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A47548	Vox stellarum: or, the voyce of the stars being a brief and easie introduction to the knowledge of the number, names and characters of the planets and signs, aspects and anticions: the division of heaven, and how to erect a figure thereof, either by a table of houses or by a table of right and oblique ascentions: an exact and true description of the planets and signs, with the countries, cities or towns under them. Likewise, how to judge of the affairs of the world, by revolutions, eclipses, great conjunctions and blazing stars. Also, something touching the Popish Plot, and other remarkable affairs of the year, 1678. By William Knight, student in astrology and physick.	Knight, William, fl. 1680-1699.	1681 (1681)	Wing K696; ESTC R216118	49,914	170

first or ☽ free from the Body or ill Rayes of the Lord of the eighth or any Planet therein then judge the contrary Ninth House ♄ ♂ or ☋ in this house declares much danger losses and trouble in Sea-voyages there will be unusual Ship-wracks and other mischiefs to Merchants in their Adventures ♄ signifies loss of Ships by leakage foundring bilging or sinking in the Sea he likewise gives danger of being taken by the Turks ♂ denotes Pyrates blowing up or burning ☋ signifies robbing cheating c. ☿ in the ninth in □ or ☍ to the Lord of the first or ☽ declares many Ships to suffer by suddain gusts of wind or running on Quick-sands but if you find the ninth house free from the presence of an infortune or ♃ or ♀ therein then there shall be great profit safety and delight in Sea-voyages or long Journeys by Land you must in all these Judgments mind the nature of the Sign each Planet is in Tenth House If ♃ ♀ or ☊ be herein or the Lord of the tenth strong and no ways afflicted then will the condition of Kings Princes and the like be firm and secure from all mischief but if ♄ ♂ or ☋ be in this house or the Lord thereof weak and otherwise afflicted then they shall be in jeopardy according to the nature of the Planet afflicting the house he is Lord of and posited in we ought also to consider the ☉ who is the natural significator of such Persons Eleventh House This house takes notice of the Armies Exchequers and Assistance of Princes therefore if ♃ ♀ or ☊ be placed herein or the Lord thereof well dignified and in ☌ ⚹ or △ with the Lord of the tenth there will be no want of courage fulness and freeness of those if you find an infortune in the eleventh or the Lord thereof weak or in □ or ☍ to the Lord of the tenth judge the contrary Twelfth House The Lord of the twelfth well dignified or a fortune in ☌ ⚹ or △ with him or posited in the twelfth in good Aspect to the Lord of the Ascendent or ☽ signifies that great Cattle will thrive and be very successful to their Owners if an infortune be in this house or the Lord thereof in evil Aspect to the Lord of the second it denotes loss and dammage to many by keeping and dealing in such kind of Goods Thus by these brief Precepts the young and engenious Student may learn how to judge of any thing necessary to be known from each House of Heaven in the Scheme of an Annual Revolution and as for them that are better learned or think themselves so to be than my self let them not be offended for it is not such I undertake to teach and further we let the Student know that he ought both in his Judgment on this House of great Cattle or on the sixth house of small to consider those Signs that are termed Bestial and observe what Beasts are under each of them as under the rule of ♈ are Sheep ♉ Bulls Oxen Cows ♌ Lions Deer ♐ Horses ♑ Goats Hoggs Hares CHAP. IV. Teaching how for to judge of the price of any Commodity in each Year HEre you are to observe what Planets in the Scheme of an Ingress are strong and free from affliction and which of them be weak and afflicted then judge the Things Goods or Commodities under those Planets that are strong will be dear or of a high price and such things as be under the Planet or Planets that are weak shall be cheap or of low esteem likewise observe what Planets are Oriental for the things under them will be dear and the Commodities under those that are Occidental shall be cheap Now if you find any Planet strong and occidental or weak and oriental then judge a medium between