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. XI. The Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, October 1682. Astrologically handled. (Book 11)

THis Conjunction which we are now to handle, happeneth to be the fourth Conjunction since their last entrance in∣to this Triplicity; the first being in the Year 1603, al∣ready handled in the Discourse going before. And for∣asmuch as this Conjunction falls in the Regal Sign Leo, of the fiery Triplicity, and being the fourth Conjunction they have made there∣in, which Conjunction 1603 being the seventh return into this Tri∣plicity, since the Creation of the World, and that this Conjunction in Leo being thrice repeated, will therefore produce eminent effects; and seeing it being a thing impossible to get the true time of the Con∣junctions themselves, we must content our selves with the times of the New and Full Moons before and after the Conjunction; the first Conjunction happeneth about the 17th. day of October 1682; the se∣cond Conjunction happeneth on or about the 20th. of January 1682/3, and the 3d. and last falleth about the 10th. of May 1683, according to the Caroline Tables of Thomas Street, the full Moon before the Cele∣bration of this Conjunction falls on the 6th. day of October at 1 h. 33 m. P.m. and the New Moon following falls on the 20th. day of October at 1 h. 41 P.m. the Figures of Heaven are as follow.

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Full Moon Octob. 6. at 1 H. 35 P. M. latt 51.32.

New Moom Oct. 20. at 1 H. 41 P. M. latt 51.32.

Now Authors tell us that if Saturn and Jupiter be conjoyned in Leo, there should be some sturdy Prince that should trouble all his Con∣federates, and that all Princes should grow ravenous, and exercise Tyranny over their Subjects, and shall endeavour to make himself great by undirect means, but in the height of all his greatness vanish∣eth by sudden death, or is much molested by his Vassals, leaving his Posterity in a very unsettled condition; for although this Trigon breeds valiant Men, yet they are extreamly unfortunate, and those evils that have a beginning under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo are fixed for a long time; for every Prince doth vainly conceit himself to be the only Alexander, but their Pride and Vain∣glory shall bring themselves and Posterity to a State much worse than their beginning.

This last Conjunction we had in Leo, was that which happened in the Year 1623, and that was followed with the Death of King James 1625, and a great Plague, and we have cause to fear the approach of another great Plague in the Year 1683, from which good Lord deliver us; for if we do but consider the position of Heaven the Full Moon preceeding this Conjunction, you will find that Mars Lord of the 10th. in the 8th. House, in Quartile to Mercury in the great Conjunction, and

the Sun Lord of the 8th. is in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, and the Conjunction it self is not far from the 8th. House: these things make me to judge that we have a Plague very near us, and a very great one, and that before 1683 be over; but I dare not be too positive in such determinations, but when I consider the Conjunction it self, I find it to fall in the sixth of those places that have Aries for their Ascen∣dant, and in the 4th. of those that have Gemini, therefore let those beware, for they are threatned with no less than a Mortality, and that a great one, which God in his Mercy divert.

For a preparative to this great Conjunction, we have the Sun Ec∣clipsed upon the 24th. day of July, at which time Mars Lord of the 7th. was in the 10th. in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, the Eclips falls not far in longated form, the place of this Conjunction (viz.) in or about 11 degrees of Leo, Junctinus tells us, that when the Sun is eclipsed in the Fiery Triplicity, denotes the Banishment of some Great Person, with discord and hatred between the People and some great Ruler or Governour; many repinings, grudgings and dissenti∣ons, Motions of Armies, much War and slaughter of Mankind, burn∣ing of Houses, depopulations of many Countries and Citys, very Pe∣stilent Diseases, the Eclips it self f••ll in the 10th. therefore it will chiefly concern those that are Rulers and Covernours of Towns and Citys.

The next thing that helps to usher in this Conjunction is the Con∣junction of Tory Mars with Jupiter, as if he did intend to poysen Justice with a hasty, cholerick humour, and cause those whose places is to act prudently, to act like Mad-men, as if they did endeavour to set all in an uproar; Mars naturally, as he is posited in Leo, doth represent Men of a daring Spirit, hectoring and bouncing, governed too much by their own will, and delighting much in quarrelling, and can hear of nothing that will please them so much as Wars and Battels, and his being in Conjunction with Jupiter makes him have a great shew of Religion with all his actions. Let those places under Leo look to it, for they are principally concerned; yet those places under Aqua∣rius and Scorpio, and Taurus, will have a great share in these kind of actions; I pray God bless the Kingdom of Ireland from unruly acti∣ons, for they are under Taurus, and this Conjunction, and all the Conjunctions in Leo are in Quartile to that Sign.

Upon the 11th day of September 1682, there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, in or about the 16 degrees of Leo: this Conjuncti∣on

on of Saturn and Mars falls near the place of the last of the three Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter May the 10th. 1683, from whence may be expected great Alterations as to Mundane Affairs; Mars I find in the Conjunction to be elevated above Saturn, having more North latitude than Saturn, and Saturn being very weak, therefore hath Mars more power than Saturn; therefore what is chiefly signi∣fied by the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars will be wholly Marti∣al; Now if the Ottoman Family had their Rise under the Conjuncti∣on of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, as is verily believ'd it did, then that People shall afflict a great part of Christendom, for he has lately, or will very shortly, change his Aphelion into Virgo, which doth shew, that those People shall move out of their own Country, in way of Conquest, and shall continue so doing for some years to come, even till they have made themselves Masters of great part of Christen∣dome.

It we consider the quality of Saturn in this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, we shall find Saturn to be very weak, for Leo is Saturn de∣triment, and is just like a man that is an Enemy to his own House and Family, and one that should seek to destroy his Posterity. Sa∣turn generally is the cause of Matters Political and Civil, all subtle and Politick Councils, deceitful, private and cunning Stratagems, covetousness, self-ends, destruction to some Ancient Family and Building, as to Laws, Liberties, Customs and Priviledges, depopu∣lations. And this he doth signifie in Political Matters.

