Practical astrology in two parts : the first part containeth an easie introduction to the whole art of astrologie ... : the second part sheweth the resolution of all manner of horary questions which concern the life of man, his estate, brethren, or short journeys ... / by John Middleton, Philomath.

The Second PART: Shewing THE RESOLUTION Of all manner of HORARY QUESTIONS. (Book 2)

CHAP. I.

Questions appertaining to the first House.

Shall the Querents life be long or short?

IN this Question, as in all others, the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, are the Querents Significators: If there∣fore you finde the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon free from Combustion of Sol, from the Conjunction, Quadrate, or Opposition of the Lord of the eighth, sixth, twelfth, or fourth Houses, you may judge the Querents life to be long,* 1.1 and of a healthful Constitution; especially if you

finde the aforesaid Significators in their Essential Dignities, and in good Houses, Jupiter, Venus, or Dragons Head in the Ascendant, well fortified, and Lords of good Houses, is an argument of a long life. The Lord of the Ascendant in the Ascendant, or fortunate Planets in Sex∣tile or Trine to the Ascendant, his Lord, or the Moon, is an argument that your Querent is of a long life.

But if you finde the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant Peregrine or Combust in the eighth,* 1.2 or Lord of the eighth un∣fortunate in the Ascendant, or in Qua∣drate or Opposition to the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant, it is a very great argu∣ment of a short life to the Querent.

If you find the Dragons Tail, Saturn, or Mars in the Ascendant, or with the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant, Peregrine, or Retrograde, and be Lords of the sixth or eighth Houses, or having dignities therein, you may judge the Querents life to be short, or that some sickness or misfortune is approaching: The fixed Stars of the nature of the Infortunes, or Lord of the eighth House in or near the degree ascending, or with the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant, promiseth the same.

To what part of the world may the Que∣rent direct his course to prosper?

For the resolution of this Question, you must first understand that the whole figure of the Heavens is divided into four quar∣ters, viz. The first House is called the East-angle; the tenth House is called the South-angle; the seventh House is cal∣led the West-angle; and the fourth is full North.

The rest of the Houses are again divi∣ded: as, the twelfth house is East and by South; the eleventh, South-East and by South; the ninth, South-west; the eighth House, South-West and by South; the sixth, West-North-West; the fifth, North-West and by North; the third, North-East; the second House, North-East and by East.

Thus having your quarters divided and sub-divided, you are to consider in which of the quarters you finde the pro∣mising Planets, and direct your Querent to travel to that quarter they signifie.

You ought perfectly to understand what the Querent hopeth to attain by his Tra∣vel. If it be for Health onely, then you

are to observe in what quarter you finde the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon; if they be strong, and in good aspect of the fortunate Planets, then direct your Querent to that part of the world signified by the aforesaid Significators. If it be for Ri∣ches, then behold in what quarter you finde the Lord of the second, the Part of Fortune and his dispositor. If for Ho∣nour, observe in what quarter you finde Sol and Lord of the tenth House. If for Friends, consider the Lord of the eleventh, &c.

You must carefully avoid that quarter of Heaven where you sinde Saturn,* 1.3 Mars, or Dragons Tail, if they be Lords of the twelfth, eighth, or sixth Houses, and in Quadrate or Opposition to the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant.

Shall the Querent finde the party at home he would speak withal?

Herein you are to consider whether the person enquired after be any thing related to the Querent, and accordingly take your Significator; viz. If you are to go to a Father, take the Lord of the fourth; if to a Mother, take the Lord

of the tenth House. If it be to one that you have familiar acquaintance withal, and he nothing related to you, then take the Lord of the seventh, and observe these following Rules:

If the Lord of the seventh be in any of the four Angles, you may judge the party is at home you would speak withal. If you finde the Lord of the seventh in any of the succedent Houses, viz. the second, fifth, eighth, or eleventh, then he is not at home, but near home.

If you finde the Lord of the seventh in any of the cadent Houses, viz. the third, sixth, ninth, or twelfth, then you may conclude the party you would speak withal is far from home.

The Lord of the Ascendant applying to the Lord of the seventh, by Body or good Aspect, you may conclude that you will meet the party as you go to visit him, or hear by the way where he is.

If the Moon or any other Planet trans∣fer the light of the Lord of the seventh to the Lord of the Ascendant, you shall know where he is by such a person as is signified by the Planet who transfers his light. Whether the person that will in∣form you be a Man or Woman, observe

the Planet that transfers the light, his nature, the nature of the Signe he is in, and the quarter: and if the major Testi∣monies be Masculine, it is a Man; Femi∣nine, a Woman, &c.

If an absent party be dead or alive?

In resolving this Question, you are care∣fully to consider what relation the Que∣rent hath to the person enquired after. If it be a Brother that is absent, take the third House and his Lord, &c.

If the Question be in a general way, and the Querent has no relation to the party enquired after, then take the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to be the Signi∣ficator of the absent party.

If the Lord of the Ascendant or Lu∣na be in Conjunction with the Lord of the eighth, in the eighth, void of all help from the Fortunes, you may conclude the absent party is dead.

Either the Moon or Lord of the Ascen∣dant in Opposition to the Lord of the eighth, from the second and eighth Hou∣ses, or from the sixth and twelfth Houses, the absent party is dead.

An evil Planet translating the light and

vertue of the Lord of the Ascendant to the Lord of the eighth; or from the Lord of the eighth to the Lord of the Ascendant, is a great signe of Mortality. If you finde the Lord of the eighth in the Ascendant in Quadrate to Luna, or Lord of the Ascendant in the fourth, Pe∣regrine, Combust, or Retrograde, you may give the same Judgement.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be sepa∣rated from the Lord of the eighth, the party hath been in danger of death.

If he be separated from the Lord of the 6th, you may conclude the party hath been sick, &c. Judge accordingly in the rest.

If none of these happen, but you finde all the Significators essentially strong, and well placed in the Figure, and in good Aspect of the Fortunes, the party is then in a good condition, &c.

Of a thing suddenly happening, whether good or evil is signified thereby?

Herein you are to take the exact time when the accident happened, or when you first heard the relation: If the Lord of the Ascendant be essentially strong, and the Moon be also strong, and in good

aspect with the Fortunes, and they Lords of good Houses in the Figure, you may conclude no harm can ensue to the Que∣rent.

Fortunate Planets, or Dragons Head in the Ascendant, in good aspect with the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon or their dispositors strong, and in reception, it promiseth good to the Querent.

If any Planet afflict your Significator by Body or Aspect, there will some harm come to the Querent by such a person signified by that Planet: describe the per∣son signified by that Planet, and you may easily know from whence the discord will arise.

Of a Ship at Sea, her safety or destruction?

The Signe ascending, and the Moon, are the Significators of the Ship, and the Goods contained in her; the Lord of the Ascendant is the Significator of those that sail in her.

The parts of the Ship are divided ac∣cording to the Signes of the Zodiack, in this manner:

• ♈ Signifies the Breast of the ship.
• ♉ Under the Breast towards the Water.
• ♊ The Rudder, or Stern.
• ♋ The Bottom, or Floor of the ship.
• ♌ The Top of the ship above the Water.
• ♍ The Belly of the ship.
• ♎ That part above the Breast in the Wa∣ter.
• ♏ Where the Mariners remain, or do their office.
• ♐ The Mariners themselves.
• ♑ The Ends of the ship.
• ♒ The Master or Captain of the ship.
• ♓ The Oars.

After this Consideration being careful∣ly observed, you may consider which of these Twelve Signes are fortunate at the time of your Question, and which are un∣fortunate, by the presence of the Infor∣tunes; and thereby you may exactly in∣form your Querent, which part of the ship is most in danger.

Those parts are best fortified, which have the Moon essentially strong, and in good aspect of the Fortunes.

* 1.4If you finde the Lord of the eighth Peregrine in the Ascendant, or the Lord

of the Ascendant Combust in the eighth; the Moon in Opposition to the Lord of the eighth, twelfth, sixth, or fourth Houses: these are very strong arguments that the ship is lost, or in a dangerous conditi∣on.

If the Ascendant and the Moon be un∣fortunate, and the Lord of the Ascendant fortunate, you may judge the ship is like to be drowned; but the men will be saved.

But if all the Significators are free, and no ways afflicted, you may then judge the ship to be in a very good condition, and all the persons belonging unto her also.

If it be demanded what success a ship shall have upon her setting forth, and what shall happen unto her ere she re∣turn, you must observe the Angles of the Figure; and if you finde fortunate Planets and the Moon therein, and the unfortunate Planets Gadent, Combust, or under the Suns Beams, no ways afflicting the Moon, or Lord of the Ascendant, then you may conclude that the Ship and all things contained therein will go safe to the place intended.

If the Infortunes be angular, or in suc∣cedent Houses, she will meet with some

prejudice in the way, and the misfortune will fall in that part signified by the signe where the Infortune is posited.

If Mars do afflict the Lords of the An∣gles, and the Dispositor of the Moon, the Mariners will be in great fear of their Enemies, or of Pyrates. If the tenth House be infortunated by Mars, and near violent Fixed stars and Mars in an hu∣mane signe; the Ship will be in great dan∣ger of burning either by Enemies, or some sudden accident; and the danger shall begin in that part of the Ship signified by the signe wherein the Infortune was placed in the Figure.

If the aforesaid Significators be quick in motion, the Ship will sail quickly, and make a short return.

And if it happen that there be a Qua∣drate or Opposition betwixt the Lord of the Ascendant and Dispositor of the Moon without reception, then will there be much discord amongst the Sailers, and much controversie betwixt the Merchants and them.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be stron∣ger than the Dispositor of the Moon, then the Sea-men shall overcome: but if the Dispositor of the Moon be stronger than

the Lord of the Ascendent, then the Mer∣chants will prevail, &c.

CHAP. II.

Of the Second House, and Questions thereunto belonging.

Shall the Querent be Rich or Poor?

THe Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, are the Querents Significa∣tors; the second House, his Lord, and Part of Fortune, shall signifie his Estate, toge∣ther with the Planet or Planets posited therein, and the Planets aspecting the Sig∣nificators.

If you finde the Significators, viz. the Lord of the second and Part of Fortune placed in angles, and essentially strong, it is one good argument: If the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon apply to the Lord of the second by Body or good Aspect from good Houses in the Figure, it is a great argument of attaining Ri∣ches.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or the

Moon in the second, in their essential dig∣nitiès, in good aspect to Jupiter or Ve∣nus; the Moon or any other Planet trans∣ferring the light of the Lord of the se∣cond to the Lord of the Ascendant, the Querent then shall attain Riches, and live in good esteem according to his ca∣pacity of birth.

If Jupiter, who is a natural significator of Riches, or Venus, or Dragons Head, be free from the malevolent beams of the Infortunes, and be posited in the second House, the Querent will be rich; if they be in fixed Signes, it will continue the longer.

Saturn, Mars,* 1.5 or Dragons Tail in the second House Peregrine or Retrograde, and afflicting the Lord of the second, Jupi∣ter, Venus, or Part of Fortune, it is a very great argument of Poverty.

By what means shall the Querent attain Riches?

If you finde in your Figure that the Querent shall attain Riches, you may know from whence it shall come, by these following Rules.

If the Lord of the second be in the

second, the Querent shall attain Riches by his own industry. If the Lord of the second be in the Ascendant, free from Combustion or other afflictions, the Que∣rent shall unexpectedly attain Riches.

The Lord of the second in the third, in good aspect of the Lord of the third, the Querent advanceth his Estate by his Neighbours or Kindred, or by some In∣land-Journeys.

If he be in the fourth, and fortunately placed in good aspect of the Lord of the fourth, the Querent will attain Riches by his Father, &c.

Shall the Querent obtain his Wages or Stipend that is due from the King, or any Nobleman? &c.

Give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to be the Querents Significators; the second House and his Lord, for his Estate.

The tenth House and his Lord is the Significator of the King, or Nobleman; the eleventh House, his Substance.

If you finde the Moon, or Lord of the Ascendant applying to the Lord of the eleventh by Body or good Aspect; or to

a Fortune in the eleventh, and they in any of their Essential dignities, the Que∣rent shall attain the Wages or Stipend due of the King or Nobleman, without much labour or difficulty.

Or if it happen that the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant shall be joyned to an unfortunate Planet, and he receive them in some Essential dignities, the Querent shall obtain his Wages, but not without great sollicitation and loss of time.

If there be no reception between the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, and the aforesaid Infortune, notwithstanding any application between them, yet the Querent will rarely obtain his Money or Wages enquired after.

[illustration]

Shall the Querent obtain his Wa∣ges due from his Master?

D. H. M. October 6, 8, 36. A. M. 1672.

☽ à ✶ ☉ ad ♂ ♀

Judgement upon the preceding Figure.

At the time, and under the Face of Heaven before noted, the Querent se∣riously propounded this Question unto me: Shall I obtain the Wages due unto me from my Master? The Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, are the Querents Sig∣nificators; the tenth House and his Lord are his Masters Significators.

Finding the Moon applying to a Con∣junction of Venus, who is Lady of his Ma∣sters house of substance; and also because Jupiter and Mercury, who are posited in the eleventh, cast their Sextile Aspect to the Querents second House, very near the degree thereof, I acquainted the Querent that he should obtain his Wages; and I directed him to go and demand it that very day: which advice he follow∣ed, and received his Money the very same time, which he almost despaired of.

Shall the Querent obtain the Money which he lent, or the Goods pawned?

The Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, shall signifie the Querent; and if it be a Friend, or one that you are conversant withal that doth owe you Moneys, and he no ways related to you, then take the seventh House and his Lord to signi∣fie the quesited person; the eighth House, which is the second from the seventh, shall signifie his Estate: Then judge by these following Rules.

The Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon in Conjunction or good Aspect with the Lord of the eighth, or to a

Planet in the eighth essentially dignified, the Querent shall then attain the Goods or Money enquired after.

The Lord of the eighth in the Ascen∣dant, or in the second House, in recep∣tion with the Lord of the second, it is a great argument that the Querent shall attain his Money. If the aforesaid Sig∣nificators apply by Quadrate or Opposi∣tion with reception, it denotes the same, but not with so much ease, &c.

CHAP. III.

Judgements properly belonging to the third House.

FRom this House is Judgement given of the Querents Brethren, Sisters, Neighbours, short Journeys, Reports, whether true or false, &c.

Of the condition and present estate of an absent Brother.

In the resolution of this Question, you must give the Ascendant, his Lord, and

the Moon, to signifie the Querent; the third House, his Lord, and the Planets posited therein, for the Significator of the absent Brother.

If you finde the Lord of the third in the third, in Sextile or Trine to the for∣tunate Planets, you may judge that he is then in health, and in a good condi∣tion. If the Lord of the third be in the third, in Quadrate or Opposition to the In∣fortunes, and they Lords of good Hou∣ses, the Querents Brother is alive, and in health, but in sorrow and discontent in his minde: But if the Quadrate or Oppo∣sition be with Reception, he is then in a good condition both in body and minde.

The Lord of the third in the fourth, which is the second from the third, free from Combustion and the malevolent Aspects of the Infortunes, and he in any of his Essential dignities, you may pre∣dict that the absent Brother hath an in∣tention to enrich himself in the place where he is, &c.

The Lord of the third in the fifth, in good Aspect with the Lord of the fifth, and not afflicted by the Infortunes, he is in a splendid condition, and obtains

love and favour from his Neighbours in that Country he lives in.

The Lord of the third in the sixth House, eighth, or twelfth from the Ascen∣dant, (which are naturally evil) except he be fortunated by the benevolent rays of the Fortunes, or fortunate Planets in the third, then the absent Brother is dis∣contented, &c.

The Lord of the third Peregrine in the seventh, the Quesited continues a Stran∣ger in the same Country he went in∣to.

The Lord of the third in the tenth, which is the eighth from his Ascendant, if he be Peregrine and Combust, or in Conjunction, Quadrate, or Opposition to the Lord of the eighth, without Rece∣ption, and void of all helps from the For∣tunes,* 1.6 the absent Brother is then dead.

If the Lord of the third shall be found in the tenth in Reception with the Lord of the tenth, and joyned by Conjunction, or in good Aspect with the Fortunes, especially with Reception, he hath then attained to some Office or Employment, and lives in Fame and Reputation, &c.

If he be found in the eleventh, in good Aspect with the Lord of the eleventh,

and joyned by Body or good Aspect with the Fortunes, he is then in a splendid and good condition.

If he be posited in the twelfth in his Essential dignities, and in good Aspect with the Fortunes, then the Quesited gains, or is conversant with great Cattle: But if he be afflicted in the twelfth by the malevolent rays of the Infortunes, or be Combust of the Sun, and the Sun hap∣pen to be Lord of the eighth, he is in a bad Condition, if not dead.

The Lord of the third in the first House, the absent Brother obtains many Friends in that Country if he be well aspected.

If you finde him in the second, which is the twelfth from the third, and the malevolent Planets afflict him by Qua∣drate or Opposition without Reception, it's very probable he is kept in Prison, or otherwise, that he cannot come away: If at the same time the Lord of the eighth afflict him, he will be in danger to die there; if he be found Retrograde, he will venture his skin to make an escape.

If a Question be asked concerning a Father that is absent, then you must take the fourth House and his Lord to be his

Significator; the fifth shall shew his E∣state; the sixth, his Brethren or short Journeys; and so of the rest of the Hou∣ses in order. If it be demanded concer∣ning a Son or Daughter that is absent, then take the fifth House to be the Signi∣ficator, and judge of their estate or con∣dition as you did of an absent Brother, remembring always to vary your Rules according to the Question.

Shall the Querent and his Brethren, Si∣sters, or Neighbours accord?

