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.

About this Item

Title
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.
Author
Rothmann, Johann.
Publication
London :: Printed by J.G. for Nathaniel Brooke, at the Angell in Corne-Hill,
1652.
Rights/Permissions

To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.

Subject terms
Palmistry -- Early works to 1800.
Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Cite this Item
"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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A91999.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.

Pages

Page 92

Example XII.
The Brother of the former Borne A. C. 1583. 27. June; Ho. 11. Min. 30. Afternoone.

[illustration] depiction of palm of hand with markings.

.1 THe Line of Life troubled by the Inter∣vening of another, threatens a Disease about the 20th yeare of his Age. And doubt∣lesse

Page 93

at that time the Direction of the Horoscope comes to the Quartile of Mars: so likewise the Progression of the Moone to Saturne him∣selfe: Howbeit this Direction (in regard of the presence of Jupiter) is not much to be feared.

2. The Rule of the Geniture belongs to Sa∣turne and Iupiter. Wherefore the Tuberculum of Iupiter affords us overthwart litle Lines: but the Tuberculum of Saturne, a Star, untill the Saturnia also Ascendeth.

3. You have likewise the Signatures of Mercury and Venus, in their own Places, which are now Conjoyned in Leo, the Conjuncti∣on being not to be despised, although it be Platique.

4. The three little Lines collocated on the Ferient, insinuate Iournies; and so doth Mars Lord of the Horoscope (in the House of Mer∣cury) and the Sun in Cancer.

5. The Crosse in the Cavea of Mars, in∣creaseth his Martiall Disposition, and the Heate of the Liver.

6. The Suns Place presenting a Cleft, in∣creases his Honours but slowly. In the Geni∣ture, the Decrees of Dignities are obscure: yet the Sun is Angular with the Heads of the Twins.

7. The Saturnia being whole, promiseth a Happy successe of Events and Actions, and so

Page 94

doth the Conjunction of Saturne and Iupi∣ter, Dispositors of the 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. Houses.

Do you have questions about this content? Need to report a problem? Please contact us.