Astrologia restaurata, or, Astrologie restored being an introduction to the general and chief part of the language of the stars : in four books ... / by VVilliam Ramesey, Gent. ...

SECTION V. Containing Rules of Elections, appertaining to the fourth House.

CHAP. I. Of building Houses.

ENdeavour therefore at the beginning of thy work to fortifie the Lord of the Ascendent and cusp of the Ascendent it self, the Moon and its dispositor, and the Planet to which she is joyned by body or Aspect; also the fourth house and its Lord, the second and its Lord, and the tenth and its Lord, and so much the rather if you intend the house to be high; and in such a case be sure your significa∣tors be not under the earth, for that causeth slow progress in the fabrick, and that it shall never be brought to that heighth and shape it was first intended to be of; yet if the Moon be in the fifth or third, benevolently aspecting any significator, or a fortune above the earth, it hindreth not much: place also Part of Fortune in an angle, and for∣tifie it and its Dispositor, and place Dragons Tail in the twelfth; fortifie also Mer∣cury and its Lord, and let not Mars behold these significators which have been named, neither let him have any power when thou beginnest thy work; but if it fall out so that thou canst not help it, but that he will have some power in thy figure, place Venus fortunate in the place of Mars, or more plainly, let Venus have great power and dignity in the degree and sign wherein Mars is located, and let her be in a Sex∣tile or Trine of him: Let Saturn also be in no configuration of Venus, as near as you can, and make the Moon increasing in light and motion and joyned to Jupiter; for this causeth the fabrick to be beautifull and fair, and have a special care the Moon be not with Saturn or Dragons tail, [Note.] or Saturn in the Ascendent or fourth, for this will impedite the work and cause delays therein, and perhaps hinder the finishing thereof; and if it be finished, yet perhaps it will stand long empty; and if inhabited, yet will the inhabitants finde no good therein, but much vexation, troubles, fears, infirmi∣ties and many tribulations, and the fabrick shall soon be subject to decay and fall down; and if the Affliction be by Mars, and the Ascendent be a sign of short ascentions, it causeth fires therein; wherefore let (in such a positure) the Moon be increasing in light and motion,* 1.1 and the Lord of the house of the Moon in aspect therewith, and the Lord of the Ascendent beholding the Ascendent, and these free from all im∣peditions; for if they behold not their own house, the Landlord of the Fabrick shall not live therein.

Let Dragons tail be by no means in the Ascendent, second or fourth, but especially in the second; for it causeth profuseness, but you may safely place Dragons head in any of those places, &c.

But if all these thou canst not possibly at thy time place, according as thou hast heard; yet fortifie the Ascendent and its Lord, the Moon also, the second and fourth, and their Lords, or at least the second, and let the Moon be in good configuration, or

Conjunction with Jupiter, and if possible let Jupiter be in the second; fortifie also the Planet that hath exaltation in that sign wherein the Moon is, if you can; however fortifie and many as may be, if not all, and especially your chiefest significators.

CHAP. II. Of Building of Castles and Cities.

YOu have heard already the time of electing the building of houses; it resteth now we know at what time it will be most advantagious to build Castles and Cities; know then that in such a work you must fortifie the Ascendent and its Lord; also the Moon and the Lord of the sign she is in, and Part of Fortune and its Lord, and place in the Ascendent at time of your first beginning to build some fixed Stars of the nature of Jupiter, Sol, Venus, Mercury, or Saturn if he be well placed; for that signifies the durability and continuance of the Castle or City; or such stars as are of the nature of the Moon or Lord of the Ascendent. And note here, that although in building of houses we refuse the assistance of Saturn, [Note.] yet in Castles and Cities he is not to be rejected; for Haly saith, In aedificatione Civitatum, fac Saturnum habere firmam portionem in medio Coeli, & in ascendente in principio fun∣damenti Civitatis. In building of Cities, let Saturn have firm power or authority in the mid-heaven, and in the Ascendent at the time of the foundation of the City, or when the foundation is laid; let the Ascendent also, if you can, be one of the houses of Jupiter; but if you cannot, however let it be free from the Configurations of Mars; let Mars also be in no aspect or bodily presence of, or with the Moon, or the Ascendent or the Lord of the term of the Ascendent, or Lord of the hour at the laying of the foundation or the first stone towards it; let also the Lord of the de∣gree of the Ascendent be fortunate, direct and swift in motion, and the Lord of the Ascendent in his exaltation or joy no ways afflicted or retrograde; and the Sun in a sign of right Ascentions, also Part of Fortune and its Lord in fortunate houses and lovingly beheld by the Moon; for by the strength of Part of Fortune,* 1.2 and its Dis∣positor and the aspect of the Moon thereunto, is the fertility, the goods and riches of the Inhabitants, the profit and what ever else there is of good in the City known and judged.

