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.

OF THE IVDGE∣MENTS ASTRONOMICALL VPON NATIVITIES. The first Booke.

CHAP. I. Of the Celestiall figure of a Natiuitie.

FOR to iudge of Ascendants and Natiuities, after the traditions of the auncient and learned Astrologians, it is conuenient first to explaine the Celesti∣all figure, and in the same, to applie the seauen Planets, with the head and tayle of the Dragon Lunaire, together with the part of For∣tune, and the part of the spirite and others, more apper∣taining to the high & notable significations of the starres; Then, to sette downe plainly the Celestiall figure, you must in the first place, note the yere, the day, & the houre, with the most neerest minute of time of the natiuitie that you haue vndertaken. The number of the howers and mynutes, you must sette them downe after the manner of the numbring of the Astrologians, within theyr tables: alwaies sette downe the hower's after-noone, as well by day as by night, and neuer say, one hower, two howers, three howers after midnight, but number xiij. hovvers, xiiij. howers, xv. after noone. This done, search in the Ephemerides in the table of the yeere of your natiuitie, in the right month & day proposed, the degree of the signe

wherein the Sunne is: looke afterwarde in the Table of houses, which serue for the latitude of your Country, and search there the said degree of the Sunne vnder the lyne of the tenth house. And hauing founde in the same place the same degree of the Sunne, you shall find directly vp∣pon the left hand of the same Table, a number of howers and minutes, the which write apart. To which number, you must adde the howers and mynutes that hath beene giuen you of the same natiuity, and that which resteth by your addition, you must seeke in the table of houses: and there where you find the same number of howers & my∣nutes comming of the same addition, you must take to a right lyne the poynts and beginnings of the sixe houses, which you shall finde marked: the which you shall direct vpon your figure, beginning at the poynt of the tenth, and continuing towards the left hand.

The beginning of the other sixe houses, you must take the opposite signes; and if it happen that the num∣ber of houses and mynutes, come to more then twentie∣foure howers, it is then conuenient to substract twentie∣foure howers of the same tyme, and the residue seeke out as we haue aforesaid. If the hower of the same natiuitie, be vpon the poynt of twelue howers of noone, you must take the houses in a right line of the degree of the sunne, in the table of your latitude, without making any other addition, or substraction, and that when in the figure esti∣matiue: within the which, it is needfull by all meanes to apply the moouing of the Moone exactly calculated, ac∣cording to the vulgare cannons of the Ephemerides, for to verifie afterwarde your natiuitie by the hower of the conception. As followeth.

CHAP. II. Of the verification of the bower of the natiuity.

LEauing the Animodar of Ptolome and the meetings of Schoner, and all other vncertaine waies (although they haue theyr Authors) to verifie the howers of

natiuities, I will presently follow the method of Hermes, approoued by long experience, and confirmed by Ptolo∣me in his Centiloque, and by Abraham Auenesrus, by Alphonce Leopolde, Haly, and other most expert Astro∣logians. Hermes saith, that the ascendant of a natiuitie, hath beene the place of the Moone at the tyme of the cō∣ception; and that the ascendant of the conception, is the place of the Moone at the hower of the natiuitie. Who would be moore neere certified of the hower & mynute of a natiuitie, and of the true ascendant, it is conuenient that you follow the doctrine of Hermes by the method fo∣lowing. First of all that you looke into the figure estima∣tiue, whether the Moone be aboue the Horrizon or be∣neath. If she be aboue the Horrizon, count the distance that is betweene the poynt of the seauenth house and the Moone: if she be beneath the Horrizon, count the di∣stance which is from the first house vnto the Moone, which distance of signes and degrees, you must search in the table that followeth, vnder the title of the Moone, a∣boue the Horrizon or beneath, as truely you haue found in the said figure. In a right lyne of the said distance, you shall find the time that the infant hath remained within the wombe of his Mother, in a certaine number of dayes, the which you must reckon from the day of your natiui∣tie backward; and there where the number endeth, you must marke the day of the conception, if the Moone be found in the signe of the ascendant estimatiue. If you find her not in the same place, goe backwarde or forward cer∣taine dayes of your account, vntill you haue founde the Moone within the said signe, not farre from the degree a∣scendant in the said figure. The day considered, and in what hower, goe forwarde to the East poynt, the place where you haue sounde the Moone in the figure estima∣tiue, and at that hower you must calculate the moouing of the Moone. For this degree and mynute in the which you found her, you must place it in the ascendant of your natiuitie.

And to know the hower in the which the place of the Moone of the natiuity, rose to the East poynt at the time of the conception, take first the ouerthwart ascention of the said place of the Moone, within the table of the direc∣tions of your country, in the booke of Iohn de Regiomonte, of the same ascention take away 90. degrees, (& ad to the whole circle which is of 360. degrees, when the substrac∣tion cannot be otherwise made) the residue shall be the right ascention of the height of the poynt of the Mery∣dian circle: take afterward the right ascention of the Sun, and take out by the substraction of the right ascention of the sayd poynt of the Merydian, and adde 360. degrees if it be necessary, & turne that which is left into howers and minutes, in gyuing to 30. degrees two howers, to fifteene degrees one hower, to one degree 4. minutes of an houre, to fifteene minutes one minute of an hower; by thys meanes you shall exactly come to the hower of the con∣ception, to the which you must calculate the place of the Moone, and the same well calculated, put it to the poynt of the first house, in the figure of the natiuitie.

Diuers for this verefication doe dresse and garnish the motions of the Planets foure figures. One of that hower estimatiue of the natiuitie, the other, of the precedent con∣iunction or opposition of the brightnes: the third, of the verification by the Animodar: the fourth, of the concep∣tion. The which besides the vnprofitable and superflu∣ous labour, erre greatly, thinking to find out the tyme of the conception by the Animodar of Ptolome, the which experience from day to day sheweth to be false, and that it hath no auncient Author to maintaine it, or hath made mention of thys newe doctrine, being full of contention and disproued veritie.

¶ The Table of the time that the Childe dooth remaine within the wombe of his Mother.

The Moone beeing vnder the Horrizon, rec∣kon from the Ascen∣daunt.	The Moone being aboue the Horrizon, reckon from the seauenth.
sig	degr	dayes
0	0	273	Indifferent abiding.	258	Little abiding.
0	12	274		259
0	24	275		260
1	6	276		261
1	18	277		262
2	0	278		263
2	12	279		264
2	24	280		265
3	6	281		266
3	18	282		267
4	0	283		268
4	12	284		269
4	24	285		270
5	6	286		271
5	18	287		272
5	29	288	Long abiding.	273

CHAP. III. The manner to sette downe perfectlie the said figure verified.

HAuing put to the poynt of the first house, the de∣gree & minutes of the Moone of the time of the conception, take the ouerthwart ascentions of the said degrees and minutes: take out afterward 90. degrees of the sayd ascentions, and adde thereto 360. de∣grees, if otherwise the substraction cannot be made: that which remaineth, shalbe the right ascentions of the high∣est poynt of the circle Meridian, the which search in the

table of the right ascentions, in the booke of Alphonce, or of Iohn de Regiomonte, &c. and put to the poynt of the tenth house, the degrees & minutes of the signe you find, aunswering to the right number of the said right ascenti∣ons. The poynt of the fourth is alwaies against the signe and degree of the tenth: likewise the poynt of the sea∣uenth, to the poynt of the first. The other houses sufficed, take the Ephemerides, because they doe not desire exact calculation, seeing that the most part of the Astrologi∣ans, desire more to take of the equall portion of the E∣clipse then of the horizontall sect.

For to know the exact hower of the said figure, verifie first the sayd right ascentions of the Meridian, and take from them the right ascentions of the Sunne, that which remaineth turne into howers and minutes, gyuing to xv. degrees one hower, to euery degree foure minutes of an hower. &c. as we haue sayde before. At thys hower you must newly count the moouing of the Moone, and of the Sunne, & of the other Planets: and vpon thys figure you must ground the parts and iudgements Astronomicall.

CHAP. IIII. Of the partes of Natiuities.

AFter you haue well sought the Planets in the sayd figure verified, you must consider their aboue cer∣taine proportions of the Planets and partes of the heauen, taken of theyr distances, as followeth.

The parts concerning the significations of the first House.

The part of the qualitie of the lyfe, is taken by the di∣stance of Iupiter from Saturne, counting as much space from the ascendant, as when the natiuity is by day: for when it is by night, they take it to the cōtrary, the distance of Saturne vnto Iupiter, folowing the natural order of the signes, counting likewise as much space since the ascen∣dant.

The part of lyfe by day and by night, is taken of the de∣gree of the precedent coniunction, or opposition of the lights vnto the Moone, counting from the ascendant.

The part of the Spirite (many do call the part of earth∣ly things and secrets, the other, the part of things to come, the others, the part of the Sun) in the day frō the Mooue vnto the Sunne, from the ascendant, in the night to the contrary.

The part of the vnderstanding, by the day, is frō Mer∣curie vnto Mars, from the ascendant, at night to the con∣trarie.

Of the second House.

The part of Fortune by the day, is from the Sunne vn∣to the Moone, from the ascendant, at night to the contra∣rie. Ptolome doth take it as much by day as by night, from the Sunne vnto the Moone.

The part of the goods aswell by day as by night, is from the Lord of the second house, vnto the said second house, taken vpon the quality of the Eclipse, frō the ascendant.

Of the third.

The part of brothers, by the day, is from Saturne vnto Iupiter, from the ascendant, at night to the contrary.

The part of the loue of bretheren, by the day, is from the Sunne vnto Saturne, from the ascendant, at night to the contrary. If Saturne bee vnder the beames of the Sunne, take Iupiter in his place.

Of the fourth.

The part of father, by the day, is from the Sun vnto Sa∣turne, from the ascendant, at night to the contrary. Thys same is like the loue of bretheren: then if Saturne be vn∣derneath the beames of the Sun, in his place take Iupiter.

The part of inheritances and possessions, by day and by night, is from Saturne to the Moone, from the ascendant.

The part of fortune in tillage and sowing, by day and by night, is from Venus vnto Saturne, from the ascendant.

Of the fift.

The part of Infants, is as the part of the qualitie of the lyfe.

The part of male chyldren by day and by night, is from the Moone vnto Iupiter, and is numbred from the ascen∣dant.

The part of daughters, by day and by night, is from the Moone vnto Venus, and is taken from the ascendant.

Of the sixt.