In Ecclesiastical Affairs he portends great Superstition, Idolatry, Hypocrisie, Monkery, Jesuitism, and all the several Orders of the Church of Rome, and he doth signifie all manner of Debauchery and Baseness under Religious Pretences; all manner of Sects, Schisms, Heresies, Jewish Superstitions and Ceremonies.

Unto Mankind in general he threatens great and difficult labour, poverty and want to many; he afflicts the Body with tedious Infir∣mities and Diseases, as the Consumption in the Reins and inward parts; ill and noysome Vapours, from whence proceed a Plague, Hectick Fevers, destruction of Rheum, Quartan Agues, and such like Diseases, as are not easily remedied by the most Skilful Physician; he afflicts the Mind with sorrow, and fear of lamentable trouble, as also Banishment and long imprisonments.

And as to natural things, he portends great want and scarcity, de∣struction of Cattel, Corn and Fruits; Famine and Mortality; un∣wholesome

Airs, cold, cloudy, misty, soggy Weather, and long and tedi∣ous Frosts.

As to the Sea, he signifies Shipwrack, and great damage by ruine and decay of Sea banks, from whence comes great Inundation of Wa∣ters, great scarcity of Fish and Fowl that belong to the Waters.

Of Persons, he signifies those of superiour Rank and Quality, be∣cause he is the highest of all the Planets, and moves the slowest, and he doth seldom apply to any Planet, therefore he signifies great Prin∣ces, and stable Monarchs; but in the general he signifies the laborious Country men, Husbandmen, Farmers, Yeomen, &c.

And in this Conjunction he signifies a deceitful, sordid, pernicious sort of People who will inhabit in the Court of Princes and Kings, who will undermine and subvert the more wholesome purposes in∣tended; but I say all these sort of People shall suffer great loss of their Estates, and shall obtain in the room thereof unexpected Slaugh∣ters, Imprisonments, Banishments and the like.

The last time we had Mars in Conjunction of Saturn in Leo was the 10th. of August 1650, the December following we had a Comet appeared, and I have good reason to predict the appearance of more Comets before 1683 be over, let any one but look into the Annals for 1653 and 1654, and they will find what followed that Conjuncti∣on 1652, but seeing that the effects of this Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, can't last but for two years, and Mars being swift in mo∣tion at the time of the Conjunction, even so shall all that is porten∣ded by this Conjunction be as swift in motion (viz.) Armies shall run like Lightning over a great many Countrys of Europe, and shall bring more under subjection in 2 years, than any Armies have done for this ten years last past, and forasmuch as Christianity was first preacht by Christ our Saviour under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and now Mars being in Conjunction in this Sign with Saturn, and having of the greater power, will afflict Christiani∣ty with the Sword more than ordinary. At the time of this famous Conjunction we find Mars newly entered into Virgo, in Quartile to the great Conjunction 1603, and moveth but slowly from whence the evils signified by Mars to be of long continuance, (viz.) War and Bloudshed, Virgo is held to be sign of the Conjunction before the com∣ing in of the Normans, and Mars hath not been in Virgo in neither of the Conjunctions since 1603, therefore may more than ordinary events follow; the more because Mars before the second Conjunction

of Saturn and Jupiter, January 1682/3, will pass the Quartile of Sa∣turn and Jupiter 1603, and also the Quartile of Saturn, Jupiter and the New Star 1604, and the Quartile of Sol and Venus, and the Op∣position of the Moon 1603, and comes to the Conjunction of his own place 1603, and all before Saturn and Jupiter meets the second time; let but any one consider the position of Mars the first time the two Superiours meet, and they will find cause enough to dread the evils of Mars.

Now Mars being placed in the 9th. from the Conjunction 1603, and meeting with the Quartile of Mercury Lord thereof first; all those pla∣ces that are under the gubernation of Mercury, will feel the smart of the influence of Mars; now because Mercury is posited in Sagitarius in the great Conjunction, and Mars casting his Square there, out of the 9th. of that Conjunction, those places shall feel the heavy effect of Mars (viz.) Wars: now the places under Sagitarius, are Spain, Dal∣matia, Sclavonia, Hungary, Moravia, with abundance of more Coun∣trys and Cities that are under the position of Sagitarius for their A∣scendant; these places must expect to have great Calamity; some of them shall suffer by Invasion; others by Plague; others by Famine, and a great destruction of Mankind in general: Mereury generally signifies all manner of Arts and Sciences, as also Merchants; these sorts of Men must expect to be great sufferers by the power of Mars, (viz.) great Storms, from whence comes great Shipwracks. Mercury and Gemini govern Flanders, part of England and Lumbardy, Brabant, the Dukedom of Wertenburgh, London, Corduha in Spain, Bruges in Flanders, Mentz, and a many more places, that are not yet attributed to Gemini; in these places may expect to have Commotions; for Mars is the stirrer up of Wars, damnable Seditions, Tumults, Insur∣rections, the frowns and indignation of Princes towards their Sub∣jects caused by Mars, he being Lord of the 11th. and 12th. of the great Conjunction 1603, and is placed near the Cusp of the 10th. of that Conjunction, he doth by the Positions represent Noblemen that should be in great favour of Princes, but are great enemies of the People in general; if we place Gemini upon the Cusp of the Ascen∣dant, we shall find the Tory Mars to be placed in fifth in Quartile to the Sign Ascending, he being Lord of the 12th. and in his last Con∣junction with Jupiter in Leo, he opposed the 10th. what can we expect from hence, but that Mars should act like a Tory as he is among the Stars, setting all together by the Ears, and that now publick∣ly

