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THe third being the last Quarter, so was Mars, Iupiter, and Venus, in the Aspect, which will cause a great alteration; for seeing that Saturnius, Luna, and Iupiter were found in Virgo, there shall be some great Ma∣sters, that shall become faint-hearted, and be desirous to lay their Armes downe, to mooue thereby other to doe the like, thinking that they will dance as he pipes before them. But his lesser will not condescend to it, seeing that Mars was on the same day yet in Scorpio, and
gaue to him a great and manly courage, and said that it was now the right time to take re∣uenge of the Enemie. Moreouer, so was Neptu∣nus likewise come by the shadow of Luna vnder the Tropicus to giue ayde vnto him, that is to say, that the Heathens which pray to the Moone, shall ayde the Lutherans, (to hitte the naile right on the head) and the proofe or de∣monstration is to be seene on the crosse Starre.
The 5. is Saturne, Iupiter, Mars and Mercurius in the fourth aspect, and Mercurius sitting on the Sterne, seekes by policie and craft to con∣duct the Ship into another port, yea, vnder the Maiden Brit.
The 10. it being new Moone, and the wa∣ters very high in seuerall parts of the world, The Sunne being yet in Sagitarius, causeth strange fortunes and accidents, both in Hunga∣ria and Polonia, and likewise in other parts of Europe, but especially about the Riuer of Rhine. Venus being at the same time very heauy, was in the Ram, and cryed then for the losse of some of her louers which she had in former times, but it went with her as the Prouerbe saith, the cryes are all lowde and the teares hotte, true loue is soone forgot, and returned so againe to∣wards vs with a fainted heauinesse. Iupiter and Mercurius; which are in the fourth Aspect, with diuers other Coniunctions and Aspects presage that it is a dangerous and deceitfull time, as will appeare shortly vpon the hight of
Spaine and Italy, so that all the Northerne lands shall haue reason to looke to themselues, for there is some danger hanging ouer their head, and chiefely ouer them where the warre was this last Summer.
The 17. it is the first quarter, and Luna in Aries: when the Sunne shall goe from Aries, then shall many things (of which wee haue spoken here before) be manifested and appeare, and especially concerning the Indies, to the great griefe of the Bird of Iupiter, or of the Eagle, and to the ioy and comfort of them that dwell in the Wood of vnmercifulnesse: whereby is vn∣derstood, Batauia or Gallia inter Rhenum, and their next neighbours shall bee sorie because they prosper and doe well, but their heauinesse will shortly turne in ioy, when they shall also receaue some part of the bootie. But shall still thinke that the meate is fatter in their neigh∣bours dishes then in their owne.
The 19. is Sol in Capricornus and Saturnius (the Ruler of this yeare) in Libra, and shall loose there his Gouernment, and shall the next yeare not bee set so high, by reason of his crueltie. Hereupon, shall the plague decrease in Eu∣rope, and euery one shall haue time to inroll his dead ones, which died within the last foure mo∣neths, both by warre and her ordinary fol∣lowers.
The 24. it is full Moone, and then shall the persecution against an innocent Nation cease,
whereupon, if some other which are of a worse humour and life, doe not mend themselues, Mars when hee commeth from Scorpio shall shoot a poysoned Dart into their intralls. You shall yet before the end of this yeare, heare strange tydings, both out of Greece, Persia and Turkie, and shall tend to great preiudice of the Bird of Iupiter. There are yet other things to be told, but seeing that mine Incke begins to freeze, and my Parchment to shrinke, I will therefore make an end, and commend you to the most mercifull God.