both CHAP. V. Of the alteration of the Ayr or change of Weather SECTION I. VVE must first know the general or simple signification of each Planet in this matter before we come to treat of their particular or compound denotations observe then that ♄ is the Author of cold and dryness and signifies cold dark obscure Ayr thick black and condense Clouds ♃ is the Author of heat and moisture he denotes warm and gentle winds mixt with rain ♂ is very hot and dry and signifies bloomy hot weather thunder and lightning ☉ is Author of glorious warm and dry Ayr ♀ is cold and moyst she gives us gentle Showers and wholesom Dews ☿ is cold and dry he is the Author of winds ☽ is very cold and moist but varies much the Ayr according to the Sign she is in and the Planet in Configuration with her SECTION II. Now then of compound significations ♄ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ♃ denotes cold Rain Hail Inundations or Overflowings of Water windy or tempestuous Weather Earth-quakes and sometimes a great Drought ♄ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ♂ high Winds Rain Hail Thunder Lightning sometimes Frost and Snow ♄ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☉ Thunder-Showers cold Rain Hail stormy Weather Snow or slabby Sleet dark Clouds and Foggs ♄ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ♀ cold Rain Snow hoary Frost or Mists ♄ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☿ cold sharp Winds dark Clouds Frost and Snow tempestuous Weather ♄ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☽ Rain Snow Wind dark Clouds or Frost ♃ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ♂ Windy Thunder and Lightning Rain and Storms Frost or Snow ♃ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☉ thunder Showers high Wind Lightning frosty Weather ♃ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ♀ misling Showers gentle Winds ♃ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☿ vehement Winds Rain or Hail Snow Thunder and Lightning ♃ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☽ moist Ayr sweet dripling Showers or pleasant Dews ♂ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☉ Heat Thunder and Lightning-showers Frost Hail or Rain sometimes a very dry Ayr. ♂ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ♀ Tempests suddain violent Rains Thunder and Lightning Snow or Sleet ♂ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☿ dry Wind Hail cold Frost Thunder and Lightning-showers ♂ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☽ Wind Thunder Rain Hail sometimes tempestuous ☉ in ☌ with ♀ Wind Rain Thunder-Showers much wet Weather sometimes ☉ in ☌ with ☿ Wind serene Ayr Frost sometimes Rain or Hail ☉ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☽ Wind and Rain ♀ in ☌ with ☿ suddain Storms Hail Rain or Snow ♀ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☽ wet Weather Dews or Mists ☿ in ☌ □ or ☍ with ☽ Wind and Rain or Hail-storms Here you must always remember to observe which Planet is strongest the Signs they are in and the season or time of the Year for so we are to order our Judgment The opening of the Flood-gates of Heaven called in Latin Apertio portarum is a sure Sign of cold and terrible Rains and that is when two Planets whose Houses be opposite are in ☌ ⚹ □ △ or ☍ to each other these be ♄ and ☉ ♄ and ☽ ♃ and ☿ ♂ and

one as to produce them without matter it being no more but to say let there be men let there be all other living creatures and let there be Herbs Seeds and Flowers and as the word says they come to pass but we know there was never above one Creation for the Scripture tells us that on the seventh day God ended his Work which he had made and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made Gen. 2.2 And ever since that all things have come to pass by nature and therefore must there be some kind of natural means for the production thereof and now if with means these things come to pass it is either by earthly means alone or by the help of some Super-Terrestrial Powers also aiding and assisting that they come to pass but by earthly means alone it is plain they cannot come to pass for it is not either Fire Air Earth or Water or all together that can of themselves produce or maintain life to any creature or bestow that