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 Astronomical iudgements vpon the Natiuities, contayning parti∣culer considerations. The second Booke. (Book 2)

CHAP. I. Of the significations of the Planets.

SAturne, hauing regard ouer the right part of Sep∣tentrion, ouer the earth and the water, ouer the me∣lancholie, and sometimes ouer the phlegme, grosse humors, ouer the eares, the spleene, the bladder, the mawe, the sinowes, and the bones. And signifieth pale men, or black, leane, pensiue, solitarie, fearefull, raylers, graue, contemplators, labourers, Masons, buyers of rents, Vsurers, Carpenters, Fishers, Merchants of oyles, Lea∣ther, Fish, tyles, stone, allome. &c. Of diseases it signifieth leperousnes, cankers, rottennes, quarterne-feuers, opilati∣ons, dropsies, flixe of the belly, collicke, burstnesse in the coddes, misconception of women, the gowte in the legs, gowte in the wristes, Sciatiqua, deafenes, the falling sick∣nes, foolish melancholy, very difficult in fetching breath, & others, ingendered of grosse humors or of wind, which endure long. Of ages, oldnes: of partes of the yeere Au∣tumne: of colours the black, cleer, tawny, dark: of sauors, the sharpe and abstringent, pricking with sharpnes: of dayes, the Saturday: of Regions, Bauieres, Saxony, Ro∣manie, Constance, and the first Clymate. Of particuler places, Caues, Lakes, Pondes, close places, olde & ruinous houses, solitary places, obscure deserts & stinking places.

Iupiter regarding the occident, the ayre, the blood with the vitall spyrits, the lunges, the sides, the lyuer and the veynes: and signifieth men of good stature, and ful faced, bald, curled, white with a pleasant rednesse intermingled, hauing the eyes indifferent great, the nostrils reasonable short, the fore-teeth reasonable great, honest men, grati∣ous, blessed, religious, Abbots, Byshops, Prelates, Offi∣cers, Iudges, Magistrates. With copulation of Saturne, it signifieth Nigromancers, Enchaunters, Sorcerers. With Mars, Phisitions. With the Sunne, appeasors of quarrels, controuersies and disputations. With Venus, Musitions. With Mercurie, Mathematicians. With the Moone, Ge∣ometricians, Geographers, & Hidrografers. Of Diseases, it signifieth burning Feuers, Quincies, Plurifies, swellings, Impostumes, phlegmes, and other, comming of bloode. Of ages, betweene age and youth. Of the partes of the yeere, the Spring-time.

Of colours, as cleere as a Saphire, as yellowe as a Cit∣terne, greene, and a lyttle drawing vpon the redde. Of sa∣uours sweete and amiable. Of dayes, the Thursday. Of Countries, Babylon, Persia, Hungarie, Spayne, and the se∣cond Clymate. Of particuler places, churches, pallaces, priuiledged places, cleane, honest, and religious.

Mars looking towards the South, the fire, chollericke humors, the reynes, the payne in the nostrils, the gaule, the genitories. He denoteth men with red faces, and the skinne redde, the face round, the eyes yellow, horrible to behold, furious men, cruell, desperate, proude, sedicious, souldiers, Captaines, Smythes, Colliers, Bakers, Alcu∣mistes, Armourers, Furnishers, Butchers, Chirurgions, Barbers, Sargiants and Hangmen, according as they shal be well or euill disposed.

With Saturne, commonly it signifieth Chirurgions. With Iupiter, Naturall Philosophers & Physitions. With the Sunne, healers of eyes. VVith Venus, Barbers and Sheremen. With Mercury, men of skil to let blood. With the Moone, Tooth-drawers, and clensers of the eares. Of

diseases, it denoteth tertian Feuers, and continuall impe∣diments, pestilences, megrams of the head, carbunckles, ring-wormes, blisters, chollericks and burnings, madnes, phrensies, issues of blood, vomiting of blood, chollericke passions, the yellow Iaunders, the bloody-flixe, & others, comming of chollericke humors and burnings. Of ages, the flower of youth. Of the parts of the yeere, the Som∣mer.

Of colours, red, flame-colour, sanguine, and drawing to an yron colour. Of sauours, the bitter and sharpe. Of Of the dayes, Tuesday. Of Regions, Getulie, Lombar∣die, and the third Clymate. Of places particuler, houses of Smythes, Coyners of money, slaughters, furnices, all places dedicated to fyer, yron and blood.

The Sunne hauing domination ouer the East & South, ouer the fire, ouer the pure blood, and ouer the vital spy∣rites, ouer the eyes, ouer the brayne, ouer the hart. And it signifieth wisemen, prudent, dyscreete, couetous of glo∣rie and of honour: of an indifferent stature, browne of colour, great bearded, yellow eyed, the face marked, a great voyce, and very ill fauoured. Honourable men, Officers, Magistrates, Lords, Princes, Kings and Gouernours of Countries and great hunters. And with Saturne, denoteth principall Meaters, Renters, and labourers honourable. With Iupiter, Beneficed men, Pryors, Abbots, and Pre∣lates, or Iudges and Officers of iustice. With Mars, Cap∣taines and Conductors of warres. With Venus, Gouer∣nours of the goods of Princes, and officers of the same. With Mercurie, Counsellers, Secretaries, Chauncellors. With the Moone, Legates, Embassadours, and honoura∣ble messengers.

Of diseases, hote rumes vpon the face, and vppon the eyes, rednes of the face, tympanies, palpitation of the hart, dolor of the heade comming of too much bloode, or with tarrying long in the beames of the Sunne. Of ages, youth. The parts of the yeere, the beginning of Sommer. Of colours the yellow, the cleere redde, colour of golde.

Of sauours, sowernes and sweetnesse agreeably inter∣mingled. Of dayes, Sunday. Of Countries, Italy, Cicillia, Bohemia, and the fourth Clymate. Of particuler places, houses of Princes, Pallaces, Theaters, and other large places, excellent and cleere.

Venus Dominatrix ouer the right parte of the East, vpon the ayre and water, vppon the mixtion of phlegme, blood and spyrits, and seede of generation. Vppon the reynes, belly, nauill, lyuer, backe, and other partes dedi∣cated to generation. And signifieth white men or browne, with some rednesse intermingled: fayre faced, pleasant lookes, hawke-nosed, full of hayre, ioyfull, laughter, libe∣rall, pleasers, dauncers, entertayners of women, players, perfumers, musitions, messengers of loue. With Saturne, it signifieth Preachers, and others that sing and ioyfullie assist at deceases and burials. With Iupiter, musitians and others, which sing the prayse of God in solemne hymnes. With Mars, trumpeters and dromslades in warre. Wyth Mercurie, singers of rymes & poetry. With the Moone, singers of common songs. Of diseases, impostumes, and of moyst matters, fystuloes, imbecility of the stomach, of the reynes, and of the part of generation, folly comming by too much loue, the French-pockes with his suppor∣ters, and other, comming of cold and moyst matter, and of venims.

Of ages, young yeeres: of parts of the yeere, the be∣ginning of the Spring-time: of colours, the white, greene, redde, and a little yellow; of sauours, the sweete, delecta∣ble, and sauourliest. Of dayes, Friday: of Regions, Ara∣bia, Austria, Sweecherland, and the fift Clymate. Of par∣ticuler places, neere gardens, fountaynes, Chambers well decked, halles hanged with Tapestry, beds wel adorned, and others, dedicated to playes, dauncies, songs and al vo∣luptuousnesse.