Herein you must give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to be the Signi∣ficators of your Querent; the third House, and his Lord, together with the Planets posited in the third, to signifie his Brethren or Neighbours enquired after; and then judge by the following dire∣ctions.

If the Lord of the third be a benevo∣lent Planet, and in the Ascendant, or the Moon, or Lord of the Ascendant be in good Aspect with a fortunate Planet in the third; or if the Lord of the third cast his Sextile or Trine to the Cusp of the Ascendant; or if the Lord of the

Ascendant, or the Moon, cast their Sextile or Trine to the Cusp of the third; then there is great hopes of love and agree∣ment between the Querent and his Bre∣thren, Sisters, or Neighbours, &c.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the third with mutual Reception, that is a very great argument of their love and agreement. Those persons who have the applying Planet for their Significator, will the most desire and seek for Friend∣ship and Agreement, and those whose Sig∣nificators do not apply, will be the most refractory.

If you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dragons Tail in the Ascendant, Combust, Pere∣grine, or Retrograde, you may judge the Querent is sufficiently evil-conditioned, and the fault to be most in him. If you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dragons Tail in the third, then the Querents Brethren or Neighbours are of an obstinate malicious disposition, delighting in strife and con∣tention.

When Saturn or Dragons Tail is in the third,* 1.7 it signifies the Neighbours are Clowns, the Kindred covetous and spa∣ring: if Mars, then the Kindred are trea∣cherous,

Neighbours thievish; and most assuredly when they are Peregrine.

If Reports or Rumors be true or false?

In the resolution of this Question, you are to observe the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, or the dispositor of the Moon; and behold if you finde any of them posited in an Angle or suc∣cedent House, and in a fixed signe, or in good Aspect with Jupiter, Venus, or Sol, it's very probable upon such a configu∣ration the Rumors or Reports are true; and if Jupiter, Venus, or the Sun have dignities in the Ascendant, and be aspe∣cted as aforesaid, the Report is for the Querents good.

If the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant be afflicted by the presence of Saturn, Mars, or Dragons Tail, or by the male∣volent Aspects of Saturn or Mars from a cadent House, the Reports are false.

When the Angles of the Figure are fixed Signes, and the Moon and Mercury posited therein, and separating from the Infortunes, and applying to the Fortunes in any of the Angles, the Report is true. If the tenth and fourth Houses are fixed

Signes, and the Moon received in either of them, it denoteth the same: Jupiter or Venus in the Ascendant, and the Moon unfortunate, the Report is false.

If Mercury be Retrograde, or other∣wise afflicted; or if the Planet to whom Mercury or the Moon doth apply shall happen to be afflicted, the Report is then false.

If the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon be Combust, or under the Suns beams, the truth of the Report is kept se∣cretly in the breasts of some Noblemen, or men of quality.

The Moon in Quadrate or Opposition of Mercury, or if the Moon be void of course at the time of erecting the Figure, and neither Mercury nor Luna casting their Sextile or Trine to the Ascendant, the Rumours or Reports are false.

Of Counsel or Advice given, whether good or evil is intended thereby?

It is very observable, that when a man is in distress or a troubled condition, a Friend or Neighbour will advise him what is best for him to do; and if you would know whether they intend really

yea or no, or whether the advice given may prove for your good; Erect the Figure of Heaven for that very moment of time when they first began to give you their Counsel or advice, and judge by these following Rules.

The tenth House hath signification of Advice or Counsel; therefore you are to consider whether that House be fortunated, or otherwise afflicted: if ei∣ther Sol, Jupiter, Venus, or Dragons Head be in the tenth House; or if the Moon apply by Body or good Aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant, you may judge the Councel or Advice is really intended for your good.

Or if either of the Fortunes so posited, shall apply to a Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant, it denoteth the same.

But if you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dra∣gons Tail Peregrine in the tenth, then you may conclude your Neighbour is a Knave, or your Friend a pretender of friendship, and a deceitful liar.

If the Signe ascending be a movable Signe, and the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon in movable signes, you may pass the same Judgement.

Shall the Querent have good success in a short (or Inland) Journey?

The Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, are the Significators of the Querent; the third House and his Lord, and the Pla∣nets posited therein, shall signifie the short Journey enquired after. If you finde the aforesaid Significators swift in motion, or in reception with each other; or if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant or Moon in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the third, or to a benevolent Planet in the third, you may judge the Querent shall have a pleasant Journey.

If the Lord of the third be found in the Ascendant, or the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant in the third House in Sextile to the Ascendant, or the Lord of the third casting his Sextile or Trine to the Ascendant, all these are arguments of a good Journey.

If the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon apply to a benevolent Planet in the third; or the Lord of the third applying by Body or good Aspect to a benevolent Planet in the Ascendant, portends a good Journey.

Jupiter, Venus, or Dragons Head in the third, shews the same.

Saturn, Mars, or Dragons Tail in the third; or if they afflict the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna, it shews very ill suc∣cess to the Querent in his Journey; for Mars or Dragons Tail shews him to be in danger of Thieves or Robbers: And if they happen to be Peregrine in an hu∣mane signe, he will be in danger to be wounded in his Journey.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be slow in motion, he will not make so much haste in his Journey as is expected: If he be found Retrograde, it's ten to one but he returns back before he hath been at the intended place of his Journey.

If you finde the aforesaid Significators afflicted by the Lord of the sixth, the Querent will be in danger to be sick in his Journey: If the Lord of the eighth afflict him, and no benevolent Planet assist him, he will be in danger of death, especially if you finde violent fixed Stars in the Ascendant, or near the Significa∣tors: if the Lord of the twelfth afflict him, he will be in danger of private Ene∣mies or Imprisonment, &c.

If the Querent have or shall have Brethren or Sisters?

In this Question, you must observe, if the third House, his Lord, or Luna, be in fruitful Signes, viz. Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces; which if the major part of them be found so, then you may judge he hath or shall have Brethren or Sisters. If the afore∣said Significators be well placed in the Figure, and in good aspect with Jupiter or Venus, you may predict the same.

If you finde that there is a possibility that the Querent hath or shall have Bre∣thren or Sisters, behold if you finde the major part of the Significators in Mas∣culine signes and Houses, or they of them∣selves Masculine Planets, or Masculine Planets in the third House, you may judge the Querent hath or shall have a Brother or Brethren. If you finde them in Fe∣minine signs, the Querent will have a Sister or Sisters: But if you can possibly get the Querents Nativity, you may better re∣solve this question by it, than by a Horary question.

An absent Brother, if dead or alive?

[illustration]

D. H. M. Novem. 22.4.0. P. M. 1674.

☽ à ✶ ☉ ad □ ♂.

Judgement upon the preceding Figure.

The Ascendant, and Mercury Lord thereof, are the Significators of the Que∣rent: the Cusp of the third is the 22 deg. 16 min. of Cancer, and the Moon Lady thereof, are the Significators of the ab∣sent Brother. In the Figure of Heaven I

finde Luna Lady of the third posited in the Medium Coeli or tenth House, which is the eighth from the third House, Pere∣grine, separating from a Sextile of the Sun, and applying to a Quadrate of Mars, and he both Peregrine and Retrograde in the twelfth; from whence I concluded that the absent Brother was dead.

Which Judgement is the more confir∣med by old Saturn, who is Lord of the 8th from the third, both Peregrine, Retro∣grade, and in his Fall, posited in the twelfth, casting from thence his Quadrate aspect to the very degree of the third House, and to the Dragons Tail, which is also in the very degree of the third House; which are very strong arguments of Mor∣tality.

A Report or common Rumour, whether is it true or false?

[illustration]

D. H. M. October 17.9.30. P. M. 1674.

☽ from void of course, ad ✶ ♀.

Astrological Judgement upon the Figure.

In this Figure you may behold the Moon Lady of the Ascendant, interce∣pted in the fourth House in Libra, a mo∣vable Signe; and also the Signe ascen∣ding is Cancer, another movable Signe,

and Dragons Tail posited therein, was one argument that the Report was false.

Secondly, finding the Moon very lately separating from void of Course, and with∣in the Orbs of an Opposition of Saturn, and both of them Peregrine, and Saturn in his Retrograde motion, in Quadrate to the Ascendant, and to the very de∣gree of Dragons Tail; And also finding Mercury Combust of the Sun, I told the Querent that the Report was false, and that it would be proved false within very few days; and so it was.

Shall the Querent have a good Journey?

[illustration]

D. H. M. July 26.19.15. P. M. 1674.

Judgement upon the preceding Figure.

The Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, are the Significators of the Que∣rent; the third House, his Lord, and Ju∣piter, who is posited therein, doth sig∣nifie his intended Journey: The signe ascending, and the Planets posited in the

Ascendant; doth give as exact a descri∣ption of the Querents Stature and Incli∣nation, as any Limner in the world can draw, or any Tongue or Pen can de∣scribe: he is moderately tall and straight, his Hair black or a dark brown, &c. he is very much given to study several Arts and Sciences, &c.

In the Figure I finde Venus Lady of the third in Conjunction of Mercury Lord of the Ascendant, in the Ascendant, in Sextile to Jupiter, who is posited in the third House: from hence I concluded that the Querent should have a good Jour∣ney; and finding the Moon in Sextile to Sol, and he posited in the eleventh, I told the Querent that he would finde a Friend in his Journey, which might do him some kindness: (which he did, as he hath often related since.) And also finding Mercury Lord of the tenth in the Ascen∣dant, I asked the Querent if he did not expect some Office or Preferment by his Journey? he said, that was the principal cause of his undertaking his Journey, &c.

CHAP. IV.

Of the Fourth House, and Questions belonging thereunto.

FRom this House is Judgement given of possessions of Lands, Houses, and of Treasure hid in the Earth, &c.

Shall the Querent buy or purchase the House or Land enquired after?

Herein you are to give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to be the Sig∣nificators of the Querent; the fourth House, his Lord, and the Planets posited therein, to signifie the Houses, Lands, or Closes which are enquired after.

The seventh House, his Lord, and the Planets posited therein, are the Significa∣tors of the Seller or Owner of the Lands or Houses.

If you finde the Lord of the seventh House applying to the Lord of the Ascen∣dant by Body or good Aspect, you may judge the Quesited hath a desire to bar∣gain

with the Querent: If you finde the Lord of the eighth House Peregrine or Combust, or with Dragons Tail, or in Con∣junction, Quadrate, or Opposition to Sa∣turn or Mars, without reception, you may conclude that the Seller doth part with his Land for want of Money: or if you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dragons-tail Peregrine in the eighth, you may pass the same Judgement.

* 1.8If you finde the Moon, or Lord of the Ascendant, in the fourth, or Lord of the fourth in the Ascendant; or if the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant apply to the Lord of the fourth by Conjunction, Sex∣tile, or Trine: if the Lord of the fourth apply to the Lord of the Ascendant by Body or good Aspect, and they in their Essential dignities, or in the dignities of each other; these are very great Arguments that the Querent shall purchase the House or Lands desired.

If the Moon or any other Planet trans∣fer the light and vertue of the Lord of the Ascendant to the Lord of the fourth, or from the Lord of the fourth to the Lord of the Ascendant, the Bargain will be brought on by such a person as the trans∣ferring Planet shall signifie.

* 1.9But if you finde none of the aforesaid testimonies in your figure of Heaven, but on the contrary you finde the aforesaid Significators in Quadrate or Opposition without Reception or Translation of light and vertue, you may conclude the Que∣rent shall not purchase the Houses or Land desired.

Of the quality or goodness of the House or Land enquired after.

In the resolution of this Question, you are to consider the fourth House, and Pla∣nets posited therein, and also the Lord of the fourth, his Possession and Configura∣tion.

If you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dragons tail Peregrine in the fourth; or Lord of the fourth Combust, Peregrine, or Retro∣grade, afflicted by the malevolent Aspects of the Infortunes; the thing enquired af∣ter is in no good condition at present, nor of long continuance.

If the fortunate Planets, viz. Jupiter, Venus, or Dragons-head, be in the fourth House, and the Lord of the fourth strong in his Essential dignities, or in good A∣spect of the Fortunes; it shews the House

or Land enquired after to be in a very good condition, and that the Querent shall be a gainer by his purchase.

Jupiter or Venus in Sextile or Trine to the fourth House; or the Lord of the fourth casting his Sextile or Trine to the second House, or his Lord, or to a Planet in the second House; it is an argument that the Querent shall be a gainer by the House or Land enquired after.

If you finde a fiery signe upon the Cusp of the fourth House, viz. Aries, Leo, Sa∣gittary, you may judge the Land or Clo∣ses is hilly ground, hard and dry. If earthy signes, as Taurus, Virgo, or Capri∣corn, it shews good ground, and plain level Closes. If Gemini, Libra, or Aqua∣rius, the ground is not very plain, but hath some Hills in it. If watry signes, viz. Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, it shews the ground to be very good, if there be not too much Water in it, &c.

Whether is it good for the Querent to hire or take the House or Farm desired, or not?

Herein the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, are for the Querent; the se∣venth,

and the Lord thereof, are the Sig∣nificators of the person which hath the letting of the House or Farm enquired after; the tenth House and his Lord sig∣nifieth the profit or benefit which the Querent shall attain by his purchase; the fourth House shall signifie the House or Farm enquired after.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant posited in the 4th, or the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna casting their Sex∣tiles or Trines to the degree ascending; or if you finde Part of Fortune in the Ascendant free from the malevolent rays of the Infortunes; it is an argument that the Querent will gain by his Bargain or Farm he intends to take.

An Infortune or Dragons tail posited in the seventh, denoteth the contrary.

If you finde the Lord of the seventh in good aspect with the Lord of the As∣cendant, or the Lord of the Ascendant in good aspect to a Planet in the seventh, it is an argument that the Querent shall obtain love from his Landlord, and very fair dealing, &c.

A Fortunate Planet in the tenth House, or in Sextile or Trine to the Cusp thereof, is an argument that the Querent shall con∣clude a bargain.

If an Infortune be in the tenth, or ca∣sting its malevolent Aspect thereunto, the parties will differ about Repairs or building some new Houses, saith Mr. Lilly, Christ. Astrologie, pag. 209.

The nature and quality of the House, Land, Closes, or Farms enquired after, is signified by the fourth House, as is alrea∣dy shewn in the preceding Discourse.

To finde a thing that is hid, lost, or mis∣laid?

In this Question, you ought care∣fully to consider whether the thing lost be the Querents own commodity or not. If it were his Fathers, then you are to take the fifth House to signifie the thing lost or mislaid, because the fifth is the second from the fourth, and there∣fore signifies his Fathers Estate, &c. and so of the rest of the Houses in order. If it were the Querents own Goods which were lost, then judge after this man∣ner.

The Lord of the second in any of the four Angles, the thing enquired after is in the house of the Querent. If the Lord of the second be posited in the Ascen∣dant,

or in Conjunction with the Lord of the Ascendant, the thing is hid or mislaid in that part of the house which he him∣self most frequents.

If you finde the Lord of the second in the tenth, it is then in the Hall or Di∣ning-room, if a Gentleman be the Que∣rent: If a Tradesman ask the question, it is in his Shop, &c.

But if you finde the Lord of the se∣cond in the seventh, the goods are hid or mislaid in that part of the house where his Wife or Maid-servants are most con∣versant.

The nature or quality of the place where the goods are hid or mislaid, is known from the nature of the Signes where you finde the Lord of the second, the Moon, and Part of Fortune posited. If you finde the major part of the Sig∣nificators posited in fiery signes, the goods hid or mislaid are near the Chim∣ney, or where Iron is laid. If in aiery signes, they are in the upper-part of the house, or above the ground. If in watry signes, it is near water; if in earthy signes, near some pavement or floor, or it is care∣lesly laid upon the Earth.

The quarter or part of the House or

Ground where the thing is hid, is known from the nature of the signes, and quar∣ters they signifie, wherein you finde the principal Significators, viz. the Lord of the second House, the Moon, the Part of Fortune, and Lord of the fourth House; and also the signes of the fourth and se∣cond Houses. The Signes are divided, and shew the quarters in this manner:

Aries;	East.	Libra;	West.
Taurus;	South & by East.	Scorp;	North & by East.
Gemini;	West & by South.	Sagitt;	East & by South.
Cancer;	North.	Capri;	South.
Leo;	East & by North.	Aquar;	West & by North
Virgo;	South & by West.	Pisces;	North & by West.

Thus having carefully observed the na∣ture of the signes the Significators are in, and the quarters the signes signifie, you are to judge by the major Testimonies, and they will exactly direct you to the quarter and nature of the place where the thing lost or mislaid is; as I have of∣ten proved true by experience.

Shall the Querent enjoy his Fathers estate?

In resolving this Question, you are to

give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to be the Querents Significators; the fourth House and his Lord shall signi∣fie his Father; the fifth House is the se∣cond from the fourth, and therefore shall signifie his Fathers Estate, together with the Lord of the fifth, and the Planet or Planets posited therein; and then you are to judge by the following Dire∣ctions.

The Lord of the fifth applying to a Sextile or Trine with the Lord of the second, or to a benevolent Planet in the second; or if the Lord of the second and Lord of the fifth be in mutual rece∣ption, it is an argument that the Querent shall enjoy the Estate of his Father.

If Jupiter or Venus be found posited in the fifth, and from thence cast their Sex∣tiles or Trines to a Planet in the second, or to the Lord of the second; or if the Moon (or some other Planet) transfer the light of the Lord of the fifth to the Lord of the second; it is an argument that the Querent shall be enriched by his Fathers Estate.

If you finde the Lord of the fifth in the Ascendant, or second House, disposing of Part of Fortune; or if the Lord of the

Ascendant or second dispose of the Lord of the fifth, you may conclude the Que∣rent shall attain his desire.

