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The Description and natural signi∣fication of the Seven Planets in any of the Twelve Signes of the Zodiack.
SAturn in Aries, represents one of a mean Stature, ruddy Complexion, but somewhat obscure; high Forehead, great full Eyes, dark Hair, but little on the Beard; a spare lean person, a great boa∣ster of his actions, an ill-natured quarrel∣some contentious person.
In Taurus, he represents one of a mean Stature, a lean Body, a heavy lumpish per∣son,
dark Hair, and no comely person; he is inclined to vitious and sordid acti∣ons, delights in letchery, whoring, and all beastial actions.
In Gemini, he represents one of an in∣different tall Stature, an oval Visage, the Hair black, or a sad brown, a well pro∣portioned Body, humane, and ingenious; but of a perverse nature.
In Cancer, he signifies one of an in∣different Stature, of a sickly constitution of body, thin Face, sad brown Hair; some∣times the person is crooked, ill-shaped, and ill-conditioned, inclined to malice and hatred.
In Leo, he represents one something tall, big-boned, not very much inclined to fatness; the Hair of a light brown; his conditions are indifferent good, but something passionate and revengeful.
In Virgo, he signifies a tall spare body, swarthy Complexion, sad brown or black Hair; a melancholy person, something inclined to Study; malicious; and when angry, it will be long before he be plea∣sed again: he is inclined sometimes to theft, and a person of reserved thoughts.
In Libra, he represents a person of a large Stature, a well-composed Body, an
oval Visage, a large Forehead; he hath sad brown Hair, he is high spirited, well conceited of his own actions, some∣what prodigal and expensive, soon mo∣ved to anger.
In Scorpio, he signifies a person of a low Stature, broad Shoulders, sad brown or black Hair; he is quarrelsome, and much given to debate and contentions, and all sordid actions.
In Sagittary, he represents a well-com∣posed person, of an indifferent large Sta∣ture, brown Hair, courteous in his beha∣viour to all persons, but will not take a∣ny abuse; he is cholerick, but soon re∣conciled.
In Capricorn, he represents one of a middle Stature, not very tall, a lean spare person, long Visage, little Eyes, sad brown or black Hair, a duskish Complexion; he is covetous of worldly goods, a melan∣choly person using but few words; he is peevish, and will retain anger a long time.
In Aquarius, he gives a middle Stature, brown or black Hair, rather inclined to fatness than otherwise; he is of a cour∣teous disposition, of an ingenious fancy; a lover of Arts, yet conceited of his own ingenuity.
In Pisces, he signifies one of a middle Stature, of a pale Complexion, sad or black Hair, full Eyes, and a great Head; an ill-conditioned, malicious, contentious, dissembling person.
Jupiter in Aries, denotes one of a middle Stature, of a ruddy Complexion, an oval Visage, the Hair of a light brown or flax∣en colour, a quick piercing Eye, a very obliging person, of a free and noble dis∣position, a lover of friendship, peace and tranquillity.
In Taurus, he represents one of a mean Stature, not very decent, his Complexion swarthy, the Hair of a sad brown; his conditions are indifferent good; a lover of Women, yet of a good carriage, and a wise discreet person.
In Gemini, he denotes a large tall per∣son, something above the middle stature, brown Hair, and a well-composed Body; courteous in his behaviour, and obliging to all persons; he delights in womens company, and is a lover of Arts and Sci∣ences.
In Cancer, he signifieth a person of a
middle Stature, a pale sickly Complexion, an oval Visage; he hath dark brown or black Hair, no very pleasant person; he hath aspiring thoughts, and aiming at great things; a busie-body, that loves to concern himself with other mens affairs, and a great lover of women.
In Leo, he represents one of a tall sta∣ture, and of a well-composed Body, light coloured Hair, or sometimes yellow, something curling; comely Eyes, of a rud∣dy Complexion, and of a very good Disposition, bold and stout-hearted, de∣lighting in manly valiant actions, and much desirous of honour.
In Virgo, he signifies a well-composed person, of a sad brown or black Hair; he is much given to study several Arts and Sciences; of a cholerick disposition, and covetous; ambitious of honour, and a lover of money.
