Mercury doe not looke between them and doe not regard the ascendant nor the Lord of the ascendant the chylde shall be troubled in his vnderstanding The retrogradation of all the fiue Planets signifyeth the falling sicknes The ill fortunes ioyned in the ascendant in euill aspects of the Moone or the Lorde of the ascendant denote entire folly The part of sicknesses with hys Lord fortunate preserueth from sicknes vnfortunate gyue many euils CHAP. XXII Of Marriage FOR the marriage you must looke the vij house and hys Lord the places of Venus and the Moone in the natiuities of men and in the places of the Sunne and of Mars in natiuities of women and the parts of marriage and the place of Iupiter If the sayde Significators be fortunate the marriage shall be happie if they be vnfortunate it shall be full of enuies reproches and euils If some be fortunate and some vnfortunate by certaine tymes now happy and then vnhappy it shall be manifest Many Planets in the seauenth house giue many women likewise when many Planets regard the sayd house or his Lord. If Venus the Lord of the seauenth house be burned or otherwise of Saturne oppressed the chylde shall neuer marry Iupiter and Venus within the 6. or 8. signifyeth that he shall marry a widdow Iupiter burned signifieth as much Otherwise if Iupiter behold Venus and the other significators of marriage it promiseth maydes and virgins If Venus or Iupiter or the Lord of the seauenth house be ioyned to Saturne or if Saturne be within the seauenth house the woman shall haue some note of infamie that is to vnderstande shee shall be of a strange religion or shall be a bastard or shall be of the race of Lepors or of some other by whom the Parents haue receiued some shame or she shal be deformed and her Parents shall be of a very weake condition Mars in the sayd house or beholding with euil aspect the Significators of marriage intermingle strife and contentions betweene the man and the wife the same doth also Venus in the seauenth or twelfth house Mars in the ninth asmuch in the natiuities of women as of men denoteth some manner of separation of marriage And Venus in the ninth signifieth that the man shal hate his wife not so much for the vice which he shal find in her but of a desire to be solitary The Significators of marriage vnfortunate or within the houses Cadents signifieth the woman to be of a simple race or the husbande in the natiuities of women If Venus and the Lorde of the seauenth house ioyne with the Significators of riches beholding the Lord of the ascendant with an amiable aspect she giues much goods by reason of women The Significators of mariage within the thyrd or ninth or else where Peregrines signifie that he shall marry out of hys Country The fortunes within the seauenth house denoteth happy marriage the ill fortunes vnhappy The Lorde of the seauenth within the seconde denoteth that hee shall see the death of hys wife The Significators of marriage occidentall witnesse that he shall marry late or in his youth take a wife older then himselfe Orientall denoteth that he shall marrie in hys youth or in hys age marry a young wife Likewise you must iudge of husbands in the natiuities of women CHAP. XXIII Of a dowery and other goods by the meanes of marriage BEcause the eyght house is succeeding to the seauenth by good reason it signifieth the profit of the significations of the seauenth that is to say of marriage If then in the eyght there bee any fortunate Planet or any part fortunate the chyld shall haue great dowrie by his wife and of that side shall meet with great inheritaunces great goods To the contrary if Saturne and Mars be vnfortunate in the said house hee shall haue small dowery and the same shall neuer be fully payd When the fortunes be in the sayd house vnfortunate he hath hope of great goods the which in the end he shal not enioy The Lord of the said place vnfortunate denoteth as much and if hee be fortunate and coupled with the Significators of riches it denoteth great goods and great profite on that side It happeneth well sometimes when the seauenth house is fortunate and the eyght vnfortunate As that which signifieth a little dowery desperation of other goods towards his wife that alwaies he shall be inriched by the diligence industry and faithfulnesse of his wife CHAP. XXIIII Of the Death YOV must first consider if there bee any Planet in the eyght house for it is conuenient to take it for Significator of the death If within the sayde house there be neuer a Planet take them for Significators that be in the seauenth preferring him alwaies that is best dignifyed If within the seauenth you finde none drawe the Sgnifycator of the death from these places which followe Of the ascendant and of his Lord. Of the eyght house and of his Lord. Of the part of Death and of his Lord. Of the eyght Signe from the place of the Sunne of hys Lorde Of the eyght Signe from the Moone and of his Lord. Of the place of the first Lorde of the triplicitie of the fourth angle Of the place of the Planet which hath dignity of terme to the degree of the seauenth house The Planet which in all these places shall be most dignifyed shall be principall Sgnificator of death If Saturne beeing in the eyght or seauenth house or otherwise more dignified in the aboue saide poynts of the figure he is principall significator of the death If hee be well disposed it witnesseth that the same partie shall dye of the Dropsy of some great stopping of the lyuer and of the Spleene or of a quarterne Feuer of the flixe of the belly of Pthisick or of some burning Feuer and of Impostumations of the eares c. If it be greatly vnfortunate and together with the Lord of the ascendant and the luminaries temporally be euill disposed it denoteth violent death by Impostumes Palsies falling downe of humors suffocations ouer-flowen with water When it is in watry Signes by some fall or ruine when it is in earthlie Signes by great blowes for to be hanged when it is in ayerie Signes If Iupiter be Significator of the death it denoteth that he shall die of a Pluresie of a Squinance or of some hote appostumations of the lyuer or of the lunges or of other sicknesses comming of wind or of blood and that if he be fortunate For when he is euill disposed and vnfortunate it maketh hym die by the hand of iustice by the commandement of the Prince by sentence of the Iudge or of the Marshall by ouer-flowing in waters to be whypped and scourged by long imprisonment If it be Mars well disposed by continuall tertian Feuers by flixe of blood by Carbuncles and pestilences by Impostumes comming of chollerick matters burnings by too much vsing of women If he be very euil disposed it
some great sute against hys friendes or some great euill by reason of them as it happeneth commonly to the Aunswerers and Suerties The parts of honorable companions and of praise with theyr Lords fortunate signifyeth profite and honour on the side of friendes vnfortunate denoteth the contrary The part of friendes denoteth as much The heade of the Dragon in the eleuenth house gyueth fauour of friendes the tayle denoteth a thousande mischiefes by reason of them CHAP. XXX Of sutes and Enemies THE fortunes in the seauenth and twelfth house gyue victories against enemies when they bee in good aspect to the lord of the ascendant And coÌ„monly those which haue these 2. houses with theyr Lordes fortunate be happy in theyr sutes the contrarie you must iudge when they with theyr Lordes be vnfortunate The ill fortunes in the sayde places signifie much strifes and enemies That doth also the parts of enemies and of discord and accord when they and theyr Lords be euill disposed The Lord of the twelfth house fortunate it denoteth little puissaunce of enemies vnfortunate denoteth the contrary If one of the two ill fortunes be in the twelfe and the other in the sixt in euill aspect of the lumynaries temporall or of the Lord of the ascendant the chylde shall be killed by his enemies They which haue Saturne or Mars or the Moone opposite to the Sun in the Signe of Cancer be commonly contrary to all the world Mars in any of the foure angles ingendereth naturally stryfe sutes debates and enmities against all the world except when he is in a good aspect of Iupiter and Venus For then he doth expell hys ire and anger against the vices of great zeale maintaineth the right of euery one The Lorde of the ascendant or the Moone or the Sunne vnfortunate in the twelfe house denoteth great persecutions and calamities of the enemies The Lord of the ascendant by the lord of the twelfe oppressed testifieth that he shall die by the hand of his enemies The Lord of the twelfe and the Planets that be in the seauenth twelfe house signifie the qualitie of enimies that is to vnderstand the Sunne signifieth the Princes great Lords the Moone all the world and Mars the men of warre c. CHAP. XXXI Of imprisonments and câ—ptiuities THE Lord of the ascendant or the Moone or the Sunne greatlie vnfortunate in the 12. 