in those places under Gemini, and he will be as well rewarded for his pains; for Mars is placed in the Eighth the House of Death, of the Full Moon preceding the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1682; if we place Aries upon the Ascendant, we shall find both the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars, and Jupiter, and Mars and Jupiter fall all of them in the 6th. in Quartile to the intercepted Sign Taurus in the Ascendant, and the Sun Lord of the 6th. having lately suffered an Eclipse in the 6th. all these will cause both the great and small Cattle to suffer by Diseases, to the detriment of the Country Far∣mer that lives in those Countrys subject to the Sign Aries, the more because Mars is in Quartile to the second, if we consider the place where Mars casteth his Opposition, we shall find it to be in Pisces, and Pisces is assigned by Astrologers to govern Portugal, Galitia, Nor∣mandy, with the Citys of Rhems, Worms and Ratisbon, and ma∣ny more places, this hateful Opposition of Mars will cause in those places great corruptions of their Fruits by impetuous blasts, and like∣wise will destroy their Grain, causing a great scarcity thereby: He will cause great heat and drought, and will exclte mens minds to great rashness, and to all manner of evil, and likewise cause great dissention among Kindred; as for Virgo, the place where Mars is at the time of the first Conjunction, are attribute to govern Achaia, Greece, Athens, Mesopotamia, Babylon, Assyria, part of the Rhyne, Sile∣sia the lower; of Citys Jerusalem, Rhodes, Navar in Italy, Paris, Ly∣ons, Basil, Heydleberg, Erphord, these are the chief places under the do∣minion of unfortunate Mercury, and therefore must expect to meet with such like misfortunes as are of the nature of Mars, among which Paris is like to suffer by notorious Frauds, Cheats, Mutinies, Tu∣mults, and most horrid Villanies, and secret Conspiracies; nay more than that I fear another Massacre, or some such unruly actions; and thus much for the general judgment of Mars, during the time that he is in Virgo; but if we consider the second Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter; we shall find Mars then placed in Libra, and he doth continue 226 days in that Sign, and doth stay but 53 days in Virgo, therefore those places that are under Libra, Aries, Cancer, and Capricorn shall have a longer time of suffering than those places that are under Virgo, Pisces, Gemini and Sagitarius, because Mars ma∣keth such a swift passage through Virgo. Those places under Libra are Austria, Alsatia, Livonia, Citys Lisbon, Fribourg, Spiers, Frank∣ford at Mane, Vienna in Austria, Antwerp, and a many more places, not as yet allotted to this Sign; in these places will Mars powre down his Influence, which will be of the nature as before recited. Now dur∣ing

the time that he passeth through Libra, he will cast his hateful Op∣position to Aries, as if he did intend nothing but fire and sword to those places under Aries, but he will not be able to do the mischief he intends, because he is in his detriment, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupi∣ter doth behold the Sign Aries with a Trine, yet nevertheless they must have their share of the effect of Mars, being in Opposition to their Sign. The ingenious Anton in Satyr 5. hath these verses of the Qualities of Mars.

Blood, Death, and Tragick Stories, Mars doth yield A Golgotha of Graves, whose purple field Dy'd Crimson with his fatal Massacres, Craves Bloody Ink, and Scarlet Characters. A Pen that like a Bullets force would reel A Marble Conscience.—

And this shall suffice for the Judgment of Mars in all the three Conjunctions. Now let us consider the Conjunction it self. We find it falls in Leo, not far enlongated from that famous fixed Star, called the Lyons. Heart, which Star is of the nature of Mars: We are advised by those that have been learned in this Study, to take the Fortitudes and Debill••udes of all the Planets; both the Full Moon going before this Conjunction, and the New Moon following; by which means we shall find which is the strongest of them all, and he we must account to have the greatest share of the effects. Now having considered, I find Saturn and Jupiter to be equally fortified, and they two to be the strongest of all the rest, both of them at the Full Moon having of 27 Testimonies of strength, all the rest having of but few, Saturn we find to have no Essential Dignities, and Jupiter to have but Triplicity.

The Declination of Saturn and Jupiter, is above 18 degrees North, at the time of the Conjunction, by which means they have a great Diurnal Arch, and by that means continue above 15 hours above the Horizon, between Rising and Setting; therefore will these Northern parts be subject the more to their effects; for by how much a Star doth make the longer stay above the Horizon, by so much more is he fitted by those his direct beams, to make a stronger impression of his vertue over or upon those parts, and seeing that not only the places particularly subject to the Dominion of the Sign wherein the Conjun∣ction happens, but also the Triplicity and Quadrangle thereto belong∣ing according to Ptolomy. Now the Triplicity Aries, Leo, Sagitarius, are said by most Authors to operate most upon the Christians, and ac∣cording to the opinion of Cardane the Roman Empire, which if true, then by the declination of the Planets, the Northern and North-East parts of Europe, will be the most principal places designed for the ope∣ration of the effects of this Conjunction.

Now under the sign of this Conjunction, viz. Leo are Gallia To∣gata, the Alpes, Italy, Sicily, Apulia, Bohemia, Turkey part: Cities Rome, Damasco, Ravenna, Cremona, Prague. Now all of these places shall feel in one kind or other, the smart of this Conjunction.