Mercurie beeing chiefe ouer the Septentrion ouer the water and earth, and of the spyrits of beastes, and ouer the confusion of humors. Ouer the hands, feete, armes, shoul∣ders,

tongue, mouth and teeth. And signifieth men ney∣ther white nor blacke: leane: of smal stature: long finge∣red: long faced: high fore-headed: the nose straight and long: little beard: full of hayre: the eyes little & quicke: subtile men: ingenious: vnconstant: Rymers: Poets: Aduocates: Orators: Phylosophers: Sooth-sayers: A∣rithmeticians: Merchants: and busie fellowes.

With Saturne, Geomitricians: Architects: With Iu∣piter, Lawyers: Cannons: and those that keepe the Re∣gisters of the benefits of Churches and sutes. With Mars, Sargiants of the bande, Archers of the Garde. &c. With the Sunne, Maisters of the houses of Princes and great Lords: and theyr Secretaries & Stewards. With Venus, Musitions: Apothicaries and Perfumers. The Moone, trauailers, messengers & traffiquers. Of diseases, vertigo or turning of the head: lightnes of the braine: like to fol∣lie: foolish imaginations: lets of the tongue: pthisickes: issues in the legges, feete and hands: and other, that haue causes hydden, and that come by certaine times. Of ages, the time betweene seauen and fourteene yeeres: Of the parts of the yeere, Autumne. Of colours, the strangest, di∣uerst and mixtious. Of sauours, the strangest & of newe tast. Of dayes, Wednesday. Of Countries, Egipt, Greece, England, Flaunders: Paris: and the 6. Clymate. Of par∣ticuler places, shops: fayers: cōmon-markets: schooles: halles of Lawyers.

The Moone doth gouerne ouer the right part of the West: ouer the water: ouer the phlegme: sweatinges: monthly flowers: and like superfluities. Ouer the sto∣macke: the belly: the brayne: the lunges: the brest and the eyes. And signifieth men of fayre stature, white, and the face round and spotted: the eyes a little blacke, and a little lowring: long bearded: hys eye-browes knit toge∣ther: amiable men, peaceable: Trauailers: Pilgrims: Hunters: Embassadors: Legates: Consuls: Atturneyes: Benchers: Gouernours of Townes: principall in deedes of pollicie.

With Saturne, it signifieth Carters and vile Workers. With Iupiter, Geomitricians and Geographers. Wyth Mars, Drawers of teeth: Alcumists and Blowers. With the Sunne, honourable messengers. With Venus, carriers of packs. With Mercury, Poets, Rymers, messengers, tra∣uailers and traffiquers. Of diseases, gowtes of the feete & wristes: sciatiqua: dropsies: lyttargy: palsies: rumes: shaking of the members: drowsie sicknesses: flixe of the bellie: vomitings: fistuloes: wormes: and other causes of cold and moystnes. Of ages, the infancie: of the partes of the yeere, Winter: of colours, white: yellow: greene: of sauours, the saltish: fresh: or without fauour: of daies, Monday. Of Countries, Flaunders: Affrick: and the sea∣uenth Clymate. Of particuler places, fieldes: fountaines: mountaines: Hauens of the Sea: woods: high-waies and desert places.

CHAP. II. ¶ Of the significations of the twelue Signes.

ARies doth gouerne ouer the hart of the Orient, o∣uer the fire, ouer the chollerique humors & hote: ouer the beginning of the Spring: ouer the head: the nose, the face, the eares and the eyes. And sig∣nifieth leane men, redde coloured, flat nosed, chollericke, strong, and right men of warre: Captaines: souldiours: Alcumistes, and other martialists. Of diseases, it denoteth lytargy: madnesse: issues of bloode: rednes of the face: filthinesse: falles: hurts: and all sicknesses violent and continuall.

Of colours, redde: yellowe: and sanguine colour: Of sauours, the sweete. Of Countries, Brittany: Alma∣nie: Inde: Iuda: England: Naples: Florence: Fauence: Imole: Capne: Ferrara: Venice: Verone: Pauie: Cra∣conie: Marselle: Saragosse: and the third Clymate.

Of particular places, feildes, pastures, houses of Forgi∣ours of money, and places of blood, and iustice.

Taurus gouerneth ouer the left parte of the meridies, ouer the earth, ouer the melancholy humours, ouer the middle of the springe, ouer the necke, and throate. And signifieth little men, well fleshed with great shoulders, great eyes, large bellyed, paynefull men, liberall, trustie, voluptuous, messengers of loue, dauncers, players. Of sicknesses, the kings euill, Caterches, Squinacies, and o∣ther sicknesses of the necke. Of Coloure, the greene and white. Of sauours, the sweete with adstriction. Of Coun∣treys the Sea coastes of Asia the lesser, Cyprus, Media, Persia, Campanie, Rhetia, Sweathland, Lorraine, Bolong∣ne, Sene, Montorie, Tarrante, Parme, Panorme, Capne, Salerne, Verone, and the vi. Climate. Of particuler places, Feildes, Tillages, Vines very neere greene, Gar∣dens, and other pleasant and odoriferous places.

Gemini gouerneth ouer the right parte of Occident, ouer the ayre, ouer the blood, and other end of the spring time, ouer the shoulders, armes, and handes. And sig∣nifieth men of middle stature, fayre faced, and bodyed, store of haire, little eyes, labouring men, subtile, ingeni∣ous, prudent teachers, fraudulent, Arethmetricians, Geo∣metricians, Astrologians, Orators, Poets, Aduocates, Wit∣ches, Southsayers, Busie fellowes, Weauers. Of sick∣nesses, Phleames, Foroncles, and others comming of blood in the sayd parte. Of Colours, the mixtures. Of Sauors, the sweete. Of Countreyes, Hircanye, Arme∣nie, Montiane, Syrenian{que}, Marmari{que}, Lowe Egipte, England, Sordigne, Brabant, Flaunders, Lombardie, Vi∣terbie, Vercel, Norremberge, Louayne, Magonce, Brudges, London, Paris, Cordube. Of particular places, Fayres, Schooles, Shoppes, places of high moun∣taines, places of hunting of birdes, places garnished with∣in with instruments of musique.

Cancer gouerneth the heart of the Septentrion, ouer the water, ouer the hollow humours, and Phlegmatiques,

ouer the brest, sides, and lunges, and ouer the dugges and stomacke. And signifieth amiable men, peaceable, mo∣dest, white, full faced, the nose indifferent long, lardge shoulders, little bearded, slowthfull, vnconstant, and effeminate, Nauigators, Strangers, Consulls, Attournies, &c. Of diseases, Litargy, Leprousie, darkenesse of the sight, galling of the skinne, and euill sicknesses, of the face and bodie. Of Colours, the white and yellow. Of sauours, the salt, and his contrary freshnes. Of Countries, Bythinie, Phrigia, Affrica, Carthage, Scotland, the king∣dome of Grenade, the Countie of Burgony, Prusie, Hol∣land, Zelande, Constantinople, Thunis, Venis, Millayne, Genes, Luques, Pise, Treues, Madebourge, Berne: Of particular places: pondes, lakes, riuers, the sea, and portes of the sea.

Leo, gouerneth the left parte of Orient, ouer the fire, ouer the choller, ouer the heart, stomacke, liuer and backe. And signifieth fayre men, straight, the nose broade and little, great eares, with a little strong looke, the face browne, the body reddish, hairy, couragious and of great heart, Princes, Officers, Magistrates, Gouernours Kings. Of diseases, shaking of the heart, swoundings. Of Colours the yellow and redde as golde. Of sauors, the bitter, and the strong. Of Countries, Italie, Fraunce, Apulie, Sicil∣lia, Chaldea, Bohemia, Rome, Rauenna, Prage, Vlme, Mantoue, Cremone, Syracusa: Of particular places, no∣ble landes, Lordships, Castels Townes, Pallaces, and Roy∣all buildings.