6. 8. and 4. house doe signifie imprisonments and death within the prysons or in captiuitie principally when they be burned out of theyr principall dignities and out of the signes of Aries and the Lyon and when they bee oppressed by Saturne lorde of one of the sayd houses Saturne and Mars in the angles of Heauen signifie alwaies some imprisonment and principally Saturne Mercurie in the angles vnder the beames of the Sunne receiuing an euill aspect of ill fortunes signifieth as much If Mercurie or the lorde of the ascendant gyue his vertue to Saturne beeing in the eyght house it signifieth that the chylde shall dwell long in prison and captiuity If the lord of the ascendant bee in the twelfe in a signe of a humane figure without aspects of fortunes or of luminaries hee shall be captiue and a slaue in his youth If the lorde of the nynth be burned in any of the angles of Heauen he shall be taken by the high-waies and put in pryson The parts of prison and of paine trauayle and affliction with theyr lords burnt or otherwise vnfortunate signifieth imprisonment and captiuitie That dooth also the vnfortunes when they bee well dignified in the sayde places The partes of all enuies and of the perrillous yeere doth signifie as much when they with theyr Lordes bee greatly vnfortunate The sayde parts with theyr Lords fortunate preserueth from prison and from captiuitie CHAP. XXXII Of Horses Sheepe and other beastes THE fortunes and Planets fortunate within the 6. and twelfe house yeelde the men happy in horses and nourishing of beastes The lords of the sayde houses fortunate and coupled with the Significators of riches signifie as much Naturally the sixt house denoteth Sheepe and Goates and other small beastes the 12. Horses Oxen Kine Camels other great beastes The ill fortunes within the sayd houses or the lordes of the sayd houses vnfortunate signifie losse and damage of the said beastes Saturne and Mars in the twelfe maketh the horses to fall with notable losse The which they doe also wheÌ„ they be elswhere in the Signe of Sagitarius The lorde of the natiuitie in the twelfe house in euill aspect of the Lord of the twelfe maketh hym fall from his horse in great perrill of death when the fortunes luminaries do not yeeld theyr amiable aspects If the twelfe be of Sagittarius or the Lyon the lord of the ascendant or the Sunne or the Moone be vnfortunate hee shall fall from hys horse and dye if the fortunes within the eyght house doe not hinder the euill The end of the first Booke Of the Astronomical iudgements vpon the Natiuities contayning particuler considerations The second Booke CHAP. I. Of the significations of the Planets SAturne hauing regard ouer the right part of Septentrion ouer the earth and the water ouer the melancholie and sometimes ouer the phlegme grosse humors ouer the eares the spleene the bladder the mawe the sinowes and the bones And signifieth pale men or black leane pensiue solitarie fearefull raylers graue contemplators labourers Masons buyers of rents Vsurers Carpenters Fishers Merchants of oyles Leather Fish tyles stone allome c. Of diseases it signifieth leperousnes cankers rottennes quarterne-feuers opilations dropsies flixe of the belly collicke burstnesse in the coddes misconception of women the gowte in the legs gowte in the wristes Sciatiqua deafenes the falling sicknes foolish melancholy very difficult in fetching breath others ingendered of grosse humors or of wind which endure long Of ages oldnes of partes of the yeere Autumne of colours the black cleer tawny dark of sauors the sharpe and abstringent pricking with sharpnes of dayes the Saturday of Regions Bauieres Saxony Romanie Constance and the first Clymate Of particuler places Caues Lakes Pondes close places olde ruinous houses solitary places obscure deserts stinking places Iupiter regarding the occident the ayre the blood with the vitall spyrits the lunges the sides the lyuer and the veynes and signifieth men of good stature and ful faced bald curled white with a pleasant rednesse intermingled hauing the eyes indifferent great the nostrils reasonable short the fore-teeth reasonable great honest men gratious blessed religious Abbots Byshops Prelates Officers Iudges Magistrates With copulation of Saturne it signifieth Nigromancers Enchaunters Sorcerers With Mars Phisitions With the Sunne appeasors of quarrels controuersies and disputations With Venus Musitions With Mercurie Mathematicians With the Moone Geometricians Geographers Hidrografers Of Diseases it signifieth burning Feuers Quincies Plurifies swellings Impostumes phlegmes and other comming of bloode Of ages betweene age and youth Of the partes of the yeere the
the seauenth sicknesse by Women of strifes and suites and strife betweene his seruauntes and him In the eight death by reason of seruauntes In the ninth sicke out of his Countrey by trauayle In the tenth sicknesse by ouer-trauayle in his Profession or by ouer-labouringe for honour In the xi acquayntaunce of men vnknown and sicknes by meanes of friends In the xii sicknesse by meanes of enemies and of imprisonment and enemies of his owne Seruaunts The lorde of the vii in the first signifieth gavne by traffique peace and agreement by exercise of phisicke Astrologie and that he shalbe well loued of his wife and haue goodes with her but hee shalbe quarrelsome and haue suites In the ii short life of his wife suites for her goodes riches in the iij. strife suites against friends kinsfolkes and they shall loue his wife impudently In the iiij inheritaunce by women suites against parents In the v. a young Wife honest and vertuous beloued of her husband and suite against his children In the vi strife for cattell and seruaunts marriage with some woman of base condition or noted of some infamy proper to himselfe and parents In the vij suits for women housholdestrife profit and to agree and communicate his goodes In the viij strife for inheritaunce great goodes by women In the ix strife and accusations for matters of fayth marriage with a straunge woman In the x. trouble for offices and honour an honourable wife and dignitie by the wiues frindes In the xi suites against friends or by their meanes and shalbe married by his friends In the xii controuersie against enemies marriage with women of base condicion and not long loue together The Lord of the eight in the first signifieth ire sadnes angrie for that he cannot bring to passe and shall not bee of long life In the ii inheritaunce in the iij. death of bretheren in the iiij death in his house and shall see the death of his parents and shall haue inheritaunces in the v. death of children in the vi death of his familie before him and shall be vnfortunate in cattell in the vij death of wife by whome he shall haue iuheritaunce and thereby become rich in the viij that hee shall thinke sodenly to die and yet sounde of bodie trouble in spirite and shall haue dower by his wife inheritaunce and other goods In the ix that hee shall haue euill courage and shall dye out of his Countrie in the x. honorable death or othertherwise by the meanes of great Lordes and of iudges or because of his honour in the xi death amongest his friends in the xii death amongst his enemies or by reason of themselues The Lord of the ninth in the first signifieth prudence religious vertuous deuine a louer of Church-men and shall make many voyages in the ii that hee shall make many voyages by the which he shall become rich in the iij. marriage out of his Countrie or take a straunger and shall make iourneys because of his bretheren in the iiii death from home pilgrimage by perswasion of parents In the v. haue childrē from home out of his Countrie shall make iourneys for them in the vi marriage of a mayde or woman of base condicion sicknesse from home and shall trauell for his seruauntes cattell In the vii voyages and suites by reason of women and their goodes and signifieth the woman to be deuout moderate well mānered In the viii desire of riches trauell for his wiues goodes In the ix good