Let not Mars by any means behold Part of Fortune, for it causeth scarcity and poverty; and fortifie Saturn as much as you can; for when he hath power in the mid-heaven or Ascendent as hath been said, and in good aspect of Jupiter, it denoteth the City shall continue for a long time, and that there shall be an innumerable mul∣titude of Inhabitants therein, who shall live in peace and concord with each other, and that it shall not be depopulated.

But the fertility of the City is chiefly known from the position of Iupiter, and the Sun and the Moon, &c. but remember, [Note.] that you debilitate Mars in all foundations of Cities; let him not by any means have any configuration with the Lord of the place of the foundation, or indeed with any significator; for if he have ought to do in the figure at the time you begin your work, it signifieth much mischief and im∣pediment to the Inhabitants, and that they shall be invironed and surrounded with mischiefs. Place therefore Mars in a cadent house, very weak and impedited; other∣wise he will be cause of much mischief, discord and extortion amongst the Citizens; but they shall on the contrary assuredly be free from these evils, if Iupiter be for∣tunately placed and elevated above Mars; also the Luminaries and Part of Fortune, but especially the Moon, above all your significators, ought to be well placed; [Note.] for by how much the stronger she is and freer from impediment, will the fortune and good success of the City and Inhabitants thereof be, &c.

Further know that in laying the foundation of Cities, it will be most advantagi∣ous if the Moon be free from misfortunes, and neither in Conjunction, Opposition, or combustion of the Sun, or in via Combusta, void of course, or in meridional Lati∣tude descending; in the latter degrees of a sign, or in the beginning of a sign, in her fall, or the Lord of the house in which she is not beholding it, or in the sixth or twelfth houses, or with Dragons head or Dragons tail: but let her be increasing in light and motion, and have Septentrional latitude ascending, in her exaltation, or exaltation of Iupiter, and Iupiter or Venus direct and in an angle with her, but chiefly in the ascen∣dent, or mid-heaven.

It advantageth greatly also, if the Ascendent and the Moon be in earthy signs, and chiefly Taurus and Virgo; also in Capricorn when she is placed with Iupiter in the A∣scendent, and the light of the time in the mid-heaven; for this signifies the City shall continue a long time, and the Inhabitants thereof shall profit therein and have a good end; also if the Ascendent be a common sign, it signifieth there shall be ma∣ny Inhabitants and multiplicity of strangers and several sorts of people, especially if many Planets behold the Ascendent and the Moon.

Know also that in building or laying the foundation of Cities, if Saturn be joyn∣ed with Dragons tail, there shall be much mischief and trouble to old men and ser∣vants in that City. If Iupiter be joyned with Dragons tail, much mischief will be inci∣dent to the Nobles of the City or the Aldermen, &c. If Mars, there will be evil by fire, discord and debate, and perhaps the Magazine will be blown up often, or be in danger thereof, or the Militia will be damnified. If the Sun, evil is threatned to the chief Ruler of the City or Mayor. If Venus, it will fall on the Women of the City. If Mercury be joyned with Dragons tail, there shall be much deceit and many lyes, and cozening deceitfull tricks used. If the Moon, the common sort of people shall be afflicted. So on the contrary judge the good success, of those signified by those Planets free from impediment, and in a fortified condition, at the time you laid the first stone of your foundation; if the Planets are all strong, judge fortune and good success in general, &c.

