The Marrow of Astrology

THE MARROW OF ASTROLOGY IN two BOOKS. Wherein is contained the Natures of the Signes and Planets, with their ſeveral Governing Angels, according to their Reſpective Hierarchies. Alſo Philoſophical Reaſons for takeing the Planets Antiſcions, and Part of Fortune, with the Method of Directions according to the Aegyptians and Chaldeans, with ſeveral other uſeful Examples. Alſo a new Table of Houſes, exactly calculated for the Latitude of London, with Tables of the Mundane Aſpects, and all that is requiſite, for the Rectifying and Directing Nativities; according to the true Intent and Meaning of Ptolomy: Wherein is diſcovered the Errors of Argol, Regiomontanus, and moſt of our Modern Authors, in ſeveral Examples, never before Done in Engliſh.

By Richard Kirby. AND John Biſhop. Students in the Celeſtial Science.

LONDON: Printed by Joſeph Streater, near Paul's-Wharf in Thames-ſtreet, for the Authors, and are to be Sold by John Southby at the Harrow in Cornhil. 1687.

Friendly Reader;

THere are many material Erratas in the Introductory Part, which were occaſioned by the Authors abſence from the Preſs, therefore you are deſired to correct them, before you make to far a Progreſs in the Book which you may do by the following Table, but as fo[•…] the Litteral Faults, he hath ſilently paſſed them by, deſ[•…]ring you to amend them as you Trace over the Book.

ERRATA.

Page 2 Line 16. for ♈ Read ♉, p. 3 l. 9 for Panets Planets. p. 3 l. 16 for 331445 r. 338445. p. 10 l. 31 for 6[•…] r. 24 p. 10 l. 32 for 24 r. 60. p. 10 l. 32 for 7 r. 23. p. 10. 35. for 53 r. 37. p. 43 l. 5 for atrihuted r. atributed. p. 27. [〈◊〉] dele on, p. 46, l. 2. for 1, 38. r. 4, 31. p. 46. l. 3, for 1, 4[•…] r. 6, 47. p. 57. l. 5. dele wo. p. 70. l. 16. for ♄ r. ♃. p. 7[•…] l. 3. for Setting r. Riſing, p. 89. l. 4. for Soutt r. South 108. l. 29. for Ptolomp's r. Ptolomy s. p. 113. l. 6. for N[•…]tivrty r. Nativity. p. 113. l. 25. for Potlomy r. Ptolomy 120. l. 32. for Doctr r. Doestor.

Part the Second, page. 60. l. under Mr. Lilly's Nativ[•…] for 1 r. we, for 1 r. we, for 1 r. we have, p. 80 l. 19 for 1 r. w[•…] for 1 r. we, l. 20. for 1 r. we, l. 24 for 1 r. we, l. 27 for 1 r. w[•…] l. 29 for my r. our.

TO THE Moſt Eminently accompliſhed in all Ingenious Literature Elias Aſhmole, of the Middle Temple Eſq. Controller General of His Majeſties Duty of Exciſe, &c.

Honoured Sir.

I hope this Dedicatory Epiſtle of mine publiſhed without your Knowledge, will beget no ſuch Siniſter Conſtruction in you, but that the Fault ſhall be admitted as a veniall Tranſgreſſion; and this Preſumption, find eaſie Remiſſion at your moſt gentle Hands; I am now ſo well acquainted with your Pleaſing Native Diſpoſition, that in things of this Nature, where you are not in queſtion, I Dare a little Offend: For its a fixed Natural Maxime ingraffted in you, to love your Friends Sincerily, and rarely to take offence upon ſlight failings; Pardon therefore this Boldneſs of mine, I have now a large Field to walk in, and ſhould I further proceed, I am aſſured I ſhould move that ſweet diſpoſed Temper of yours, which is not eaſily offended, I am ſilent, only Sr. I hope you ſhall have no diſhonour to Patronize the enſuing Work, wherein I lay down the whole natural Grounds of Art, in a fit Method, never done before in England, or by any that could ever ſpeak the Engliſh Tongue; that thereby I may undeceive thoſe, who have been miſs-led by the received, muſty Opinion of Argol, Regiomontanus, and others, and thus much from him, who wiſhes to you, and your Honourable Conſort all Happyneſs, and Life Eternal.

Richard Kirby.

To the Courteous READER

Gentle Reader, we have here adventured to preſent thee with a Piece Entituled, The Marrow of Aſtrology, being the true Genethlical Part thereof, according to the Aegyptians and Chaldeans; wherein is diſcovered the Errors of Regiomontanus, Argol, and others, as my Ingenious Friend Mr. John Biſhop, hath well demonſtrated in the ſecond Part of this Piece, and was alſo aſſiſting in this, &c. Not doubting but that Men of Candid Sincerity will be ready, not only to give a friendly welcome, but alſo to drive away thoſe Immortal Enemies, which continually beſeige and aſſault every good Labour, and abuſe the ligitimate Sons of Art, whoſe ſteps they are not worthy to follow; I mean Crittiſiſm and Envy, the firſt is harboured in the Breaſts of thoſe, (who tho' hard to pleaſe) are credibly ſuppoſed to be more Nice then Wiſe, the other a reſtleſs Wretch, yet fearleſs enough to them which know it, only the worſt is, like a filthy Flie it ſeeks all over the body for a Sore, and where it cannot find, it makes one; we wiſh to be as free as we can from the Reach of thoſe Readers, committing our poor Endeavours to the uſe of ſuch, as are more worthy of their mean Service; for we do not go about to Teach the learned Skill, but to Inſtract the Ignorant, in what before they knew not, &c.

Take therefore in good Part what is thus intended towards thee, ſo ſhall our Pains and Labour, not quite want their Recompence, nor thy ſelf be branded with that filthy Mark, of foul Ingratitude (which reſembles nothing but a Fiend of the Infernal Crew) for know this, we do not intend to ſend you into the Woods to fetter Wolves, nor ſaw the Tigers Teeth, but we will lead you into a fruitful Vineyard, where you ſhall have your fill of the ſweeteſt Grapes, &c.

Aſtrology is no more, but a part or Member of Natural Philoſophy, which teacheth, by the Motion of the Primum Mobile, Configurations and Influences of the Signs, Stars, and Celeſtial Planets, to prognoſticate, or predict, of the natural Effects and Mutations to come in the Eelements, and theſe Inferior Elementary Bodies; 'tis an Art of great Antiquity, and if we may give Creddit to the Antient Writings of Sage Authors, and of the moſt profound Philoſophers, who made it their Buſineſs wholly to Study God and Nature; it is even as Antient as Adam, &c.

Don't we know, when the Great Jehovah had finiſhed that Great and Admirable Stupendious Work of the Creation, he made Laws and Bands to every Part thereof, and in his eternal providence hath placed, againſt the uſurpiug Blaſphemy, Miſuſe, and Stealth of the Wicked, and great Enemy, the Devil, four Mighty Angelical Princes (who are as Watchmen and Overſeers, over this tereſtial Fabrick, and the Sons of Men dwelling thereon) to the Intent, that he being put out to the Earth, his envious will might be bridled, the determinations of our heavenly God fulfiled, and his Creatures kept and preſerved, within the Compaſs and Meaſure of Order; he made the Sun to rule by day, and the Moon by night, and all the Hoſts of Heaven, he made for Signs, for Seaſons, for Days, and for Years, and in them did (briefly but fully) ſhew an Epitomy of the choyceſt Part of the Creation, and from which was learned Man by Divine Permiſſion inſtructed in the most ſublime Knowledg, next to Salvation, that ever was taught; and although the Ignorat Detractors, are ſubject to velify it; yet the more profound Philoſophers, as I ſaid once before, who made it their buſineſs Wholy to ſtudy God and Nature, were led by thoſe Heavenly Beings, to the moſt occult Secrets, yea a great deal more than our common Aſtrologers doth know, or can give any Reaſons for; but only Study by Tradition, not at all regarding Reaſon or Experience; let them alone in their common Road, and they have Arguments enough, (tho' ſenſeleſs ones,) to confound a Nation, if that could do any good? but deny their ſenſeleſs Arguments, and demand their Reaſons, and you'l lay them as flat as the ground, and like Bats ſtruck dead by Thunder, as I may Inſtance in this one Propoſition; ſuppoſe a Woman ſhould have her Womb poſſeſt with three Children at one time, and it ſhould pleaſe God our great Creator to order it ſo, that they ſhould all be born, or receive the Vital Air upon their tender Bodies, within the ſpace of an hour, I would fain know, whether there be ever a one amongſt our common Pretenders, can tell which of theſe Children will dye firſt, when, and of what diſtemper; Now if there be any Truth in Art, as we are ſure there is, then all Ingenious Men will allow this to be rational, as we often ſee, one Child lives, and two dyes, two lives and one dyes, and ſometimes they all live, and ſometimes they all dye now this is quite out of the common Aſtrologers way, neither can they give the leaſt Reaſon for it in the World (and why) becauſe they trace over a wrong path, as we can eaſily prove in any Nativity of theirs, and ſhew demonſtrable reaſons for the ſame, that there is not one in a hundred of them as to Art, but are like the Sodomites, which did nothing but grope in the dark; or like the rude Multitude in Nineveh, which did not know their Right Hands from their Left; and yet theſe Gentlemen, can Boaſt with Hermes and Ptolomy; as their Leaders (nay ſome have the Impudence to Condemn them, and all their Wayes) when in Truth they underſtand nothing of their ſayings, but Cleave to the Cuſtomes of the World and forſake the Truth, as ſhall be Demonſtrated here after by ſeveral Examples (If we find this Kindly Received and Friendly Entertained) and that according to the unerring Cannons of this moſt Heavenly Science &c.

Perhaps ſome who pretends themſelves to be Great Maſters of Art, will be apt to Claſh and Write againſt theſe moſt Excellent Rules, which we have here layd down for the good of Tyros; but we ſhall adviſe them to Reſt in a ſecure Harbour, and not to be like the unadvized and indeſcreet Marriner, who runs his Ship againſt a Rock, and thereby not only Indangers the loſs of his Veſſel, but hazzards alſo his own Life, and the Sailors too; therefore he that offers to write againſt this Piece. Indevouring to vindicate what hath been all Ready wrote by any of our Modern Authors (who are like Ʋntempred Mortar, which is not as yet fit for uſe) will Run into Error and Confuſion. And ſo we leave you to the Protection of him which made us all, for we muſt haſten (away) about our Great Work, leaſt Time in his Swift Pace mocketh us for our ſlowneſs, therefore take Notice of this, that the fore-locks of Time, are the Deciders of many Doubts, and Time is ſo ſwift of foot, that being once paſt he can never be overtaken.

Aug. the 15th. 1686. From my Houſe in King Street Soho, Alias St. Anns.

Richard Kirby
Student in Aſtrology and Phyſick.

You are deſired in Page 76, Line 14, for Seminocturnal, to read Semidiurnal, if it be not ſo already, as it is in ſome of the Impreſſion.

ISAGOGE OR AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTROLOGY.

CHAP. I. Of the Characters of the ſeaven Planets, twelve Signs, and Aſpects, with their ſeveral Names and manifold Diviſions, &c.

YOU muſt Note, that there are ſeaven Erraticks, or wandering Stars, by our Ancient Predeceſſors called Planets, and are Character'd as followeth.

• ♄ Saturn.
• ♃ Jupiter.
• ♂ Mars.
• ☉ Sol.
• ♀ Venus.
• ☿ Mercury.
• ☽ The Moon, ^[1] called Luna.

Secondly. There is alſo two Nodes or certain Points uſed by Aſtrologers, named the Dragons Head and Tail, and are Character'd as followeth, ☊ Dragons Head, ☋ Dragons Tail; The Part of Fortune bears this Character, ♁

Thirdly. Now as there are ſeaven Planets, ſo there are twelve Signs, which are the twelve Manſions or Houſes of Heaven; and theſe twelve Signs take great Power and Might of the ſeaven Planets; and the ſeaven Planets, take great Power and Might of the twelve Signs; for the ſeaven Planets be to the twelve Signs, as the Body is to the Soul; for as the Body can do nothing without the Soul, nor the Soul without the Body; no more may the Signs without one of theſe Planets, &c.

Fourthly. The Characters of the twelve Signs of the Zodiack, are as followeth,^[2]

• ♈ Aries;
• ♉ Taurus;
• ♊ Gemini;
• ♋ Cancer;
• ♌ Leo;
• ♍ Virgo;
• ♎ Libra;
• ♏ Scorpio;
• ♐ Sagittary
• ♑ Capricorn
• ♒ Aquarius;
• ♓ Piſces.

Fifthly. Through theſe twelve Signes do the ſeaven Planets continually ^[3] move, and are ever in one or other Degree of them: ♄ is the higheſt, who finiſheth his Courſe through the twelve Signes in thirty Years. Next under ♄ is ♃, who performs his Revolution in twelve Years. Next under ♃ is ♂, who performs his Perambulation in two Years. Next under ♂ is that Glorious Lamp of Heaven the ☉, from whom all the Stars receive their Light and Motion; he performs his Revolution in 365 Days 5h. 49m. or there abouts. Next under the ☉ is Dame ♀, who traceth through the 12 Signs in 225 Days. Next under ♀ is that nimble Poſt ☿, who paſſeth through the 12 Signs in 88 Days. And in the loweſt Sphere of all moves the ☽ who performeth her Revolution in one Month; And thus the Panets are one beneath the other; and the Wiſe Philoſophers ſay, that from the Earth to the ☽ ^[4] it is 15750 Miles, and from the ☽ to ☿ is 12812[•], and from ☿ to ♀ is 12812[•], and from ♀ to ☉ is 23422 miles: From the ☉ to ♂ is 15725, and from ♂ to ♃ is 68719, and from ♃ to ♄ is 68719, and from ♄ to the Starry Firmament is 120485 Miles, and from the Firmament to the Earth is 331445 Miles, being the Total Sum of all, &c.

The Aſpects of the Planets are thus, and are in Number Ten.

COnjunction ☌. Sextil ⚹. Simiquartil ſmq. Quintil Q. ^[5] Quartil □. Trine △. [〈◊〉] [••]q. Biquintil Bq. Oppoſiton ☍. and Paralels Pa.

Of theſe are good the ⚹ the Q. △, and Bq. the bad are, the ſmq. □, ssq. and ☍; the reſt are indifferent, that is good with good, and bad with bad, as the ☍ and Pa.

^[6]A Table of Aſpects, and how many Degrees makes each Aſpect.

A Parallel hath no certain Number either in Signs or Degrees, but may be more or leſs, according as the Planet ſhall have Latitude, beſides Parallels goes under three Denominations, viz. Mundane; Parralels of Declination, and Parallels by the Motion of the Primum Mobile, as ſhall be explained in their proper Places, and that with Examples.

Aſpects that are called Antiſcians, we call Parallels, becauſe ſaith Ptolomy, nothing elſe ſhould be Parallel to ^[7] the Equator; wherefore thoſe Parallels in the Primum Mobile are of equal diſtance to the Equator, and if they are of one Denomination, they are called Primary; but if of ſundry Denominations, Secundary, &c. The North Commands, and the South Obeys; a Parallel is of the ſame Strength with a Star of the firſt Magnitude; and what Aſpects are made in the Primum Mobile, the ſame are made in the Horizon or World: Yet many are the likeneſs between the Parallels in the world, and Parallels in the Primum Mobile, as may be found in place where.

Firſt. A ☌ is when two Planets are in one and the ſelf ſame ^[8] Degree and Minute of a Sign, both as to latitude as well as longitude, and he that doth not regard the one as well as the other, muſt needs Err; as their reaſon and practice ſhall tell them: For if a Planet be in 10 degrees of ♊ haveing no latitude, and another Planet be in the ſelf ſame Sign and Degree, having 3 dg. of South lattitude, and they be to be directed under the Pole 51 dg. according to the common way of direction, we ſhall find it will be 6 Years, 63 Days, before the Direction will come up, according to Naibods meaſure of Time: That which is moſt practiſed, tho' not the trueſt; which is a ſufficient demonſtrable Reaſon to ſatisfie all the Ingenious Sons of Ʋrania; that two Planets cannot be ſaid to be in a partil Conjunction, or Aſpect, except their Poſitions be to a Degree and Minute, both as to Latitude, and Longitude, as I ſaid before, &c.

Secondly. Altho' we mention a ☌ or Aſpect, to conſiſt of a juſt number of Degrees and Minutes, yet they being very ſeldome ſo found, therefore they go under two Denominations, viz. Partil, and Platick: now a Partil Conjunction or Aſpect, is when two Planets are exactly in ſo many Degrees, or ſo many dg. and min. of a Sign; or ſo many dg. and min. from each other, both as to Latitude and Longitude; as I ſaid before as makes a perfect ☌ or Aſpect, &c.

But the Platick admits of the Rayes or Moity of the Orbs of each Planet, which are ſo in Aſpect of each other; and in this we ought to conſider the Latitude; for many times when we think the Aſpect to be but platick, it may prove partil; which is cauſed by the Planets great Latitude; and for want of this due conſideaation, many an able Artiſt Errs in his Judgment; which brings a great Scandal upon the Art, and makes many People to have but a mean Opinion of the ſame, by reaſon of ſuch Grand Miſtakes and Over-ſights, &c.

The Orbs of the Planets are to be underſtood thus; ♄ and ♃ 9 deg. ♂ ♀ and ☿ 7 deg. the ☉ 15 deg. and the ☽ ^[9] 12 degr.

Thirdly. The Planets have allowed them every one two Signs ^[10] or Houſes a piece, ☉ and ☽ excepted, they having but each of them One; ♄ hath allotted him the Signs ♑ and ♒, to ♃ ♐ and ♓, ♂ owns ♈ and ♏, and the ☉ ♌, ♀ ♉ and ♎, ☿ ♊ and ♍, and the ☽ ♋, &c.

Fourthly. Of the Radiations of the Houſes and Signs, which are in two ſmall Tables as followeth, &c.

Theſe Tables are ſo plain and eaſie, that they need no Explanation; yet leaſt ſome young Students ſhould complain, and ſay they underſtand them not, they being unacquainted with our Method, therefore I think it will be requiſite to unfold the meaning of them, which are as followeth, &c.

Thus, on the top of each Table you have the Title, ^[12] and in the next Line below, the Aſpects, and in the firſt Column of the firſt Table you have Houſe at the top, and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and ☍ down to the bottom; ſo in the laſt Collumn, Houſe 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, and ☍ to the top; now if you guide your eye from the number 1 in the firſt Collumn till you come under ⚹ in the ſecond, you ſhall find 3, 11, which ſhews the 3d. and 11th. Houſes to be in ⚹ to the 1ſt. and in the third Coll. under □ is 4, and 10, which denotes that the 1ſt. 4th. and 10th. are in □. the 4th. Coll. ſhews the 1ſt. 5th. and 9th. to be in △. and the 5th. Coll. ſhews the 1ſt. and 7th. to be in ☍, as the Lines and Collumns themſelves will expreſs by their numbers and Characters; and ſo throughout the whole Table entering either at top or bottom, with the number of the Houſe, the like is to be underſtood in the Signs, as may be ſeen by Inſpection, as thus, ♈ ♊ and ♒ are in ⚹, ♈ ♋ and ♑ in □, ♈ ♌ and ♐ in △, and ♈ and ♎ in ☍, and ſo of the Reſt, &c.

Fifthly. Of the Antiſcions of the Planets, and the way of takein ^[13] them, by the Tables of Declination, regard being had to the Latitude and Declination of the Planet, as well as the Longitude; and he that takes them otherwiſe, knows not what he doth, except the Planet hath no Latitude, then it will fall out right according to their way, otherwiſe not; for many times a Planet hath ſo great Latitude, that there can be no Antiſcion, becauſe it falls quite out of the Ecliptick Line; nay ſometimes when a Planet hath not that great Latitude, it falls out of the Ecliptick Line, therefore can be no Antiſcion, as I ſhall inſtance in ſeveral Examples.

And as for the Contrantiſcions, there is no ſuch thing, ^[14] let who will ſay it, and the Reaſon is, becauſe the Antiſcion can caſt no contrary Shaddow; the Antiſcion being but a Shaddow caſt contrary it ſelf, &c.

Examples followeth.

Suppoſe a Planet to be poſited in 10 Dg. of ♊, he having ^[15] no Latitude, and it were deſired to know his Antiſcion; in the Tables of declination, enter the laſt collumn to the right-hand, (haveing ♊ at the Bottom) with 10 Dg. of Longitude, and in the Angle of meeting under 0 Dg. of Latiude, you ſhall find 22 Dg. 2 m. which is the Planets Declination; againſt which in the firſt Column to the left hand having ♋ a top, you will find 20 Dg. which is the Planets Antiſcion, as in the common way of taking it: But here obſerve, the Planet hath no Latitude, therefore upon neceſſity muſt happen ſo, but if the Planet had but one Dg. of Latitude, either North or South, it would have made a conſiderable alteration in the Antiſcion.

Sixthly. How to take the Antiſcion of a Planet with Latitude, a ^[16] thing not uſed by the common Aſtrologers; and the reaſon is, becauſe they underſtand it not; therefore I ſhall deſire them not to be high and Prodigal, but mildly to receive Inſtructions; which they ſhall have in three or four Examples which I think is ſufficient for the ſlenderſt Capacity in this World, that pretends to the leaſt knowledge in this Miſtical Science; which Iam ſure few underſtands, tho many have the confidence to pretend to, and practice the ſame, and ſo become common cheaters of the Town, and indeed the Country to; Abuſing the Art, and the honeſt Profeſſors of the ſame; as I could inſtance many, who impudently put out Bills, declaring their 20 Years Experience, beſides the ſtrange things they have foretold; with their Calculations of Nativities, and teaching the whole Art of Aſtrology; when it's certain they underſtand no more in Starry Diatect, than ſome old Women do of Martial Diſcipline.

Suppoſe ♀ to be in 22 dg. of ♎, ſhe having 5 dg. of North Lat. and it were required to know where, and in what dg. of ♓ ſhe ſends her Antiſcion.

I enter the Table of Declination, with her Longitude in the firſt Collumn to the left hand, having ♎ at top, ^[17] and in the Angle of meeting under 5 dg. of Lat. I find 3 dg. 58m. which Number I look for in the ſecond Collumn to the left hand, and I find it exact; and next to it in the firſt Collumn is 10dg. againſt which, in the laſt Collumn of all, having ♓ at the bottom, I find 20 dg. of ♓, which is the Antiſcion of ♀; ſhe being in 22dg. of ♎ having 5dg. of North Lat. as the Tables themſelves will ſhew by Inſpection; and Note, if at any time you have any odd m. of Longitude or Latitude, you muſt equate for them, as you do in taking a Planets Declination, or Right Aſcention, &c.

Take another Example for Practice; Suppoſe ☿ to be in 6 Degrees of ♈, having 2 dg. South Lat. and were required ^[18] to know where, and in what dg. of ♍ he ſends his Antiſcion, I enter the Table of Declination, in the laſt Collumn to the Right Hand, (having ♈ at the bottom) with 6 dg. of Longitude, and in the Angle of meeting under 2 dg. of Lat. I find 33 m. this 33m. I ſeek for in the ſecond Collumn to the left hand, which I find not, but I find 24, which Number is 9 too little, then I ſubſtract 24 from 48, the Number above it, and the difference is 24; then I ſay by the Rule of Proportion, if 60 give 24, what ſhall 9 give, viz. near 7, which muſt be ſubſtracted out of 29 dg. of ♍ as I find it in the firſt Coll. to the left hand; ſo the Antiſcion of ☿ will fall in 28 dg. 53m. of ♍, &c.

But it happens (ſomtimes) that a planet can have no Antiſcion; as I have ſaid elſe where, and it ſhall be proved in this following Example,

As thus, ſuppoſe ♀ were poſited in 20 dg. of ♐, having ^[19] three dg. South Lat. with her Long. I enter the firſt Coll. to the left hand (having ♐ at the top) and I guide my Eye along until Icome juſt againſt, or more properly under 3 dg. of lat. and in the Angle of meeting, I find 26dg. 8m. which Number I ſeek for, in the ſecond Coll. to the left hand; but I find it not, nor no number near it; which ſhews that ♀ ſends no Antiſcion to that Place; becauſe it falls out of the Ecliptick Line; except you neglect her lat. as many half witted Fellows have done all along, and then it will fall in 10dg. of ♑, according to the common way of taking it; a great Error, O! what grand miſtakes do Men make for want of a due underſtanding.

Perhaps ſome will be pecking at me for theſe things; ^[20] but ſuch I will give to underſtand that I value them not. And thus much for the true and exact way of taking Antiſcions, for he that offers to take them without obſerving, lat. long. and declination, muſt needs run into Error and Confuſion.

A Table of the Antiſcions.

Seaventhly. The Ho. of ♄ are in ☍ to the ho. of the Luminaries: ♃. 2 Houſes are in △, ♂ 2 Houſes in □, ♀ 2 Houſes in ⚹, ☿ beholds ^[22] them not at all: Hence it appears ♄ is the greater infortune, and ♃ the greater Fortune; ☿ is neither good nor bad, but like a Chip in Pottage, doth neither good nor hurt, but when he is with a Fortune, or Infortune, either by Body or Aſpect; ſo ♄ and ♂ are Infortunes; ♃ and ♀ Fortunes; the ☉ ☿ and ☽ indifferent, &c.

Eighthly. The Planets mean Motion: ♄ 2m. 1s. ♃ 4m. 59s. ♂ 31m. 27s. ☉ ♀ and ☿ have each 59m. 8s. and the ☽ 13d. 10m. 36s. this is what they move in 24. Hours; yet ^[23] ſometimes they move faſter, and ſometimes ſlower; and ſometimes it falls out, that ♄ ♃ ♂ ♀ and ☿ ſtand ſtock ſtill, and therefore are called Stationary, &c.

In the next place I ſhall treat of the [〈◊〉] deſcriptions and ſignifications of the 12 Signs of the Z[•…]k.

Firſt of the Signe Aries.

^[24] ARies is a Maſculine, Diurnal, Equinoctial, Moveable, Cardinal, Eaſterly Sign, of the fiery triplicity, hot and dry, in Nature chollorick, intemperate, and violent; it's the day houſe of ♂ the Exaltation of the ☉; and the triplicity of Sol and ♃, contains 13 fixed Stars, and is beaſtial.

^[25]Firſt this Sign deſcribes a Perſon of a mean Stature, lean and ſpare dry Body, but big bones long Viſage, a ſwarthy Complexion hazle eyes, crooked noſe, a light or yellowiſh coloured hair, ſome what Curling, little eyes and feet, black eye-brows, broad thick ſhoulders, and well ſet; the firſt part of the Sign gives the body more groſs then the latter: This Sign incites a man to choler, makes him witty and Ingenuous, quick of apprehenſion,

^[26]Secondly, places, it ſignifies where Sheep and all ſorts of ſmall cattle do feed, or uſe to be; as private unfrequented places, ſandy and hilly grounds, places of Refuge for theives; Lands newly taken in or Plowed up; or where bricks tiles, potters ware, charcoal or lime have been Burned. In houſes, that part thereof where ſmall Beaſts uſe to be kept, alſo covering, cieling, plaiſtering Fire-place ſtove, furnace, or the like, generally the Stable; alſo bake-houſes, glaſs-houſes, ſmiths ſhops, all places where fire is uſed, alſo Iron is kept, or Weapons of War, and is Eaſtern.

^[27] Thirdly, Diſeaſes, all puſhes, whelks, and pimples, freckles, and ſun-burning in the Face, Polipus, or Nolimetangere, hare-lips, all Diſeaſes in the Head, as head-ach of all ſorts, vertigo, frenzy, lithargy, forgetfulneſs, catalepſie, appoplexy, dead palſie, coma, falling-ſickneſs, convulſions, cramps, madneſs, melancholy, trembling, St. Anthony's Fire, bliſters, burnings, ſcaldings, blaſts, megrims, tooth-ach, baldneſs deafneſs, loſs of Sight and Speech. It gives a Colour white, and red mixed therewith.

^[28] Fourthly, Kingdoms Countries, Cities, and Places under ♈ are, England, France, Germany, Idumea, Siliſia, the higher Polonia, Burgundy, Polonia the leſs, Paleſtine, Baſternia, India, Cities. Auguſta, Concomia, Naples, Capua, Ferrara, ^[29] Florence, Verona, Lydani, Trajectum, Bergamo, Padua, Brunſwick, Ʋtrecht, Marcelles, Epidaure, Craconia, Caragoſa, Wenjeſa, his Angel is Muſchidiel, &c.

Secondly of the Signe Taurus.

^[30] TAurus is the ſecond Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is an earthly, cold, dry, melancholy, feminine, nocturnal, domeſtical, or beſtial, fixed Sign, of the earthy Triplicity; the night houſe of ♀, the exaltation of the ☽ and both their Triplicities; it contains 23 fixed Stars, and is Furious, becauſe it repreſents the Bull; herein ♀ rejoyceth, &c.

^[31] Firſt, It repreſents one of a ſhort thick Stature, (that is ſtrong and well ſet) a broad Face and fore-head, and of Nature as rugged as a Bull; thick arms, great eyes, large and ſtrong ſhoulders, wide and thick lips, groſs hands, rugged thick black hair, criſping or curling, a ſwarthy brown Complexion, bigg buttocks, and ſhort legs; one of few words, ſlow to anger, but if he be once ſtired up, or put into paſſion, it will be a hard matter to reconcile him again: A very laborious perſon it produceth, and one of an earthy ſordid Occupation.

^[32] Secondly, Places. It ſignifies ſtables where Horſes are, Cow-houſes, and houſes where the Implements of Cattel are laid up, alſo the Husband Mans working-geer; all out houſes, Paſtures, or feeding Grounds, and where buſhes and ſhrubs have been lately grubed up, and wherein Wheat and Corn is ſowed, or under ſome Bank-ſide, mud-wall, or little trees not far of; In Houſes, under ground, cellars, low rooms, earthen floores, wall ſides, or holes in walls, vaults, places where rubbiſh lieth, and the like; it is a ſouth-eaſt Sign, &c.

^[33] Thirdly, Diſeaſes, The kings evil, ſore throats, quinſie, wens in the neck, flux of rhume in the throat, and what diſeaſe ſoever falls into that part of the body, the Sign ♉ gives a colour red, and white mixed therewith, &c. ^[34]

Fourthly, Kingdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places, Polonia, the Great, the North Part of Sweedland, Ruſſia, Lorraigne, Campania, Holvetia Rhetia, Franconia, Perthia, ^[35] Perſia, Ireland, Cyclades, Cyprus, Switzzarland: Towns of Aſia the leſs, Cities, Bononia, Sona, Mantua, Novograde, Parma, Panormus, Taurentum, Perufium, Caput Hiſtria, Brixi, Zurich, Lucerne, Naunts, Harbibolus, Carolſtade, Poſnania, Liepfig, Gneſua, Tigure, Sicyly, &c. Its Angel is Aſmodel.

Thirdly of the Sign Gemini.

^[36]THis is the third Sign in Order in the Zodiack, it is an airyal, ſanguine, hot, moiſt diurnal, common double bodied, barren, and humane, weſtern, maſculine Sign, the day houſe of ☿, conſiſting of 18 fixed Sears, and is the Triplicity of ♄ and ☿, &c.

^[37] Firſt, It gives one of an upright, ſtreight, and tall ſtature, of body, either in man or woman; the complexion ſanguine, not clear, but a little obſcure and dark, yet a good colour, long arms, but many times the hands and feet very fleſhy, a dark hair, tending towards a black, the body ſtrong and active; a good piercing hazle eye, and wanton; one of perfect Sight, and of excellent Underſtanding, judicious in worldly affairs, a fluent Tongue, and apt diſcourſe, yet of no great fidelity, large breaſts, this Sign incites a man to be witty, but deceitful, yet a lover of Arts and Sciences, and all manner of Curioſities; &c.

^[38] Secondly, Places, It ſignifies all hanged or wainſcoat rooms, the hall, dineing room, chambers, ſhelves, cheſts, trunks, boxes, coffers, cabinets, cheſts of drawers, writings, books, pictures, plaiſtering, walls of houſes, alſo eaves, places of ſtore, all curious airyal places, In Houſes. but out of Houſes, it denotes barns; ſtore houſes, play houſes, ſtages for Actors, and all ſorts of Mountebanks, hills and mountains, graineries for corn, fine hilly places, and corn fields. It is a weſt and by ſouth Sign.

^[39] Thirdly. Diſeaſes; It ſignifies all which are incident to the Armes, and hands, but as for the Shoulders, viz. that part which we carry burthens on; is under ♉, becauſe it is the emblem of labour, therefore not under ♊, as the common received Opinion is, it denotes wind in the blood more than any other ſign, and this comes commonly by blood letting; it alſo ſignifies fractures diſlocations, laxations, and all ſuch diſeaſes that are hot and moiſt, ♊ gives a colour white and red mixt together, &c. ^[40]

^[41] Fourthly. Kingdomes countries cities and people, are Brabant, Lumbardy, Flanders, the weſt part of England, Armenia, Sardenia, the Dukedome of Wortenburge, Hercania, Martiania, Cyrienia, Marmarica, Egypt the lower, Cities, London, Lovaine, Bruges, Norimberg, Corduba in Spain, Hasford, Mentz, Bambery, Ceſeny, Viterbium, Turney, Vercellas, Rhegium, Lovine, Kitzing, Erford, Villacum, Mogontia; its Angel is Ambriel, &c.

Fourthly of the ſign Cancer.

^[42]THis is the fourth Sign in order in the Zodiack, and is by nature cold and moiſt, frutful, ſlow of voice, mute, flegmatick, feminine, ſolſticial, movable, cardinal, watry, nocturnal, northern, the houſe of the ☽, exaltation of ♃, and triplicity of ♂, ♀ and the ☽; containing 9 fixed Stars, &c.