The part of diseases inseperable, in the day, is the di∣staunce of Saturne vnto Mars, and it is cast from the de∣gree ascendant, and in the night from Mars, which is contrary.

The part of seruaunts, by day and by night, from Mer∣curie vnto the Moone, is from the ascendant.

The part of pryson and captiuity by day, from the lord of the place of the Sunne, vnto the Sunne, and is recko∣ned from the ascendant. By night, from the Lorde of the place of the Moone, vnto the Moone.

If the Sunne by day, or the Moone by night, be in theyr proper houses or exaltations, they shall be signifiers of thys part.

Of the seauenth.

The part of the marriage of men, by day and by night, from the Sunne vnto Venus, is from the ascendant.

The part of the marriage of women, by day & by night, from Venus to Saturne, is from the ascendant.

The part of marriage common to men & to women, by day and by night, is from Venus vnto the poynt of the seauenth house, accounting from the ascendant.

The part of kindred, by day and by night, from Saturne vnto Venus, is from the ascendant.

The part of discord & agreement, by day, is from Mars to Iupiter from the ascendant: by night to the contrary.

Of the eight.

The part of death, by day and by night, from the Moone vnto the degree of the eyght house, taken vpon the equalitie of the Eclipse accounting from the place o•• Saturne.

The part of the mortall Planet by day is from the Lord of the ascendant, vnto the Moone, from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

The part of the perrillous yeere of death, or pouerty, or of any other mis-fortune by day, and by night, is from Sa∣turne vnto the Lord of the fore-said coniunction or op∣position of the light, from the ascendant.

The part of all enuies, by day, is from Saturne vnto Mars, by night to the contrary, accounting frō the place of Mercurie.

Of the ninth.

The part of fayth and of religion by day, is from the Moone vnto Mercurie, from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

The part of waies by land by day and by night, is from the Lord of the ninth vnto the ninth, taken vpon the e∣qualitie of the Eclipse, from the ascendant.

The part of trauaile by water by day, is from Saturne vnto the fifteenth degree of Cancer, from the ascendant, at night to the contrary.

If Saturne doe meete in the sayde fifteenth degree of Cancer, he shall be signifier of this part, with the ascen∣dant.

Of the tenth.

The part of nobilitie by day, is from the Sunne vnto the nineteenth degree of Aries, accounting from the ascen∣dant, by night, from the Moone vnto the third degree of Taurus. If the Moone by night be in the said degree of Taurus, or the Sunne by day, in the said degree of Aries,

they shall be signifiers of the said part.

The part of gouernment by day, is from Mars vnto the Moone from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

The part of Magistrates, as the part of the vnderstan∣ding, written vpon the first house.

The part of conquest & victorie, as the parte of father.

The part of suddaine aduauncement, by day, is from Saturne vnto the part of Fortune, from the ascendant, by night to the contrary; If Saturne be burned, take in hys place Iupiter.

The part of estimation, by day and by night; is from Mercurie vnto the Sunne, accounting from the ascendant.

The part of gouernments and seates of warre, by day, is from Mars vnto Saturne; from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

The part of the profession and action, by day and by night, is from Saturne vnto the Moone frō the ascendant.

The part of honour proceeding of the profession, by day and by night, is from the degree of the Sunne, vnto the degree of the tenth house, from the ascendant.

The part of the industry of the hands, by day, is from Mercurie to Venus, from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

The part of the feare of Merchandize, by day, is from the part of the spirite, vnto the part of Fortune, from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

The part of felicitie, and profit, by day, is from the part of Fortune vnto Iupiter, from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

The part of the mother, by day, is from Venus vnto the Moone, from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

Of the eleuenth.

The part of friendes, by day and by night, is from Mer∣curie to the Moone, from the ascendant.

The part of praise, by day, is from Iupiter vnto Venus from the ascendant, by night to the contrarie.

The part of honourable companies, by day, is from the part of Fortune vnto the Sunne, from the ascendant, by night to the contrary.

Of the twelfth.

The part of enemies, by day & by night, is from the lord of the xij. house vnto the said xij. taken vpon the equali∣tie of the Eclipse, from the ascendant.

The second part of enemies, as the part of diseases in∣seperable, written in the sixt house.

The part of paine, trauaile and affliction, by day and by night, is frō the part of the spirite, vnto the part of fortune.

CHAP. V. Of the latitudes and aspects of the Planets.

HAuing applyed the Planets in the saide figure, and ordained as we haue said in the former chap∣ter, the parts proceeding of the proportions of the said Planets, you must consequently draw out of the Ephemerides theyr latitudes, & put apart all the a∣spects which is among them, and towardes the said parts and xij. houses; also the radiations, after the last propo∣sition of the booke of Directions of Iohn de Regiomonte: vpon the which note, that the aspects opposites, haue al∣waies diuers latitudes to them of their Planets, although they keepe the same number. As if Saturne had two de∣grees of latitude septentrionall, his opposition hath two degrees of latitudes meridionall. The quadrant aspect hath no latitude, for it falleth alwaies vpon the Eclipse.

The Trine aspect, retaineth the halfe of the number of the latitude, in contrary part: for if a Planet haue one degree of latitude meridionall, his trine shall haue thirtie minutes of latitude septentrionall. The Sextile retaineth the same side, with the halfe of the number. You must al∣so note, that these aspects of Saturne and of Iupiter, doe not extend but vnto nine degrees, or for the most longest

vnto twelue; those of Mars vnto eyght, or for the most part to tenne. The Sunne extendeth his beames to xv. degrees, Venus and Mercurie almost to eyght. The Moone vnto twelue, the head & taile of the Dragon, like∣wise extend their forces vnto twelue degrees.

Moreouer, it is to be noted, that the opposition is a plaine aspect and perfect enmity: the Quadrate of lesse enmity: the Trine of perfect loue: the Sextile of imper∣fect loue. That which alwaies receiueth exception in Iu∣piter and Venus, (of the which opposites and quadrate a∣spects) profit the Sunne & the Moone with reception, or without reception, and to others also with reception.

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.

CHAP. VII. If the child shall lyue or no.

ALL thys aboue considered, you must first looke, whether he that is borne, is for life in this worlde or no. That which principally will shewe vs the light of the time, (that is to say, the Sun by day, and the Moone by night) are the Lords of the triplicity of him, and the ascendant with his Dominator.

When the Dominator of the ascendant, shal be vnfor∣tunate by the Lord of the eyght house, the Childe cannot liue: and lesse, if the Lordes of the triplicitie of the tem∣porall light be vnfortunate.

When within the first house shall be any fixed starre of violent nature, or any ill fortune, (that is to say, Saturne or Mars) without hauing at the least foure dignities, and the temporall light shall be vnfortunate, the childe shall die quicklie. If you find not any fixed starre of amiable nature, or if Iupiter and Venus, or the Sunne or the Moone, doe not communicate vnto him their beames. For and if the aspect be of loue, or of enmitie with recep∣tion, the chyld shall liue.

If the Dominator of the ascendant be burnde, the child shall dye before 9. daies be acomplished, and more sooner if he be burned within the eight house, or in this estate, if he be ioyned with the Lorde of the eygth. Except when he is burned in his owne house or exaltation, or within the house or exaltation of the Sunne.

When the Moone, being the temporall light, shall bee vnfortunate within the first house, without any aspect of the fortunes, & without the coniunction of any fixed stars of amiable nature, the hope of lyfe shall not be great.

When the Moone shal be vnfortunat within the fourth house, and he that hath the misfortune shall be also vn∣fortunate, & out of his principall dignities, the Infant can∣not liue, & the mother shall be in great daunger of death at her deliuerance, and principally if the ascendant be the house or exaltation of the Moone.

When the infortunes are conioyned within the eighth house, it signifieth very short life: except when Mars and Saturne be in Capricorne.

Many ioynt Plannets within the first house, bring not good testimonie of life, although they be all fortunate.

When the Domynator of the ascendant, and the tem∣porall light, and the Lords of their triplicities be not alto∣gether vnfortunate, the childe may easily liue.

CHAP. VIII. Of the Giuer of life, named of the Arabians Hyleg.

THe giuer of life is taken out of the principal places of the Figure (that is to say) of the Sunne, of the Moone, and of the Ascendant, of the part of For∣tune, & of the degree of the last coniunction or op∣position of lights; the which hauing wel noted, we cōsider first, if the natiuitie be diurnal or nocturnal? For if she be diurne wee beginne at the Sunne, the which within the first, tenth, or eleuenth house, in a masculine or femi∣nine signe, shall be fitte to giue life, if it haue any giuer

of tyme that doth regard it: If it be in the nynth, eygth, or seuenth house, it may also be the giuer of life, if it be in a Masculine signe, and not in a Feminine: in other places it cannot be the giuer of life, but by constraint. It is alwaies necessarie for such an acte, that the giuer of time regard the giuer of life, otherwise, the sayd giuer of life shall be as person that hath good will to doo his friend good & hath not wherewithall; And so when the Sunne shall be with∣out aspect of any giuer of time, you must leaue it there, & goe to the Moone, which may giue the life within the first house, in the signe Masculine or Feminine, and with∣in the tenth, eleuenth, seuenth, fourth, fifth, second and third house, in signes Feminines and not Masculines, re∣ceiuing aspect of any giuer of time. If the Moone haue not all the sayde conditions, you must come to the degree ascendant, if the natiuitie be coniunctionall (Coniunctio∣nall is sayed the natiuitie, before the which lastly the lights haue beene conioyned) and if the sayde degree re∣ceiue aspect of his gyuer of time, he shall be gyuer of life: otherwise not. Wherefore you must examine the part of Fortune, the which shall giue life in the Angles and houses succeeding, with the aspect of the giuer of time, o∣therwise you must come to the degree, to the which lastly the lights haue beene conioyned: the which within the Angles or houses succeeding shall be giuer of life, if hee receiue aspect of his giuer of tyme.

It is heere necessary that the giuer of time haue digni∣tie of house, or of exaltation in places of the part of For∣tune, and of the sayd degree coniunctionall. By this order you must seeke the gyuer of life, when the natiuitie is coniunctionall. When she is preuentionall, (Preuentio∣nall is sayed, afore the which lastly the lights haue beene opposites) after you haue considered the Sunne and the Moone, you must consequentlie contemplate the place of Fortune, more than the degree ascendant, and lastly the degree of the oppositions of the lights, & see that it haue 2. degrees in the opposition, one of them of the Sunne, and

the other of the Moone. The Astrologians commaund to consider it, that at the time of the opposition it hath beene in the first house, or elswhere aboue the Horizon.

