The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar. collected into one volume / by John Gadbvry ...

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The works of that late most excellent philosopher and astronomer, Sir George Wharton, bar. collected into one volume / by John Gadbvry ...
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Wharton, George, Sir, 1617-1681.
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London :: Printed by H. H. for John Leigh ...,
1683.
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Subject terms
Rothmann, Johann.
Booker, John, 1603-1667. -- Bloody Irish almanack.
Lilly, William, 1602-1681. -- Merlini Anglici ephemeris -- 1647.
Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Palmistry -- Early works to 1850.
Great Britain -- History -- Stuarts, 1603-1714.
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XIV. SATVRN.

SAturn is happily Placed, when we find his Line wholly running to his Region: But less happy, when he presents some inauspicious Characters. Un∣happily, if he shew Confused, and Infortunate Signs. He governs the Spleen, Bones, and Bladders. When he is Fortunate, he makes Men silent, Provident, of good and profound Counsels; such as Muse much, and are somewhat sorrowful; Men that are puft up with a silent Spirit, and whose aim is at Honours. And these are slender of Body, somewhat tall, pale and feeble, their Hair blackish, Eyes hollow: They are Fortunate in Tilling of Ground, and in Metals of all forts, yet more careless of their Wives, and less addicted to Venery; foolishly Laughing, and Jeast∣ing: Tenacious also, and more Worldly than is fitting or just, &c.

But if Saturn be Infortunate and Froward, he makes Men Sorrowful, Laborious, Sordid, Humble, Cove∣tous, Unfaithful, Lyars, Luck-less, Malicious, Incum∣bred and Oppressed with perpetual Griefs and Anxie∣ties. Thus also he afflicteth with dangerous Diseases, Catarrhs, Coughs, Melancholy, and Hypocondriacal Infirmities; the Dropsie, Gour; Falling-Sickness, Hectick and Quartan Fevers: He likewise occasioneth

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Imprisonment, Falls from Houses, and endangering of Life by Waters. A gross Line running from the Interval of the Middle and Fore-finger, to the Mensal, and breaking or interrupting it, denotes Diseases or Wounds in the lower part of the Belly.

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