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. II. Of the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter. (Book 2)

THE Learned in Astrology do say, that there are three kinds of Conjunction, which they term Magna or great, and medium or mean or middle, minimam or least of all, this was the Opinion of Cardan, Noibod, Origanus, Hag∣ben, and since their Death Campanella, they likewise say, that when Saturn and Jupiter make their first Conjunction in Aries, that should be counted the greatest of all; but there has been none such never since the beginning of time, as was very well noted by Mr. Edling, in his Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter 1663, and as any one may see that will be pleased but to calculate their entrance into the fiery Trigons; but note, that which I mean by a great Conjunction, is when Saturn and Jupiter make their first Conjunction in the Fiery Trigon, which Trigon is Aries, Leo, Sagitary, and their first Con∣junction at the entrance of Saturn and Jupiter in this Trigon, hath always been in Sagitary: The reason the Antients hath fondly ima∣gined, that Saturn and Jupiter made sometimes their Conjunction in Aries or Leo, I conceive to be for want of good Tables to Calculate their Motions.

Now all Modern Authors call that the great Conjunction of Sa∣turn and Jupiter which fall in the Fiery Trigon, (viz.) Aries, Leo, Sagitarius, and those the mean which fall in any of the other Tri∣plicities after their first entrance into it; Now the first Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter fell in Sagitarius, and that was 3958 Years before Christ, and they continued their Conjunction out of Sagi∣tarius

into Leo and thence into Aries, until they had made 10 Con∣junctions in the Fiery Trigon, and then they made their first Con∣junction in Virgo of the Earthy Trigon, and that was 3759 Years be∣fore the coming of Christ, and so continued their several Conjun∣ctions out of Virgo into Taurus, and thence into Capricorn, until they had made 10 more Conjunctions, and then they made their first Con∣junction in the Airy Triplicity in Gemini, and that was 3560 Years before the coming of Christ, and having made 10 Conjunctions in that Triplicity, they made their first Conjunction in Pisces, of the Wa∣try Triplicity, and that was 3361 Years before the coming of Christ, and after having made Ten Meetings in that Triplicity, did make their second meeting in the fiery Trigon in Sagitarius. 3164 before the coming of Christ: So have they continued their Conjunctions out of the fiery Triplicity into the Earthy, and from thence into the Airy, and so into the Watry, and from thence into the Fiery again, making no more nor less than 10 Conjunctions in each Triplicity, and the first in the Fiery hath always been in Sagitarius, and the first hath been in Virgo, of the Earthy, and in Gemini in the Airy, and Pisces in the Watry. Indeed Mr. Lilly tells us in his Prophetical Merline p. 3. that the first Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in the Watry Triplicity, was in Cancer, but by Calculation any one may find that their first Con∣junction was in Pisces, and likewise he doth tell you, that if you may believe John Ganivetus, otherwise called Amicus Medicorum, that upon their seventh Return into the Watry Triplicity, that they made their first Conjunction in Scorpio, but by Calculation their first meeting was in Pisces. 20 Years before Mr. Lilly in his Anglicus 1677, publi∣shed a Table of all the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter from the Creation of the World; but by Calculation I find that to be grosly false, and so likewise is that Table published 1680, and that it may be seen how far they be wide from the Truth, I have Published here a Table of all the Conjunctions for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ.

A Table to shew in what Year all the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter in each Triplicity for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ.