When the Natiuitie is nocturniall, we followe the same order, (except that first we consider the Moone, secondly the Sunne, &c.) This gyuer of life, when either by directi∣on, or by profection, or by other way, meete any euill a∣spect of the infortunes, or of the starres fixed of vyolent nature, or any of the notable coniunctions, or Eclipses of the lightes, it causeth then some sicknesse, and very sud∣daynly bringeth death, when the Fortunes doo not inter∣mingle the fauourable beames.

CHAP. IX. Of the giuer of yeeres, called of the Arabians Alcocoden.

THE gyuer of time or giuer of yeeres, is the same that hath dignitie of house, exaltation, triplicitie, or tearme in the place where is the giuer of life. As if the Sunne were in the xj. in the signe of Sagitarius, (there where he may be gyuer of life,) and Iupiter were in the signe of Aquarius, he shall regarde the Sunne of the Sextile aspect, and looke that he haue dignitie of the house in the signe of the Sunne, he shalbe giuer of yeeres. It is then necessary, that these two thinges concurre toge∣ther, to the end that one Plannet be giuer of yeeres, that is to say, that he hath dignitie neuertheles of tearme (for the dignitie of face is not sufficient enough for one so great effect) in signe and degree, in the which shall be the giuer of life, and that he regarde the sayd giuer of life, of one a∣spect or other.

This gyuer of time, well lodged vpon the point of An∣gles, gyueth him olde yeeres, in points of the houses suc∣ceeding: is meanes, is Cadants, is smalnesse, and for as much as he shall be long from the beginnings of the said houses, so much the more or lesse hee must diminish the number of his olde yeeres, meanes, and smalnes, after

the difference taken of the next houses with the diffe∣rence of yeeres. And first of all if it be within any angle of heauen, not alwayes to the first poynt, you must proceede also, and take in the first place the distance of the sayd an∣gle, and of the next house succeeding. Note afterwarde, how many degrees the said giuer of yeeres is frō the point of the angle. Then take the difference of his olde yeeres and meanes, multiply this difference by the number of the sayd elongment, and part it by the distance of the sayd angle, & of the house succeeding: that which resteth, take for the exact number of the yeres of life, promised by the saide giuer of yeeres. If hee be within any house, succee∣ding out of the points and beginnings of the same, you must first take the distance of the house succeeding, and of the next Cadant: then note how many degrees the said giuer of yeeres shall be elonged from the point of the said house succeeding; afterward take the difference of yeres, meanes and smalnes, the which multiply by the second number, and part it by the first: the residue shall be the time of life which was promised by the said giuer of yeres. If it bee in Cadant houses it shall be vppon the points of them, or after, he giueth but onely small yeeres: Except when he is within 5. degrees neere to the point of the said angles, & then you must reckon as it followeth. Take the difference of the olde yeeres, and smalnes of the Plannets that giueth the yeres, and deuide them into 5. parts; after∣ward looke in which of the said 5. degrees shal be the said Plannet. For if it be in the first and most neere the poynt of the angle, (that is to say) if he be elonged from the said angle one degree onely, then is it conuenient to take out of his old yeeres, one of the sayd 5. parts: if he be elonged by 2. degrees, you must take out 2. parts: if he be elonged 3. degrees, you must substract 3. parts, &c. You must note that the Moone in the viij. giues but small yeeres. And that the Sunne within the 9. and Iupiter in the 11. and Ve∣nus in the 5. and Mercury by the whole ascendant, and the Moone in the 3. giue their olde yeeres as perfectly, as

if they were vpon the points of the angles: For they be places wherein principally they doo reioyce. Iupiter, Venus, and Mercury within the 9. giue theyr yeeres in∣different: and the Moone in the 11. giues them old. Mars in the 6. and Saturne in the 12. they are indifferent, be∣cause in the saide places they greatly delight themselues: wherefore if they were not euill, they woulde there giue olde yeeres.

Vppon this propose it is conuenient also to note, that one burnt Plannet cannot bee a giuer of yeeres: and the Moone in the prime of the beames of the Sunne, cannot giue life nor time. If a Plannet, which otherwise may be a giuer yeeres, bee burnt in his proper house or exaltation, receiuing there the Sunne, causeth the Sunne to take the charge to be the giuer of yeeres. If it come to passe that the Sunne or the Moone be in their proper houses or ex∣altations, they may be giuers of life & time together, with out neede to desire aspect of any other Plannet. If one place being significator of life, haue many giuers of yeres, wee will take him that hath most dignities in the same place, and if they be equall in dignities wee will take hym that hath his aspect most whole, and his beames most neerest the sayd giuer of life. If they finde two or three or many giuers of life, that haue their giuers of yeres, they must alwayes consider and direct, as the first and princi∣pall, following the yeeres of the Plannets.

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CHAP. X. Of them that augment and diminish the number of the sayd yeeres.

THey which augment the number of the sayd yeres, are Iupiter, Venus, the Sunne, the Moone, & Mer∣curie fortified; the which fortunatly regarding the gyuer of yeeres, with an amiable aspect adding to their small yeeres, (that is to vnderstand) the Sunne x. and ix. Venus viij. the Moone xxv. &c. Likewise If the gy∣uer of time be conioyned with any fixed starre of amiable nature, it taketh of the said starre the number of the small yeeres of the Plannet, of the which the said starre holdeth his nature. If the said Plannets regard the giuer of time with an euill aspect with reception, they adde as before, which they doo not when they haue no reception: Ex∣cept Iupiter and Venus, that in euery sort of aspects, with reception or without reception, alwayes adding to theyr small yeeres, for to see that the gyuer of tyme be not Sa∣turne or Mars, towards the which the reception is neces∣sary, if the aspect be of enmitie.

The sayd Plannets euill placed and infortunate, in the place of the whole small yeeres, in adding the halfe, or the third, or fourth part, or certaine number of monethes, of weekes, or of dayes, according to the greatnesse or smal∣nesse of theyr infelicitie. The amiable aspects of ill for∣tunes, with reception, giue theyr yeeres small: without reception, they doo neither good nor euill. If the giuer of yeeres be retrogarde or meridionall descending, or in hys fall or detryment, or in the way burned, that taketh from it the fift part of that which hee had giuen beeing other∣wise disposed. That which happened also to the 3. supe∣riour Planets, when they be occidentall, & to the Moone when she decreaseth, and when shee is in the xx. and ix. degree of a signe, and when she is slack in her course. The Sunne regarding the Moone with the aspects of enmitie without reception diminished. Saturne, Mars, or Mer∣curie

depriued, looking to the euill aspect of the giuer of light they take away the number of their small yeeres: Ex∣cept they recouer; For then by opposition they doe but halfe the euill: By quadrate aspect, they diminish but the fourth part. The tayle of the Dragon taken from the Moone xij. yeeres, I haue found it often by experience, that the fortunes (that is to vnderstand, Iupiter & Venus) or the Sunne and the Moone, and Mercurie fortunate in the first house, or neere to the giuer of life, adding to their small yeeres, although they doe not regarde the giuer of time: and to the contrarie, that the infortunes in the sayd places, take away the small yeeres, without regarding the saide giuer of time. Except when they were well honou∣red in the sayd places, or when they were Lordes of the Natiuities.

CHAP. XI. Of the Lordes of the Natiuitie.

YOu must take the Lord of the Natiuitie, out of the places of the which we haue taken the giuer of life, (that is to vnderstand) of the place of the Sunne and of the Moone, of the degree ascendant of the part of Fortune, and of the degrees of the precedent coniunction or opposition of lightes. Of all these places likewise it is to be considered, what Plannet hath most dignities, for he shall be Lord of the Natiuitie, that which the giuer of yeeres shall signifie the tyme of our life, according to the scituation & felicitie or infelicitie, as we haue before sayd of the giuer of yeeres. And if the one giue more than the other, you must take the difference of both, and the halfe ad or diminish: according as shall be necessarie.

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CHAP. XII. Of the vnderstanding and manners of a Man.

HOW to knowe the felicitie or infelicitie of the Spirite, & the nature of the same, you must looke in the place of Mercurie and of the Moone, the Planet that in these two places hath most digni∣ties, shall be signifier of the spirite. The which if it be Sa∣turne well disposed, shall signifie the man of a great and profound knowledge, of good counsell, and of good gra∣uitie or a strong opinion: close, secrete, solitarie, dissem∣bling his good and euill, a louer of iust men, and of good age: reioycing vpon the treasures, heritages and labou∣rings; holding discourse of antiquities and of great af∣fayres, admirator of buildings. Sometimes a little merrie, incontinent sadde: sometymes laughing or murmuring by himselfe alone, a lyttle slothfull, a little enuious, and not alwaies keeping hys promise. If he be vnfortunate, he shall be noted enuious, sadde, solitarie, fearefull, mel∣lancholie, faint-harted, a raylor, iealous, a malefactor, e∣uill, a blasphemer, a lyer & deceiuer, a Vsurer, & holder of opinions: reiecting the counsell of others: fearing that all the world doth deceiue hym: vnciuill, a villaine, a slo∣uine, dishonest, flying the company of men vnlesse it be to deceiue them, and to draw any profite, hauing no other friend but his villainous gayne, vsing somtimes sorcery.

Iupiter signifier of the spirite, well disposed, shewes the man sweete, curteous, honest, gracious, amiable, faithfull, pittifull, liberall, of good behauior, of good hart & good loue: following noblenesse and all honesty: louing God, abounding in friendes, dreaming alwaies vpon some ver∣tuous thing, and withdrawes himselfe sometimes solitary, to thinke vpon some goodnes: vsing in all and by all hys affayres, a great equitie, prudence and modestie, hauing great courage to accomplish. If hee be vnfortunate of himselfe, and not to meete with other starres, in the place

of good loue, hee will giue sometimes foolishnes in the place of honesty, pryde in the place of liberalitie, prodi∣galitie in the place of louing good will, doth yeeld hym an hypocrite, seeming to follow noblenesse, when indeed he will dispraise all the world: in the place of honestie, it wyll make hym dreame of tyranny.

