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

CHAP. VII. What the Plannets signifie in the twelue Houses.

IN the first house, Saturne out of his principall digni∣ties, signifieth that the chyld shall haue short life, vn∣fortunate, deformed, euill-fauoured: and shall dye be∣cause of other lands and possessions: neuerthelesse, he shall be first of his bretheren.

Iupiter in the sayd house signifieth long life, good for∣tune, beauty, honesty, loue of vertue, feare of God, ho∣nour, and fauour, and makes hym the first of hys Bre∣theren.

Mars in the sayde place, signifieth hurt alwaies in the heade or face, and maketh hym dispende a parte of hys goods, and maketh him intermeddle in many dyscordes and contentions: if he be in his house or exaltation, it ma∣keth him a mighty and valiant man, hardy, fortunate in armes. out of his principall dignities, it dooth yeelde hym euill, mischieuous, furious, seditious, mutinous and quar∣relsome: principally when the fortunes do not intermin∣gle theyr beames.

The Sunne gyueth honour and prayse, and estimation, credite and great aduauncement: fauour of great Lords, riches by the meanes of Princes, and maketh the chylde first borne, or most aduaunced of all his bretheren.

Venus gyueth hym grace, beauty, brauery, ciuility, loue of women, healthfull and prosperous: and yeeldeth the man lecherous, ioyous, louing musick, dauncing, & some∣thing vnconstant.

Mercurie, maketh hym ingenious, skilfull, dilligent, Apprentice, of good iudgement, of good memory, a good Reader a good Wryter, a great Mathematician; and apt to all knowledge.

The Moone yeeldeth 〈…〉〈…〉 constant, vagabond, which taketh diuers affayres, and 〈…〉〈…〉 to many viages, a man healthfull, fortunate, fayre, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••mething spotted in the

face, and shall be numbred among great Lords.

The head of the Dragon lunarie, honour, dignity and fauour of great Lords & Prelates. The tayle of the Dra∣gon, losse of goods and honour, deformity, obscurenes of eyes, and great danger of the losse of lyfe.

In the second house Saturne out of his principall dig∣nities, destroyeth the man, and maketh him spende and scatter his goods, and yeeldeth him poore and vnproui∣ded of succour. And in his house or exaltation, maketh him rich, proude, and with all his goods miserable.

Iupiter gyueth great riches by honest meanes.

Mars maketh hym spend his goods, & in the end doth yeeld him poore many waies.

Sol maketh hym honourable, a great man, liberal, braue, which in his magnificence shall spend his goods.

Venus giueth ayde and succour, and greatly enricheth by women and men of the Church.

Mercurie, profit in merchandize, and in Scripture, and very industrious in the Mathematiques, and a thousande meanes to become rich.

Luna, riches, aduauncement by embassages, messages, and imployments when she is fortunate; vnfortunate, sig∣nifyeth paines and trauailes for the goods of the worlde, without going forward, and hynderaunce in whatsoeuer he doth.

The head of the Dragon, riches, great gaines, profit, in∣heritaunce, or goods of the Church.

The tayle of the Dragon, destruction, prodigalitie, fol∣lie, dispence in playing, and falling from on high, with∣out expectation.

In the third house, Saturne destroyeth bretheren, and maketh them see theyr death, and intermedleth stryfes & sutes among bretheren. Yeeldeth a man vnfortunate in small viages, an hypocrite, supersticious, rash, fearefull a∣stonied at prodigious dreames.

Iupiter signifieth peace & concord amongst bretheren, not without profite, maketh a man prudent, happy in

viages neere hand, and that his dreames shall be true.

Mars signifieth great iniuries, strifes, and sutes among bretheren, and causeth the bretheren to die quickly: and yeeldeth the man a terrible blasphemer, forsworne, a de∣ceiuer, not fearing GOD, which shall be vnfortunate in all his waies, and after in danger of Theeues and Rob∣bers, and shall be tormented in many terrible and vaine dreames.

Sol, honour, dignities, offices, out of his Country, long pilgrimages, honourable bretheren, and true dreames.

Venus, loue among bretheren, happy viages, feare of God, and true dreames.

Mercurie, profite in traffique and viages, in fayre mar∣kets, and giueth good fortune at all times and places, con∣cerning the good of the Church.

In the signe of Gemini or Libra, it maketh the man a good Musitian, and a sounder of musicall Instruments, principally in coniunction or good aspect of Venus.