In Libra, he represents a person of a neat well-composed Body, of a pleasant Countenance, an oval Visage, light brown or flaxen Hair, of a very good disposi∣tion, delighting in all pleasant exercises and recreations; and by his good behaviour he is beloved of all men.
In Scorpio, he denotes one of a middle
stature, something inclined to fatness, of a duskie Complexion, the Hair of a sad brown colour; he is highly conceited of his own actions, and of an ill nature, co∣vetous of worldly goods, and thinks him∣self above his betters.
In Sagittary, he represents one of a tall stature, a ruddy Complexion, an oval Visage, the Hair of a chesnut-colour; a very well-composed person, of a very good behaviour, just in his actions; he is a lover of Horses, and naturally a good Horseman.
In Capricorn, he signifies one of a very little stature, of a thin Face, and pale Complexion, sad Hair, a very weakly person, yet peevish and fickle, and not very well natured.
In Aquarius, he signifies a person of a middle stature, and of a good Comple∣xion, brown Hair, and a well-set person, of a pleasant merry disposition, delight∣ing in good company, and very just in his actions.
In Pisces, he represents one of a mean stature, but inclined to fatness, the Hair of a light brown; he is a lover of mirth, and musical Instruments; he is studious in several Arts and Sciences, and very
ingenious, delighting in good company and pleasant recreations.
Mars in Aries, signifies one of a middle stature, big-boned, and a well-set per∣son, of a swarthy Complexion; sometimes the Hair is red, or of a light colour, and curling; a sharp hazle Eye, of a bold confident countenance, ambitious of rule, a lover of war and contests.
In Taurus, he represents a person of a middle stature, but not tall, a dull Com∣plexion, a broad Face, great wide Mouth, black Hair, and no very pleasant person; he has often a mark with some weapon on the Face; he signifies a treacherous, false dissembling person, gluttonous, luxu∣rious, and a lover of lewd womens com∣pany.
In Gemini, he denotes one of a tall stature, a well-propotioned Body, his Hair black, or of a sad brown; he sig∣nifies one of a wandring unsetled minde, of a cholerick disposition, of a rash tur∣bulent spirit.
In Cancer, he describes a person of a short stature, an ill composition of Body,
sometimes deformed by crookedness, &c. the Hair is brown, the Complexion is for the most part white; he signifies a sot∣tish dull-spirited person, a lover of Wine, and a promoter of Quarrels.
In Leo, he represents one of a tall, strong, able Body, his Hair of a dark flaxen colour, a large Face, and great Eyes; a very hasty cholerick person, of a free-hearted generous spirit, delighting in shooting, and all warlike exercises.
In Virgo, he describes a well-propor∣tioned person, of a middle stature, of a swarthy Complexion, of a sad brown or black Hair; soon angry, but long before he be pleased again; a person sufficiently ill-conditioned, and unfortunate in most of his actions.
In Libra, he describes a person some∣thing tall, and a very well-composed Body, an oval Visage, the Hair of a light brown; a person of a sanguine Comple∣xion, and a pleasant chearful Countenance, a lover of womens company, and am∣bitious of his own praise.
In Scorpio, he represents one of a middle stature, a swarthy Complexion, broad Face, black Hair, and curling; an un∣grateful, revengeful, quarrelsome person,
but yet very ingenious in several Arts and Sciences.
In Sagittarius, he describes one of a tall stature, and in every part well pro∣portioned, an oval Visage, brown Hair, a very good Complexion; he delights in good merry company; he is of a cholerick disposition, delighting in war and warlike exercises.
In Crapricorn, he represents one of a mean stature, a spare lean Body, thin Face, little Head, black Hair, but an in∣different Complexion; a person of good spirit, ingenious, and quick-witted, and of a good disposition, and fortunate in his actions.
In Aquarius, he represents one of a middle stature, a well-proportioned Bo∣dy, a good Complexion, the Hair red, or of a sandy flaxen; he is very quarrel-some, and much given to act mischievous debates, which many times prove to his own prejudice.