^[43] Firſt Under this ſign, are generally perſons of low and ſmall ſtature, the upper parts more bigger than the lower, a round viſage, a ſickly pale white complexion, the hair of a ſad brown, little eyes, oval viſage, ſome ſay, a low whining voice, and one that is given to drinking and venery, it gives bad teeth, but many Children; one unconſtant and never fixed, &c.

^[44] Secondly. Places, it ſignifies the ſea, great rivers, fountains, all navigable waters, alſo brooks, ſprings, ponds, lakes, wells, cellars, marſhy grounds, ditches with ruſhes, ſedges, ſea banks, trenches, all water courſes; in Houſes; pumps, pipes, ceſterns, ſinks, dranes, cellars, tubbs of water, and all watery places, and is a Northern Sign, &c.

^[45] Thirdly. Diſeaſes; it ſignifies Imperfections all over, or in the breaſts, and ſtomach; alſo the paps, weak digeſtion, bad liver, cold ſtomach, cancers in the breaſts, and that inflamation, which Women commonly call agues in the breaſts, pluriſies, want of appetite to victuals, want of digeſtion of what they eat, dropſies, coughs, heat of the ſtomach, ptiſick, ſalt flegms, impoſthumations in the ſtomach, and rotten coughs, alſo timpanies, ♋ gives a colour green and ruſſet, &c. ^[46]

^[47] Fourthly. Kingdomes, countries, citties and places, Scotland, Holland, Zeeland, Pruſia, Tunis, Algier, Conſtantinople, Venice, Millain, Genoa, Burgundy, Granada, Numedia, Africa, Bithinia, Calc is, Carthage, Phrygia, Cholcis; Cities, Amſterdam, Cadiz, Piſa, St. Lucus, Vincentia, Bern York in England, St. Andrews in Scotland, Gorlick, Wittenburg, Magdeburg, Lubeck: Its Angel is Muriel, &c.

Fiſthly of the Sign, Leo.

^[48]THis is the fifth Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is in Nature hot and dry, fiery, cholorick, maſculine, and diurnal, beaſtial, and barren; the ſecond of the fiery tryplicity, a commanding regal eaſtern Sign, and conſiſts of 27 fixed Stars, it is the onely houſe of the ☉, and there he keeps his court, being king of the Stars, and is the triplicity of Sol and Jupiter, &c.

^[49] Firſt. Under this Regal Sign, are generally perſons of a large full body, great round head, bigg eyes ſtarting out, tall of ſtature; a dark flaxen or yellowiſh hair curling, of a ruddy high ſanguine complexion, broad ſhoulders, narrow ſides, of a fair countenance, and of good courage, bigg voice, a reſolute ſpirit, an active body, and a perſon of a generous ſpirit, and well ſpoken, not fearing his fleſh, for he is of the nature of the ſign as fierce as a Lyon, proud and high minds, ſcorning to ſtoop to any, yet he is ſober, grave, and wiſe, and ſeemingly, affable enough.

^[50] Secondly. Places, it ſignifies all woods, forreſts, deſarts, groves, and places where wild beaſts frequent, all ſteep rocks, cragged Caſtles and Forts, likewiſe all places inacceſſable; Kings pallaces, parks wilderneſſes, &c.

In Houſes, all places where fire is kept, as chimnyes, furnaces, ovens, ſtoves, kills, and ſuch like places, and is a North-eaſt Sign, &c.

^[51] Thirdly. Diſeaſes, Palpitation, and trembling, of the heart, violent burning feavers, ſore eyes, the yellow jaundice, faintings, and ſuch diſeaſes as comes of aduſtion of blood; as the plague, peſtilence, violent pains at the heart and back, and all ſuch diſtempers as afflict thoſe parts; likewiſe, all ſickneſſes in the ribs and ſides, eſpecially the right ſide; as the pluriſie; ♌ gives a colour red and green, &c. ^[52]

^[53] Fourthly. Kingdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places under ♌ are, Gallia, Togata, the Alps, Italy, Sicily, Apalia, Bohemia, Turky, Aemelia, Sabina, Phenecia, Chaldea, Orchinia, Apulia; Cities, Rome, Damaſcus, Syracuſa, Ravenna, Cremona, [•]lms, Confluant, Prague, Liniz, Crimifium, Briſtol in England; Its Angel is Verchel.

Sixthly of the Sign Virgo.

^[54]THis is the ſixth Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is by Nature cold and dry, of the earthy Triplicity, melancholy, barren, feminine, nocturnal; and is the Houſe and Exaltation of ☿, the Triplicity of ♀ and ☽; conſiſting of 24 fixed Stars, herein ☿ rejoyceth, and it is a South-weſt Sign, &c.

^[55] Firſt. This ſign deſcribes a perſon of ſlender body, mean height, but decently well compoſed, a Rudy brown complexion, bigg Eyes, thick black hair, one of an Ingenious but Subtil witt, and given to all maner of Learning, the viſage ſomewhat Round, the Voyce ſmall and ſhrill, all the members inclinable to breavity, a witty diſcreet, judicious ſoul, well ſpoken, ſtudious in hiſtory, thoſe perſons under this Sign, are not very beautiful, yet well favoured and comely enough, if ☿ be in this ſign and the ☽ in ♋, the perſon is of great underſtanding, but ſomewhat unſtable, that is a little fickle minded, yet covetous, cruel, and diſpiteful, a lover of Warr, &c.

^[56] Secondly. Places it ſignifies, is corn fields, graineries, malt-houſes, all places where hay, barly, wheat, peaſe, and other grain is kept; alſo ſtores where butter and cheeſe is laid; In Houſes, cloſets, ſtudies, or places where books, maps, writings, pictures, medals, or ſome pretty toys are laid; it alſo denotes low rooms, where earthen floors are, and all private cloſe corners, alſo behind wainſcoate, pictures, hangings, and the like; It is a ſouth-weſt Sign.

^[57] Thirdly. Diſeaſes, Under ♍, are all incident to the bowels, the meſeriack veins, the Omentum, the diaphragme, ſpleen, worms, wind in the gutts, obſtructions, the chollick, and illiack paſſions, hardneſs of the ſpleen, hypocondriack, melancholy, gripings and croaking in the gutts, any diſeaſe in the belly, as hard bound, and the like, &c. Its colour is black and ſpeckled mixed together. ^[58]

^[59] Fourthly. Kingdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places, under ♍ are, Achaia, Creet, Ba ylon, Greece, Croatia, Corinthia, Arthefina, the Dukedom of Athens, Meſopotamia, Aſſyria, Gallia, Comota Part, Rhone Part, Silicia. Cities, Jeruſalem, Corinth, Rhodes, Pupie, Sigina, Brundufium, Aretium, Novaria, Choloſa, Lyons, Paris, Boſil, Heidleburge, Erphord, Wrutiſlain, &c. its Angel is Humatiel.

Seaventhly of the Sign Libra.

^[60] LIbra is the Seaventh Sign in Order in the Zodiack Circle, it is an airyal, fanguine, hot and moiſt, equinoctial, cardinal; moveable, maſculine, weſtern, diurnal, humane Sign; it is the day Houſe of ♀, the exaltation of ♄, and the triplicity of ♄ and ☿, conſiſting of 8 fixed Stars.

^[61] Firſt. It repreſents One of a moſt delicate comely body, of a round and beautiful viſage, very ſtreight, of a neat ſymmetry and proportion, more ſubtle and ſlender, then groſs bodied; a pure ſanguine ruddy complexion in youth; but towards the latter days, ſubject to ſpots and pimples, and a very high colour, the hair ſomewhat yellowiſh, or inclinable to a ſandy flaxen, long and ſmooth, alſo gray eyes, it gives a courteous impartial creature, very juſt and upright in all things and actions; yet a contemner of Arts, and conceited of his own Perſon, and Abilities.

^[62] Secondly. Places, It ſignifies high hilly grounds, alſo fields and gravelly places, near wind-mills and low barns; or outhouſes where hauking and hunting is uſed, or where wood hath been cut, it alſo repreſents the ſides of hills, or tops of mountains, ſaw-pits, and the like. In Houſes, it ſignifies upper rooms, as chambers, garrets, bellconeys, turrets, lofts, roofs, eaves of houſes, alſo ſhelves, and all places that lyes Weſt.

^[63] Thirdly. Diſeaſes, under this ſign are of the reins or kidnyes which you pleaſe, for the ſignifications of the words are the ſame, alſo heat of the reins in Women, which many times cauſeth death in travel; likewiſe abortion, and hard labour, the ſtone or gravil in the reins ulcers in the kidnyes, ♎ gives all diſeaſes coming of wind and corruption of blood, both in the loyns and kidnyes, weakneſs in the ſmall of the back, it gives a colour crimon ^[64] or tawny.

^[65] Fourthly. Kingdoms countries citties and places, are Baſtriana, Caſpia, Seres, Oaſis, Aethiopa, Sabandia, Alſatia, Sundguia, Livonia, Auſtria, Panuania, Portugal, the Dukedome of Savoy, Delphinate, Thuſcia: Thebaida Trogloditica, Cities Liſbone Caietam Laudam Seſſam Placentia Felkirch Friburge Angentine Spires Frankford Vienna Harlum Suenoram Winpina Antwerp Landſhut Moſpachium Friſinge Heilbrane Arles Liſbone Olyſiponis Arefatum Veldkerchium; its Angel is Zuriel.

Eighthly of the Sign Scorpio.

^[66] SCorpio is the Eighth Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is a watery, cold, flegmatick, feminine, nocturnal, fixed ſtigmatized, falſe, deceitful, treacherous, northern Sign, it is the night houſe and only joy of ♂, conſiſting of 12. fixed Stars, and is the triplicity of ♂, ♀, and Luna.

^[67] Firſt. It repreſents one of a ſhort low ſtature, corpulent and ſtrong-bodyed, yet undecent and ſlugiſh, an Indiffernt large face, the complexion a little pale, not going very ſtraight or upright, ſomewhat Incurvating with the head, one ſubtle cuning and a great deceiver, alſo quick in action; a dusky muddy complexion, and ſad dark hair, and hath much on his body, ſhort neckt, a ſquare well truſt fellow, and the hair curling, it makes man or Woman Impudent and brazen faced, alſo a great lyar.

^[68] Secondly. Places. It repreſents, all marſhy moriſh boggy, quaggy naſty durty ſtinking lakes, grounds and places, where all manner of vermine and creeping things do inhabit, alſo ruinous houſes jakes vaults, and places of dung rubbiſh and where carion lyeth, it doth likewiſe repreſent naſty ſtinking gardens, orchards, & vineyards, &c. In Houſes, kitchings, larders, jakes, vaults, or houſe of office, ſinks dranes and all dark filthy naſty ſtinking places whatſoever, both of mudd and water, wether waſh houſe or any ſuch like place, North or North-weſt.

^[69] Thirdly. Diſeaſes it ſignifies all infirmities whatſoever in the ſecreet parts, gravel and ſtone in the bladder, inflamations and ulcers there, all difficulties and imperfections of urine whatſoever; alſo reptures fiſtulas hemorrhoids the French Pox runing of the Reins priapiſmus, alſo all diſeaſes of the womb &c. colour brown. ^[70]

^[71] Fourthly. Kingdomes countries cities and places are, Norway the higher Bavaria Comagena Cappadocia Idumea Mauritamia Feſſe Gethulia Catalonia Barbary Metagony Swecia, Cities Aqualegia Peſtorium Algiers Valentia in Spaine, Trabezond Vrbine Gamerinum Taruiſum Forum Julium Meſſana Alchſtade Monacum Gaunt, Frankford Part. its Angel, Barbiel, &c.

Ninthly of the Sign Sagittary

^[72] SAgitary is the 9th. Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is a Fiery hot dry: maſculine, cholorick diurnal: eaſtern, common: by corporal double bodyed beaſtial or 4 footed Sign, the houſe and joy of ♃, and the ☉ and ♃'s triplicity containing 31. fixed Stars.

^[73] Firſt. It repreſents one a bove amiddle ſtature or ſize, and hath a very well favored countenance, the viſage being ſome what long: but pretty full and ruddy, or almoſt of a Sunburnt complexion, a lovely cheerful countinance, good horſ-men: and great ſhooters, ſtout-hearted, a browniſh hair or cheſnut colour, but ſubject to baldneſs; to conclude it repreſents one on of a handſome conformity in all the members, yet proud and high minded, but good natured quickly angry and as ſoone over: and is valiant without fear: it makes a Man witty and ingenious, quick of apprehenſion.

^[74] Secondly. Places. It ſignifies: all hilly ſtony places and where fire hath been frequently kept: alſo ſtables and Ox ſtaules or cow-houſes, upper roomes in Houſes, likewiſe chimnies ſtoves ovens furnances, it alſo repreſents all thoſe places that are high and lofty as well in fields as in houſes: It is an Eaſt and by South Signe.

^[75] Thirdly. It ſignifies all Infirmities in the thighs and hips, as the ſciatica, &c. Fiſtulas in thoſe parts, heat of blood, peſtilential feavers; and take this for a general rule, that ♌ and ♐ ſignifies falls from horſes, and hurts by four footed beaſts, they being both of them ſigns of Horſman-ſhip; beſides ♐ prejudiceth the body by cholor, heat, fire, and intemperance in ſports, danger of gun-ſhot and arrows, ♐ gives a coulour yellow and red, &c. ^[76]

^[77] Fourthly. Kingdomes, Countries, Cities, and Places under ♐ are, Arabia the happy, Tirrhenia, Celtica, Hiſpania, Dalmatia, Sclavonia, Hungaria, Moravia, Miſnia, Thirronia, Spain. Cities, Toletum, Volaterus, Mutinum, Narbone, Avenion, Colonia, Agrippina, Studguard, Rotenburge, Ludenburge, Buda, Gaſcovia, Cullen; Its Angel is Adnaciel, &c.

Tenthly of the Sign, Capricorn.

^[78] CApricon is the 10th. Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is an earthy, dry, cold, nocturnal, cardinal, ſolſticial, melancholy, feminine, beaſtial, movable, ſouthern, domeſtick ſign, the houſe of ♄, and exaltation of ♂, triplicity of ♀ and ☽, and hath 28 fixed Stars.

^[79] Firſt. Thoſe Perſons ſignified by this Sign, are for the moſt part very weakly ſlender men, of a mean ſtature, and dry conſtitution, blakiſh hair, and thin beard, lean face, a thin narrow chin, and long, alſo long neck, narrow breaſts the viſage long and thin alſo; a perſon of little witt, but ſubtle enough; and cholorick, yet a coward; his body ſomwhat diſproportioned, as it were hitting one knee againſt the other, of a peeviſh diſpoſition, and is given to lechery and inconſtancy, for the Goat is wanton, and will be playing, &c.

^[80] Secondly. Places. It ſignifies are, cow-houſes, ſheep pens, or places where ſheep, goats, and ſuch kind of cattel uſe to be, alſo oxen, calves, &c. It likewiſe repreſents all thoſe places, where tools for husbandry, or old wood is laid up, or where ſails for ſhips, and ſuch materials are beſtowed; alſo fallow grounds, barren fields, buſhy and thorny places; dung-hills in fields, or where ſoyl is layd, alſo caves, dungeons, and priſons. In Houſes, all dark places and corners near the ground or threſhold of the door, or places under ground; all low rooms where earthen or paved floores are laid or made, and is a South Sign.

^[81] Thirdly. Diſeaſes, Are all incident to the knees and hams, as pains, ſprains, fractures, diſlocations, leproſies, itch, ſcabs, all diſeaſes of melancholy, and all tumors called ſchirus; ♑ gives a colour black and ruſſet.^[82]

^[83] Fourthly. Kigdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places under ♑ are, Thrace, Macedon in Greece, Albania, Bulgary, Illiris, India, the Iſle of Orcades; Ariana, Gedroſia, Marchia, Mazonia, Saxony, Haſſia, Thuringia, Stiria, Bofnia. Cities, Mechlin, Oxford in England, Juliacum, Berga, Gaunt, Brandenburg, Vuſtuſta, Ʋndilicorum, Conſtane, Derthona, Favemia, Vilna, Cleves, Pratum, Tortona, Derr[•]ona, Its Angel is Hunuel.

Eleventhly of the Sign Aquary.

^[84]A Quary, is the 11th. Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is an airyal, diurnal, fixed, maſculine, humane, ſanguine, hot and moiſt weſtern, rational Sign; the houſe and joy of ♄, the tripli[•…] of ♄ and ♀, conſiſting of 24 fixed Stars, &c.

^[85] Firſt It repreſents a well ſet perſon, of a ſtrong able body, not very tall, yet decently enough compoſed; a long viſage, ſanguine complexion, a bright hair, a very pure skin, yet diſtorted teeth; to conclude, it gives a very well ſhaped perſon, curious and beautiful, the face fleſhy and oval, he is a very humane affable courteous perſon, ſpeaking ſoberly, envious to none, conſtant to his friend, and in his opinion, not given to quarrel, yet very merry and ſ[•]cond.

^[86] Secondly. Places. It denotes all hilly and uneaven places, ſuch as are newly digged up, or where minerals, or quarries of ſtone are; alſo vineyards, ſpring heads or conduits, all airy places. In Houſes; the roofs upper parts or eaves, garrets, chambers, windows, ſhelves; cubboards heads and the like, it is a ſouth-weſt Sign.

^[87] Thirdly. Diſeaſes. It denotes all manner of Infirmities incident to the leggs, from the knees to the anckles, all melancholy coagulated humors in the blood, as cramps; and the truth is, thickneſs of blood, moſt uſually proceeds from this Sign, ask old ♄ who is lord of the ſome, and he will tell you the reaſon; it alſo denotes aches and pains in the leggs, &c. By this the Ingenious Artiſts have a plain way to find out more, and by Doctor Experience, get Materials to work withal, &c. ♒ gives a colour blew. ^[88]

^[89] Fourthly. Kingdoms, Countries, Cities, and Places under ♒ are, Amazonia Muſcovia Weſtphalia Svedeland Piedmount Moſſel Bavaria Aethiopia Oxiana Sogdiana Media Arabia the Deſert and Stony Croatia. Cities, Hamborough Breme Trent Mountſerat Piſarum Ingolſtade Salizburge; Its Angel is Gabriel.

Twelvethly of the Sign Piſces.

^[90] PIſces is the 12th. Sign in Order in the Zodiack, and is a cold moiſt flegmatick watery feminine nocturnal bycorporal double bodyed northern idle ſickle common Sign; the houſe of ♃, the exaltation of ♀, the triplicity of ♂, ♀, and the ☽, and a conſtellation of 24 fixed Stars.

^[91] Firſt. It denotes a Perſon ſhort of ſtature, and of no great action, nor none of the handſomeſt, yet a pretty good face, and the complexion clear, thick ſhoulders, brown hair, a fleſhy body, but incurvating ſomwhat with his head, not going ſtreight, but ſomthing crooked, a ſtammering fraudulent perſon, a pretender of truth, one of ſhallow brain, a ſlow voyce, and very dull, &c.

^[92] Secondly. Places, It denotes all watery places, as fiſhponds and water ſprings, water-mills moats ditches pools caves hermitages rivers fountains, [〈◊〉] the like; In Houſes, wells ceſterns pumps waſh-houſes pipes cocks dranes ſinks, and all places where water is kept; it is a north-weſt Sign, and doth alſo denote conduits, and places where fouls are, &c.

^[93] Thirdly. Diſeaſes, under ♓, is all lameneſs and aches incident to the feet, as gouts kib[•] chilblanes, &c. All diſeaſes coming of ſalt ſlegm mixt humors ſcabs itch botches and breakings out about the body, the ſmall pox and meaſles all cold and moiſt diſtempers, and ſuch as come by catching wet and cold at the feet, and if you will be pleaſed but to conſider the affinity ♓ holds with ♈, you will ſoon ſee the Reaſon, why wet taken at the feet, ſtrikes ſo ſpeedily up to the head, &c. Colour bright or white. ^[94]

^[95] Fourthly. Kingdoms Countries Cities and Places under ♓ are, Cilicia Calabriana Portaga Galatia Normundy Phaſunia Noſamonta in Libia; Garamentis Lydia Pamphilia Aegypt the higher. Cities, Alexandria Hiſpalis Compoſtella Parentium Rhemes Words Ratiſbone; Its Angel is Barchiel.

^[96] Firſt. LIkewiſe the diſcreet Aſtrologian muſt underſtand, that all firey Signs incline Men to be Cholorick, haſty, furious, quarelſome, revengeful, proud, ambitious, imperious, importunate, hardy, and raſh; involving themſelves into many unneceſſary Troubles, yet they are many times Ingenious, but eaſily changing their opinions, &c.

^[97] Secondly. Airy Signs ſhew Men chearful, affable, curteous, liberal, free-harted, faithful, good natured, loving mirth, as ſinging, dancing, muſick, and all civil recreations, yet perſons very modeſt, and of good reaſon and undeſtanding, and are very open hearted if pleaſed, &c.

^[98] Thirdly. Earthy Signs give Perſons of reſerved Thoughts, and are ſlow in ſpeech and their reſolutions, keeping cloſe their councels; they alſo frequently prove to be very fraudulent, covetuous, and ſuſpicious, ſeldome forgetting injuries, often ſorrowful, loving no mans eſteem but their own, they are for the moſt part prudent and ſevere, not forgetting paſt injuries, &c.

^[99] Fourthly. Watery Signs make Men Cowards, luxurious, wanton, mutable, dull fellows, ſluggards, no ſecret keepers, low whineing Voices, and are very timerous, having much deceit in them; and they are much given to frequent the Schools and Nurſeries of wanton Venus; and that often times to their great Detriment, and total Ruin, &c.

CHAP. II.

^[100]IN this Chapter I ſhall treat of the Names Natures, and Diſcriptions of the ſeaven Planets, called wandering and erratick Stars, and I don't much care, if I begin with that ponderous Planet Saturn; who is the higheſt of all the reſt.

This old ſurly Gentleman, whom we call Saturn, ^[101] belongs to the ſeaventh Orb, Manſion, or Sphere, of the coeleſtial Hierarchy of Angels, in the order of the Thrones; whoſe principal governing Angels, or bleſſed Intelligencees, bearing Rule, are Caſſiel, or Zaphkiel, Jophiel, and Sabathiel, ^[102] &c.

He is ſaid to be by Nature cold and dry, the Author of melancholy, maſculine, diurnal, barren, and the greater infortune.

^[103] Secondly, Saturn of himſelf, gives a perſon of a middle Stature, of a ſwarthy complexion, pale and muddy, as he is nearer or farther from the Earth, he alſo gives little eyes, and black; a thin beard, flat broad forehead, black or ſad hair, lank hard and rugged; a hanging lowring eye-brow, thick lips and noſe, a lumpiſh countenance, thick ſhoulders, often times crooked, a lean face, a ſhufling kind of gate, and for the moſt part ſplay footed, and delights to be alone, and is always prying up and down in one hole or other; ſometimes he hits one leg againſt the other, and commonly looks downwards.

When Saturn is ill placed.

^[104]He makes men very willful, malicious, covetous, envious, jealous, and miſtruſtful; alſo timerous, ſordid, ſtubborn, ſuſpecious, ſlugiſh, diſſembling, a great lyer, and a cloſe malicious fellow, never contented, but perpetually murmering and repineing, always contemning of women, and ſpeaking ill of them, &c. Saturn gives a colour black.^[105]

^[106] Thirdly. When Saturn is or ſhall be well dignified, then he gives Men of profound judgments and imaginations, but ſevere in all their Acts, and men of reſerved thoughts, ſpeaking very ſparingly, patient in arguing or diſputing, very ſober and grave; he alſo gives great ſtudents in all manner of learning, eſpecially thoſe things which are moſt occult; and are very laborious in obtaining the goods of this lower World; and in all manner of Actions auſtere, yet ſolitious enough.

Fourthly, If Saturn be oriental^[107] of the Sun, he makes men more ſhort of ſtature, but decent and well compoſed.

Fifthly, If Saturn be occidental^[108], of the Sun, he makes them more black and lean, and fewer hairs, eſpecially if he want latitude.

Sixthly, If Saturn have ſouth latitude^[109] the perſon is more nimble and active, his greateſt ſouth latitude is 2gr. 49m.

Seaventhly, If Saturn have north latitude^[110], he makes the perſon more ſlugiſh and heavy, his greateſt north latitude is 2 gr. 40 m.

Eightly. If Saturn have great latitude, the body is fat and fleſhy, and you muſt note, that ſouth latitude gives moſt fleſh, and north latitude moſt hair, yet fleſhy alſo.^[111]

Ninthly. If Saturn be in his firſt ſtation^[112], he gives but little fat, but if he be in his ſecond ſtation from the Suns Body, he gives fat ill favoured bodies, and very weak.

Tenthly. Now you muſt note that Saturn is called amongſt the Poets by ſeveral Names,^[113] (viz.) as Chronos, Phanon, and Falcifer.

Eleventhly, Saturns greater years are 57; his mean years 43, and his leaſt years 30^[114]: He rules the North, being according to his own Nature cold.

Twelvethly. ^[115]Qualities and Profeſſions of Men under Saturn, are generally antient men, fathers, grandfathers, monks, jeſuits, friars, jews, ſectaries, husband-men, clowns, day labourers, diggers of mettal, ſtone cutters, potters, uſurers, ſexſtones of Churches, diggers of earth, beggers, ſlaves, hoggards, cow-keepers, curriers of leather, night farmers, tinners, plummers, miners under ground, broommen, porters, car-men, brick-makers, malſters, chimnyſweepers, bearers of dead corps, ſcavengers, hoſtlers, ditchers, ſhippards, dyers of black cloth and ſad colours, chandlers, herds-men, or ſwinyards, coopers, black-ſmiths, leather dreſſers, hat-makers, farmers, plough-men and the like, as collyers, &c.

^[116] Thirteenthly, Saturn denotes places out of houſes, woods, deſarts, obſcure vallies, caves, dens, holes, lanes, by-allies, mountains, cole-mines, church-yards or places of burial, ſtinking muddy places, and where rubbiſh and dung is layed, alſo houſes not inhabited, old tattering obſcure dreadful houſes, monaſtries, pits, ſtanding pools, fens, fiſh-ponds, religious places, lead-mines and quarries of ſtone, &c.

^[117] Fourteenthly, Saturn in houſes denotes dark places, or ſome by part of the houſe ſeldome uſed, alſo jakes, vaults, ſinks, wells, pitts durty muddy ſtinking places, or in thoſe parts where the country mans working geer, or horſe harneſs lyeth; all ruinous buildings, and old decayed parts of the houſe where people ſeldome come, he alſo denotes Tombs, and the like.

^[118] Fifteenthly, Kingdoms and countries under the Planet Saturn in Capricorn, according to great Ptolomy, are as followeth; Macedonia, Thracia, Illyria, India, Arriana, Gordinia, many of which Countries are in leſſer Aſia.

^[119]Thoſe under Saturn in Aquary, are the Sarmatian Country, Oxiana, Sogdiana, Arabia, P[•]azamia, Media, Aethiopia, which Countries for the moſt part belongs to the more inward Aſia.

^[120] Sixteenthly, Saturn rules in the body of Man, the ſpleen, (and there he keeps his Court,) the right ear, the bones, the teeth, the retentive faculty throughout the whole Body.

^[121] Seaventeenthly, Diſeaſes under Saturn, are Tooth-ach, quartane agues, all diſeaſes which come of melancholy, cold and dryneſs, leproſy, rhumes, conſumptions, black jaundiſe, palſie, trembling, vain fears, formidable fancies of hobgoblings, gouts of all ſorts, hemorrhoids, broken bones, laxations and diſlocations, deafneſs, pain in the bones, ruptures, iliack paſſion, chin-cough, pains in the bladder, all long diſeaſes, and madneſs that comes of melancholy, fear or grief; he alſo gives coſtiveneſs, and corrupts the blood by melancholy.

A few Inſtructions to the diſerving, would I willingly give, if I thought they would be kindly accepted, which take as followeth; as thus,

Take notice, a Planet cauſeth diſeaſes two ways; firſt by Sympathy, ſecondly by Antipathy, and as the cauſe is ſo ought the cure to be; for Saturn cauſeth tooth-ach. ^[122] broken bones, diſlocations, laxations, deafneſs, melancholy, and all diſeaſes of the ſpleen by Sympathy, and the reaſon is, becauſe he ruleth the retentive faculty throughout the whole Body.

And thoſe parts of the Body which are under the dominion of the Sun and Moon he fflicts by Antipathy, and you ſhall know what they are immediately, if you will have but a little Patience; and take notice of this, it is the greateſt wiſdome of a Phyſitian, to know whether Saturn cauſeth the diſeaſe by Sympathy, or Antipathy.

Laſtly, You muſt note, that Saturn hath certain Numbers attributed to him, as 2, 7, and 9, the Reaſons are as ^[123] followeth, you muſt underſtand he hath the number 2 alloted him as being next beneath the Starry Firmament, and alſo one of the Infortunes; the number 7 he being the ſeaventh in order, and higheſt of all the Planets from the Earth; 7 alſo is a number fatal and climacterical, being joyned with the number 9; alſo the number 9 is a fatal number, and climacterical being joyned with the number 7; for 9 times 7 makes 63, which the wiſeſt of Philoſophers do hold to be fatal, by reaſon the Nines and the Seavens meet; I now muſt leave Saturn and deſcend a little lower to that Benevolent Star Jupiter.

SECONDLY of JUPITER,

THis Benevolent Star Jupiter, belongs to the ſixth Orb, Manſion, or Sphere; of the Coeleſtial Hierarhcy of Angels, in the Order of Dominations; whoſe principal governing Angels, or bleſſed ^[124] Intelligences bearing rule are, Zadkiel, or Sachiel, and Zedekiel, &c. he is ſaid to be by Nature hot and moiſt, Author of Sobriety, Moderation, Temperance, Juſtice, and Gravety, Maſculine, Diurnal, Fruitful, and the Greater Fortune.

^[125] Secondly. Jupiter of himſelf, gives a Perſon of a tall Stature, brown ruddy complexion, an oval viſage, high fore-head, fair eyes, inclinable to have much beard, light brown hair, ſometimes between red and dark ſandy brown, a handſome well ſet ſtraight body, large belly, great thighs, long leggs and feet, of a brown ruddy complexion, and his hair ſoft; a fair conditioned perſon, and one abhoring covetuouſneſs.

When Jupiter is ill placed.

^[126]He makes Men hypocritically religious, and ignorant, ſuffers every one to couzen him, waſts his Eſtate fooliſhly, alſo crouching and ſtooping where there is no neceſſity, beſides he is nothing delighting in the love of his friends, and of a groſs dull capacity, abaſing himſelf in all company, yet many times knaviſh, though he hath not witt to carry it off, His colour is Azure, &c.

^[127] Thirdly. Jupiter well poſited, makes Men lovers of fair dealing, deſiring to benefit all Men, always doing good things, of a ſweet and affable diſpoſition, very indulgent to Wife and Children, a reliever of the poor, full of Charity faithful in Religion and all his promiſes, aſpiring in an honeſt way, yet baſhful, and makes men profound Judges of the Law either Morral or Divine, not careing for worldly Wealth.

Fourthly ^[128]If Jupiter be oriental of the Sun, he makes Men more clear of skin, their complexions between white and red, the body more fat, the eyes more full and gray.

Fifthly. ^[129]If Jupiter be Occidental of the Sun, he makes them more ſhort of ſtature, the hair of a light brown, or dark flaxen, uſually bald about the temples, of a pure lovely complexion.

Jupiter's greateſt North Latitude is 1 gr. 38 m. and his South Latitude 1 gr. 40 m..

Sixthly. ^[130]Now you muſt Note, that Jupiter is called amongſt the Poets by ſeveral other Names, viz. Phaeton, and Zeus, &c.

^[131] Seaventhly. Jupiter's greater Years are 79, his mean Yeas 45, and his leaſt Years 12; he Rules the Weſt.

Eighthly. ^[132]Qualities and Profeſſions of Men under Jupiter, are gennerally noble Souls, baſhful, humane, prelates, or Church-men, Biſhops or inferior Clergy-men, lawyers, judges, advocates, governours of Town, Countries, or Cities, Juſtices of Peace, Men in command, young ſchollars, alſo clothiers, woollen-drapers, wooll-combers, and ſuch like: jupiter gennerally denotes Youth.

Ninthly. Jupiter ^[133]out of houſes, denotes woods, buſhes, bryars, brambles, and places publick, as commentions, ſynods, convocations near altars of churches, courts of juſtice, oratories, tribunal chairs, ſchools, and all butiful clean places, ſcattered or ſprinkled with divers odours, alſo places for exerciſe, and where ſtacks of of wood is made.

Tenthly Jupiter ^[134]in houſes, denotes places where cloths are laid, as ward-ropes, &c. alſo halls, dining rooms, chap pels, ſchools, all ſweet neat places, and thoſe of Commerce.

^[135] Eleventhly. Kingdoms and Countries under the Planet jupiter in Sagit. according to Prolomy King of Aegypt, are as followeth Tuſcana, Celtica, Spain, and Happy Arabia: Under jupiter in Piſcies are, Lycia, Lydia, Cilicia, Pamphylia, Paphlagonia, Naſamonia, and Lybia.

^[136] Twelvethly Jupiter rules in the Body of Man, the liver, veins, blood, ribs, ſides, the digeſtive Faculty, the natural virtue of Man, &c.

^[137] Thirteenthly. Jupiter cauſeth all Infirmities of the Liver and Veins, as inflamation of the lungs, pluriſies, and other apoſthumes about the breaſt and ribs, windyneſs in the blood, obſtructions both of liver and ſtomach.