Those eminent Persons who have the Sign Leo, ascending at their Nativity, and near the Degrees of the Conjunction of Saturn and Ju∣piter, will be the Persons most active in carrying on the affairs of those places wherein they live, but by reason there is a Conjunction of Sa∣turn and Mars near the same Degrees, and near the same time (viz.) a Month before this, I say, will fling those Persons into many Perils and Dangers, both to their Body by health, and Estate; and those Persons that have this Conjunction in Quartile, or Opposition, to their Degree, ascending at Birth, will be much afflicted with Sickness and Crosses; and those that have the Conjunction in Quartile, or Opposition of their Degree of their tenth ☉ or ☽, or ☿ will find great Crosses as to Honour and Reputation; but on the contrary, all those Persons that have the Conjunction in Trine, or Sextile, to their Degree ascending, or to the Degree of their tenth ☉ or ☽, or part of Fortune, shall all of them injoy health, and gain great Reputation and Wealth; during the time of the Conjunction, the Operation, which is worth our observation, is the New Moon before the second Conjunction, (viz.) the 17th day of January, the Sun suffers an Eclipse near the cusp of the 9th, with the Dragons-tail, and Saturn and Ju∣piter are in Opposition to both the Sun and Moon: Now Saturn is Lord of the 7th, 8th, and 9th, and the Moon being Lady of the A∣scendant, and the Sun Lord of the second: Now the Ascendant doth represent the common sort of People, and the second the moveable wealth; therefore must the common People suffer both in Body and Estate. Authors tell us that when the Sun suffers an Eclipse in the first decade of Aquarius, it is the Fore-runner of publick sorrow and mourning to those of the highest Rank and Quality, but not so to the poor Husbandman, and by reason it falls so near the 9th, it shews detriment to Religion, and all things relating to the 9th, and the Full Moon following of this Conjunction, the Moon suffers an Eclipse in the 23d Degree of Leo, near both the Conjunction, and that famous fixt Star Cor Leonis; and the same Author tell us that if that Luna suffer an Eclipse in the third decade of Leo, it declares the disconten∣tedness of the people in general, and that they should be desirous of new Laws and Governours.

If the Ascendant of an Eclipse doth represent the common Peo∣ple, then is Cancer the Sign, and the Moon their signification, and

Saturn being Lord of the 8th. is in Opposition to the Moon, from hence may be conjectured the Death of the vulgar sort of People, by a Plague or some such kind of Diseases; and in the Full Moon follow∣ing the Conjunction, the Sun is Lord of the Ascendant, and is placed in the 8th. in a dejected condition, and Saturn is Lord of the 8th. House, and in the Ascendant; from this Eclipse also may be predi∣cted the Death of the common sort of people by Sickness; neither will the Governours of Towns and Cities escape Death; for Mars Lord of the 10th. of the Lunar Eclipses following the Conjunction, January 1682/3, is placed in the 4th. in Opposition to the 10th. in a very weak condition, from whence their Death shall come through their own means.

If we consider the Sun Lord of the Conjunction, at the time of the Conjunction, October 1682. which according to Mr. Street, falls on the 17th. day, we shall find him placed in Scorpio, about 4 Degrees near the place of Mercury, at the appearance of the New Star 1604, this doth declare that the Great of the Earth (viz.) Emperours, Kings, Princes, and chief Governours, should adhere to the Counsel of those men that endeavour to destroy both them and themselves, for al∣though Mercury may be accounted for one that hath wit, yet being placed in Scorpio, at the appearance of that New Star shews him to be but of little honesty, and Mercury also being in Scorpio, at the time of this Conjunction in Quartile, to the Conjunction it self, and do dis∣pose of Mars also, from whence may be conjectured, that a cunning sort of People shall indeavour to poyson the wholesom Laws by bad Counsel, and fling the Governours of Kingdoms, Towns, and Cities, into eminent danger of Destruction.

The first Aspect the Sun meets with after the Conjunction, that is of note, is the Sextile of Mars; this will make those Persons signified by the Sun, to have great trust in their Arms, Mars at the same time is in Quartile to the place of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663, and to the Quartile of Saturn at the appearance of the New Star 1604. I pray God in his mercy preserve the City Gemini from being oppres∣sed with the Sword and all Martial actions; the next Aspect the Sun meets withal is the Quartile both of Saturn and Jupiter, this accord∣ing to natural causes should afflict those Persons, signify'd by Sol in the Conjunction, with horrour and amazement, and shall be in danger of their Lives, Honour, and Estates, and be forced to fly for safe∣guard, for by bad advice they shall attempt to do that which they shall never attain to, by which means they shall bring themselves and fame to destruction for ever, for the Sun is in a fixed Sign; let those

Persons beware that have 10 or 11 degrees of Leo Ascending, and Saturn 22 8 d. m. in Sagitarius, with the Sun 1.46 of Scorpio, I say let those Persons beware, for they have lately had the Sun Lord of their Ascendant, Eclips'd upon the very degree Ascending.

And there has been also a Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars upon the very degree Ascending, and a Conjuction of Saturn and Mars not far from the degree thereof, all these bring great sorrow and Tribulation to these Natives then born, and to help forward, they have their mid-haven by direction to the Opposition of Saturn, this de∣stroys the Honour and Reputation of all those Persons aforesaid, if they be a Trades-man he cracks his Credit, and is in danger of a Pri∣son, he will likewise be in danger of being brought to publick Justice for some treasonable practice that he hath committed, and if there be a Prince in Europe that was born under such a position of Heaven, he shall go nigh to be in danger of his Life, by the wrath and Indigna∣tion of the common sort of Pople; in short they will bend all their forces against him, and will reduce him to an Estate far below his Birth; the Opposition falls in Gemini, therefore let such Persons be∣ware of committing of Crimes in those places under Gemini, for if they do they must expect to come to publick Justice let them think themselves never so secure.

The King of France is thought to have about 22 degrees of Scorpio, Ascending in his Nativity, if so then is this Conjunction in Quartile to his Ascendant, this will cause that mighty Monarch to be afflicted in his Body with Sickness if not Death.

Norway is under Scorpio, the house of Mars, where Mercury is un∣happily posited, and the Conjunction it self casting a Square thereto, this shew the great misfortunes these People are like to endure by War, Uproars, Tumults, Ship-wrack, if not a great want of Grane.

Taurus, the Opposite Sign, is the Ascendant of Ireland, Poland, and the North part of Sweedland, the Conjunction casteth it's Square to it also, from whence those places may expect to have a great Mortality, because Taurus is upon the Cusp of the 4th. and Saturn and Jupiter both casting their Square from the Cusp of the 8th. and if we place Taurus upon the Ascendant, then will the Conjunction fall in their 5th, and that doth be∣token Abortive Births, and some more than ordinary Monstrous Pro∣ductions, and that there should be many Treaties, Embassies and Messa∣ges for Peace, all which are signified by the 5th. House.