In Pisces, he describes one of a short stature, but fleshy, the Hair of a light brown or flaxen colour, the Body not very handsomely composed; he often de∣lights in the company of lewd women; he is a dissembling person, and of a dull and stupid understanding.
Sol in Aries represents one of a mid∣dle stature, a strong and well-composed Body, a good Complexion, the Hair of a light flaxen or yellow colour; he is of a noble disposition, delighting in warfare, and is very ingenious therein, and by his valour he is a terrour to his Enemies.
In Taurus, he describes a well set per∣son, of a short stature, but not very come∣ly; a broad Face, wide Mouth, great Nose; of a dull Complexion, brown Hair, a bold confident person, delighting in war∣fare, and is often victorious.
In Gemini, he describes one of a large stature, of a sanguine Complexion, brown Hair, and a well-composed Body; he is courteous in his actions, and of a good disposition, yet not very fortunate in his affairs, but yet content, and will pass by slight abuses.
In Cancer, he denotes one of a lit∣tle stature, of an unhealthful disposition of body, an ill complexion, with some defect in the Face; he hath brown Hair, and is a well natured person, of a plea∣sant disposition, delighting in merry com∣pany,
Sports, and Pastimes; he is a lover of womens company, and a free-humoured jovial person.
In Leo, he represents a strong well-proportioned person; he hath a full Face, large Eyes, light or yellow Hair, a san∣guine Complexion; he is faithful and just to his friend, and courteous to all men; he performs his promises fully, and is desirous of honour; he hath sometimes a Scar in his Face; he delights in good pleasant company.
In Virgo, he represents a well-propor∣tioned Body, but of a very large stature, not very fat, the Hair of a sad brown or black, and much of it; he is of a good Complexion, and of a good Disposition; one that delights in all civil recreations, and a very pleasant ingenious person.
In Libra, he describes one of an up∣right straight Body, a good Complexion, an oval Visage, a full Eye, light-coloured Hair, yet unfortunate in his actions, espe∣cially in warlike affairs; he loseth his ho∣nour, and is exposed to much danger.
In Scorpio, he represents one of a mid∣dle stature, a well-set person, a dull Com∣plexion; he hath a full fleshy Face, and brown Hair, the whole body inclined to
fatness; he is of a rugged nature, but very ingenious, and desirous of honour; he is expert in Warfare, also in Physick and Chymistry.
In Sagittary, he describes a comely, tall, well-composed person, of a sanguine Complexion, an oval Visage, the Hair of a light brown; a high-spirited proud per∣son, ambitious of honour, delighting in War; he is active and pleasant, and scorns to take abuses of any.
In Capricorn, he describes one of a little stature, of a while Complexion, a lean spare Body, not very well-propor∣tioned, an oval Visage, and brown Hair; he is of a good disposition, very inge∣nious and victorious in War; he is of an undaunted spirit, and delights in womens company.
In Aquarius, he represents one of a well-composed corpulent Body, of a mid∣dle stature, of a good Complexion, of a full round Face, and light brown hair, and desirous to bear rule over others.
In Pisces, he describes a person of a low stature, a reasonable good Comple∣xion, a round Face, and light brown or flaxen Hair, a corpulent Body; he de∣lights in merriment, and in keeping wo∣mens
company; in Sports and Games; he is expensive and prodigal.
Venus in Aries represents a slender Bo∣dy, of a middle stature, of a good Com∣plexion, light Hair, and an indifferent well-proportioned Body, but very un∣fortunate in his actions; he is sometimes a Company-keeper, and very waste∣ful.
In Taurus, she represents one of a mid∣dle stature, a comely well-proportioned person, of a good Complexion, sad brown Hair, and one of a very good Disposition, for which he is beloved of every one; he is fortunate in his actions, and obliging to all persons.
In Gemini, she represents a slender, tall, well-proportioned person, brown Hair, and of a good Complexion; he is loving and free-hearted, and hates all unjust a∣ctions; he is merciful and pitiful to the poor, and honest in all his actions.
In Cancer, she describes one of a short stature, a Body something inclined to fatness, a pale Complexion, round Face, light-coloured Hair: he is mutable and
inconstant; he is gluttonous, idle, a lover of good fellowship and vain recreations.
