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

Example IX. One Born in the Year of Christ 1551. the 8th. day of March, at Nine a Clock and 30 Min. before Noon, where the Elevation of the Pole is 51 degr. in Silesia.

WE observe the Right Hand of this Person, be∣cause that therein we perceived the Lines most clear, according to our former Annotation: We have also made Proof thereof in other Examples, yet oft∣times found a certain Diversity (as before we have said) we must not every where repeat this same thing, which makes so little to the purpose. First, let us see the Practise, and throughly enquire its wonderful A∣greement with the Genitures themselves.

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1. The Line of Life conspicuous with Incisures, as it were some little Hairs, portends no small Diseases: The like Saturn cutting the Thoral with four Incisures; whereby he also fore-shews four more grievous Infir∣mities proceeding from his Nature. The First of which befalls the Native about the 21 Year of his Age, by a sudden Catharre upon his Breast and Lungs, not without some strangling, and Difficulty of Brea∣thing. The second in the 35 Year of his Age, by the means of a Poyson'd Drink. But in regard he shall not wholly Drink off the Cup at one Draught, (because of some Nauseous thing appearing) the Deadly dregs is left in the bottom; yet hurts it him something. But by the Help of a Physician the

strength of the Poyson is easily Compress'd. If you take the pains to Calculate, you will find that the Progression of the Sun comes exactly then to the Quar∣tile of Saturn. The Third, we conjecture, will be in the 45 Year of his Age, or thereabout, the Ho∣roscope then passing out of Cancer into Leo. This Progression also is wont to bring a Change of Outward Goods. The Fourth, we judge to fall out in the 54, or 55th. Year of his Age, the Horoscope coming then, by Direction, to the 6th. degr. of Leo; which degree how greatly it threatens in Directions, we will more clearly explain to you elsewhere. But although this ensuing Disease may prove very Grievous, yet is it not to be thought altogether deadly, because of Jupiters divolving himself to the very degree of the Horoscope. Let him then take heed of a Quartan Fever, the Plague or Pestilence.

Upon the Direction of the Horoscope to the Body of Mars, in the 13 or 14 Year, the Native fell in∣to hot-scalding-water, with the hurt of his Arm and Breast. Now, this Accident we seek for in the Vital (yet not in Specie) where we behold little Hairs. The Place of Mars, according to the Calculation of Co∣pernicus, hath of North Latitude 2 degr. 10 min. wherefore his Oblique Ascention is 62 deg. 50 min.

2. Jupiter conspicuous in his Tuberculum, with no unusual Incisures, shews Dignities that be sufficiently Great (respect being had to the Place of his Birth.) The like in that he is Collocated in the Cuspe of the Ascendant. We have also elsewhere observed (from the Line of Mars drawn through the Vital, to the Region of Jupiter) the Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars in the Geniture. Nor does the precedent Ex∣ample very much dissent from the same.

3. The Sun is not ill placed near to Venus in Pisces: You see therefore in his Mount a little Line that is clear enough.

4. The Region of Venus adorn'd with convenient Furrows, not only manifests her good habit in the Geniture, but also presages some goodness to accrue by the means of a Wife. The Sun therefore coming, by Direction, to the Sextiles of Venus, greatly En∣riched him by the Inheritance of a Wife, and this about the 41 Year of his Age; in which we observed his Hand thus Delineated.

5. Jupiter and Mars arising together in the East, denotes Ingenuity: So Mercury in Aries (thus remote from the Sun) a ready Wit. Observe his Region, and therein you shall find Three Parallel Incisures. The same you may pronounce from other places, ac∣cording to the former Precepts.

6. The Cephalica and Via Lactea do hereunto both contribute, notwithstanding they be of a shorter extent.

7. The Region of the Moon is Incult, and quite destitute of Incisures, and therefore wholly silent; like as also she is in the Geniture, being scarcely departed from the Sun above a days Journey.

8. The Restricta continued, and of a good colour; argues Riches, and a good Crasis of the Body.

9. The Mensa very broad, his goodness of Na∣ture: And the like you shall find by Jupiter in the Nativity.

10. The Natural Mean dissected by the Inter∣vening of an Incisure, Heat and Grief of the Liver: The like from Mars, (next to Jupiter in the East) in an Airy Sign.

11. Saturn in the Cuspe of the 10th. is (in some sort) averse to Dignities, occasioning Envy, especi∣ally. He also exhibites (and that not vaily) an

I••cisure under his Finger, arising from the Interval of the Medius and Annular.

Thus also have we briefly demonstrated from this Geniture, the wonderful Consent and Harmony of the present matter.