The Moone maketh hym giuen to goe heere and there on pylgrimages, so that hee resteth not long in a place: neuerthelesse, in his deedes hee shall be honoured and praysed, and meete with good fortune, and friendes, and great Lords, that shall employ him in embassages, in messages and other voyages: and hee shall be loued and praysed of his bretheren.

The head of the Dragon signifieth, that his bretheren shall be of greater estate and authority then hee: neuer∣thelesse, it denoteth some Ecclesiasticall goods.

The tayle of the Dragon destroyeth the bretheren, & maketh them die quickly.

In the fourth house, Saturne out of his principall dig∣nities, maketh him scatter his patrimony, and yeeldeth the man poore and vnfortunate in vnmooueable goods, as in houses, lands and possessions, plowing and sowing: and signifieth that the mother shalbe of an infamous con∣dition, and shall not lyue long.

If hee be within his house or exaltation, hee gyueth in∣heritaunce,

houses, lands, possessions, and signifieth the mo∣ther honorable, & of long life.

Iupiter, yeeldeth him happy in vnmooueable goods, & gyueth him great store of inheritaunce, & sometime cau∣seth him meere with treasure and goods, of the which he neuer greatly thought. And signifieth the Father of long life and happy: and signifieth hys chylde shall be estee∣med after hys death: and hee shall be honourably layd in his graue.

Mars, losse of goods by fier and wind, and houses, lands and possessions, destruction of trees, dispending of hys goods, euill end by wounds: effusion of bloode, euill re∣nowne after death, and short life of the Father.

The Sunne denoteth faire possessions, lordships, go∣uernment, inheritaunce and fayre houses, prayse, honor and good fortune in hys olde yeeres, and good renowne after death, an honorable sepulchre, and maketh him gy∣uen to diuination, and to preuent things to come.

Venus denoteth the same that Iupiter doth.

Mercury fortunate, yeeldeth the man industrious, pro∣uiding and foreseeing things to come: a buyer of rentes, houses, and possessions, a planter of trees, and curious in Husbandry assayres: inclined to gather golde and siluer.

If it be vnfortunate, it yeeldeth hym quarrelsome, stry∣uing, and hated of his neighbors, alwaies angry and ful of dispites, and little esteemed.

Luna signifieth that which is said of Mercurie, except that shee is gyuen to Mylles, Pondes and watry places, and yeeldeth the man in the beginning vnfortunate, and in the ende happie, principallie when the natiuitie is by day.

And when the heade of the Dragon is in ayrie and fyerie Signes, it signifyeth that which Iupiter dooth, and in earthly and watrie, that which the tayle of the Dra∣gon dooth.

The tayle of the Dragon maketh the Father die quick∣lie, and scatter his goods vnmoueable.

In the fift house, Saturne signifyeth sadnesse, necessitie, rudenes, vnciuill, euill-faced, euill entertainement, depri∣uation of death of chyldren vnnaturally, going in euil and filthy clothing.

Iupiter, gyueth grace, honesty, prudence, ciuility, bra∣uerie, riches, profite in messages and embassages, aboun∣dance of fayre chyldren, well nurtured, & well instructed and beloued, good fortune by Churchmen, gyfts, and a dealer for gold, iewels, precious stones, sweet and preci∣ous sauours.

Mars destroyeth and maketh the chyldren die, or who∣lie depriueth them of chyldren: maketh a man happie in all significations of the fift house, when hee is out of hys principall dignities; Within his house or exaltation, he yeeldeth hym very lecherous and impudent, timerous, a scoffer, abounding in bastards and euill chyldren.

The Sunne, denoteth fayre chyldren, honorable com∣panies, good renowne, messages, gyftes of great Lordes, and a dealer with Iewels and precious stones, and sweete perfumes and sauours.

Venus maketh a man pleasant, delectable, ioyful, daun∣cing, vaunting, playing and laughing, Gentleman-like, a Musitian, happy in children, lecherous and iealous.

Mercury maketh hym a merry iester, a mocker, braue, to write well, a good Painter, industrious with his handes, ingenious, a Musitian, voluptuous, not caring greatly for his affayres or tribulations, indifferent happy in chyl∣dren, and giuen to embassages and messages, and to goe on viages.

Luna maketh him an Atturney and of Councel, a Ben∣cher, a Legate, an Embassador by election of the people, and had in great account with the people, abounding in banquetting, and happy in chyldren.

The head of the Dragon signifieth as Iupiter doth.