Virgo gouerneth ouer the right part of the Meridies, ouer the earth, ouer the malancholly, ouer the gutts, bel∣ly and diaphragme: And signifieth men of indifferent greatnes, the bodie straight, the face sayre, good voyce, shining haire, little eyes, prudent, learned, ingenious, co∣uetous of glorie and honour, Scriueners, Arithmeticians, Geometricians, Boate men. Of diseases, the collique, (the disease which causeth the patient to vomit his excremēts at his mouth called Iliaque) &c. Of Colours, the white

& purple: of sauours, the astringēt: of Countries, Greece, Achaia, Creet, Mesopotania, Assiria, Cicilia, Athēs, Rodes, Alexandria, Hierusalē, Corinth, Tarrante, Beneuent, Far∣rare, Pauia, Basle, Paris, Lyons, Tholose. Of particular places, faires: shops: schooles: and arrable grounds.

Libra gouerneth ouer the hart of the Occident, ouer the aire, ouer the blood, ouer the beginning of Autume, & o∣uer the reynes: and denoteth simple mē, honorable, faire faced with whitnes ouer al the body, the eyes a little trou∣bled or spoyled, plaiers, dauncers, musitiās, hunters, iudges. Of diseases, suppressiō of the vrine, issue of blood in the lo∣wer parts, stones in the reynes, & darknes of the eyes. Of colours, the greene: of sauours, sweete: of Regions Bac∣triane, Caspie, Thebes, Trogloditi{que}, Ethiopia, Tuscia, Austria, Sauoy, Danphina, Gaiete, Plaisance, Argenton, Vienna in Austria, Franckford, Spire, Auguste, Arles, Lis∣bone. Of particular places, where suites be iudged vppon, all high places and mountaynes bearing corne, grapes, or other fruites.

Scorpio gouerneth ouer the left part of the Septentri∣on: ouer the water: ouer the phlegmati{que} humours and aquosits, ouer the parts dedicated to generation. And sig∣nifieth men very deformed: broad brested: the head de∣formed: great speakers: bablers: mockers: lyers: glut∣tons: voluptuous: traytors: spyes: poysonnours. Of dis∣eases, darknesse of the eyes: scabbes: scurffes: kanckers: leoprousnesse: falling off the hayre: and deformed dis∣eases in the face: and all the bodie impoysoned by vio∣lence of medicines, &c. Of colours, the redde and taw∣nie. Of sauours, salt and fresh. Of Regions, Syria, Cappa∣docia: the lande of the Moores: Catalongne: Bauaires: Trapezonce: Saxonie: Padua: Vrbin: Brixie: Va∣lence in Spaine: Vienna in Danphinna. Of particu∣lar places, vineyardes: and gardens euill trimmed, de∣sert places: stincking: infected: abounding in woormes: snakes: and scorpions, &c.

Sagitarius gouerneth ouer the right parte of the O∣rient:

ouer the fire: ouer choller: ouer the end of Au∣tumme: ouer the thighes: and all superfluous partes: as a sixth part of the finger &c. And representeth men of right and high stature: the face yellowe or reddish, the brest large: Cattes eyes: iust men and pittifull: & ce∣remonious: iudges: magistrates: prelats: beneficed men marchants, hunters. Of diseases, darknes of the eyes, falles from high places: hurts by horses: Agues & woundes. Of colours: cleere: yellow. Of sauours: strong & sharp with some sweetnes intermingled: of Countries, Tuscan, Spayne: Arabia the happye: Portugale: Hungarie: Slauonia: Volterre: Mutine: Bude: Caschonia: Nar∣bona: Auignon: Tolete. Of particular places, Gar∣dens: Wayes: Mountaynes: or where menne keepe horses.

Capricorne gouerneth ouer the heart of the meridies, ouer the earth: melanchollie: the knees: ouer the be∣ginning of the Winter. And signifieth little stature, a little rounde head: the face browne: faire nose: fayre eyes: chollerique and sadde: subtle: secrete: prudent: paynefull: sheepheards: fishers: marryners: carpenters: buyers of Rentes. Of diseases, scabbes: gaules: infir∣myties of the skinne: hinderaunces of the hearing: of the voyce: of the eyes: issues of blood in the lower parts. Of colours blacke and earthly. Of sauours, the bitter and astringent. Of Regions, Macedonia, Thracia, Indea, Brandebourge: Anchone: Fauence: Tortonne: Aus∣burge, Constans, Gand, Malnies. Of particular places, Gardens, Fountaynes, Riuers, Fields tilled, Land plowed, Prisoners, Caues, Obscure places, deepes; and full of fewmes and vapours.

Aquarius gouerneth ouer the left parte of the Occi∣dent, ouer the ayre, ouer the blood, ouer the legges, o∣uer the middle of Winter. And signifieth fayre men, fayer & somwhat long faced, & the face somwhat red, the brest or the elbowes marked, and men Curteous, Scotia∣ble, Couetous, Prudent, giuen to the actes of Saturnins.

Of diseases, quarterne feuers, the blacke iaunders, &c. Of Colours, the greene and darke yellow. Sauours, sweete. Of Countries, Arabia, Ethiopia, Sarinatia, Oxione, Tarta∣ria, Denmarke, Picmount, Mountferrat, Pisaure. Of par∣ticular places, Lakes, Pondes, Close places, Caues, Sepul∣chers and infamous houses.

Pisces gouerneth ouer the right part of the Septentri∣on ouer the water, phlegme, aquisits, and ouer the feete, and ouer the end of winter. And signifieth men of whitish colour, delicate, faire foreheaded, fayre breasted, faire bearded, the eyes open and indifferent great, and indiffe∣rent sickly: Fishers, and Nauigators. Of diseases, gaules vppon the skinne, vlcers and deformed spottes vppon the skinne payne in the feete. Of Colours, the greene, white & mixtures. Of sauors salt and fresh Of Regions, Lydia, Lycia, Cicilia, Pamphilia, Calabria, Normandie: Rattisbo∣ne: Roane: Compostella, Of particular places: port of the Sea: heades of Riuers, Pondes and watrish places.

CHAP. III. Of that which the Plannets signifie in the sayde Signes.

SAturne in his signes of Capricorne and Aquarius in Natiuities by day giueth knowledge and loue of no∣ble men: and of credit and great riches principally in the Ascendant: with the part of Fortune: and ma∣keth the man graue, prudent: proude and mellanchollie: and first of all his bretheren, or most aduaunced. In Na∣tiuities by night giueth great payne and trauayle and ma∣ny diseases. Iupiter in the sayd signe, maketh the man of little courage, vnfortunate in the goodes of the Church, otherwise of small riches, or alwayes poore.

Mars maketh him bolde, a great enterpriser of mat∣ters, and not in vayne, and maketh him see the death of his bretheren.

The Sunne in the natiuities by day signifieth that hee shall be perfect and happie in all his enterprises. In na∣tiuities

by night that he shall haue vnconstant fortune.

Venus maketh him an Adulterer and effeminate, and denoteth that his wiues shall not liue long.

Mercurie causeth him to haue impeachment in his tongue, and maketh the man euill spoken otherwise, and which haunteth the companie of men of knowledge and of Religion.

The Moone maketh the man too slowthfull, and one of euill estimation: and his mother also, and signifieth im∣bicillitie of the eyes and great coughes.

In the houses of Iupiter. ♐ ♓

Saturne in the houses of Iupiter, which bee Sagitarius & Pisces maketh the man fayer, rich, mighty and faithfull in natiuities by day: In natiuities by night, strife against men of authoritie, and neere the death of his Father.

Iupiter signifieth riches, honour, great creditte and offices.

Mars yeeldeth the men noble, gouernours in warres & friendes of Princes.

The Sunne maketh them beneficed men, prelats, offi∣cers and more aduaunced then any of their familie, they shalbe alwayes greatly couetous.

