The marrow of astrology in two books : wherein is contained the natures of the signes and planets, with their several governing angels, according to their respective hierarchies : also philosophical reasons for takeing the planets antiscions, and part of fortune, with the method of directions according to the Ægyptians and Chaldeans, with several other useful examples : also a new table of houses, exactly calculated for the latitude of London, with tables of the mundane aspects, and all that is requisite, for the rectifying and directing nativities, according to the true intent and meaning of Ptolomy : wherein is discovered the errors of Argol, Regiomontanus, and most of our modern authors, in several examples, never before done in English / by Richard Kirby and John Bishop ...

ISAGOGE OR AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY.

CHAP. I. Of the Characters of the seaven Planets, twelve Signs, and Aspects, with their several Names and manifold Divi∣sions, &c.

YOU must Note, that there are seaven Erraticks, or wandering Stars, by our Ancient Predecessors called Planets, and are Character'd as followeth.

• ♄ Saturn.
• ♃ Jupiter.
• ♂ Mars.
• ☉ Sol.
• ♀ Venus.
• ☿ Mercury.
• ☽ The Moon, * 1.1 called Luna.

Secondly. There is also two Nodes or certain Points used by Astrologers, named the Dragons Head and Tail, and are Character'd as followeth, ☊ Dragons Head, ☋ Dragons Tail; The Part of Fortune bears this Character, ♁

Thirdly. Now as there are seaven Planets, so there are twelve Signs, which are the twelve Mansions or Houses of Hea∣ven; and these twelve Signs take great Power and Might of the seaven Planets; and the seaven Planets, take great Power and Might of the twelve Signs; for the seaven Pla∣nets be to the twelve Signs, as the Body is to the Soul; for as the Body can do nothing without the Soul, nor the Soul without the Body; no more may the Signs without one of these Planets, &c.

Fourthly. The Characters of the twelve Signs of the Zodiack, are as followeth,* 1.2

• ♈ Aries;
• ♉ Taurus;
• ♊ Gemini;
• ♋ Cancer;
• ♌ Leo;
• ♍ Virgo;
• ♎ Libra;
• ♏ Scorpio;
• ♐ Sagittary
• ♑ Capricorn
• ♒ Aquarius;
• ♓ Pisces.

Fifthly. Through these twelve Signes do the seaven Planets con∣tinually * 1.3 move, and are ever in one or other Degree of them: ♄ is the highest, who finisheth his Course through the twelve Signes in thirty Years. Next under ♄ is ♃, who performs his Revolution in twelve Years. Next under ♃ is ♂, who performs his Perambulation in two Years. Next under ♂ is that Glorious Lamp of Hea∣ven

the ☉, from whom all the Stars receive their Light and Motion; he performs his Revolution in 365 Days 5h. 49m. or there abouts. Next under the ☉ is Dame ♀, who tra∣ceth through the 12 Signs in 225 Days. Next under ♀ is that nimble Post ☿, who passeth through the 12 Signs in 88 Days. And in the lowest Sphere of all moves the ☽ who performeth her Revolution in one Month; And thus the Panets are one beneath the other; and the Wise Philosophers say, that from the Earth to the ☽ * 1.4 it is 15750 Miles, and from the ☽ to ☿ is 12812••, and from ☿ to ♀ is 12812••, and from ♀ to ☉ is 23422 miles: From the ☉ to ♂ is 15725, and from ♂ to ♃ is 68719, and from ♃ to ♄ is 68719, and from ♄ to the Starry Firmament is 120485 Miles, and from the Firmament to the Earth is 331445 Miles, being the Total Sum of all, &c.

The Aspects of the Planets are thus, and are in Number Ten.

COnjunction ☌. Sextil ✶. Simiquartil smq. Quintil Q. * 1.5 Quartil □. Trine △. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••q. Biquintil Bq. Oppositon ☍. and Paralels Pa.

Of these are good the ✶ the Q. △, and Bq. the bad are, the smq. □, ssq. and ☍; the rest are indifferent, that is good with good, and bad with bad, as the ☍ and Pa.

* 1.6A Table of Aspects, and how many Degrees makes each Aspect.

	Degr.	Signs.	Degr.
☌ A Conjunction is	00	or 00	00
✶ A Sextil is	60	or 02	00
smq. A Simiquartil is	45	or 01	15
Q. A Quintil is	72	or 02	12
□ A Quartil is	90	or 03	00
△ A Trine is	120	or 04	00
ssq. A Sisquiquadrat is	135	or 04	15
Bq. A Biquintil is	144	or 04	24
☍ An Opposition is	180	or 06	00

A Parallel hath no certain Number ei∣ther in Signs or Degrees, but may be more or less, according as the Planet shall have Latitude, besides Parallels goes under three Denominations, viz. Mundane; Par∣ralels of Declination, and Parallels by the Mo∣tion of the Primum Mobile, as shall be ex∣plained in their proper Places, and that with Examples.

Aspects that are called Antiscians, we call Parallels, because saith Ptolomy, nothing else should be Parallel to * 1.7 the Equator; wherefore those Parallels in the Primum

Mobile are of equal distance to the Equator, and if they are of one Denomination, they are called Primary; but if of sundry Denominations, Secundary, &c. The North Commands, and the South Obeys; a Parallel is of the same Strength with a Star of the first Magnitude; and what Aspects are made in the Primum Mobile, the same are made in the Horizon or World: Yet many are the likeness between the Parallels in the world, and Parallels in the Primum Mobile, as may be found in place where.

First. A ☌ is when two Planets are in one and the self same * 1.8 Degree and Minute of a Sign, both as to latitude as well as longitude, and he that doth not regard the one as well as the other, must needs Err; as their reason and practice shall tell them: For if a Planet be in 10 degrees of ♊ haveing no latitude, and another Planet be in the self same Sign and Degree, having 3 dg. of South lattitude, and they be to be directed under the Pole 51 dg. according to the common way of direction, we shall find it will be 6 Years, 63 Days, before the Direction will come up, accor∣ding to Naibods measure of Time: That which is most practised, tho' not the truest; which is a sufficient de∣monstrable Reason to satisfie all the Ingenious Sons of Ʋ∣rania; that two Planets cannot be said to be in a par∣til Conjunction, or Aspect, except their Positions be to a Degree and Minute, both as to Latitude, and Longitude, as I said before, &c.

Secondly. Altho' we mention a ☌ or Aspect, to consist of a just number of Degrees and Minutes, yet they being very sel∣dome

so found, therefore they go under two Denomina∣tions, viz. Partil, and Platick: now a Partil Conjuncti∣on or Aspect, is when two Planets are exactly in so ma∣ny Degrees, or so many dg. and min. of a Sign; or so ma∣ny dg. and min. from each other, both as to Latitude and Longitude; as I said before as makes a perfect ☌ or As∣pect, &c.

But the Platick admits of the Rayes or Moity of the Orbs of each Planet, which are so in Aspect of each o∣ther; and in this we ought to consider the Latitude; for many times when we think the Aspect to be but pla∣tick, it may prove partil; which is caused by the Planets great Latitude; and for want of this due consideaation, many an able Artist Errs in his Judgment; which brings a great Scandal upon the Art, and makes many People to have but a mean Opinion of the same, by reason of such Grand Mistakes and Over-sights, &c.

The Orbs of the Planets are to be understood thus; ♄ and ♃ 9 deg. ♂ ♀ and ☿ 7 deg. the ☉ 15 deg. and the ☽ * 1.9 12 degr.

Thirdly. The Planets have allowed them every one two Signs * 1.10 or Houses a piece, ☉ and ☽ excepted, they having but each of them One; ♄ hath allotted him the Signs ♑ and ♒, to ♃ ♐ and ♓, ♂ owns ♈ and ♏, and the ☉ ♌, ♀ ♉ and ♎, ☿ ♊ and ♍, and the ☽ ♋, &c.

Fourthly. Of the Radiations of the Houses and Signs, which are in two small Tables as followeth, &c.

Of the Rad. of the Hos.	Of the Rad. of the Sig. * 1.11
Ho.	✶	□	△	☍	Si.	✶	□	△	☍
1	3:11	4:10	5:9	7	♈	♊ ♒	♋ ♑	♌ ♐	♎
2	4:12	5:11	6:10	8	♉	♋ ♓	♌ ♒	♍ ♑	♏
3	1:5	6:12	7:11	9	♊	♈ ♌	♍ ♓	♎ ♒	♐
4	2:6	1:7	8:12	10	♋	♉ ♍	♈ ♎	♏ ♓	♑
5	3:7	2:8	9:1	11	♌	♊ ♎	♉ ♏	♈ ♐	♒
6	4:8	3:9	10:2	12	♍	♋ ♏	♊ ♐	♉ ♑	♓
☍	△	□	✶	H.	☍	△	□	✶	sig

These Tables are so plain and easie, that they need no Explanation; yet least some young Students should com∣plain, and say they understand them not, they being un∣acquainted with our Method, therefore I think it will be requisite to unfold the meaning of them, which are as followeth, &c.

Thus, on the top of each Table you have the Title, * 1.12 and in the next Line below, the Aspects, and in the first Column of the first Table you have House at the top, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and ☍ down to the bottom; so in the last Collumn, House 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, and ☍ to the top; now if you guide your eye from the number 1 in the first Collumn till you come under ✶ in the second, you shall

find 3, 11, which shews the 3d. and 11th. Houses to be in ✶ to the 1st. and in the third Coll. under □ is 4, and 10, which denotes that the 1st. 4th. and 10th. are in □. the 4th. Coll. shews the 1st. 5th. and 9th. to be in △. and the 5th. Coll. shews the 1st. and 7th. to be in ☍, as the Lines and Collumns themselves will express by their num∣bers and Characters; and so throughout the whole Table entering either at top or bottom, with the number of the House, the like is to be understood in the Signs, as may be seen by Inspection, as thus, ♈ ♊ and ♒ are in ✶, ♈ ♋ and ♑ in □, ♈ ♌ and ♐ in △, and ♈ and ♎ in ☍, and so of the Rest, &c.

Fifthly. Of the Antiscions of the Planets, and the way of take∣in * 1.13 them, by the Tables of Declination, regard being had to the Latitude and Declination of the Planet, as well as the Longitude; and he that takes them otherwise, knows not what he doth, except the Planet hath no Latitude, then it will fall out right according to their way, otherwise not; for many times a Planet hath so great Latitude, that there can be no Antiscion, because it falls quite out of the Ecliptick Line; nay sometimes when a Planet hath not that great Latitude, it falls out of the Ecliptick Line, there∣fore can be no Antiscion, as I shall instance in several Examples.

And as for the Contrantiscions, there is no such thing, * 1.14 let who will say it, and the Reason is, because the Antisci∣on can cast no contrary Shaddow; the Antiscion being but a Shaddow cast contrary it self, &c.

Examples followeth.

Suppose a Planet to be posited in 10 Dg. of ♊, he hav∣ing * 1.15 no Latitude, and it were desired to know his Anti∣scion; in the Tables of declination, enter the last collumn to the right-hand, (haveing ♊ at the Bottom) with 10 Dg. of Longitude, and in the Angle of meeting under 0 Dg. of Latiude, you shall find 22 Dg. 2 m. which is the Planets Declination; against which in the first Column to the left hand having ♋ a top, you will find 20 Dg. which is the Planets Antiscion, as in the common way of taking it: But here observe, the Planet hath no Latitude, therefore upon necessity must happen so, but if the Planet had but one Dg. of Latitude, either North or South, it would have made a considerable alteration in the Antiscion.

Sixthly. How to take the Antiscion of a Planet with Latitude, a * 1.16 thing not used by the common Astrologers; and the reason is, because they understand it not; therefore I shall desire them not to be high and Prodigal, but mildly to receive Instructions; which they shall have in three or four Ex∣amples which I think is sufficient for the slenderst Capaci∣ty in this World, that pretends to the least knowledge in this Mistical Science; which Iam sure few understands, tho many have the confidence to pretend to, and practice the same, and so become common cheaters of the Town, and indeed the Country to; Abusing the Art, and the honest Professors of the same; as I could instance many, who impudently put out Bills, declaring their 20 Years Expe∣rience, besides the strange things they have foretold; with their Calculations of Nativities, and teaching the whole

Art of Astrology; when it's certain they understand no more in Starry Diatect, than some old Women do of Mar∣tial Discipline.

Suppose ♀ to be in 22 dg. of ♎, she having 5 dg. of North Lat. and it were required to know where, and in what dg. of ♓ she sends her Antiscion.

I enter the Table of Declination, with her Longitude in the first Collumn to the left hand, having ♎ at top, * 1.17 and in the Angle of meeting under 5 dg. of Lat. I find 3 dg. 58m. which Number I look for in the second Collumn to the left hand, and I find it exact; and next to it in the first Collumn is 10dg. against which, in the last Collumn of all, having ♓ at the bottom, I find 20 dg. of ♓, which is the Antiscion of ♀; she being in 22dg. of ♎ having 5dg. of North Lat. as the Tables themselves will shew by In∣spection; and Note, if at any time you have any odd m. of Longitude or Latitude, you must equate for them, as you do in taking a Planets Declination, or Right Ascen∣tion, &c.

Take another Example for Practice; Suppose ☿ to be in 6 Degrees of ♈, having 2 dg. South Lat. and were re∣quired * 1.18 to know where, and in what dg. of ♍ he sends his Antiscion, I enter the Table of Declination, in the last Collumn to the Right Hand, (having ♈ at the bot∣tom) with 6 dg. of Longitude, and in the Angle of meeting under 2 dg. of Lat. I find 33 m. this 33m. I seek for in the second Collumn to the left hand, which I find not, but I find 24, which Number is 9 too little, then I substract 24 from 48, the Number above it, and the differ∣ence is 24; then I say by the Rule of Proportion, if 60 give 24, what shall 9 give, viz. near 7, which must be substracted out of 29 dg. of ♍ as I find it in the first Coll. to the left hand; so the Antiscion of ☿ will fall in 28 dg. 53m. of ♍, &c.

But it happens (somtimes) that a planet can have no Antiscion; as I have said else where, and it shall be pro∣ved in this following Example,

As thus, suppose ♀ were posited in 20 dg. of ♐, having * 1.19 three dg. South Lat. with her Long. I enter the first Coll. to the left hand (having ♐ at the top) and I guide my Eye along until Icome just against, or more properly un∣der 3 dg. of lat. and in the Angle of meeting, I find 26dg. 8m. which Number I seek for, in the second Coll. to the left hand; but I find it not, nor no number near it; which shews that ♀ sends no Antiscion to that Place; be∣cause it falls out of the Ecliptick Line; except you neg∣lect her lat. as many half witted Fellows have done all along, and then it will fall in 10dg. of ♑, according to the common way of taking it; a great Error, O! what grand mistakes do Men make for want of a due under∣standing.

Perhaps some will be pecking at me for these things; * 1.20 but such I will give to understand that I value them not. And thus much for the true and exact way of taking An∣tiscions, for he that offers to take them without observing, lat. long. and declination, must needs run into Error and Confusion.

A Table of the Antiscions.

♊	♋	By this Table you may see that a Pla∣net in ♊ sends his Antiscion to ♋; as the Tables of Declination themselves will * 1.21 direct, &c.
♉	♌
♈	♍
♓	♎
♒	♏
♑	♐

Seaventhly. The Ho. of ♄ are in ☍ to the ho. of the Luminaries: ♃. 2 Houses are in △, ♂ 2 Houses in □, ♀ 2 Houses in ✶, ☿ be∣holds * 1.22 them not at all: Hence it appears ♄ is the greater infortune, and ♃ the greater Fortune; ☿ is neither good nor bad, but like a Chip in Pottage, doth neither good nor hurt, but when he is with a Fortune, or Infortune, either by Body or Aspect; so ♄ and ♂ are Infortunes; ♃ and ♀ Fortunes; the ☉ ☿ and ☽ indifferent, &c.

Eighthly. The Planets mean Motion: ♄ 2m. 1s. ♃ 4m. 59s. ♂ 31m. 27s. ☉ ♀ and ☿ have each 59m. 8s. and the ☽ 13d. 10m. 36s. this is what they move in 24. Hours; yet * 1.23 sometimes they move faster, and sometimes slower; and sometimes it falls out, that ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ and ☿ stand stock still, and therefore are called Stationary, &c.

In the next place I shall treat of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 descripti∣ons and significations of the 12 Signs of the Z•…•…k.

First of the Signe Aries.

* 1.24ARies is a Masculine, Diurnal, Equinoctial, Moveable, Cardinal, Easterly Sign, of the fiery triplicity, hot and dry, in Nature chollorick, intemperate, and violent; it's the day house of ♂ the Exaltation of the ☉; and the tri∣plicity of Sol and ♃, contains 13 fixed Stars, and is bea∣stial.

* 1.25First this Sign describes a Person of a mean Stature, lean and spare dry Body, but big bones long Visage, a swarthy Complexion hazle eyes, crooked nose, a light or yellowish coloured hair, some what Curling, little eyes and feet, black eye-brows, broad thick shoulders, and well set; the first part of the Sign gives the body more gross then the latter: This Sign incites a man to cho∣ler, makes him witty and Ingenuous, quick of apprehen¦sion,

* 1.26Secondly, places, it signifies where Sheep and all sorts of small cattle do feed, or use to be; as private unfre∣quented places, sandy and hilly grounds, places of Refuge for theives; Lands newly taken in or Plowed up; or where bricks tiles, potters ware, charcoal or lime have been Burned. In houses, that part thereof where small Beasts use to be kept, also covering, cieling, plaistering Fire-place stove, furnace, or the like, generally the Stable; also bake-houses, glass-houses, smiths shops, all places where fire is used, also Iron is kept, or Weapons of War, and is Eastern.

* 1.27 Thirdly, Diseases, all pushes, whelks, and pimples, freckles, and sun-burning in the Face, Polipus, or Nolime∣tangere, hare-lips, all Diseases in the Head, as head-ach of all sorts, vertigo, frenzy, lithargy, forgetfulness, catalepsie, appoplexy, dead palsie, coma, falling-sickness, convulsions, cramps, madness, melancholy, trembling, St. Anthony's Fire, blisters, burnings, scaldings, blasts, megrims, tooth-ach, baldness deafness, loss of Sight and Speech. It gives a Colour white, and red mixed therewith.

* 1.28Fourthly, Kingdoms Countries, Cities, and Places un∣der ♈ are, England, France, Germany, Idumea, Silisia, the higher Polonia, Burgundy, Polonia the less, Palestine, Baster∣nia, India, Cities. Augusta, Concomia, Naples, Capua, Fer∣rara, * 1.29 Florence, Verona, Lydani, Trajectum, Bergamo, Padua, Brunswick, Ʋtrecht, Marcelles, Epidaure, Craconia, Caragosa, Wenjesa, his Angel is Muschidiel, &c.

Secondly of the Signe Taurus.

* 1.30TAurus is the second Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is an earthly, cold, dry, melancholy, feminine, noct∣urnal, domestical, or bestial, fixed Sign, of the earthy Triplicity; the night house of ♀, the exaltation of the ☽ and both their Triplicities; it contains 23 fixed Stars, and is Furious, because it represents the Bull; herein ♀ rejoy∣ceth, &c.

* 1.31First, It represents one of a short thick Stature, (that is strong and well set) a broad Face and fore-head, and of Nature as rugged as a Bull; thick arms, great eyes, large and strong shoulders, wide and thick lips, gross

hands, rugged thick black hair, crisping or curling, a swarthy brown Complexion, bigg buttocks, and short legs; one of few words, slow to anger, but if he be once stired up, or put into passion, it will be a hard matter to reconcile him again: A very laborious person it produ∣ceth, and one of an earthy sordid Occupation.

* 1.32Secondly, Places. It signifies stables where Horses are, Cow-houses, and houses where the Implements of Cattel are laid up, also the Husband Mans working-geer; all out houses, Pastures, or feeding Grounds, and where bushes and shrubs have been lately grubed up, and wherein Wheat and Corn is sowed, or under some Bank-side, mud-wall, or little trees not far of; In Houses, under ground, cellars, low rooms, earthen floores, wall sides, or holes in walls, vaults, places where rubbish lieth, and the like; it is a south-east Sign, &c.

