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A86012	Britains royal star: Or, An astrological demonstration of Englands future felicity; deduced from the position of the heavens as they beheld the earth in the meridian of London, at the first proclaiming of his Sacred Majesty King Charles the second, on May 8. 10h. 56m. A.M. 1660. And an enquiry made into the use and abuse of astrologie, resolving whether it be convenient to be continued or contemned. Also, an admirable observation of a conjunction of Jupiter and Mars made in the year 1170. by a learned monck of Canterbury, communicated to the learned in astronomy. Together with an exaination and refutation of that nest of sedition, published by Mr. H. Jessey, concerning frogs, dogs, &c. in his pamplet falsly intituled, The Lods Loud call to England, &c. By John Gadbury, philomathematicus.	Gadbury, John, 1627-1704.	1660 (1660)	Wing G77; Thomason E1050_1; Thomason E1050_1*; ESTC R208138	21,859	38

BRITAINS Royal STAR OR An Astrological Demonstration of ENGLANDS future FELICITY Deduced From the Position of the HEAVENS as they beheld the earth in the Meridian of London at the first proclaiming of his Sacred Majesty King Charles the Second on May 8. 10 h. 56 m. A. M. 1660. And an Enquiry made into the Use and Abuse of ASTROLOGIE resolving whether it be convenient to be continued or contemned ALSO An admirable Observation of a Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars made in the year 1170. by a learned Monck of Centerbury communicated to the Learned in ASTRONOMY Together With an Examination and Refutation of that Nest of Sedition published by Mr. H. Jessey concerning Frogs Dogs c. in his Pamplet falsly intituled The Lords Loud call to ENGLAND c. By JOHN GADBURY Philomathematicus Dei igitur altissimi coelum est instrumentum quo inferiora agit impellit regitque Card. Seg. 1. Aph. 58. London Printed for Sam. Speed at the signe of the Printing-Press in St. Paul's Church-yard Novem 22 1661. To the understanding Reader As a testimony of the Affections and good will I we to the Land of my Nativity I have here adventured to publish the true intention and significations of the Heavens toward the same having with a considerable portion of pains and care observed them as they weren posited at the time of his Sacred Majesties proclaiming May 8. 1660. in the Palace-yard at Westminster There are two things that have principally prevailed upon me for the composing and printing this Discourse 1. The Quiet and Peace of these Nations and satisfaction of the people thereof 2. The neglect of other Astrologers in forwarding so necessary a work 1. The Expectations of the people generally are mounted as it were upon Eagles wings earnestly desiring and seriously wishing to know whether Peace and Quietude be like to be continued to us in these of late distracted and bleeding Nations whose wishes and D●sires I hope I have fully and satisfactorily answered in the following Tract wherein I have written nothing but secundum Artem according to the true meaning of the Heavens I have not with gay Flourishes guiled over any thing but taken a just Cognizance of the very worst as well as of the best of things Flatery and sycophantick Practises ought as well to flee the face of a Princely Science as it should the Sanctuary of a Prince's Presence 2. The neglect and backwardness of Artists in so necessary a work may seem to perswade with many that things are not likely to succeed so happily and well as they may expect But this is onely a sullen silence in some of them because they see no probable hopes of a reward to follow such an undertaking and Dull Jades never go well without a spur In our late times of confusion it was a hard matter to hold them from shewing themselves Incendiaries to purpose then they could make Art speak any thing But now although here be a far better ground to presage Englands happiness from under the Government of his sacred Majesty this is hardly worth the considering with them they will rather then take notice hereof hang down their heads like Bull-rushes and obliviate their Art This hath been a second Argument to Prevail with me for the publishing this Discourse What I have here written and published I have done with an upright intent not to sow sedition but cement differences not to set mens brains a madding but to season and compose them Not to render any opinion odious but to rectifie those that are over-run with Errours and Mistakes I am not conscious to my self of commiting any sin herein either against the Art I profess or the honour of the Nation I may I presume be as bold to write truth in the defence of Englands peace and be protected for so doing as others are to write falsities and untruths and publish them to its prejudice I may justly expect as good quarter for publishing a fair and sober peice of Art as those that print Lyes Forgeries and Libels I have no designe at all unless it be to preserve such that would destroy themselves and to render the Art of Astralogie as it ought to be amiable I would not be misunderstood when I plead for Astrologie and the honest Astrologers I desire not the propagation of Incantations witchcrafts and sorceries Gaeodemologic dealing with Angels or spirits Theurgic calling up Dic-mie in a Christal with other to be abhorted Devices and hellish cheats nor yet the toleration of Conjurers Witches Magicians sorcerers Divinators c. that under pretence of Astrologie have set whole Nations on fire with their black skill and cunning Nor shall I plead for