If the Lord of the fifth be found Re∣trograde, Combust, or otherwise afflicted, you may judge the Estate of the Querents Father will waste, and therefore he cannot attain so much of it as he doth expect.

Then do but so much as consider what Planet afflicteth the Lord of the fifth, what he naturally signifieth, what House he is Lord of; and the Estate of the Que∣rents Father will be wasted by such a person as is signified from thence, viz. If the Lord of the sixth afflict the Lord of the fifth, you may judge some of the Fa∣thers Brethren or Neighbours will waste his Estate, or perswade him to alter his intention; and so of the rest of the Hou∣ses in order. You may know by a Penny how a Shilling is coyned.

If good to remove from one house or place, or to abide where he is?

Herein you are to give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to signifie the Querent; the seventh House, his Lord, and the Planets posited therein, shall sig∣nifie

the place he intends to go to; the fourth House and his Lord, the House or Land, &c. the tenth House and his Lord shall shew the profit which he shall at∣tain by removing.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the fourth in the seventh, Direct, Swift in motion, and well digni∣ned, and of themselves Fortunate Planets, the Querent may live very well where he is, and not remove.

If you finde fortunate Planets in the As∣cendant or fourth, or Stars of their natures posited therein, and the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant in good aspect with for∣tunate Planets, and they Lords of good Houses, it is best for the Querent to abide where he is.

* 1.10But if, on the contrary, you finde the Lord of the seventh with a good Planet, and the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the fourth, with an evil Planet, or a malevolent Planet or Dragons-tail in the Ascendant or fourth; it is then the best way for the Querent to remove.

If you finde the malevolent Planets casting their malevolent Aspects to the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, you are to consider what House the affli∣cting

Planet or Planets are Lord of, and from thence you may know the reason why the Querent will not prosper where he is.

If the Lord of the third afflict the Sig∣nificators, you may judge the Querent lives amongst malicious ill-contrived Neighbours. And so of the rest of the Houses in order, &c.

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.

* 1.11If 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:* 1.12 Mr. Lilly saith, We ought to mix the Lord of the seventh in judging the nature and quality of the hidden Treasure.

* 1.13If 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.

* 1.14If 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.

Shall the Querent obtain the hidden Trea∣sure?

Herein you are to consider, if the Sig∣nificators of the hidden Treasure apply by Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant, or to a good Planet in the Ascendant or second House, with Rece∣ption from good Houses, there is great hopes of attaining the Treasure sought after.

If the Moon or some other Planet trans∣fer the light and vertue of the Lord of the fourth to the Lord of the Ascendant, it shews the same.

If there be a Quadrate or Opposition be∣tween the Significators without Rece∣ption,

the thing sought after will very hardly be found.

The Lord of the fourth applying to Conjunction with the Lord of the Ascen∣dant in the Ascendant or second House, is a very great argument of attaining the Treasure sought after.

Either of the Luminaries posited in the Ascendant, gives great facility in the work, if they be strong, and no ways im∣pedited.

If neither of the Luminaries behold the Ascendant or his Lord, there remains little hopes of attaining the thing sought after, saith my Author.

If you finde Part of Fortune in the Ascendant, and either of the Fortunes or the Luminaries casting their good aspects thereunto from good Houses, it promiseth great hopes of attaining the Treasure sought after.

If you desire to know whether the Treasure lie deep in the Earth or not, then you are to consider, if your Signifi∣cators be in the beginning of a signe, then the Treasure is very near the upper part of the Earth: the further the Signi∣ficators are in the signes, the deeper the Treasure is in the Earth. When you in∣tend

to begin your work, let the Signifi∣cators of Treasure be posited in the As∣cendant; and if you can posibly, let the Significators apply to the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the second; or let the Moon be separating from the Lord of the Fourth, or from a benevolent Planet in the Fourth, and applying to the Lord of the Ascendant or Second House: but take care that the Infortunes be not An∣gular, or afflict the Lord of the Ascen∣dant.

Whether is it best for the Querent to remove, or abide in the House where he is?

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D. H. M. Novem. 3.2.0. P. M. 1672.

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Astrological Judgements upon the Figure.

In this Figure the Ascendant is Pisces 7.0. and Jupiter Lord thereof, together with the Moon, are the Significators of the Querent.

The Seventh House and his Lord signi∣fieth

the place which he intends to re∣move unto; the Tenth House and his Lord sheweth the profit which he shall attain by his removing.

First, I considered the Ascendant, and there I found both the Infortunes, viz. Saturn and Mars, who are Lords of the Twelfth and Eighth Houses. Secondly, I considered the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon, who are both posited in the Seventh; which intimated that the Querent had a great desire to remove: and finding the Part of Fortune in the Tenth, I informed the Querent that it was his best way to remove from the house he lived in, and that he would profit by his removing. Which advice he followed within a short time, and to this day ne∣ver had any cause to repent it.

Old Saturn in the Ascendant, who is both Peregrine and Retrograde, shews that the Querent hath some secret Ene∣mies where he lived; and from hence I advised the Querent to remove, and from some other reasons, as you may finde in the Figure.

CHAP. V.

Of the Fifth House, and Questions thereunto belonging.

THe Fifth House giveth Judgement of Children, Messengers, and Plays, &c.

Shall the Querent have Children?

Herein you are to consider, if the signe ascending, the signe of the Fifth, and the signes wherein the Lord of the Ascendant, the Lord of the Fifth, and the Moon, are posited in fruitful signes, viz. Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces, you may conclude that the Querent shall have Children.

If the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, be in Conjunction, Sextile, or Trine to the Lord of the Fifth from good Hou∣ses; or if some other Planet transfer the light of the Lord of the Ascendant to the Lord of the Fifth, these are very strong arguments that the Querent shall have Children.

Or if you finde the Lord of the 5th in the Ascendant, or the Lord of the As∣cendant or the Moon in the 5th, or in Sextile or Trine to a benevolent Planet in the 5th, well fortified, and free from the malevolent aspects of the Infortunes, you may safely judge the Querent shall have Children.

But if on the contrary you finde the signe ascending and the signe of the 5th barren signes, which are Leo, Virgo, and Gemini, you may conjecture the Querent will have no Children, except some of the other testimonies affirmative hap∣pen.

If all the aforesaid Significators be po∣sited in barren signes, it denoteth the same.

If you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dragons tail in the 5th, especially in barren signes, it denies Issue.

If you finde Saturn or Mars in Quadrate or Opposition to the 5th, or to the Lord of the 5th; or if the Lord of the 5th be Combust, you may pass the same Judge∣ment.

Your best and safest way in judging hereof, is to collect the testimonies of Barrenness and Fruitfulness, and judge

by the major testimonies; and you can∣not fail in your Judgement, if you keep you close to your Rules which I have de∣livered.

If a Woman enquiring be with Childe or not?

If a Woman propound this Question unto you whether she be with Childe or not, you are to give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to signifie the Que∣rent; and judge according to these Rules following.

If you finde in your Figure the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon applying to the Lord of the 5th by Conjunction, Sextile, or Trine, from good Houses; or if the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant be found posited in the 5th House, it is an argument the Querent is with Childe.

Or if you finde the Lord of the 5th in the Ascendant in a fruitful signe, no ways afflicted by the Infortunes, it is an argument that the Querent is with Childe.

If the Lord of the 5th behold a Pla∣net in an Angle with Reception, it is an argument the Querent is with Childe:

and if you finde all the aforesaid Signifi∣cators in fruitful signes, it may the better confirm your Judgement.

If you finde Jupiter, who is a natural Significator of Children, posited in the Ascendant, 5th, 7th, or 11th Houses, free from Combustion and other afflictions, the Querent is with Childe.

But if you finde the aforesaid Signifi∣cators afflicted by the malevolent beams of the Infortunes, or by the presence of Dragons Tail, you may judge the Querent is not with Childe.

Mr. Gadbury saith, in his Doctrine of Nativities, page 265. If you finde Sa∣turn, Mars, or Dragons Tail in the 5th, it shews a Non-conception: But if it so hap∣pen, that the testimonies for her being with Childe are the greater in number, they then threaten abortion; the like when they afflict either Venus, Luna, or the Lords of the 5th or Ascendant.

Whether a Woman enquiring be with Childe of a Boy or a Girl?

When a Question is thus propounded, you are to give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to signifie the Querent;

and consider if the signe ascending, his Lord, and the Moon, be in Masculine signes, and also the signe of the 5th, and the signe wherein the Lord of the 5th is posited; which if they be in Mascu∣line signes, the Querent is with childe of a Boy; if in Feminine, a Girl. You are also to consider the nature of the Pla∣nets which are Lords of the Ascendant and 5th, whether they be Masculine or Feminine; or whether the Moon, and Lords of the Ascendant and 5th are in Conjunction or Aspect with Masculine or Feminine Planets; and also the nature of the signes they are posited in.

Likewise you are to consider the Pla∣nets posited in the Ascendant and 5th, whether they be Masculine or Femi∣nine.

Your best and safest way in judging hereof, is to collect the testimonies, and judge by the major part, as I shall give you an Example hereafter.

• Masuline Planets are ♄ ♃ ♂ and ☉
• Feminine Planets are ♀ and ☽.

Mercury is sometimes Masculine, and sometimes Feminine, according as he is

aspected by Masculine or Feminine planets.

Signes

• Masculine, ♈ ♊ ♌ ♎ ♐ ♒.
• Feminine, ♉ ♋ ♍ ♏ ♑ ♓.

The Houses of Heaven are Masculine and Feminine; as, the First, Third, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh, are Mas∣culine: The Second, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Tenth, and Twelfth, are said to be Feminine.

Thus by carefully observing the Rules which I have given, you cannot fail, as I have often proved.

If she shall have Twins, or more than one Childe?

Herein you are to consider the nature of the signes the Significators are in, viz. the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon; the signe of the 5th, and the signe where∣in the Lord of the 5th is posited; which if they be in double-bodied signes, the Querent is with two Children. If you finde Jupiter, Venus, or Dragons Head in a fruitful signe in the Ascendant or 5th, in their Essential dignities, and free from afflictions, it is very probable the Querent goes with two Children.

If you finde Jupiter or Venus casting their benevolent Rays to the degree ascending, or to the 5th House, it is an argument the Querent shall have Twins: But herein you are not to judge upon one single testimony.

If the Ascendant be a fixed or mova∣ble signe, and the 5th House a signe of the same nature, and the Sun and Moon be both in fixed or movable signes, and there be no Planets in the Ascendant nor 5th House, nor in aspect thereunto, the Wo∣man enquiring has conceived but with one Childe.

In what time will the Birth be?

In this Judgement you are to consider the time when the Lord of the 5th re∣moves out of one Signe into another; for that may probably prove the time of Birth. Mr. Lilly directs us to consider how far the Lord of the 5th is removed from the Cusp of the 5th,* 1.15 and give to every signe one moneth for the time of Delive∣ry.

Also you are to consider the part of Children, and direct it by Tables of Ob∣lique Ascensions, &c. to the degree of

the 5th House, allowing to each degree one day, or to the Lord of the 5th, or to Jupiter, or their good aspects: Herein judge by the major testimonies, and those that are most probable to come nearest the time.

The part of Children is taken by day or by night, by substracting the place of Mars from the place of Jupiter, and pro∣jected from the Ascendant.

Of a Messenger sent upon an Errand.

Let the Ascendant and his Lord signi∣fie the person that sent the Messenger; the seventh House and Lord thereof shall signifie the person to whom the Messen∣ger was sent; the Moon shall signifie the Message, and the Lord of the 5th the Messenger, and how he will order his business.

If you finde the Lord of the 5th se∣parating from the Lord of the seventh, and applying to the Lord of the Ascen∣dant by any good aspect, you may judge the Messenger hath been honest in your business, and is returning home with good tidings.

If the Messenger was sent upon an er∣rand

for Money, observe in your Figure what Configuration or Aspect there is between the Lord of the 5th and the Lord of the eighth: if therefore you finde the Lord of th•• 5th separating from the Lord of the eighth, and applying to the Lord of the Ascendant, you may judge the Messenger brings money with him.

But herein you are to consider what person your Messenger was sent to; if to your Brother, then you are to take the Lord of the 5th as his Significator; if to your Father, the 4th House and Lord thereof; if it be to a Friend that you have converse or trade withal, or one that is not related to you, then you are to take the Lord of the seventh for his Significator: And if it be a Petition to a King or Prince, you are to take the Lord of the tenth for his Significator, and accordingly order your Judgement.

If you finde the Lord of the fifth in good aspect to the Lord of the seventh, or either the Lord of the 5th or Luna in Reception with the Lord of the se∣venth, you may judge the Messenger is kindly received, and his Message well ac∣cepted.

But if you finde the Lord of the 5th in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the seventh without Recep••ion, you may judge your Messenger is not well acce∣pted, especially if Luna also be afflicted by the Lord of the seventh.

If you finde the Lord of the 5th affli∣cted by the Lord of the third or ninth Houses, or by an Infortune posited there∣in, you may judge the Messenger will have some trouble in his Journey, or re∣ceive some prejudice by Thieves.

But if on the contrary you finde the Lord of the 5th and the Moon free from the malevolent Aspects of the Infortunes, and in good aspect to the Lord of the As∣cendant, and no ways afflicted, you may conclude your Messenger will make a safe return with good tidings.

Whether a Petition to a Prince, Admiral, or Commander, &c. may be granted, or not?

Herein you are to give the Ascendant and his Lord to the Petitioner; the 5th House, and his Lord, and the Moon, shall signifie the Petition; the tenth House and his Lord, with Sol, shall signifie the per∣son

to whom the Petition is directed: and give your Judgement according to the following Rules.

If your Petition be to a King or Prince, &c. be careful in the first place that the Ascendant or his Lord be not afflicted by an Infortune, especially by the Lord of the tenth, or by a malevolent Planet po∣sited therein.

If you finde the Lord of the 5th posi∣ted in the tenth in his Essential digni∣ties, and free from the malevolent aspects of the Infortunes, or in good aspect to the Lord of the tenth, or to the Sun, or in good aspect with a Fortune fortunately placed in the tenth, you may from hence judge that your Petition will be gran∣ted.

If you finde the Moon posited in the tenth House in her Essential dignities, or in good aspect to Sol, or to the Lord of the tenth, or in good aspect to a Planet in the tenth, you may judge the same.

But if you finde the Lord of the As∣cendant afflicted by the Lord of the 10th, 12th, 8th, or 4th Houses, your Petition will come to no good end: If he be affli∣cted by the Lord of the 12th, he is in danger of imprisonment, &c.

If the Moon, or Lord of the 5th, be afflicted as aforesaid, the Petition will not be accepted, or was not well made, and will come to nothing. And thus much may serve for the Judgement of this Question.

Shall the Querent gain or lose by play at Cards or Dice? &c.

In the resolution of this Question, you are to give the Lord of the Ascendant, and the Moon, to the Querent; the 5th House and Lord thereof shall signifie your gain or loss by Play; the 7th House and his Lord, the person you play withal.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant in the 5th, or Lord of the 5th in the Ascendant, in their Essential dignities, no ways afflicted by the presence of the In∣fortunes, or by their malevolent rays; it is an argument the Querent may gain by his play, &c.

Likewise if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant in Conjunction, Sextile, or Trine to the Lord of the 5th, especially if they apply to the aforesaid good a∣spects in their Essential dignities; or if they be in Reception, you may pass the same Judgement.

If you finde the Lord of the 5th sepa∣rating from any good aspect from the Lord of the eighth (which is the Que∣sited's house of substance) to the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the second, it is an argument the Querent may win money by his Play; or if a benevolent Planet, posited in the 5th, having Essen∣tial dignities in the 5th, do cast his bene∣volent aspects to the Lord of the 5th or Lord of the Ascendant, you may judge the same.

But if on the contrary you finde the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, or Lord of the second, afflicted by the Lord of the 5th, 7th, or 8th Houses, it is an argument the Querent will lose by his play.

Or if you finde the Lord of the fifth in the seventh, or in Reception with the Lord of the 7th, or in good aspect thereunto; or if the Lord of the fifth separate from the Lord of the second, and apply by any good aspect to the Lord of the 8th, it is an argument the Querent will lose money by his Play. If you finde equal testimonies in your Figure, you may judge the most potent Significator carries the Game.

Is the Querent with Childe of a Boy or a Girl?

In what time the Birth would be?

[illustration]

D. H. M. June 6.5.40. P. M. 1675.

☽ à △ ♂ ad △ ♃.

Astrological Judgement upon the Figure.

The Ascendant, and Mars Lord thereof, are the Querents Significators, whom we finde posited in Leo a Masculine signe; also the Moon in Aries another Masculine

signe, separating from a Trine of Mars Lord of the 5th, and applying to a Trine of Jupiter in Sagittary, another Mascu∣line signe: from hence I concluded the Querent was with Childe of a Boy, which proved true. The Testimonies in the Fi∣gure I collected in this manner:

• The Ascendant is ♏ Feminine.
• Lord of the Ascendant ♂, a planet Masc.
• Mars you finde in ♌, a signe Masc.
• The cusp of the 5 house ♈, Masculine.
• The Moon in ♈, a signe Masc.
• The Moon in Trine of ♃, a planet Masc.
• Jupiter in ♐, Masculine.

Herein you may see but one Feminine Testimony, and six arguments of a Mascu∣line Conception.

In what time the Birth would be?

In the resolution of this Question I ob∣served the Moon, whom you may finde separating from a Trine of Mars, Lord of the 5th, and applying to a Trine of Jupi∣ter, who is posited in the Ascendant; and by substracting the Longitude of Luna from the Longitude of Jupiter, you shall

finde she wanted but 3 deg. 15 min. of his Trine aspect: and because I found Luna in a movable signe, and Jupiter Re∣trograde in a common signe, I allowed for every degree one Week; by which computation I judged she would be de∣livered about the 27 of June following. The truth is, she was delivered of a Son the 29 of June; but if you please to al∣low two days for the odde 15 minutes, it directs us to the very day of birth, which, as I said before, is the 29 day of the same moneth. I will onely give you another Example, and so conclude with the fifth House.