* 1.33Thirdly, Diseases, The kings evil, sore throats, quin∣sie, wens in the neck, flux of rhume in the throat, and what disease soever falls into that part of the body, the Sign ♉ gives a colour red, and white mixed therewith, &c.* 1.34

Fourthly, Kingdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places, Polonia, the Great, the North Part of Sweedland, Russia, Lorraigne, Campania, Holvetia Rhetia, Franconia, Perthia, * 1.35 Persia, Ireland, Cyclades, Cyprus, Switzzarland: Towns of Asia the less, Cities, Bononia, Sona, Mantua, Novograde, Parma, Panormus, Taurentum, Perufium, Caput Histria, Bri∣xi, Zurich, Lucerne, Naunts, Harbibolus, Carolstade, Posna∣nia, Liepfig, Gnesua, Tigure, Sicyly, &c. Its Angel is As∣model.

Thirdly of the Sign Gemini.

* 1.36THis is the third Sign in Order in the Zodiack, it is an airyal, sanguine, hot, moist diurnal, common double bodied, barren, and humane, western, masculine Sign, the day house of ☿, consisting of 18 fixed Sears, and is the Triplicity of ♄ and ☿, &c.

* 1.37First, It gives one of an upright, streight, and tall stature, of body, either in man or woman; the complexion san∣guine, not clear, but a little obscure and dark, yet a good colour, long arms, but many times the hands and feet ve∣ry fleshy, a dark hair, tending towards a black, the bo∣dy strong and active; a good piercing hazle eye, and wanton; one of perfect Sight, and of excellent Under∣standing, judicious in worldly affairs, a fluent Tongue, and apt discourse, yet of no great fidelity, large breasts, this Sign incites a man to be witty, but deceitful, yet a lo∣ver of Arts and Sciences, and all manner of Curiosi∣ties; &c.

* 1.38Secondly, Places, It signifies all hanged or wainscoat rooms, the hall, dineing room, chambers, shelves, chests, trunks, boxes, coffers, cabinets, chests of drawers, wri∣tings, books, pictures, plaistering, walls of houses, also eaves, places of store, all curious airyal places, In Houses. but out of Houses, it denotes barns; store houses, play hou∣ses, stages for Actors, and all sorts of Mountebanks, hills and mountains, graineries for corn, fine hilly places, and corn fields. It is a west and by south Sign.

* 1.39 Thirdly. Diseases; It signifies all which are incident to the Armes, and hands, but as for the Shoulders, viz. that part which we carry burthens on; is under ♉, because it is the emblem of labour, therefore not under ♊, as the com∣mon received Opinion is, it denotes wind in the blood more than any other sign, and this comes commonly by blood letting; it also signifies fractures dislocations, lax∣ations, and all such diseases that are hot and moist, ♊ gives a colour white and red mixt together, &c. * 1.40

* 1.41Fourthly. Kingdomes countries cities and people, are Brabant, Lumbardy, Flanders, the west part of England, Armenia, Sardenia, the Dukedome of Wortenburge, Hercania, Martia∣nia, Cyrienia, Marmarica, Egypt the lower, Cities, London, Lovaine, Bruges, Norimberg, Corduba in Spain, Hasford, Mentz, Bambery, Ceseny, Viterbium, Turney, Vercellas, Rhegi∣um, Lovine, Kitzing, Erford, Villacum, Mogontia; its Angel is Ambriel, &c.

Fourthly of the sign Cancer.

* 1.42THis is the fourth Sign in order in the Zodiack, and is by nature cold and moist, frutful, slow of voice, mute, flegmatick, feminine, solsticial, movable, cardinal, watry, nocturnal, northern, the house of the ☽, exaltation of ♃, and triplicity of ♂, ♀ and the ☽; containing 9 fixed Stars, &c.

* 1.43 First Under this sign, are generally persons of low and small stature, the upper parts more bigger than the lower, a round visage, a sickly pale white complexion, the hair of a sad brown, little eyes, oval visage, some say, a low whining voice, and one that is given to drinking and ve∣nery, it gives bad teeth, but many Children; one uncon∣stant and never fixed, &c.

* 1.44Secondly. Places, it signifies the sea, great rivers, fountains, all na∣vigable waters, also brooks, springs, ponds, lakes, wells, cellars, marshy grounds, ditches with rushes, sedges, sea banks, trenches, all water courses; in Houses; pumps, pipes, cesterns, sinks, dranes, cellars, tubbs of water, and all watery places, and is a Northern Sign, &c.

* 1.45Thirdly. Diseases; it signifies Imperfections all over, or in the breasts, and stomach; also the paps, weak digestion, bad liver, cold stomach, cancers in the breasts, and that infla∣mation, which Women commonly call agues in the breasts, plurisies, want of appetite to victuals, want of digestion of what they eat, dropsies, coughs, heat of the stomach, ptisick, salt flegms, imposthumations in the stomach, and rotten coughs, also timpanies, ♋ gives a colour green and russet, &c. * 1.46

* 1.47Fourthly. Kingdomes, countries, citties and places, Scotland, Hol∣land,

Zeeland, Prusia, Tunis, Algier, Constantinople, Venice, Millain, Genoa, Burgundy, Granada, Numedia, Africa, Bithi∣nia, Calc is, Carthage, Phrygia, Cholcis; Cities, Amsterdam, Cadiz, Pisa, St. Lucus, Vincentia, Bern York in England, St. Andrews in Scotland, Gorlick, Wittenburg, Magdeburg, Lu∣beck: Its Angel is Muriel, &c.

Fisthly of the Sign, Leo.

* 1.48THis is the fifth Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is in Nature hot and dry, fiery, cholorick, masculine, and diurnal, beastial, and barren; the second of the fiery try∣plicity, a commanding regal eastern Sign, and consists of 27 fixed Stars, it is the onely house of the ☉, and there he keeps his court, being king of the Stars, and is the tri∣plicity of Sol and Jupiter, &c.

* 1.49First. Under this Regal Sign, are generally persons of a large full body, great round head, bigg eyes starting out, tall of stature; a dark flaxen or yellowish hair curling, of a ruddy high sanguine complexion, broad shoulders, narrow sides, of a fair countenance, and of good courage, bigg voice, a resolute spirit, an active body, and a person of a generous spirit, and well spoken, not fearing his flesh, for he is of the nature of the sign as fierce as a Lyon, proud and

high minds, scorning to stoop to any, yet he is sober, grave, and wise, and seemingly, affable enough.

* 1.50Secondly. Places, it signifies all woods, forrests, desarts, groves, and places where wild beasts frequent, all steep rocks, crag∣ged Castles and Forts, likewise all places inaccessable; Kings pallaces, parks wildernesses, &c.

In Houses, all places where fire is kept, as chimnyes, fur∣naces, ovens, stoves, kills, and such like places, and is a North-east Sign, &c.

* 1.51Thirdly. Diseases, Palpitation, and trembling, of the heart, vio∣lent burning feavers, sore eyes, the yellow jaundice, faint∣ings, and such diseases as comes of adustion of blood; as the plague, pestilence, violent pains at the heart and back, and all such distempers as afflict those parts; likewise, all sicknesses in the ribs and sides, especially the right side; as the plurisie; ♌ gives a colour red and green, &c. * 1.52

* 1.53Fourthly. Kingdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places under ♌ are, Gallia, Togata, the Alps, Italy, Sicily, Apalia, Bohemia, Tur∣ky, Aemelia, Sabina, Phenecia, Chaldea, Orchinia, Apulia; Cities, Rome, Damascus, Syracusa, Ravenna, Cremona, ••lms, Confluant, Prague, Liniz, Crimifium, Bristol in England; Its Angel is Verchel.

Sixthly of the Sign Virgo.

* 1.54THis is the sixth Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is by Nature cold and dry, of the earthy Triplicity, melancholy, barren, feminine, nocturnal; and is the House and Exaltation of ☿, the Triplicity of ♀ and ☽; consisting of 24 fixed Stars, herein ☿ rejoyceth, and it is a South-west Sign, &c.

* 1.55First. This sign describes a person of slender body, mean height, but decently well composed, a Rudy brown com∣plexion, bigg Eyes, thick black hair, one of an Ingenious but Subtil witt, and given to all maner of Learning, the visage somewhat Round, the Voyce small and shrill, all the members inclinable to breavity, a witty discreet, judici∣ous soul, well spoken, studious in history, those persons un∣der this Sign, are not very beautiful, yet well favoured and comely enough, if ☿ be in this sign and the ☽ in ♋, the person is of great understanding, but somewhat un∣stable, that is a little fickle minded, yet covetous, cruel, and dispiteful, a lover of Warr, &c.

* 1.56Secondly. Places it signifies, is corn fields, graineries, malt-hou∣ses, all places where hay, barly, wheat, pease, and other grain is kept; also stores where butter and cheese is laid;

In Houses, closets, studies, or places where books, maps, writings, pictures, medals, or some pretty toys are laid; it also denotes low rooms, where earthen floors are, and all private close corners, also behind wainscoate, pictures, hangings, and the like; It is a south-west Sign.

* 1.57Thirdly. Diseases, Under ♍, are all incident to the bowels, the me∣seriack veins, the Omentum, the diaphragme, spleen, worms, wind in the gutts, obstructions, the chollick, and illiack passions, hardness of the spleen, hypocondriack, melan∣choly, gripings and croaking in the gutts, any disease in the belly, as hard bound, and the like, &c. Its colour is black and speckled mixed together. * 1.58

* 1.59Fourthly. Kingdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places, under ♍ are, Achaia, Creet, Ba ylon, Greece, Croatia, Corinthia, Ar∣thefina, the Dukedom of Athens, Mesopotamia, Assyria, Gallia, Comota Part, Rhone Part, Silicia. Cities, Jerusalem, Co∣rinth, Rhodes, Pupie, Sigina, Brundufium, Aretium, Novaria, Cholosa, Lyons, Paris, Bosil, Heidleburge, Erphord, Wrutislain, &c. its Angel is Humatiel.

Seaventhly of the Sign Libra.

* 1.60LIbra is the Seaventh Sign in Order in the Zodiack Circle, it is an airyal, fanguine, hot and moist,

equinoctial, cardinal; moveable, masculine, western, di∣urnal, humane Sign; it is the day House of ♀, the exal∣tation of ♄, and the triplicity of ♄ and ☿, consisting of 8 fixed Stars.

* 1.61First. It represents One of a most delicate comely body, of a round and beautiful visage, very streight, of a neat symmetry and proportion, more sub∣tle and slender, then gross bodied; a pure sanguine ruddy complexion in youth; but towards the latter days, sub∣ject to spots and pimples, and a very high colour, the hair somewhat yellowish, or inclinable to a sandy flaxen, long and smooth, also gray eyes, it gives a courteous impar∣tial creature, very just and upright in all things and acti∣ons; yet a contemner of Arts, and conceited of his own Person, and Abilities.

* 1.62Secondly. Places, It signifies high hilly grounds, also fields and gravelly places, near wind-mills and low barns; or out∣houses where hauking and hunting is used, or where wood hath been cut, it also represents the sides of hills, or tops of mountains, saw-pits, and the like. In Houses, it signifies upper rooms, as chambers, garrets, bellconeys, turrets, lofts, roofs, eaves of houses, also shelves, and all places that lyes West.

* 1.63 Thirdly. Diseases, under this sign are of the reins or kidnyes which you please, for the significations of the words are the same, also heat of the reins in Women, which many times causeth death in travel; likewise abortion, and hard labour, the stone or gravil in the reins ul∣cers in the kidnyes, ♎ gives all diseases coming of wind and corruption of blood, both in the loyns and kidnyes, weakness in the small of the back, it gives a colour crim∣on * 1.64 or tawny.

* 1.65Fourthly. Kingdoms countries citties and places, are Bastriana, Caspia, Seres, Oasis, Aethiopa, Sabandia, Alsatia, Sundguia, Livonia, Austria, Panuania, Portugal, the Dukedome of Savoy, Delphinate, Thuscia: Thebaida Trogloditica, Cities Lisbone Caietam Laudam Sessam Placentia Felkirch Fri∣burge Angentine Spires Frankford Vienna Harlum Suenoram Winpina Antwerp Landshut Mospachium Frisinge Heil∣brane Arles Lisbone Olysiponis Arefatum Veldkerchium; its Angel is Zuriel.

Eighthly of the Sign Scorpio.

* 1.66SCorpio is the Eighth Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is a watery, cold, flegmatick, feminine, nocturnal, fixed stigmatized, false, deceitful, treacherous, northern Sign, it is the night house and only joy of ♂, consisting of 12. fixed Stars, and is the triplicity of ♂, ♀, and Luna.

* 1.67First. It represents one of a short low stature, corpulent and strong-bodyed, yet undecent and slugish, an Indiffernt large face, the complexion a little pale, not going very straight or upright, somewhat Incurvating with the head, one subtle cuning and a great deceiver, also quick in action; a dusky muddy complexion, and sad dark hair, and hath much on his body, short neckt, a square well trust fellow, and the hair curling, it makes man or Woman Impudent and brazen faced, also a great lyar.

* 1.68Secondly. Places. It represents, all marshy morish boggy, quaggy nasty durty stinking lakes, grounds and places, where all manner of vermine and creeping things do in∣habit, also ruinous houses jakes vaults, and places of dung rubbish and where carion lyeth, it doth likewise repre∣sent nasty stinking gardens, orchards, & vineyards, &c. In Houses, kitchings, larders, jakes, vaults, or house of office,

sinks dranes and all dark filthy nasty stinking places whatsoever, both of mudd and water, wether wash house or any such like place, North or North-west.

* 1.69Thirdly. Diseases it signifies all infirmities whatsoever in the secreet parts, gravel and stone in the bladder, inflamations and ulcers there, all difficulties and imperfections of urine whatsoever; also reptures fistulas hemorrhoids the French Pox runing of the Reins priapismus, also all diseases of the womb &c. colour brown. * 1.70

* 1.71Fourthly. Kingdomes countries cities and places are, Norway the higher Bavaria Comagena Cappadocia Idumea Maurita∣mia Fesse Gethulia Catalonia Barbary Metagony Swecia, Cities Aqualegia Pestorium Algiers Valentia in Spaine, Trabezond Vrbine Gamerinum Taruisum Forum Julium Messana Alch∣stade Monacum Gaunt, Frankford Part. its Angel, Barbiel, &c.

Ninthly of the Sign Sagittary

* 1.72SAgitary is the 9th. Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is a Fiery hot dry: masculine, cholorick diurnal: eastern, common: by corporal double bodyed beastial or 4 footed Sign, the house and joy of ♃, and the ☉ and ♃'s triplicity containing 31. fixed Stars.

* 1.73 First. It represents one a bove amiddle stature or size, and hath a very well favored countenance, the visage being some what long: but pretty full and ruddy, or almost of a Sun∣burnt complexion, a lovely cheerful countinance, good hors-men: and great shooters, stout-hearted, a brownish hair or chesnut colour, but subject to baldness; to conclude it represents one on of a handsome conformity in all the members, yet proud and high minded, but good natured quickly angry and as soone over: and is valiant without fear: it makes a Man witty and ingenious, quick of ap∣prehension.

* 1.74Secondly. Places. It signifies: all hilly stony places and where fire hath been frequently kept: also stables and Ox staules or cow-houses, upper roomes in Houses, like∣wise chimnies stoves ovens furnances, it also represents all those places that are high and lofty as well in fields as in houses: It is an East and by South Signe.

* 1.75Thirdly. It signifies all Infirmities in the thighs and hips, as the sciatica, &c. Fistulas in those parts, heat of blood, pesti∣lential feavers; and take this for a general rule, that ♌ and ♐ signifies falls from horses, and hurts by four foot∣ed beasts, they being both of them signs of Horsman-ship; besides ♐ prejudiceth the body by cholor, heat, fire, and in∣temperance

in sports, danger of gun-shot and arrows, ♐ gives a coulour yellow and red, &c. * 1.76

* 1.77Fourthly. Kingdomes, Countries, Cities, and Places under ♐ are, Arabia the happy, Tirrhenia, Celtica, Hispania, Dalmatia, Sclavonia, Hungaria, Moravia, Misnia, Thirronia, Spain. Cities, Toletum, Volaterus, Mutinum, Narbone, Avenion, Co∣lonia, Agrippina, Studguard, Rotenburge, Ludenburge, Buda, Gascovia, Cullen; Its Angel is Adnaciel, &c.

Tenthly of the Sign, Capricorn.

* 1.78CApricon is the 10th. Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is an earthy, dry, cold, nocturnal, cardinal, solstici∣al, melancholy, feminine, beastial, movable, southern, do∣mestick sign, the house of ♄, and exaltation of ♂, tripli∣city of ♀ and ☽, and hath 28 fixed Stars.

* 1.79First. Those Persons signified by this Sign, are for the most part very weakly slender men, of a mean stature, and dry constitution, blakish hair, and thin beard, lean face, a thin narrow chin, and long, also long neck, narrow breasts the visage long and thin also; a person of little witt, but subtle enough; and cholorick, yet a coward; his body somwhat disproportioned, as it were hitting one knee against the other, of a peevish disposition, and is gi∣ven to lechery and inconstancy, for the Goat is wanton, and will be playing, &c.

* 1.80 Secondly. Places. It signifies are, cow-houses, sheep pens, or pla∣ces where sheep, goats, and such kind of cattel use to be, also oxen, calves, &c. It likewise represents all those pla∣ces, where tools for husbandry, or old wood is laid up, or where sails for ships, and such materials are bestowed; al∣so fallow grounds, barren fields, bushy and thorny places; dung-hills in fields, or where soyl is layd, also caves, dun∣geons, and prisons. In Houses, all dark places and corners near the ground or threshold of the door, or places under ground; all low rooms where earthen or paved floores are laid or made, and is a South Sign.

* 1.81Thirdly. Diseases, Are all incident to the knees and hams, as pains, sprains, fractures, dislocations, leprosies, itch, scabs, all diseases of melancholy, and all tumors called schirus; ♑ gives a colour black and russet.* 1.82

* 1.83Fourthly. Kigdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places under ♑ are, Thrace, Macedon in Greece, Albania, Bulgary, Illiris, India, the Isle of Orcades; Ariana, Gedrosia, Marchia, Mazonia, Sax∣ony, Hassia, Thuringia, Stiria, Bofnia. Cities, Mechlin, Ox∣ford in England, Juliacum, Berga, Gaunt, Brandenburg, Vust∣usta, Ʋndilicorum, Constane, Derthona, Favemia, Vilna, Cle∣ves, Pratum, Tortona, Derr••ona, Its Angel is Hunuel.

Eleventhly of the Sign Aquary.

* 1.84A Quary, is the 11th. Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is an airyal, diurnal, fixed, masculine, humane,

sanguine, hot and moist western, rational Sign; the house and joy of ♄, the tripli•…•… of ♄ and ♀, consisting of 24 fixed Stars, &c.

* 1.85First It represents a well set person, of a strong able body, not very tall, yet decently enough composed; a long vi∣sage, sanguine complexion, a bright hair, a very pure skin, yet distorted teeth; to conclude, it gives a very well shaped person, curious and beautiful, the face fleshy and oval, he is a very humane affable courteous person, speak∣ing soberly, envious to none, constant to his friend, and in his opinion, not given to quarrel, yet very merry and s••∣cond.

* 1.86Secondly. Places. It denotes all hilly and uneaven places, such as are newly digged up, or where minerals, or quarries of stone are; also vineyards, spring heads or conduits, all ai∣ry places. In Houses; the roofs upper parts or eaves, garrets, chambers, windows, shelves; cubboards heads and the like, it is a south-west Sign.