^[138] Fourteenthly. Now take Notice, that jupiter hath certain Numbers attributed to him, as 1, 3, and 8, the reaſons are as followeth; you muſt underſtand he hath the Number One, he being the the Greater Fortune, and the Number Three, as being the third Star or Planet, in Order from the Starry Firmament beneath Saturn, that ſurly Gentleman, alſo as being one of the three Fortunes; and laſt of all the Number Eight is attrihuted to him, as containing the Miſtery of Juſtice and Religion, for Jupiter according to Starry Dialect, doth always repreſent the Sober Prieſts and Miniſters; alſo we read of Eight Degrees of Bleſſedneſs, and now I muſt leave the Orb of Jupiter, and drop down a little lower to the Sphere of Mars, who is termed a Tory amongſt the Stars.

THIRDLY of MARS,

THis War-like Gentleman Mars, who is a Star of Malevolency, belongs to the 5th. Orb, Manſion, or Sphere, of the Coeleſtial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Poteſtates, whoſe principal governing Angels, or bleſſed Intelligences bearing Rule are, Samael, and Madimiel; he is ſaid to be ^[139] by Nature Hot and Dry, Cholorick, Firey, Violent, Author of Strifes, Debates, Quarrels, and Contentions, Nocturnal, Maſculine, the leſſer Infortune.

^[140] Secondly. Mars of himſelf gives a Perſon ſtrong and bigg boned, lean, of a middle ſtature, well ſet, the complexion ſunburnt, or of a brown ruddy colour, round viſage, ſharp hazle eyes; the hair red or ſandy flaxen, and for the moſt part criſping or curling, a ſharp little chin, thin beard, the ſight very quick and piercing, a furious countenance, his eye brows bent like a bow, reaching to his noſe; of a ſharp witt, valiant, full of words, boaſting, and lying, alſo confident and active, given to cock his hat, and talk of his great Man-hood.

When Mars is ill placed.

^[141]He incites Men to tyranical Actions, likewiſe to thieving and murthers, and all kind of ſedition, he alſo denotes Warr, ſtrife, debate, and all manner of cruelty, makes Men talk without modeſty or honeſty, and lovers of quarrels, ſlaughters, cheats, making them traytors, raſh and inhumane, being violent and furious in their actions; his Colour Firey or Red.^[142]

^[143] Thirdly. Mars well placed, makes a Man couragious, and inclinable to Warr, alſo invincible in the ſame, ſcorning any ſhould exceed him, ſubject to no reaſon, bold confident, immoveable, contentious, valliant, hazarding himſelf to all perrils, a great boaſter of his own acts; yet of a prudent behavior in his own affairs, careleſs of Riches, and inclinable to choler.

^[144] Fourthly. If Mars be oriental of the Sun, he ſignifiies ſome white mixt with redneſs, alſo a deſent tallneſs and his body hairy,

^[145] Fifthly. If Mars be occidental, he ſhews a very ruddy complexion, mean in ſtature, little head, ſmoth body, and not hairy on the body &c. Mars's greateſt north Latitude is 1 gr. 38 m. his ſouth Latitude is 1 gr. 40 m. and Note this, if a planet hath great Latitude he makes men fat, yet ſouth Latitude gives moſt fat with activity, and north Latitude moſt hair and more ſlow or ſlugiſh.

^[146] Sixthly. Now you muſt Note, that Mars is called amongſt the Poets, by ſeveral other Names, viz, Aris, Pirois, Mauors, and Gradinus.

^[147] Seaventhly. Mars's greater years are in number 66, his mean years 40, and his leaſt years 15, he Rules the North-weſt.

^[148] Eighthly. Qualities and Profeſſions of Men under Mars are, ſoldiers, gunners, founders, fergeants, cutlers, chyrurgeons, colonels, captains, gun-ſmiths, glaziers, barbers, dyers, edg-tool-makers, watch-makers, apothecaries, tanners, marſhals, bayliffs; all men that works in the fire, and uſeth edg-tools.

^[149] Ninthly. Mars denotes out of houſes, firey and bloody places, ſhambles, places of Execution, and where there have been great Battails fought, and ſlaughters made, alſo people murthered, bake-houſes, glaſs-houſes, ſmiths ſhops, furnaces, ſlaughter-houſes places where bricks, tiles, lyme, charcoals, potters ware, and the like have been burned, alſo forges, chimnies &c.

^[150] Tenthly. Mars in houſes, denotes places where Iron is, or weapons of war, bake-houſes, oven, chimny ſtove, furnace, kitching, ſhop, or where bricks or lime lyeth, &c.

^[151] Eleaventhly. Kingdoms and Countries under the Planet Mars in Aries according to Ptolomy, are as followeth, Britan, Germany, Baſternia, the lower parts of Syria, Idumea, and Judea, &c. Under Mars with Scorpio, Syria, Comagenia, Cappadocia, Metagonium, Mauritania, and Getulia.

^[152] Twelvethly. Mars Rules in the Body of Man, the Gall, the left ear, the apprehenſion, and that is the reaſon that cholorick Men are ſo quick witted; and again, Mars rules that faculty which incites Men to valour, he makes a man a ſouldier every inch of him, he fortifies the ſmell, and that's the reaſon martial creatures have ſo good ſmells as dogs; Mars alſo rules the taſt, the ſtones, and face, likewiſe the attractive faculty in the Body of Man.

^[153] Thirteenthly. Mars cauſes all Diſeaſes of heat, and corruption of blood by cholor, as peſtilence, and burning feavers, alſo tertian and quotidian agues, megrim, carbuncles, and plague ſores, burnings, ſcaldings, ring-worms, bliſters, phrenſie, fury, hair-brains, ſuddain diſtempers coming in the head, of heat; alſo yellow jaundice, bloody-flux, fiſtulas, all wounds whatſoever that comes by ſword or gun ſhot, diſeaſes in the inſtruments of genneration; the ſtone in the reins and bladder, ſcars and pock-holes in the face, all hurts by Iron and fire, the ſhingles, calentures, St. Anthony's fire, and all diſeaſes coming of anger or paſſion.

^[154] Fourteenthly. Now you muſt underſtand, that Mars hath certain Numbers attributed to him, as well as the reſt of the Planets, and they are as followeth, viz. 2, 4, 7, and 9. The Number Two belongs to him, as being one of the infortunes, the number Four he being the fourth in order from the ſtarry Firmament, the number Seaven as being a number fatal and climacterical joyned with 9, and he hath alſo the number Nine it being fatal and climacterical joyned with 7, this Planet and Saturn are likewiſe both Enimies to Nature; and now I muſt leave the Sphere of Mars, and deſcend to the orb of that glorious Lamp of Heaven the Sun.

FOURTHLY Of the SUN,

THis Coeleſtial Lamp, which is called Lux Mundi, The Light of the World, or Anima Mundi, The Soul of the World, belongs to the fourth Orb, Manſion, or Sphere, of the Coeleſtial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Virtues, whoſe principal governing Angels or bleſſed Intelligences bearing Rule are, Michael, Uriel, and Schemeliel; he is ^[155] ſaid to be by Nature Hot and Dry, Temperate.

^[156] Secondly. Sol of himſelf ſignifies a Man of a middle Stature, the body ſtrong and well compoſed, the face both full and fleſhy, of a yellowiſh complexion, ſometimes of a ſaffron ruddy, great head, and and a round large fore-head; gennerally great eyes, the hair yellowiſh and thin, yet curling, but quickly bald, much beard, very covetuous, yet ſufficiently ſpirited, one aiming at high things, and of a ſharp piercing ſight, a quick, full, goggle, and hazle eye, and for the moſt part the body full and fleſhy.

When Sol is ill placed.

^[157]The Sun ill poſited, makes a Man arrogant and proud, diſdaining all men, cracks of his pedigree, he is purblind in ſight and judgment, reſtleſs and troubleſome, domineering, expenſive and fooliſh, a meer vapourer, endowed with no gravity of words, but high and prodigal in action, a ſpend thrift, hanging on other mens charity, and hath little or no ſoberneſs in him; Sol is Gold Colour. ^[158]

^[159] Thirdly. The Sun well placed, makes a Man of an incomparable Judgment, very faithful, keping his word, induſtrious to acquire honour and a large patrimony, yet willingly parting with it again, he is prudent, ſpeaks with gravity, but not many words, one of great majeſty and ſtatelyneſs, ſpeaks deliberately, but with great confidence, full of thoughts, ſecreet, truſty; notwithſtanding his great heart, yet he is affable, courteous and humane to all, and hath great command of his affections.

^[160] Fourthly. Take Notice, that Sol is called amongſt the Poets by ſeveral other Names, viz. Titon, Ilios, Phaebus, Apollo, Paeon, Oſyris, and Dieſpiter.

^[161] Fifthly Sol's greater years are in number 120, his mean years 69, and his leaſt years 19, he rules the Eaſt.

^[162] Sixthly. Qualities and Profeſſions of Men under the Sun are, chief rulers, governours, commanders, whither emperors, kings, princes, and men in power bearing rule; as dukes marqueſſes, earls, barrons, knights, magiſtrates, ambitious men, deſireous of honour and preferment, any man in authority &c. Alſo gold-ſmiths, copper-ſmiths, minters, and coyners of mony, all Pewterers and braziers; but I think pewterers are under Jupiter, and braziers under Mars, and copper-ſmiths under Venus, therefore my Author was a little miſtaken; in fine, the ſolar perſon is magnanimious, valiant, provident, long liv'd, wiſe and famous, and the Sun is a genneral ſignificator of Men in Queſtions of Love.

^[163] Seaventhly. The Sun denotes out of houſes, ſerene air, Kings pllaces, and Princes courts, pulpits, altars, thrones, all kingly and magnificent places that are light and bright.

^[164] Eighthly. The Sun in houſes, denotes the cloyſter or hall of the houſe, alſo the place or ſeat of the Maſter, likewiſe dineing rooms, and places where gold, jewels, and other precious things are kept, all brave delightful places.

^[165] Ninthly. Kingdoms and Countries under the Planet Sol in Leo, attributed by the Prince of Philoſophers Great Ptolomy are, Italy, Apulia, Sicilia, Phenecia, Chaldea, and the Orchenians.

^[166] Tenthly. The Sun Rules in the body of Man, the heart, and arteries, alſo the ſight, particularly the right eye of a Man, and the left of a Woman, the back with its attendance, likewiſe the attractive faculty throughout the whole Body.

^[167] Eleaventhly. The Sun Cauſes Diſeaſes and Afflictions of the heart, tremblings, faintings, ſore eyes, pimples and burles in the face, heart-burnings, diſeaſes of the mouth, rotten feavers, ſwondings, and ſuch diſeaſes which proceeds from Red Choler.

^[168] Twelvethly. Take Notice that the Sun hath certain Numbers attributed to him, which are as followeth, viz. 1, 3, 4, 10, and 12; the Number One as being ſole Monarch of the ſtarry Heavens, and that glorious Lamp which gives light to the inhabitants of this earthy Fabrick, the Number Three, he being one of the three Fortunes; the Number Four is attributed to him from the four Quarters of the Year, the Number Ten, as being the end of Life, it being multiplyed by 7; according to the ſaying of Holy David; and laſtly he hath the Number Twelve alloted him, as paſſing through the 12 Signs of the Zodiack; and thus much for the Sun: Next I come to Venus the Goddeſs of Love.

FIFTHLY of VENUS,

THis benevoleut Star Venus belongs to the third Orb, Manſion, or Sphere, of the Coeleſtial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Principalities; whoſe principal governing Angels or bleſſed Intelligences bearing Rule are, Anael, Or haniel, and Nogael, ^[169] ſhe is ſaid to be by Nature Cold and Moiſt, Feminine Nocturual, the Leſſer Fortuue, and is the Author of Pleaſure, Mirth, Jollitry, and all delightful Recreations.

^[170] Secondly. Venus of her ſelf Repreſents a Perſon of a ſhort Stature, or rather about a middle ſize, a whiteiſh brown colour, intermixt with red in the cheeks, little black eye brows, the nether lipp a little bigger then the upper, dimples in the cheeks, a neat compoſed ſlender body, affable and courteous, delighting in curioſity, a round face, light brown hair and ſmooth, an eye much rowling with chearful looks, pretty well ſet, the body plump and fat ſometimes, in fine one handſome enough.

^[171] Thirdly. When Venus is ill placed, ſhe inclines Men to be Effeminate, timerous, luſtful, followers of whenches, very ſlugiſh, and addicted to idleneſs, an adulterer, inceſtuous, a fantaſtick ſpark, ſpending his moneys in ale-houſes and taverns, among looſe lacivious People, a meer lazy companion, not careing for wife or children if marryed, coveting unlawful beds, given much to adultry, not regarding his reputation or creddit; if a woman, very impudent in all her ways, Colour milky Sky. ^[172]

When Venus is well placed.

^[173]She ſignifies one not vitious, but pleaſant, loving mirth and good company, zealous in his affections, loving all manner of honeſt merryment, as ſinging, dancing, muſick, ringing of bells, eaſy of belief, and not given to labour or take any pains, but a good company keeper, loves to go neat and ſpruce in apparel, chearful, nothing miſtruſtful, delighting in all manner of curioſities.

^[174] Fourthly. If Venus be Oriental of the Sun, the body inclines to tallneſs, being very ſtreight, upright, and neatly compoſed.

^[175] Fifthly. If Venus be occidental of the Sun, the perſon is more ſhort of ſtature, yet very decent, comely in form, loves to go neat and ſpruce, Venus, her greateſt north or ſouth latitude is 9gr. 2m.

^[176] Sixthly. It is to be underſtood that Venus is termed amongſt the Poets, Cytheria, Aphrodite, and Erycina.

^[177] Seaventhly. Venus her greater years are in number 82, her mean years 45, and her leaſt years 8, ſhe Rules the North-weſt.

^[178] Eighthly. Qualities and Profeſſions of Men and Women under Amorous and Sanguine Venus are, all Men and Women that deals in divers ſorts of Apparel, or Linen, and thoſe things which are delightful to wear; as lapidaries, ſilkmen, mercers, linnen drapers, upholſterers, picture drawers, and ſuch as ſell perfumes; alſo painters, muſicians, ſemſters, jewelers, embroiderers; ſhe likewiſe denotes the mother, and ſweet heart, ſiſter; gifts of friends, ryot, gameing, drinking, cards, dice, wedlock, adorners of women, love, affability, curioſity; in fine, ſhe denotes miliners, glovers, perfumers, players, gravers, choriſters, exchange-men and women.

^[179] Ninthly. Venus denotes out of houſes, pleaſant fountains, green meadows, flouriſhing gardens, the ſea and ſea-ſhore baths, dancing places, ſometimes ale-houſes, taverns, gameing houſes, and places where people of ill Repute reſort.

^[180] Tenthly. Venus denotes in houſes, all places belonging to wowomen, as garniſhed beds, ſtews, alſo places where gloves, rings, jewels, perfumes, the place or ſeat of the woman or miſtreſs of the houſe, alſo a muſick room, dancing room, bed cloaths, and where ſilk and other rich commodities are kept.

^[181] Eleaventhly. Kingdoms and Countries under the Planet Venus in Taurus, according to the beſt of Philoſophers are as followeth, the Iſles Cyclades, the ſeas of little Aſia, Cyprus, Parthia, Media, Perſia; but with Libra ſhe commands the People of the Iſland Bractia, of Caſpia, of Seres, of Thebais, of Oacis, and of Troglodis.

^[182] Twelvethly. Venus rules in the body of man, all the Inſtruments of generation, the Reins or Kidneys, the throat, the ſeed, teſticles and yard; in women, the breaſts, the womb, and lactean veins.

^[183] Thirteenthly. Venus cauſeth all diſeaſes of the womb whatſoever, as ſuffocation, precipitation, diſlocation, &c. All diſeaſes incident to the members of generation, the reins and navel, alſo the runing of the reins, FRENCH POX, all diſeaſes coming by inordinate Love or Luſt, priapiſmus, &c.

^[184] Fourteenthly. Beſides all this, Dame Venus hath certain numbers attributed to her, as well as the reſt of the Planets, which are as followeth, viz. 2, 3, and 6, ſhe hath the number Two as being female, the number Three as being one of the fortunes, the number Six it being the number of generation, conſiſting of two Threes,; and now I muſt leave the Orb of Venus, and come a little lower to the Sphere of Mercury.

SIXTHLY of MERCURY,

THis nimble meſſenger Mercury, who is the God of Eloquence, belongs to the ſecond Orb, Manſion, or Sphere, of the Coeleſtial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Arch-Angels, whoſe principal governing Angels or bleſſed Intelligences ^[185] bearing Rule are, Raphael and Cochabiel, he is by Nature Cold and Dry, and is ſaid to be neither Maſculine nor Feminine, becauſe he is convertible, and participates of the Nature of that Planet he is joyned with; he is the Author of ſubtile tricks, as thefts, perjuries, cliping, and coyning, alſo all manner of deceit whatſoever.

^[186] Secondly. Mercury of himſelf repreſents one of a tall ſpare body, a long face and noſe, high fore-head, the hair dark, or for the moſt part black, long fingers, feet, arms, and legs; [〈1 page duplicate〉] [〈1 page duplicate〉] and goes ſwinging one Arm, a witty ſubtle man, full of talk, a yellowiſh whitely complexion, little beard, but much hair on his head, one of no great fidelity, except Mercury be fixed, Mercury gennerally makes, or more properly repreſents or denotes ingenious Men and Women, given to Arts and Sciences.

When Mercury is ill placed.

^[187] Mercury ill placed, gives a troubleſome witt, [•…]nd of a fantaſtick Man, wholly bent to fool his Eſtate and Time away, in prating and trying of nice concluſions, and maggot pated whimſies, to no purpoſe; in fine, a great lyar, prater, boaſter, given to evil arts, a very Idiot, conſtant to no place or opinion. Colour Gray mixt with Sky.

^[188] Thirdly. When Mercury is well placed, he denotes one of a ſubtile politick brain, intellect and cogitation; a good deſputant, arguing with reaſon and diſcretion, a ſearcher into many ſecreet miſteries and learning; a man of an unwearied curious fancy, ſeeking after hidden things, and makes him compleat in his Studdy or Knowledg, &c.

^[189] Fourthly. If Mercury be Oriental of the Sun, the complexion is hony coloured, or ſun burt, the ſtature of the body not very high, but well joynted; ſmall eyes, and not much hair.

^[190] Fifthly If Mercury be Occidental, the Viſage is tauny, the body lank, the limbs ſmall and ſlender, hollow eyes, and ſparkling, red, or fiery; the whole frame of the body enclineing to dryneſs, Mercury's greateſt ſouth latitude is 5gr. 35m. his north latitude 5d. 33m. and ſtill remember that ſouth latitude gives moſt fat, and makes the party nimble and active, north latitude gives moſt hair, and makes him ſluggiſh and heavy, yet if the north latitude be great, he gives fat alſo.

^[191] Sixthly. It is to be underſtood, that Mercury is termed amongſt the Poets; Hermes, Stilbone, Cyllenius, and Archas.

^[192] Seaventhly. Mercury's greater years are in number 76, his mean years 48, and his leaſt years 20, he rules the North-weſt.

^[193] Eighthly. Qualities and Profeſſions of Men under Mercury are, merchants, ſchollars, ſecretaries, clarks, all men of learning, &c. Alſo embaſſadors, commiſſioners, poets, orators, PRINTERS, Stationers. Uſurers, cheaters, mercuries, haukers, and ballad-ſingers, if ill dignified; and all ſuch as lives by their witts; Mercury likewiſe denotes footmen, ſhoo-makers, taylors, philoſophers, aſtrologers, mathematicians, all ſubtle arts depending upon fancy or ſpeech, as geometry, aſtronomy, gravers, mountebanks, factors, attorneys, ſcribes, all ingenious tradſe-men, beſides he denotes clippers and coyners of moneys, dancers of the Ropes.

^[194] Ninthly. Mercury denotes out of houſes, an exchange where Merchants meet, ware-houſes, ſchools, ſhops markets, mounte-banks ſtages, all places of activity.

^[195] Tenthly. Mercury denotes in houſes, all places where pictures, books, maps, writings, new inventions, or engines for to recreate the mind, wainſcot rooms, ſtuddy, cloſet; toys for children, and the like.

^[196] Eleventhly. Kingdoms and Countries under Mercury, according to Ptolomy's attribute, are as followeth, thus, Mercury with Gemmini, rules Hircania, Armenia, Mantiana, Cyrenaica, Marmarica, and the lower Aegypt, but Mercury with Virgo Rules Greece, Achaia, Creta, Babylon, Meſopotamia, Aſſyria, and Ela, whence they of that Place are in Scripture Called Elamites.

^[197] Twelvethly. Mercury Rules in the Body of man, the brain, the Rational Part, the imagination, the tongue, hands, and feet, the motional or moving, parts of mans body, and that is the Reaſon Mercurialiſts, (if Mercury be ſtrong) are ſo ſwift in motion, and ſo fluent in ſpeech; beſides he Gives [〈◊〉] quick apprehenſion a ſtrong imagination, and ſtirs up [•…]hat faculty in man, which cauſeth a thirſt after knowledg [•…]e makes a good Pen-man, yet conceited, and is very fickle [•…]n his diſpoſition, and that's that, that makes ſome men ſo [•…]ckle, or as we commonly call it maggot-pated and whim[•…]cal, but if Saturn ſhould vouchſafe him a friendly look, he [•…]s very Conſtant, otherwiſe if you look upon a weather[•…]ock, (by the ſame) you may ſafely draw his picture, and [•…]o diſparagement to his perſon neither, and I am ſure he [•…]hat cannot draw is not fit to be a judg in painting, yet [•…]t is the property of fools, to carp at what they cannot i[•…]itate.

^[198] Thirteenththly. Mercury cauſeth all diſeaſes of the brain, as vertigoes, [•…]adneſs, &c. All diſeaſes of the Lungs, as aſthmahs, [•…]tiſicks, &c. All imperfections of the tongue, as ſtam[•…]ering, lisping, &c. Horſeneſs, coughs, ſnuffing in the [•…]oſe, ſtoping of the head, dumbneſs, folly and ſimplici[•…] (the epidemical diſeaſes of the time) and whatſoever [•…]urts the intellectual faculty; Catharrs, Iliack Paſſi[•…], &c,

^[199] Fourteenthly. Beſides all this, this nimble gentleman hath certain Numbers attributed to him, viz. 2, and 5, and the reaſons are theſe, the Number Two is his, as being part male, and part female; and therefore is called the Hermophrodite, the Number Five is attributed to him, as having predominancy over the five Senſes; and now I leave the Sphere of Mercury, and drop down to the loweſt Sphere of all, which is the Orb of the Moon.

SEAVENTHLY Of the MOON,

THis Lumanary, in Holy Writ is called the leſſer Light, and was appointed by God in the Creation, to Rule over the Night, She belongs to the firſt Orb Manſion or Sphere, of the Coeleſtial Hierarchy of Angels, in the Order of Angels, whoſe principal governing Angels, or bleſſed Intelligences bearing Rule are, Gabriel, and Levaniel, ſhe is ſaid to be by Nature Cold and Moiſt, Feminine, Nocturnal.

^[200] Secondly. The Moon of her ſelf denotes one of a pale whitely face, mixed but with a little red if any, a full and fleſhy body, a lowring countenance, ſhort Arms, fleſhy hands, a brown hair, and ſlow of ſpeech, of a mutable condition, often changing, a weariſom peviſh perſon, ſeldom contented, neither delighting in idleneſs nor action; and it often happens, that there is ſome blemiſh in or near the eyes, the body fat and flegmatick.

^[201] Thirdly. When the Moon is ill placed, ſhe denotes an idle perſon, hating labour, given to drunkening, a meer ſot, one of no ſpirit, or fore-caſt; delighting to live beggarly and careleſly, one contented in no condition, a dreaming kind of a creature.

^[202] Fourthly. When the Moon is well placed, ſhe denotes a lover of ingenious ſciences, a ſearcher after novelties, yet naturally propenced to flite and ſhift his habitation, [•…]ted[••]ſt, wholy caring for the preſent time, timerous, prodigal, eaſily frighted, how ever a lover of peace and honeſty, delights to live free from care, and is perpetually tampering in ſeveral trades, and callings &c.

^[203] Fifthly. The Moon orintal of the Sun, the body incſmes to [〈◊〉] neſs, but if occidental more ſhort, and note this, the Moon is occidental from the change to the full, and from the full to the change again ſhe is oriental, and ſo becomes occidental again.

^[204] Sixthly. It is to be underſtood, that the Moon hath certain other names, which are appropriated to her by the Poets, as Lucina, Cynthia, Diana, Phaebe, Proſerpina, Noctilnea, and Catona,

^[205] Seaventhly. The greater years of the Moon are in number 108. her mean years, 66. and her leaſt yeas 25.

^[206] Eightly. Quallities and profeſſions of men and Women under the dominion of the Moon, are Empreſſes, Queens, Princes, Dutcheſſes, Ladies, widdows, Embaſſadors, the common people, Vintners, brewers fiſhmongers, marriners, carriers, coachmen, footmen, meſſengers, fiſhermen, water-men, mid-wives, nurſes, tapſters, alſo the miſtrſes of the houſe, to which might be aded travelers, fugitives, fiſh-women and the like.

^[207] Ninthly. The Moon denots out of houſes, wilderneſſes, woods, rocks, hills, mountains, forreſts, fountaines, rivers, ponds, ſeas, and ſea-ſhores, ſhips groves, ſprings, and other ſweet waters, high wayes, grainaries for corn.

^[208] Tenthly. The Moon denots in houſes, the waſh-houſe cellar, ceſtern, wells, pipes, Cocks, dranes, pumps, and all places where water is commonly kept, alſo places of linen.

^[209] Eleventhly. Kingdoms and countries under the Moon in Cancer are, Bithinia, Phrygia, Colchica, Numidia, Africa, Carthage, and alſo Carchedonia.

^[210] Twelvethly. The Moon, rules in the body of man and woman, the bulk of the brain, the ſtomach, the bowels, the bladder, the nerves, the left eye of a man, and the right eye of a woman.

^[211] Thirteenththly. The Moon cauſeth cramps, convulſions, and all diſeaſes that often return as agues doe alſo tempanies, apoplexies, palſies cholick, belly ach, diſeaſes in the bladder, ſtopping and over flowing of the termes in women, dropſies, fluxes, all cold and rhumatick diſeaſes ſciatica, worms in the belly, rhumes and hurts in the eyes, ſurfiets, rotten coughs, convulſions, falling-ſickneſs Kings-evil, apoſthumes rickets and meaſles, all coagulate and crude humours in any part of the body, lethargies and all diſeaſes of flegm.

^[212] Fourteenthly. Beſides all this, the Lady Luna, hath certaine numbers attributed to her, which are as followeth viz. 2, 6, and 9, the number Two, as being female, the number Six, it being the number of generation, and laſt of all the number Nine, as being the utmoſt receptacle of all Coeleſtial influences.

Here followes the diſtributions of the Spirits, viz. vital Animal, and Natural, particular to the Seaven Planets.

1ſt. THe Vital remaining in the heart, and is governed by the Sun. 2dly. The Animal remains in the brain, and is governed by Mercury and the Moon viz. the Moon governes the body of the brain, and Mercury the operative or working part thereof. 3dly. Jupiter and Venus governs the Natural Part, which remains in the liver and veins; likewiſe the Sun and Mars governs the attractive Power; Jupiter rules the digeſtive Faculty; Mercury the Imagination or aprehenſive Power; Luna the expulſive Power, and Saturn the retentive Faculty, throughout the whole body; ſo likewiſe the ſignes Aries, Leo, and Sagitary govern the attractive faculty, Gemini, Libra, and Aquary, the digeſtive; Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn the retentive, and Cancer, Scorpio, and Piſcies the expulſive Powers; ſo the attractive faculty is ruled by the fiery triplicity, the digeſtive by the airy, the retentive by the Earthy, and the expulſive by the Watry triplicity, &c. Now this is the root and foundation of the whole work, and he which well knows the natures and mixtures of the Coeleſtial Bodyes, ſhall be perfect in Starry Dialect, being capable to read the Language of the Stars, and diſtinctly know their Voyces, without the knowledge of which, all is imperfect, and note this mean Learning with an excellent Judgment, avails more than amean Judgment with the greateſt learning; yet is Judgment very much aſſiſted and perfected by Learning; but every thing Proſpers better and is far more eaſily perfected that has Nature for its Giude, and favourable Stars, then that which is attempted by Humane Induſtry, though never ſo Dilligent.

^[213]A Table of the Planets Eſſential dignities according to the Egyptians and Chaldeans.

A Synopſis of the Signes.

The foregoing Table is ſo plain and eaſy, that it needs no explanation, therefore I ſhall forbear an Example.

How to take the Pole of Poſition of any Significator, commonly called the Circle of Poſition.

^[214]FIrſt obſerve, whether the Significator be above or under the Earth, if above; get his ſemidiurnal Arch, if under, his ſeminocturnal Arch; the which being obtained, muſt be converted into degrees and minutes, whereof, one third part is the ſpace of one Houſe, then take the Stars diſtance from the neareſt houſe to which he is placed, and by the Rule of Proportion, ſay; if the third part of the ſemidiurnal, or ſeminocturnal Arch of your Significator, gives the Pole of the other Houſe? what ſhall his Diſtance give? which if it fall in the 3d. 4t. 9th. or 10th. Houſes, the Remainder is the Pole of Poſition but if it fall in the 1ſt. 2d. 5th. 6th. 7th. 8th. or 12th. Houſes, you muſt add or ſubſtract it, to, or from the Pole of the ſucceeding, or preceeding Houſes; as may be ſeen in the Nativity of Sebaſtian, King of Portugal, or Henry King of France, or John Blanchard Junior.

Example in John Blanchard's Nativity.

^[215]The Moons ſemidiurnal Arch. is 8 h. 15 m. a third part is 2h. 45m. which converted is, 41gr. 15m. for the ſpace of one Houſe; the Moons diſtance from the 10. Houſe, in R. A. is 33gr. 50m. the Pole of the 11th Houſe is 23gr. then by the log. logar. I ſay if 41 gr. 15m. (being the ſpace of one houſe) gives 23gr. the Pole of the 11th. Houſe; what ſhall 33gr. 50m. (the Moons diſtance from the 10th. Houſe) give; I ſay it gives 18gr. 52m. for the Moons true Pole or Circle of Poſition; and now becauſe it is near 19gr. I take 19gr. for her Pole; and Note this, [•]f the odd min. at any time exceed 30, accept of it as a whole degr. but if they be under 30 reject them.

Which is the log. logar. of 18gr. 52m. for the Moons true Pole of Poſition, &c.

^[216]And Note this in taking the compli. Arithmetick of any Number, you muſt take the log. logar. of your deg. and min. from the Radius, and the remainder is the comp. Arith.

In this Treatiſe we have often mentioned Equation, or makeing Proportion; now for eaſe to young Artiſts, we think the beſt way, will be to do it by a Table of Logiſtical Logarithms, where there can be no better to make Proportions, which take as followeth.

Firſt for MOTION.

Take the com. Arith. of 24 hours, and the log. logar. of the Planets diurnal Motion, alſo the log. logar, of the hours and minutes deſired, add all together, abateing one unite towards the left hand, and you have the log. logar. deſired.

Example.

Which is the log. logar. of 37m. to be added to the Suns Place.

Secondly 2 Numbers given, to find a 3d.

Thus, take the com. Arith. of the 1ſt. and the log[•] logar. of the 2d. and 3d. add all together, and you will have your deſire.

Now if the firſt Number exceed 60, take the half, and the half of the laſt, and work as before; but if the 2d. Number exceed 60, take half, and work as before; only Note, that what comes out muſt be doubled and you will have your deſire, and likewiſe obſerve, that if it be hours and minutes, it muſt be converted into dg. and min[•] But if the firſt be h. and min. and the ſecond dg. and min. and the 3d. hours and minutes, it will be exact without converting; always obſerving, that the firſt and third Number be of one denomination, and then you cannot Err.

Alſo with theſe Logiſtical Logarithms, you may work Multiplication, or Diviſion, which although it be of no great uſe in this place, yet for a whet to the Ingenious, we will inſert it.

Firſt. For Multiplication, take the log. logar. of one with com. Arith. and the log. logar. of the other two Numbers, add all together, and you will have the log. logar. deſired.

Secondly in Diviſion. Take the log. logar. com. Arith. of what you would divide by, and the log. logar. of the number to be divided, and the log. logar. of one; add all three together, and you have the log. logar. deſired, which is very eaſie.

^[217] HOw to take the femidiurnal Arch of the ☉ he being in 15gr. of ♉, and in the Latitude of 46gr. I enter the firſt Column to the left hand decending with the ☉ place, and guide my eye along till I come juſt under 46gr. of l[•]t. and in the Angle of Meeting I find 7h. 11m. which is the ☉ ſemidiurnal Arch in 15gr. of ♉ and his ſeminocturnal Arch in 15gr. of ♏ as the Table it ſelf doth expreſs; and ſo off the roſt.

Note, when you would have the ſemidiurnal Arch of the ſix ſouthern Signs, you muſt take the Compliment to 12 hours; as if the ☉ were in 6gr. or ♐, his ſemidiurnal Arch is 4h. 24m. underſtand the contrary in the Northern Signs.

A Table of the quantity of days, ſhewing the Semidiurnal Arch, or Time of ☉ ſetting, when he is in the Six Northern Signes; and the Seminocturnal Arch, or Time of his ſetting, when he is in the Six Southen Signes; from 42, to 50gr. of Latitude.