If the said Iupiter be vnfortunate of other Planets and not of hymselfe, he taketh all theyr vices, and couereth them with his sayde vertues in manner of an euill hypo∣crite. If Mars well fortunate be the said significator, hee shall cause the man to be of a high courage, hardy, irefull, furious, a hazarder, a conducter of warres, & the first in businesse, and onely in deedes and cogitations gyuen to armes: strong, stubberne and mightie, trusting too much to his owne puissaunce, not fearing any perrill, and bles∣sed in all hys deedes. If he be vnfortunate, it maketh the man tymerous, a theefe, a lyer, blasphemer, mutenous, cruell, a murtherer, hardy, proude, arrogant, not to be borne withall, despysing hys owne proper goods, and the goods of other, vsing force and violence against hys Pa∣rents, and against all the worlde: a diuilish man, without shame, without counsell, without vertue, without loue, without any feare or reuerence of God, furious, seditious, gyuen and prompt to all mischiefe.

If the Sunne be significator in his good disposition, it makes the man mannerly, wise, prudent, of good counsell, a louer of noblenes, following glory and honour, gyuen to iustice and gouernments of Townes and Citties, louing hunting, worthy, and of great estimation. If it be vnfor∣tunate, it sheweth great pride, excessiue ambition, and ty∣rannie, and doth nourish the thought.

If Venus signifie the qualitie of the spirite in good dis∣position, it maketh the man pleasant, merry, dauncing, laughing, content, amiable, gracious, of good conuersa∣tion, and a little ielous. If vnfortunate, it maketh the man frowning, and too merry, of euill maintenaunce, vsing dishonest words, giuen to voluptuousnes, and ielous of

that which belongeth not vnto him.

If Mercurie bee fortunate, it gyues good vnderstan∣ding, good memorie, great perseuerance, great subtiltie of spyrite, good discourse of reason, full of wit, very apt to know the Mathematicals, and the secretes of nature; it makes the man a Poet, an Orator, well spoken, writing well, and a great trader. If it be euill disposed, it makes him presumpteous, of little knowledge, with great estima∣tion of his person, inconstant, a lyer, a mocker, a decei∣uer ordinarily, fine, fantasticall, and vicious.

If it be the Moone that is fortunate, shee maketh him that is borne, pacified, modest, of good hart, or good will, and easie to endure any thing that one will doe. Vnfortu∣nate doth shew inconstancie, lightnes of spyrite, faint-har∣ted, prodigall, faythlesse. If the sayde signifiers, are not greatly fortunate or vnfortunate, it is conuenient to re∣bate the sayde significations good and vicious, after the qualitie of theyr good and euill dispositions.

If any Planet be participant in the signification of the manners, or if it haue great communication of aspect with the principall significator, then considering the vices and vertues of him, that (according to his good or euill dis∣position) wee doe ioyne them to him which gyueth the principall. As if Saturne well disposed, be principal sig∣nificator, and Mars infortunate be participant, or regarde Saturne of one whole aspect with reception, then it is con∣uenient to mingle some little of the nature of Mars vnfor∣tunate, with the significations of Saturue fortunate.

The Astrologians doe aduertise vs, that if the Lord of the ascendant be well placed, and the saide significator of manners euill disposed, you must more consider vppon that which the Lord of the ascendant signifieth, then vp∣pon that which the said significator doth promise. More∣ouer, they consider more particulerly, the place of Mer∣curie and of the Moone, and the aspect which they re∣ceiue. If Mercurie be in the ascendant, it maketh the Man ingenious, and of great and profounde knowledge,

a great Phylosopher, a Mathematician, an Orator, a Poet, a Diuine; principally whē he is in the place in the which Saturne hath at the least 4. dignities, or when he receiues aspect of Saturne.

Mercury in the twelfth, receiuing aspect of the Moone, hath very neere as great force for to giue wit and know∣ledge, as if he were in the first. And where that Mercurie is, if he regard the Moone, and both two, or the one or the other, regard the ascendant or the Lord of the ascen∣dant, thys is signe of a good and subtile spyrite. And if Saturne, Iupiter and Mars, or other Planets, do commu∣nicate to him theyr fauorable beames, if they mingle theyr good vertues, if they regarde the euill aspect, they inter∣mingle theyr vices: except Iupiter and Venus, which of euill aspect doe neuer anoy them, and lesse when he hath reception.

If the Sunne be temporall light, it may signifie the qua∣lity of the spyrite with the Moone and Mercurie in the forme aboue sayd. If Mercurie be occidentall within the house or exaltation of the Sunne, hauing aspect of the Moone, or of the ascendant, or of his Lord, it is the soue∣raigne signe of good and high spirits, of men of al know∣ledge, gyuen to great enterprises and vertues, as Poets, Orators, Mathematicians, Counsellers, Administrators of Common-weales, and Gouernours of Realmes: prin∣cipally when hee is fortunate in euery angle of Heauen.

Mercurie within the seauenth house fortunate, giueth good vnderstanding, and ripe iudgement: it maketh the man subtile, watchfull, and of good counsell, with great craft to gouerne his affayres. Mercurie in the ninth or third house, giueth knowledge and contemplation. The part of the vnderstanding of the spyrite with theyr Lords fortunate, signifieth good spirits and good manners.

Mercurie in the signe of Pisces, doth not any way loue learning: the contrary happeneth, when he is in the signe of Virgo and of Gemini, by all the places of the figure of Heauen. Saturne within the houses of Mercurie, is al∣waies

contemplatiue: Mars, a lyttle deceiuer. Mercurie within the houses of Saturne fortunate, is alwaies studi∣ous, within those of Mars, he is full of euill words, and of∣ten false.

When the lyghts and significators of manners shall be oppressed with ill fortune, the chylde shall be of a verie strange and peruerse nature. The Moone opposite to the Sunne, makes hym hate all men. If the Sunne and the Moone with the ascendant and his Lorde, be all in femi∣nine signes, the manners of hym shall be feminine, and he shal be a man of little hart. If they be in signes masculine at the natiuitie of a woman, her deedes shal be manly, and she shall be a woman of great enterprise.

If Venus be in the signe of the Lyon, or vnder the beames of the Sunne, or in coniunction or other aspect of Mars, she maketh that the man shal be suddainly stri∣ken in loue. And if in that estate shee be within the first or tenth house, without any aspect of Iupiter, hee shall be voluptuous without hauing shame; and when she shalbe in the signe of Scorpio, the aspect of Iupiter towards Ve∣nus, gyueth alwaies chastitie, and loue of vertue.

CHAP. XIII. Of riches and pouertie.

FOR the riches and pouertie, it is conuenient first that you looke to the seconde house, for if shee and her Lord be fortunate, we say that the chyld shall be rich, and if they be vnfortunate, he shall be poore on that side. Then afterward you must consider the part of Fortune, the which with hys Lorde well disposed, promi∣seth great store of goods, without other witnes. If they be euill disposed, you must come to the parte of goods the which with his Lord fortunate enricheth, vnfortunate gyueth nothing. Likewise you must iudge of the part of felicity and of his Lord. And that thing which the other places signifie, you must alwaies haue recourse to the na∣turall

significator of riches, which is Iupiter, the which well placed and fortunate, gyueth goods in aboundance: principally if he be Lord of the natiuity, or Lorde of the hower, or of the ascendant, or of the seconde house, or of the part of Fortune, or of the part of goods, or of the part of felicitie, or of temporall light, or of the tenth house, o∣therwise he gyueth nothing.

When the aboue-sayde Significators shall be vnfortu∣nate, the chylde cannot be rich, if the tenth house (of the which wee will speake heereafter) doe not promise hym some good lucke. Men finde also often by experience, that when a Planet is within his own house or exaltation, or in hys ioy, (without beeing vnfortunate, or els where enuironed with the fortunes or theyr beames) that hee gyueth goods, although he be not Significator of riches. If in the fourth house be hys lord or other fortunate Pla∣net, he promiseth inheritaunces. If any fixed starre of the first or second greatnes be ioyned to the temporall lyght, or to the degree ascendant, or to the poynts of the other angles, or to other Planets in the sayd places placed, she dooth rayse the man of base estate, to great authority and honour: and if he be of the race of Princes, it will make hym a puissant Lord and King.

When a lyke Planet shall be Lord of the ascendant, & of the second house, the chylde shall be couetous of mo∣ney & gayne, as that which happeneth when Capricorne is ascendant. When the Lord of the second house shal be within the first, the goods come without laboure. Like∣wise when the Lord of the second house giueth strength to the Lord of the ascendant. When the Lorde of the as∣cendant shall be in the second, the goods shall not come without trauayle: nor whē the lord of the ascendant shall gyue strength to the Lord of the second. Saturne, Mars, Mercurie depraued, the Sunne and the tayle of the Dra∣gon lunarie, within the second, destroy the man, and di∣sperse his goods; except when they haue at the least foure dignities, or when they be receiued. When the

Lord of the ascendant shall regarde with euill aspect the second house, or the part of goods and of fortune, or their Lords, the chyld of hys owne proper will shall disperse his goods. If the Lord of the ascendant be vnfortunate in the second house, the chyld shall be too large a giuer, and prodigall. If any mis-fortune haue domination vpon the ascendant, and in the second, the chylde shall be destroyed by others, which shall destroy hys goods and robbe hym. When the sayde Significators of goods shall be vnfortu∣nate, the chyld shall be all hys lyfe in payne and trauaile, without any aduauncement or profite.

Abraham Auenesre saith, that if the Lord of the second be burnt, and Iupiter euill disposed, that the chyld shalbe alwayes poore. And Hermes sayth: when the Lord of the profession (of the which we shall speak in the 27. chap.) shall be burnt, or retrogard, or in the sixt or xij. house, and not any Planet regarding the Moone, the chyld shall seeke hys lyuing from doore to doore like a begger. Iupi∣ter, Venus, and the head of the Dragon in the second, al∣waies enrich. Venus in the fift promiseth some good. The Sunne in the nynth fortunate, gyueth benefices, or other goods of the side of the men of the Church. Mars in the sixt well disposed, gyueth good or nourishment to Beastes, and exercise of Phisicke. The Sunne in the signe of Leo, will neuer suffer the child to be poore.

CHAP. XIIII. By what meanes riches and pouerty commeth.

HAuing well noted the places which promise and bring riches, in regarding the situation of the said significators, we wyll know by what means ought to come the good and the euill. For if the signifi∣cator be in the first house receiued and fortunate, it easily inricheth the person by hys industry and proper labour: and if he be in the sayd place vnfortunate, it is that his in∣dustry and labour doth profit hym nothing; and the soo∣ner from thence to losse and damage.