The tayle signifieth what Mars and Saturne signifie for chyldren.

In the sixt house, Saturne signifieth payne of the belly

and teeth, much sicknes, an ill seruaunt, vnlucky to sheep and like beastes.

Iupiter, good seruaunts, health of the body, good For∣tune in bringing vp beastes.

Mars within his house or exaltation, good seruitours in warres, profession of phisicke. Out of the same places, hote sicknesses, pestilence, euill impediments, and euill seruaunts to be rebells, and theeues.

Sol, sicknesse of the heart, imbecillytie of the bodye, hurtes by his seruants.

Venus, imbicillytie of the Reynes and partes of genera∣tion, otherwise soundnes of body, good and faythfull ser∣uaunts, good fortune in nourishing beastes, & common∣lye impudent loue of maydes, and in natiuities of wo∣men maketh him loue seruaunts, and signifieth perill of death in childe bearing.

Mercurie signifieth him to be a deceiuer of women, & to be deceyued by them and his seruauutes, and yeeldeth him a deceyuer, a dissembler, a detester, of euill memorye. If hee be with Saturne or Mars, hee threatneth death by pryson, a conspiracie of seruants or in pryson.

Luna denoteth weaknes in the eyes and brayne, great and feruent, sicknes, strife against parents, enmytie of wo∣men, a company of men il condicioned, when she is infor∣tunate. When she is fortunate, giueth health and profit in nourishing young beastes and good seruants.

The head of the Dragon preserueth from sicknes, gi∣ueth good seruants, and good lucke in keeping beastes.

The tayle vnfaythfull seruauntes, losse of cattell.

The seauenth, Saturne out of his principall dignities signifieth marriage of an euill wife, blotted with some in∣famie, proper to himselfe or parents, ruine of enemyes, & perill of euill death. In watrie signes it denoteth Emrods, Phistyloes, Constitution of the sinewes, and diseases of the backe.

In his house or exaltation, hee signifieth the woman to be rich, and enemies mightie.

Iupiter, happy marriage, the woman honest, shamfaste, vertuous, fayre, rich, victorie against enemies, & fortunate in age.

Mars in his house or exaltation, or out of his digni∣ties alwayes signifieth myghty and terrible Aduersaries, bruite of women, or husbandes in Natiuities of women, impudencye of the man, timerous, leacherous, in danger to be killed, to haue blowes on the feete & handes.

Sol, mighty enemie, rich, wise, well brought vp, and ho∣nourable age.

Mercurie, leachearous, strife & debate betweene man and wife, euill by reason of impudent desire, crafty know∣ledge in numbring, loue of vertue. If he be with Saturne or Mars hee shall kill his wife, and shall bee killed or put in pryson, and put in exile, or condemned to dye by sen∣tence of a Iudge.

Luna, profit of wines, thousand strifes and suites, desire of change of Countryes. If shee be fortunate, she signifi∣eth all well in all significations of the sayd house, and vn∣fortunate the contrary.

The head of the Dragon signifieth as Iupiter.

The tayle maketh the woman dye quickly & destroy∣eth the enemies.

In the eyght, Saturne out of his principall digni∣ties, sygnifieth straunge Death, Sorrowes, Complaints, Lamentations, long Torments, Sadnesse, Anguish & Po∣uertie in his house or exaltation, inheritaunce & goodes vnlooked for, death by flyxe or plague, or of some colde or long sicknes.

Iupiter, long life to 72. yeares, inheritaunce, goodes by women, happy death.

Mars, out of his principall dignine, signifieth hastye death, pestilence, impediment, slaughter, and other sorts of violent death.

If he be with the head of the Dragō, he shalbe hanged, if in his house or exaltation he giueth goods not without great striefes and suites.

Sol, causeth death presently after honor, short life to the father, inheritaunce to the childe, losse of goodes by vyo∣lence of great men, except when he is oppressed with e∣uill fortune, for then in an ayrie signe it signifieth strang∣ling by force, burned in fire, & kild, & buried in the earth, death by a fall, ruyne, drowning in water. Except in Scor∣pio, where it often causeth death by poyson, mad doggs, or of venimous beastes.

Venus, good death, inheritaunce, riches, long life, shorte life of mother and Nurse, and his wife more ancient then himselfe.

Mercurie, enmytie of neighbours, vaine hope of inheri∣taunce, death by ouer study of his affaires & businesse.