vnderstanding a louer of vertue fearing God knowledge in deuine mysteries oracles secrete thinges and true dreames trauell for deuotion In the x. trauell for profession honour In the xi good friendes from home In the xii euill courage enemies out of his Countrie trauell by reason of enemies The Lord of the tenth in the first signifieth that by his industrie hee shall come to great honor and shall haue dignitie offices and gouernments In the second honour for his wealth In the iii. honour by his bretheren or by trauell In the iiii vnmouable goods sumptuous houses In the v. honour by his children In the vi little honour except of his houshould and seruants or in gouerning of the sicke In the vii honourable marriage In the eight goodes by marriage inheritaunce and perill of death to the mother at the time of her trauell and delyuetie In the ix Ecclesiasticall dignitie honour in straunge Countries and estimation by his trauell In the x. dignities offices and great honour by his owne meanes and fauour of Princes In the xi prosperitie honour and fauour of friendes In the xii honour by his enemies honour and estimation of men of euill condicion The Lord of the eleauenth in the first signifieth good fortune happy enterprises good friendes and many children In the second goodes and riches by friends In the third amitie of bretheren iorneys trauayles for friends In the fourth good fortune in vnmouable goods In the fift aboundance of children bankquets ioy and good fortune In the sixte fortune in good husbandrie In the seauenth rich and fortunate marriage and good friendes strifes and debates against friendes and that he shall bee poore in his youth and rich in his age In the eight inheritaunce death of friendes In the ninth profitable iorneyes friendes out of his Countrye and good fortune in straunge places In the tenth goodes and honour by meanes of men of authoritie and dignitie in youth In the eleauenth aboundance of friends children great goods and honour fauour of men in authoritie good renown and prosperitie In the twelfth small friendes few goods and debate with his friends The Lord of the twelfth in the first signifieth pouertie in youth sadnesse long trauell enmytie and conspiration against him In the seconde euill manners quarrells for goodes In the third quarrells with friendes and kyndred In the fourth strife and suites for inheritaunce and mouable goodes and discorde with the father In the fift rebellious children to the father and strife amonge themselues In the sixt strife and anger amonge the familie In the seauenth that hee shall take wiues of base condicion and not loue them long and by theyr meanes shall haue great paine and trauell and shall bee in griefe for them and his friendes shall conspire against him and his enemies shall take away part of his goodes and in the ende of his dayes bee poore and miserable In the eight hatred and treason for lyuelyhood and goodes of women death of enemies In the ninth quarrell with Church-men and mischiefes by the way In the tenth quarrell with great Lordes persecution by reason of his profession of his offices and honour The eleauenth signifieth that his friendes shalbe his enemies and shall haue great mischiefe for his friendes In the twelfth many enuies and enemies that shall imagine many mischiefes against him Likewise you must iudge of all the partes of the xii houses as the part of fortune in
of the marriage of men by day and by night from the Sunne vnto Venus is from the ascendant The part of the marriage of women by day by night from Venus to Saturne is from the ascendant The part of marriage common to men to women by day and by night is from Venus vnto the poynt of the seauenth house accounting from the ascendant The part of kindred by day and by night from Saturne vnto Venus is from the ascendant The part of discord agreement by day is from Mars to Iupiter from the ascendant by night to the contrary Of the eight The part of death by day and by night from the Moone vnto the degree of the eyght house taken vpon the equalitie of the Eclipse accounting from the place o◠Saturne The part of the mortall Planet by day is from the Lord of the ascendant vnto the Moone from the ascendant by night to the contrary The part of the perrillous yeere of death or pouerty or of any other mis-fortune by day and by night is from Saturne vnto the Lord of the fore-said coniunction or opposition of the light from the ascendant The part of all enuies by day is from Saturne vnto Mars by night to the contrary accounting frō the place of Mercurie Of the ninth The part of fayth and of religion by day is from the Moone vnto Mercurie from the ascendant by night to the contrary The part of waies by land by day and by night is from the Lord of the ninth vnto the ninth taken vpon the equalitie of the Eclipse from the ascendant The part of trauaile by water by day is from Saturne vnto the fifteenth degree of Cancer from the ascendant at night to the contrary If Saturne doe meete in the sayde fifteenth degree of Cancer he shall be signifier of this part with the ascendant Of the tenth The part of nobilitie by day is from the Sunne vnto the nineteenth degree of Aries accounting from the ascendant by night from the Moone vnto the third degree of Taurus If the Moone by night be in the said degree of Taurus or the Sunne by day in the said degree of Aries they shall be signifiers of the said part The part of gouernment by day is from Mars vnto the Moone from the ascendant by night to the contrary The part of Magistrates as the part of the vnderstanding written vpon the first house The part of conquest victorie as the parte of father The part of suddaine aduauncement by day is from Saturne vnto the part of Fortune from the ascendant by night to the contrary If Saturne be burned take in hys place Iupiter The part of estimation by day and by night is from Mercurie vnto the Sunne accounting from the ascendant The part of gouernments and seates of warre by day is from Mars vnto Saturne from the ascendant by night to the contrary The part of the profession and action by day and by night is from Saturne vnto the Moone frō the ascendant The part of honour proceeding of the profession by day and by night is from the degree of the Sunne vnto the degree of the tenth house from the ascendant The part of the industry of the hands by day is from Mercurie to Venus from the ascendant by night to the contrary The part of the feare of Merchandize by day is from the part of the spirite vnto the part of Fortune from the ascendant by night to the contrary The part of felicitie and profit by day is from the part of Fortune vnto Iupiter from the ascendant by night to the contrary The part of the mother by day is from Venus vnto the Moone from the ascendant by night to the contrary Of the eleuenth The part of friendes by day and by night is from Mercurie to the Moone from the ascendant The part of praise by day is from Iupiter vnto Venus from the ascendant by night to the contrarie The part of honourable companies by day is from the part of Fortune vnto the Sunne from the ascendant by night to the contrary Of the twelfth The part of enemies by day by night is from the lord of the xij house vnto the said xij taken vpon the equalitie of the Eclipse from the ascendant The second part of enemies as the part of diseases inseperable written in the sixt house The part of paine trauaile and affliction by day and by night is frō the part of the spirite vnto the part of fortune CHAP. V. Of the latitudes and aspects of the Planets HAuing applyed the Planets in the saide figure and ordained as we haue said in the former chapter the parts proceeding of the proportions of the said Planets you must consequently draw out of the Ephemerides theyr latitudes put apart all the aspects which is among them and towardes the said parts and xij houses also the radiations after the last proposition of the booke of Directions of Iohn de Regiomonte vpon the which note that the aspects opposites haue alwaies diuers latitudes to them of their Planets although they keepe the same number As if Saturne had two degrees of latitude septentrionall his opposition hath two degrees of latitudes meridionall The quadrant aspect hath no latitude for it falleth alwaies vpon the Eclipse The Trine aspect retaineth the halfe of the number of the latitude in contrary part for if a Planet haue one degree of latitude meridionall his trine shall haue thirtie minutes of latitude septentrionall The