Anno Ante Christi.	Anno Ante Christi.	Anno Ante Christi.	Anno Ante Christi.	Anno Ante Christi.
3958	♐	3363	♓	2767	♊	2172	♍	1575	♐
3938	♌	3343	♏	2748	♒	2152	♉	1555	♌
3918	♈	33••3	♋	2728	♎	2132	♑	1535	♈
3898	♐	3303	♓	2708	♊	2112	♍	1516	♐
3878	♌	3283	♏	2688	♒	2092	♉	1496	♌
3859	♈	3263	♋	2668	♎	2073	♑	1476	♈
3839	♐	3244	♓	2648	♊	2053	♍	1456	♐
3819	♌	3224	♏	2628	♒	2033	♉	1436	♌
3799	♈	3204	♋	2609	♎	2013;	♑	1416	♈
3779	♐	3184	♓	2589	♊	1993	♍	1397	♐
3759	♍	3164	♐	2569	♓	1973	♊	1377	♍
3739	♉	3144	♌	2549	♏	1953	♒	1357	♉
3720	♑	3124	♈	2529	♋	1933	♎	1337	♑
3700	♍	3105	♐	2509	♓	1913	♊	1317	♍
3680	♉	3085	♌	2489	♏	1893	♒	1297	♉
3660	♑	3065	♈	3470	♋	1873	♎	1277	♑
3640	♍	3045	♐	2450	♓	1853	♊	1258	♍
3620	♉	3025	♌	2430	♏	1833	♒	1238	♉
3601	♑	3005	♈	2410	♋	1814	♎	1218	♑
3581	♍	2986	♐	2390	♋	1794	♊	1198	♍
3561	♊	2966	♍	2370	♐	1774	♓	1179	♊
3541	♒	2946	♉	2351	♌	1754	♏	1158	♒
3521	♎	2926	♑	2331	♈	1734	♋	1138	♎
3501	♊	2906	♍	2311	♐	1714	♓	1119	♊
3482	♒	2887	♉	2291	♌	1694	♏	1099	♒
3462	♎	2867	♑	2271	♈	1674	♋	1079	♎
3442	♊	2847	♍	2251	♐	1655	♓	1059	♊
3422	♒	2827	♉	2231	♌	1635	♏	1039	♒
3402	♎	2807	♑	2212	♈	1615	♋	1019	♎
3382	♊	2787	♍	2192	♐	1595	♓	1000	♊

The Remainder Part of the Table of the Conjunctions of Saturn and Ju∣piter, in each of the Triplicities for 3958 Years before the coming of Christ; and the Table continued from Christ to 1702.

Anno Ante Christi.	Anno Ante Christi.	Anno Domini.	Anno Domini.	Anno Domini.
980	♓	383	♊	213	♍	809	♐	1404	♓
960	♏	363	♒	233	♉	829	♌	1424	♏
940	♋	343	♎	253	♑	849	♈	1444	♋
920	♓	323	♊	273	♍	868	♐	1464	♓
900	♏	304	♒	293	♉	888	♌	1484	♏
880	♋	284	♎	312	♑	908	♈	1508	♋
860	♓	264	♊	332	♍	928	♐	1523	♓
840	♏	244	♒	352	♉	948	♌	1543	♏
821	♋	224	♎	372	♑	968	♈	1563	♋
801	♓	204	♊	392	♍	988	♐	1583	♓
781	♐	184	♓	412	♊	1008	♍	1603	♐
761	♌	164	♏	432	♒	1027	♉	1623	♌
741	♈	144	♋	452	♎	1047	♑	1642/3	♓
721	♐	124	♓	471	♊	1067	♍	1663	♐
702	♌	104	♏	491	♒	1087	♉	1682	♌
682	♈	85	♋	511	♎	1106	♑	1683	♌
662	♐	65	♓	531	♊	1126	♍	1702	♈
642	♌	45	♏	551	♒	1146	♉	Under which Trigon we now are, and shall continue for a∣bove a Hundred Years more, in which time all the whole world will be turned upside down.
622	♈	25	♋	571	♎	1166	♑
602	♐	5	♓	591	♊	1186	♍
582	♍	Anno	Christi.	610	♓	1206	♊
562	♉	15	♐	630	♏	1226	♒
542	♑	35	♌	650	♋	1245	♎
522	♍	54	♈	670	♓	1265	♊
503	♉	64	♐	690	♏	1285	♒
483	♑	94	♌	710	♋	1305	♎
463	♍	114	♈	729	♓	1324	♊
443	♉	134	♐	749	♏	1344	♒
423	♑	153	♌	769	♋	1364	♎
403	♍	173	♈	789	♓	1384	♊
		193	♐