If he be in the second house well disposed, it profiteth to talke with Merchants, and lend merchandize & mo∣ney, and of them make gaine. And if he be there euil di∣sposed, the sayd busines bringeth great damages. If he be within the thirde house fortunate, it bringeth the goods from the side of Brothers and Sisters, and Cosins & alyes, or frō the side of the men of the Church in taking charge of theyr affayres: or to traffique heere and there about his Country. If he be in the 4. wel placed, he is inriched of in∣heritances & goods of our fathers & predecessors, of la∣borings & tilling of ground, of houses, & oftentimes doth meete with treasure. If it be within the fift, it profits to be a good Dauncer, a good Player, to bee braue, gracious, pleasant and delightfull, and sometimes to be voluptu∣ous: alwayes well, because of God-fathers and God-mo∣thers, and of theyr proper chyldren; or because of gyfts, or to make some voyage and doe some embassage. Those things that come appertaining to brauery and volupte∣ousnesse, and making ready delicates, odours & perfumes, of thys house they very suddainly draw theyr profite. If the sayd significator be in the sixt well placed, hee shall make his profite in nourishing, and buying and selling of Sheepe, muttons, and other small beastes, or shall become rich by the diligence and faithfulnesse of his seruaunts, or shall gaine by the exercise of Phisicke. The Gaylors and others which haue the charge of prysons, drawe often∣times theyr profit from thys house.

If the significator be in the seauenth fortunate, it pro∣miseth great good of the side of women, by marriages or like agreements: and oftentimes to haue pleaded & gay∣ned his sute in the law, or hauing beene in the warres and pilled the enemies. If it be in the eyght well disposed, it gyueth great dowrie and great good, because of women, and sometimes heritages, of the which he shall not great∣lie thinke of. If it be in the ninth fortunate, hee shalbe en∣riched of the goods of the church, or by traffique & tra∣ueling in strange Countries.

If it be well in the tenth, he shall haue his profit of the side of Kings, Princes, and Lordes, and be made of them Gouernours of Townes, and honourable Officers; or be enriched by their owne vocation and profession.

If it be within the eleuenth in good disposition, he pro∣fiteth by reason of friendes, and by fauour of men in au∣thoritie.

If it be in the twelueth, fortunate, it giueth gayne by nourishing and selling of Horses, Mares, Oxen, Kyne, Cammells, and other great beastes: or to haue charge of prysonners: or of the persecution of enemies, with profi∣table victorie in the end; As oftentimes it happeneth to some, which accusing others, and cannot prooue the crymes intended be condemned to make a good amendes to the partie: after all which persecution, the partie doth finde himselfe content.

Saturne by himselfe, enricheth by heritages & labours, nourishing of all Cattell, and with trading with aunci∣ent men, or with Countrey-men, Marriners, & other vilde men: in Corne, Wines, Oyles, Fysh, Oade, Rosen, Allum, Leather, Tyles, Stones, Plaister, Chalke, Lyme, and such merchandize.

Iupiter, by Offices, benefices, and busines of men of the Church, and all gaynes that are made without deceit. Ex∣cept when he is infortunate, for then vnder the shaddow of vertue, he dooth his affaires craftilie.

Mars, by warres, sutes, or thefts, or by slaughter, and selling of Cattell: or if it be in aspect of Venus, by phy∣sicke.

The Sunne, by honourable offices, dignities & Lord∣ships, by great credit, by charges to keepe and gather the money of Princes and Common-weales.

Venus, by musique, pleasure, grace and vertue, by bra∣uery, by play, and sometimes by voluptuousnes, and som∣time to serue some great Ladie.

Mercury, to speake well and write well, and to be very skilfull, to be a Secretarie, a Register, a Poet, an Oratour,

and a good aduocate, to be a Geometrician, Arethmetrici∣an, Astrologian, and a good trader. The moone for voy∣ages, nauigation, wandring, and trading in far Countries, to haue the chardge of small affaieres of the common wealth.

If the said Significator be vnfortunat in the same places, they bring dammage and interestes, and if they be within the houses of Saturne, Iupiter or other planets, wee iudge the profit & interest after the nature of Saturne, Iupiter, and other planets which shalbe lords of the same places.

CHAP. XV. Of the time when the riches and dam∣mages shall come.

THe sayde riches shall come, when the Significators of goodes shall meete by direction, in body or in aspects of amitie. As if Venus in some natiuitie promise goodes, they shall come when Venus by direction shall touche the place of Iupiter, or the degree of the second house, or the part of fortune, or their good aspects: Likewise you must iudge of dama∣ges in goodes. For when a significator of damages and interestes doth meete by directiō a significator of goods, or his aspects of enmitie, then certainly comes the losse and damage. As when Saturne or Mars meete Iupiter in the parte of fortune, the parte of goodes and other places which signifie riches, the which also you must di∣rect to the sayd ill fortunes, or to their euill aspect sygnify∣ing alwayes some losse.

By the reuolutions also you may know the time of good and euill fortune. For when Iupiter in the natiui∣tie shalbe in the signe Libra well disposed, alwayes and as many times, as you shall find him in the reuolution in the signe, in the same fortune certainlie he shall then bring the goodes that he promised, at the houre of the Nati∣uitie.

To the contrarie, if hee be vnfortunate by Saturne or

Mars in the Natiuitie, alwayes and as many times as he shall be in the reuolution ouer against the sayd vnfor∣tunators, then the sayd damage shall come in the sort and manner as was signified in the natiuitie.

If the Significator of goodes be Orientall, the goodes come in youth, if it be Occidentall, in age. If it be in the first house hee shall be rich in his first age, if it be be∣tweene the first and the tenth, vppon the time of twenty and seuen yeares. If it be in the tenth, betweene thirtye and fiue and thirtie. If it be betweene the tenth and seuenth, about fortie and fortie eight. If it be in the se∣uenth he shalbe rich in his old age. You must also looke to the three Lords of the triplicitie, and to euery Signi∣ficator of goodes. For the first lord signifieth the first age, the second of the time of thirtie or fortie yeares, the third the last age. Wherefore if the first lord of the tri∣plicitie of one significator of riches be fortunate, the sayd goodes signified shall come at the first time: or if hee be vnfortunate, the damage then shall sticke, by this meanes you may applie the other lordes, to the ages follow∣ing, and according to the good or euill disposition you must iudge of the fortune of euery one.

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.

CHAP. XVII. Of the Father and the Mother.

THe Lords of the fourth, and of the part of the Fa∣ther, burnt out of their proper houses and exaltati∣ons, signifie that the Father cannot long liue; The ill fortunes within the 4. signifie that the father shall dye presently after, if within the said house they bee not dignified, or if the fortunes doo not enterlace their fa∣uourable beames: Likewise you must iudge of the mo∣ther, when the sayd Constellations shall be in the 10. The fortunes in the 4. signifie long life to the Father, and hap∣pie fortune: & likewise of the mother, when they be with∣in the x. The Sunne vnfortunate within the iiij. or viii. house, testifieth that the Father shall not liue long: like∣wise you must iudge of the mother when the Moone shal

bee so disposed. If the Lord of the 4. be in the 11. the childe shall see the death of his Father. If the Lord of the x. be in the 5. he shall see the death of his mother. Venus or the Moone in the 4. vnfortunate, giueth perrill to the mother at her deliuerance. The Lord of the 4. in the 7. or 12. house, or in euill aspects of ill fortunes, signifieth strife and quarrells betweene the Father and the Sonne. Likewise you must iudge of the mother, when the Lord of the 10. shall be in the same disposition. The part of the Father fortunate, denoteth long and happy life to the Father: vnfortunate, he shall dye very quickly. The part of the mother, signifieth as much of the mother, after her good or euill disposition.

Commonly the Astrologians haue regard to the Sunne and to Saturne for the Father, and to Venus and the Moone for the mother; If the natiuitie bee by day, they take the Sun for significator of the father: if it by be night they take Saturne, if the Sunne be not in any angle of hea∣uen: For if it be in the 1. or 4. they preferre him alwayes to Saturne. If the Sunne be in the 1. in the natiuitie of the 1. childe, the figure of the natiuitie of the Father and of the Sonne shall be both one. The significator of the Fa∣ther, ioyned to the Fortunes, or receiuing their amiable a∣spects, denote good fortune and long life to the Father: the contrary you must vnderstand when they be vnfor∣tunate.

If the Lorde of the ascendant, and the Lorde of the 4. doo looke with an euill aspect; the Sonne and the Fa∣ther shall be in discorde, principally if Mars intermeddle with his pernicious beames. For the mother you must looke principally to Venus, if the natiuitie be by day: or to the Moone if it be by night; And after their good and euill dispositions, you must iudge the good or contrary fortune of the mother.

CHAP. XVIII. Of inheritances and earthly goods.

THE Fortunes, or other Plannets fortunate, within the fourth or eight house, denoteth inheritances and possessions: the ill fortunes doe deny or dispise them. Saturne, naturall significator of heritages, landes and possessions, well disposed, dooth giue great goods and landes, and maketh the man happie in labou∣ring and tyllage; That also signifieth the significators of ryches, when they bee well disposed within the houses of Saturne. And the part of heritages, and the part of for∣tune in sowers & tyllers whē they be fortunate, with their Lords. If the sayde significator be vnfortunate, you must iudge the contrary.

When one selfe Plannet is lorde of the first and fourth house, the childe shall haue inheritances which shall en∣rich him, if the sayd lorde be fortunate: and if he sell and dispearse them, he is vnfortunate. The lorde of the as∣cendant, or the Moone within the fourth fortunate, and a∣miably by Iupiter or Venus regarded, denote that he shal finde some great summe of money vnder the earth, prin∣cipally, if Saturne cast his Trynes or Sextil beames: or that of Mines of golde and siluer he shall be made rich.

The tayle of the Dragon in the south, maketh him to sell & dispearse his goods. That doth also the head of the Dragon, when she is in a signe earthly or watrish: In ayrie signes or fiery, she giueth great goods and landes.

CHAP. XIX. Of Infantes.

THe Fortunes in the fift, giue the children: the vn∣fortunes denyes them. Except when they be in their proper house or exaltations, for then they giue euill children; that which they doo also, when regarding the saide house, or the lord of the same, with e∣euill

aspects. If the Lord of the first be burned, he gi∣ueth the children abortiues, or which presently after their birth, dye. If the sayde lorde be in the xij he shall see the death of his children. If he bee in the vij. or xii. or if a like Plannet bee Lorde of the v. vij. or xij. hee shall haue sutes and questions with his children. The lorde of the ascendant, in euill aspect of the lorde of the v. deno∣teth as much. Before you giue iudgement of the Chil∣dren, you must consider the x. and the vii. house, and the parts of children with their lordes. The significators of the children in Masculine signes, signifieth Male children. in feminines, denote daughters: Likewise you must iudge when they bee coupled with plannets, masculines, or fe∣minines.