* 1.87Thirdly. Diseases. It denotes all manner of Infirmities incident to the leggs, from the knees to the anckles, all melancholy coagulated humors in the blood, as cramps; and the truth is, thickness of blood, most usually proceeds from this Sign, ask old ♄ who is lord of the some, and he will tell you the reason; it also denotes aches and pains in the leggs, &c. By this the Ingenious Artists have a plain way to find out more, and by Doctor Experience, get Materials to work withal, &c. ♒ gives a colour blew. * 1.88

* 1.89 Fourthly. Kingdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places under ♒ are, Amazonia Muscovia Westphalia Svedeland Piedmount Mossel Bavaria Aethiopia Oxiana Sogdiana Media Arabia the Desert and Stony Croatia. Cities, Hamborough Breme Trent Mount∣serat Pisarum Ingolstade Salizburge; Its Angel is Gabriel.

Twelvethly of the Sign Pisces.

* 1.90PIsces is the 12th. Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is a cold moist flegmatick watery feminine nocturnal bycorporal double bodyed northern idle sickle common Sign; the house of ♃, the exaltation of ♀, the triplicity of ♂, ♀, and the ☽, and a constellation of 24 fixed Stars.

* 1.91First. It denotes a Person short of stature, and of no great acti∣on, nor none of the handsomest, yet a pretty good face, and the complexion clear, thick shoulders, brown hair, a fleshy body, but incurvating somwhat with his head, not going streight, but somthing crooked, a stammering frau∣dulent person, a pretender of truth, one of shallow brain, a slow voyce, and very dull, &c.

* 1.92Secondly. Places, It denotes all watery places, as fishponds and water springs, water-mills moats ditches pools caves her∣mitages

rivers fountains, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the like; In Houses, wells cesterns pumps wash-houses pipes cocks dranes sinks, and all places where water is kept; it is a north-west Sign, and doth also denote conduits, and places where fouls are, &c.

* 1.93Thirdly. Diseases, under ♓, is all lameness and aches incident to the feet, as gouts kib•• chilblanes, &c. All diseases com∣ing of salt slegm mixt humors scabs itch botches and breakings out about the body, the small pox and measles all cold and moist distempers, and such as come by catch∣ing wet and cold at the feet, and if you will be pleased but to consider the affinity ♓ holds with ♈, you will soon see the Reason, why wet taken at the feet, strikes so spee∣dily up to the head, &c. Colour bright or white. * 1.94

* 1.95Fourthly. Kingdoms Countries Cities and Places under ♓ are, Cilicia Calabriana Portaga Galatia Normundy Phasunia No∣samonta in Libia; Garamentis Lydia Pamphilia Aegypt the higher. Cities, Alexandria Hispalis Compostella Parentium Rhemes Words Ratisbone; Its Angel is Barchiel.

* 1.96 First. LIkewise the discreet Astrologian must understand, that all firey Signs incline Men to be Cholorick, hasty, furious, quarelsome, revengeful, proud, ambiti∣ous, imperious, importunate, hardy, and rash; involving themselves into many unnecessary Troubles, yet they are many times Ingenious, but easily changing their opi∣nions, &c.

* 1.97Secondly. Airy Signs shew Men chearful, affable, curteous, libe∣ral, free-harted, faithful, good natured, loving mirth, as singing, dancing, musick, and all civil recreations, yet per∣sons very modest, and of good reason and undestanding, and are very open hearted if pleased, &c.

* 1.98Thirdly. Earthy Signs give Persons of reserved Thoughts, and are slow in speech and their resolutions, keeping close their councels; they also frequently prove to be very fraudu∣lent, covetuous, and suspicious, seldome forgetting inju∣ries, often sorrowful, loving no mans esteem but their own, they are for the most part prudent and severe, not forgetting past injuries, &c.

* 1.99Fourthly. Watery Signs make Men Cowards, luxurious, wanton, mutable, dull fellows, sluggards, no secret keepers, low whineing Voices, and are very timerous, having much deceit in them; and they are much given to frequent the Schools and Nurseries of wanton Venus; and that often times to their great Detriment, and total Ruin, &c.

CHAP. II.

* 1.100IN this Chapter I shall treat of the Names Natures, and Discriptions of the seaven Planets, called wandering and erratick Stars, and I don't much care, if I begin with that ponderous Planet Saturn; who is the highest of all the rest.

This old surly Gentleman, whom we call Saturn,* 1.101 be∣longs to the seaventh Orb, Mansion, or Sphere, of the coelestial Hierarchy of Angels, in the order of the Thrones; whose principal governing Angels, or blessed Intelligence∣es, bearing Rule, are Cassiel, or Zaphkiel, Jophiel, and Sa∣bathiel, * 1.102 &c.

He is said to be by Nature cold and dry, the Author of melancholy, masculine, diurnal, barren, and the greater infortune.

* 1.103Secondly, Saturn of himself, gives a person of a middle Stature, of a swarthy complexion, pale and muddy, as he is nearer or farther from the Earth, he also gives little eyes, and black; a thin beard, flat broad forehead, black or sad hair, lank hard and rugged; a hanging lowring eye-brow, thick lips and nose, a lumpish countenance, thick shoulders, often times crooked, a lean face, a shuf∣ling kind of gate, and for the most part splay footed, and delights to be alone, and is always prying up and down in one hole or other; sometimes he hits one leg against the other, and commonly looks downwards.

When Saturn is ill placed.

* 1.104He makes men very willful, malicious, covetous, envi∣ous, jealous, and mistrustful; also timerous, sordid, stub∣born,

suspecious, slugish, dissembling, a great lyer, and a close malicious fellow, never contented, but perpetually murmering and repineing, always contemning of wo∣men, and speaking ill of them, &c. Saturn gives a colour black.* 1.105

* 1.106Thirdly. When Saturn is or shall be well dignified, then he gives Men of profound judgments and imagina∣tions, but severe in all their Acts, and men of reserved thoughts, speaking very sparingly, patient in arguing or disputing, very sober and grave; he also gives great stu∣dents in all manner of learning, especially those things which are most occult; and are very laborious in obtain∣ing the goods of this lower World; and in all manner of Actions austere, yet solitious enough.

Fourthly, If Saturn be oriental* 1.107 of the Sun, he makes men more short of stature, but decent and well composed.

Fifthly, If Saturn be occidental* 1.108, of the Sun, he makes them more black and lean, and fewer hairs, especially if he want latitude.

Sixthly, If Saturn have south latitude* 1.109 the person is more nimble and active, his greatest south latitude is 2gr. 49m.

Seaventhly, If Saturn have north latitude* 1.110, he makes the person more slugish and heavy, his greatest north latitude is 2 gr. 40 m.

Eightly. If Saturn have great latitude, the body is fat and fleshy, and you must note, that south latitude gives most flesh, and north latitude most hair, yet fleshy also.* 1.111

Ninthly. If Saturn be in his first station* 1.112, he gives but little fat, but if he be in his second station from the Suns Body, he gives fat ill favoured bodies, and very weak.

Tenthly. Now you must note that Saturn is called a∣mongst the Poets by several Names,* 1.113 (viz.) as Chronos, Phanon, and Falcifer.

Eleventhly, Saturns greater years are 57; his mean years 43, and his least years 30* 1.114: He rules the North, be∣ing according to his own Nature cold.

Twelvethly. * 1.115Qualities and Professions of Men under Saturn, are generally antient men, fathers, grandfathers, monks, jesuits, friars, jews, sectaries, husband-men, clowns, day labourers, diggers of mettal, stone cutters, potters, usurers, sexstones of Churches, diggers of earth, beggers, slaves, hoggards, cow-keepers, curriers of leather, night farmers, tinners, plummers, miners under ground, broom∣men, porters, car-men, brick-makers, malsters, chimny∣sweepers, bearers of dead corps, scavengers, hostlers, ditch∣ers, shippards, dyers of black cloth and sad colours, chand∣lers, herds-men, or swinyards, coopers, black-smiths, lea∣ther dressers, hat-makers, farmers, plough-men and the like, as collyers, &c.

* 1.116Thirteenthly, Saturn denotes places out of houses, woods, desarts, obscure vallies, caves, dens, holes, lanes, by-allies, mountains, cole-mines, church-yards or places of burial, stinking muddy places, and where rubbish and dung is layed, also houses not inhabited, old tattering obscure dreadful houses, monastries, pits, standing pools, fens, fish-ponds, religious places, lead-mines and quarries of stone, &c.

* 1.117 Fourteenthly, Saturn in houses denotes dark places, or some by part of the house seldome used, also jakes, vaults, sinks, wells, pitts durty muddy stinking places, or in those parts where the country mans working geer, or horse har∣ness lyeth; all ruinous buildings, and old decayed parts of the house where people seldome come, he also denotes Tombs, and the like.

* 1.118Fifteenthly, Kingdoms and countries under the Planet Saturn in Capricorn, according to great Ptolomy, are as fol∣loweth; Macedonia, Thracia, Illyria, India, Arriana, Gor∣dinia, many of which Countries are in lesser Asia.

* 1.119Those under Saturn in Aquary, are the Sarmatian Coun∣try, Oxiana, Sogdiana, Arabia, P••azamia, Media, Aethiopia, which Countries for the most part belongs to the more inward Asia.

* 1.120Sixteenthly, Saturn rules in the body of Man, the spleen, (and there he keeps his Court,) the right ear, the bones, the teeth, the retentive faculty throughout the whole Body.

* 1.121Seaventeenthly, Diseases under Saturn, are Tooth-ach, quartane agues, all diseases which come of melancholy, cold and dryness, leprosy, rhumes, consumptions, black jaundise, palsie, trembling, vain fears, formidable fancies of hobgoblings, gouts of all sorts, hemorrhoids, broken bones, laxations and dislocations, deafness, pain in the bones, ruptures, iliack passion, chin-cough, pains in the bladder, all long diseases, and madness that comes of me∣lancholy, fear or grief; he also gives costiveness, and cor∣rupts the blood by melancholy.

A few Instructions to the diserving, would I willingly give, if I thought they would be kindly accepted, which take as followeth; as thus,

Take notice, a Planet causeth diseases two ways; first by Sympathy, secondly by Antipathy, and as the cause is so ought the cure to be; for Saturn causeth tooth-ach. * 1.122 broken bones, dislocations, laxations, deafness, melancho∣ly, and all diseases of the spleen by Sympathy, and the reason is, because he ruleth the retentive faculty through∣out the whole Body.

And those parts of the Body which are under the do∣minion of the Sun and Moon he fflicts by Antipathy, and you shall know what they are immediately, if you will have but a little Patience; and take notice of this, it is the greatest wisdome of a Physitian, to know whether Saturn causeth the disease by Sympathy, or Antipathy.

Lastly, You must note, that Saturn hath certain Num∣bers attributed to him, as 2, 7, and 9, the Reasons are as * 1.123 followeth, you must understand he hath the number 2 alloted him as being next beneath the Starry Firma∣ment, and also one of the Infortunes; the number 7 he being the seaventh in order, and highest of all the Pla∣nets from the Earth; 7 also is a number fatal and cli∣macterical, being joyned with the number 9; also the number 9 is a fatal number, and climacterical being joyn∣ed with the number 7; for 9 times 7 makes 63, which the wisest of Philosophers do hold to be fatal, by reason the Nines and the Seavens meet; I now must leave Saturn and descend a little lower to that Benevolent Star Jupiter.

SECONDLY of JUPITER,

THis Benevolent Star Jupiter, belongs to the sixth Orb, Mansion, or Sphere; of the Coe∣lestial Hierarhcy of Angels, in the Order of Domina∣tions; whose principal governing Angels, or blessed * 1.124 Intelligences bearing rule are, Zadkiel, or Sachiel, and Zedekiel, &c. he is said to be by Nature hot and moist, Author of Sobriety, Moderation, Temperance, Justice, and Gravety, Masculine, Diurnal, Fruitful, and the Greater Fortune.

* 1.125Secondly. Jupiter of himself, gives a Person of a tall Stature, brown ruddy complexion, an oval visage, high fore-head, fair eyes, inclinable to have much beard, light brown hair, sometimes between red and dark sandy brown, a hand∣some well set straight body, large belly, great thighs, long leggs and feet, of a brown ruddy complexion, and his hair soft; a fair conditioned person, and one abhor∣ing covetuousness.

When Jupiter is ill placed.

* 1.126He makes Men hypocritically religious, and ignorant, suffers every one to couzen him, wasts his Estate foolish∣ly, also crouching and stooping where there is no necessi∣ty, besides he is nothing delighting in the love of his friends, and of a gross dull capacity, abasing himself in all company, yet many times knavish, though he hath not witt to carry it off, His colour is Azure, &c.

* 1.127Thirdly. Jupiter well posited, makes Men lovers of fair dealing, desiring to benefit all Men, always doing good things, of a sweet and affable disposition, very indulgent to Wife and Children, a reliever of the poor, full of Charity faithful in Religion and all his promises, aspiring in an ho∣nest way, yet bashful, and makes men profound Judges of the Law either Morral or Divine, not careing for world∣ly Wealth.

Fourthly * 1.128If Jupiter be oriental of the Sun, he makes Men more clear of skin, their complexions between white and red, the body more fat, the eyes more full and gray.

Fifthly. * 1.129If Jupiter be Occidental of the Sun, he makes them more short of stature, the hair of a light brown, or dark flaxen, usually bald about the temples, of a pure lovely complexion.

Jupiter's greatest North Latitude is 1 gr. 38 m. and his South Latitude 1 gr. 40 m..

Sixthly. * 1.130Now you must Note, that Jupiter is called amongst the Poets by several other Names, viz. Phaeton, and Zeus, &c.

* 1.131Seaventhly. Jupiter's greater Years are 79, his mean Yeas 45, and his least Years 12; he Rules the West.

Eighthly. * 1.132Qualities and Professions of Men under Jupiter, are gennerally noble Souls, bashful, humane, prelates, or Church-men, Bishops or inferior Clergy-men, lawyers, judges, advocates, governours of Town, Countries, or Cities, Justices of Peace, Men in command, young schol∣lars, also clothiers, woollen-drapers, wooll-combers, and such like: jupiter gennerally denotes Youth.

Ninthly. Jupiter * 1.133out of houses, denotes woods, bushes, bryars, brambles, and places publick, as commentions, synods, convocations near altars of churches, courts of justice, oratories, tribunal chairs, schools, and all butiful clean places, scattered or sprinkled with divers odours, also places for exercise, and where stacks of of wood is made.

Tenthly Jupiter * 1.134in houses, denotes places where cloths are laid, as ward-ropes, &c. also halls, dining rooms, chap pels, schools, all sweet neat places, and those of Commerce.

* 1.135Eleventhly. Kingdoms and Countries under the Planet jupiter in Sagit. according to Prolomy King of Aegypt, are as follow∣eth Tuscana, Celtica, Spain, and Happy Arabia: Under jupiter in Piscies are, Lycia, Lydia, Cilicia, Pamphylia, Paphlagonia, Nasamonia, and Lybia.

* 1.136Twelvethly Jupiter rules in the Body of Man, the liver, veins, blood, ribs, sides, the digestive Faculty, the natural vir∣tue of Man, &c.

* 1.137Thirteenthly. Jupiter causeth all Infirmities of the Liver and Veins, as inflamation of the lungs, plurisies, and other aposthumes about the breast and ribs, windyness in the blood, ob∣structions both of liver and stomach.

* 1.138Fourteenthly. Now take Notice, that jupiter hath certain Numbers attributed to him, as 1, 3, and 8, the reasons are as followeth; you must understand he hath the Number One, he being the the Greater Fortune, and the Num∣ber

Three, as being the third Star or Planet, in Order from the Starry Firmament beneath Saturn, that surly Gentleman, also as being one of the three Fortunes; and last of all the Number Eight is attrihuted to him, as containing the Mistery of Justice and Religion, for Jupi∣ter according to Starry Dialect, doth always represent the Sober Priests and Ministers; also we read of Eight De∣grees of Blessedness, and now I must leave the Orb of Jupiter, and drop down a little lower to the Sphere of Mars, who is termed a Tory amongst the Stars.

THIRDLY of MARS,

THis War-like Gentleman Mars, who is a Star of Malevolency, belongs to the 5th. Orb, Mansion, or Sphere, of the Coelestial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Potestates, whose principal governing Angels, or blessed Intelligences bearing Rule are, Samael, and Madimiel; he is said to be * 1.139 by Nature Hot and Dry, Cholorick, Firey, Violent, Author of Strifes, Debates, Quarrels, and Contenti∣ons, Nocturnal, Masculine, the lesser Infortune.

* 1.140Secondly. Mars of himself gives a Person strong and bigg boned, lean, of a middle stature, well set, the complexion sun∣burnt, or of a brown ruddy colour, round visage, sharp hazle eyes; the hair red or sandy flaxen, and for the most part crisping or curling, a sharp little chin, thin beard, the sight very quick and piercing, a furious countenance, his eye brows bent like a bow, reaching to his nose; of a sharp witt, valiant, full of words, boasting, and lying,

also confident and active, given to cock his hat, and talk of his great Man-hood.

When Mars is ill placed.

* 1.141He incites Men to tyranical Actions, likewise to thiev∣ing and murthers, and all kind of sedition, he also de∣notes Warr, strife, debate, and all manner of cruelty, makes Men talk without modesty or honesty, and lovers of quarrels, slaughters, cheats, making them traytors, rash and inhumane, being violent and furious in their actions; his Colour Firey or Red.* 1.142

* 1.143Thirdly. Mars well placed, makes a Man couragious, and in∣clinable to Warr, also invincible in the same, scorning any should exceed him, subject to no reason, bold con∣fident, immoveable, contentious, valliant, hazarding him∣self to all perrils, a great boaster of his own acts; yet of a prudent behavior in his own affairs, careless of Riches, and inclinable to choler.

* 1.144Fourthly. If Mars be oriental of the Sun, he signifiies some white mixt with redness, also a desent tallness and his body hairy,

* 1.145Fifthly. If Mars be occidental, he shews a very ruddy complexion, mean in stature, little head, smoth body, and not hairy on

the body &c. Mars's greatest north Latitude is 1 gr. 38 m. his south Latitude is 1 gr. 40 m. and Note this, if a pla∣net hath great Latitude he makes men fat, yet south Lati∣tude gives most fat with activity, and north Latitude most hair and more slow or slugish.

* 1.146Sixthly. Now you must Note, that Mars is called amongst the Poets, by several other Names, viz, Aris, Pirois, Mauors, and Gradinus.

* 1.147Seaventhly. Mars's greater years are in number 66, his mean years 40, and his least years 15, he Rules the North-west.

* 1.148Eighthly. Qualities and Professions of Men under Mars are, sol∣diers, gunners, founders, fergeants, cutlers, chyrurgeons, colonels, captains, gun-smiths, glaziers, barbers, dyers, edg-tool-makers, watch-makers, apothecaries, tanners, marshals, bayliffs; all men that works in the fire, and u∣seth edg-tools.

* 1.149Ninthly. Mars denotes out of houses, firey and bloody places, shambles, places of Execution, and where there have been great Battails fought, and slaughters made, also people murthered, bake-houses, glass-houses, smiths

shops, furnaces, slaughter-houses places where bricks, tiles, lyme, charcoals, potters ware, and the like have been burned, also forges, chimnies &c.

* 1.150Tenthly. Mars in houses, denotes places where Iron is, or wea∣pons of war, bake-houses, oven, chimny stove, furnace, kitching, shop, or where bricks or lime lyeth, &c.

* 1.151Eleaventhly. Kingdoms and Countries under the Planet Mars in A∣ries according to Ptolomy, are as followeth, Britan, Germany, Basternia, the lower parts of Syria, Idumea, and Judea, &c. Under Mars with Scorpio, Syria, Comagenia, Cappadocia, Metagonium, Mauritania, and Getulia.

* 1.152Twelvethly. Mars Rules in the Body of Man, the Gall, the left ear, the apprehension, and that is the reason that cholorick Men are so quick witted; and again, Mars rules that faculty which incites Men to valour, he makes a man a souldier every inch of him, he fortifies the smell, and that's the reason martial creatures have so good smells as dogs; Mars also rules the tast, the stones, and face, likewise the attractive faculty in the Body of Man.