Any one that please to compare this Table with that which was Published in the Year 1677 by Mr. Lilly, and likewise that which was made Publique 1680, will find a very great difference, and for me to make Publick the several Series of the Calculations of the two Superiours Saturn and Jupiter, which I have been forced to Calcu∣late, and from thence to prove that I am in the Right, would be too tedious for me to recite, and would cause this Volume to exceed its bounds; besides, I think that Man not fit to find fault with what I have here inserted, if he be not able to calculate their pla∣ces himself, and shew me my Errours; I can assure him it is a great labour, and will take up a great many Sheets of Paper for to do it; I likewise let him know, that the Years of their several Conjunctions was calculated from the Caroline Tables of Mr. Thomas Street, Pub∣lished 1663, which Tables I take to be the best yet extant; but be∣cause the young Artist should know in what degrees, and in what Moneth the two Planets Saturn and Jupiter meet the first times in the Fiery Trigon, the first was 3958 Years before the coming of Christ in Sagitarius, 8 Degrees in the Moneth of February.

The Second 3164 Ante Christ. in Sagitarius 5 d. 0, and in the Month of November. The Third was 2370 Years before Christ in 8 d. 0 Sagitarius, and in the Month of December. The Fourth was Ante Christum 1575, and there was no less then three Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter that Year; the first was March 12. in 9 d. 0 Sa∣gitarius: and the Second was in May in Sagitarius 8 d. 0: and the Third was September in 4 d. 0 Sagitarius. Pray let the young Ar∣tist mind but this Conjunction, and what followed it; the fifth Con∣junction was 781 Years before the Coming of Christ, in Sagitarius 13 0; and the Sixth was Anno Domini 15 in Sagitarius 15 0; and the Seventh was in the Year of our Lord 809, in Sagitarius 6 0 and in the Moneth of October: And the Eighth time that they met was in Sagitarius 8 d. 0, and in December 1603, under whicch Trigon we now are, and shall continue till the Year 1802. Now those that are conversant in History may examine what great altera∣tions there have happened in the World at the entrance of the Su∣periours Saturn and Jupiter in any of the Four Triplicities, but more especially the Fiery, and they may find great content therein; yet for the benefit of the Sons of Art, I will recite a few Remarques, which I hope will not be amiss; the first Restitution of the Fiery Trigon, after the Worlds Creation, happened in Enoch's time; the second happened but 36 Years before the General Deluge, and it happened

under the Influence of the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, and under the same Triplicity and Conjunction of Saturn in Ju∣piter in Aries, 120 Years after the Floud was the destruction of Lan∣guages, and the beginning of the Assyrian Monarchy; the third in Moses time, and the Delivery of the Children of Israel out of Egypt: during of this Trigon, and the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Aries 1535 before Christ, was the Deucalions Deluge: Troy was destroyed during the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo 1198 Years before the coming of Christ, the Destruction happening but 6 Years after that. Under the Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Gemini, which happened 1059 Years before the coming of Christ, was London began to be built, Solomon's Temple was Founded under the Influence of Saturn and Jupiter in Libra, that happening 1019 Years before the coming of Christ: the Temple was began to be built 6 Years after that the Temple was destroyed, 626 Years before the coming of Christ, and before that 4 years, there was a Con∣junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Aries the opposite Sign to Libra,* 1.1 a thing worth the taking notice of: 1258 Years be∣fore the Coming of Christ there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Virgo, in that very Year began the Persian Monarchy; and 443 Years before the Coming of Christ there was a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Taurus, 7 years after this began the Graecian Monarchy; and 45 years before the coming of Christ was there a Con∣junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, in that very year, or ve∣ry near to it, was the destruction of the Graecian Monarchy, and the beginning of the Roman Monarchy: under the Influence of the Con∣junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius Anno Domini 809 was the Translation of the Western Empire to the Germans. 761 years be∣fore the coming of Christ was there a Conjunction: of Saturn and Ju∣piter in the Sign Leo, 10 years after that was Rome began to be built; 15 years after the Birth of our Saviour there was a great Con∣junction of Saturn and Jupiter in Sagitarius, and the sixth time they begun the Fiery Trigon; under this very Conjunction began Chri∣stianity, which Faith shall continue till the very end of time; 630 years after the coming of Christ, was there a Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Scorpio, under which Influence began Mahomet to broach his Opinion in the World. A many more Examples may be sound by any that are conversant in History, this that I have done being only to shew which way Astrology might be brought to a greater

Perfection than now it is, which Task I hope to see performed by a much Abler Hand than my self, hoping the mean time that my Essay will not be slighted by those that are Lovers of Art.

