Astrologonaytis or, The astrological seaman directing merchants, mariners, &c. adventuring to sea, how (by God's blessing) to escape many dangers which commonly happen in the ocean. Unto which (by way of appendix) is added, A diary of the weather for XXI. years, very exactly observed in London: with sundry observations made thereon. By John Gadbury, student in physick and astrology.

IX. ELECTION, is of a Ship that set sail after the aforesaid Fleet, but was beaten all to pieces by the Weather.

[illustration] astrological chart

A Ship set sail after the Fleet, ☉. September 10th. 5h. 8′. 1671.

This Ship (being of the Company of the former Fleet) set Sail under this Position of Heaven to follow the rest of its Fellows and Companions. But such was its unhap∣py Fate, that in less than a weeks time, from its weigh∣ing Anchor, it was beaten all to pieces in a violent Storm at Sea; and, (with much ado) all her Men were saved.

Do you not see an Opposition of Saturn and Mars from Angles? and the Moon, (the conveigher of all the Pla∣nets Influxes to the Earth) in Opposition of Mercury, from Angles also? and applying ad vacuum Cursus.

To make this Election the more fatal and cruel, the

Moon was in Aries, a Sign of Violence, and Saturn was, not only Lord of the hour, but of the Ascendant.

Pray, do not think that I beg the Question of you, when I ask you, whether Astrology may not be servicea∣ble to Man-kind in these matters?

If you distrust me, do but commence some of your more Eminent Affairs under such Positions, as I have set up my Mark at, as dangerous, among the Aphorisms be∣fore going: And, possibly, you will prove the Truth hereof, at your own charge and dammage. (A thing that I in this Treatise labour to prevent) which neverthe∣less is, (I confess) a way far better to convince Men of any approved verity, than all the Arguments in the World can be, if used to that purpose, by the ablest Philosopher, or Rhetoritian in the World.