* 1.153Thirteenthly. Mars causes all Diseases of heat, and corruption of blood by cholor, as pestilence, and burning feavers, also tertian and quotidian agues, megrim, carbuncles, and

plague sores, burnings, scaldings, ring-worms, blisters, phrensie, fury, hair-brains, suddain distempers coming in the head, of heat; also yellow jaundice, bloody-flux, fistulas, all wounds whatsoever that comes by sword or gun shot, diseases in the instruments of genneration; the stone in the reins and bladder, scars and pock-holes in the face, all hurts by Iron and fire, the shingles, calentures, St. Anthony's fire, and all diseases coming of anger or passion.

* 1.154Fourteenthly. Now you must understand, that Mars hath certain Numbers attributed to him, as well as the rest of the Planets, and they are as followeth, viz. 2, 4, 7, and 9. The Number Two belongs to him, as being one of the infor∣tunes, the number Four he being the fourth in order from the starry Firmament, the number Seaven as being a number fatal and climacterical joyned with 9, and he hath also the number Nine it being fatal and climacteri∣cal joyned with 7, this Planet and Saturn are likewise both Enimies to Nature; and now I must leave the Sphere of Mars, and descend to the orb of that glorious Lamp of Heaven the Sun.

FOURTHLY Of the SUN,

THis Coelestial Lamp, which is called Lux Mundi, The Light of the World, or Anima Mundi, The Soul of the World, belongs to the fourth Orb, Mansion, or Sphere, of the Coelestial Hierar∣chy of Angels, in the Order of Virtues, whose princi∣pal governing Angels or blessed Intelligences bearing Rule are, Michael, Uriel, and Schemeliel; he is * 1.155 said to be by Nature Hot and Dry, Temperate.

* 1.156Secondly. Sol of himself signifies a Man of a middle Stature, the body strong and well composed, the face both full and fleshy, of a yellowish complexion, sometimes of a saffron ruddy, great head, and and a round large fore-head; gen∣nerally great eyes, the hair yellowish and thin, yet curl∣ing, but quickly bald, much beard, very covetuous, yet

sufficiently spirited, one aiming at high things, and of a sharp piercing sight, a quick, full, goggle, and hazle eye, and for the most part the body full and fleshy.

When Sol is ill placed.

* 1.157The Sun ill posited, makes a Man arrogant and proud, disdaining all men, cracks of his pedigree, he is purblind in sight and judgment, restless and troublesome, domi∣neering, expensive and foolish, a meer vapourer, endow∣ed with no gravity of words, but high and prodigal in action, a spend thrift, hanging on other mens charity, and hath little or no soberness in him; Sol is Gold Colour. * 1.158

* 1.159Thirdly. The Sun well placed, makes a Man of an incomparable Judgment, very faithful, keping his word, industrious to acquire honour and a large patrimony, yet willingly parting with it again, he is prudent, speaks with gravity, but not many words, one of great majesty and statelyness, speaks deliberately, but with great confidence, full of thoughts, secreet, trusty; notwithstanding his great heart, yet he is affable, courteous and humane to all, and hath great command of his affections.

* 1.160Fourthly. Take Notice, that Sol is called amongst the Poets by several other Names, viz. Titon, Ilios, Phaebus, Apollo, Paeon, Osyris, and Diespiter.

* 1.161 Fifthly Sol's greater years are in number 120, his mean years 69, and his least years 19, he rules the East.

* 1.162Sixthly. Qualities and Professions of Men under the Sun are, chief rulers, governours, commanders, whither emperors, kings, princes, and men in power bearing rule; as dukes marquesses, earls, barrons, knights, magistrates, ambitious men, desireous of honour and preferment, any man in au∣thority &c. Also gold-smiths, copper-smiths, minters, and coyners of mony, all Pewterers and braziers; but I think pewterers are under Jupiter, and braziers under Mars, and copper-smiths under Venus, therefore my Author was a little mistaken; in fine, the solar person is magna∣nimious, valiant, provident, long liv'd, wise and famous, and the Sun is a genneral significator of Men in Questions of Love.

* 1.163Seaventhly. The Sun denotes out of houses, serene air, Kings plla∣ces, and Princes courts, pulpits, altars, thrones, all kingly and magnificent places that are light and bright.

* 1.164Eighthly. The Sun in houses, denotes the cloyster or hall of the house, also the place or seat of the Master, likewise

dineing rooms, and places where gold, jewels, and other precious things are kept, all brave delightful places.

* 1.165Ninthly. Kingdoms and Countries under the Planet Sol in Leo, attributed by the Prince of Philosophers Great Ptolomy are, Italy, Apulia, Sicilia, Phenecia, Chaldea, and the Orchenians.

* 1.166Tenthly. The Sun Rules in the body of Man, the heart, and arteries, also the sight, particularly the right eye of a Man, and the left of a Woman, the back with its attendance, likewise the attractive faculty throughout the whole Body.

* 1.167Eleaventhly. The Sun Causes Diseases and Afflictions of the heart, tremblings, faintings, sore eyes, pimples and burles in the face, heart-burnings, diseases of the mouth, rotten fea∣vers, swondings, and such diseases which proceeds from Red Choler.

* 1.168Twelvethly. Take Notice that the Sun hath certain Numbers attri∣buted to him, which are as followeth, viz. 1, 3, 4, 10, and 12; the Number One as being sole Monarch of the starry Heavens, and that glorious Lamp which gives light to the inhabitants of this earthy Fabrick, the

Number Three, he being one of the three Fortunes; the Number Four is attributed to him from the four Quar∣ters of the Year, the Number Ten, as being the end of Life, it being multiplyed by 7; according to the saying of Holy David; and lastly he hath the Number Twelve allot∣ed him, as passing through the 12 Signs of the Zodiack; and thus much for the Sun: Next I come to Venus the Goddess of Love.

FIFTHLY of VENUS,

THis benevoleut Star Venus belongs to the third Orb, Mansion, or Sphere, of the Coelestial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Principalities; whose principal governing Angels or blessed Intelligen∣ces bearing Rule are, Anael, Or haniel, and Nogael, * 1.169 she is said to be by Nature Cold and Moist, Femi∣nine Nocturual, the Lesser Fortuue, and is the Au∣thor of Pleasure, Mirth, Jollitry, and all delightful Recreations.

* 1.170Secondly. Venus of her self Represents a Person of a short Sta∣ture, or rather about a middle size, a whiteish brown colour, intermixt with red in the cheeks, little black eye brows, the nether lipp a little bigger then the upper, dimples in the cheeks, a neat composed slender body, affable and courteous, delighting in curiosity, a round face, light brown hair and smooth, an eye much rowl∣ing

with chearful looks, pretty well set, the body plump and fat sometimes, in fine one handsome enough.

* 1.171Thirdly. When Venus is ill placed, she inclines Men to be Effe∣minate, timerous, lustful, followers of whenches, very slugish, and addicted to idleness, an adulterer, incestuous, a fantastick spark, spending his moneys in ale-houses and taverns, among loose lacivious People, a meer lazy com∣panion, not careing for wife or children if marryed, covet∣ing unlawful beds, given much to adultry, not regarding his reputation or creddit; if a woman, very impudent in all her ways, Colour milky Sky. * 1.172

When Venus is well placed.

* 1.173She signifies one not vitious, but pleasant, loving mirth and good company, zealous in his affections, loving all manner of honest merryment, as singing, dancing, musick, ringing of bells, easy of belief, and not given to labour or take any pains, but a good company keeper, loves to go neat and spruce in apparel, chearful, nothing mistrust∣ful, delighting in all manner of curiosities.

* 1.174Fourthly. If Venus be Oriental of the Sun, the body inclines to tallness, being very streight, upright, and neatly composed.

* 1.175Fifthly. If Venus be occidental of the Sun, the person is more

short of stature, yet very decent, comely in form, loves to go neat and spruce, Venus, her greatest north or south la∣titude is 9gr. 2m.

* 1.176Sixthly. It is to be understood that Venus is termed amongst the Poets, Cytheria, Aphrodite, and Erycina.

* 1.177Seaventhly. Venus her greater years are in number 82, her mean years 45, and her least years 8, she Rules the North-west.

* 1.178Eighthly. Qualities and Professions of Men and Women under Amorous and Sanguine Venus are, all Men and Women that deals in divers sorts of Apparel, or Linen, and those things which are delightful to wear; as lapidaries, silk∣men, mercers, linnen drapers, upholsterers, picture draw∣ers, and such as sell perfumes; also painters, musicians, semsters, jewelers, embroiderers; she likewise denotes the mother, and sweet heart, sister; gifts of friends, ryot, gameing, drinking, cards, dice, wedlock, adorners of wo∣men, love, affability, curiosity; in fine, she denotes mi∣liners, glovers, perfumers, players, gravers, choristers, ex∣change-men and women.

* 1.179Ninthly. Venus denotes out of houses, pleasant fountains, green meadows, flourishing gardens, the sea and sea-shore baths, dancing places, sometimes ale-houses, taverns, gameing

houses, and places where people of ill Repute resort.

* 1.180Tenthly. Venus denotes in houses, all places belonging to wo∣women, as garnished beds, stews, also places where gloves, rings, jewels, perfumes, the place or seat of the woman or mistress of the house, also a musick room, dancing room, bed cloaths, and where silk and other rich commodities are kept.

* 1.181Eleaventhly. Kingdoms and Countries under the Planet Venus in Taurus, according to the best of Philosophers are as follow∣eth, the Isles Cyclades, the seas of little Asia, Cyprus, Par∣thia, Media, Persia; but with Libra she commands the People of the Island Bractia, of Caspia, of Seres, of Theba∣is, of Oacis, and of Troglodis.

* 1.182Twelvethly. Venus rules in the body of man, all the Instruments of generation, the Reins or Kidneys, the throat, the seed, testicles and yard; in women, the breasts, the womb, and lactean veins.

* 1.183Thirteenthly. Venus causeth all diseases of the womb whatsoever, as suffocation, precipitation, dislocation, &c. All diseases in∣cident to the members of generation, the reins and na∣vel, also the runing of the reins, FRENCH POX, all

diseases coming by inordinate Love or Lust, priapis∣mus, &c.

* 1.184Fourteenthly. Besides all this, Dame Venus hath certain numbers at∣tributed to her, as well as the rest of the Planets, which are as followeth, viz. 2, 3, and 6, she hath the number Two as being female, the number Three as being one of the fortunes, the number Six it being the number of genera∣tion, consisting of two Threes,; and now I must leave the Orb of Venus, and come a little lower to the Sphere of Mercury.

SIXTHLY of MERCURY,

THis nimble messenger Mercury, who is the God of Eloquence, belongs to the second Orb, Mansion, or Sphere, of the Coelestial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Arch-Angels, whose principal governing Angels or blessed Intelligences * 1.185 bearing Rule are, Raphael and Cochabiel, he is by Nature Cold and Dry, and is said to be nei∣ther Masculine nor Feminine, because he is convertible, and participates of the Nature of that Planet he is joyn∣ed with; he is the Author of subtile tricks, as thefts, perjuries, cliping, and coyning, also all manner of deceit whatsoever.

* 1.186Secondly. Mercury of himself represents one of a tall spare body, a long face and nose, high fore-head, the hair dark, or for the most part black, long fingers, feet, arms, and legs;

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and goes swinging one Arm, a witty subtle man, full of talk, a yellowish whitely complexion, little beard, but much hair on his head, one of no great fidelity, except Mercury be fixed, Mercury gennerally makes, or more pro∣perly represents or denotes ingenious Men and Women, given to Arts and Sciences.

When Mercury is ill placed.

* 1.187Mercury ill placed, gives a troublesome witt, •…•…nd of a fantastick Man, wholly bent to fool his Estate and Time away, in prating and trying of nice conclusions, and maggot pated whimsies, to no purpose; in fine, a great lyar, prater, boaster, given to evil arts, a very Idiot, con∣stant to no place or opinion. Colour Gray mixt with Sky.

* 1.188Thirdly. When Mercury is well placed, he denotes one of a sub∣tile politick brain, intellect and cogitation; a good des∣putant, arguing with reason and discretion, a searcher in∣to many secreet misteries and learning; a man of an un∣wearied curious fancy, seeking after hidden things, and makes him compleat in his Studdy or Know∣ledg, &c.

* 1.189Fourthly. If Mercury be Oriental of the Sun, the complexion is hony coloured, or sun burt, the stature of the body not

very high, but well joynted; small eyes, and not much hair.

* 1.190Fifthly If Mercury be Occidental, the Visage is tauny, the bo∣dy lank, the limbs small and slender, hollow eyes, and sparkling, red, or fiery; the whole frame of the body enclineing to dryness, Mercury's greatest south latitude is 5gr. 35m. his north latitude 5d. 33m. and still remember that south latitude gives most fat, and makes the party nimble and active, north latitude gives most hair, and makes him sluggish and heavy, yet if the north latitude be great, he gives fat also.

* 1.191Sixthly. It is to be understood, that Mercury is termed amongst the Poets; Hermes, Stilbone, Cyllenius, and Ar∣chas.

* 1.192Seaventhly. Mercury's greater years are in number 76, his mean years 48, and his least years 20, he rules the North-west.

* 1.193Eighthly. Qualities and Professions of Men under Mercury are, merchants, schollars, secretaries, clarks, all men of learning, &c. Also embassadors, commissioners, poets, orators, PRINTERS, Stationers. Usurers, cheaters, mercu∣ries, haukers, and ballad-singers, if ill dignified; and all

such as lives by their witts; Mercury likewise denotes foot∣men, shoo-makers, taylors, philosophers, astrologers, ma∣thematicians, all subtle arts depending upon fancy or speech, as geometry, astronomy, gravers, mountebanks, factors, attorneys, scribes, all ingenious tradse-men, be∣sides he denotes clippers and coyners of moneys, dancers of the Ropes.

* 1.194Ninthly. Mercury denotes out of houses, an exchange where Merchants meet, ware-houses, schools, shops markets, mounte-banks stages, all places of activity.

* 1.195Tenthly. Mercury denotes in houses, all places where pictures, books, maps, writings, new inventions, or engines for to recreate the mind, wainscot rooms, studdy, closet; toys for children, and the like.

* 1.196Eleventhly. Kingdoms and Countries under Mercury, according to Ptolomy's attribute, are as followeth, thus, Mercury with Gemmini, rules Hircania, Armenia, Mantiana, Cyrenaica, Marmarica, and the lower Aegypt, but Mercury with Virgo Rules Greece, Achaia, Creta, Babylon, Mesopotamia, Assyria, and Ela, whence they of that Place are in Scripture Call¦ed Elamites.

* 1.197 Twelvethly. Mercury Rules in the Body of man, the brain, the Rati∣onal Part, the imagination, the tongue, hands, and feet, the motional or moving, parts of mans body, and that is the Reason Mercurialists, (if Mercury be strong) are so swift in motion, and so fluent in speech; besides he Gives 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quick apprehension a strong imagination, and stirs up •…•…hat faculty in man, which causeth a thirst after knowledg •…•…e makes a good Pen-man, yet conceited, and is very fickle •…•…n his disposition, and that's that, that makes some men so •…•…ckle, or as we commonly call it maggot-pated and whim∣•…•…cal, but if Saturn should vouchsafe him a friendly look, he •…•…s very Constant, otherwise if you look upon a weather∣•…•…ock, (by the same) you may safely draw his picture, and •…•…o disparagement to his person neither, and I am sure he •…•…hat cannot draw is not fit to be a judg in painting, yet •…•…t is the property of fools, to carp at what they cannot i∣•…•…itate.

* 1.198Thirteenththly. Mercury causeth all diseases of the brain, as vertigoes, •…•…adness, &c. All diseases of the Lungs, as asthmahs, •…•…tisicks, &c. All imperfections of the tongue, as stam∣•…•…ering, lisping, &c. Horseness, coughs, snuffing in the •…•…ose, stoping of the head, dumbness, folly and simplici∣•…•… (the epidemical diseases of the time) and whatsoever •…•…urts the intellectual faculty; Catharrs, Iliack Passi∣•…•…, &c,

* 1.199 Fourteenthly. Besides all this, this nimble gentleman hath certain Numbers attributed to him, viz. 2, and 5, and the rea∣sons are these, the Number Two is his, as being part male, and part female; and therefore is called the Hermophrodite, the Number Five is attributed to him, as having predo∣minancy over the five Senses; and now I leave the Sphere of Mercury, and drop down to the lowest Sphere of all, which is the Orb of the Moon.

SEAVENTHLY Of the MOON,

THis Lumanary, in Holy Writ is called the lesser Light, and was appointed by God in the Crea∣tion, to Rule over the Night, She belongs to the first Orb Mansion or Sphere, of the Coelestial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Angels, whose principal go∣verning Angels, or blessed Intelligences bearing Rule are, Gabriel, and Levaniel, she is said to be by Na∣ture Cold and Moist, Feminine, Nocturnal.

* 1.200Secondly. The Moon of her self denotes one of a pale whitely face, mixed but with a little red if any, a full and fleshy body, a lowring countenance, short Arms, fleshy hands, a brown hair, and slow of speech, of a mutable condition, often

changing, a wearisom pevish person, seldom contented, neither delighting in idleness nor action; and it often hap∣pens, that there is some blemish in or near the eyes, the body fat and flegmatick.

* 1.201Thirdly. When the Moon is ill placed, she denotes an idle per∣son, hating labour, given to drunkening, a meer sot, one of no spirit, or fore-cast; delighting to live beggarly and carelesly, one contented in no condition, a dreaming kind of a creature.

* 1.202Fourthly. When the Moon is well placed, she denotes a lover of ingenious sciences, a searcher after novelties, yet natural∣ly propenced to flite and shift his habitation, •…•…ted••••st, wholy caring for the present time, timerous, prodigal, easily frighted, how ever a lover of peace and honesty, de∣lights to live free from care, and is perpetually tampering in several trades, and callings &c.

* 1.203Fifthly. The Moon orintal of the Sun, the body incsmes to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ness, but if occidental more short, and note this, the Moon is occidental from the change to the full, and from the full to the change again she is oriental, and so becomes occi∣dental again.

* 1.204 Sixthly. It is to be understood, that the Moon hath certain other names, which are appropriated to her by the Poets, as Lu∣cina, Cynthia, Diana, Phaebe, Proserpina, Noctilnea, and Catona,

* 1.205Seaventhly. The greater years of the Moon are in number 108. her mean years, 66. and her least yeas 25.

* 1.206Eightly. Quallities and professions of men and Women under the dominion of the Moon, are Empresses, Queens, Princes, Dutchesses, Ladies, widdows, Embassadors, the common people, Vintners, brewers fishmongers, marriners, carriers, coachmen, footmen, messengers, fishermen, water-men, mid-wives, nurses, tapsters, also the mistrses of the house, to which might be aded travelers, fugitives, fish-women and the like.

* 1.207Ninthly. The Moon denots out of houses, wildernesses, woods, rocks, hills, mountains, forrests, fountaines, rivers, ponds, seas, and sea-shores, ships groves, springs, and other sweet waters, high wayes, grainaries for corn.

* 1.208Tenthly. The Moon denots in houses, the wash-house cellar, cestern,

wells, pipes, Cocks, dranes, pumps, and all places where water is commonly kept, also places of linen.

* 1.209Eleventhly. Kingdoms and countries under the Moon in Cancer are, Bithinia, Phrygia, Colchica, Numidia, Africa, Carthage, and also Carchedonia.

* 1.210Twelvethly. The Moon, rules in the body of man and woman, the bulk of the brain, the stomach, the bowels, the bladder, the nerves, the left eye of a man, and the right eye of a woman.

* 1.211Thirteenththly. The Moon causeth cramps, convulsions, and all diseases that often return as agues doe also tempanies, apoplexies, palsies cholick, belly ach, diseases in the bladder, stopping and over flowing of the termes in women, dropsies, fluxes, all cold and rhumatick diseases sciatica, worms in the belly, rhumes and hurts in the eyes, surfiets, rotten coughs, con∣vulsions, falling-sickness Kings-evil, aposthumes rickets and measles, all coagulate and crude humours in any part of the body, lethargies and all diseases of flegm.

