If you are desirous to know concerning the life of any man whether it shall
be long or short, behold the Lord of the Ascendent, who if he be in strong
Angles, it signifies long life ; in succedents, a middle age; and in cadent
Houses, a short life; and if he be in strong Angles, he signifies greater
years ; if in Succedents, meaner years ; if in Cadents, Iesser years. The
Iesser years of Saturn are thirty, the meaner are forty four years, and the
greater fifty eight. The lesser years of Jupiter are twelve, the meaner years
forty, and the greater accordingly are forty seven. The lesser years of Mars
are fifteen, his mean years forty, and the greater years forty seven. The
lesser years of the Sun are nineteen, his mean years forty rive, and his greater
years eighty two. The lesser years of Venus are eight, her mean years forty
five, and her greater years eighty two. Mercury's lesser years are twenty
, his mean years forty nine, and his greater years eighty. The lesser years
or the Moon are fifteen, her mean years thirty nine, and her greater years
a hundred and seven. And also look if Mars or Saturn shall be in the first
House, and the Lord of the eighth with them, and if the Sun shall be in the
eight, the Querent shall not live: likewise if the Lord of the A Ascendent
shall happen to be void of course, and Mars be in the eighth, the Querent
shall not live ; but if the Sun and the Moon shall be in conjunction in the
seventh Houfe, and Venus in the second , he shall live well.
The accidents of the nativity are likwise to be considered. If yon finde
Saturn or Mercury in the first, he is foolish and talkative ; if it. be Mars
and Mercury, he will not be servile, but a wrangler and scoffer; if the Sun
and Mercury , he will be a speaker of truth ; and if the Sun be in Aries,
he will apply himself to learn whatsoever he shall hear; if Venus be in (he
seventh, he will be luxurious ; and if Saturn, Mercury and Venus be in their
fall, he will be a Sodomite ; if the Sun and Venus be in the tench, and the
Moon in the first, he will be very liberal; if Venus, Mercury and the Dragons
Head be in the first , he will be covetous ; if the Moon and Mars be in the
first, he will be subject to great bondage, and if Mars be Lord of the nativity,
he will be rich, and an evil speaker, and litigious; and if the Sun be in
the first , he will be envious, having a fair body, not very lean, not very
fat ; and if Venus be in the first , be will be white and fair ; if Mercury
be in (he first, he will not be stable, but always in motion; but if the Moon
be found there, it denotes him to have a graceful face, brest and arms; if
Saturn be there, the man will be black and filthy ; if Jupiter, he will have
a round face, a fair forehead, A ruddy complexion mixt with a little white.
If you would know his office or art: if the Moon be in the seventh with Saturn,
or in the fourth or in the tenth, or in the first, it is not good for him
to build any house in a City, nor 10 build a ship , neither is it good for
him to be a tiller of land, or to dress vines, or plant trees ; but to be
imploded about fome office belonging to the water, or concerning mariages,
or to be a Post or a Messenger; neither let him apply himself much to his
master, because he shall gain no repute from him: in the Moon be in the fifth
or third, it will be good to him, in the second, eighth, sixth and twelfth,
neither good nor evil.
Jupiter signifies Bishops, Prelates, Nobles, Potentates, Judges, Wife men,
Merchants and furers.
Mars signifies Warriors, Incendiaries, Homicides, Physitians, Barbers, Hangmen,
Gold-smiths, Cooks, furnaces, and all fireworks. And if Mars be in strong
Signs, he will be poor and die in captivity, unless he put himself in arms
with some souldier of vassal.
The Sun sinifieth Emperors, Kings, Princes, Nobles, Lords and Judges.
Venus signifies Queens and Ladies, Mariages, Communications, Friendship,
Apothecaries, Taylors, and such as make Ornaments for playes , sellers of
Cloth, Jesters, Vintners, Players at dice, Whores and Robbers.
Mercury signifies Clerks, Philosophers, Astrologers, Geometricians, Arithmeticians,
Latine writers, and Painters, and all subtil Artists, as well men as women,
and their Arts.