A Table of the quantity of days, ſhewing the Semidiurnal Arch. or Time of ☉ ſetting, when he is in the Six Northern Signes and the Seminocturnal Arch, or Time of his Riſing, when he is in the Six Southern Signes; from 51, to 59gr. of Latitude.

PROPOSITIONS OF CELESTIAL PHILOSOPHY.

CHAP. III.

WHen Celeſtial Efficient Cauſes are abſent from inferior things, they cannot act in ſublunary Bodies, unleſs by ſome inſtrumental Virtue; by which they joyn near things under them, or from thoſe mixt Bodies: Neither can there any Action be made upon the Subject, becauſe there is nothing near the Active Virtue, neither can it produce the effect upon the Subject, the efficient Cauſe being wanting; and that this is ſufficient to the producing of all the firſt four qualities, by which is attained the univerſal kind of all natural Effects, &c. Now the Stars do accompany this Light by motion, and we reject the hidden Influence as ſuperfluous, yea and impoſſible.

^[218] Secondly. The principal Properties of the Stars are two, viz. Intention, and Extention, the leſs is the Colours, which may be found in the Stars by our S[•]nces; neither from that are corruptible things made Stars; for it has been ſaid, new appearances have made alteration in the Heavens, which oftentimes, yea more often; the ſame are objected by us, for colours may alſo be found in uncorruptible bodies. Yea there is nothing to be [〈◊〉] which hath no[•] a Colour.

There are other properties in the Stars, as the Form and Diſpoſition, Clearneſs, Obſcurity, and their local motion is a certain Paſſion, by which they apply to increaſe and deminiſh in light, they riſe, ſet, go back, and ſometimes ſeem near, and ſometimes far of.

Thirdly. The Stars do not act nor ſuffer by turn, altho' they receive light from the Sun, yet from the proper cauſe of them they [•]end a change [•…]to us, but they after their Action [〈…〉] upon [〈◊〉] Subject, [〈◊〉] as they [〈◊〉] agree in their Actings, and this ſhall ſuffice for all the [〈◊〉] of their Effects, &c.

Fourthly. Although the Stars by their Motions in the Heaven, do change their Places, and have the determinate Degree of intention, and the definite quantity of the Extention of their Light, they doe not act upon inferiours, according to the true and real Intention, and Extention of the Light, which they have in themſelves; but onely according to their appearing, when they come to thoſe Bodies that are ſubject unto them, wherefore the Stars Govern Sublunary things, according to that degree of Intention only, and the quality of Extention of Light, by which they touch thoſe paſſable Bodies, but the leſſer Intention and Extention are; from whence there is the greateſt diſtance of the Stars, from ſubject things; alſo they act according to that Extention which they caſt forth; as we may moſt Evidently ſee in the ☽; for they act according to their Scituation and Parallax, upon the Bodies by which they paſs; the Eclipſes which are not beheld have no Influence, and new Appearances only act in thoſe Places where they are ſeen; their Effects are only there manifeſt, and in what places the Stars riſe not, they have no Power.

Fifthly. The Stars are certain, indeterminate, and univerſal cauſes to ſpecificks, and individual effects, but they are determinated for the truth, to whome they are Viſible and of neareſt cauſe; as the ☉ makes wax ſoft, clay hard, a Worm white, the Skin of Man black, with a Man, he begets a Man, with a Lyon, a Lyon.

Sixthly. The Stars cannot be Signs of Effect, unleſs they be the Cauſes alſo; wherefore Quſtions may ariſe from the manner of the Antients, that they have no places by Nature, unleſs by chance in ſuddain Effects, in which whilſt they move, the neareſt cauſes of natural Effects, they alſo move the parts, organs, and members of things under their influence: In all things brought forth by Generation, they give Form and Motion, &c. The preſent State of the Stars are forced to act their effects according to the preordinate, and preexiſtant Power; therefore they cauſe or incline, and are not altogether Signs and Conſtellations, when they are ſtirred up to act their Effects upon preſent things; their Effects proceed from the like Cauſes of Preordination, for unlike Cauſes cannot ſtir up to Action, diſlike preexiſtances, according to the power of the Effects, &c.

Seaventhly. And that we may diſtinguiſh, and know the Effects of ſingular Stars, it is convenient to know the diſtinction, natures, and order of their Effects, according to the Doctrine of the beſt of Phyloſophers; from the firſt principal qualities and mixtures, are given the Matter and ſubſtantial Form; all theſe we diſtinguiſh in the two firſt Ki[•…] the Paſſive or Feminine, the Active or Maſculine; to [〈◊〉] firſt we alledg the matter, the quantity and quality, becauſe it is Paſſive in all its Qualities; from which flows moiſture, dryneſs, thinneſs, and thickneſs, &c.

To the Maſculine we attribute the ſubſtantial material Form, becauſe it is Active, as light and heat; cold, taſt, ſmell, and ſound, are the Active Virtues of Mixtures, &c.

Eighthly. The Virtues or Qualities of Mixtures, are truly worthy of Admiration, before the multitude Diverſities and Effects thereof; for we do not ſay they are Elementary, neither to proceed from the Elements, but are Celeſtial Qualities, which have altogether their Being from the Celeſtial Light; wherefore there are, Elemental and Celeſtial Qualities of divers Kinds; and although the Stars by turns produce elementary Qualities in Tranſmutation; yet they produce alſo, more powerful Qualities in thoſe things which they are near; as to the production of univerſal Mixtures: We alſo ſay with Ariſtotle, that altogether Celeſtial Qualities, proceeds from the ☉ and ☽, agreeing, as vital Heat, and radical Moiſture in Animals; that ſo we cannot deny from the reſt of the Stars, from which is made ſuch a diſtinction, of divers Mixtures of a contrary Nature; for as the Luminaries with the Malefacts, produces poyſonous Matter, or Enimies to them, &c. ſo they produce with the Benevolents the contrary; from whence Antipathy and Sympathy, have their beginning in themſelves, now the Qualities of Mixtures, and alſo of the Elements, are firſt in power, at leaſt according to Nature, afterwards into Action; but thoſe have it, by the manner of their being, for they go ſucceſſively to Action from their Powers; wherefore from thence they are reſtored to their helping and actual Qualities; by Vital Heat, and Radical Moiſture, they give to the Power of Animals; Senſitive, Digeſtive, Retentive, and Expulſive Faculties, &c. which are diſtinguiſhed in themſelves, and they have one and the ſame Exerciſe and Action, to which is Power given; Firſt, then Action, theſe vital Qualities are diſtinguiſhed into two, viz. Naturally, and Violently; Firſt by a final conſumption of preexiſtant Power in Old Age; Secondly by violent Extention from contrary and violent Cauſes; the Stars although they never deſiſt from acting, and altering of things inferior, yet they do not produce notable Effects from that alteration, unleſs in familiar things, &c.

Ninthly. Various, and divers are the Opinions of the Antients, about the celeſtial Houſes, but that which we allow of, is thoſe of Ptolomy's double temporal hours, all the reſt we reject, as void fooliſh and inſignificant; the Signs and Houſes have a real diſtinction, not in the Heavens; but in the Subject inferior, according to this manner, the influx of the Stars are to be received; the Signs have likewiſe a true and real kind after the ſame manner; for the Maſculine by a proper influx to the place of their firſt begining are Active; the Feminine, to the place of their firſt beginning are Paſſive, ſo from the intention of Light, proceeds the Active Quality; and from the Extention of Light the Paſſive Quality, &c.

^[219] Tenthly. The givers of Life are in Number five, viz. the ☉, ☽, Aſcendant, Midheaven, and ♁, and they which Reſpect any other, muſt needs Run into Error and Confuſion.

Now the Aphetical places in the World, from whence the Giver of Life is taken, are alſo five, viz. the Aſcendant, 11th. 10th. 9th. and 7th. Houſes; ſo that if the ☉, be found in any of theſe Aphetical places, he ſhall be accepted as Hileg or Giver of Life, but if he ſhould happen to be in the 2d. 3d. 4th. 5th. 6th. 8th. or 12th. Houſes then Regard the ☽. and ſee if ſhe be in any of the a foreſaid places which if ſhe be Accept of her for giver of Life, the Nativity being either Diurnal or Nocturnal; and if the ☽ be not ſo poſited, then take notice of the ♁ in the night time and if he be found in any of the Aphetical places, then, he ſhall be Hileg or Giver of Life, but if neither ☉ ☽ nor ♁ be thus found; then Regard the Horoſcope, or Aſcendant, and that ſhall be the giver of Life, but if neither ☉ ☽, nor ♁ ſhould be poſited as a foreſaid, then neglect all, and take the Midheaven for the giver of Life, but take Notice, that this is to be underſtod, when the Native is like to dye by the Hand of Juſtice; and further Note, that there can be but one Giver of Life in any Nativity, and when ever that comes to the body or ill Aſpect, of the Anareta, or Killing Star, the Native moſt certainly Expires.

Laſtly. In the next place, you muſt note, as there are five hilegicals, or givers of Life; and five hilegical places from whence they are taken, ſo are there five places in the figure, from whence the Anareta or Killing Planet is to be taken; and are as followeth viz. the 2d. 12. th 8th. 6th. and 4th. houſes; prefering the 8th. houſe and its Lord firſt, the 4th. and it's Lord next; the 12th. and it's Lord next; the 6th. houſe and it's Lord next; and laſt of all the 2d. houſe and it's Lord; and note this that the 12th. houſe commonly denotes ſelf Murder, or willful ſickneſs, alſo Diſeaſes unnatural; the 6th. diſeaſes Natural; the 8th. houſe Death both Violent and Natural; the 2d. houſe Death through Coveteouſneſs and Diſpair; and the 4th. houſe is the Grave and end of all things, and further Note, that fixed Signs, gives lingering Diſeaſes, Common Signs Variable; and Movable Signs gives diſeaſes, that quickly Ends one way or other, alſo Fiery Signs gives diſeaſes of Cholour; Earthy ſigns diſeaſes of melancholy, Airyal Signs diſeaſes of the blood and Wind, and Watery Signs gives diſeaſes of Flegme, or as we commonly call them flegmatick diſtempers, likewiſe ♄ and ☿ gives melancholy diſtempers, ♃ and ♀ diſeaſes of the blood ♂ and ☉ diſeaſes of Choler, and ☽ diſeaſes of Flegme.

Now as to the meaſure of Time in Directions, Divers are the opinions of Authors, ſome take a Degree of the Equator for a year, others the Motion of the ☉, of the day of Birth for a year, others the mean Motion of the Sun; and ſome otherwiſe. But we for the firſt year after the Nativity, take that part of the Equator, that a grees with the Right Aſcention of the ☉, for that day, and for the day following, and ſo ſucceſſively every day; which ſhall be the Arches for ſo many years, &c.

In the next Place. For the true Zodiacal Way of Directions, and firſt how to Direct the Sun being near the Midheaven, &c.

THus we Account the ☉ near the Cuſp of the Houſe ^[220] when he is but 3 dg. diſtant from it, &c. Firſt take the R. A. of the ☉, then the place of the Aſpects viz. the R. A. whether it be to a ☌ or ☍; the Latitude in this Caſe is to be neglected, if he have not greater then his Orb; if he hath, it is not to be neglected? this is the difference between the Horozontal (or Mundane) and Zodiacal Aſpects, becauſe they are made from the greateſt nearneſs, to the greateſt diſtance of the Stars, amongſt themſelves; and above the real way of them in the Zodiack: The greateſt nearneſs happens in the ſame partil Longitude, although they are diſtant and differ according Latitude; unleſs as I have ſaid, the Latitude in either ☌ or ☍, exceed the greatneſs of their Orb; if it be greater, then is the ☌ or ☍ in the Zodiack of ſmall force; now ſub. the R. A. of the ☉, from the R. A. of the Planets Aſpect, and the Remainder is the Arch of Direction, &c.

Example, The M. C. is ♏ 8 dg. 15m. the ☉ in ♏ 8dg. 21m. to be directed to the ☌ of ♀, in 22dg. 45m. of ♐, &c.

The R. A. of the ☉ is 215dg. 58m. the R. A. of ♀ is, 262 dg. 8m. I ſub. the R. A. of the ☉, from the R. A. of ♀, and there remains 46dg. 10m. which is the Arch of Direction, which is to be equated, &c.

Secondly. How to direct the ☉, being near the Horoſcope or ſeaventh Houſe.

^[221]THus, take the obli. Aſc. of the ☉, in the Latitude of the Place, if it be in the Aſcendant, and near the Cuſp thereof; but if near the Cuſp of the ſeaventh Houſe, his obli. Dece. or the obli. Aſce. of his oppoſite place; then take the obli. Aſcen. or obli. Dece. of the Aſpects, under the ſame Pole, ſtill neglecting their Lat. if it be not greater then their Orb, then ſub. the obli. Aſcen. of the ☉, from the obli. Aſcen. of the Aſpect, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction, &c.

Thirdly. How to Direct the ☉ above the Earth, being far diſtant from any of the Cardinal Houſes; if the ☉ be above the Earth, and above 3dg. diſtant from the Cuſp of the Cardinal Houſes. do thus▪

^[222]FIrſt take the diſtance of the ☉ from the Mid heaven in R. A. and from that ſub. the R. A. of the Aſpects, which we call the firſt diſtance; then get the Semidiurnal Arch of the ☉, and alſo of the Aſpects, and by the Rule of Proportion ſay, if the Semidiurnal Arch of the ☉, gives that R. A. diſtance; what ſhall the Semidiurnal Arch of the Aſpect or Promittor give; the product ſhall be, the ſecondary R. A. which if both be made in the Aſcending Part of Heaven, ſub. the Secondary Aſcention from the Primary, and the remainder is the Ark of Direction, &c.

Fourthly.

^[223]ANother way; take the Elevation of the Pole of the ☉; and there in the obli. Aſcen. of the ☉; and likewiſe the obli. Aſcen. of the Aſpect; ſub one from the other, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction; for this Reaſon, we have ſet the Table of 11th. 3d. 12th. and 2d. Houſes, from 30. to 60dg. of North or Soutt Latitude, &c.

Fifthly.

^[224]How to direct the ☉ to any aſpect, being under the Earth in the ſpace of twilight; wherefore the ☉, being found in the ſpace of twilight, he ought to be directed a bove parallel Circles, to the Horizon; and not a bove horary Circles, as when the ☉ is a bove the Earth; if the ☉ be found in the Morning twilght, firſt direct the ☉ to the degree of the aſpect, under the Latiude of the place, altho the ☉ is not there, but below thou ſhalt take Notice of the arch of direction ſeverally, afterwards take the diſtance of the Sun from the Horoſcope, in oblique Aſcen. Which call the ☉ primary diſtance, and beware that, that diſtance be not greater then the parallel of twilight, which is 18. dg. for if it be, the ☉ is not in that parallel, and in this Caſe you muſt work by the following Rule, but if the ☉ be in the parallel of twilight then with the diſtance of the ☉, from the Horizon a bove taken, enter the Table of twilight under the Lat. of the place, which is in the top of the Table and with the Sign and Degree in the Head or Foot of the Table; and in the Angle of meeting or body of the Table, you ſhall find the diſtance of the ☉ from his riſing, and obſerve the dg. of the Parallel of twilight, which the ☉ poſſeſſes in the firſt Collumn; with taking the proportional part of the ☉ place to dg. and under the ſame parallel look out the diſtance of the Direction (that is to ſay) what diſtance the ☉ is from the Horoſcope, in that parallel of twilight; and this diſtance call the ſecondary diſtance; then if both the firſt and ſecond diſtance are equal, the true Arch of Direction, is that which you firſt counted, viz. the ☉ in the Horoſcope, but if they are not Equal, ſubſtract, the leſs from the greater, and the remainder call the Oriental diſtance, and if the ſecondary diſtance, be greater then the prima ry then ſub. The oriental diſtance from the arch of direction, and the remainder is the true arch of direction, which is to be equated as before; and you muſt take Notice, that in ſeeking, of the primary diſtance of the ☉, from the Horoſcope, in the Tables of twilight, it is ſufficient to take the proportional part of the dg. Only, reiecting the m. which when you have taken, take the dg. of the depreſſion or parallel of twilight, and in the right line with the parrallel diſtance, you ſhall find the neareſt proportional diſtance, which when you have found by proportional parts, (the firſt primary Natural diſtance of the ☉ being neglected for it doth not ſignifie much, to take the dg. and m. Of the depreſſion of twilight, but it is ſufficent to take the greateſt and neareſt dg. of the ☉ long, with the proportional part.

As For Example.

^[225]The ☉ directed to the □ of ♂ in no dg. of ♋, ♂ being in no dg. of ♈ at birth; at the ſame time 11 dg. 0 m. of ♓ Aſend. In the latitude, 44 dg. the ☉ being in ♈ 15 dg. 46. m. the obli. aſcen. of the aſcend: in that latitude is 349. dg. 45. m. the obli. aſcen. of the ☉ with the Circle is 368 dg. 28 m. the difference is 18 dg. 43 m. I enter the Table of twilight in the latitude of 44. dg. and there I look for this diſtance 18dg. 43m. and alſo for 16. dg. of ♈, which I cannot find, but there is 10. dg. and 20 dg. Now under 10de. of ♈, is 18de. 32m. and under 20 dg. I find 19 dg. 1 m. the difference is 29m. then I ſay, if 10dg. gives 29 m. what ſhall 6 dg. give viz. 17. m. which being added to 18dg. 32m. makes 18dg. 49m. and againſt that in the firſt Column: is the Parallel of Twilight 13 dg. &c.

^[226]Now the Suns primary diſtance viz. 18 dg. 43 m. being neglected as a foreſaid, I take 18 dg. 49 m. then looking out the aſpect, which falls in no dg. of ♋ under the lat. 44 dg. and 13 dg. Parallel of twilight, I find 24 dg. 45 m. which is the ſecondary diſtance and is greater then the Primary by 5 dg. 56 m. and now the obli. Ascen of the ☉ is 8 dg. 28 m. and the obli. aſcen. of the aſpect is 65 dg. 10 m. and both under the lat. of 44 dg. now I ſubſtract, the oblique aſcen. of the ☉, from the oblique aſcen. of the aſpects, and the difference is 56 dg. 42 m. and becauſe the ſecondary diſtance is greater then the primary, I ſubſtract 5 dg. 56 m. from the aforeſaid 56 dg. 42 m. and there remains 50 dg. 46 m. for the true arch of direction, which is to be equated as before &c.

^[227]But if the ☉ be to be directed at Evening Twilight, all things muſt be noted as before, but juſt contrary in all the operations, or elſe taken in oblique aſcen. to all the oppoſite places &c.

Sixthly.

To Direct the Sun, being found beyond the Parallel of Twilight, under the Earth, &c.

^[228]IF the ☉ be found under the Earth, whither Oriental; or Occidental, out of the parallel of Twilight: Firſt take his Seminocturnal Arch, and from thence ſub. his whole Arch of Twilight, and keep the remainder, which is the obſcure Arch; afterwards take the Seminocturnal Arch of the Aſpect, from whence ſub. his whole Arch of Twilight, and the remainder is the obſcure Arch of the Aſpect, &c. Next take the diſtance both of the ☉ and Aſpect from the 4th. Houſe in R. A. then by the Rule of Proportion ſay, if the whole Arch of Obſcurity of the ☉, gives his diſtance from the 4th. houſe, what ſhall the Arch of Obſcurity of the Aſpect give, &c. Which diſtance being found, you are to obſerve the ſame Rules, as in directing the ☉ above the Earth, and all one, as if the arches of obſcurity, was the ſemidiurnal, or ſeminocturnal Arches, &c.

Example.

^[229]Let the ☉ be in 11dg. 45m. of ♒, to be directed to an Aſpect in 22d. 35m. of ♓, the ſeminocturnal Arch [〈…〉] the ☉ is 7h. 7m. the whole Arch of Twilight, being ſu[•…] which is one hour 43m. the remainder 5h. 24m. is t[•…] Arch of Obſcurity; the Suns diſtance from the 4th. Houſe, in R. A. is 40dg. 11m. &c.

Now the ſeminocturnal Arch of the Aſpect, is 6h. 11m. and his Arch of Twilight is 1h. 39m. which being ſub. from the ſeminocturnal Arch, leaves 4h. 32m. for the Arch of Obſcurity: Now the Aſpects diſtance from the 4th. Houſe in R. A. is 79d. 10m. then by the Rule of Proportion ſay, if 5h. 24m. gives 40d. 11m. what ſhall 4h. 32m. give, viz. 33d. 44m.

Seaventhly. To direct the Sun to Parallels being found in any part of the Heavens, do thus.

^[230]FIrſt find their Declination with Latitude if they have any, and ſee what degree and Minute of the Ecliptick anſwers to that Declination; ſo that if he be near the cardinal Houſes, his Direction is as aforeſaid, if further of direct under his proper Pole of Poſition, &c.

Eighthly. To Direct a Significator having Latitude to any Conjunction or Aſpect.

^[231]AS the Sun keeps his true Courſe in the Ecliptick, ſo the reſt of the Planets which have Latitude, when they come to be directed to any Aſpect, they move in their own Spheres according to their ſucceſſion of lat. we call it ſucceſſion, becauſe it is not always the ſame, but is changed according to the greateſt diſtance or nearneſs, that they are to the Nodes; therefore it follows, that a Significator having lat. when he is to be directed to any Aſpect, the lat. of the Aſpect is to be neglected; and the lat. which the Significator hath at that place, where the Aſpect falls, is to be taken; and the Directions are as the others; only neglecting the Rule of the Suns Direction under the Earth, &c.

Ninthly. To Direct a Significator having Latitude, to Parallels.

^[232]FIrſt find the Declination of the Star, to whoſe Parallal you would direct a Significator with lat. which when you have found, enter the Tables of Declination with the lat. the Significator ſhall have in that Place; until you come to the dg. and min. of the Promittors Declination.

As for Example. I would Direct the ☽ to the Parallel Of ♄.

^[233] SATƲRN is in 13 dg. of ♓, and his lat. is 1dg. ſouth Now his Declination will be found to be 7dg. 37m. which in the Ecliptick anſwers to about 10dg. of ♓, the ☽ is in 24dg. of ♌; now I enter the Table of Declination under ♍, the oppoſite part, in that place the ☽ meets with this Parallel, &c. The ☽s North Node is in 19dg. of ♋, ſo in that place ſhe will have 3dg. 53m. north lat. with which I enter the Table of Declination, and againſt 10d. of ♍, and 4dg. north lat. I find 11dg. 33m. which is too much; ſo under the ſaid 4dg. of lat. I come to 21dg. of ♍, againſt which I find 7dg. 15m. and under 5dg. north lat. I find 8dg. 10m. in which ſaid 21dg. of ♍, I find what lat. the ☽ will have, and by her diſtance from her Node, I find ſhe hath 4dg. 23m. north lat. Now the diference between 7dg. 15m. and 8dg. 10m. is 55m. therefore I ſay, if 60m. gives 55m. what ſhall 23 give, viz. 21m. which added to 7dg. 15m. it will make 7dg. 36m. which ſhews, that 21dg. of, ♍ is the true Parallel of ♄.

Tenthly.

^[234]How to direct a Significator to his own proper Aſpects: Firſt find his Longitude; that is the Longitude; of his Aſpect (in the Ecliptick if it be the ☉) and according to her lat. if it be the ☽, always obſerving the lat. that ſhe hath at the place of her Aſpect, which is found by her diſtance from her Nodes, as before taught; then take the R. A. or Ob. A. of the Aſpect both in lat. and long. and work according to our former Rules, but Note this, that the Aſcend. nor M. C. are not to be directed to any of the Planets Aſpects in the Zodiack, but to thoſe in the World only; nor to Parallels in the Zodiack, but thoſe in the Horizon or World, and thoſe always direct, and never Converſe.

Eleaventhly. Of Mundane Directions, &c.

^[235]THe Aſpects in the World, are proportional diſtances by their Motion about the World, for a Star that ſhall be diſtance from the Horizon, a third part of his diurnal arch ſhall caſt his ⚹ to the aſcend. and if he be halfe his diur. arch, he will caſt a □ to the aſcendant, and 2 third parts of his arch is a △, and his whole arch is an ☍, therefore the firſt houſe is in ⚹ to the 11th. and third, and in □ to the 10th. and 4th. in △ to the 9th. and 5th. & in ☍ to the 7th. and ſo of the reſt, &c. although the diurnal and nocturnal Arches differ among themſelves, the Houſes have no diſtinction, property nature or force of themſelves, but from the Stars, and in the diviſion of the Houſes by double hourly times, according to Ptclomy's method, it hath no reſpect to the Ecliptick, as if there were no ſuch thing, but have only reſpect to the ſemidiurnal and ſeminocturnal Arches of the Stars; and thoſe Aſpects in the World, to any houſe, or from any houſe, have no reſpect to the Ecliptick, but aecording to their ſemidiurnal and ſeminocturnal Arches; or according to their motion about the World; theſe things being rightly underſtood, the whole mundane Art of Directions is very eaſy, &c.

Twelvethly. To Direct the Aſcendant, or M. C. to the Conjunction or Oppoſition of a Star.

IF you direct the M. C. take the R. A. of the 10th. houſe from the R. A. of the ☍ of the Star with lat. & after the ſame manner the ☍ with contrary lat. the remainder ^[236] is the Arch of Direction, &c. But for the Aſcend. ſub. the ob. aſc. of the Aſcend. from the ob. aſc. of the Star, with his lat. if he have any; and ſo for the ☍ but with contrary Latitude, &c.

The Aſcendant may be directed another way.

As thus, if you ſub. the ſemidiurnal Arch of the Star, from his R. A. and from the remainder, ſub. the R. A. of the M. C. there remains the Arch of Direction as before, &c. after the ſame manner the Aſcend. is to be directed to fixed Stars.

Thirteenthly. How to direct the M. C. to a ⚹, □, or △.

FIrſt enter the Table of Declination, with the Stars place,^[237] and take his declination according to his lat. and look to what dg. of the Ecliptick, that Declination anſwers, if it be not above the greateſt obliquity, if it be? work by the Tables of aſcentional difference, and find his ſemidiurnal Arch; but if it be within 23dg. 30m. enter the Tables of ſemidi. Arches, and look for his coreſponding dg. in the Ecliptick, and againſt it, you ſhall find his ſemidi. Arch, in [〈◊〉]. & [〈◊〉] which) is to [•…]ted into dg, & m. of the Equator; whereof two thirds makes a ⚹, being added to the Stars R. A. if he be in the [•…]part or Heaven; but if he be in the Ori. ſub the ſd. [〈◊〉] alſo work as aforeſaid to □ or △, &c.

Example.

^[238]Suppoſe the R. A. of the M. C. is 220dg. to which anſwers 12dg. 27m. of ♏, and a Planet were in 28dg. of ♐ having [•]dg. [〈…〉] north lat. I find his declination to be 23dg. 20m. to which agrees 23dg. of ♐; with that I enter the Table of ſemidi. Arch, under the lat. of the place, viz, 52dg. which I find to be 3[〈◊〉] 46m. the which being converted into dg. & m. is 56dg. 30m. Now the 2 thirds thereof is 37d. 40m. which being ſub. from 267d. 49m. [••]e Stars R, A. leaves 230d. 9m. for the R. A. of the [〈…〉] the Star, from whence I ſub. the R. A. of the M. C. and there remains the Arch of Direction, viz. 10 Degrees 9 Minutes.

Fourtenthly. To Direct the aſcend, to a ⚹, □ or △ aſpect &c.

IF the aſcend be to be directed to any aſpect of a Star, that is above the Earth; divide the ſemidiurnal ^[239] arch of the Star into three Equal parts, and if you add two of thoſe parts of the obli. aſc. of the Star, taken under the pole of birth, and from that ſub. the obli. aſc. of the aſcend. the remainder is the arch of direction of ⚹; and underſtand this that 4 of thoſe parts makes a △, and the whole ſemidurnal arch is a □ &c. but take notice that the aſcend. and M. C. are to be directed to no aſpects but thoſe in the World.

Another way to direct the aſcendant.

Take one third part of the Stars ſemidiurnal arch, from is right Aſc. and from the remainder ſub. the right aſc. If the M. C. and the reſidue is the Arch of Direction, of ^[240] [•…]e ⚹ Aſpect as before, &c. But if you add the third part [〈◊〉] the Stars ſemid. Arch to his R. A. and from the ſum [〈◊〉]. the R. A. of the M. C. there reſts the Arch of Directi[•…] to a △, &c.

But if you ſeek for the Aſpects under the Earth, you [•…]e to divide the Stars ſeminoct. Arch into 3 equal parts, and do in all caſes as before, but inſtead of the M. C. take the 4th. Houſe for your Work, &c.

^[241]Now for the Quartil Aſpect, Subſtract the R. A. of the M. C. or 4th. Houſe, from the R. A. of the Star, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction, for the □, &c.

^[242]Or thus, Take the obli. Aſc. of the Star with lat. if he hath any, (under the Pole of Birth) and to that add his ſemid or ſeminoct. Arch, according as he is above or under the Earth, and from the Sum ſub. the ob. Aſc. of the Aſcend, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction of the □ as before, &c. Theſe Rules are ſo plain, and eaſy that there needs no Example.

Fifteenthly. How to direct the Aſcendant or M. C. to a ſmq. Q. ssq. or Bq.

USe the ſame method as in the ⚹, □, or △; and Note that a ſmq. is half the □, and the Q. is a fifth part ^[243] to be ſub. from the ſemid. or ſeminoct. Arch; the [〈◊〉] is the ſemid. or ſeminoct. Arch, and half the ſame added thereto; and the Bq. is a Q. doubled, as the Tables of the Aſpects, in the 2d. Part will plrinly ſhew, &c.

Sixteenthly. Now to direct a Significator, being near the Cuſp of any Houſe, to a Conjunction or Oppoſition, do thus.

FIrſt, if a Significator ſhall be within 3d. of the M. C. take his R. A. and the R. A. of the Promittors Body ^[244] or 8, regarding his lat. &c.

But if within 3d. of the Aſcendant, take the ob. Aſc. of both, viz. the Significator and Promittor, under the Pole of the Houſe, then ſub. the Significator from the Promittor, regarding his lat. if he have any, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction, &c.

Likewile, if the Stars be upon, or within 3d. of the Cuſp of any other Houſe, the direction is the ſame with the Houſe, viz. directed under the Pole of that Houſe, or by R. A. if upon the M. C. as aforeſaid, but if in the deſcending part, uſe the oppoſite Places, &c.

Example.

Suppoſe ☉ were to be directed to a ⚹ of ♃, the Sun being on the Cuſp of the 9th. in 5de. of ♌, and ♃ were in ^[245] 18de. of ♋, the Pole of Birth being 44de. Now I take the oppoſite Sign and deg. becauſe the Sun and ♃ are in the deſcending part of Heaven, the poles of the 9th. and 3d. Houſes is 18de. the ob. Aſcen. of the Suns oppoſite place, is about 314dg. from whence I ſub. 60de. and there remains 254, which is the ob. aſc. of the Aſcend. Now the ob. aſc. of ♃s. oppoſite place under the Pole of 18de. is 297de. from whence I ſub the ob. aſc. of the Aſcend. viz. 254 de. and there remains the Arch of Direction, 43de. becauſe by the motion of the Primum Mobile when the Asc[••]d. comes to the oppoſite place of [•], the ☉ comes to his ⚹, &c.

Seaventeenthly. To Direct a Significatior being aboue 3 deg. diſtant from the Cuſp of any Houſe.

THus, get the ſemid. Arch of the Star, if he be above ^[246] the Earth, or his feminoct. Arch if under the Earth & his diſtance from the proceed. or ſuc. cuſps of the houſe, (which you pleaſe) then take the feminoct. or ſemid. arch of the Promittor, (with this Caution) if the Aſpect be above the Earth, take his ſemid. Arch, but if under the Earth, his ſeminoct. Arch, and this you may know by the very Houſes themſelves, for the 10th. hath the 8th. & 12th. houſes for a ⚹, and [〈◊〉] and 7th. for a □, the 6th and 2d. for a △, and ſo of the reſt, &c. Then by the Rule of Proportion ſay; if the ſemid. or ſeminoct. Arch of the Significator gives his diſtance from the Cuſp of the Houſe, what ſhall the ſemid. or ſeminoct. Arch of the Promittor give; which ſhall be the ſecondary diſtance of the Promittor, from the Cuſp of the preceeding or following Houſe, that you took the Significa. or Promittor from; which if they be taken both from the Houſes preceeding, or ſucceeding; then ſub. the leſſer from the greater, and the remainder is the Arch of Direction; but if the one preceed, and the other ſucceed, then add the Numbers both together, and you will have the Arch of Direction, &c.

Eightenthly. To Direct a ſignificator to his own aſpects.

But note this, the ☉ and ☽ are only to be directed this way and when they come to their own aſpects, ^[247] they have moſt notable Effects, where note that the Direction of the ☉ or ☽ to their proper ⚹, is no more, then taking the two third parts of their ſemidiurnal or ſeminocturnal arches according to their poſition, a bove or under the Earth &c.

The □ is the whole ſemidiurnal or ſeminocturnal arch; and if you ad the fifth part of the ſemidiurnal or ſeminocturnal arch to the ⚹, you have the quintil, and ſo of the reſt; as you have been taught already; ſo that two third parts of the ſemid. or ſeminoct. arch, is the arch of direction of the ⚹, and the whole ſemid. or ſeminoct. arch is the arch of direction for the ſquare aſpect &c.

Nineteenthly. To direct a Significator to Parallels in the World

Parallels in the World, are no other than as when two Stars are equally diſtant from any of the four Cardinal Houſes, &c.

