The rules and righte ample documentes, touchinge the vse and practise of the common almanackes, which are named ephemerides A briefe and shorte introduction vpon the iudiciall astrologie, for to prognosticate of thinges to come, by the helpe of the sayde ephemerides. With a treatise added hereunto, touchinge the coniunction of the planets, in euery one of the. 12. signes, and of their prognostications and reuolutions of yeres. The hole faithfully, and clerely translated into Englyshe by Humfrey Baker.

¶ Generall and perticuler rules, for to iudge of the mutation and chaunge of the ayre. The 25 rule. (Book 25)

TO vnderstand and to knowe more easelye how to iudge of the chaun∣gement of the time or wether, and

the mutation of the ayre, it is first requi∣site to knowe the qualitie and dispositi∣on of the foure ••artes and seasons of the yeare, whiche are suche as foloweth. The springe time is hoat and moist, san∣guine, and beginneth when the sunne en¦treth into the signe of Aries. The somer is hoate and drye, cholerike, and begin∣neth when the Sunne entreth into the signe of Cancer. Harueste is colde and dry, melancholike, and beginneth when the Sunne entreth into the signe of Li∣bra. The winter is colde and moyst, fleu¦ma••ike, and beginneth when the Sunne entreth into the signe of Capricornus. Afterwardes muste be knowen and vn∣derstande the natures and affections of the 12 signes of the Zodiake, here before expressed in the ninetenth rule. For y•• the planettes (yea those that be of a hote nature) doo beholde the one the other, or be conioyned together in hoate and drye signes, they shall cause heate and excesse of drougth in Sommer, or elles tempe∣raunce of ayre in Winter. And contra∣ry wise, if the sayde aspectes and coniun¦ctions of the planetes abouesayd, do hap¦pen in colde and drye sygnes, they wyll cause in wynter great snowes and yet, and in sommer moderation of the ••eate,

and in hoate and moiste signes, greate aboundaunce of windes. And if this hap¦pen in waterye signes, they will cause then great haboundaunce of rayne, whi∣che will make the ayre very intemperate in winter, and of a moderate heate in sō∣mer. And so is to be vnderstande, and to iudge conformablye of all lyke thinges, accordinge vnto the nature of the pla∣nets and signes, and the▪ qualitie of their aspectes. Also hauinge regarde with the same, vnto the nature of the▪ fixed sterres likewise of them whiche are most n••••est vnto the Zodiake. And that not onely in all elections, but also in the mutation of the ayre lykewise, as shalbe perticulerlye recited hereafter.

¶ Perticuler rules of the aspectes of the planetes amonge them selues.

* 1.1FIrste the coniunction of Saturne with Jupiter diligentlye obserued in hoate and drye signes, cause the greate drougth many dayes before, and many dayes after the sayd coniunction: and in moist signes, continuall inunda∣tion of waters, and perticuler flouds, be∣cause they abide longe together, for the slowenes of their mouementes.

Likewise the opposition, quadrature,* 1.2 or sextile aspecte of the sayde Saturne, with Jupiter, is the cause of great muta¦tions in the ayre, and engēdreth raynes, hayles, and windes many dayes before, and many dayes after the sayd oppositi∣on or aspect. Also there foloweth greate mutations of wether, at altimes, and as often as ther is sextile aspect of Saturne with the Sunne, or of Jupiter with Mer¦curye, or trine aspecte of Mars with Ue¦nus, or contrarywise, the which aspects are commonly called of the astrologians the openinge of the gates of heauens, for so much that they do moue and trouble the ayre, and do cause notable chaunge of weather.

* 1.3The coniunction, opposition, or qua∣drature of Saturne with Mars, in moist signes, engendreth raine, hayle, and thō¦dre▪ with tempestes •• dayes before, and as many dayes after the sayde coniunc∣tion.

* 1.4The coniunction▪ quadrature, or oppo∣sition of Saturne with the Sunne, cheif¦ly in cold signes, engendreth haile, raine darke wether, thunder, and colde dayes, and notable mutasion of the ayre.

* 1.5The coniunction, quadrature, or oppo∣sition of Saturne with Uenus in winter

engendreth colde and rayne, principally in watery signes. And in sommer mit••∣gation of heate.

