Spica Virginis upon the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aicendant 〈◊〉 promise some good to the common people or at least 〈◊〉 much of the evil 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Eclipse as to them 〈◊〉 As for the Lords of the 〈◊〉 there is no question to me 〈◊〉 Saturn and Mars will bear the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Let us see in the next place what they 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and if joyned 〈◊〉 be the 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 are rather like to be worse then better 〈◊〉 Authors speak of I shall 〈◊〉 only upon the 〈◊〉 of Origanus as wanting paper to write down what other Authors say 〈◊〉 Saturn saith he be Lord of the Eclipse he corrupts the fruits of the Earth 〈◊〉 reason of excessive cold and 〈◊〉 diseases in the bodies of men Consumptions and wastings and pinings away of the whole body occasioned by some 〈◊〉 of Rhume 〈◊〉 I 〈◊〉 Saturn in Leo cannot chuse 〈◊〉 bring 〈◊〉 detriment to the vital spirit and that may 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 be the reason why those that have written of Mathematical Physick say that Saturn in Leo if 〈◊〉 be 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 sickness universally afflicts the whole body 〈◊〉 so 〈◊〉 as here he drie up 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 causeth Fluxes Quartane Agues 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Lamentation Mourning and 〈◊〉 great 〈◊〉 especially of aged people 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 life death of Cattel 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 are for mens use 〈◊〉 those 〈◊〉 which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 and man by 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 when they are killed will be sick also he 〈◊〉 up a 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 misty corrupt and 〈◊〉 Ayr 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of a cold 〈◊〉 misty foggy Winter to come with dark 〈◊〉 Ayr with abu da ce of Snow 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 neither 〈◊〉 he 〈◊〉 all his mischief 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 bear his share also there he 〈◊〉 up sudden and most 〈◊〉 Tempests manifold Ship 〈◊〉 difficult and dangerous 〈◊〉 the Sea keeps not his 〈◊〉 banks and great 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rivers 〈◊〉 be expected he 〈◊〉 eatens destruction 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 or other such like 〈◊〉 he 〈◊〉 destruction to grass and 〈◊〉 by 〈◊〉 sloods he threatens destruction to Corn by blasting violent 〈◊〉 of hail and furious 〈◊〉 Let such as inhabit those places which 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Leo I told you what they were in the ☠〈◊〉 Saturn and Iupiter Italy Rome and Bohemia are some of them let them I say take heed lest God visit them with the Sword Famine and Pestilence all at one time And let Holland also take heed for God is making inquisition for the innocent blood they have shed by beginning a causless War not only refusing to strike sail upon our Seas but falling upon us in our own Harbors But of this more by and by It is time now we leave Saturn and speak a word or two of Mars I must speak something of him though it be very 〈◊〉 I shall speak but little good generally he causeth corruption by his excess in dryness and especially when he is in a 〈◊〉 sign as now he is being in a 〈◊〉 teering sign like himself he 〈◊〉 up war and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 risings in Nations and that which is the effects of them imprisonment banishment hanging and heading Kings and Magistrates will be mad and their Subjects stubborn Towns and Cities will be besieged taken and fired Great men will be suddenly arraigned condemned and beheaded men will be 〈◊〉 to acute 