Catastrophe mundi, or, Europe's many mutations until the year 1701 being an astrological treatise of the effects of the triple conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682 and 1683, and of the comets 1680 and 1682, and other configurations concomitant : wherein the fate of Europe for these next 20 years is ... more than probably conjectured ... : also, an ephimeris [sic] of all the comets that have appeared from ... 1603 to the year 1682 ... : whereunto is annexed the hieroglyphicks of Nostrodamus ... / by John Holwell.

CHAP. VI. Of the lesser Conjunction, Anno 1623.

OF this Conjunction I shall not take any great notice, see∣ing the effects extended but to the following 20 years, only take notice, that soon after this Conjunction King James dy'd, and King Charles the First, whose Ascen∣dant was the Sign of the Conjunction, came by rightful Succession to the Crown: there was also several years of great Drought and Scarcity, and a most furious Plague; and seeing also that such like e∣vils succeed the great Conjunction 1603, especially that great Plague in England 1605. Mr. Cambden observes, that Saturn cannot (or seldom doth pass through the Fiery Triplicity, but he doth afflict London with a Plague, or some other Epidemical Disease, of which I will give a few Examples: Anno Domini 1348 Saturn was in Aries, an Universal Plague in London: 1485 Saturn in Sagitarius a Sweating Sickness in London: 1507 Saturn in Leo, another Sweating Sickness in London: 1517 Saturn in Sagitarius, the third Sweating Sickness in London: 1530 Saturn in Aries, the fourth Sweating Sickness in London: 1544 Saturn in Sagitarius, a great Plague in London, which adjourned the Term to St. Albans: 1564 Saturn in Leo, the Plague in London after the return of the Army from New-haven: 1594 Sa∣turn was in Leo, a great Plague in London, which caused the Term to be again holden at St. Albans: 1603 Saturn was in Sagitarius when that great Plague began in London which devoured so many thou∣sands; one thousand six hundred and 25 Saturn was in Leo when that other great Plague began in Londonn which remov'd the Parliament to Oxford: 1633 and 1634, and 1635, Saturn was in Sagitarius when the Plague raged in so many parts of England: 1665 Saturn had but newly entred Capricorn, when the great Plague of all was in London; and truly I fear another great Plague in London before Sa∣turn has passed quite through Leo 1683, the more, because Mars makes his Conjunction with Jupiter on the 6th. of September in 12 degrees of Leo, and on the 11th. day of the same Moneth, Mars

meets with a Conjunction of Saturn in the 16 degrees of the same Sign Leo, and on the 17 day of October Saturn and Jupiter make their Conjunction in 19 degrees of the same Sign Leo; but that is not all, for on or about the 19th. day of January following, the same Planet Saturn and Jupiter make their second Conjunction in 18 degrees of Leo, and near the 10 day of May 1683, they make their third Con∣junction in 16 degrees of Leo, in the very place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars the September before; all these things make me to conjecture that we shall have another great Plague e'er Saturn hath passed quite through Leo, and not only that, but a many more great Calamities to a great many places of Europe, but more of that in its proper place.