* 1.212Fourteenthly. Besides all this, the Lady Luna, hath certaine numbers attributed to her, which are as followeth viz. 2, 6, and 9,

the number Two, as being female, the number Six, it be∣ing the number of generation, and last of all the number Nine, as being the utmost receptacle of all Coelestial in∣fluences.

Here followes the distributions of the Spirits, viz. vital Animal, and Natural, particular to the Seaven Planets.

1st. THe Vital remaining in the heart, and is governed by the Sun. 2dly. The Animal remains in the brain, and is governed by Mercury and the Moon viz. the Moon governes the body of the brain, and Mercury the o∣perative or working part thereof. 3dly. Jupiter and Venus governs the Natural Part, which remains in the li∣ver and veins; likewise the Sun and Mars governs the at∣tractive Power; Jupiter rules the digestive Faculty; Mercury the Imagination or aprehensive Power; Luna the expulsive Power, and Saturn the retentive Faculty, throughout the whole body; so likewise the signes Aries, Leo, and Sagitary govern the attractive faculty, Gemini, Libra, and Aquary, the digestive; Taurus, Virgo, and Capri∣corn the retentive, and Cancer, Scorpio, and Piscies the ex∣pulsive Powers; so the attractive faculty is ruled by the fiery triplicity, the digestive by the airy, the retentive by the Earthy, and the expulsive by the Watry triplicity, &c. Now this is the root and foundation of the whole work, and he which well knows the natures and mixtures of the Coelestial Bodyes, shall be perfect in Starry Dialect,

being capable to read the Language of the Stars, and dist∣inctly know their Voyces, without the knowledge of which, all is imperfect, and note this mean Learning with an excellent Judgment, avails more than amean Judgment with the greatest learning; yet is Judgment very much assisted and perfected by Learning; but every thing Pros∣pers better and is far more easily perfected that has Na∣ture for its Giude, and favourable Stars, then that which is attempted by Humane Industry, though never so Dilligent.

* 1.213A Table of the Planets Essential dignities accor∣ding to the Egyptians and Chaldeans.

Signs.

Houses.

Exaltation.

Triplicities

The Egyptian and Chaldean Terms.

Fall.

Detriment.

♈

♂

D.

☉

☉

♄

♃ 6

♀ 12

♀ 20

♂ 25

♄ 30

♄

♀

♉

♀

N.

☽

♀

☽

♀ 8

♀ 14

♃ 22

♄ 27

♂ 30

♂

♊

☿

D.

♄

☿

☿ 6

♃ 12

♀ 17

♂ 24

♄ 30

♃

♋

☽

DN.

♃

♂ ♀

☽

♂ 7

♀ 13

♀ 19

♃ 26

♄ 30

♂

♄

♌

☉

ND.

☉

♃

♃ 6

♀ 11

♄ 18

♀ 24

♂ 30

♄

♍

☿

N.

☿

♀

☽

☿ 7

☿ 17

♃ 21

♂ 28

♄ 30

☉

♃

♎

♀

D.

♑

♄

☿

♄ 6

☿ 14

♃ 21

♀ 28

♂ 30

☉

♂

♏

♂

N.

♂ ♀

☽

♂ 7

♀ 11

♀ 19

♃ 25

♄ 30

☽

♀

♐

♃

D.

☉

♃

♃ 12

♀ 17

☿ 21

♄ 26

♂ 30

☿

♑

♄

N.

♂

♀

☽

☿ 7

♃ 14

♀ 22

♄ 26

♂ 30

♃

☽

♒

♄

D.

♄

☿

☿ 7

♀ 13

♃ 20

♂ 25

♄ 30

☉

♓

♃

N.

♀

♂ ♀

☽

♀ 12

♃ 16

☿ 19

♂ 28

♄ 30

☿

☿

A Synopsis of the Signes.

1

The Signes are.

♈

♉

♊

♋

♌

♍

♎

♏

♐

♑

♒

♓

2

Points of the Compass.

E.

se

ws

N.

en

sw

W

ne

es

S.

wn

nw

3

Masc. diur. and hot.

♈

♊

♌

♎

♐

♒

4

Fem. noct. and cold.

♉

♋

♍

♏

♑

♓

5

Moist Signes.

♊

♋

♎

♏

♒

♓

6

Dry Signes.

♈

♉

♌

♍

♐

♑

7

Movable and Cardinal Signes.

♈

♋

♎

♑

8

Fixed Signes.

♉

♌

♏

♒

9

Common Signes.

♊

♍

♐

♓

10

Chol. fie. hot and dry eastern.

♈

♌

♐

11

Melan. earthy cold and dry, sou.

♉

♍

♑

12

Sang. airyal hot and moist, west.

♊

♎

♒

13

Fleg. watery, cold, moist, fruit. n.

♋

♏

♓

14

Barren Signs.

♊

♌

♍

15

Command. and northerly Signs.

♈

♉

♊

••

♌

••

16

Obeying and Southerly Signs.

♎

♏

♐

♑

♒

♓

17

Signs of right and long Assen:

♋

♌

♍

♎

♏

♐

18

Signs of oblique or short Assen.

♈

♉

♊

♑

♒

♓

19

Mute and slow of Voice.

♋

♏

♓

20

The spring hot and moist.

♈

♉

♊

21

The summer hot and dry.

♋

♌

♍

22

Harvest cold and dry.

♎

♏

♐

23

Winter cold and moist.

♑

♒

♓

24

Beastial Signes.

♈

♉

♌

♐

♑

25

Humane Signes.

♊

♍

♎

♒

26

Double bodyed Signes.

♊

♐

♓

The foregoing Table is so plain and easy, that it needs no explanation, therefore I shall for∣bear an Example.

How to take the Pole of Position of any Signifi∣cator, commonly called the Circle of Position.

* 1.214FIrst observe, whether the Significator be above or under the Earth, if above; get his semidiurnal Arch, if under, his seminocturnal Arch; the which being obtained, must be converted into degrees and minutes, whereof, one third part is the space of one House, then take the Stars distance from the nearest house to which he is placed, and by the Rule of Proportion, say; if the third part of the semidiurnal, or seminocturnal Arch of your Significator, gives the Pole of the other House? what shall his Distance give? which if it fall in the 3d. 4t. 9th. or 10th. Houses, the Remainder is the Pole of Position but if it fall in the 1st. 2d. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. or 12th. Hou∣ses, you must add or substract it, to, or from the Pole of the succeeding, or preceeding Houses; as may be seen in the Nativity of Sebastian, King of Portugal, or Henry King of France, or John Blanchard Junior.

Example in John Blanchard's Nativity.

* 1.215The Moons semidiurnal Arch. is 8 h. 15 m. a third part is 2h. 45m. which converted is, 41gr. 15m. for the space of one House; the Moons distance from the 10. House, in R. A. is 33gr. 50m. the Pole of the 11th House is 23gr.

then by the log. logar. I say if 41 gr. 15m. (being the space of one house) gives 23gr. the Pole of the 11th. House; what shall 33gr. 50m. (the Moons distance from the 10th. House) give; I say it gives 18gr. 52m. for the Moons true Pole or Circle of Position; and now because it is near 19gr. I take 19gr. for her Pole; and Note this, ••f the odd min. at any time exceed 30, accept of it as a whole degr. but if they be under 30 reject them.

1.	Log. Logar. of 41gr. 15m. Com. Arith. is	8373.
2.	Log. Logar. of 23gr. the Pole of the 11th.	4164.
3.	Log. Logar. of 33gr. 50m. the distance is	2488.
	The Sum is	5025.

Which is the log. logar. of 18gr. 52m. for the Moons true Pole of Position, &c.

* 1.216And Note this in taking the compli. Arithmetick of any Number, you must take the log. logar. of your deg. and min. from the Radius, and the remainder is the comp. Arith.

As thus; the Radius	10000.
Log. Logar. of 41gr. 15m. is sub:	1••27.
Rests the comp. Arith. viz.	8373.

In this Treatise we have often mentioned Equation, or makeing Proportion; now for ease to young Artists, we think the best way, will be to do it by a Table of Logistical Logarithms, where there can be no better to make Proportions, which take as followeth.

First for MOTION.

Take the com. Arith. of 24 hours, and the log. logar. of the Planets diurnal Motion, also the log. logar, of the hours and minutes desired, add all together, abateing one unite towards the left hand, and you have the log. logar. desired.

Example.

The log. logar. of 24h. com. Arith.	6021.
Log. logar. of ☉ diur. motion 59m.	7855.
Log. logar. of 15 hours is	6021.
The Sum is	19897.

Which is the log. logar. of 37m. to be added to the Suns Place.

Secondly 2 Numbers given, to find a 3d.

Thus, take the com. Arith. of the 1st. and the log•• logar. of the 2d. and 3d. add all together, and you will have your desire.

Now if the first Number exceed 60, take the half, and the half of the last, and work as before; but if the 2d. Number exceed 60, take half, and work as before; only Note, that what comes out must be doubled and you will have your desire, and likewise observe, that if it be hours and minutes, it must be converted into dg. and min•• But if the first be h. and min. and the second dg. and min.

and the 3d. hours and minutes, it will be exact without converting; always observing, that the first and third Number be of one denomination, and then you cannot Err.

Also with these Logistical Logarithms, you may work Multiplication, or Division, which although it be of no great use in this place, yet for a whet to the Ingenious, we will insert it.

First. For Multiplication, take the log. logar. of one with com. Arith. and the log. logar. of the other two Numbers, add all together, and you will have the log. logar. de∣sired.

Secondly in Division. Take the log. logar. com. Arith. of what you would divide by, and the log. logar. of the number to be divided, and the log. logar. of one; add all three together, and you have the log. logar. desired, which is very easie.

* 1.217 HOw to take the femidiurnal Arch of the ☉ he being in 15gr. of ♉, and in the Lati∣tude of 46gr. I enter the first Column to the left hand decending with the ☉ place, and guide my eye along till I come just under 46gr. of l••t. and in the Angle of Meeting I find 7h. 11m. which is the ☉ semidiurnal Arch in 15gr. of ♉ and his semi∣nocturnal Arch in 15gr. of ♏ as the Table it self doth express; and so off the rost.

Note, when you would have the semidiurnal Arch of the six southern Signs, you must take the Com∣pliment to 12 hours; as if the ☉ were in 6gr. or ♐, his semidiurnal Arch is 4h. 24m. understand the contrary in the Northern Signs.

A Table of the quantity of days, shewing the Semidiurnal Arch, or Time of ☉ setting, when he is in the Six Northern Signes; and the Seminocturnal Arch, or Time of his setting, when he is in the Six Southen Signes; from 42, to 50gr. of Latitude.

Pole	42.	43	44.	45.	46.	47.	48.	49.	50.	Pole.
☉ Place	〈◊〉〈◊〉. m.	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	〈◊〉〈◊〉. m.	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	〈◊〉〈◊〉. m.	☉ Place.
♈	♎	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	30	30
3	3	6 4	6 4	6 5	6 5	6 5	6 5	6 5	6 6	6 6	27	27
6	6	6 9	6 9	6 9	6:10	6:10	6:10	6:11	6:11	6:11	24	24
9	9	6:13	6:13	6:14	6:14	6:15	6:15	6:16	6:16	6:17	21	21
12	12	6:17	6:18	6:18	6:19	6:20	6:20	6:21	6:22	6:23	18	18
15	15	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24	6:25	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:28	15	15
18	18	6:26	6:27	6:27	6:29	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	12	12
21	21	6:30	6:31	6:32	6:33	6:34	6:36	6:37	6:38	6:40	9	9
24	24	6:34	6:35	6:36	6:38	6:39	6:41	6:42	6:44	6:45	6	6
27	27	6:38	6:40	6:41	6:43	6:44	6:46	6:47	6:49	6:51	3	3
♉	♏	6:42	6:44	6:45	6:47	6:49	6:50	6:52	6:54	6:56	♓	♍
3	3	6:46	6:48	6:50	6:51	6:53	6:55	6:57	6:59	7 1	27	27
6	6	6:50	6:52	6:54	6:56	6:57	7 0	7 2	7 4	7 7	24	24
9	9	6:54	6:56	6:58	7 0	7 2	7 5	7 7	7 9	••:12	21	21
12	12	6:58	7 0	7 2	7 4	7 7	7 9	7:12	••:14	7:17	18	18
15	15	7 1	7 4	7 6	7 8	7:11	7:13	7:17	7:19	7:22	15	15
18	18	7 5	7 7	7:10	7:12	7:15	7:18	7:21	7:24	7:27	12	12
21	21	7 8	7:11	7:13	7:16	7:19	7:22	7:25	7:28	7:31	9	9
24	24	7:11	7:14	7:17	7:20	7:23	7:26	7:29	7:32	7:36	6	6
27	27	7:14	7;17	7:20	7:23	7:26	7:29	7:33	7:36	7:40	3	3
♊	♐	7:17	7:20	7:23	7:26	7:30	7:33	7:36	7:40	7:14	♒	♌
3	3	7:20	7:23	7:26	7:29	7:33	7:36	7:40	7:44	7:48	27	27
6	6	7:23	7:26	7:29	7:32	7:36	7:39	7:43	7:47	7:51	24	24
9	9	7:25	7:28	7:31	7:35	7:38	7:42	6:46	7:50	7:54	21	21
12	12	7:27	7;30	7:33	7:37	7:40	7:44	7:48	7:53	7:57	18	18
15	15	7:28	7:32	7:35	7:39	7:42	7:46	7:50	7:55	7:59	15	15
18	18	7:30	7:33	7:37	7:40	7:44	7:48	7:52	7:57	8 1	12	12
21	21	7:31	7:34	7:38	7:42	7:45	7:49	7:54	7:58	8 3	9	9
24	24	7:32	7:35	7:39	7:42	7:46	7:50	7:55	7:59	8 4	6	6
27	27	7:32	7:35	7:39	7:43	7:47	7:51	7:56	8 0	8 4	3	3
30	30	7:32	7:36	7:39	7:43	7:47	7:51	7:56	8 0	8 5	♑	♋

A Table of the quantity of days, shewing the Semidiurnal Arch. or Time of ☉ setting, when he is in the Six Northern Signes and the Seminocturnal Arch, or Time of his Rising, when he is in the Six Southern Signes; from 51, to 59gr. of Latitude.

Pole	51.	52	53.	54.	55.	56.	57.	58.	59.	Pole.
☉ Place	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	h. m.	☉ Place.
♈	♎	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	6 0	30	30
3	3	6 6	6 6	6 6	6 7	6 7	6 7	6 7	6 8	6 8	27	27
6	6	6: 12	6: 12	6: 13	6: 13	6: 14	6: 14	6: 15	6: 15	6: 16	24	24
9	9	6: 18	6: 18	6: 19	6: 20	6: 20	6: 21	6: 22	6: 23	6: 24	21	21
12	12	6: 24	6: 24	6: 25	6: 26	6: 27	6: 28	6: 29	6: 31	6: 32	18	18
15	15	6: 29	6: 31	6: 32	6: 33	6: 34	6: 35	6: 37	6: 38	6: 40	15	15
18	18	6: 35	6: 37	6: 38	6: 39	6: 41	6: 42	6: 44	6: 46	6: 48	12	12
21	21	6: 41	6: 43	6: 44	6: 46	6: 48	6: 49	6: 51	6: 53	6: 56	9	9
24	24	6: 47	6: 49	6: 50	6: 52	6: 54	6: 56	6: 59	7 1	7 4	6	6
27	27	6: 53	6: 55	6: 57	6: 56	7 1	7 3	7 6	7 8	7: 12	3	3
♉	♏	6: 58	7 0	7 3	7 5	7 8	7: 10	7: 13	7: 16	7: 19	♓	♍
3	3	7 4	7 6	7 9	7: 11	7: 14	7: 17	7: 20	7: 23	7: 27	27	27
6	6	7 9	7: 12	7: 15	7: 17	7: 21	7: 24	7: 27	7: 31	7: 35	24	24
9	9	7: 15	7: 17	7: 20	7: 24	7: 27	7: 30	7: 33	7: 38	7: 43	21	21
12	12	7: 20	7: 23	7: 26	7: 30	7: 33	7: 37	7: 41	7: 45	7: 50	18	18
15	15	7: 25	7: 28	7: 32	7: 35	7: 39	7: 43	7: 48	7: 52	7: 57	15	15
18	18	7: 30	7: 34	7: 37	7: 41	7: 45	7: 49	7: 54	7: 59	8 4	12	12
21	21	7: 35	7: 39	7: 42	7: 47	7: 51	7: 56	8: 0	8 6	8: 11	9	9
24	24	7: 39	7: 43	7: 47	7: 52	7: 56	8 1	8: 6	8: 12	8: 18	6	6
27	27	7: 44	7: 48	7: 52	7: 57	8 2	8 7	8: 12	8: 18	8: 25	3	3
♊	♐	7: 48	7: 52	7: 57	8 2	8 7	8: 12	8: 18	8: 24	8: 31	♒	♌
3	3	7: 52	7: 56	8 1	8 6	8: 12	8: 17	8: 23	8: 30	8: 37	27	27
6	6	7: 56	8 0	8 5	8: 10	8: 16	8: 22	8: 28	8: 35	8: 43	24	24
9	9	7: 59	8 4	8 9	8: 14	8: 20	8: 26	8: 33	8: 40	8: 48	21	21
12	12	8 2	8 7	8: 12	8: 17	8: 23	8: 30	8: 37	8: 44	8: 53	18	18
15	15	8 4	8 9	8: 15	8: 20	8: 26	8: 33	8: 40	8: 48	8: 57	15	15
18	18	8 6	8: 11	8: 17	8: 23	8: 29	8: 36	8: 43	8: 51	9 0	12	12
21	21	8 8	8: 13	8: 19	8: 25	8: 31	8: 38	8: 45	8: 53	9 2	9	9
24	24	8 9	8: 14	8: 20	8: 26	8: 32	8: 39	8: 47	8: 55	9 4	6	6
27	27	8: 10	8: 15	8: 21	8: 27	8: 33	8: 40	8: 48	8: 56	9 5	3	3
30	30	8: 10	8: 15	8: 21	8: 27	8: 34	8: 41	8: 48	8: 56	9 5	♑	♋

PROPOSITIONS OF CELESTIAL PHILOSOPHY.

CHAP. III.

WHen Celestial Efficient Causes are absent from inferior things, they cannot act in sublunary Bodies, unless by some instrumental Virtue; by which they joyn near things under them, or from those mixt Bodies: Neither can there any Action be made upon the Subject, because there is nothing near the Active Virtue, neither can it produce the effect upon the Sub∣ject, the efficient Cause being wanting; and that this is sufficient to the producing of all the first four qualities, by which is attained the universal kind of all natural Effects, &c. Now the Stars do accompany this Light by motion, and we reject the hidden Influence as super∣fluous, yea and impossible.

* 1.218 Secondly. The principal Properties of the Stars are two, viz. In∣tention, and Extention, the less is the Colours, which may be found in the Stars by our S••nces; neither from that are corruptible things made Stars; for it has been said, new appearances have made alteration in the Heavens, which oftentimes, yea more often; the same are object∣ed by us, for colours may also be found in uncorruptible bodies. Yea there is nothing to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which hath no•• a Colour.

There are other properties in the Stars, as the Form and Disposition, Clearness, Obscurity, and their local mo∣tion is a certain Passion, by which they apply to increase and deminish in light, they rise, set, go back, and some∣times seem near, and sometimes far of.

Thirdly. The Stars do not act nor suffer by turn, altho' they re∣ceive light from the Sun, yet from the proper cause of them they ••end a change •…•…to us, but they after their Action 〈…〉〈…〉 upon 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Subject, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as they 〈◊〉〈◊〉 agree in their Actings, and this shall suffice for all the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of their Effects, &c.