goodly sweet savour unto the Rose there must therefore be for certain some other Superiour Power aiding and assisting and this powerful vertue the Scripture reason and experience tells us is lodged in the Heavens and Stars as communicated unto them by the Almighty Creator 'T is true indeed that God is as well able to govern and maintain all things without means as he was at first to constitute and create the frame of nature but such is his pleasure that he does work by means and not immediately in all things therefore though it be the hand of God that doth all these things yet is not that hand of God put to by any new contrived act but follows on course in the motion of nature even as from the beginning it was contrived from all Eternity for the works of God are known unto him from the beginning unto the end of the World which knowledge of God before the Creation was no where written but in his own Eternal Mind but after it was printed in a certain Book called Nature wherein all the works of God that were to come to pass in time were expresly written down as they were to follow in order this Book of Nature was a certain frame or model of the World wherein what by Creation and generation all persons things and actions were to take their several courses and turns so as to come to pass in time from the beginning unto the ending of the World And so infinitely and wonderfully well was this model of the World contrived that though the rise and fall of Persons Towns and Countreys do depend upon the Virtues Vices of the men there inhabiting and those Virtues and Vices do depend upon the free agency of those mens wills yet such was the contrivance that neither the fall of the first man and the corruption and the crush which the world endureth thereupon nor the infinite sins of after mankind and the desolations that do continually follow thereupon did necessarily require any correction or amendment of that first frame but such was the infinitely to be admired and never enough to be adored forecast and providence of God that at one view appearhing unto him all the several turnings and windings of all mens Wills and the total sum and upshot of all Virtue and Vice he did at once so contrive that all fates of prosperity and adversity of reward and punishment should so fall out and come to pass as to answer the Virtues and Prayers of the Righteous and the Vices and Villanies of the wicked each according to their works in due and fit suiting times this Field is so large that if I should walk much further therein I should too much exceed the bounds of an Epistle to so small a Treatise I would therefore wish all young Students and true lovers of Art to furnish themselves with that witty learned and sober defence of Astrology written by that worthy Divine Mr. John Butler and now it follows that I might give you a description of the ensuing Discourse but it being so largely described in the Title Page and the Book of a little Volumn it will be altogether needless only observe thus much in brief Astrology besides an Introduction or knowledge of its Rudiments consists of four distinct Parts viz. Horary-Questions Elections Nativities and Mundane Overtures all which I give my Vote for though some have magnified one or other of them and run down the rest without any strenuous reason for so doing except ignorance but the last is the subject of our following Tract wherein you have in brief the Precepts of the most approved and authentick Authors as to the Substance of the matter though in words and some circumstances a little different I could have been much more large in every particular but I well hope to see the whole Doctrine hereof performed by a more able Pen and Brain for the benefit of all those ingenious lovers of Art that nothing understand the Latin Tongue besides what I have done there is no question but will be sufficiently hist and pisht at by such as can esteem of nothing but what was hammered on their own Anvil for we may observe many of them taking great pains to level the reputations of some one or other that went before them to make way for the displaying of their supposed Trophies Thus friendly Reader I take my leave of thee and shall remain thy well wisher Die ☽ May 25. 