AS thus if one Star be upon the Cuſp of the 11th. Houſe, and another upon the Cuſp of the 9th. they ^[248] are in exact Parallel, being of equal deſtance from the M, C. &c. So likewiſe one being upon the 12th. and another on the Cuſp of the 2d. they are alſo in Parallel, as being of equal diſtance from the Horoſcope, &c. Where Note that in theſe Parallels the diſtance is found from ſeveral parts, as a Star on the Cuſp of the 12th. is in Parallel to the 8th. 2d. and 6th. Houſes; and one on the 11th. is in Parallel to the 9th. 3d. and 5th. Houſes, and ſo of the [〈◊〉]: Now if two Stars are in Parallel, and both above the Earth, take their diſtance from the M. C. in R. A. and call this the 1ſt. Diſtance, then by the Rule of Proportion ſay, if the ſemid. Arch of the Significator gives his diſtance from the M. C. what ſhall the ſemid. Arch of the Promittor give; which being known, you are to work as in the Direction of the Sun above the Earth, as in the Zodiacal Aſpects, &c.

But if the Star be under the Earth, take their diſtance from the fourth houſe and work as before, their diſtance may likewiſe betaken from the Horizon and worke as before with obli. aſcen. but if one be above the Earth and another under the Earth, take the diſtance of one from the M. C. and the other from the fourth houſe and worke as before; elſe take the oppſite place of that which is under the Earth &c. But if they are both under the Earth take their diſtance from the fourth houſe and worke as before, only remember this for the ſemid iurnal arches take the ſeminocturnal arches, for I ſhall adviſe you not to be like the Surveyer who Meaſured continually from Oxford to London, and from London to Oxford again; when he was appointed to meaſure from Oxford to London, and from London to Cambridg, &c. Now by theſe parallels in the World we conceive the ſignificator to remaine Imovable in the Horary Circle of his poſition, becauſe in a Nativity, the virtue of the ſignificator as well as the promittor, in the fame, Primum Mobile is Imprinted, and this according to the opinion of all Profeſſors; &c. Likewiſe both theſe Virtues are brought to, by the Motion of the Primum Mobile from Eaſt to Weſt.

Twentyethly. To direct the Sun, being under the Earth to any aſpect.

If the ☉ be in the ſpace of twilight; firſt get the direction ^[249] of the ☉ to the aſpect of the Promittor, whether it be ⚹. □. or △, as before taught, which arch call the feigned arch.

Secondly. you muſt know to what deg. of the Zodiack. the ☉ comes to at that time, by takeing his pole (according to the Rule) and there his Ob. Aſc. and to that by ading the feigned arch a foreſaid, and the ſum is the Ob. Aſcen. of the dg. of the Zodiack; to which the ☉ comes on both ſides; elſe it will ſignifie little; in this way of direction: then with the ☉'s Primary diſtance from the Horizon ſee what parallel of twilight he poſſeſs, and therein the ſame take his ſecondary diſtance; to which the ſuppoſed feigned direction ſhall come; then by the Rule of proportion ſay, if the ſeminoct arch of the ☉, gives his ſecondary diſtance from the Horoſcope; what ſhall the ſemid. or ſeminoct. arch, of the promittor give, and the fourth Number ſhall be the ſecondary diſtance of the promittor, from the Cardinal or any other houſe, from whence you ſeek a proportinal diſtance; and ſo you obtain the arch of direction; &c.

Twenty 1ſt. To direct the Sun out of the ſpace of Twilight, &c.

FIrſt you are to find the feigned place of the Aſpect as before taught. Secondly you muſt know to what ^[250] dg. of the Ecliptick the ☉ comes to by this direction; then ſay, if the Arch of obſcurity of the ☉, gives his primary diſtance from the fourth Houſe, what ſhall the obſcure arch of the Ecliptical dg. give which the ☉ comes to by this dyrection, and the product is the ſecondary diſtance from the fourth Houſe, &c.

Now if the ☉ be in the 3d. or fourth Houſes, uſe this diſtance; but if he be in the 2d. or fifth Houſes, ſub. from this diſtance one third part of ☉ ſeminoct. Arch and the remainder is the ☉ 2d. diſtance from the 3d. or 5th. Houſes: Then ſay, if the ſeminoct. Arch of the ☉ give his ſecondary diſtance from the determinate Houſe, what diſtance ſhall the ſeminoct. Arch of the Promittor give (from that Houſe) ſo work as you were taught before, &c.

Twenty 2d. To direct a Significator to all Aſpects Converſe, which are made in the World.

WHat hath been ſaid of Mundane Directions, in directing the Significators, to the Promittors; the ^[251] difference in this converſe Direction, is no other then where as we took the ſeminoct. or ſemid. Arch of the Significator, &c.

Now in this, we take ſemid. or ſeminoct. Arch of the Promittor firſt, and work as if the Promittor were Significator: But Note this, that none of the cardinal Houſes are to be directed converſly, for they have no Motion to the preceeding Planet or Aſpect, &c.

Twenty 3d. To find out the Number of Years the Native may Live according to Ptolomp's Doctrine, by directing the giver of Life to the Weſt.

THat is, if any Planet, by Body or Aſpect ſhall come between the Giver of Life, and the Cuſp of the ^[252] 7th. Houſe, take his diſtance by ob. deſcen. and divide their diſtance by 12, and what remains keep; where Note that all the Aſpects of ♃ and ♀; the remainder after diviſion, are to be added to the diſtance of the giver of Life from the 7th. Houſe, and the remainder of the Aſpects of ♄ & ♂ are to be ſub. there from, and what remains ſhews the Number of years the Native may Live, &c.

Example.

In a Nativity if the ☉ is in the 9th. Houſe, his diſtance from the 7th. Houſe by ob. deſcen. is 75de. 56m. ♀ likewiſe caſts her ⚹ to the 7th. Houſe, and the diſtance between the ⚹ of ♀, and the 7th. Houſe, is 32de. 55m. which divided by 12, there remains 2de. 45m. fere. the Quintil of ♀ is diſtant from the 7th. Houſe, 19de. 37m. which divided ^[253] by 12, leaves 1de. 38m. the ☌ of ♃ is diſtant 61 de. 28m. which divided by 12, leaves 5de. 7m. which three remainders being added to the ☉s diſtance, makes 85de. 26m. The □ of ♂ to the 7th. Houſe is 7de. 57m. which divided by 12, leaves [•]de. 40m. fere. ♄s Siſquiquadrat is 34de. 53m. which divided by 12, leaves 2de. 54m. which being ſub. from 85de. 26m. leaves 81de. 52m. the number of years that the Native may live, which is to be equated as in other Directions, &c.

Twenty 4th. Of Secondary Directions.

ALL the directions before treated of, of what nature ſoever, we call primary Directions; but by ſecondary ^[254] Directions, we mean the days that ſhall ſucceed the Nativity, wherein ſhall be accounted the Aſpects of the Stars, both to the Luminaries and Cardinal Houſes, in which days they happen; from theſe ſingular days, to which aſpects they belong, they produce their Effects, for the reſpective Years; as if the firſt day is for the firſt Year, the ſecond day after Birth for the ſecond Year, the 3d. for the 3d. the 4th. for the 4th. Year, and ſo of the reſt ſucceſſively, wherefore we are to obſerve when the ☽ is in Aſpect to the Stars, for if ſhe be with the benevolent Stars, or their good Aſpects, or with the good Aſpects of the Infortunes, it doth denote a healthful and proſperous Year, according to the Nature of the Houſes governed by thoſe Planets in the Radix; but if joyned with the evil Planets, or evilly beheld, or in parallel Declination of the Infortunes, it ſhews to thoſe years pointed by thoſe days, in which thoſe evil configurations ſhall happen, great croſſes and loſſes, alſo ſickneſſes, and without doubt they ſhall have notable effects, if at that time there ſhall be operating a primary direction of that nature and kind; now before the reſt, the climacterical Years are to be noted; for if in thoſe days the ☽ is in □ or ☍ to the place ſhe was in at Birth, and there happen to be an evil primary direction of the giver of Life, Death is at the Door, or then much to be feared; alſo if the ☽ in the ſecondary directions be afflicted of the Infortunes; likewiſe the ☉ alſo in ſecondary directions; alſo the ſame if there happen a bad primary direction, with which if both the Revolution and Tranſit agree, it certainly Kills; but this Subject hath already been handled by the Induſtrious Mr. William Salmon, In his Horae Mathematicae, &c. Where Note the primary direction is the moſt effectual of all; therefore if this be kindly accepted by the Grateful Sons of ƲRANIA, we will; God willing in another Treatiſe, be more Full and Copious, yet except a Man be Stone-blind; or hath loſt his Sences, here is enough to furniſh the weakeſt of Capacities, as well as the ſtrongeſt Genious, as may evidently appear by the Work.

Now we ſhall treat of PROGRESSIONS.

W[•…] Note, that the progreſſion is no otherwiſe to be taken, but from the ſpace of time in which the ☽ Repreſents all her Faces, and diſtances, from the ☉, which ſhe can have, and return to the ſame place where ſhe had her begining from; in which Compaſs ſhe Runs through almoſt 13 Signs, and the Sun one; and the Progreſſions according to our Method, have their begining from theſe Motions of the Luminaries; Now the firſt Lunation ^[255] after Birth, ſhall Meaſure out the firſt year; ſo likewiſe the ſecond Progreſſion the ſecond year; the third Progreſſion the third year &c. And likewiſe than the firſt parts of the Progreſſions, ſhall Meaſure out the firſt part of the year, the ſecond part the Middle, part of the year, and the third part the latter end of the year, or laſt part thereof &c.

Now for the finding of the Progreſſions for any year,

We are to Number up ſo many Lunations from the Nativity; which is done by putting the ☽ in the ſame face and diſtance from the ☉, as ſhe had at Birth, and for every month above the compleat year, add 32 dg. 30 m. becauſe they are the 12 parts of one Lunation: and if you would have the progreſſion to many years, you muſt Note that the ☽ makes 12 Lunations in 354 Dayes which is 11 Dayes leſs then a year, therefore take the diſtance of the ☽ from the ☉ in the Nativrty, and this you will find a 11 Dayes before the End of the firſt year, and where you find that diſtance, that ſhall be the Progreſſion for the 12 th year; and if 22 dayes be ſubſtracted from the End of the ſecond year, there you will find the Progreſſion for the 24 th. year, and ſo you may Proceed to every ſingle year, and to every month thereof, by the addition of 32 dg. m. 30 and where ever the [〈◊〉] ſhall be well placed in theſe Progreſſions the Native ſhall have much falicity; and the contrary, &c. thoſe Progreſſions have alwayes been in great Eſteem by the Learned in paſt Ages, and much Comended by that great Phyloſopher Roger Bacon fryer, our own Country Man; who took great pains this way and made his Lunar Progreſſion monthly, wherein he did uſe to diſcover many material accidents as I have been informed by the Learned Mr B[•]ech Deceaſed, who hath ſeen ſomething thereof in the Library in Oxford and it hath [〈◊〉] as well obſerved by others of Great Learning, and Profound Philoſophers, it being the very Doctrine of [〈◊〉] Potlomy himſelf,

Secondly of INGRESSIONS

SOme are active and ſome are paſſive, the active are the Aſpects of the active Stars, by the univerſal and ^[256] Dayly Motion, with the Places of the obtained Primary and Secondary Directions, and poceſſions of the Significators.

The paſſive are the Aſpects of the giver of Life in the whole World, with active Stars of the Secondary Directions, and Progreſſions (by the active Stars we meane) thoſe to which Power is given to act; and are to be put in the place of promi[•…], viz. ♄. ♃. ♂. ♀. and ☿. alſo the Luminaries, when they are [〈…〉] Promittors, where Note that all theſe Ingreſſions, whether active or paſſive, Denotes great good, when they come to the places of benevolent ſignificators, or givers of Life and one the contrary when they come to the Places of the Malificks. &c.

Thirdly of TRANSITS

SOme are active, and ſome are paſſive, the active are the Aſpects of the active Stars, by [〈…〉] ^[257] Motion of the Hilegs or Givers of Life, in [〈…〉] (that is to ſay) with thoſe Immovable places, the [•…] Tranſites are the aſpects of the univerſal ſignificator in the World, with the active Stars at Birth, [〈…〉] to their immovable pla[•…] therefore the difference [〈…〉] an [•…]greſſion, and at Tranſit, is this [〈…〉] the places of the [〈…〉] reſpects the immovable, alſo the Lumi[•…] are to be obſerved in day[•…] Motions, wheth[•…] be [〈…〉] or [〈…〉] of the [〈…〉] ☉, upon [〈…〉] hur[•…] places▪ for when it comes by directio[•…] greſſion [〈…〉] good place[•] and if the Luminaries, [〈…〉] w[•]ll placed to the [•…]ects of the Stars they bring great [•…]; but if [〈◊〉] the con[•…], they come by direction and progreſſion▪ to[•…] and the Luminaries [〈…〉] unfortunated [〈…〉] the aſpects of the Mali[•]icks▪ it is [〈…〉] the Native▪ and it is [〈…〉] to be feared, that [〈…〉] ſignified th[•…] from [〈…〉] tis &c. and th[•…] to Di[•…] very [〈…〉] happens in thoſe [〈…〉] which [〈…〉] well beheld; by[•…]lents, & [〈…〉] But [〈…〉] contrary if ill be[•…]en they ſign[•…]. Diſeaſes, Slaugh[•]ers and the like and this you will find never faile, it being according to Great Ptolomy's own Doctrine in this moſt Heavenly Science, and who ſoever thou art, that makes practice thereof ſhall ſee the Truth and Certainty of it &c.

Fourthly. Of the Part of Fortune, and how to take it.

ANd in this we ſhall digreſs from the Vulgar way of our Modern Authors, who have admoniſhed us ^[258] to obſerve the diſtance of ☉ from ☽, and that ſhall be the diſtance of the ♁ from the Aſcend. all this we do not deny, but then it muſt be in the Sphere of ☽, and there it will have the true diſtance from the Aſcend. with the ſame lat. and decli. of ☽ north or ſouth, although the ſame happen in Signs of contrary denomination; for ♁ is not always in the Ecliptick, but moves continually in the ☽ s Orbit, and this is to be noted, that ſo far as the ☉ in his circular Parallel is diſtant from the dg. aſcending, ſo far ſhall ☽ be diſtant from the ♁ in her Parallel or Sphere, &c.

Now our Method in taking it is twofold; firſt if the Nativity be diurnal, the true diſtance of the ☉ from the Aſcend. being added to the R. A. of ☽ (with reſpect to her lat.) will give the true R. A of the ♁, &c.

But if the Nativity be Nocturnal, let ☉ diſtance from the Aſcend. be ſub. from the ☽ R. A. and there will remain the true R. A. of the ♁ as before, &c.

Secondly. Let the Nativity be either diur. or noct. add the diſtance of ☉ from the Aſcend. to the R. A. of ☽, and the ſum ſhall be the R. A. of the ♁, where note, that in taking the diſtance of ☉ from the Aſcend. it muſt be done in ob. A. and under the lat. of Birth, &c.

Now this way is much different from that which is uſed by our modern Authors, for if it be well noted, a mans own reaſon will tell him, that their way cannot be true, but very erronious, becauſe they never regard the ☽ lat. a thing which ought ſeriouſly to be conſidered, &c.

And if the ♁ be not true taken, it will cauſe a great error, becauſe many times in noct. Nativities the ♁ happens to be Giver of Life; when it ſhall chance to be poſited in an Aphetical Place, and ☽ not, for we prefer the ♁ before the Aſcend. beſides it is alſo directed for the Riches of the Native, and his gain in all affairs, therefore ought warily to be taken.

Now if theſe things be kindly accepted of by the Grateful Sons of ƲRANIA, we will (God permitting) afterwards ſhew the Demonſtrations according to Mathematical Rules, and then its probable, the Eyes of the common Aſtrologers may be open, being able to diſcern the difference between Light and Darkneſs.

Fifthly of ANTISCIONS Which I have ſpoke of in the fore going part but for the better Inſtruction of Young Students, I ſhall giue a beter demonſtration of the ſame; which take as followeth.

ANtiſcions are no other than real Parallels of Declination which are exact parallel Lines from the Tropicks of ♋ and ♑, being ſo far extended on the o[•…] ^[259] ſide of the Tropicks, as they themſelves are on the other ſide, and it is to be obſerved always in [〈◊〉] of the A[•…] tiſcion, that there muſt be regard and to the lat. as [〈…〉] as the long[•…] no w[•…] are taught by our modern Author to obſerve how much the Planet, is ſhort of either of [〈…〉] Tropicks in Signs Degrees and Minutes, and ſo far ſhall his Antiſcion fall beyond it; all this we own, provided the Latitude be taken, &c.

Example.

Suppoſe a Planet were poſited in 24 dg. of ♋ having 2dg. north lat. you will find by the common way, that [〈…〉] caſts his Antiſcion to 6d. of ♊, but his lat. being conſidered ^[260] you will find his declination falls out to be 23d. 21m. which in the Ecliptick anſwers to 7d. of ♋, and makes the Antiſcion to fall in 23d. of ♊ which is 17d. more than the common way; and this by Practice and Reaſon, you will find to agree with our Method, and further obſerve, if a Planet be in ♈, ♉, ♊, ♋, ♌, or ♍, with great north lat. he can have no Antiſcion except the ☽ by her lat. ſhould meet with it; alſo if a Planet be in ♎, ♏, ♐, ♑, ♒, or ♓, with great ſouth lat. ſo that it exceeds the Ecliptick, there can be no Antiſcion neither, &c.

Sixthly. How to find the Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arch of a Star, when his Latitude ſhall cauſe his declination to exceed the Ecliptick Line.

FIrſt find his declination with lat. and with the ſame enter the Tables of Aſcentional Difference, and if ^[261] it be in any of the 6 northern Signs; add the aſcentional difference, to 90d. and you have the ſemid. Arch, in de. & m. which you may convert into hours and minutes, by a Table for that purpoſe in the 2d. par, but if you ſub. the ſaid aſcentional difference from 90dg. the remainder will be the ſeminoct. Arch, underſtand the contrary in the ſouthern Signs, you may find the aſcentionol difference an other way, which is thus, add the tangent of the declination, to the tangent of the lat. and the Sum is the Sign of the aſcentional difference, and this I have given you becauſe we have no Tables of aſcentional Difference in the Book.

Seaventhly and Laſtly. How to Equate the Arch of Direction, &c.

DO thus, add the Arch of direction to the R. A. of ☉ at Birth, and look for that Sum in the Tables of ^[262] R. A. in the Ecliptick; and take the de. and m. coroſponding thereto, then in an Ephemeris ſee how many days and hours the ☉ from the day and hour of Birth will be, e're he come to that de. & m. and ſo many years it will point out; and for every two hours more then the compleat day account one month, and ſo you have the true Arch of direction.

Suppoſe the Arch of direct. were 46dg. 30m. ☉ R. A. were 197dg 31m. the ſum is 243dg. 1m. to which in the Tables of R. A. anſwers 4dg. 58m. of ♐; Now the Birth was, October the 1ſt. 1648. If you enter an Ephemeris for that date (or for any other date, provided it be exact) and look for ♐ 4dg. 58m. being ☉s place, you will find it to fall on the 16th. day of November 6h. 18m. which points out from the day of Birth, 46 years, 3 months, 4 days, and 12 hours; this is the only real and exact Method uſed in the Univerſe, agreeing with that never to be forgotten Prince of Philoſophers Great Ptolomy; unto whom as it is ſaid, an Angel appeared, and opened unto him the parts of the earth, but ſome he was commanded to keep ſecreet, which was thoſe under the north Pole, as it is recorded, by that famous Mathematician Doctr. John D[•…] pag. 153. This Method is alſo practiſed in Arabia, Perſia, and India, as I have been well informed by my very good Friend Mr. Cordwel Worral. whoſe Aſſiſtance we had in doing ſome part of this Piece, and he ſaith in thoſe Countries they are far more exact, then any of our Nation are, nay we cannot, neither dare we preſume to that exactneſs as they do, either in horary Queſtions or Nativities; for almoſt by inſpection of a Nativity, they will give a true account of the general and particular Accidents, during the whole courſe of the Natives Life, both how, and when they ſhall happen, a thing ſomthing ſtrange to our apprehenſions, and now the reaſon why we cannot do the like, is becauſe we do not uſe their true Method, but follow the falſe Doctrine of Regiomontanus and Argol, whoſe directions with all their Deſciples, are inſipid vain and fooliſh, alſo wholly without Reaſon, or Truth; yet we cannot neither will we deny, but that thoſe Tables of theirs are of excellent uſe, therefore we count ourſelves beholding to them, for their Laborious Studies in framing them, but for their Doctrine it is not ſo much Worth as the nameing it; much leſs to be Prectized, and Extalled as it hath been by our ſelves and others, yet altho' we have been great followers of them, we will ſay with the wiſe King when we were Children, we acted as Children, but ſince we are Men we are come to know better; for now we have ſeen their Erronious Examples; and the Truth of the Doctrine practized; therefore, we will follow their ways no more, but Cleave to thoſe Rules which we Know to be moſt Certain and True &

Now let no Man Doubt of what we here Declare, for it is as true as a South Sun makes twelve a Clock at noon, but enough of this here, for wiſe Men Eſteem many words, and many lyes both a like, and he that will inſtruct others in the Truth, muſt never deny the Truth himſelf, therefore he that talketh much and doth little, is like unto him that Sails with a Side Wind, and is borne with the Tide to the wrong Shore, & note this that from page 86 to page 117 we had that Doctrine from Placidus de titis Primum Mobile, but all the Reſt of this Part is wholy mine, and the ſecond Book is done by Mr Biſhops own hand, and that very Learnedly, without any aſſiſtance.

Thus I conclude the ſirſt Part, Reſolving to Remain Gods faithful Servant, the Kings Loyal Subiect, and my Countries Friend,

Yours Richard Kirby

ADVERTISEMENT.

The Author hath an infalliable Remedy for the Gout, and alſo teacheth the whole Doctrine of Aſtrology, to, thoſe that are deſierous to Learn, and Calculateth Nativities Exactly.

FINIS.

THE MARROW OF ASTROLOGY The Second Part. Wherein is contained, A TABLE of HOUSES, Calculated for the Latitude of LONDON: With Tables of Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arches. ALSO TABLES of Twilight and Mundane Aſpects; And the whole Doctrine of Nativities, laid down in Twenty Genitures, according to the true Intent and Meaning of Ptolomy, wherein is diſcovered the Errors of Argol, Regiomontanus, and others. The like never before done in ENGLISH.

By JOHN BISHOP, Student in Aſtrology and Chimiſtry.

LONDON: Printed for Joſeph Streater, near Paul's-Wharf in Thames-ſtreet, and are to be Sold by the Bookſellers in London, 1687.

To the honourable ROBERT BOYLE, Eſq Fellow of the Royal Society, Health and Proſperity.

Honoured SIR,

COnſidering thoſe many and ſignal Favours that I have received from you (notwithſtanding my unmeriting deſarts) are too great to be buried in the Sea of Forgetfulneſs, without my humble and thankful acknowledgment of the ſame, ſo that I have here offered my Mite to be put into your Treaſury, (which I do not to add the leaſt Atome to your Worth, but to make theſe my Junior Labours appear with the better luſture) for the Preſent is ſo ſmall that I am dubious of your acceptance, yet although the Lines are unpoliſht, the Subject is Divine, becauſe it is an Epitomy of the Coeleſtial Philoſophy of Ptolomy King of Egypt, from whoſe Aſhes I have endeavoured to make a Lixivium which may take off thoſe Spots and Blurs which have defiled the beautious Ʋrania's Face, by the Innovations of Regiomontanus and Argol, and moſt of onr modern Authors, and yet the thing it ſelf is not new, but is the true genuine Method that was practiced when the Principles of Artiſts were not corrupted, and when Princes themſelves were well acquainted with the Language of the Stars; and becauſe nothing of this nature was ever Printed in the Engliſh Tongue, I have at ſpare hours made this Eſſay, which I have preſumed to put under your Honour's Protection, your Name being ſufficient, but more eſpecially your Verbal Commendation, to give it a better Reception and Eſteem among all Perſons of Honour and Eminence, than he that is,

Honoured SIR,

Your humbleſt Servant, JOHN BISHOP.

TO THE READER

COurteous and Impartial Reader, I here preſent you with the Second Part of this moſt uſeful and neceſſary Piece of Aſtrology, wherein I have uſed all means poſſible to gratifie [•…]hee; tis true the Subject is not common, I mean as to the Me[•]hod of it, but I Preſume it is the moſt-Exact of any as to Aſtrology, that ever was taught in England, or by any, that could [•]ver ſpeak the Engliſh Tongue; neither had this come forth at [•]his time, but by the ſole Aſſiſtance of that famous Mathemati[•…]an, and my loving Friend, Mr. Cordwell Worral, whoſe [•…]are and partly his Pains gave Life to this Piece, which ſoon [•…]eceived Motion, he having been acquainted with this kind of [•…]earning among the Perſians and other of the Eaſtern Sages, [•…]here they are ſo Dextrous that they can tell a Perſon the parti[•…]lar Tranſactions of his whole Life, and for the time of Death, [•…]ey ſeldom Err, but we here in England cannot pretend to it, [•…]y we doe not know after a perſon is dead the direction that [•…]lld, by the common Method that is now practiced, as hath [•…]en proved by many Nativities where the Aſtrologers hath pro[•…]iſed long Life, and the Natives ſometimes have dyed in their [•…]fancy, or at leaſt 20 or ſomtimes 30 Years before the directi[•…] could operate, which they would have to Kill, which things [•…]th produced a Scandal upon the Art, and Artiſts; nay I be[•…]eve if Heraclitus and Democritus, ſhould view the Methods [•…]at many of our Artiſts take, they would find exceeding great [•…]uſe for their lamenting & laughing at them and their practice, becauſe their Method is not demonſtrable, which thing after had given my ſelf to the Study of Aſtrology, for the ſpace of 1[•…] Years I began to doubt of the Certainty of it by reaſon I ofte[•…] found it to faile, at laſt it was my good hap to meet with t[•…] Ingenious Thomas Moor Eſq. who in diſcource on that Subje[•…] made it apparent, that there was little truth in that way wh[•…] was commonly practiced, and by his means I was brought to [〈◊〉] aquainted with the Learned Dr. Wright who was the firſt [〈◊〉] England that ever underſtood this Method, which he learned [〈◊〉] being converſant in the works of that Learned Monk Placid[•…] where in his Celeſtial Philoſphy, he hath laied down, and tr[•…] explained Ptolomy's Writings, which till then laid very [〈◊〉] ſtuſe, ſo that as I ſaid by converſing with Dr. Wright I was c[•…]firmed in my judgment, and ſo came to know truth from f[•…]hood, by what I learned, likewiſe from the aforeſaid Mr. Wo[•…] and being willing to oblidge all the true ſons of Uraina, I [〈◊〉] willing to publiſh it becauſe Mr. Kirby was going to Print ſo[•…]thing of the firſt part, I lent my help to the finiſhing of it, [〈◊〉] that the World ſhould not be abuſed to Buy one thing twic[•…] was the more willing to Publiſh this at this time, that ſo [〈◊〉] Bound up together you might have an Entire Work, and I h[•…] I have done things with that plainneſs that it may be well und[•…]ſtood by the meaneſt Cappacity, and alſo have given ſuch Ex[•…]ples as may Explain the whole Matter, with the greateſt [〈◊〉] imaginable; and truly I do not doubt but thoſe of underſta[•…]ing will approve of this Labour of mine, but Ignorant Zoi[•…] will Contemn it, for the old Proverb is, he that Builds on [〈◊〉] High-way, will hear many things from them that find fault, [〈◊〉] eſpecially the Vulgar, but I wiſh thoſe Thraſoes would put fo[•…] ſomthing more Excellent, before they find fault with, and C[•…] at the Labours of others, wherefore let none Raſhly judge of t[•…] Work untill he be throughly informed of the ſame, I know i[•…] contrary to what hath been taught, by Regiomontanus [〈◊〉] Angol, whoſe Doctrine is inſipid, but for his laborious wor[•…] Framing thoſe Excellent Tables the World is much ingaged to him, and we are no leſs Ingaged to our Famous Country Men namely Mr. Lilly and the Famous and Learned Mr. Gadbury Mr. Coley, and Mr. Salmon, whoſe aſpiring Fanceis have Raiſed up Mōnuments, to their never dying Fames, and doubtleſs if this method had been common when they Wrote of Art they would have done it in a farr more Lofty Stile, but however I hope this may be a Foundation for the Ingenious to Build A Mighty Fabrick upon, whoſe Top may Pierce the Spheres, and like Jacobs Ladder to reach through the Stary Region; I could [•…]iſh that ſome more Noble Pen had been Imployed, in doing ſo great a Piece of Service for the World, but none hav ing attempt[•…]d it, I have preſumed to make this Eſſay; and if it meet with [〈…〉] kind acceptance, I intend God willing to add ſomthing more [•]reatful, which this Age never looked after, for we have been [•…]ke the Dog in the Fable, never to look after the Subſtance [•…]f things, but are content to take up with the meer ſhaddows, [•…]ay and not only ſo, but often Villifie them that make it their [•…]ſineſs to diſſipate thoſe Clouds of Ignorance, which are between [〈◊〉] and the Beatious Urania, but let ſuch dull Animals injoy [•…]heir Opinions, for to thoſe I doe not write, but only to the In[•…]nious who will make Reaſon their Judge, as for ſuch let their James be Eternal, to dwell above Spite, Scorn or Reproach, but [•…]r the Evill Heads, who Envieth the Knowledg, that cometh [•…]om others, and wiſh all to be in dulneſs, like themſelves whoſe leads are full of nothing but Chimera's their Hearts of Reveng [•…]d Mallice, and their Mouths of nothing but Railing, let them [•…]ontinue in their Ignorance and Folly, for I Envy not their [•…]inciples nor their Glory in their Art, and if any ſuch there [〈◊〉] that will oppoſe any part hereof, I am Ready to anſwer them, [•…]t in Railing but Modeſty, that ſo I may reform him or thoſe [•…]m their Erronious Way, and ſo Aſtrolgy ſhall beget a good [•…]teem, as it had formerly, when and where the true Principles [•…]re practiced, for I doubt not but Ptolomy whoſe Method this was, had the Quinteſence as to Art (for if we may Credit the Sayings of that Famous Mathematician Dr. John Dee,) he was taught it by an Angel, but however he came by it, his way in the moſt Demonſtrable, whoſe ſayings I have indeavour'd to bring in to practice, now if any one through miſtakes ſhould Err, let him not blame me but his own Ignorance, and let him ſtudy by the Rules that are laid down, and then I doubt not but he will have better Succeſs, which I Pray every one may have, this is induſtrious, ſuch I ſhall be willing to oblige, whilſt I am Urania's Servant, and my Countries Friend, to my Power,

John Biſhop.

September the firſt 1686. From my Houſe at the Golden Ball in Virginia Street, near Eaſt-ſmithfield, Lond.

To his intirely beloved Brother, Mr. John Biſhop, on his excellent Book, entituled, The Marrow of Aſtrology.

Deſcend you Powers above to our Aſſiſtance.

So I remain

your loving Brother, Nicholas Biſhop.

Octob. 28. 1686.

THE PRINTER TO THE READER.

The Contents of the Firſt Part.

• OF the Characters of the Planets, Signs and Aſpects, with their manifold Diviſion, Pag. 1
• The Planets Aſpects, 3
• Of the Radiations of the Houſes and Signs. 7
• Of Antiſcions, and how to take them. 8
• Of the Sign ♈ 13
• Of the Sign ♉ 14
• Of the Sign ♊ 16
• Of the Sign ♋ 17
• Of the Sign ♌ 19
• Of the Sign ♍ 21
• Of the Sign ♎ 22
• Of the Sign ♏ 25
• Of the Sign ♐ 26
• Of the Sign ♑ 28
• Of the Sign ♒ 29
• Of the Sign ♓ 31
• Of the Planet ♄ 34
• Of the Planet ♃ 39
• Of the Planet ♂ 44
• Of the Sun. 49
• Of Venus. 54
• Of Mercury. 59
• Of the Moon. 65
• Of the Diſtribution of the Spirits Vital, Animal, & Natural. 69
• A Table of Eſſential Dignities. 70
• A Synopſis of the Signs. 71
• How to take the Pole of Poſition. 72
• Of Propoſitions of Coeleſtial Philoſophy. 79
• How to-direct the ☉ near the M. C. 86
• How to direct the ☉ being near the Aſcen. or 7th. 87
• How to direct the ☉ being diſtant from the Houſes. 88
• How to direct the ☉ in the ſpace of Twilight. 89
• How to direct the ☉ beyond the Parallel of Twilight 92
• How to direct the ☉ to all Parallels. 93
• To direct a Significator having lat. 93
• To direct a Significator having lat. to par. 94
• To direct a Significator to his own Aſpects. 95
• Of Mundane Directions. 96
• To direct the Aſen. or M. C. to the ☌ or ☍ of a Star. 97
• To direct the Aſcen. or M. C. to any other Aſpect. 98
• To direct the Aſcen. to any Aſpect. 99
• To direct a Significator being near any Houſe 101
• To direct a Significator being diſtant from the Houſes. 102
• To direct a Significator to his own Aſpects. 103
• How to direct to Parallels in the World. 104
• To direct the ☉ to any Aſpect under the Earth. 106
• To direct the ☉ out of the ſpace of Twilight. 107
• To direct to Aſpects Converſe. 108
• To find out the Number of Years. 108
• Of ſecondary Directions. 110
• Of Progreſſions. 110
• Of Ingreſſions and Tranſits. 115
• Of ♁ and how to take it. 116
• Of Antiſcions. 118
• How to equate the Arch of Direction. 120

The Contents of the Second Part.

