A learned astronomical discourse, of the iudgement of natiuities Deuided into three bookes, and dedicated first to Katherin the French Queene, by Oger Ferrier her physition. Translated by Thomas Kelway Gentleman.

CHAP. XVI. Of Bretheren.

MArs and Saturne within the thirde house out of their principall dignities and not receiued, signi∣fieth that the childe shall haue no brother nor Sister. And if they be in their principall digni∣ties, or if they be fortunatly receiued, they may then giue some bretheren, but by reason of the which hee shall al∣wayes be in sorrowe, strife, and contentions. The taile of the Dragon or lunaris, maketh him see the death of his bretheren, when shee is in the thirde house. That doth the Lord of the sayde house also, when hee is in the tenth or eight, and when he is burned or otherwise euilly disposed.

If in the ix. be any Plannet well dignified, and the Lord of the third house be vnfortunate, his bretheren shall dye before him, if he doo not finde in the same house some fa∣uourable Plannet, or if the Lord of the saide house be not amiably regarded of fortunes.

Iupiter, the Sunne, Venus, the head of the Dragon, the Moone, and Mercury, fortunate in the thirde house, doo giue many bretheren, happy, pacified and fortu∣nate. Mars, regarding the said house, or his Lord of euill aspect, signifieth strife and debate among the bretheren. That which signifieth also the Lord of the said house, in the vij. and xij. And Mars opposite to the ascendant, or to the Lord of the ascendant, and to the temporall light, and when a like Plannet is Lord of the iij. and vij. or xij. house. The part of the amitie of bretheren with his Lord fortu∣nate, signifieth concorde: vnfortunate, discorde among bretheren. The part of bretheren, and the third house, with their Lords in watry signes, denoteth many brethren and sisters: and if they be fortunate, they signifie concorde and good loue together: vnfortunate, denoteth the con∣trarie.