Italy in general, and Rome in particular, are under Leo, the Sign in which this triple Conjunction falls, therefore will they be sensible in a high nature of the influence of this Conjunction; it denotes to

them great Droughts and Barrenness of the Earth; as also, great Plagues they are threatned with, great Calamity by Fire, the Sword, Uproars, Tumults, Murthers, Grievous Contentions and Quarrelling, and deposition of many Noble Princes and Rulers from their Honours and Dignities, without hope of restitution; Death and Destruction to others, Rome, many or most of them, these Enormities are threat∣ned; then certainly you Princes of Italy, and also the Roman Pontifex, or Conclave of Cardinals of the See of Rome, will all of you find great and most grievous Distempers in your Government, and so will many People and Nations be subject to the Fiery Triplicity. There shall also be great Rents and Schisms amongst the Religious Orders of Monks, Fryars, Jesuits▪ so likewise shall there be amongst those of different Judgments, call them by what name you please; in the fi∣gure of the Full Moon, preceding the first Conjunction, we find all the Planets above the Earth, the Moon excepted, this doth denote that what is pretended by this Conjunction, will break out in a short time of the Conjunction it self, upon the Cusp of the 10th. House, we find Scorpio and Mars Lord thereof in the 8th. and the Conjuncti∣on is in Quartile to the very degree thereof. Now the 10th. House signifies all Magistrates (viz.) Kings, Princes, Governours of Towns and Cities, (viz.) Majors, Bayliffs, all Captains and Conductors in War, likewise all Justices of the Peace, all these shall find great trou∣ble in their place and Office, some of them shall exercise Tyranny o∣ver them they are to rule, and by that means cause their Subjects to rebel, and by that means bring themselves and posterity to great de∣struction, others of them will act beyond their Legal Power, and by that means bring themselves under the lash of the Law of the Coun∣trey wherein they live, and shall end their days by publick Justice, others they will end their days by Plagues, others will end their davs by Famine, and others by Gun-shot: In short there will be a great rout of such men, represented by the 10th. House.

Upon the Cusp of the 11th. House, we find Mars and Venus there∣in, and Mars casting off his Square to Sagitarius out of the 8th. the House of death.

As to Kings and Rulers of Countries, the 11th. represents their Associates, Councellors, Allies, their Treasure, Ammunition, Sol∣diery, now Mars being Lord of the 10th, and being placed in the 8th. in Quartile, to the 11th. House, from which may be conjectu∣red, that the Princes of the Earth should grow very ambitious, and shall wast their Estates by War.

If any one will be but pleased to inquire into History, they will

find that the Roman Empire had its rise under the Conjunction of Sa∣turn and Jupiter in Scorpio, and that was 45 years before the coming of Christ, and by reason of there being a triple Conjunction in the Sign Leo in Quartile to the Conjunction that preceded the rise of that Empire, from whence may be expected great calamity to befal that Empire, if not a final Catastrophe.

About the year 1331, began the Ottomon Family, and that was un∣der the Gubernation of a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini. Now is this Conjunction in Leo 1682, in Sextil to that Conjunction pre∣ceding the Rise of the Ottoman Family, this shall cause that Monarch to thrive much, besides he at this time hath very good directions in his Nativity; and forasmuch as the Conjunction favours that mighty Prince, and afflicts the Roman Empire; therefore may it be conjectured that he shall dismember the Roman Empire of some of his Territories; and shall continue so doing for some years.

If we consider the 9th. there we find Libra 21 degrees, and the Sun in the 9th in his fall opposed by the Moon Lady of the 7th. and Venus Lady of the 9th. has lately been in Quartile of Mars.

The 9th. signifies Religion, Pilgrimage, long Journeys or Voyages, Ceremonies, Sacrifices, Faith, Clergy-men of all Sorts, Arts, and Sciences, the Law, it also signifies learning in general, and all Church livings.

That which is worth our taking notice of is the Comet that was seen in the Year 1680. when it came to be visible over all Europe, it was in Quartile to the degree of the 9th. as if the beginning of trou∣ble should fall upon matters of Faith, from whence may be conjectu∣red that there shall be great persecution to those that are of a contrary opinion, to those that are established by authority, even to the undoing of many thousands, this Comet had its first appearance not far from the degrees of the 9th. and therefore all matters relating to the 9th. must suffer during the time of this Conjunction Operation, and for as much as the Comet was in Opposition of Saturn, when it appeared December 1680. shall there be great wrangling and great fewds, both about matters of Law, as of Divinity.

If the Ascendant represent the vulgar sort of people, then doth the 2d. House signifie their wealth, upon which we find Aquarius and the Dragons-Tail not far from thence, and both Saturn and Jupiter are in Opposition to the second also.

Now the second House signifieth Riches, Estate, Goods of Fortune, Money, Plate, Houshold-slust, Corn, Jewels, and is the proper personal estate of any man. Now this Conjunction falling in Opposition to the second House, signifies there should be but small buying and selling, and as little enriching ones Estate. Notwithstand∣ing, many shall much desire it. I cannot but judg, from hence the sudden undo∣ing of many a man by Rapine, Thievery, Taxes legal or illegal, there will great impoverishment to the Estates and Inheritance of the Nobility, to the Clergy, to

the Gentleman, to the Lawyer and the industrious Merchant, and to the Yeo∣men, and hard labouring Farmer, the Diurnal operating Labourer, the Curious or Idle Mechanick, the Collier, Tinker, and the most sordid of all Professions, except the Hangman. To the Merchant I divine great loss by Piracies, Shipwracks, and by broken Crediters, or Bankrupt Debtors: I cannot imagine by this Conjun∣ction, being in Oppositon to the second, who, or what kind of man, or of what Nature and Profession he shall be of, that in these Turbulent Times (as these are like to be for some years after the first Conjunction) shall either thrive or keep his own: And forasmuch as the second House hath a fixed Sign on it, and the Conjun∣ction it self in a fixed Sign also, so shall be the means whereby men shall be im∣poverished. He that is rich to day, is not certain to abound to morrow, he that kept Servants this month, may be a Servant or a Slave himself the next. An Uni∣versal Poverty in Estate, in Cattel, Corn, and what not; a time uncomfortable I see, for some succeeding years, bad to all, good to few.