Shall the Querent ever have Children?

[illustration]

April 28th. 8h. P. M. 1674.

☽ à △ ♄ ad vac.

Astrological Judgement upon the Figure.

At the time before noted, the Querent propounded this Question in a general way, Whether she should ever have any Children? Whereupon I erected the pre∣cedent Scheme; and finding the signe as∣cending, viz. Scorpio, a fruitful signe, and

Mars Lord of both the Ascendant and 5th House in Pisces, another fruitful signe; I from hence judged the Querent should have Children. Also finding the Moon in Trine to Saturn, and he posited in the 5th House, which did something confirm the former judgement, together with Mars applying to a Trine of Jupiter, who hath dignities in the signe of the 5th, and he in a fruitful signe; I told the Querent she would have Children: which hath al∣ready proved true. And so I conclude with the fifth House.

CHAP. VI.

Of the Sixth House, and Questions thereunto belonging.

FRom this House is Judgement given of Sicknesses, Servants, and small Cattle, &c.

Of Sicknesses.

In this Judgement you ought carefully to observe the time of the party's falling

sick; not that time in which the party first had a feeling of a sickness approach∣ing, but that very time in which he was so extreamly oppressed, that he was enforced to take his bed; and erect your Figure upon that very time: and herein you ought carefully to rectifie the place of the Moon; for she is a general Signi∣ficatrix in this case.

But if that time cannot be obtained, then accept of the time wherein the Patients Urine was brought to you to enquire of the Disease; or when the Patient en∣quires of the Physician of the nature of the Disease, himself.

Then be pleased to consider that the Ascendant and his Lord are the Significa∣tors of the sick party; the sixth House and his Lord, signifies the Sickness; the seventh, his Physician; the eighth, death; the tenth, his Physick; the fourth, the end of the Disease. And so I proceed to the parts of mens Bodies under the Seven Planets.

The particular Parts and Members of the Body which the Planets generally rule.

Saturn rules the Spleen, the right Ear,

the Bones, the Teeth, and the retentive Faculty.

Jupiter rules the Lungs, Livers, Ribs, Sides, the Veins, the Blood, the digestive Faculty, the natural Vertue of man.

Mars rules in the Body of man, the Gall, the left Ear, the Apprehension, and the Taste.

Sol rules the Heart, the Back, the Arteries, the Sight, the right Eye of a Man, the left Eye of a Woman.

Venus is the Governour of the Womb, Testicles, the Yard, and Instruments of generation; the Throat, Reins, Kidneys; also womens Breasts, the Milk, and the Seed.

Mercury. Under the dominion of Mer∣cury, is the Brain, the rational part of it, the Imagination, the Tongue, Hands and Feet, the motional part of mans Bo∣dy.

Luna governs the bulk of the Brain, or Nerves, the Bowels, the Bladder, the left Eye of a man, the right of a Wo∣man.

The particular Parts of the Body governed by the Twelve signes of the Zodiack.

Aries governs the Head and Face, the Bones in the head, the Brain, Hair, Beard, Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue, and Teeth, and every part belonging to the Head.

Taurus rules the Neck and bones there∣of, the Channel-bone, the Shoulder-blade, the Throat, and the Voice.

Gemini rules the Shoulder-bones, the Arms, Hands and Fingers; and in one word, every part from the shoulder to the finger-ends.

Cancer rules the Breast, Ribs, Lungs, Pleura, the Ventricle of the Stomach, the Liver, and womens Breasts.

Leo governs the Heart, the Back, the Vertebre of the breast, the Appetite, the Pericardium.

Virgo governs the Belly and Bowels, the Navil and Spleen, the Omentum.

Libra rules the Reins, Loyns, and Kid∣neys.

Scorpio hath dominion over the secret parts of men and women, and all vessels dedicated to the act of generation; also the Bladder and Fundament.

Sagittary governs the Thighs, Os sa∣crum, the Thigh-bone, the Rump-bone, &c.

Capricorn governs the Knees and Hams.

Aquarius rules the Legs and all parts of them from the Knees to the Ancles.

Pisces rules the Ancles, the Feet, and all the bones thereunto belonging.

Of the Diseases the Planets signifie.

Saturn causeth Gouts, Tooth-ach, quar∣tan Agues, Leprosies, Rheums, Consum∣ptions, Palsies, black Jaundies, Trembling vain fears, Fancies, Hemorrhoids, Dislo∣cations, broken bones, Deafness, and all Diseases which proceed from Melancholy, cold and dryness.

Jupiter causeth all infirmities of the Liver and Veins, inflammations of the Lungs, Plurisies, and other Imposthumes about the Breast and Ribs: all Diseases proceeding of putrefaction of bloud and winde.

Mars causeth Pestilences, burning Fea∣vers, Tertian and Quotidian Agues, Me∣grim, Carbuncles, and Plague-sores, Ring∣worms, Blisters, burning and scalding, Phrensie, sudden distempers in the head

coming of heat, yellow Jaundies, bloudy Flux, all distempers in the Instruments of generation, the Stone in the Reins and Bladder, Scars and Pock-holes in the face, all hurts by Iron and Fire, all Diseases proceeding from Choler, Anger, or Pas∣sion.

The Sun causeth Pimples and Burles in the Face, all afflictions of the Heart, as heart-burning, trembling, fainting, rot∣ten Feavers, sore Eyes, flux in the Eyes, &c.

Venus causeth all diseases of the Womb, as suffocation, precipitation, dislocation, &c. all diseases incident to the Members of generation, the Reins, and Navil, the French-Pox, the Running of the Reins, and all diseases that come by inordinate love or lust.

Mercury causeth diseases in the Brain, as Vertigoes, Madness; also diseases in the Lungs, Asthma, Ptysick, Apoplexies, defects of the Tongue, Stammering, Li∣sping, &c. Hoarsness, Coughs, Snuffling in the Nose, defect of Memory, stopping of the Head, Dumbness, Simplicity, Fol∣ly, all afflictions of the Intellectual Fa∣culty.

The Moon causeth Palsies, Cholick, Belly-aches, stopping or over-flowing of

the Terms in Women, Dropsies, Fluxes, all cold and rheumatick diseases, Sciatica, Worms in the Belly, Rheums, hurts in the Eyes, Surfeit, rotten Coughs, Con∣vulsions, Falling-sicknesses, Kings-evil, Apostumes, small Pox, Measles, Tympa∣nies, Dropsies, Lethargies, all diseases pro∣ceeding from Flegm.

The Diseases signified by the Twelve Signes.

Under Aries are all pushes, whelks, pimples, freckles, and Sun-burning in the Face, Polypus or Noli me tangere, all di∣seases in the Head, as Head-ach of all sorts, Vertigo, Frenzie, Lethargy, Forgetful∣ness, Apoplexie, Dead-palsie, Falling∣sickness, Convulsions, Cramps, Madness, Melancholy, Trembling.

Under Taurus are all diseases incident to the Neck and Throat, as the Kings-evil, sore Throat, Quinsie, Wenns in the Neck, Flux in the Throat, &c.

Under Gemini are all diseases incident to the Hands, Arms, and Shoulders, Fra∣ctures, Dislocations, also diseases that come by corruption of the blood, and windiness in the blood.

Under Cancer are all diseases in the

Breast, Stomach, or Liver, as Plurisies, want of Digestion, want of Appetite to Victuals, coldness or over-heat of the Stomach, Cancers in the Breast, Dropsies, Coughs, &c.

Under Leo are all diseases incident to the Heart and Back, as Qualms, Passions, Palpitations, trembling of the Heart, vi∣olent burning Feavers, the yellow Jaun∣dice, all diseases proceeding from adustion of Blood, the Pestilence, and all hurts in the Breast.

Under Virgo are all diseases incident to the Bowels, the Meseraick Veins, the O∣mentum; the Diaphragma, Spleen, Worms in the belly, and Wind in the guts, Ob∣structions, the Cholick and Iliack pas∣sions, hardness of the Spleen, Hypocon∣driack Melancholy.

Under Libra are diseases in the Reins or Kidneys, as Ulcers, Gonorrhoea, the Stone, Strangury, heat of the Reins in women, which often causeth Abortion, hard Labour, and sometimes death in Travel; as also the Stone or Gravel in the Reins.

Under Scorpio are all Inflammations and Ulcers in the Bladder, the Gravel and Stone in the Bladder, all difficulties of

Urine, Fistula's, Hemorrhoids, French-pox, Gonorrhoea, Priapismus, and all diseases belonging to the Secret parts.

Under Sagittary are all diseases belong∣ing to the Things and Hips, as the Scia∣tica, Fistula's, Itches, pestilential Fea∣vers, all diseases proceeding from choler and heat, or too much exercise of the bo∣dy, falls from Horses, or hurts by them or any other kinde of Cattle.

Under Capricorn are all diseases in the Knees or Hams, as Pains there, Sprains, Fractures, and dislocation, Leprosie, Itch, Scabs, all diseases of Melancholy, or any Rheums running in the Joynts.

Under Aquarius are all diseases in the Legs and Ancles, all Melancholy, Coagu∣lations in the blood, Cramps, &c.

Under Pisces are all Lameness, Aches, and diseases incident to the Feet, as Gouts, Kybes, Chilblains.

All diseases coming of Salt Flegm, mixt humours, Scabs, Itches, Botches, and breaking out about the body, the small Pox, and Measles, all cold and moist di∣seases.

To know what part of the Body is afflicted.

Herein you are to observe the Ascen∣dant, the sixth House, and place of Luna, for they are the natural significators of the disease.

If you finde the Ascendant afflicted by the presence of an Infortune or Dragons Tail, the Patient is afflicted in his Head, (it being the first of the Houses: as Aries is the first of the Signes, so the second House rules the Neck and Throat, and so of the rest of the Houses in order.) Al∣so observe what part of the body the signe ascending which was so afflicted go∣verns; for that part of the body is also afflicted.

If you finde the Moon afflicted in your Figure, consider what Planet she is affli∣cted by, what Houses that Planet is Lord of, what signe he is posited in, and you may judge that part of the body is affli∣cted which the afflicting Planet governs from his own House. I have given you a Table of it in the first part of the Book, where you may finde what Planet gover∣neth in every of the Twelve Signes from his own House.

Mars, Lord of the sixth, in Scorpio, in the fifth House, he gives an internal pain in all parts of the body. If Mars be in Scorpio in the Ascendant, the whole bo∣dy is universally afflicted.

The Moon in the Ascendant afflicted by Saturn or Mars, bestows difficulty of breathing, and infirmities in the Lungs.

If the Lord of the sixth House be affli∣cted above the Earth, and in a Diurnal Signe, the sickness is in the right side of the body, and in the upper part of it.

If the Lord of the sixth be afflicted in a Nocturnal Signe under the Earth,* 1.16 the sickness lies on the left side, and in the inferiour part of the body.

If the Significators afflicting be in a Feminine Signe, the left side of the body is afflicted; but if they be found in a Masculine Signe, the right side of the body is afflicted.

Is the Disease in the Body, or Minde? or in both?

The Lord of the Ascendant, together with the Sun and Moon, are the Significa∣tors of the Body: The signe ascending, the Dispositors of the Sun and Moon, re∣present

represent the Minde: therefore consi∣der if you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, the Sun or Moon, afflicted by the malevolent rays of the Infortunes, you may judge the disease lies onely in the Body. But if you finde the Ascendant and the Dispositor of Sol and Luna affli∣cted, and the former Significators safe, you may conclude the disease lies onely in the Minde, and not in the Body; but if all the aforesaid Significators be afflicted, you may then judge both Body and Minde is afflicted.

If you finde the party troubled in minde by the former Rules, observe what Planet is the afflicting Planet. If Saturn be the afflicting Planet, the party is trou∣bled about things of the world, about losses and crosses in his Estate, &c.

If Jupiter be the afflicting Planet as aforesaid, the party is troubled about Re∣ligious Tenents, &c. If Venus be the af∣flicting Planet, he is troubled about Love-toys, or hath a lascivious desire to Wo∣men.

If Mars or Mercury afflict the aforesaid Significators, it is an argument the party is phrenetique, or his minde is pestered with strange imaginations, or by hard study and vexation therein.

To know the Nature and Quality of the Disease.

If you finde the Significators of the sickness in fiery Signes, the disease comes of Choler, arguing Feavers, or such∣like Diseases, &c. Earthly Signes shew the disease proceeds from melancholy humours, long and tedious Feavers, A∣gues, &c.

Airy Signes shew the disease proceeds from blood, and wind; as Leprosie, the Gout, &c. Watry signes signifie the di∣seases proceed from cold and moist cau∣ses, as rotten Coughs, all diseases procee∣ding from water, and salt flegm, &c.

Saturn Significator of diseases, shews they are of a long continuance, as Con∣sumptions, Quartan Agues, Coughs, &c. If he be in Leo or Capricorn Combust, or with Dragons Tail, or with violent fixed Stars, he produceth pestilential Feavers.

Saturn in fiery signes, shews dangerous Feavers, especially in Leo he gives a hectick Feaver: If he be in watry Signes, the disease proceeds from gross viscous hu∣mours, occasioned by cold and moist di∣stempers, with a continuing flux, and cold trembling.

In movable Signes, he shews flux of humours, the Dropsie, &c. If he be in common Signes, he gives compound disea∣ses, such as run out of one disease into a∣nother: If he be in fixed Signes, he sig∣nifies diseases of long continuance, as Quartan Agues, Gouts, &c.

If Jupiter be the Significator of the disease, he afflicts the Liver, he shews a bad digestion, the blood abounds either in quantity or quality. If Jupiter be in a fiery signe, he signifies Feavers, but of no long continuance, the body abounds with too much choler. If he be in airy Signes, the blood abounds in the body. If in watry Signes, the blood is watrish, or too thin. If Jupiter be in earthy Signes, the blood is troubled with viscous gross humours, proceeding from Melan∣choly; the blood is too gross, and has no free passage through the Veins.

If Mars be Significator of the disease, and in the fiery Triplicity, it signifies the disease is a hot burning Feaver, or the Pestilence. If Saturn also be mixt in signification, the disease hath a share of Melancholy. When Mars is Author of the disease, and posited in a common Signe, the disease often varies, whereby

it is not easily known what it is. Always when Mars is significator of the disease, it never continues long, but ends either one way or another.

If Venus be Significator of the disease, it often comes by drinking, or veneral sports. Venus in fiery Signes, sometimes produceth Feavers: if Mars be joyned with her in signification, the Feaver is rotten, proceeding from flegm.

If Mercury be Significator of the di∣sease, the sick party is afflicted in his Head, the distemper lies in the Brain; either madness or Falling-sickness is to be feared: If Mars be joyned in significa∣tion with him, it is a Frenzie.

The Moon in Aries in the 8th House, afflicts the Head extreamly; the Lord of the 12th in the 6th, Witchcraft is to be feared, or the disease lies very occult. And so I conclude with this Subject, and proceed to shew whether the disease be Chronick or Acute.

Whether the Disease be Chronick or Acute?

Herein you are to consider the Ascen∣dant and his Lord, also the Sun and Moon, and consider whether they be

much or little afflicted; the Signes the afflicting Planet is in: Saturn gives long diseases; Sol and Jupiter, short; but Mars, shorter than either of them; Venus, in∣different; Mercury, various according to the Planet he is joyned with; the Moon gives much sickness which often returns, as Agues, Falling Sickness, &c.

You are also to consider the Signes possessing the Ascendant, 6th House, or place of the Moon. And consider that fixed Signes shew Chronick diseases; com∣mon Signes shew diseases not very long, neither very short; movable Signes de∣note the disease to end quickly either one way or another.

If an Infortune be Lord of the 6th, and in the 6th, it denotes the disease to continue long; a Fortune, the contra∣ry.

You are also to consider the age of the sick party; for old age brings longer diseases than youth: also their Com∣plexion; for a Melancholy man retains a disease longer than a Cholerick.

Also the time of the year; for Autumn and Winter bring longer diseases than Spring or Summer.

The latter degrees of a Signe upon the

Cusp of the 6th, is an argument of a short sickness. If the Lord of the 6th be stron∣ger than the Lord of the Ascendant, the sickness increases, and gets strength against Nature. But if the Lord of the Ascen∣dant be stronger than the Lord of the 6th, Nature will recover its strength, and the disease decreaseth.

If Luna be angular and strong, or ap∣plying to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the Ascendant, the disease will quickly be cured.

The Lord of the 10th in the Ascendant in any of his Essential dignities, or in good Aspect to the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, shews that the party will easily be cured by good Medicines.

If the Moon be Lady of the Ascendant, it shews that ill diet was the cause of the distemper or perhaps Surfeiting by drink∣ing, &c.

The Lord of the Ascendant in the 6th, or Lord of the 6th in the Ascendant, shews a long disease; also if the Lord of the Ascendant be slow in motion, you may pass the same Judgement.

If the Lord of the Ascendant, Sol, or Luna, be joyned to the Infortunes, it pro∣longs the disease.

Signes of life, or that the Sick party will recover of the infirmity afflicting.

Herein you are to consider the Ascen∣dant, and Lord thereof, and Luna: first therefore, if you finde Jupiter, Venus, Sol, or Luna in the Ascendant, not affli∣cted by the Lord of the 8th, nor being Lord of the 8th themselves, promise a speedy recovery.

The Moon or Lord of the Ascendant separating from a malevolent Planet, or from the Lord of the 6th, and applying to a Fortune, fortunately placed in the Figure, denotes the same.

