Esoptron Astrologikon. Astrological opticks. Wherein are represented the faces of every signe, with the images of each degree in the zodiack: thereby describing, 1. The nature and quality of every person, according to the degree ascending in the east at his nativity. 2. The virtue and signification of every planet through the 12. signes. 3. A most excellent description of the more hidden and abstruse influence of [symbol for Mercury] in his [symbol for conjunction] with all other the planets. 4. A clear explanation of the signification of the horoscope in any signe of the zodiack. / Compiled at Venice, by those famous mathematicians, Johann. Regiomontanus and Johannes Angelus.

William Lilly student in Astrology unto the Lovers thereof.

THis kind of Astro∣logy now publish∣ed by Mr. Turner, had its Original from the Ae∣gyptians, and was first made known to us in Eu∣rope by the learned Jew Even Ezra, from whom I conceive Johannes An∣gelus had those Notes, which he first published

at Venice 1494. and twenty yeares after re∣printed; This learning is properly tearmed Mo∣nomaeriarum Doctrina, or a part of the Doctrine of the Sphears; and may be of great Concernment unto parents who desire to know those Magiste∣ries or Professions which would best suit with the naturall constitution of their Children: For this is very true, that if the Nativity be exactly

rectified, and the true Degree of the signe ari∣sing, Horoscope or As∣cendant, exactly found out, and then compared with the Decanate or Face of that signe, so a∣rising; I say then, much of the Inclination of the Child will be found out, and unto what Magi∣stery he is most propense: and so the Parent may accordingly, suite his Child with a Trade or Profession, answerable

unto his proper Genius or disposition, by which means the Native is like to prove an absolute Master in that Pro∣fession, he shall be put unto. I am straitned of time, else I would disco∣ver very manifold Uses of this booke. The Au∣thor hath very well translated it, and deli∣vered the Astrologicall sence of every sentence, judiciously, I wish both the Translator, Statio∣ner

and Book it selfe; a kind acceptance: the matter very highly de∣serving it. Thine,

William Lilly

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