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.

Of the second house and Horos∣cope in Taurus.

NExt after Aries, Taurus doth orderly follow, and is placed in the figure to the second house: the which, as we saide before, is the house of substāce or riches. If any man therfore wil know whether he shalbe rich in the first, second, or thirde age: let him iudge accordinge to y^e lordes of the triplicities & their places. Whiche we wil do hereafter. Now we will only speake in general.

The Horoscope or ascendent, beinge in Taurus, thou shalt iudge in this sort: that that mā shalbe painfully disquieted with sondry cares for getting of richesse, which he shal easely attain vnto, and be as apt to lose the same againe, and shall triumph ouer his enemies.

Aquarius also in the middest of heauē maketh him acceptable vnto Princes & great men, and geueth him rule in pub∣like affaires and offices, and peraduen∣ture in busines perteinynge to waters, because he semeth to be moste geuen to the nature of the water.

Scorpius in the west causeth a harty & beneficial person, the which shal lose his wife, if it be a woman, she shal lose both her husband, and her sonne or childe.

[illustration] astrological diagram

Leo in the nether parte of the heauen

causeth him to chalenge his patrimonie, the which (notwithstandynge al the en∣deuours & liyng in waite of his kinred) he shal obteine and get.