An astrological discourse vpon the great and notable coniunction of the tvvo superiour planets, Saturne & Iupiter, which shall happen the 28 day of April, 1583. With a briefe declaration of the effectes, which the late eclipse of the sunne 1582. is yet heerafter to woorke. / Written newly by Richard Harvey: partely, to supplie that is wanting in cõmon prognostications: and partely by prædiction of mischiefes ensuing, either to breed some endeuour of preuention by foresight, so farre as lyeth in vs: or at leastwise, to arme vs with pacience beforehande.

A short Iudgement of the foure partes of this yeare, 1583.

1 THe Spring time ensuing, is, in my opinion, like to be very moyst, very windie, and somewhat cold.

2 Summer, I suppose, will be rather moist than dry, with some haile, thunder, and light∣ning, especially in Iuly, and September.

3 Haruest will be diuers, and inconstant, moyst, windy, cloudy, temperate, and dry.

4 The Winter season is moste like to be vnseasonable, tedious, & very long, not with∣out great store of haile, raine, snow, many boi∣sterous windes, and very much colde, harde, sharpe, and tempestuous weather.

The whole yeare, to speake more vniuer∣sally,

is like to proue but a bad yeare for al ma∣ner of cattel, but especially and principally for shéepe. Pease & Beanes, I suppose, wil be plen∣tifull, & good cheape: but wheat, by my conie∣ctures, wil be scarce, & very deare. Barlie shall be indifferent, but yet of the two, rather deare than cheape. We are like to haue good store of Honie, & sufficient plenty of Oyle. Butter & Chéese, shal be somewhat deare: we are not to looke for any store, or aboundance of fruite: a dearth of victuals is much to be feared: grie∣uous losses by shipwracke: sundry dammages by fire: many shamefull whoredoms, thefts, robberies, spoiles, oppressions, treacheries, and mutinies greatly to be dreaded: perillous fa∣ctions, seditions, tumults, insurrections, & vp∣rores, togither with hot preparance for warre to be loked for, especially in y^e Northeast cun∣tries. Many infirmities, & diseases, shall gene∣rally raigne both amongest men, womē, & chil∣dren, procéeding of vnnaturall moistnes, & di∣stemperate heat, as by y^e Euent wil more sen∣sibly appeare. The death of some mighty, & re∣nowmed Magistrate by all Astrological Con∣iectures is to ensue: & finally a sore mortalitie is very like to inuade many places, as well somewhat neare hand, as farther off: which God of his euerlasting goodnes, & mercy, turne from his Elect, continuing our happy state and quietnes in Ingland, to his gracious pleasure.

Hauing thus much presumed of your paciēce, cōtrary to my maner in such priuat writings, I wil yet aduenture, to trouble you a litle far∣ther, with y^e view of a certain Phisical & Astro∣logical table of Phlebotomie: which, (vpon oc∣casion) I haue lately drawne, & already cōmu∣nicated w^t a friend or two, studious this way & desirous thereof. I will not say, but some error may peraduēture scape me therin, as in y^e rest: & if you happen to light vpon any such I am to craue pardon, as in y^e rest. The only preamble, I here thinke néedeful, is y^e notable Astrologi∣cal, & Phisical iudgement giuē out by Hermes Trismegistus him self, in y^e very ende of his Iä∣tromathematica, ad Amonem Aegyptium, thus translated into Latine by Stadius, in the Prole∣gomena to his Ephemerides. Multū refert in quae hora primus morbi insultus deprehēdetur, obseruare, an eo tēpore benefici in ortu sint, aut mediū coeli occu∣pent, plus námque sic cōstituti, collapsis alióqui viri∣bus: opis subministrabunt, {quam} praestantissimus possit Medicus: scrutari igitur & diē, & horā decubitus exactè oportebit, & mundi positū examinare: nihil enim homini superuenit, quod ex coelesti consensu, & sympathia non oriatur, & originem ducat. Which famous & authenticall Maxime of Hermes, to∣gither with the long approued verse, borrowed from Hesiode: Ipsa Dies, hodie Mater, cras ipsa Nouerca, may generally suffice for the iustify∣ing

of that difference, & distinction of houres, dayes, and times, which either here is, or els where may Astrologically and Phisically be maintained. And so with my dutifull Com∣mendacions, I hartily commit you to the pro∣tection of God: being loth to be ouertedi∣ous in officious wordes, or sentences of curtesie, howsoeuer other whiles I may chaunce to ouershoote my selfe in matter of Dis∣course.