Concerning the intention of the Querent, look unto the Sign ascending, and
his Lord; and where you finde the Lord of the Ascendent, he comes to inquire
about something pertaining to that House; and if the Sun be Lord of the Ascendent,
his Question is concerning fear which he is in of some man ; if Venus, he
enquireth of Arts, that he may know some proper Arts, or he enquireth concerning
things belonging to women. If Mercury be Lord of the Ascendent, he feek-after
something that is lost, or enquireth concerning some infirmity. If the Moon,
he seeketh also for something lost, or inquireth about sickness, or some disease
in his eyes. If Saturn be Lord of the Ascendent, he enquireth about some sickness,
or concerning a Prince; and keepeth silence, but hath some great grief or
anguish in his heart. If Jupiter be Lord of the Ascendent, his Question is
concerning some infirmity, or restitution, or for some office which he desireth
to have. If Mars, he enquireth for some fear, or of an enemy, death, sickness,
riches, or substance.
Questions of the second House.
If you would he informed concerning the subtance of any man whether he shall
be rich or not, behold the Lord of the second, which if he shall be with a
good Planet, & a good Planet likewife in the fecond, he shall be rich ; but
if the Lord of the second be joined with evil Planets, and an evil Planet
shall be in the second, he shall be poor.
If you would know whether you shall have again a thing lent, or not, look
if there be an evil Planet in the second, and disagreeing wich his Lord; then
he that detaineth the thing lent, will not willingly render back the same
: But if there be a good Planet in the second, and agreeing with his Lord,
it shall easily be recovered ; and if the Lord of the second be exalted and
be evil , or if an evil Planet be with him in the second , or if the Lord
of the second be exalted, be which keepeth the thing deposited, will not willingly
restore the fame, but he shall do it whether he will or not. And if an evil
Planet be in the second, it's to be recovered: But if Mercury be in the second
so that he be his Lord, and bringeth contrariety, then it shall be recovered;
and if a good Planet be in the second House, he signifies recovery, although
he be the Lord thereof, Mark therefore the concord and discord of the Planets:
the Moon and Jupiter are friends , the Moon and Mars enemies ; Mercury and
the Sun are friends. Mercury and Mars enemies ; Venus and Jupiter are friends,
Jupiter and the Moon are enemies. The Planets are faid to be friends, when
they agree in one nature and quality, as Mars and the Sun, because both (heir
natures is hot and dry; Venus and the Moon do agree in cold and moisture :
or when Planets do agree in substance and nature, as Jupiter and Venus are
friends : or when the House of one is (he exaltation of another, or on the
contrary.
Question of the third House.
If that you desire to know, how many brethren a man hath, see the Lord of
the third, and it is to be held , that to so many Planets as he is joyned,
to many brethren the Querent hath; and the Masculine Planets signifie brethren,
and the female Planets sislers ; and note, That Saturn and Mars, the Sun,
Jupiter, & the Dragons Head, ,are marsculine, but the Moon, Venus and the
Dragons Tail are foeminine : but Mercury is promiscuous,
sometimes masculine, and sometimes foemmine ; he is masculine when he is
joyned to masculine Planets, or when he is in a masculine quarter of the Zodiacke
; and he is foeminine , when he is joyned to foeminine Planets, or when he
is in a foeminine quarter of the Zodiacke.
Questions of the fourth House.
If thou wouldst know whether it be good for thee to stay in any Land, City,
Village, Territory, or House, or not, behold the Lord of the Ascendent of
the fourth, and of the seventh ; and if the Lord of the fourth be in the seventh,
and be good, and the Lords of the first and the tenth House be good, and with
good Planets, then it is good for thee to continue in that place wherein thou
are. And if the Lord of (he seventh be with a good Planet, and the Lord of
the fourth with an evil Planet, then it is not good for thee to abide there,
because if thou dost continue there, thou shalt suffer many losses, & have
evil reports raised on thee in that Country.