CHAP. XX. Of Seruaunts.

THe significations of seruaunts must be taken of the place of Mars & Mercurie, of the sixt house of the part of seruaunts, and of their lordes. The which fortunate giueth faythfull seruauntes, vnfortunate giue them euill. When the lord of the ascendant & the lord of the syxt shalbe in good aspect together to the syg∣nificators of riches, the child shalbe come rich by the in∣dustrie and faythfulnesse of his seruants. Likewise when the fortunes be within the syxt house: to the contrarie, when the Significator of riches shalbe vnfortunate in the syxt house, he shall be vndone by his seruants. Likewise when the ill fortunes shalbe in the said house. If the lord of the vi. be in the x. he shall yeelde his seruaunts more greater maisters then himselfe. If the lord of the vi. house be in the signe of a humane figure, his seruauntes shall beare him reuerence and be at his commaundement.

What kind of conditions euerie Planet dooth yeelde.

♄ Fortunate.

Sadde & of a deepe cogitation. Secrete. Solitarie. La∣boursome. Painful. A heaper of goods. Patient. Sparing. Carefull of hys owne preferment.

♄ Vnfortunate.

An abiect. A fugitiue. Base minded. A vile man. Negli∣gent. Fearefull. Sadde or pensiue. Couetous. Enuious. A Witch. Stubberne. A Roge. Suspicious. Superstitious. A Deceiuer.

♃ Fortunate.

A louer of GOD. Religious. Honest and vertuous. Stoute. Couragious. Iust. Vpright. Authoritie. Mode∣stie. Bountifull.

♃ Unfortunate.

A louer of hymselfe. High-minded. Proude. Super∣stitious. feareful. faint-harted. Careles or negligent. Pro∣digall. Nothing so good as when he is fortunate.

♂ Fortunate.

Gentle. Manly-minded. Full of courage, Stoute. Ire∣full. Earnest. Fearing no danger. Patient. Delighting in warres and manly exercises.

♂ Vnfortunate.

Quarrelsome. Cruell. Angry. Tyranical. Vniust. Vn∣faithfull. A blood-shedder. Theeuish. A make-bate. Ha∣stie, or rashe. A boaster. Very proude.

♀ Fortunate.

Pleasant Merry. Fayre. Gentle of speech. Of comlie iesture. Good. Mercifull. Gyuen to pleasure both of bo∣die and minde. A louer of dianty and delicate thinges.

♀ Unfortunate.

Womanish. Fearefull. Weake of nature. Slothful. Le∣cherus. A slaunderer. Not caring for his good name, Gi∣uen to filthy lust. Sodomiticall.

☿ Fortunate.

Of an excellent wit, Studious. Of a quicke capasitie. Of a good and sounde iudgement in euery thing. Poeti∣call. Gramatical. Mathematical. Finding out many things vntaught.

☿ Unfortunate.

Vnstable. Malicious. A lyer, chiefely if he be with the Dragons tayle. Priuily sowing deceite. A slaunderer. For∣getful. Foolish. Full of wicked counsell and malice.

Thus may you gather the naturall disposition of anie man, eyther present or absent: according to the nature of the Planets as is aboue specified. As for the lyghtes, the ☽ from her ☌ to her ☍ dooth make theyr manners most apparant, from her ☍ to her ☌ more obscure.

CHAP. XXI. Of Diseases.

YOV must first of all consider the places of Saturne and of Mars, and of the Lord of the sixt house. And according to the signe in the which they bee, you must iudge the sicknesse to bee in the place mar∣ked by the sayd signe. As if Saturne were in the signe of Libra, it denoteth that the sicknes is in the reynes of the nature of Saturne: because that Libra is the signe that hath gouernment ouer the reynes, as shall be declared in the seconde Booke. Likewise you must iudge of other Significators, after the gouernment of the signe in the which they be.

The sicknes and accidents comming by Saturne, Mars and other Planets, shalbe explaned in the second booke. Mars in the ascendant, gyueth alwaies some notable hurt vpon the face, or vpon the head, and often neere the eyes, when hee is neere the lights. Saturne in the first house, yeeldeth the man to be very sadde, and melancholie, and vexeth the minde, causing horrible ill and fearefull ima∣ginations.

The tayle of the Dragon in the first, darkeneth much the sight and often yeeldes the men blind, when the Luminaries or the fortunes, doe not intermingle their fa∣uourable beames. Saturne and Mars in the tenth, signifie sicknes in the necke, in the seauenth, in the buttockes: as Fistuloes, Emrods, Vlcers, and hurts &c. In the sixt, dis∣eases in the feete: in the twelfith, hurts and grieses in the legges, as I haue often tryed. Saturne infortunate, signifi∣eth diseases in the parts appertaining to Saturne. Iupiter and the other, signifie as much when they be euill dispo∣sed. Of the partes which belong to the Planets wee will speake of in the second Booke.

They which haue the Lumynaries, or any of the princi∣pall places in the figure vnfortunate in the figne of Scor∣pio, are subject to the French-pocks. The ill fortunes in the signe of Gemini, gyue alwaies some great and violent blowes vpon the shoulders, legges & armes. The Moone vnfortunate in the signe of Aries, signifieth great paine in the head. Saturne and Mars ioyned to the Lumynaries, or to the Lord of the ascendant, trouble the sight, and spoyle the eyes with some blowe. The Sunne in the natiuities Diurnes, signifyeth the right eye, the Moone the left: in the Nocturnes, to the contrary. If the degrees of the first house, or the Lumynaries be ioyned with any trou∣blesome starre, the eyes shall be darke, and the sight trou∣bled; lykewise if they be in the signes which the Astrolo∣gers call Azemena and filthy dregges. &c.

Saturne in the sixt house burned in a warry signe, de∣noteth some forme of leprosie. Saturne in the ascendant, maketh some notable deformitie in the face, when hee is neere the Moone. The ill fortunes, and the Moone and Venus in warry signes, signifie leprosie, vlcers & cankers on the body, and villainous spots in the face. Saturne in the ninth, and the Moone in the eyght vnfortunate, de∣note trouble of minde and solly. Venus ioyned to Mer∣curie vnfortunate by Saturne or Mars, without aspect of Iupiter or of the Sun, signifie notable griefe in the partes

of generation. If Venus & Mercury be vnder the beames of the Sunne, they signifie as much. Saturne wyth the Moone burned, causeth Palsies and Impostumes. Mer∣curie vnfortunate, gyueth alwaies some impediment in the tongue: and so doth Saturne also when he is vnfortu∣nate in the temporall lights. The Sunne vnfortunate, de∣noteth weakenes of the hart: principally when he is lord of the sixt house, or Lord of the part of sicknesles. The ill fortunes with the tayle of the Dragon, cause loosenesse and the flixe of the bellie. They that haue the Sunne or Mars in the signes of Aries or Gemini, be subiect to the Stone. The retrogradation and burning of Saturne and Iupiter, spoyle the hearing, and the teeth.

When the Moone & Mercury doe not looke between them, and doe not regard the ascendant, nor the Lord of the ascendant, the chylde shall be troubled in his vnder∣standing. The retrogradation of all the fiue Planets, sig∣nifyeth the falling sicknes. The ill fortunes ioyned in the ascendant in euill aspects of the Moone or the Lorde of the ascendant, denote entire folly. The part of sicknesses with hys Lord fortunate, preserueth from sicknes, vnfor∣tunate, gyue many euils.

CHAP. XXII. Of Marriage.

FOR the marriage, you must looke the vij. house and hys Lord, the places of Venus and the Moone in the natiuities of men, and in the places of the Sunne and of Mars in natiuities of women: and the parts of marriage, and the place of Iupiter. If the sayde Significators be fortunate, the marriage shall be happie, if they be vnfortunate, it shall be full of enuies, reproches and euils. If some be fortunate, and some vnfortunate by certaine tymes, now happy, and then vnhappy, it shall be manifest. Many Planets in the seauenth house, giue ma∣ny women: likewise when many Planets regard the sayd

house or his Lord. If Venus, & the Lord of the seauenth house be burned, or otherwise of Saturne oppressed, the chylde shall neuer marry. Iupiter and Venus within the 6. or 8. signifyeth that he shall marry a widdow. Iupiter burned, signifieth as much. Otherwise, if Iupiter behold Venus, and the other significators of marriage, it pro∣miseth maydes and virgins. If Venus or Iupiter, or the Lord of the seauenth house be ioyned to Saturne, or if Saturne be within the seauenth house, the woman shall haue some note of infamie; (that is to vnderstande) shee shall be of a strange religion, or shall be a bastard, or shall be of the race of Lepors, or of some other, by whom the Parents haue receiued some shame, or she shal be defor∣med, and her Parents shall be of a very weake condition. Mars in the sayd house, or beholding with euil aspect the Significators of marriage, intermingle strife and conten∣tions betweene the man and the wife: the same doth also Venus in the seauenth or twelfth house.

Mars in the ninth, asmuch in the natiuities of women as of men, denoteth some manner of separation of marri∣age. And Venus in the ninth, signifieth that the man shal hate his wife, not so much for the vice which he shal find in her, but of a desire to be solitary. The Significators of marriage vnfortunate, or within the houses Cadents, sig∣nifieth the woman to be of a simple race, or the husbande in the natiuities of women.

If Venus and the Lorde of the seauenth house, ioyne with the Significators of riches, beholding the Lord of the ascendant with an amiable aspect, she giues much goods by reason of women. The Significators of mariage with∣in the thyrd or ninth, or else where Peregrines, signifie that he shall marry out of hys Country. The fortunes within the seauenth house, denoteth happy marriage, the ill fortunes vnhappy. The Lorde of the seauenth within the seconde, denoteth that hee shall see the death of hys wife. The Significators of marriage occidentall, witnesse that he shall marry late, or in his youth take a wife older

then himselfe. Orientall, denoteth that he shall marrie in hys youth, or in hys age marry a young wife. Likewise you must iudge of husbands in the natiuities of women.

CHAP. XXIII. Of a dowery and other goods by the meanes of marriage.

BEcause the eyght house is succeeding to the sea∣uenth, by good reason it signifieth the profit of the significations of the seauenth, (that is to say) of mar∣riage. If then in the eyght there bee any fortunate Planet, or any part fortunate, the chyld shall haue great dowrie by his wife, and of that side shall meet with great inheritaunces & great goods. To the contrary, if Saturne and Mars be vnfortunate in the said house, hee shall haue small dowery, and the same shall neuer be fully payd.