* 1.3Moreover know, that the Ascendent of a City hath signification of the life of the Inhabitants: the second house of its riches, strength and power: the third, of the Laws thereof; the fourth, of the end of the Inhabitants causes, as also the end of the City, and the secret places therein, as hidden treasures and the like; the fifth, of the children of the Inhabitants: the sixth, of the servants and infirmities and mala∣dies incident to the inhabitants; the seventh, of the Marriages of the Citizens; the eighth, of their great houses; the ninth, of their manners, customs and Voyages: the tenth, their habitations, Masterie and occupations, also their honour, power and dig∣nity; the eleventh, their friends and assistants; the twelfth, their great Cattel, Plots, and secret Enemies, also imprisonments and poverty.

So that from hence you may judge methodically, and particularly of every parti∣cular quality of any City; for in what houses you finde the Malevolents, and such houses as you see are afflicted and impedited, you may judge the ill success and mis∣fortune (according to the strength of your afflicting Planets) to those things signi∣fied by the house afflicted and impedited, &c. So likewise of the good state and con∣dition of those things signified by those houses you finde assisted by the Benevolents and well fortified.

When Saturn is in any of the angels alone, and not assisted by the Fortunes, it sig∣nifies delays and slowness in those things signified by the angle he is in, and in the actions and undertakings of the Citizens in general; if Mars be there he denotes many mischiefs, dammages, robberies, and corrupt or over hot ayr.

But if at the beginning of the building, or laying of a Cities foundation, ♄ and ♃ behold each other with a good aspect, and be in angles and other good places of Heaven, strong and well dignified, it denoteth the City shall be of long continuance, and increase in glory and plenty a long time.

Observe warily what I have already said, and it will be needless for me longer to in∣sist on this point. Let us therefore proceed.

CHAP. III. Of Building of Churches.

WE shall find this Election (since in this our age we build more Serralias then Churches) to be in a manner needless, yet since by the most Learned and well-minded Antients it hath been men∣tioned, I shall for the benefit of Posterity, which I hope will exceed us in Religion and goodness, deliver the Rules of Astro∣logie in such an operation, &c.

At the time then the first stone of the Foundation is laid let the Ascendent be fortunate, as also its Lord, the Moon and its Lord, the Part of Fortune and its Lord, the ninth house and its Lord, the Planets in any of these Places, also the Planet in configuration with the Moon, and let Jupi∣ter be in the Ascendent, and if possible in Sagittary or Pisces, or if you cannot do so, let him be in Sextile or Trine of the Ascendent, especially in Trine, and out of his own houses, and good places of Heaven: but let the Lord of the Exaltation of the Ascendent be well placed, the tenth and its Lord, the ninth and its Lord, the Moon and its Dispositor; and Jupiter, if you cannot observe all the rest, &c.

CHAP. IV. Of Building or Erecting of Mills.

IN building of Mills be sure you place the Moon in Aries in the Ascendent or Libra, or the latter part of Virgo, and by no means let her be in Cancer or Ca∣pricorn, but in the aforesaid signs, as also the Lord of the Ascendent, or in Sex∣tile and Trine thereunto; free from the Malevolent Aspects of the Infortunes: Ob∣serve also this time in beginning any work belonging to Mills, &c.

CHAP. V. Of pulling down or destroying of Houses, or any Fabrick whatsoever.

LIke as the wisest of Mortals very well once said, There is a time to build, and a time to pull down what hath been built (there being a time for all things under the Sun) having given you the time of building, it resteth you know also the time of pulling down what hath been built; for there is nothing sublunary permanent, or that is not subject both to change and destruction, &c.

Haly saith, when you would pull down or spoil any building, place the significators contrary to what you have in building.