〈◊〉 corruption and eruption of blood violent deaths 〈◊〉 threatened 〈◊〉 to young men both untimely and suddenly Kings and Magistrates will be much given to 〈◊〉 violence injustice and injury and if any ask when they were ever any otherwise let them take notice that 〈◊〉 so posited as here shews a great aggravation and 〈◊〉 of their 〈◊〉 Men will be exceedingly 〈◊〉 to violence injury robbing and killing of men plundering and firing of Towns and houses Law-suits and Duels In the Ayr he stirs up extraordinary heat sultery hot weather 〈◊〉 and infections winds much thunder and 〈◊〉 whirl winds and 〈◊〉 dry 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cannot be yet out of your minds I am 〈◊〉 what an 〈◊〉 succeeded his 〈◊〉 Lord of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 1652. and then he was in Taurus an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sign and therefore you may 〈◊〉 by that what you may expect 〈◊〉 he is in Leo which is a sign both siery and violent In the Sea he 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 occasioned sudden and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 by reason of inordinary gusts of 〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉 In Rivers he dries up 〈◊〉 fountains corrupts and 〈◊〉 the water he signifies a 〈◊〉 of corn and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of grain wasting them by his pernitious 〈◊〉 The truth is this Eclipse will 〈◊〉 as close to the skirts of Italy and Rome her self as ever a mans skin did to his back and go near to be the bane of both as I have often told you before in divers writings of mine Only one memorable thing I shall here quote it is the opinion of the 〈◊〉 that the Turk is the Antichrist not the Pope and therefore Iames Gaffarel in his Unheard-of Curiosities treating of the 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 shewing when the Turkish Empire should fall he gives his judgment that it should fall in the year 1655. the very same year in which in my opinion Rome it 〈◊〉 shall fall But before I give my own 〈◊〉 I must premise 〈◊〉 line or two As there is a Trinity in 〈◊〉 in the 〈◊〉 so hath there been a threefold Administration of this Trinity to 〈◊〉 sons of men since the 〈◊〉 one before the Flood one after the Flood before Christ and another since the days of the 〈◊〉 of Christ each of these 〈◊〉 Administrations had its several time of 〈◊〉 or darkness First Before the 〈◊〉 you may find how 〈◊〉 came 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it Gen. 6. 2. The sons of God 〈◊〉 the daughters of men that 〈◊〉 were fair they took them wives of all which they chose then said God 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 shall not always strive with man c. Secondly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Flood the confusion came in at the 〈◊〉 of the Tower of Babel which indeed 〈◊〉 confusion the History is well known to all though 〈◊〉 Mystery understood by few Thirdly That we are in confusion now since the Incarnation of the Lord is 〈◊〉 to all that have but the least knowledg of themselve but how this confusion began or how far it extends 〈◊〉 not so readily answered it is probable it might come in under the first Pope whose name I take it was Gregory but when we shall get out of it is the next disquisition It is not altogether unknown to me by divers 〈◊〉 grounds both from the first building of Rome and from the several Chrisis that have since according to that time of building or making it a City happened to it that 1655. will be a fatal if not a final year to it and if our spiritual confusion had its rise thence 〈◊〉 is more then probable to me I have great hopes of liberty and clear light to walk in it also so soon as that is
