Indago astrologica: or, a brief and modest enquiry into some principal points of astrology, as it was delivered by the fathers of it, and is now generally received by the sons of it. / By Joshua Childrey of Feversham in Kent.

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Title: Indago astrologica: or, a brief and modest enquiry into some principal points of astrology, as it was delivered by the fathers of it, and is now generally received by the sons of it. / By Joshua Childrey of Feversham in Kent.
Author: Childrey, J. (Joshua), 1623-1670.
Publication: London :: Printed for Edward Husband, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Golden Dragon in Fleet-street, near the Inner-Temple Gate,; 1652.
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Subject terms: Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
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Sect. 26.

Fourthly, (but herein I give but my judgement) where∣as our now-Astrology begins the year at the ☉ his en∣trance into ♈ on this side of the Equator, and erects its figure of Revolution for that time; it seems more con∣gruous to begin it in December, when the ☉ enters ♍; and for this reason, because at that point of time the ☉ hath just finished his furthest Southern progress, and begins to come towards us again, from that time (to use the common Argument) instilling life by degrees in∣to the Plants of the Earth by his approach; which, though it be most palpable in March, when he enters ♈, yet hath it a being and measure while he is in ♍, and though ♈ be the birth of vegetables, yet is ♍ their con∣ception.