1680. William Knight ERRATA PAge 6. line 10. read against p. 12. l. ult at A. d. s. p. 13. l. 18. for and. r. an p. 14. l. 6. at Orbs. d. s. ibid. l. 8. Orbs. d. s. p. 22. l. 14. f. Sun r. Sum. p. 23. l. 2. r. Seconds p. 24. in the Figure r. ☿ 14.1 p. 36. l. 4. f. hath r. have p. 64. l. 29. r. incurvating p. 80. l. 5. Signification r. Significator p 111. l. 9. f. on r. in ibid. l. 11 f. on r. in p. 146. l. 16. f. of r. in Courteous Reader if thou meetest with any more than these I desire thee to correct them THE INTRODUCTION CHAP. I. Of the Number Names and Characters of the Planets AMongst all those glittering Lamps that the Almighty God hath placed in the Heavens there be seven wandring Stars called Planets viz. ♄ Saturn ♃ Jupiter ♂ Mars ☉ Sol ♀ Venus ☿ Mercury and ☽ Luna there is also the ☊ Dragon 's head ☊ Dragon 's tail and ♁ Part of Fortune CHAP. II. Of the Number Names Characters and manifold Divisions of the Signs of the Zodiack KNow then that the Heavens are divided into 12 equal Parts called Signs viz. ♈ Aries ♉ Taurus ♊ Gemini ♋ Cancer ♌ Leo ♍ Virgo ♎ Libra ♏ Scorpio ♐ Sagittary ♑ Capricorn ♒ Aquarius ♓ Pisces Every one of these Signs are divided into 30 equal Parts or Degrees every Degree into 60 Minutes and every Minute into 60 Seconds c. ♈ ♌ ♐ are

their light for a season SECTION II. That of the Sun is occasioned at the ☌ or Change of the Moon by the interposition of the Moon between the Body of the Sun and the Earth averting or turning his Beams from us whereby he becomes darkned for that time That of the Moon is by the Diametrical Interposition of the Earth betwixt the Sun and the Moon so depriving her of the light that she receiveth from the Sun and this is always at the ☍ or Full-Moon the Sun ever moveth in the Ecliptick-Line and therefore were it not so that the Moon at her Conjunction and Opposition with him had Latitude whereby she deviates from the Ecliptick sometimes North-ward and at other times South-ward that she cannot exactly meet with him there this defect would be every Change and Full. SECTION III. The time for which we should erect a Figure concerning this business Guido Bonatus that Learned Italian Astrologer tells us in these Words Si autem in anno fuerit Eclipsis vide in quo signo sit adventa aequabis tunc Planetas Domos ad horam mediae Eclipsis if in any year there be an Eclipse see in what Sign it is and reduce the Planets and Houses to the Time of the middle of the Eclipse SECTION IV. The Places concerned in the effects of an Eclipse Ptolomy informs us Muxime evenient in ea quae eidem Signo Eclipsis assimilatur in qua super terram videtur Eclipsis the effects will chiefly happen to those Parts subject to the Sign wherein the Eclipse is and in those Places where the Eclipse is visible Now on what the effects will be manifested Ptolomy also tells us ex Qualitatibus Figuris quae proprie sunt Signorum in quibus est Eclipsis locus indicatur Signorum etiam in quibus erraticae non erraticae consistent Stellae quae Signo Eclipsis Signo Anguli praecedentis Eclipsi donando disponunt the meaning of these words run to this purpose That we may know from the Qualities and Forms of those Signs wherein the Light is Eclipsed and from those Places in which the Planets or other Stars having chief dominion in the place of the Eclipse and the Angle preceding the Eclipse shall be located the Angle preceding is the Ascendent if the Eclipse be in the Forenoon but if it be Afternoon then 't is the Mid-heaven or tenth house from hence we learn that if an Eclipse be in humane Signs it will manifest its effects on men if in a Bestial Sign on Cattle in the Ascendent on the Common People in the second on their Substance c. if it be on the ninth house on Church-men in the tenth on Kings Princes c. an Eclipse on the fiery Triplicity denotes the motion of Armies Wars effusion of Blood detriment to Kings Princes or Noble-men Murthers Thefts Robbers on the high-ways Depopulations Abortions to Women with Child malignant Fevers destruction to Sheep Coneys and Horses strange Apparitions in the Ayr in the earthy Triplicity scarcity of Corn and other Fruits death of Bulls Oxen Cows Goats and Hogs Earth-quakes c. in the airy Triplicity Hurricanes stormy Winds pestilential Diseases a scarcity of Food death of Birds or the Fowls of the Ayr in the watery Triplicity Wars rumors