Fourthly. Although the Stars by their Motions in the Heaven, do change their Places, and have the determinate Degree

of intention, and the definite quantity of the Extention of their Light, they doe not act upon inferiours, accord∣ing to the true and real Intention, and Extention of the Light, which they have in themselves; but onely accord∣ing to their appearing, when they come to those Bodies that are subject unto them, wherefore the Stars Govern Sublunary things, according to that degree of Intention only, and the quality of Extention of Light, by which they touch those passable Bodies, but the lesser Intention and Extention are; from whence there is the greatest di∣stance of the Stars, from subject things; also they act ac∣cording to that Extention which they cast forth; as we may most Evidently see in the ☽; for they act according to their Scituation and Parallax, upon the Bodies by which they pass; the Eclipses which are not beheld have no Influence, and new Appearances only act in those Places where they are seen; their Effects are only there manifest, and in what places the Stars rise not, they have no Power.

Fifthly. The Stars are certain, indeterminate, and universal causes to specificks, and individual effects, but they are determinated for the truth, to whome they are Visible and of nearest cause; as the ☉ makes wax soft, clay hard, a Worm white, the Skin of Man black, with a Man, he begets a Man, with a Lyon, a Lyon.

Sixthly. The Stars cannot be Signs of Effect, unless they be the

Causes also; wherefore Qustions may arise from the man∣ner of the Antients, that they have no places by Nature, unless by chance in suddain Effects, in which whilst they move, the nearest causes of natural Effects, they also move the parts, organs, and members of things under their influ∣ence: In all things brought forth by Generation, they give Form and Motion, &c. The present State of the Stars are forced to act their effects according to the preordinate, and preexistant Power; therefore they cause or incline, and are not altogether Signs and Constellations, when they are stirred up to act their Effects upon present things; their Effects proceed from the like Causes of Preordinati∣on, for unlike Causes cannot stir up to Action, dislike pre∣existances, according to the power of the Effects, &c.

Seaventhly. And that we may distinguish, and know the Effects of singular Stars, it is convenient to know the distinction, natures, and order of their Effects, according to the Doc∣trine of the best of Phylosophers; from the first principal qualities and mixtures, are given the Matter and substan∣tial Form; all these we distinguish in the two first Ki•…•… the Passive or Feminine, the Active or Masculine; to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 first we alledg the matter, the quantity and quality, because it is Passive in all its Qualities; from which flows moist∣ure, dryness, thinness, and thickness, &c.

To the Masculine we attribute the substantial material Form, because it is Active, as light and heat; cold, tast, smell, and sound, are the Active Virtues of Mix∣tures, &c.

Eighthly. The Virtues or Qualities of Mixtures, are truly worthy of Admiration, before the multitude Diversities and Ef∣fects thereof; for we do not say they are Elementary, neither to proceed from the Elements, but are Celestial Qualities, which have altogether their Being from the Celestial Light; wherefore there are, Elemental and Ce∣lestial Qualities of divers Kinds; and although the Stars by turns produce elementary Qualities in Transmutation; yet they produce also, more powerful Qualities in those things which they are near; as to the production of uni∣versal Mixtures: We also say with Aristotle, that altoge∣ther Celestial Qualities, proceeds from the ☉ and ☽, agree∣ing, as vital Heat, and radical Moisture in Animals; that so we cannot deny from the rest of the Stars, from which is made such a distinction, of divers Mixtures of a con∣trary Nature; for as the Luminaries with the Malefacts, produces poysonous Matter, or Enimies to them, &c. so they produce with the Benevolents the contrary; from whence Antipathy and Sympathy, have their be∣ginning in themselves, now the Qualities of Mixtures, and also of the Elements, are first in power, at least ac∣cording to Nature, afterwards into Action; but those have it, by the manner of their being, for they go successively to Action from their Powers; wherefore from thence they are restored to their helping and actu∣al Qualities; by Vital Heat, and Radical Moisture, they give to the Power of Animals; Sensitive, Digestive, Re∣tentive, and Expulsive Faculties, &c. which are distin∣guished in themselves, and they have one and the same Exercise and Action, to which is Power given; First, then

Action, these vital Qualities are distinguished into two, viz. Naturally, and Violently; First by a final con∣sumption of preexistant Power in Old Age; Secondly by violent Extention from contrary and violent Causes; the Stars although they never desist from acting, and altering of things inferior, yet they do not produce notable Effects from that alteration, unless in familiar things, &c.

Ninthly. Various, and divers are the Opinions of the Antients, about the celestial Houses, but that which we allow of, is those of Ptolomy's double temporal hours, all the rest we re∣ject, as void foolish and insignificant; the Signs and Houses have a real distinction, not in the Heavens; but in the Subject inferior, according to this manner, the influx of the Stars are to be received; the Signs have likewise a true and real kind after the same manner; for the Mas∣culine by a proper influx to the place of their first begin∣ing are Active; the Feminine, to the place of their first be∣ginning are Passive, so from the intention of Light, proceeds the Active Quality; and from the Extention of Light the Passive Quality, &c.

* 1.219Tenthly. The givers of Life are in Number five, viz. the ☉, ☽, Ascendant, Midheaven, and ♁, and they which Respect any other, must needs Run into Error and Confusion.

Now the Aphetical places in the World, from whence the Giver of Life is taken, are also five, viz. the Ascend∣ant, 11th. 10th. 9th. and 7th. Houses; so that if the ☉, be

found in any of these Aphetical places, he shall be accept∣ed as Hileg or Giver of Life, but if he should happen to be in the 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 8th. or 12th. Houses then Regard the ☽. and see if she be in any of the a foresaid places which if she be Accept of her for giver of Life, the Nativity being either Diurnal or Nocturnal; and if the ☽ be not so posited, then take notice of the ♁ in the night time and if he be found in any of the Aphetical places, then, he shall be Hileg or Giver of Life, but if neither ☉ ☽ nor ♁ be thus found; then Regard the Horoscope, or Ascendant, and that shall be the giver of Life, but if nei∣ther ☉ ☽, nor ♁ should be posited as a foresaid, then neg∣lect all, and take the Midheaven for the giver of Life, but take Notice, that this is to be understod, when the Native is like to dye by the Hand of Justice; and further Note, that there can be but one Giver of Life in any Nativity, and when ever that comes to the body or ill Aspect, of the Anareta, or Killing Star, the Native most certainly Expires.

Lastly. In the next place, you must note, as there are five hilegicals, or givers of Life; and five hilegical places from whence they are taken, so are there five places in the fig∣ure, from whence the Anareta or Killing Planet is to be taken; and are as followeth viz. the 2d. 12. th 8th. 6th. and 4th. houses; prefering the 8th. house and its Lord first, the 4th. and it's Lord next; the 12th. and it's Lord next; the 6th. house and it's Lord next; and last of all the 2d. house and it's Lord; and note this that the 12th. house commonly denotes self Murder, or willful sickness, also Diseases unnatural; the 6th. diseases Natural; the 8th. house Death both Violent and Natural; the 2d.

house Death through Coveteousness and Dispair; and the 4th. house is the Grave and end of all things, and further Note, that fixed Signs, gives lingering Diseases, Common Signs Variable; and Movable Signs gives diseases, that quickly Ends one way or other, also Fiery Signs gives diseases of Cholour; Earthy signs diseases of melancholy, Airyal Signs diseases of the blood and Wind, and Watery Signs gives diseases of Flegme, or as we commonly call them flegmatick distempers, likewise ♄ and ☿ gives me∣lancholy distempers, ♃ and ♀ diseases of the blood ♂ and ☉ diseases of Choler, and ☽ diseases of Flegme.

Now as to the measure of Time in Directions, Divers are the opinions of Authors, some take a Degree of the E∣quator for a year, others the Motion of the ☉, of the day of Birth for a year, others the mean Motion of the Sun; and some otherwise. But we for the first year after the Nativi∣ty, take that part of the Equator, that a grees with the Right Ascention of the ☉, for that day, and for the day following, and so successively every day; which shall be the Arches for so many years, &c.

In the next Place. For the true Zodiacal Way of Directions, and first how to Direct the Sun being near the Midheaven, &c.

THus we Account the ☉ near the Cusp of the House * 1.220 when he is but 3 dg. distant from it, &c. First take the R. A. of the ☉, then the place of the Aspects viz. the R. A. whether it be to a ☌ or ☍; the Latitude

in this Case is to be neglected, if he have not greater then his Orb; if he hath, it is not to be neglected? this is the difference between the Horozontal (or Mundane) and Zo∣diacal Aspects, because they are made from the greatest nearness, to the greatest distance of the Stars, amongst themselves; and above the real way of them in the Zo∣diack: The greatest nearness happens in the same partil Longitude, although they are distant and differ according Latitude; unless as I have said, the Latitude in either ☌ or ☍, exceed the greatness of their Orb; if it be greater, then is the ☌ or ☍ in the Zodiack of small force; now sub. the R. A. of the ☉, from the R. A. of the Planets As∣pect, and the Remainder is the Arch of Direction, &c.

Example, The M. C. is ♏ 8 dg. 15m. the ☉ in ♏ 8dg. 21m. to be directed to the ☌ of ♀, in 22dg. 45m. of ♐, &c.

The R. A. of the ☉ is 215dg. 58m. the R. A. of ♀ is, 262 dg. 8m. I sub. the R. A. of the ☉, from the R. A. of ♀, and there remains 46dg. 10m. which is the Arch of Direc∣tion, which is to be equated, &c.

Secondly. How to direct the ☉, being near the Horoscope or seaventh House.

* 1.221THus, take the obli. Asc. of the ☉, in the Latitude of the Place, if it be in the Ascendant, and near the Cusp thereof; but if near the Cusp of the seaventh House, his obli. Dece. or the obli. Asce. of his opposite place;

then take the obli. Ascen. or obli. Dece. of the Aspects, under the same Pole, still neglecting their Lat. if it be not greater then their Orb, then sub. the obli. Ascen. of the ☉, from the obli. Ascen. of the Aspect, and the re∣mainder is the Arch of Direction, &c.

Thirdly. How to Direct the ☉ above the Earth, being far distant from any of the Cardinal Houses; if the ☉ be above the Earth, and above 3dg. distant from the Cusp of the Cardinal Hou∣ses. do thus▪

* 1.222FIrst take the distance of the ☉ from the Mid heaven in R. A. and from that sub. the R. A. of the As∣pects, which we call the first distance; then get the Se∣midiurnal Arch of the ☉, and also of the Aspects, and by the Rule of Proportion say, if the Semidiurnal Arch of the ☉, gives that R. A. distance; what shall the Semidi∣urnal Arch of the Aspect or Promittor give; the product shall be, the secondary R. A. which if both be made in the Ascending Part of Heaven, sub. the Secondary Ascen∣tion from the Primary, and the remainder is the Ark of Direction, &c.

Fourthly.

* 1.223ANother way; take the Elevation of the Pole of the ☉; and there in the obli. Ascen. of the ☉; and likewise the obli. Ascen. of the Aspect; sub one from the

other, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction; for this Reason, we have set the Table of 11th. 3d. 12th. and 2d. Houses, from 30. to 60dg. of North or Soutt Lati∣tude, &c.

Fifthly.

* 1.224How to direct the ☉ to any aspect, being under the Earth in the space of twilight; wherefore the ☉, being found in the space of twilight, he ought to be directed a bove parallel Circles, to the Horizon; and not a bove horary Circles, as when the ☉ is a bove the Earth; if the ☉ be found in the Morning twilght, first direct the ☉ to the degree of the aspect, under the Latiude of the place, altho the ☉ is not there, but below thou shalt take Notice of the arch of direction severally, afterwards take the distance of the Sun from the Horoscope, in oblique Ascen. Which call the ☉ primary distance, and be∣ware that, that distance be not greater then the parallel of twilight, which is 18. dg. for if it be, the ☉ is not in that parallel, and in this Case you must work by the following Rule, but if the ☉ be in the parallel of twilight then with the distance of the ☉, from the Horizon a bove taken, enter the Table of twilight under the Lat. of the place, which is in the top of the Table and with the Sign and Degree in the Head or Foot of the Table; and in the Angle of meeting or body of the Table, you shall find the distance of the ☉ from his rising, and observe the dg. of the Parallel of twilight, which the ☉ possesses in the first Collumn; with taking the proportional part of the ☉ place to dg. and under the same parallel look out the distance of the Direction (that is to say) what distance the ☉ is from the Horoscope, in that parallel of

twilight; and this distance call the secondary distance; then if both the first and second distance are equal, the true Arch of Direction, is that which you first counted, viz. the ☉ in the Horoscope, but if they are not Equal, sub∣stract, the less from the greater, and the remainder call the Oriental distance, and if the secondary distance, be greater then the prima ry then sub. The oriental distance from the arch of direction, and the remainder is the true arch of direction, which is to be equated as before; and you must take Notice, that in seeking, of the primary distance of the ☉, from the Horoscope, in the Tables of twilight, it is sufficient to take the proportional part of the dg. Only, reiecting the m. which when you have taken, take the dg. of the depression or parallel of twilight, and in the right line with the parrallel distance, you shall find the nearest proportional distance, which when you have found by proportional parts, (the first primary Na∣tural distance of the ☉ being neglected for it doth not signifie much, to take the dg. and m. Of the depression of twilight, but it is sufficent to take the greatest and near∣est dg. of the ☉ long, with the proportional part.

As For Example.

* 1.225The ☉ directed to the □ of ♂ in no dg. of ♋, ♂ be∣ing in no dg. of ♈ at birth; at the same time 11 dg. 0 m. of ♓ Asend. In the latitude, 44 dg. the ☉ being in ♈ 15 dg. 46. m. the obli. ascen. of the ascend: in that latitude is 349. dg. 45. m. the obli. ascen. of the ☉ with the Cir∣cle is 368 dg. 28 m. the difference is 18 dg. 43 m. I enter the Table of twilight in the latitude of 44. dg. and there I look for this distance 18dg. 43m. and also for 16. dg.

of ♈, which I cannot find, but there is 10. dg. and 20 dg. Now under 10de. of ♈, is 18de. 32m. and under 20 dg. I find 19 dg. 1 m. the difference is 29m. then I say, if 10dg. gives 29 m. what shall 6 dg. give viz. 17. m. which being added to 18dg. 32m. makes 18dg. 49m. and against that in the first Column: is the Parallel of Twilight 13 dg. &c.

* 1.226Now the Suns primary distance viz. 18 dg. 43 m. be∣ing neglected as a foresaid, I take 18 dg. 49 m. then look∣ing out the aspect, which falls in no dg. of ♋ under the lat. 44 dg. and 13 dg. Parallel of twilight, I find 24 dg. 45 m. which is the secondary distance and is greater then the Primary by 5 dg. 56 m. and now the obli. Ascen of the ☉ is 8 dg. 28 m. and the obli. ascen. of the aspect is 65 dg. 10 m. and both under the lat. of 44 dg. now I substract, the oblique ascen. of the ☉, from the oblique ascen. of the aspects, and the difference is 56 dg. 42 m. and because the secondary distance is greater then the primary, I substract 5 dg. 56 m. from the aforesaid 56 dg. 42 m. and there re∣mains 50 dg. 46 m. for the true arch of direction, which is to be equated as before &c.

* 1.227But if the ☉ be to be directed at Evening Twilight, all things must be noted as before, but just contrary in all the operations, or else taken in oblique ascen. to all the opposite places &c.

Sixthly.

To Direct the Sun, being found beyond the Parallel of Twilight, under the Earth, &c.

* 1.228IF the ☉ be found under the Earth, whither Oriental; or Occidental, out of the parallel of Twilight: First take his Seminocturnal Arch, and from thence sub. his whole Arch of Twilight, and keep the remainder, which is the obscure Arch; afterwards take the Seminocturnal Arch of the Aspect, from whence sub. his whole Arch of Twilight, and the remainder is the obscure Arch of the Aspect, &c. Next take the distance both of the ☉ and Aspect from the 4th. House in R. A. then by the Rule of Proportion say, if the whole Arch of Obscurity of the ☉, gives his distance from the 4th. house, what shall the Arch of Obscurity of the Aspect give, &c. Which distance be∣ing found, you are to observe the same Rules, as in di∣recting the ☉ above the Earth, and all one, as if the ar∣ches of obscurity, was the semidiurnal, or seminocturnal Arches, &c.

Example.

* 1.229Let the ☉ be in 11dg. 45m. of ♒, to be directed to an Aspect in 22d. 35m. of ♓, the seminocturnal Arch 〈…〉〈…〉 the ☉ is 7h. 7m. the whole Arch of Twilight, being su•…•… which is one hour 43m. the remainder 5h. 24m. is t•…•…

Arch of Obscurity; the Suns distance from the 4th. House, in R. A. is 40dg. 11m. &c.

Now the seminocturnal Arch of the Aspect, is 6h. 11m. and his Arch of Twilight is 1h. 39m. which being sub. from the seminocturnal Arch, leaves 4h. 32m. for the Arch of Obscurity: Now the Aspects distance from the 4th. House in R. A. is 79d. 10m. then by the Rule of Pro∣portion say, if 5h. 24m. gives 40d. 11m. what shall 4h. 32m. give, viz. 33d. 44m.

Seaventhly. To direct the Sun to Parallels being found in any part of the Heavens, do thus.

* 1.230FIrst find their Declination with Latitude if they have any, and see what degree and Minute of the Eclip∣tick answers to that Declination; so that if he be near the cardinal Houses, his Direction is as aforesaid, if further of direct under his proper Pole of Position, &c.

Eighthly. To Direct a Significator having Latitude to any Con∣junction or Aspect.

* 1.231AS the Sun keeps his true Course in the Ecliptick, so the rest of the Planets which have Latitude, when they come to be directed to any Aspect, they move in

their own Spheres according to their succession of lat. we call it succession, because it is not always the same, but is changed according to the greatest distance or nearness, that they are to the Nodes; therefore it follows, that a Significator having lat. when he is to be directed to any Aspect, the lat. of the Aspect is to be neglected; and the lat. which the Significator hath at that place, where the Aspect falls, is to be taken; and the Directions are as the others; only neglecting the Rule of the Suns Direction under the Earth, &c.

Ninthly. To Direct a Significator having Latitude, to Pa∣rallels.

* 1.232FIrst find the Declination of the Star, to whose Pa∣rallal you would direct a Significator with lat. which when you have found, enter the Tables of Declina∣tion with the lat. the Significator shall have in that Place; until you come to the dg. and min. of the Promittors De∣clination.

As for Example. I would Direct the ☽ to the Parallel Of ♄.

* 1.233SATƲRN is in 13 dg. of ♓, and his lat. is 1dg. south Now his Declination will be found to be 7dg. 37m. which in the Ecliptick answers to about 10dg. of ♓, the ☽ is in 24dg. of ♌; now I enter the Table of Declination under ♍, the opposite part, in that place the ☽ meets with this Parallel, &c. The ☽s North Node is in 19dg. of ♋, so in that place she will have 3dg. 53m. north lat. with which I enter the Table of Declination, and against 10d. of ♍, and 4dg. north lat. I find 11dg. 33m. which is too much; so under the said 4dg. of lat. I come to 21dg. of ♍, against which I find 7dg. 15m. and under 5dg. north lat. I find 8dg. 10m. in which said 21dg. of ♍, I find what lat. the ☽ will have, and by her distance from her Node, I find she hath 4dg. 23m. north lat. Now the diference be∣tween 7dg. 15m. and 8dg. 10m. is 55m. therefore I say, if 60m. gives 55m. what shall 23 give, viz. 21m. which added to 7dg. 15m. it will make 7dg. 36m. which shews, that 21dg. of, ♍ is the true Parallel of ♄.

Tenthly.

* 1.234How to direct a Significator to his own proper Aspects: First find his Longitude; that is the Longitude; of his Aspect (in the Ecliptick if it be the ☉) and according to her lat. if it be the ☽, always observing the lat. that she

hath at the place of her Aspect, which is found by her distance from her Nodes, as before taught; then take the R. A. or Ob. A. of the Aspect both in lat. and long. and work according to our former Rules, but Note this, that the Ascend. nor M. C. are not to be directed to any of the Planets Aspects in the Zodiack, but to those in the World only; nor to Parallels in the Zodiack, but those in the Ho∣rizon or World, and those always direct, and never Con∣verse.

Eleaventhly. Of Mundane Directions, &c.