Pray take what Authors say will be the Effects of the Conjuncti∣ons of Saturn and Jupiter through the 4 Triplicities.

Fiery Triplicity.

When Saturn and Jupiter make the first Conjunction in Aries God will suddenly raise up some New Monarch of great force and com∣mand, that by War, and the destruction of some neighbouring Princes, enlargeth his Dominions, and his Posterity shall continue for many Ages; but at length his own Subjects will parcel out his Inheritance; if in Leo, some sturdy Prince shall trouble all his neigh∣bouring Princes, grows Ravenous, and exercises Tyranny, and thrives and gets by all his indirect means; yet in the heighth of all his Great∣ness vanisheth by sudden Death: those Families that have their Rise in that 20 years that Saturn and Jupiter is conjoyn'd in Leo ge∣nerally prove unfortunate; and those Citys that have their Founda∣tion laid under the Influence of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, prove to be Citys of long standing, and bear Rule over many Countrys, but yet unfortunate by Fires, and will exercise Tyrannies over others, bearing of Rule with great Majesty. If in Sagitarius, the World begins to be weary of former Wars, and upon small intreaty, will be ready to hearken to Peace; some Ancient Family is a decaying, and a new one repairing and exalted. Now begins new Doctrines, but none Priviledged by Authority; the Church much troubled with nice∣ties; Men stumbling at Straws, and striding over Blocks, during the first 20 years of that Trigons Government all things tend to a Peace; many Men will be in hope to aspire to Greatness, the end crown'd but one, but two Generations pass not without superlative discord.

Note those Families, Kingdoms, Cities, Towns and Forts, and all manner of Men that had their Rise under the Airy Triplicity (Viz.) Gemini, Aquarius, Libra, must expect to have great Cata∣strophe to happen to them during the time that Saturn and Jupiter maketh their 10 Conjunction in the Fiery Trigon.

Of the Earthy Triplicity.

If the first Conjunction be in Taurus, many stately Palaces and curious Structures, brave and Princely Monasteries, Noblemes Hou∣ses, admirable in Architecture, and delightful in Scituation, are E∣rected, Men wallow in Luxury and Wantonness, great plenty of Corn, yet the Husbandman hath but little success in Cattel, the Murrain destroying his bigger Cattel, and the Rot, or such like Disease, the lesser.

♍. In Virgo the effects materially fall upon Men, their Quality Kings and Potentates, much afflictions, and great damages to all the Clergy in general; nothing but Treachery among Men of all degrees; great Dearths.

♑. In Capricorn it portendeth a great variation in the Air and the Weather; it argueth a change of Government in those Church∣es or Countries under the Sign Capricorn, and that Men shall be be∣witched to a silly Superstition in Christian Commonwealths; erects some Superstitious Orders of Friers, and affords them large Possessions.

Of the Airy Triplicity.

♊. If the first Conjunction be in Gemini (as it hath always been since the Creation of the World) the Learned that then flourish, write more Words than Matter, and endeavour with Logick and Philosophy to maintain dangerous Positions, which should rather be concluded with Verity and Honesty; this is to be understood in Di∣vinity.

♎. In in Libra, Divines then living, handle Matters with great Profundity, and their Works remain Famous to Succeeding Ages; likewise under this Cojunction great-Actions are done in the World; if a Monarchy or Commonwealth is crected under this Trigon, it endureth very long, not so much supported with Armes, as Wisdom.

*. If in Aquarius. Not only famous Men in Life, Learning and Couversation arise, but also in Honesty, Integrity and Religion, from whence proceeds excellent Schoolmen, Mathematicians, Astrolo∣gers, and Men learned in every kind of Learning, do find great encou∣ragement in the World.

Of the Watry Triplicity.

♓. If Saturn and Jupiter make their first Conjuction in Pis∣ces, Reformation of Church and Men is talked of, and much expect∣ed,

its long in agitation, unwillingly prosecuted, a General Coun∣cil among Christians, Novel Opinions vex the Church, things done now, continue not a whole Age.