Sextile retaineth the same side with the halfe of the number You must also note that these aspects of Saturne and of Iupiter doe not extend but vnto nine degrees or for the most longest vnto twelue those of Mars vnto eyght or for the most part to tenne The Sunne extendeth his beames to xv degrees Venus and Mercurie almost to eyght The Moone vnto twelue the head taile of the Dragon likewise extend their forces vnto twelue degrees Moreouer it is to be noted that the opposition is a plaine aspect and perfect enmity the Quadrate of lesse enmity the Trine of perfect loue the Sextile of imperfect loue That which alwaies receiueth exception in Iupiter and Venus of the which opposites and quadrate aspects profit the Sunne the Moone with reception or without reception and to others also with reception CHAP. VI. Of the fortunes and infortunes of the Planets and parts of Heauen AFter this you must consider the forces weakenesse of the Planets parts and Houses and conferring the ones significations with the other you must collect the fortunes and infortunes of euerie place as followeth Heere followeth the infortunes The Planets and other places of the Heauen be called vnfortunate when they be burned vnder the beames of the Sunne Burnings are called Saturne and Iupiter when betweene them the Sunne they haue lesse then twelue degrees Mars when he is burned of the Sunne hath at the least xj degrees and a halfe Venus and Mercurie when they be neere
the three Lords of the triplicitie and to euery Significator of goodes For the first lord signifieth the first age the second of the time of thirtie or fortie yeares the third the last age Wherefore if the first lord of the triplicitie of one significator of riches be fortunate the sayd goodes signified shall come at the first time or if hee be vnfortunate the damage then shall sticke by this meanes you may applie the other lordes to the ages following and according to the good or euill disposition you must iudge of the fortune of euery one CHAP. XVI Of Bretheren MArs and Saturne within the thirde house out of their principall dignities and not receiued signifieth that the childe shall haue no brother nor Sister And if they be in their principall dignities or if they be fortunatly receiued they may then giue some bretheren but by reason of the which hee shall alwayes be in sorrowe strife and contentions The taile of the Dragon or lunaris maketh him see the death of his bretheren when shee is in the thirde house That doth the Lord of the sayde house also when hee is in the tenth or eight and when he is burned or otherwise euilly disposed If in the ix be any Plannet well dignified and the Lord of the third house be vnfortunate his bretheren shall dye before him if he doo not finde in the same house some fauourable Plannet or if the Lord of the saide house be not amiably regarded of fortunes Iupiter the Sunne Venus the head of the Dragon the Moone and Mercury fortunate in the thirde house doo giue many bretheren happy pacified and fortunate Mars regarding the said house or his Lord of euill aspect signifieth strife and debate among the bretheren That which signifieth also the Lord of the said house in the vij and xij And Mars opposite to the ascendant or to the Lord of the ascendant and to the temporall light and when a like Plannet is Lord of the iij. and vij or xij house The part of the amitie of bretheren with his Lord fortunate signifieth concorde vnfortunate discorde among bretheren The part of bretheren and the third house with their Lords in watry signes denoteth many brethren and sisters and if they be fortunate they signifie concorde and good loue together vnfortunate denoteth the contrarie CHAP. XVII Of the Father and the Mother THe Lords of the fourth and of the part of the Father burnt out of their proper houses and exaltations signifie that the Father cannot long liue The ill fortunes within the 4. signifie that the father shall dye presently after if within the said house they bee not dignified or if the fortunes doo not enterlace their fauourable beames Likewise you must iudge of the mother when the sayd Constellations shall be in the 10. The fortunes in the 4. signifie long life to the Father and happie fortune likewise of the mother when they be within the x. The Sunne vnfortunate within the iiij or viii house testifieth that the Father shall not liue long likewise you must iudge of the mother when the Moone shal bee so disposed If the Lord of the 4. be in the 11. the childe shall see the death of his Father If the Lord of the x. be in the 5. he shall see the death of his mother Venus or the Moone in the 4. vnfortunate giueth perrill to the mother at her deliuerance The Lord of the 4. in the 7. or 12. house or in euill aspects of ill fortunes signifieth strife and quarrells betweene the Father and the Sonne Likewise you must iudge of the mother when the Lord of the 10. shall be in the same disposition The part of the Father fortunate denoteth long and happy life to the Father vnfortunate he shall dye very quickly The part of the mother signifieth as much of the mother after her good or euill disposition Commonly the Astrologians haue regard to the Sunne and to Saturne for the Father and to Venus and the Moone for the mother If the natiuitie bee by day they take the Sun for significator of the father if it by be night they take Saturne if the Sunne be not in any angle of heauen For if it be in the 1. or 4. they preferre him alwayes to Saturne If the Sunne be in the 1. in the natiuitie of the 1. childe the figure of the natiuitie of the Father and of the Sonne shall be both one The significator of the Father ioyned to the Fortunes or receiuing their amiable aspects denote good fortune and long life to the Father the contrary you must vnderstand when they be vnfortunate If the Lorde of the ascendant and the Lorde of the 4. doo looke with an euill aspect the Sonne and the Father shall be in discorde principally if Mars intermeddle with his pernicious beames For the mother you must looke principally to Venus if the natiuitie be by day or to the Moone if it be by night And after their good and euill dispositions you must iudge the good or contrary fortune of the mother CHAP. XVIII Of inheritances and earthly goods THE Fortunes or other Plannets fortunate within the fourth or eight house denoteth inheritances and possessions the ill fortunes doe deny or dispise them Saturne naturall significator of heritages landes and possessions well disposed dooth giue great goods and landes and maketh the man happie in labouring and tyllage That also signifieth the significators of ryches when they bee well disposed within the houses of Saturne And the part of heritages and the part of fortune in sowers tyllers whē they be fortunate with their Lords If the sayde significator be vnfortunate you must iudge the contrary When one selfe Plannet is lorde of the first and fourth house the childe shall haue inheritances which shall enrich him if the sayd lorde be fortunate and if he sell and dispearse them he is vnfortunate The lorde of the ascendant or the Moone within the fourth fortunate and amiably by Iupiter or Venus regarded denote that he shal finde some great summe of money vnder the earth principally if Saturne cast his Trynes or Sextil beames or that of Mines of golde and siluer he shall be made rich The tayle of the Dragon in the south maketh him to sell dispearse his goods That doth also the head of the Dragon when she is in a signe earthly or watrish In ayrie signes or fiery she giueth great goods and landes CHAP. XIX Of Infantes THe Fortunes in the fift giue the children the vnfortunes denyes them Except when they be in their proper house or exaltations for then they giue euill children that which they doo also when regarding the saide house or the lord of the same with e-euill aspects If the Lord of the first be burned he giueth the children abortiues or which presently after their birth dye If the sayde lorde be in the xij he shall see the death of his children If he bee in the vij or xii or if a like