* 1.235THe Aspects in the World, are proportional distances by their Motion about the World, for a Star that shall be distance from the Horizon, a third part of his di∣urnal arch shall cast his ✶ to the ascend. and if he be halfe his diur. arch, he will cast a □ to the ascendant, and 2 third parts of his arch is a △, and his whole arch is an ☍, therefore the first house is in ✶ to the 11th. and third, and in □ to the 10th. and 4th. in △ to the 9th. and 5th. & in ☍ to the 7th. and so of the rest, &c. although the di∣urnal and nocturnal Arches differ among themselves, the Houses have no distinction, property nature or force of themselves, but from the Stars, and in the division of the Houses by double hourly times, according to Ptclomy's method, it hath no respect to the Ecliptick, as if there

were no such thing, but have only respect to the semidi∣urnal and seminocturnal Arches of the Stars; and those Aspects in the World, to any house, or from any house, have no respect to the Ecliptick, but aecording to their semidiurnal and seminocturnal Arches; or according to their motion about the World; these things being right∣ly understood, the whole mundane Art of Directions is very easy, &c.

Twelvethly. To Direct the Ascendant, or M. C. to the Con∣junction or Opposition of a Star.

IF you direct the M. C. take the R. A. of the 10th. house from the R. A. of the ☍ of the Star with lat. & after the same manner the ☍ with contrary lat. the re∣mainder * 1.236 is the Arch of Direction, &c. But for the Ascend. sub. the ob. asc. of the Ascend. from the ob. asc. of the Star, with his lat. if he have any; and so for the ☍ but with contrary Latitude, &c.

The Ascendant may be directed another way.

As thus, if you sub. the semidiurnal Arch of the Star, from his R. A. and from the remainder, sub. the R. A. of the M. C. there remains the Arch of Direction as before, &c. after the same manner the Ascend. is to be directed to fixed Stars.

Thirteenthly. How to direct the M. C. to a ✶, □, or △.

FIrst enter the Table of Declination, with the Stars place,* 1.237 and take his declination according to his lat. and look to what dg. of the Ecliptick, that Declination answers, if it be not above the greatest obliquity, if it be? work by the Tables of ascentional difference, and find his semidiurnal Arch; but if it be within 23dg. 30m. enter the Tables of semidi. Arches, and look for his corespon∣ding dg. in the Ecliptick, and against it, you shall find his semidi. Arch, in 〈◊〉〈◊〉. & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which) is to •…•…ted into dg, & m. of the Equator; whereof two thirds makes a ✶, being added to the Stars R. A. if he be in the •…•…part or Heaven; but if he be in the Ori. sub the sd. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 also work as aforesaid to □ or △, &c.

Example.

* 1.238Suppose the R. A. of the M. C. is 220dg. to which an∣swers 12dg. 27m. of ♏, and a Planet were in 28dg. of ♐ having ••dg. 〈…〉〈…〉 north lat. I find his declination to be 23dg. 20m. to which agrees 23dg. of ♐; with that I en∣ter the Table of semidi. Arch, under the lat. of the place, viz, 52dg. which I find to be 3〈◊〉〈◊〉 46m. the which being converted into dg. & m. is 56dg. 30m. Now the 2 thirds thereof is 37d. 40m. which being sub. from 267d. 49m. ••••e Stars R, A. leaves 230d. 9m. for the R. A. of the 〈…〉〈…〉

the Star, from whence I sub. the R. A. of the M. C. and there remains the Arch of Direction, viz. 10 Degrees 9 Minutes.

Fourtenthly. To Direct the ascend, to a ✶, □ or △ aspect &c.

IF the ascend be to be directed to any aspect of a Star, that is above the Earth; divide the semidi∣urnal * 1.239 arch of the Star into three Equal parts, and if you add two of those parts of the obli. asc. of the Star, taken under the pole of birth, and from that sub. the obli. asc. of the ascend. the remainder is the arch of direction of ✶; and understand this that 4 of those parts makes a △, and the whole semidurnal arch is a □ &c. but take notice that the ascend. and M. C. are to be directed to no aspects but those in the World.

Another way to direct the ascendant.

Take one third part of the Stars semidiurnal arch, from is right Asc. and from the remainder sub. the right asc. If the M. C. and the residue is the Arch of Direction, of * 1.240 •…•…e ✶ Aspect as before, &c. But if you add the third part 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Stars semid. Arch to his R. A. and from the sum 〈◊〉〈◊〉. the R. A. of the M. C. there rests the Arch of Directi∣•…•… to a △, &c.

But if you seek for the Aspects under the Earth, you •…•…e to divide the Stars seminoct. Arch into 3 equal parts,

and do in all cases as before, but instead of the M. C. take the 4th. House for your Work, &c.

* 1.241Now for the Quartil Aspect, Substract the R. A. of the M. C. or 4th. House, from the R. A. of the Star, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction, for the □, &c.

* 1.242Or thus, Take the obli. Asc. of the Star with lat. if he hath a∣ny, (under the Pole of Birth) and to that add his semid or seminoct. Arch, according as he is above or under the Earth, and from the Sum sub. the ob. Asc. of the Ascend, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction of the □ as be∣fore, &c. These Rules are so plain, and easy that there needs no Example.

Fifteenthly. How to direct the Ascendant or M. C. to a smq. Q. ssq. or Bq.

USe the same method as in the ✶, □, or △; and Note that a smq. is half the □, and the Q. is a fifth part * 1.243 to be sub. from the semid. or seminoct. Arch; the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 is the semid. or seminoct. Arch, and half the same added thereto; and the Bq. is a Q. doubled, as the Tables of the Aspects, in the 2d. Part will plrinly shew, &c.

Sixteenthly. Now to direct a Significator, being near the Cusp of any House, to a Conjunction or Opposition, do thus.

FIrst, if a Significator shall be within 3d. of the M. C. take his R. A. and the R. A. of the Promittors Body * 1.244 or 8, regarding his lat. &c.

But if within 3d. of the Ascendant, take the ob. Asc. of both, viz. the Significator and Promittor, under the Pole of the House, then sub. the Significator from the Promit∣tor, regarding his lat. if he have any, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction, &c.

Likewile, if the Stars be upon, or within 3d. of the Cusp of any other House, the direction is the same with the House, viz. directed under the Pole of that House, or by R. A. if upon the M. C. as aforesaid, but if in the de∣scending part, use the opposite Places, &c.

Example.

Suppose ☉ were to be directed to a ✶ of ♃, the Sun be∣ing on the Cusp of the 9th. in 5de. of ♌, and ♃ were in * 1.245 18de. of ♋, the Pole of Birth being 44de. Now I take the opposite Sign and deg. because the Sun and ♃ are in the descending part of Heaven, the poles of the 9th. and 3d. Houses is 18de. the ob. Ascen. of the Suns opposite place,

is about 314dg. from whence I sub. 60de. and there re∣mains 254, which is the ob. asc. of the Ascend. Now the ob. asc. of ♃s. opposite place under the Pole of 18de. is 297de. from whence I sub the ob. asc. of the Ascend. viz. 254 de. and there remains the Arch of Direction, 43de. because by the motion of the Primum Mobile when the Asc••••d. comes to the opposite place of ••, the ☉ comes to his ✶, &c.

Seaventeenthly. To Direct a Significatior being aboue 3 deg. distant from the Cusp of any House.

THus, get the semid. Arch of the Star, if he be above * 1.246 the Earth, or his feminoct. Arch if under the Earth & his distance from the proceed. or suc. cusps of the house, (which you please) then take the feminoct. or semid. arch of the Promittor, (with this Caution) if the Aspect be above the Earth, take his semid. Arch, but if under the Earth, his seminoct. Arch, and this you may know by the very Houses themselves, for the 10th. hath the 8th. & 12th. houses for a ✶, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 7th. for a □, the 6th and 2d. for a △, and so of the rest, &c. Then by the Rule of Proportion say; if the semid. or seminoct. Arch of the Significator gives his distance from the Cusp of the House, what shall the semid. or seminoct. Arch of the Promittor give; which shall be the secondary distance of the Promittor, from the Cusp of the preceeding or follow∣ing House, that you took the Significa. or Promittor from;

which if they be taken both from the Houses preceeding, or succeeding; then sub. the lesser from the greater, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction; but if the one preceed, and the other succeed, then add the Numbers both together, and you will have the Arch of Directi∣on, &c.

Eightenthly. To Direct a significator to his own aspects.

But note this, the ☉ and ☽ are only to be directed this way and when they come to their own aspects, * 1.247 they have most notable Effects, where note that the Di∣rection of the ☉ or ☽ to their proper ✶, is no more, then taking the two third parts of their semidiurnal or seminocturnal arches according to their position, a bove or under the Earth &c.

The □ is the whole semidiurnal or seminocturnal arch; and if you ad the fifth part of the semidiurnal or semi∣nocturnal arch to the ✶, you have the quintil, and so of the rest; as you have been taught already; so that two third parts of the semid. or seminoct. arch, is the arch of direction of the ✶, and the whole semid. or seminoct. arch is the arch of direction for the square aspect &c.

Nineteenthly. To direct a Significator to Parallels in the World

Parallels in the World, are no other than as when two Stars are equally distant from any of the four Cardinal Houses, &c.

AS thus if one Star be upon the Cusp of the 11th. House, and another upon the Cusp of the 9th. they * 1.248 are in exact Parallel, being of equal destance from the M, C. &c. So likewise one being upon the 12th. and another on the Cusp of the 2d. they are also in Parallel, as being of equal distance from the Horoscope, &c. Where Note that in these Parallels the distance is found from several parts, as a Star on the Cusp of the 12th. is in Parallel to the 8th. 2d. and 6th. Houses; and one on the 11th. is in Parallel to the 9th. 3d. and 5th. Houses, and so of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉: Now if two Stars are in Parallel, and both above the Earth, take their distance from the M. C. in R. A. and call this the 1st. Distance, then by the Rule of Proportion say, if the semid. Arch of the Significator gives his distance from the M. C. what shall the semid. Arch of the Promittor give; which being known, you are to work as in the Direction of the Sun above the Earth, as in the Zodiacal Aspects, &c.

But if the Star be under the Earth, take their distance from the fourth house and work as before, their distance may likewise betaken from the Horizon and worke as before with obli. ascen. but if one be above the Earth and another under the Earth, take the distance of one from the M. C. and the other from the fourth house and worke as before; else take the oppsite place of that which is under the Earth &c. But if they are both under the Earth take their distance from the fourth house and worke as before, only remember this for the semid iurnal arches take the seminocturnal arches, for I shall advise you not to be like the Surveyer who Measured conti∣nually from Oxford to London, and from London to Ox∣ford again; when he was appointed to measure from Oxford to London, and from London to Cambridg, &c. Now by these parallels in the World we conceive the significator to remaine Imovable in the Horary Circle of his position, because in a Nativity, the virtue of the significator as well as the promittor, in the fame, Primum Mobile is Imprinted, and this according to the opinion of all Professors; &c. Likewise both these Virtues are brought to, by the Motion of the Primum Mobile from East to West.

Twentyethly. To direct the Sun, being under the Earth to any aspect.

If the ☉ be in the space of twilight; first get the di∣rection * 1.249 of the ☉ to the aspect of the Promittor, whether it be ✶. □. or △, as before taught, which arch call the feigned arch.

Secondly. you must know to what deg. of the Zodiack. the ☉ comes to at that time, by takeing his pole (accord∣ing to the Rule) and there his Ob. Asc. and to that by ad∣ing the feigned arch a foresaid, and the sum is the Ob. Ascen. of the dg. of the Zodiack; to which the ☉ comes on both sides; else it will signifie little; in this way of dire∣ction: then with the ☉'s Primary distance from the Ho∣rizon see what parallel of twilight he possess, and there∣in the same take his secondary distance; to which the supposed feigned direction shall come; then by the Rule of proportion say, if the seminoct arch of the ☉, gives his secondary distance from the Horoscope; what shall the semid. or seminoct. arch, of the promittor give, and the fourth Number shall be the secondary distance of the promittor, from the Cardinal or any other house, from whence you seek a proportinal distance; and so you obtain the arch of direction; &c.

Twenty 1st. To direct the Sun out of the space of Twilight, &c.

FIrst you are to find the feigned place of the Aspect as before taught. Secondly you must know to what * 1.250 dg. of the Ecliptick the ☉ comes to by this direction; then say, if the Arch of obscurity of the ☉, gives his pri∣mary distance from the fourth House, what shall the ob∣scure arch of the Ecliptical dg. give which the ☉ comes to by this dyrection, and the product is the secondary distance from the fourth House, &c.

Now if the ☉ be in the 3d. or fourth Houses, use this distance; but if he be in the 2d. or fifth Houses, sub. from this distance one third part of ☉ seminoct. Arch and the remainder is the ☉ 2d. distance from the 3d. or 5th. Hou∣ses: Then say, if the seminoct. Arch of the ☉ give his se∣condary distance from the determinate House, what dist∣ance shall the seminoct. Arch of the Promittor give (from that House) so work as you were taught before, &c.

Twenty 2d. To direct a Significator to all Aspects Converse, which are made in the World.

WHat hath been said of Mundane Directions, in di∣recting the Significators, to the Promittors; the * 1.251 difference in this converse Direction, is no other then where as we took the seminoct. or semid. Arch of the Sig∣nificator, &c.

Now in this, we take semid. or seminoct. Arch of the Promittor first, and work as if the Promittor were Sig∣nificator: But Note this, that none of the cardinal Hou∣ses are to be directed conversly, for they have no Motion to the preceeding Planet or Aspect, &c.

Twenty 3d. To find out the Number of Years the Native may Live according to Ptolomp's Doctrine, by directing the giver of Life to the West.

THat is, if any Planet, by Body or Aspect shall come between the Giver of Life, and the Cusp of the * 1.252 7th. House, take his distance by ob. descen. and divide their

distance by 12, and what remains keep; where Note that all the Aspects of ♃ and ♀; the remainder after division, are to be added to the distance of the giver of Life from the 7th. House, and the remainder of the Aspects of ♄ & ♂ are to be sub. there from, and what remains shews the Number of years the Native may Live, &c.

Example.

In a Nativity if the ☉ is in the 9th. House, his distance from the 7th. House by ob. descen. is 75de. 56m. ♀ like∣wise casts her ✶ to the 7th. House, and the distance be∣tween the ✶ of ♀, and the 7th. House, is 32de. 55m. which divided by 12, there remains 2de. 45m. fere. the Quintil of ♀ is distant from the 7th. House, 19de. 37m. which di∣vided * 1.253 by 12, leaves 1de. 38m. the ☌ of ♃ is distant 61 de. 28m. which divided by 12, leaves 5de. 7m. which three remain∣ders being added to the ☉s distance, makes 85de. 26m. The □ of ♂ to the 7th. House is 7de. 57m. which divi∣ded by 12, leaves ••de. 40m. fere. ♄s Sisquiquadrat is 34de. 53m. which divided by 12, leaves 2de. 54m. which being sub. from 85de. 26m. leaves 81de. 52m. the number of years that the Native may live, which is to be equated as in other Directions, &c.

Twenty 4th. Of Secondary Directions.

ALL the directions before treated of, of what nature soever, we call primary Directions; but by secon∣dary * 1.254 Directions, we mean the days that shall succeed the Nativity, wherein shall be accounted the Aspects of the Stars, both to the Luminaries and Cardinal Houses, in which days they happen; from these singular days, to which aspects they belong, they produce their Effects, for the respective Years; as if the first day is for the first Year, the second day after Birth for the second Year, the 3d. for the 3d. the 4th. for the 4th. Year, and so of the rest successively, wherefore we are to observe when the ☽ is in Aspect to the Stars, for if she be with the benevolent Stars, or their good Aspects, or with the good Aspects of the Infortunes, it doth denote a healthful and prosperous Year, according to the Nature of the Houses governed by those Planets in the Radix; but if joyned with the evil Planets, or evilly beheld, or in parallel Declination of the Infortunes, it shews to those years pointed by those days, in which those evil configurations shall happen, great cross∣es and losses, also sicknesses, and without doubt they shall have notable effects, if at that time there shall be opera∣ting a primary direction of that nature and kind; now be∣fore the rest, the climacterical Years are to be noted; for if in those days the ☽ is in □ or ☍ to the place she was in at Birth, and there happen to be an evil primary di∣rection of the giver of Life, Death is at the Door, or then

much to be feared; also if the ☽ in the secondary direc∣tions be afflicted of the Infortunes; likewise the ☉ also in secondary directions; also the same if there happen a bad primary direction, with which if both the Revoluti∣on and Transit agree, it certainly Kills; but this Subject hath already been handled by the Industrious Mr. Willi∣am Salmon, In his Horae Mathematicae, &c. Where Note the primary direction is the most effectual of all; there∣fore if this be kindly accepted by the Grateful Sons of ƲRANIA, we will; God willing in another Trea∣tise, be more Full and Copious, yet except a Man be Stone-blind; or hath lost his Sences, here is enough to fur∣nish the weakest of Capacities, as well as the strongest Genious, as may evidently appear by the Work.

Now we shall treat of PROGRESSIONS.

W•…•… Note, that the progression is no otherwise to be taken, but from the space of time in which the ☽ Represents all her Faces, and distances, from the ☉, which she can have, and return to the same place where she had her begining from; in which Compass she Runs through almost 13 Signs, and the Sun one; and the Pro∣gressions according to our Method, have their begining from these Motions of the Luminaries; Now the first Lu∣nation * 1.255 after Birth, shall Measure out the first year; so likewise the second Progression the second year; the third Progression the third year &c. And likewise than the first parts of the Progressions, shall Measure out the first part of the year, the second part the Middle, part of the year, and the third part the latter end of the year, or last part thereof &c.

Now for the finding of the Progressions for any year,

We are to Number up so many Lunations from the Nativity; which is done by putting the ☽ in the same face and distance from the ☉, as she had at Birth, and for every month above the compleat year, add 32 dg. 30 m.

because they are the 12 parts of one Lunation: and if you would have the progression to many years, you must Note that the ☽ makes 12 Lunations in 354 Dayes which is 11 Dayes less then a year, therefore take the distance of the ☽ from the ☉ in the Nativrty, and this you will find a 11 Dayes before the End of the first year, and where you find that distance, that shall be the Pro∣gression for the 12 th year; and if 22 dayes be substracted from the End of the second year, there you will find the Progression for the 24 th. year, and so you may Proceed to every single year, and to every month thereof, by the addition of 32 dg. m. 30 and where ever the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 shall be well placed in these Progressions the Native shall have much falicity; and the contrary, &c. those Progressions have alwayes been in great Esteem by the Learned in past Ages, and much Comended by that great Phylosopher Roger Bacon fryer, our own Country Man; who took great pains this way and made his Lunar Pro∣gression monthly, wherein he did use to discover many material accidents as I have been informed by the Learn∣ed Mr B••ech Deceased, who hath seen something thereof in the Library in Oxford and it hath 〈◊〉〈◊〉 as well observed by others of Great Learning, and Profound Philosophers, it being the very Doctrine of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Potlomy himself,

Secondly of INGRESSIONS

SOme are active and some are passive, the active are the Aspects of the active Stars, by the universal and * 1.256 Dayly Motion, with the Places of the obtained Prima∣ry and Secondary Directions, and pocessions of the Signi∣ficators.

The passive are the Aspects of the giver of Life in the whole World, with active Stars of the Secondary Directi∣ons, and Progressions (by the active Stars we meane) those to which Power is given to act; and are to be put in the place of promi•…•…, viz. ♄. ♃. ♂. ♀. and ☿. also the Luminaries, when they are 〈…〉〈…〉 Promittors, where Note that all these Ingressions, whether active or passive, Denotes great good, when they come to the places of be∣nevolent significators, or givers of Life and one the con∣trary when they come to the Places of the Malificks. &c.