But if thou wouldst know when any one that is absent will return., behold
the Lord of the Ascendent; and if you finde him in any one of the four Angles
, he will return in that year ; and if he be not in an Angle, then fee how
far he is distant from the first Angle ; for so long he will stay, and so
many years as there be Houses. If you would be informed of the dearth or plenty
of things, behold the strong Houses , the Succedents and the Cadents; for
the Strong Houses signifle dearth and scarcity, the Succedents a moderate
season, neither too dear, nor too cheap, the Cadents signifie plenty and profitableness
of things. Consider also the Planet, and their places, which if they be in
strong Houses, the things which are signified by those Planets will be rare
: and note, That Saturn doth signifie fields, vines, and instruments to work
in fields, and leather, and of fruits, corn, acorns, oak-apples, and pomegranates.
Jupiter hath oil, honey, filk-wormes, cloth, wine, and grass , and things
that are odoriferous. Mars signifies wine, and flesh, and especially hogs
, wars, and armour , and such things as belong thereunto, and red garments.
The Sun hath signification of wheat, and wine, purple colours, and cloth,
and all things that are assimilated unco gold, horses and birds, fuch as hawks
and falcons, Venus doth signifie fatness and grapes, figs and dates, fith
and pathtimes. Mercury hath barley, millet, grain, money, and quicksilver.
The Moon signifies oats, milk,cheese, fire and falt, cows, rams, hens, and
silver, and accordingly plenty and scarcity of them.
Questions of fifth House.
If you would know whether a woman be with Child, or whether she will have
any children, or not, look if (he Lord of (he Ascendent be in the seventh.
or the Lord of the fifth in the first, or the Lord of the first in the fifth,
or if the Lord of the fifth be in the seventh , or if the Lord of the seventh
be in the fifth, or the Moon with them ; or if good Planets be in the first,
or the fifth, or with the Lord of the fifth, she is with child, or may have
children; but if you finde none of them , but evil Planets in the fame places,
she neither is with childe, neither will she have any children : and if there
be both good and evil Planets in the said places , (hen happily the may have
children, but they will not live ; but if Cancer , Scorpio, Pisces shall be
in the first or fifth House , she may have children ; but if Leo and Virgo
be there, she is not with child, neither shall she ever have any children;
or If the Lord of the fifth shall be in them Houses.
And if, you would know, within how many years she shall have children, look
where you finde the Lord of the fifth ; for in that year she shall have issue
; if he be in the first, in the first year ; if in the second, in the second
year; and to you may number unco the twelfth House. And if mean Signes be
in the Ascendent, she that is with child hath twins in her wombe, which will
live, if a good Planet be in the first;
and if an evil Planer, they will die; and if there be one good and another
evil, one shall live, and another die ; and if a mean Signe shall be ascending,
and Mars in that Signe, the mother shall die, and not the childe ; if Saturn,
both the mother and child shall die , and if the Dragons Tail be there, its
possible they will both die ; but the infant shall not escape , and if the
Dragons Tail be so in the first, and the tenth House fallen: the mother shall
die; likewise if Mars and the Moon, or Mars and Saturn be in the first, seventh
or tenth, the mother shall die.
Whether the party with child shall miscarry, or nor. Consider if a moveable
Signe be ascending, because if it be so, she will miscarry.
If you would know whether a woman shall bring forth a man-child, or ai woman-child
; behold the Ascendent and his Lord, which if he be masculine, and in a masculine
Signe, or in a masculine quarter of the Figure, it is a male-childe;
but if the Lord of the Ascendent be feminine, and in a feminine Signe, or
in a feminine quarter of the Circle, it will be a woman-child ; and so you
shall consider also of the Moon. Consider also if more of the Planets be in
masculine Slgnes, then it will be a male-child; and if many Planets be in
feminine Signes, then it is a female-childe.
And if you would know whether the child be legitimate or adulterate; fee
if Saturn, Mars or the Dragons Tail be in the fifth, or with the Lord of the
fifth ; because if it be so, it is adulterate , but if a good Planet shall
be there, it is legitimate : and if the Lord of the first, be in the fifth,
or with his Lord, it is legitimate ; and so likewise if the Lord of the fifth
be found in the first, or with the Lord of the first.