they be that will speak 〈◊〉 when I may 〈◊〉 But that we may be a little clear in this let us see what 〈◊〉 of the world are under Leo and Aquary Taurus and Scorpio for in all probability the ☠will bite hardest upon them Under ♉ aro Russia Polonia the great Ireland Lorrain 〈◊〉 Helvetia Rhetia Franconia Parthia Porfia the Islands of Cyclades Cyprus and the Sea Towns of Asia the less Of Cities and Towns Bononia Sena Mantua Tarentum Sicila Parma Brixia Tigure 〈◊〉 Nantz Lipsig Posnania c. Under ♌ 〈◊〉 Gallia Togata the Alps Italy Sicity Apulia Bohemia a part of Turkey Phaenicia Caldaea Of Cities and Towns 〈◊〉 Syracusa Rome Ravenna Cremona 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Prauge Lintz Cremisum Under ♠〈◊〉 Norway the higher Bavaria Comagena Capadocia 〈◊〉 Mauritania the Kingdom of Fesse Gethulia 〈◊〉 Of Cities and Towns Algires Valence in Spain Trapezant Vrbinum Aquilia Pistorium 〈◊〉 Forum 〈◊〉 Messana Vienna in France 〈◊〉 Francford upon Odar Under ♒ is Amazania 〈◊〉 great Tartaria Valachia Moscovia the South part of Swediand Westphalia Mosel Piemont part of Bavaria Aethiopia Sogdiana Media Arabia the Desart Of Cities Hamborough Breme Monsterrat Pisaurum Trent Ingolstate These and as many more as God pleases are like to suffer in the effects of this ☠I could almost afford also to be afraid of France because it hath always suffered upon such like Oppositions as these But to proceed It threatens War and Bloodshed both in the Eastern and Western parts of the world Let such as traffique to the East and West Indies have a care of themselves there 〈◊〉 danger enough and let them remember I told them of it but that which may give England some cause of joy amongst so much sadness it will go near to send many Oppressors to take a supper apud inferos Saturn in the Eleventh before the Counsellors of Princes and makes them prophecy as truly as Zedochia did when he made him horns of Iron and wonderfully exhausts their estate so that Princes will know what it is to want money 〈◊〉 well as Plebeians Besides another mischief will come in the neck of the former Princes will be subject to break their Leagues one with another and use pernicious sly and subtil practises to the undoing of others first and themselves afterwards I would willingly do the Princes of Europe some good if they were but capable of 〈◊〉 it not to give too much credence to the flattering Proposals of Embassadors I hope I shall prevail so far with our English State as to put them in mind of the old Proverb All is not Gold that glisters let them remember I told them of it We find Saturn in this ☠to be in ♌ which in the Zodiack bears the emblem of Majesty and near the most royal Star of all the Zodiack Cor Leo It would make a wise man admire what ♄ should do there he having no more right to the place then a Plowman or a Coleheaver hath to a Crown When Naples made 〈◊〉 Allianello a Fisherman their Governor there was a Commonwealth sweetly governed and so will Saturn carry himself in the 〈◊〉 of this ☠such 〈◊〉 will rise up to rule Kingdoms as will perform their places not with a spirit of righteousness peace and just judgment but with rlgor power and impudence not counting godliness great gain but gain great godliness not counting covertousness the greatest evil but the greatest good Let us also remember that the ♂ of ♄ and ♃ was in the sixth House of this figure and Mars in the very place of the ♂ whence for all that I know there may Wars ensue it especially in such places as are under the sign ♓ such are 〈◊〉 Calabria Portugal Galitia Normandy Garomantes Lidia Pamphylia Egypt the higher 〈◊〉 Cities and Towns Alexandira Hispalis Compostellae Worms Ratisbone Besides ♓ being a Sea sign Piracies will be very frequent the plain truth is all Europe will be together by the ears and if you look upon them and upon Bedlam you would know no difference but only one is bigger then the other such a madness possesses their heads I had almost forgotten poor Iupiter and yet I should be loth according to the