Keiromantia [sic] or, The art of divining by the lines and signatures engraven in the hand of man, by the hand of nature, theorically, practically. Wherein you have the secret concordance, and harmony betwixt it, and astrology, made evident in 19. genitures. Together with a learned philosophicall discourse of the soule of the world, and the vniversall spirit thereof. A matchlesse piece. / Written originally in Latine by Io: Rothmanne, D. in Phisique, and now faithfully Englished, by Geo: Wharton Esq.

Example X.

Another Borne in the yeare 1588. the 8^th day of February, at 4. houres and 30. min. in the Evening, at Witeberge.

[illustration] depiction of palm of hand with markings.

WHat Familiarity there is in this Illu∣strious Example, shall be shewne you in briefe.

1. The Dominion of the Geniture, rests chiefly in Iupiter and Mercury: Next in Ve∣nus and Mars; yet not excluding Saturne, and the Moone. The Rule for finding and consti∣tuting the Lord of the Geniture shall be ex∣plained in our Astrologicall Commentaries: and that we will alwaies follow, and doe certainly know we deviate not from the Truth. Now seeing that Iupiter, Mercury, the Moone, and Saturne are all of them Angular; it must be of necessity, that these are very conspicuous in their Mounts. Venus also, and Mars Luxu∣riate in no Evill Conjunction.

2. This Geniture (therefore) is very fortunate, (except in those things that concerne Health:) For, Saturne is so adverse to Iupiter and the Moone, that (almost perpetually) he suscitates Distillations upon the Breast and Liver. Here∣with agree the Intersected Lines in the Tuber∣culum of Saturne: Then the Vitall also and Epatica are on every side Assaulted by the Touch of other small Lines. Whence I con∣clude that the more notable Assault of Disea∣ses will happen in the 30, 32, 36, 44, and 50^th yeares of his Age, or thereabout.

3. The Position of all shewes, a Great Wit, Eloquence in abundance, and a Propensity to

all Arts whatsoever: So many Parallel Lines, Crosses, and Convenient Characters, there are every where found: But especially the Cepha∣lica Invading the Region of Mercury by a con∣tinued Martch: The Place of Mercury, and the Auricular it selfe adorned with Lines and a double Crosse: Lastly, Iupiter, Venus, the Mensa, the perfect Triangle.

In the Geniture such things as appertaine to the Ingenuity, are gathered from the Positure of Mercury, the Moone, Saturne, &c.

4. The Cephalica doubled up to the Natu∣rall Meane, argues Craftinesse and Subtilty in Managing of Affaires.

5. The Starre of Venus in its proper place, and thereon most cleare Furrowes, denoteth Lust. The three Incisures upon the Eminent part of her Tuberculum premonstrate Good things to be obtained by Marriage. The same you have from the Conjunction of Venus and Mars in Pisces, [to wit, a Venereall, and Io∣viall Signe] in a Sextile of Saturne, and Trine of the Moone: Venus in the second house, and Iupiter in the 7. descending to the Head of the Twinns, doe import an Affluence of Rich∣es by Marriage: Iupiter there, doth also assure him victory over all his Enemies.

6. Although the Sun be not excellently well Posited in the Geniture: yet adornes he this Region in some Measure, by certaine Little

Lines: But they are Cut, and doe therefore Insinuate troubled Honours. Iupiter and Mer∣cury promise those that be more Joyfull, and so doth the Mensa, here and there offering a Multiplyed Crosse.

7. The Saturnia drawne to the Naturall Meane, in a cleare Tract, and afterward (by an Obscurer) to the place of Saturne, concerns the happy Issue of things: (Saturne is here more adverse to His Health then Outward For∣tune:) & this (in the Geniture may be collected from Saturne, Angular; from the principall Rule that Iupiter and Mercury challenge therein, and also from Venus and Mars, who are joyned in Pisces: which Congresse raiseth not easily to Fortune.

8. The Line rnnning from the Cavea of Mars, through the Saturnia, untill it attaine the utmost part of the Hand (below the Re∣gion of the Moone) denounceth Long Iour∣neyes: So likewise the place of the Moone, which is signed with three Parallel Incisures: The same Judgement ariseth from Mercury in the East Angle of the Geniture: The Moon Angular, Saturne Lord of the Horoscope, (in the Moones Exaltation,) and in the House of Venus (Lady of the 9^th.) And Lastly, from the Conjunction of Mars and Venus, Dispositors of the 9. and 3. Houses.

9. The Part of Fortune in the 8. insinuates

Goods by Inheritance, as also such as flow plentifully from his owne Ingenuity and Arts. But yet Mars and Venus in Opposition there∣unto, pronounce a Profusenesse through Plea∣sures and Luxury. I conjecture the same Ac∣cession of Inheritance, from the Crosse, and small Lines in the uppermost Joynt of the Thumbe, below the Nayle, &c.

10. Capricorne in the Ascendent, and Sa∣turne in a Signe of the same Quality, is an Ar∣gument of Long Life. The Epatica more then usually produced, the same.

11. This Figure doth almost insinuate a Violent Death, either by Drowning or other∣wise being Ruin'd: Venus also promotes the Provocations of Immoderate Lust: But be∣cause of Iupiter (who potently restraines Sa∣turne) I shall Judge the Primary cause of his Death, to be an Apoplexy, or Dropsie: Let him beware of a Philtre in his youth. Saturne also so very much adverse the Moone, and that from an Angle, threatens dangers of Impri∣sonment: Here the deceipts of Venus are suspected. Indeed there is a Braunching Cha∣racter in the Mount of Saturne, but 'tis In∣tersected by the Intervening of two small Lines.

12. The somewhat Bigger Crosse in the ut∣most part of the Mensa, neere the Ferient, as also that Crosse annexed to the end of the

Epatica, towards the Restricta, denote a plentifull Life in his Old Age, and Journies that be prosperous.

13. That Line which from the Mensa is Recurved through the Epatica, and Cephalica, untill below the Ferient, and towards the Re∣stricta, it become a Semi-Circle, denotes Cap∣tivity, and secret Enemies: The like (as was said before) appeares by Saturne in the Geni∣ture, who is therein Diametrically Opposite to the Moone, and partily afflicting Iupiter (Lord of the 12. house) by a square. You may there∣fore pronounce those Enmities to ensue in re∣spect of his Wit, the store of Sciences, and the Excellencie of Dignities wherewith he is in∣dowed.

And now (we trust) we have sufficiently Explained and demonstrated what was pro∣posed.