any that have canred the downfal of kings Nations Laws and Ministry Lawyears and Divines c. from Pictures and Prphecies which are the highest sorceries that can used and against which there are very particular and express Laws I desire and plead for the toleration of Astrologie no further then it is serviceable for mankind As by the Decubital and Critical parts thereof Physitians are befriended by the Agricultural part the Husbandman by the Nautical parts the Seaman and Navigator the Genethliacal part assists each particular person with the good and adverse times of his whole life acquainting him by gods permission when he may with thankfulness receive a benifit and when with pious prudence reverbirate or at leaft mitigate a mischief these with many others too long to mention here I do d fend there being a Demonstration of the use worth and excellency of them as Bellantius Cardan and sir Christopher Heydon have largely proved unto whose works I refer the Readers But for the beforementioned Villanies and the Pract sers thereof they cannot be too severely dealt with the Ruine of thousands cries aloud against them and every honest Astrologer abominates them Of my Answer to Mr. Jeffey the reasonless and falseness of most of the things by him Pulished and his partial Applications thereof were the main inducements no disrespect to his person at all I desire to live peaceably and quietly under the Government established and hold is not a sin but duty to proy for Kings I earnestly wish Englands welfare I envy no sort of person in the world yet am not of every opinion If Episcopacy be held the safest way for the churches settlment and a means to mike England happy I shall not grieve to see it established I esteem full as well of the common-prayer-Book as others do of their precatory Enthusiasmi God preserve his Majesty and the Royal Progeny and continue the happily begun Peace of these Kingdoms Amen From my house without Temple-Bar near Strand bridge John Gadbury Page 2. line 19. read hath p.3.1.2.r. was first and in the Ascendent of the Figure r. 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Insinuations Which to correct with the Soveraign Antidote of Truth I hold it requisite to acquaint the world how I came first to study Astrologie and unto whose memory I owe my knowledge therein Which make as followeth In the year 1652. going into Oxfordshire in the way of a grateful Visit to my honoured Grandfather Sir J. Curson who out of his Nobleness was at the charge of my Education I took with me some Pamphets as The Copies of the Times Humours to present him with And among the rest Mr. Wharton's Hemerosc for that year upon fight of which he was very well pleased and began to enter into a Discourse with me touching Astrologie And although my knowledge then was but mean therein I answered his Demands according to the best of my skill In brief he was so well pleased with my mean Returns that he not onely commended my poor industry but gave me somewhat to encourage me further and withal expressed a greater respect and affection to the Art then Gentlemen in this Age commonly do And advised me for attaining perfection therein to the Study of Astronomy acquainting me that which I since found as true as the Oracle he who was ignorant of the Motions of the Stars must be so also in their effects Finding my self so well entertained for that mean mite of knowledge I was resolved then to make a further progress therein and if possible understand the most abstruse parts thereof And this my inclination wanted not an ample signification in my Nativity from the Heavens For I had then operating M.C. ad △ ♂ and this in ♍ the greatest Dignities of ☿ the true Patron of Arts and Sciences And upon the Effects thereof I acquainted my self with that eminently Learned Mathematician and Astrologer Dr. N. Fiske who in little time had so far instructed me in the whole Art of Astrologie and a competent part of Astronomy also that in 1655. I was able to present my honoured Grandfather with an Almanack in Manuscript which was afterwards printed and hath since been annually continued And in that year also I together with my Uncle Mr. T.G. began to reduce the places of all the fixed Stars in the Heavens as an Emendation of the Learned Hartgil's Tables And these were printed and published 1656. And in the same year I published my Coelestial Ambassador In the year 1658. I emitted into the world my Doctrine of Nativities In the year 1658 I published the King of Swedes Nativity and Nuncius Astrologicus also And in the year 1660. I published my Treatise of Prodigies In all which works my Enemles themselves can't say I have done Astrologie the least dishonour or cast one blot upon the Divine Beanty of the fair Vrania Howbeit I must ingenuously acknowledge that all these Rivulets are sprung from the source of that great Seminary of the Mathematicks Dr. Fisk. beforementioned for to him and to him alone next unto Divine Assistance do I owe all my knowledge in Art and can boldly aver I never learnt the meaning of an Aphorism from any other man in the world I have been acquainted with the best and worst knowing in this Science in England and must acknowledge there are more ingenious persons study if privately then any that practise it publickiy I cannot discover either more Art or Honesty in our highest Pretenders then in the mear vulgar Astrologer Nor am I able to discern any material Difference between a fam'd Mountebanks pair of Dials with a Non Cogunt and the poor Bill-Posters Astra non necessitant