Venus giueth them goodes of the Church, or of the side of women; and maketh them discreet, honest, among the which they shall haue great strife against theyr pa∣rents, famylies and friendes.

Mercurie maketh them iust, men of good estimation, which by their proper vertue shall come to the know∣ledge & loue of great Lordes and Kings.

The Moone yeeldeth them chiefe and most honored among their friendes: maketh them also couetous, sound and of long life.

In the house of Mars. ♈ ♏

Saturne giueth great anger and cruell malice.

Iupiter maketh the man happie, and afriende of great

Lordes, and a Conductor of warres, principall in the signe of Aries.

Mars within his houses signifieth Captaines, Gouer∣nours in warres, and great Lordes.

The Sunne, hote diseases, in the signe of Scorpio: in the signe of Aries great aduauncement.

Venus denoteth luxurie and all voluptuous villanie, but against nature, and euill dealing to women. Alwayes in the signe of Aries she maketh him hate women, prin∣cipally if the moone be in the same signe, and if the sunne be in a masculine signe.

Mercurie, maketh the man a lyer, an euill person, a de∣ceiuer, a babler and a demaunder of vniust thinges: o∣therwise eloquent, subtle in his affayres, diligent, suspici∣ous, a nigromancer, a little false or a theefe.

The moone denoteth euill companions, in perill of be∣ing drowned: and short end by the sea.

In the houses of the Sunne. ♌

Saturne in the signe of Leo: being a house of the Sunne: sygnifieth good Fortune and long life to the father.

Iupiter maketh the man wise: of good spirite: of good nature: amiable: which by vertue shall come to the knoweledge and loue of great Kinges and princes.

Mars denoteth violent death, great sicknesses, losse of goodes, infirmyties of the eyes. and of the Sto∣macke.

The Sunne in his sayde house signifieth great and incredible aduauncement, in Angles or Houses succe∣dant, when the Natiuitie is by daye: VVhen it is by night sygnifieth Sadnesse, Enuies, and a short ende of the Father.

Venus, great loue, great couetousnes, and impudent life, when Iupiter dooth not regard her.

Mercurie: good writers, men of knowledge, good me∣morie, and of great councell.

The moone, honourable companions, and viuacitie of the spirite.

In the houses of Venus. ♉ ♎

Saturne denoteth impudent life, loue of maydes & wo∣men of small discretion, diseases by reason of leacherie.

Iupiter honourable companions, loue of great lordes, profit by the side of women, or Ecclesiasticall goodes, or comming by the men of the Church.

Mars, furious men, raueshers of women, shamelesse in their leacherie, vnto the constraynings of their parents & friendes.

In the signe of Taurus, maketh the man, false and tray∣terous.

In the signe of Libra denoteth some hurt by irō or fire.

The Sunne maketh him contēplatiue, iust, interperter of dreames, curious in the secreets of nature, and a louer of pilgrimages.

Venus signifieth ioyfulnes, great prosperity, happy in ef¦fecting his enteprises, but he shal loue womē reprehended Mercurie giueth many good & profitable friendes: and yeeldeth the man pleasant, ioyfull, and a musitian.

The moone giueth profit by women.

In the houses of Mercurie. ♊ ♍

Saturne, maketh the man verye skilfull, wise, and of great iudgement: which hath enuious menne pursuing him, an impediment in his speach, his anger violent.

Iupiter maketh him also skilfull, or a marchant, a man of good fayth, and more rich then his parents.

Mars, slowthfull, prudent, subtile, men of warre.

Sagitarius busie fellowes, counterfeytors of letters and forgers.

The sunne giueth aboundance of knowledge aswell in matters of iudgements as in mathematickes.

Venus companies & loue of men of the Church, other∣wise she doth yeelde them very leacherous.

Mercurie in his proper houses signifieth men of all knowledge, philosophers, mathematicians: Orators, Ad∣uocates, Poets, Rimers Southsayers, & skilfull in knauery.

The Moone good life and long, great vnderstanding in the affayers which he taketh in hande good fortune in merchandizes and in loue of young maydens.

In the house of the Moone. ♋

Saturne greate sicknesse losse of goodes: hurt in the eyes, voyages from the which hee shall neuer returne, or very late with great payne.

Iupiter: loue of honourable men good renowne and good fortune.

Mars: swiftnesse of spirit, rash, bold enterprisers, blind∣nes of the eyes, losse of goodes by his mother.

The Sunne, good renowne, and if he be ioyned to the tayle of the Dragon, or to Saturne or Mars, blindnesse of eyes, perill of drowning, frequenting voiages.

Venus signifieth, inconstancy, & shamlesse lecherie.

Mercurie good will, chastitie, fidelitie, and happie for∣tune in deedes of marchandise.

The Moone, hooly, and profitable in voiagaes, Traf∣fiques and marchandize when she is fortunate: or when she is vnfortunate, continuall sicknesses, hurts in the eyes, perill of death by land and water.

CHAP. IIII. Of the aspects of the Plannets betweene them.

* 1.1THE Coniunctiō of Saturne & Iupiter giueth faire possessions, farmes rents, houses, & charges of the affaires of the king, profitable if Mars do not be∣hold them.

The coniunction of Saturne & Mars, signifieth that the child shalbe trusted: but he shal not accomplish his enter∣prises without great difficulty, & shall die sooner then his father & mother, & yet his brethren shall die before him.

The coniunction of Saturne and of the Sunne, losse of patrimony, great trauaile to gette goods, and most in the natiuities by night.

The coniunction of Saturne and Venus, denote that the man shal haue no male chyldren, that he shal espouse some old woman, or some widdowe, or some of euil con∣dition, or a bastard: or other staine of hys honour, or by the which his parents haue had some discredite.

The coniunction of Saturne and Mercury, doth yeelde him a poore vagabonde, needy, of no mistery, the which hath an impediment in hys speech.

The coniunction of Saturne and Luna, weakenes of bo∣die, losse by the side of his Parents.

The coniunction of Iupiter & Mars, signifieth, riches, rule and gouernment of warres, and of good renowne.

The coniunction of Iupiter and the Sunne, pouerty & neede if it be not Orientall, for then it promiseth good fortune to the father, to hym, and to his children.

The coniunction of Iupiter and Venus, good instituti∣on, amity of honourable men, and profit of them, and of the wife and chyldren.

The coniunction of Iupiter and Mercury, signifieth Lawyers, Secretaries and Chauncellers.

The coniunction of Iupiter & the Moone, great riches.

The coniunction of Mars and the Sunne, losse of pa∣trimony, damage of goods, and short lyfe to the father, and great perrill of the child to be burnt.

The coniunction of Mars and Venus, sutes, strifes, de∣bates by reason of women, adulterers with women of in∣famous condition.

The coniunction of Mars & Mercury, lyers, deceiuers, eloquent, dilligent, and bablers.

The coniunction of Mars and the Moone, shorte lyfe, woundes, blowes, danger of violent death by yron or by fier, or by falles and ruines.

The coniunction of Sol & Venus, praise, good renown, fauour of the common people, especially of women.

The coniunction of Sol & Mercurie, wisdom, science, great aduauncement, and estimation to be very skilfull.

The coniunction of the Sunne & of the Moone, short lyfe, gouernment, and honourable company.

The coniunction of Venus and Mercury, maketh the man pleasant, ioyfull, a player, a dauncer, musitian, well furnished, and bringeth hym damage by the side of wo∣men. If they be conioyned vnder the beames of the Sun, they make great hinderance in the parts of generation.

The comunction of Venus & the Moone, maketh the man fayre, pleasant, proude, an adulterer: and of whom his wife is an adultresse, if Mars do cast his beames with∣out aspect of Iupiter.

The coniunction of Mercury & Luna, denoteeh good renowne, science, & vnconstancy of maners & of fortune.