If you desire to know whether rumours be true or false, see if you finde
Saturn, Mars or the Dragons Tail, in the Ascendent ; because if they be so,
then the rumours are false; but if you finde the Sun, Jupiter or the Dragons
Head there, then they are true ; and if there be masculine Planets in masculine
Signes, & feminine Planets in feminine Signes, then they are true ; and if
both good and evil Planets be there, then they are partly true and partly
false; and if there be a good Signe with the Planet, it testifies the truth
; and if the Planet fall with an evil Signe, then it is faife ; likewife if
Mercury be in the first , the news is falfe : but if the Moon be in the first
in a feminine Signe, or joyned wich the Lord of the Ascendent in a feminine
Signe, then the rumours are true ; also if good Planets be in the first, fifth
or ninth, and feminine Signes, they are true; but if otherwife, they are not.
If you would know whether any one that is absent will return, and when;
see the Lord of the Ascendent and the first , which if you finde them together
, for certain he will come, and is now beginning his Journey. Likewise if
the Lord of the fifth be in the first, or with the Lord of the first, and
if he be in his fall, the messenger is sick in his way; but if the Lord of
the fifth be exalted, then he cometh joyfully. And if he be in a cadent Signe,
he shall be grievously afflicted with sickness, or shall die.
If you would know if he bringeth that wich him for which he went, or nor,
behold the Lord of the seventh ; which if he be good, he bringeth that which
he sought for; and if he be in his fall, or an evil Planet be there, be bringeth
nothing with him.
Questions of the sixth House.
Whether the sick shall recover his health, or die. If the Question be concerning
his sickness, see if Saturn, or Mars, or the Dragons tail be in the first,
and whether his Lord he joyued with an evil Planet, then he shall die soon.
And if the Lord of the first be good, and evil Planets be in the first with
his Lord, or likewise in the first or the eighth, for certain he will die
: But if the Lord of the first be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth
; or the Lord of the eighth in the first, or with the Lord of the first, there
is doubt of his death. And if evil Planets do possess the Angles, evil and
destruction is threatned to the sick. But if good Planets shall be in the
firft, sixth and eighth, and likewise in the Angles, and the Lord of the first
be from the eighth & his Lord, then the sick person shall live and recover
his health.
If you desire to know whether he will be cured by medicines, give the first
House co the Physitian, the tenth to the sick, the seventh to his diseases,
and the fourth to the medicines. If evill Planets be in the first, the Physitian
shall profit him nothing ; but they testifie that this will be worse for the
diseased : but the Fortunes do signifie, that he shall be profitable to him.
And if evil Planets do occupy the tenth House, the sick perfon is the cause
; for they testifie, that he himself is the cause of his own disease : but
the Fortunes being there, signifie the contrary. But if evil Planets be in
the tenth Houfe, they change the condition of the sick out of one disease
into another ; but the Fortunes being there, do deliver him without the help
of Physitians or medicines. Also evil Planets being in the fourth, do testifie,
that the medicines do augment his grief; & the Fortunes being there, do mitigate
and heal him.
If thou wouldst know if thou shalt go unto the person and heal him ; consider
the place then : for if he shall be with Saturn, Mars, or the Dragons Tail,
or with the Sun, go not unto him ; but if Jupiter, Venus or the Dragons Head
be in the first or in the seventh, go, for it will be good ; and if there
be the Moon with a good Planet, go, and give him physick ; but if she shall
be with an evil Planet, and especially in the seventh Houfe, then thou shalt
not go; because thou shalt profit him nothing : and if there be good Planets
there, go and look diligently to him, where or in what members he suffers
; because Aries hath the head, Taurus the neck,Cancer the breast and lungs,
Leo the heart and stomack, Virgo the belly and intestines, Libra the reins
and loyns, Scorpio the secret members, Sagitary the thighs, Capricorn the
knees, Aquary the legs, and Pisces the feet.
Questions of the seventh House.
