Vates astrologicus, or, England's astrological prophet, fortelling what is likely to befall Great-Britain and Ireland, particularly the great and famous city of London as also France, Holland, Spain, Germany, Poland, Italy, Sicily, Apalia, Bohemia, Turkey, and indeed all Europe, but more especially the see of Rome, for twenty years together, beginning March 10, 1683, and ending March 10, 1702 : likewise astrological judgments of the effects of that famous triple conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter, being thrice repeated in that regal sign Leo, the great dignities of the Sun and Jupiter : also some remarks upon the eclipses, and more especially upon that great and famous visible eclipse of the sun, July 2, 1684 : with twenty years predictions from some of the most eminent mutual aspects of the planets, and eclipses of the luminaries, and annual revolutions of the sun : here are also many hieroglyphicks representing the future state and changes of the world : to which is added a treatise of the pestilence, both for the prevention and cure thereof / by Richard Kirby.

Astrological Judgments for the Year 1683.

IN this year of 1683, we have no less than 3 Eclipses of the Sun and Moon in Leo and Aquarius, besides 2 Conjunctions of the Superiours, Saturn and Jupiter, who meet with many Oppositions of the lesser Planets, be∣fore the time of their second Conjunction on January the 30th, which doth declare the unsettled Condition of the Vulgar and Common People, and that they dread some great Troubles or Calamity too near approaching; but whethether it be Plague, Pestilence, Wars, or Famine, I shall give swift winged Time leave to discover the truth thereof: In the beginning of May Saturn and Jupiter make their last Conjunction in that Regal Sign Leo, but some few days before they meet with a square of the Sun from Taurus, therefore whatever Great Person of Europe hath Leo ascending at his Birth, shall suffer Troubles with loss of Honour; nay, Kings and Princes shall also find many troubles and vex∣ations in their Government, and Governours of Towns, Forts and Cities shall re∣ceive much Loss and Dammage, and in all probability many of them may be called to an account by their Superiours, and those in particular which abode in those places under Taurus, Scorpio, Leo, and Aquarius, as Rome, Alsatia, Spain, Hungary, Au∣stria, Dalmatia, Macedonia, Greece, Gaunt, Flanders, Brandenburgh, Muscovia, Albania, these places are also threatned with Fires, Wars, Famine, Plague, Pesti∣lence, Rebellion, or such like Calamities, &c. Oxford, Holland, Hungary, and the Turk himself is much herein concerned; and besides, Italy mones, and Spain doth cry, and London fears the Pestilence, from which, I pray Good Lord deliver us this

year, and for ever more, faxit Deus, Amen, &c. Mars his long Trancite through the Sign Libra, doth now threaten the Noble Austrian Family with many Afflictions, for the Princes of Germany will be unfaithful to him, which may cause the Death of many of the Inhabitants: those places which are under Aries will be great Sufferers too, as Burgundy, Denmark, France, Germany, Polonia, England; if I am not mistaken in my Judgment, we shall hear of some Destruction amongst the Natives in France, and that some kind of Massacre, if not timely prevented; But blessed are those which dye in the Lord, for they rest from their Labour. Oh the Condi∣tion of the common People! they shall suffer many Troubles and Calamities in that Country, yea, in the very middle thereof, but before they will indure it long they will join together and cause a Rebellion, then wo to those which blowed the Fire of Destruction, for they are taken in the Flame themselves, &c.

Notes

• January the 17. O Eclipsed visible in ♒.

  January the 30. ♄ ♃ ☌ ♌.

  February 1. ☽ Eclipsed invisible in ♌.

  May 2. ♄ ♃ ☌ ♌.

  July 28. ☽ Eclipsed invisible in ♒.