The tryne aspect of Saturne and Iupiter, signifieth in∣heritaunces, * 1.2 possessions, faire houses, riches, meetings with treasures, great gaynes: whē they be infortuate places of the figure.

The tryne of Saturne and Mars, great aduauncement, dignities, great credite, rule and gouernment of townes & Countries, and death of brethren.

The tryne of Saturne and the Sunne, rule, offices, digni∣ties, great renowne, in natiuities by day: in the night it maketh the dispersing of patrimony goods, & afterwards by his deedes and vertue shall recouer and obtaine more greater.

The tryne of Saturne & Venus, maketh the man tru∣stie, milde, honest, shame-faced, of good conuersation, of good renowne, the which by men of base condition shall be pursued with enuie, and shall marry late.

The tryne of Saturne and Mercurie, maketh the man prudent, subtile in all his affayres, a man of good & great knowledge, ingenious, industrious, an Arithmetrician, Geomitrician, Astrologian, and a Geographer, President in matters of accounts and calculations: Chauncellors, Secretaries and Registers.

The tryne of Saturne & of the Moone, fauour of great Lords and Kings, glory, honour and gouernment.

The tryne of Iupiter and Mars, signifieth audacity, ho∣nour, victory, fauour of Kings, gouernment of townes & great credite.

The tryne of Iupiter and Sol being greatly fauourable, to glory, honour, gouernment, credite, and giueth great riches, fayre possessions, and fayre chyldren.

The tryne of Iupiter & Venus, denoteth beauty, grace, faithfulnes, honesty, and profit of wiues and friends, dig∣nities and inheritaunces by theyr meanes.

The tryne of Iupiter and Mercurie, maketh the man ingenious, subtile, forward, of good iudgement & aduise, happy in his enterprises, a Iudge, Officer, great Lord, Se∣cretary, well vnderstanding the secretes of nature and A∣strologie.

The tryne of Iupiter with the Moone, signifieth no∣blenesse, honour, glory, good renowne, loue of vertue, fi∣delity, principality and gouernment.

The tryne of Mars with the Sunne, great aduancement, great credite, dignities, gouernments administrations of Common-wealthes, and Conductors of warres.

The tryne of Mars with Venus, gayne, riches, goods of women, proude, arrogant, braue and lecherous.

The tryne of Mars and Mercurie, prudent, crafty, sub∣tile of spyrite, and maketh the man to studie secretly: a good Aduocate, President in matters of account, & rich.

The tryne of Mars with Luna, maketh him happy in all his affaires: President in matters of account, an hono∣rable officer, & a great Lord, with great renowne.

The trine of the Sunne with Venus, signifieth the same that the tryne of Mars and Venus signifieth, with great honour of the said significations.

The tryne of the Sun with Mercury and Luna, likewise as of Mars, with great honour and profit.

The tryne of Venus with Mercurie, braue, pleasant, graue, beauty, and happy enterprises with profit.

The tryne of Venus & the Moone, beauty, grace, bra∣uerie, pride, and adultery.

The tryne of Mercury with the Moone, maketh the man greatly esteemed in hys profession: be it in musicke, paynting, or other pleasant industry: or in al knowledge, or in merchandise or office.

The Sextiles aspects, make the same effects which the trynes make; except that the Sextiles bee not of so per∣fect vertue.

The Quadrate aspect of Saturne and Iupiter, signifieth losse of patrimoniall goods, great aduersities, hinderaun∣ces * 1.3 in all enterprises: vaine cogitations, principally when Saturne is eleuated ouer Iupiter, without receiuing hym.

The quadrate of Saturne and Mars, signifieth asmuch, and further maketh knowne the death of brethren.

The quadrate of Saturne and the Sunne out of the sayd significations, bringeth great damage to the honour, and spoyleth the body with cold diseases and contractions of the sinowes; and maketh the father die before the mo∣ther, and yeeldeth the chyld not agreeable to his father.

The quadrate of Saturne with Venus, denoteth losse of goods, pouertie, myserable fortune to women, vnciui∣lity, when Saturne holdeth the right part of the aspect. For when Venus holdeth it, the chyld shall be shame fa∣ced and of good manners, and hys wiues shall loue hym effectually, although they dissemble theyr loue and wyll gouerne in the house.

The quadrate of Saturne & Mercury, maketh the man laborous, a seruaunt, of poore councell, deafe or of ill hea∣ring, stutting or euill spoken, pursued of enuie.

The quadrate of Saturne and of the Moone, maketh the man slothfull, sickly, euill graced, full of care, without friendes, a disperser of the goods of hys mother and of his wiues.

The quadrate of Iupiter and Mars, if Iupiter be migh∣tiest, it signifieth that the chyld shall be esteemed, praised and honoured of Princes & Kings, and that he shall haue

perseueraunce in all hys enterprises with profit; alwayes he shal lose and dysperse his inheritances and possessions, and shall see the death or destruction of his children. If Mars be most eleuate, he signifieth sutes, debates and los∣ses, by meanes of great Lords, and a troublesome lyfe.

The quadrate of Iupiter with the Sunne, if Iupiter bee the Superior, honour, profit, and good fortune to the Fa∣ther. If the Sunne be Superior, the child shal disperse his goods, and shall not be beloued of hys neighbours; and shall goe out of his Country.

The quadrate of Iupiter and Venus, profit by women, faithfulnes, honesty, ciuility, when Iupiter is most highest. When he is inferiour, lust, deceite by women, inconstan∣cie, ioy incontinently turned into sadnes, when Venus is not receiued by Iupiter.

The quadrate of Iupiter and Mercury, signifieth the man skilfull, a Mathematician, a Sorcerer, Sooth-sayer, a∣bounding in seruaunts, very faythfull and very rich, prin∣cipally when Mercurie is receyued by Iupiter.

The quadrate of Iupiter and the Moone, of good re∣nowne, great honours, in knowledge and loue of great Lords, with a little vnconstant of Fortune and of maners.

The quadrate of Mars with the Sunne, signifieth ma∣ny euils, losse of goods, darknes of the eyes, and in great daunger of violent death, or publique.

The quadrate of Mars with Venus, great troubles & tribulations by reason of women of base condition, or im∣pudent, & somewaies defamed, when Mars is in a moue∣ble signe.

The quadrate of Mars with Mercurie, weakenes of all the body, prysons, pursutes, accusations, false nature of the chyld, wyth malice and iniquitie.

The quadrate of Mars and the Moone, signifieth the mother to be weake, and of a very short lyfe, and the child an euill boy, prodigall, vnconstant, poore, and which shal die myserably: and of the which, the wiues shalbe proud, arrogant, and terrible.

The quadrate of the Sunne and Venus, signifieth that which the quadrate of Iupiter and Venus signifieth.

The quadrate of Sol & Mercury, signifieth that which the quadrate of Iupiter and Mercury signifieth.

The quadrate of the Sunne with the Moone, augmen∣teth the dignities and the honors, & giueth enuiousnes.

The quadrate of Venus and Mercury, maketh the man diligent & industrious in his office, & well renowned, but he shal receiue some infamy by reason of women.

The quadrate of Venus and Luna maketh him verie rich, and happy in his profession, eloquent, gracious, very happy in wiues & chyldren: but hee shal haue some losse of good and honour by reason of women.

The quadrate of Mercury with Luna, maketh him skil∣full, ingenious, vnconstant of manners and of fortunes, which in a common sedition shall be taken, or shal be ac∣cused by many of his conspirators.

* 1.4The Opposition of Saturne & Iupiter, signifieth great troubles, a thousande mischiefes and tribulations, depri∣ued of chyldren. If Saturne be in the ascendant, and Iupi∣ter in the seauenth house, the beginning of hys life shall bee with paynes, trybulations and torments, and the ende with repose, profite and honour.