maketh him to be hanged and strangled or smothered or otherwise killed in his bedde or on hys horse When he is an ayrie signe or partaker within the water when he is a watry signe or fallen frō on high or of some ruinous murtherer When he is a terrestiall or burned when he is a fierie Signe principally if the Lord of the ascendant and the luminaries temporally be vnfortunate by Mars If it be the Sunne well disposed hee shall die of some hote disease If it be vnfortunate by the commaundement of the Prince or by sentence of the Iudge or hee shall dye among a great company of men subiect to death or in prison or in a Dungeon or in some other stincking and filthy place If it be Venus wel disposed he shal die of too much eating fruites or with too much continuing his voluptuousnes or of some Fistula or Impostume If she be vnfortunate it denoteth death by venim principallie when she is burned or ioyned to Saturne or of too much burning affection of loue or of great griefes of the French pockes If it be Mercurie fortunate it maketh him dye by sadnesse by great apprehensions by the Yellowe iaunders by pthisickes by the burning Feuer or by too much watching If he be greatly vnfortunate it signifieth that he shall die by madnesse the Falling-sicknes by violent Coughes with breaking in sunder the veynes by foolish mellancholie by Ielousie If it be the Moone well disposed with too much eating moyst meates by drinking water by too much continuing his pleasure If she be vnfortunate you must consider the nature of him which is vnfortunate For if it be Mars hee shall dye by fire or by hurt or by abortisment if it be a woman If it bee Saturne by ruines falles pestilences and like accidents Before concluding of what death the partie shall dye you must consider the disposition of the Lorde of the ascendant and of the luminaries temporall For if they be well disposed the death shal not be vyolent although the principall significator bee greatly vnfortunate If the sayd significator be vnfortunate together with the luminaries temporall or the Lord of the ascendant euill disposed we esteeme certainly that the death shall be vyolent if Iupiter or Venus doo not intermingle theyr fauourable beames and then the sayd person shall fall in great daunger of the said violent death from the which he shall alwayes escape myraculously If one of the ill fortunes be in the signe of Cancer and the other in the signe of the Lyon the death shall be vyolent Likewise if any of the sayde ill fortunes be in the signe of the Lyon and the luminaries temporall or the Lord of the ascendant be vnfortunate and one of the ill fortunes be in the first house and the other in the seuenth or fourth or one of them in the tenth and the other in the fourth The Sunne or the Moone or the Lord of the ascendant ioyned with Mars haue right in one fixed starre which the Astrologers cal the head of Meduse or otherwise the head of the diuel maketh him by the hand of the Executioner to leese his head When the Sunne and the Moone and Saturne and Mars occupie the 4. angles of heauen or at the least 3. the personne shall dye a horrible death for he shall leese his head or be cut in foure quarters or be drawen with foure horses principally if in the sayde angles be the signes of Gemini Pisces and Aquarius Mars in the ninth or eyght in the signe of Aquarius or of Gemini opposite to the Moone or the Lorde of the ascendant without good aspect of fortunes maketh hym perrish by Sulpher or fire from heauen Saturne in the twelfth sixt eyght or fourth house vnfortunate the lord of the sayde houses maketh hym dye in pryson or els where in great payne and trauaile principally when the luminaries temporall or the Lord of the ascendant be vnfortunate in any of the sayd houses The tayle of the Dragon beeing ioyned to the Significators of death denote poysons venims and violent medicines or ill applyed and flixe of the belly Mars within the fourth eyght twelfth or sixt vnfortunate theyr lords and the luminaries temporall or the Lorde of the ascendant witnesse violent death by the shedding of blood or otherwise The Significators of death within the ninth or thyrd house signifie that the person shall die by the way or in a strange Country except they be in theyr owne proper houses or exaltations for then he shall die in his house bring his euill from the high waies The said Significators in their proper houses or exaltations make him die in his house if they be Peregrines they make him dye out of his house The Moone ioyned to a fixed starre named the Claire of the ballance meridionall denoteth violent death That dooth she also when she is ioyned with other starres that haue the nature of the luminaries Mars in the viij house with the head of the Dragon maketh him to bee hanged and strangled Many Planets within the seauenth house make him dye of some strange and terrible kind of death Saturne Mars and the heade of the Dragon in the first Venus and Mercurie with the taile in the seauenth make the body in a thousand peeces If the principall Significator bee burned in his owne proper house or exaltation without being otherwise vnfortunate it maketh him dye suddainly of some feeblenes or other suddaine and secrete accident without other violence The fortunes well disposed in the eyght house preserue him alwaies from violent death CHAP. XXV Of voyages by Land and by Sea IVpiter Venus the Sunne and Mercurie fortunate in the ninth house denote that he shall be happy in viages by Land and by Sea Saturne and Mars signifie to the contrary and principally Saturne doth hinder the viages by water and Mars the waies by Lande If within the ninth house there be neuer a Planet you must consider the Moone and the Lord of the ninth and the parts of the waies and viages by land and by water with their Lordes the which fortunate giueth profitable nauigations vnfortunate denote the contrary Likewise you must iudge of the third house and of his lord when they be well or euill disposed The head of the Dragon in the ninth fauoureth greatlie to the fortune of viages and the tayle to the contrary CHAP. XXVI Of the constancie in his Religion ALso as the head of the Dragon the luminaries and Mercurie in the ninth house well disposed denote entire fayth and constancie in hys Religion Saturne Mars and the tayle of the Dragon do hynder it Saturne of his nature is most enclined to the Law of the Iewes and Mars to the law of the Turkes Mahometists the tayle of the Dragon causeth him alwaies to erre from the truth of the law The lord of the nynth and the part of the fayth with hys Dominator fortunate yeeldeth a man constant in his faith vnfortunate
or in merchandise or office The Sextiles aspects make the same effects which the trynes make except that the Sextiles bee not of so perfect vertue The Quadrate aspect of Saturne and Iupiter signifieth losse of patrimoniall goods great aduersities hinderaunces in all enterprises vaine cogitations principally when Saturne is eleuated ouer Iupiter without receiuing hym The quadrate of Saturne and Mars signifieth asmuch and further maketh knowne the death of brethren The quadrate of Saturne and the Sunne out of the sayd significations bringeth great damage to the honour and spoyleth the body with cold diseases and contractions of the sinowes and maketh the father die before the mother and yeeldeth the chyld not agreeable to his father The quadrate of Saturne with Venus denoteth losse of goods pouertie myserable fortune to women vnciuility when Saturne holdeth the right part of the aspect For when Venus holdeth it the chyld shall be shame faced and of good manners and hys wiues shall loue hym effectually although they dissemble theyr loue and wyll gouerne in the house The quadrate of Saturne Mercury maketh the man laborous a seruaunt of poore councell deafe or of ill hearing stutting or euill spoken pursued of enuie The quadrate of Saturne and of the Moone maketh the man slothfull sickly euill graced full of care without friendes a disperser of the goods of hys mother and of his wiues The quadrate of Iupiter and Mars if Iupiter be mightiest it signifieth that the chyld shall be esteemed praised and honoured of Princes Kings and that he shall haue perseueraunce in all hys enterprises with profit alwayes he shal lose and dysperse his inheritances and possessions and shall see the death or destruction of his children If Mars be most eleuate he signifieth sutes debates and losses by meanes of great Lords and a troublesome lyfe The quadrate of Iupiter with the Sunne if Iupiter bee the Superior honour profit and good fortune to the Father If the Sunne be Superior the child shal disperse his goods and shall not be beloued of hys neighbours and shall goe out of his Country The quadrate of Iupiter and Venus profit by women faithfulnes honesty ciuility when Iupiter is most highest When he is inferiour lust deceite by women inconstancie ioy incontinently