Luna, inheritaunce, riches by women, long life if she be fortunate, short life, imprysonment, slaunder by false wit∣nes, strife, suites, quarrells, & vexation of spirit, as madde or distraught of wittes.

The head of the Dragon, inheritaunce, riches, honor li∣berallitie, prodigallitie, and good death.

The tayle, horrible death, small indeuour, no goodnes in the signification of this house.

In the ninth, Saturne betokeneth horrible dreames, ter∣rible visions, hypocrisie and superstition, ceremonies, prea∣chers, Fryers, men of Religion, and a thousande troubles, by the way and perturbation of spirit.

Iupiter, giueth faith, constancy in his religion, profitable iorneys, feare & loue of God, and knowledge of diuine misteries, interpretations of dreames, reuelation and pro∣fit in the state Ecclesiasticall.

Mars, out of his princypall dignitie, daunger by the waye, vnfaythfulnesse, shaking of the Fayth, and terri∣ble Opinions and more then an Herytique, Timerous, Violent, Impudent: horrible Dreames, and false dexteri∣tie in Armes and Valyantnesse, when he is otherwise for∣tunate in his house or exaltation, it maketh the man very terrible, a Nigromancer, happy in his iorney or pilgrima∣ges, hardy, ventrous, and of great courage.

Sol, Benefices, Abbeyes, Bishoprickes, Ecclesiasticall dignities, Cardinalls, Popes, Legates, principaly in a mas∣culine signe, good fayth, constant, religious, a reuerencer of holy things, a louer of God and vertue, true dreames, profitable iorneys, and honor in his profession.

Venus, true dreames, except in the imagination of wo∣men, ecclesiasticall dignities, constant Religion, loue and reuerence of God, long pilgrimage by the Worlde, profi∣table iorneys, honor in profession which taketh awaye the desire of marriage.

Mercurie, goodes Ecclesiasticall, high knowledge, di∣uine mysteries, admyration of iustice and prouidence of God, cogitation of God & Angells, and of Spirits, profi∣table iorneys, great knowledge in diuinitie, Astrologie, & in all other philosophie, interpretation of Dreames, Ora∣cles, and straunge things, profit in trafique, in farre Coun∣tryes good renowne.

Luna, long pilgrimage, peruerse cogitations, vncon∣stant in manners, and fortune, true dreames, knowledg of starres: When the ix house is the house of Mercurie, or of other things answerable to the nature of the Lord of the ix. house.

The head of the Dragon, variable dreames, honour and profit in trauayle, Ecclesiasticall goods.

The tayle, lacke of Fayth, terrible Dreames, perillous iorneys, and full of enuie, and little honour in his pro∣fession.

In the tenth house, Saturne out of his principall digni∣ties signifieth short life of the mother, manye ill fortunes, Sighes, Playnts, & imprysonments. If the tenth house be in the signe of Leo, and any of the Lumynaries bee with Saturne, hee shall die in pryson. If Saturne be with Iupi∣ter in the houses of Iupiter, hee shall be condempned of wronge: If hee be with Mars in the houses of Mars, hee shalbe condemned according to his crime. If hee be with Mercurie hee shall dye a verye shamefull death by false witnesses: If with Venus and Mars he shalbe whipped &

racked, & condemned to dye. Saturne in his house or exaltation in the tenth house, dooth licence dignities, pre∣heminence, and gouernment.

Iupiter great honor in his profession, ecclesiasticall dig∣nities, and great renowne.

Mars out of his principall dignities, maketh a man ter∣rible, cruell, seditious, quarelsome, arrogant, a despiser of his goodes, vsurper of the goodes of other, hated of Fa∣ther, mother, bretheren, and other, and many tymes to be imprysoned and punished by iustice. In his house or ex∣altation it maketh him valyant, hardie, couragious in feats of armes. In the houses of Iupiter well disposed, and re∣gard of Fortunes, maketh him a Presedent, Councellor, or soueraigne Iudge.

Sol giueth honour, offices, dignities, preheminences, rules, gouernments, great credit and fauour of many great Lords, in estimation of the common people, honour in profession, with riches and great goodes, principally if he be in fierie Signes, and if the child be poore and of base condicion, hee lifteth him vp to honour and great dig∣nities.

Venus honour in his profession, goodes of Princes, and great Lordes, great credit, & long life of the mother, with prosperitie and honour.