The opposition of Saturne and Mars without aspect of Iupiter and Venus, denote great troubles, common sedi∣tions and conspyrations against the sayd man: many dys∣eases intollerable, ruines, falles, perrils by water, violent death, or pestilence, and a miserable father.

The opposition of Saturne and Sol without aspect of Iupiter, maketh the man sickly, sad, full of thoughts, full of tribulations, with great losse of goods, and daunger of violent death.

The opposition of Saturne and Venus, maketh hym euill disposed, depriued of beauty and of vertue, leche∣rous, infamous by reason of women.

The opposition of Saturne and Mercury, an imperfect speech, seperation of brethren, knowledge and science.

The opposition of Saturne and Luna, dispertion of hys mothers goods, gryefes happening to the mother, trou∣bles and tribulations, with great danger of violent death, according to the nature of the signe wherein Luna is.

The opposition of Iupiter and Mars, rashnes, disperti∣on of goods, enemy to them which haue beene friendes, vnconstant fortune.

The opposition of Iupiter & Sol, maketh him disperse his fathers goods, & sell his offices and his honor.

The opposition of Iupiter and Venus, signifieth vn∣constant friendes, vngratitude of them where hee hath doone good: otherwise sufficient fortune.

The opposition of Iupiter and Mercurie, common se∣ditions, enuies, conspirations, strifes, sutes, enmitie of bre∣thren, of the which he shall see the death.

The opposition of Iupiter with Luna, sufficient for∣tune after long trauaile.

The opposition of Mars and of the Sunne, spoyle of the eyes, maketh him to be killed, or fal from on high, ma∣keth him disperse his patrimony, & his father die quickly.

The opposition of Mars and Venus, yeeldeth the man voluptuous, an a little vicious, weak, vnconstant, and ma∣keth his wife and children to die in signes tropiques, ma∣keth him marry wiues of base condition, or otherwise de∣famed.

The opposition of Mars and Mercury, without aspect of Iupiter, maketh the man a falsefyer, of euill conscience, accompanied with euil chyldren, accused of many crimes, for the which hee shall be a fugitiue or banished: princi∣pally if Mercury be in the houses of Saturne.

The opposition of Mars and the Moone, signifi∣eth spoyle of the eyes and the body, by blowes and hurts and other sicknesses, and gyueth great aduersities, maketh him hate marriage, and causeth violent death, and often Canon: principally when the Moone increaseth in the angles; wyth sufficient aspect of fortunes.

The opposition of the Sun, of Venus and of Mercurie,

signifie that which we haue sayd of Iupiter.

The opposition of the Sunne and of the Moone, chan∣geth the fortunes of goods and honour, pouertie after ri∣ches, dishonour after honour, weakenes of bodie after health; mutation of good to euill, and great vnconstancie of manners.

The opposition of Venus and Mercury, enuies, quar∣rels, enmities by reason of women; otherwise graue elo∣quence, beauty and brauery.

The opposition of Venus with the Moone, vnfortunate marriage, iniuries by women, depryuation of chyldren.

The opposition of Mercury and of the Moone, con∣spyrations against hym, enuies, treasons, feare and le∣cherous.

Likewise you must regarde the parte of Fortune, the part of the Spyrite, and of theyr aspects with the sayde Planets; you must iudge as of the aspects of the Planets with the Sunne and the Moone. For if the parte of for∣tune be part of the Moone, and part of the Spirit & part of the Sunne, which would consider the aspects towards the other parts and houses of heauen, he may iudge as of the Planets of the which the proiections of the sayd parts shall be made. &c.

CHAP. V. Of the significations of the twelue houses.

THE first house signifieth the life, nourishment, and disposition of the body of the spirit, and complex∣ion, and representeth the head, face, brayne, eares, and nose, and is called, Horyscope angle, adorning and ascending.

The second house signifieth goods, traffique, ryches, gayne, companies to gette profite & gayne men that help to gayne. It signifyeth also gold and siluer, and al mouea∣ble goods, and is called, The house succedant to the ascen∣dant, and beneath the earth; & raigneth ouer the neck.

The thyrd house denoteth the brethren, sisters, Cosins and allies, and little voyages, and the lyuer, and diuinati∣ons of dreames, and is called, The house cadant of the a∣scendant, otherwise goodnes: and hath gouernment o∣uer the shoulders, legges and armes.

The fourth house signifieth the Fathers and Parents possessions, inheritaunces, houses, fieldes, Orchards, vine∣yardes labouring, woode, and other goods & moueables, treasures and goods hydden, and mynerall matters, pry∣sons and obscure places, and in the end all things; & that which commeth after death, as the graue and good re∣porte. &c. and is called, The angle of the earth, and the depth thereof: and raigneth ouer the brest and lunges.

The fift house signifieth infancie and Daughters, Ne∣pheues, gyfts, presents, pleasures, voluptuousnes, orna∣naments, brauerie, dauncing, playes, banquetting, messa∣ges, gold and siluer, and the riches of the Father, the pro∣fite of inheritaunces, possessions, tyllage, and is called, The house succedant to the fourth, and otherwise good for∣tune: and raigneth ouer the hart and stomack.

The sixt house denoteth seruaunts, sicknes, wild beasts, ryding, hunting of and by dogges: sheepe and muttons, Goates and Pulleine, and hath some signification ouer prysons, vniustice, and false accusations, and is called, The house cadant of the fourth, and otherwise euil fortune, and hath gouernment ouer the belly and bowels.

The seauenth house, denoteth marriage, wiues, sutes, quarrels, stryfe, debate, knowne enmity, and men apper∣tayning to gayne and profite, and signifieth agednesse, and strange places, & is called, The angle of the occident, and raigneth ouer the reynes.

The eyght house signifieth sadnes, enuie, long tor∣ments, the quality of death: dowery with wiues, inheri∣tance and other benefit, prouided by Parents, and those that belong to gayne, riches of the which one hath not greatly thought, and is called, The house succedant, to the angle occidentall, and otherwise is entred on high, and

gouerneth the parts of generation.

The nynth, long viages: long pilgrimages and nauiga∣tions: fayth: religion: sacrifices: cerimonies: science: wisedome: diuination of dreames: prodigious interpre∣tations: new sects: paradoxes: signes of heauen: diuine punishment: and is called, The house Cadant of the an∣gle occidentall, and otherwise the house of God, and go∣uerneth the buttocks.

The tenth, signifieth honour: dignities: offices: Ma∣gistrates: administrations: gouernment: Rulers: Con∣ductors: good renowne: estimation: profession: action: and the mother: and is called, The middle and heart of heauen: the Merydian poynt and angle Merydian. It gardeth and gouerneth the knees.

The eleuenth house, signifieth friendes: companions: hope: confidence: fauour: helpe: succour: prayse: esti∣mation and renowne: counsell of friends: and is called, The house succedant to the angle Meridional, and other∣wise called the good angle: and gouerneth the legges.

The twelfe house signifieth hidden enemies: pryson: captiuitie: bondage: sadnes: torment: complaynt: la∣mentation: teares and hate; treasons: villanies: horses and great beastes of lyke and iust proportion: and is cal∣led, The house cadant of the angle Meridional, & other∣wise an euill spyrite: and gouerneth the feete.

CHAP. VI. Of the Lords of the Triplicities of the said Houses.

THE first Lorde of the tryplicitie of the first angle, denoteth the nature and life of the chylde, and hys cogitations and will: that which he loueth and ha∣teth, and that which is to come, health or sicknesse: good or euill entertainment, perrill of his life in the first age. The second, Lord of the tryplicitie of the saide an∣gle, signifieth force and strength of the body, & the midst of the lyfe.

The thyrd, the end of the lyfe.