If the tenth signifies Kings in general, you shall find Mars but in a dejected condition, in the 8th. and worst of all, he is in Quartile to the 11th. that signifies the support of Princes.

With what difficulty, labour, and discontent, shall the Grandees of the World have to supply their necessary disbursments for part of the years allotted to the conclusion of this Conjunction: In the next place if we make Jupiter the general Significator of the Nobility, Gentry, Episcopacy, Lawyers, Prelacy is from Jupi∣ter, Munkery from Saturn; so that Cloisters of Fryars, as well as Benefices of Bi∣shops, will smart, and come short of their Revenues.

If you will know by whom this shall be, Mars being Lord of the 10th. points Au∣thority and strong-hand by the Souldiers, the Dragons-tail denoteth vulgar Per∣sons, Clowns, day-labourers, Vagabond fellows, their own Tenants as forward as any body, for what either the Souldier Regal commands, or Magistracy leaves the Peasant, will in time lay hold of the rest. Guido Bonatus tells us, that if Jupiter be corporeally joyned to Saturn, men do their actions silently clocking all their acti∣ons with Religion, with an appearance of Fidelity and Observation of the com∣mands of Justice, shall this Age be pestered; with such sort of these men that shall pretend Justice and Law and rob men of their Rights and Estates, it will be so.

Procus in Ptol. 71. fol. Tells us that an Artist is not satisfied in knowing whether the thing signified by a Conjunction, be good or bad, unless he know the Propriety or Quality (viz.) what manner of thing shall be good or evil, in the figure of the Full Moon preceding this Conjunction Saturn and Jupiter, hath the greatest pre∣rogative, and according to Cardanus Sig 4. Apho. 21. When two Planets rule, the Judgment shall be mixed and taken from them both, but when the Lord of the figure is joyned with him, or to either, he shall obtain principal Dominion. Acti∣ons signified by Saturn and Jupiter, shall give us the most eminent directions in our Judgment. I say then Saturn for his part, according to Escuidus fol. 13. hath signifi∣cation to some matters already begun to Sects mutation, in the course of Worldly Kingdoms, and what-ever may require long time ere it be finished; Saturn denoteth much decay in Trade, and Tillage, and Husbandry, much loss to those that deal in Minerals, and so in Coal-Mines, Tin or Lead, for it's probable, either the Banks shall fall in, or else be over-flown with water, it also denoteth, that they shall have more Damps than formerly, which shall destroy a great many of the Work∣men, also great destruction to Fruits produced, or growing out of the Earth, or hindrance in such Commodities that are got out of the Bowels of the Earth, many Towns and curious buildings shall be levelled with the ground, for the Conjunction is in Quartile to the 4th. House, a general Tribulation amongst all men, the Prisons full of People, hundreds of People undone by unjust and irregularities of proceeding

of some Men in authority, extream perplexities afflicting the minds most Men, many desirous, but few shall be able to preserve a com∣petency to subsist with all, & according to Ptol. in 2. Quadripart. fol. 99. there shall be great scarcity of grain, penury and great wast, or want of those things, are most necessary for our Food and living, it makes a Dearth and Scarcity of Beast, Oxen, Horses and Sheep, and so contaminates the remainder left behind alive, that it breeds contagion in those that eat or use them, At Sea commonly Ship∣wracks and cruel Storms succeeds, hard Passages or evil Voyages for the Marchant. It pollutes the Body of Man with daily Diseases, Consumptions, dry Coughs, Molestation of the Humours, Fluxes, Quartan-Agues, Banishment by violence, great Poverty, Perplexities, Mournings, Fears possesseth the generality of Mankind; troubled Ayrs, thick Clouds, Darkness, plentiful Frost and Snow, in the year 948. there was a Conjunction in Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and du∣ring the influence of this Conjunction, there was such thick Clouds, that for six Months together, the Sun nor Moon did not shine, it was in the year of our Lord 966. It denotes also a very cold Season, unseasonable Mists and Fogs, many Apparitions in the Ayr, the colour of the Elements changed, the Skies many times varying from the former, had sights of Armed Men, People in the night extream∣ly frighted with those like Visions, when these or the like appear, or are more frequent than ordinary, (viz.) these strange alterations in the Ayr, or in the Heavens; in what part of the Heavens these do arise, or where they first appear, or over what part of Heaven they centinue longest let those places expect vengeance sudcenly to follow or else why did they appear.

Rigel 87 Aphoris. tells us, Kindled vapours streaming through the Ayr, whether in form of Comets or otherwise, points out hot Diseases of an acute quality; as also Wars, and the dissentions of Kingdoms, but running here and there and through all Parts, they demonstrate an universal evil; if the appearance be more in one quarter of Heaven then another, in that especially shall the extremi∣ty of the signification be manifest, and not long after that, Famine or Scarcity.

If we consider the natural signification of Jupiter in this Conjuncti∣on, we shall find according to the opinion of all Authors, that he signifies naturally the Nobility of the best Rank and Quality, Judg∣es of the Law, Bishops, and all sorts of Clergy-men; as also Cities and Towns, Corporations, Subjects, Priviledges, Courts of Justice

obedience to Princes, Justice of Kings to their Subjects, Laws, Sta∣tutes, Ordinances, Decrees; but in this Conjunction he principally looks upon the Gentry, because he is Lord of the 11th. and in Leo, the house of the Sun, and is not far from the Cusp of the 11th. from the 10th. I say all these sorts of Men and things, must expect to suf∣fer by this Conjuction, because he is in Conjunction with this en∣vious Planet Saturn, in his detroment, and for as much as he is in Quartile to the Cusp of the 10th. declares a desention between some Prince of Europe and his Gentry, the more because near the time of the Conjunction the Sun is in Scorpio, a hasting to a Quartile of the Conjunction it self.