If Luna be angular, well posited, free from the body or beams of Saturn or Mars, or the Lord of death; or if the Moon be void of course at the decumbi∣ture, and upon a Critical day behold a good Planet or Star, it is a signe of reco∣very to the sick party.

If on a Critical day the Moon be in her own House or Exaltation, though she be void of course, it denotes recovery.

If the benevolents be stronger than the malevolents, and they behold the Ascendant, Lord thereof, or be in good

aspect to the Moon, it is an argument of recovery.

Signes of Death, or that the Party will die of the infirmity afflicting.

In the resolution hereof, you are to consider, if the Lord of the Ascendant be afflicted in the 8th House, or by the male∣volent rays of the Lord of the 8th with∣out reception, it is an argument of death to the sick.

Or if at the decumbiture you finde the Lord of the Ascendant combust in the Ascendant, it denotes the same.

If the Lord of the 8th be in the tenth House, and afflict the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, the Physician will go near to kill by improper Physick.

The Lord of the 8th very strong in the Ascendant, or if there happen a Con∣junction between the Lord of the 8th and Lord of the Ascendant, it is a great argument of mortality.

The Moon in the 4th, in Conjunction, Quadrate, or Opposition of Saturn or Mars, without reception, and either of them Lord of the 8th House, it denotes death.

If the Lord of the Ascendant fall retro∣grade from the Lord of the 8th, death is to be feared upon the next Conjunction, except the Lord of the Ascendant meet with a benevolent Aspect of the Fortunes in the mean time.

Whether a Servant shall prove just or knavish to his Master.

If the Master himself propound this Question, then let the Lord of the As∣cendant, and the Ascendant it self, and Luna, signifie the Querent; the 6th House and his Lord signifie the Servant, together with the Planet posited therein, with Mercury a general significator of Servants.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant in good aspect to the Lord of the 6th, or the Moon or some other Planet separating from the Lord of the 6th, and applying to the Lord of the Ascendant, these are all arguments of fidelity in Servants.

The Lord of the 6th in Conjunction, Sextile, or Trine to the Fortunes, or to the Lord of the Ascendant; or if the Lord of the 6th be posited in the Ascen∣dant, in any of his Essential dignities, it

shews the Querents Servant to be just and honest.

If you finde the Lord of the 6th in the 2d in his Essential dignities, and free from the malevolent beams of the Infor∣tunes, or in good aspect to the Lord of the second, it is an argument the Ser∣vant is honest, and will prove a profitable servant to his Master.

But if you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dra∣gons Tail in the 6th, Peregrine, it denotes the Servant to prove both idle and kna∣vish.

If the Lord of the 6th be in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascen∣dant or Lord of the second without Re∣ception, or to a Planet in the Ascendant or second House, or to the degrees ascen∣ding upon the Cusp of the Ascendant or second House, it is an argument the Ser∣vant will prove a continual cross and vex∣ation to the Querent, and he will prove unjust in his actions.

The Moon in the 6th, in Quadrate to the Lord of the 6th in the second, shews the Servant to be a Knave; or when you finde Mercury in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant or Lord of the second, you may judge the same.

If a Servant shall get free from his Ma∣ster?

In the resolution of this Question, you are to give the Ascendant, his Lord, and Luna, to signifie the Servant; the 10th House and Lord thereof, together with the Sun, are for the Master.

If the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lu∣na, be in Conjunction, Sextile, or Trine to the Lord of the 10th, or to Sol, these are arguments the Servant shall get free from his Master, provided the Aspect be Partile.

If you finde the Significators applying to the Aspects, you may judge by the de∣grees of distance how long it will be be∣fore the Servant be freed from his Master: if they be separating from their Aspects, he will easily be freed.

If the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lu∣na, be in good aspect to a Planet in the 10th; or if you finde a benevolent Pla∣net in the 10th, in good aspect to a Pla∣net in the Ascendant, you may judge the Servant may be freed, &c.

If the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, be in the Ascendant, 10th, 7th, or

4th Houses Combust, or otherwise affli∣cted, you may judge the Servant cannot be at liberty.

If you finde the aforesaid Significa∣tors Retrograde, it is an argument of Freedom; but with much slowness and difficulty.

Of small Cattle: Shall the Querent gain by them, or not?

If you finde the Lord of the 6th in the Ascendant, in any of his Essential dignities, or in good aspect to the Lord of the second, or to the Part of Fortune, or his Dispositor; all these are arguments the Querent shall gain by small Cattle.

The Lord of the 6th in the second, in his own dignities, or in Reception with the Lord of the second; or if you finde Jupiter or Venus in the 6th, no ways afflicted, and in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the second, you may also judge the Querent may gain by small Cattle.

But if you finde the Lord of the 6th Combust in the Ascendant or second House, or afflict the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, or Lord of the second, or the Part of Fortune or his Dispositor, you may

judge the Querent cannot thrive by dea∣ling in small Cattle.

If you finde Saturn or Mars in the 6th Peregrine or Combust, and afflict the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the second, or Luna; or if you finde Dra∣gons Tail in the 6th, you may judge the same.

CHAP. VII.

Of the Seventh House, and Questions thereunto belonging.

FRom this House is Judgement given of Marriages, Law-suits, publick E∣nemies, &c.

Shall the Querent marry?

In this Question you are to behold the position of the Lord of the Ascendant, Venus, and the Moon. If you finde the aforesaid Significators posited in fruitful signes, it is an argument the Querent shall marry.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant

in the 7th, or Lord of the 7th in the Ascendant, or Lord of the Ascendant in Conjunction, Sextile, or Trine to the Lord of the 7th, you may judge the Que∣rent shall marry.

If you finde a Planet in the 7th in any of his own dignities, and applying to the Lord of the Ascendant by any good A∣spect, or the Lord of the 7th applying to a Planet in the Ascendant, provided he be not Peregrine there, or otherwise infortunated, it is an argument the Que∣rent shall marry. Or if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, in good aspect to Venus, it denotes the same.

But if you finde the aforesaid Signifi∣cators of Marriage in Sterile signes, and in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the 7th without Reception, you may judge the Querent will never marry.

In what time shall the Querent marry?

If by the former rules you finde a pro∣bability that the Party shall marry, and the Querent desire to know in what time; herein you are to consider the aforesaid Significators; and if you finde them ap∣ply to any good Aspect from an Angle

in the Figure, you may judge the Mar∣riage will be effected in a short time.

Also in this Judgement you are to con∣sider whether the Planets which are Sig∣nificators be Oriental or Occidental; or if they be in the Oriental parts of the Heavens, or if they be swift in motion, it denotes the Marriage to be effected in a short time.

If you finde the former Significators Occidental, slow in motion, or in the Occidental parts of the Figure; or if the Significators be under the Earth, Pere∣grine, or otherwise afflicted, it denotes a long time before the Marriage be effe∣cted.

If you finde the Significators of Mar∣riage apply by any good aspect, observe in what signes they are posited; also the degrees of distance between their per∣fect Aspect, and give to every degree of distance, in fixed Signes, years or months; in common Signes, moneths or weeks; in movable Signes, weeks or days.

Shall the Querent marry more than once?

When this Question is propounded, you are to consider whether the aforesaid

Significators be in Sextile or Trine to many Planets in the 7th House; or if Venus or Luna be in good Aspect to ma∣ny Planets in the 7th House, these are arguments that the Querent shall marry more than once.

The principal Significators in Marriage in Bicorporeal signes, or many Planets in the 7th, shews that the Querent shall marry more than once.

But if you finde the aforesaid Signifi∣cators in fixed signes, and in good aspect but to one Planet, it is an argument the Querent shall marry but once.

Whether the Marriage intended shall be effected or not?

If the Querent propound this Que∣stion, Whether the Marriage shall be effected or not, or whether he shall mar∣ry his Mistriss, or no? then give the As∣cendant, his Lord, and Luna, to signifie the Querent; the 7th House and Lord thereof, together with the Planets posi∣ted therein, shall signifie the Quesited. If it be a man that asketh the question, you are to take the Sun as a Co-signifi∣cator; but if a woman ask the question,

you are to take Venus as a Co-significator, and judge by the following Rules.

If the Lord of the Ascendant apply to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 7th; or if the Lord of the 7th apply to the Lord of the Ascendant from good pla∣ces in the Figure, and they be in their Essential dignities, or in mutual Rece∣ption, it is a very strong argument the Marriage will be effected.

Or if you find Luna applying to any good Aspect of Venus from good Houses where they are Essentially strong; or if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon in the 7th House, in any of their own dignities, or in mutual Reception with the Lord of the 7th, it promiseth the same.

If the Significators so applying be in angles, the Marriage will soon be effected; if they be in succedent Houses, the Mar∣riage will be effected with delay of time; but if in cadent Houses, it may be effe∣cted if the Significators apply by good aspect, and are swift in motion, although with much delay, vexation, and despera∣tion.

Sometimes the Marriage is effected when the Significators apply by Quadrate

or Opposition, provided it be with mutual Reception; but oftentimes the parties disagree after Marriage, that it were bet∣ter it had never been brought to pass.

If you finde Luna or some other Pla∣net separating from the Lord of the 7th, and applying by any good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant, when the other Significators do not behold each other, yet you may judge the Marriage will be ef∣fected by such a person as the Moon, or some other Planet which transferreth the vertue of one of the Significators to the other, shall signifie.

But if you finde the Significators of the Querent not beholding the Significa∣tors of the Quesited; or if they be in Quadrate or Opposition the one to the o∣ther, Peregrine, or afflicted by the male∣volent Planets, and in cadent Houses, without Reception, there is no hopes of effecting the Marriage.

What shall be the hindrance?

If the Lord of the 7th be in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant from bad Houses in the Figure, without Reception, it signifies some dislike is ta∣ken

by the Quesited, or that they are a∣verse to Marriage.

Or if you finde the Significators affli∣cted by any Planet, consider what House that Planet is Lord of, and say the Marriage will be frustrated by such as he signi∣fies.

If it be the Lord of the second, then money will be wanting in the Querents behalf, or poverty will be objected.

If the Lord of the 3d, some Brother, Sister, or Neighbour, or going some long Journey will hinder it. If the Lord of the 4th, the Querents Father will not a∣gree to it.

If the Lord of the 5th, some Childe, or Children, or some scandal about ha∣ving a Bastard, or fear of Wantonness, or given to Gaming, using of Taverns, &c.

If the Lord of the 6th, some of the Fathers kindred, or the Querents being sick will hinder it, &c. Judge the like in the rest of the Houses in order.

What manner of Person shall the Querent marry?

If a Man ask the question, consider what Planet the Moon is in aspect with:

If a Woman ask the question, consider Sol; also consider what Planet the Lord of the Ascendant is in aspect with, or the Planet in the Ascendant, and judge by the strongest arguments.

I mean the strongest Testimonies, and those which are in best Reception; then consider the nature of that Planet, what signe he is in, how affected or afflicted; and by consideration hereof, you may describe the Person, his quality and con∣ditions, as you are directed in the first part of this Book, where the nature and qua∣lities of the Planets are largely desori∣bed.

Who is the more Noble, and which will be Master?

Herein you are to give the Lord of the Ascendant to the Querent, the Lord of 7th to the Quesited; consider which of them is better dignified: the Lord of the Ascendant in an angle, and Lord of the 7th in a succedent House, it shews that the Querent is best descended.

Also consider which of the Significa∣tors is the most ponderous Planet; al∣though he be in a cadent House, yet if

he be in good aspect with a Planet in an angle, judge that the party signified by that Planet will be Master.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be more ponderous and strong in his Essential dig∣nities, although he be in a cadent House, and the Lord of the 7th be in an angle, yet it is an argument the Querent will be Master.

Shall they agree after Marriage?

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the 7th, with mutual Reception, it is a very strong argument that the parties will agree and love very well after Marri∣age.

If Venus or the Moon be in good a∣spect with the Lord of the 7th, or to a Planet in the 7th, in any of his Essential dignities, it promiseth the same.

If you finde the Lord of the 7th in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, although it be with mutual Reception, yet there will be often jarring between the parties; but if it be without Reception, very little love or agreement can be expected between them.

If you finde the Significators afflicted by the malevolent rays of Saturn or Mars, from the Ascendant or 7th House, you may judge the same.

You may also know who will be the cause or author of the strife, by consider∣ing which of the Houses is most unfortu∣nated, I mean the Ascendant or 7th house. If you finde Saturn or Mars Peregrine or Retrograde in the Ascendant, or Dra∣gons Tail there, you may judge the Que∣rent will be the Author of the strife: If you finde the 7th House unfortunated by the presence of Saturn, Mars, or Dragons Tail, as aforesaid, it is an argument the Quesited will not agree with the other.

If the Moon be in Via Combusta, or the Combust way, or apply by any bad A∣spect to Saturn or Mars, it is an argument of little love or agreement.

From what part one shall Marry?

Herein you are to consider the posses∣sion of the Lord of the 7th: if you finde him posited in the 9th, or the Lord of the 9th in the 7th, or if the Lord of the 7th be in Signes of contrary nature, it is an argument the Querent shall marry a stran∣ger,

or one of another County or Coun∣try: And by observing what signes the Significators are posited in, you may judge the Querent shall marry from that part which the Signe and House he is po∣sited in signifieth. If you finde the Sig∣nificators in one and the same Triplicity, or in Sextile aspect, it denotes one not far from home: if you finde the Signifi∣cators in Conjunction in an angle, it de∣notes one very near home: if they be in Conjunction in the Ascendant, the Que∣rent will marry one very near, if not in the same house. And thus much may serve for the Judgement of this Que∣stion.

Is she a Maid that asks the Question?

In the resolution of this Question, you are to consider, if the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, Venus, or the Moon, be in fixed Signes, no ways afflicted by body or a∣spect of the Infortunes, or infortunated by the presence of Dragons Tail, it is an argument she is a Maid that asks the que∣stion.

If the Significators happen to be in Conjunction or aspect with Saturn or Mars

in their own dignities, or in good aspect to Sol or Jupiter with Reception, or the Moon in good aspect to Jupiter from fix∣ed Signes, it promiseth the same.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant, the Moon, or Venus, in double-bodied signes, or the major part of them not dig∣nified in the Terms of Mars, it denotes a married Woman, a corrupt Virgin, or a Widow. If the Significators be in mo∣vable signes, Peregrine in the Terms of Mars, the woman is a Widow, or one that has had Children, or that she is a Me∣ritrix.

If you finde the Significators in aspect of Saturn or Mars, if they be not Lord of the 7th, it is an argument the Querent is not a Maid; also if you finde Scorpio ascending, together with the former testi∣monies, you may judge the same.

Shall the Querent ever marry? in what time?

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April 28th, 8 h. P. M. 1674.

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Judgement upon the Figure.

The Ascendant, and Mars Lord there∣of, fignifies the Querent, whom I found posited in Pisces, a fruitful signe; also the Ascendant is Scorpio, another fruitful signe, which is one argument the Querent should marry.

In the next place, I found Mercury lately separated from Venus Lady of the 7th, and from Sol, who is also posited in the 7th, and applying by his Retrograde motion to Mars Lord of the Ascendant by a Sextile-aspect; which was a very strong argument that the Querent should marry: which hath already proved true.

In the next place, I was asked in what time she should be married?

First, I considered that Mercury was in a fixed signe, Retrograde, and under the Suns Beams; also I found Mars Lord of the Ascendant in a common signe, and that Mercury wanted but three degrees of a Sextile-aspect to Mars, and Mercury afflicted in a fixed signe: by allowing for the three degrees of distance three years, I took half of that, which is a year and a half; and Mars being in a common signe, which argued three moneths: but Mercury being afflicted, I from hence jud∣ged she should be married about two years after, or thereabouts. The truth is, she was married about two years and some few weeks after the time of the Query. But this Question may be better resolved by the Querents Nativity, if it can be at∣tained.

If marry the Woman desired?

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D. H. M. March 19.6.40. P. M. 1673/4.

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The Ascendant, and Venus Lady there∣of, are for the Querent; the 7th House, and Mars Lord thereof, are for the Que∣sited: Venus Lady of the Ascendant in Aries, applying to a Sextile of Mars in Pisces, was an argument the Querent should marry his Mistriss.

Also because Mars casts his Trine A∣spect

very near the degrees ascending, which doth a little confirm the former Judgement.

Also finding the Sun, who is posited in the 7th, in his Exaltation, in Trine to Mars; but finding Venus Peregrine and Combust, and before she come to the Sextile of Mars, Jupiter comes to a Quar∣tile of Mars; from hence I judged it would be a great while before the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 age could be effected: and because Ju∣piter was Lord of the third, I told the Querent, that one of his Brethren was against his Marriage, and would do his endeavour to hinder it; which he con∣fessed was true; but notwithstanding the Marriage was effected, although with great loss of time, as I had predicted by the Figure.

Shall the Querent or his Adversary over∣come in a Law-suit?

The Ascendant and Lord thereof sig∣nifie the Querent; the 7th House and his Lord are for his Adversary; the 10th House and Lord thereof signifies the Judge; and the 4th House and Lord thereof signifies the end of the Suit.

If the Lord of the Ascendant be more potent in the Figure than the Lord of the 7th, or the Ascendant better fortified than the Lord of the 7th, either by the pre∣sence of fortunate Planets, or by their be∣nevolent Aspects, it is an argument the Querent will evercome in his Suit at Law.

Many Planets in the Ascendant or se∣cond House, if they be not infortunated by the presence or malevolent rays of the Infortunes, shews the Querent will have most Friends: If the Lord of the second be stronger than the Lord of the eighth, the Querent hath most money.

If you finde the Lord of the 7th bet∣ter posited, stronger in his Essential dig∣nities, and better aspected, it is an argu∣ment the Adversary will overcome.