* 1.6The coniunction, quadrature, or oppo∣sition of Saturne with Mercury in moist signes, bringeth rayne, in hote and drye signes, causeth droughte, and in Somer thonder, lightninges, and tempeste.

* 1.7The coniunction, quadrature, or oppo∣sition of Jupiter with Mars, in moyste signes, causeth raynes, lightninges, and thunders, in Winter shewe and cloudy weather, and in hoate signes and dry••▪ causeth excesse heate.

* 1.8The coniunction, quadrature, or oppo∣sition of the said Jupiter with the sunne▪ causeth greate and mooste vehemente windes, dryuinge away all raynes.

* 1.9The coniunction, quadrature, and op∣position of Jupiter with Uenus, in moist signes, caiseth colde and mislinges, and that more cer••at••••elye, in case there hap¦pen any coniunction▪ quadrature, or op¦position of the mone, but when they be co••••o••ned with other signes, causeth fair wether and windes.

* 1.10The coniunction, quadrature, or op¦position of Jupiter with Mercurye, cau¦seth great windes, and alteration of we¦ther.

* 1.11The coniunction, quadrature or oppo¦sition of Mars with the Sunne in fyrye signes, causeth drougth, in waterye sig¦nes thonder and rayne.

* 1.12The coniunction, quadrature or oppo¦sition of Mars with Uenus in moyste signes, causeth rayne and tempest.

* 1.13The coniunction quadrature or oppo¦sition of Mars with Mercurye in hoate and drye signes, causeth great heate and drougth, in waterye signes rayne, some times thonders and lightninges, with so dayne fierce windes.

* 1.14The coniunction of the sunne with Uenus in moist signes by meanes of the opposition or quadrature of the moone▪ causeth raynes.

* 1.15The coniunction of the Sunne with Mercury, in moist signes, causeth raine, and in wyndye sygnes, as are Gemini, Libra, & Aquarius▪ do engender winds▪

* 1.16The coniunction, quadrature, or oppo¦sition of Uenus with Mercury in moiste signes, causeth rayne, in case they be not ••et by anye other euell planete. And in ••ommer they prouoke tempeste, the more if they be in watry signes. And note that ••ll the Planettes aboue sayde, haue great force, when the mone is in coniun¦ction, opposition, or quadrature wyth

them, and accordinge to the varietie of the nature of the signes, and the qualitie of the houses of the said mone.

Note also what is sayde of the coniun¦ction, quadrature, and opposition, the same is ment likewise of the sextile, and trine aspect, but they are of lesse signifi∣cation.

¶ Perticuler rules by the aspectes of the mone with the planetes.

* 1.17THe coniunction, quadrature, or op¦positiō of the mone with Saturne in moist signes, bringeth a cloudy daye, and colde ayre, according vnto the nature of the signe: And if the Mone do go frome Saturne vnto the Sunne, by coniunction or otherwise, harde wether ensueth.

* 1.18The coniunction, quadrature, or op∣sition of the moone with Jupiter, in the signes of Aries and Scorpio, sheweth fayre wether, with white dispersed clou∣des. And if Mars be disposed to the same by anye aspecte, it causeth thunders and lightninges, or elles great windes. After the which coniunction, if the mone come vnto Mercurye, there foloweth greate windes, the whiche are mittigate, and layed by the opposition or quadrature of

the sayde mone with Jupiter, but if the planetes whiche be of slowe mouement be not disposed thervnto, the abouesayde coniunction shall bringe fayre weather.

* 1.19The coniunction, quadrature, or op∣position of the mone with Mars, in wa∣tery signes, causeth rayne, & yf the mone be seperate from Mars, and commeth vnto Venus, there foloweth notable chaunge of wether, but in hote signes causeth diuers coulered cloudes all ouer the elemente, in sommer often thunder, bringinge with them sometimes small mislinges, principally if the planetes be in aspects disposed thervnto.

* 1.20The coniunction, quadrature, or oppo¦sition of the moone with the Sunne in moist signes, bringeth raynye weather, the more if the mone go from the Sunne vnto Saturne.

* 1.21The coniunction, quadrature, or oppo¦sition of the mone with Venus, cheiflye in moist signes, rain foloweth: the mone going from Venus vnto Mars by oppo¦sition, quadrature, or sextile aspecte, be to keneth greate varietie of weather.