of Wars eruptions or over-flowing of the Sea-banks Floods of water death of Vulgar People damage to Fish c. SECTION V. The effects of an Eclipse doth without doubt begin to operate from the first appearance thereof though not much to be descerned and when the ☉ or ♂ cuts or oppose the place thereof they rouse it up to action but Authors teach us other Lessons which I shall not trouble my self with here nor shall I say any thing against it SECTION VI. For to know how long the effects of an Eclipse will continue let enquiry be made of Ptolomy whom you shall hear speak thus sciemus quod futura Solaris Eclipsis tot annis durabit quot ejus horae aequales fuerint Lunaris vero totidem mensibus the sence of these words is we must know that in an Eclipse of the Sun the effects shall continue so many years as he is eclipsed equal hours and of the Moon so many months CHAP. II. Shewing the signification of each of the five Planets when they are Lord of an Eclipse here you must know the ☉ and ☽ are excluded IN the fourth Section of the last Chapter aforegoing you may perceive or understand that the Lord of the Eclipse is that Planet which hath the most essential Dignities in the Sign of the Eclipse and Angle preceding SECTION I. ♄ When this Planet is Ruler of an Eclipse he causeth Want Tribulation Sadness Fears obnoxious Diseases and Death among the People destruction to Cattle mischief to Birds cold pinching weather Frost and Snows in Summer pestiferous unwholesome Ayr Tempests Shipwracks scarcity of Fish eruptions of the Sea banks over-flowing of Rivers Inundations Floods of Rain Worms and Caterpillars abound destroying the Fruits SECTION II. ♃ Signifies an increase or plenty of all useful things Health Renown Tranquillity and Peace among the People Grandees are now made illustrious inlargeth their Territories or Dominions and in general success to most Persons wholesome Ayr and quiet Sea SECTION III. ♂ Denotes much Mischief Wars Quarrels Duels Massacrees suddain Violence Fewds malignant Diseases Discords and Troubles among all sorts of People Robbery Tyranny Rebellion Combustions and Uproars Tumults and Seditions hot Ayr Thunder and Lightning little Rain Rivers lessened Fountains dry Beasts and Vegetables suffer by Drought a scarcity of the Fruits of the Earth Ship-wracks or losses by Pyrates at Sea SECTION IV. ♀ Declares prosperity health and happiness to the People in general Joy Success Delight and Pleasure increase of all worldly Fame or Felicity temperate Winds plenty of seasonable growing Showers the Earth fruitful Beasts and Vegetables prosper a superfluity of Fish and safe navigating SECTION V. ☿ Signifies quick and crafty actions on the Stage of the World excites men to much subtility or policy in all their undertakings but he denotes a scarcity of the Fruits of the Earth tempestuous Winds Ship-wracks Pyrates at Sea Thieves or Robbers at Land Schisms or Heresies in Religion Observe the Positions and Configurations of all the Planets with each other in the Figure of an Eclipse and what Houses they rule so odering your Judgment accordingly CHAP. III. Of the Eclipses of the Sun in each Face of the twelve Signs as also the Moon with very little variation First Face of ♈ IN this Face it signifies bold resolute confident and violent actions on the Stage of the World quick and suddain Controversies the motion of Armies Tumults Seditions Duels Assaults and Batteries against Forts or Castles hot and dry Ayr Thunder Lightning a scarcity of Waters Drought of Rivers and Fountains malignant Fevers Second Face of ♈ Detriment unto Princes Nobles and Great-men Barren-earth and scarcity of the Fruits thereof Pestilence