If the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant be in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the 7th from good places in the Figure, or with mutual Reception, it shews that the parties will accord and come to agree∣ment; and he whose Significator doth ap∣ply, will the first seek Peace.

If you finde both the Significators give their vertue to one Planet, such a person as that Planet signifies will compound all the differences between them.

If the Significators be in moveable signes, the parties have no great desire to proceed in their Suit: If in fixed signes, then they are both resolved to proceed in Law, and it may be long before the Suit be ended; but if in common signes, it denotes the Suit to be often removed from Court to Court, and to be of a long continuance.

The Lord of the Ascendant in good aspect to the Lord of the 10th; or if the Lord of the 10th be posited in the Ascen∣dant, or the Lord of the Ascendant in Sextile or Trine to Sol in the 10th, it is an argument the Judge will pass his Sen∣tence well of the Querents side. Judge the same if you finde the Lord of the 7th so posited or aspected; for it will then go well of the Adversaries part.

If the Lord of the 10th be a lighter Planet than the Lord of the 7th, and ap∣ply to him by Sextile or Trine, the Judge will give his Judgement on the Adver∣saries part. If you finde him applying to the Lord of the Ascendant by the like aspects, judge the like for the Querent. And so I conclude with this Question.

Shall two Partners agree in their Partner∣ship?

Give the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to the Querent; the 7th House, and Lord thereof, to the Partner: if the Sig∣nificators be in good aspect, or in mutual Reception one to another, or if the Planets themselves are naturally Friends, it is an argument they shall agree well.

If the Significator be so posited in fixed signes, and in mutual Reception, it signifies they will agree long, and gain by their partnership.

But if they shall be in bad aspect from movable signes, and without Reception, and especially if the Planets who are sig∣nificators are naturally Enemies, it shews there will be perpetuall wrangling, and no agreement between them.

Saturn, Mars, or Dragons Tail in the second, or the Lord of the second affli∣cting the Lord of the 8th, or the Lord of the Ascendant afflicting the Lord of the 8th, or evil Planets in the Ascendant afflicting the Lord of the 8th, shews that the Querent is false, and doth cheat and cozen his Partner; or if the Moon in

like manner afflict the Lord of the 8th, you may judge the same.

But if the Lord of the 7th afflict the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the second, in like manner as we have before described the former Significators, it is an argument the Quesited will prove the Knave of them two.

Also consider which of the parties are signified by the more ponderous Planet, which of them are best posited in the Figure, and which are strongest in their Essential dignities: for the strongest Pla∣net, I mean the person signified by the strongest Planet, shall thrive best in the Partnership.

Hath the Querent any publick Ene∣mies?

In the resolution of this Question, be∣hold if the Lord of the Ascendant be in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the 7th; or if you finde a Planet or Pla∣nets in the 7th House in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant, you may judge the Querent hath publick Enemies.

If you finde many Planets in the 7th

afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna, or if you finde many Planets ca∣sting their malevolent rays to the Ascen∣dant, or to a benevolent Planet in the Ascendant, you may judge the Querent hath many publick Enemies.

Consider what House the afflicting Pla∣net is Lord of, and from hence you may know who are the Querents publick Ene∣mies; as, if the Lord of the third, they are the Querents Brethren; and so of the rest of the Houses in order: you may judge by the strongest Significators which will overcome.

Shall a person return safe from the Wars?

Consider the Lord of the Ascendant, how he is aspected or afflicted; if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant strong, and free from the malevolent Beams of the Infortunes, it is an argument he will return safe.

If you finde Jupiter, Venus, Sol, or the Dragons Head fortunate in the Ascendant, and free from the malevolent Beams of the Infortunes, it is a very good argument the Querent shall return safe from the Wars.

Saturn in the Ascendant, Peregrine, or afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant, or if the Lord of the Ascendant be Pere∣grine or Combust, it shews that the Que∣rent shall very rarely return; but if he do, he will be in danger of receiving ma∣ny wounds, and he will receive little ho∣nour.

Mars unfortunate in the Ascendant, in evil aspect to the Lord thereof, or with the Dragons Tail in the Ascendant, or the Lord of the 8th in Conjunction, Qua∣drate, or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant, shews that the Querent shall be wounded to death.

An Infortune in the 10th, or the Lord of the 10th afflicting the Lord of the As∣cendant, the Querent will be in danger of imprisonment or losing his honour.

If you finde Mars, who is the natural Significator of Wars, well fortified, and in good aspect with the Moon or Lord of the Ascendant, it is an argument of good to the Querent.

Shall the Town or Castle besieged be taken?

Let the Ascendant and Lord thereof signifie the Besiegers; the fourth House

the Town or Castle besieged, the Lord of the 4th their Governour, the 5th House and Lord thereof, the Souldiery and assistance they have or can expect.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant fortunate and strong in his Essential dignities, in Conjunction with the Lord of the 4th in the Ascendant, or in good aspect with Luna, or Lord of the 10th, it shews that the Besiegers shall take the Town or Castle besieged.

Or if the infortunate Planets or Dra∣gons Tail be in the 4th Peregrine, and free from the assistance of the benevo∣lent Planets, and the Lord of the 4th Peregrine, Combust, or afflicted by the Malevolents, and not beholding the 4th House, it is an argument the Castle, &c. shall be taken, and the Governour thereof exposed to much danger.

If the Lord of the 4th be in good a∣spect, and mutual reception with the Lord of the Ascendant, and Lord of the 10th, and commit his vertue to them, it is an argument the Governour upon reasonable terms, or for a sum of Money, will surrender the Town or Castle besie∣ged.

But if on the contrary you finde the

4th House fortunate by the presence of benevolent Planets or Dragons Head, and Lord of the 4th very strong in his Essen∣tial dignities, and free from all manner of afflictions, it is an argument the Town or Castle shall not be taken.

Of Fugitives, Strays, Theft, &c.

Whether Cattle be stolen, or strayed of them∣selves?

When this Question is propounded concerning great Cattle, as Horses, Oxen, &c. the 12th House and Lord thereof shall be their Significators: if it be con∣cerning small Cattle, as Sheep, &c. then take the 6th House and Lord thereof to signifie them, together with Mercury and Luna, the natural significators of Fugi∣tives and Strays.

If you finde a Peregrine Planet in an angle, especially the Ascendant, afflicting the significators of the Strays, it is an ar∣gument the Cattle are stoln; or if Luna give her vertue to the Lord of the 7th, or the Lord of the 7th to the Moon, or Lord of the Ascendant, they are stoln.

If the Dispositor of the Moon separate

himself from any Planet, the Cattle are fled of themselves, and not stoln: If some other Planet separate from him, they are driven away.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant of the Moon in good aspect to the Lord of the 7th, or the significators of the Cattle retrograde, it is an argument the Cattle are returning home of their own accords, before they go far from the Que∣rent.

Or if you finde the significator of the Cattle apply by Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant with reception, it shews the same.

Whether the Beasts lost be dead or alive?

If you finde the Lord of the 12th in a question of great Cattle, or Lord of the 6th in questions of small Cattle, or Luna or her Dispositor in the 8th, or applying to the Lord of the 8th by Conjunction, Quar∣tile, or Opposition, I mean the 8th from his Ascendant, it is an argument the Cattle are dead.

But if you finde the Significators of the Cattle well posited in the Figure, free from the malevolent Beams of the Infor∣tunes,

or from the presence of Dragons Tail, it is an argument the Cattle are alive.

If you finde benevolent Planets in the 12th or 6th Houses, and the Lords there∣of strong, it denotes the same. Mercury in the 12th, Essentially dignified, and in good aspect or in Reception to Luna, or Lord of the 12th, it shews the Cattle are alive.

Shall Cattle strayed be had again?

The Lord of the 12th applying to Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the As∣cendant, with Reception from good Hou∣ses in the Figure, denotes that the Que∣rent shall get his Cattle again without much labour, and in a short time.

Or if you finde the Lord of the 12th in the Ascendant or second House, or Luna or Mercury separating from the Lord of the 12th, and applying to the Lord of the Ascendant, it denotes the same.

The Lord of the 12th in good aspect of the Fortunes, shews that the Cattle are in the custody of honest persons that will restore them; but if they be in aspect with Infortunes, judge the contrary.

Herein observe Luna; if she be decrea∣sing in light, and slow in motion, they will be quickly found; but if she be in∣creasing in light, and swift in motion, it will be long before they be found.

The Lord of the 12th Combust or or Cadent, afflicted by the malevolent beams of the Infortunes, or by the pre∣sence of Dragons Tail, signifies that the goods are lost without recovery, or that there is small hopes of attaining them a∣gain.

Most of the rules which I have deli∣vered here concern great Cattle; but if you judge by the Lord of the sixth, as you are directed by the Lord of the 12th, the same rules will hold true for small Cat∣tle.

Whether Cattle be in Pound or not?

If the Question be about great Cattle, consider if the Lord of the 12th be in the 12th, then the Cattle are in Pound; but I rather think the Lord of the 12th in the 11th, because it is the 12th from the 12th, which is Beasts significator, and therefore should shew their imprison∣ment.

Mr. Lilly saith, If the Lord of the 12th be in the 9th or 10th,* 1.17 then the Beasts are under the custody of some Officer, as Bailiff or Constable, or are under lock, and commanded to be kept safe.

If the Lord of the 12th be afflicted in fiery signes, they are under Locks or Fet∣ters: If Saturn or Luna be unfortunate in the 12th or 10th, they shall be long in Pound: The Lord of the Ascendant being Lord of the hour, it shews they are in pound: If Mars afflict Saturn or Luna in the 12th, they will be in danger to be killed in Pound.

If you finde the Lord of the 12th strong, and fortunate in good places of the Figure, and free from the malevolent Rays of the Infortunes, and in good a∣spect of the Fortunes, it is an argument they are not in Pound.

Which way are they gone? what distance?

If you finde the Significators in the 10th, they are South; in the Ascen∣dant, they are East; in the 4th House, they are North; if in the 7th House, they are West. But in this Judgement you are also to consider in what signes the

Significators are in, and so collect the Testimonies, and judge by the major part thereof.

If the Significators be in watry Signes, they are in some moist moorish places; in earthy Signes, they are in some melan∣choly Desert places; in fiery Signes, they are in some open places where ground hath been lately digged up; if they be in airy Signes, it shews they are in or near some Mountains or high places.

If you finde the Moon,* 1.18 or Lord of the Twelfth within 30 degrees of the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Ascendant it self, either by Body or Aspect, it shews that the Goods are not far from the ow∣ner. If they be above 90 degrees asun∣der, they are a great distance.

Consider the distance of the Moon from the Significator, and in movable signes allow to every Degree two Miles: In common signes, for every Degree of distance five Furlongs: in fixed signes, for every Degree one Furlong.

If a Fugitive shall be found, or come a∣gain?

If this Question be asked of a Fugi∣tive

or Servant, &c. if it be a Servant of the Querents, you are to take the 6th House and his Lord to signifie the Ser∣vant: If it be a Fugitive, you are to take the 7th House and Lord thereof to be his Significator; and judge by the fol∣lowing Rules.

If the Lord of the 7th apply to the Lord of the Ascendant by any good a∣spect, or if he separate from the Lord of the Ascendant, and soon after fall Retro∣grade, it is an argument the Fugitive either is returning, or will shortly return home again.

If you finde Luna separating from the Lord of the 7th, and applying to the Lord of the Ascendant, the Fugitive will return, or you will shortly hear from him.

The Lord of the 7th Combust, or affli∣cted by Saturn, Mars, or Dragons Tail, shews that the Fugitive shall be found, or come again, and hath endured much misery since his departure.

If you finde the Significator of the Fu∣gitive removing out of one Signe into another, he is then removing his quar∣ters: The Lord of the 7th beholding an Infortune from the 7th, the Querent may

finde him, and must give money before he can have him.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant in the 7th, or Lord of the 7th in the Ascendant, there's great hopes that the Fu∣gitive will return, or that you may hear of him.

Of a Thief, and his Significator.

The Significator of the Thief, is ei∣ther the Lord of the 7th, especially if he be Peregrine in an Angle, and afflict the Lord of the second, or a Peregrine Pla∣net in an Angle; if he be not Lord of the 7th, if he afflict the Lord of the se∣cond, or the Part of Fortune, let him sig∣nifie the Thief.

If there be no Peregrine Planets in Angles, which afflict the Lord of the se∣cond or the Part of Fortune, or a Planet in the second; then take the Lord of the Hour to signifie the Thief; and if he hap∣pen to be Lord of the 7th, or have dig∣nities in the 7th, it is more proper.

If you finde many Peregrine Planets in Angles, it denotes more Thieves than one; but take him to be the principal who hath dignities in the 7th: Also con∣sider

what Angles they are in, and prefer a Planet in the Ascendant, before any of the other Angles, to signifie the Thief; the 10th next, and the 7th next to the 10th, and the 4th House last.

Of the age of the Thief.

Herein you are to consider, if the Significator of the Thief be Oriental, and in the oriental quarter of the Figure, it denotes the Thief to be young; if he be Occidental, he is more old.

Consider how many degrees there are upon the Cusp of the 7th House, and al∣low to every degree two years. Mr. Lilly's Christ. Astr. page 362.

If Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, or Luna, be the Significators of the Thief, consider the distance of them from Sol; and from the Conjunction to the first Quadrate, sig∣nifies the age of 18 years; and from the first Quadrate to the Opposition, shews 36 years; from the Opposition to the last Quadrate, shews 54 years; from the last Quadrate to the Conjunction, denotes 72 years. If Venus or Mercury be the Sig∣nificator, it denotes youth; Saturn old age, &c.

Whether the Thief be Man or Woman?

In this Question observe whether the Significator of the Thief be a Planet Masculine or Feminine; whether he be pofited in a Masculine or Feminine Signe and House: also consider if the Signe of the 7th be Masculine or Feminine, if the Signe wherein the Dispositor of the Lord of the 7th is be Masculine or Feminine: if the most part of them be in Masculine signes, the Thief is a Man; if Feminine, a Woman.

Also consider the Lord of the Hour, whether he be Masculine or Feminine, and what signe he is in, together with the Planet to whom the Moon applies, and what signe he is in, and judge by the grea∣ter Testimonies.

Is the Thief a Stranger or Familiar?

The Lord of the 7th in Conjunction with the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Significator of the Thief in the Ascendant, and the Moon in Sextile or Trine to him, denotes the Thief to be one of the Que∣rents familiar acquaintance.

If the Luminaries behold one another, or if they behold the Ascendant, it shews the same.

The Sun in the 7th, and the Moon in the Ascendant applying to an Opposition of him, it signifies the Thief is known of the Querent, and will in time be discover∣ed.

The Significator of the Thief in good aspect of the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Significator of the Thief in the As∣cendant, shews that it is some of the Que∣rents house, or one that lives very near him.

If you finde the Significator of the Thief posited in the 9th from his own House, or doth not aspect the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Ascendant nor the Moon do not behold him, it is an argu∣ment the Thief is a stranger.

If the Lord of the third be significator of the Thief, it is one of the Querents Neighbours, or one of his Brethren: The Lord of the 4th shews the Querents Father, or some aged person frequenting the house. And so you may judge of the rest of the Houses in order.

The Significator of the Thief in the Ascendant, is an argument the Querent is

the Thief; but although this be the opi∣nion of the Antients, be not too confi∣dent herein.

Is the Goods far from the Owner?

Herein you are to consider, if you finde by the former Rules that the Goods are stoln, observe what distance is between the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the second, or the Part of Fortune, from the Significator of the Thief, and give to every degree of distance in a movable signe, 17 Furlongs; in common signes, for every degree five Furlongs; in mo∣vable signes, for every degree one Fur∣long.

But if you finde the Lord of the As∣cendant with the Lord of the second, or the Part of Fortune, you may then judge the Goods are with the Querent, or very near him; but if you finde the Significator of the Goods with the Sig∣nificator of the Thief, you may judge he hath them in custody.

Which way the Thief is gone, what di∣stance?

Consider the possession of the Signifi∣cator of the Thief, what Signe he is in, also what quarter that Signe signifieth, together with what House in the Figure he is posited; and accordingly judge, as you did for Fugitives or Strays.

If the Significator of the Thief be not lately removed out of his signe, and in aspect to any Planet from an angle, it is an argument the Thief is still in the Town.

If the Planet which is Significator of the Thief commit his Dispositor to ano∣ther Planet, judge the Goods are in that place signified by that Planet; and if you finde the Significator of the Thief in Reception with some other Planet, and also in good aspect to him, it is an argu∣ment the Thief hath either sold or paw∣ned the Goods, or some part of them.

Doth the Owner suspect the Thief?

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant in Conjunction, Quadrate, or Opposi∣tion

to the Significator of the Thief; or if the Luminaries afflict the Significator of the Thief in like manner, it shews the Thief is suspected of the Owner.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, in Reception with the Lord of the 7th, or the Significator of the Thief, and applying from his aspect, is an argument that the Thief is suspected by the Ow∣ner.

But if you finde the Significator of the Thief in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon; or if he be posited in the Ascendant, in Reception with the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, it denotes the Thief to be one of the Querents familiar acquaintance, and one that the Querent doth not suspect.

If the Goods stolen be recoverable or not?

If you finde the benevolent Planets in the Ascendant, in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the second, or Part of Fortune, or his Dispo∣sitor, it is a good argument of the recove∣ry of the Goods.

The Lord of the second in the Ascen∣dant, in good aspect with the Lord of the

Ascendant, or if you finde Jupiter or Ve∣nus in the Ascendant, having dignities in the second, it is an argument of reco∣very.