custom of the world to leave a man in his extremity Iupiter is in the fifth House but makes but ill-favored sport neither can be merry in the House of pastimes because opposed by Saturn I am afraid it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Abortion or hard labor to women with child let them labor to prevent it in time Mars and Venus in ♂ in the Sixth 〈◊〉 many diseases arising from whoredom indeed I am afraid the 〈◊〉 pox will be as 〈◊〉 in London this year as ever it was 〈◊〉 London was a City The Moon is upon the 〈◊〉 of the nineth House which signifies such Religion as the present times 〈◊〉 and in 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 though with the 〈◊〉 and head of 〈◊〉 as though the Clergy should be 〈◊〉 about this time or rather horn-mad and run upon such 〈◊〉 designs as they know how 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 should bring all the Nation into trouble 〈◊〉 and themselves to the Ax or the Rope at last Our own 〈◊〉 record that Cardinal 〈◊〉 when the Pope was dead wrote to the King 〈◊〉 France to make him Pope and if he would not he sent him word he would make such a russling amongst Christian Princes as should make all Europe 〈◊〉 Gentle Clergy be not angry with me he was a man of your own Coat and if you follow his steps you must expect his reward which what it was you are not ignorant In this figure the Lady of the Tenth applies to the Lady of the Ascendent having lately passed the Lord of the Nineth and Twelfth as who should say the underhand dealiugs of the Clergy will be made manifest to the people and they will be willing to be Priest-ridden no longer nor pay so much mony for a few words that 〈◊〉 nothing and 〈◊〉 all 〈◊〉 read this take notice what I say this year is like to prove a dark and dismal year to the Clergy It were worth the knowing when these times 〈◊〉 probably like to have an end when England may expect to see better days This 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 us see if we can prove by rules of Art and so we will conclude this 〈◊〉 That the last ☌ of Saturn and Iupiter signified a change of Government throughout the world 〈◊〉 tells you in his Book 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Mundi it signifies saith he some new kind of Government to come into the world Aslo Mr Lilly in that admirable piece of his his Prophetical Merline pag. 27 28. gives you these very words Let the inhabitants of Europe in general observe that as this 〈◊〉 is in an aquatical sign so the effects proceeding from thence will be such and of such like quality and operation as sire is to water or water to sire for as water 〈◊〉 and abateth the extraordinary hotness of sire in Natural operations so this Conjunction 〈◊〉
〈◊〉 0 37 22 ♄ 12 13 22 22 19 51 16 2 5 37 2 45 25 28 0 33 23 ☉ 13 11 4 â™ 17 19 52 16 13 6 18 2 13 25 18 0 30 24 ☽ 14 9 16 6 19 54 16 24 6 58 1 42 25 3 0 27 25 ♂ 15 7 28 0 19 55 16 34 7 39 1 13 24 45 0 24 26 ☿ 16 4 9 ♑ 58 19 57 16 45 8 20 0 45 24 2 0 21 27 ♃ 17 1 12 4 19 59 16 56 9 1 0 ♈ 19 23 50 0 〈◊〉 28 ♀ 18 59 4 â™’ 22 20 0 17 6 9 41 29 55 23 〈◊〉 0 14 29 ♄ 19 57 16 50 20 2 17 16 10 22 29 33 22 〈◊〉 0 11 30 ☉ 20 56 29 44 20 4 17 26 11 〈◊〉 29 15 22 0 8 S A M A S A S D The 〈◊〉 of the 〈◊〉 for Days 1 1 30 1 1 0 28 6 42 1 〈◊〉 11 1 29 1 3 0 33 5 58 2 48 21 1 28 1 5 0 38 4 6 1 D 54 Syzygiae Lunares Days ☉ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Occi oric. Occi. Occi. Occi. 1 21 10 2 4 1 ☽ ♌ 3 13 14 14 ♃ ☿ 12 ♀ ♀ 7. 4 8 ♃ ♀ 15. 5 6 16 4 7 14 14 8 3 14 2 9 17 ♄ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☿ 6. 10 22 3 ☿ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 ☉ 11 20 12 12 〈◊〉 23 12 13 7 14 14 12 19 15 18 9 19 ☽ 16 11 〈◊〉 ☉ ♀ 17 22 6 18 19 7 20 10 21 2 19 11 22 6 23 4 24 8 1 25 6 26 13 13 ☉ ♃ 15. 