Ouranoskopia, or, The contemplation of the heavens, in a perpetual speculum, or general prognostication for ever wherein is succinctly demonstrated the names and natures of the signs, planets and aspects, terms of art, order of the spheres, the colours, magnitudes, motions, solid proportions and distances of the seven planets from the earth ... / by Iames Corss ...

CHAP. IX. Of the signification of the twelve Coe∣lestiall Houses.

THere are four principal parts of the Zodiack, two of which fall equally upon the Horizon, and the other two upon the Meridian, these are called Cardinal

Points, or Angles of the Figure, viz. The ascendant Medium Coeli, the Angle of the West, and Imum Coeli; those Houses that next follow these Angles be the se∣cond, fifth, eighth, and eleventh, and are called Succe∣dents. The third, sixt, fourth, and twelfth are called Ca∣dents, and does preceed the four Angles.

The first House hath proper signification of any Na∣tives Life, Stature, Form, Shape, Visage, Temperature, Complexion and Colour, and is called the Horoscope, Ascendant, or Angle Orient.

The second House; of Estate, Goods moveable or im∣moveable, and is called of the Greeks Anaphora, from the continual Ascensions of the Planets (there) to the East.

The third House; of Brethren, Sisters, Kindred, Neighbours, Removals, or in land Journeys, Epistles, Letters, &c.

The fourth House; Lands, Houses, Tenements, Inhe∣ritances, Patrimony, the natives Father, &c. its called Imum Coeli.

The fifth House, Children, their condition and qua∣lities, Delights, Musick, Mirth, Banquetings, Playes and Games, Messengers, Ambassadors, the fathers sub∣stance, &c.

The sixth House, of all manner of Diseases that our frail Nature is subject to, their Quality and Cause, Cura∣bility and Incurability, Servants, smal Beasts.

The seventh House, of Marriage, Law-suits, Publick Enemies, Contests, Duels, Controversies, Partner∣ship, &c.

The eighth House, of Death, Goods of dead Men, Legacies, Wills, Womens Dowries, Nulla divisio circuli tunc pessima tamque crudelis in omnibus quam octava est.

The ninth House, of Religion, long Journeys, Dreams, Visions of all Arts and Sciences, the Wifes Kindred, Church-men and Lawyers, all Ingenious men whatso∣ever.

The tenth House of Preferment, Office, Honour, Re∣nown, Vocation, or Trade the Mother, &c. It's called

Medium Coeli, or Cor Coeli, the mid Heaven, or Heart of Heaven.

The eleventh House of Friends, Favourites and Coun∣sellours, it's called Bonus Genius, or good Daemon, Angel or Spirit.

The twelfth House of Imprisonments, Captivities, Banishments, Private Enemies, great Cattel, as Oxen, Horse, &c.

And this much shall serve for the general signification of the twelve Houses, which is more briefly comprehended in these few Verses.

Prima domus, vitam largitur, & altera nummos, Tertia dat fratres, Venerandos quarta Parentes, Prolem quinta dabit. Morbos tibi sexta minatur, Septima conjugii domus est, octavaque Mortis, Religio sequitur, confert tibi decima honores, Hinc tibi amicus erit, postremam inimicus habebit.

Or more briefly thus,

Vita, Lucrum, Fratres, Genitor, Nati, Valetudo, Ʋxor, Mors Pietas, Regnum, Benefactaque, Carcer.