the seven Planets Secondly their significations from thence deduced Thirdly and lastly what they signifie by their appearance in any of the 12 Signs of the Zodiack the two first I shall joyn in one Chapter CHAP. I. A Comet of a pale leaden ashy or dull wan colour belongs to ♄ it denotes terrible frights or fears among the People exile or banishment to many Famine Pestilence lingring Diseases outragious Storms and Tempests Ship-wracks Inundations scarcity of Fish plenty of little else but Worms or Caterpillers Such as are of a bright and clear colour relate to ♃ they signifie a fertile and plentiful year wholsome gales of wind seasonable Showers alterations and change of Laws perhaps for the better if Jupiter be then strong otherwise much detriment to those Kingdoms and Places under him Those that are red or fiery be Comets of ♂ they denote Wars Quarrels Duels Blood-shed Tumults Seditions Massacres Sea-fights Thundering and Lightning in the Ayr and in mens minds too nothing delights them now but the clattering of Arms and russing of Armies Thieves and Robbers abound scorching hot weather drying up Rivers Wells and Fountains intollerable Diseases Mars will be rampant in earnest The Comets of the Nature of ☉ are of a yellow or gold colour splendid and glorious to behold They signifie the death of Kings Princes or Rulers alterations of Government War Drought Uproars many and dangerous Infirmities Such as be of a glittering illustrious white colour belong to ♀ those denote much evil to Women great mutations in the World alterations of Laws Customs and Priviledges dammage to the Fruits of the Earth and also to fresh-water Fish When any Comet appears of an azure sky or rain bow colour ☿ claims it these are the fore runners of strange Catastrophes Wars Plague and Famine Trouble Sorrow Tribulation and Mourning wise and learned men degraded and lorded over by Clowns Learning it self turned out for a wrangler Lastly Those that appear of a pale white or somewhat spotted therein are Comets of the ☽ they denote much mischief to Women and Vulgar People alteration of Laws Customs and Rites Scarcity Wars Troubles Sickness Floods of Water Ship wrack and misery to Sea-men dammage unto Fish of the Sea CHAP. II. ♈ A Comet or Blazing-star appearing in this Sign is the prodromus of Wars clashing of Armies Blood-shed evil to Grandees death of some mighty Prince Drought cruel Diseases among men rot or murrain amongst small Cattle ♉ Here it signifies pernicious Diseases long lingring Infirmities Captivities Poverty death of some great Lady evil to the greater sort of Cattle paucity of Fruit and Corn Earth-quakes violent cold Winter ♊ When in this Sign men lay aside goodness it denotes War Quarrels Sickness death of Young men and Children Abortions lofty Winds blowing down Trees and Houses Thunder and Lightning Famine and dammage to Birds of the Ayr. ♋ Here it denotes Wars Duels Robberies Pestilence and Famine abundance of Locusts or Caterpillars paucity of Fruit and plenty of Worms or other Vermine many men drowned Ships overwhelm'd in the Sea ♌ In this Sign a Comet doth signifie Wars effusion of Blood detriment to Kings Princes Nobles and Gentry Worms and other Vermine destroy the Corn in the Fields Lyons Wolves and mad Dogs rage People molested with dolorous griefs in their Eyes Thunder and Lightning in the Ayr drought or scarcity of Water ♍ Here it prenotes much mischief unto many that are placed in the Courts or Houses of Princes loss of Offices without hope of regaining some suffer Exile or Banishment dammage to Merchants many Insolencies Rebellions Animosities and Tribulations Sorrow among People Abortions to Women c. ♎ In this Sign it imports plenty of Thieves Robbers or Padders on the High-ways poverty and want the death of some great Person Slaughters Plots or occult Conspiracies high Winds Earthquakes a drying up of Rivers and Fountains scarcity of the Fruits of the Earth ♏ Here a Comet doth signifie Wars Quarrels Rebellions Perils and Dangers surround the People scarcity of Corn and Fruits little water and that is corrupted or unwholesome causing Sickness to those that use it Teeming-women are very sensible of many Troubles ♐ When a Blazing-Star appears in this Sign Wise and Noble-men are depressed or detrimented in Person or Estate if not both likewise Wars and much Mischief to most People ♑ Here it denotes Wars Quarrels Calamities poysoning of Princes cutting by the High-ways contempt of Religion Persecution to many Professors thereof pestilent Diseases sharp Frosts and cold Weather great Snows Famine or scarcity of Provisions much Mischief on foot among People ♒ In this Sign it menaces terrible and durable Wars a sweeping Pestilence dark obscure Ayr high Winds Thunder and Lightning some great Prince or Lady yields to the Grave ♓ Lastly a Comet or Blazing-Star in this Sign presages Wars Slaughters high Differences among Relations and Friends Contentions