exchange Sextilis Menfis for August 12. In December The Moon 's obscur'd four parts of twelve and more And seen if th' Air be clear all England o're But Cynthia's Labour is with little pain Her throws are easie she 's soon light again Were Men-eclipsed but restored thus We'd trouble no Jayls nor should Jayls trouble us 13. A Conclusion of this Years Book But hold the Press hath overtook my Pen The Term's at hand and I shall wander then My Steed is ready the grave Pedlar's Back My Harbinger his Dog my Inn the Pack Old Erra Pater that hoof-beaten Jew The Shepherds Kalendar with all the Crew Of merry Rascals my Companions are They deign to stile me Fellow-Traveller Then Fairs and Markets I must duly keep And on the Stall make up the dirty heap Of Penny Ware Where the disdainful Eye Pores on me two long hours before he buy Whilst Nobler Judgments purchase at first sight And swear imâ—licitely I 'm thorough Right Yet some although â—hey on me seem to doat Will not vouchsafe me ev'ry Year a Coat Whose duller Brats I wish no lâ—ss forlorn And naked twelve Months after they are born Another his Mundungus with me lights All save three Pages where he wisely writes When 's Mare took Horse his Cows th'impatient Bull Or when himsâ—lf some foul lascivious Trull Yâ—t this forbids no â—ntries only I Would not be Pandâ—r to such Drudgery Nor do I grudge the hungry flames a whit For they consume not they refine my Wit Others bâ—hind them in Fools Ordure throw My injur'd Leaves they 'll serve the Bible so But O th' Exchange there I endure the Rack Such Din is made with Wharton's Almanack I can't but Blush for shame when I do meet My Name like Small-Coal cry'd in ev'ry Street Howbe't I
the Luminaries by Malign Aspects and from a violent Sign the Sun alâ—o noâ— far distant from Palalitium or the Bulls Eye a Malevolent Fixed Star denounces a violent Death or great danger thereof Whereof the troubled Character upon the Region of Saturn is an Argument For thereon shall such Characters appear either in some other form or else more clearly when the Evil approacheth 4. We do judge the Integrity of Behaviour from the Saturnia terminating at the Natural Mean Venus in her own House Irradiating the Moon by a Trine begets a Natural shamefac'd-ness the which is seconded by Jupiter who as we told you hath the Dominion in this Geniture Mercury if not Superiour to him is certainly his Equal in Government 5. The Tuberculum of the Sun presenting almost the Character of Saturn is not accounted very Fortunate for that it betokeneth many Enemies without Cause Envy accompanying The Luminaries so greatly infested of Saturn presage the same As often as the Sun's Place beareth the Greek Letter χ so that the Line cutting that which is erected on his Tuberculum descendeth from the Interval of the Auricular and Annular the like whereof the Cingulum Veneris usually describeth you may most certainly adjudge Difficulty of Businesses through the Envy of Men. 6. Venus forming three little clear Lines on her Mount augments his Revenue in some Measure by the Means of a Wife as is clearly evinc'd by her Positure in the Second with the Part of Fortune 7. The Vital vitiated in three places by the Transite of three little Lines threatens three sufficiently Grievous Diseases about the 32 th 40 th and 45 th Years of his Age. If you bring the Horoscope to â—he Quartile of Mars and in like manner the Moon to the Quartile of Mars and Saturn you shall surely produce the Years before nominated Example XII The Brother of the former Born A. C. 1583. June 27. Hor. 11. Min. 30. Afternoon 1. THe Line of Life troubled by the Intervening of another threatens a Disease about the 20 th Year of his Age. And doubtless at that time the Direction of the Horoscope comes to the Quartile of Mars So likâ—wise the Progression of the Moon to Saturn himself Howbeit this Direction in regard of the presence of Jupitâ—r is not much to be feared 2. The Rule of the Geniture belongs to Saturn and Jupiter Wherefore the Tuberculum of Jupiter affords us overthwart little Lines But the Tuberculum of Saturn a Star until the Saturnia also Ascendeth 3. You have likewise the Signatures of Mercury and Venus in their own