♏. If in Scorpio, now follow Wars and Bloudshed, and Pestilen∣tial Diseases; the Church full of Faction; ill Government follows; Lying Spirits have Licences to make the Prophets Preach Untruths, and the Rise of some untoward Heresie that shall trouble the whole World. Under such a Conjunction Mahomet had his Rise.

♋. If in Cancer, the common People make some gentle Com∣motion, or desire to have some Reformation in Religion, and ra∣ther than sail, they crave help of the Nobility, by whose means they obtain their desires with Moderation, and without blows; all things go on in a loving way, unless Mars at that time be unluckily in Libra, and then nothing but Change of Opinion, New-found Tenets in the Church, and what not: Those Families, Citys and Commonwealths that had their Rise in Virgo, Taurus, Capricorn, find great Catastrophe falling upon them.

Thus have Authors write concerning the Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter through the sour Triplicities, but they mean when a great Conjunction happens to be in any of those Signs which can never be in all of them, for there cannot be a great Conjunction in neither Aries nor Leo of the Fiery Triplicity, nor in Cancer, nor Scotpio of the Watry, nor in Libra and Aquarius of the Airy, nor in Taurus and Capricorn of the Earthy; but I conceive the former Apho∣risms to be general: Now as the great Conjunctions of Saturn and Jupiter have always been in Sagitarius, the mean Conjunctions are al∣ways those that fall upon the Change, out of one Triplicity into ano∣ther, that is, when Saturn and Jupiter have made all their Conjuncti∣ons in the Fiery Triplicity, and they come to make their first Con∣junction in the Earthy, which hath always been in Virgo, this we call a mean Conjunction, and such a Conjunction happeneth once in 199 Years; but the great Conjunction hapdeneth but once in 794 years, and those which we call lesser Conjunctions are they which hap∣pen once in 20 years.

Now forasmuch as a great Conjunction happeneth but once in 794 years; therefore is the Influence of that Conjunction of the greatest force, and doth continue the longest of all of them (viz.) 794 years until they come to be conjoyn'd in the same Triplicity; now accor∣ding to the good or evil Positions of the rest of the Planets, and the strength of the Planets conjoyn'd, is a Judgment drawn.

Likewise is the mean Conjunction of great force, for that happening but once in 199 years, doth also continue their influence untill the end of that, and about the middle of that time is the influence at the highest, and afterwards will it decline. Now are we not far from the middle of the influence of such a Conjunction, at which time there doth fall a Triple Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter in Leo, the first falling about the middle of October; the second about the latter end of January 1682/3, and the last falls about the beginning of May 1683, which Conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter will never pass o∣ver without prodigious Effects to all Europe in general; for at the firs time they are conjoyned, Mars is found in Virgo, and the July before the Sun Lord of the Conjunction suffered and Eclipse in Leo, his own House not far from the place of the Conjunction of Jupiter and Mars September 6 1682; and the Conjunction of Saturn and Mars Sep∣tember 11th. 1682, and it is not far elongated from the Conjucction of Saturn and Jupiter Octob. 1682, at which time Mercury will be in Scorpio in Quartile to both Saturn and Jupiter, all these Positions are very remarkable, and without all doubt will have great Influence up∣on all those places under Leo and Virgo; as also under Aquarius, Pis∣ces, Scorpio and Taurus; neither shall Aries and Gemini be free for those Countrys; under Aries this Conjunction falls in their 6th, and tells them they will go nigh to be affected with a Plague, the more because Mars Lord of their Ascendant is in the 6th also at the time of the Conjunction; and the second time they are conjoyned (viz.) January 1683 Mars will be in Libra in Opposition to their Ascendant, and in Quartile to their 10, this doth declare that they shall as well be afflicted with a War as a Plague, and doth likewise declare, that the Great Ones of those Nations under Aries shall have a great deal of Trouble and Losses; nay, and some of those of the greater Rank and Quality shall resign to Death, to the sorrow of that Nation, but more of that when I come to treat of that Conjunction wholly.

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