c. onely this The one hath quacked under an especial Protection from the State for a bribe of 100 l. and sometimes 200 l. per annum and the other perhaps better deserving for want of Clyents is compelled to the course he otherwise hates and abominates I honour Astrologie honestly considered but hate the Sycophantick Pretender thereunto I was more confident when I scarcely knew a ⚹ from a △ then now I dare to be after nine years study I have written more of Art then any man of this latter Age yet have not prejudiced Kingdoms or Families or abused Kings Princes or meaner Persons under pretence thereof I have carefully endeavoured to escape Tacitus his Censure who reshly concludes Astrologers Genus Hominus infiduns Principius I have had the happiness to read Astrological and still do to many ingenious persons and that satisfactorily as many very well know By which mean I have much embettered my own understanding For Decendo discimus by teaching we learn our selves And whereas person as insolently as unjustly rearm me ungrateful either to Litty or any other I shall desire them First Arguere then Readarguers first to prove the Crime they object against me then reprove me for it I acknowledge readily that Ingratitude is the greatest of Crimes a man can be guilty of And it is a thing so contrary to my nature that I desire no longer to live then to be grateful And if I esteemed my self a drachm behiad hand with any man in this I would return him a pound in satisfaction Nay the beforementioned person that hath objected Ingratitude to me upon my demanding his Reason did before Mr. E. Carrant pronounce me to him the most grateful man in the world And I am confident he cannot neither dares he say unless it it be boastingly behind my back that I ever learned a Line in Astrologie or Astronomy from him The later of which I dare and do here publickly maintain he knoweth nothing of no not to the Calculation of one Stars place either fixed or Erratique both which I was sufficintly able to perform before ever my ill Fortune directed me to his acquaintance and how he should then prove my Tutor I cannor in reason see Nay I protest freely and this without any boasting or ambitious lifting up my self for I know my knowledge is but mean I understood more Art before ever I was acquainted with Lilly then he was ever capable of learning in his life notwithstanding his great Fame for doing nothing else in truth but deluding the world I mention not this by reason of the Difference between him and my self for in matter of Truth I so far devest my self from Passion that Reason might reign as King Nor would I have any hereby think that Labhor to learn of an Adversary for I have always made that Adage my Companion whicn says Etemin fasest abhoste doceri It is both just and lawful for a man to learn of his Enemy And I should not refuse so learn of him who hath as arrogantly as falsly stiled himself my Tutor and hath taught others to cant so if I conld perceive in him any thing by which my understanding might be bettered But although I shall so far submit my self to the truth as to bow the knee of my Reason to any and shall not refuse to stoop to the foot of a Shepherd if Ingenuity and Reason keep Court in such a Cottage yet I hold it the highest slavery in the world for any man that is discipulus ratiouis to subjugate his Reason so far as Jurare in verba Lillii I am too Masculine to believe the King of Sweden shall be greater then Charles the Great because Mr. Lilly rantingly says so except he give me a better Reason then ipse dixit and Authority then the Sibyls and Mother Shipton Or that we shall have no more Kings in England because he Sycophantiquely and for base Bribes laying aside his Art writ so I am too great a Disciple of Art to betray my Reason and Knowledge therein to the by●ssed Interest of every confident Pretender And if to defend the honour of Art and detect and discover the Treasons and Cheatisms practised under it and lay the Persons open to the World that thus notoriously abuse it be to be ungrateful Sine Apologia I desire to be ungrateful still And whereas Lilly hath printed it That lay it in my power I would swallow his Body and spit his Soul into the Stygian Lake I must tell him The Fear is as scandalous as the Conceit idle and foolish For it must be a Grave of far larger Dimensions that must swallow his Body had he not espoused himself to Villanies that swell him so much bigger then he naturally is But if he mean by this Charge to set off my Hatred to him by a Sarcasm or Hyperbole I must return him as egregionsly mistaken in this as he prov'd himself in the Swedish Victory or R. Cromwel's continuance For I protest freely to the World my heart is furnished with no such polluted stuff Nay I dare be bold to affirm That were there an occasion offered me to try my Hatred toward him to purpose I should prove as great a Friend to him as he is a man as any of his Hicks-hall Jury did in 1654. when he was indicted there for a Cheat. And whereas Lilly is troubled that I have at any time reported him a Taylor I here again tell the world I do therein but call a Spade a Spade And he knows I have not onely his own Confession and Witnesses yet living to prove it but good sufficient and uncontradicted Authority in Print for so reporting him If Mr. Lilly have ought else to urge against me I shall God willing as soon as I hear thereof return him a most seasonable and civil Reply This therefore shall content me for the present to return in answer to some of his scurrilities FINIS