For theft, look unto the Lord of the seventh : which if he be in the first,
the theft shall be restored again ; but ifthe Lord of the Lord be in the seventh,
it shall be a longtimesought after, and at length shall be found : but if
the Moonbe in the fifth, or with his Lord, it shall be found; if the Moonbe
in the fifth, or with the Lord of the first, or in thefirst, it may be found
; but if the Sun and the Moon be in thefifth, and if the Lord of the eighth
be with the Lord of thefirst in the first, it shall be found ; but if the
Lord of the second be in the eighth, it shall not be found. And if Saturn,or
Mars, or the Dragons Tail be in the second, it shall not befound, nor be altogether
lost. And if the Lord of the secondbe in the first, the thing that is lost:
shall be found, but it shallnot be known from whence it came. If the Lord
of thefirst be in the second, it may be found after much labour. Andif the
Lord of the second be in his fall, it will never be found ;but if he be exalted,
it shall be found very well : but the seventh House sheweth the thief.
But if you would know what it is that is stollen , beholdthe Lord of the
second ; which if he be Saturn, it is lead, iron,a kettle, a triver, a garment,
or some black thine, or leather.If he be Jupiter, then it is some white thing,
as tin, silver, ormixt with white & yellow veins. The Sun signifies gold andprecious
pearles. Mars signifies things belonging to the fire.Venus signifies things
belonging to women, as gloves, rings,and fair ornaments. The Moon, beasts,
fuch as horses, mules,etc. perfumes and wars. Mercury signifies money, books,writings,
pictures, or garments of divers colours.
If you would know how many thieves there were, see the Lord of the sixth
; which if he be in the second,or with the Lord of the second, there were
many thieves ; and if they be in the third, the brethren or kinsmen of the
Querent have committed the theft.
If you desire to know towards what Country the thief is fled, see in what
Signe the Lord of the seventh is , for if he be in Aries, he is in ihe middle
of the Eaft part. If in Taurus in the South towards the East. If in Gemini,
in the West towards the South. If in Cancer, full Norch. If in Leo, in the
Est towards the North. If in Virgo, in the South towards the West. If in Libra,
full West. If in Scorpio, in the North neer the West. If in Sagittary, in
the East nigh the North. If in Capricorn, full South, if in Aquary, in the
West towards the North. And if in Pisces, in the North towards the West.
If you would know whether the thief hath carried all the things stollen
away with him, see the Lord of the seventh and the eighth, and if the Lord
of the seventh be in an Angle, he had a desire to carry away the same with
him , but could not. If the Lord of the eighth be in a mean House, or in a
cadent House, and the Lord of the second in a strong House, he hath carryed
the theft wholly with him. And if the Lord of the seventh and the eighth be
both in cadent Houses, he neither carryed it away, nor hath it. See by the
seventh who is his companion, and what is his gain.
If you would know the descent or nobility of a man or woman, look unto the
Lord of the seventh; which if you finde him in Angles, and the Lord of the
first in Succedents or cadents, the woman is more noble then the man. But
if the Lord of the Ascendent be in an Angle,& the Lord of the seventh in a
succedent or cadent House, the man is more noble then the woman. And after
the fame manner thou maist judge of two companions, or of any other persons
whaisocever. And if the Lord of the seventh be in the ninth House, he will
take a wife out of a forreigne Country.
If you desire to know whether an intended marriage shall take effect, or
not, look to the Ascendent and his Lord, and the Moon, for the Querent; and
the seventh House, and his Lord, for the woman. And if the Lord of the Ascendent
ot the Moon be joyned to the Lord of the seventh, or be in the seventh, the
marriage will be effected ; or if the Lord of the seventh be in che first,
or wich the Lord of the first, it will easily be brought to pass, and the
woman is more desirous thereof, then the man.
If you would know whether thy wife or friend hath any other lover or not,
look if Mars be in the seventh, so that he be not in his own House, for then
the hath not any other lover. And if Saturn be there, she loveth another;
but he lieth not with her. And if the Dragons Tail be in the seventh, he lieth
with her. And if Jupiter be there, she hardly containeth her self chaste.