If you finde the Moon in the second, in good aspect to the Lord of the second, or the Part of Fortune; or the Moon in the 10th in Trine to a Planet in the Ascendant or second, it promiseth the same.

The Lord of the second, Luna, or the Part of Fortune, or his Dispositor, in the 8th, is an argument the Goods cannot be recovered.

If the second House, or Lord thereof, or the Part of Fortune, be afflicted by the presence of the Infortunes, or by their malevolent rays, or Dragons Tail in the second, or Lord of the second Combust, or afflicted in the 8th, or in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the 8th; these are arguments the Goods shall not be re∣covered.

In what time shall the Goods be recovered?

Finding a probability of recovery, observe the application of the Significa∣tors: If they apply by good aspect from

movable sgnes, allow to every degree of distance a week; if in common signes, give moneths, or weeks; in fixed signes, moneths or years.

The meaning whereof is this: If the Significators be in common Signes, swift in motion, posited in an Angle, it shews for so many degrees of distance so many weeks; if they be slow in motion, and in cadent Houses, allow to each degree of distance a moneth.

If an absent Husband were dead or a∣live?

If alive, will he return? and in what time?

[illustration]

D. H. M. May 9.7.48. P. M. 1674.

☽ à △ ♂ ad ☍ ☉.

Astrological Judgements upon the Figure.

The Ascendant, and Moon posited there∣in, together with the Lord of the Ascen∣dant in Pisces, denotes the Querent to be

of a short stature, broad fleshy Face, the Hair of a light brown, occasioned by Mars in Pisces, the whole Body much in∣clined to fatness.

The Quesited is signified by the Lord of the 7th in Gemini, and the 7th House it self; finding Taurus descending upon the Cusp of the 7th, and Sol posited there∣in, I judged the Quesited to be a man of a middle stature, a strong and well-com∣posed Body, the Hair black, or of a dark brown; which was confessed.

Finding Venus Lady of the 7th no ways afflicted by the Lord of the 8th, I judged he was alive; and because she was Pere∣grine in Gemini, I judged he continued a stranger, and had very little acquain∣tance in the place where he was.

In the next place, I found Venus apply∣ing to a Quadrate of Mars Lord of the Ascendant, and also Luna applying to an Opposition of Sol in the 7th: I told the Querent her Husband would come home again.

Also I considered the time when Mars and Venus came to their Quadrate aspect, which happened about the 30th day of the same moneth: I judged about that time he would come home; but little love

could be expected in their meeting, be∣cause the Significators apply by Quadrate aspect.

CHAP. VIII.

Of the Eighth House, and Questions thereunto belonging.

What death the Querent may die? whe∣ther natural or violent?

THe Lord of the Ascendant, or Lu∣na in good aspect to the Lords of the 8th or 4th Houses, is an argument of a natural death.

Jupiter or Venus in the 8th, or if they happen to be Lords of the 8th, in good aspect with the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna, or with stars of their nature, judge the same.

A fortunate Planet in the 8th, in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant, de∣notes the Querent to die a natural death.

But if you finde the Luminaries posi∣ted in violent signes, not beholding each other, it denotes a violent death, espe∣cially

if they be with violent fixed stars, which are, the Head of Medusa, the Bulls Eye, Orion, Serpentarius, Hydra, and Cor Scorpii. If you finde Saturn or Mars being either of them Lords of the 8th, or having dignities in the 8th, and afflict the Luminaries or Lord of the Ascendant, these are all arguments of a violent death.

The Lord of the 8th in the Ascendant, in his Detriment or Fall, in violent signes, or afflicted by the malevolent Planets, either by Body or Aspect, it signifies a vi∣olent death. But this Question were bet∣ter resolved from the Querents Nativity, if it can be obtained.

Fiery signes shew the death to come from Fire, Gun-shot, &c. Watry signes, death by Water. The Significator of death in Gemini, Leo, or the latter part of Sagittary, denotes danger by a fall from a Horse.

In what time the Querent shall die?

Give the Ascendant, his Lord, and Luna, to signifie the Querent; the 8th House, and Lord thereof, and the Planets posited therein, to signifie the death of the Querent.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant free from the malevolent beams of the Infortunes, and from the Lord of the 8th, or good Planets in the Ascendant in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, it is an argument the Querent is of an indifferent long life.

But if you finde the Lord of the 8th in the Ascendant or Dragons Tail, or the Lord of the Ascendant in the 8th, in Qua∣drate or Opposition to the Lord of the 8th; or the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, af∣flicted by the Lord of the 8th, 4th, 6th, or 12th Houses, it is an argument the Que∣rents life will not be very long.

The Lord of the Ascendant Combust of Sol, and if Sol happen to be Lord of the 8th, and they posited in the 8th, 4th, 12th, or 6th Houses, the degrees of di∣stance between the Sun and Lord of the Ascendant shall shew the time of the Querents death; otherwise you are to consider the degrees of distance between the Lord of the Ascendant and the Lord of the 8th House, either by Conjunction, Quadrate, or Opposition, which of these aspects shall first happen, and allow to e∣very degree in a fixed signe one Year. Common signes shew Moneths, movable

signes Weeks or days. But if the Nati∣vity of the Querent can possibly be had, judge by it.

Shall the Querent obtain his wives Por∣tion?

The Ascendant, his Lord, and Luna, signifie the Querent; the 7th House and Lord thereof, his Wife; the 8th House and Lord thereof, her Portion.

The Lord of the Ascendant in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the 8th or the Lord of the second, or the Moon in good aspect to the Lord of the 8th, especially if it be with Reception, it is an argument the Querent will receive his Wives Por∣tion or Dowry without much difficul∣ty.

The Lord of the Ascendant in the 8th, or the Moon or Lord of the second in the 8th, or Lord of the 8th in the Ascendant or second House, no ways afflicted, shews the same.

Fortunate Planets or Dragons Head in the 8th, in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant, it is an argument the Que∣rent shall obtain the Portion. If none of the former Rules happen, but on the con∣trary

you finde the Significators in Qua∣drate or Opposition without Reception, or the Lord of the 8th Combust or Re∣trograde, it shews the Querent will not attain his Wives Portion.

The malevolent Planets in the 8th Pe∣regrine, and in no good aspect of the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the second, and also without Reception, it is an argument the Querent shall not obtain the Portion; but if he do obtain part of it, it will be with much trouble and difficulty.

CHAP. IX.

Of the Ninth House.

Of a long Journey, or Sea-Voyage, and the success thereof.

THe Lord of the Ascendant in Con∣junction, Sextile, or Trine to the Lord of the 9th, especially if the Signifi∣cators be strong, or in Reception, it is an argument the Querents Journey shall be attended with good success, and shews a happy return.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant in the 9th, in any of his own dignities, or the Dragons Head there, or the Lord of the 9th in the Ascendant, free from the malevolent rays of the Infortunes, it denotes a good Voyage, &c.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, in good aspect of fortunate Planets in the 10th, shews a good Journey, and that the Querent shall profit much by his Journey, &c.

But if infortunate Planets, or Dragons Tail, be in the 9th, or if Mars afflict the Lord of the 9th, it is an argument they shall be in danger of Thieves or Pyrates, &c.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, afflicted by the Lord of the 9th, or a Pla∣net in the 9th in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant, without Reception, it shews an ill Journey.

The Lord of the Ascendant Peregrine or Combust in the 9th, or afflicted by the presence of Dragons Tail, or by the Quadrate or Opposition of the Infortunes, it denotes a bad Voyage, or that the Querent shall fall sick in his Journey.

Shall the Voyage be long or short?

The Lord of the Ascendant, and Lord of the 9th, posited in movable Signes; if they be in common Signes, it shews his return will not be in so short a time: If in fixed Signes, it shews a long Jour∣ney. Also consider whether the Signi∣ficators be swift or slow in motion: or if they be Oriental, it shews the Voyage to be short; if Occidental, it denotes a long Voyage.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, or the Moon, applying to any good aspect of the Lord of the 9th, or the Lord of the 9th applying to any good aspect of the Lord of the Ascendant, or to a benevolent Planet in the Ascendant, it is a very good argument of a short Voy∣age, and a safe return.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, applying to a Retrograde Planet; or if the Lord of the Ascendant be Retro∣grade, especially in a movable signe, it denotes a short Voyage, and sometimes they return before they come to the place intended.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord

of the 9th, or Luna, in fixed signes, shews a very tedious Voyage, considering the length thereof.

Toward what part of the World is it best for the Querent to go?

In the resolution of this Question, you are to consider in what quarters of the Heavens you finde the benevolent Pla∣nets, also in what Signes they are posited; consider what quarter these Signes and Houses signifie, and direct the Querent to that quarter signified by them.

If it be a Sea-man that propounds this Question, consider in what quarter you finde the Lord of the second, the Part of Fortune, or his Dispositor, and direct him to go that way.

Be careful to avoid the place wherein you finde Saturn, Mars, or Dragons Tail posited, especially if they be Peregrine or Combust; or if Saturn or Mars be Lords of the 6th, 8th, or 12th Houses, and af∣flict the Lord of the Ascendant: for the Querent will be in danger never to re∣turn.

Shall the Querent profit by the Science intended?

The Ascendant, and his Lord, and Lu∣na, are the Significators of the Querent; the 9th House, and his Lord, and the Pla∣nets posited therein, shall signifie the Sci∣ence enquired after.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, or the Moon, applying to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 9th, with mutual Reception, or from good Houses in the Figure, it is an argument he shall gain by the Art or Science intended. Or if you finde the Lord of the 9th in the Ascendant, no ways afflicted, in good aspect to the Lord of the second, it de∣notes the same.

Jupiter or Venus in the 9th, in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna in the 9th, in any of her own Es∣sential dignities, and in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant; these are all arguments the Querent shall gain by the Art or Science enquired after.

The Lord of the 9th in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna, without Reception, it denotes

the Querent shall not profit by his inten∣ded Art or Science.

If you finde Dragons Tail in the 9th, or the infortunate Planets in the 9th, afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna; or if Saturn or Mars be Pere∣grine in the Ascendant, and afflict the Lord of the ninth, you may judge the same.

Shall a Parson obtain the Benefice enqui∣red after?

In this Question, as in the last, you are to give the Ascendant, the Lord thereof, and the Moon, to signifie the Querent; the 9th House and Lord thereof, to signifie the Parsonage or Benefice enquired af∣ter.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, applying to the Lord of the 9th by Conjunction, Sextile, or Trine, from good Houses, and free from the malevo∣lent rays of the Infortunes: Or if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, posited in the 9th, in any of their own dignities, or in Reception with the Lord of the 9th, it is an argument the Querent shall obtain the Benefice, &c. enquired after.

The Moon, or Lord of the Ascendant, in Sextile or Trine to Sol or Jupiter, and either of them posited in the 9th, in any of their own dignities, it denotes the Parson or Minister shall obtain the Bene∣fice or Parsonage desired.

If the Moon or some other Planet sepa∣rate from the Lord of the Ascendant by body or good aspect, and apply to the Lord of the 9th, or to a fortunate Planet in the 9th, it shews the Parsonage or Be∣nefice will be obtained by the person sig∣nified by the Planet that thus transfers the vertue of the one Significator to the o∣ther.

But if on the contrary you finde the infortunate Planets in the 9th, afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna, or afflicting the Lord of the 9th, or Dragons Tail posited in the 9th, it shews the Be∣nefice will not be obtained.

The Lord of the Ascendant Retro∣grade, or Combust, or afflicted by the Dragons Tail, and in Quadrate or Oppo∣sition to the Lord of the 9th without Re∣ception, and void of all helps from the Fortunes, it is a certain argument the Mi∣nister or Querent shall not obtain the Par∣sonage or Benefice desired or sought af∣ter.

If they enquire what shall be the rea∣son, or what shall be their hindrance? ob∣serve in your Figure what Planet afflicts the Lord of the Ascendant, what House he is Lord of, and from hence you may know what person will be the occasion of not obtaining the Benefice or Parsonage sought after. If no Planet afflict the Lord of the Ascendant, observe what Planet afflicts the Moon; then behold what House he is Lord of, and what the affli∣cting Planet of himself naturally signifi∣eth: If it be the Lord of the third that afflicts the Querents Significator, you may judge it is some Neighbour, or some of the Querents Brethren that hinders the effecting of the business, &c. And so of the rest of the Houses in order. And so I conclude with the 9th House.

CHAP. X.

Of the Tenth House, and Astrologi∣cal Questions thereunto belong∣ing.

Shall the Querent obtain the place of pre∣ferment desired?

THe Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, are the Significators of the Querent; the 10th House, and his Lord, and Sol, the natural Significator of ho∣nour, shall shew the Office, Honour, or Preferment desired.

The Moon, or Lord of the Ascendant in the 10th, in any of their own digni∣ties, free from the malevolent rays of the Infortunes, is an argument the Querent shall obtain the preferment desired.

If you finde the Lord of the 10th in the Ascendant, or Lord of the Ascendant in Sextile or Trine to Sol, or to a bene∣volent Planet in the 10th, it denotes the same. Or if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, applying to a

Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 10th, is a very good argument the Querent shall obtain the preferment desired.

The Moon, or any fortunate Planet, separating from the Lord of the 10th, and applying to the Lord of the Ascendant, either by body or good aspect, it denotes the same.

When the Significators do not behold each other but by Quadrate or Opposition without Reception, it shews the prefer∣ment sought after will not be obtained.

Saturn or Mars in the 10th, afflicting the Lord of the Ascendant or the Moon; or if Dragons Tail be in the 10th, it denotes very little hopes to the Querent of ob∣taining the office, dignity, or preferment desired.

Shall the Querent continue in the Office or Employment he possesses?

The Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, in the 10th, in any of their Essen∣tial dignities, free from Combustion, or from the malevolent rays of the Infor∣tunes, it shews the Querent shall conti∣nue in the Office or Employment which he possesses.

If the Moon, or Lord of the Ascen∣dant, be applying to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 10th; or the Lord of the 10th applying to Conjunction, Sextile, or Trine of the Lord of the Ascendant, especially if it be with Reception, you may be confident the Querent will con∣tinue in his Place or Office, &c.

Sol, Jupiter, or Venus in the 10th, in any of their Essential dignities, and free from the malevolent rays of the Infor∣tunes, and in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, or to a Planet in the Ascendant, signifies the same.

But if you finde the Lord of the As∣cendant, or Luna, in Quadrate or Oppo∣sition of the Lord of the 10th, without Reception, you may judge the Querent will lose his Office, &c. And if at the same time you finde some other Planet ap∣plying to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 10th, it is an argument that such a person signified by that Planet, is en∣deavouring his prejudice in the business, and will probably get his Office, or place of Preferment from him.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, or the Moon, Combust, or separa∣ting from a good aspect of the Lord of

the 10th, or from Sol, and soon after applying to a Quadrate or Opposition of the Infortunes, it signifies the Querent shall lose his place or Office, &c.

What Profession is best for the Querent to follow?

When this Question is thus propoun∣ded, you are to give the Ascendant, his Lord, and Luna, to signifie the Querent; and take the Lord of the 10th, together with Mars and Venus, to signifie the Trade or Profession the Querent is capa∣ble to undertake.

Then consider what Signes you finde the Significators posited in, or the greater part of them: If they be posited in fiery Signes, it is an argument the Querent may do well in any profession relating to the Fire, according to the capacity of Birth and quality. If he be able, he may un∣dertake the profession of a Chymist, Phy∣sician, Goldsmith, Silversmith, Jeweller, or Apothecary; but if he be of mean parentage, he may make a good Armou∣rer, Smith, Cutler, &c.

If the Significators be posited in aereal Signes, the Querent will make a good

Lawyer, Geometrician, Arithmetician, Surveyor, Scrivener, Clerk, or Astrono∣mer, &c. but if he be of a mean condi∣tion, he will be fit for a Millener, a Painter, Draper, or the like.

If you finde the aforesaid Significators posited in earthly Signes, it is an argu∣ment the Querent may make a good Country-Farmer, Husbandman, Grasier, Gardiner, Carpenter, Collier, Carter, Brick-maker, Butcher, Shoomaker, Shep∣herd, Day-labourer, &c.

When you finde the Significators in watry Signes, it is most proper for the Querent to trade in things belonging to the Water, or to be a Beer-brewer, Vint∣ner, Fishmonger, or Sailor, Water-man, &c.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant in good aspect with the Lord of the 10th, or the Moon or Lord of the As∣cendant in Sextile or Trine to Mars or Venus, it is an argument the Querent shall profit and do well in the Trade or Pro∣fession he shall follow.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, in the 10th, in Reception with the Lord of the 10th; or if you finde fortunate Planets in the 10th, in good aspect to

the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, it denotes the same.

But if on the contrary you finde the aforesaid Significators in Quadrate or Op∣position with the Lord of the Ascendant or Luna, or either of them Combust, or otherwise afflicted, it signifies the Querent shall not gain by the Profession inten∣ded.

Shall the Querent obtain the place of pre∣ferment desired?

[illustration]

☽ d vac. ad ✶ ☉. 1674.

Resolution of this Figure.

The Querent propounded this que∣stion to me; Shall I obtain the place of Preferment desired? whereupon I ere∣cted the Figure, and finding Mercury Lord of the 10th posited in the Ascen∣dant,

in Virgo his own House, and Mer∣cury no ways afflicted, I told the Querent he should attain the preferment desired in a very short time, and without much dif∣ficulty.

Also finding Mercury so near the Sex∣tile of Jupiter, I told the Querent, that a person signified by Jupiter, who he was well acquainted with, would be his friend in that business. I described Jupiter, what person he signified, whom he knew very well, who went along with him within two days after, and he obtained his de∣sire at the same time.

CHAP. XI.

Of the Eleventh House, and Que∣stions thereunto belonging.

Shall the Querents Friend prove faith∣ful?