Thirdly of TRANSITS

SOme are active, and some are passive, the active are the Aspects of the active Stars, by 〈…〉〈…〉 * 1.257 Motion of the Hilegs or Givers of Life, in 〈…〉〈…〉 (that is to say) with those Immovable places, the •…•… Transites are the aspects of the universal significator in the World, with the active Stars at Birth, 〈…〉〈…〉 to their immovable pla•…•… therefore the difference 〈…〉〈…〉 an •…•…gression, and at Transit, is this 〈…〉〈…〉 the places of the 〈…〉〈…〉 respects the immovable, also the Lumi∣•…•… are to be observed in day•…•… Motions, wheth•…•… be 〈…〉〈…〉 or 〈…〉〈…〉 of the 〈…〉〈…〉 ☉, upon 〈…〉〈…〉 hur•…•… places▪ for when it comes by directio•…•… gression 〈…〉〈…〉 good place•• and if the Luminaries, 〈…〉〈…〉 w••ll placed to the •…•…ects of the Stars they bring great •…•…; but if 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the con•…•…, they come by direction and pro∣gression▪ to•…•… and the Luminaries 〈…〉〈…〉 unfortun∣ated 〈…〉〈…〉 the aspects of the Mali••icks▪ it is 〈…〉〈…〉 the Native▪ and it is 〈…〉〈…〉 to be feared, that 〈…〉〈…〉 signi∣fied th•…•… from 〈…〉〈…〉 tis &c. and th•…•… to Di•…•… very 〈…〉〈…〉 happens in those 〈…〉〈…〉 which 〈…〉〈…〉 well beheld; by•…•…∣lents, & 〈…〉〈…〉 But 〈…〉〈…〉 contrary if ill be•…•…en they sign•…•…. Diseases, Slaugh••ers and the like

and this you will find never faile, it being according to Great Ptolomy's own Doctrine in this most Heavenly Sci∣ence, and who soever thou art, that makes practice thereof shall see the Truth and Certainty of it &c.

Fourthly. Of the Part of Fortune, and how to take it.

ANd in this we shall digress from the Vulgar way of our Modern Authors, who have admonished us * 1.258 to observe the distance of ☉ from ☽, and that shall be the distance of the ♁ from the Ascend. all this we do not de∣ny, but then it must be in the Sphere of ☽, and there it will have the true distance from the Ascend. with the same lat. and decli. of ☽ north or south, although the same happen in Signs of contrary denomination; for ♁ is not always in the Ecliptick, but moves continually in the ☽ s Orbit, and this is to be noted, that so far as the ☉ in his circular Parallel is distant from the dg. ascending, so far shall ☽ be distant from the ♁ in her Parallel or Sphere, &c.

Now our Method in taking it is twofold; first if the Nativity be diurnal, the true distance of the ☉ from the Ascend. being added to the R. A. of ☽ (with respect to her lat.) will give the true R. A of the ♁, &c.

But if the Nativity be Nocturnal, let ☉ distance from

the Ascend. be sub. from the ☽ R. A. and there will remain the true R. A. of the ♁ as before, &c.

Secondly. Let the Nativity be either diur. or noct. add the distance of ☉ from the Ascend. to the R. A. of ☽, and the sum shall be the R. A. of the ♁, where note, that in taking the distance of ☉ from the Ascend. it must be done in ob. A. and under the lat. of Birth, &c.

Now this way is much different from that which is used by our modern Authors, for if it be well noted, a mans own reason will tell him, that their way cannot be true, but very erronious, because they never regard the ☽ lat. a thing which ought seriously to be considered, &c.

And if the ♁ be not true taken, it will cause a great er∣ror, because many times in noct. Nativities the ♁ hap∣pens to be Giver of Life; when it shall chance to be po∣sited in an Aphetical Place, and ☽ not, for we prefer the ♁ before the Ascend. besides it is also directed for the Riches of the Native, and his gain in all affairs, therefore ought warily to be taken.

Now if these things be kindly accepted of by the Grate∣ful Sons of ƲRANIA, we will (God permitting) afterwards shew the Demonstrations according to Ma∣thematical Rules, and then its probable, the Eyes of the common Astrologers may be open, being able to discern the difference between Light and Darkness.

Fifthly of ANTISCIONS Which I have spoke of in the fore going part but for the bet∣ter Instruction of Young Students, I shall giue a beter de∣monstration of the same; which take as followeth.

ANtiscions are no other than real Parallels of Decli∣nation which are exact parallel Lines from the Tropicks of ♋ and ♑, being so far extended on the o•…•… * 1.259 side of the Tropicks, as they themselves are on the other side, and it is to be observed always in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the A•…•… tiscion, that there must be regard and to the lat. as 〈…〉〈…〉 as the long•…•… no w•…•… are taught by our modern Author to observe how much the Planet, is short of either of 〈…〉〈…〉 Tropicks in Signs Degrees and Minutes, and so far shall his Antiscion fall beyond it; all this we own, provided the Latitude be taken, &c.

Example.

Suppose a Planet were posited in 24 dg. of ♋ having 2dg. north lat. you will find by the common way, that 〈…〉〈…〉 casts his Antiscion to 6d. of ♊, but his lat. being considered * 1.260 you will find his declination falls out to be 23d. 21m. which in the Ecliptick answers to 7d. of ♋, and makes the An∣tiscion

to fall in 23d. of ♊ which is 17d. more than the common way; and this by Practice and Reason, you will find to agree with our Method, and further observe, if a Planet be in ♈, ♉, ♊, ♋, ♌, or ♍, with great north lat. he can have no Antiscion except the ☽ by her lat. should meet with it; also if a Planet be in ♎, ♏, ♐, ♑, ♒, or ♓, with great south lat. so that it exceeds the E∣cliptick, there can be no Antiscion neither, &c.

Sixthly. How to find the Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arch of a Star, when his Latitude shall cause his declination to exceed the Ecliptick Line.

FIrst find his declination with lat. and with the same enter the Tables of Ascentional Difference, and if * 1.261 it be in any of the 6 northern Signs; add the ascentional difference, to 90d. and you have the semid. Arch, in de. & m. which you may convert into hours and minutes, by a Table for that purpose in the 2d. par, but if you sub. the said ascentional difference from 90dg. the remainder will be the seminoct. Arch, understand the contrary in the southern Signs, you may find the ascentionol difference an other way, which is thus, add the tangent of the declina∣tion, to the tangent of the lat. and the Sum is the Sign of the ascentional difference, and this I have given you be∣cause we have no Tables of ascentional Difference in the Book.

Seaventhly and Lastly. How to Equate the Arch of Direction, &c.

DO thus, add the Arch of direction to the R. A. of ☉ at Birth, and look for that Sum in the Tables of * 1.262 R. A. in the Ecliptick; and take the de. and m. coros∣ponding thereto, then in an Ephemeris see how many days and hours the ☉ from the day and hour of Birth will be, e're he come to that de. & m. and so many years it will point out; and for every two hours more then the com∣pleat day account one month, and so you have the true Arch of direction.

Suppose the Arch of direct. were 46dg. 30m. ☉ R. A. were 197dg 31m. the sum is 243dg. 1m. to which in the Tables of R. A. answers 4dg. 58m. of ♐; Now the Birth was, October the 1st. 1648. If you enter an Ephemeris for that date (or for any other date, provided it be exact) and look for ♐ 4dg. 58m. being ☉s place, you will find it to fall on the 16th. day of November 6h. 18m. which points out from the day of Birth, 46 years, 3 months, 4 days, and 12 hours; this is the only real and exact Method u∣sed in the Universe, agreeing with that never to be for∣gotten Prince of Philosophers Great Ptolomy; unto whom as it is said, an Angel appeared, and opened unto him the parts of the earth, but some he was commanded to keep secreet, which was those under the north Pole, as it is re∣corded, by that famous Mathematician Doctr. John D•…•… pag. 153. This Method is also practised in Arabia, Persia, and India, as I have been well informed by my very good

Friend Mr. Cordwel Worral. whose Assistance we had in doing some part of this Piece, and he saith in those Coun∣tries they are far more exact, then any of our Nation are, nay we cannot, neither dare we presume to that exact∣ness as they do, either in horary Questions or Nativities; for almost by inspection of a Nativity, they will give a true account of the general and particular Accidents, du∣ring the whole course of the Natives Life, both how, and when they shall happen, a thing somthing strange to our apprehensions, and now the reason why we cannot do the like, is because we do not use their true Method, but follow the false Doctrine of Regiomontanus and Argol, whose directions with all their Desciples, are insipid vain and fool∣ish, also wholly without Reason, or Truth; yet we cannot neither will we deny, but that those Tables of theirs are of excellent use, therefore we count ourselves beholding to them, for their Laborious Studies in framing them, but for their Doctrine it is not so much Worth as the name∣ing it; much less to be Prectized, and Extalled as it hath been by our selves and others, yet altho' we have been great followers of them, we will say with the wise King when we were Children, we acted as Children, but since we are Men we are come to know better; for now we have seen their Erronious Examples; and the Truth of the Doctrine practized; therefore, we will follow their ways no more, but Cleave to those Rules which we Know to be most Certain and True &

Now let no Man Doubt of what we here Declare, for it is as true as a South Sun makes twelve a Clock at noon, but enough of this here, for wise Men Esteem many words, and many lyes both a like, and he that will in∣struct

others in the Truth, must never deny the Truth himself, therefore he that talketh much and doth little, is like unto him that Sails with a Side Wind, and is borne with the Tide to the wrong Shore, & note this that from page 86 to page 117 we had that Doctrine from Pla∣cidus de titis Primum Mobile, but all the Rest of this Part is wholy mine, and the second Book is done by Mr Bishops own hand, and that very Learnedly, without any assist∣ance.

Thus I conclude the sirst Part, Resolving to Remain Gods faithful Servant, the Kings Loyal Subiect, and my Countries Friend,

Yours Richard Kirby

Notes

• * 1.1

  Planets.
• * 1.2

  Signs.
• * 1.3

  The Time of the Pla∣nets Revo∣lutions.
• * 1.4

  Distance of the Planets from the Earth.
• * 1.5

  Aspects.
• * 1.6

  A Table of Aspects.
• * 1.7

  Aspects, or Antiscians.
• * 1.8

  Of a Con∣juction.
• * 1.9

  Orbs of the Planets.
• * 1.10

  Lords of Signs.
• * 1.11

  Radiations of the Hou∣ses and Signs.
• * 1.12

  Example.
• * 1.13

  Of Antisci∣ans.
• * 1.14

  Contran∣tiscians.
• * 1.15

  Example.
• * 1.16

  Example.
• * 1.17

  Example.
• * 1.18

  Example.
• * 1.19

  Example.
• * 1.20

  Note.
• * 1.21

  Table.
• * 1.22

  Honses.
• * 1.23

  Planets mean Mo∣tion.
• * 1.24

  Nature of ♈
• * 1.25

  ♈ gives of it self.
• * 1.26

  Places.
• * 1.27

  Diseases.
• * 1.28

  Colour.
• * 1.29

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.30

  Nature of ♉
• * 1.31

  ♉ gives of its self.
• * 1.32

  Places.
• * 1.33

  Diseases.
• * 1.34

  Colour.
• * 1.35

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.36

  Nature of ♊
• * 1.37

  ♊ gives of it self.
• * 1.38

  Places.
• * 1.39

  Diseases.
• * 1.40

  Colour.
• * 1.41

  Countries.
• * 1.42

  Nature of ♋
• * 1.43

  ♋ gieves of it self.
• * 1.44

  Places.
• * 1.45

  Diseases.
• * 1.46

  Colour.
• * 1.47

  Countries.
• * 1.48

  Nature of ♌
• * 1.49

  ♌ gives of its self.
• * 1.50

  Places.
• * 1.51

  Diseases.
• * 1.52

  Colour.
• * 1.53

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.54

  Nature of ♍
• * 1.55

  ♍ gives of it self.
• * 1.56

  Places.
• * 1.57

  Diseases.
• * 1.58

  Colour.
• * 1.59

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.60

  Nature of ♎
• * 1.61

  ♎ gives of it self.
• * 1.62

  Places.
• * 1.63

  Diseases.
• * 1.64

  Colour.
• * 1.65

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.66

  Nature of ♏
• * 1.67

  ♏ gives of it self.
• * 1.68

  Places.
• * 1.69

  Diseases.
• * 1.70

  Colour.
• * 1.71

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.72

  Nature of ♐
• * 1.73

  ♐ gives of it self.
• * 1.74

  Places.
• * 1.75

  Diseases.
• * 1.76

  Colour.
• * 1.77

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.78

  Nature of ♑
• * 1.79

  ♑ gives of it self.
• * 1.80

  Places.
• * 1.81

  Diseases.
• * 1.82

  Colour.
• * 1.83

  Countries.
• * 1.84

  Nature of ♒.
• * 1.85

  ♒ give of it self.
• * 1.86

  Places.
• * 1.87

  Diseases.
• * 1.88

  Colour.
• * 1.89

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.90

  Nature of ♓.
• * 1.91

  ♓ gives of itsself.
• * 1.92

  Places.
• * 1.93

  Diseases.
• * 1.94

  Colour.
• * 1.95

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.96

  1. Firey signs.
• * 1.97

  2. Airy signs.
• * 1.98

  2. Earthy signs.
• * 1.99

  4. Watery signs.
• * 1.100

  2d. Chap.
• * 1.101

  Saturn.
• * 1.102

  Angels.
• * 1.103

  Saturn gives sta∣ture and form of himself.
• * 1.104

  Saturns Nature when ill pla∣ced.
• * 1.105

  His colour.
• * 1.106

  Saturns nature when well dignified.
• * 1.107

  oriental.
• * 1.108

  occidental.
• * 1.109

  South lat.
• * 1.110

  North lat.
• * 1.111

  Gives fat & hairy.
• * 1.112

  in his first station.
• * 1.113

  names a∣mongst the Poets.
• * 1.114

  years.
• * 1.115

  quallities and profes∣sions.
• * 1.116

  denotes pla∣ces out of houses.
• * 1.117

  in houses.
• * 1.118

  Countries under Sa∣turn in Ca∣pricorn.
• * 1.119

  under Sa∣turn in Aqua.
• * 1.120

  rules parts of mans body.
• * 1.121

  Diseases under Sa∣turn.
• * 1.122

  Causeth dis¦seases by sympathy.
• * 1.123

  Numbers.
• * 1.124

  Angels.
• * 1.125

  Gives sta∣ture and form of himself.
• * 1.126

  His nature when ill pla∣ced.
• * 1.127

  His nature when well dignifyed.
• * 1.128

  Oriental.
• * 1.129

  Occidental.
• * 1.130

  Names according to the Po∣ets.
• * 1.131

  Years.
• * 1.132

  gives qua∣lities and professions.
• * 1.133

  denotes places out of houses.
• * 1.134

  in houses.
• * 1.135

  Countries.
• * 1.136

  rules parts of Mans body.
• * 1.137

  Diseases.
• * 1.138

  Numbers.
• * 1.139

  Angels.
• * 1.140

  Stature Mars gives of himself.
• * 1.141

  Nature when ill placed.
• * 1.142

  Colour.
• * 1.143

  well placed.
• * 1.144

  Oriental.
• * 1.145

  Occidental.
• * 1.146

  Names.
• * 1.147

  Years.
• * 1.148

  Qualities. and Pro∣fessions.
• * 1.149

  Out of Houses.
• * 1.150

  In houses.
• * 1.151

  Kingdoms.
• * 1.152

  Rules in the Body.
• * 1.153

  Diseases.
• * 1.154

  Numbers.
• * 1.155

  Angels.
• * 1.156

  Gives of himself.
• * 1.157

  When ill placed.
• * 1.158

  Colour.
• * 1.159

  Well placed
• * 1.160

  Names.
• * 1.161

  Years.
• * 1.162

  Qualities and Pro∣fessions.
• * 1.163

  Places cut of houses.
• * 1.164

  In houses.
• * 1.165

  Kingdoms under Sol in Leo.
• * 1.166

  Rules Parts of the Bo∣dy.
• * 1.167

  Diseases.
• * 1.168

  Numbers.
• * 1.169

  Angels.
• * 1.170

  Represents of her self.
• * 1.171

  Ill placed.
• * 1.172

  Colour.
• * 1.173

  Well plac'd.
• * 1.174

  Oriental.
• * 1.175

  Occidental.
• * 1.176

  Terms of Venus.
• * 1.177

  Years.
• * 1.178

  Qualities and Pro∣fessions.
• * 1.179

  Out of hou∣ses.
• * 1.180

  In houses.
• * 1.181

  Kingdoms under Ve∣nus in Tau∣rus.
• * 1.182

  Rules Parts of the Bo∣dy.
• * 1.183

  Diseases caused by Venus.
• * 1.184

  Numbers.
• * 1.185

  Angels.
• * 1.186

  Gives of himself.
• * 1.187

  Ill placed.
• * 1.188

  Well placed
• * 1.189

  Oriental.
• * 1.190

  Occidental.
• * 1.191

  Names.
• * 1.192

  Years.
• * 1.193

  Qualiti•••• and Pro¦fessions.
• * 1.194

  Out of hou∣ses.
• * 1.195

  In houses.
• * 1.196

  Kingdoms and Coun∣tries.
• * 1.197

  Rules parts of the Body
• * 1.198

  Diseases.
• * 1.199

  Numbers.
• * 1.200

  ☽ denotes of her self.
• * 1.201

  When ill placed.
• * 1.202

  well placed.
• * 1.203

  Oriental.
• * 1.204

  Terms of Luna.
• * 1.205

  Years.
• * 1.206

  Qualities and Pro∣fessions.
• * 1.207

  Out of hou∣ses.
• * 1.208

  In houses.
• * 1.209

  Kingdoms
• * 1.210

  Rules Parts of the Bo∣dy.
• * 1.211

  Diseases caused by Luna.
• * 1.212

  Numbers.
• * 1.213

  A Table of the Planets Essential Dignities.
• * 1.214

  To take the Pole of Po∣sition.
• * 1.215

  Example.
• * 1.216

  Note.
• * 1.217

  To take the semidiur∣nal Arch of ☉
• * 1.218

  Properties of the Stars
• * 1.219

  Hileg or giver of Life.
• * 1.220

  To direct Sol being near the M. C.
• * 1.221

  How to di∣rect Sol being near the Horo∣scope.
• * 1.222

  To direct Sol above the Earth.
• * 1.223

  To direct Sol by his Pole.
• * 1.224

  To direct ☉ in the space of Twilight.
• * 1.225

  Exampl.
• * 1.226

  ☉ primary distance.
• * 1.227

  To direct ☉ at even∣ing Twi∣light.
• * 1.228

  To direct ☉ under the Earth.
• * 1.229

  Example.
• * 1.230

  To direct ☉ to Pa∣rallels.
• * 1.231

  To direct Significa∣tor having Latitude.
• * 1.232

  To direct a Signi. ha∣ving lat. to Parallels.
• * 1.233

  How to di∣rect ☽ to a para. of ♄.
• * 1.234

  To direct a Significator to his As∣pect.
• * 1.235

  Mundane Directions
• * 1.236

  To direct the Ascen∣dant.
• * 1.237

  To direct the M. C.
• * 1.238

  Example.
• * 1.239

  To direct the Ascend.
• * 1.240

  Anothe way
• * 1.241

  Of a Quar∣til.
• * 1.242

  Example.
• * 1.243

  To direct the Ascen∣dant.
• * 1.244

  To direct a Siguifica∣tor.
• * 1.245

  Ezamplo.
• * 1.246

  To direct a Significator
• * 1.247

  To direct a Significator
• * 1.248

  To direct a Significat.
• * 1.249

  to direct the ☉ un∣der the Earth.
• * 1.250

  to direct the ☉ out of twilight.
• * 1.251

  To direct a Significator
• * 1.252

  Of Years.
• * 1.253

  Example.
• * 1.254

  of seconda∣ry directi∣ons.
• * 1.255

  Of Pro∣gressions.
• * 1.256

  Of Ingressi∣ons.
• * 1.257

  Of Tran∣sits.
• * 1.258

  Of the ♁
• * 1.259

  Of Antisoi∣ons.
• * 1.260

  Example.
• * 1.261

  How to find the Se∣mid. or Se∣minoct. Arch a Star.
• * 1.262

  How to e∣quate the Arch of Direction.