The first Lord of the tryplicitie of the seconde house, betokeneth riches, the second the manner of the same ri∣ches, the third the intent and confidence in getting.

The first Lord of the tryplicitie of the thyrd house, de∣noteth the most auncient and fyrst brethren, the seconde the middle, the third the least.

The first Lord of the fourth, denoteth the Parents, the second lands possessions and houses, the thyrd impri∣sonment and end of things.

The first Lord of the fyft, denoteth chyldren, the se∣cond loue, pleasure, grace and brauery, the third, messa∣ges and embassages.

The first Lorde of the sixt house, denoteth sicknesse, trouble, the second, seruaunts, the thyrd, Cattell, pryson, and the profite of the significations of the said house.

The fyrst of the seauenth house, women, the seconde strife and sute, the thyrd diuision.

The fyrst Lord of the eyght house, death, the seconde, antiquity, the thyrd, inheritaunce.

The fyrst Lord of the ninth house, denoteth pilgrima∣ges, long viages, nauigations: the second, fayth, religion, and deuotion: the thyrd, science, deuination, dreames, prophecies, sortes of crosse and prodigall sects.

The fyrst of the tenth, denoteth profession, honor, dig∣nitie and aduauncements: the second, audacitie, and the meanes to work in his profession: & the third, preseruati∣on in such fortune.

The fyrst of the eleuenth house, denoteth constancie, hope, the second, friendes: the thyrde, the profite of the eleuenth house.

The fyrst of the twelfe house, denoteth enemies: the second, payne and trauaile: the thyrd, beastes of like pro∣portion: and other that be appoynted to charge and la∣bour.

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.

CHAP. VIII. The significations of the Lordes of the houses by the places of the figure.

THE Lord of the first house within the first For∣tune, betokneth long life, health of bodye, goodes, and riches by his owne proper meanes, honour of his parents. In the second, riches: In the third, of∣ten voiages, agreement and concorde with his bretheren. In the iiij. inheritaunces houses and goodes vnmouable. And it noteth that he shalbe a great builder, a planter of vines and trees, a medler with mines of golde and siluer, and other thinges according to the nature of the sayde planet: In the v. betokeneth many children which hee shall loue greatly, to be giuen to banquets, playes; daun∣cing, brauerie and to all voluptuousnes and pleasure, and shall haue many friendes to enrich him. In the vi. a buyer of small cattell, abounding in seruaunts the which he shall teach and make dilligent, hee shalbe sickly: In the sea∣uenth, quarrelsome, giuen to strife and suites in matters of marriage, vnfortunate in all his actes. In the viij. sadde, fearefull and of shorte life. In the ix. an interpreter of Dreames, of Oracles, secreate things and visions, giuen to knowe diuine mysteries, to trauayle, and to abide in straunge Countreys. In the x. goodes, riches, digni∣ties, and honor by the meanes of Princes and great Lords, good fortune in his profession. In the xi. happie enter∣prises, good friendes, honourable companies, prosperitie, fewe children. In the xii. euill manners, peruerse nature; great enmitie, good fortune in cattell. If hee bee vnfortu∣nate

in the first, the childe shall not liue long, if in the se∣conde, hee shall be destroyed and poore. If in the third, he shall receiue great euill by his bretheren. If in the fourth, he shalbe vnhappy in landes, inheritaunces, labor, and possessions, and die in prison. In the fifth, it denoteth sadnesse and tribulation, be cause of children, & of messa∣ges and gifts, & shall many times die by too much drinke, or by too much pleasure. In the sixth, signifieth great sicknes and piteous death. In the seauenth, by meanes of the wife by poyson, if he be in the signe of Capricorne, by fire, if he be in a fierie signe, by fall from on high, if in an earthly. In the eyght, shorte life, daunger of death in trauayle. In the ninth, in perill to be slayne by theeues. In the tenth, imprisonment, wracke, condemnation, & death by meanes of princes. In the eleuenth, a thousande euills, and mischiefes for friendes. In the twelfth, death in pry∣son. The lord of the seconde in the first house signifieth much gaine and to be rich; In the second, that hee shall haue much goodes and bee verye rich and auaricious. In the third, losse by bretheren, & profit in small voiages. In the fourth, innumerable inheritaunces, augmentation of patrimonie. In the fifth, profit in all things of pleasure and magnificence, children to come to honour, and shalbe rich giuers. In the sixth, profit by meanes of seruauntes, and of keeping beastes. In the seauenth, goodes of wo∣men; and by suites. In the eight, great dowries: some in∣heritaunces, otherwise scattering of goodes. In the ninth, goodes of the Church, fortunate in long pilgrimage. In the tenth profit, profit in his profession, goodes by greate Lordes, and offices, and dignities. In the eleuenth, goods, riches and honour by friendes. In the twelfth, profitte in horses and beastes, otherwise losse and iniustice by the meanes of gayning. The lorde of the thirde house in the first signifieth greater riches and prayse then his brethe∣ren, that he shall make many voyages. In the seconde, hee shall haue suit with his bretheren for goodes. In third, he shall often goe abroad for pleasure, and his bretheren and

friends accompany him. In the iiii. he shall goe ofte to vi∣site his lands and possessions, and his bretheren shall leaue him, and with-holde parte of his right. In the v. his bre∣theren shall bee braue, pleasant, and gracious, and giuen to voluptuousnesse, and make agreement with his Chil∣dren. In the vi. that hee shall holde question of iniuries with his bretheren and that they shall not answer him. In the vii. suite against bretheren and friends, a voyage to be married. In the viii. shorte life to bretheren flying for feare of plague or murther. In the ix. pilgrimage of friends, and voyages to obteyne pardons. In the x. voy∣ages by reason of profession, and for dignities & death of brethren and friendes. In the xi. good friendship among brethren, voyages to meete with good fortune. In the xii. enmities of bretheren, & voyages because of enemies.

The Lorde of the fourth in the first house, signifieth good disposition and honour, richer then other of his kyndred, a great man in buylding & possessions, and shall builde houses, plante vines, trees, and a diligent husband in his grounds. In the second a good Traffiquer-in corne Oyle, Wine, and Fruits, a deare seller and a good cheape buyer, and a buyer and seller of Landes and Houses. In the thirde, hee shall haue the goodes and inheritaunce of his Bretheren: in the fourth, hee shall haue greate Fortune in goodes, Landes, Houses and laboures, and happen vppon Treasure. In the fifte, the riches of the Father, Children happie in theyr inheritaunce. In the sixt, signifieth no great estimation of the Father, but phi∣sicke, Surgerie and gouernment of sicke Folkes, and a Nourisher of Beastes: in the seauenth, inheritaunce by Women, enmitie betweene the Father and Children, a good huswife of his wife: in the eight, the father of shorte life, inheritaunce, death out of his Countrie: in the ninth, lands, & possessions ioyned to the Church or in subiectiō to the Church-men, and the father a straunger: in tenth, the father to be knowne of great Lords, by the which shall come greate profitte to the Childe, and shall haue lord∣ships,

Landes, and possessions by meanes of great Lords. In the eleuenth, shorte life to the Father, inheritaunce by friends: in the 12. the father a stranger & of base condiciō, & shall hate his sonne, & shall haue some mouable goods of his enemies, not without long suite & great difficultie.

The Lorde of the fift, in the first house signifieth feasting, bankquetting, dauncing, voluptuousnes, & faire children. In the second rich children & ioy of their gay∣ning. In the third, voyages for pleasure: in the iiii. goodes of parents and alies: in the v. feastes, bankets, playes, bra∣uerie, daunces, pleasure and faire children: in the vi. wit∣nes that he shalbe a peace-maker and not greatly giuen to pleasure: but in seruants & keeping cattell: in the vii. the children shall hate the father, & shall haue suites one against the other, yet alwayes contentment by his wife & reioyce in her. In the viii ioyfull, because of vnlooked for inheritaunce, and short life to children. In the ix. ioy in pilgrimages, vowes, holy religion, good children that feare and loue God. In the x. pleasure in honour. In the xi. pleasure in freinds and many children. In the xii. shorte life of children, enmitie betweene the father and the chil∣dren, pleasure in horses.

