An astrological judgement touching theft wherein is demonstrated most incomparable secrets according to the best rules in art : first how to find out or discover theft or theeves ... : secondly to discover fugitives and beasts lost or strayed, &c. ... / by Anthony Griffin, stud. in astrology.

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An astrological judgement touching theft wherein is demonstrated most incomparable secrets according to the best rules in art : first how to find out or discover theft or theeves ... : secondly to discover fugitives and beasts lost or strayed, &c. ... / by Anthony Griffin, stud. in astrology.
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Griffin, Anthony, Stud. in astrology.
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London :: Printed by Peter Lillicrap,
1665.
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Astrology -- Early works to 1800.
Stealing.
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"An astrological judgement touching theft wherein is demonstrated most incomparable secrets according to the best rules in art : first how to find out or discover theft or theeves ... : secondly to discover fugitives and beasts lost or strayed, &c. ... / by Anthony Griffin, stud. in astrology." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A42132.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 12, 2024.

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Tokens that the goods lost shall be re∣covered.

If the significator of the Thief, do apply to the Lord of the Ascendant, by Trine or Sextile they shall be had again.

If the Moon apply to the Lord of the second house by Trine or Sextile, the goods stolen shall be recovered.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be in his own house, the owner shall recover the goods himself.

If the Lord of the terme of the Moon be in Trine or Sextile to the

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Lord of the Ascendant, the owner shall have the goods again.

If the Lord of the second apply to the Lord of the Ascendant it denotes recovery.

If the Moon apply to any Planet by Trine or Sextile, and the application be in moveable signs, look how many degrees it is till they come to their perfect Aspect, and in so many days it shall be recovered, and if the Sun be in the Ascendant he like wise takes the Thief.

If the Lord of the Ascendant apply to the Lord of the seventh, or he be in the seventh house they shall be had a∣gain by the care and diligence of the querent.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be in the tenth house, it denotes recovery but with a great deal of care and la∣bour of the querent.

If the Lord of the second house be

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strong, and behold the Ascendant, and Lord thereof by Trine or Sextile, the goods shall be had a gain.

If the Lord of the second house, be in the second house, or behold the se∣cond by Trine or Sextile, part of the goods may be had again, according to the strength or weakness of the Lord of the second give Judgement.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be fortunate in the Diamiter of the firma∣ment, then the Thief shall bring again the thing from whence he stole it.

If the Lord of the Ascendant and fourth house, be in the first house, and the Lord of the first, and Lord of the hour, be in the fourth house, the goods stolen or lost shall be had again.

If the Lord of the Ascendant and the Lord of the hour be both in the Ascendant, it shall be found near or a∣bout him that stole it.

If the Lord of the Ascendant and

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Lord of the hour, or one of them be in the seventh house, it shall be found in few days.

If the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the hour, have a good Aspect to the Sun the thing lost shall be had a∣gain.

If the Moon behold the Sun by Op∣position, the Thief shall be found, but the goods not to be had by any means.

If the Lord of the second be bodily joyned to the Lord of the eighth or by Aspect, the querent shall have his goods again, or satisfaction for them of the thief.

If the Lord of the second, doth ap∣ply luckily to the part of fortune, and the part of fortune be in the first, se∣cond, seventh or tenth houses, it gives knowledge of the goods, and the Thief that stole them.

The Lord of the second and the Lord of the tenth, both in one house,

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it notes discovery, and doth give good hopes of finding it again.

If the Lord of the second be joyned by Sextile or Trine to any planet in the second it notes reovery.

If the Lord of the hour be for∣tunately plac't and strongly aspecting the Lord of the first or second, it notes recovery.

If the Lord of the second be fortu∣nate in the first, or the Lord of the first fortunate in the second, it signifies re∣covery.

If the Moon Jupiter or Venus, be fortunate in the second or first, it shews good hopes of recovery, if the Moon applies to her disposer, or to the Lord of the terme she is in by Conjunction, Trine or Sextile, it notes recovery.

If the Moon gives virtue to the Lord of the fifth, or Lord of the ele∣venth house, it notes recovery.

If the Lord of the second be in the

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second, or behold the Sun by Trine or Sextile, it notes recovery.

If the Lord of the second and Mer∣cury be in Conjunction, it notes reco∣very, but with a great deal of grief and contention.

If the Moon be in the Ascendant with any of the fortunes, it notes reco∣very.

Yet nevertheless you must in gi∣ving Judgement go by the major part of Testimonies whether the goods shall be had or not, and in so doing you cannot erre.

The time when the goods stolen or mis∣sing shall be found.

The Moon beholding her own house by Trine or Sextile, it shall be had within three days.

If the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon, be both in the Ascendant

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and the Sun behold them by Trine or Sextile, it shall be found the same day it was lost, but if that he behold them by a Quartile it signifies a week, if by Opposition a moneth.

The application of the Moon to any Planet by Trine or Sextile, if the ap∣plication be in moveable signs, look how many degrees they want of their Aspect, and so many days it shall be before it shall be recovered.

And if that the Sun be in the Ascen∣dant it discovers the thief.

Likewise, behold the two Planets that be applying and you may know by their application, the recovery of the goods stolen, and number how many degrees they are one from the others Aspect, and so judge of hours days weeks or moneths.

If that the two applying Planets be in moveable signs, the degrees be∣twixt them will signifie weeks or

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moneths, yet sometimes days, Judge that according to the swiftness or slow∣ness of their motion.

If in fixed signs, then moneths or years.

If that these significators be in Ca∣dent houses, then it doth signifie they will quickly be recovered.

If the two significators be in Angles it shall be long first.

Look to the Sun and Moon, and if that they be parted from the part of fortune, or be both or either of them joyned to the part of fortune, if not see then which is nighest the part of fortune, the Sun or Moon, and he that is nighest the part of fortune, either by application or separation, shall signifie the time, viz. how many degrees the nearest is to him. If that the part of fortune be in an Angle, it shall be so many days or weeks as is degrees be∣tween them.

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If the part of fortune be in a succe∣dant house, then so many weeks or moneths.

If the part of fortune be in a Cadent house then so many moneths or years.

Note that the finding of the things by the Sun is sooner then by the Moon.

Choice tokens that the Goods stolen shall not be recovered.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be in Quartile or Opposition to the Lord of the seventh, then the goods will be stopped from the owner.

If the Moon be in Quartile or Op∣position to the Lord of the seventh, it signifies the same.

If the Lord of the terme of the Moon be in Quartile or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant, Idem.

If that Saturn, Mars or the Dragons-tail

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be in the eighth or second houses it shows small hopes of recovery.

If the Lord of the second be Retor∣grade or Combust. Idem.

If the Moon be Combust or under the beams of the Sun the same.

If the Lord of the tearme of the Moon, and the Lord of the house of the Moon, be both diminishing motion and number and infortunes beholding them both, it is not to be Recovered.

If the Lord of the eighth be in the Ascendant and the Lord of the Ascen∣dant in the eighth, it is not to be Recovered.

If the Sun and Moon be going to a Conjunction under the earth at the time of the Loosing the goods, neither goods nor Thief shall ever be heard of.

If that the Sun and Moon be going to a Conjunction or Opposition, the goods lost will not by any means be recovered.

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Likewise if both the Luminaries be under the earth, the goods lost will hardly ever be heard of again.

Also the Lord of the second in the eighth house no recovery.

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