• WHat a Nativity is, and how to Rectifie it, Page 1
• How to ſet a Figure, 2
• A Table of the Poles of the Houſes, 5
• A Table for Converting H. and M. into Dg. and M. 6
• A Table of Houſes, 7
• A Table of the ☽'s Latitude, 19
• Of the Twelve Houſes, 21
• A Table of Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arches, 27
• An Explanation of the aforeſaid Tables, 30
• Charles the Fifth Emperour of Germany's Nativity, 32
• Philip King of Spain his Nativity, 35
• Henry King of France his Nativity, 37
• Sebaſtian's Nativity King of Portugal, 40
• Guſtavus Adolphus King of Sweedland's Nativity, 43
• The Duke of Parma's Nativity, 45
• Lord Mollins his Nativity, 47
• Cardinal Aldobrand his Nativity, 49
• John Columna his Nativity, 51
• A Child's Nativity, 53
• Cardinal Farneii his Nativity, 55
• Cardinal Fachinettii his Nativity, 58
• Mr. Lilly's Nativity, 60
• Prince of Aldobrand's Nativity, 6[•]
• Henry Dutton's Nativity, 64
• Saffold Lee's Nativity, 67
• John Blanchard's Nativity, 69
• James Gales Nativity, 71
• John Biſhop his Nativity, 73
• Debora Daniel her Nativity, 74
• Cautions to be obſerved, 76
• After fol. 76. in this 2d Book are the Tables of Twilight, alſo of the Mundane Aſpects, with the Ʋſes of them.

THE MARROW OF ASTROLOGY, PART, II.

Firſt, What a Nativity is, and how to Rectify it.

A Nativity is the true Time, or the very Moment of any ones Birth, in which the Child comes into the World, begining then to be a viſible Member of the Creation, the Stars begining then to Act and Operate, by the Power of the Angel, or Angels ruling thoſe Conſtellations, ^[263] ariſing, or then being in Greateſt Power at the time of the Birth, according to the Saying of St. Jerome, when he cometh to Comment upon the 18 of St. Mathew and the 10th verſe, ſaith thus; Great. is the Dignity of Souls, for every one at their firſt appearance into the world, have an Angel appoynted for their Cuſtody, and ſafety; But ſeing the true Time is hard to come at, by Reaſon of the difference and uncertainty of all Clocks, Watches, and Dyals, the Antients have left ſeveral wayes to Rectify it by, as the Truetine of Hermes the Animoder of Ptolomy, and alſo by the Accidents of the Native, as for the Truetine of Hermes, or Animodar, of Ptolomy, I ſhall ſay little in this place, becauſe it is ſufficiently handled by almoſt all Authors, and what I have here to ſay is to Rectify a Nativity by Accidents; which breifly is thus. Firſt ſet your figure by the following Table of Houſes for the Eſtimate Time, then obſerve the Accidents, whether Sickneſs, Honour, Loſs, or what more you can get, but eſpecially ſickneſs, or croſes, and if it be ſickneſs, take the true pole of the giver of Life, with his Parallels if the ☉, or ☽, or ♁, or elſe if it be the Aſcendant the ob. Aſc. under the pole of Birth, and obſerve the nature of the Promittor, and his Parallels, with the other Planets, whether he may give ſuch a diſtemper or no, ſo that if you find your arch of direction to long, or to ſhort, you are to raiſe or depreſs the pole of poſhtion of your Significator, and by that means you will find the true time; always obſerveing, that you muſt only direct the giver of Life, to the bad aſpect of the Infortunes, for ſickneſs, and no other, as thus, if the ☽ be giver of Life, the ☉ nor Aſendant being directed to any bad aſpects can not kill, or cauſe Diſeaſes as ſhall be ſhewed in their proper places, for that hath been the ſenſeleſs opinion of moſt of our Artiſts, to think that one may give Life, and another be directed to kill, which is the moſt irational thing in the World.

Secondly.

^[264]Of ſetting a Figure, divers have been the Oppinions of our Modern Authors about this Point, but that which we allow of, is according to Ptolomy, (whom our Modern Athors ſay, would have the Heavens to be devided into 12 equal parts in the Ecliptick; as if the Aſendant be ♈ 15 dg. the ſecond muſt be ♉ 15 dg. and the 3d. ♊ 15 dg. &c.) but thoſe perſons are extreamly miſtaken, for Ptolomy never taught that Doctrine, but only they miſinterpret his ſaying, for Ptlomy's Syſtem is the moſt demonſtrable of any in the World, as ſhall be taught in another Work, wherein the falce imaginations of Copernieus and his followers, ſhall be as Clearly confuted, as Argol and Regiomontanus are in this; but here I ſay, that the following Table of Houſes, are the onely true extant, which I have Calculated for the Merridian of the famous City of London, and are far more exact, then thoſe of Rogiomontanus, which he calls the Rational way, which we ſay is the moſt Irrational way, and without Reaſon; now the uſe of theſe Tables follows; ſuppoſe I would ſet a figure for the 25th of September, at 4h. 20m. p. m. (or afternoon,) in the Ephemeris againſt the day of the month, I find the ☉s place to be in ♎ 12 dg. 30 m. at noon, with which I enter the Table of Houſes with ☉ in ♎, and under the 10th. Houſe with 12 dg. or 13, (take which you will,) becauſe the minuts are 30, you may add a deg. then take 13 dg. under the 10th. Houſe, and in the Column toward the left hand, Right againſt the ſaid 13 dg. you will find 12 h. 48 m. to which I add my 4 h. 20 m. and it makes 17 h. 8 m. with which I enter the Tables again, and under the title time from Noon, I look for my 17 h. 8 m. which I find Exactly, and in a Direct line, I have the Cuſps of all the ſix Oriental Houſes thus,

The Oppoſite Houſes have the Oppoſite Signs, Degrees, and Minutes, thus;

So that you ſee the firſt Houſe is in Oppoſition to the 7th. the 2d. to the 8th. the 3d. to the 9th. &c. And alſo, that ♈ is in Oppoſition to ♎, ♉ to ♏ and ♊ to ♐ &c.

And becauſe this Table of Houſes is only Calculated for the Lattiude of London, and ſerves for no place but under that Lat. I have here incerted a Table ſhewing the poles of the 11th. 12th. 2d, and 3d. Houſes in all places, from 30 dg. to 60 dg. North or South Lat. preſuppoſing them to be ſufficient for all the Nativities, that can come into the hands of any of our Artiſts, which are as followeth.

The Table.

The Ʋſe of this Table.

In the firſt Column is the lat. of the place from 30 dg. to 60 dg. of lat. and right againſt it you have the poles of ^[265] the 11th. 3d. 12th. and 2d. Houſes.

Example, if I would know the poles elevation of the 11th. 3d. 12th. and 2d. Houſes for the lat. of 53dg. I enter with 53. under the Title of the Aſc. and right againſt it I find under the 11th. and 3d. 24dg. 40m. which is the poles elevation, and under the 12th and 2d. I find 42dg. 26m. which is the poles elevation for the 12th. and 2d. Houſes, and ſo of any other &c.

A Table for converting Hours and Minutes of Time, into deg. and m. of the Equator.

A Table for converting E[•…]noctial Deg. into H. and of Time, and the contrary.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Degr. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Degr. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Degr. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Deg. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Deg. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Degr. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Degr. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Deg. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Degr. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Deg. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Deg. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of Houſes for the Latitude of 51 Deg. 32 Min. according to Ptolomy.

A Table of the Moons Latitude.

THis is a Table of the ☽s lat. for every other degree of her diſtance, from the ☊ or ☋, the Uſe is thus, to find the ☽s lat. you are to ſubſtract the ☽s place in Signs dg. and min. from the ☊, or if the ☊ be in leſs Signs and dg. then the ☽ you muſt ſub ☊ from ☽, for it is one and the ſame thing; but if you are minded to ſub. the ☊ from the ☽, and the ☽ be in fewer Signs and dg. then the ☊, you are to add the Circle, that is 12 Signs, but uſe which you pleaſe, it is all one, and comes to the ſame thing; and although this Table is made but to every other dg, yet we ſuppoſe the Work may be true enough, but thoſe that pleaſe, may equate for every dg. but this we think to be as good as any Table whatſoever.

Example.

^[267]IF the ☊ be in ♍, 13dg. that is 5 Signs 13dg, and the ☽ in ♋, 5dg. that is 3 Signs 5dg. now by ſub. the ☽ from the ☊; there will remain 2 Signs 8dg; with which I enter with 2 Signs at the top, and 8dg. in the left hand Collumn, and in the Angle of meeting I find 4dg. 38m. which is the ☽ s lat. and is South, becauſe the ☽ laſt ſeperated from the ☋; but if it had laſt ſeparated from the ☊ the lat. had been North; this Method you muſt-always obſerve in the ☽ s Lattitude.

Next concerning the 12 Houſes and their Significators.

Of the firſt Houſe.

THis Houſe hath ſignification of the true Deſcription ^[268] of the Natives body, as to form and Stature, with the Temperature, and qualities of the Mind, it is called the firſt Houſe, or Eaſt Angle, from whence is Judged the begining of every Enterpriſe it is the firſt Cardinal Houſe, and hath for its Triplicity the 5th. and 9th. which behold each other by △ Aſpect, in World; where is made this Rational diviſion, of the Houſes; from whenc the true mundane aſpects do proceed, this is the firſt and chiefeſt aphetical place, for any of the givers of Life, to be placed in, it is in ⚹ to the 11th. and 3d. Houſes and in □ to the 10ht. and 4th. ſo that when it is Directed to the body or oppoſition of any Planet, there the M. C. comes to the □; the Aſc. is ſometimes giver of Life in a Nativity, which when it is the evill Directions thereof to the Malificks, ſignifies great Sickneſſes, and by being Directed to the Anaretta it ſignifies Death; and this is to be obſerved only when the Aſc. is giver of Life; and not elſe, but we know it is and hath been the opinion of all our Modern Authors, to ſay that the ☉ or ☽ may be givers of Life, and the Aſc. being directed to the bad Aſpects of the maleficks denotes ſickneſs, nay ſay they and moſt commonly Death, which is the moſt ſenſeleſs argument in the World, to think that one ſhould be giver of Life, and a nother to give Diſeaſes and it may be a third to kill, which we canot a llow of, for whatſoever is giver of Life that ſame is moſt Certainly, to be directed for ſickneſs and Death, but to this ſome will ſay we muſt not be too ſevere in Judging, upon the giver of Life, and that the Aſc. being directed to a bad Aſpect of the Infortunes, al though it be not giver of Life, yet it ſhall have Power to kill, this makes Ptolomy's Doctrin void, concerning the giver of Life, who ſaith no ill direction thereto ſhall kill if it be not giver of Life, and therefore there ſhall be but one certain giver of Life, which our late Authors cannot make, corroſpond, which muſt make agreat confuſion in Art (which Ptolomy never taught) they ſay likewiſe we are to reſpect the Principal giver of Life, (and ſecondly the Aſcen.) and when either of them come to any bad direction it ſhall have power to kill, but we one the contrary ſay, that whoſoever ſhall have powe of giveing Life, by his poſition ſhall keep and preſerve the Life, by his force and ſtrength, and no other ſhall be able to deſtroy it, viz. If the ☉ be giver of Life, whether the Aſc. ☽ or part of ♁ ſhall have any power (by being directed to bad Aſpects) to kill; underſtand the ſame by the ☽ Aſc. or ♁ when any of them are givers of Life; therefore all Diſeaſes in general or particular are taken from the giver of Life, and none elſe, as ſhall be further Examplyfied in its Proper place, ſome again will admit of ſeveral givers of Life, and ſay that thoſe Nativites who have moſt givers of Life are the moſt fortunate, and receive the moſt power, for the prolonging of Life, but is contrary to ſence or reaſon, for where there is more gives of life then one there is more evil directions of them, to the evil rayes of evil planets and ſo conſequently more evil ſignified thereby for that Nativity muſt needs be of a more inferiour condition, and of a ſhorter life that ſhall have more givers of Life then one, ſometimes they will direct the Aſc. to ill Aſpects to kill, when as the ☉ or ☽ being giver of Life are fortunately placed to which the direction properly belongs, but for a concluſion of this Houſe Note that the Aſc. is never to be directed but to thoſe Aſpects in the World, and not in the Zodiack. nor to parallels but to all thoſe in the World, alwayes obſerving the Lat. in Mundane directions, neither can the Aſc. or M. C. be directed to any Aſpects converſly, I have been the larger upon this Houſe, becauſe by what hath been ſaid here may be obſerved in the other Houſes, however I will give an Epitomie of all in breife &c.

Of the ſecond Houſe

THis Houſe hath ſignification of the fortune of the ^[269] Native, as to Riches or poverty, and all ſorts of goods in general, and is in △ to the 6th Houſe and 10th Houſes, and this Triplicity cheifly relates to Action and Profit in the World, it is in ⚹ to the 12th. and 4th. Houſes, and in □ to the 11th. and 5th. Houſes of indifferent good fortune when well beheld by good Planets or by their bodyly preſence; yet it is the place of an Anaretta, being in 8 to the 8th. Houſe, for if ♄, ♂, or Lord of the 4th. or 8th. ſhould be poſited therein, and no Planet in the 4th. 6th. 8th or 12th. Houſes, then the Planet in the 2d. 4th. 6th. 8th. and 12th Houſes are alloted for the anarettical place of the Malificks.

Of the third Houſe

WHich ſignifies Bretheren Siſters Couſiins and Neighbours, it is a Houſe of delight in travel, and alſo Learning and procureing new aquainttance ^[270] cadent, this Houſe is in △ to the ſeaventh and 11th. and in □ to the 12th. and 6th. and in ⚹ to the Aſc. and 5th &c.

Of the fourth Houſe.

TAketh Notice of the Father, and alſo Houſes Lands Tenements Inheritances, and the Natives Dwelling place, it is the Angle of Sorrow, it ſignifies the Grave and the End of all things, and is the worſt of all the four Angles, by being in △ to the 12th. and 8th. as if Sorrow Death and the Grave, had made an everlaſting ^[271] Frendſhip, it is in □ to the firſt and the 7th. and in ⚹ to the 2d. and 6th. and no Good can be expected, by any direction of this Houſe, to the body of any Planet whatſoever, for at the ſame time it brings a □ to the Aſc. and 7th. and an oppoſition to the 10th. obſerve that this is the Angle of Evil.

Of the fifth Houſe.

FRom whence is Judged the Children of the Native and is the Houſe of Mirth and Pleaſure, of Gaming of Taverns, Ambaſſadors, the Wealth or Subſtance of the ^[272] Father, and is a good Houſe, as being in △ to the Aſc. and ninth, but in □ to the 8th. and 2d. and in ⚹ to the 3d. and 7th. this Houſe ſignifies Good, for when it is directed to the body of any Star, the Aſc. at the ſame time comes to the △ thereof, &c.

Of the ſixth Houſe.

SIgnifies ſickneſs, ſervants, tennents, and all ſorts of ſmall Cattel, it is a cadent houſe, and one of the annaretical ^[273] places; it is in △ to the 10th. and 2d. in □ to the 9th. and 3d. and in ⚹ to the 8th. and 4th. &c.

Of the ſeaventh Houſe

IS the great Angle of buſines, as ſignifying Mariage, Lawſuits, Controverſies, Duels, and all Publick Enemies, ^[274] it ſhewes the Nature and condition of the Wife, conſideration being had to the Planet, the ☽ firſt aplyes to after Birth: for the firſt Wife, the ſecond for the ſecond, and this Houſe is in △ to the 3d. and 11th. in □ to the 10th and 4th. and in ⚹ to the 9th. and 5th. we a low 3dg. below the Cuſp of this Houſe for the place of the giver of Life, that is, if the giver of Life ſhould happen to be out of the houſe, yet if he be not elongated above 3dg. he ſhall ſtill be alowed for giver of Life &c.

Of the eighth Houſe.

HAth ſignification of the Natives Death, and of the goods of perſons deceaſed, Legacies, Wills, and the ^[275] Wives Portion; it is a very unfortunate Houſe, having no affinity with the Aſcen. it is in △ to the 12th. and 4th. in □ to the 11th. and 5th in ⚹ to the 10th. and 6th. and is the Strongeſt an naretical place of the Malificks &c.

Of the ninth Houſe.

SIgnifies Religion, Learning, and Piety, likewiſe Sea Voyages, and Pilgrimages, it is in △ to the firſt and ^[276] 5th. in □ to the 12th. and 6th. in ⚹ to the 7th. and 11th. and is a very good Houſe, for when it is directed to the body of any Planet, at the ſame time the Aſcen. comes to the △ thereof.

Of the tenth Houſe.

THis is the moſt glorious Part of the Figure, for it ſignifies Kings, Princes, and Magiſtrates; and all ^[277] Honours and preferments, whatſoever, therefore all Honours, and Dignities, comes upon the directions of the M. C. or that Glorious Lamp of Heaven the ☉, and not the Aſcen. or ☽, or any other, as ſome have vainly imagined, the M. C. is directed by R. A. to Aſpects alwayes direct, and never to any in the Zodiack, but only to thoſe in the World, this Houſe is often talten for giver of Life; viz. ſometimes in Princes Nativities, or when the Native is likely to Dye by the hand of Juſtice, this Houſe is in △ to the 2d. and 6th. in □ to the Aſc. and 7th. and in ⚹ to the 12th. and 8th. Houſes, &c

Of the eleventh Houſe.

SIgnifies friends, and is the Houſe of hope, and hath the ſignification of the Natives freinds, and of all the aſſiſtance, that he may hope for, by their means; it is termed the good Angle, and is in △ to the 3d. and 7th. in □ to the 2d. and 8th. in ⚹ to the Aſc. and 9th this ^[278] Houſe being directed to the body of any Planet, the Aſc. at the ſame time comes to his ⚹ &c.

Of the twelveth Houſe.

Signifies private Enimies, Impriſonments, Sorrow and Trouble, Witch-cravft, and all private Deviliſh Dealing, it alſo ſignifies great Cattel, this is called the Evil Sperit, it hath for its Triplicity the 8th. and 4th. Houſe it is in □ to the 3d. and 9th. and in ⚹ to the 2d. and 10th. ^[279] Houſes, and is a very Evil houſe, from whence may be Expected nothing but Sorrow and Trouble, and thus have given a Diſcription of the 12. Houſes, and how they behold one another, which when 'tis a litle practiſed will be a great Light to the Arch of Directions.

A Table of Semidiurnal, and Seminocturnal Arches.

A Table of Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arches.

A Table of Semidiurnal, and Seminocturnal Arches.

An Explanation of the Tables, of Semidiurnal and Seminocturnal Arches.

THe uſe of the preceeding Tables are ſo eaſy, that they need but little explanation, yet nevertheleſs, I think it convenient to ſay ſomthing of them, to ſhew their uſe, and likewiſe how they are made; ſo that if you ſhould have occaſion for any other Latitudes, than what is here incerted, you may make them your ſelf, which is thus, if the Star or Planet have North or South Latititude you are to obſerve the Declination, which if it be under 10 dg. you may take it by Argols Primum Mobile, or Mr. Gadbury's Doctrine of Nativities, but if it be 10 dg. or upward of lat. you are to work by Trigonomitry, according to the Method of the Ingenious Mr. Coley, in his Clavis Aſtrologiae; and having found the Declination under the Pole of the Place, you muſt obſerve that if the Declination fall in any of the 6 Northern Signs, add the difference of Aſcention to 90 dg. and you have the ſemid. Arch, in deg. and min. but if you ſub. the difference of the Aſcention from 9 dg. you will have the ſeminoct[•] Arch; but if the Declination ſhould fall in any of the ſouthern Signs, ſub. the difference of Aſcention from 90 dg. and you will have the ſemid. Arch. but if you add the difference of Aſcention to 890 dg. you will have the ſeminoct. Arch; which when you have obtained, if you divide it by ſix, you will have the hourly Times, or the length of the true Planetary Hours, and if you divide the ſe[••]d. or ſeminoct. Arch by three you will have the true diſtance of one Houſe; and ſo by that Method obtain the true diviſion of all the Houſes according to Ptolomy; 2 of which Parts makes a ⚹, as may be ſeen by the Table of Mundane Aſpects; where is laid down all the Aſpects, that are made in the World; The finding of the ſemid. or ſeminoct. Arch, is thus, under the lat. of the place, you have the ſemid. Arches of all the Northern Signs, as ♈, ♉, ♊, on the top of the Table, and for ♋, ♌, ♍, in the Table; now having obtained the ſemid, Arch, the ſeminoct Arch is obtained thus, by ſub the ſemid. Arch from 12 hours, and the remainder is the ſeminoct. Arch, you have likewiſe the ſeminoct. Arches for all the Southern Signs, that is ♎, ♏, ♐, on the top of the Table, and ♑, ♒, ♓, on the bottom of the Table, and ſo when you have obtained the ſeminoct. Arch, take the complement thereof to 12 hours; and you will have the ſemid. Arch, which is ſo eaſy; that it need no further Example, the ſemid. or ſeminoct. Arches, may be eaſily converted either into hours and minutes, or degrees and minutes, by the Table for that purpoſe, which I need ſay no more of in this Place.

Next followeth ſome particular Genitures, that were taken by Argol and others, ſhewing what Errors they built their Judgment upon, and I will leave it to the Conſideration of any Artiſt, that hath ſo much Senſe as to know his right hand from the left, (who is neareſt the Truth) &c.

Charles the 5th. of Auſtria, Emperour of Germany, His Nativity.

IN this Nativity, I will be ſomthing large; by which other directions may be found, in the ſame manner; Firſt he was made Emperour at 19 years of Age; at which time the ☽ comes to the 12th Houſe, and ♀ to the ſecond Houſe, in which places; the one beholds the M. C. with a ⚹, and the other by a △, and the ☽ in ⚹ to ♀ in the Zodiaek; and to a Q. of ♀ in the world; but that which was moſt material, was the ☉ to the parallel declination of ♃, in about 25dg. of ♈; the ☉s Arch of twilight is 29dg. 30m. which is 1h. 58m. by converting it, his ſeminoc. arch is 6h. 32m. from which ſub. his arch of twilight, and there reſts 4h. 34m. which is the ☉s arch of obſcurity (becauſe the ☉ is under the earth, and out of his parallel of twilight) now the arch of twilight for 2[•]d. of ♈, is 2d. 18m. the ſeminoc. arch of 25d. of ♈ is 5h. 9m. the Arch obſcurity of 25dg. of ♈, is [•]h. 5 m. the diſtance of the ☉ from the 4th. Houſe is 54d. 6m. then I ſay, if the ☉s Arch of obſcurity 4h. 34m. give his diſtance from the 4th. Houſe 54dg. 16m. what diſtance ſhall 2h. 5 m. (the Arch of obſcurity of 25dg. of ♈) give, and it makes the ſecondary diſtance 34d. 22m. from which being ſubſtracted the primary diſtance of 25d. of ♈, which is [•]6d, 51m. which is taken by ſubſtracting the R. A. of 25d. of ♈ from the R. A. of the 4th. Houſe, and there remains the arch of direction 17dg. 31m. which being equated is 19 years.

At 41 years of Age he met with great Loſſes at Sea, at which time the ☽ was directed to a mundane parallel of ♂; thus, the ſemidiurnal arch of ☽ is 52dg. 33m. and the ſemid. arch of the ☍ place of ♂, is 62dg. 27m. thoſe two being added together, makes 115, which I put in the, 1ſt. place, and in the 2d. place I put 52dg. 33m. in the third place I put the diſtance of the ☍ of ♂, and the ☽, which is 4[•]dg. 25m. in R. A. (for the ☍ place ♂ is in R. A. 232dg. 3m. and the R A of the ☽ is 27[•]dg. 28m.) and the th. number is the ☽s ſecondary diſtance from the M C. [•]0dg, 45m. which ſub. from her primary diſtance 57dg. 28m. leaves the arch of direction 3[•]dg. 43m. which being equated, points out 41 years; he dyed at 58 years, and almoſt 7 months, on the 21 of September, at which time the ☽ being giver of Life, comes to the ☍ of ♄, by converſe direction; ♄s diſtance from the th. Houſe is 5dg. 4 m. his R A is 45dg. 43m. the Pole of the 1 th. and 5th. Houſes, is 2[•]dg. the ſeminoc. arch of ♄ is 6 dg. 37m. the 3d. part thereof is 23dg. 13m. ♄s Pole is near 6dg. where in the ☍ place of ♄ in ob. aſc. is 227dg. 21m. the ob. aſc. of the ☽ under that Pole, is 280 dg, 19m. from which the ☍ place of ♄ being ſubſtracted, leaves the arch of direction 52dg. 58m. which being added to the R A of the ☉, 345dg. 44m. makes 398dg. 42m. from which ſub. the circle, and there reſts 38dg. 42m. to which agrees ♉ 11d. 10m. to which place the ☉ from the day of the birth comes to in 58 dayes and 13 hours, which points out the true time of the direction, there was near opperating at that time, the ☽ to her own proper□, both in the Zodiack and in the world, which are thus wrought: And firſt to her □ in the world, the ſeminoc. arch of the ☽ is 127dg. 27m. and diſtant from the aſc. 4dg. [•]2m. in the ſemidi. arch is 52dg, 33m. and from theſe comes the 4th. number, which is the ſecondary diſtance from the M C, which being ſub. from the primary diſtance, there reſts 55dg. 33m. for the arch of direction, the ☽ to her own □ in the Zodiack is thus, the ☽s ob. aſc. in the lat. of 52 dg. is 314dg. 52m. and in 6dg. of ♈, the ☽ will have 4dg. 32 South lat. in which place her ob. aſc. is 9dg. 52m. to which the circle being added, and ob. aſc. of the ☽ ſubſtracted, there reſts 55dg. for the Arch of Direction.

Phillip the 3d. King of Spain, his Nativity.

THis King dyed at 42 Years, and 11 Months; but he was firſt took ill of a Diſtemper, At 36 Years and 2 months of Age, which never left him till Death, which was almoſt 7 Years after, in this Nativity the Aſcen. is the giver of Life, and at the time when he was firſt took ill, was directed to the body of ♀, Lady of the 8th in ♈, and in □ to ♄, he having great dignities in the 8th. ♀ and ♄ are both of a nature, by being ſo near in aſpect: there was alſo at that time, the ☽ to a ſeſquiquadrat of ♂, near the ☋ in the Zodiack, and the ☽ likewiſe to the parallel of declination of ☿, but the wound was chiefly given by ♀, and continued by the reſt, but did not Dye until the aſcendant, which was giver of Life, was directed to a □ of ♄; the directions are as followeth: Firſt the aſcendant to the body of ♀, the R A of ♀ with lat. is 26dg. [••]m. the ſeminoc. arch is 5 h. 26m. which converted is 81 dg. 30 m. which added to the R A of ♀ [〈◊〉]: [•]2. makes, 107dg. 52m. from which ſub. the R A of the [•]th. Houſe 7[•]dg. 9m. and there reſts 34dg. 43m. which being equated points out 36 Years, and 2 Months, as before, this might have been wrought by taking the ob. aſc. of ♀ in the aſcendant with her lat. and the arch would have been the ſame, but only to ſhew this way of direction. Next the aſcen. to the □ of ♄, the R. A. of the M. C. is 253dg. 9m. the R. A. of ♄ is 295dg. 23m. from which ſub. the R. A. of the M. C. and there reſts 4[•]dg. 41m. which being equated gives 43 Years, fere, at which time he dyed, this Diſeaſe is demonſtrated by ♄ being in parallel declination of the ☽, and in mundane parallel of ☿, and ☿ in mundane parallel to ♂, and likewiſe from th Zodiacal □ of ♄ to ♀ in ♈; you may here obſerve, that according to the Method of our modern Authors, the aſcendant would have come to the □ of ♄ 20 Years ſooner, if it had been directed in the Zodiack, as they teach; but no rational Man upon conſideration can think, that the ſpace from the 1[•]th Houſe to the ſecond, can be any more than a ſextile, it being but a 6th part of the Heavens, but thoſe Innovations of Regiomontanus and Argol, have brought ſo much Error into the World, that it is hard to throw out again, to receive the true and genuine Principles of Art; but I doubt not although this may ſeem ſtrange at firſt to the Ingenious, yet after a little conſideration, they will readyly agree with us, but thoſe that will not, let them follow their old Erronious Way ſtill.

Henry the 4th. King of France, His Nativity.

IN this Nativity the ☽ is giver of Life, by being placed upon the Cuſp of the 7th. houſe, which power ſhe cannot be denyed, except ſhe had been elongated 3dg. I ſhall only obſerve two principal directions, the firſt was at 41 Years of Age he received a Wound on the Face, about the lower Jaw, at which time the ☽ was directed to a □ of ♄ in the World; thus, the ſeminoct. Arch of the ☽ is 5h. 37m. her diſtance from the 7th. Houſe 4dg. 15m. ♄s ſeminoct. Arch is 6h. 41m. ſo I ſay, if 5h. 37m. gives 4dg. 15m, what ſhall 6h, 41m. give, Facit, 5dg. 3m. which 5dg. 3m. I add to the Primary diſtance of ♄ from the 4th. Houſe, which is 37dg. 34m and the ſum is 42dg. 37m. for the Arch of direction, which being Equated makes ſomthing above 40 Years, a little before the ☽ was in a Mundane Parallel of ♂, by the Motion of the Primum Mobile, being come to be in equal diſtance from the 4th. houſe, thus, the ſeminoct. Arch of the ☽ is 5h. 37m. which I add to the ſeminoct. Arch of ♂, which is 7h. 50m. the ☉ is 13h. 27m. then I ſay, if 13h. 27m. gives 5h. 37m. what ſhall 98d. 28m. give, which is the difference between the R. A. of ♂, & the R. A. of ☽, I find it makes 41dg. 7m. which is ☽s Secondary diſt. from the 4th. houſe, which I Sub. from her Primary diſtance 79dg. 53m. and it leaves 38dg. 46m. for the Arch of direction. Note, that all theſe directions, are beſt wrought by the Logiſtical Logar, Note that if your Number exceed 60. Take half, or if it be above 120, take a 4th part, if you make uſe of a 4th. multiply what comes out by 4, or if you take half, double what comes out. Example, In the laſt foregoing Operation, where I ſay if 13h. 27m. gives 5h. 37m. what ſhall 98dg. 28m. give, Logiſtical ^[280]

which is the log. logar. of 20dg. 33m. which being doubled is 41dg. 6m. all directions may be worked thus with great eaſe and exactneſs, Next, this King died at 56 Years of Age. and a half, which was May the 14th. 1610. at which time the ☽ who is giver of Life, was directed to the □ of ♄ in the Zodiack; thus, the oppoſite place of the ☽s obl. aſc. under the pole of Birth is 211dg. 25m. which being Sub. from the o[•]l. aſc. of the Aſcend. leaves 4dg. 15m. for her diſt. from the weſt angle; now to find the ☽s pole of poſition I do thus, becauſe ſhe is between the 6th. and 7th. houſes, I take her ſeminoct. Arch which is 5h. 37m. which being converted into dg. and m. is 84dg. 15m. this being divided by 3, leaves 28dg. 5m. for the ſpace of one houſe; now if the pole of the 7th. is 48dg. the pole of the 6th. is 37dg. the difference is 11dg. then I ſay if 28dg. 5m. give 11dg. what ſhall 4dg. 15m. give, this work by log. logar, gives 1dg. 40m. which becauſe it exceeds 30m. I take 2dg. which I ſub. from the pole of the 7th. houſe 48dg. and there reſts 46dg. for the ☽s pole of poſition, under which pole, the obl. aſc. of the oppoſite place of the ☽, is 210dg. 59m. the obl. aſc. of the oppoſite place of ♄s Zodiacal □ in 11dg. 1m. of ♐, with 3dg. 21m. of North Lat. which the ☽ will have when ſhe comes to that place, is 270dg. 3 m. from whence ſub. 210dg. 59m. the obl. aſc. of ☽s oppoſite place, and there reſts 59dg 38m. for the Arch of direction, which being equated, poynts out 56 Years and a half, by converſe Motion, or more properly by the Motion of the Primum Mobile, the ☽ and ♄ came to be of equal diſtance from the 4th houſe, which we call a Mundane Parallel; the work is thus, the ſeminoct Arch of the ☽ is 5h, 37m, her R. A. is 5dg. 33m. her diſtance from the 4th. houſe is 79dg. 53m. ♄s ſeminoct. Arch is 6h. 41m. his R. A. is 343dg. 14m. the difference betwen the R. A. of ♄ and the R. A. of the ☽ with the Circle is 4 dg. 19m. then I add the ſeminoct. Arches of ♄ and the ☽ together, and they make 12h. 18m. then I ſay, if 12h. 18m, give 5h, 37m, what ſhall 4[•]dg, 19m, give (which is the difference of R. A.) it makes 19dg. 19m. which I ſub. from the ☽s Primary diſtance 79dg. 53m. and there remains 60dg. 34m. for the Arch of of direction, the Reaſon: why he did not dye upon the Mundane □ of ♄ and Parallel of ♂, was becauſe by direct directions they fell near the Rayes of ♃, and in his Terms, alſo in Parallel Declination of ♀.

Sebaſtian, King of Portugal, His Nativity.