Put the Moon in a fiery sign, and its Lord; let the Ascendent also be a fiery sign,

and the Lord thereof in a fiery sign or an aëry: but Athabarus a learned Author saith, let the Ascendent be a sign of right Ascentions, and the Lord thereof Occi∣dental, slow in motion, going also to a sign in which he is afflicted in Fall or Detri∣ment, let him also be Retrograde, and falling from an angle; and let also the Moon be decreasing in light and motion, cadent from angles, and joyned to Planets very weak and unfortunate, and if possible, let her be in Scorpio, or Capricorn, and under the earth, or in configuration with a Planet under the Earth, Meridional descending, and joyned to retrograde Planets, and let her be in the last Square with the Sun: Let the Lord of the fourth, and sign thereof be weak and afflicted; as also all the other significators, and the Planets to whom they are joyned or in Aspect with; but chiefly in this work debilitate Mars, if you cannot all what you have heard; for as he is against building, so is he also against pulling down what is built.

But if it be so that you care not much whether the destroyed place or house be re∣built or no, let the Moon be separated from the Malevolents, and joyned to the For∣tunes or in reception of them, and this will cause the Fabrick so destroyed to be the easier rebuilt, if ever taken in hand.

CHAP. VI. Containing rules of Elections in buying of Land, Houses or He∣ritages.

* 1.4LOok in every Election or Work, you have a special care you exactly know which are your true significators; wherefore in this matter the Ascendent, its Lord, and Planet from whom the Moon last separated, are the true signifi∣cators of the Buyer.

* 1.5The Lord of the seventh house, and the seventh house it self, and the Planet the Moon applies to, of the Seller; Also the Seeds and Plants sown or growing on the ground.

The fourth house, its Lord, and Planets therein placed, and the Moon are signifi∣cators of the house land or heritage to be bought and sold.

* 1.6The tenth, the Lord thereof, and Planets therein located, signifie the price, viz. whether it will be cheap or dear; it signifyeth also the wood or timber on the ground.

Having thus rightly understood the ground of your Work, you will be the better able to go through with the same; wherefore then in buying or purchasing houses, land and heritages, fortifie chiefly the fourth House and Lord thereof; also the Moon and its Dispositor and Part of Fortune, and its Lord and those Planets therein placed, let them be no wise impedited, or Retrograde in Fall or Detriment, or in any Aspect of the Malevolents, especially of Mars, for these cause the house or land so purchased to be soon lost, and of no continuance with your Posterity.

* 1.7But in making your Bargain, or that your Bargain may be good and to your ad∣vantage, also that you may assuredly have the Land or thing to be purchased, if you please; fortifie the Ascendent, its Lord, the Planet from whom the Moon last sepa∣rated, also the Moon her self, and her Dispositor; the fourth, its Lord and Pla∣nets therein, and Part of Fortune and its Dispositor, also place the Moon in Can∣cer or Taurus, if possible, and let her behold the Lord of the Ascendent or sign a∣scending with a Sextile or Trine, and be in good houses of Heaven, and the Lord of the seventh applying to the Lord of the Ascendent, or disposed of by the Lord of the Ascendent or in reception therewith; let the fourth house also be in Taurus, Leo, or Aquaries, and the Lord of the Angles Oriental and free from combustion.

Let also the Fortunes (in purchasing Lands or Heritages) have chief power in the Angles, if not in all the Angles, yet in the first and fourth; and in the other two, place the Luminaries beholding the Ascendent and fourth or one of them, especially the Ascendent, with a Sextile or Trine; and see that the Lords of the Angles be not Retrograde, nor a Retrograde Planet placed in any of them; nor in the eleventh, or ninth, nor the Lord of the fourth of a fiery nature, nor any of that nature therein placed, especially if they are not beheld by the Benevolent Aspects of the Fortunes.

And note that if the Lord of the fourth be of a watry nature, or of a cold and moist temper; let not Saturn behold him or it, and let not the Lord of the tenth be unfortunate.

* 1.8Fortunes or Planets essentially dignified in the fourth, or the Lord of the fourth, and the sign of the fourth fortunate, denote the goodness and pleasantness of the Land, House or Heritage; also that it is a fertile and good soil, and the seeds alrea∣dy sown or to be sown therein shall be fruitfull, &c.

* 1.9Such in the seventh, and the sign and the Lord thereof so disposed; shew the Herbs, Sets and Plants, and the culture thereon are pleasant, good and fruitfull.

* 1.10In the tenth, the Trees are tall, sound, fruitfull, and good, that there is much timber, or what is there, is excellent good and commodious.