GIve the Ascendant, his Lord, and the Moon, to signifie the Querent; the 11th House and Lord thereof, are the Significators of the Friend enquired af∣ter: But if it be one of the Querents Relations, you are to take the House which shall signifie him; as, if it be a Brother, the third House, and so of the rest: But if it be a Friend that is not related to him, consider the application of the Lord of the 11th. If therefore you finde the Lord of the 11th in Sextile or Trine to the Lord of the Ascendant, it is an argument the Querents Friend will prove faithful.

The Lord of the Ascendant in the 11th, no ways afflicted, or the Moon in good aspect to the Lord of the 11th, it shews

his Friend will prove faithful and ho∣nest.

Fortunate Planets in the 11th, in good aspect to Luna or Lord of the Ascendant; or if there be a mutual Reception be∣tween the Lord of the Ascendant and Lord of the 11th, it denotes the same.

The Lord of the 11th in the Ascen∣dant, no ways afflicted, but strong in his Essential dignities, it is an argument the Querents Friend will prove just and faith∣ful to him.

The Lord of the 11th, in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascen∣dant without Reception, shews that he will prove false and knavish.

The Lord of the 11th Peregrine or Combust, and in Quadrate or Opposition to the Moon; or if the Infortunes be in the 11th, and afflict the Lord of the As∣cendant, or the Moon, or Dragons Tail in the 11th, it signifies the Querents friend will not prove faithful.

The Lord of the 11th in Quadrate or Opposition to fortunate Planets in the As∣cendant, denotes the same.

Shall the Querent obtain what he hopes for?

When this question is propounded in a general way without declaring what it is he hopes for, then let the Ascendant, the Lord thereof, and the Moon, be the Que∣rents Significators; the 11th House, and Lord thereof, and the Planets posited therein, signifie the thing hoped for.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, or Luna, applying to a Sextile or Trine of the Lord of the 11th, you may conclude the Querent shall obtain what he hopeth for.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, in the 11th, no ways afflicted, but in Reception with the Lord of the 11th, it shews the same.

Fortunate Planets in the 11th, in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant, shews the Querent shall obtain what he hopeth for.

The Lord of the 11th in Quadrate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, without Reception, the Querent will not obtain the thing hoped for: Or if you finde the Dragons Tail in the Eleventh, or Lord of the Eleventh

Peregrine, Retrograde, or Combust, or afflicted by the Infortunes, or infortunate Planets in the 11th, casting their malevo∣lent rays to the Lord of the Ascendant, it denotes the same.

CHAP. XII.

Of the Twelfth House.

Hath the Querent private Enemies?

IF you finde the Lord of the 12th in Quartile or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant, without Reception, it is an ar∣gument the Querent hath private Enemies.

The Lord of the Ascendant in the 12th, afflicted by the Infortunes, or by the pre∣sence of Dragons Tail, it shews the same. If the Significators of the secret Enemies be superiour Planets, the evils signified by them are the greater; if they be inferiour Planets, they will do the less mischief.

Mr. Gadbury saith, in his Doctrine of Horary Questions, If the Lord of any o∣ther House besides the 12th, be in Qua∣drate or Opposition to the Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, or to the Ascendant it self, from obscure places in the Figure,

the Querent hath private Enemies.

But if on the contrary you find the Lord of the Ascendant, Luna, and the Ascendant it self, free from the presence of the In∣fortunes, or from their malevolent rays, and the Lord of the Ascendant and Lu∣na strong in their Essential dignities, and in good Houses in the Figure, it shews the Querent hath no secret Enemies.

Who are the Querents secret Enemies?

When you finde by the former Rules that the Querent hath secret Enemies, then by the following Rules you may know who they are: If the Lord of the 12th afflict the Lord of the Ascendant from the third, and the Lord of the third also afflict the Lord of the Ascendant in like manner, you may judge it is some Neighbour, Brother, Kinsman, &c.

If he be posited in the 4th, it signifies the Querents Father; if in the 5th, a Fellow∣gamester, Alehouse-keeper, or some of the Querents Children, if he have any, are his e∣nemies. If from the 6th House, an Uncle, or some of the Querents Servants: if the Lord of the 12th afflict the Significators of the Querent, an over-thwart Neigh∣bour,

the Querents Wife, and one that in time will make himself publick; and so of the rest of the Houses in order. And so I conclude with the resolution of this Question.

Of a Captive or Prisoner, when he shall be at liberty?

In the resolution of this Question, ob∣serve, if you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, or Luna, swift in motion, and in good aspect to the Lord of the third or ninth Houses, or to a benevolent Planet posited therein, this is an argument the Querent shall be released in a short time.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or the Moon, separating from the Lord of the 12th either by Body or Aspect, and ap∣plying to a Sextile or Trine of the fortu∣nate Planets with Reception, or in their own Essential dignities, it promiseth a speedy release to the Prisoner, &c.

If you finde the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, or the Moon, separating from the Lord of the 12th, and applying to a for∣tunate Planet, as aforesaid, first consider what signes they are posited in; if they be in movable signes, allow to every

degree of distance between the Conjun∣ction or Aspect, for so many degrees as they want, so many weeks or days; in common signes, so many weeks or months; in fixed signes, so many moneths or years.

The Lord of the Ascendant, or Luna, Combust, Retrograde, or otherwise affli∣cted by the Quadrate or Opposition of the Infortunes, in the 4th, 6th, 8th, or 12th Houses, it will be a long time before the Querent can be at liberty; and if either of the Infortunes be Lord of the 8th, and afflict the Significators as afore∣said, he will be in danger to die in Pri∣son.

The Lord of the Ascendant posited in an angle, especially the 4th House, it de∣notes long imprisonment; or if a fixed signe ascend, and the Lord of the first Combust, or applying to a Planet in an angle, it denotes long imprisonment.

A Horse lost, if he were strayed or stolen? if recoverable?

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D. H. M. June 30.6.40. A. M. 1676.

☽ à ✶ ♀ ad ✶ ♂.

Judgement upon the Figure.

The Ascendant and Lord thereof are the Significators of the Querent: The 12th House, and Luna Lady thereof, are the Significators of the Horse; whom I finde posited in the 11th, separating from

a Sextile of Venus, and applying to a Sextile of Mars in the 10th, and Mars in Sextile to Sol Lord of the Ascendant, this was an argument the Horse should be got again.

Finding the Moon very little afflicted, but by the Opposition of Jupiter, I con∣cluded the Horse was not stoln, but strayed of himself; and also because the Moon is within the Orbs of a Conjun∣ction of Sol Lord of the Ascendant, in Cancer a movable Signe, I told the Que∣rent he should get his Horse again in a very short time; which proved exactly true. And so I conclude with the Judge∣ment of the Twelve Houses.

CHAP. XIII.

Some short Rules for the making of Elections upon several occa∣sions.

AN Election, is the chusing of a fit and proper time for the obtain∣ing a thing promised, or for the begin∣ning of any Enterprize. In the perfor∣mance of which, we ought to consider the party's Nativity, if it can possibly be obtained: For without it (as Mr. Coley saith, in his Clavis Astrologiae Elimata, page 276) it is in vain for any person to constitute an Election; for in an ill Geniture there can no good Election be expected: for if the House from which the Election is required in the persons Nativity, be infortunated by the male∣volent Planets, or the Lord thereof be afflicted, although the Significators of the Figure in the Election be well po∣sited, yet there is little hopes of good suc∣cess in that Election.

As for Example: We see that two persons setting forward in a long Jour∣ney, or Sea-voyage, both at one and the same time, and so under the same face of Heaven; and yet the one hath good suc∣cess, and a happy Journey or Voyage; the other person hath an infortunate Jour∣ney or Voyage, or perhaps dies by the way. This must certainly be predicted from their Nativities, and not from the elected time of the undertaking their Voyages. These things being consider∣ed, I proceed to that which I intend to write of Elections.

In the beginning of any Enterprize, be sure you fortifie the Moon, and that Planet which was Lord of the Ascen∣dant; and, if possible, let either the Moon, or Lord of the Ascendant, be po∣sited in the Ascendant, in your Figure of Election. That is accounted a good Election, when that Signe ascends which was posited in the Cusp of the Ascen∣dant in the persons Nativity; provided it be not infortunated by the presence of malevolent Planets, or Stars of their nature, or by Dragons Tail. If you would elect a time for any thing of long continuance, place a fixed Signe up∣on

the Ascendant, provided that it was not afflicted in the persons Nativity, nor upon the Cusp of the Eighth or Twelfth Houses: be careful that you place not fixed Stars of a malevolent nature up∣on the Cusp of that House from which you intend to make your Election.

2. When you make an Election for receiving of Money, or any thing rela∣ting to the Second House, fortifie that Planet which was Lord of the Ascen∣dant in the Nativity, and also Jupiter who is a natural Significator of Riches, &c. and, if possible, let either of them be placed in the Second, or in a good place of the Figure, free from Combu∣stion or other afflictions, and in good aspect to the Fortunes that beheld the Second House, or Lord thereof, by any good aspect in the Nativity.

3. In all things relating to the Third House, especially for short Journeys, for∣tifie the Ascendant and his Lord, and the Moon and her Dispositor; and also the Part of Fortune, and the Third House, and the Lord thereof; and let Planets be placed in the Third which were for∣tunate in the Nativity, or in good a∣spect to the Lord of the Third in the

Radix; and be careful that you place not those Planets in the Third which were Lords of the Twelfth, Eighth, or Sixth Houses in the party's Nativity: Then you ought to consider what the Journey is intended for, whether to re∣ceive Money, to seek for some place of preferment, &c. and fortifie that House and Lord thereof which is the Significa∣tor of the business you go about.

When you make an Election concer∣ning friendship between Brethren, Kin∣dred, or Neighbours, &c. let the Lord of the Ascendant in the Nativity be well fortified in the Election; and if you can, let him apply to some good Aspect of the Lord of the Third; or if the Lord of the Ascendant and Lord of the Third be in Reception and well posited, it shews a good Election.

4. In Elections belonging to the Fourth House, as concerning the buying or ta∣king of a House, Lands, or Tenements, &c. you are to fortifie that Planet which was Lord of the Fourth in the Geniture, and also the Fourth House it self, toge∣ther with the Moon, and let her apply to a good aspect of the Significators.

If you constitute an Election concer∣ning

hidden Treasure, you ought first to view the party's Nativity, and consider if there be any probability that the Na∣tive shall be fortunate in finding hidden Treasure; and if you finde the Lord of the Ascendant and the Lord of the Fourth well posited in the Radix, and in good aspect one to the other, it is an argument the Native will be fortunate in finding hidden Treasure; and when you intend to search for it, fortifie the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon, and the Fourth House and Lord thereof, and let them apply to some benevolent aspect; also let the Infortunes be cadent, and the be∣nevolent Planets posited in Angles.

5. In Elections appertaining to the Fifth House, viz. Gaming, &c. you are to fortifie the Lord of the Fifth in the Radix, and, if you can, place the signe of the Fifth in the Nativity, upon the Cusp of the Second in the Election; let Jupiter or Venus behold the Cusp there∣of, or be posited therein: be careful that the Ascendant and his Lord be no ways afflicted; and debilitate the Seventh House and his Lord so much as you can.

6. In making Elections for taking of Servants, fortifie the Moon, and let her

be free from all manner of afflictions, and let the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the Second in the Radix, be in good aspect to the Lord of the Sixth; or let the fortunate Planets be posited in the Sixth, provided they were Lords of good Houses in the Geniture, or in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant; and let the Moon be posited in Taurus, Gemini, or Virgo.

7. In making Elections for Marriages, fortifie the Ascendant, the Lord thereof, and the Moon and her Dispositor; and if you can, let any fixed signe ascend ex∣cept Scorpio; place the Moon in a fixed signe, and let her be in good aspect to Sol; but beware that the Moon be not afflicted by Saturn or Mars, for that shews there will be but little love between them. If the Moon be in a fruitful signe, it is an argument of many Children; but in all Marriages, let the Moon be increasing in light, and free from Combustion.

8. In Elections for receiving your Wives Portion, fortifie the Ascendant and Lord thereof, and let the Lord of the Eighth apply to any good aspect of the Lord of the Ascendant, or Lord of the Second; and if they do not behold each

other, let them be in mutual Reception. But for settling an Estate, or making of Wills and Testaments that they may con∣tinue long, let the Moon be increasing in light, and slow in motion, and let the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon apply to a Sextile or Trine of Saturn.

9. In Elections for taking long Journeys, consider if the 9th House or Lord there∣of were not afflicted in the Radix; and let him be well fortified in the Election, and free from the malevolent beams of the Infortunes; and let the Lord of the Ninth be in good aspect to the Lord of the Ascendant, or posited in the Ascen∣dant in good aspect of the Fortunes.

10. In Elections appertaining to the Tenth House, for setting up any Trade or Profession, let the Cusp of the Tenth House in the Nativity be the Ascendant in the Election; fortifie the Lord of the Ascendant and the Moon, and be careful that they be not afflicted by the Infor∣tunes.

11. In Elections appertaining to the Eleventh House, in entring into Leagues of Friendship, let the Lord of the Ele∣venth in the Radix be well posited in the Figure of Election, and free from all af∣flictions;

also fortifie the Moon, let her be strong in her Essential dignities, and in good aspect to the Fortunes.

12. In Elections for buying Horses, or great Cattle, let the Lord of the Ascen∣dant, and Luna, be free from afflictions, and in some of the Essential dignities, and in good aspect to the Lord of the Twelfth in the Radix; also let him be fortified and free from afflictions. And so I con∣clude with Elections: these Rules being but rightly understood, the ingenious Artist may from hence constitute an Ele∣ction upon any occasion, and by these short Rules finde out a great many more.

In several places of this Book, I have mentioned the fixed Stars; so I thought good to present you with a Table, shew∣ing the Longitude, Latitude, Magnitude, and Nature of several of the fixed Stars; as you see by the Table.

A Table shewing the Longitude, Latitude, Nature, and Magnitude of several of the fixed Stars.

Names of Stars.	Longit.	Lat.	Nat.	m
Last Star in the Band of ♓	♈	23	0	7	56	S		♄	4
First in the horn of ♈	♈	28	39	7	8	N	♄	♂	3
Last in the horn of ♈	♈	29	26	8	29	N	♄	♂	3
Last star in the tail of ♈	♉	18	15	3	36	N		♀	4
Caput Algol	♉	21	37	22	22	N	♄	♃	2
Bright star of the Pleiades	♉	24	51	4	11	N	♂	♃	5
The lowest of the Hyades	♊	1	12	56	46	S		♂	3
South-eye of the Bull	♊	5	16	5	30	S		♂	3
North-eye of the Bull	♊	3	49	2	56	S		♂	3
In the left knee of Pollux	♋	10	27	2	6	S		♄	3
In the left arm of Castor	♋	10	55	7	43	N		♄	4
North-Asellus	♌	3	5	3	8	N	♂	☉	4
South-Asellus	♌	3	50	0	4	N	♂	☉	4
In the right knee of the Lion	♌	10	1	0	16	N	♀	☿	5
The Lions Heart	♌	25	18	0	26	N	♂	♃	1
In the Virgins south wing	♍	21	32	0	43	N	☿	♂	3
Under the girdle of the right side of ♍	♎	6	56	8	14	N	☿	♀	3
Last of the 4 in the left wing of ♍	♎	13	39	1	45	N	☿	♀	4
Virgins Spike	♎	19	15	1	59	S	♀	♂	1
Bright star of the North-balance	♏	14	49	8	35	N	♃	☿	2
Latter of the two in South-balance	♏	17	16	2	58	N	♄	♂	4
Middlemost of three in the front of ♏	♏	27	56	1	54	S	♄	♂	3
Southermost in the body of ♏	♏	28	35	1	42	N	♄	♂	3
Northermost in the body of ♏	♏	28	49	0	14	N	♄	♂	4
In the left foot of Ophicus	♐	3	4	0	45	N	♄	♀	4
The Scorpions heart	♐	5	14	4	27	S	♂	♃	2
In the right leg of Ophicus	♐	15	15	2	20	N	♃	♀	3
The first of the three in the head of ♐	♑	8	57	1	44	N	☉	♂	4
Middlemost behind the head of ♐	♑	11	44	1	31	N	☉	♂	4
The right knee of the Goat	♒	2	48	6	58	S	♂	☿	4
In the flank of ♑	♒	17	15	2	16	S	♄	♃	3
Last in the back of ♑	♒	19	1	2	29	S	♄	♃	4
Northermost in the right leg of ♒	♓	4	6	5	37	S	♄	☿	4
Southermost in the right leg of ♒	♓	4	22	8	10	S	♄	☿	3
Foremost in the belly of the Fishes	♓	18	22	4	27	N	♃	☿	4
Lattermost in the belly of ♓	♓	22	6	3	23	N	♃	☿	4

FINIS.

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Notes

• * 1.1

  Signes of long life.
• * 1.2

  •…•…nes of •…•…ort life.
• * 1.3

  Caution.
• * 1.4

  The ship is lost, or in great danger.
• * 1.5

  Signes of poverty.
• * 1.6

  He is dead
• * 1.7

  Christ. Astr. page 188.
• * 1.8

  Testimo∣nies affir∣mative.
• * 1.9

  Testimo∣nies nega∣tive.
• * 1.10

  It is good to remove
• * 1.11

  There is treasure.
• * 1.12

  Christ. Astr. pag. 216.
• * 1.13

  The nature or quality of the treasure.
• * 1.14

  There is no trea∣sure.
• * 1.15

  Christ. Atr. Page 232.
• * 1.16

  Whether the disease be in the right or left side.
• * 1.17

  Christ. Astr. p. 329.
• * 1.18

  What di∣stance?