When the fortunes be in the sayd house vnfortunate, he hath hope of great goods the which in the end he shal not enioy. The Lord of the said place vnfortunate, deno∣teth as much: and if hee be fortunate and coupled with the Significators of riches, it denoteth great goods and great profite on that side. It happeneth well sometimes when the seauenth house is fortunate, and the eyght vn∣fortunate. As that which signifieth a little dowery & des∣peration of other goods towards his wife, & that alwaies he shall be inriched by the diligence, industry, and faith∣fulnesse of his wife.

CHAP. XXIIII. Of the Death.

YOV must first consider if there bee any Planet in the eyght house, for it is conuenient to take it for Significator of the death. If within the sayde house there be neuer a Planet, take them for Significators that be in the seauenth, preferring him alwaies that is best dignifyed. If within the seauenth you finde none, drawe

the Sgnifycator of the death from these places which fol∣lowe.

Of the ascendant and of his Lord.

Of the eyght house and of his Lord.

Of the part of Death and of his Lord.

Of the eyght Signe, from the place of the Sunne & of hys Lorde.

Of the eyght Signe, from the Moone and of his Lord.

Of the place of the first Lorde of the triplicitie of the fourth angle.

Of the place of the Planet which hath dignity of terme, to the degree of the seauenth house.

The Planet which in all these places shall be most dig∣nifyed, shall be principall Sgnificator of death.

If Saturne beeing in the eyght or seauenth house, or o∣therwise more dignified in the aboue saide poynts of the figure, he is principall significator of the death. If hee be well disposed, it witnesseth, that the same partie shall dye of the Dropsy, of some great stopping of the lyuer, and of the Spleene, or of a quarterne Feuer, of the flixe of the belly, of Pthisick, or of some burning Feuer, and of Im∣postumations of the eares. &c. If it be greatly vnfortunate, and together with the Lord of the ascendant, and the lu∣minaries temporally be euill disposed, it denoteth violent death by Impostumes, Palsies, falling downe of humors, suffocations, ouer-flowen with water. When it is in wa∣try Signes, by some fall or ruine: when it is in earthlie Signes, by great blowes: for to be hanged when it is in ayerie Signes.

If Iupiter be Significator of the death, it denoteth that he shall die of a Pluresie, of a Squinance, or of some hote appostumations of the lyuer, or of the lunges, or of other sicknesses comming of wind or of blood; and that if he be fortunate. For when he is euill disposed and vnfortunate, it maketh hym die by the hand of iustice, by the comman∣dement of the Prince, by sentence of the Iudge or of the Marshall, by ouer-flowing in waters, to be whypped and

scourged, by long imprisonment.

If it be Mars well disposed, by continuall tertian Fe∣uers, by flixe of blood, by Carbuncles and pestilences, by Impostumes comming of chollerick matters, burnings by too much vsing of women. If he be very euil disposed, it maketh him to be hanged and strangled, or smothered, or otherwise killed in his bedde, or on hys horse. When he is an ayrie signe or partaker within the water, when he is a watry signe or fallen frō on high, or of some ruinous murtherer. When he is a terrestiall, or burned: when he is a fierie Signe: principally if the Lord of the ascendant and the luminaries temporally be vnfortunate by Mars. If it be the Sunne well disposed, hee shall die of some hote disease. If it be vnfortunate, by the commaundement of the Prince, or by sentence of the Iudge, or hee shall dye among a great company of men, subiect to death, or in prison, or in a Dungeon, or in some other stincking and filthy place. If it be Venus wel disposed, he shal die of too much eating fruites, or with too much continuing his voluptuousnes, or of some Fistula or Impostume. If she be vnfortunate, it denoteth death by venim, principallie when she is burned, or ioyned to Saturne, or of too much burning affection of loue, or of great griefes of the French pockes. If it be Mercurie fortunate, it maketh him dye by sadnesse, by great apprehensions, by the Yellowe iaun∣ders, by pthisickes, by the burning Feuer, or by too much watching. If he be greatly vnfortunate, it signifieth that he shall die by madnesse, the Falling-sicknes, by violent Coughes, with breaking in sunder the veynes, by foolish mellancholie, by Ielousie.

If it be the Moone well disposed, with too much eating moyst meates, by drinking water, by too much continuing his pleasure; If she be vnfortunate, you must consider the nature of him which is vnfortunate. For if it be Mars hee shall dye by fire, or by hurt: or by abortisment if it be a woman. If it bee Saturne, by ruines, falles, pestilences, and like accidents.

Before concluding of what death the partie shall dye, you must consider the disposition of the Lorde of the ascendant, and of the luminaries temporall: For if they be well disposed, the death shal not be vyolent, although the principall significator bee greatly vnfortu∣nate. If the sayd significator be vnfortunate, together with the luminaries temporall, or the Lord of the ascendant e∣uill disposed, we esteeme certainly that the death shall be vyolent, if Iupiter or Venus doo not intermingle theyr fauourable beames, and then the sayd person shall fall in great daunger of the said violent death, & from the which he shall alwayes escape myraculously.

If one of the ill fortunes be in the signe of Cancer, and the other in the signe of the Lyon, the death shall be vyo∣lent; Likewise, if any of the sayde ill fortunes be in the signe of the Lyon, and the luminaries temporall, or the Lord of the ascendant be vnfortunate, and one of the ill fortunes be in the first house, and the other in the seuenth or fourth, or one of them in the tenth and the other in the fourth.

The Sunne, or the Moone, or the Lord of the ascen∣dant, ioyned with Mars, haue right in one fixed starre, which the Astrologers cal the head of Meduse, or other∣wise the head of the diuel, maketh him by the hand of the Executioner to leese his head.

When the Sunne, and the Moone, and Saturne, and Mars, occupie the 4. angles of heauen, or at the least 3. the personne shall dye a horrible death: for he shall leese his head, or be cut in foure quarters, or be drawen with foure horses: principally, if in the sayde angles be the signes of Gemini, Pisces and Aquarius. Mars in the ninth or eyght in the signe of Aquarius or of Gemini, opposite to the Moone, or the Lorde of the ascendant, without good aspect of fortunes, maketh hym perrish by Sulpher or fire from heauen. Saturne in the twelfth, sixt, eyght, or fourth house vnfortunate, the lord of the sayde houses maketh hym dye in pryson, or els where in great payne

and trauaile: principally when the luminaries temporall, or the Lord of the ascendant be vnfortunate in any of the sayd houses.

The tayle of the Dragon beeing ioyned to the Signi∣ficators of death, denote poysons, venims, and violent me∣dicines, or ill applyed, and flixe of the belly. Mars within the fourth, eyght, twelfth, or sixt vnfortunate, theyr lords and the luminaries temporall, or the Lorde of the ascen∣dant, witnesse violent death, by the shedding of blood or otherwise.

The Significators of death within the ninth or thyrd house, signifie that the person shall die by the way, or in a strange Country: except they be in theyr owne proper houses or exaltations, for then he shall die in his house, & bring his euill from the high waies. The said Significators in their proper houses or exaltations, make him die in his house, if they be Peregrines, they make him dye out of his house.

The Moone ioyned to a fixed starre, named the Claire of the ballance meridionall, denoteth violent death. That dooth she also when she is ioyned with other starres that haue the nature of the luminaries. Mars in the viij. house with the head of the Dragon, maketh him to bee hanged and strangled. Many Planets within the seauenth house, make him dye of some strange and terrible kind of death. Saturne, Mars, and the heade of the Dragon in the first, Venus and Mercurie with the taile in the seauenth, make the body in a thousand peeces.

If the principall Significator bee burned in his owne proper house or exaltation, without being otherwise vn∣fortunate, it maketh him dye suddainly of some feeblenes, or other suddaine and secrete accident, without other vi∣olence. The fortunes well disposed in the eyght house, preserue him alwaies from violent death.

CHAP. XXV. Of voyages by Land and by Sea.

IVpiter, Venus, the Sunne and Mercurie fortunate in the ninth house, denote that he shall be happy in via∣ges by Land and by Sea. Saturne and Mars signifie to the contrary; and principally Saturne doth hinder the viages by water, and Mars the waies by Lande. If within the ninth house there be neuer a Planet, you must consi∣der the Moone, and the Lord of the ninth, and the parts of the waies and viages by land and by water, with their Lordes, the which fortunate, giueth profitable nauigati∣ons: vnfortunate, denote the contrary. Likewise you must iudge of the third house and of his lord, when they be well or euill disposed. The head of the Dragon in the ninth, fauoureth greatlie to the fortune of viages, and the tayle to the contrary.

CHAP. XXVI. Of the constancie in his Religion.

ALso as the head of the Dragon, the luminaries, and Mercurie in the ninth house well disposed, denote entire fayth and constancie in hys Religion, Sa∣turne, Mars, and the tayle of the Dragon do hyn∣der it. Saturne of his nature is most enclined to the Law of the Iewes: and Mars to the law of the Turkes & Ma∣hometists; the tayle of the Dragon, causeth him alwaies to erre from the truth of the law. The lord of the nynth, and the part of the fayth, with hys Dominator fortunate, yeeldeth a man constant in his faith: vnfortunate maketh him variable.

If the part of the spirite be in the signe of the Lyon at the byrth of a Christian, hee shall be very constant in hys religion, if the Sunne be fortunate: if he be vnfortunate by Saturne, to goe from his fayth, and to addresse it to that of the Iewes. If he be vnfortunate by Mars, it ma∣keth

him more to encline to the lawe of the Turkes and Mahometists. If the said part be in the houses of Saturne at the natiuitie of a Iewe, or in the houses of Mars at the natiuitie of a Turke, they shall denie theyr lawe: if the sayd lords of the sayd part be retrogrades, or otherwise ill disposed. Saturne in the nynth at the natiuitie of a Iewe, doth nothing diminish his faith. Saturne in the said house when he is fortunate, signifieth Dreames to be true. Mars and the tayle of the Dragon signifie them vaine and false. The other significators doe aslure them to be true.

CHAP. XXVII. Of the action and profession.

HOW to knowe of what profession the childe shall be, you must chiefely consider if any Planet be in the tenth house, for he shal be Significator of the profession: otherwise, you must come to the part of Fortune, and to his lord, to the part of the profession, and to his lord, to the tenth house, and to his lord, and to the places of Mars, Mercurie and Venus.