If Venus, she is merry, and much given to play and laughter, by reason whereof,
she may be accounted a whore, and is not so. If Mercury be in the seventh,
she had a lover, but now hath none. But if the Moon be in the seventh, she
hath had no lover as yet, but will have one, and will be common. But if the
Sun or the Dragons Head be there, she is chaste. And after the same manner
may you judge in the ninth concerning friends or lovers.
If you would know which of them shall live longest, fee the Lord of the
first and of the seventh, which of them shall be in the stronger and better
place, or joyned to the strongest Planets ; and that person who is most free
and remote from the Lord of the eighth and his participation, to whom the
Lord of his House answereth, shall live longed.
If you desire to make a society or alliance, and would know whether it shall
be brought to pass or not, or what shall happen thereupon, see if there be
good Planets in the seventh and the first : and if so, the fellowship will
be made, and good will come thereof; and you may judge it to continue so many
years, months or dayes, as the Lord of the seventh hath signification of.
If you would know when such society shall be, look what Planet is in the
sevench ; for if lie be good,it shall come to pass that same year: or wedlock,
if the Queston be thereof.
If you would know whether they will well agree, see the first and his Lord,
which is the signifier of the Querent ; and the sevench House and his Lord,
which is the House of companions, wives and concubines, which if they be concordant
amongst themselves, there will be peace and union between them, and they shall
profit ; but if the Planets be In discord, there will be strife between them,
and the society will not profit.
If you would know which of them shall gain most, see the first and his Lord
, and the sevench and his Lord , and which of them standeth best ; or if they
be evil, which of them falleth : and he that falleth shall lose, and he that
is exalted shall gain. Or otherwife, and which is better, see the second and
his Lord, and the eighth and his Lord ; and in which House is the better Planet,
or his Lord that shall be found in the better place, or joyned with the better
Planets he shall be the greater gainer. The second House and his Lord signifies
the gain of the Querent : and the eighth House and his Lord signifies the
gain of his fellow, or his part : and if they be both good, they shall both
gain ; and if both evil, they shall both lose : and if one be good and the
other evil, he whose significator is good, shall gain ; and he whose is evil,
shall lose.
And if you would know if two fellows shall love one another,look if the
Lords of the first and the seventh be friends and agreeing, then they will
love one to another, but if they be enemies and disagree, then they will not.
If you desire to know who shall overcome in any cause, matter or controversie,
behold the Lords of the first and the seventh, which if they be in Angles,
neither of them shall overcome ; and see which of them is joyned with an evil
Planet, because he shall overcome ; and if the Planet be evil from them both,
the victor shall kill the conquered ; if one of them be strong, and the other
weak, and the Planet which is in the strong House do not fall, nor hath not
an evil Planet with him ; and if he which is weak be not in his own House,
nor in his exaltation , nor with a good Planet, he whose Plane; is in the
ftrong House, shall overcome ; like' wife he whose significator is in a mean
House, shall have great fear and doubt in his heart, becaufe sometimes he
shall hope to conquer, and otherwhiles fear to be overcome. And note, that
in a Question concerning war and kingdom,it is said that there is more power
and efficacie, or fortitude in the exaltation of a Planet, then in his House
; but in all other Questions the contrary.
If you would be informed concerning any one being that is gone to any right?
whether he shall return safe, see the Lord of the Ascendent; if he be good,
that is , with good Planers, and a good Planet in the first, he will return
safe; but if she Sun be with the Lord of the first,in any part of the Question,
let him not go, because the Sun burneth him. And if the Lord of she seventh
be with a, good Planet, and the Lord of the first with a good Planet likewife,
he shall have some impediment in the way ; but he will not die. And if an
evil Planet be with the Lord of the first, and a good Planet in the first,
if he goeth he shall fuffer great damage, but not death ; nevertheless he
may be grievoufly wounded. And if Saturn be in the first, or with the Lord
of the first, let him not go ; because some impediment will happen unto him
by some man that he will meet. And if there be an evil Planet with the Lord
of the first, or Saturn be in the first, or with the Lord of the first, he
will be wounded with wood or with a stone. If Mars and the Dragons Tail be
in the first, or with the Lord of the first ; or if there be evil Planets
in the first, or with the Lord of the first, he will suffer wounds or death.
