Of Treasure hid in the Earth, is there any in the place supposed?

When a Question is propounded in a general way, whether there be Treasure hid in the place supposed or not, and the Querent not knowing who hid the Trea∣sure, nor whether there be any or not in the place supposed;

You are to give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to the Luerent; the fourth House, his Lord, and Planets posited therein, shall shew the nature of the Treasure which is hid in the ground.

*If in your Figure you finde Jupiter or Venus, or Dragons-head in the fourth, in their own Essential dignities, free from the malevolent beams of the Infortunes, you may be confident there is Treasure in the place supposed.

When you finde any of the Planets in the fourth House, and he be Lord of the fourth, and no ways afflicted, you may pass the same judgement.

The quality of the Treasure is known from the Lord of the fourth, and Planets posited therein:* Mr. Lilly saith, We ought to mix the Lord of the seventh in judging the nature and quality of the hidden Treasure.

*If you finde Sol to be the Significa∣tor of the hidden Treasure, you may con∣clude there is Gold, or some Jewels: If Luna, there is Silver: If Saturn, there is Coals, Lead, or a quarry of Stone: If Mars, there is Brass or Iron: And if you finde Luna and Mars both Significators, you may conjecture there is Silver hid in some Iron or Brass Pot or Kettle: If Ju∣piter, there is Tin, (saith my Author; but I know no reason why Jupiter may not signifie Silver as well as Tin:) If Venus, there is some womens Ornaments: If Mercury, there is Pictures or Books.

*If you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dragons tail in the fourth Peregrine, or Saturn or Mars casting their Quadrate or Oppo∣sition to the fourth House; you may con∣clude there is no Treasure at all.

The Moon or Lord of the fourth se∣parating from good Planets, shews there hath been Treasure in the place, but it is gone; but if they separate ill, there was never any Treasure hid in the place sup∣posed.

The nature of the Ground is known from the nature of the Signes the Signi∣ficators are in, as you may finde in the beginning of this Book, where I speak of the nature and quality of the Signes.