T[•…] Nativity was very unfortunate, by reaſon the ☽ who was giver of Life, was in Parallel declination of ♂, and ſhe being poſited in the 9th. Houſe, which ſhew great croſſes in Voyages, which this King was never fortunate in, for in going to War in Africa, he was Wounded, of which he died upon the place at 24 Years of Age, 6 Months, and 11dayes. Argol in this Nativity hath laid the ☽ aſide, as uſeleſs, to whom the dignity of giver of Life, doth properly belong, for according to his Method, he cannot make any direction of her to Kill, but directs the Aſcend. to the □ of ♄ to kill, but by his Rules, by reaſon it falls in Signs of ſhort Aſc. it is Equivolent to a ⚹. likewiſe the place where the direction fell, was in the Terms of ♀ and ſucceeded by her Antiſcion, according to the common way, which are cauſes ſufficient for the preſerveing him, but as we have ſaid in the diſcourſe of the Houſes, that neither the M. C. nor Aſcend. are to be directed to any Aſpect in the Zodiack, now in this Nativity the ☽ is moſt certainly giver of Life, and by direction comes to the 21dg. of ♍, fere, where ſhe hath 4dg. 21m. North Lat. and there ſhe meets with a Parallel declination of ♄, which is 7dg. 47m. the work is thus, the ☽s declination is 16dg. 12m. to which in the Ecliptick coroſponds 15dg. 40m. of ♌, whoſe ſemid. Arch is 6h. 57m. the 3d. part thereof is 2h. 19m. which converted is 34dg. 45m. now the pole of the 9th. Houſe, is 16dg. fere, the R. A. of the ☽ is 147dg. 29m. the difference between that and the M. C. is 11dg. 26m. now to find the ☽s pole, I doe thus, if 34dg. 45m (the 3d. part of the ☽s ſemid. Arch, and the ſpace of one Houſe) give 16dg. the pole of the 9th. Houſe, what ſhall 11dg. 26m. give, which is the difference between R. A. of the ☽, and the R. A. of the M. C. the Calculation is thus.

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which is the ☽s pole of poſition; Now becauſe it is but 5dg. 16m. I only take 5de. but if the m. had exceeded 30, I would have taken 6dg. now becauſe the ☽ is in the deſcending part of Heaven, I take her oppoſite place under the pole of 5dg. likewiſe with her contrary Lat. where I find her obl. Aſc. to be 328dg. 56m. obl. aſc. of 21dg. of ♓, with 4de 21m. South lat. is 354de. 9m. from which the obl. aſc. of the ☽ being ſub. leaves 25dg. 13m. for the Arch of direction, which being equated points out the true time of his Death; when ♃ came to the 10th. houſe he was made King, but now ſome will object (you ſay) the ☽ was giver of Life, and ♄ was Annareta, pray why did not the ☽ to the ☍ of ♄ kill, to that I anſwer for Divers Reaſons, firſt when the ☽ came to the ☍ of ♄, ſhe had great North lat. above 4dg. and ♄ had almoſt dg. South lat. ſo that when ſhe came to the oppoſition, ſhe was ſo far out of the rays of ♄, by her lat. that there was not power to kill, nay ſcarcely to do any hurt; ſecondly it fell in the terms of ♀, thirdly it was ſucceeded by her Mundane △; more of this direction I have ſpoken, in the 9th. ſection foregoing; where this is exactly explained, that the like may be performed upon any Nativity &c. Now in taking the ſecondary direction for the 24th. Year, I take 24days from the Birth and for 6 Months I take 12h. and for 11days I take 40m.

Guſtavus Adolphus, King of Sweedland, his Nativity.

THis King dyed of a Wound at 37 Years and 10 Months old: In this Nativity the ☉ is Giver of Life, and by direct direction, is directed to the ☌ of ♃, the □ of ♂, and the ☍ of ♄ to kill, and all in the terms of ♂; now all theſe Directions fell in the Zodiack, the ☉ to the □ of ♂, and ☍ of ♄; the Work is thus, the ob. Aſc. of the ☉ under the Pole of Birth, is 313d. 15m. from which I ſub the ob. aſc. of the Aſcen. and there remains 20d. 4[•]m. for the ☉s primary diſtance; now the ob. aſc. of [••]d. of ♒ (the place where the direction falls) is 35[•]d. 21m. from which I ſub. the ob. aſc. of the ☉, and there remains 37d. 6m. for the Arch of Direction, under the Pole of Birth; but becauſe the ☉ is under the Earth, and in the morning Twilight, I direct him in that parallel; the work I will inſert, but I have not inſerted a table of Twilight for the lat. of 59dg. but in the following Nativity I will ſet down the Table; ſo that by the working of this, and the following, you may be able to do the like in any Nativity; for I have in this ſmall Treatiſe, only inſerted ſuch Tables, as may be uſeful in all the Nativities, that may, be in the Dominions of great Brittain, France, or Ireland, but to ſhew the Work, which is thus, I enter the tables of Twilight, for the lat. of Birth, with the OS primary diſtance, and under 28 or 30dg. of ♐, for in this caſe there need not ſo much exactneſs, becauſe their difference is ſo ſmall, for between 20 and 30dg. there is but 6m. difference, in the parallel of twilight (as aforeſaid) I find 8dg. of depreſſion, and againſt that parallel in a direct line I look for 25 of ♒, and by takeing the proportional part, between 20 and 30dg. I find it to be 16dg. 33m. which is the ſecondary diſtance, which I ſubſtract from the primary diſtance, and there reſts the Eaſt Diſtance, which is 4dg: 15m. now becauſe the ſecondary diſtance is leſs than the primary, I add this eaſt diſtance to the Arch of direction, (but had the ſecondary diſtance been greater than the primary) I had ſuſtracted the eaſt diſtance from the Arch of direction, but here being added to it, it makes 41dg. 21m. for the true Arch of direction, which being equated, points out the very time of his Death, (viz.) 7 Years 10 Months, then quickly after the ☉ was directed to the body of ♂, by converſe motion, which you may work by the foregoing Rules, the Pole of poſition of ♂, is about 43dg. his ob. aſc. there is 250dg. 40m. the ob. Aſc. of ☉ is 291, for in directing converſly take the Pole of the Promittor, and take the ob. Aſc. of the Significator under that Pole, and by ſubſtracting the leſſer from the greater, you have the Arch of Direction as in other Opperations.

The Duke of Parma, His Nativity.

THis Native Dyed at 52 Years, and 11 Months of Age, of a Dropſy, and the ☉ is moſt certainly giver of Life; and Don Argol does not mind ſo much Reaſon, but very Learnedly directs the Aſcend. to the △ of ♄ to Kill, truly a very learned peice of Art, and the reaſon is, becauſe he is in Signs of long Aſc.: Now Argolians plead this, and clear the matter, how your Patron can make his Argument good, truly in my opinion there isſo little reaſon in his Words, that I think he did not underſtand how to Rectify, and direct a Nativity, or elſe inſtead of informing, he went about to Infatuate the Genius of all his Followers, but to the purpoſe; If the △ of ♄ had power to Kill, why ſhould it be a Dropſy, ſeeing the Aſpect was made in ♊. an airy Sign, and near the Bulls Eye, a Star of a hot fiery Nature? and why do not ſuch Aſpects allwayes Kill, which I can produce ſeveral ſuch directions, from ſeveral Nativities, and yet they have not been Mortal? but in this, as I ſaid before, the ☉ is moſt certainly giver of Life, who at the time of Death, is directed to a □ of ♂, in the Zodiack, which fell in the beginning of ♋, a watery Sign, and the Sign upon the 8th. being watery alſo, and the ☽ is upon the Cuſp of the 6th. and ♃ is likewiſe afflicted; all which conſidered according to Ptolomy's Doctrine, denotes weakneſs of the Lungs, and watery Diſſeaſes, and that the cauſe of the Death ſhould be ſo, for the aforeſaid Reaſons, the manner of the direction which kil'd was thus, the ob. aſc. of ☉ is 8dg. 28m. from which I ſub. the ob: aſc. of the Aſcendant, and there reſts 18dg: 43m: for ☉s primary diſtance, the ob: aſc: of ♋ 0dg: is 65dg: 10m: from which I ſub: the ob: aſc: of ☉ 8dg: 28m: and there remains 56dg: 42m: for the Arch of direction, now I enter the Tables of Twilight for 44dg: lat: where I look for 16dg: of ♈, and in that place to find ☉ primary diſtance, and under 10dg: of ♈ I find 18dg: 32m: and that anſwers to the parallel of 13dg: and under 20dg: of ♈ I find 19dg: 1m: in the ſame parallel of 13dg: now becauſe ☉ is in 16dg: I make proportion between 10dg: and 20dg: and I find the difference to be 29m: which for 6dg: give 17m: that being added to 18dg. 32m. makes 18dg. 49m. but the true diſtance is 18dg. 43m. which is to be rejected, and 18dg. 49m. to be taken. then in the ſame parallel of Twilight, I look for ♋ odg. and I find 24dg. 45m. which is ☉s ſecondary diſtance; from which I ſub. the primary diſtance, and there reſts 5dg. 56m. which is the eaſt diſtance; now becauſe the ſecondary diſtance is greater than the primary, the eaſt diſtance is to be ſub. from the firſt Arch of direction, 56dg. 4m. and there remains 50dg. 46m. for the true Arch of direction, to be equated as in other directions, about the ſame time alſo, ☉ comes to a ſeſquiquadrate of ♄ in the World, by converſe Motion.

The Lord Mollins Senator of Venice, His Nativity.

THis Native dyed at 63 years of Age, wanting but 14 days; at which time Argol directs ☉ to the Antiſcion of ☿, and ♄ to kill; I commend Argol, for here he hath hit upon the true giver of Life; and I ſuppoſe at unawars, but how he makes the ☉ come to the Antiſcion of ☿, and ♄ at that time, I do not know; for by Argol's Account, ☿ s Antiſcion ſhould fall in 9d. 10m. of ♒; but conſidering ☿ hath almoſt 2d. north lat. I find his Antiſcion will fall in 16d. of ♒: Now let's ſee who is in the Right, Argol, or my ſelf; the ☉ is in the 11th. Houſe, the ſpace of one Houſe, is 22d. 12m. The Pole of the 11th. is 19d. the Pole of the 12th. is 34d. the difference, is 15d. the ob. aſc. of the 11th. Houſe, is 247d. 15m. the ob. aſc. of the ☉ under that Pole, is 294d. 22m. from whence I ſub. the ob. aſc. of the 11th. Houſe, and there remains 7d. 7m. for the ☉s diſtance from the 11th: Houſe; then I ſay, if 22d: 12m: give 15d: what ſhall 7d: 7m: give, &c. A Synopſis of the Work.

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So becauſe I find it near 5d. I add 5d. to the Pole of the 11th. Houſe, and that gives the Pole of the ☉, to be 24d. his ob. aſc. under that Pole is 256d. 44m. the ob. aſc. of 16 of ♒, under that Pole is 325. 51. from whence I ſub. the ob. aſc. of ☉, and there remains 69d. 7m. for the Arch of Direction, which added to the R. A. of ☉ 246. 30. makes 315. 37. which in the Ecliptick anſwers to 13d. 8m. of ♒; to which place the ☉ comes in 63 days; and this is the true way to equate for the Arch of Direction, in all your Operations; likewiſe the ☉ at the ſame time was directed to his own proper □ in the World; now according to Argol, it ſhould have been above 5 years ſooner; ſo you may ſee Argol's Rule will not hold good, in ſo much as taking the Antiſcions, and Note, that theſe Antiſcions are the true Parallels of Declination, and when the giver of Life is directed thereto; eſpecially if it be to the Annaretta, it is always Fatal to the Native, and as bad as any Direction whatſoever; but with the good it ſignifies good.

Cardinal Aldobrandini, His Nativity.

THis Native was made Cardinal at almoſt 21 Years of Age, at which Time ☉ was directed to the ⚹ of ♃ and ♀ in the Zodiack; they being placed in the 9th. Houſe: He dyed at 49 Years, and 11 Months of Age; which was March 10th. 1621. This Nativity was taken by Argol, and he hath incerted it in his laſt Edition of Critical Days, Page 184; and conſidering there, what ſhould be the Direction to ki[••]; [〈◊〉] imitates Don Quixot, in two Reſpects, firſt he kicks ♂ out of doors, not allowing him to be giver of Life, to whom that Dignity doth properly belong; ſecondly he views the Aſcen. which he could no ways bring to bear with any thing Material; therefore he knocks ☽ out of her place, and puts her in a new, and ſo forges a Direction; for he puts the ☽ in ♉ 25d. and ſo directs the Aſcen. to her □ to kill, which he makes to come up at 50 Years of Age, and could find never another direction to kill; truly a very learned Piece of Art; but if you examine the ☽ s place, you will find it in 25d. 18m. of 11, ſo that the □ will be but a ⚹, but I ſuppoſe Argol was given to dream waking; and would teach the World ſuch Abſurdities, and many of the giddy Multitude are ſo mad as to believe him; but I hope in Time their eyes will be opened; and as I ſaid before, the ☉ is moſt certainly giver of Life, and the Direction which killed him, was ☉ to the mundane Parallel of ♄, both direct and converſe. 1ſt. the direct Direction is thus directed, the ☉s ſemid. Arch is 6h. 27m. and his diſtance from the M. C. is 17d. 47m. the ſeminoct. Arch of ♄, is 6h. 33m. his diſtance from the 4th. Houſe, 30d. 6m. Then I ſay, if the ſemid. Arch of ☉, gives his diſtance from the M. C. what ſhall the ſeminoct. Arch of ♄ give; now I find it gives 18d. 3m. which added to the firſt diſtance of ♄, from the 4th. Houſe, viz. 30d. 6m. it makes 48d. 9m. for the Arch of Direction, which is to be equated, this was the Direction which killed; and becauſe I mentioned the converſe Direction, I will ſhew the way of working it alſo, although that was over before this came up; now the Converſe is thus wrought; firſt take ♄s ſeminoct. Arch, then his diſtance from the 4th. Houſe, and ſay, if his ſeminoct. Arch give his diſtance from the 4th. Houſe, what ſhall the ſemid. Arch of ☉ give; I find it gives, 29d. 38m., which added to his diſtance from the M. C. 17d. 47m. it makes 47d. 25m. for the Arch of Direction; I only mention this to ſhew the Method of Converſe, as well as direct Directions; but ſome will ſay, you make ♄ the killing Planet, pray why did not the ☉ to his 8 kill; to which I anſwer, becauſe ♄ had great lat. and was ſo far from the Ecliptick, that ☉ never touched the ſharpneſs of that Aſpect, therefore it could do no hurt, much leſs kill, which Method muſt be uſed in all Directions, whether the Significator and Promittor have the ſame lat. if not, it muſt be conſidered.

John Columnia, His Nativity.

THis Native died at 25 Years of Age, compleat, of of an Apoplexy, and in the figure the ☉ is giver of Life, but Argol in this nativity thinks the ☉ is yet a ſleep, and therefore lays him by, and being Minded to Dance the Antick, he directs the Aſcen. to the □ of ♃ to Kill, now I would know what ♃ hath to doe to kill, in this Nativity, or if he had, why ſhould it be an apoplexy; but Argol never minded that, ſo as ſomthing ſtood but in the way it muſt kill, if it did but look one the Aſcend. ſure Argol if he had lived much longer, he would have packt ſo many killing Directions on the Aſcend. that he would have made the World run lapſided, and ſo have had a Motion like his addle Brain, Now I think that neither Argol nor none of his followers, can give a Reaſon why the □ of ♃ here could kill, if there were ſuch a direction of the Aſcend. at that time, for as I have ſaid elſewhere the Aſcend. can never be directed to Aſpects but in the World, well but here the ☉ is giver of Life, and at the time of Death is directed to the □ of ♂ in the Zodiack, and to the Mundane Parallel of ☿ in the Aſcend. and in ♈ alſo, firſt for the □ of ♂ the ob. Aſc. of the ☉ under the pole of Birth is 18dg. 52m. from which I ſub. the ob. Aſc. of the Aſcend. and there remains 2dg. 33m. for the ☉s primary diſtance, the ob. aſc. of the □ of ♂ is 44dg. 27m. from which I ſub. the ob aſc. of. ☉, and there remains 25dg. 45m. for the Arch of direction, now I enter the Tables of twilight, and work as before is taught, in the Nativity of the Duke of Parma, 2dly. the ☉ is directed to a Mundane Parallel of ☿, by converſe Motion, which falls in the 12th. Houſe, above the Earth, the work is thus, the ſeminoct. Arch of ☿ is 5h. 3[•]m. and his diſtance in ob. aſc. from the Aſcend. is 9dg. 20m. and the ſemidi. Arch of ☉ is 6h. 45m. then I ſay, if ☿s ſeminoct. Arch give, his diſtance 9dg. 20m. what ſhall the ſemid. Arch of ☉ give, I find it give 11dg. 20m. which is ☉s ſecondary diſtance, this being added to his primary diſtance 12dg. 33m. makes 23d. 53m. for the Arch of direction, now that ☿ ſhould have power to Kill is plain, by being in parallel declination of ♄, and going to the parallel declination of ♂, and in □ to ☽, and in mundane parallel of ♄, all which ſignify great Greif in the Head; as the Apoplexy, and this the more certain, becauſe he is in the Aſcen. although it were not ♈, he being ſo much afflicted, ☿ Ruling the animal Spirit.

A Childs Nativity.

THis Child when it was born, was very weakly, ſo that it was baptized ſo ſoon as it came into the World, but it paſſed over that very well, and Lived till it was almoſt 3 Years of Age, at which time, by playing near a ſmall Stream of Water, fell in, and was Drowned, now the Query is, why this Childs Death ſhould be by Drowning, and why it ſhould live no longer, and what Direction it was that kil'd it, I have in this Treatiſe mentioned a new way of taking the ♁, I ſay a new way, but it is the old way mentioned and practized by Ptolomy, himſelf, as it is a teſted by thoſe that have been among the Arabians, and Perſians, who own Ptolomy's Works to be the only True, and that which is taught amongſt us, to be nothing but a parcel of patched up Stuff, without ſenſe or reaſon, as reaſon it ſelf will teſtify: Now why this Child ſhould dye by drowning, and why it ſhould live no longer is plain; for in this Nativity, neither the ☉ nor ☽ are givers of life, by reaſon they are not in any aphetical place, neither (according to Ptolomy's Doctrine) can the Aſcend. be taken for giver of life, becauſe the ♁ is in an aphetical place, therefore ſhall be accepted for giver of life; which at the time of death is directed to the mundane □ of ♄; thus, the ſemid. Arch of ♁, being converted is 66dg. 54m. the diſtance in R. A. of ♁ from the M. C. is 37dg. 55m. which ſubſtracted from the ſemid. Arch of ♁, leaves 28dg. 59m. for ♁s diſtance from the Aſcendant; ♄s ſemid. Arch is 113dg. 45m. and his diſtance in R. A. from the M. C. is 46dg. 28m. then I ſay, if 66dg. 54m. give 28dg. 59m. what ſhall 113dg. 55m. give, I find by the log. logar. it gives 49dg, 17m. for ♄s ſecondary diſtance, from the M. C. from which I ſubſtract the primary diſtance 6dg. 28m. and there reſts 2dg: 49m: for the true Arch of direction: I only inſert theſe Examples, this way to ſhew of direction; this Natives death is plainly ſhewed to be by Water, by reaſon of ♄s poſition in the 8th: in ♋, and by the giver of life's being in parallel declination of ♄ in the 8th: and alſo of the ☽.

Odoardy Card. Farneij.

HE was made Cardinal at 17 Years, and 3 Months; he dyed at 52 Years, and 2 Months, of a Cattarh, and a great flux of humors, and Argol becauſe he could ſee nothing of ☉ to kill, directs the Aſcen. to the Antiſcion of ♄, when as the ☉ is wholly giver of Life, neither could the Antiſcion of ♄ in ♑ give a flux of humors; now according to our Method, the ☉ is directed to the □ of ♄ in the Zodiack; thus, the ob. aſc. of ☉ in the lat. of 44d. is 289d. 32m. the ob. aſc. of the □ of ♄ in the beginning of ♓, is 344d. 50m. from which ſub. the. ob aſc. of ☉, and there reſts 55d. 18m. for the Arch of direction, which is but the ſuppoſed Arch of Direction, becauſe ☉ is in the Parallel of Twilight, therefore are thoſe neceſſary Tables of Twilight Framed, which are incerted to the latter Part of this Piece, (for the Convenience of the Artiſt) by which may be performed, this, or any other Operation with the greateſt exactneſs; this Example may ſerve for all, yet I have ſhewed the way in two other Nativities in this Book; the Manner of working is thus, firſt I ſub. the oblique aſc. of the Aſcendant, from the ob. aſc. of ☉, and there remains 20d. 57. for ☉s primary diſtance, which I ſeek in the Tables of Twilight, and by the neareſt Proportion I find 13d. of depreſſion in the Parallel of Twilight, and againſt it in a direct Line I find 20d. 14m. and under that Parallel in a direct Line, I look for ♓ 2d. the place of the □ of ♄, which I ſeek in a direct Line from 13d. of depreſſion, in the Parallel of Twilight, which I find to be 18d. 20m. which I ſub. from the firſt diſtance found in the Table, viz. 20d. 14m. and there remains 1d. 54m. for the eaſt diſtance, now becauſe the ſecondary diſtance is leſs then the primary, I add this 1d. 54m. the eaſt diſtance to the Arch of direction before found, and it is 57d. 12m. for the true arch of direction, which was ſucceeded by a □ of the ☽, and ſhe in ☍ of ♄ in the Nativity, which could ſhew no leſs than a flux of humors to kill, but if ☿ be found with the giver Life, by body or aſpect, if he take upon him the Nature of a Maleſick, he much helpeth forward a flux of humors, eſpecially if it be the Nature of ♄; and this according to the doctrine of Ptolomy, he was made Cardinal upon ☉s direction to the △ of ♃, in the World, and the M. C. to the △ of ♀, the M. C. is thus directed, the Pole of 3d. Houſe is 33d. whoſe ob. aſc. is 98d. 35m. the ob. aſc. of ♀ under that Pole, is 318d. 3m. from whence I ſub. the ob. aſc. of the [•]d. houſe 298d. 35. and there reſts 19. 18m. for the arch of direction.

Now ☉ is directed to the △ of ♃ thus, the ſeminoct. arch of ☉ is 7h. 39m. his primary diſtance from the aſcen. is 20d. 57m. the ſeminoct. arch of ♃ is 4h. 44m. Now becauſe the △ is made from the 5th. Houſe, I direct the 5th. Houſe to the ☌ of ♃, (which obſerve;) the Pole of the 5th. Houſe is 18d. the ob: deſc: is [•]8d: 35m: the ob: deſc: of ♃ under that Pole, is 62d: 38m: from whence I ſub: the ob: deſc: of the 5th: Houſe, 28d: 35m: and there reſts 34d: 3m: for ♃s primary diſtance; then I ſay, if the ſeminoct; arch ☉ of 7h: 39m: give his prim. diſtance, 20d: 57m: what ſhall 4h: 44m: ♃s ſeminoct: arch give: I find it to be 12d: 58m: which is ♃s ſecondary diſtance; now becauſe both diſtances are taken from the preceeding houſe, I ſub ♃s ſecondary diſtance from his primary diſtance 34d: 3m: and there reſts 21d: 5m: for the arch of Direction:

Now if I would have the dg: of the Ecliptick that ☉ comes to by that arch, I proceed thus; firſt I find the ☉s Pole after this manner I find the 3d. part of his ſeminoct. arch, or the ſpace of one houſe to be 58d: 15m: the difference between the Pole of the aſcen: and 2d: houſe, to be 11d: then I ſay if the ſpace of one houſe 38d: 1[•]m: give 11d: the difference between the aſc: and the ſecond houſe, what ſhall 20d. 57m: ☉s primary diſtance give, I find it gives about 6d: which 6d: I ſub from the Pole of Birth, 44d: and there remains 38d: for ☉s Pole of poſition; now under that Pole I find ☉s ob: aſc: to be 284d: 35m: to which I add the arch of direction 21d: 5m: and the Sum is 305d: 40m: which I ſeek in the pole of 38d: to which I find ♑ 15d: 20m: to coroſpond now in the Tables of Twilight under the pole of 44d: I ſeek for ☉s prim. diſt. 20d: 57m: and I find ☉ to be in the parallel of 13d: 28m: under which I take 15d: of ♑, and there I find the ☉s ſecondary diſtance, to be 20d. 46m: uſing the part proportional; then by the Rule of Proportion I ſay, if the ſeminoct: arch of ☉ 7h: 39m: give, his ſecondary diſtance 20d: [•…]m: what ſhall ♃s ſeminoct: arch, 4[•]: 44m: give, I find it gives 1[•]d: 51m: for ♃s ſecondary diſtance, which ſub. from his primary, 34d. 3m: leaves 21d: 12m: for the true arch of direction, which being equated, points out the true time when he was made Cardinal, I have been the larger upon this, to ſhew the true uſe of the Tables of Twilight.

Antonii Cardinal Fachinetii his Nativity.

THis Nativity was rectified by Argol, who ſaith about 7 Years of Age this Native was ſick almoſt to Death, and for that he directs the Aſcend. to the □ of ♄ which could not poſſible ſignify any ſickneſs, becauſe the Aſcend. is not giver of Life, for all ſickneſſes of what nature ſoever are ſignified by the giver of Life, by being directed to the bad Aſpects of the Infortunes, now the direction that ſignified this ſickneſs, was the ☉ who was giver of Life, by being directed to the body of the ☽, by, converſe Motion, thus, the ☽s pole is about 16dg. her obl. aſc. under pole is 352dg. 48m. which ſub. from the obl. aſc. of the ☉ with the Circle leaves 7dg. 19m. for the Arch of direction: for the ☽ is in □ of ♄ at Birth, and Evily placed, and the ☉ was likewiſe directed to the ssq. of ♄ in the World; he was made Cardinal at [•]6 Years of Age, at which time the ☉ is directed to the Q. of ♃ in the Zodiack the pole of the ☉ is 20dg. his obl. aſc. under that pole is [•]dg. 8m the. Q. of ♃ falls in 19dg. 41 of ♈ whoſe ob. aſc, is 15dg, 20m, from whence ſub, the obl, aſc, of the ☉ and there remains 15dg, 12m, which being Equated falls at 16 Years,

He dyed at 31 Years of Age, at which time Argol directs the ☽ to the body of ♂, but that cannot be for the ☽ is not giver of Life, (but any thing that ſtands in the way whither reaſon or no reaſon all's one) but as I ſaid before the ☉ is giver of Life, and he is directed to the body of ♂ at the time of Death, thus, the Pole of the ☉ is 20dg the obl, aſc, of ♂ under that pole is 27dg, 38m. from which I ſub, the obl, aſc, of the ☉ odg, 8m, and there remains 27d, 30m, for the arch of direction which aded to the R, A, of the ☉ makes 27d, 39m, which in the Ecliptick anſwers to ♈ 29d, 45m, to which place the ☉ comes, at 31 dayes fere and becauſe ♂ hath ſome ſmall North Lat, the ☌ was ſucceeded with the Parallel declination of ♂ alſo, which was ſo Fatal a direction, that nothing but a Miracle could Preſerve; by this you ſee that it is the giver of Life, only that is to be directed for ſickneſs, and death, and none elſe as is well Explained elſewhere.

Mr. William Lilly, His Nativity.

THis Nativity I incert, becauſe it is one that all our Artiſts have reveiwed, and they make him to have ♓ 4dg. aſcending, but I think I am able to prove this to be his true Nativity: He dyed at the Age of 79 years 5 weeks and 4 dayes; and I have not met with any Artiſt, that could give a demonſtrative Reaſon of the Direction that ſhould Kill him, at that time; the ☽ is moſt certainly giver of Life, who at the time of Death is directed to a mund. parallel of ♂ by converſe motion, being carried about by the Primum Mobile, which way of direction I ſhould have explained in the [•]ſt. part, where I laid down the Rules for all manner of directions, from the Method of the learned Placidus, but when I did help to tranſlate that, I did not rightly underſtand this, but after a more ſerious conſideration, I came to find, that theſe directions are full as powerful as any, and to make my further Confirmation of it: I here following ſhew you an Example from the aforeſaid Placidus, who hath moſt excellently layed down the Rules of Ptolomy, far before any Man in Europe, exactly agreeing [〈◊〉] the method of the Perſians, Arabians, and moſt of the Eaſtern Learning, which have been compared by that Ingenious Mathematician, and my good friend Mr. Cordwell Worral, when he was in thoſe Countries for ſome years together, but as I ſaid before, the ☽ giver of Life, was directed to the mundane parallel of ♂ at the time death thus, the declination of the ☽ is 1[•] dg. 4 m. which in the Ecliptick, anſwers to about 2dg. of ♒, whoſe ſemid. Arch is 4h. 6m. the declination of ♂ is [〈◊〉] dg. [•]m. his ſemid. Arch is 6h. 4m. the two ſemid. Arches added together makes 10h. 46m. the R. A. of the ☽ is 28[•]d. [•]0m. the R. A. of ♂ is 158d. 30m. the difference of the R. A. is 126d. 0m. then I ſay if 10h. 46m. gives 12[•]dg. what ſhall 4h. 6m. give, I find it gives 48d. 4m. the ☽s primary diſtance from the M. C. is 32dg. 6m. which added together makes 80dg. 10m. for the Arch of direction, which added to the R. A. of ☉ 47dg. 36m. it makes 127dg. 46m. which in the Ecliptick points out ♌ 5dg. 26m. to which place the ☉ comes at 79 dayes, and a little above 2h. from the time of birth, now that ♂ ſhould Kill is very plain; for 1ſt. he is in aſpect to ☿ Lord of the 4th. having dignities in the 8th. but the moſt material thing is ♂s being in exact parallel declination of ♀ at birth, which made him of the ſame nature; which muſt always be obſerved: For if at any time ♃ or ♀ ſhould be in parallel declination with the Lord of the 8th. 4th. or 12th. that the giver of Life, by being directed to their bad Rayes, may as well Kill, as by being directed to them, themſelves, and this will be a great light to the Art if duly obſerved, theſe Rules, I hope will make the Art of Aſtrology as demonſtrable, as any part of the Mathematicks, and that in in a ſhort time.

John G. Prince of Aldobrand, His Nativity.

HEre is a Wonder for our Argolians to gaze at, that the Aſcendant ſhould paſs the ☍ of ♄, and not kill, when ſome of them can produce almoſt a hundred Nativities, and the Perſons all dead, and not a quarter ſo much operating to kill, but it is almoſt impoſſible that ſuch a Direction ſhould kill, or do any hurt, becauſe the Aſcen. is not giver of Life, &c. He dyed at 45 Years, and 6 Months of age, at which time ☉ who is giver of Life, was directed to the mundane Parallel of ♂, by converſe Motion, being moved about by the Primum Mobile; the Operation is thus, the ☉s declination is 14d. 20m. to which aagrees 8d. 21m. of ♏, whoſe ſemid. arch is 5h. 7m. the declination of ♂ is 2[•]d. 5m. which in the Ecliptick anſwers to ♐ [•]d. 30m. the ſemid. arch thereof is 4h. 39m. the two arches being added, makes 9h. 46m. the R. A. of ☉ is 215d 58m. the R. A. of ♂ is 307d. 28m. the difference of R. A. is 91d. 30m. ☉s primary diſt. is 0d. 8m. now I ſay, if 9h. 4[•]m. give 91d. 30m. what ſhall 5h. 7m. give?

^[283] The Equation is made thus.

Which becauſe the ſecond number was taken, but half I double, and it makes 47d. 56m. for ☉s ſecondary diſt: to which I add the primary diſt. 0d: 8m: and it makes 48d 2m. for the arch of direction, which added to 215d: 58m: ☉s R. A. makes 264d. 0m: to which in the Ecliptick anſwers ♐ 24d. 30m. to which place ☉ comes at 45 days & a half; this Nativity I had Verbatim from the Works of that learned Monk Placidus, where whoſoever reads ſhall find abundance of ſatisfaction.

Mr. Henry Dutton, His Nativity.

THis Native dyed at 19 years and 6 months of Age, of a Conſumption, this Nativity was given me by the Ingenious Mr. Coley, but he gave it me but 22dg. of ♋ aſcending, but by rectification I find it to be as I have here incerted it, the Nativity according to our modern Authors, is one of the beſt that ever I ſee, but according to our method it is a very evil one, and yet I do beleive there is not one Artiſt in 40 can give any reaſon for his death at that time, or why he ſhould dye of a Conſumption, ſeeing the Aſcend. is no ways afflicted, but befriended by the △ of ♃, and by the ⚹ of both ☿ and ☽, ☽ is in △ to ☿ and ⚹ to ♃ and ☉ in ⚹ to ♂, and neither of them any way afflicted, ſo that ſome of our Artiſts would have inſured this Natives Life for a ſmall matter; now I ſay if the Nativity had been but 22dg: of ♋ Aſcending, he could not without a Miracle have lived a month, the Reaſon is this, the ☽ is giver of Life, which then would juſt have come to the parallel of ♂, which in this was but juſt 3m. paſt, it was a bad Nativity for theſe reaſons, the ☽ is in parallel of ♂, and in ſeſquiquadrate of ♄, he being Lord of the 8th: in the 6th: which did exactly ſhew the nature of his death, he heing in an earthy Sign, with the ☋ there alſo, ſo that had he lived longer, he would have alwayes been afflicted with martial and ſaturnine Diſtempers, for the afore-ſaid reaſons, and ſo alwayes ſickly, and but of a ſhort Life; that ♂ ſhould be anaretta is plain, for divers reaſons, 1ſt. he is falling into the 4th. Houſe, and is in ⚹ of ♄, but the moſt material Argument, is his being in exact parallel of the ☽ at Birth; the direction which kil'd, was the ☽ giver of Life, as I ſaid before to the ſeſquiquadrat of ♂ in the world, I find the ☽s Pole is about 30dg: under which Pole you may find according to our former rules, that the direction came up juſt at the time of death, I would have incerted the manner of the Calculations and Directions at large, but that I have laid it down in other Examples, that it were tautology to repeat it here; I think no Argolian whatſoever can Cavil at this, by ſhewing a more demonſtrable Direction, if he do, I will liſten to him, but otherwiſe, if he cannot let him hold his tongue? for I know it is more eaſie to Carp than Copy, but for Carpers I do not direct my Diſcourſe unto, but for thoſe Ingenious Artiſts that are not only willing to Learn, but alſo willing to promote Learning, without railing and approbrious Terms: This direction is wrought, by the ſame method with Saffold Lee's that kil'd him, and note that theſe directions are all mundane, and ſo the more powerful, for thoſe aſpects that are made in the world, are more powerful than thoſe in the Zodiack, which hath never been obſerved all along, ſo that we have never had half the directions that belong to a Nativity, and ſo by that means they were forc't to make any thing to kill, allthough it did not belong to that place, which hath brought a great ſcandal, not only upon Artiſts, but the Art it ſelf, which I ſuppoſe is as demonſtrable as any other Science whatſoever; for the Art it ſelf is true, if truely practiſed, and I hope what is here done may be a means to ſtir up ſome more noble Pen, to perform what is here begun; 'tis true the Ingenious Author that gave me this Nativity, was ſomthing deſirous to promote theſe things, or elſe I had ſcarce done it ſo ſoon, but as this find acceptance in the World, I ſhall be further incouraged to imploy my Studies, for their further ſatisfaction.

