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CHAP. VI. Containing the true Significations of the Planet Saturn as he is in any Annual Revolution accidentally placed in any of the Twelve Houses of Heaven, whether he be Lord of the Year or no.
EVen as it was an earnest desire that all the ingenious spirits of our Nation should increase in Knowledge (especially this, which of all other comes near∣est to Divinity) that hath egged me on to this undertaking, I shall (according to my desire and first intentions) be herein as plain as possibly I can, and shall cor∣dially and sincerely deal with thee as I would be dealt by, for wilfully I shall not in the least detain or keep back the smallest matter according to that little knowledge God in his wisdom and infinite mercy and goodness hath bestowed on me, that might advantage thee in this most heavenly study, or be a means to propagate the Art.
* 1.1If in any Revolution of the years of the world Saturn be in the Ascendent, and diurnal, and beheld by his dispositor by a good aspect, as also by the Lord of the mid-heaven, or in reception therewith, it signifieth the People under that Revolution shall be quiet during that Revolution, not making many Journies, shall be in a good condition, fortunate, successful, and shall be much honoured by their King and Su∣periours, of whom they shall obtain much good; but if he be therein afflicted, un∣fortunate or anywise weak, he denotes mischief and trouble to the People in their proper persons, also infirmities and all vexations signified by Saturn; and this shall the more assuredly happen if he be in humane signs and no wise beheld of the Fortunes or adjuvant Planets.
* 1.2In the second, and beheld by the fortunate aspects of the Lord of the second, he denotes the successful and prosperous condition of the Common People in their Trades and Merchandizings, and that they shall thrive and grow rich, especially in such things as are signified by the sign wherein the Cuspe of the second is; if he be therein weak, impedited and unfortunate, he shall signifie the contrary, and that the People shall be poor, have losses and crosses, especially in such things as are signified by Saturn and the sign wherein he is; And this understand touching the quality of the good or evil understood or signified by any of the other Planets; for according to the nature of the Sign and Planet therein must you give Judgement.
* 1.3Saturn in the third if he be well dignified shall generally denote mirth and jollity to the People, that they shall delight and associate themselves one with an∣other, and all heart-burnings and differences between them shall be forgotten and laid aside: but if he be in the third and unfortunate, men shall suffer by short Jour∣nies, shall envy, hate and disturb one another, shall be liars, perfidious and treacherous, and oftentimes shall have terrible and troublesom dreams, &c.
* 1.4Also if he be in the fourth and strong (as abovesaid) men shall be very laborious therein, and shall thrive thereby, as also by heritages and houses; but if he be weak, there shall be no profit in such things, houses shall come to ruine, the earth shall not give its due increase (especially if other testimonies concurr, for how to judge of plenty and scarcity you shall have anon; yet Saturn his presence in this house and unfortunate (you must know) will somewhat lessen the fertility promised in any Revolution) as will be expected by the husbandman whose hopes therein will be frustrated, and much of his time spent in vain.