In Leo, she represents one of a mode∣rate tall stature, and a well-proportioned Body, of a good Complexion, a round Face, a full Eye, the Hair of a light brown or sandy flaxen, sometimes freckles in the Face; his conditions are indifferent good; he is passionate, but his anger is soon over; he is of a generous free humour, something proud, and sickly.
In Virgo, she describes one moderately tall, and a well-composed Body, an ob∣scure duskish Complexion, an oval Vi∣sage, and a sad brown or black Hair; a very ingenious person, but often crost in his undertakings; he is an active sub∣tile person, and of a very searching fan∣cy.
In Libra, she describes a well-propor∣tioned, tall, upright person, a sanguine Complexion, an oval Visage, and dim∣ples in the Cheeks, sometimes freckles in the Face, with comely brown Hair; a courteous, civil, respective person, who delights in good and vertuous compa∣ny.
In Scorpio, she represents one of a mid∣dle stature, and a well set person, some∣what
fat; a broad Face, sad brown or black Hair, a duskish Complexion: she denotes a quarrelsome person, hateful, envious, a lover of contentions and un∣worthy actions.
In Sagittary, she represents one of a tall stature, a clear Complexion, an oval Visage, light brown Hair, and a well-composed person, of a good Disposition, of a noble spirit, delighting in pleasant recreations, but a little proud and passio∣nate, yet he will not continue long in anger.
In Capricorn, she describes one of a middle stature, a lean spare person, of a sickly Complexion, thin Face, sad brown or black Hair, a lover of women; he is much given to drinking and taking his pleasure, but not very fortunate in his actions.
In Aquarius, she describes a handsome, decent, well-composed Body, a very good Complexion, the Hair of a light brown or flaxen colour, a person of a very good Disposition, very courteous and obliging to all men, and an hater of evil actions; a lover of Peace and quietness, and takes delight in civil recreations.
In Pisces, she denotes a person of a
middle stature, of a good Complexion, a round Face, sometimes a dimple in the Chin, the Hair of a light brown or fla∣xen colour, and one of a very good dis∣position: he hath an ingenious wit, is just in his actions, a lover of Peace and Tran∣quillity.
Mercury in Aries describes one of a short stature, a lean spare Body, an oval Visage, no clear Complexion, light brown Hair, a quarrelsome discontented person, given to lying, stealing, and breeding of strife and contentions.
In Taurus, he represents one of a mid∣dle stature, a well-set corpulent Body, a swarthy Complexion, sad brown Hair; he is a great Company-keeper, and a lover of women; he is a slothful person, and one that loves his own ease.
In Gemini, he describes a well-compo∣sed Body, reasonable tall of stature, of a good Complexion, the Hair of a light brown; he represents a very ingenious person, a lover of Arts and Sciences, and will easily attain them without a tea∣cher.
In Cancer, he represents a person of a mean stature, of an ill Complexion, a thin Face, sharp Nose, little Eyes, sad brown Hair, a malicious, knavish, sottish person, given to lying, stealing, and dis∣sembling.
In Leo, he describes one of a large sta∣ture, of a swarthy Complexion, a round Face, large Eyes, and of a light brown Hair, a cholerick proud person, delight∣ing in quarrels and contention, and a lo∣ver of mischief.
In Virgo, he represents a tall, slender, well-compsed person, an obscure Com∣plexion, a long Visage, the Hair of a sad brown or black, but a person sufficiently ingenious, delighting to go in good ap∣parel, according to the capacity of his birth and quality. If Mercury be not af∣flicted, he makes a good Orator, &c.
In Libra, he represents one of a mode∣rate tall stature, a well-proportioned Bo∣dy, of a sanguine Complexion, the Hair of a light brown; a wise ingenious per∣son, of a very good disposition, just in all his actions, and a hater of Vices; he is a lover of learning, and a vertuous per∣son.
In Scorpio, he describes a person of a
middle stature, and a well-set, strong, able Body, a swarthy Complexion, sad brown Hair, and curling; he is a great Company-keeper, and a lover of women, and of an ingenious wit.