All those Laws that was confirmed, or had their original under the influence of the Conjunction in Aquares, the last time they were in the Airy Trygon, that is to say from the year, 1226. to the year, 1245. or from the year 1285. to the year 1307. or from the year 1344. to 1364. shall by the influence of Saturn and Jupiter, now in Leo, be in danger of subversion and utter ruin, and all those Towns that had their original, or Corporations granted about those times, shall be undone and impoverished, and scarce have a face of Go∣vernment, or else loose both Town and Government at once, those Laws, those Constitutions, Courts of Justice, Common-wealths, King∣doms, Monerchies, Titles of Honour, or earthly Families and Names that had their beginning about the aforesaid time, must expect to have great trouble and molestation, if not a final disolution, du∣ring the time alotted for this Conjunctions influence, and so much for the general Judgment of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter.

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New-Moon on 15 day of May, 1702. at 7h 43. P. M. London.

For the benefit of young Students I have incerted the figure of the New-Moon, preceeding of the Conjunc∣tion 1702. that the true measure of time might be found for the Conjunction 1682. behold the Table following.

A Table of all the Directions of the Conjuncti∣on 1682. till the Year 1702.

Anno Dom.	Ascend. Directed.	M. C. Directed.
1682	ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1682	ad □ ♄ ♃ & 1682.
		ad □ ♂ 1682.
1683		ad ♄ ♃ & ☿ 1603.
1684	ad ✶ ♀ & ☍ ♄ ♃ 1682	ad △ ♀ 1682
	& △ ☉ & ✶ ☽ 1682	ad ♄ ♃ & New Star & ♂ 1604
1685	ad □ ♂ & △ ☿ 1682	ad △ ♄ ♃ & ✶ ☉ & △ ☽ 1682
1686	ad △ ♀ & △ ♄ ♃ & ☍ ☉ & ☽ 1682 & △ ♂ & ☍ ♀ 1682	ad △ ♂ 1682
	ad ☍ ♄ ♃ ☿ 1603
1687	ad □ ♄ ♃ & □ ♂ 1682	ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1682
1688	ad ☍ ♀ 1682	ad ✶ ♀ & □ ☿ 1682.
	ad ✶ ♃ ♄ 1682
		ad □ ♄ ♃ & □ ☿ 1603
		ad ☍ ♄ ♃ & △ ☉ & ✶ ☽ 1682
1689	ad △ ☿ 1682	& ☍ ♂ 1682
1690		ad △ ☿ & □ ♀
1691	ad □ ☉ & □ ☽ 1682
1692	ad □ ☿ & △ ♀ 1682	ad △ ♄ ♃ 1682
1693	ad ♄ ♃ 1682	ad △ ♂ & ☍ ☿ 1682
1694	ad △ ♂ 1682	ad □ ♄ ♃
	ad □ ♄ ♃ & ☿ 1603
		ad ☍ ♄ ♃ ☿ 1603
1695	ad ✶ ☿ & □ ♀ 1682	ad □ ♂ & ☍ ♀
1696	ad □ ♄ ♃ & New Star and ♂ 1604 ad □ ☉ & □ ♀ 1603	ad ✶ ♄ ♃ 1682 ad ☍ ♄ ♃ New Star ♂ 1604
1697		ad △ ☿ 1682
1698		ad □ ♂ 1603
1699	ad ✶ ♄ ♃ & ☉ & ☍ ☽ 1682	ad □ ☿ 1682
1700	ad ☿ 1682	ad ♃ ♄ 1682
		ad □ ♄ ♃ & ☿ 1603
1701	ad □ ♄ ♃	ad △ ☽ & ✶ ☉ & ♂ 1682

A Table of all the Conjunctions and Oppositions of Saturn and Mars, from the Year 1682. to 1702.

Anno
1682	♂	♄	♂	September 12.16 deg: ♌
1683/4	☍	♄	♂	January 3. ♄ 3 ♍ ♂ 3 ♓
1684	♂	♄	♂	October, 3.13 deg. ♍
1685/6	☍	♄	♂	January 14. ♄ 29 ♍ ♂ 29 ♓
1686	♂	♄	♂	Octeber 24 8 deg. ♎
1687/8	☍	♄	♂	January 23. ♄ 24 ♎ ♂ 24 ♈
1688	♂	♄	♂	November 8, 2 deg. ♏
1689	☍	♄	♂	September 22. ♄ 6 ♏ ♂ 6 ♉
1690	♂	♄	♂	November 23.24 ♏
1691	☍	♄	♂	July 23. ♄ 23 ♏ ♂ 23 ♉
1692	♂	♄	♂	Decemb. 2.15. ♐
1693	☍	♄	♂	July 31. ♄ 16 ♐ ♂ 16 ♊
1694	♂	♄	♂	Decemb. 10.6 ♑
1695	☍	♄	♂	August 12. ♄ 8 ♈ ♂ 8 ♋
1696	♂	♄	♂	Decemb. 16.27 ♑
1697	☍	♄	♂	August 27 ♄ 2 ♒ ♂ 2 ♈
1598	♂	♄	♂	Decemb. 22.18 ♒
7699	☍	♄	♂	Septemb. ♄ 26 ♒ ♂ 26 ♌
1700	♂	♄	♂	Decemb. 29.10 ♓
1701	☍	♄	♂	October ♄ 21 ♓ ♂ 21 ♍

A Table of all the Eclipses of both Sun and Moon that will happen from the Year 1682. to 1701.

