A strange and wonderfull prognostication: or rather, prenomination of those accidents which shall, or at least are likely to happen as may be coniectured by the rules and directions of astrology, in this yeare 1624. Written by Anthonio Magini, an Italian professor of the mathematickes, and much experienced in astonomy. And now faithfully translated into English.

Julius.

THe 7. th, being the last Quarter, so was Leo deliuered from the rage of Iupiter and Saturnus, vpon pasport giuen vnto them. Assoone as Iupiter came in Virgo, asked the Mayd with a heauie minde, where that the prouision of Corne was? and hee promised to send it within few dayes, and wished that her Children that dwell in the Low-lands, and a∣bout the ouer-watring Riuers, should not eate it Greene; which if they did, the moysture of it should ingender burning and hot Sicknesses, and many thousands should dye before they should come to the taste of the Flower of the new Corne, of which the Catchers of the Crabbes shall haue a part, namely vpon the 52. 54. and 46. Degrees. And hee will neither ex∣cuse

the Maydens on the fieldes themselues, of which many shall account themselues happie, as giuing no sucke, nor being troubled with children, neuerthelesse, they will grieue much for their beloued which are gone to the warres, and other voyages.

The 14. came Mars with the new Moone to Leo, desiring aide of him before his death; the Lyon standing in some need of him, began to giue eare vnto him: and when they were yet walking together, the Cannon began to thun∣der, whereupon these two friends cast both their eyes downe, and seeing the play to goe on, it seemed that they tooke delight in it, for wal∣king yet in the Heauen, they looked very mer∣rily, and they seemed rather to be inclined to laughing then crying, and their Boyes vnder∣standing this, besides Saturnius (who was yet in Leo) they made together such noise with laugh∣ing, that the whole earth quaked: And it may be that this vnsatiable dire (thought to get his bellie full of Children) To be briefe, the wicked shall haue the vpper hand, but alas, they walke with the Deuill and the Death.

The 21. came Sol likewise in Leo; I seeing that they were enlightened by the brightnesse of the Sunne, it seemed vnto me, that the gods tooke pleasure that mortall men set so one vp∣on an other with slashing, striking, murthering, and firing: yea, stonie hearts would haue cryed if they had seene the damps and vapours that were in Polonia, Germany, Italy, Spaine, and the

Lowe Countries: France and England being excep∣ted, in which the Starres had not their will.

The 23. being the first quarter, they were bu∣sie about the burying of the dead, but they could not agree amongst themselues vpon the deuision of the goods of the dead: whereupon they tooke one another by the haire, although the Gouernours had forbidden it, for their bloud was too hotte. The Region turnes also much to the West, so that it is likely that there is also something to doe, and chiefly about the Zouth Sea, where the Griffons or gold-eaters dwell.

The 30. was very perfectly by cleere Moone∣shine written with three crosses, which Mercu∣rius (being in Leo) could see very well, and was to drawe them very skilfully off as was com∣manded vnto him; but he taking great delight in the ruine of another, he leapt presently vp, and went amongst the rest, and threw cunning∣ly a Pedlers stall vnder the feet by a tricke which he had. Whereupon there came other which tooke the Wares presently vp, and he set them at worke being fit for Warres, but consumeth many men. But the new gouerning Godds make no difficultie therefore, and say, who is slaine he is paid.