turned into sadnes when Venus is not receiued by Iupiter The quadrate of Iupiter and Mercury signifieth the man skilfull a Mathematician a Sorcerer Sooth-sayer abounding in seruaunts very faythfull and very rich principally when Mercurie is receyued by Iupiter The quadrate of Iupiter and the Moone of good renowne great honours in knowledge and loue of great Lords with a little vnconstant of Fortune and of maners The quadrate of Mars with the Sunne signifieth many euils losse of goods darknes of the eyes and in great daunger of violent death or publique The quadrate of Mars with Venus great troubles tribulations by reason of women of base condition or impudent somewaies defamed when Mars is in a moueble signe The quadrate of Mars with Mercurie weakenes of all the body prysons pursutes accusations false nature of the chyld wyth malice and iniquitie The quadrate of Mars and the Moone signifieth the mother to be weake and of a very short lyfe and the child an euill boy prodigall vnconstant poore and which shal die myserably and of the which the wiues shalbe proud arrogant and terrible The quadrate of the Sunne and Venus signifieth that which the quadrate of Iupiter and Venus signifieth The quadrate of Sol Mercury signifieth that which the quadrate of Iupiter and Mercury signifieth The quadrate of the Sunne with the Moone augmenteth the dignities and the honors giueth enuiousnes The quadrate of Venus and Mercury maketh the man diligent industrious in his office well renowned but he shal receiue some infamy by reason of women The quadrate of Venus and Luna maketh him verie rich and happy in his profession eloquent gracious very happy in wiues chyldren but hee shal haue some losse of good and honour by reason of women The quadrate of Mercury with Luna maketh him skilfull ingenious vnconstant of manners and of fortunes which in a common sedition shall be taken or shal be accused by many of his conspirators The Opposition of Saturne Iupiter signifieth great troubles a thousande mischiefes and tribulations depriued of chyldren If Saturne be in the ascendant and Iupiter in the seauenth house the beginning of hys life shall bee with paynes trybulations and torments and the ende with repose profite and honour The opposition of Saturne and Mars without aspect of Iupiter and Venus denote great troubles common seditions and conspyrations against the sayd man many dyseases intollerable ruines falles perrils by water violent death or pestilence and a miserable father The opposition of Saturne and Sol without aspect of Iupiter maketh the man sickly sad full of thoughts full of tribulations with great losse of goods and daunger of violent death The opposition of Saturne and Venus maketh hym euill disposed depriued of beauty and of vertue lecherous infamous by reason of women The opposition of Saturne and Mercury an imperfect speech seperation of brethren knowledge and science The opposition of Saturne and Luna dispertion of hys mothers goods gryefes happening to the mother troubles and tribulations with great danger of violent death according to the nature of the signe wherein Luna is The opposition of Iupiter and Mars rashnes dispertion of goods enemy to them which haue beene friendes vnconstant fortune The opposition of Iupiter Sol maketh him disperse his fathers goods sell his offices and his honor The opposition of Iupiter and Venus signifieth vnconstant friendes vngratitude of them where hee hath doone good otherwise sufficient fortune The opposition of Iupiter and Mercurie common seditions enuies conspirations strifes sutes enmitie of brethren of the which he shall see the death The opposition of Iupiter with Luna sufficient fortune after long trauaile The opposition of Mars and of the Sunne spoyle of the eyes maketh him to be killed or fal from on high maketh him disperse his patrimony his father die quickly The opposition of Mars and Venus yeeldeth the man voluptuous an a little vicious weak vnconstant and maketh his wife and children to die in signes tropiques maketh him marry wiues of base condition or otherwise defamed The opposition of Mars and Mercury without aspect of Iupiter maketh the man a falsefyer of euill conscience accompanied with euil chyldren accused of many crimes for the which hee shall be a fugitiue or banished principally if Mercury be in the houses of Saturne The opposition of Mars and the Moone signifieth spoyle of the eyes and the body by blowes and hurts and other sicknesses and gyueth great aduersities maketh him hate marriage and causeth violent death and often Canon principally when the Moone increaseth in the angles wyth sufficient aspect of fortunes The opposition of the Sun of Venus and of Mercurie signifie that which
we haue sayd of Iupiter The opposition of the Sunne and of the Moone changeth the fortunes of goods and honour pouertie after riches dishonour after honour weakenes of bodie after health mutation of good to euill and great vnconstancie of manners The opposition of Venus and Mercury enuies quarrels enmities by reason of women otherwise graue eloquence beauty and brauery The opposition of Venus with the Moone vnfortunate marriage iniuries by women depryuation of chyldren The opposition of Mercury and of the Moone conspyrations against hym enuies treasons feare and lecherous Likewise you must regarde the parte of Fortune the part of the Spyrite and of theyr aspects with the sayde Planets you must iudge as of the aspects of the Planets with the Sunne and the Moone For if the parte of fortune be part of the Moone and part of the Spirit part of the Sunne which would consider the aspects towards the other parts and houses of heauen he may iudge as of the Planets of the which the proiections of the sayd parts shall be made c. CHAP. V. Of the significations of the twelue houses THE first house signifieth the life nourishment and disposition of the body of the spirit and complexion and representeth the head face brayne eares and nose and is called Horyscope angle adorning and ascending The second house signifieth goods traffique ryches gayne companies to gette profite gayne men that help to gayne It signifyeth also gold and siluer and al moueable goods and is called The house succedant to the ascendant and beneath the earth raigneth ouer the neck The thyrd house denoteth the brethren sisters Cosins and allies and little voyages and the lyuer and diuinations of dreames and is called The house cadant of the ascendant otherwise goodnes and hath gouernment ouer the shoulders legges and armes The fourth house signifieth the Fathers and Parents possessions inheritaunces houses fieldes Orchards vineyardes labouring woode and other goods moueables treasures and goods hydden and mynerall matters prysons and obscure places and in the end all things that which commeth after death as the graue and good reporte c. and is called The angle of the earth and the depth thereof and raigneth ouer the brest and lunges The fift house signifieth infancie and Daughters Nepheues gyfts presents pleasures voluptuousnes ornanaments brauerie dauncing playes banquetting messages gold and siluer and the riches of the Father the profite of inheritaunces possessions tyllage and is called The house succedant to the fourth and otherwise good fortune and raigneth ouer the hart and stomack The sixt house denoteth seruaunts sicknes wild beasts ryding hunting of and by dogges sheepe and muttons Goates and Pulleine and hath some signification ouer prysons vniustice and false accusations and is called The house cadant of the fourth and otherwise euil fortune and hath gouernment ouer the belly and bowels The seauenth house denoteth marriage wiues sutes quarrels stryfe debate knowne enmity and men appertayning to gayne and profite and signifieth agednesse and strange places is called The angle of the occident and raigneth ouer the reynes The eyght house signifieth sadnes enuie long torments the quality of death dowery with wiues inheritance and other benefit prouided by Parents and those that belong to gayne riches of the which one hath not greatly thought and is called The house succedant to the angle occidentall and otherwise is entred on high and gouerneth the parts of generation The nynth long viages long pilgrimages and nauigations fayth religion sacrifices cerimonies science wisedome diuination of dreames prodigious interpretations new sects paradoxes signes of heauen diuine punishment and is called The house Cadant of the angle occidentall and otherwise