27 15 4 28 11 29 4 6 22 10 30 22 ☉ ♄ 4. ☽ ♌ 1654. April hath XXX Days Saturn's with Cor Leonis th' ayr is full Of Wind and Rain Sol's forc'd to mount a Bull With caput Algol a sad luck besteads Those great ones that are forc'd to lose their heads You 'l know my meaning when it comes look to 't Plebeians ride then who must go on foot M. D. W. D. Lat. ☽ ☉ M D Rising 1 g 2 13 5 16 2 A 1 7 5 15 3 b 0 S 4 5 14 Wind and rain 4 c 1 17 5 12 5 d 2 28 5 11 6 e 3 31 5 10 7 f 0 21 5 8 New Moon 7 min. before 4 in morn 8 g 4 52 5 6 9 A 5 D 3 5 4 Windy untoward weather and as untoward actions 10 b 4 54 5 2 11 c 4 25 5 0 12 d 3 41 4 58 rerm begins 13 e 2 45 4 56 First quarter 3 quart after 6 at night 14 f 1 41 4 54 15 g 0 33 4 53 16 A 0 M 34 4 51 17 b 1 38 4 50 18 c 2 37 4 48 19 d 3 28 4 46 20 e 4 9 4 44 21 f 4 39 4 42 Full Moon at 2 in the afternoon 22 g 4 56 4 40 23 A 5 0 4 39 24 b 4 D 50 4 37 25 c 4 29 4 35 26 d 3 59 4 33 27 e 3 10 4 31 28 f 2 17 4 29 29 g 1 14 4 27 Last quarter half an 〈◊〉 after 4 afterno 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 qui 〈◊〉 qui 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 30 A 0 8 4 25 Observations on APRIL IT is a remarkable thing that Saturn falls direct just upon that very degree and almost the very minute where the ensuing Eclipse of the Sun is to be celebrated as who should say he would exasperate the minds of men and poyson their understanding that so they may be made sit for the consuming and destroying influences of the Eclipse as the â—viâ— spirit became a lying spirit in the mouths of Ahabs Prophets We do confess the Month begins very serenely with the common people but it will scarce 〈◊〉 so with the great ones The Law is again 〈◊〉 about the beginning of this Month but to little purpose If you would hinder the growing of 〈◊〉 the best way is to pluck up the Tree by the 〈◊〉 Many 〈◊〉 Pamphlets are like to be printed this Month as full of lyes as lines and many questioned for Necromancy and dealing with other the like abominable Arts Women with child must look for hard labors and people will begin to know toward the latter end of this Month what the difference is between a right Law and a Cheat Such as have stood stoutly for the Liberty of this Nation in 〈◊〉 times when Will was a Law may happily be a little esteemed better late then never Nunquam sera est ad bonos mores via Thunder and Lightening Rain and 〈◊〉 ends the Month and great men begin to see themselves to be but men it were a happiness all men in 〈◊〉 could but do so 〈◊〉 May The Planets places at Noon 1654. 〈◊〉 da 〈◊〉 da ☉ ☽ ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ ☿ ♌ ♉ ♓ ♌ ♓ ♊ ♈ R ♉ R ♓ 1 ☽ 20 53 12 50 20 6 17 36 11 43 29 0 21 41 0 〈◊〉 2 ♂ 21 51 26 43 20 8 17 46 12 24 28 47 21 4 0 〈◊〉 3 ☿ 22 49 10 ♈ 58 20 11 17 56 13 4 28 35 20 27 29 â™’ 59 4 ♃ 23 46 25 33 20 13 18 6 13 45 8 25 19 52 29 〈◊〉 5 ♀ 24 44 10 42 20 16 18 15 14 25 28 19 19 9 29 〈◊〉 6 ♄ 25 41 25 51 20 18 18 24 15 5 28 15 18 48 29 49 7 ☉ 26 39 11 ♊ 16 20 21 18 33 15 46 28 14 18 20 29 〈◊〉 8 ☽ 27 37 26 21 20 24 18 43 16 26 28 〈◊〉 4 17 54 29 43 9 ♂ 28 34 11 ♋ 7 20 27 18 52 17 6 28 17 17 32 29 〈◊〉 10 ☿ 29 31 25 37 〈◊〉 30 19 1 17 46 28 21 17 13 29 37 11 ♃ 0 ♊ 29 9 ♌ 34 20 33 19 10 18 26 28 28 16 57 29 33 12 ♀ 1 27 22 59 20 36 19 19 19 6 28 37 16 45 29 〈◊〉 13 ♄ 2 25 6 â™ 3 20 40 19 28 19 16 28 48 16 37 29 〈◊〉 14 ☉ 3 21 18 44 20 43 19 36 20 26 29 1 6 D 32 29 〈◊〉 15 ☽ 4 19 1 ♎ 8 20 47 19 44 21 6 29 17 16 33 29 〈◊〉 16 ♂ 5 16 13 19 20 50 19 52 21 46 29 35 16 38 29 〈◊〉 17 ♀ 6 14 25 12 20 53 20 0 22 26 29 56 16 46 29 14 18 ♃ 7 11 7 â™ 11 20 57 20 8 23 6 0 ♉ 17 16 59 29 〈◊〉 19 ♀ 8 8 19 6 21 1 20 16 23 46 0 40 17 17 29 〈◊〉 20 ♄ 9 6 1 15 21 5 20 24 24 25 1 4 17 39 29 〈◊〉 21 ☉ 10 3 13 0 21 8 20 32 25 5 1 28 18 5 29 〈◊〉 22 ☽ 11 0 24 58 21 13 20 39 25 45 1 56 18 36 28 〈◊〉 23 ♂ 11 57 6 ♑ 54 21 17 20 47 26 25 2 24 19 11 28 〈◊〉 24 ☿ 12 55 19 0 21 21 20 54 27 5 2 55 19 50 28 〈◊〉 25 ♃ 13 52 1 â™’ 19 21 25 21 1 27 44 3 27 20 35 28 49 26 ♀ 14 49 13 40 21 29 21 8