Places which are now conjoyned in Leo the Conjunction being not to be despised although it be Platique 4. The three little Lines collocated on the Ferient insinuate Journeys and so doth Mars Lord of the Horoscope in the House of Mercury and the Sun in Cancer 5. The Cross in the Cavea of Mars increaseth his Martial Disposition and the Heat of the Liver 6. The Sun's Place presenting a Cleft increases his Honours but slowly In the Geniture the Decrees of Dignities are obscure Yet the Sun is Angular with the Heads of the Twins 7. The Saturnia being whole promiseth a Happy success of Events and Actions and so doth the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter Dispositors of the 8 9 10 11 and 12 th Houses Example XIII A Brother of both the two last Born A.C. 1577. Nov. 7. Hor. 3. Min. 12. Afternoon This Third Example I lately got at Ratisbone 1. THE Saturnia whole although Obliquely drawn to its proper Seat shews that Saturn is Lord of the Geniture He discerns not absolutely an Adverse Fortune c. Hither transfer the rest of Saturn's Significations from their proper Place when he is not Infortunately Posited Yet Saturn in the Cuspe of the 10 th perturbs the good Fortune of Venus and Jupiter who share in the Rule of this Geniture Mars also in the West Angle and there in a strange Sign denounceth the same Which Mischiefs shall be multiplyed in his Old Age. 2. Venus by reason of her North Lâ—titudâ— Resides on the Cuspe of the 7 th having the Moon joyned with her in regard of her South Latitude And therefore their Place tells us of Lines and Marks that be trim and handsome Notwithstanding the Moon 's more Remissly in regard that she hasting to the Sun is not Illustrated with Light sufficient 3. Jupiter Direct and in Conjunction with Venus near unto Spica Virginis adorns his Region with a little Line that is Decent enough But yet he is Oppressed of Saturn We have often observed that his Conjunction with Venus hath bestowed very Great Riches by Marriage Wherewith here agree the Condition of Venus and the Part of Fortune 4. The Via Solis shews it self in some sort a Friend unto Honours That Planet Angular in Scorpio and with the Scorpion's Heart must not be rejected 5. Mercury Retrograde in his Detriment and in the Eighth House is accounted very weak He is somewhat strengthened of Venus and Jupiter wherefore you see at this time no Signature to be found in his Region 6. The due breadth of the Mensa differeth not much from this Habit of the Stars 7. The Cross above the Restricta promiseth Tranquillity in his Old Age But the Saturnia denies it But seeing that Cross is made of the little Line which descendeth from the Vital and the Region of Venus look if it bring not Misfortune and Strifes by the Means of Wives c. The rest are left to every Mans Discretion Nevertheless we must needs acknowledge that All Incisures are neither here nor elsewhere scrupulously Delineated Example XIV One Born at Thuringia A.C. 1586. Decemb. 3. Hor. 7. Min. 30. Before Noon Lat. 51 Degrees WE have before in the 5 th Example almost the same Position The distance of their Births is only five days The Principal Lines do agree in Situation and Conformity In the rest there is some yet no very notable difference 1. The Vital is often Dissected about the End and middle thereof Wherefore it denotes a Sickly Disposition in his Old Age. The two little Lines vitiating the same by their Transite and descending upon the Cavea of Mars manifest Martial Infirmities of the Body about the 50 and 52 Year of his Age. Wounds also in the Head or Feet are then to be feared 2. In like sort Saturn letting fall a Line Obliquely from his Place shall at the same time besprinkle his Poyson Wherefore that time shall be full of Misfortunes A Disease also must be expected about the 11 th Year of his Age because the Vital is there Marked by a touch of the Cephalica The Horoscope comes at that time to the Quartile of Marâ— 3. The track of the Cephalica extended to the Mensal argues a Ready Wit In the Geniture Mercury is not unhappily Posited in the Horoscope in a Trine of Saturn But yet he possessâ—th a strange Sign being likewise Oppress'd by the Quartile of Mars Whence you see