the house of God and gouerneth the buttocks The tenth signifieth honour dignities offices Magistrates administrations gouernment Rulers Conductors good renowne estimation profession action and the mother and is called The middle and heart of heauen the Merydian poynt and angle Merydian It gardeth and gouerneth the knees The eleuenth house signifieth friendes companions hope confidence fauour helpe succour prayse estimation and renowne counsell of friends and is called The house succedant to the angle Meridional and otherwise called the good angle and gouerneth the legges The twelfe house signifieth hidden enemies pryson captiuitie bondage sadnes torment complaynt lamentation teares and hate treasons villanies horses and great beastes of lyke and iust proportion and is called The house cadant of the angle Meridional otherwise an euill spyrite and gouerneth the feete CHAP. VI. Of the Lords of the Triplicities of the said Houses THE first Lorde of the tryplicitie of the first angle denoteth the nature and life of the chylde and hys cogitations and will that which he loueth and hateth and that which is to come health or sicknesse good or euill entertainment perrill of his life in the first age The second Lord of the tryplicitie of the saide angle signifieth force and strength of the body the midst of the lyfe The thyrd the end of the lyfe The first Lord of the tryplicitie of the seconde house betokeneth riches the second the manner of the same riches the third the intent and confidence in getting The first Lord of the tryplicitie of the thyrd house denoteth the most auncient and fyrst brethren the seconde the middle the third the least The first Lord of the fourth denoteth the Parents the second lands possessions and houses the thyrd imprisonment and end of things The first Lord of the fyft denoteth chyldren the second loue pleasure grace and brauery the third messages and embassages The first Lorde of the sixt house denoteth sicknesse trouble the second seruaunts the thyrd Cattell pryson and the profite of the significations of the said house The fyrst of the seauenth house women the seconde strife and sute the thyrd diuision The fyrst Lord of the eyght house death the seconde antiquity the thyrd inheritaunce The fyrst Lord of the ninth house denoteth pilgrimages long viages nauigations the second fayth religion and deuotion the thyrd science deuination dreames prophecies sortes of crosse and prodigall sects The fyrst of the tenth denoteth profession honor dignitie and aduauncements the second audacitie and the meanes to work in his profession the third preseruation in such fortune The fyrst of the eleuenth house denoteth constancie hope the second friendes the thyrde the profite of the eleuenth house The fyrst of the twelfe house denoteth enemies the second payne and trauaile the thyrd beastes of like proportion and other that be appoynted to charge and labour CHAP. VII What the Plannets signifie in the twelue Houses IN the first house Saturne out of his principall dignities signifieth that the chyld shall haue short life vnfortunate deformed euill-fauoured and shall dye because of other lands and possessions neuerthelesse he shall be first of his bretheren Iupiter in the sayd house signifieth long life good fortune beauty honesty loue of vertue feare of God honour and fauour and
of golde and siluer and other thinges according to the nature of the sayde planet In the v. betokeneth many children which hee shall loue greatly to be giuen to banquets playes dauncing brauerie and to all voluptuousnes and pleasure and shall haue many friendes to enrich him In the vi a buyer of small cattell abounding in seruaunts the which he shall teach and make dilligent hee shalbe sickly In the seauenth quarrelsome giuen to strife and suites in matters of marriage vnfortunate in all his actes In the viij sadde fearefull and of shorte life In the ix an interpreter of Dreames of Oracles secreate things and visions giuen to knowe diuine mysteries to trauayle and to abide in straunge Countreys In the x. goodes riches dignities and honor by the meanes of Princes and great Lords good fortune in his profession In the xi happie enterprises good friendes honourable companies prosperitie fewe children In the xii euill manners peruerse nature great enmitie good fortune in cattell If hee bee vnfortunate in the first the childe shall not liue long if in the seconde hee shall be destroyed and poore If in the third he shall receiue great euill by his bretheren If in the fourth he shalbe vnhappy in landes inheritaunces labor and possessions and die in prison In the fifth it denoteth sadnesse and tribulation be cause of children of messages and gifts shall many times die by too much drinke or by too much pleasure In the sixth signifieth great sicknes and piteous death In the seauenth by meanes of the wife by poyson if he be in the signe of Capricorne by fire if he be in a fierie signe by fall from on high if in an earthly In the eyght shorte life daunger of death in trauayle In the ninth in perill to be slayne by theeues In the tenth imprisonment wracke condemnation death by meanes of princes In the eleuenth a thousande euills and mischiefes for friendes In the twelfth death in pryson The lord of the seconde in the first house signifieth much gaine and to be rich In the second that hee shall haue much goodes and bee verye rich and auaricious In the third losse by bretheren profit in small voiages In the fourth innumerable inheritaunces augmentation of patrimonie In the fifth profit in all things of pleasure and magnificence children to come to honour and shalbe rich giuers In the sixth profit by meanes of seruauntes and of keeping beastes In the seauenth goodes of women and by suites In the eight great dowries some inheritaunces otherwise scattering of goodes In the ninth goodes of the Church fortunate in long pilgrimage In the tenth profit profit in his profession goodes by greate Lordes and offices and dignities In the eleuenth goods riches and honour by friendes In the twelfth profitte in horses and beastes otherwise losse and iniustice by the meanes of gayning The lorde of the thirde house in the first signifieth greater riches and prayse then his bretheren that he shall make many voyages In the seconde hee shall haue suit with his bretheren for goodes In third he shall often goe abroad for pleasure and his bretheren and friends accompany him In the iiii he shall goe ofte to visite his lands and possessions and his bretheren shall leaue him and with-holde parte of his right In the v. his bretheren shall bee braue pleasant and gracious and giuen to voluptuousnesse and make agreement with his Children In the vi that hee shall holde question of iniuries with his bretheren and that they shall not answer him In the vii suite against bretheren and friends a voyage to be married In the viii shorte life to bretheren flying for feare of plague or murther In the ix pilgrimage of friends and voyages to obteyne pardons In the x. voyages by reason of profession and for dignities death of brethren and friendes In the xi good friendship among brethren voyages to meete with good fortune In the xii enmities of bretheren voyages because of enemies The Lorde of the fourth in the first house signifieth good disposition and honour richer then other of his kyndred a great man in buylding possessions and shall builde houses plante vines trees and a diligent husband in his grounds In the second a good Traffiquer-in corne Oyle Wine and Fruits a deare seller and a good cheape buyer and a buyer and seller of Landes and Houses In the thirde hee shall haue the goodes and inheritaunce of his Bretheren in the fourth hee shall haue greate Fortune in goodes Landes Houses and laboures and happen vppon Treasure In the fifte the riches of the Father Children happie in theyr inheritaunce In the sixt signifieth no great estimation of the Father but phisicke Surgerie and gouernment of sicke Folkes and a Nourisher of Beastes in the seauenth inheritaunce by Women enmitie betweene the Father and Children a good huswife of his wife in the eight the father of shorte life inheritaunce death out of his Countrie in the ninth lands possessions ioyned to the Church or in subiectiō to the Church-men and the father a straunger in tenth the father to be knowne of great Lords by the which shall come greate profitte to the Childe and shall haue lordships Landes and possessions by meanes of great Lords In the eleuenth shorte life