Vox stellarum: or, the voyce of the stars being a brief and easie introduction to the knowledge of the number, names and characters of the planets and signs, aspects and anticions: the division of heaven, and how to erect a figure thereof, either by a table of houses or by a table of right and oblique ascentions: an exact and true description of the planets and signs, with the countries, cities or towns under them. Likewise, how to judge of the affairs of the world, by revolutions, eclipses, great conjunctions and blazing stars. Also, something touching the Popish Plot, and other remarkable affairs of the year, 1678. By William Knight, student in astrology and physick.

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Title: Vox stellarum: or, the voyce of the stars being a brief and easie introduction to the knowledge of the number, names and characters of the planets and signs, aspects and anticions: the division of heaven, and how to erect a figure thereof, either by a table of houses or by a table of right and oblique ascentions: an exact and true description of the planets and signs, with the countries, cities or towns under them. Likewise, how to judge of the affairs of the world, by revolutions, eclipses, great conjunctions and blazing stars. Also, something touching the Popish Plot, and other remarkable affairs of the year, 1678. By William Knight, student in astrology and physick.
Author: Knight, William, fl. 1680-1699.
Publication: London :: printed by E.T. and R.H. for Thomas Passinger at the Three Bibles on London-Bridge,; 1681.
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Subject terms: Astrology -- Early works to 1800.; Popish Plot, 1678 -- Early works to 1800.; Great Britain -- History -- Charles II, 1660-1685 -- Early works to 1800.
Cite this Item: "Vox stellarum: or, the voyce of the stars being a brief and easie introduction to the knowledge of the number, names and characters of the planets and signs, aspects and anticions: the division of heaven, and how to erect a figure thereof, either by a table of houses or by a table of right and oblique ascentions: an exact and true description of the planets and signs, with the countries, cities or towns under them. Likewise, how to judge of the affairs of the world, by revolutions, eclipses, great conjunctions and blazing stars. Also, something touching the Popish Plot, and other remarkable affairs of the year, 1678. By William Knight, student in astrology and physick." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A47548.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 20, 2024.

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CHAP. II. Shewing the signification of each of the five Planets, when they are Lord of an Eclipse, here you must know the ☉ and ☽ are excluded.

IN the fourth Section of the last Chapter aforegoing you may perceive or under∣stand, that the Lord of the Eclipse is that Planet which hath the most essential Digni∣ties in the Sign of the Eclipse and Angle preceding.

SECTION I. ♄.

When this Planet is Ruler of an Eclipse, he causeth Want, Tribulation, Sadness, Fears, obnoxious Diseases and Death a∣mong the People; destruction to Cattle, mischief to Birds, cold pinching weather, Frost and Snows; in Summer pestiferous unwholesome Ayr: Tempests, Ship∣wracks, scarcity of Fish, eruptions of the Sea banks, over-flowing of Rivers, Inun∣dations, Floods of Rain, Worms and Ca∣terpillars

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abound, destroying the Fruits.

SECTION II. ♃,

Signifies an increase or plenty of all use∣ful things, Health, Renown, Tranquillity and Peace among the People; Grandees are now made illustrious, inlargeth their Territories or Dominions, and in general success to most Persons; wholesome Ayr and quiet Sea.

SECTION III. ♂,

Denotes much Mischief, Wars, Quar∣rels, Duels, Massacrees, suddain Violence, Fewds, malignant Diseases, Discords, and Troubles among all sorts of People, Rob∣bery, Tyranny, Rebellion, Combustions and Uproars; Tumults and Seditions; hot Ayr, Thunder and Lightning, little Rain, Rivers lessened, Fountains dry, Beasts and Vegetables suffer by Drought, a scarcity of the Fruits of the Earth, Ship-wracks or losses by Pyrates at Sea.

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SECTION IV. ♀,

Declares prosperity, health and happi∣ness to the People in general, Joy, Success, Delight and Pleasure, increase of all world∣ly Fame or Felicity; temperate Winds, plenty of seasonable growing Showers, the Earth fruitful, Beasts and Vegetables prosper, a superfluity of Fish and safe na∣vigating.

SECTION V. ☿,

Signifies quick and crafty actions on the Stage of the World, excites men to much subtility or policy in all their under∣takings; but he denotes a scarcity of the Fruits of the Earth, tempestuous Winds, Ship-wracks, Pyrates at Sea, Thieves or Robbers at Land, Schisms or Heresies in Religion.

Observe the Positions and Configurati∣ons of all the Planets with each other in the Figure of an Eclipse, and what Houses they rule, so odering your Judgment ac∣cordingly.