* 1.22The coniunction, quadrature, or oppo¦sition of the mone with mercury in moist signes, sheweth great rayne and windes to ensue, the more if she go from Jupiter

and come vnto the sayde Mercury, or if Saturne and Mars be in opposition or quadrate aspecte duringe the sayde con∣iunction.

Wherefore you must note in all con∣iunctions of the mone with the planets, The coniunctions and quadratures of them, and likewise of the fixed sterres af¦ter their nature abouesayde.

And when the mone is without any aspect in moiste signes and mansions, the same denoteth rayne, wherefore he that will iudge more perfitely, and more surely, it is conuenient in all and euerye of the thinges abouesayde, that he consi∣dre diligentlye the nature of the signes, and of the mansions of the moone, and the disposition of the foure times and seasons of the yeare at their fyrste ente∣rynge.

¶ Other rules, and generall doctrines, for to knowe better and more surelye to iudge of the varietie of the time and weather, of the alteration of the ayre by the coniunctions, quadratures, & opposi∣tions of the sunne and of the mone.

FOr as muche as the mutation of the ayre is one of the most necessa∣ryest thinges, as well for the fruits of the earth, as for the health of the hu∣mayne body, and besides that, one of the partes of the iudgement of Astrologie, more apparent and likest true, I haue set here all at ones ouer and besides the thin¦ges abouesayd, some lessons and notable rules, for to knowe the better and more sbrely howe to iudge of the said alterati∣on of the ayre.

First you must diligently note the si∣nifications and general rules which we haue declared in the rule goinge before, for somuche that the generall significati¦ons do chaunge and surmount the per∣ticuler vertues, by reason that the grea∣test vertue draweth vnto him the lesser, and the lesser doth obey vnto the greater, and with this, the perticuler vertues are not of so great vertue and strength, as be the generall.

It is then necessarye for all men that wyll iudge of particuler thinges, to con∣sider, and beholde first the thinges whi∣che be vniuersall and generall. As if you wyll prognosticate of the qualitie, and disposition of ani day proposed, you must diligently consider thestate or disposition

of any day proposed, you must diligently▪ consider the state or disposition of the time, in the whiche the sayd daye propo∣sed shall chaunce or happen. Of the whi∣che estate and disposition, you shal iudge by the lorde of the coniunction, quadra∣ture▪ or oppositiō preceding of the Sunne and she mone, and of the signe where she is made. The whiche Lorde of the sayde coniunction, quadrature, or opposition, you shal knowe by the figure of the auen, that is to saye of the twelue houses, and places of the planetes iustlye verefied at the▪ hour of the same coniunction, opposi¦tion, or quadrature. Then when you shal haue the figure of heauen well iustified for the time aboue sayde of the coniuncti¦on, quadrature, or oppositiō of the sunne and of the mone, you shall firste consider in whiche of the 12 houses, and in what signe shall fal the sayd coniunction, qua∣drature, or opposition, and the signe and degree ascendent, with the signes and de¦grees of the other angles. For the▪ planet whiche shal haue in the said places more prerogatiue, force, and domination, shal∣be principall lorde of the saide time and fi¦gure, and that whiche shall haue leaste, shalbe participant in the said lordeship, & dominatiō. And it is to be noted, that the

planet which hath most dominatiō vpon the place of the said coniunction, oppositi∣on, or quadrature, and vpon the signe & degree ascendant, doth surmount all the others, and ought to be in this place pre∣ferred. Loke then of what nature the pla¦nete is which shall rule in the said figure For the vniuersal disposition of the time shall holde the qualitie of the said planet. As if at the time of the said coniunction, quadrature, or opposition, Saturne be founde lorde, the time shall be colde and drye. And if it be Uenus, it shal be moist, and so of others, after their nature, and qualitie, excepte the sunne and the mone: for the best astrologians, do neuer chuse the sunne nor the mone in this place for Lordes nor rulers, for because that they do esteme the 5 planetes to be the onelye moderatours of the time and weather, that is to saye Saturne, Jupiter, Mars, Uenus, and Mereurye. And not w^toute a cause, in the coniunctiō they do chuse the Lord of the place of the said coniunction. And in the oppositiō, the lord of the place of the same of the lightes which shalbe a∣boue thearth, or in thorient precisely, for there is in this place most greatest vertu. Likewise in iudging almost as much by the place of the quadrature of the sayde lightes, for thei take the place of the same