to the Father inheritaunce by friends in the 12. the father a stranger of base condiciō shall hate his sonne shall haue some mouable goods of his enemies not without long suite great difficultie The Lorde of the fift in the first house signifieth feasting bankquetting dauncing voluptuousnes faire children In the second rich children ioy of their gayning In the third voyages for pleasure in the iiii goodes of parents and alies in the v. feastes bankets playes brauerie daunces pleasure and faire children in the vi witnes that he shalbe a peace-maker and not greatly giuen to pleasure but in seruants keeping cattell in the vii the children shall hate the father shall haue suites one against the other yet alwayes contentment by his wife reioyce in her In the viii ioyfull because of vnlooked for inheritaunce and short life to children In the ix ioy in pilgrimages vowes holy religion good children that feare and loue God In the x. pleasure in honour In the xi pleasure in freinds and many children In the xii shorte life of children enmitie betweene the father and the children pleasure in horses The Lord of the sixt in the first signifieth many sicknesses of the sayd Lorde and that his seruantes and beastes shall dye quickly In the second that he shall be rich by keepinge of cattell In the thirde sicknesse and going heere and there from home a poore kindred In the iiii that his Father shall bee of verye base condicion In the fith Sicknesse by ouer much pleasure Children of more base condicion then their father In the vi health if the Lorde of the Ascendant doe not regarde him otherwise sicknesse by ouer-labour In
Plannet bee Lorde of the v. vij or xij hee shall haue sutes and questions with his children The lorde of the ascendant in euill aspect of the lorde of the v. denoteth as much Before you giue iudgement of the Children you must consider the x. and the vii house and the parts of children with their lordes The significators of the children in Masculine signes signifieth Male children in feminines denote daughters Likewise you must iudge when they bee coupled with plannets masculines or feminines CHAP. XX. Of Seruaunts THe significations of seruaunts must be taken of the place of Mars Mercurie of the sixt house of the part of seruaunts and of their lordes The which fortunate giueth faythfull seruauntes vnfortunate giue them euill When the lord of the ascendant the lord of the syxt shalbe in good aspect together to the sygnificators of riches the child shalbe come rich by the industrie and faythfulnesse of his seruants Likewise when the fortunes be within the syxt house to the contrarie when the Significator of riches shalbe vnfortunate in the syxt house he shall be vndone by his seruants Likewise when the ill fortunes shalbe in the said house If the lord of the vi be in the x. he shall yeelde his seruaunts more greater maisters then himselfe If the lord of the vi house be in the signe of a humane figure his seruauntes shall beare him reuerence and be at his commaundement What kind of conditions euerie Planet dooth yeelde ♄ Fortunate Sadde of a deepe cogitation Secrete Solitarie Laboursome Painful A heaper of goods Patient Sparing Carefull of hys owne preferment ♄ Vnfortunate An abiect A fugitiue Base minded A vile man Negligent Fearefull Sadde or pensiue Couetous Enuious A Witch Stubberne A Roge. Suspicious Superstitious A Deceiuer ♃ Fortunate A louer of GOD. Religious Honest and vertuous Stoute Couragious Iust Vpright Authoritie Modestie Bountifull ♃ Unfortunate A louer of hymselfe High-minded Proude Superstitious feareful faint-harted Careles or negligent Prodigall Nothing so good as when he is fortunate ♂ Fortunate Gentle Manly-minded Full of courage Stoute Irefull Earnest Fearing no danger Patient Delighting in warres and manly exercises ♂ Vnfortunate Quarrelsome Cruell Angry Tyranical Vniust Vnfaithfull A blood-shedder Theeuish A make-bate Hastie or rashe A boaster Very proude ♀ Fortunate Pleasant Merry Fayre Gentle of speech Of comlie iesture Good Mercifull Gyuen to pleasure both of bodie and minde A louer of dianty and delicate thinges ♀ Unfortunate Womanish Fearefull Weake of nature Slothful Lecherus A slaunderer Not caring for his good name Giuen to filthy lust Sodomiticall ☿ Fortunate Of an excellent wit Studious Of a quicke capasitie Of a good and sounde iudgement in euery thing Poeticall Gramatical Mathematical Finding out many things vntaught ☿ Unfortunate Vnstable Malicious A lyer chiefely if he be with the Dragons tayle Priuily sowing deceite A slaunderer Forgetful Foolish Full of wicked counsell and malice Thus may you gather the naturall disposition of anie man eyther present or absent according to the nature of the Planets as is aboue specified As for the lyghtes the ☽ from her ☌ to her ☠dooth make theyr manners most apparant from her ☠to her ☌ more obscure CHAP. XXI Of Diseases YOV must first of all consider the places of Saturne and of Mars and of the Lord of the sixt house And according to the signe in the which they bee you must iudge the sicknesse to bee in the place marked by the sayd signe As if Saturne were in the signe of Libra it denoteth that the sicknes is in the reynes of the nature of Saturne because that Libra is the signe that hath gouernment ouer the reynes as shall be declared in the seconde Booke Likewise you must iudge of other Significators after the gouernment of the signe in the which they be The sicknes and accidents comming by Saturne Mars and other Planets shalbe explaned in the second booke Mars in the ascendant gyueth alwaies some notable hurt vpon the face or vpon the head and often neere the eyes when hee is neere the lights Saturne in the first house yeeldeth the man to be very sadde and melancholie and vexeth the minde causing horrible ill and fearefull imaginations The tayle of the Dragon in the first darkeneth much the sight and often yeeldes the men blind when the Luminaries or the fortunes doe not intermingle their fauourable beames Saturne and Mars in the tenth signifie sicknes in the necke in the seauenth in the buttockes as Fistuloes Emrods Vlcers and hurts c. In the sixt diseases in the feete in the twelfith hurts and grieses in the legges as I haue often tryed Saturne infortunate signifieth diseases in the parts appertaining to Saturne Iupiter and the other signifie as much when they be euill disposed Of the partes which belong to the Planets wee will speake of in the second Booke They which haue the Lumynaries or any of the principall places in the figure vnfortunate in the figne of Scorpio are subject to the French-pocks The ill fortunes in the signe of Gemini gyue alwaies some great and violent blowes vpon the shoulders legges armes The Moone vnfortunate in the signe of Aries signifieth great paine in the head Saturne and Mars ioyned to the Lumynaries or to the Lord of the ascendant trouble the sight and spoyle the eyes with some blowe The Sunne in the natiuities Diurnes signifyeth the right eye the Moone the left in the Nocturnes to the contrary If the degrees of the first house or the Lumynaries be ioyned with any troublesome starre the eyes shall be darke and the sight troubled lykewise if they be in the signes which the Astrologers call Azemena and filthy dregges c. Saturne in the sixt house burned in a warry signe denoteth some forme of leprosie Saturne in the ascendant maketh some notable deformitie in the face when hee is neere the Moone The ill fortunes and the Moone and Venus in warry signes signifie leprosie vlcers cankers on the body and villainous spots in the face Saturne in the ninth and the Moone in the eyght vnfortunate denote trouble of minde and solly Venus ioyned to Mercurie vnfortunate by Saturne or Mars without aspect of Iupiter or of the Sun signifie notable griefe in the partes of generation If Venus Mercury be vnder the beames of the Sunne they signifie as much Saturne wyth the Moone burned causeth Palsies and Impostumes Mercurie vnfortunate gyueth alwaies some impediment in the tongue and so doth Saturne also when he is vnfortunate in the temporall lights The Sunne vnfortunate denoteth weakenes of the hart principally when he is lord of the sixt house or Lord of the part of sicknesles The ill fortunes with the tayle of the Dragon cause loosenesse and the flixe of the bellie They that haue the Sunne or Mars in the signes of Aries or Gemini be subiect to the Stone The retrogradation and burning of Saturne and Iupiter spoyle the hearing and the teeth When the Moone