Saffold Lee, His Nativity.

THis Childs Father, is a very Ingenious Perſon, and underſtands Aſtrology very well, who firſt ſet the Figure himſelf; the Eſtimate was about 7m. later; but here it is truly rectifyed. The God-father of this Child is an Artiſt likewiſe, from whence it had its Name, I ſuppoſe he had not given it His Name, but that he thought it would live to a great Age, but he was on the wrong ſide of the Hedge a great way, for the Child dyed at 17 weeks, of Age, of the Convultions; now if there be any ſceptical Critick that will oppoſe me, let him take up the Cudgels in this, and ſhew me a reaſon for this Childs ſhort Life, and why it ſhould dye of ſuch a Diſtemper, I ſuppoſe they will ſay that is an eaſy thing to do, for ſay they, the ☽ to the Body of ♄ did that, to which I offer 2 Objections to the contrary; firſt the ☽ is not giver of Life, therefore that direction could ſignify nothing; ſecondly the ☽ hath much greater lat: then ♄, ſo that being directed in her own Sphere (where ſhe ought to be) ſhe is paſt the Body of ♄, when the direction comes up, ſo that ſhe by that direction had no power to do the leaſt hurt, for as I have ſaid elſewhere, there can be but one giver of Life, and that muſt only be directed to the bad aſpects of the Maleficks, both for ſickneſs and Death; but in this Childs Nativity, the Sun is moſt certainly giver of Life, who is ſo much afflicted, that without a Miracle it could not live, for firſt he is in exact mundane parallel of ♂, in the 12th: Houſe, which is full as bad as his ☍, which is enough of it ſelf to kill, but the direction which killed (which alſo did exactly operate at the ſame time) was the ☉ to the ſmq. of ♀ Lady of the 4th. Houſe, ſhe having great Dignities in the 8th. Houſe, alſo the direction was made Converſe, where it exactly met the Parallel of ♂, as I ſaid before, the ☉s Pole is about 48d, his ob. aſc, is 125, 46. the ob. aſc. of the ſmq. of ♀ is 125. 27: which ſub. from the ob. aſc. of ☉, becauſe the direction was made converſe, and there reſts 19m, for the Arch of Direction, which if you Equate according to our Method, points out the exact time of Death, that it ſhould be ſuch a Diſeaſe is very plain, from ♀ her bare poſition by being in ♍, and in the Terms of ♂; and here in this place I will ſhew how theſe ſemiquartils are taken, the ſame Method is to be obſerved in the ssq. Example, In this Nativity, the declination of ♀ is 1d, 8m. which in the Ecliptick anſwers to about 27d. of ♍ whoſe ſemid arch is 6h: 6m: with which I enter the Table of mundane Aſpects, where I find the ſmq. to be 45d. 45m. under ☉s pole 48d. I find the obl aſc. of ♀ to be 17[•]d. 12m. from whence I ſub. the ſmq. 45d. 45m. and there remains 125d. 27m. for the ob. aſc. of the ſmq. theſe things are ſo eaſy, that a little Practiſe will quickly make an Ingenious Fancy Maſter of theſe Truths, which we hope after Ages may reap the benifit of, although in this ingrateful Age it is not regarded.

John Blanchard, His Nativity.

THis Nativity was taken by the Natives Father, who is my Frend, and a very Ingenious Man, who took great pains to find a reaſon, by the Argolian Precepts, for this Childs Death, for he dyed at 7 Years and 2 Months of Age, of the ſtone and alſo a Feaver, and I think few of our Artiſts can give any reaſon for his Death, now if there be any truth in Art, it is moſt certainly demonſtrable, and if there be no truth in it, they are Folls that pretend to it, but I think, that what hath been ſaid in this Book is ſufficient to demonſtrate the truth of the Art, and that this is the Real Method, which till this time hath never been diſcovered in England, but as I ſaid, this Native dyed at 7 Years and 2Months old, and the ☽ is moſt certainly giver of Life who at the time of Death is directed to the ssq. of ♂ Lord of the 8th. Houſe, the manner of the Operation is thus, the ☽s ſemid. arch is 8h, 15m, the ſpace of one houſe is 41dg; 15m, the ☽ s diſtance from the M, C, in R, A, is 33dg, 50m, the pole of the 11th houſe 23dg, then I ſay if 41dg, 15m, give 23dg what ſhall 33dg, 50m, give, and I find it gives 18dg, 52m, for the ☽ s true pole of poſition, now becauſe it is ne[•…] 9dg, I take, 19dg, under which pole the onl, aſc, of the ☽ is [•]03dg, the obl, aſc, of ♂ under that pole is 245dg, their difference is 142 dg, from whence I ſub, sque of ♂ 135dg; and there remains 7d, for the arch of direction, alſo about that time the ☽ comes to a Mundane Parallel of ♂, which made the Evil the greater, and without a Miracle the Native could not Live paſt ſuch a Violent Direction, I the rather incert theſe Examples to inform the Artiſts (of this Rational Demonſtration of the Art) then to make the Book ſwell, or to get to my ſelf a Name, becauſe I know I ſhall diſpleaſe ſome fooliſh Criticks, but the Ingenious will be thankfull, that their Eyes may be opened, whome I wiſh all Health,

James Gale, His Nativity.

THis Native dyed at 2Years and 8Months of Age of Convultions and Gripes, and I think no Argolian can give the leaſt reaſon for its Death, at that time, unleſs they direct the ☽ to the □ of ♂, which cannot Kill for the ☽ is not giver of Life, neither is ♂ annareta, but if he were the ☽ conſidering her Lat. is paſt the □ of ♂, above a deg. at Birth therefore that direction can hold no Water to plead for them; now according to Ptlolmy's Rule, the Aſc. is giver of Life, which at the time of Death is directed to the □ of ♄; thus, the R. A. of the M. C. is 152dg. 6m. the R, A, of ♄, is 154dg, 38m. from whence ſub. the R, A, of the M, C, and there remains 2dg, 32m, for the arch of direction for when the M, C, came to his body then the aſcen, came to his □, and obſerve that the M, C, and aſcen, are always directed to aſpects in the World, and to none in the Zodiack, nor to any Converſe: why this Childs diſtemper ſhould be Convultions, Gripes, and Looſeneſs, is plain from ♄ s poſition in ♍, and by being in Parallel Declination of ♀, and ſhe being in ♏ very Evily placed which could ſignify no Leſs.

John Biſhop, His Nativity.

THis Native dyed at 2 Months old of Convulſions; I took the Time exactly by a large Quadrant, now according to my own Judgment, and the Judgment of ſeveral other Artiſts, I could not find, but that this Child might have lived to a conſiderable Age, or at leaſt, till the Aſcen. was directed to the ☍ of ♂, for I was of the conceited Method of Argol, to pack all upon the aſcen. but ſince I came to be acquainted with the never failing Rules of Ptolomy, I find I was in the dark, and it is a Miracle that this Child ſhould live, for the Aſcen. could not be directed for Sickneſs nor Death, becauſe ☉ is giver of Life, who at the time of Death is directed to the mundane parallel of ☿ Lord of the 4th. being both exactly diſtant from the Cuſp of the 7th. Houſe; I ſhall forbear to incert the Calculation, becauſe I have ſaid ſo much elſewhere, viz. in the firſt Part, where the mundane Parallels are ſufficiently demonſtrated, the ☉ likewiſe is much afflicted, by being in ſmq. to ♂ Lord of the 8th. Houſe, & in the 8th. and likewiſe in ſmq. of ♄ upon the Cuſp of the 6th. Houſe, and ♄ and ♂ are likewiſe in parallel Declination to one another, ſo that as I ſaid before, the giver of Life being ſo much afflicted, without any aſſiſtance from the Fortunes, it was impoſſible according to Art, that the Native ſhould paſs over ſuch violent poſſitions, &c.

Deborah Daniel, Her Nativity.

THis Native dyed at 4 Years, and almoſt 6 Months of Age, of a Vomiting and Looſneſs, with a violent Feaver, which carryed her off, in leſs then two days I the rather incert this Nativity, becauſe I know many of our Artiſts, nay all of them can give a Reaſon for this Childs Death, and that is, the ☽ to the ☌ of the ☉ which they will pretend ſhall kill, but that I deny; firſt, the direction was not come up at the time of Death, and if it had, it could not kill, for neither the ☽ nor ☉ are givers of Life, and beſides the Direction fell in the Terms of ♀, nor can any one, ſhew me a Preſident of this kind to kill; now according to Ptolomy's Doctrine, the Aſcen. is giver of Life, which at the time of Death is directed to the ſmq: of ♂ Lord of the 4th. Houſe, he being in ♓ a watery Sign, muſt needs give a flux of Humors, with a Feaver, I ſuppoſe I need not incert the manner of the Direction, becauſe I have ſaid ſomthing of it elſewhere, and beſides, I hope by this time, the Reader will be able to do the like upon any other of the like occaſion, and ſo by a little Practiſe, amongſt our Ingenious Profeſſors, this moſt ſublime Art of Aſtrology, will be practiſed in its true Method; which Divinative Art is, and hath, been the moſt abuſed of any Art under the Celeſtial Canopy, by a parcel of bare pretenders, who perhaps may form a Scheam, but when they have done, know no more how to give Judgement, (notwithſtanding their Twenty one Years Experience) then thoſe who ask the Queſtion, only they have got ſome of the inneceſſary Terms of Art, with which they tell a fair Story, the whole time ſtareing the Querent in the Face Auſterely, and ſo deceive the World; neither ſhould it be expoſed to ſuch common Uſes, as our Non-Artiſts about this City put it to; and as I ſaid before, notwithſtanding their 21 Years Experience, in all that time have not learned 21 Grains of Sence, which may properly be referred to this ingenious Art, the underſtanding of which they ſo much pretend to; yet this we muſt acknowledge, we are extraordinarily beholding to 3 or 4 of our Famous Country Men, who by their learned Volumns, have made known to the World, that which before they knew not, as that moſt Ingenious Piece of Art, entituled Mr. Coley's. Clavis, and that Laborious and incomparable, Mr. Gadbury's Doctrine of Nativities; thus I conclude my twenty Genitures, with ſome Cautions worthy of Obſervation, by the Ingenious Aſtrologer, as well for the Judging of Horary Figures, as Nativities, which are as followeth.

Cautions worthy of Obſervation.

1ſt. NArrowly obſerve all the Aſpects, as well thoſe in the World, as thoſe in the Zodiack, for many times a Zodiacal Aſpect may promiſe good in the Buſineſs, when there may be a Mundane Aſpect will fruſtrate the good promiſed by the other, and that is the Reaſon, our Artiſts ſo many times fail in their Judgment; alſo Parallels in this caſe, are to be carefully heeded, whether they be Parallels of Declination, or in the World, for by thoſe Parallels, many times the Planets aſſume other Natures, for ♀ or ♃, by being in Parallel of ♄ or ♂, may take their Nature ſo much, that they are wholly Infortunes; theſe things being obſerved, I doubt not, but Aſtrology, will obtain as much Creddit, as now it doth reproach, which is not occaſioned by the Art, but by the Artiſt; for it had the Venerable Eſteem of many Famous Perſons, (even in the firſt Age of the World) if we may believe that Famous Antiquary, Joſephus, and I doubt not but moſt of the Patriarcks were well acquainted with this kind of Learning, but we in this Age are ſo ſtupid, to think, that it is a thing by chance or lot, and not to be much relied upon, for ſay they, the Aſtrologer looks no farther than the Stars, and by their motions and aſpects, he maketh a Judgment according to his own fancy, and he tells us a ſtory of ♄ and ♂ being Infortunes, and of ♃ and ♀ being Fortunes, when the Stars are at that vaſt diſtance, that it is almoſt impoſſible we ſhould feel any of their Influence.

To which I anſwer, when the Almighty had finiſhed the Creation, he made Laws and Bounds to every part thereof, and the ☉ ☽ and Stars he made for Signs, for Seaſons, for Days, and for Years. Gen. 1. 14. and then it follows, they were alſo to give light upon the Earth: Now by reaſon they were for Signs, conſequently they muſt Signify ſomething, and God in the 5 of Eſa. 14. hath this ſharp Sentence, Therefore my People are gone into Captivity, becauſe they have no knowledge. and Solomon ſaith, the wiſe Man falleth forward, but the fool falleth backward, that is the wiſe Man (according to Ptolomy's ſaying in his Cent. Apho. 5) fall, but he foreſees it, and is prepared before it comes, but the Fool never regards it till it is upon him, and ſo is taken like a Bird in an evil Net; now I would not be miſunderſtood in this place to tie a fatal neceſſity upon the Stars, knowing that he that made them, can counter-mand their Power, neither do I think, that the Stars in themſelves have any Power to Act or do any thing, no more then the Body without the Soul; for it is not from the Stars, that we have Coldneſs, Dryneſs, Peſtilence, Famine, or Plenty, or any other thing either good or bad, and yet they are the Signs of all theſe Things, and in this I muſt forſake the Opinion of Placidus, whoſe Words are uſed in the firſt part of this Book, who ſaith, The Stars cannot be Signs of Effect, unleſs they be Cauſes alſo: but then you will ſay, how can that be, or from whence do the Cauſes proceed? (I anſwer) from thoſe Governing Angels which are as Watch-men, appointed to Execute the Will of the Almighty, and that there are Seaven of thoſe Angels, (according to the Number of the Planets or Erratick Stars) is plain from Scripture, for in the 8 of the Rev. and the 2v. St. John ſaith, And I ſaw the Seaven Angels, which ſtood before the Preſence of God, and to them was given Seaven Trumpets; and when they came to Sound in their Order, ſome ſmote the Seas, another the Trees, and the other darkened the Sun, and every one as they Sounded, produced heavy Judgments among the Inhabitants of the Earth, and St. Paul in the 1 of Heb. and the 14 ſaith, Are they not all mimiſtring Spirits, ſent forth to Miniſter for them who ſhall be Heirs of Salvation; and if for miniſtring Spirits to the Godly, undoubtedly, they are likewiſe Scourges for the Wicked; for when Balaam went about that unjuſt Exerciſe, the Angel ſtopt him by the way; and when the rude Sodomites went groping about the Street, they knew not the Reaſon, but might well ſuppoſe it ſome giddyneſs of Brain, when it was the Angel that ſmote them with Blindneſs; likewiſe when the Aegyptians firſt Born were all ſtruck dead in one Night, the Aſtrologers would Judg ſome ſtrange Configuration of the Planets, but it was done by an Angel: Had we ſeen thoſe thouſands of the Iſraelites fall ſo ſuddainly of the Plague, we ſhould have been apt to attribute it to ſome ſuddain infection of the Air, but Holy David ſaw it was an Angel with His Sword drawn; thus humane Reaſon is apt to aſcribe Events to wrong Cauſes, attributing thoſe things to an ordinary courſe of Nature, which the God of Nature doth by Supernatural Agents; and that every Country, City, nay, and every particular Perſon, hath his or their, governing Angel is very plain, for who can think any other, but that the Great God looſeth much Glory by our Ignorance; for how can we give him the Honour due to his Name, while we conceive too narrowly of Him, and his Works: To know him as he is, is paſt the Capacity of our finite Underſtanding, we muſt have other Eyes to diſcern that incomprehenſible Goodneſs; but to ſee him in his Divine and Miraculous Works, is that whereof we ſhould be inquiſitive; neither is there any thing in the World, that can ſo much import us; for if we could conceive aright of this ſenſible and material World, it is enough to amaze the moſt enlightned Reaſon of Humanity.

For if this Globe of Earth, in regard of the immence Greatneſs, be accounted a World? what ſhall we ſay of ſo many thouſand Stars, which are for the moſt part ſo much bigger than the Earth? how then I ſay can we but admire ſo many thouſand Worlds of rouling Light, continually over our heads, made by the Omnipotent Power, and all regularly guided by the Infinite Providence of the great God, how ſlenderly muſt that Man think of the workmanſhip of the Almighty, that looks upon all theſe but as ſo many Torches ſet up in the Firmament, only ſo bigg as they ſeem; and contrarily with what awful reſpects muſt he needs be carried to his Creator, that knows the vaſtneſs and perpetual motions of thoſe Glorious Bodies, ruled and upheld by the mighty Word that made them.

Brute Creatures may behold theſe viſſible things perhaps with ſharper Eyes than us, but Spiritual Objects are ſo farr out of their reach, as if they had no being; neareſt therefore to Beaſts, are thoſe men, who ſuffer themſelves to be led wholly by their Sences, as to beleive nothing but what is ſuggeſted by the purblind and unfaithful Informer; let ſuch men doubt whither they have a Soul in their Body or no, becauſe their Eyes never ſaw it, or that there are any Stars in the Firmament at noon day, becauſe they appear not, or that there is any Air wherein they breath, becauſe nothing appears to them, but an Inſenſible Vacuity; ſurely all that know they have Souls muſt of neceſſity beleive the rule and government of Angels, which they ſee not: If from no other grounds, yet out of that Anology, which they cannot but find between this leſſer and the greater World, for as this little World Man, conſiſts of an outward viſſible Body, and an inward Spiritual Soul, which gives Life and Motion to that organical Frame, ſo poſſeſſing all parts, that it is wholly in all, and in each part wholly; ſo muſt it be alſo in the great Univerſe, the ſenſible and material part whereof hath being and moving from thoſe Spiritual Powers, both Supream and Subordinate, which dwell in it, and alſo fill and actuate it, therefore every rational Man looks about with no other Eyes than St. Paul's in 2. Cor. 4. 18. We look not at the things which are ſeen, but at the things which are not ſeen: for the things which are ſeen are temporal, but the things which are not ſeen are Eternal.

There is multiplicity enough of wonders in the viſible World, but the ſpiritual and intelligable World, is that which is more worthy to take up our Hearts, both as we are Men indued with Reaſon, and alſo that the Infinite Goodneſs hath been pleaſed to enlighten our Eyes, to Contemplate on things above: So I ſhall conclude this Diſcourſe with the words of St. Paul Rom. 1. 20. For the Inviſible things of him from the Creation of the World, are clearly ſeen, being underſtood, by the things that are made, even his Eternal Power and God-head.

Thus Courteous Reader I have done what I thought fit at this time, and I hope have given that Light, which may ſerve to conduct any one thro' the darkeſt paſſage in the whole Doctrine of Aſtrology; and I wiſh you as much Felicity in reading, as I have had in pening of it: I have had but little aſſiſtance in the compoſing of it, only I muſt acknowledg, I am engaged to the Ingenious Mr. Coley, for helping me to Placidus's Primum Mobile, from whence I took the Doctrine of Directions, that are incerted in the firſt Part, from page 86. to page 117. by the aſſiſtance of my Ingenious Friend Mr. Cordwell Worrall, but for the ſecond part, I have done without any aſſiſtance, only the method of the Tables of Twilight, but I have quite altered them, and for the Tables of Aſpects, and Semid. and Seminoct. Arches, with the Tables of Houſes I have calculated de novo: and for my Diſcourſe all along, if I have given offence to any perſon I am heartily ſorry, aſſuring you I meant no harm, hoping you will make your favourable conſtructions from my good intentions, for what I have done, have been really for a faithful Information: Now to the only Wiſe Creator of Heaven and Earth, be all Praiſe (whom I moſt humbly Implore, for a Bleſſing upon his moſt Sacred Majeſtie, and all the Royal Family, and my Countries Good in general) which I ſhall ever deſire whilſt I am,

John Biſhop.

FINIS.

Advertiſements.

IF any Perſon or Perſons are deſirous to Learn, or be inſtructed in any Part of Aſtrology, or willing to have their Nativities Calculated according to the beſt Method, may be accomodated by the Author, at his Houſe in Virginia Street, at the Golden Ball, near Eaſt-ſmithfield.

Likewiſe the Author by his Study in Chimiſtry, hath obtained the Knowledge of ſome good Medicines, as one that certainly cureth the Stone, and helpeth difficulty of making water, alſo a good Medicine for the Cure of Surfeits, or Gonorheas, all Fluxes he preſently cures, although of ſeveral Years ſtanding, the Jaundice he cureth effectually, in four Days time, without Blood-letting or Purging, and ſeveral other Chimical Medicines, as the true Elixir Proprietatis, &c.

A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 44 Degrees.

A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 47 Degrees.

A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 50 Degrees.

A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 51 Degrees.

A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 52 Degrees.

A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 53 Degrees.

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A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 54 Degrees.

A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 55 Degrees.

A Table of Twilight for the Latitude of 56 Degrees.

The Ʋſe of theſe Tables of Twilight.

THe firſt Colume, on the left hand, is the Parallel of Twilight; the Body of the Table ſhews the diſtance that the Sun muſt be from the Aſcen. or 7th Houſe, to make thoſe Parallels; ſo that when you uſe them the Work is thus, Firſt, Take the Ob. aſc. of the Aſcen. under the Pole of the Birth, from whence ſubſtract the Obl. aſc. of the Sun, ſo you have his primary diſtance, which ſeek in the Table in the neareſt Degree the ☉ is in, and having found it, ſee in the Colume toward the left hand, and ſee what Parallel anſwers to it, and under the ſame Parallel take out the Arch of Twilight for the Promittor: Alſo ſee the Example of Guſtavus Adolphus King of Sweden, and the Duke of Parma, which will ſufficiently inform you in the Uſe.

The Ʋſe of the following Tables.

IN the firſt Colume is the Semidiurnal, or Siminocturnal Arches, from 3 Hours, to 9 Hours, and is Calculated to every 6 Minutes; now over againſt the Semidiurnal Arch, in a direct Line, is the ſpace of the Houſe, that that Seminocturnal or Diurnal Arches gives; with all the Mundane Aſpects, truly Calculated, to the very Degree and Minute, which is ſometimes twice as much as at other times, and the reaſon is, becauſe the Seminocturnal and Semidiurnal Arches are ſometimes ſo much longer than at other times, &c.

Note, That in this Treatiſe there is often uſed Abreviations, or Words in ſhort, which are known to the Ingenious, but for the ſakes of young Learners I have here explained them.

FINIS.

ERRATA.

Courteous Reader,

although there hath been care taken, yet ſometimes, by the Printers overſight and my abſence from the Preſs, there has paſſed theſe Faults; which you are deſired to amend before thou readeſt the Book, and in ſo doing you will merit the Authors thanks.

PAge 3. Line 5. for Ptlom'ys read Ptolomy's; p. 3. l. 30. for houſe, r. houſe. p. 20. l. 4. for wc, r. we. p. 20. l. 17. for ſignificators, r. ſignifications, p. 20. l. 24. for for r. for. p. 21. l. 30. for powe; r. power. p. 21. l. 33. for whether, r. neither. p. 22. l. 6. for Nativites, r. Nativities. p. 22. l. 9. for gives, r. givers. p. 23. l. 8. dele 4th, 6th, 8th, and 12th. Ibid. and for houſes, r. houſe. p. 54. l. 32. for this way to ſhew of direction, r. to ſhew this way of direction. p. 69. l. 34. for [•]olls, r. Fools. p. 70. l. 15. for sq. r. the ssq.

Marginal notes

1. Planets. ↩
2. Signs. ↩
3. The Time of the Planets Revolutions. ↩
4. Diſtance of the Planets from the Earth. ↩
5. Aſpects. ↩
6. A Table of Aſpects. ↩
7. Aſpects, or Antiſcians. ↩
8. Of a Conjuction. ↩
9. Orbs of the Planets. ↩
10. Lords of Signs. ↩
11. Radiations of the Houſes and Signs. ↩
12. Example. ↩
13. Of Antiſcians. ↩
14. Contrantiſcians. ↩
15. Example. ↩
16. Example. ↩
17. Example. ↩
18. Example. ↩
19. Example. ↩
20. Note. ↩
21. Table. ↩
22. Honſes. ↩
23. Planets mean Motion. ↩
24. Nature of ♈ ↩
25. ♈ gives of it ſelf. ↩
26. Places. ↩
27. Diſeaſes. ↩
28. Colour. ↩
29. Kingdoms. ↩
30. Nature of ♉ ↩
31. ♉ gives of its ſelf. ↩
32. Places. ↩
33. Diſeaſes. ↩
34. Colour. ↩
35. Kingdoms. ↩
36. Nature of ♊ ↩
37. ♊ gives of it ſelf. ↩
38. Places. ↩
39. Diſeaſes. ↩
40. Colour. ↩
41. Countries. ↩
42. Nature of ♋ ↩
43. ♋ gieves of it ſelf. ↩
44. Places. ↩
45. Diſeaſes. ↩
46. Colour. ↩
47. Countries. ↩
48. Nature of ♌ ↩
49. ♌ gives of its ſelf. ↩
50. Places. ↩
51. Diſeaſes. ↩
52. Colour. ↩
53. Kingdoms. ↩
54. Nature of ♍ ↩
55. ♍ gives of it ſelf. ↩
56. Places. ↩
57. Diſeaſes. ↩
58. Colour. ↩
59. Kingdoms. ↩
60. Nature of ♎ ↩
61. ♎ gives of it ſelf. ↩
62. Places. ↩
63. Diſeaſes. ↩
64. Colour. ↩
65. Kingdoms. ↩
66. Nature of ♏ ↩
67. ♏ gives of it ſelf. ↩
68. Places. ↩
69. Diſeaſes. ↩
70. Colour. ↩
71. Kingdoms. ↩
72. Nature of ♐ ↩
73. ♐ gives of it ſelf. ↩
74. Places. ↩
75. Diſeaſes. ↩
76. Colour. ↩
77. Kingdoms. ↩
78. Nature of ♑ ↩
79. ♑ gives of it ſelf. ↩
80. Places. ↩
81. Diſeaſes. ↩
82. Colour. ↩
83. Countries. ↩
84. Nature of ♒. ↩
85. ♒ give of it ſelf. ↩
86. Places. ↩
87. Diſeaſes. ↩
88. Colour. ↩
89. Kingdoms. ↩
90. Nature of ♓. ↩
91. ♓ gives of itsſelf. ↩
92. Places. ↩
93. Diſeaſes. ↩
94. Colour. ↩
95. Kingdoms. ↩
96. 1. Firey ſigns. ↩
97. 2. Airy ſigns. ↩
98. 2. Earthy ſigns. ↩
99. 4. Watery ſigns. ↩
100. 2d. Chap. ↩
101. Saturn. ↩
102. Angels. ↩
103. Saturn gives ſtature and form of himſelf. ↩
104. Saturns Nature when ill placed. ↩
105. His colour. ↩
106. Saturns nature when well dignified. ↩
107. oriental. ↩
108. occidental. ↩
109. South lat. ↩
110. North lat. ↩
111. Gives fat & hairy. ↩
112. in his firſt ſtation. ↩
113. names amongſt the Poets. ↩
114. years. ↩
115. quallities and profeſſions. ↩
116. denotes places out of houſes. ↩
117. in houſes. ↩
118. Countries under Saturn in Capricorn. ↩
119. under Saturn in Aqua. ↩
120. rules parts of mans body. ↩
121. Diſeaſes under Saturn. ↩
122. Cauſeth diſſeaſes by ſympathy. ↩
123. Numbers. ↩
124. Angels. ↩
125. Gives ſtature and form of himſelf. ↩
126. His nature when ill placed. ↩
127. His nature when well dignifyed. ↩
128. Oriental. ↩
129. Occidental. ↩
130. Names according to the Poets. ↩
131. Years. ↩
132. gives qualities and profeſſions. ↩
133. denotes places out of houſes. ↩
134. in houſes. ↩
135. Countries. ↩
136. rules parts of Mans body. ↩
137. Diſeaſes. ↩
138. Numbers. ↩
139. Angels. ↩
140. Stature Mars gives of himſelf. ↩
141. Nature when ill placed. ↩
142. Colour. ↩
143. well placed. ↩
144. Oriental. ↩
145. Occidental. ↩
146. Names. ↩
147. Years. ↩
148. Qualities. and Profeſſions. ↩
149. Out of Houſes. ↩
150. In houſes. ↩
151. Kingdoms. ↩
152. Rules in the Body. ↩
153. Diſeaſes. ↩
154. Numbers. ↩
155. Angels. ↩
156. Gives of himſelf. ↩
157. When ill placed. ↩
158. Colour. ↩
159. Well placed ↩
160. Names. ↩
161. Years. ↩
162. Qualities and Profeſſions. ↩
163. Places cut of houſes. ↩
164. In houſes. ↩
165. Kingdoms under Sol in Leo. ↩
166. Rules Parts of the Body. ↩
167. Diſeaſes. ↩
168. Numbers. ↩
169. Angels. ↩
170. Repreſents of her ſelf. ↩
171. Ill placed. ↩
172. Colour. ↩
173. Well plac'd. ↩
174. Oriental. ↩
175. Occidental. ↩
176. Terms of Venus. ↩
177. Years. ↩
178. Qualities and Profeſſions. ↩
179. Out of houſes. ↩
180. In houſes. ↩
181. Kingdoms under Venus in Taurus. ↩
182. Rules Parts of the Body. ↩
183. Diſeaſes cauſed by Venus. ↩
184. Numbers. ↩
185. Angels. ↩
186. Gives of himſelf. ↩
187. Ill placed. ↩
188. Well placed ↩
189. Oriental. ↩
190. Occidental. ↩
191. Names. ↩
192. Years. ↩
193. Qualiti[••] and Profeſſions. ↩
194. Out of houſes. ↩
195. In houſes. ↩
196. Kingdoms and Countries. ↩
197. Rules parts of the Body ↩
198. Diſeaſes. ↩
199. Numbers. ↩
200. ☽ denotes of her ſelf. ↩
201. When ill placed. ↩
202. well placed. ↩
203. Oriental. ↩
204. Terms of Luna. ↩
205. Years. ↩
206. Qualities and Profeſſions. ↩
207. Out of houſes. ↩
208. In houſes. ↩
209. Kingdoms ↩
210. Rules Parts of the Body. ↩
211. Diſeaſes cauſed by Luna. ↩
212. Numbers. ↩
213. A Table of the Planets Eſſential Dignities. ↩
214. To take the Pole of Poſition. ↩
215. Example. ↩
216. Note. ↩
217. To take the ſemidiurnal Arch of ☉ ↩
218. Properties of the Stars ↩
219. Hileg or giver of Life. ↩
220. To direct Sol being near the M. C. ↩
221. How to direct Sol being near the Horoſcope. ↩
222. To direct Sol above the Earth. ↩
223. To direct Sol by his Pole. ↩
224. To direct ☉ in the ſpace of Twilight. ↩
225. Exampl. ↩
226. ☉ primary diſtance. ↩
227. To direct ☉ at evening Twilight. ↩
228. To direct ☉ under the Earth. ↩
229. Example. ↩
230. To direct ☉ to Parallels. ↩
231. To direct Significator having Latitude. ↩
232. To direct a Signi. having lat. to Parallels. ↩
233. How to direct ☽ to a para. of ♄. ↩
234. To direct a Significator to his Aſpect. ↩
235. Mundane Directions ↩
236. To direct the Aſcendant. ↩
237. To direct the M. C. ↩
238. Example. ↩
239. To direct the Aſcend. ↩
240. Anothe way ↩
241. Of a Quartil. ↩
242. Example. ↩
243. To direct the Aſcendant. ↩
244. To direct a Siguificator. ↩
245. Ezamplo. ↩
246. To direct a Significator ↩
247. To direct a Significator ↩
248. To direct a Significat. ↩
249. to direct the ☉ under the Earth. ↩
250. to direct the ☉ out of twilight. ↩
251. To direct a Significator ↩
252. Of Years. ↩
253. Example. ↩
254. of ſecondary directions. ↩
255. Of Progreſſions. ↩
256. Of Ingreſſions. ↩
257. Of Tranſits. ↩
258. Of the ♁ ↩
259. Of Antiſoions. ↩
260. Example. ↩
261. How to find the Semid. or Seminoct. Arch a Star. ↩
262. How to equate the Arch of Direction. ↩
263. Of a Nativity. ↩
264. Of ſetting a Figure. ↩
265. Example. ↩
266. Moons. Latitude. ↩
267. Example. ↩
268. Of the Houſes. ↩
269. Of Fortune. ↩
270. Of Bretheren. ↩
271. Of Fathers. ↩
272. Of Children. ↩
273. Of Servants. ↩
274. Of Buſineſs ↩
275. Of Death. ↩
276. Of Religion. ↩
277. Of Kings. ↩
278. Of Friends ↩
279. Of Enemies. ↩
280. Example. ↩
281. Example. ↩
282. Example. ↩
283. Example. ↩