See likewife if there be an evil Planer in the eighth, because then death
is to be feared. And if the Sun be with the Lord of the seventh, or in the
eighth , it signifies that it is ill to go. The like judgement, is of the
seventh and the tenth.
And if a Question be proposed concerning the event of wars, see the seventh
and the first, and their Lords: for the first House and his Lord signifies
the Querent ; and the seventh House and his Lord the adversary. So that if
there be good Planets in the first, and evil in the seventh ; and if the Lord
of the first and seventh be evil, the Querent shall overcome : but if there
be an evil Planet with the Lord of the first, and an evil Planet in the first,
and the Lord of the seventh good, or in the seventh, the Querent shall be
overcome, or taken, or slain. And if the Lords of them both be in the first,
and there be good Planets from the part of the first House, unto the end of
the House which is the middle of the Question ; and if evil Planets do possess
the other half of the Question, that is to say, from the seventh unto the
end of the twelfth house, the Adversary shall overcome. But if both the Lords
shall be in the Ascendent, and if they be good from the part of the first,
and evil from the part of the seventh,they shall both suffer great loss, buc
the Querent shall have the better in the end. Bur if the Lord of the Ascendent
be in the seventh, or in his Question, it signifies fortitude of the adversary
: and if the Lord of the seventh be in the first, or in his Question, it signifies
fortitude of the actor. And if the Lord of the Ascendent be in the eighth,
or with the Lord of the eighth ; or the Lord of the eighth in the first, or
with the lord of the first,it signifies the death of the Querent. And if the
Lord of the seventh be in the second, or with his Lord ; or the Lord of the
second in the seventh, or with the Lord of the seventh, it signifies the death
of the enemy.
If you would know whether War shall continue long or nor, if mean or meanly,
if the Lords of the first and the seventh do agree, the parties shall be pacified
after the War.
If thou wouldest depart from the place wherein thou are, and remove thy
self to some other place ; and if thou wouldest know whether it be better
for thee to stay or go ; or concerning two businesses, if thou desirest to
know which of them is most expedient for thee to undertake, consider the Lords
of the first and the second, for those places to which thou wouldest go, the
place wherein chou are, and the gain which thou gettest there ; and the seventh
and the eighth, and their Lords, for the place to which thou wouldest go,
and the gain which thou mayst get there : and those places chuse, whose Lords
are the better, or joyned to the better Planets. Or otherwise : behold the
Lord of the Ascendent, and the Moon ; which if they be separated from evil
Planets, and joyned to good and fortunate Planets, it is better for thee to
go from the place where thou art, then to stay there, and to do what business
foever thou hast in thy minde. And if the Lord of the Ascendent and the Moon
be separated from the Fortunes, and joyned to evil Planets, then it is not
good for thee to remove thy self, nor to do thy business. Or thus ; See the
Moon ; and if the Planet from which she is separated be better then that to
whom she is joyned, do not remove : and if the Planet which she is joyned
to, be better then that from which she is separated, then go.
Questions of the eighth House.
Concerning any man or woman, if you would know what kinde of death they
shall die, see if Leo, Scorpio, or Mars, be in the eighth, the party shall
die by a beast. And if Saturn be in the eighth, or with the Lord of the eighth
in Scorpio, Cancer, or Pisces, he shall die in water. And if an evil Planet
be in the eighth or wich the Lord of the eighth ;
or if Mars or the Dragons Tail be there, he shall die by fire, iron, or
of a fever. And if there be a good Planet in the eighth, or with the Lord
of the eighth, he shall die a good death.
Questions of the ninth House.