In Sagittary, he describes one of a tall stature, a ruddy Complexion, an oval Visage, large Nose, and brown Hair; he is quarrelsome and contentious, and there∣by sometimes proves an enemy to himself.
In Capricorn, he represents one of a little stature, thin Face, a muddy Com∣plexion, light brown Hair, sometimes bow-legged; a sickly person, of a peevish Disposition, and unfortunate in many of his actions.
In Aquarius, he describes a person of a middle stature, a corpulent fleshy Body, a full Face, brown Hair, and of a good Complexion; he is very ingenious in se∣veral Arts and Sciences, an obliging person, one that is well beloved of his friends.
In Pisces, he represents one of a little stature, of a sickly pale Complexion, thin Face, and brown Hair, one much given to drinking, and to womens company, and often wastes much of his estate there∣by.
Of the Moon in the Twelve Signes.
The Moon in Aries, represents one of a middle stature, reasonable fleshy, a round Face, light brown Hair, and one of a good Complexion, of a cholerick, churlish Disposition, ambitious of Honour, but not very fortunate in his actions.
In Taurus, she describes one of a mid∣dle stature, and a well-composed, strong, corpulent Body, black Hair, or of a sad brown; one of a good behaviour, a so∣ber obliging person, and just in all his actions, whereby he sometimes obtains Preferment, and is beloved of all men.
In Gemini, she represents one tall of stature, but very well-proportioned; sad brown Hair, and of a good Complexion; but one of an ill nature, crafty, and de∣ceitful; an ingenious subtile person, but not very fortunate in his affairs.
In Cancer, she describes a well-propor∣tioned person, of a middle stature, incli∣ned to fatness, but of a pale Comple∣xion, round Face, and sad brown or black Hair, and one of a good Disposi∣tion, and of a wise and prudent behaviour, just in his actions, and fortunate in all his affairs.
In Leo, she represents a well-propor∣tioned Body, of a large stature, a san∣guine Complexion, a full Face, and large Eyes, and light brown Hair; a proud am∣bitious person, domineering over others, and hates to be under subjection to any; he is beloved by few, and seldom proves a fortunate person.
In Virgo, she describes a person of a large stature, of an indifferent good Com∣plexion, an oval Visage; the Hair black, or a sad brown; a covetous, pensive, melancholy person; ingenious, but unfor∣tunate in his actions.
In Libra, she describes one moderate∣ly tall, and a well-composed person, a sanguine Complexion, the Hair of a light brown, and a person of a very good Dis∣position, and delighting in all pleasant recreations, as Musick, Dancing, &c. much delighting in womens company, but not very fortunate in his affairs.
In Scorpio, she represents one of a short stature, but oftentimes very fat, and of an obscure Complexion, black Hair, or of a sad brown, and one of an ill Disposi∣tion; a malicious, treacherous, sottish person; one that gains very little love by his Neighbours.
In Sagittary, she describes one of a middle stature, and a well-proportioned person, of a sanguine Complexion, an oval Visage, and light brown Hair; she signifies one a little cholerick, easily an∣gred, but soon pleased again; ambitious of honour, and a very obliging per∣son.
In Capricorn, she represents one of a spare lean Body, and a little stature, sad brown or black Hair, and often they have some defect in the Knees; one given to drinking, and to womens company; and an idle person, delighting in no good ex∣ercises.
In Aquarius, she represents a person of a middle stature, and a well-composed corpulent Body, a sanguine Complexion, and brown Hair; he is of a courteous Disposition, and of an ingenious search∣ing fancy, delighting in moderate recrea∣tions, and a hater of all evil actions; whereby he is beloved of all persons.
In Pisces, she represents one of a low stature, and pale Complexion, the Body somewhat inclined to fatness, the Hair of a bright brown; she shews an idle per∣son delighting in no good actions, and unfortunate in most of his under takings.
But herein you are to consider how the Planets are aspected; for if the Moon be in a good Aspect of the Fortunes, it mi∣tigates her evil signification: and so also consider of the rest of the Planets in like manner.