Know also that the Infortunes or weak Planets in these places cause mischief and impediment, according to the nature of the Planets and the places in which they are; therefore look that these Angles be free from them, and especially the seventh house; for the Malevolents there, cause mischief, malice and deceit of the Hus∣band-men or Tenents of the ground or houses; Saturn therein placed, shews their cozening and lying; Mars denotes them lyars, unconstant and thieves.

CHAP. VII. Of Buying of Land, or ground for Husbandry, and not to build on.

IN buying of Land then not to build on, but for to manure and husband for thy profit and advantage, fortifie the Ascendent and its Lord, the Moon and its dis∣positor, Part of Fortune also and its Lord, also Saturn, and if it be possible, put him in Libra, or if the Land be to be bought in the day time, place him in Capri∣corn or Aquaries; but if in the night, put him in Aries, Leo or Sagittary, or Libra; let him also be in a Trine of Jupiter, or in a Sextile with him, or the fourth house; but by all means see that Mars behold them not by any Aspect, and let the Moon be in the increase of her light, viz. in the first Square or Quarter, beholding Saturn with a Sextile or Trine, or that Planet that beholds him.

* 1.11And if the Moon behold Jupiter, it signifieth that the land shall have labourers enough, that there shall be many fruitfull Trees and Plants, and that the land shall be very fertile; the same understand if he be in configuration with Saturn, &c.

But if Saturn cannot be made to be beheld of Jupiter, yet let Venus behold him, and fortifie the watry signs, for the Fortunes shall be stronger in them then in the aëry; let the Moon be in the tenth in Taurus, beholding the lord of the Ascendent with a benevolent Aspect, and let the Moon and the sign ascending be free from all manner of misfortune.

CHAP. VIII. Of bringing of Water to a house, either by Conduit, Pipe or Pump; and of digging of Wells.

AS in the foregoing Elections, so in this it is necessary you fortifie the Ascen∣dent, and let it be one of the watry signs as also its Lord, and let him be oriental and free from all manner of Impediment, and in an Angle in his own dignities essential; Let Saturn also be oriental and free from misfortune, and in the eleventh house, but look that the Moon be not in Conjunction with them.

Fortify also Iupiter, and let there be no Infortune or malevolent planet in the tenth house, for that it will cause rather discension then ascension of the water.

Let the Moon also and its dispositor be well dignified, and in the third or fifth houses of Heaven in an Earthy sign; but if she will needs be above the earth, place her in the ninth, tenth, or eleventh; Alkindus adviseth to place the Moon, Ascen∣dent, or any other Angle free from all manner of misfortune or impedition; and let her be in her first Quarter, or from her Conjunction to the first Square of the Sun in∣creasing in light and motion: But know, that if the Moon be in any house under the earth, you must fortifie her well, and place her in configuration of a benovolent Pla∣net in the tenth, if possible; or however of one above the earth: and if she be above the earth, let her by no means behold any Planet below the earth, except with recep∣tion by house or exaltation and in essential dignities.

It is necessary also you have regard to Part of Fortune and the Lord of the Con∣junction of the Luminaries praeventional or before your Election, and fortifie them both, essentially.

But if you cannot observe all this, yet as much as you can; but chiefly fortifie the Moon, the Lord of the Ascendent and Mid-heaven, and the cusps thereof, espe∣cially the cusp of the tenth.

CHAP. IX. Of Tillage, or Manuring of the Ground.

MArk the first hour thou beginnest to Till, or Manure the ground; and for∣tifie the Ascendent, the Lord thereof, and the Moon, and the Planet who is the Dispositor of the Moon, so that they be received of the Fortunes, or such Planets as are free from misfortune and well dignified, and that out of Angles, or succedent houses at least.

But if all this cannot exactly be followed, yet let the Moon be fortunately recei∣ved, and that out of an angle by a Fortune; and if possible, place those Planets you can most fortifie, in the second house; also fortifie Part of Fortune, and the Lord of the praeventional Conjunction of the Luminaries, and place him an angle, &c.