Concerning long Journeys, see if the Lord of the eighth have good Planets
with him : and if Saturn be in the ninth, and exalted in the tenth, so that
he be not in his own House, do not go: for thou wilt meet with many obstacles,
and War. And if an evil Planet be in the ninth, or with the Lord of the ninth,
and the Lord of the ninth in his fall, he shall suffer great damage in the
way : for if he goeth by water, he shall suffer shipwrack ; and if by Land,
he shall have misfortunes, be taken, or die. If Saturn be in the ninth, or
wich his Lord, go securely. And if a good Planet be in the ninth, or with
the Lord of the ninth, the way is good and secure. And if Mars be in the ninth,
thou mayelt not go : for thou wilt meet with mortal enemies in the way. And
if the Lord of the ninth be with an evil Planet, or the Sun, it signifies
ill : but he shall not be taken. And if the Lord of the ninth have a good
Planet neer him, he shall escape : but if evil, he shall be taken. If Venus
be in the ninth, or wich the Lord of the ninth, the way will be good, because
he shall have comfort from women. And if Mercury be in the ninth, and the
Lord of the ninth with good Planets, the way will be very good : and if he
be with evil Planets, it will be evil. And the same is said of the Moon, as
of Mercury, If the Dragons Tail be in the ninth, he will meet with theeves,
or some evil people. And if the Dragons Head be in the ninth, the way will
be good, because he shall be accompanied with Noble-men. And in this maner
may you judge in the third House concerning short journeys.
If you would know when the Journey shall be accomplished, see the Lord of
the ninth, and according to his fortitude or debility judge , because according
to the place wherein he is, is signified yeers, months, or days : and so you
shall judge concerning his stay, about what time he will come,
And this I lay concerning his return. If you would know whether he shall
return from his journey with an imperfect voyage or not, see if the Moon be
joyned with the Lord of the first, the third, or the ninth, and the Planet
thereof be in his fall ; because if it be so, he shall return with an imperfect
voyage. And if the Moon be in her exaltation, the journey shall speedily be
effected. And if there be two strong Planets, and one cadent, the journey
shall be made ; and if one be strong, and another in this fall, he shall retire
back.
Questions of the tenth House.
If thou wouldest know whether thou shalt have any honour or benefit from
a King, Bishop, or Lord, or not, look unto the first House, and the ninth,
and their Lords : and if the Lord of the first be in the ninth, or with the
Lord of the ninth, or wich any other good Planet ; or if the Lord of the ninth
be in the first, or with the Lord of the firft , or with any other good Planet,
as Venus, Jupiter, or the Dragons Head ; or if any of them, be the Lord of
the ninth, or of the first, he shall receive honour and benefits from them.
And if you would know whether he shall have it in his own Country, or in
a foreign Country, look if the Lord of the ninth be in angles, then it shall
be in his own Country :
and if in succedents, it shall be neer; but if in cadent Houses, very far
off.
Questions of the eleventh House.
If you would know when it is good to set forth a Ship to Sea, see the Ascendent
; which if it be stable, the Ship will be ponderous ; but if the Lord thereof
be with a good Planet, she will sustain a great weight. And if the Ascendent
be instable, and with a good Planet, the Ship will be swift, and carry a good
burden. And meanly, if the Ascendent be mean. And after this maner may you
judge concerning an Horse, if a Question be thereof.
And if any unstable Signe be ascending, and his Lord be in his exaltation,
or otherwise fortunate, and the Moon behold him with a lowring Aspect, or
Sextile ; let the Ship be applied to the water, because she will be very swift.
And if any evil be imposed upon her, or that the belike to be drawn into it
; then see her out when a stable Signe is ascending , or when the Moon is
in the third, fifth, eighth, ninth, or tenth house or mansion.
If yon would know what winde she shall have, behold the Ascendent and his
Lord, whether he be with good or evil Planets, and in what place, and accordingly
judge.
And if yon would have a strong winde, spread forth your Sayls at the rising
of Aquary : if a small winde, spread your Canvas when Libra is ascending :
If a moderate winde, then direct your Sayls under Gemini.
Questions of the twelfth House.
For Imprisonment, consider the twelfth and the first ; and if the Lord of
the twelfth be in the first, or with the Lord of the first, etc.