The Lord of the sixt in the first signifieth many sicknes∣ses of the sayd Lorde, and that his seruantes, and beastes shall dye quickly. In the second that he shall be rich by keepinge of cattell. In the thirde, sicknesse and going heere and there from home, a poore kindred. In the iiii. that his Father shall bee of verye base condicion. In the fith, Sicknesse by ouer much pleasure, Children of more base condicion then their father In the vi. health if the Lorde of the Ascendant doe not regarde him, o∣therwise sicknesse by ouer-labour. In the seauenth, sick∣nesse by Women, of strifes, and suites and strife betweene his seruauntes and him. In the eight, death by reason of seruauntes. In the ninth, sicke out of his Countrey by trauayle. In the tenth, sicknesse by ouer-trauayle in his Profession, or by ouer-labouringe for honour.

In the xi. acquayntaunce of men vnknown; and sicknes by meanes of friends. In the xii. sicknesse by meanes of enemies and of imprisonment, and enemies of his owne Seruaunts.

The lorde of the vii. in the first signifieth gavne by traffique, peace and agreement, by exercise of phisicke & Astrologie, and that he shalbe well loued of his wife, and haue goodes with her: but hee shalbe quarrelsome and haue suites. In the ii. short life of his wife, suites for her goodes & riches: in the iij. strife & suites against friends, kinsfolkes: and they shall loue his wife impudently. In the iiij. inheritaunce by women, suites against parents. In the v. a young Wife, honest and vertuous, beloued of her husband, and suite against his children. In the vi. strife for cattell and seruaunts, marriage with some woman of base condition, or noted of some infamy proper to him∣selfe and parents. In the vij. suits for women, housholde∣strife, profit, and to agree and communicate his goodes. In the viij, strife for inheritaunce, great goodes by women. In the ix. strife and accusations for matters of fayth, mar∣riage with a straunge woman: In the x. trouble for offi∣ces and honour, an honourable wife, and dignitie by the wiues frindes. In the xi. suites against friends, or by their meanes, and shalbe married by his friends. In the xii. con∣trouersie against enemies, marriage with women of base condicion, and not long loue together.

The Lord of the eight in the first signifieth ire, sadnes, angrie for that he cannot bring to passe, and shall not bee of long life. In the ii inheritaunce: in the iij. death of bretheren: in the iiij. death in his house, and shall see the death of his parents, and shall haue inheritaunces: in the v. death of children: in the vi. death of his familie before him, and shall be vnfortunate in cattell: in the vij. death of wife by whome he shall haue iuheritaunce, and thereby become rich: in the viij. that hee shall thinke sodenly to die, and yet sounde of bodie, trouble in spirite, and shall haue dower by his wife & inheritaunce, and other goods.

In the ix. that hee shall haue euill courage, and shall dye out of his Countrie: in the x. honorable death, or other∣therwise by the meanes of great Lordes, and of iudges, or because of his honour: in the xi. death amongest his friends: in the xii. death amongst his enemies, or by rea∣son of themselues.

The Lord of the ninth in the first signifieth prudence, religious, vertuous, deuine, a louer of Church-men, and shall make many voyages: in the ii. that hee shall make many voyages, by the which he shall become rich: in the iij. marriage out of his Countrie, or take a straunger, and shall make iourneys because of his bretheren: in the iiii. death from home, pilgrimage by perswasion of parents. In the v. haue childrē from home out of his Countrie & shall make iourneys for them: in the vi. marriage of a mayde or woman of base condicion, sicknesse from home, and shall trauell for his seruauntes & cattell: In the vii. voyages and suites by reason of women and their goodes, and signifieth the woman to be deuout, moderate, & well mānered: In the viii. desire of riches, trauell for his wiues goodes: In the ix. good vnderstanding, a louer of vertue, fearing God, knowledge in deuine mysteries, oracles, se∣crete thinges, and true dreames, trauell for deuotion: In the x. trauell for profession & honour: In the xi. good friendes from home: In the xii. euill courage, & enemies out of his Countrie, trauell by reason of enemies.

The Lord of the tenth in the first signifieth that by his industrie hee shall come to great honor, and shall haue dignitie, offices, and gouernments. In the second honour for his wealth: In the iii. honour by his bretheren, or by trauell: In the iiii. vnmouable goods, sumptuous houses. In the v. honour by his children: In the vi. little honour, except of his houshould and seruants, or in gouerning of the sicke. In the vii. honourable marriage: In the eight goodes by marriage, inheritaunce, and perill of death to the mother at the time of her trauell and delyuetie. In the ix. Ecclesiasticall dignitie, honour in straunge Countries,

and estimation by his trauell. In the x. dignities, offices, and great honour by his owne meanes, and fauour of Princes. In the xi. prosperitie, honour, and fauour of friendes. In the xii. honour by his enemies, honour and estimation of men of euill condicion.

The Lord of the eleauenth, in the first signifieth good fortune, happy enterprises, good friendes, and many chil∣dren. In the second, goodes, and riches by friends. In the third, amitie of bretheren, iorneys & trauayles for friends. In the fourth, good fortune in vnmouable goods. In the fift, aboundance of children, bankquets, ioy and good for∣tune. In the sixte, fortune in good husbandrie. In the seauenth, rich and fortunate marriage, and good friendes, strifes and debates against friendes, and that he shall bee poore in his youth, and rich in his age. In the eight, in∣heritaunce, death of friendes. In the ninth, profitable ior∣neyes, friendes out of his Countrye, and good fortune in straunge places. In the tenth, goodes and honour by meanes of men of authoritie, and dignitie in youth. In the eleauenth, aboundance of friends, & children, great goods and honour, & fauour of men in authoritie, good renown and prosperitie. In the twelfth, small friendes, few goods, and debate with his friends.

The Lord of the twelfth, in the first signifieth pouertie in youth, sadnesse, long trauell, enmytie and conspiration against him. In the seconde euill manners, quarrells for goodes. In the third, quarrells with friendes and kynd∣red. In the fourth, strife and suites for inheritaunce and mouable goodes, and discorde with the father. In the fift, rebellious children to the father, and strife amonge themselues. In the sixt, strife and anger amonge the fa∣milie. In the seauenth, that hee shall take wiues of base condicion, and not loue them long, and by theyr meanes shall haue great paine and trauell, and shall bee in griefe for them, and his friendes shall conspire against him, and his enemies shall take away part of his goodes, and in the ende of his dayes bee poore and miserable. In the eight,

hatred and treason for lyuelyhood and goodes of women, death of enemies. In the ninth, quarrell with Church-men and mischiefes by the way. In the tenth, quarrell with great Lordes, persecution by reason of his professi∣on, of his offices and honour. The eleauenth, signifieth that his friendes shalbe his enemies, and shall haue great mischiefe for his friendes. In the twelfth, many enuies and enemies that shall imagine many mischiefes against him.

Likewise, you must iudge of all the partes of the xii. houses, as the part of fortune in the first signifieth: that he shalbe rich and fortunate by his industrie. In the second, that he shalbe come rich in all that is signified by the se∣cond house, &c.

All these bee the foundations and rootes of the iudge∣ments Astronomical, from the which you may not swarue or depart: Except in asmuch as be mittigated, prohiby∣ted, or augmented by the Concurrences and aspects of the Planets, and coniunction of the fixed starres.

The end of the second booke.

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