The Planet that vpon these places shal haue the most dignities, shalbe Significator of the profession. The which if it be Saturne, it shall signifie a Husbandman, a good house-keeper, a Receiuer of rents, and many times a Go∣uernour of Townes, when he is in angles fortunate. Iupi∣ter denoteth the officers, Iudges, Benefices, Prelates, By∣shops, Gouernours of the goods of the Church. Mars sig∣nifieth Captaines, men of warre, Coyners, Forgeours, and other that vse to worke with fire and yron: and Phi∣sitions when he is in the aspect of Venus.

Sol representeth Princes, Lords, Magistrates, Hun∣ters, Treasurers and Archers. Venus Players, Dauncers, Perfumers, Appothecaries, and in aspect of Mars, Phisi∣tions. Mercurie, Aduocates, Notaries, Registers, Poets, Rymers, Phylosophers, Mathematicians, Diuiners, wry∣ters, Messengers and traders.

The Moone, Embassadors, Counsellers, Consuls, Ru∣lers of Common wealth, Trauailers, Hunters. If there be many Significators, or if the principall bee coupled with many Planets, you must mingle the significations of the one and of the other, and of the said mixture, gather to∣gether the profession comming of the concurrence of the starres. You must also consider in what house the sayde Significators be, if they be within the second, the profes∣sion shall be of feates of merchandize and traffiques: if within the third or ninth, of feates of religion, or gathering the goods of the Church. If in angles, of Dominations & gouernments. If in the fift of Embassages, legations, and other things of pleasure. If in the sixt, of feates of diseases, of seruaunts and of Cattell. &c. If the part of the honour comming of the profession, be with his Lord fortunate, the Infant shall obtayne great credite and honour because of his profession. If they be vnfortunate, if hee doe neuer so well, he shall neuer gayne to himselfe honor in the feates of his profession.

CHAP. XXVIII. Of dignities, offices, and honours.

FOR the dignities, offices, charges and honors, you must haue respect to the tenth house, to the lumi∣naries temporall, to the part of noblenes, to the part of gouernment, to the part of Magistrates, & others appertaining to the tenth house, with theyr Lordes. The Planet that in the sayde places shall haue most dignities, shall be Significator of the sayd considerations in good or euill, according to his good or euill disposition: particu∣lerly also you must follow the sayde places one after ano∣ther to know of what side principally the sayde dignities, offices and honours ought to come.

Saturne in the tenth house, or in the ascendant in nati∣uities by day, signifieth great aduauncement and honour after thirty yeeres, when he is not euill disposed: in nati∣uities

by night, it denoteth continuall feare, to receiue da∣mage of Princes and Kings. Mars in the sayde places in natiuities by night, signifieth also great aduauncement, & by day more then Saturne.

The part of gouernment and his Lorde within any of the angles, witnes great fauour of Kings. Likewise you must iudge of the other part that we haue deducted vpon the tenth house. Mercurie in the tenth well disposed and fortunate, promiseth dignities, offices and honours, by reason of knowledge. Venus and the Moone because of women. Iupiter for hys vertue. The Sunne and the head of the Dragon in the same house, denoteth as much. The two luminaries in theyr houses or exaltations placed in the figure of Heauen, doe denote great aduauncement & honour.

That which Iupiter dooth also when hee receiueth the vertue of all the other Planets, & communicateth hys owne to Saturne and the Sunne; and the fortunes and the luminaries when they be in the angles of Heauen. Manie Planets in the fourth house, denoteth great honour after death. If in the poynts of the angles be any fixed starre of the first or second greatnes, or other hauing the nature of lumynaries, it is a great signe of incredible aduancement. That which happeneth also when the sayd starres be ioy∣ned to the lumynaries temporall, or to the parte of For∣tune, or to his Lord, or to the Planets and parts that bee in the angles.

They which haue Saturne in the tenth burnt, or the Lord of the tenth burnt, or be by Saturne oppressed, or that haue the tayle of the Dragon in the tenth, receiue commonly some forme of dishonour, and often be depri∣ued of theyr estate, vvhen the Fortunes doe not inter∣mingle theyr fauourable beames: except when they be also vnfortunate in theyr proper houses or exaltations, or in the signes of Aries and the Lyon.

You must note that Saturne & Mars, hinder greatly the good fortunes, vntil that the man hath passed the number

of yeres corrispondent to the number of the smal yeres of the said Planets: and if they hinder any more time, it shal bee vntill that the man shall accomplish the number of yeeres aunswering to the number of degrees, of the ouer∣thwart ascentions of the Signe, in the which they shall be at the natiuity.

CHAP. XXIX. Of companions and Friendes.

YOV must for the Companions and Friendes, haue respect to Iupiter, the eleuenth house, the parte of friendes, the part of honourable companions. The Planet hauing most dignities in the said places, shal be principall Significator of friends: the which after hys good or euill disposition, shall denote honourable, fayth∣full, and profitable friendes: or vnprofitable, disloyal, and of base condition. Iupiter and the Sunne in the said house, signifie honourable companies and profitable: so dooth Venus, the Moone and Mercurie also in the saide place. Saturne in the eleuenth fortunat, witnesseth graue friends, auncient and honourable. Mars, men of warre, Captaines and Lords.

Saturne or Mars in the eleuenth out of their principal dignities, depriued of the beames of the fauourable Pla∣nets, signifie some great sute against hys friendes, or some great euill by reason of them: as it happeneth commonly to the Aunswerers and Suerties. The parts of honorable companions and of praise, with theyr Lords fortunate, sig∣nifyeth profite and honour on the side of friendes: vnfor∣tunate denoteth the contrary. The part of friendes deno∣teth as much.

The heade of the Dragon in the eleuenth house, gy∣ueth fauour of friendes: the tayle denoteth a thousande mischiefes by reason of them.

CHAP. XXX. Of sutes and Enemies.

THE fortunes in the seauenth and twelfth house, gyue victories against enemies, when they bee in good aspect to the lord of the ascendant. And cō∣monly those which haue these 2. houses with theyr Lordes fortunate, be happy in theyr sutes: the contrarie you must iudge, when they with theyr Lordes be vnfor∣tunate. The ill fortunes in the sayde places, signifie much strifes and enemies. That doth also the parts of enemies, and of discord and accord, when they and theyr Lords be euill disposed.

The Lord of the twelfth house fortunate, it denoteth little puissaunce of enemies: vnfortunate denoteth the contrary. If one of the two ill fortunes be in the twelfe, and the other in the sixt, in euill aspect of the lumyna∣ries temporall, or of the Lord of the ascendant, the chylde shall be killed by his enemies. They which haue Saturne, or Mars, or the Moone opposite to the Sun in the Signe of Cancer, be commonly contrary to all the world. Mars in any of the foure angles, ingendereth naturally stryfe, sutes, debates, and enmities against all the world: except when he is in a good aspect of Iupiter and Venus. For then he doth expell hys ire and anger against the vices, & of great zeale maintaineth the right of euery one.

The Lorde of the ascendant, or the Moone, or the Sunne vnfortunate in the twelfe house, denoteth great persecutions and calamities of the enemies. The Lord of the ascendant by the lord of the twelfe oppressed, testifi∣eth that he shall die by the hand of his enemies.

The Lord of the twelfe, and the Planets that be in the seauenth & twelfe house, signifie the qualitie of enimies, (that is to vnderstand) the Sunne signifieth the Princes & great Lords, the Moone all the world, and Mars the men of warre. &c.

CHAP. XXXI. Of imprisonments and c••ptiuities.

THE Lord of the ascendant, or the Moone or the Sunne greatlie vnfortunate in the 12. 6. 8. and 4. house, doe signifie imprisonments, and death with∣in the prysons, or in captiuitie: principally when they be burned out of theyr principall dignities, and out of the signes of Aries and the Lyon, and when they bee oppressed by Saturne lorde of one of the sayd houses. Sa∣turne and Mars in the angles of Heauen, signifie alwaies some imprisonment: and principally Saturne. Mercurie in the angles vnder the beames of the Sunne, receiuing an euill aspect of ill fortunes, signifieth as much. If Mercu∣rie or the lorde of the ascendant gyue his vertue to Sa∣turne, beeing in the eyght house, it signifieth that the chylde shall dwell long in prison and captiuity.

If the lord of the ascendant bee in the twelfe in a signe of a humane figure, without aspects of fortunes or of lu∣minaries, hee shall be captiue and a slaue in his youth. If the lorde of the nynth be burned in any of the angles of Heauen, he shall be taken by the high-waies, and put in pryson.

The parts of prison, and of paine, trauayle and afflic∣tion with theyr lords burnt, or otherwise vnfortunate, sig∣nifieth imprisonment and captiuitie. That dooth also the vnfortunes when they bee well dignified in the sayde places.

The partes of all enuies, and of the perrillous yeere doth signifie as much, when they with theyr Lordes bee greatly vnfortunate.

The sayde parts with theyr Lords fortunate, preser∣ueth from prison, and from captiuitie.

CHAP. XXXII. Of Horses, Sheepe, and other beastes.

THE fortunes and Planets fortunate within the 6. and twelfe house, yeelde the men happy in horses and nourishing of beastes. The lords of the sayde houses fortunate, and coupled with the Significa∣tors of riches, signifie as much. Naturally the sixt house denoteth Sheepe, and Goates, and other small beastes, the 12. Horses, Oxen, Kine, Camels, & other great beastes. The ill fortunes within the sayd houses, or the lordes of the sayd houses vnfortunate, signifie losse and damage of the said beastes.

Saturne and Mars in the twelfe, maketh the horses to fall with notable losse. The which they doe also whē they be elswhere in the Signe of Sagitarius. The lorde of the natiuitie in the twelfe house in euill aspect of the Lord of the twelfe, maketh hym fall from his horse in great per∣rill of death, when the fortunes & luminaries do not yeeld theyr amiable aspects.

If the twelfe be of Sagittarius or the Lyon, & the lord of the ascendant, or the Sunne, or the Moone be vnfor∣tunate, hee shall fall from hys horse and dye, if the for∣tunes within the eyght house doe not hinder the euill.

The end of the first Booke.

Notes

• Foure Pla∣nets in their fals or de∣trymēts, do shewe great miseries, as it was in the natiuite of Iohn Duke of Saxony, who was ta∣kē prisoner of Charles the 5. Thys good Duke had 3. Pla∣nets in their detryments, and one Pe∣rigren.