A treatise against iudicial astrologie Dedicated to the right Honorable Sir Thomas Egerton Knight, Lord Keeper of the great Seale, and one of her Maiesties most honorable priuie Councell. VVritten by Iohn Chamber, one of the prebendaries of her Maiesties free Chappell of VVindsor, and fellow of Eaton College.

The summe of the Chapters cotai∣tained in this booke.

CHAP. I.

A iust complaint against the long toleration of Astrologicall superstition, of their titles how they be called, and of their profession what it promiseth.

CHAP. II.

Diuinitie proofes against Astrologie, first authorities, then reasons, and that Christianitie and Astrologie cannot stand together.

CHAP. III.

That the difficulties of this art by ignorance first of the num∣ber of starres, then of the constellations, thirdly, of the birth houre, are such as must needes spoyle this Arte, as also may appeare by examples brought.

CHAP. IIII.

That the diuision of heauen, the Astrologers noting of the Ho∣roscopus, and the relation of the birth houre, are all most deceiuable.

CHAP. V.

That the birth time, and the time of obseruing the Horosco∣pus, must needs be a precise time, and not with a latitude only.

CHAP. VI.

That they cannot be very confident in their owne art, as not knowing which to chuse for their worke, whether the con∣ception

CHAP. VII.

Of an euasion which they vse, when they are vrged with the examples of beasts, plants, & such like.

CHAP. VIII.

Of the vncertaintie, and falshood of their predictions.

CHAP. IX.

Of the subiect of predictions.

CHAP. X.

Of the small vse of predictions, though they were true.

CHAP. XI.

The folly of predictions, confirmed by the diuersitie of twins, who being borne both at once, dissent oftentimes in the whole course of their life and actions, with an answere to Figulinus, Firmicus and S. Thomas.

CHAP. XII.

Astrologie by Philosophers, either condemned as wicked, or neglected as vaine and foolish.

CHAP. XIII.

Astrologers punished by Emperours, and derided by Alexan∣der the great.

CHAP. XIIII.

That none hearken to Figure-flingers but fooles, since God hath reserued the knowledge of future things to himselfe.

CHAP. XV.

The Astrologers wresting a place of Aristotle to their pur∣pose.

CHAP. XVI.

VVho first among the Greeks gaue themselues to Astronomy, and how farre.

CHAP. XVII.

Astrologie compared with other Arts.

CHAP. XVIII.

That Astrologers need no farther confutation then such as may be drawne out of their own arte since their elections and predictions can no way stand together.

CHAP. XIX.

Foure causes why Astrologers seeme often to say true, and that for their true saying, they are neuer a whit the more to be trusted.

CHAP. XX.

Of the true vse of starres, and studie of Astronomie in the iudgement of Socrates and Bucer.

CHAP. XXI.

A Peroration exhorting to the abolishing of Astrologicall blasphemie, with an incouragement of them that haue to deale in the reformation of that vngodly abuse.

CHAP. XXII.

An Appendix to the 8. Chap. prouing that their predictions cannot be true, as not being comprehensible, by reason of these inferiour causes, which being many, much alter the working of the superiour causes, which also is confirmed by abundance of testimonies of the best Astrologers.

CHAP. XXIII.

The vanitie of Criticall dayes, howsoeuer deduced, whether from Galens new moneth, Hippocrates numbers, or Con∣ciliators teiragonicall aspects.