light whiche is aboue the horizont, if the other be vnderneth. And if they be bothe aboue, or both vnderneth the saide hori∣zont (as it chaunceth often times) they take then for the place of the sayde qua∣drature, the place of the same light whi∣che is founde to haue most force and dig∣nitie. As if one of the planeties were in one of the angles, or houses succedinge. and the other in the house fallynge, the same whiche is in the sayde angle, or hoose succedinge, shalbe preferred before the same whiche is in the fallinge house. The whiche force, dignities, and other witnesses of the planetes, you shall extra out of the table, which is expresselye put in the Ephemerides, for the same cause, the whiche hath ben sufficiently declared in the 24 rule. Then when you shall haue the Lorde and dominatoure at the time of the coniunction, quadrature, or opposition of the lightes, you shall fyrste note his nature and qualitie. For moost often times the disposition of the tyme shall resemble the same. Secondlye you shall considre the signe in the whiche is the sayde lorde and dominatoure, for the time shall be disposed vnto the qualitie of the sayde sigue. Furthermore, you shall haue regarde vnto the signe whiche is

then ascendant, and vnto his nature, and of what mansion of the mone he is, with out forgettinge the lord of the sayd signe ascendant. Afterward you shal take hede and se whiche planets are in the angles: for those whiche do occupie the middeste of heauen, or the ascendant, shall be bet∣ter and more stronger then they whiche shall be in the angle of the 7 or 4 house. Consequentlye you shall marke, with whiche of the planetes the mone cometh to be conioyned, or in aspecte after the ••••y••d coniunction, quadrature, or oppo∣sition. Likewise you shall note with which of ••he planettes, or notable fyxed sterres, the lord of the sayd figure i•• con∣ioyned, or beheld with any aspect. These thynges thus cōsidered, you may bringe to effect, and perfectly iudge as foloweth If the sayd lord of the coniunction, qua∣drature, or opposition, be of a moyst na∣ture, and the places aboue sayd and pla∣nettes being in them likewise moyst: and with this the sayd lord being conioyned, or in any as•••••••• with any moyst sterres or planettes. And if the moone after the sayd coniunction, quadrature, or opposi∣tion, come to be conioyned, or in aspect with some moist planet ioyned therunto that the qualitye of the time be disposed

vnto moystnes: if all the thinges about∣sayd or the most part of them do tend vn∣to humiditie, you may gather and iudge that the time shall be mayste, and if they tende vnto drouthe, that it shall be drye, and if vnto heate that it shalbe hote: and if vnto coldnes, that it shal be colde: and if there be as many witnesses for the one qualitie, as for the other, the time shalbe indifferent, hauing then knowen the ge∣neral disposition of the time (as now pre∣sently hath ••ene sayd) you shal discretlye entremingle the applications of the moone vnto the planettes and of the one planet vnto the other, for to indge more certeynly of the perticuler days. And to make an end of this matter, you shall yet note these .ii. lessons, wherof the firste is. that the sygnyfycation of the tyme thus found as hath bene sayde aboue, his ef∣fect principally shall appeare, and come forth, when the moone after the coniunc¦tion, quadrature, or opposition, aboue∣sayde shalbe conioyned or comme vnto some stronge planet, with the sygnifica∣tour of the sayd time.

¶ The seconde is that when the moone shall come vnto the signe ascendant, du∣ring the sayd coniunction, quadrature, or opposition, the time shalbe disposed vn

to the nature and qualitie of the sayde signe. And this suffiseth for the dispositi∣on of the time and chaunge of the wea∣ther.

Notes

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  ♄, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♂
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  ♄, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☉
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  ♄, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♀
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  ♄, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☿
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  ♃ ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♂
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  ♃ ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☉
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  ♃ ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♀
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  ♃ ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☿
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  ♂ ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☉
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  ♂ ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♀
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  ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☿
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  ☉, ☌, ♀ ☍□ ☽
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  ☉ ☌ ☿
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  ♀ ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☿
• * 1.17

  ☽, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♄
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  ☽, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♃
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  ☽, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♂
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  ☽, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☉
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  ☽, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ♀
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  ☽, ☌, □ ☍ w^t ☿