Mercurie maketh him a Chauncellor, Secretary, Councellor, President put in great dignities, skilfull in A∣rithmaticke, Geometrie, and, Astrologie well renowned, rich and abounding in goodes. If hee be vnfortunate by Mars, hee shall come to an euill ende, for hauing taken too much vppon him, or for taking quarrells against his betters.

Luna signifieth prayse and honor of great Lordes, & shall be happy in all enterprises, and esteemed in all the Worlde.

The head of the Dragon signifieth as Iupiter.

The tayle maketh him receiue dishonour and losse of his calling, and falling from an highe, and denoteth the

shorte life of the Mother.

In the eleauenth house, Saturne out of his principall dignities betokneth acquaintance, and to be a companion with men defamed and of base condicion, mischieuous: sadnesse of friendes: vaine hope to come to things vnder∣taken: difficultie in affayres: losse of frindes, if hee bee in his house or exaltation, he giueth loue of Saturnityes as by great & ancient Lords.

Iupiter maketh him happy in all his deuoyres: giueth fauour of great Lordes: great creditte: aboundaunce of friendes: aduancement by friendes: riches & fayre chil∣dren: of the which the first shalbe a Maior.

Mars in his house or exaltation, loue by men of warre & fortunate in feats of armes, & out of those places signi∣fieth dispayre, vnhappy enterprises, losse of friendes, & en∣mitie with his friends, he shall not be loyall to his lords & friendes: by which shall ensue great damage.

Sol, happy enterprises, goods, honor, dignities by meanes of friends which shalbe men of authority & great lordes.

Venus giueth good friends which shall bee honorable men: and of good authoritie: & of good will signifying good fortune: happy enterprises: & many children.

Mercurie knowledge: and company: & loue of men of knowledge and vertue: and good renowne amonge friends: happy enterprises.

Luna giueth good riches, honor, good renowne: good friends which shalbe great lordes: & happy enterprises.

The head of the Dragon, that which Iupiter signifieth.

The tayle, that which Saturne & Mars signifieth.

In the twelfth Saturne out of his principall dignities maketh vnhappye in Horses and other great Beastes, from the which hee shall fall and receaue hurte and sig∣nifieth feare of iustice, imprysonment or exile. In his House or Exaltation, victorye agaynst his enemies, good Fortune in Horses and other Beastes, fitte for burthen and labour.

Iupiter out of his principall dignities, mighty enemies

and Aduersaries of men in authoritie, imprysonment, ex∣ile, condemnation, pouertie, well dignified hee signifieth the contrary.

Mars the fall from Horses, hurte or other damage by beastes, aboundance of enemies, imprisonment, slaunders, & a thousand persecutions, great euill in leggs & feete.

Sol, good fortune in Horses and other great Beastes, great persecution by enemyes, greate Lordes, & mighty confiscation and losse of goodes, imprysonment, exile, slaunder, false witnes, euill reporte, condemned to a great fine, depriuation of his estate, by peruerted trayterous and how should seruants.

Venus, giueth good Fortune to Horse, strife and enmytie to Women, disprayse in marriage, mischieuous and euill renowne because of Women: principallye if they bee euill condicioned and defamed, an impudent Louer of Women defamed, for the which he shalbe im∣prysoned: and suffer great dishonour. If shee be in the signe of Virgo or Capricorne, or of Aquarius, ioyned with the Sunne and Saturne, or to Mars signifieth great perill of death by loue.

Mercurie giueth great knowledge, principally in scien∣ces that shall bring small profit, maketh a man a philoso∣pher, mathematician, & ready in al knowledge, a litle foo∣lish by reason of the lightnes of the spirite, hauing manie enemies, giuen to voluptuousnesse, euill fortune: hated by men of knowledge, likely to be slaundered and impriso∣ned. If Saturne be well disposed he giueth good fortune in horses and other beastes.

Luna giueth many enemies which dayly shall grow & increase, if she be vnfortunate signifieth imprisonment & exile, if she be burnt & ioyned with Saturne or Mars, the child shalbe euer miserable and of a short life, which shall receiue hurt by beastes of like proportion: and dyeth by plague, to be killed or drowned: If shee be fortunate it betokeneth escape from all these euills.

The head of the Dragō betokeneth that which Iupiter.

The tayle, damage by beastes of like proportion and ruine by enemies.

And generally when a Planet is well dignified or other∣wise well disposed and regarded of fortunes within the sayd houses, it signifieth good lucke in all significations of the sayd houses, but when it is vnfortunate, it yeeldeth mischiefe in all the sayde significations.