Briefe introductions, both naturall, pleasaunte, and also delectable vnto the art of chiromancy, or manuel diuination, and physiognomy with circumstances vpon the faces of the signes. Also certain canons or rules vpon diseases and sickenesse. Whereunto is also annexed aswel the artificiall, as naturall astrologye, with the nature of the planets. Written in the Latin tonge, by Ihon Indagine prieste. And now latelye translated into Englishe, by Fabian Withers.

Canons or rules for the erexion of the figure of the heauen.

THE same order of the signes is ob∣serued herein that is in the artifici∣al, for what signe is ascendēt, euery pla∣net accordynge to the order, is to be put into euerie house. As if Aries be the as∣cendente of the birthe: place Aries in the firste house, Taurus in the seconde, Ge∣mini in the thirde, and Cancer in the

fourth. If the Sunne be in Cancer, short sha•• place Cancer in the first house, Leo in the seconde, Virgo in the thirde, Li∣bra in the fourth, Scorpio in the fift, Sa∣gittarius in the sixte, Capricorne in the seuenthe, whiche is opposite to Cancer, and the other in their order as you well knowe.

But the Lordshippe and gouernours of the signes is cleane preposterous and contrarye to that whiche is alledged of Firmicus: for here onelye respecte is had to the Lorde of the ascendente, and after him the other Planettes in eche house are to bee placed accordynge to their na∣turall order.

And in this onlye it agreeth with the artificial, that the Lord of the ascendent is placed with the ascendent of the other planets, there is no order but onlye the natural order. As for example, I desire to erect a figure of natiuity, the Sun be∣ing in Aries, I knowe the order of the houses. I will sette in the firste house Aries, in the seconde Taurus, in the eyght Scorpio, in the nynthe Sagittarius,

in the .x. Capricorne, in the .xi. Aquarius, in the .xii. Pisces. And the signes beinge thus sette, is almooste the whole order of them whiche iudge by the Horos∣cope. Nowe foloweth the order of the Planettes. Firste of al I appointe to the Lordship of Aries, Mars: for he is Lorde of the sign, to the second house I ascribe the Sunne, to the thirde Venus, to the fourthe Mercurye, to the fifte the Mone, to the sixthe Saturne, to the seuenthe Iu∣piter, to the eighte Mars, to the ninthe the Sunne, to the tenthe Venus, to the leuenth Mercury, to the .xii. the Mone.

Thus you see the Lorde of the ascen∣dente onlye, excepte al other planets, to be placed according to their natural or∣der. I wold not that any man shuld vn∣derstand me herein, that when I speake of the ascendente, that I meane the as∣cendente of the houre or Horoscope: but of the signe in the whiche the Sunne is at that time.

Likewise, in the seconde reuolution, thou shal set Saturne in the firste house, and shalbe the Lorde of life at the age of

xiii. yeares. In the seconde house Iupiter, and accordynge to his nature iudge the substaunce of the childe. To the thirde house adde Mars, and by him iudge con∣cerninge brethren and kinred, and short ••ournets. To the fourth house, the sunne, and accordinge to his Nature, haue re∣spect to the parentes and inheritance at xvi. yeres of age. And by this example you maie raise to anye man a like reuo∣lation, and perceiue thereby what shall happen yerelye. For this house doth not signifie that shorte reuolution wherein the Sunne is euery two hours: but a yere∣lye reuolution. Wherfore we haue ad∣ded a reuolution, stretching to. 84. yeres, accordyng to the ascendent in Aries: but if that any other signe be ascendent, you must fourme an other reuolutiō, but ac∣cordyng to this tipe or rule. If thou wilt iudge of children, loke to y^e fift house. For sicknes, smal beastes, or seruants: behold the sixte house. For mariages and open enemies, the seuenth house. For deathe and inheritance by deade men, and such kinds of thinges: geue iudgement by the

eight house, and so likewise of all the o∣ther houses. Neither do I vnderstande and perceiue what ether ought or can be furder spokē or said herein. The summe of this art is to know the natures of the signes & planets, & then to erect a figure, & to exercise that which you haue reade. Proue it who will, and he shal see it not onely to agree with the artificial: but al∣so for to excel it, as wel for the easinesse, as also for the certainetie of the same. Thou seest (as we said before in our pre∣face, & now againe without shame) that there is nothing so much to be takē h••de of, as a few things which are taken out of the artificial. Neither is it vnknowen y^t Liechtenbergius the best learned of his time in naturall Mathematical sciences, by this onely Arte to haue made all the astronomers astonied, & to haue wrought straungs thinges. Wherfore it shoulde feme very euill, if that we shoulde suffer the learnyng and cunning of such a man to be obscured & kept close, for these oure doinges wee haue drawen out of him. Wherfore we are the lesse to be blamed

if that we haue not satisfied eueri mans mind: except you wil count it faut wor∣thye, that we haue expounded and sette oute other mens good workes, vnto the posteritye, and preferre them before our owne. The whiche thinge if it be culpa∣ble, who is then withoute shame or re∣proche, euen they whiche are counted best learned in this time and seasō. We haue added hereunto a figure of the reuolution: he that will knowe thother reuolutiōs, let him read the tables folowinge.

A Figure of the reuolution of the Signes and Planettes accordynge to Naturall Astrologye, whose ascendente is ♈, and the Lorde of the same ♂.

[illustration] astrological diagram

A continuation or prolongyng of the figure aforesaide, from the first yeare of the Horoscope in ♈, vnto the ende of .84. yeres.

1 ♈ ♂	13 ♄	25 ☿	37 ☉	49 ♃	61 ☽	73 ♀
2 ♉ ☉	14 ♃	26 ☽	38 ♀	50 ♂	62 ♄	74 ☿
3 ♊ ♀	15 ♂	27 ♄	39 ☿	51 ☉	63 ♃	75 ☽
4 ♋ ☿	16 ☉	28 ♃	40 ☽	52 ♀	64 ♂	76 ♄
5 ♌ ☽	17 ♀	29 ♂	41 ♄	53 ☿	65 ☉	77 ♃
6 ♍ ♄	18 ☿	30 ☉	42 ♃	54 ☽	66 ♀	78 ♂
7 ♎ ♃	19 ☽	31 ♀	43 ♂	55 ♄	67 ☿	79 ☉
8 ♐ ♂	20 ♄	32 ☿	44 ☉	56 ♃	68 ☽	80 ♀
9 ♑ ☉	21 ♃	33 ☽	45 ♀	57 ♂	69 ♄	81 ☿
10 ♀	22 ♂	34 ♄	46 ☿	58 ☉	70 ♃	82 ☽
11 ☿	23 ☉	35 ♃	47 ☽	59 ♀	71 ♂	83 ♄
12 ☽	24 ♀	36 ♂	48 ♄	60 ☿	72 ☉	84 ♃

¶ By this order (gentle Reader) you may multiply your reuolu∣tion into an infinite number.

FINIS.