about Religion prodigious Apparitions tumultuous Bickerings over-swelling of Rivers dammage to Fish Thus have you a brief and true account of the natural significations of those Beacons which by the will of the Almighty are hanged over peoples heads to allarum them against approaching evils Note that the Effects of these new Stars are chiefly manifested in those Kingdoms Countries or Places subject to the Sign in which they appear and to those Places where they are seen likewise we must observe which way they emit their Rays or Tayl and to what Planet they point Some say that their Effects will be chiefly apparent when the Sun cuts the place of the Heavens in which they were seen or when he comes to the Planet whose nature the Comet is of this seems to me very probable and will be performed in much less than 100 years Comets or Blazing-Stars Threaten the World with Famine Plague and Wars To Princes Death to Kingdoms many Crosses To all Estates inevitable Losses To Heards-men rot to Plow-men hapless Seasons To Saylors Storms to Cities civil Treasons Some necessary Rules to be well observed in Predictions relating to the Subject of this Book or indeed to any part of Astrology First know that generally ♄ and ♂ are evil Planets or Infortunes ♃ and ♀ are good Planets or Fortunes ☿ and ☽ indifferent the ☉ is Rex Planetarum vel Stellarum the King or Prince of Planets or Stars ♌ is his Mansion House ♈ his Throne wherein he is exalted or as Mr. Gadbury terms it his Seat in Parliament hence it will result that he rules the Heart and hath also much to do with the Brain of Kingdoms and Nations so well as Persons Therefore I say his ☌ □ or ☍ is the very worst of all Afflictions especially in matter of Life or Honour and his ⚹ or △ in such respects more to be prized than the same Rays or ☌ of either ♃ or ♀ Humane Signs signifie men bestial Signs Beasts aiery Signs Birds of the Ayr watery Signs water-Fowl and Fish earthy Signs the Fruits of the Earth the fiery

Triplicity rule over the East part of the World the aiery West the watery North and the earthy South Remember the particular Beasts under the five bestial Signs as under the rule of ♈ are Sheep Coneys or Rabbets ♉ Bulls Oxen Cows ♌ Deer Lyons and other furious Beasts ♐ Horses Mules ♑ Goats Hogs Hares ♄ ♃ ♂ ☉ ☿ are masculine Planets ♀ ☽ Feminine ♄ ♃ ☉ are Diurnal Planets ♂ ♀ ☽ Nocturnal ☿ Convertable ☊ is Masculine ☋ Feminine ♂ signifies bold audacious Pyrates at Sea or Robbers at Land such as fear nothing or are of good force ☿ small slie pilfering Pickaroons or Privateers at Sea and close ambush Robbers at Land This is meant when either of those two Planets be Lord of an Eclipse Ruler of a Comet or posited in the ninth or third House of a Revolution and chiefly if then in evil Aspect to the Lord of the Horoscope or ☽ Some Aphorisms of Hermes pertinent to the Subject of this Book 1. An Artist cannot make a commixtion of the significations of the Stars before he know their Friendships and Enmities which is threefold First according to their Nature Secondly according to their Houses And Thirdly according to their Aspects 2. ♀ is opposite to ☿ he embraceth Languages and Discipline she Delights and Pleasures ♃ the like to ♂ he loves Mercy and Justice the other Impiety and Cruelty 3. Make the ☉ or one of the Superiours to signifie Princes and Great men Scribes and Rusticks the inferiour Planets and chiefly the ☽ 4. The signification of a ☌ is not lessened by an Aspect but an Aspect is by a ☌ as having lesser force 5. Make ♄ and ☉ Significators of Kings and Princes with the Planet or Planets in the tenth but their helpers take from the eleventh and the Assisters of the Vulgar People from the second House ♃ dissolves the malice of ♄ and ♀ dissolves the malice of ♂ 7. The ☽ increasing in Light and Motion and in ☌ with ♄ and ♃ is generally good in all things but if she be diminishing in light 't is ill understand the contrary wholly when she is in ☌ with ♂ and ♀ 8. ♄ passing out of one Sign into another causeth strange Apparitions in the Heavens 9. In Summer when the ☉ enters the terms of ♂ heat is caused or increased in Winter Drought and scarcity of Rain and Waters 10. When Significators of either good or evil shall be Stationary and Angular it shall be the more durable but if