CHAP. X. Of Renting or Hiring, and Letting of Houses, Land or Fruit, or any other thing to be Let or Hired.

IN this, the Ascendent and its Lord are Significators of the Hirer or Farmer; the seventh and its Lord of the Letter or owner of the House, Land, or thing to be hired or Let; the mid-heaven, of the price; the fourth house, of the end of the business.

Fortifie therefore the ascendent, its Lord, the Moon and her dispositor, for the ascendent or its Lord being so constituted, denotes the hirer or farmer to be just, good and honest, and willingly and readily performing what he hath promised to the letter or owner; If he be weak and afflicted, as also the cusp of the ascendent, Judge the contrary; after the same manner understand of the significators of the Owner or Letter.

Wherefore let both significators be well fortified, and the Lord of the seventh ap∣plying to the Lord of the ascendent if you would have the Owner or Letter be reasonable or desirous to deal with the Farmer or Hirer at a reasonable rate, and to cause him to have a good penyworth (as we call it) but if you would that it succed or fall out to the advantage of the Letter ot Owner, let the Lord of the ascendent apply to the Lord of the seventh.

Some Authors (and that with good reason) have assigned the ascendent, its Lord and planet from whom the Moon is separating, to signify or be significators of the Farmer or Hirer; if he be the first mover or desirer to traffique or deal in the Farm∣ing the Land or house; The seventh, the planet Lord thereof, and the planet the Moon next applys unto, of the Letter or Owner: But if the Owner be the first mover of the business, Judge the contrary.

And as the fourth house hath signification of the end of the thing, so also hath the Moon and the sign wherein she is.

Know then that in Electing a time for this business, it will not be amiss to for∣tifie Jupiter and Saturn, beholding each other with a benevolent aspect, for this causeth both the Renter and Letter to be faithful in keeping their promises and bargain with each other.

However observe in this matter chiefly to fortifie the Moon and its dispositor; the ascendent, seventh and their Lords, the Lord of the tenth and fourth, as also their houses and let the significators apply to each other as you have heard according to the intent and purpose of your Election; and remember that the application of the planets the Moon separates from and applyes to, have the same significations as you have heard the Lords of the seventh and ascendent have.

CHAP. XI. of Planting of Trees or Graffing.

* 1.12USually in this work these Rules are to be observed. Let the Moon be in Taurus, Aquaries, Leo, Pisces or Virgo, but especially in Taurus, and in Sextile or Trine of Venus; but if it be so you can not place her in Tau∣rus, let her be in Aquaries for that it is next of these abovenamed signs to be chosen; And if you can not place her in Aquaries, let her be in Leo beheld of a benevolent planet out of a watry sign; let her also be well dignified, I mean free from the ill aspects of the Malevolents; Let Saturn be also direct and in the ascendent, eleventh, fifth, or second, in his own essential dignities.

And if you cannot place Saturn in the Ascendent, let Jupiter be there, and in Sextile or Trine of Saturn; however let Saturn be in what place of the figure you please, he ought to be well aspected by Jupiter, and let him be in a place where he hath essential dignities.

But if neither of these be placed in the Ascendent, let the Moon be there, or in the tenth, eleventh, fifth, or third, free from all impediment; for you must have a speci∣al care that in all Plantings and Sowings, the Moon be chiefly free from misfortune, and not only so, but well dignified essentially, and upheld by the other Planets, viz. the Fortunes and their benevolent rays.

In all Plantings and Sowings (as you have heard already in buildings) see that you debilitate Mars, [Note.] and hinder him from any power in your work; let the Moon also be in no configuration of him, neither let him be in the Ascendent, tenth, eleventh, fifth, second or third, or in any aspect to either of them, or their Lords, if possible; for he is destructive; let also Part of Fortune, its Dispositor and the Dispositor of the Moon be free from his mischievous beams or aspect, good or bad; and fortifie also the Lord of the Ascendent, and the Lord of its exaltation.