Eclips. Anno.	Months they happen in.	Tims P. M.	Signs and Degrees.
1683	☉	January	17	3h	0	♒ 8 deg. visible
	☽	February	1	5	0	♌ 26 deg. not visible
	☽	July	27	16	0	♒ 14 deg. not visible
	☉	January	6	6	0	♑ 29 deg. not visible
	☉	July	2	3	0	♋ 22 deg. visible and great
	☽	June	17	15	0	♑ 6 deg. visible
	☽	Decemb	11	11	0	♋ 1 deg. visible and great
1685	☉	June	21	8	0	♋ 10 deg. visible
	☽	June	6	6	0	♐ 26 deg. invisible
	☉	Nobemb.	30	11	0	♊ 19 deg. total and visible
1786	☽	Novemb.	19	11	0	♊ 8 deg. visible
1687	☉	May	1	0	30	♉ 21 deg. visible
	☉	October	25	18	0	♏ 13 deg. part visible
1688	☉	April	20	13	0	♉ 11 deg not visible
	☉	October	14	19	0	♏ 2 deg. part visible
	☽	April	5	6	0	♎ 26 deg. not visible
	☽	Septemb.	29	22	0	♈ 17 deg. not visible
1689	☽	March	25	7	0	♎ 15 deg. visible
	☽	Septemb.	18	14	0	♈ 7 deg. visible
1690	☉	February	28	11	0	♓ 22 deg. not visible
	☉	August	23	13	0	♍ 11 deg. not visible
	☽	March	14	11	0	♎ 5 deg. visible
	☽	Septemb.	8	2	0	♓ 26 deg. visible
1691	☉	February	17	17	0	♓ 10 deg. not visible
	☉	August	13	6	0	♍ 1 deg. visible
1692	☉	February	6	5	0	♒ 28 deg, not visible
	☉	August	1	21	10	♌ 20 deg. visible
	☉	Decemb.	27	2	0	♑ 17 deg. visible
	☽	January	23	2	0	♌ 14 deg. deg. not visible
	☽	July	17	16	0	♒ 6 deg. visible

The remainder of the Table of all the Eclipses of both Sun and Moon that will happen from the Year 1682. to 1701.

Eclips. Anno.	Months they happen in.	Time P. M.	Signs and Degrees.
1693	☉	June	23	●	30	♋	12 deg. visible
	☉	Decemb	16	12	0	♑	6 deg. not visible
	☽	January	11	16	10	♌	1 deg. visible
	☽	July	6	22	00	♋	25 deg not visible
1694	☉	June	12	5	0	♋	1 deg. visible
	☉	Decemb.	6	5	0	♐	25 deg. not visible
	☽	January	1	00	0	♋	22 deg. not visible
	☽	June	26	12	0	♑	15 deg. visible
1695	☉	June	1	5	0	♊	21 deg. visible.
	☉	Nobemb.	25	19	0	♐	15 deg. not visible
	☽	May	17	22	0	♐	7 deg. not visible
	☽	Novemb.	10	8	0	♉	28 deg. visible
1696	☽	May	6	12	0	♏	27 deg. visible total
	☽	October	29	16	0	♉	18 deg. visible total
1697	☉	May	10	13	0	♉	1 deg. not visible
	☽	May	25	20	0	♏	16 deg. not visible
	☽	October	19	8	0	♉	7 deg. visible
1698	☉	March	31	7	0	♈	21 deg. not visible
	☉	Septemb.	23	16	0	♎	11 deg. not visible
1699	☉	March	20	20	0	♈	11 deg. visible but small
	☉	Septemb.	12	23	0	♎	1 deg. visible and great
	☽	March	5	18	0	♍	26 deg. visible
	☽	August	30	0	0	♓	17 deg. not visible
1700	☽	February	22	18	0	♍	15 deg. visible
	☽	August	18	2	0	♓	6 deg. not visible
1701	☉	January	21	13	0	♒	19 deg. not visible
	☉	July	23	21	0	♌	12 deg. visible
	☽	February	11	10	0	♍	4 deg. visible
	☽	August	7	2	0	♒	25 deg. not visible

A Table of the several Aspects of Saturn and Jupiter to each other, until their next Con∣junction in Aries May 1702.

Anno	Month and day.	Sign Deg. & Minute of Saturn.	Sign Deg. & Minute of Jupiter.	Nature of the Aspects.
1686	Dec. the 22d day.	♄ in ♎ 11 59	♃ in ♐ 11 59	Sextile
1688	March the 11th day	♄ in ♎ 22 36	♃ in ♑ 22 16	Quadrate
1688	July the 22d day	♄ in ♎ 19 9	♃ in ♑ 19 9	Second Quadrat
1689	Janua. the 4th day.	♄ in ♏ 5 35	♃ in ♒ 5 35	Third Quadrat
1690	March the 8th day	♄ in ♏ 17 34	♃ in ♓ 17 34	Trine
1692	June the 12th day	♄ in ♐ 5 48	♃ in ♊ 5 48	First Oppo∣sition
1692	Decem. the 3d day	♄ in ♐ 14 11	♃ in ♊ 14 11	Second Op∣position
1693	April the 22d day	♄ in ♐ 21 16R	♃ in ♊ 21 16	Third Oppo∣sition
1695	Augu. the 23d day	♄ in ♑ 8 8	♃ in ♍ 8 8	First Trine
1696	Febru. the 21st day	♄ in ♑ 23 3	♃ in ♍ 23 3	Second Trine
1696	July the 5th day	♄ in ♑ 22 45	♃ in ♍ 22 45	Third Trine
1697	Sept. the 14th day	♄ in ♒ 1 3	♃ in ♏ 1 3	First Quadrat
1698	May the 24th day	♄ in ♒ 19 28	♃ in ♏ 19 28	Second Quadrat
1698	July the 12th day	♄ in ♒ 17 21	♃ in ♏ 17 21	Third Quadrat
1699	Octob. the 10th day	♄ in ♒ 24 51	♃ in ♐ 24 51	Sextile