cadent or retrograde more mutable 11. Planets under the Sun-beams or within 12 Degrees thereof are unfortunate unless in the same degree with him but when they are passed 13 degrees from him they are fortunate 12. All Rebellions breaking out at the beginning of the year are not easily suppressed 13. Oriental Planets signifying good or evil perform their work speedily Occidental more slowly 14. There will happen great Wars and many difficulties when in a Revolution of the World ♄ and ♃ shall be in their Exaltations 15. Planets in fixed Signs shew the matter durable in common Signs doubtful in moveable Signs convertible to good or evil ♄ performs evil slowly ♂ swiftly therefore ♂ is reputed to hurt more than ♄ Some Aphorisms of Ptolomy 1. Ate à Scientia from thy self and Science for it is impossible that the Artist should foresee the particular Idea of things neither can sence receive a particular but a general notion of the sensible matter wherefore he ought in these things to use conjecture for none but such Persons as are inspired from above can predict particulars 2. That Person who is naturally propended or inclined to any Science shall verily attain to greater perfection therein than one that by hard pains and learning shall strive to attain it 3. A wise man doth co-operate with the celestial operations and doth assist nature as the Husbandman in the ploughing and preparing his Ground 4. When the Significator of a Kingdom shall be directed to the Anaretical Points the King or some great Prince in that Kingdom shall die 5. When ♄ and ♃ are in ☌ see which of them is most elevated and judge according to his nature do the like in the ☌ of other Planets 6. The ☉ is the Fountain of the Vital Vigor the ☽ of the natural this I judge in Kingdoms or Nations so well as particular Persons 7. The significations of an Eclipse shall be most visible when the Eclipse is near an Angle consider also the Stars in Aspect one with another and not the Planets only but the fixed Stars also the constellations arising together with the Signs and from thence frame your Judgment 8. Shooting Stars and other such like Apparitions shew great Scissity in the Ayr and if they be produced from one part only it shews there shall be great Winds produced from that Quarter also but if they are driven into several Parts it shews scarcity of Waters a troubled Ayr and incursions of Souldiers 9. Comets whose distance from the Sun is eleven Signs if they appear in an Angle the King or a Great man in some Kingdom shall die but if they appear in a succedent House the Princes Attendants shall do well yet shall some Kingdom change their Governour but if they appear in a cadent House Diseases and suddain Deaths ensue if they move from the West to the East a Forreign Enemy shall invade several Kingdoms but if the Comet move not the Enemies shall be of the same Countrey born and bred Here followeth six remarkable Aphorisms more to make up the Game 1. The five grand Afflictions or Unfortunacies of the Planets are these viz. when they are Combust Retrograde Peregrine in their detriment or fall 2. When two Planets are in ☌ or in any other Aspect to each other if they be in reception it increaseth the goodness of a good Aspect and abateth the malice of an evil Aspect 3. Observe still the Antiscions and Conter-Antiscions of the Planets for they have their effect so well as the Aspects 4. The vertue of a Planet is in that House whose beginning or Cusp he precedes by no greater space than five degrees 5. If ♃ or ♀ be Significators of any good and strong then it shall take place to the full 6. When ♄ or ♂ are Significators of any evil and strong they will bring it on with a vengeance Those that would be furnished with variety of Aphorisms I recommend them to that ingenious little Treatise entituled Vade Mecum written by Mr. John Patridge The Days on which the immovable Feasts are celebrated with us The Circumcision of Christ January 1 Epiphany or Twelfth-day January 6 Conversion of St. Paul January 25 Purification of the Virgin Mary February 2 Valentine February 14 St. Matthias Apostle February 24 Annunciation of the Virgin Mary or Lady-day March 25 St. George his Day April 23 St. Mark Evangelist April 25 Philip and Jacob Apostles May 1 St. Barnabas or Barnaby June 11 St. John