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. VI. Of the fortunes and infortunes of the Planets, and parts of Heauen.

AFter this, you must consider the forces & weake∣nesse of the Planets, parts and Houses, and con∣ferring the ones significations with the other, you must collect the fortunes and infortunes of euerie place, as followeth.

Heere followeth the infortunes.

The Planets and other places of the Heauen, be called vnfortunate, when they be burned vnder the beames of the Sunne. Burnings are called Saturne and Iupiter, when betweene them & the Sunne they haue lesse then twelue degrees. Mars when he is burned of the Sunne, hath at the least xj. degrees and a halfe. Venus and Mercurie, when they be neere the Sunne, xj. degrees. The Moone when she is not burned, by xiij. And yet you find other termes, when you will take a Planet for to giue the yeeres. Then the three superiours are esteemed burnt, because they are neere the Sunne by xv. degrees, and if they be occidental. For when they be orientall vnto tenne degrees, they are burnt from the tenne vnto xv. vnder the beames. Venus

and Mercurie occidentall neere to the Sunne by seauen degrees, or orientall by fiue, be burned, from thence vnto twelue vnder the beames. The Moone neere by twelue degrees is burnt, from thence vnto xv. vnder the beames. And you must note, that the saide accidents are not hurt∣full when they fall in the signes of Aries, and of the Lyon.

Vnfortunate also are the Planets, when they goe back∣warde, and when they bee ioyned with Saturne or with Mars: or when they receiue euill aspects of them.

When they are ioyned with any fixed starre of violent nature.

When they are in their detriments or fallings, (that is to say) in places opposite to their houses or exaltations.

When they are in their declining houses.

When they are first standers, (that is to say) when they be in the degree and minute wherein incontinently they beginne to goe backward.

When they are in the way of burning, which beginne at the 19. degree of Libra, and end in the third degree of Scorpio.

When they be with the tayle of the Dragon.

When they are ioyned with a backward Planet, or o∣therwise vnfortunate.

When they are Peregrines, without beeing receiued. They are called Peregrins, when they haue no dignitie or place where they be. Of the reception we will speake af∣terwards.

When they be meridionall descendents.

When any of the three superiours are occidentall, or Venus & Mercurie orientall, when they be in euil aspects of the Sunne.

When they doe not regard any other Planet.

When they be opposits to the Lord of the signe where they be.

When they be sette, (that is to say) betweene two euill Planets, although they haue 30. degrees of distance.

When they be in euill houses or termes.

When they be in the twelfth signe of theyr principall houses.

When they be vnder the Horrizon in the day, or a∣boue the Horrizon in the night: if they be Diurnes, as Saturne, Iupiter, and the Sunne.

When they be aboue the Horrizon in the day, and be∣neath at night. If they be Nocturnes, as Mars, Venus, Mercurie, and the Moone.

When they be in signes and degrees feminine, they be masculines, or in signes and degrees masculine, they bee feminines. Feminines are Venus and the Moone, Mer∣curie and Androgine, the others are masculines.

When they be in degrees which are called Azemenae, or in degrees stincking, darke, or smokie. That which is marked in the Ephemerides, in the table of the dignities of the Planets.

Infortunes particuler to the Moone.

When she decreaseth.

When she is within the eyght House, out of her prin∣cipall dignities.

When she is within the seauenth, and that as to the life. And as for any other significations she is not infortunate in the seauenth.

When she is in the xix. degree of a signe.

When she is slack in her course, (that is to vnderstand) when shee goes in twenty-foure howers, lesse then thyr∣teene degrees and xi. minutes.

The fortunes of the Planets.

Fortunate be the Planets, and other places of Heauen, when they be in angles, or at the least in houses succee∣ding.

When they be in a good aspect of Iupiter, or of Venus, or at the least in euill, with reception.

When they bee ioyned to the Sunne within sixteene mynutes.

When they be in a good aspect of the Sunne, of the Moone, or of Mercurie fortunate.

When they be ioyned with any fixed starre of a louing nature.

When they be directs, or at the least, in the second sta∣tion, (that is to vnderstand) when they be in degree and minute, in the which beginneth incontinently the direc∣tion.

When they be within theyr proper houses or exaltati∣ons.

When they be in theyr triplicities and termes together, or triplicity and face together.

When they be in houses, wherein they naturally take pleasure, as Mercurie in the ascendant, the Moone in the third, Venus in the fift, Mars in the sixt, the Sunne in the ninth, Iupiter in the eleuenth, and Saturne in the twelfth.

When they be in any of theyr dignities, or if they be peregrines, when they be receiued. Receiued; that is, the Planets, which receiue aspect of him, which in their place hath at the least foure dignities, the which reception is fortunate, when shee is made of a good aspect.

At all times the receptions of Iupiter and Venus be alwaies fauourable, although they be not made of good aspects.

When they mount to the highest part of their Circles.

When they be septentrionals, principally ascendants.

When any of the three Superiours is orientall, or Ve∣nus and Mercurie occidentall.

When they beginne to goe from the beames of the Sunne.

When they be in Houses or termes of fauourable Pla∣nets.

When they be aboue the Horrizon in the day, or vn∣der the Horrizon in the night, if they be Diurnes.

When they be vnder the Horrizon in the day, or a∣boue the Horrizon in the night. If they be nocturnes.

When they are in signes and degrees masculine, they be masculine, or in signes and degrees feminines, they be feminines.

When they be in degrees fortunate & cleere degrees, which are called Lucides.

Particuler fortunes of the Moone.

When shee increaseth.

When she is within the house or exaltation of the Sun.

When she is very swift in her course, (that is to vnder∣stand) when shee goes more then thirteene degrees & 11. minutes in 24. howers.