Let the Dispositor of the Moon (saith Alchaiat an ancient Author) behold her out of a watry sign; and if the Ascendent be not a fixed sign, let the Moon and Lord of the Ascendent be Oriental of the Sun and ascending, or at least one of them; for this causeth such Trees or Graffs, as shall be then set or graffed to grow quickly and be fruitfull; but if they be ascending and not oriental, the Trees shall soon grow, but not so soon fructifie; but this in such Trees as are not fruitfull, or bearing no fruit, as Willows, Ash, Elms, &c. hurteth not much; but if you place them occidental and decreasing in light and number, and descending, judge the contrary to what you have heard.

Know moreover, if you cannot make your Ascendent a fixed sign, let it be a common one, and the significators in common signs, and fortifie them, as you have already heard, &c.

But if thou canst not dispose and fit all thy significators in so full a manner as you have already heard, order as many thereof as you can; and chiefly the Moon, who ought to be in Taurus, or in the last part of Sagittary, free from all misfor∣tune or impediment; let her also be in Conjunction, if possible, of Jupiter, or in Sex∣tile, or Trine of him, and let Jupiter be no wise impedited, and be in the ascendent, tenth, eleventh, fifth or fourth, and if possible, also let Part of Fortune be free from the Malevolent coufigurations of the afflicting Planets, and in one of the afore∣said houses.

CHAP. XII. Of Sowing of Seeds in the ground.

DO thou be sure in Sowing of seeds (because it is a thing in which speedy gain is expected) thy ascendent be a movable sign, and the Lord thereof in a movable sign, as also the Moon, and the Lords or Dispositors of the Lord of the ascendent and the Moon beholding them out of movable signs, or if this cannot be, common may be chosen; but fixed by no means.

Place the Moon in an earthy or watry sign of the movable signs, viz. Cancer or Capricorn; but if she be in Aries, let some Planet behold her out of some watry sign, especially out of Cancer, least the herbs or seed dry and wither.

* 1.13Let the Lord of the Ascendent be free from misfortune, and in good aspect to the Ascendent, and let the Ascendent be also free from the configurations of the male∣volents: Let the Moon also be free from the Sun beams, and in essential or acciden∣tal dignities, increasing in light and motion; for if the Moon be decreasing in light and number or motion and under the Sun beams, the Seeds sown will not come to good: But know, that in Sowing of Pease, [Note.] the Moon must be decreasing in light and motion, especially in light, for otherwise they will never leave blooming, &c.

And if the Seeds be seeds of Trees, or such as ingender or produce Trees, let the Moon be in Taurus, as you have already heard, &c.

CHAP. XIII. Of ridding Houses or places from evil Spirits.

EVil spirits and the way of commanding them or ridding houses of them, is best known to such as practise and make use thereof, it being no part of the study of an Astrologian; however since often times mischief is done in such actions for want of understanding, I thought good here to set down a fit time for such businesses, it being otherwise very dangerous.

There have been several instructions for this matter given to us by the Antients; but most, and those most authentick too, say as followeth.

See that the Moon be not in the Ascendent, and that neither the Ascendent or the Moon be in Cancer, Leo, Scorpio, or Aquaries, but in some other signs, and let the Moon separate from the Malevolents, and apply to the Fortunes, &c.

And thus much concerning Elections appertaining to the fourth house; it resteth now we proceed according to our promise next to the fifth house, &c.

Notes

• * 1.1

  The Landlord shall not inha∣bit the house built.
• * 1.2

  The significa∣tors of the for∣tune and good in any City.
• * 1.3

  To know the signification of any thing or casualty, inci∣dent to, or in any City and how to judge thereof.
• * 1.4

  The significa∣tors of the Buyer.
• * 1.5

  Of the Seller.
• * 1.6

  The price of the land or house.
• * 1.7

  That the Land may be purcha∣sed by the Buyer, and that at a good rate, or to his ad∣vantage.
• * 1.8

  The Land is good and plea∣sant.
• * 1.9

  The Plants are good and fruit∣full.
• * 1.10

  The Timber is good and high or tall.
• * 1.11

  Many labou∣rers in the land; it shall be fruit∣full, &c.
• * 1.12

  Fixed signs are to be chosen, and chiefly Taurus.
• * 1.13

  That Seeds sown may pro∣sper and come to good.